New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-07
THE CHINESE WAR CONTINUED.
TERRIBLE HAVOC AT CANTON.
Settlement of the Swiss Difficulty.

The British mail steamer Africs, fr'm Liverpool al
Sam. On Saturday the 9Th, arrived here al P. II
yesterday.
The .hp Confederation, finn Philadelphia, wac
ashore with ruGder gone aud damsges. od the mouth
of thc Merscv As the weather was bosterous, Il wss
feared she would become complete wreck. Crew
saved
A dispatch from Trieste mentions the arrival Al
Su.z, a the Fast India mailrteamer Calcutta, With
dates ,ronl pers;a and China to Dcccubcr Ia. Only
few words we've ttl, craphed, but they are important
N,h the Governor of Canton, continued ohdurste
The F., uch folly font had been taken and destroyed
The Chinese hsd sct ire TO the factories and al the
h,rcs" wcr, destroyed. The ORIENTAL Bank, bank
If Ncva and Mcrrsntlc Bank. were On tire, With M
hone If saving them. II Was said that the 'ity oil
Canton would no longer he spared, aud that the DIS
charge r,ktts and shells had already commenced.
The British feet has taken possession OF the forts ct
Bushi-e end the Island Of Karrsck IN the Persian
gulf II wac reported thu, u Russian force had oc-
cupied AstIacsn
The LorGrn Morning. Herald announces ths, the
Cabinet held Council the 2ls,, at which the sub
i.ct under discussion believed IA be ths recon
,truci,on of the Cabinet. Obers OF another coalition
Tho Hyad SAWS were msde more than month ago
Lord Aberdeen, 81 James Graham ana NJ; ritasono
had held meetings az Mr. Sidney Herberts house In
London and ord Aberdeen had two iner.ieSs WIN
Lord PameIstcn The Hydd adds there Is ll't'e doaot
that Charlt- Wood will retire from the Admiralty,
and viii be succeeded 10y Sir George Grey Sir snts
Crob am taking some other post Tbe ChancelIor Of
the Eyole luor will be replaced by Mr. GLADSTONE
whose great coup will be smother promise rednc-
ton OF the income iaN. M Robert fSeI WI ~'' '0
t.u be portion a. the Admiralty Board, 90
Scrre of the other papers rdicule TIE Hcrads STATE
menis aud declare that all runors OF eoainon are
uDi' unded. ...o ~ cha d;e;,u,tv
-, board the al u j l.. Bogart, Williams and liyst
r.oi.p two oi three prisoners of the crew. were dis
charged and Jones ALTO coloredl was hoerSSed on
bail Peter Campbell IN" second maze, e,hssa ,e
tor week sympathy Ia l.Nerpoo' u IN ia'o' VI 'o
NEGROES I'm tbs care.
of Manic. have pttIiionod the Emperor, appealing ="
1.-The high and pdiersal soicltude Vf MS Majesty, III
favor of he French citizens who vera sufferers by the
d,strrction of San Iusn 10 GreytownD by the uolied
| S,si,s. on the 18Th OF July. lSDi The Chamber OF
Commerce OF Orleans aud the principal msrchants OF
that town had proyiou.y presented petition 10 tue
sane fleet Their example is being followed ~ tho
| merchants of Paris, Ly OnS aud Marsellles. - ,
Mercer the ss.assin OF the Archbishop OF Paris, has
petoued the Emperor ior pardon. IL was necessary
Ina, he shoud be condemned ho says but not mat no
should bee executed He prays for an honorable exile
| instead. ~,
| IN the 10Th Jsnuary. when the Second Chamber Of
the Prussan Legislature had met a. Berlin NJ dc Man
teuH.l appea. the Ministerial benh, aud amer me
ann, ernent 10 the speaker that he bad
commufi, alton TO make informed the House IN few
words that he honor and requirements OF Prussia hal
been satisfied by the unconditional Iteration Of the
Neu'chate prisoners. This pro toyB1o anDOuDeement
having ben received win general marks OF approba
ton the Minister added h.t thus important point being
settled the kirg prepared To refer the Interior ar
range Of the Neucbnel pDsition 20 conference
Of the European Po~ers With Ia little delay a. ercum-
stances mi hf permit The House received tho latter
commuuoa alton with siOlar tokens of satisfaction.
Numerous executions Tor political causes have taken
place in Sicily.
The Russian authorities give notice thst they WIN
purchase pay Dgsones brought ~ ballast at the rate
OF roubes per BIB cubic feet and roubles
Tor - ,quare feet 81 hsgstoDes.
lpwsrds OF coo pertons At present employed ON
the uiyOnOmctricsl survey OF Britain.
Demonstrations continue throughout Britain against
the oppressive income tax.
John Frost the ChartiSi lecturtd last week AT Not
ingbam on transportation Of criminals.
1ne American shp Windsor Forest OF Bath, Me-,
Liverpool tor Mobile, Loot man overheard on the lNh
4 lttttr asserts that Yeh the Governor Of Canton,
has during the short time be held office 6ehesded no
lever than 20 900 p,r.ons.