Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-12
Arrival of the Steamship Jura.

...- New YORK, March 6.
The screw steamship Jura from Liverpool,
Friday, 18th ult, arrived this morning.
The affairs of the Ionian Islands claimed a
mention in the House of Lords on Thursday.
In the Commons MIR. Lever took his seat for
Galway, and Mr.. Solomons for Greenwich
The latter took the oath according to the jew
ish custom.
Mr. Gilpin gave notice resolution prohib-
iting the manufacture of opium by the gov
eminent of India.
Mr.. D'Israeli states that the preliminaries
between the British and Austrian governments
for the construction of telegraph to Alexan-
dria, had been agreed upon. The terms in
vOlve guarantee, but an unconditional one.
Leave was given to Mr.. Oynton to bring in
bill to sweep away all legal distinctions be-
tween newspapers and other publications.
= FRANcE.-Le Presse had received a warning
for an article of the same tenor of those it had
been publishing for weeks. The general sup
position was that the measure was taken on
the representations of the Austrian ambassa-
DOR The warning had good effect on the
Bourse. Rates advanced fully half per cent,
but the rise was not fully sustained. The quo
tations were 68 for money, and 6Sa7O.
The late disastrous failures at Orleans are
said to extend to IL, 600, 900 francs.
A. B. Lessess left Paris on the 18th for Al
exandria, for the express purpose of commence
ing the Suez Canal.
SARDINIA.-A correspondent of the Times
asserts, on trustworthy grounds, that the King
of Sardinia is determined to make an attempt
to drive out the Austrians, with the object OF
constituting for himself kingdom strong
enough to resist Austria on the one hand and
France on the other, if need be, and that it will
comprise Venice and at least 100000 sub
jects.
4 An absolute certainty is felt at the Court Of
Turin that France will help Piedmont against
Austria, and that Russia will be with her tacit-
ly if Austria is left to fight alone, but actively
and openly if any other power assists Austria.
England and Prussia are expected to be neu-
trail.
The above is asserted to be the deliberate
plan of the King of Sardinia and his cabinet,
divert them from it.
. TURKEY.-News from the Danubian Princi.
palities is considered of a serious character
1t is feared that complications may arise in
that quarter which may be more difficult to
deal with than the affairs of Italy.
The new Hospador Consia had made his
entry into Bucharest.
He had issued an edict decreeing the union
of the principalities with one national assem-.
bly, for the two principalities.
A fresh dispatch of troops was expected al
Constantinople. "
SwrrzERLAND.-Great agitation existed in
the canton Of Ticino, on the occasion of the ell
ection at Lugano. A riot had taken place in
which several persons were wounded, and
one killed.
INDrA.-The Bombay mail of Jan. 25th was
telegraphed. ..
The campaign in Dude had ended Jan. sth
Ten leaders had surrendered.
Lord Clyde was on his way to Lucknow.
All the forts had been destroyed, and 400,
600 stand of arms surrendered.
The Amkee tribe were causing trouble on
the Scynd frontier. ....
Tantia Topee had been several times defeat
ed, with much slaughter, but is still at large.
, Another column of rebels had been defeat
ed with loss of 800. .-y.E. .a@ ,--..s@I.E
/ Advices from Jaulma report several engage
ments between Colin Campbell and 9, 600 Ros.
sillas. Sir Hugh Ross was marching to his
support d