Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-30
by THE BOHEMIAN.

BY THE BOHEMIAN.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 29.-The Canadian
steamer Bohemian from Liverpool Nov. 10th
has arrived here. The Europa, Hammonia,
and Anglo Saxon had arrived out.
Great Britain.
The EUROPEAN CONGRESS, &C-Touching
the approaching Congress, the London Times
says, 1--WE still require to know in plain, frank,
undiplomatic language, what it is which the
Emperor of the French requires of us to enact
IN our character as a member of the Great
Council of Europe. An English Minister
must have something much more definite and
consistent upon the subject of his duties than
the statement in Count Waewski's circular,
before he would be justified in committing
tins country to any part in Congress for the
settlement of Italy" The Times says of the
relations of England and France that there is
no doubt that feeling of hostility to England
more bitter than has existed in France since
1918, now prevails, and it charges the French
government with directly encouraging this
feeling.
ENGLISH NEws.-The English government
has promulgated its plan for creating the pro-
posed reserve force of naval volunteers The
enrolment of 10000 men, authorized by Par
Lament, commences on January l. Attrac.
tive inducements are offered to volunteers
OF III guns, was launched at Portsmouth on
the 18th, in presence of the Queen and royal
family. She is called "Victoria," and was
christened by Princess Frederick William of
Prussia.
The announcement that DR.. Smethurst was
to be brought up under writ of habeas corpus,
and charged with bigamy, has been fulfilled.
The preliminary proceedings at the police
court resulted IN his being committed for trial
on that charge.
The Earl of Gray is dead He was aged
7o He held high offices in PeePs administra-
ton.
serious mutiny had prevailed on board
the ship-ot-the-line princess Royal" at Ports
mouth. Over 100 of her men were placed in
irons.
The Daily News says, that, undoubtedly,
1t is the duty of the press to criticise the acts
OF foreign governments, but not to assume the
existence Of secret motives at variance with
word and deed, and then circulate suspicious
founded on assumption.
The Morning Star says that plot is on foot
which contemplateS crime of no smaller mag
nitude than the plunging of England and
France into war.
The Post denounces the article above quoted
from the Times, as a wicked and wanton ALARM
and as specially designed to put the blood of
the nation up. The Post adds, eve may
some day find ourselves at war with France ;
but not IN consequence of sudden and unex-
pected invasion"
France.
LIE Pays says the extraordinary credit of
30,O00,OO0 francs, is to be devoted to the China
expedition.
The French Admiral in his report of a bat
tie in Cochin China, says eve have put the
enemy to flight and have destroyed their forts
and artillery. Our loss is ten killed and forty
wounded"
A Marseilles newspaper states that instruc
tionS were received from the French govern
ment, at Alexandria on the 9th of October,
to prevent any act that would interfere with
the privileges Of the Suez Canal Co. The
works on the canal are to continue.
La Presse had given crushing reply to the
anti.English pamphlet of Jourdan, the editor
of the Steele
An improvement had taken place at the
Paris corn market. AT the Paris bourse rentes
closed at 10 francs
Italy.
Prince Carignan had declined the regency
rendered to him by the Central italian states.
The Piedmontese Gazette thus announces the
proceedings in the matter: prince de Carig-
nan gave audience on the 10Th to Chevalers
Mnghotti and Peruzzi, who had come here to
request the regency conferred upon him by
LH6 NdllOUdl ASSSLuUl6S Oh dFlud, NlOueHd
Romagna and Tuscany. The prince in his
reply, said, 4 am deeply moved by your offer,
and tender my thanks to the Assemblies and
people of Central Italy who have given me 50
great proof of their confidence. | believe
that in making the offer you are influenced
less by my personal merits than by your de-
votedness to the King and by your feelings
which are not only Liberal and National but
also by those a order and respect for mOnar-
chial institutions. Weighty reasons of politi
cal prosperity, and the approaching Congress,
deter me, much to my regret, from responding
to your appeal and accepting the charge offer
ed me-
This forbearance on my part, and the sacri-
flee | am thus making, will prove more useful
to the interest OF our common country than if
/ had acted otherwise. Nevertheless, l thought
to do an act of service in designating Cheva-
lier Buoncompaigni as a person who ought to
be entrusted with the regency OF Central Ita-
ly. Return my thanks to the people you rep
resent; tell them their perseverance and their
general conduct deserve the sympathies of
Europe. Tell them to reckon always on the
King, who will support their wishes, and who
will never abandon those who intrust their
destinies in his loyalty" Prince Carignan
then summoned Chevalier BuOncompagni to
undertake the regency, who intimated his
readiness to accept the honor and responsible
ty of that office.
Buoncompagni is to leave Immediately for
Central Italy, to enter upon his functions Ru-
mors had been current of a ministerial crisis
at Turin, on the regency question, but they
were denied.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Herald, reports that Austria at the eleventh
hour, positively refused to aign the instrument
of peace, if Prince Carignan accepted the re-
gency of Central Italy
The Opinione of Turin, says there are six
thousand Venetans enrolled in the army Of
Central Italy.
An address emanating from portion of the
priesthood of Lombardy, has been presented
to Victor Emmanuel, urging him to repress by
law the attempts Of those who proclaim that
temporal power is necessary to the church.
Spain.
The Spaniards charge the English with sup
plying the Moors with weapons and instruct
ing them in their use. Active preparation
for war prevailed in Spain.
Prussia.
Thuringer, Oldenburg, and the Hanseatie
towns voted for the re-establishment Of the
constitution of 1881. The representatives of
some other governments voted in favor OF the
constitution of 1852 others abstained from
voting. The committee have adopted the pro-
posal concerning the reorganization Of the fed
eral military constitution.
The London Post shows this Hesse Cassel
question to be of great interests and the action
of Prussia in favor of restoring the constitu-
ton is the most emphatic recognition of her
determination to support popular and national
rights in Germany
Russia