Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-24
Telegraph from Halifax Dec. 18th. !

Telegraph from Halifax Dec l6th.]
EEGLAND-The Cunard steamship Arabia, Capt
Stone from Liverpool at nine o'clock on the morning of
the 4th inst arrived here at ten o'clock this evening"
Her dates week later than those already recev
ed. She encountered strong westerly gales during the
entire passage.
The steamship Indian Empire rachel Broadhaven,
county Mayo on the 26th utimo. All well on board,
but her fuel was exhausted and portion of her cargo
and woodwork were consumed she also short of
provisions. The ship laid to for week within or
two days steaming of Galway, during two furious
storms.
The London Times had denounced official corruption,
which it alleges exists in the United States argu-
ment against the proposed adoption Of universal suffrage
1t likewise draws similar lesson from the Canada sys-
TEN.
The London Herald's Paris correspondent says it is
asserted in political circles that the British cabinet has
sent circular to all the European governments, stating
in the most explicit terms that it does not share by any
the views stated in Sir John Young dispatches
surreptitousy obtained and lately published respecting
1onian island.
An influential meeting of gentlemen connected with
the trade has been held at Liverpool Resolutions
adopted in favor of making the weight Of 100 lbs.
the standard weight in all sales of grain, -four, and
wheat. 1t proposed to adopt the system through
out England on the LIST Of February.
Much anxiety was felt for the troop-shp Bombay,
with about 800 soldiers on board bound for India The
ship was dsmasted, and lost of her crew as she
proceeding round to Cork for additional troops
She afterwards seen battling against the storm in
most distressed condition, but still making good head
way under jury-masts for Plymouth.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had issued procla-
nation against ribbonsm and other secret societies.
The English funds had been depressed. Montaem-
berts pardon caused slight Improvement but they
again relapsed Money continued quite abundant and
easy At Hamburg the rate of discount had declined
to II per cent Atlantic telegraph shares had decln-
ed to G25S to ESQ.
FRANCE-The Moniteur of the I'd instant announces
that in consequence of the anniversary of the I'd OF
December the Emperor relieves NJ. de Montelembert
from the penalties of the sentence passed upon him. The
London Times claims this act triumph of the En-
gsh press but at the time, the Emperor
for instances of vacating that he has dis
played
Subscriptions to the NJ Lesseppo Suez canal project
had closed. The amount subscribed exceeded the sum
required The formation of the company would be pro
ceeded with The Chamber of Commerce of Paris voted
subscription for the canal.
The monthly settlement of the Paris Bourse went of
very heavily and the funds declined per cent They
closed on the Sd inst. at 74f
M. de Montelembert writes to the Mo1nteur to the
following effect " have appealed against the sentence
passed upon me- No power in France up to the pres
ent time has had right to remit penalty not defni-
tive. | of these who still believe in the right
and do not accept the pardon beg you, and if nee
cessary, demand you, to insert this
Paris, published in the Independence Beige declines the
Archbishops intercessiOn for remission of the penalty
THE MEDTTERRANEAN-Th Vienna correspondent
of the Times, in alusion to the attempt of Russia to
purchase the principally of Moraco, says that during
the late the principally coded to the United
States but that the convention ratified be-
cause some of the European governments entered pro-
test against the transaction.
CHINA AND JAPAN-The Calcutta mails Of October
%, and the Hong Kong mails of October 49, reached
England on the 28th ut The typhoOn at Swallow was
of unprecedented Violence laying houses and everything
in ruins and driving vessels high land About 5000
Chinese were drowned, and also several Europeans.
The Cochin Chinese were concentrating 100000 men
around tie capital against the French and Spanish for
ces.
Commissioner Reed and Baron eros were at Japan
1NDIA.-The Bombay mail of November had been
telegraphed from Malta. The campaign commenced or
the 18th October The rebels had been dislodged from
many strongholds. Seven engagements reported
each resulting in victory the British side, and heavy
losses to the enemy. On the Both the rebels de
feated Nevan Poor the 3lst the fort of BerWht
was taken by storm, and on the day the stroDG
| fort of Bora captured on the 23d detachmen
was assaied by thousand rebels but they were re
pulsed with the loss of and guns. On the 9th TIL
fort of Roheo taken, and Oh the 29h Benes Madho
with twenty thousand men, was captured, with loss
| Tautia TOpee fugitive, his forces having beer
routed with the loss Of all their guns and six hundred
| killed.