Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-08
npoF'a"a rom the Continent.


Emperor Napoleon's Speech-Public
Journals Suppressed.
Hcaoy Failures IN France.
FURTHER REDUCTION IN RATES OF DISCOUNT
New YoRK, Feb. 7,7I.2P. M.-The Ara
bia has arrived at Sandy Hook. The Persia
arrived out on the 10th, and the Arago on
the 2lst
In the Liverpool cotton market, the sales
of the week were 81, 600 bales, including l5.
500 on speculation and 1000 for export.
Prices were l lid. higher. The fair and
mlddling qualities participated most in the
improvement.
Breadstuffs dull and prices weak. Proyis.
ions firm. Consols for money 95 .4a953 s.
Bank rates unchanged. Increase in bullion
9l,0SO 900.
The intelligence from India is week la
ter, but unimportant.
Napoleon had opened the French Legisla-
tare with lengthy speech, in which he al
luded to more oppressive measures.
-Four Italians, chiefs in the attempted as
sassinatiqn, were to be tried in February.
The Ariel had arrived at Liverpool for re-
pairs.
Heavy failures are reported at Marseilles,
including Duclos & Co. for 1900, 900.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Great Britain.
Flour is quoted dull with declining ten
dency.
The festivities in favor of the approaching
nuptials of the Princess ROYAL were the dom.
inant topic in England. A great array of en-
inent visitors from the continent. including
the King of Belgium and numerous Prussia2
princes, &C., were the guests of the British
court. State balls, concerts, and banouets. at
Buckingham Palace, and festival performan
ces at Her Majesty's Theatre, followed each
other in rapid succession.
The Duke of Devonshire died suddenly on
the 18th ult., of paralysis
The Lady Boothby, formerly Mrs. Nesbit, a
distinguished actress, bad also died after
brief illness.
The Court of Directors of the East India
Company had drawn up lengthy petition to
Parliament, against the transfer of the gov
eminent of India t. the British Crown.
MI Frencis Longsoda has been appointed
British Consul OF Boston.
The dignity Of a Baronet had been confer
red on son of Gen. Hevelock, and the Gen
erals widow had been officially declared en-
tltlep TO all the honor she would have enioyed
had her husband survived
The statistics of employment at Manches-
ter, and in the manufacturing districts gener
ally, shows continued improvement.
MIR. Irousdae, the American minister at
Rio had arrived in England.
Heavy gales prevailed along the English
coast, and several marine disasters are report
ed, but no American yeIses figure in the list.
The London Gazette of the 22d, promotes
Gen. lnglis, Capt. Peel, Col. Grant, and 9TH
er Indian heroes, to be knights and compan-
O4 he Rafh
France.
The attempted assassination of the Enperor
had been the all engrossing topic of the week.
On the day following the event, addresses
were made to the Emperor by the represent.
atives OF the Corps Diplomatiq,se of the Sen
ate, the legislative body, the Council of
State, &C., cohglatulating him and the EN-
press upon their escape. Some of the officials
IN their addresses recommended that the En-
glish Government should be called upon To
expel those refugees WHO abused her hospitali
ty by organizing, in their retreat, plans of de.
struetlon and perfecting their conspiracies.
The Emperor, IN reply to that great body Of
the state, expressed his firm confidence in
their devotion. lie was at the same time re-
solved TO adopt such measures as might be
advisable, but should not depart from that
path OF hrmness and moderation which he
had hitherto followed.
The French journals had Joined in the cry
Tor the expulsion of the conspirators from
Europe, and the Paris correspondent of the
Times says it was positively stated that
communication had been made by the French
minister in London to the English govern
ment, demanding the expulsion from Eng
land OF tve political refugees, one or two Ital-
lans and the rest French.
The effect of the explosion of the three
proJecules proved on investigation to be far
more disastrous than was at first supposed.
The number of persons more or less wounded
is nearly one hundred and fifty, and six had
died Of their injuries. The proectiles were
OF the most formidable kind, and it is said not
less than twenty Of them were meant to be
used. Five minutes previous to the explo.
sion, an Italian, named Pierre, who was ex.
PEELED from France in 1852, was recognized
by the police, and arrested. He was armed
with six barrelled revolver and dagger,
and was the bearer of bomb similar to those
exploded
Count Orsni, who was arrested at his lodg-
ings, upon information given by his servant,
is said to have confessed that he threw one of
the shells. These parties and two others,
named Gomez and DaSilva atlas Rucho, also
in custody, are supposed to be the chiefs in
the affair."
police officer from London had arrived
in Paris, for the purpose of identifying Pierre
and Orsini, as having been connected with
the affair of Forchne, who escaped from Lon.
don some time since
The Emperor expressed much solictude for
the wounded, and had distributed DECORATIONS
among the numerous soldiers who received
injuries.
The adoption of stringent measures in re.
gard to the Italians resident in Paris, was
contemplated.
Congratulations had been received by the
Emperor from nearly all the European gov
ernments.
A bill was to be presented to the Corps Leg
islatit, Tor granting pensions to the victims of
the explosion and their families.
The construction" against the prisoners
charged with the murderous attempt, had
been finished, and the trial was expected to
take place early in February.
A secret society had been discovered in
Paris. and gunpowder and arms had been
seized.
Developments by the police Of Birmingham
show that Pierre and Orsini had laid their
plans while residents in that place.
Inc Paris correspondent of the London Ad-
g@ttSer says that formal demand on the
BRITISH Government has been prepared tor the
expulsion OF Victor Hugo, Mazzini, Ledru
hoilh' ana Louis Blanc, from the British.
territory.
1t is stated that Rucho, the youngest of
'he l'alleh prisoners, has revealed every.
lnlhg connected with the plot to assnssinate
.he emperor The trial will take place about
the 10Th Of February.
The correspondent Of the London Herald
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