The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-02-16
Foreign Intelligence.
LATER FROM EUROPE.


The steamship Indian, from Liverpool,
with dates to the 9th Jan. arrived at Port
! land, ON the 10th.
At the time of her leaving Liverpool,
there was a declining tendency in the mar
ket for all kinds of breadstuffs. except
Germ. which was higher. Gotten had ad-
vsnced.
The sales of cotton for the three days
ending 9th, amounted to $4,000 bales, at
an advance of one quarter pence. Specula-
tors took 1000 bales and exporters 1000
bales. The market clos ed with an advanc-
ing tendency.
The wedding of the Princess Royal took
place at Widsor Castle On the twenty fifth
of January. The ceremonies are described
as very imposing.
escaped from Marseilles, had been captur-
ed and taken back by a man of war.
Serious disturbances had taken place at
Belfast. The mob, however, was finally
dispersed. Numerous arrests had been
made.
The operations for the launch of the Lee
viathan had been resumed. and the ship
moved eighteen feet in two days.
The India news brings nothing later from
Dude. There had been two or three sue
ceS>ful engagements with the insurgents.
From China there is a report that the En-
gli>h aud French had taken possession of
an island opposite Canton, without opposi-
ton, and that the French had proclaimed
blockade of Canton river. There is also
doubtful report that the American commo-
dnre had offered, and been accepted by the
English, as u mediator. If the capture of
Canton fails to bring the Chinese to terms,
a march on Pekin is contemplated.
There have been heavy gales on the En-
glish coasts. Damage to American ship
ping is reported.
The festivities in honor of the Princess
Royals marriage were progressing in Eng
land.
The number of persons wounded on the
occasion of the attempted assassination of
tho Emperor Napoleon is about $50, of
whom six are dead.
The English papers report the business
prospects of the whole country as decided
ly improving. The East India Company
arc preparing for conflict with the govern
mcnt at the opening of Parliament. The
European Times says they are putting
forth their power in way that it will re-
qui:e all the strength of the cabinet to
cOunteract.
The common council of London has pre-
scented an address to the Emperor Napo-
leon, c"ngratulating him on his escape in
the late attempted assassination. The Bri-
fish residents of Paris had done tile same
thing. Queen Victoria also sent him O
telegraph letter, congratulating him. 1t is
now generally believed that France will de-
mand the expulsion from English soil of
suspected foreign refugees. The trial of
the comspirators comes off at Paris on the
10Th inst. Twenty-Five additional arrests
had been made in the garden of the Tuil-
Irries. each man with loaded revolvers in
his pockets. So says the Paris cOrrespon-
dent of the London Herald, though it is not
confirmed by other papers. Accounts have
reached Paris of the landing of 200 parti-
sans of Mazzini at Ancona, who attempted
to surprise the Austrian garrison, but were
defeated, with many killed and taken pris-
Sncrs.
The Porte is about to concentrate more
troops i'll Danube, on account of the agita-
ton caused by the project of emancipating
the Scrfs of Russia among the Christians in
Turkey.