The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-02
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

Baltimore, with Liverpool dates to the 10th
inst, has arrived
The steamer Africa arrived out on the 7th.
AT the Lord Mayors banquet, Lord Derby
and others of the Cabinet were present, and
made speeches, but refused to commit them
selves They promised, however that the forth.
coming measures should be comprehensive and
national in character.
The details of the japan treaty have been
published. Great Britain is to have diplo.
matte agent at Jeddo, and Japan is to have one
at London.
The Emperor Napoleon, in his letter to
Prince Napoleon, says that if the emigration of
free negroes is the slave trade in disguise he
will have none of it. and he directs the Prince
to resume negotiations with England relative to
substituting coolies for negroes.
Napoleons funeral car has been formally
presented to France by Sir John Burgoyne
Prince Napoleon, in receiving it, said he re-
garded it as a testimony of Queen Victoria's
desire to efface the poignant membranes of
st. Helena, and an additional pledge of a cor
dial alliance.
The Legislature of Holland has introduced
bill for emancipating the slaves in Surinam and
Curacao.
The conference at Madrid, between the For
eign Minister and the English and French Am
Mexican difficulty.
Denmark has abrogated the Constitution of
Holsten.
The Calcutta mail news of October 9th had
been telegraphed to London. There is nothing
new of importance The markets were dull.
and freights lower. Exchange Is. 3D. ca Is. Id.
Hong Kong, Sept. 2S-Lord Elgin is await.
ing the arrival of the commissioners on the
tariff, at Shanghai.
The Gazetta del Popolo publishes private
letter, giving an account of the Journey of young
Mortara from Bologna to Rome, of which the
following is the substance
" His conversion to Christianity is not by any
means so far advanced as was pretended some
time ago by an ultramontane paper. The poor
child did nothing but cry all the way, and call
for his father and mother. The sergeant under
whose charge he was having endeavored to force
chapet into his hands, with little cross at the
end, the boy did all he could to reject it, crying
that he wanted the name of God, such as is worn
by other Jewish children. The father in one of
the visits which he was allowed to pay his son,
told him Of the hopes he had that the Pope would
relent and restore the boy to his parents, at
which the boy expressed the greatest JOY"
The letter concludes with an account of the
journey of the father and mother to Rome, of
the indignities they were exposed to in endeav-
oring to obtain audiences, and of the calumnies
which had been studiously spread among the
populace concerning them, viz that it was their
intention to go and murder their own child in
consequence of which, their very lives were in
danger in passing through the streets of Alatri.
Ne,c York, Nor. 26.-The steamer Africa.
with Liverpool dates to Saturday, the 9th inst,
has arrived
Fears are entertained at Liverpool concern
ing the safety of the steamship Indian Empire.
which sailed for Galway from Halifax, October
18th, and had not been heard fran when the
Africa sailed.
Professor Whitehouse says that the recent
experiments with the Atlantic cable demon
strate that the system of testing it is fallacous,
and he believes that the fault is near the shore.
He reiterates his conviction that it may vet be
successfully worked.
England has consented to the proposition
from France, of engaging coolies for colonial
laborers. Q.
The Bank of France has lost 90, 900, 900 francs
in specie during the past month.
The Spanish expedition, of eight steamers,
against the Riff pirates has sailed.
The Russian treaty with Japan has been con-
Guided
The second portion of the Spanish reinforce-
ments for Cuba is ready to sail, at a moments
notice
MARKETS.
liverpool, Nor 10 otton.-Sales of the
week, 10000 bales. There is an average bust
ness doing.
B,eadsfu6s.-Ma Market very dull. Flour dull,
but steady. Wheat dull Quotations nominal.
Corn. dull and nominal mixed, 2es.
Procisions-The market has declining ten
dency. Pork dull. Lard.--The market gen.
orally closed heavy at 53s. ca 54s. holders are
pressing on the market. Tallow is 6rmer.
Produce.-Ashes dull all qualities slightly
declined.