Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-13
FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
By the Canada at Halifax.

| ENGLAND.-It was intended that the vessels
| should commence the sinking of the Atlantic tel
| egraph cable on the Sd or 4th instant. The paw
ing-out experiments which were made between
Dover and Queenstown were perfectly successful
| The following dispatch was received from
Queenstown:
"Qusenstorcn, July 3l.-The submarine cable
on board the Niagara and Agamemncn, over
| twenty five hundred miles long, was Joined to-
gether last evening, and messages Ssnt through
ats entire length in less than a second! Every
| thing works beautifully, and we all In high
spirits. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is ex.
| pected to witness the commencement Of the pro-
s5a,o0 SJnsR has cyHgs W. FEhD
| to the great horse race, we have the following ::
Z" The French horse Monarque won the race
The English horse Riseber came off second; FISH
| ernan third Prior fifth, and Prioress sixth
| large and influential deputation from the
Cotton supply Association, of Manchester, had
an interview with Lord Palmerston, for the pur-
| pose of submitting to him certain proposals, by
means Of which a largely increased supply may
| be obtained from India. The result Of the inter-
view was not stated.
| Mr.. Muntz, the well known reformer and men,
| Der Of Parliament from Birmingham for seven
teen year, died on the Both. There some tai k
| of putting Mr.. John Bright in nomination to Ill
| the vacancy.
| There had been great political demonstration
| at Rochdale, composed principally OF non cleo
| tors. Resolutions were passed declaring that it
| is the right OF every man who has arrived at the
age of twenty years to have vote in the cleo
| ton of members of Parliament and to have the
| protection of the ballot in the exercise of that
right, and that there ought to be distribution Of
| the constituencies Throughout the United King
dom, equaliZed in proportion to the population
The journals from the South and Middlewards
districts of Ireland state that the greatest anxiety
began to prevail with regard to the safety of the
potato crop, although the disease, il was gene
self
Lireypool, sahlrday-The clipper ship Light
ming arrived to-day from Australia, with 80 500
ounces of gold.
FRANcE-The trial Of the conspirators charged
with designing the assassination Of the Emperor,
was to have taken place on the 9th or 9Th inst.
Iabldche, the famous singer, is dead.
1t is reported that the elections have resulted SO
| unsatisfactory to the Emperor, that modifca-
ton of universal stuff aye is contemplated.
The Journal de Havre intimates that IL has
been officially decided that the New York line Of
transatlantic steamers is 10 be granted to Havre
| with a subventiOn Of three millions francs; the
Antilles line to Nantes with six millions subven-
| ton, and the Brazil line TO Bordeaux and Mar
| settles with five millions subvention.
Letters from France say the harvest surpasses
| expectation
| The majority Of directors of the Bank Of France
on Thursday rejected the proposition for lowering
| the rate OF discount TO five per cent.
| TCRKEY-A London paper saws:
| at is now anticipated, not merely that France
will refuse TO recognise the validity Of the Mol
davian elections, but also that she will peremp-
tory insist at Constautinople on the recall of the
Kaimakan Vorgorides. should Turkey refuse,
| as is very probable IT is believed that France
will propose TO call the Paris Conference togethe
to decide the question The affair altogether
| looks loomy.
| Reschid Pach, the Grand Vizier, had rendered
| his resignation, but it was not accepted.
| PORTuGAL.-The Brazilian Government are
| understood to have made, through their Minister
| at Lisbon urgent representations to the Portu-
guese government regarding the large amounts OF
forged Brazilian papec currency, which are man.
ufactured in Portugal and sent out for circulation
| to Rio aud elsewhere.
| HoLLBND.-Bills for the nominal abolition of
| slavery in the West Indies have been presented
in the Second Chamber by the minister Of the COL
| onies. According TO these projects government
| will disburse sum exceeding twelve millions Of
| forms to purchase slaves who are afterwards to
| be allowed to continue to work for their masters
| as previously, or to labor under the direction of
| the public functionaTes but they are not to re-
gain their liberty until they shall have remb ursed
| the expenses OF their pretended emenci patton,
and shall also have gained the consent of the
| thoritles.
SPAIN.-Talavera has been declared in state
| of siege Oh account Of a destructive fire there,
| which is attributed TO the revolutionists.
The Spanish Mexican question is to be further
discussed at Paris.
IrALY-A letter dated Leghorn, says tina,
twenty persons arrested for the affair Of June 80
have been set at liberty but fresh arrests daily
| made.
The grain crDps Were magnificent At Genoa,
wheat, which sold month ago at 3a. had fallen
| to I3f. ~ ',t..
RussiA-The cholera is prevailing extensively
| at St. Petersburg.
INnIA.-There is much anxiety to hear from
| NiZaIn's country, the first regiment of cavalry
| stationed there mutinied, and committed grea,
| atrocities at HauZie and Hessar, but many Of the
| Europeans managed to escape. No Europeans
were killed at Arungzabad, and the mutineers
Were dispersed.
The Bhurtpoor lines also mutinied, and the
officers were obliged to fly, but none were injured
AT Allahad twenty-sx Europeans and their fami-
The rumored conspiracy at Calcutta was on the
| part Of the Musselmen. The King of Dude and
| others were at the bottom of this affair. Nearly
| armed
The defence Of Calcutta Is a subject of much
| anxiety, and the government has consented 10 the
enrolment of volunteers, who patrol the streets al
| night. The Inhabitants are armed, and the pub
lie bridges hotels, and other prime pal places are
garrisOned by the sailors belonging to The ships In
the river.
The French consul at Calcutta called together
all the French inhabitants and captains of French
vessels, and desired them to furnish and equip a
force OF armed men to watch over the safety of
| the European community. French families were
| being taken on board vessels.
letter from highly respectable source at Ma
dras, dated June 27th, says that official intelli-
gence has been received Of the fhll of Delhi
CHiNA.-The advices from Canton state on the
9th May thirteen junks were DESTROYED and TWEEN
| ty-seven captured. On the 9TH of June British
naval force OF 1000 men took fort and captured
manned by 1900 men =
AT Hong Kong the export of tea from the LIST Of
July last year to the 10th of June, was IS 46s 900
| pounds, and of silk az, 500 bales
| At Singapore good business was doing in i'm
| ports. Produce was in good demand, but the sup
| plies Were scanty. Sterling exchange a. 10da5s.
The new crop Of Mankn silk was reported to be
fine aud abundant, but prices were very high.
AT Foo Choo the supplies Of tea were small, and
| quotations were advancing.
Gen Burnham and staff arrived at Hong Kong
| on the 10th Of June .t'ff
| Lord Elgin was at Singapore.
The U. s. frigate San Jacinto remained at Hong
| Kong. :
| III Some one fred bullet from gun into a