Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-19
FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BY the Niagara, at Halifax.

FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BY the Niagara, at Halifax.
The telegraphic agent Of the Associated Pres;
FL rnishes the following additional foreign intel
ligence received at Halifax by the steamship Nj
agara
0O0 In specie for Halifax, and ESQ, o5S for Bos-
ton.
The steamship Vanderbilt, from New York on
| gath October, arrived at Southampton at 30 a
| m. Of the 5th instant. She grounded when off
Cowes, owing to. a thick fog, but got of without
damage.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, from New
York 18th ult had not arrived at Liverpool when
| the Niagara left.
The United States steam frigate Niagara left
| Plymouth on the 5th instant, for home. Her off
GERS had a farewell banquet given them by the
| commander and officers Of the British flag ship
on the station.
Financial affairs were still paramount in i'm
| portance. On Wednesday. the 4th, consols fell
| in the money market under the apprehension OF
| a further rise in the bank rates, but the heavy
payments of the 18th were well met.
The suspension of Powles. Bro. Co. was
| announced-their acceptances amount to about
| f5O,OOO.
The rate Of discount at Hamburg was advanced
| to nine per cent.
On Thursday, the 5th, the Bank of England.
| as apprehended, raised the rate Of discount from
| ) to the unprecedented rate Of o per cent This
movement failed to abae the demand for money,
which continued without dminution throughout
| Thursday.
The Times thinks the continued pressure must
| be mainly caused by alarm, and the consequent
| desire of every person to be over supplied.
suggestions were current that the Government
should be called on for palliatives, but the
| Times argues that there is no shadow OF pretext
| for such step. The Times says: "All classes
| Of the public must be aware that IL the nation
should so pitably lose its self possession as to
give way to panic, there is but one remedy, and
that the Government will be compelled to adopt. -
There can be no need, however, by formal pro-
ceedings to proclaim the belief that the financial
sense of the nation is still so low to cause the
deg grading contingency to be regarded not only as
| possibly, but probable.
| The funds fuctuated about half per cent dur
| ing the day, closing at g, HaSSS.
From all places on the continent various sums
| in specie were said to be in course of transmits
| sion to America.
At public meeting of the merchants of Glas-
gov deputation was appointed to proceed to
London to wait upon the Government and urge
the necessity of immediate measures for com
| mercial relief.
The Daily News believes the Glasgow deputa-
| ton arrived In London on Friday evening. They
will, ii is understood, urge upon the Government
the ACCESSIBILITY of suspending some of the pro:
visions Of the Bank Charter Act, as was done in
18l7.
The applications for money at the Bank on Fri
day We're numerous, but no new di ricultes trans
PRED. CoDsols advanced early i'm the day, but
subsequently reaction took place.
The Times urges suspension Of the export of
specie 10 InQla. ana thinks India rich enough to
be left to her own resources.
Movements with a similar object may be short
ly looked for in other districts
The freedom of the City Of London and 4 splen-
did sword were formally presented 10 the Duke
of Cambr dye on the 4th. The Lord Mayor gave
grand banquet in honor of the event, which
was attended by several cabinet ministers and
foreign ambassadors, including Mr.. Dallas. The
Duke OF Cambridge in speech said he had
letter from Sir Colin Campbell, emphatically de-
nying that there was any difference between him
and the Governor General of India The Duke
e1tolled the conduct of the British army in India
and advocated its maintenance in an efficient war-
like establishment.
Earl Granville defended Lord Canning from
charges with which he had been assaulted, but in
timated that If they should prove true he should
be prepared to sacrifice his personal feelings to
sense of public duty.
Mr.. Dallas, after making some remarks appro-
pirate to the event of the day, spoke as follows
in regard To the Indian mutinv:
sympathy has been invoked from foreign ma
tons in reference TO the state of affairs ia India
! am not here to speak as to the extent to which
my Government or the people of the United States
symPathZe with the struggle of England against
India that is not the thought wish to express
The thought wish to express is in reference 10
the treatment that il to be dealt to those who
have distinguished themselves in the field of
crime in that unhappy region Now crimes are
Of various descriptions. mutiny and murder
are heavy crimes They are dark and gloomy
crimes; but they Were committed in almost every
country and under almost every government.
Penalties are specifically provided for these
crimes in the respective criminal codes of vari-
ous countries. Let such crimes be punished,
wherever they occur, according to law; that is
the first and clearest principle Of action.
80 But there are other crimes-cTimeS at least Of
another character. which become so monstrous as
10 assume the attitude of enmity to the human
race not merely crimes committed with refer
ehce to the power Of India not merely crimes
inimical TO England; not merely crimes inimical
to Europe and civilization but crimes that con-
stitute their perpetrators what pirates are, and
what cannibals in the Fejee islands are-enemes
OF the human race-and meriting, not from one
nation, not from one people, but from the whole
of the human race, summary and exemplary ex-
tirpaton.
Z" This, as it appeared to me, is not the Ian
guage or any particular individual, of any par
ticular country, bot the language Of human ma.
tuIe; and although | am unable 10 say how far
such language may be concurr-d in by the great
body Of my fellow citizens on the ppoSite side
of the Atlantic, yet think know them we'll
enough TO saythat no language can be too strong,
10 words too impressive, 10 force too sudden, no
blows too severe, for crimes such as those which
have been perpetfated in India
Lord Brougham oniciated at the Inauguration
of the Queens College, Liverpool. In the course
Of his remarks he strongly denounced the encour-
agement OF African free emigration by France,
stating that il was reviving the slave trade and
damaging the cause Of civilization and commerce
in Africa.
Parliament has been further prorogued to the
18th December.
The Borough Bank was paying all depositors
under EGO
The prohibition upon the export Of hides, &c,
from the Platte, has been removed
The Kings of Sardinia and Greece have each
subscribed TO- 900 francs to the India relief fund
The London Times has article on Central
American affairs, and hopes for amicable adj
Jnstment OF all pending questions, out of Sir W.
Gore Ouseiey's mission, and an early realization
Of the projected canal across the Isthmus
No further attempt has been made to launch
the Leviatban. An examination showed that
there was not the least twist or DETECTION in the
vessel, and that she sits fairly on her cradles
as on the morning Of the attempted launch
There is no more liability to settle now than
there was before. The second Of December is
tie day fixed for the next attempt. The enpi-
neers are confident of successful result
suit in the Admiralty Court by the owners of
a cargo on board the American shi p Andrew os-
Ter against the owners OF the American ship Tus-
cdrora, for causing the loss of the former vessel
by collision In the Irish Channel, has resulted in
favor of the a he lnSfc