Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-27
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER INDIAN.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

PORTLAND February 24.-The steamer Indian ar
rived here this morning from Liverpool with dates to
the 10Th instant
The Indian sailed on the morning of the 18th. The
America had just been telegraphed.
ENGLAND-The parliamentary return of the in
come and expenditures of the year ending Sept. 30
shows total income of upwards of 971OOO, 900 and
expenditures of upWars of Esq, 100000.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced
his financial statement for the Friday following.
In the House of Lords referring to article in the
Monlteur intimating the probable union OF the Danu
bian principalities, Lord Lndhurst wished to know
if the Divan which was about to assemble would
take into consideration the question of this union,
and whether it would be decided by the representa-
tives of the Great Powers
Lord Clarendon replied that he at present should
abstain from expressing any opinion on the subject,
In the House of Commons. Mr.. Layard inquired
whether the Persian ambassador at Paris in negota-
ting with Lord Crowley was acting under the same
full power he possessed at Constantinople.
In Mr.. V. Smiths absence Lord Palmerston said
he believed his powers were precisely the same and
he had every reason to hope the negotiations would
result satisfactorily.
Disraeli again repeated in the most positive terms
that treaty had been made by France guaranteeing
the Austrian Italian possessions. Lord Palmerstcn,
however, denied that such treaty existed but he
admitted that France during the Russian war agreed
to assist Austria in of instruction in Italy.
SwITzERLAND.-The Paris Presse says that
pected difficulties have arisen between Prussia and
Switzerland respecting the affair of Neufchate
AUsTRIA.-1he Emperor of Austria had decided
on granting an amnesty to all political offenders
1t was rumored that Russia will do the to the
exied Poles The relation between Austria and
Russia and France unprOmsing
TURKEY-Turkey is about to take formal possess.
ion of the Detl and Danube.
Austria has officially notified the Porte that the
evacuation of the princpalities will be completed
the oath of March.
INDIA.-1he mails from India had arrived at Suez
There is nothing important from The Persian Gulf.
CHINA.-Letters from China to the 10th of Decem-
Der are published in the Paris Monitenr which state
that the damage sustained by the foreign merchants
not great at first stated. Of the thirteen
European quarters at Chysan hong five were de-
stroyed, AMI of the eighty foreign factories at Can
ton twenty-One were burnt
AS soon the English ships commenced firing the
floating population of vagabonds at Canton rushed
into Chysan-hong, pillaged and then fred the Eu-
ropean stores. The insendiaries were dis
persed by the shells from the English ships, when
the French seamen extinguished the fires. The
Chinese town suffered terribly as we'll by the fire
from the English ships as by the native robbers.
Of the twelve great factories belonging to the
Hong merchants, nine were destroyed at the first at
tack
A great number of merchants mad fled to Shanghai.
The Earl of Clarendon has fully approved of all
the acts of Admiral Seymour and Commissioner Bon
ney.
The Latest
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Mornng-The standing
orders complied with on the 9th before Parla
ment in the case of The Atlantic Telegraph Company
dispatch from Marseilles, dated February 10Th
states that General Buher had been sent by the Per
sian government to the seat Of war on the Persian
gulf
The news of the revolt at Maraghan is confirmed
The revoters pillaged the town and fifteen English
vessels anchored off Bunder Abbas
PORTLAND, Me, Feb. 24.-The letters by the
steamer Indian quote corn 3D. lower. Sugar and
coffee were firm.
Later from south America.
Ry the Tennessee, at New York, we have dates
from Callao 10 January 26th. The revolution in
Peru was making steady Roadway against the gov.
eminent. Cazco had fallen into possession of the
insurgents and also Cessna. Gen. Castillo had only
possession of Lima and Callao with portion of the
navy He had increased his offer of a reward for
the recapture OF the insurgents ships TO $50OOOO
and was purchasing all the arms that were offered
for SALE
The advces from Chill state that the minister
from Costa RIGA, asking for loan of 100000 to
carry on the against the fjbusteTs, had arrived
there, and there every disposition grant his
request at once. The trade of Chill during the past
year had been very prosperous. dry dock is 10 be
built at Valparaiso.
The papers record the death of Miss Emena
HaViland aged 10, daughter of s. F Hayiland Esq
U. S. Consul at Coquimbe.
During the past year II, 5O4 passengers arrived ct
Valparaiso by sea, and 8,406 departed So O64 500
In gold and silver imported, and So 978443 was
exported.
Revision the Reserved Navy List
Forty or fifty applications, it il reported have
been presented to the Navy Department by Reserved
and Dropped Officers, who hope for restoration to
Inc Active List at the hands of the Court of Inquiry
t.n!' convened at Washington by order of Secre.
AFy Dobbln, on the Goth inst