, 1859-08-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
Arrival Of the North American
DT64HTE4KS AT UEA.

FAs4HxK Po1ST {bclow Quebec, August 1S.-
The steamer North American has passed this
point on her way TO Quebec.
She LETT Liverpool on Wednesday, Sd instant,
and her adyices are the same as furnished By
tho steamer City Of baltimore, intercepted OF
Oapc Race BY the yacht Of the Associated
Press
The dispatches received By tho North Ameri-
can embrace the details of numerous disasters
70 TN nsd'S sbin otaaee, from New York, bound to
Bremen, look fire July 3ott. and was run ashore
ner Dremen-a&rcn- The vessel was burned to
the wsscr's edgs-
Tho ship Ably blanchard. 70. New Orleans,
took fire Ut Bordeaux on the osth nit. The
amount Of damages was not ascettsined.
The ship Vancouver, from New York, has
been totally wrecked on the South Dank, near
Shanghai. The crew were saved, aud had ar
rived It Shanghai.
- The ship 6a1onville, from, Boston, for Hong
Knng, put into 1lauritus, June .Glh, leaking.
Pam ol per cargo had been taro.n oEerboard.
Galloway, bound to Boston, sprang leak near
Skagcn, and VIVA run ashore near JutlAnd. on
the s5th July. About fifty persons landed from
her At Hycrling.
> The ship Alexander Wise, from Aarseilles for
New York. has been stranded of Point correns,
near Gibraltar.
The compensation obtained by the American
Minister at Rome, for Mr. Perkins, was 400 scudi.
not pounds. n hich il equal to about 5000.
GxxAr DaI1A1S.-In the house of Lords on the
LIST ausL, the E4r] uf Granville said it was, Us
yet, impossible 10 fix the day beyond which I'M.
portant measures would not be read second
Time.
Lord E'gin said, in reply to m enquiry tlat
he had impressed upon the Chinese government
while negotiating tnc treaty Of Shanghai, the
importance Of aunctioning tue introduction OF
British salt, hut had failed, though he believed
adiaercnt result might be arrived At il the Chi
ncse authorities could be convinced that their
revenue would not suffer for the change.
In the uonse Of Commons the increased in
come ta1 bill wns ordered to 4 third reading.
Sir. c. Wood made financial abatement IL
respect 70 the government Of India.
H estimated the expenditure Of the war at
Eng O00, 900. whilst the estsmated revenue was
only eas, ,s0o, ,0oo, leaving deficiency Of alo,-
10000. In addition to this there are e., ,000,-
900 TO be raised by England towards tho e1pcn-
dituro Of India, making tue total deficiency
e,:200, 900. This has already been partially
provided for but there are IS 100 900 still need
ed, and he proposed to raise this " a further
loan. he thought thcrr wus no likelihood Of
any improvement in tho fn2nciul aaIrs Of In.
diA for tTo or tLrce years 10 come No great
reduction could be nude in the expenditure,
while the revenue could euly be slightly increas-
ed ty an additional tax or salt license, &c,
jill. Bright advocated decent reduction Of
the expenses Of the government; reduced
army, and curtaincnt in the civil service sala-
ries as the most efficient way Of bringing about
IN improvement.
A resolution was adopted in favor Of m nd
didonal e., 700 900 Ioan.
On the Cd il the House Of Commons Mr.
Aonktou Milne moved an address, to Her Muj-
esty praying her to enter into negotiations with
the United Stntes for the purpose Of preventing
nsaaulty and cruclties upon seauen engaged
in the traffic between the Two countries Of bring.
ing to justice the perpetrators Of such offences.
The Attorney General said the government
had directed its attention to the subject He
would never aaseut to giving the jurisdiction to
foreign eonsuls. The only method would either
be TO facilitate the cxtradition act, to hare re-
course 10 the ordinary tribunals, or to deal with
the fnataer in the same manner Us with seamen,s
contracts. The matter was agreed to.
Ex-President Pierce had passed through
Liverpool en- route for the lake district. BE
WIS expected to sail for New York in about
fortnight
The Earl Of Mimic, fatber-in law Of Lord John
Russell, is dead.
Mr. Labonchcrc had been created peer.7
Some serious strikes were occurring in Lon
don- The carpenters were demanding rednc-
ton in their hours If labor, and the employees
Of tue gus companies were demanding increased
wages, and for some time London was in danger
Of being left in darkness