The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-15

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The Niagara len Li,erpeoi At o'clock on the
afternoon Of the lst inst and arrived at Halifax al
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
HALIFAX, jan. IL The following additional
news by the Niagars We extract rom the hies
b,ought by her frt m Liverpool, on the LIST fnsf;
The screw steamer Wsser. from Bremen, 'or
New York, put into Queenstown on the zotn Q.
Dec. with pumps choked and leaking She had
thrown part OF her cargo overheard. from the
18th TO the sd she experienced hurricane; was
thrown on her beam ends sprung aleak, and nad
seven feet Of water In the engine-room, putting
out the dres, etc. The coal kuukers broke adriit
aud choked the pumps. Temporary pumps we're
then constructed, and after various exertions on
the part of those on board, steam was again got
NJ aud the ves-el succeeded In reaching Queens@
town.
Tho departure OF the steamer Circassian from
Galway, bad been postponed ill the 9th Of janus
The bark Oakland, Of Bath, Me-, from Charles
ton. for Liverpool, was struck by lightning. De.
Gambler Teth, and caught fire. The crew loft her
in three boats about 900 miles from Cape Clesr--
Que boat contained the chief officer and four OF
the crew vas picked up, and had arrived at Mil.
ford. Haven. The other boats had not been heard
of.
Hon. Il. NJ. Erskine Is Transferred from the Sec
retaryrhip of the British legation at Washington
10 Stock holm aud is succeeded by ". Irvine, late
irst paid attache at Vienna.
The London Times, 10 a leader on the question
of the right of search thinks the oniy way to get
out Of the difficulty Is declaration that the slave
trade piracy. This, however, the Americans VIII
not do, and the French will not do. THUS there
fore We go wasting the precious lives CT Eng
iish sailors upon that coast of Africa where one
. h.n tavp fTh a "a
tea dead Englishmeu. whore our impotent force
has become a mockery and our blind aud useless
zeal q jest.
The honors which we're being paid to the royal
midshp man at every port entered by the Enryasus,
| had awakened a s.roug protest from the English
| press and a generally expressed desire that he
| should be treated simple midshipmap.
The affair Of the steamer Washington at Nicara
qua had given rise to editorials 10 the Enshsn
press.
| case concludes as follows: "We may remark the.
| this style Of communication, IN which ut every
difficulty war is threatened, s not good sense and
cannot even give them any real reputation lot
| courage A collision between the armed forces OF
| England aud America would be an event fraught
with terrible consequences and perhaps long and
bloody war would be carried on in the most feros
cious spirit, while the ruin OF vast trade and a
check 10 the progress of both hemispheres would
be the result. A struggle between two such peo~
pIe would bring into play anmositiss which would
be all the more bitter for relationship. To be cou-
yinually talking CT war IL u proof that nation
has not weic he'd its consequences. We who have
experience OF it, and who, as history proves, do
not shrink from 1t when il ID necessary, have
learned NOT to take 10 vain the name OF the Goo
Of Battles"
The Daily News thinks that the American Gov
ernment had better take especial care Of General
Walker and his followers, as the best method OF
preventing similar occurrencesi in future, and sug-
gests that Sir VIM. Ouseleys presence 10 the Valo-
rous ought to have assured politicians at W ASH
ington that there vas insult or mistake ia the
case.
A fearful catastrophe occurred Mt the Victoria
Theatre, London, ols the 9th. Just before the
termination OF an afternoon performance. and
when the gallery stairs were crowded with the
evening audience waiting for admission, a false
alarm OF fire was raised, and panic SGT In, during
which the pressure on the gallery stairs was such
that sixteen boys were crushed and tfampled to
death, v lille many more were injured. The Theas
tire is situated in a very low neighborhood, aud SO
rapd1rd the excitement abate, that the evening
performance wac proceeded with as usual
The Earl of Carlisle had delivered q strong anti.
slavery speech at meeting at Leeds, on the subject
of slavery.
MIR. Barnum had made his first appearance In
London az lecturer at st. james Hall The hall
was crowded to excess, and The newspapers gene
rally speak quite f,tteriugly of Mr. Barnum's ess
saw His theme was 'money making"
The investig alton at Cork, Of the charges against
tie arrested members Of the Phoenix Club, hal re-
quilted in six prisoners being committed for trial
without bail, aud nine admitted 20 bail to appear
at the Asszes. The result of he investigation was
not deemed satisfactory to the government, aud a
government official specially delegated to
watch the proceedings. The investigation in Bel
fast wss progressing. The counsel for the prison
ers protested against the examination taking place
in the common Jail, and withdrew froui the case in
consequence, leaving the prisoners undefended.
The close of the year had occasioDed an extreme
ly active demand for money for short periods, aud
three anda half per cent was occasionally paid for
loans on government securities, while IN The open
discount market, the leans were rather above the
Bank 8 minimum. TIE pressure was not likely to
last beyond the LIST Instant, when numerous pay
ments would be made on government account
The funds had been dull.
Messrs. PerCheline Il Co., woTsted spinners at
Sprasue, had stopped, with liabilities Of $50, 600,
and Mr. p. Poppe, oil merchant at AntHsrp, bad
suspended.
The ship Kent had reached London from Mel
bourne, with G390000 in gold.
TIE LATEST
LONDON, Saturday.-The quarterly revenue re-
turns, published to-day, show an Increase OF re
cepts Of the quarter the same time last
quarter. of one million one hundred and twenty
five thousand four hundred and ninety-six pounds;
the year shows u net decrease of four million one
hundred and three Thousand three hundred aud
.ortyseveu pounds, which is more than accounted
for by the reduction in income tax.
The Times city article, dated Friday evening,
congratulates the country on tue hopeiu appear
arce of matters at the opening of the year,
contrast.d with last January, and predicts a calm
money mar ket for the year.
There was more demand for discount at the
Bank Friday than on any previous day
throughout the year.
In the Stock Exchange there was q better SUP
ply. aud loans were again obtainable at . l-2 per
cent.
The funds opened at the depressed quotations
of Thursday, aud experienced only temporary
n rHn ia
throughout the year was per cent.
FRANCE.
The Emperor, In reviewing his first decision,
grants to II. do Montalembert d remission of the
sentence defiuitiveiy announced against him by
The Court Of Appeal. His Maj ssty also grants u
pardon to NJ Danniol, the editor of the CORES.
pondent.
The Nouiteur contains dispatch dated Shang.
haze, Nov sth, announcing that Lord Elgin had gene
up the river lapgtse Kiahg with five vessels, two
of which were gnuboats.
The London Globes Paris correspondent writes :
Il am able TO state, very confidently. that the
Court Of the Tnilleres has, within the last two
three days, caused Lord D-rbys government 10 be
officially Informed thai, In case England should
thiok III to take any measures to counteract the
American policy indicated in certain parts Of
President Buchanan's speech, she may rely upon
the support oi France to the utmost extent"
NJ. TrCplong has been appointed President. and
Marshal u Hiiliers, General Angeiy and the Duke
of Malakoff Vice Presidents of the French Senate
for 1859.
Ii is rumored that troubles have broken out
amoug the Kabyles, aud Gen. Mcmahon has lett
Paris to resume the command Of the army in AL
geria
Some few of the victims OF the law of public
safety, who were transported by Gen. EsPinasse,
will probably be allowed to return to Franco on
the occasion of the new year.
The correspondent OF the Daily News thinks i.
highly probable that the Paris Conference will
soon be conyoked on account of the trouble in
Servia.
The chess match between Paul Morphy and peo.
fessor Anderson, at Paris had resulted in the tri
umph of the American champion. The score at
elise stood as follows-Morpby Z, Anderson =;
Drawn.
PARIS, Dec. 3l.-The Moniteur announces that
the Emperor has granted full pardon, or com
mutation OF eentence, TO LEA persons, who have
been convicted ct the Sessions, or by the ordinary