Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-15
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIyAL oF TnE NoRrE AMERIcA

ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICA
FATHER POINT nELow QugnEc, Aug. I3.-Ihe
steamer North America has passed this point
on her way to Quebec.
she left Liverpool on Wednesday, the 81 inst,
and her advices are the same as those furnished
~ the City OF Baltimore, Intercepted off Cape
Race, by the news yactt of the Associated
Press.
ST: JOnNs,-The compensation obtained ny
the American Minister at Rome for Mr.. Pc
kIns, was 400 scuGie, not pounds, which is
equal to about 5000
The dispatches received by the North Ameri-
ca embrace the details of numerous disasters
to american shipping.
The ship Glance, from New York, bound to
Bremen, took fire on the 3Dih july and was
run ashore near Bremen Hayrl. The vessel vas
burned to the waters edge.
The ship Abby Blanchard, for New Orleaus,
took fire at Bordeaux on the 29th ult. The
amount of damage was lot aScc"taincd
The ship Vancouver, from New York, has
been totally wrecked on the south bank, near
Shanghai. The crew was saved ami had arrived
at Shanghai
The ship SaXonvie. from Boston for Hong
hong, put into MauIitus, on June 18th, in a
thrown overheard
The ship Robert, supposed r. NJ. Sloan, from
Ho'teg6urg, bound u B5stun, sprung a leak
near Skagen and was ran ashore near Intland
on the 18th July. About tiftv persons were
landed from her 1t HTertiug.
The snip Alexander Wise, from Narseilles for
New DIRK, has been stranded oil Point Corners
near Gibralter
GREAT BRlTAIN.-In the House Of Lords on
the lSt tn" Earl Of Granville said it was as vet
/ impossible TO fix the dav beyond which iulport.
amt measures would not be read q second time
Lord Eigin said in reply to an inquiry, that
he had tried impress the Chinese government
while negotiating the treaty Of Shanghai, the
Importance Of sanctOnng the introduction OF
British salt, but had !aied, though he believed
"a different result might he arrived at it the
Chinese authorities could be couvinccd that
their revenue would not suffer for the change
In the House of Commons the increased in
come tax bill was ordered to third reading.
Sir c. Wood made q financial statement in
respect 10 the government OF Iuciia, He est-
mated the expenditures Of the war at e ID COO, :
Geo, whilst the estimated rcvenyc vas only
S55, 100000 leaving a deficiency OF .elO. 2U0 :
1000 sterling In addition to this there are two
millions to be raised by England towards the
expenditure Of India, making in the total n de-
Gciency of el2 ,20o,O00. This has al.cqcly
been Fartially provided for, and there are
e5,000,U00 still needed, and he proposed to
raise this by further loan. He thought there
was 10 likelihood of any improvement, in the
financial affairs of India for two OF three wears
to come. No great reduction would be made in
the expenditures, while the revenue would only
&c Slightly increased by lu additional tax ON salt
licenses, Sc.
Mr.. Labourcnere had been created a peer.
Some se'jOns strikes were occurring III Lon
don. The carpenters were demsnline a re,uc-
/ ton in their hours of labor, and the employees
CT the Gas Companies were demanding in