Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-19
FIVE DAYS
BY THE NORTH AMERICAN.


steamship North American arrived at this port
this morning at 10 o'clock. She left Liver
pool at A. NJ. on Wednesday, It'll inst, touch
ing at Queenstown the next day, leaving the
latter port in the evening" thus making one of
the best passages of the season.
Steamship City of Washington sailed from
Liverpool for New York simultaneously and
the Vanderbilt was to leave Southampton for
New York the same day.
Steamship Asia, from New York, reached
Liverpool at P. NJ. on the 4th, and the Hun
garian, from Portland arrived at the same port
at 6 P. NJ, 9th.
The Congress.
The London Times regrets to learn, that af-
ter full discussion by the Cabinet, it has been
determined that Lord Pamerston shall not at
tend the Congress as the Penipotentiary of
England. The original pan however, is to be
carried out and Lord Crowley will attend, to
explain, and as far as possible, enforce the
views of his government.
The reason why Palmerston does not attend
the Congress is that Parliament meets on the
18th of January, earlier than usual, and very
important business will at once be brought for.
ward, requiring the Premier's presence.
The Congress assemblies nominally ON the
9th of January, but practically for real business
not earlier probably than the 18th.
The Paris Patrle states that most of the Eu-
ropean powers had given in their adhesion to
the Congress.
report was current that the Court of Tu-
rim would SO far yield to the wishes of France
as not to send Cavour to Congress. 1t was
considered probable that the Count Arese, a
personal friend of the Emperor, would repre-
sent Sardinia
Great Britain.
-Four merchants of Liverpool had taken upon
themselves to write to the Emperor of the
French, nquiring what were his instructions
in reference to England. The Emperor re.
piled, through his Secretary, Mocquard and
furnished the Paris journals with a copy of the
letter.
The action of the Liverpool merchants, in
addressing themselves to the Emperor, was
very generally censured and ridiculed in Eng
land, and the Daily News reminds persons
who are ambitious of corresponding with for
elgn sovereigns that such an act is a matter
of which the Attorney General may take note
in very disagreeable manner.
The Emperor's letter had favorable effect
on the London Exchange
Several journals intimate that the Liver
pool merchants wrote their letter as a joke,
and when under the influence of drink, and
were greatly surprised at receiving an answer.
Heavy gales had again visited the English
coast. The ship Canton from Calcutta for
only two seamen saved. The Maltese bark
Marbita, from MarSeilles for London went
ashore on the Isle of Wight, and eleven of
the crew were drowned. The schooner SEN
tinel, from Caernaveron, was ashore near the
same place, with little hopes of saving the
crew.
Lord Palmerston had endorsed the voun-
teer movement, so far as to join the Irish
corps, which was being enrolled in London.
In the divorce case, brought by Mr. James
NJ Bell, wealthy London merchant against
his wife, on the ground of adultery with the
Marquis Anglesy, a verdict was given dissolv-
ing the marriage, and sadding the Marquis
with 100000 damages.
The official report Of the recent inquiry into
the loss of the Royal Charter, has been pub
lished. The report concludes by stating that,
looking at all the circumstances of the case,
it is one in which the loss of the ship can be
charged to the fault of the master. Only 914,-
900 of gold on board, had SO far, been recov
cred.
FRANcE.-The Emperor and Empress had
returned to Paris
All the London Journals, which contained
the letter of the Prince de Joinville, denying
the insinuations of NJ Roebuck, had been sez-
ed at the Paris Post Office.
The letter of the Emperor to the Liverpool
merchants, was prominently commented on by
the Paris journals The Patrie considers it
will contribute not a little to allay the uneasi-
ness of the English people, and that in the his
tory of the relations of France and England,
it will remain a testimonial of moderation and
magnanimity Of the Emperor.
The Paris correspondent of the London
journals generally agree, that, let the Emper.
Or's intentions be what they may, his reply
could not be otherwise than what it is, and
that it proves nothing at all, and will convince
no one.
1t is stated that the French expedition to
China will be the most complete and carefully
calculated that ever left France. The cost is
estimated at 100000 francs. The combined
forces will amount to 10000 men.
Orders have been issued, that all seamen
who may complete forty months service on
the 3lst of December shall be Immediately
discharged and sent home
Italian Affairs.
Statements were put forth that all difficult
ties in the wa, of Buoncompagnies assump-
ton of the Regency of Central Italy had been
removed; but the Paris Pays of the 9TH be-
lieves itself in position to state that the diff
culties between Piedmont and Tuscany rea-
tive to the Regency had not been removed.
The Tuscan MOniteur announced that Buon-
compagnie will take the title of Governor
General of the League of Central Italy"
1t is asserted that, since Garibaldi's resigna'
ton, the pOntiical government has become
less tractable and less disposed to reforms.
The Turin Journal announces that the Brit
isl Minister at the Court of Victor Emanuel
is to be henceforth of the same rank as that of
the English Ambassadors to the Great Powers.
Spain and Morocco.
A Madrid telegram of Dec 9th says: "The
loss of the Moors in the attack OF Nov. both,
was five hundred killed and fifteen hundred
wounded, but no prisoners. Since commence
ing operations against the Moors, the Spaniards
have had eighty-six, killed, six hundred and
forty.six wounded, and seventy-three confused.
[Some nice distinction between being 'wound-
ed" and being confused, we suppose
The Gbralter Chronicle of the 18th says,
private letters from the Spanish camp III
Africa, represent the action OF Nov. 10Th as
more serious, and the loss of the Spanish army
as more considerable than the published ac-
counts Three battalions were fearfully cut
up in hand to hand fight with the A oors.
The London Herald's Paris correspondent
states, that in the recent affair of Ceuta,
between the Spaniards and Moors, the Span
iards, although numerically superior, were beat
en- back, with u loss of one hundred killed and
large number wounded. The Spanish Gen
eral had to return to Algesiras to have his
wounded cared for.
Austria and Hungary.
lie Nord says 30,0 900 additional troops are to
be sent TO maintain order in Hungary. The
London Posts Paris correspondent has heard
that cabinet council at Vienna had been held
to take into consideration the necessity of plac.
ing the whole Of Hungary in a state Of seige
Accounts from Hungary say that the national
demonstrations AGAINST Austria are increasing