The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-16
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DETAILS nv THE NIAGARA.
Hn.y.x. Feb. 1.-THE r. N. steamship Niass.
RI. Capt. Miller. from Liverpool 1t about 10 a. MI
81 Saturday, the 3oth ult., arrived at Halifax
I 30, A N. Of sunday, the 14fh inst. .
Among her passengers are His Excelency, tAs
Right Hon. the Earl of Mulgrave, the newly %.
pointcd Governor of Nova Scotia, bis family and
suite.
the whole passage.
Gaxar BRITAIN
Parliament would assemble on the 4fh Of Feb
rssry. Lord Paimerston had, as usual, issued q
circular soIiciting the early attendance OF the sup
porters of the Government, Is affairs OF consider
able Importance will come under discussion.
numerous deputation had waited on Lord Pal
merston to urge the immediate abolition OF tue
church rates. They met with such lukewarm en-
raeement that they adopted an indignant res
olution, and pledged themselves TO press forward
an independent bill on the subject.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, had been
In estes with the order of the garter.
The Ieyiafhan had been pa he'd twenty-five feet
off the ends of the launching ways, and her era
dies we're being removed. She had over seventeen
feet of water under her, aud was expected to float
on the 30th or 3lst.
A resolution pending before the General Court
of Directors Of the East India Company depreca-
ting the proposed change In the government of In
dia was carried by an almost unanimous vote
The London Advertiser asserts that the Indian
bill will not be really sweeping as IL generally
believed. and as was at first Intended. Ministers
will consent TO notifications in the measure 10 its
progress through Parliament and it will not pass
this year; If not withdrawn, tt will DO sheiyed at
the end of the session.
Heavy drafts Of troops were under orders TO en-
bark for India.
The Bank of England reduced the rate of dis
count on the goth to four per cent The reduction
had little OF no effect on the money market or
stock exchange.
The London Times remarks, on the subject that
there In a prospect that the tendency for consi-
dersble period may be towards increased ease in
the money market. For the last week or two ap-
plications at the Bank for discount have almost
entirely ceased They are sttll likely to be only
of a very moderate character, since the minimum
rate in the open market has for come days not
been higher than three per cent, while in the
stock exchange the supply 10 abundant at two
The interest deposits allowed by the discount
bousss has been reduced to 21a per cent.
The Daily News says that some persons are dis
posed 10 look for a further reduction in the bank
minimum.
The correspondence from Calcutta, to Dec. oath,
adds nothing of Importance to the Geographic dis.
patches which anticipated the mail. The Times
correspondent gives circumstantiai account of
the Wndham affair; but the facts do not differ
from those already before the public. The scenes
after Windhams defeat are said to bave been fear
full The hospitals were crowded to suffocation.-
The enemy directed their force specially upon
them aud it was not till Sir Colin Campbell re-
turned and with dozen naughty words brought
every man to his place, that order was restored.
LATEST.
LONDON, Friday night-The government has re-
ceved a telegram from Malta. announcing the ar
rival of the Bombay mail of Jan. I'D. at Suez.-
The news il of little importance. Sir Colin Camp
bell was at Cawnpore at last advices, but was
shortly expected to move westward, with power
full force Sir James Outram, at Alumbaugh, at
tackled and defeated the enemy on the 22d DeceE1-
ber captured four guns, and sustained but triGng
Ioss. General Roberts is appointed to command
full force in Rajapotana, which IL assembling nj
Deesa, and which is to march On to Musserabad
No fresh disturbances have occurred in any part of
the Deccan or Central India. The Punjaub is tran
quill
The correspondent of the Times writing from
Canton River, under date of December 10th, says
that Yeh has returned an iusolent answer to the
ultimatioB of the English and French pienipoten
ti8res and that the two forces would III few
days attack Canton. Lord Elgin's demand was OF
the most temperate character; asked for no more
than that the treaty should be carried out; that
Canton should be put upon the same footing as
the other treaty ports-its gates open to commerce.
that compensation he given for the damage TO BrI
fish merchants, and that the occupation Of the
island of HoDan be acquiesced in as material
guarantee until all matters are settled.
A letter from Hong Kong says that Yehs All
swer to Lord Elgin is couched in a sarcastic vein
lie tells his Lordship that the question of the
treatment of strangers at Canton has been set
tied by the decree of the Emperor that Sir George
Bonham was made BaroDet for respecting that
decree and recommends Lord Elgin to follow his
example, and that as to compassionate h had de-
manded of the English government for losses suf
fered by China.
A few days before this answer was received, Mr.
Reed, the American Commissioner, solicited an IN
terview in the city; Yeh replied that he would
meet him outside of the city, but that no barba-
rian should set foot within the limits of Canton.
The Paris Pays publishes accounts from Cochin,
China dated Tonquin, 18th November The perse-
cution of the Christians continued with uHparal
eled violence. The country was also in state
of the greatest confusion.
FRANCE.
Addresses from some of the regiments to the En-
peror are worded in such strong language as to
attract much attention. The Zouaves almost re-
GREETED that they had no opportunity to manifest
their zeal in striking manner, and the address
of the SD Regiment contains the following SEN
tence: "Aud if your Majesty wants soldiers to
reach these men. even in their haunts, we hum
bly, pray you to designate the Eghty-Second kegi-
ment part of the advance guard of this army"
Addresses from other regiments appear to have
been worded still stronger, for the Moniteur has
omitted some of the paragraphs.
1t is stated that Orsini vas at Stuttgart when
the Emperor was there last year, but that he aud
two or three other Italians were expelled.
The Moniteur publishes decree announcing the
intention ofthe government to put down all rel
gious controversy In the French press.
A Brussels paper affrms that the French foreign
minister had addressed note to the British, Bel
gian, Swiss, and Sandman governments demand
ing certain measures which may prevent renewed
attempts at assassination.
LATEST
The correspondence of the Times reports that
no further measures of repression will be directed
against the press.
Addresses from the army continue to appear in
the Moniteur-nany call voluntarily for leave to
pursue the conspirators to their hannts.
ITALY.
dispatch from Naples announces the death of
Signor Lablache. at that place on the I'D of JAN
uary.
plot against the life of the King of Naples
had been discovered. Ten persons, all frenchmen,
said to have been landed at Naples, to carry
out tho design. conspiracy had also been dis
covered at Ascoli-design unknown.
1t was stated that the Rothschilds were negoti-
ating a loan for the PaPal government
An insurrectionary movement III Rome was said
to have beeu planned tor the 18th January, but
the police frustrated it.
AUSTRIA.
A Vienna journal says the National Bank con-
tains greater amount of specie by 100000 flor
ins than ever before.
Austria consents that the act of the Riveraine
States relative to the free navigation of the Dan
ube shall DO submitted to the Paris Conference.
DENMARK.
new project from Denmark having for its OBJ
iect to place the Duehies In exceptional position
IN the Danish Monarchy. has been taken to Frank
fort but the members of the Diet declared against it
as insufficient.
RUSSIA.
II is said that Russia intends to restore all the
mariue stations on the Crcassion coast, but on
new system, which will eyede the treaty of Paris.
new sehastopol is also in contemplation.
II was asserted that the British Government
had agreed to pay peeuuisry Indemnity to tue
Porte for occupation of the Island of Perrin, the
amount to Re fixed ac,icabiy between the two pow
era without the Intervention of any other
Serious distur Dances were said TO have broken
out In Bosnia and force of 5000 men had been
sent to suppress them.
THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH FROM
LONDON TO LIVERPOOL.
[from the Times City Articte.t