Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-30
LATER FROM INDIA.

PORTLAND, Nov. 28.-The Canadian Com
pany's screw steamship North Bfiton, Captain
Thomas Jones, which left Liverpool at 4.I5
z. NJ. on Wednesday, 18th inst, arrived at
this port at 3 o'clock this morning, being but
10 IL days on the passage.
She reports On 10th, passed steamer.
bound e., supposed to be the Anglo.Saxon.
from Quebec for Liverpool.
Steamship Europa, from Boston via Halifax
for Liverpool, put into Queenstown 10th for
coal, and sailed again on the morning of the
18th, and expected to reach Liverpool on the
morning of the 18th. She had on board the
crew of the Hamburg steamer Bertha, picked
up at sea.
There is no news of the missing steamship
Indian Empire.
Heavy Easterly gales had prevailed along
the English coast, and numerous marine dis
asters, with loss of life, are reported The
French mail steamer at Dover broke her
moorings, and was obliged to run over to
Bouogne for safety, without mails or passen-
gers There are no American vessels report
ed among the sufferers.
Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the
ship Agincourt, now ll8 days out from Mel
bourne, with E283, 900 in gold. Five gum
cas- premium were asked for insurance
The Times, in an article on the Atlantic
Gable, says;
"Should any improvement take place when
the shore end is fully added on, there are
many who profess themselves confident of
working through the whole wire, for some
time to come, at least. Foremost among
those who express this opinion is Professor
Hughes, whose printing telegraph is extern
sively used in the United States, and which
will alan in ba of, 10,
be introduced into Australia to work through
the first submarine telegraph of that colony.
between Tasmania and Melbourne. Profes.
sor Hughes states that he is confident, even
now, Of being able to signal through the At
lantc Cable, and is anxious to conduct all
experiments upon the wire at his own ex-
pense. The Atlantic Telegraph Company, on
the other hand, say they have no disinclina-
ton TO permit Hughes to try his skill, yet,
strange to say, though both parties are will
ling, nothing is done. Nevertheless, how.
however, that the matter is made public, Mr..
Hnghes'may feel bound to press his offer; and
the Atlantic Company, in fairness and in du-
ty to sthe shareholders, will perhaps see the
necessity OF at once accepting a liberal pro-
posal, which, whichever way it results, can
do them or their cable no manner of injury ::
but, on the other hand, may possibly be of
immense benefit"
The Times then proceeds to explain Mr..
Hughes's system, and its obvious advantages.
and says his offer should be decided by actual
tests.
France.
A commission from the French Ministerial
Department was to BIO named to fix the in-
domnity from Portugal in the Charles Georges
affair.
The Paris papers were insticted not to pub
fish extracts from the King Of Portugals
speech on tho opening of the Chambers.
Montaembert's trial was postponed till the
25th Of Nov. M. Berger is counsel for the
defendant.
The published official account Of hostile pre-.
ceedings at Touran, Cochin China, merely
confirms the previous statements.
Trade in Paris was more active, but &C.
counts from the manufacturing districts are
lees favorable. The Paris flour market was
without material change. Wheat dull and
sales difficult. Wines had considerably de.
clined. Brandios were in demand, and rather
dearor.
Several Jews had been appointed members