The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Asla.

New York, Oct 1.-THE steamship
Asia, from Liverpool, on Saturday P. NJ.
Of the Both, arrived this morning.
The London Ne,rs, says that the steamer
built in the United States for the Egyptian
Government, is a failure, as far as steam is
concerned. and it is expected that she will
be brought to Southampton in the spring
to have her speed increased.
GREAT BRIrAIS.--The political event OF
the week has been . great demonstration
at Birmingham. in honor Of Mr.. Bright,
Member Of Parliament from that town, and
his delivery Of q telling speech on the sub
ject of parliamentary reform. Mr.. Bright's
remarks attract great attention as an indi-
cation of the folly Of the extreme radical
party. He eulogized the American elective
franchise, the equal distribution Of represen.
tation, and the ballot box and pledged
himself to support reform bill, providing
for such q system In England. Mr.. Brights
recommendations were not generally accept
able to the bulk Of the press.
The complete prospectus OF the new Great
Eastern steamship Company has been is
sued, and meeting of the old shareholders
convened for the lst Of November, to make
arrangements for the transfer Of the vessel.
The capital Of the new company is to be
E330000.
Great uneasiness exists in Ireland in re-
gard to the formation of new order OF
seditious societies, which are spreading over
the country, and whose members bind them
selves not to divulge their plans to the
priests. They are supposed to derive inspi-
ration and money from America.
In connection with these societies, the
projected visit OF the New York Irish regi.
ment to Ireland, is looked on with suspi-
cion, and the Dublin Evening Mail calls
the attention Of the government to the sub.
Jet.
The London Ners says there has been
no further indication Of improvement in
the Atlantic Gable. Shares quoted at
G35Oa360.
Ten Broeck's horse Barbarity ran race
at Newmarket, against Count Butthyapys
Olympus, the owners riding their own hor-
ses. Barbarity was the winner.
FsAsCr.-Prince Napoleon is said to
have sided with Portugal in her recent dis
pute with France.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Post positively asserts that the French gov.
eminent has resolved TO put stop to the
importation Of free negroes Into the French
colonies
MIR. C0wan, the American contractor at
Sebastopoi, writes to Ga!gnani's Messenger
denying the report that his efforts TO raise
sunken ships has failed, and the enterprise
abandoned. He has raised since May six
vessels in good condition, and removed seve-
raj Others.
France has ordered regular line OF steam.
boats between the Bay Of Japan and Hong
Kong and Canton.
SrArS.-All the ships intended for trans
porting troops, in the contemplated expedi.
ton against Mexico, have sailed for Cuba.
The reported royal ordinance will shortly
be isssed, giving greater advantages to the
importation OF tobacco from PHILIPPINE Is.
lands, over the United States.
ArsTRIA.-lG,000 MIME rifles intended
Tor the Bosnian insurgents, had been seized on
the frontier.
Adviccs from Table Bay Sept. 2lst, are
received. Four slavers had been captured
and sent into St. Helena.
'fhe loss by the burning Of the Australian
emigrant ship Eastern City, is estimated at
100000. The ship was built in Boston,
but owned at Glasgow,
The China mail Of Sept. l3lh and India
mail Of the 23d, had reached England.
A great number of chinese piratical ves-
sels had been captured and sunk by the Brit.
ish cruisers.
Active operations in India by Sir. Colin
Campbell, were not expected before Oct. Is.
Lord Elgin's Japan Treaty is reported
almost Identical with the American.
LONDON, Oct. Pounds inactive and
market dull. Money abundant. American
securities inactive. Nothing doing in Rail