The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-19

The America brings Liverpool dates to the I'd instant,
and three days later than heretofore received
Among the passengers were Col Charles Burgthal Of
Philadelphia bearer Of dispatches for the United States
government from Paris and Mr. Albone and family of
Philadelphia.
GREAT BRITAIN The British revenue returns for the
year show decrease in receipts for the last quarter of
about $500 900 sterling, and decrease the year of
about 81 500 900 sterling This decrease principally
from reduced taxation although the commercial de-
preston had material influence towards the close of
the year.
The official programme OF the ceremonies to be OBJ
served the marriage OF the Princess Royal appears In
the Court Circular The wedding is definitely fixed for
January 25th. AS.
The London Times reviews the report of the United
States Commissioner for Indian Affairs and endorses the
policy which looks to the civilization Of the Indians in
America.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRs.-In London the 30th, there
slightly increased demand for money to meet the
quements ut the end of the year. and also extern
sve inquiry springs up for silver to export to India which
gave rise to impression that reduction of discount
would the drain to the East.
The terms of loan proposed to be raised by the Nor
wegan government understood to have been arranged
with Barring Co The loan will be small, but the pre-
else amount is not fixed
On Thursday little disappointment felt that
further reduction in the rate of discount not made
by the Bank of England, but it supposed that the
postponed until after the payment of the
January dividends, and there only slight demand
for money at the bank
No failures had occurred and the closed
favorably than was anticipated.
Tie West India mail steamer had arrived with
81 900, 600 in specie.
The joint stock banks have reduced their rate of al
lowance depostes to per cent.
OPERATIONS AGAINST CANTON
The London Times says
BY the present time probably Canton has been attack
cd and captured 1t has been determined to make the
dispute entirely local Should the Emperor the
capture of Canton by the expulsion of the English traders
from Shanghai then indeed matters will grow serious
but should he determine that the Canton and
mob have been Justly punished 1t is possible that hos
tiles may be confined to the operations which to be
commenced in the south The British force to be
sufficient for the purpose Of retrbution at Canton n
few days. says correspondent, 1--WE may reasonably
expect to have 100 guns and 1000 men in these waters
OF the latter shall be able probably, to land 0oO
The blue jackets being drilled for service on land
We learn that the French have also determined to resort
to hostities against the Chinese 1t should be under
stood beforehand that such union is by analo
gous to the combined operations in the Crimea.
There is no military convention
Baron Gros has with him naval force, from which he
can land 900 He has therefore, resolved to join
in the operations against Canton. Thus we shall have
the singular spectacle of two nations simultaneously
ecuting hostilites against the people different
grounds and without any formal convention alliances
In fact the two expeditions may be looked upon
ely separate 1t is well understood that the Americans
are to retain their position of looking on.
The process of working down towards the water will be
formally commenced for the sixth time today Monday
No less than eleven presses against the aft cradle and
ten against the forward One Of the former of eno
nous strength and dimensions
FRAScg-The Paris Cbnstt,aionnc boldly defends the
system which the French government had adopted of pu
chasing negroes the coast of Africa and carrying them
to compulsory service in the French Antilles and
that in other prosperity be restored to
them and rdicules the opposition of English philan-
thropsts However, despatch from Paris there is
no doubt that the Emperor will not the contract
for supplying the French colonies with negroes.
Mr. Carroll Spence United States minister at Constan-
tnope arrived in Paris the 18th.
SPAN.-A letter from Spain says that it appears
tain that the Spanish government will consider the
diaton of England and France in the Mexican affair
broken off If Mexico does not accept its conditions In
consequence of this resolution preparations being
actively made both in the Spanish ports and Cuba for
expedition against Mexico.
PRUSSIA A Berlin letter says that the American crisis
caused such serious effects the of Thungen
that the government of Weimar thought it necessary to
convoke extraordinary session of the Diet to regulate
Arabia, which is the principal town of the
Grand Duchy, contains great number Of stocking
ing establishments the productions of which export
I'd fot he limited States via Hamburg II