Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-08-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamship HUrgariaa from Liverpool
on the 10th inst, with four days later Euro
pean advices, passed Further Point on her way
to Quebec, on Saturday morning. The gener-
al news by this arrival is interesting, though
possessing no feature of marked Importance
The Conference of Zurich met on the Sth in
accordance with preliminary announcement,
but nothing relative to the proceedings had
transpired. The three Powers recently engag-
ed in hostities were each represented by two
delegates. Austria by Count CoLLEREDo and
Baron MERPENBURG France by Baron BoUR-
GUENEY and Marquis BoNEgvnLE, and Sardinia
by Chevalier DEsAMBoIs and ChevaIier JoCoCAN
The English Parliament was still engaged in
the debate of the Italian question, though in
a more subdued tone In the House of Lords
another call had been made for the papers re-
latiVe to the peace propositions made by Eng
land to Austria at the instisation of France
but they were not forthcoming. In the Com
mons, an address was moved to the Queen de-
claring against taking part in the proposed
European Congress, but after some debate the
motion was withdrawn. The subject of the
national defences had also again been consid-
cred in the House of Lords The new India
Loan bill was finally passed in the Commons on
the 9th, The completion of the mammoth
steamship Great Eastern was formally ceebrat-
ed On the Sth, by banquet given on board,
which was attended by large number of dis
tinguished men, The vessel is nearly ready
for sea. The stpulations of the treaty arrag-
cd between Mr. McLANE aud the Juarez Gov
ernment in Mexico, were attracting attention
The London Times thinks the treaty would be
beneficial to Mexico herself, as she would be
virtually under the sway of the United States,
but Of the course expresses fears that the in
terests of the foreign bondEolders might suffer
The strike in London among the builders had
assumed such formidable proportions that the
master builders had sought the Intervention of
Government, but the Home Secretery had de-
clared his inability to interfere. Frcm 10000
to 40, 900 men were unemployed The Emperor
of the French was at the military camp at
Chalons The number of troops from Italy to
march through Paris on the l4tb, was stated
to be 10000 The King of Sardinia entered
Milan on the 7th, accompanied by his Minis
ters. He was received with the most enthusas-
tic acclamations 1t is stated that so, 900
French troops are to remain in Italy, ow ng to
the dangerous state of some of the provinces
The aspect of the relations between Austria
and Prussia was threatening, and an open rup-
ture was anticipated in some quarters. A
favorable effect had been produced at Berlin
by the news Of the dissolution of the French
army on the Rhine, and the order for the con-
centration of PrusSian troops there was to be
cOuntermanded. Later advceS from India and
China are received by this arrival, but there
is no news of Importance. The markets, both
in Liverpool and London, were generally quiet
without any material change in prices At
Liverpool cotton was steady, but not very active
the sales of the three days reaching to only a
moderate figure BreadStuffS were dull, with
out material change in any article. Provisions
steady.