Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-09
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.

ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
SAcKvILE, Sept. 8-The steamer Europa
left Liverpool on the 2Sth ult. at o'clock A
NJ, and reached Halifax at eleven o'clock last
night.
Liverpool Cotton Market.-The market closed
dull on Friday with slight decline. The
stock in port was estimated at $4,000 bales,
of which 5S2, 900 were American
liverpool BreGdStufS Markd.-The market
was very dull Flour dull and nominal at 10
12c for American. Wheat very dull, and
nominalIy unchanged. Corn dull and sales
unimportant.
The Zurich Conference.
A Berne telegram, of Aug. 9th, says =
According to intelligence from Zurich the
French and Austrian plenipotentiares had reg
ulated the settlement of the affairs of Lom-
hardy, with the consent of the Sandman peni-
potentiary, and that it is expected that the ar
rangement will be confirmed by the different
sovereigns. The affairs of the duchies are to be
treated of directly between the courts of Paris
and Vienna. The French and Sard ,nian rep
resentatives were in consultation on the oath.
Count Collored, the Austrian representative,
had slight attack Of apoplexy on the oath,
but recovered soon. The impression prevails
that the conference will be successfully con-
cluded early in September. Austria, it is
The constant arrivals and departures at
Zurich, and great activity among the plenipo-
tentiaries, were noticed
From Great Britain.
Victoria was about to pay her annual visit
to Scotland, and had determined to journey
from London to Edinburgh during the night at
the rate of forty miles an hour.
The Board of Trade returns for July show
an increase of exports of f29l.000 for the
month, and E9,8l6,000 for the last seven
months over the same period last year.
The naval critic of the London Times gives
on the whole very favorable report of his in
spection of the Russian frigate General Admit
raj, which remains at Spithead.
The potato blight was prevalent in some
parts of Ireland, it is stated.
The secretary of the Atlantic Telegraph Co.
notifies the reception of medals and addresses
from the Mayor of New York for sundry
British officers connected with laying the cable
last year
The protracted strike of the shipwrights ON
the Tyne terminated in the mems getting all
increase OF wages.
Energetic efforts were made to throw doubt
on the guilt of DIR. Smethurst, the convicted
poisoner, and to obtain a communication of his
sentence.
Much interest had been evinced at Liver
pool i'll trotting race which came off near that
place, and i'll which several celebrated Amer
lean horses, including Jack Rosster, Noun
tain Boy, and Dreadnaught, were engaged.
The race was won easily by an English horse
named Dame, i'll two three mile heats, much
to the surprise and joy of the crowds assem-
bled. As the victory was considered certain
for the Americans, large numbers OF Amer
leans were on the course. The American
horses obtained second, third, and fourth
places in a field of seven horses. Mr.. Ten
Broeck's two year old American colt Empire,
that won two races at Stockton, is prominent
favorite for the next years Derby.
Latest from London.
LONDON, SATURDAY. - The Grand Duke
Constantine of Russia is in London and visited
the Crystal Palace, yesterday.
The Calcutta mails to July 18th, and Hong
Kong to July 9TH, have arrived. The old East
India Company's army may be considered dis
solved. Five thousand Europeans had taken
discharge, and four thousand more were ex-
pected.
Political news from China is unimportant.
Tea markets tending downward, dealers being
anxious to dispose Of old before new arrivals.
From France.
The Paris Patrie, having given utterance to
strong ant-Austrian sentiments, had pursuant
to official orders, told its readers that it does
not receive its inspiration from the govern
ment but expresses its own views only.
1t is understood that at the approaching
councils of the departments, the subject OF free
trade will be fully discussed, and that the
known views of the Emperor in its favor will
meet due consideration.
The London Advertiser gives the following
curious news in its Paris correspondence En-
gineerS have been sent to Boulogne, to survey
the whole line of Coast thence to Calais, that
how far fltn finY1 nfn
seaport sufficiently spacious to contain fleet
of fifty transports ; and that the minister of
marine had notified his subalterns that fifty
transports, each capable of containing 1000
men, must be ready and waiting on the coast
opposite Dover on the commencement of the
ensuing year. The writer says the statement
rests on excellent authority, and the full con-
confirmation of its authenticity has been tele-
graphed to the English government. He
throws out a conjecture that French alterca-
ton with Belgium will supply pretext for
rupture with England. This story was of
course regarded as ridiculous.
The Paris hospitals have inherited, under
the will of Lord Henry Seymour, f36,000 per
annum.
The Liberals in France are represented as
disappointed at the number of eminent men
who decline awaiting themselves of the amnes-
ty. Their presence in France would it is con-
tended, be advantageous to the cause of lib
erty.
Italy.
The object of the defensive league between
the provisional governments of Tuscany and
Bologna and the dictator of Modena, is stated
to be to prevent the restoration of the fallen
governments, to maintain internal order, and
lay down a basis of assimilation.
Garibaldi had reviewed the army of Tus
cany.
The Assembly of Modena on the 25th was
prorogued, having previously unanimously
voted the dictatorship Of Farini, giving him
full power to contract a loan Of five million
liVres to erect monument to commemorate
the vote decreeing the forfeiture of Francis "
and the annexation of Piedmont, and lastly,
charging the the dictator to negotiate with
foreign powers for the restitution of political
prisoners which Francis V. carried away with
him on leaving the country.
Farini had issued a decree enacting that
from Sept. l customs line between Parma and
Modena shall be suppressed
The King of Sardinia, in returning thanks
for medal presented him by private society,
said his efforts were always concentrated ON
the national cause-that he lived for it, and
was ready to die for it, in conclusion, he
pledged his best efforts for the welfare of Italy
The London Times strongly urges the Tus-
cans to be prepared to resist Austrian aggres.
slons, even if they have to fight and points to
Garibaldi as noble champion for them, Of the
Washington school.
The council of ministers at Turin at which
the king of Sardinia presided had decided that
before accepting even Professionally the prov
inces which desire to be annexed to Piedmont,
il was proper to consult the allied powers, par
ticularly France.
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