Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-11
THE FOREIGN NEWS
By the Steamer Indian ut Portland.


The steamship Indian, at Portland from Liver
pool, brings dates to the 27th Of January.
Details Of the Indian news are unimportant.
The insurgsais were shTestsning A!s%S ,
95th was conducted with imposing ceremonies.
The American ship Adriatic had been captured
by French shi p-of-war and taken back to Mar
serious disturbances occurred at Belfast, Ire
land, on the evening of the 25th. Rocks were
thrown and the riot act was read. The mob
was finally dispersed. Numerous arrests were
made.
Operations had been resumed on the Levia-
than she was moved nine feet on the 2ith, and
the same distance on the 18th.
The French Government Is entertaining prof.
osition to divide that empircinto four military
departments, under Generals most attached to the
Napoleon dynasty.
ultimo. -.
The Belgion Government has no intention Of
altering the laws in respect to foreign refugees,
but will content itself with prosecuting the news
Sir James Outrsm was at Alumbagh with 4 eco
men. Sir Campbell was going to Fattehpore.
The insurgents were assembled at ketah In great
for e, and, 1t was said, had dethroned the Rajah
The Azmighur frontier was threatened, ann Gen.
Grant was marching there.
The Austrian Government has forwarded dis
p.tt hes to Paris and l.onden, which express a
to the navigation Of the Danube
No day has yet bten fixed for the trial of Pierri
and his accomplices, who are supposed to have
been conn ected with the plot az ainst the EnPe-
ror's life.
1t is proposed to divide France into four mill
tary departments, and establish depots of arms,
&c, SO that, should the Emperor be taken away,
France will have at hard, materials for main
tanning order.
The London Morning Post, in an editorial az
ticle, insists that something should be done BY
those execrable miscreant-the Nena Sehibs of
Of revolutionary Europe-wbo in the security
which England affords, have plotted and con-
spired against the life of the Emperor of the
French. -.
1t is alleged, on the authority of letter, that
ussian agents have been creating a feI m. mt in
the SclavonIc provinces of Turkey by circulating
documents relative to the projected abolition Of
Fresh disturbances have broken out in Bosnia,
and the Porte has dispatched thither large body
Of troops
The Ottoman government has published plan
| of the ministry for the withdrawal Of paper
money, by means Of issue of 3l2 900 600 francs
| Of sehinls, guaranteed by the produce of custom
duties and direct taxes. .
BELGIUM. ......
Letters from Client announce that the govern.
ment had refused to changethe laws in reference
| to political refugees,
No further revolutionary attempts at Ancond
| had taken place. $50 ...-. -
| INDIA AND CHINA
| Additional telee ans, published in the Eng
ilsh journals, announce an anticipated engage
| ment with the rebels at Alumbagh. and that
Gen. Outram was preparing for defence An
| immense number of rebels were concentrating at
| Bithoor.
The intelligence from China is entirely devoid
| Of striking features. The course of the French
| fleet in reference to the anticipated attack on
| Canton is unknown. 1t is believed that the Chi
nese authorities will reject the British ultima
| tum, in which event fearful slaughter is appre.
| hended
SPAIN. .-
The new ministry already meets with consid.
cradle opposition.
| FINANCIAL.
The advance in Cotton was in consequence of
| the American advices per the Niagara, and the
| continued ease in the money ma ket
The animation in the Cotton market at Liver.
pool does not extend to Manchester, and the man
nfacturers and spinners complain Of their inabi.
ity to obtain the prices which the enhanced value
| Of Cotton demands
In the London money market there is scarcely
any demand although money is offered at three
per cent. on choice paper. Foreign stocks are
| HAT; Bank shares are firm. The Bank of Eng
lard purchased only 40, 600 of Old on Tuesday,
and the total bullion now in its vaults is believed
to exceed Els ,0W UO0 sterling Consols, after Of
fetal hours on Tuesday, further declined closing
1 at % ass. ...
At Paris, on Tuesday, there was an increasing
improvement In the general commerce of France
The Havre cotton market had advanced with a
more general demand
The bullion in the Bank of France was stead.
| lily increasing.
No failures of importance had occurred in any
direction.