Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-16
Arrival of the Canada.

NEW YORK, Oct. Z.
The royal mail steamship Canada arrived
at Halifax this morning, with the European
mails and advices to Sept. 25th, being three
days later o.0 -,a
The commercial and monetary advices are
Of about the usual interest Cotton had ad-
vanced 1-16@t per pound, with moderate
sales. Breadstuffs and provisions were DUH
Consols closed at 974@975. -tT-
The political intelligence is but of minor inn
portancc
The bank of France had reduced its rate
OF discount to 3 per cent The interest on
their easy bonds was also reduced one-half
per cent.
The details of the treaty between France
and China had been published, from which it
appears that France obtains indemnity to the
! amount OF 100000 francs.
Among the passengers is c. W. Bridely,
bearer Of dispatches from China to the gov
ernment at Washington.
GREAT BRiTAIN.-The conflict between the
| officers Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
| still continues. Mr.. Brett had issued
| a second pamphlet in answer to Mr.. White
| houses statement He charges TIE latter
| gentleman with ignorance of the facts in the
case, and disputes the correctness of his de-
ductions. Mr.. Brett saya that simple rope or
gutta percha covered cables have been proved
to be useless, and hopes that the Company
will lay cable of three electrical conductors
| next year.
Atlantic Telegraph shares were quoted at
:e300@ 1880.
| The British Board of Trade returns, for
| August, show decrease in the exports for
August of over half million sterling com
pared with the same month last year. This
| exhibits an improvement upon the recent re-
| turns The imports continue to show a large
increase in wheat and -four
| The new Telegraph cable between England
and Holland has been successfully laid down.
| 1t is the heaviest ever submerged, weighing
l ,24O tons, although the distance is only 140
miles,
Detailed accounts of the recent rising of the
convicts at Portland shows that the intention
of the 1900 engaged in the plot was to fall
upon the guards in their combined strength
| and murder them-to burn the prison, plum
| der the buildings, and then to make their way
to the main land A handful of soldiers
| thwarted their designs.
Orders had been issued for the sending of
5000 troops, re-inforcements for India, during
the month of October
FRANCE.-An imperial decree nominates
Baron Gros, French Plenipotentiary in China,
to the dignity of Senator.
The ChalOn's camp will be razed in the
middle of October
Prince Ghirka was killed in Paris by throw
ing himself from his carriage, his horses hav-
ing taken fright
The Paris correspondent of the Ladepend
ence Beige says the French forces at Rome are
to be augmented.
A solemn mass of thanksgiving was per-
formed at Paris in the Church of Foreign
Missions in celebration of the Chinese treaty.
Ii is said that the French ships Of war in
the Adriatic are to be withdrawn, the affairs
of Montcnegros no longer requiring their pre-
sence there.
SPAIN.-According to the official dispatches
from Madrid, the Government will augment
the army so as to be prepared to put down
political agitation, come from any quarter that
it may.
1t is said that the expedition against the
| Riff pirates will be postponed until spring;
L ut tho Government intends to act energeti-
| cally against Mexico.
Gen. Monraviel WILL it is said, be the Rus
sian Minister to Persia.
1t is reported in Paris that the British Gov
ernment also proposes sending military man
as its representative there.
The Russians are reported to have gained
another great victory over the Caucasians at
| Moscow
The Metropolitan Archbishop addressed a
| solemn allocutiOn to the Emperor, charging
him to carry the othodOX Christian faith, by
all means and appliances, into the heart of
China.