The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-10-29
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other side during the week.-the Anglo
Saxon on the ODD, the Ocean Queen on the
18th, and the Persia on the Goth. BY
these Liverpool dates:are down to the 10Th
inst
The Zurich Conference is still in session,
and rumors in reference to its progress are
quite contradictory. Most accounts say.
that the point of difficulty is in reference
to the proportion which Piedmont shall
assume of the AustroL onbardy debt and
that as last resort France proposes to
submit the matter to arbitration to which
Austria objects. Other rumors say, that
Napoleon is getting out of patience with
Austria that the conference will fail, and
the war be renewed in spring
The news in reference to the steamship
Great Eastern is contradictory She had
made another trial "Trip from Portland to
Holyhead goiLg at the rate of about l.
knots (mlcs) an hour. Some of the news
paper correspondents on board represent
her as Il complete success, while others say
the trip proves her fixture. Her trip to
America appears to be indefinitely post
poned.
Italy is still unsettled. Numerous ar
rest. have been made at Parma Of the muir
dcrcrs of Auvite, officer of the ex-duke.-
The city was surrounded by Modenese and
Tuscan troops. The Pope had left Rome
on account OF the dangerous state OF the
populace, and taken refuge at Castle Con
doifo. Quite a serious demonstration had
taken place at Rome i'll honor OF the Sar-
dinian minister, whose dismissal had been
demanded by the papal power. Order was
/ only preserved by the French geus d ar
mes Garibaldi had issued proclamation
in which he talks to the Italians III this
style:
/ Soldiers, the hour for q new struggle
approaches The enemy is threatening,
! and Will perhaps attack us before many
DAYS are over. In addressing my old con-
( panions of Lombardy, | know | am not
/ speaking To deaf men, and that II Is enough
to tell them that We are going 10 fight the
enemy of Italy. / shall look to see you
form III your ranks.
/ The national subscription for the pur-
chase of Il million of muskets l. proceed
ing with great success.
All the Catholic bishops have received
3
res Grafton # the Italian dukes.
The Times state, that the want Of funds
by the government Of Central Italy j. rep
resented a daily becoming more severe.
an it IS dobtless upon a break down in
this respect that the Emperors Of France
and Austria mainly calculate Tor the resto-
ration of the old rulers
The agents of Tuscany are understood
To have been unsuccessful IN the attempt
to raise one or two millions III London.
The builders strike III London Is still I'm
adjusted Rumors are ahoat of serious diff
iiculties in the British Cabinet on the CHI
nese question, and split Is looked for
\ pigeon shooting match-England rs.
America-Nr. King. of Indiana, represent
ing America, and Mr. Frerr OF Hampshire,
England, was commenced at New Market
on the 18th. Nh Frere killed - birds
out Of the first fifty, while the American
representative scored II birds out 81 his %.
The London J'h,es characterizes Gen.
Harvey act at san Juan - a gratuItOus
insult 10 the British empire, and one which
cannot be passed over. II expresses the
belief that no large class Of the Americans
viii support the policy which has been in
ausurated By Gen. Harvey but thinks the
mission of Lieut.. Gen. Scott would result
in the peaceful settlement Of present diff
culti,s.
The Nlrs says there is good reason to
suppose that the American difference viii
soon be settled. The language of the
United States government i firm aud ho-
norablc.
The Russian Ambassadors AT London
Paris, Berlin and Vienna had been sum.
moned 10y telegraph to meet the Emperor
Alexander al Warsaw on the 10Th. kE-
mors are afloat Of an approaching inter.
view between the EmporJrs OF austria and
Russia and also that the Emperor of Au=-
tria will visit Napoleon. he Dowacer
Empress of Russia i about 10 visit Pied
mont. and the King Is 10 receive her al
Genoa. This, in connection with other III
cidents. i construed into 4 sympathy be
tween Russia and Piedmont Prince Ma
poleun is ABOUT TO visit London.
At ConstantInopie conspiracy has been
discovered to ssSasSinate tho Sultan.
From China, the intelligence is that the
Peiho river and Grand canal are still
blockaded by the English. Mr. Ward the
= American minister, was still negotiating
, with the chinese government, and was
about to proceed 10 Pekin
Market reports exhibited quite an adj
vance in breadstutf> AT the beginning o.
the week, but declining tendency at the
end of the week.