The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-02-27
From Europe.
By tho arrival of The Africa and the An
glo-Saxon at New York, Liverpool dates
have been received to the 10th inst

BY tho arrival of The Africa and the An
glo-Saxon at New York, Liverpool date
have been received to the 10th inst.
In England, quite stir has been made il
CONSCIENCE of demand, on the part of thu
French government, that England shall pas
more stringent laws against the formation
of conspracies in that country agains
neighboring sovcreigns and governments
And simultaneously with this demand, ar
article appeared in the Wan,teur, at Paris
the organ of Louis Napoleon, charging tina
the late conspiracy against the life Of Louis
Napoleon had been formed in England, ant
induging in much insulting and offensive
language against the British people and go
vernment The matter came up in Parlia
ment on Lord Palmerston giving notice Of ;
bill to amend the law relative to conspiracles
10 commit murder in order to meet the re
furee case raised by the French government
upon which Mr. Roebuck asked Lord Pal
merston whether there had been any com
muniC alton between the governments u
France and England respecting the allen ac'
or any alteration in the criminal code Of
England. He spoke with much bitterness
against the Emperor, and the position taken
by the Counts DeMorny and Persigny, and
the addresses of the French army in regard
to the recent attempted assassination OF the
Emperor. Lord p. said, in reply. that a
d spatriI had been addressed by the foreign
/ minister of France to the French Ambas-
sador in London, on the late transaction in
| Paris, and also conveying the wishes OF the
| French government that the British govern
| II al Sa-
/ auence as they in their wisdom might think
! fit. but not pointing out any measures
whatever; the French simply left the case
to the British government. No reply had
| been made to the dispatch Of the French
! government. He condemned the iBtempe
rate language Of Mr.. Roebuck, and repealed
the charg IS against the French Ambassador.
On the 10th instant, Lord Lyndhurst, in
the House of Lords, asked whether any
communication had passed between the
British and French governments respecting
certain insulting paragraphs which had
lately appeared in the Vohiteur. He con-
sidercd thst the French Government, by
authorizing the publication of the insults,
had taken the responsibility upon them
selves.
The Earl of Granville said that note had
been received from Count alenskl IN winch
explanations were gwen for the publication
Of the address. and in which the regret OF
the Emperor was expressed at the appear
ance Of anything offensive 10 the EngIlsa
nation.
Lord Palmerston, on moving for leave TO
introduce in the House the bal TO amend
the law relating TO conspiracy TO murder by
making it felony, SAID 1t (he peilt.on) was
in consequence OF the r-cent attempt on the
life OF the Emperor. That atlemp was the
result OF a conspiracy, formed IN EngIanJ,
and the consequence was that ioTeisn ma
tons had formed the opion that Parliament
ought to take some steps 10 remove, upon
mere suspicion, all aliens from Great Britain.
The government had no intention to pro-
pose any such measures, although, under
the circumstances, they all were driven TO
consider the present state OF the law in re-
gard to conspiracy He explained the ap-
pearance of the offensive addresses in the
iteur and the Emperors regret for the
same. and concluded by pointing out The
necessity for the amendment on general
grounds.
Mr.. kinlake moved resolution in the
shape Of an amendment, thate House, while
anxious on every proper occasion to consid-
er any defect in the criminal law, deem it
inexpedient, in compliance with the de-
nand contained in Count Walewe>kI's dis
patch until further information has Leen al
forced by the propucton of any cOmmuni-
cations between the two governments sub
ject 10 the date oil that dispatch. He de-
clined to concur in al ering the municipal
Law OF the country upon the demand OF any
power whatever.
Several speeches were made against tue
proposed measure. including a very sarcas-
L,- 10 A,ia
was adjourned.
The following evening the date was re-
sumed, and after speeches by Lord John
Russel. and Dislaei, and others in favor OF
leave being granted to bring ia bill, Lord
'PalInerston's motion was agreed to by i vote
of 299 to 60
Mr.. Barring presented the India Compa-
ny's petition agains. any alteration of the
Government OF India.
The London Norning Post says that one
of the principals in the late attempt on the
life OF Napoleon, is an Englishman named
Thos. Allen, an eX-member of the Stock
Exchange.
FgAycE-The Noniteur publishes the Of |
fetal notification of the blockade OF Canton /.
river by the French fleet.
On the 9th inst. the Bank Of France re-
dnced it's rate of discount from 3 to 4 ! per
cent.
LoxDoS, l0.-INDIA.-The following tele- /.
gram from our acting Consul, Green, was
received at the foreign office through Malta |
Feb. 10th, at a. NJ.
ALEXANDRIA, 6th.-The Hindoostan ar
rived at SueZ on the 4th inst. She brings |
dates from Calcut to 9th January, from I!
Canton to the 29th December, and Bombay /
to Jan. 18th. Sir Colin Campbell has TAX |
lnfn h,i aI
banGoned by the enemy on the ID JAN, and /
Goruchpoor was taken on 9th January by 4
tho forces under Maharragab ungbahador. /
Seven guns were taken from the enemy, and |,
200 Of the enemy killed. Our loss was only |
two GoorkaEs killed and seven wounded. /
Our forces landed ct Canton 2S,h December, 1
consisted Of 1900 British and 900 French. !
The walls were escaladed, and the heights /
within the town were in our possession by !
Q a. m. The advance within the city was
but feebly contested. The damage to the !
town was very small. Capt. Bate, of II. NJ. |
:. Action, was Xxi led. This telegraph was
received in Malta, by the Euxine from Alex |
andria.
Feb. 9th, al $50 P. M.-The following
dispatch from the Times
The bombardment of Canton common ced |
at daylight on the 2Sth Dec, and was con-
tinued during the whole of the day and |
night The assault in three divi, ions, two |
English and sne French, was given at six
o'clock in the morning. Gaugh's Fort was
taken at 2. and blown up. The Chinese
canti, ued their fire from the houses, but
the troops was retraned from entering the
CITY.
Alexandria, Feb. 6-The India and Chi
ma mails arrived Today with dates flo IN Cal
cutta Of Jan. 9, CeylOn Jan. 9th, and Hong
Kong Dee. 30th, Canton Dec. 18th. The
mails also came from Bombay with news to
the 18th JAN. E~dia China and Calcutta to
Jan. The Calcutta export markets after
UNDERGOING some further depression were