The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-02-04
Foreign News by the Canada.

the AIheTlcdu sup huTlaliCy WHiCu wa
confseated by the French court of APP
peals, on account of her collision witt
the steamer Lyonnais, had made her es
cape from the detention at that port, anc
put to sea on the night Of the Sth o.
January A French war steamer vent in
persuit without effect. 1t was feared that
serious diplomatic complication may arise
on this case.
1t is said that the question of the Dan
ubian Prineipalities is now SO complicated
that no day can be fixed for the meeting
of the Paris Conference.
The monthly statement of the Bank
of France shows loss Of over ii 900, 0OO
francs in cash held in Paris and gain
of y 100000 in the country branches.
The Leviathan has be pushed to with
in half dozen feet of the extremity Of
the launching ways. She would remain
in that position until the prevailing
Spring tides were over when she would
pushed off the ways, and so await the
high tides Of January to float her
Reform meetings were being extensively
held both in London and the Provinces.
The Chartists were taking part in them.
Brigader Inglis has been appointed to
the rank Of Major General for his gallant
deftuce of Lucknow.
On the l4th inst, the bank of England
reduced its rates of discount to FIVE per
cent being the lowest point touched for
fifteen months. IL was anticipated that
further reduction would take place in
week or two. The discount houses have
reduced the rates of allowance at call from
q to 3! per cent. The Joint Stock
Bank has reduced the rate of deposite to
3 per cent. This action Of the Bank i'm
parted frmness to the Stock Market
Choice paper was negotiated in the dis
count market at 3iai per cent.
Il. c. I. Gray & Sons, in London, in
the Cana liam Trade, have suspended for
about t3O,O0U also, Bishop a Gessiug,
wholesale statlOners Tor about $780, 900.
lNDIA.-Ihe weely mail from Bonn
bay, with dates Of the 24th Of December
mad reached Alexandria. 1t contained
nothing new from Dude or Cawnpore,
owing tits presumed to the continued inter
ruptlon OF the mail between Calcutta and
Bombay.
The garrison at Futtemore was press
cd by the insurgents and they had aban-
doucd part OF their entertainments, aud
taken up another and more secure
position. \ column from Delhi, under
colonel Seaton, attacked BODY OF iusur-
gents at ucnowroe, and defeated them
killing 100 and taking three OF their tour
guns. Three British ohlccrs were Killed
and one wounded.
The insurgents in the neighborhood
Of JubbcIpororwere .s,1cked on the 18th
ol November without decisive results
Jubbclpofe.
lue K4Jah of Aamjheer and his min
ister had been tried aud sentenced to
death The minister was hanged, but
the sentence against the Rajah awaited
the confirmation Of the Governor Gcner-
al
Other executions had also taken
place
The Punjaub, Scindc and Bombay were
all quiet.
No further rebel depredations were re-
ported and quiet general prevailed.
At Bombay the import market was
generally lower. Gotten had defined
Exchange was IS I'D.
SPAIN.-A dispatch from Madrid OF
the l4th says that the Spanish Ministry
rendered their designations in consc-
queucc OF the nomination OF Bravo Muullo.
Iheu resignation mad not been excepted.
The Cabinet would remain III office Ii the
Queen would dissolve the COrtes
The Queen in her speech to the COrtes
in regard to the Mexican, quarrel merely
remarks that she has accepted the medl-
alton Of France and England as proof
Of tho spirit OF Cancellation which am
mates her, but that under any clrcum-
stances the honor and reputation VI SPAN
shall be preserved intact.
\ dispatch from Madrid, dated Friday,
the 10Th, reports the acceptance OF the
resignation OF the Ministers, and the /
formation Of new Cabinet as follows -
President Of the Council, lsturitz; Min
lster Of Finance, Ocana; Minister OF
Justice, Boz, Minister Of the Interior,
Dicz; Minister of War Espeleta.
CnINA.-The Hong Kong correspond !
ent of the Londen Times under date
Ncycmeber 18th says: /" Mr.. Reed, the
American Commissioner, remained on
board the frigate Minnesota, carefully
avoiding any entangIIng alliance. lie
says that the Minnesota, from her great
SIZE would prove almost useless for war
like purposes in China" The same
letter predicts that the British would
have possession of Canton before the onu
the year, and that free and uninterrupted