Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-12

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fall of Delhi.
CHINA.-Farther details of naval operations
in Canton River state that on May q thir-
teen iunks were destroyed, and on the 26th
heavily armed junks were captured. June
s, two thousand of the British naval force
were engaged, and captured fort, and took
or destroyed one hundred and twenty junks,
mounting over nine hundred guns and nine
thousand men. The British lost three officers
and eight men, and fifty six wounded-some
MORALLY.
At Shanghai, freights were unaltered. At
Hong Kong, the export of tea from July
last year to June s this year, were 81 46S,O00
lbs, and 1860 bales of silk.
AT Singapore there was good business in
imports. Produce was in good demand, but
supplies were scanty.
Exchange As l0d, to IS.
The new crop of Nankin silk was reported
to be very fine and abundant, but prices were
very high.
At Foo Choo supplies of tea were small,
and quotations were advancing.
Gen. Burnham and staff arrived at Hong
Kong June 10th.
Lord Elgin was at Singapore.
Tie United States frigate San Jacinto re-
NAMED at Hong Kong.
FRANcB.-The Emperor returned to Paris
from Plombierre on Wednesday.
The Journal du HGurie lntimates that it
has been officially decided that the New York
line of transatlantic steamers is to be granted,
with a subsention of three million of francs,
the Antilles line to Nantes with six million
subsention, and the Brazil line to Bordeaux
and Marseilles, with five millions.
The trial Of the Italians and others for a
conspiracy to assassinate Napoleon take places
OH the fifth OF August.
Letters from France say that the harvest
surpasses all expectation.
Paris papers report the death of Lablache,
the famous Italian singer.
1t is reported in Paris that the result of the
elections proved so unsatisfactory that modif-
cation of suffrage is contemplated.
The three per cents closed July 81, at 60 to
Co.
The majority of the Directors of the Bank
of France on July Both rejected the PROPOSE.
ton for lowering the rate of discount to five
per cent.
HOLLAND The Echo nf Hague says:
owe have how before us the three bills for
the abolition Of slavery in the West Indies,
just presented by the Minister of the Colonies
to the Second Chamber. From rapid ex-
animation, we can affirm they only nominally
abolish slavery. According to these projects,
Government will disburse sum exceeding
100000 forms, to purchase slaves, who
are afterwards to be allowed to continue to
work for their masters, as previously, or to
labor under the direction of public function
ares, but they are not to regain their real
liberty until they shall have REIN bursed the
expenses OF their pretended emancipation,
and shall also have obtained consent of the
authorities"
SPAIN.-Talavera had been declared in
state of SIEGE ON account of destructive fire.
which the government attributed to revou-
tionisls.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times, says the Spanish Mexican questions
will be further discussed in Paris. Lord
Howden had arrived there from Madrid, as
also had Lafragua, the Mexican envoy.
PoRTUGAL.-The Brazilian government,
through their minister at Lisbon, are under
stood to have made urgent representations to
the Portuguese government, regarding the
large amounts of forged Brazilian paper cur
rency, which are manufactured in Portugal,
and sent out for circulation, at Rio, and else.
where.
The Duke of Sardinia had, at his owR re-
quest, received his dismissal from the post of
commander-in-c chief of the Portuguese army,
and the Count of Santa Maria was appointed
ad interim to the post.
ITALY.-The gram crops were magnificent
at Genoa. Wheat, which sold month ago
at 80 francs, had fallen to % francs.
A letter from Leghorn states that twenty
individuals, arrested Tor the affair OF June 80,
had been set at liberty, but fresh arrests were
beng made every day.
RUsslA.-The cholera was prevailing ex-
tensiyely at st. Petersburg on the Dist. The