The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-24

FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival. ON Tuesday last, of the favorite
schooner Flying Dart, Capt. Freeman, 10 days from
San Francisco, we are in receipt of two weeks later
news from the East. New York dates are to August
5, London to July Is, and San Francisco to August
81.
RE-ARREsT OF Mrs. CuNNINGHAM-The public
were quite startled, yesterday, saysstbe New York
Times, by the announcement that Mrs Cunningham
alias Burdell, had been re-arrested. On this occa-
sion she was not charged with murder, but with
2igning the birth Oft child, under the following Cir
iklmstances For some time Mrs. Cunningham has
(fven cut to the world that early in August she ex-
z fected to be delivered of a child-the fruit of her
9ion with the late DIR. Hervey Burdell. To attend
Z ner in'that interesting situation, she applied to DIR.
tUhl, and after several visits, the Doctor, entertaining
ksuspicions as to her really being e~nciente, confded
: doubts to the Distfict Attorney. An ingenious
I olan was then devised for the detection of the crime,
any were contemplated. DR.. Uhl returned to Mrs.
Cunningham, and pretending to pc in her confidence,
drew from her the admission that the projected birth
was a humbug. He, moreover, was, offered by her
$1,000 if he would find a newly-oorn infant to
assist at the Gccouchment. This, under the direc-
ton of District Attorney Hall, was efectually done.
On Monday last, Mrs. Cunningham received from a
house in Elm street the child of a poor woman in
Bellevue Hospital the 6 confinement takes place
the same evening, according to rule an dcc0uch-
cur'' OR. Catlin) aud a midwife" are in attend
ance the cries of Mrs. g., forced from her by the
pains of labor are heard even by the n~eighbors !;
and Ehile, with . mothers love, she is fondling her
* nd ly-born'' infant-enter police officers, who
change somewhat the denouemeat of this curious
drama. Mrs. Cunningham, DR.. Catlin, the { ac-
c~oucheur,' and the 6 midwife have all been arrest
ed ON the charge of feloniously pretending that Mrs.
C. had given birth to a child who would sbe entitled
to inherit the property of the late Harv.sy Burdell.
1t is proper TO ado that Mrs. Cunninghars persisted
yesterday in declaring that the child was ger own.
Texas advices, received by telegraph rom New
Orleans, makes the startling announcement, that
Hon. Thomas j. Rusk, United States Selator from
that State, committed suicide on the 29th IF July, by
shooting himself through the head with a rife Posi-
tive as is this information, and direct as the channel
through which it seems to come, we cannot bring
ourselves to the conviction of its truth.
Capt Joshua H. Patten, whose heroic wife navi-
gated his ship, the .Nsptune's Car, safely into port,
died at the Mclean ASYLUM, In Somerville, Mass,
on Sunday last. He was but little over thirty years
of age, add his wife was a mere girl when she per-
formed that memorable exploit.
~ Vigilance COMMITTEES have been organised in
New York city to aid in preserving the public peace.
From Europe.
By the. arrival of the Europa and other steamers
at New York, we have dates from London to July is,
end from Glasgow (scotland) to July %.
The great feature of the news consists in the adj
vices received from India by the arrival of the over
land mail. The mutiny among the Sepoys was re-
presented to have spread to an alarming extent.
Twenty-three native regiments have joined in it.
The insurgents have been defeated outside the walls
of Delhi, but still held possession of the city.
Immediately on receipt of the news in London, a
Cabinet Council was held. Sir Colin Campbell, with
the true spirit of gallant soldier, at once consented
to go out and take the vacant command, and left
London without twenty-four hours notice, en- route
to Marseilles, where he embarked for India. The
IA 900 troops under, orders for India, were to be sent
immediately, and would be followed by other rein
forcements of European troops as soon as ships and
stores could be got ready.
It a banquet given by the American Chamber of
Commerce at Liverpool, on the 18th July, to the
officers of the United States frigates .Nsagar =. and
Susquehaand, Mr.. I. G. Bright, engineer of the
Company, reported that 500 miles of the telegraph
cable were safely coiled on board the .fgamemnoa. at
Greenwich, and 500 miles on board the Niagara, in
the Mersey. The manufacture of the $500 miles was
completed, and he saw no reason why they should
not meet together at Cork before the end of the month
so as to commence actual operations early in August,
the best period for the undertaking.. The announce
ment was received with loud cheers.
The details of the recently discovered conspiracy in
Paris were creeping out. The Paris correspondent
of the Times says the conspiracy recently discovered
was the most serious Of any we have knowledge of. in
the character of the persons concerned, the extent of
its ramifcations, and the objects proposed, which in
clude the assassination of the Emperor, and q revolu-
ton Throughout Southern Europe. The members of
a provisional government we're already named by the
conspirators, and the plans were pretty near per-
fected when the discovery vas made.
A deputation from the Anti-Slavery Society pre-
scented a memorial to Lord Palmerston on "Wednesday.
ecndemning the proposed scheme to obtain negro
laborers from Africa for the West Indies. Lerd
Palmerston said that the Government was alive to
the danger Of the scheme, and would take care that
nothing was done which tended to resuscitate the
slave trade.
The London Times in IN article ON Hon. VIM. +
Marcy's privateering letter, which it calls a bold and
comprehensive proposal, expresses regret that Eng
land did not close ut once with the suggestion there
~ made. It says that before a decision could be