Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-28
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER Africa


NEW YoRK, May 27.-The steamship Africa
has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 10Th
inst.
The Derby Ministry has been sustained by
the House of Lords, and the resolutions of CEN
sure have been defeated by majority Of nine
The debate on the resolutions of censnre, was
progressing In the House of Commons
The British government has granted u steam
err to act as tender to the L. 5. irigate Niagara,
in place of the Susquehanna, during the laying
OF the telegraph cable. Successfule experiments
have been made with the Hughes IelegraPhic
machine, demonstrating its superiority over the
present methods.
to the vancancy in the Ministry, caused by the
resignation of Lord Eilenborough, and that Sir
Edward Bulwer Lytton will take the Colonial
office
The London Times speaks hatteringly of
Prof Hughes Instrument, and thinks 1t will
reyolutionize the present system OF telegraph
ing.
Ii is expected that communication with New
York will be completed by July next.
The last trips of the Arago and SaXonia across
the Atlantic, was q neck aud neck race. They
left New York at the same hour, on the first OF
Nav, the Saxiona taking The lead. On the 18th
day out the AragO passed the SaNonia, and fired
two guns i'll triumph. few days afterwards
the Saxonia resumed the lead, firing three guns,
hours in advance of the Arago.
lNDIA.-Burilly and Calpec is still III the
hands of the enemy. The enemy were also in
force along Futteppose and near Benarez
Gen. Rose remained ot IhanSie, and it was re-
ported that large bodies of the enemy were adj
vancng upon him.
The KOtah Garrison, five thousand strong,
were at large, but are destituts of artillery
Puniaub and Scinnde remained quiet.
The Nepoul frontier was threatened by the
rebels.
FRAxcE.-The London Ne,es says NJ. Desar-
tige's French Minister at Washington is about
to revisit France on leave of absence. The
French Consul Geul at New York will act as
charge during his absence.
RUssIA.-Letters say agrarian disturbances in
Russia are much more general than supposed,
and that in some cases the leaders Of refractory
serfs had been seized. Agitation exclusively
directed against noble landed proprietors.
TuRKEY.-The Paris lOHiteuF says that IN
consequence of threatened invasion of Montene-
gro by Turkey, the French Government had in
vited the co-Operatian of England to prevent
threatened hoStiitieS. 4 battle had already
taken place between the Turks and Montenegro
ans Mt GTahOVa with heavy loss TO the latter
GrahOva was subsequently burnt by the in
hahitants.
LONDON, Saturday morning.-Funds yester-
day closed very dull, but not lower. Stocks are
Unchanged, exhibiting great dizziness, and prices
dropping. The demand at the bank for money
is languid, but in open market rather more ac-
tive The present embarrassing position of the
Ministry, had its effect upon the market.
The India mail has arrived.
The movements of Sena Sahib still occasions
much anxiety He had IA strong body of cnval-
nv, and 20 900 SepOyS, besides an armed rabble,
The morning papers are discussing the chances
of Cardwell's motion in the House OfCommOns.
The Post anticipates the restoration of the iber-
al party to power, by triumphant vote. The
Times considers the defeat of the Derby Minis
try as certain.