The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-09
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GREAT BRITAIN.
| The Cunard steamship Europa Captain Leitch
which left Liverpool at noon on Saturday the 20tl
OF February, arrived at her dock at 6]2 o'clock OF
! Saturday evening.
Amongst the passengers by the Europa is his Ex
cellency Mohammed Pasha, Rear Admiral of the
Turkish Navy, attended byhis suite.
The screw steamer Kangaroo arrived at Lverpoo
on the 10Th, and the Europa reached the same port
on the 18th. The steamer North America woulC
not sail for Portland till the Sd of March.
The annual general meeting of the Atlantic Tele
| graph Company was held in London on the 18th
ult. Mr.. S. Gurney NJ. p, the Deputy Chairman
presided, in the absence of Mr. William Brown, NJ
L. He stated that as regarded the commercial pros
poets of the Company, the promoters engineer, and
directors more than ever satisfied that the un
dertaking would eventually yield most handsome
| return for the outlay.
The experience gained last year had satisfied
them of the ultimate success of the undertaking.
An additional capital would be required and il was
! proposed to issue 1850 new shares of f20 each.-
As much as f24 900 had been already subscribed for
| by 81 shareholders, and there could be no doubt
that these new shares would be readily taken up.
! The chairman then proposed the adoption of the
report, which was seconded by Mr. G. Bushill, OF
Liverpool. The report and some resolutions having
been carried, the meeting broke up.
The trial of the directt(ts and managers of the
Royal British Bank for conspirng by false preten-
ces, to defraud the shareholders and the public was
commenced on the 18th of February in the Court of
the Queens Bench, London, before Lord Campbell
and special jury. A great array of legal talent
was engaged in conducting the proceedings which
were continued from day to day up to the departure
OF the Europa, In obedience to a request from the
Bench, the English journals refrained from making
any comment during the progress of the trial, but
reported the evidence at length
The farewell banquet given to DR.. Livingstone
the African traveller brilliant affair, and was
attended by large array of eminent men.
Numerous meetings have been held in London
and elsewhere against Lord Palmerston's bill in re-
gard to conspiracy to murder, and demonstration
against it was to take place in HYDE Park, London
on Sunday, the 2lst of February.
french refugee, named Simon Bernard had
been arrested by the London police, charged with
, pelng an accomplce in the recent attempt on the
life of the Emperor of the French. At the preimi-
nary examination of the prisoner sufficiently con-
elusive evidence was produced to warrant his being
remanded for trial under the existing laws of Eng
land.
The election at Limerick, Ireland, which threat
ened to be productive of serious riot, passed off
with comparative quiet, and resulted in the return
OF Major Gavin, the anti-ministeral candidate
The trial OF Father Conway, on charge of re-
sorting to religious intimidation during the late
election in Mayo, commenced at Dublin on the 10th
February
1t has been officially announced that the British
government intend to assume certain portions of
the Hudson Bay Company. The London Globe saws.
"The Red River Colony will now, probably, be
constituted Province with Military Governor;
Nancouver's Island placed under the Government
OF OF the Admiral commanding the station similar to
the early state of rule at Newfoundland"
1t will be remembered that Lord Palmerston de-
med that any legacy in accordance with the will of
the First Napoleon, had been paid to Canton the
Would-be assassin of the late Duke of Wellington
Mr. Sterling, member of Parliament, has publish
ed letter IN which he quotes from the Monieur, to
prove that Cantilon's legacy, amounting, with in
terest to lO,354 francs, had been paid in full and
that this payment as well as many others, had re-
ceived the approval of the present Emperor.
hn 1Npn rtf1pr1 aft Ill D,4. l. D.
week ending the Goth have been extremely inter
esting.
In the House of Commons, in reply to an inquiry
by Mr.. Gritiths, whether it the intention of
Government to suggest to the French Government
the publication in the Monte ofthe letter from the
French Ambassador, expressing the regret of the
Emperor for the appearance of certain offensive ad
dresses Lord Pamerston deprecated any course cal
cuated to disturb the harmony subsisting between
the two countries and stated that it not the in
tenton OF Government to pursue the course refer
red to in the inquiry, which would be highly i'm
proper and excessively absurd
The adjourned debate upon the Government of
India Bill was resumed on the 18th. Mr.. Disraeli
Sir e. Bulwer Lytton, Colonel Sykes and others op-
posing any change at present, and Lord John Rus
sell, Sir c. Wood and Lord Palmerston defending
the proposed measure: Upon division, leave was
given to bring in the bill by a vote of 3lS to l73
In the House of Commons on the 18th, Lord Pal
merston moved the second reading of the Conspira-
cy Bill. After spirited debate, the Government
was defeated by majority of nineteen.
Concessions are to be made bv Belgium to the de-
mands of the French Government particularly with
reference to the Press
Captain Durham, of the American bark Adriatic,
which lately escaped from the French authorities at
Marseles has sold his vessel either to the Russian
Government or Russian firm, and was making his
way to England.
Letters rom China, which we publish in another
column, give ample details Of the bombardment and
capture of Canton. The Fekin Gazette of Nov IA
contains document whicnis regarded as equivalent
to a declaration of war against Russia
From India we have a later intelligence of an i'm
portant character There is a rumor that Nena Sa-
Gen. Outram had had several engagements with
the rebels in all OF which the latter were defeated
The English funds had been very buoyant during
the week ending the 2Oth ult., and consols had ad,
vanced over one per cent.
The Directors of the Bank of France, at their
meeting on the 18th ult, reduced the rate of dis
count on commercial bills to per cent.