Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-19
Latest News from Europe.

ut Queenstown on the eveing of the 9TH, an,
passed Cape Race last night, when she wa
boarded by the ncws-boat of the Associate,
Press. The European advicrS of the Oh
are only by telegraph to Queenstown.
The Monitcur contains the following;
"ALEsSASDRIA. tevening.l 4th.-The Aus
TRANS who had crossed the Po in small mum
bers. and pushed their vanguard as Tar a
Salla, have crossed the river. The Austrian
divisions reported on the right bank OF th'
Pc are still threatening TO cross, but the rIv
er is too much swollen, besides other obsta
cles to crossing. The rains continue, and
the low grounds are covered with water"
! PARMA, 5th.-The rcigning Duchess en-
tered yesterday. 4 part of the troops have
gone to meet her, and another part are draw
up along the roads.
MARSEILLEs, 5th.-Lorl Elgin leaves t!
night for Paris.
The rates of the Bank of England have
been increased to /! per cent.
The Times says: "'rhe invaders of Pied
mont have not advanced over thlrty-hy,
miles from the frontier. Ii seems, though
Austria staked heavily for the opportunity
she won she has now thrown it away
A banking firm in Vienna had failed
Its reported liabilities are f22,0OO,OoO.
The Duke of Malakotf had an audience
with the Queen, and presented his letters oi
recall.
1t appears that the bridge mt Bulalora was
destroyed by the Piedmontesc on their en-
tering.
General Giulay had issued proclamation
in which he said the Pedmontrsc should be
treated with the greatest consideration: Aus
tria appearing there solely 10 combat the
turbulent party which attacks the rights OF
Austria and other Italian States.
The members returned to the new British
House of Commons up to the evening of tn,
9Th were five hundred and titty-two. The
Times estimates the Ministerial gain 1T l.,
while the Herald states it ut "a.
ConsolS closed on the evening of the 9th
at 9OI for money and account.
The Commercial Summary, made. up for
the Associated Press on board the Nigo, says
the papers contain nothing about cotton.-
The Manchester market closed quiet with 4
full attendance There was little depres
sion for business Wheat and flour were
held for an advance Indian corn was 2s(T
IS higher. Sugar quiet and steady. Coffee
fiat Rice active.
Anothe report says at the Liverpool Corn
Exchange the attendance was fair, but buy
ers were afraid to operate unless ut decline
of 3S(a4 Is. per GENITAL. and that the same feel
ing existed as to other articles.
London Corn Exchange. Supplies very
4 .,,,,, WL.., .,i.t a 4
in some casses shilling less was taken for
foreign
The Paris correspondent Of the Times
reports great dssenton in the French cab
met.
The road from Paris to Milan was inter.
rupted, but the Courier Dies a pes says the
passage of the French troops continues regu
larly. 1t is very difficult to receive definite
information from Piedmont. The artillery
corps that garrisoned Versailles is ordered
south Four regiments left Paris on Monday
and Tuesday.
England made another attempt to mediate
with Austria, but failed.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
saws that the rumored alliance between
France and Russia undoubtedly caused the
1rlghtlul panic III lne ltInl i''ulNt' iHe
national loan fell heavily.
The town of Trieste, with the surrounding
country, was declared in state of seige-
also Venice and Verona.
An extraordinary sitting Of the Germanlc
Federal Diet was held on the ID inst.
The distrust on the continent produced n
universal fall in exchange, and the gold was
likely to be drained from England in large
quantities. The demand Tor money ut bank
was extremely heavy.
All the neutral countries were becom,
ing alarmed and seeking to replenish their
funds.
General Gyula had already assumed the
Governor Generalship of Venice. lie had
also imposed heavy contributions upon the
Sandman towns. To the Sandman popu-
lation he guarantees liberty honor, security
of property, maintenance of the laws and
protection.
Spain had applied to the Cortes for author
itv to increase the army one hundred thou
sand men, for the protection OF neutrality
during the war.