The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-01

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ket AZ 81 to 4 per cent. 81
b. @. T. Gray 4 Sons. OF London In the Canada,
trade, have suspended for about 10000; also
bishop Gessing, Wholesale stationsrs, for abou
$4,000.
FRANCE.
Attempt on the Es,per@'s Life
A dispatch to the Times dated the evening of tn
14th, says:
''The Emperor was fred at this evening at hall
past D o'clock while entering the Italian 0pers
House in Rue Lspelier. Some persons in the stree
were wounded. The Emperor showed himself Il
the people at the doom of the Opera House, anf
was received with enthusiastic cheering. He re
NAMED I'll the end Of the Opera On his return
at midnight he Was hailed with enthusiastic cheers
by the multitude who were waiting in the streets
to greet him.
The Moniteur of the 10th says:
"On their msjesties arrival at the Opera, three
explosions, coming from hollow proiectiles were
heard. considerable number Of persons who
were stationed before the theatre including some
soldiers OF the escort, were wounded two OF them
mortaly. The hat of the Emperor was pierced by
aprojectile, and General Rognest Aide-de-camp OF
the Emperor, was slightly wounded In the neck
Two footnen were also wounded. One of the
horses attached to the Emperor's carriage was
Killed, and the carriage itself wa broken by the
projectiles."
The latest dispatches say that sixty persons we're
wounded aud three killed by the projectiles thrown
~ tus CdETidne.
Arrest If the Caaspautors
The conspirators are Italians. and many arrests
nave been made. The Emperor aud Empress suf
fered nothing from the event and on the following
day they attended solemn mass accompanied by
the Minister OF Stxts.
Il R,aaascay Ship.
letter from Marseiilss reports that the Ameri-
can ship Adriatic, which was coufiscated by the
French Court of Appeals on account of her COLI.
he Gfn lol
cape from detention at that eort and put to sea on
the night of the Sth of January A French war
Il 'smer went in pursuit, without effect 1t was
feared that serious diplomatic complication may
arise on this case
1t is said that the question Of the Dauubean
PrincipaiitIes Is now so complicated that no day
can be fixed for the meeting Of the Paris Confer.
ence.
The monthly statement of the Bank of France
shows loss OF over eleven million francs in cash
held in Paris, and gain OF twenty-seyen million
in the country branches.
INDIA.
1lore Fighting Near Delhi
The weekly mail from Bombay. with da.es ot
the 24th of December, had reached Alexandria. II
contains nothing from Dude or Cawppore owing
it is presumed. to the continued interruption oi
the mail between Calcutta and Bombay
The garrison at Futhcpore was pressed by the
insurgents, and they had abandoned part of their
entertainments and taken up another and Raore
"A
Seaton, attacked body of insur at Genowree,
and defeated them, killing $50 of them and taking
three or four guns. Three British officers were
killed and one wounded
The insurgents in the neighborbood of Jubbel.
pore were attacked on the 29th of November " itb
out decisive results. Reinforcemeuts were advan-
cling TO Jubblepore.
The Rajah of Aamiiheer and his minister had
been tried and sentenced to death. The minister
was hanged, but the sentence against the Raiah
lrn. fiErN Of ~
era
other executions had also taken place
The Punjaub, Scinde and Bombay were all ouiet.
No further rebel depredations were reported,
and quiet generally prevailed.
At Bombay the Import Market was yeneralIy
lower. Cotton had declined. Exchange was "a.
2Ld.
dispatch from Madrid of the l4th saws that
the Spanish Ministry rendered their designations
in consequence of the nomination of Bravo Nu-
rliio Their designations had not been accepted
The Cabinet would remain in Office if the Queen
would consent to dissolve the Cortes
The Queen in her speech to the Cortes In regard
to the Mexican quarrel, merely remarks that she
has accepted the mediation of France and England
as proof OF the spirit of concilation which ami.
mates her, but that under any circumstances the
honor and reputation of Spain shall be preserved
utact.
dispatch from Madrid, dated Friday, the 18th.
reports the acceptance of the designations of the
Ministers. and the formation of n new Cabinet as
follows: President of the Council, Isturitz. Minis
ter OF Finance, OCana; Minister of Justice. Boz
Minister Of the Interior Diez Minister of Marine
Guesada; Minister of War, Espeleta.
ITALY.
Nj. Mazzini has published an article of eight CO.
lumns IN the Italia del PapOla, addressed TO the
g Men of Action" in which he tells them that to
eonspre is not right but duty.
PRUSSIA
The Prussian Diet was opened on the 18th
The opening speech was read by Baron Manteuf
fel. 1t refers to the illness of the King, and ex
presses a confident hope of his speedy recoyerv-
1t rejoices at the approaching matrimonial al,i
ance between Prussia and England. IL refers to
the Danish Holstein question, and saws that prus
sia and Austria are resolved in union with all the
other governments Of Federal Germany to insist
on the VindIcation OF German rights and interests
The aiiusion 20 the Danish question produced Ioud
and unanimous applause. 1t also aludes to the
government measures to mitigate the effect, of the
recent panic.
RUSSIA.
The mobiles of the District of Nigpa Nosoeorod
following the examples OF those of Litbunia and
st. Petersburgh, had asked the Emperor's permis
sion to enfranchse their serfs and the Emueror
had granted the request
CHINA.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of the London
Times, under date Nov. 2Sth, says:
Mr.. Read, the American Commissioner, remain
ed on board the frigate Minnesota carefully avoid
Ing any entanglhg alliances. He says that the
Minnesota, from her great size, would proye al.
most useless for warlike purposes In China The
same letter predicts that the British wuuId have
possession OF Canton before the end of the wear
and that free aud unrestricted intercourse with
China would be demanded.
TIE LATEST.
BY Telegraph from London to Liverpool
PARIS, Friday Evening.-Four Italians. among
whom are Counts 0rsni and Pierre have been AR
rested. Many other arrests have been made
There are five persons dead and fifty or sixty
wound by the explosion.
The Emperor aud Empress drove ont to-day in
an open caleche, without escort, through tn,
eheered by the people This morning the Emper.
visited eight of the sufferers at the hospital.
PARIS, Saturday Morning.-In addition to tn.
foregoing particulars, it is ascertained that fs,
minutes before the attempt VI. Pietre had arrested
close to the opera, an exile Of the year 1852 VIII,
had removed to Paris under u false nalne On hi
person we're found a grenade, a revolver, and
poignard.
The police of Paris were forewarned by the Bel
gian police on Thursday, Of an intended attemp
at assassination. OF the sixty persons who ar,
wounded eleven are In dangerous condition.
Some of them have been removed to the prison a
Masas. Arrests are multiply ing hourly.
The LoaR for India.
The Times says that an impression seems to b
entertained that the amount of this loan, insteal
of being limited to six eight millions, will be
much as ten million pounds
From the Times City Articles)
The attempted assassination Of the Emperor Ma
poleon caused fatness In the funds to-day. Tn
stock Exchange rate for advances remains at pc
cent. At the Bank to-day applications were ratt
er more numerous. In foreign exchanges this a.
ternoon the rates were generally slightly lowe
than at iast post. About flBo, 900 in gold was ia
ken to the Bank to-day,-fl000 900 Australian b
the Teyoit, aud the remainder Russian.
From the Daily News City Artiele.)
The decline In the funds to-day was ebiefx cans
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