Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-08
-FOUR DAYS
T FROM EUROPE.
Arrival the Steamer Indian.
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
LATER A.

Inc screw propeller steamship xHutdN
with Liverpool dates to Wednesday af
~ternoon, the Oath ult., four days Later
than previous advices arrived here this
afternoon. The Cunard steamship
america. arrived out on the ed ult.--
U. S. steam frigate Niagara reached
Plymouth on the 23d ult. H. NJ. steam
frigate Agamennon had commenced ia
king on board her portion of the Allan
tic Telegraph cable. General Pelissier
is to be the French ambassador at oG-
don.
CHINA.-Advices have been received
to February 10. The Americans and
Russians had Joined in the demands ma
king by the French and English upon
the Emperor of China. Commissioner
Yeh was at Hong Kong bound to Cal
raised the port will be accessible to for
eigners under certain conditions. A
state of siege will continue during its
occupation. Immense depots of arms
had been discovered, and the Allies had
destroyed the remainder of the fortiica-
tons. The large towns of Koachow and
Chang-feang had been retaken by the
imperialists. Fears were entertained of
the ship John Taylor, which left China,
in October for England. Four Pleni-
potentiaries had gone to Shanghai. 1t
was reported that by the middle of March
the policy of China, under the present
circumstances, would be known. Trade
had been reopened at Canton.
FRANCE.-It was stated that Count
de Chambard had resolved to abdicate
his claims to the throne in favor of the
Count of Paris. Accounts from France
complain of the undue severity in respect
to passports. A new division of French
gun boats was fitting out for China
Commercial affairs in France were great
ly depressed. The railway receipts for
the week were the worst ever known
The Municipal Commission of Paris had
resolved to commence public works on
a large scale, to give employment to OPP
erativcs. All sailors from twenty to for
ty years in the service had been ordered
to join their ships Immediately. 1t was
rumored that the Empress is cnciente.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-Forty refugees are
proposed to be expelled from Switzer-
land. Among them are twelve who
have already gone to England. Four
of the parties concerned in the outrage
on the American family at Joppa have
been convicted. A telegram from Ma
drid says that several ships of war are
fitting out for Havana, to make a demon
%strntion against Vera Cruz. The moot
ed discomfort in Austrian Italy was
increasing. The Court at Ganoa
had given judgment in the political tri-
ais arising from the eve nts in June
Mazzini aud five offers were tried in their
absence and condemned. Twenty-ninc
Ofthe prisoners were acquitted and TWEEN
ty-eight sentenced to Imprisonment from
even to twenty years.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Parliament would
on the Both ult. till the 18th of
during the Easter hol days.
Derby had announced as untrue
the reported importation of free negroes
from Africa to form them into regiments.
In the House of Commons General Peel
said that it was not his intention to en-
body any more regiments of militia
D1sraela gave notice that he would
move for leave to bring in a bill provi
ding fora reform in the government of
India on the 26th nit. The considera-
ton of the Oath Bill, providing for the
exclusion of Jews from Parliament was
continued and finally rejected, 297 vo-
against the amendment and la for
it. The third reading of the bill was
for April II. A committee was
appointed by the House of Commons to
into the Consular service and APP
Lord Peterborough ex-
planned the desire of the Government to
enlist the kroomen into the Indian ar
my, but said that the place was abandon
ed, on account of technical difficulties.
1t was announced in the House of Com
mon that the British Government con-
t~emplated establishing officers at the
principal ports to reduce the price of the
office passports. Leave was
granted for the introduction of a bill to
the marriage of a deceased wife's
sister to the widower, by 43 majority
1t was expected that invitations would
be issued for the India loan, on the 26th
ult., and 1t was rumored that the deben-
lures would be placed at four per cent,
redeemable in eleven years. The first
amount to be raised is So, 600, 900. The
of the frigate Niagara
had been slightly damaged. She en-
countered a succession ofsoutherly gales.
The Bank of England was accommodating
gold rapidly, and a reduction in the
rates of discount was anticipated. The
exhibited a general steadiness.---I
There was nothing from India in addi-
to the advices furnished by the
PoRTUGAL.-A direct refusal has been
made by P,rtugal to the French de-
mand for the expulsion of some refugees