The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-17
LATER FROM EUROPE.

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LATER FROM EUROPE.
Neao York, June TO- The steamer Asia.
with Liverpool dates to the 29th ultimo. ar
rived this morning.
The steamer Birussia arrived out on the
9th, and the Ariel on the 18th.
England.-Parliament reassembled on the
18th.
The tslegraphic feet was expected to sail on
the experimental trip the day the Asia left.
Lord John Russell had made a speech, in
which he condemned brilliant speech which
D'Israell had been making to his constituents
during the recess, in which he cast an imputa.
ton on the late Government, and said the
country was within few hours of. war when
the present Ministry took office
DIsraeli defended his position with ability.
The Government stated that it was proposed
to build q pier at Holyhead, for the convenience
of landing mails and passengers from trans.
atlantic steamers.
Attic annual meeting of the Royal Geograph.
ical Society, in London, the President, Sir
r. Murchison, invested two distinguished geeg-
raphers, Alexander Dallas Bache, of the Uni
ted States, and Capt. Collnson, of Arctic fame,
with the medals awarded to them by the society
Professor Bache was represented by the Ameri-
can Minister, Mr.. Dallas.
Achmed Pasha, elder son of Ibrabim Pasha,
and heir apparent to the Pashalc of Egypt,
was killed by an accident on the railway steam
ferry.
John O'Connell, son of the late Daniel
OConnell. and one of the principal repeal sgi
tstors, is dead.
In London, the ground has been selected for
Mr.. Spurgeon's new church.
The Leviathan was opened for exhibition on
the Oath ult. The vessel is now said to be in
full trim.
The Court Circular says tina. another addi.
ton to the royal family may be anticipated.
The funeral of the late Duchess of Orleans
took place at Weybridge, Surrey, on the 22d
of May, her remains being deposited in the
same vault With those of Louis Philippe. The
ceremony was attended by Prince Albert, and
by large concourse of foreign ambassadors
and French notsbles, including NM. Guizot
and Theirs. She was buried with the cere-
monies of the Lutheran church.
1t is stated that the conference between the
House of Lords and House of Commons on the
right of Jews to hold seats in Parliament has
ended in the former agreeing to the principle
The result will be, that Rothschild will take his
seat in the House of Commons.
Mr.. Rarey, the American horse-tsmer, has
been demonstrating his powers over wild
zebra, before distinguished company in Lon.
don. His experiments we're quite successful.
Fr0nce.-The Paris conference had held a
second meeting, when resolution was adopted,
declaring that the object of the conference was
to settle the question of the principalities.
Rumors were circulating of an intended dem.
onstration by French war steamer against
Morocco.
Spain.-The Duke de Almeda was spoken
of as likely to succeed General Concha in the
Governorship of Cuba.
Thrkey-The Montenegro boundary ques.
ton was to be settled by special commission
at Constantinople.
The Turks we're landing large forces at Ra-
gusa.
Lndia.-The London Times correspondent
writes despondingly of the Indian war prospects.
The revolt has deeper root than was imagined.
China.-The dates from Hong. Kong are to
April 18th. Advices say that diplomatic rela
tons have taken an unfavorable turn. 1t was
understood that the replies received by the
foreign ambassador to the com municaton sent
to the Emperor purposes to discuss the ques-
tions at Canton. This was not acceded to,
however, and the plenipotentiaries, including
the American minister, had decided to proceed
at once to Fleenstein. All was quiet at Canton.
Newspaper accounts assert that Lord Elgin
had declared himself ready to employ force to
penetrate to Pekin.
Our foreign files by the Asia contain some
little additional news of interest, which we sub.
joins
Full details of the recent aggressions on
American shipping, by British cruisers in the
Gulf had reached England, but they had not
been commented upon by the British press.
One journal prefaces the news with the remark
that "the exertions of the British cruisers to
suppress the trade in negro slaves had given
rise to some angry feelings on the part of the
American press +" and another announces that
"the ticklish question" respecting the over.
hauling of American vessels by British cruisers
was before the Senate.
The London correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing of the outrages on American
vessels, Says
"Lord Derby is now firm in power. His
Cabinet hare sent ont the most stringent orders
to cease their constant violations Of inferno
tional lap. Ample and noble apology plI be
made for the 0utrages already committed
Every British officer concerned in them ,oiU
be punished"
This extract we give for what it is worth.
The next steamer will bring more definite &C.
counts.
The returns of the British board of trade
show a falling off in the exports during the
month of April of little over half million
sterling, as compared with April, 1857. This
falling of is far less than is shown by the re-
turns of the several preceding months, and is
regarded as a sign of revival in most depart.
ments of trade.
Prince Albert had left England for Germany,
where he would remain about week.