The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-04
FOUR DAYS LATER1FROM EUROPE.

Portland, Feb. 23.-Ths steamer Anglo-Sax-
on arrived here this evenipg, at six O'Clock,
bringing Liverpool dates Of the 10Th inst.
The steamers City of Washington and Arago
also sailed on the 10th.
The AngloSaxon was estained twelve hours
off Cape Race, by the ice
The United States corvatte Constellation was
at Alexandria January Och.
Eiagtand-Leave has Geen granted 10 Lord
Palmerston, in Parliament, to introduce bill to
amend the penal law, by lsaking conspiracy to
murder felony. The vcse was three to one.
Lord LyndLurst, in tne House of Lords,
asked whether any mm-lnication had passed
between the British and Trench Governments
respecting certain insulting paragraphs in the
Moniteur. He considered that the French
Government, by authorizing the publication of
the insults, had taken the responsibility.
Lord Granville said that note had been
received from Count Wal, wski, explaining the
publication of the addresse IS, and the regret of
the Emperor at the appearance of anything
offensive to England.
A Aote of thanks was rsssed to the army in
India by both Houses of Parliament after some
objections made to Lord Canning being inclu-
ded in the vote.
France.-M. Billaulte, The French Minister
of the Interior, has resigNd, and has been sue
ceeded by M Esplnapee.
Important from Ching-Calcutta dates to
the 9Th of January, uiG Malta have reached
England. Also, Canton Yates of the 29th of
December, and Bombay dates to the 18th of
January. Sir Colin Campbell had taken pos
session of Finkabad, which was abandoned by
the enemy on the I'd. tserachpore was also
taken On the 6th---seveo guns captured, and
200 of the enemy killed. The British loss was
only 2 killed and wouna,d.
The roads between Deki and Calcutta were
open. Gen. Outram was safely posted. The
Alumbagh peasantry weEe beginning to bring
supplies to the camp.
The British and French sorces landed at Can.
ton On the 18th of De8 mber. The British
landed 1900, and the Fnn 900 men. The
walls were escaladed Oh the 10Th, and the
heights within the town V,re in possession of
the besiegers by nine o'e.ck in the morning.
The Chinese feebly CONTESTED the advance of
the English and French within the city. The
damage done to the town vas but small. The
captain of the ship ActscoG was killed.
The Times's dispatch ssps that the lombard
ment of Canton commenced at daylight on the
18th, and continued all Jay and the ensuing
night. The assault was sade in three divis
ions, at 6 o'clock in the morning. Coughs
fort was taken, and two others were blown up.
The Chinese continued to fire from their houses,
but the troops were resbi,ined from entering
the city.
Tea had considerably declined at Hong
Kong. Large shipments were making to India.
We have news from Europe to the 18th inst.
brought by the steamship America, which ar
rived at Halifax yesterday afternoon. In q
financial point of view i. is important. The
Bank of England had reduced the rate of inter
sat to three per cent, and Sa,nsols had advanced
to 965. The cotton market was unusually
active, at a considerable. advance in prices,
while breadstuffs were corlespondingly depress
ed.
A shocking catastrophe had occurred on the
coast of England. The satp Leander, Captain
Curtis, of Bath, Me-, and ;he steamer North
American, came in collision, and in short
time after the ship sunk, ! arrying down with
her the captains wife, TIE second mate, and
eight of the crew. The captain and the bal
ance of the crew, eleven iii .pumber, were fortu-
nately rescued.
There is but little pslitical news of i'm
portance by this arrival Lord Palmerston
had introduced a bill in tks British Parliament,
providing for the transfer ri the governmental
control of Indi, to the Grown. In France,
reports were in circulatios of the designations
of Marshal Valiant, Mininer of War, and of
Count Walewski, Minister, of Foreign Affairs.
California .ssws.
The news from Califorrs, is interesting, but
not important. Money .,yas scarce in San
Francisco, and the receipts of gold from the
interior quite limited. TEs markets. werea gain
oyerstocked with all desc Iptions Of merchan.