, 1859-02-19
Important Foreign News by the Prince
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Naw Yoak, Feb. 18.-The City Of Manchester
left Liverpool for New York on the "a inst.
Great anxies,cs were felt for The Emperor 8
speech At tho opening Of the Legislature on the
prise for the world, and that var is certain.
The Miaister Of tho Colonies had decided that
the immigration Of Africans ahall BE- superseded
BY Chinese.
The English Parliament w.s opened by the
Queen in person on the 3d. The speech COM
meneed with congratulations on the state Of the
country and on the progress mode in India.
On foreign af.irs 1t ssYs: 81 receive from all
foreign powers assurances Of friendly feelings.
To cultivate and condrm these feelings, to maiu-
tain inviolabte the filth Of our pubic treaties,
aud contribute to, AZ fAr a. my influence can
extend. the preservation Of general peace, are
the objects Of my increasing solicitude.' The
conclusion Of the treaties in regard to the prla-
cipalitIea, and one Of commerce With kussia, are
noticed and the latter is referred To as an iadi-
cation Of the complete tere-establiahment Of friend
ship betwAen the two countries- The tfeasles
with China and Japan arc mentioned % promls-
ing great commercial advantages Satisfaction
is expressed at the abolition By France Of negro
immigration On the COST Of Africa, and that the
pending negotiations gtVe promise Of total
abandonment Of the system
In respect to Mexico the speech eaYs: "The
stats Of The Republic Of Mexico, distracted BY
civil WArs, has induced me to carry forbearance
to the utmost limit in regard to the wrongs and
indignities 10 which British residents hare been
subjected at the hands of the two contending
parties. They have st length been carried to
such an extent that have been impelied to give
instruction to the commander Of the naval forces
in those seas to demand, and, ii necessary to en-
force reparatlon."
The rest Of the speech il devoted to local mat
ters. and among the neascres provided are par
isuentary reform and q new bankrupt Law.
Earl Melville. in the House Of Lords. and Lord
Patmerston, in the House Of Commons, con-
plain Of tho silence in regard to the threatening
stsse Of the Italian qnestion and other matters
Of interest,
Lord Derby aud HI. D'tuaeli e1pressed their
confidence In The maintainance Of peace.
Warllke ruuors were still in circulation, but
nothing decisive wBs known.
France continued her Warlike preparations. II
was rumored thst the Duke de Maiakof would
soon return 10 Paris aud be succeeded in Lon.
dou BY the Duke de Montebello.
Prince Napoleon and his bride had arrived at
Paris.
Tue Bourse fuctuatea considerably ind de-
clined nearly ! per cent. after the Queens
speech. The par cents. closed on the 81 inst,
at G7i40c@67L56c.
The bardinisn Government had decided upon
loan.
1t WAS reported that the King Of Sardinia
Was about 10 marty the sister Of tho Empress
Of Russia, tbs widow Of the Duke Leuchten-
ven*
Tce Brazilian mails had arrived al Lisbon,
bringing the news that The Brazil Government
had offered its meditation With Paraguay, and
that the American Commissioner had accepted
the offer, and that the brazilian Admiral had
gore to Paraguay On the mssion-
Coffee 1T BIO Wes unchanged.
Tho Melbourne mails Of the 18th of December
had reaohsd England, and gold valued nt G56s,-
600 wss On its wa7 these.
LAfHsf.
LONDON, Saturday. Feb. 5sh.-There uas de-
hata in the Commons last night on the encour-
aEement Of the cultivation OF cotton in India.
The Bombay mail Of January 1lth has been
teleRraphed. Various British successes are re-
ported, including the defeat Of Tantia fopee'e
fpFces.