The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-09
ADDITIONAL BY THE ASIA & KANGAROO,


night.
The United States frigate Macedonian was at
Alexandria on the 9Th of January.
The London Times devotes Editorial to Mr.
Nugent, the late American Commissioner in British
Columbia, and to the manifesto he issued before
quitting his post for Washington. The Times COM
mences by asking, sWhen will the emssaries of
the United estates learn that notirety is not fame
and that mischief making upon large scale is not
a title to public grattude?" 1t then proceeds to
criticise Mr.. Nugents act with much severity, and
concludes as follows:
''Such as this is public nuisance Hap
PLY, we believe, his evil desires will not be gratif-
ed. The American diggers have, as a BODY hither-
to behaved in colinies with great order and So
briefly. Men who have to deal with gold very soon
discover that prompt protection for life and prop
erty is the immediate interest not only of the weak
but also of the strong, and the true old Anglo-Sax
on instinct of law and order exists in British Co.
lumbia as it does elsewhere There is no reason to
believe that the American settlers will follow Mr.
Nugents evil unsels. But this is no fault of Mr.
Nugents He has done all IN his power to throw
the Colony into confusion, and TO hEiRg disgrace
GREAT BRITAIN.
Mr.. Disrae as Ministerial leader in the House
of Commons, had addressed the usual circular to
the Administration members, calling on them to be
in attendance on the opening of the session on the
Sd of February.
Mrs. Wordsworth, widow of the poet, died at
Rydal Mount, on the 18th of January, having
reached the venerable age of 80 years. Her life
was as pure beautiful and useful as the most ardent
admirer of English domestic character could mag-
inc. For some years past Mrs. Wordsworth's pow
of sight had entirely failed her, but she still
continued cheerful and "bright," and full of con-
versational power in former days.
There is little news of Importance beyond the
fact that the fears of war were subsiding The
Paris Bourse advanced to $3.50 for per cts. mon
ey, and $3.50 account.
Her Majesty will open Parliament in person. Ac-
cording to present arrangements the Queen and the
Prince Consort and the Court propose leaving
Windsor Castle on Wednesday, the I'd proximo, for
Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty's Government have resolved to COM
ply with the prayer which both Houses of Parlia-
ment presented in their last session, and abolish all
the Services for the State Holidays, with the ex-
ception of that appointed for the Anniversary OF
her Majesty's Accession. Royal Warrant under
the Sign Manual, revokes the authority under
which the ''Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving"
for the deliverance of King James from the Gun
powder Plot; the 'Form of Prayer with Fasting"
in commemoration of the "Martyrdom'' of Charles
l., and the 'Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving"
for the unspeakable mercy wonderfully completed
in the restoration of King Charles H. have hither-
to been used on the 9TH of November, the 30th of
services in the churches and chapels of the Estab
lishment, whether parochial or collegiate, will
hencetorth be illegal, as violating the Act of Uni
formity; and is moreover expressly forbidden by
the new arrant, and the prayers themselves are
not henceforth to be printed and published with
annexed to the Prayer-book.
The London Times has the following paragraph
concerning Mr.. Spurgeon's intended visit to this
country:
'"The alleged acceptance by Mr. Spurgeon of the
of the offer of 100000 S?) in payment of his en-
gagement with the Transatlantic churches, is con-
tradicted by the City Press, the authority of
Mr.. Spurgeon himself, who declined the OFFER
Mr.. Spurgeon purposes to set sail for America
shortly, but not on the terms above referred to-"
FRANCE.
The Paris correspondent of the Times saws:
.Ipo oifa, tl,ol &c
two three days past, we still told that the
preparations are continued, and that at the
office here few or none breathe doubt of hostili
ties for the Spring But as the fact of the prepar-
ations at Toulon is too patent to be denied, they
intended, it is said, for Senegal, Algeria, and
China. Confidence in the maintenance of peace
appears to be returning slowly and uncertainty"
The Debats, in alluding to the settlement of the
via, says:
GAS the question of Servia has now been brought
to nought, there excellent reasons for trusting
in the preservation of general peace"
The steam engines at Vincennes were still at
work manufacturing rifed cannon.
On the 18th utimo, the semi-offcial Pdtrie con-
tanned article to the effect that the avoidance
of war was not to be considered altogether certain
This, coupled with false report that insurrec-
tion had broken out at Milan and Venice, and an
equally unfounded rumor of collision between
Austrian and Sardinian troops, caused reaction
on the Bourse, and considerable portion of the
|
day being equal to "a per cent. On the following
day the market was more steady, and closed at a
| fractional improvement.
On Friday, the 2lst, the Bourse opened firm and
animated at 50 5000 40 for the per cents. Sub
sequently the market became heavy in spite of
rumor that Count Walewski had written concillia-
| tory notes. and prices declined to 6S 95 for both
money and account, at which figures the market
closed very fiat.
Accounts have been received from Algeria of the
success of the expedition sent against the nsurgent
tribes, who had made complete submission.
A large number of steamers and transports were
preparing for sea in French ports.
The Noniteur announces the entire abolition ofthe
wise for passports.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
atfrms that confidence in the maintenance of peace
appeared to be daily losing ground, and that the
warlike preparations continued on scale OF great
magnitude. The French garrison at Rome is
shortly to be reinforced by two regiments of the
line. Notwithstanding the assurances of peace, the
Daily Ne,cs Paris correspondent asserts his belief
that there was no change whatever in the situa-
| tion
ITALY.
| The Paris correspondent of the Daily Ne,os has
obtained confirmation of the report that the Pope
nuncio has received orders to tell the Emperor
that if cannon is fired in Lombardy he will take
| refuge in Vienna.
Vienna Bourse firm and considerably higher
Accounts from Lombardy still speak of dssatisfac-
| ton, but of outbreak. Austrian reinforce
ments continued to pour in.
A letter from Rome, of the 7th states that for
| two years the Papal Government has been demand
ing the departure of the French and Austrian ar
mics of occupation considering their presence un-
necessary, and being desirous of reducing the war
budget, which amounts to ii 900, 900 francs for
| 900 men, while in Tuscany 1900 men cost on
ly 5000, 900 francs, the difference being attributa-
| BILE to the troops of occupation.
According to the advices from Rome, Lord STRAIT
ford de Redclife received by the Pope in pri-
vate audience, which was of very long DURATION
| His lordship will soon return to London.
1t is stated that the Austrians will declare state
of seige in the States of the Church.
Prince Napoleon continued at Turin. He had
held review of 900 veterans of the Grand Army
Among the patriotic shouts by the veterans and the
| crowd assembled were " ViUeP Alianza," (the alli
| ance) and d" Fiua Halia!'
The preparations for the marriage of Prince Ma
| poleon (says Paris letter, in the Independence O
Brusses) are going on actively. The corbee of tn,