The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-12
Additional by the arabia.

| Further telegraph dispatches from HALIFAX civ,
sotns additional interesting itcns Of foreign new,
| by the Arabia:
The papers received by the Arabia contain sew.
eral Interesting items.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company have had =
ssucls' mect'pg, the British Government having
onared q guarantee of per cent on f6O0 600 a,
| its stock, On certain conditions, which did moi
transpire.
The British government has also offered a subsi,
dy oil tjoo per voyage to the Galway line OF steam.
era.
Lord Lyons sailed for New York on the 22d u,t
Ihe steamer kangaroo arrived out on the 25th
Attention bad been called In che House of Com.
mons TO the seizure by the Portuguese of q British
ship on the coast of Mozsmbiaue. and exnIana,
tiona were asked from that Goyernment The
Miniaters replied that an explanation had been
demanded from Portugal.
Sir Q. Napier mentioned tho fact that few
nlgnts ago French w.r ship ancharsd off Spit
mead departing before morning, and aBked whether
the Admiralty was cogpizapt of the fact and
whether it was done for the purpose of taking
| soundings?
Sir s Paokington replied afirmatiyely that he
unusual in the fact
Leave WAS given to bring ia bill abolshing all
DISTINCTIONS between the Parliamentary oaths of
Protestan's and Roman Catholics
In the House of Lords, Lord Mamesbury said
the government ives led to believe that, at DO very
distant period, the Austrian aud French troops
would evacuate she Roman Stntes at the request
OF the pa?ai Government.
la the House of Commons, Lord Palmerston
called attention to the state of Europe with the
view of asking whether the Government
were In position to make any declaration that
peace would probably remain uninterrupted
Mr. ID Israeli 10 reply, expressed his conviction
tnat the great Powers had no wish to disturb the
settlement OflSl5, although there we're circum.
stances touching Italy calculated to excite an.
prehension. In the face of warike preparations
doVernment had not been idle in the interests of
peace. lie alluded to the prospect of the eyacua.
ton OF the Roman States by the French and Ans.
trian troops, and to Lord CrowIey's conciIiatory
mission to Vienna, and closed by appealing to the
House to postpone discussion of the matter and
trust to the Efforts of the Government to preserve
the peace OF Europe.
Mr Packington then brought forward. the payy
estimates, on which general debate epsred dur.
ing whlch Sir Charles Napier asserted that France
had command of the British Channel and the
Mediterranean, but This Sir s. Packiugham de-.
nied.
The number of men asked for was propptly
voted. fp"'
The Baronetcy is about to be conferred on Mr..
Cunard.
The Times of Friday evening notes an inactivity
IN the fuuds. The tendency towards a renewed
weakness from politica, causes was being contra-
its increase -
From France the rumors are still warlike. but
Lord Cfowley's mission to Austria has inspired
increased hopes of peace.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
says that war is 80 far resolved on that the
corps TO commenced the campaign has been desig,
mated, and orders have been given to the Minister
OF War 70 prepare the plan of operations. 1t is
also sald that the representatives of the foreign
courts in Paris have abandoned all hope of a pa
cific solution. 1t is reported that orders to pre>
pare for the paign in Italy were given BY the
Emperor Immediately after his return from Com
peign.
Another circular has been issued by the Miuisa
ter of the Interior to the Projects of the Depart.
ments. The purport of which is to express the
confident hope that notwithstanding the Empe.
ror's desire to maintain peace, should be forced to
war, he may count on the patriotism aud devotion
of the French people.
war office circular directs that the troops be
trained TO forced marches and night bivouac All
the military surgeons have been ordered to join
their corps and immense quantities of lint have
been sent TO Lyons. All the regiments of the
Imperial Guard are to be supplied with rined can
non, constructed on a new plan.
A Genoa letter says that France has taken up
seven transports to be held in readiness in that
port.
The Times Vienna correspondent says that the
emperor OF Austria is preparing for vigorous
defence of the Italian States aud that the Austrian
Army in Italy is to be placed on the war footing
From Sardinia there is report that Napoleon is
about to visit the King.
Three new forts are to be constructed at Venice
Advices from Turkey say that more troops
have gone to the Danube, and that the govern
ment was armng six frigates and preparing nu,
merous transports, their destination, in case Of
WAT 10 be the forts of the Adriatic.
1t is said that Russia is negotiating for loan
of $4,000, 600 with the Rothschilcs.