The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-04
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

City Council of Baltimore.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
WORKING OF THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH
! DUEL BETWEEN CHARLES ASTOR BRIS-
TED AND THE MARQUIS DE GALIFET.
The Cunard steamship Africa, Captain Shannon,
which left Liverpool the afternoon Of the 2lst of
August, arrived at New York on Wednesday even
! ing.
The announcement of the collision between the
Europa was received in England, per Atlantic telc
graph, the Goth August, and was the first public
message sent East through the cable.
The Asia would take the place of the Europa, and
sail from Liverpool for Halifax and Boston the
| 2Sth of August.
| The fact that an inquiry could be sent from Lon
! don, and reply of some length returned from
Newfoundland in the brief space of two and half
! hours, had been fully demonstrated in the matter
! of the collision between the steamships Arabia
| and the Europa, and the occurrence was regarded
with very great satisfaction in the United King
! dom.
Mr.. Dallas, the American Minister, had an inter
view with the Earl OF Derby the 18th of August.
The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Com
| panv of Ohio and Pennsylvania had successfully
negotiated in England bonds for about three mil
| lions of dollars.
At the York races, Mr.. Ten Broeck's American
horse Babylon, the Chesterfield handicap
against field of seven competitors.
The return from the Bank Of England for the week
ending the 18th inst, gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week:
Public deposits ,0lS 2l2 Increase f429,549
Other deposits. IN Decrease. POI 2O
ReSt.............. 3,4lS,5S9 lncrease...... 4,57S
On the other side of the account:
Government securities Gl0S79I6S Increase II
Other securitcs...... 151SS677 Decrease 127 3S3
Notes unempoyed.... 1O77l94O Increase 125
The amount of notes in circulation is f20, ,i25 G35
being decrease of flG5 800; and the stock of bull
lion in both departments is El7 1li 600, showing
! increase of E2O635O when compared with the pre-
! vious return.
a Berlin letter says:
! The meeting between the Queen of England and
| the Princess Frederick William her daughter, was
very affecting. The Princess sprang into the rail
way carriage to her royal mother, and the two re-
manned casped in each others arms for some time
unable to speak.
! An extraordinary meeting of the British Telc
graph Company was held on the 2Oth ult., at the
London Tavern, Sir James Carmchaelin the chair,
for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the
shareholders to Il resolution passed at a meeting
held on the l4th of last month"; approving of the vol
untary winding up OF the company, under the acts
of Parliament of 1887 and 1855 The Chairman
planned that it was necessary for the meeting to
confirm the resolution of the former meeting, and
moved a resolution to that effect, which car
ried unanimously.
1t was then proposed and carried that Mr.. II. W.
Blackburn, of Bradford. Yorkshire, accountant. be
appointed liquidator. The effect of this step will
be that the English and Irish Magnetic Company
will absorb the British Telegraph Company, and
that both undertakings viii for the future be car
rird on under the designation of the 'BritSh and
Irish Magnetic Company (limited)." The English
and Irish Company are to issue their shares in lieu
of those held by the British Company, and the for
mer company will in point oflact be merged in the
latter.
The following is the official return of the imports
and exports of the precious metals for the week
ending the 18th of August:
Gold, GI53,7l5 G66,2a7
Silver, 77,724 3l35
Total, s5nleo feo,e72
Correspondence Of he " J. HsrG'dI
\ DUEL BETWEEN A NEW YORKER AND
FRENCH OFFICER.
PARIS. August -, 1858.
The news has just reached here that Mr.. Charles
Astor Bristed, of New York, had fought duel with
the Marquis Galifct, lieutenant in the French
army. 1t appears that Mr. Bristed had written
an article for New York Journal, which re-
tected rather severely the regiment impli-
Gated in the Pcnc duels, and in which certain
persons. if mistake not, are called by name. This
article was, by Il French gentlemen high in place,
forwarded to Paris, and the consequence was that
the Marquis de Gaiiet. having asccrtaincd that
Mr.. Bristed the author of the article, re-
paired to Baden Baden, Mr. BrstedS usual summer
residence, and there demanded satisfaction for the
insult. The demand being made on Sunday, was
declined, (Sunday being day of rcst,) but will
lngness expressed to ''come up to time on Mon
day following. 1t agreed by the respective
friends that the duel to be fought at Strashurg,
with new pistols which had not been used by either
party, and that they should fight fifty feet barricrc,
that is, advancing towards each other from that dis
tancc, and firing at each other as they pleased
They met according to these terms and exchanged |
shots, neither of them woundinT his antagonist
Mr.. Bristed then withdrew, and apologizcd for the
offensive articles, and the principals and seconds
shook hands, declaring the matter honorably and
satisfactorily adjusted on both sides.
TIE CABLE IN EUROPE.
REJoICINGs IN IREI ANp.-A great county demon
stration in honor Of the successful LAYING of the
Atlantic cable, in the shape Of banquet to the di
rcctors of the company, was being organized at
Killarney, Ireland.
project also on foot for running railroad
to V alentla bay.
From tie Loadon Times city 4lrjc'~l li,gnst 2ll
TIE SToCK on THE LoNDoS 'CHANGE.-Atlantic
telegraph left off at $40 to SG0 and Red Sea tele
graph = to premium.
THE PROPOSED CAELE FROM EUROPE TO CHINA.-
Paris letter says that project for electric tel
egraph to connect Europe with China. was in course
of preparation in that city, and would be presented
to the Emperor on his return to Paris.
THE ASSASSINATION OF PARODI AT
LOCARNO.
The Turin papers quote letters from LOcarnO con-
tanning accounts of an attempt at murder commit
ted there on the 9Th on the person of one Casmir
Parodi, who, being implicated in the insurrection
of the 29th June 1851, at Genoa had turned Kings
evidence, in consequence of which he had since then
been doomed to assassination by the sect which had
originated that movement. The circumstances, as
| nearly they have been ascertaned from various
witnesses, follows: On the 9th, person com
ing from Genoa arrived at LocarnO, inquired for
Parodi, and having found him, had discussion
with him in one of the streets adjoining the citadel
He soon after discharged siXbarreled revolver
at him and took to flight. Parod though severely
wounded after the assassin, crying, "Stop the
murderer but after while he fell down from eX-
haustion The assassin, meanwhile, was running
towards the steamer on the lake. which was Just
about to start, and, notwithstanding the cries of
E'Stop hirn stop hn!'' uttered by the multitude in
pursuit he reached the deck of the steamer BY a
desperate spring, and escaped, having lost his hat
during his flight. kilograms were Immediately
sent to Intra Paanza and Aroma, and at the latter
place man was arrested on the arrival of the
steamer but it is not certain that it was the right
one. Parodi was not dead according to the latest
accounts, but was in very precariOus state. lie
was engaged on the 10Th Of june 1857, in the at
tack at Fort Sperone. Having retired to Locarno
after the trial. he wrote to the authorities of Genoa
retracting various dcpositions of his. He intended
emigratng to America.
The Oppinione of Turin, of the 18th, announces
that MaZzni has issued proclamation to his
secarians and adds that it completely resembles his
former
The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing
Aug. 18th, says:
My letters from Turin inform me that no doubt is
entertained that Parodi was aSSaSsinatcd by agent
of the Mazznian faction. He had given useful cvi-
dence with respect to the attempted insurrection on
the 29th of June last year, and had been advised to
leave Genoa, where he was not considered safe
lie was doubtless marked down for the dagger.
What took him to lOcarno | am unable to say, but
should have thought it one of the worst places he
could resort to- if he had reason to believe himself
dogged by assassins. That little town Zone of the
principal in the Swiss-ltaan canton of Ticino) has
a very bad reputation. Its population are said to
be turbulent and reckless of human life and it is
also, from its proximity to the Italian frontier
much repaired to by MazZinans and other foreign
rullans. The murder has made much sensation
that the Mayor of Locarno has thought it necessary
to 90 to Piedmont to offer some explanation or
apology, to give information which may assist in
tracking the assassin, at present at large.
! VIRGINIA TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Extract from a Prjrate Letter fronl Paris
''The line of Trans-A Atantic steamers is ready to
commence its operations, and only waits for the
subvention of the Government of the United States
for the transport of the mail The stock and ships