The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-07-02
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HALAFAx, June 90.

HALAFAx, June %.
The steamship arabia, from Liv-
erpool 10Th, arrived this afternoon.
She passed the Africa on the 10th,
bound east. June 23d, noon, pass.
ed sloop.ofwar, supposed TO be one
Of the telegraphic expedition, steer
ing west in lat. 1886, long. 3O:S,
possibly the Niagara. From the
position IL would appear that the
spot for uniting the cable had not
quite been reached.
Tie arabia reports a gale from
west south west on the 25th, and the
weather on the whole not so moder.
ate as usual in June.
The Indian Empire was to have
left Galway on the 18th, but as she
was entering that horbor she struck
a suDken rock, which, though not in
juring her, caused detention till
the 10th. The steamer Ne'o York
wa, going to pieces. The City of
Washington and North American
arrived ont on the 17th.
GREAT BRIrAIN.-ln the House of
Lords. on the. 18th, the Bishop OF
Oxford called attention to the Span
i.h slave trade. He conten6ed that
the present threatening state Of al
fairs in the west was Occasioned by
having so long permitted Spain to
break hr treaty engagements.
Lord Brougham strongly opposed
the policy OF Spain.
Earl Malmesburv deeply regretted
that the efforts Of England to sup
press the slave trade had not been
seconded by other nations. He had
admitted to the American Govern.
ment that ~ question OF interna-
tional Law England was not entitled
to the right of search. hut he had al.
40 pm, it strongly to the American
Govern ment whether they wOnld
continue to permit their h,g to be
prostituted to the vilest OF purposes,
and had urged the necessity OF an
ocean police, and that some under
standing should he come TO between
the different maratime nations
which would enable the nationality
Of the vessels to be clearly verified
without any danger Of breach o
international law. He had every
reason To believe. from a conversa
tion with the American Minister,
that some such arrangements nigh
he come t.. With regard to Spain
it was notorious that hitherto the
moral support Of England had mate
rally aided her in resisting the wish
cs of the United States to anne,
Cuba, but il she still persisted il
supporting the slave trade, it wa
highly probable that the presen
anxiety OF Great Britain would b,
> exchanged for Indifference.
Earls Gray and Aborieen assent
cd to Lord Ma,mesbury's definition
of international law.
In the Commons, on the 18th,
debate took place on the American
L imbroglio. Mr.. Fitzgerald made {
= similar statement 70 that Of Lor
: Malmesbury. In the debate gen
eral temperate spirit was manifested
I, Mr.. Roebuck stated that the Ian
:, guage used in the American Con
gress was unworthy . great country
= They had always assumed that Eng
= land wished to insult them. but h
g hoped they wonld now learn that sh
l. had no such desire.
= The debate in the Lords was tn
Q general topic Of remark in the press
q The Times congratulated the cour
J.. try on having taken q positio
u against the right OF visit or search.
q There had been a serious col .iso
!, on the London & Northwestern
81 Railway, near Hudderstield; twely
D. were wounded and three killed.
- Demand for money WAS CROWN
4 more active, and confidence in bl
.e sincss generally reviving.
l. The appointment Of Ds Langle 6
10 Minister OF the Interior, gives gen
70 raj satisfaction IN France.
r, Arrests continued in Paris.
l. Ares Scheffer, the celebrated pain
81 er, is dead.
II The King Of Belgium was visitir
l. Queen Victoria.
'e Prussia, it is rumored, was
increase her army.
The Crown Princess Of Sweedt
had given birth to a fine son.
The Danish election has result'