Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-28
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE.

Later from India and Chino Termination Of tie
Fstes at Cherbourg
New YORK, Aug 2S-The following additional
details of news brought by the Anglo Saxon have
been received by telegraph from Quebec:
GREAT BRITAIN. Thomas Pemberton Leeg is ga
zetted to the Peerage.
The London Times reviews editorially the lament
cd condition of Mexico, and concludes as follows:
cit seems there is nothing left for the u. States
but TO cunsummate the work they have begun, and
annex the land Of Montezuma and Cortez, which,
even under the lash of the slave driver will not
greet the illusion Of the liberty of the Mexican Re-
public"
The Geographic communication between the Eng.
lish shore and the Channel Islands had been success
fully completed by submarine cable.
As the Arabia was leaving Liverpool for New York
on the 7th, an absconder from New York, named
James Fitten who was doubling on his pursuer by
returning to America, arrested by the police and
lodged in jai,. Nearly $50 1000, in American Secur
ties, was found in his possession.
prospectus has been issued by the Malta and
Alexandria Telegraph Company to complete the
Mediterranean portion of the line to India. The
project is to submerge cable from Malta to Caudia,
whence lines will diverge to Constantinople and
Alexandria. .-s.
FRANcE-The papers TEEN with accounts of the
Cherbourg tetes which had concluded at banquet
on board LIE 8retagne.
Queen Victoria left on the 9th under triple sa-
lutte.
The tetes were continued the II, By the inau-
guration of the Napoleon dock, and the launch of
the man of war Vile de Nautes. The consumption
of gunpowder during the Jstes was enormous.
It was rumored that Napoleon will return Victo.
rias visit in a private and friendly way at Osborne
during the Autumn. r.
The Emperor had ordered pyramid of granite to
be erected at the head of the new dock perpetuate
the Queens visit.
The fetes terminated on the 9Th with the naupura-
ton of the statues of Napoleon T. The Emperor de-
vered pacific speech on the OCCASION saying it ap-
peared to be part of his destiny to accomplish by
peace the great designs conceived during war. He
said the Government would not wage war except IN
defence of the national honor and the great interests
of the people.
Yezzo,o Fsuer at Charleston and Neso Orleans.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Aug. 23.-The yellow fever
has been declared epidemic. The health officers
report % deaths from fever during the week ending
Saturday.
The brig Elsdover, from Havana, bound for Fal.
mouth, England, is at quarantine. portion Of the
officers and crew have died from yellow fever, and
the remainder sick with that disease
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2s.-On Friday there were
50 deaths from yellow fever.
Pennsylvania Politics. f'.r
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ga split has taken place
in the Democratic Convention. In the first district,
Mr. Florence has been nominated by his friends,
and Dr. Nebinger has been nominated by the Anti
Lecomptonites In the second district, George II.
Martin has been nominated. In the third, James
Landy, and in the fourth, Henry N. Phillips
The Havana Sugar Aa,kst
SOUTHWEST Pass, Mouth Of the Mississippi, Aug.
81, IS5e-The steamship Cabawba. from New York
and Havana, has just arrived 49, -.as.s-
At the latter port sugars wsEe hrm ana active.
numbers IL to IL of the Dutch standard being quot
II frns,, IN Hl rfaa rails. The