The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-29

OF the nationality OF vessels.
Lord Palmerston opposed the motion, and
the resolution was lost-yess "a, nays l23.
The fotills to accompany the Queen to
Cherbourg consists of six sail of the line, six
frieates, and a hotilla of steam yachts.
The London Times encourages the idea of
the annexation of Cuba to the United States
The London Times sstrizes the visit of Queen
Victoria to Cherbourg, and calls on the Gov
eminent to man large channel feet, and
otherwise prepare for defence.
Two fireworks manufactures in London had
exploded, and about one hundred persons were
injured-some fatally.
1t was reported that Sir Allan McNab is to
be the first Governor of New Caledonia
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has
memorialized the Government to protect Brit
ish rights in the matter of the forced loan of
Mexico.
It was rumored that the British Government
intends to ask of Parliament power to raise
three millions sterling for the fertilization of
the Thames river.
In a recent speech in Parliament, Lord
Brougham told the following anecdote in illus
tration of the folly CT prejudice against color:
"Lord Lyndhurst gave me, q short time
since, an anecdote of gentleman who was
connected with the Hague, and who on one &C.
casion, received an invitation to the house of
Cuban gentleman. a negro proprietor of q
large estate, where he was received with the
utmost hospitality, and treated elegantly. he
said he was rather entertained, when, after din.
ner was over, his colored host said that he was
a man without any prejudice whatever and
that whenever he found q person honest, hon.
orable, and respectable in every point of view,
he held out the hand of fellowship to him,
even though his color were as white as that Ia
ble-cloth."
The eldest son of the Elector of Hssse, who
some time ago married an actress named Birn-
baum, of course without the knowledge of his
father, and has since lived in exile, is endeav.
oring to obtain a reconciliation with his parent.
He offers to separate from his wife, and the
latter is willing to consent to the arrangement,
provided an indemnity of eighty thousand tina
lers (fl2,O0O) be paid to her. The large
debts contracted by the Prince during his exile
render the solution of this affair very difficult.
A wealthy Venetian has Just left 924, 900 in
trust to Count Cavour, for public instruction in
Piedmont He was one of the many Italians
who look upon Piedmont az the main instru-
ment in the future liberation of Italy.
Three vessels, direct from the American
Lakes, viz: Black Hawk, Chieftain, and E. s.
Adams, attracted considerable attention in the
docks at Liverpool.
The Italian Medical Gazette states that a
woman, aged 80, was delivered of five daugh-
tiers at birth on the 18th ult., at Rovigo, after
a pregnancy of seven months. One lived only
two hours, and the others dropped off one by
one in the course of forty eight hours. Three
of the latter had, the above-named journal as.
serts, full complement Of front and back
teeth.
At Liverpool, large number of Americans
hon ored the 4th of July, by dining together at
the Adelphi Hotel, and much patriotic entbu-
siasm was evinced. Mr.. Beverley Tucker, U.
8. Consul presided.
Advices from Revel, Russia, state, says Vosss
Gazette, that an instruction has broken out
in Esthonia, which had forced several landed
proprietors to take refuge in the above-nsmed
town.. A body of sixty troops, sent from Revel,
were met by 1000 peasants, armed with sticks,
pitchforks, and sharpened poles. An engage.
ment took place, in which fifteen soldiers and
forty peasants were killed.
Jenny Lind, her husband, and their two
babes, q son and daughter, are now snugly
ensconced in neat little villa, near London,
in the immediate neighborhood of Putney Com.
mon and the village of Rockhampton.
The Queen had reviewed the troops at AL.
dershott, the Duke of Malakoff being present.
In all, there were $4,000 men under arms.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
says, in regard to commercial affairs A gen.
eral improvement, or, more strictly speaking, q
reasonable prospect of improvement, has been
manifested during the past week. The latest
intelligence from the United States begins to
exercise beneficial effect, and many Paris
manufacturers are encouraged to venture on
the productions in anticipation of orders"
Owing to the recent rains in France, the
latest advices from the provinces gave promise
of an abundant harvest.
Letters from the wine growing districts speak
encouragingly of the oidium having shown it.
self only here and there, at intervals wide apart,
and there are strong hopes that this year its
effects will be very limited and artial. Spirits
had fallen in consequence.
The Turkish Imperial deere, calling out
100000 men of the reserve, is alleged by the
Porte to be occasioned by the scessity of hav.
ing at command sufficient for o to secure the
execution of the measures of order and reor.
ganization which the Government were resolved
to apply to all of the provinces, conformably to
engagements with the Allied P 'wers.
China.
Peh ,Kwei, our Viceroy of Ca ton, the Tartar
General, the Hoppe, and anotlsr high official
of our setting up, were taken into custody this
week, by order of Mr.. Parkes and the other
commissioners. The charge against them was
probably not updeserved-thsj of intriguing
with the Cinnamon outside the city, and med
itating an escape. Indeed, Mr.. Parkes says
that at the very moment when General Van
Straubenzee was securing the m, the prepare
tons for an immediate fight we're so far sd.
vanced that in another half cur they would
have been out of the city.
The cause of the present sts yastion of trade
at Canton is the insecurity of til position there,
under these altered circumstances. Nobody
knows who ia in power, or THAT is power,
whether Chinese or European, where begotten,
where nourished. For example, Peh-Kwei and
his brother officers, after beine kept some days
in durance, are now released yet under .
guard They were not, fot- an hour, even
while under arrest, superseded in their respect
i've offices. On the contrary, il being thought
that the unwillingness of the Linguists" to
execute the orders of the foresgn merchants at
that junc.urs might be owing &, their dread Of
the consequences to, themselves of trading
while Canton was without tpstom house, the
imprisoned Hoppe was applied to ny Mr.. Parkes,
and the result was an "ordeS issued by him
in that capacity, directing hi, countrymen to
trade with the English. Ths Cinnamon are
puzzled to account for these anomalies. They
say, "suppose Englishman coils Hoppe housey,
how can housey belong Hopper"
The English General Continues to be full of
anxieties and alarms for the 10 sety of the gar.
rison. 1t is observable, however, that the
worst minors on this head Invariably reach