Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-03

FARTHER POINT, Oct 1.-The Hungarian
passed here on her way to Quebec, at an early
hour this morning.
The Liverpool Cotton Market is reported
dull, with a declining tendency in prices.
Breadstuffs quiet but firm. Provisions steady.
Consos 955 for money.
Affairs in Great Britain.
The coroner's investigation into the explo-
sion on the Great Eastern, had terminated.
The evidence was very conflicting as to who
had the responsibility or the charge of the en-
gines. Scott Russell denied that he had con-
troll, and the head engineer of the ship made
similar denial. The verdict of the jury was
We find that the deceased came to their deaths
from injuries received from steam, hot air,
and water, in consequence of the bursting
of the jacket attached to the foremost
funnel of the Great Eastern and that said
bursting was caused by the closing of the
tap connected with the syphon attached to said
jacket in conjunction with the shifting off of
the feed from the water casing to the boilers
but there is no evidence before the jury to
show by what person the tap was shut off, and
the jury further express their opinion that taps
are highly dangerous when placed in such
positions, and that sufficient caution was not
used by the engineers. The verdict is simply
accidental death. 1t is considered likely that
the accident may give rise to actions at law.
Sir James Stephens, professor of modern
history at Cambridge, and formerly under
secretary of the colonies is dead.
The Manchester Guardian, in an article on
Gen Harney's occupation of the island of San
Juan, says:-"The American generals exploit
seems to have been nothing more than one of
those acts of piracy by which lawless repre-
sentatives of the United States are accustomed
to settle disputes with weaker and more bar
barous neighbors, but which it is time they
should be taught cannot be safely INDUCED in
against powerful and civilized nations" The
article concludes as follows eve trust the
Government of the United States will speedily
disavow the actions of its officer; otherwise,
the English Government will be forced to take
immediate steps for vindicating the honor of
the country, and showing the licensed ruffians
of the federal army that they must not appro-
pirate British territory as cooly as if they
were merely cutting off another slice Of MeXi-
CO."
The London Post characterizes Harney's
conduct as totally opposed to the first princi-
pies of public law, and hopes the American
government will disavow it,
The British government, it is said, have
made contract for cable of 1900 miles, to
be laid from Falmouth to Gibraltar in June
next This is to be succeeded by cable to
Malta and Alexandria, thus giving England an
Independent line, free from continental diff
culties The speedy completion of the In
dian line and its extension to China is loudly
called for in view Of the new Chinese difficult
ties
The Daily News announces that Lord Clyde
will retire from the command of the Indian
army, at the end of the year, and will be sue
cecded by Gen. Sir Hugh Rose, who played
prominent part in suppressing the rebellion.
Gen. Mansfield is to be commander in chief Of
the Bombay army.
The independence Beige says that Lord
Cowley and Count WaewSki had been COM
missioned to arrange the bases of cooperation
between England and France i'll prosecuting
the Chinese war. 39l gun ships were under
orders for foreign service, at Portsmouth, and
four gunboats were being prepared with all
haste for China. The utmost activity pre-
vailed at Woolwich and elsewhere, in getting
off ammunition, &c
The English Funds had exhibited but slight
fluctuations, and closed very firm at-quota-
tons. LateSt.-The Daily News city article,
under date of Tuesday evening, says the
funds to-day opened with continued tenden-
cy to improvement, but it was checked by the
government broker restricting his daily pur-
chases on account of the savings banks. In
the afternoon, however, more buoyancy was
shown, and fresh advance of was estab-
lished. In several other markets, especially
that for English railway shares, the tendency
was upward.
The prize fight for the championship Of
England, between Sayers and Brettle, was won
by the former in twenty-three minutes.
News from France.
There was quite gathering of politicians at
Biarritz. The King Of Belgium, Lord Cow
ley, Count Reisset, and Count Walewski, had
gone there, and Count Cavour and Duke NAL
akoff were expected.
Prince Metternich had returned to Paris
from Vienna, and held conference with Wa
lewski before the latter went to Biarritz. The
Prince visited Zurich on the way to Paris.
The camp at Chalons had been suddenly
broken up. 1t was rumored in Paris that the
Emperor had requested the King OF Sardinia
to refuse to the populations from the legations,
their request for annexation to Piedmont.
The Times Paris correspondent says, if the
reports of the day may be credited, there is
probability of a settlement of the Italian ques-
ton which should satisfy all parties, and the
general impression was that the political hori-
ION was likely soon TO be clearer than for some
time past.
The Constitutional has given prominence
to an editorial, in which it calls on England to
side with France on the Italian question. Aud
the article was regarded as an appeal to Eng
land to assist automatically in extricating the
Emperor from the difficulties engendered at
Villafranca.
ship OF the line, steel plated, to be called
the Magenta, and the largest vessel i'll the
French navy, had been commenced at Brest.
The Moniteur contains the following anus
ing announcement in regard to the rumors of
modification in the press law :-"Several news
papers have alluded to decree which it was
supposed would appear to modify the laws of
the press This news is without foundation.
In France, the press is free to discuss all ac-
tons of the Government, and by doing SO, ell
tighten the public mind Certain papers, in
becoming, without their knowledge, organs of
hostile parties, claim larger amount of free
dom, which would have no other object than
facilitating their attacks against the constitu-
tional and fundamental laws of serial order
The Government of the Emperor will II OF de-
vate from the established system, which, in
allowing field sufficiently large for discussion,
controversy, and analysis, prevents, on the
other hand the disastrous effects of talsehood,
calumny, and error.
The Moniteur, in a subsequent issue, pub
lished circular from the Interior Department,
to the projects, nstructing them as to their du-
ties respecting the press.
1t was expected at Paris that France will CO.
operate with Spain in the expedition against
the Moors.
Rumors prevailed of approaching mnisteri-
al changes, including the retirement of the
Duke of Padua from the Ministry of the Int
rior, and Chase Loupe Lambat from Algeria
and the colonies.
There had been no improvement in French
commercial affairs. 1t is asserted that the har-
vest shows the crop 20 per cent. less productive
than last.year. Flour and wheat had slightly
advanced in Paris, and most of the provincial