The Kanzas news., 1857-12-12
Latest Foreign News.


By our Eastern Journals we have news
f.om Europe up TO the 14th ult. The news
is importat in commercial point of view.
The effectof the pressure on monetary mat
ters has induced the British Ministry to
suspend the Bank Charter Act, and au-
thorize the issue of notes TO any amount on
approved securities. The effect was in
Simultaneous. The panic ceased, and the
prices of cotton and all kinds of produce
immediatly advanced. This news Will prob
ably have favorable effect on the business
of the United States-a s'consummation
most devoutly to be wished
The accounts from India are fortnight
later. The previous reports of the capture
| of Delhi are fully confirmed. The loss OF
the British troops was heavy, being esti-
mated at 1850 men killed and wounded,
including upwards of SO officers. The
King of Delhi surrendered himself to the
BRUSH, accompanied by his chief wife
! The life of the old monarch, who is nearly
ninety years of age, was spared; but his
two sons and grandson, who were captur-
| ed, were shot.
Lucknow, which had been gallantly- de-
| Tended by small British force against the
rebels, was relieved BY Gen. Havelock on
the 25th of September, just as the beseig-
ers were about to blow up the place, they
| having advanced their mines sufficiently
near for that purpose. It is reported, how
ever, in the latest accounts, that Nena,
with $1,000 rebels, had again beseiged the
place.
There appears to be considerable divis-
| ion and dissension among the muIineers
There can be but little doubt that the back
bone of the mutiny is broken" and that
the British will soon be in possession oi
the entire country.
All the citizens of Delhi, found in that
city after its capture, We're bayoneted by
the British troops Some Europeans were
discovered at Delhi. fighting on the side OF
the mutineers Scindia had brought the
mutineers of the Gwalior Contingent un-
der his control, by arraying against them
his own troops, and 1900 Thakoors, cut
ting off their supplies, dc. There is divis-
! ion and dissension among the muIineers,
who were asked for aid by Shah Sadah
from Delhi on the one hand. and COM
missary from the Nena on the other.
| The Paris correspondent of the London
Post says that friendly negotiations have
taken place lately between certain great con-
tinental powers, regarding the reduction OF
their respective armies. The government
of France will certainly economic in this
important item of public expenditure, and
the Emperor of Austria, according to late
dispatches from Vienna. has agreed to a
reduction of bis military expenditure.
The death of Gen. Cavignac was the
most important topic in France. The
| event took place while he was out shooting,
on the 98th of Oct, near Tours. The
| General was in the act of raising his gun
to his shoulder, when he felt weakness
suddenly creep over him, and he had scarce
ly time to hand his gun to his attendant
who stood by, when he fell to the earth and
expired. He had just completed his 55th
year. His widow forthwith proceeded 10
/ Paris with the remains.
An attempt was made the 81 of Nov, to
| launch the ''Leviathan," the monster steam
ship lately built in England, but failed in
consequence of want of adequate machine
ry. Mr.. Brunei, the engineer, expressed
himself conf lent of success during the
December spring-tides.