Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-09
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.

NEW YORK, FEB. Sine steamer ARABIA
has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 2Srd
Advices from India, though one week later,
furnish nothing from Dude Two or three suc-
cessful engagements with the insurgents in 9th.
er districts are reported.
The English and French forces in China, took
possession of an Island opposite Canton.
The French Admiral has declared the block
ade Of Canton river.
A report Is mentioned, but considered doubt
ful, that the proposition of the American Com.
modore has been accepted by the English; that
if the capture of Canton fails to bring the Chi
nose to terms, n march on Pekin is contemplated.
Heavy gales have been experienced along the
English coast, but no damage has resulted to
American shipping.
The festivities in honor of the marriage of
the Princess Royal TO the Prince ofPrussia, had
already commenced, and were progressing ac-
cording to the programme already published
The dates from Calcuttn, received by the over
land mail in England, are 10 the oath December,
and from Bombay to the 29th.
The crew of the steamer Tweedal, from New
Orleans, arrived at Liverpool on the 10th ult,
Gen. Havclock's son has been created a 6s.c-
net, and the deceased Genefal's widow has been
officially declared to be entitled to all the honOrs
she would have enjoyed had he lived.
Money was plenty in London for loans of
Stocks, at rates of ! per cent, and the best pa
per was discounted at st per cent
Among the failures announced IRE Charles
Walton Sons, ship owners, London, liabilities
e95, 600; Clark. Plunner d Co., fax manufac-
turers, liabilities 100000.
SPAIN has resolved to take part in the con-
templated expedition against Cochin China.
ITALY.-Accounts had reached Paris of the
landing of 200 partisans OF Aiazzini at Ancona,
who attempted the surprise of the Austrian
garrison, but were defeated. Many were killed
and others taken prisoners
The bank of Relgium has reduced the rates
of discount to An ~ per cent The Govern
mcnt has agreed TO allow French Commission
ers to sit in Belgium tolinquire concerning the
refugees there, and will compel an attendance
of witnesses
AusrRIA.-The Deizterriche Zcitung has been
cnnscated in consequence of an article on the
Commercial Academy.
The funeral ceremonies of Marshal Radetzky
had been celebrated with great pOmp at Vienna
on the 18th ult. The Emperor appeared at the
head of the troops. The bank of Prussia has
reduced discount rates to per cent.
TURKEY.-The Porte is about to concentrate
more troops on the Danube on account of the
agitation which the project of emancipation of
Russian serfs has caused among Turkish Chris
tians. se5. 3
FRANcE.-Thc number wounded in the at
tempted assassination of the Emperor and En-
pert IS, is not less than 150-six deaths have
occurred. The papers furnish most voluminous
details. One Of the four ItaliOns under arrest
has revealed everything connected with the af-
fair. 1t is said that the British Government
has been called upon TO expel certain refugees
who are supposed to be implicated in the at.
tempt The Spectator" and ''Reves de Paris
have been suppressed by the Government. In
his speech at the opening of the Legislative As
sembly, Louis Napoleon, after remaiking at
length upon local matters, alluded to the fact
that the French Navy was cooperating with
English forces in China. He also represented
the foreign relations Of France as satisfactory,
and says he has refused to interfere in the
question of the Duches as long as the Danish
integrity was not threatened, and would exer-
else spirit of concilIatiOn at the Paris Confer
ence. He declares that the Empire is not hostile
to the pacific developments of 1889, but cOhsid-
ers liberty without constraint us impossible
while an obstinate faction exists, and that ex-
cessiye prerogative is not the present danger.