Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-17
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FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the City of Washington.
WWlike Preparations Still Continued.


reports constant succession of Westerly gales
almost the entire passage. She brings ITO
passengers.
The advices are four days later than by the
Arabia.
1t is explained that the ground for supposing
the French and Austrians will evacuate the
Papal States is because the Pope has invited
them to do so. Nothing had TRANSFERRED to in
dictate how either power will proceed, but ru-
mors from Paris say the French will with
draw.
War preparations continued actively, and
the funds, which were so buoyant on the de-
parture of the Arabia, had become depressed.
French threes closed at eff. SOC.
Lord Cowley reached Vienna, and had an in
terview with the Emperor.
D'Israeli's reform bill confers the franchise
upon all members of the learned professions,
and upon parties having small investments in
the Funds and Savings Banks. The repre-
sentation of fifteen small boroughs is reduced
from two to one member each. The bill is
strongly attacked by the reformers, but large
meeting of conservatives, 200 strong, at Lord
Derby's, pledged their unanimous support to
the measure.
Walpole the Home Secretary, and Henley.
President of the Board of Trade, retired from
the Cabinet on account of difference of opin-
ion on reform.
Mr., Sotheron Estcourt succeeds the former
and Lord Donnoughmore the latter-Lord
March replacing Estcourt as President of the
Poor Law Board
Rumors of further secessions from the Cabi-
net continue, including the Earl of Salisbury
and Mr. Adderley.
The British exports show an enormous in
crease over last year.
The war fever was high in Germany.
Late news from Brazil says that President
Lopez, of Paraguay, had accepted the media
ton OF the Brazilian government in the diff
Guilty with the United States.
The Calcutta mails of Jan. 90, and from
China of Jan. Is, had reached England,
Private letters confirm the pacifcaton of
Dude.
Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yang-tse
Kiang extended as far as Hang kow, and is re-
ported TO have been successful
The U. S. steamer Powhattan was at Hong
Kong, and the Mississippi in the Canton river.
France
The aDticipations of peaceful solution of
existing difficulties which prevailed in Eng
land at the departure of the Arabia do not ap-
pear to have been participated in, to any ex-
tent, In France or in other parts of Europe,
where rumors of a warlike nature continue to
prevail The Akonteur of the 9th ult. CON
tanned the following paragraph
His Excellency Cardinal Antoneili an
nounced on the I'D inst, by order of His Hol-
mess, to their Excellencies the Ambassadors of
France and Austria, near the Holy See that
the Holy Father, full of gratitude for the sue
cor given him up to the present time, by their
MaJestles, the Emperor of the French and the
Emperor OF Austria, thought it his duty to in
form them, that, hencetorth, his government
was strong enough to suffice for its own secur-
lty, and TO maintain peace in its States; and
that, consequently, the Pope declared himself
ready to enter into arrangements with the two
NsrIfh Al.
shortest delay, the simultaneous evacuation of
his territory by the French and Austrian ar
mics"
On the same day, the Patrie contained no
uhcauon, believed to have been inspired in of
fetal quarters, that the evacuation of the Ro-
man States is far from being the main question
on which peace or war is to depend that, in
fact, it is only the commencement of a solu-
ton, and would probably be sterile, if other
interests were not satisfactorily settled
Opinions were divided as to the chances of
Lord Cowley's success at Vienna.
Large bodies Of troops from Algiers contin-
ued to be landed at MarseiIles. Sixteen bat
teries of artillery had also arrived. Each reg
iment of artillery, in the French service, was
to be increased by two batteries 1t is stated
that the increase of military stores and proyis-
ions, at Marseilles was greater than at any pc
riod during the Crimean war.
The extensive warehouses at the port of Jo-
liette were crammed with military stores, and
in the bake-houses they were engaged in
manufacturing biscuit night and day. 1t was
reported in military circles, that three divisions
OF the army at Paris are forthwith to march to
Lyons A dispatch from Paris, OF the evening
OF the 9TH, says it was rumored that the French
troops would Immediately quit the Roman
States, and that Lord CowIey's first interview
with the Emperor Of Austria was not satiStac-
tory
In commercial circles, the uneasiness caused
by the immense preparations for war was on
the increase, and it was feared that, unless
news decidedly favorable to peace transpired
by the first of March, serious failures would
occur
Defensive preparations were making on a
large scale, for the defense of Genoa and the
Gulf OF Spezzia- A great number of deserters
were Immediately sent to Turin.
AT hlelan, owing to the popular demOnstra-
tons at Signor Dandolo's funeral, numerous
arrests and domiciliary visits had been made
The prisoners were delivered over to a mill
tary commissioner The funeral is said to have
been attended by 10000 to $4,000 people and
the air resounded with shouts OF +" PiUa Itolia"
"V1UGP L,adependeazaP ~
The Genoa Gazette announces that coils
sion had taken place between some Modenese
soldiers and Sandman peasants, in the neigh
borhood of Sarzana. The soldiers pulled
down tri-col0red flag which was hoisted on
the frontier and trampled it under foot. The
following day 200 Modenese soldiers, with can
non, made a demonstration on the frontier, and
again removed the flag which had been re-
h0isted. Peasants then assembled with arms
and some shots were fred on each side.
Austria.
Lord Cowley arrived at Vienna on the 9th
of February, and Geographic despatch from
that city says that Prince Frederick William
of Prussia was expected to arrive there on a
special mission from Berlin
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
says the people were so disguised with the
policy of the Emperor Napoleon, that they
loudly called for war, in order to end the pres
ent suspense.
LIE Nord publishes telegram that the pro-
jected diplomatic mission OF Prince Frederick
William had been abandoned.
Germany.
Thirty-nine members of the Wurtemburg
Chamber had issued a strong address repre-
senting that the ornaments in France were
made with view of establishing yassa States
for the Napoleon dynasty. This is the view
entertained generally by the German radicals.
Unless the Emperor abandons his war project
it is asserted that the German sovereign
will have no choice but to form a coalition
against her
Mr.. Sickles Indicted for Murder.
WASHINGTON, March 16.--The Grand Jury
have found true bill of indictment against
Daniel e. SiCkles for murder Thav have mt