Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-15

| HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-THE Cunard steamship
I Niagara, which left Liverpool about ten
! o'clock on the morning of Jan. 3Oth. arrived
at this port at $50 this morning.
Among her passengers are his excelency
the Right Honorable, the Earl of Mulgrave
newly appointed Governor of Nova Scotia,
family and suite.
The Niagara experienced heavy weather
during the whole passage.
Grcat Briinin
| Parliament would assemble on the fourth
of February. A numerous deputation had
waited on Lord Pamerston, to urge the I'M
mediate abolition of church rates. They met
with such a lukewarm encouragement, that
they adopted indignant resolutions, and
| pledged themselves to press forward an indie
pendent bill on the subject.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia had
been invested with the Order of the Garter.
The Leviathan hal been pushed twenty
five feet off the ends of the launching WAYS,
and her cradles were being removed. She
had over seventeen feet Of water under her.
and was expected to float on the 3Oth or 3Ist
ult.
The Revolution pending before the Gene
raj Court of the East India Company depre.
eating the proposed change in the govern
nent OF India was carried by all almost unan-
imous vote.
Heavy drafts of troops were under orders to
embark for India.
Financial. The Bank Of England reduced
its rate of discount on the 29th ult to four
per cent, Reduction had little or no effect
on the money market or stock exchange.
The London Times remarks upon the sub
lect, "that there is prospect that the ten
dency for considerable period may be to-
wards increased ease in the money market.
For the last week or two, applications at the
bank for discount have almost entirely ceased.
and although the alterations led to a little de-
mand, they are still likely to be only of verv
moderate character, since the minimum rate
in open market for some days has not been
higher than three per cent, while in the stock
exchange the supply is abundant at two and
half per CEN. The interes on deposits al
lowed by discount houses has been reduced to
two and half per cent
The Daily Nea0S says "some persons are dis
posed to look for further reduction In the
bank minimum"
The correspondence from Calcutta to Dec.
"a, adds nothing of Importance to the tee.
graphic dispatches which anticipated the mail.
The Bishop of Calcutta died on the Sd.
LATEST from London.
Friday Night The Government had re-
celved a telegram from Malta, announcing
the arrival from Bombay, Jan. %, at Suez
The news is of little importance.
Sir Colin Campbell was at Cawnpore at last
advices, but was shortly expected to move
Westward, with powerful force
The Punjaub was tranqnil.
China.
The correspondent of the Times, writing
from Canton River under date Of Dec. Is,
says that Geh had returned a resolute answer
to the ultimatum of English and French
PleDlpotentiaries, and that the two forces
would in few days attack Canton.
Lord Elgin's demand was of the most tenn
perate character. asking for no more than that
the treaty should be carried out that Canton
should be put upon the same footing as other
treaty ports, and its gates opened to COM
merce; compensation given for damage done
to British merchants; and occupation of Ho-
nan acquiesced in.
The Paris Pays publishes accounts from
Cochin China and Tonquin to Nov. 10. The
persecution of Christians continued with un-
parralleled violence The country was also
in state of the greatest confusion.
France.
The army of the line is to be divided under
five great commanders These divisions are
assigned to Marshals Castellau, Bosquet, Pei
issier, Canrobert, and Valiant and having
their general quarters at Paris, Nancy, Ly-
ons, Toulouse, and Tours.
Addresses from some of the regiments TO
the Emperor are worded in such strong Ian
guage as to attract much attention. The
Zouaves almost regret they had not an oppor-
tunity to manifest their zeal in a striking
manner; and the address of the SD regiment
contains the following sentence :-"And if
your Majesty wants soldiers to reach these
miscreants, even in their haunts, we humbly
pray you to designate the SD regiment as
part the advance guard of this army.
Addresses from other regiments appear to
have been worded still stronger, for the Mon
ite'w has omitted some of the paragraphs
The Mon'te,~ publishes a decree announc.
ing the intention of the government to put
down all religious controversy in the French
press.
A Brussels paper affirms that the French
foreign minister had addressed note to the
British, Belgian, Swiss and Sandman gov
ernments, demanding certain measures which
may prevent renewed attempts at assassina-
ton.
The Pope has addressed an autograph let
letter Of congratulation to the Emperor Ma
poleon.
The correspondent of the Times reports that
no further measures of repression are to be
directed against the press. Address from the
army continue to be published in the Mont
tew. Many call violently for leave to pursue
conspirators to their haunts.
Italy.
A plot against the life of the King of Ma.
Piles had been discovered. Ten persons
(Frenchmen) are said to have landed at Ma.
pies to carry out the design of the conspiracy,
also discovered at Aseoh. The objects of the
conspiracy are unknown.
1t is stated that the Rothschilds are nego-
tiating loan for the Papal government.
Insurrectionist movements in Rome, it was
said, had been planned for the 10th of Janua-
ry but the police frustrated it.
Austria.
The Vienna Journal says the National Bank
contains greater amount of specie by 3,OOO,-
900 horins than eAer before.
Russim.
1t is said that Russia intends to restore al
the marine stations on the Ciroassan coast,
but on new system, which will evade the
treaty of Paris.
A new Sebastopol is also in contemplation.
Very Latest.
by Telegraph from London to liverpool
London, Saturday A. THE Times city
article SAYS The funds are moderately steady
today, but the market is without animation,
and manifestation encouraged in French ofic-
ial military qnarters would probably have led
to further depression, but for investments on
the part OF bankers and Others, who, in the
present state Of the discount market, are un-