Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-16
Arrival OF Ihe Steamer America at
Halifax.
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The steamship America, from Liverpool July
| 4. arrived at Halifax at one O'Clock I. M. July
| 18th.
| GREAT BRITAIN. arliamentary proceedings
are very dull and uninteresting. The bill for the
| redemption of the Danish Sound Dues, passed to
a second reading in the House of Lords. A bill
introduced as an antidote TO the new divorce bill,
with the object to exempt the clergy from the duty
| OF marrying persons divorced on the ground OF
adultery, was rejected by vote Of 90 to 70.
The House was engaged mainly in debating the
supply bills.
On Friday, in the House of Lords, Lord Ellen
borough called attention to the reduction IN the
rate of exchange recently made by the East In
dia Company, by lowering their terms for bills on
India, with the object of preventing the export OF
silver. He said it should be left to the discretion
of the local government, to remit, or not, funds
to this country, and that considerable inconveni-
ence might result to the Indian government if
any further alteration we're made in their curren'
cy. He had heard on good authority, that the
mutineers at Delhi had obtained possession of
f500,00O or $500, 900, large portion of which
was public money. He thought such fact indi.
Gated the necessity of great caution in the adop-
ton of changes of this kind as otherwise the
government of India might possibly be found I'M
able to meet its engagements. Earl Granville
SAID every precautiOn would be taken against any
unnecessary draw upon the resources of the In
dian government. The Indian government had,
however, at present. large balances at its dispos-
al, and there was no reason to fear that it would
be unable to meet all its engagements.
In the Commons, Mr.. I. Barring called atten-
ton to the necessity of taking steps to facilitate
by emigration, supply Of labor in British GUM
ca. Mr.. Labouchere admitted the Importance Of
the subject, and that it was the duty OF govern
ment to assist in the promotion OF system of
emigration, in order to promote the prosperity of
the colony. AT the same time it was their inn
perative duty to take care that no possible ap-
proach towards the introduction of the horrid
system of slavery be made.
In debate on the consular system Lord Palm.
erston said arrangements were made to send CON
suls to places on the Black Sea, according to
stipulation of the Paris treaty.
The Post believes itself justified in stating that
1t is the intention Of the Emperor and Empress
of France visit the Art Treasures exhibition at
Manchester, in the course of the next six weeks
The Daily NeloS is authorized to state that the
Earl Of SALISBURY is decidedly opposed to the
importation of free blacks into the West Indies,
regarding it as perilous in the extreme.
The screw steamer Fox, Capt. McClintock,
fitted out by Lady Franklin, sailed from Aber-
deem, on the LIST, for the Arctic regions, insearch
of the remains of Sir John Franklin and his
crew.
The Duke of Marlboro is dead.
AT a meeting of the company owning the Var.
mouth steamship, at Easton, it was announced
that the vessel may be launched in September
but that the trial trip to Portland would be de-
ferred to next April. Her total cost is to be
e597,00
The American merchants at Liverpool had in.
vited Capt. Hudson and the officers Of the Nigga
ra to banquet on the day the steamer sailed, in
honorof the fourth of July. On the following
Tuesday the officers were invited to dine with
the Mayor of Liverpool
The King Of Belgium was on visit to Queen
Victoria.
FRANoE.-Cavagnac is officially announced as
of the ODnOSitinn can dat h. Ae.o
bly, Paris. The government candidates are the
same.
In Algeria, the French army is stated to have
suffered much during the late campaign, from
heat and fatigue, and there is still much hard
work for the men.
A telegraphic dispatch from Rubylia reports
more victories for the French troops and saws
they were masters of the entire country. Il was
| reported that Gen. Mcmahon was killed in ac-
ton, but 1t now appears that several muskel balls
| passed through his coat, without injuring him.
The depression on the Paris Boarse had given
rise to rumor that The government contemplated
raising new loan, but the rumor was believed to
be unfounded. reduction in the rate of dis.
count by the Bank of France was looked for the
next the following week
The Paris correspondent of the London Daily
Ne,os says:
at is currently reported at Lisle that in con-
sequence of the excellent prospects of harvest,
the Belgian government has resolved to take off
upon cereals coming from Belgium This impor-
tant measure, it is said, will go into operation
July l5."
The Paris correspondent of the Times writes
P" The conspiracy of certain number of Ital-
lans against the life of the Emperor seems to be
marked by serious character than was
originally supposed. Persons taken into custody
are also more numerous.
Successive arrests, either in consequence of dis
closures made by accompliees, or from papers
A-fF t-e-l ,di-
from three to twenty one. l doubt whether it
will stop here. They belong to the same school
as Pianori, and their object is the same. They
are also said to be connected with conspiratOrs
arrested in Genoa, who proposed TO proclaim a
republic in that city"
ITALY.-The steamer Cagliari, bound from Ge-
noa for Tunis, was seized by a band of armed
Italian insurgents. who landed on the Neapohtan
Island OF Ponsea, and liberated some prisoners
A Neapolitan frigate had captured the steamer,
and the Royal Troops were pursuing the insur.
gents.
The revolutionary attempt at Leghorn was sup
pressed.
later despatch says that the political prison
ers liberated at Ponsea, numbered about three
hundred, aid in conjunction with the insurgents,
they attacked the Neapclitan gems d armes, but
were repulsed, Several of them were arrested,
and the rest fed.
The Globes Paris correspondent telegraphs on
Friday that advices have been received of further
instructions in Italy, organized, it is said, by
Mazzni. Two hundred arrests have been made
in Genoa, thousands of muskets have been seized,
and large quantities of ammunition. No news
from Naples.
despatch from Vienna also announces an at.
tempted instruction at Saprie, in the Neapolitan
territory.
PERsIA.-Mohammezah was entirely abandon
ed by the British on the 10Th of May, and Sir
James Outram had arrived at Bagdad.
Accounts from the Persian capital represent
the Shah as having been greatly excited ON re-
ceiying intelligence of the capture of Mohaufme-
gao. The treaty had reached him the day previ-
Gus, and he lost no time in affxing his signature,
giving special directions for its immediate de-
spateh to Bagdad
CHINA.--A letter fronl Hong Kong states that
Lord Eigin and Baron Gross were TO have inter-
views at Singapore, with Sir John Bowring and
M. de Bourboulon, the French Minister, and thai
no important operations would be undertaken
until after this meeting
The Courier de Paris throws doubt on the ru-
NOR that England, in consequence CT the rebel
lion in India, had asked France to send more
troops to China.
Commemeement nt Harvard.