The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-07-06
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Arabia arrived the LIST inst.
from LIVERPOOL still further decline in Cotton
is reported, but the market considered IN GOOD
condition
Debates, of a very concliatory nature on the
American question: have taken place in both houses
of Parliament The British squadron will Proba-
bly be Withdrawn from the Cuban waters, and sent
to the of Africa, and the right Of search and
visitation entirely abandoned.
In Parliament, the Bishop of Oxford said, if
Spain would give up the slave trade, and substitute
free African labor, the desire Of the Americans to
annex Cuba would be removed. Lord BrouGhaln
strongly condemned the policy Of Spain. Lord
Malmsbury regretted that the efforts OF England,
to suppress the slave trade, had not been seconded
by other nations In regard to the late unhappy
differences, he had admitted to the American Gov
ernmcnt as ii question of international law, that Eng
land was not entitled to insist upon the right Of
search but he had also put it strongly to the
American Government, whether they would con-
tnue to permit their flag to be prostituted to
worse purposes; and he had urged the necessity OF
an ocean police, and that some understanding
should be come to between the different maritime
nations, which would enable the nationality OF YES
sells to be clearly VERIFIED without the danger OF
breach of international laws. He had reason to be-
leve from a conversation he had with the American
minister that some such arrangement might be
to-
Tn the House of Commons, Lord Fitzgerald said
it was quite possible that the commanders OF some
vessels had exceeded their duties. If so, the Gov
ernment would be ready to make ample and frank
Acknowledgement.
Mr. Rocbuck said the conciliatory language OF
the British Parliament had not been Initiated by
the Congress of the United States. They had al
ways assumed that England wishcdsto insult them;
but he hoped they would now learn that she had no
such desire.
Earl Grey was sorry if there should be any at
tempts to renew the slave trade. He thought the
United States and France would be solely RESPONSE
Bile for its renewal With regard to the question
Of international law, so far as lie understood it,
American vessels, filled with slaves, mig ht leave
Africa without England being able to interfere
with them, notwithstanding perfect knowledge
might be had of their character.
Sir Chas. Ogle, senior Admiral Of the British
Navy, is dead.
The harvest reports Of France arc encouraging;
and in the South it is expected that the crops will
be one-fourth more than last year.
Twelve hundred Turkish troops have landed on
the Bay of Bavosa. The Monteneerns are said to
have retired from Grabcro.
Several hundred houses in Constantinopc have
been burnt. Twelve line Of battle ships, five frig-
atcs four corvctts, and number Of small steamers
have been ordered to Brcst on the account Of the
Emf cror's visit.
1t is rumorcd that the Chinese intend to de-
stroy the houses Of the Europeans on the Honan
side of the river Nankin is reported to have been
taken by the Imperial troops.
The King of belgium is visiting Queen Victoria
The Instruction in Gambia has ended peaceably.
here is nothing later from India