Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-09
THE " EWS.

We nave inc 1OllOWlhD duuitloHai
items Of interest from Europe by the
teIcgraphic reports of the Europa from
Liverpool, and the mails Of the ArieI
from Southampton.
On the 2lst ult., the House Of Lords
was not in session. In the House Of
Commons the time was occupied in
debating the bill for the abolition OF
the church rates. A resolution was
adopted authorizing tho issnc of e..
100000 Exchequcr bills.
On the 22d the Oaths bill was read
q second time in the House of Lords,
but Lord Derby announced that he
should continue to oppose that portion
Of the measure which removes the Jew
ish disabilities.
In the House Of Commons the At
torney General had announced in re-
spouse to an inquiry from Mr.. Roebuck,
that the government would not take
further proceedings against DR.. Der
nard, in regard to the French consri-
racy.
Lord Stanley had stated, that until
the government received the opinion
Of the government of Canada he would
abstain from stating their intentions
with reference to the privilege Of the
Hudson Bay Company.
The subject of the consular and dip
lomatic service of the country had
been debated. Upon a motion to
bring the financial part OF it more i'm
mcdatcly before the control Of Paria-
mcnt, the proposition had been reject
cd.
During the debate on the Navy rs
Inmates, Mr.. Drummond called serious
attention to the state of the National
dcfenccs, pointing to the antipathy that
prevailed tow ards England on the Con
tincnt, and charactcrizing the state OF
affairs in Europe as more unsettled
than at any time since the death of
Pitt.
The fine clipper ship James Baincs,
built at Boston, but owned in Liver
pool, was destroyed in her dock at
Liverpool. She had just returned from
Calcutta with cargo of Indian pro-
ducc only portion of which had been
discharged. The value Of the vessel
and cargo had been estimated at fl70,-
900. The vessel was compile wreck
and it was feared that very little of hcl
cargo would be saved. 1t was SAID
that time bargains of insurance hac
been made upon her, and that they hat
not expired. The assurances were OK
pcctcd to be disputed. Another ac-
count says that the policies had rcgu-
larly expired, and the loss would fall
upon the owners.
The United Service Club, of Lon
don, had given a grand banquet to the
Duke dc Malakoh. The Duke OF
Cambridge presided. Pelissier, in re-
turning thanks, said that his appear.
ancc amongst them would recall the
glorious alliance of the two countries
and his great desire was to be hailed
as the representative of a loyal firm
and dignifed policy. His belief was
that the basis OF complete and lasting
alliance was that the honor of one
country should never be sacrificed to
the honor Of the other. lie came
amongst them with an open and friend
ly hand, full of respect for their insti-
tutions and their sovereign, and it was
with the utmost sincerity he Joined ir
the toast drunk in her honor. lie
trusted that the prosperity of Englan,
and the alliance with his country nigh
endure forever. Pclissicr's reception
was enthusiastic.
The operations on the Atlantic cabl,
were actively forward The steam
frigatc Niagara would be compelled t,
leave her berth at plymouth on tn
high tide Of May Is, or remain anothc
month, as her great draught, of waite
would prevent her getting out, cxcep
at the highest stages of the tide. TIL,
experiments with the new paying on
machinery were giving general salts
faction.
In the experiments made by MI
Whitehousc, at Greenwich, through
one thousand miles ofthc Atlantic tel
egraph cable, about half second in
tcrvcned between making signal a
one end and its appearance at the otl
cr; but the difficulty arising from d,
tention Of electricity was then though
to have been overcome. 1t appear
however, in the experiments throug
the entire cable at Devonshirc, that
siderable obstacle to rapid communic'
ton arises from that cause. With tn
symbolic alphabet at present uset
about two words and half per minut
only, can be transmitted through til
whole length Of wire. but it is hope
that by simplifying the code Of sigma
double that number may be transmit,
ted. Even supposing that object t
be attained, the rate of transmissio
would not be more than one-third tn
speed with which messages can be sen
with the present arrangement Of tn
symbols from London to Paris.
A serious riot had occurred betwcc
the English and Irish laborers in tn
iron district near Newcastle upo
Tyne. The military had to be Gale
out to restore order.
The Dusseldorf Gazette starts a ri
NOR that Queen Victoria is again in a
interesting situation.
Mr.. Cough, the temperance lecture,
applied to the Court of Queens Benc1
for criminal information against D.
Lees, also q writer on temperance. Ii
had charged Cough with being intox
Gated and using narcotics. This WI
disproved by affidavits. Lord CAM
bsll said Il was not q case for the Coul
IN inknrShro In. and the rule WA refu