Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-25

| miscellaneous Items,
Count Cavour had left Turin for the head
! quarters of the allied army.
The gunboats destined for the lombard
ment of Peschiera have been launched on the
lake Garda.
The Times correspondent says that typhus
fever ragged in both the camps I'D Italy, and
that 10 900 to $4,000 were attacked with 1t IN
the allied army.
1t was said that Napoleon's plan for revolu-
tionizing Hungary and Pennsylvania was dis
approved OF by Russia. 1t was reported that
Kossuth was to propose monarchlcal govern
ment for Hungary.
A Trieste telegram says that the Austrian
war steamer Curtaone, backed by the garrison
of the fortress, sustained successful contest
on the It'll, il the channel of the lara, with
the French frigate Kepetuse. The French
squadron was sailing, on the Sth, towards
Pola.
Trieste, July 21-Fourteen war steamers
were at Lussino, yesterday.
Financial Matters.
The Daily News city article says that the
funds on Tuesday opened quiet, and business
remained stagnant until about two o'clock,
when consols were quoted / lower than on
Monday. Influential buyers who are believed
to act as goood foreign information, came for
ward, and by three o'clock rise of per cent
and at a still later hour increased buoyancy
prevailed, owing to the kilograms from Paris,
announcing an official declaration Of peace,
and an advance of two per cent. in the rentes,
Consols finally left off ! per cent. higher than
tho lowest point of the day. The other class
es Of securities responded in the afternoon to
the buoyancy Of the funds
In the diicount market on Tuesday the sup
ply Of money was plentiful and the best bills
were taken at q per cent.
The peace is expected to stimulate COM
mercial enterprise and lead to a higher value
in money.
The Times city article says, several large
purchases took place, and consols speedily
improved nearly per cent.
The tendency in that direction was greatly
stimulated by the fact that nearly all the
SPECTATORS operations had been to sell and a
consequent rush to buy back on any terms
There were no bullion operations at the bank.
| On Tuesday the supply of money increased
with the payment of the dividend and the i'm
preston that the Bank minimum may be re-
duced on Thursday assisted the funds tn their
upward movement.
Great Britain.
In the House of Commons, on the 18th, the
government guarantee to the Red Sea Tele-
graph Co., was debated on a motion to post
pone the confirmation of the guarantee 1t
was generally conceded that it was too late to
cancel the contract, and the motion to postpone
was rejected, and the action of the House of
Lords In the matter, was agreed to-
MIR. Dlsraeh inquired whether the govern
ment had received information on the subject
of the armistice, whether it was mere mill
tary intention, or whether it involved any pros
pect of negotiation for peace.
Lord John Rassell said nothing appeared on
tho f,na Af -
applied to anything but military purposes. 1t
was, however, for five weeks, and he trusted
that during that interval the beligerent powers
would be ready to propose terms by which
hostilities will be ended Government had no
exclusive information, but Gen. Peel announc-
ed that the entire military force in the country
on the LIST of June was 100000 including the
embodied militia.
On the 18th Lord Woodhouse in the Lords
and Lord Russell in the Commons, read Ma
poleon telegram announcing peace The lat
ter, added, that although there was an idea
that the Emperor of the French would de-
mand Savoy, as compensation for the ex-
penses OF the war, he had made no demand
and desired no addition to France. Loud and
prolonged cheers greeted this announcement
The House OF Commons agreed to the Lords
amendment to the Atlantic Telegraph bill
MIR. Laying having explained the conditions
OF the government guarantee as already known,
Lord John Russell stated that the government
had come to no determination in respect to the
acceptance ofthe Fejee Islands.
The select committee to inquire into the
packet and telegraph contracts was appointed
The last grand review and sham fight of the
season had taken place at Aldershot, in the
presence of the Queen and royal family, who
remained at the camp several days
The Shipping Gazette believes that the Aus
trian mail contract has been given to Mr.. Gev.
er of the Galway line.
Efforts were being made to get Milfordha-
ven made port of arrival and departure for
these mails.
The following are the committee appointed
to advise the Telegraph Company on their
new cable: Mr.. Robert Stephenson, Mr.. Brun-
nell, Mr.. Il. Clark, Mr.. Bidder, Prof. Wheat
stone, DR.. VIM. A. Miller, and Mr.. Long
ridge. Mr.. baltimore Clark is the new engi-
neer of the company
France.
The Paris flour and wheat market is dull,
and lower. The provision market was also
declin.
Prussia.
1t was reported at Berlin that the Emperor
of Russia would shortly arrive there to attend
a family conference, to decide after the abdca-
ton of the king, whether the crown shall be
conferred on the Prince Regent, or on his son,
Prince Frederick William.
Switzerland.
The federal assembly had elected Presi-
dent of the Swiss confederation for 1860, in
the person Of Councillor Tregherosse. NJ.
Ruchelle was chosen Vice President, and M.
Zeigher was reelected chief the military gen
eral staff
Naples.
Two hundred soldiers, fifty of whom were
Swiss, revolted on the 9TH, at Naples, and left
Fort Carnish for the purpose of rousing other
troops to revolt, in which they failed On ar
irving at the Champs de Nicus all the Swiss
and native troops who remained faithful, met
them with a discharge ofartillery, and forty in
surgents were killed and disabled.
1t was stated that Filangiero had resigned
the Presidency of the Council, but that the
King had urged him to continue in office. He
and the King had adopted a basis for impor-
tant measures.
Turkey,
The Turkish steamers, Silestria and Kars,
are reported lost. The former had $50 pas
sengers for Constantinople, seven of whom
persisted. The Turkish crew assasinated and
plundered the Christians during the salvage.
The Kars had three hundred passengers from
Constantnople and had not been heard from
The Persians were said to be actively pre-
pairing in anticipation of war with Turkey.
India and China.
The Calcutta mails of June 3, and Hong
Kong Of May Il have reached England. The
Indian government is said to have decided to
permit all European troops who might desire
it to receive their discharge and free passage
to Great Britain, thus removing all grounds
of complaint 1t was expected that thousands
would avail themselves of the offer
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