The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-03

The steamship Leviathsn Was successfully Aoated II
the Thames on Sunday, the 31st Of January. III
floating Of the great slip Was effected With perfect ease,
and no accident Of any kind occurred, although the river
was literally covered with bcats full Of people.
The Prince and Princess Fred r.ck William o. PRO- i.
sia quilted England on the I'd inst.
A frightful colliery explosion had occurred at . pit
near Ashton under-Lyne. About 100 men we're in the
pit at the time, and it i, feared that many Of them were
killed. At latest dates about 40 had been taken out
alive, some more or less injured, and two dead.
A large reform meeting was held ut birmingham on
measures Of reform would be complete without house.
bold suffrage and the ballot Christ amendments fer
universal suffrage we're defeated by large m.jorities.
In the House Of Commons Lord P.imerston gave no,
tice Of = vote Of thanks to the army in India and alse
that II was his intention on the 9Th to ask leave to bring
IN q bill to amend the law relating to conspiraeies 70
co1mit murder. This is the measure to meet the
refugee question
Lord Palmerston gave notice that on the 18th inst.
he woald move for leave to bring in y bill to amend tie
government Of India.
Lord Palnerston moved for leave to bring in . bill
70 amend the law relating to conspiracy to murder, By
making it felony. He explained the appearance u til
offensive address in the Mcnitear, and the Emperors
regret for the same, and concluded by pointing out the
necessity for the amendment on general grounds.
The sea serpent has turned up again, having been
seen by the officers and crew of the ship Castilisn, Of
St. Helena, on the 18th of December last, circumstan.
stialy detailed by them in a communication to the Brit
ish Board of Trale.
FRANCE.-An engineer, named Duterte, is said to
have invented an apparatus which is destined to effect a
complete revolution in the construction Of locomotives.
and to save SO per cent in the amount Of combustibles
at present consumed.
The project of a submarine tunnel between France
and England had been submitted to an Official Commits.
sion named by the Minister of Public Works.
The papers discovered by the English Police At Pierri's
house at Birmingham are now in tie hands of the Al.
thorities in Paris. but it Is not kcnwn whether they have
led 10 any further disclosures. Orsiui and Pierri con-
tess all that is imputed to them. Their murderous de-.
signs, it appears, were not confined to the Emperor
other sovereigns were to be Included in the assassina.
ton: and especially the Pope, the King of Naples, and
the King of Sardinia
The Mo"ae~ publishes letters patent nominating tho
Empress Regent, in case of any calamity bef.lling the
Emperor before the Prince Imperial atsains his majority.
huss1A.-The St Petersburg correspondent Of the
Nor" says that the Emperor Alexander, adding exam
pie to preeept, has resolved to emancipate the whole of
the serfs on his private domains, at the same time secur.
ing to them all the advantages granted to the peasants of
private individuals. He also gives up to them gratuit-
the peasants reside.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that in conse-
quence Of the important advantages gained over the
Circassians, Schamyi has resolved upon submitting to
the Russians.
INDIA. -1he Bombay mail Of Jan. 9Th, had arrived
IN England. The news from the Puujaub is ~uufavor-
able. The Sikhs were not safe, and the Afghaas threat
en- on the northern frontier.
Sir Colin Campbell has taken pr ssession of Furuck.
atad' which was ii and' ned by the e' envy on the I'd of
January, and Goruchpore was taken on the 9th of JAN
uary by the frees under Maharagab Jung Bahador.
Seven guns were taken from the enemy, and zoo Of the
enemy killed.
CHINA Our forces landed at Canton on the 2Sth Of
December. They consisted of 1900 British, and 9VO
French. On the 29th the walls were escal.ded, and the
n'gn's within the town in our posse 'rion by 9 \ NJ.
The ad'ahee within tie city WIS Tut ieebly contested.