Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE NATIONAL LINE.
REPORTS furnished by the Associated Press.l
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANcE.-It is reported that if not allowed an
embassy at Pekin, the French, 10 CONCERT with The
English will penetrate TO the capital and there dc
tate terms to the Chinese
CHINA.-Tbe coolies on board the Peruvian ship
Carmen for Callso, set the vessel a6re and all on
board (9OO) persisted.
! The coolies on board the steamship Guinsre re-
VOTED and set the vessel on FIRE; but it was extD-
gushed, and 81 coolies killed in the struggle.
| SHASGHAI-Itis reported that the rebels burned
| Heohen, in the province OF Kisng Enand
Fifteen ships of tea we're destroyed at Mandarin.
i The authorities of Whampoa sentenced some Chi
nese merchants to death for conversing with the
English on commercial matters, contrary TO COM
mand.
SwITzERLAXD-The King of Prussia ia the set
| Element gets million francs; bnt the Swiss will
not recognize bis title Of Prince of Neufchstel
The Duchess of Gloucester died April 3Oth
There was no opposing candidate for Speaker in
the House of Commons to John Evelyn Dennison.
The Board of Trade say the exports for March
were ,000 900 pounds sterling more than the same
month last year.
Lady Franklin has purchased the Aberdeen clip
per and given it in command of Capt. McClintock,
for another search her husband.
IL is thought that Lord Palmerston will intro
duce reform bill extending suffrage, to disarm RI
vary in the Parliament.
WASHINGTON, May I6.-The treasury depart
ment has issued additional regulations for the col
lection OF customs under the new tariff. The old
regulations are applicable to section 10th of tue
act of August, 1872 and furnishes a rule for ac-
tons not specially designated on the schedules OF
the act Of 1857 Except where the law has been
modified all articles no susceptible OF Classification,
are liable to duty of fifteen per cent. Merchan-
4 4. =.
der bond the first of July next, will be sal ject
on withdrawal for consumption, to the duties prt-
scribed by the oct Of 1857. Wool estimated at
twenty cents, at the port of expectation, does not
include the charges OF shipment
The cabinet considering the appointment OF
appraisers for the respective Custom-house. The
result has not yet TRANSFERRED.
w. n. Haldeman, editor OF the Louisville Courier
is appointed Collector at Louisville. Edward S.
Hugh, is re-dppointed Collector at Alexandra, Va
Passed assistant Surgeon Horner, of the Navy, has
resigned.
CHARLESTON, May 15.-The ship Saronta, from
New York to New Orleans, put into Nassau in dis
tress.
WAsHINGroN, MAY Is -Senate-Butler's health
is very preclrious, and his death is daily expected.
The steamer North Star, for Havre; Herman for
Bremen, and Leopold first for Antwerp sailed from
HeTe lO-uhy. lie amount OF specie Jney toOk "do
but'smsl. Among the North Stars passengers
the Rev. Richard Newton, Of st. Pauls, Pnilade-
phia.
ST. LOUIS Nay 16.-Rver rising.
MEMPHIS, Nay l6.-The river is rising rapidly.
LOUISVILLE, May l6.-The river is falling, with
6 feet water o.. the p iss over the falls.
An Auction sale Of l6. 900 bushels of corn was
made here today at average of SO cents per
oushel.
WASHINGTON, Nav 10 Official dispatches war
rant the belief that Brigham Young mas fed from
Utah. II is known that he was in a treaty with
the Indians for his safe conduct through their
country. Ex-Justice DrummOnd has arrived here
for consultation on affairs OF the Territory.
DErRorT, May l6.-The citizens have agreed to
raise IS 900 for the relief Of the citizens who are
in state of starvation in Gratot county, Mich gan.