Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-11
LATER FROM EUROPE.

Arrival Of the steamer INDIAN.
FARTHER PoIxr Oct IO-The steamer Indian
from Liverpool. with advices to the 2Sth ult four
DAYS later passed here this afternoon, under way
for Quebec. and was boarded by an agent of the |
Associated Press, who obtained the following |
summary of her news: |
II was rumored that treaty. of peace between |
France and Austria would he signed at Zurich in |
n few DAYS. |
The repairs to the steamer Great Eastern was |
going actively forward. and it was thought prob
able that she would be ready in few days to pro-
coed to Southam pton To finish the repairs.
The tel"grlphIc cable between Sicily and Malta
had been successfully laid
The London Times has another leader on the
san Juan difficulty. 1t laments that former diff
ficuty should have left any pretext for question
which has arisen, and says II is case for the earli
est possible settlement.
The Earl of Derby has carried ont his threat to
clear his Doom estate in Ireland so far to serve
everv tenant with formal notice to quit
Ii was runored that Sir Hope Grant has com
mand of tue expeditionary force 10 be sent to
China and that thousand men will proceed
thither from India. but none from England
Advires from China to August 10th had been
received. but there was no news of importance
The American Minister'S whereabouts was I'M
known.
The American ship Charles Buck nearly loaded
for Liverpool. was burnt at Bombay and proved
total loss
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
saws the amended Zurich rogramme.i is stated as
follows: A definite treaty of peace will be signed
| by the three Powers. Another treaty will be
| drawn up. by which Austria cedes Lombardy TO
| France. who will transfer the territory 10 Sar-
| DINA. The most di tiicut point in the double
transfer is the debt; and this head ii believed
| that Austria will moderate her demands Other
| documents respecting the italian Confederation
the Duchies, &c. will be signed by the Austrian
and French Plcnpotentiaries only. as Sardinia
utterly rejects the restoration of the former rulers
and will not under present circumstances agree to
| the Confederation.
| 1t rumored that Prince Albert will repre-
sent England, and Archduke Maximilian Aus
tria. in the proposed Congress to be held at Brus
| sells.
A deputation from Romagna waited upon the
| King of Sardinia on the 10Th. He told them he
felt grateful for the wishes expressed by the peo
pie OF Romagna, but, as Catholic Sovereign, he
| should always retlin profound and unalterabe
| respect for the superior hierarchy of the church.
1t was announced that the French force for
| China would consist of 10000 troops and ~ YES
| sells of war.
| There is nothing important with reference to
| French commercial affairs.
| The Bey of Tunis died OH the 22d of SePtem-
| Der, and the presumptive heir to the throne had
The mail dates from Hong Kong were to Aug.
! I'D, but nothing of any moment had occurred since
| the affair on the PCihO. Two gunbOats and
steamer remained in the Guf of Pecheli, the rest
OF the squadron being principe off the entrance
| of the Ningpore river.
One Of the Hong Kong newspapers states that
MIR. Ward the American pleni pOtentary, was still
on board ship, and was as little likely to obtain
rat ication of his treaty as the English Minister
Another journal speaks of the probability of his
| having gone on to Pekin; and Russian dispatch
published at st. Petersburg says he had arrived in
Pekin, hut was kept in confinement.
Russian authority states that the Chinese loss
at the Peiho forts was I 900 killed. The number
wounded was not stated. Ii was stated that some
of the wounded English in the hands of the
Chinese and were well treated
Admiral Hopes health was in serious condi-
An emeute had occurred at Shanghai i'm which
several foreigners were killed and Others wound
ed; among the latter, Interpreter Fay who was in
precarious state The lot is said TO have arisen
from kidnapping coolies for French vessel, but
the master OF the vessel asserts that the Chinese
ooard attempted to rob him, and he was compelled
to fire on them in self-defence. The French Min
lister was at Hong Kong, where Il moderate bust
Hess was doing.
At Shanghae black teas were 81 per cent. higher
inferior.
The Calcutta mail of August ~ had reached
England, but the news had been anticipated. The
dlsarning of Dude had been completed No
oihGiai requsiton for troops for China had been
made by Mr.. Bruce; but the Indian Government
had warned two regiments to hold themselves in
Advices from Cape of Good Hope to Aupust .,
bring satisfactory accounts from the Livingston
expedition
The ship Shabjeehanpore, bound to the West
Indies with coolies. was burnt at sea JuIy LIST
The crew, sixty-four in number. were rescued:
out all the coolies, to the number of $50 souls,
persisted.
business during the month had been very quiet
but the arrival of the English mail iEeated both
commercial and monetary improvement
THE LATEST.
LONDON, Wednesday morning-Col Hawkins
the commissioner of the Oregon boundary ar
rived here yesterday and had an interview al lin,
Foreign Office Immediately after his arrival
The Paris correspOndentssay there is still a hitch
| In the peace negotiations Austria persistiny in
| In Keeping her army in Venitia
Japan affairs, at the latest cunts had assumed
very unsatisfactory position On the 18th of July
the British treaty was duly ratified but since then
the japanese Government had attempted to evadc
II by seeking To cOnfne foreigners to small island
about ten miles from Jeddo They had further
song Int to establish a coin as the only one To
be used in commercial dealings with foreigners
although. according to the treaty. foreign coins
We're TO be received at their intrinsic value Nv
The present arrangement the japanese have pro-
duced depression of &C per cent The British
Consul General had issued protest and stopped
trade for the present
COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, w ednesdaV.-The Cotton market
Tor three days closed dull. with sales of 81 ton
bales, including 900 to spectators and 900 10
exporters. Fair and middlng qualities were ca
SER but not quotably lower: inferior was slightly
lower. The Manchester report was unfavorable:
prices had slightly declined
Breadstnffs closed dull FIour steady Wheat
quiet The country markets Were generally cd a
Is; higher Corn has downward tendency and
prices weak
Provisions Were dropping. Beef firm Pork
lnli and quotations nominal. Bacon was quiet
Lard quiet
The London money market was unchanged
ConsOls closed at 95 s a95a,