Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-24
Additional Foreign News.
Arrival Of the Persia.

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Grcnt Britain.
On the 10th, in the Lords, the bill abolish
ing property qualifications for members Of
Parliament. was debated and read second
| time.
Lord Goderich asked the under Secretary
of State for Foreign affairs whether there was
any truth in the statements alleged to have
been made by Mr.. Mason, United States Min
lister to France. that there has been some
communication between the governments of
England and France upon the subject of the
expectation of negroes from the west coast of
Africa, in the course of which the British
government had informed Count Walewski
that they would not object to the French
scheme for that purpose while the wants of
the British colonies are being supplied by the
Coolie trade.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said there must have been
some grave misapprehensions on the part of
MIR. Mason in the statement he was alleged to
have made. No concession had been made
at any time or of any kind, nor was there
any intention of doing SO.
match has been made for a race between
the American horse Prioress and Beadsman,
the winner of the Derby. The event is to
come off at Newmarket aud the terms are $500
a side. The horses are to carry even weights,
IL POubOs SdCus MISUNDERSTANDING tuhI
Beadsman has an advantage of two years in
age over Prioress. A match has also been
made between Mt. Ten Broecks horse Baby
Ion, four years, and Lord Chester6eld's Tee-
gram, three years, at even weights, for E2O0
side, to be run the day after the above.
Mr.. Ten Broeck's horse Charleston and
Prioress are both entered for the Goodwood
Cup.
Tudin,
An English General was killed during the
advance on Bareilly, but the telegraph has
omitted his name.
Sir Fl. Ross had completely defeated the
enemy at Ramos, killing 700 men and cap
turing guns. He was within IA miles of
Calpee on the l4th of May, and it was ex-
pected the attack would be made on the 10th.
The Garrison of San Jehanpore, 900 strong,
was surrounded by 5000 rebels, with 10 guns
but no fears W ere entertained for their safety,
as relief was at hand.
A village in Central India had been stormed
after an obstinate resistance, and all the male
inhabitants were put to the sword.
France.
The Moniteew announces that France has
purchased the absolute property in the do
main of Longwood, st. Helena, where the
Emperor Napoleon ended his days, and of his
tomb in that island.
Intense heat had prevailed in Paris and the
vicinity, and agriculture stood sadly in need
of rain.
The Paris Constitutional describes the diff.
Guilty which has arisen between Great Britain
and the United States on the subject of the
right OF search, and concludes that both ma
tons are In the wrong-England because she
seeks to exercise a control over the other
navles OF the world; the United States be-
cause they offer plausible motive for the in
reference OF which they complain, byengagiDg
IN transactions condemned by morality. The
state OF things, says the above Journal is GER
talnly embarrassing. Were the other nations
to be raised from the position of simple spec
tators to that Of judges, would they not con-
denim both parties, for England has sought to
raise an excess of power into right, while the
United States who justly claim the ndepend-
ence of their flag, abuse that sacred principle
by tolerating the slave trade.
Italy.
The eruption of Vesuvius continued, but
no very serious results are yet reported.
since Its commencement, not less than seven
new eraters had been opened.
Rev. Mr.. Downey, the Catholic priest
who killed man in stanton, Virginia, was
not convicted, the jury falling to agree upon
verdict. Thurlow S. Turley once highly
respectable man and Protestant minister Of
the Gospel in Virginia, is less fortunate, hay
ing been found guilty in Kanawha county,
OF the murder of his wife. He attempted to
escape from jail on the l4th, and the people
threatened to lynch him. He got his wife out
one night put a rope round her neck, and
what he lacked in choking her to death, he
finished with heavy club or stick a rope
was tied round her arms and body, and stone
of sixty-nine pounds confined to her and
thrown into Coal river.
New instances of brilliant manage
ment Of our navy department come to light
almost every day. Officers on the steamer
Minnesota, sent to Shanghae to strike terror
into the hearts of the Chinese, write home
that she draws so much water they can't get
within fifteen miles of port All they see Of
Shanghai, or Shanghai of them, is done
through the telescope The officers of the
Dale, just returned from the coast of Africa,
report that the clipper built slavers they were
sent to catch, fit in and out, under the nose
of their slow old craft, with lmpunity, The
officers who went to sea in that venerable
tub, the Arctic, in pursuit of the light-heeled
Styx, have never caught of their chase as vet,
and probably never will.
AS a train on the Sullivan New
Hampshire) Railroad was approaching North
| Charlestown, few days since, a little child
two years old, standing upon the track, was
| caught upon the cowcatcher and thrown
upon the shelf around the boiler, without re-
celving any greater injury than a slight bruise
upon the side of its head.
An eagle was killed near Fishersville.
New Hampshire, one day last week. Several
lambs had been lost from the farm of Mr..
William Gage, and were supposed TO have
been killed by dogs, until the eagle was seen
to drop one OF these tirstlings Of the flock
from tall tree top. Some strychnine was
deposited in the carcase, and when the bird
of liberty again yielded to his appetite the
poison slew him.
The four story store of Cordess So Co,
fell in Milwaukee on the l6th while six per.
sons were In the building. Mr.. Eve, one oil
the partners, was killed, and Mhiskirk, a
clerk, fatally injured. The store contained
| 500 1000 worth of goods.
A few days since duel was fought in
Mississippi, by Mr.. I. Knott and Mr., A, W.
Shott, IN the course of which Knott was shot
and Shott was not
The Cleveland Plaindealer says that
its editor was removed from the Post Ofic,
in that city " for doubling the immaculat,
conception of the Lecompton constitution"
"Well, Annie, how did YOU get alone
with that stupid fool of lover OF yours
DId you succeed in getting rid = 30, yes
got RID Of nun very easily. l married him