Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-25
TWO DAYS
Eater from Europe
Arrival Of The America.

HALIFAX, April 24-rhe royal mail steam
ship America, Captain Lang, arrived at this
port last evening. She left Liverpool Satur.
day morning. llth inst.
Politically, the news presents no feature of
special Importance.
The final contests IN the British general
elections were taking place, and, as previously
indicated, resulted. in a majority of cases, in
favor of the Palmerston administration.
The estimates of the strength of the Minis
try in the new Parliament varied so widely
that nothing S OFT of actual division on a test
question could settle the point.
The Austro- Sardinia difficulty remained in
stat" quo, no advance towards a settlement
having been made on the other side.
The London money market continued
stringent, although the Bank of England was
still losing bullion.
The rise III the rate of interest, which was
predicted at the departure Of the Edinburg,
had not taken place.
Liverpool cotton market exhibited a droop-
ing tendency, and an actual decline had been
submitted to on some of the higher grades.
Breadstutfs-A general dizziness pervaded
the market
Flour and wheat were nominally unchang-
ed, although the tendency was decidedly
downward. Corn is quoted a trihe lower, but
closed steady at the decline.
Provisions generally showed no change of
moment
GREAT BRITAIN.-The London Post summa.
ries the result of the elections thus Liberals
336 Liberal Conservatives "a, Conservatives
2O6 Ministerial losses 49, gains 76
The Ministerial candidate for Speaker is Hon.
Evelyn Denison.
The English government has agreed to furnish
three steamships TO the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany; one to make soundings, and two to assist
in laying the cable. The Agamemnon, a ninety
gun ship o. three thousand tons burthen, is tobe
employed to lay down the cable, in connection
with the United States steamship Niagara. The
entire cable will be completed in June, and laid
in July next
FRANcE.-Variou minors, which had been cir,
culated for the last few days, about attempt on
the Emperors person, are unfounded. The only
thing certain is the fact of several arrests having
been made in Paris, aud departments connected
with secret societies.
Convention has been concluded between
Britain and France, for preventing future mis-
understanding with regard to the right OF trading
at Portendic, on the West Coast of Africa, and
at Albroua ar on the river Gambia.
The Bank of France returns show a falling off
in cash of l00S, 600 francs but increase in cash
in the branch banks of Is, 743 600 francs.
SPAIN.-A Madrid letter says 80 Very active
communications taking place between the
Spanish government and those Of France and
England, on the subject Of the difference between
Spain and Mexico, The Spanish government
hopes to obtain the moral support of those two
powers, and, in the event of the question going
beyond war between Spain and Mexico, their
material support also"
NBUFCHATEL.-It seems the Neufchatel ne
gotions now turn solely on the amount of indem-
nifty to be paid by Switzerland to Prussia.
DENMARK.-The Berlin Zeint denies that de,
lay has been accorded to Denma k by Austria and
Prussia for the settlement of the Holsten ques-
ton, through French influence 1t confirms the
statements that Russia has refused to agree to
the cleims of Denmark being referred to the ar
bitration OF European powers.
The Danish Diet has unanimously approved
the abolition of the Sound Dues, and treaty CON
cluded with the various powers.
AUsTRIA.-Respecting the Austro Sandman
rupture, an Austrian circular dispatch states that
should the mediation of England and France
prove unsuccessful, Austria will have to look to
other measures for her own protection. The au-
thenticity of the circular is, however, denied.
lTALY.-A dispatch from General Martin, the
Austrian Ambassador at Naples, repeats the
statement that the King of Naples is more and
more disposed to make advances towards the re-
establishment OF diplomatic relations with the
Western powers.
RUssIA.-A letter from St. Petersburg in the
NOr9 Brussels says that the operation of raising
the vessels sunk in the port of SebastDpol has
commenced. There are upwards of eighty of
them, and forty-six have already been recovered.
viz the Chersonese, steamer, $50 horse power
fourteen transports, one brig, two schooners, two
tenders and six smaller craft The four trans
ports are already afoat, aud are engaged in con-
yeying provisions and equipments.
TURKEY.-The Turkish Gazette announces the
permanent formation of diplomatic mission to
ST. Petersburg. Riga Bey is the Envoy Pleni-
potentary.
The Ottoman ambassador at Teheran, (Persia)
had presented a note, requiring execution Of the
treaty of deimitation, and restitution of seven
towns to Turkey.
Extensive emigration is organizing from Ger
many to Turkey.
INDIA AND PERsIA-Steamer Bombay had
arrived at Trieste. Adyices from Bombay are to
March 2Oth,
Gen. 0utram about to send an expedition
to captu$e Mehammorah on the Karon, and
the embaikation of troops had commenced. An
attack was expected to take place about the 10Th
or Doth of March. The Persian army was again
collecting at Bnra2john. Another and more
rious meeting among the men of the 10Th Bengal
Native Infantry, at Moorspedia, had been sup
pressed by the presence OF small force of cavalry
and artillery.