Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-10
Further by Steamer Niagara.

HALIFAX, June 3O.-The English files by the Nj
agsa contain the following additional news:
ENGLAND.-In the course of hlr. Roebuck's speech
! IN the House of Commons in relation 10 the Grey.
town affair, he said that the American government
was was dishonest and if the offending power had been
China instead Of America, they would have mmedi
ately hrald of insult to the British flag and re-
paTatlon been enforced.
M Benthyle condemned the policy of not resent
! ing outTages committed By the American govern
ment as mole likely to promote hosteS than to
avert them
MIR. Disraef commended that it was a violation of
international law to lombard an unfortifed town.
Ihe French government had sought redress, " hch
England had failed to do. He believed that public
opinion being brought to tear upon the matter would
lead TO the adoption OF different course.
LoFo John Russell approved of the course Cf the
out thought hat s4nao4s as should be
Tne Catholic members of Parliament are still con-
tending against the amendment to the oaths bill.
At an adjourned meeting of influential Catholics
resolution was carried affirming that The bill was
practically re-enactment of one which allow ed
even ny Proesants 10 be insulting and offensive, and
earnestly requesting all the Catholic members of both
houses of the Legislature TO oppose the bill at every
stage.
I The corporation of Dublin protested against the
abolition of the Irish from the vice-royaty of Ireland
Another meeting of the Cotton Supply Assoca-
| lion had been held at Haywood.
The alterations TO the U. S. frigae Niagara were
expected 10 be finished on Saturday. when she would
leave for Liverpool. Her officers were being hospit-
ably entertained by the naval auhorieties at Ports
mouth
In the House of Commons the bill in relation to
ministers of mercy in Ireland was opposed by Lord
Derby, but ordered to second reading b7 vote
OF 100 yeas to SO nays.
The House OF Commons was mainly engrosscd in
the supply bills. In one Cf the appropriations the
government were in a minority of ten.
! The Bank of England, on Tuesday, reduced the
rates of interest to six per CENT both for discount
and loans, but the movement created only very
slight rise in the funds. The discount houses also
lowered their rates half per cent
The London Times publishes an article on General
Walkers career III Nicaragua in which it calls upon
the United Sta:es government not to tolerate such
brgandage, but to wait patiently until time adds the
Central American States to the Union.
Among the presentations to the queen at levee
on the 18th, were Messrs Cornelius Grinnell and j
| Y. L. Pruyn, of New York, by the American minis
ter
The weather in England continued very fine, and
the crops were in most promising condition.
The question of the abolition of the Irish vice roy
! atty had Great siderable stir in Dublin, and at
special meeting of the corporation of Dublin strong
protest engaged against it.
| FRANCE.-1he election in France conn.
ued animated, but there no new feature. The
Democratic party was likely TO continue divided.
The Steele had received third warning for Inc
articles which appeared in it's columns relative to
the Democratic candidates.
DENMARK.-The Danish cabinet council resolved
that il impossible for the King to assent to the
Il demands of Austria and Prussia.
Copies of the reply had been forwarded to London,
Paris and Petersburg, with proposal to refer the
matter TO European Congress-
The rumored offensive and defensive alliance is
probably in the matter between Sweden and Denmark
and the suprositon is that Russia will befiend Den
mark.
AT conference of the members of The cabinet it
was decided that the dispatch which refuses to ac-
cept the prelensions of the great German States
the question of the Duchies will not he sent the day
on which the Council of State is TO be assembled
The dispatch alluded to proposes a European Con-
gress to settle the dispute.
TuRKEY.-Th Turkish officers who were sent on
a mission to Belgium were suddenly recalled.
RUssIA.-The peasants living on the Galician from
tier believing that the end of the world near at
hand, committed excuses and the troops had to
Ee called out
| SpA1N-Madrid advices to June 13. Nothwih-
standing the favorable Gather for crops wheat main.
tains lis high price. In of the Caslilian mar
kets stocks small that scarce any transac
| tions occur, and these are at exorbitant rates.
A bad account is given of the vineyards of Zeres
Nothing had transpired in relation TO the dispute
with Mexico.
The Due de Rivers has been nominated Ambassador
from Spain to Paris
PERsIA-Prince Bertatuski envoy extraordinary
of Russia at the court of Teheran has arrived, ac
companIed by seventeen officers and sixty Cossacks,
Who served him escort. The envoy was to be
received al audience of the Shah.
The Prince of Herat, who was taken prisoner, has
been eheaded at Teheran.