Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-03
Additional Foreign Intelligence by the Hun.


Sir James Stephens, Professor Of Modern His
Of the Colonies, Is dead
The London Post characterizes Gen Harney's
conduct In occupying the island of San Juan as
totally opposed to the first princi plies Of public
law, and hopes the American Government will
The Daily News announces that Lord CLYDE
will retire from the comand of the Indian army at
the end of the year, and be succeeded by General
Sir Hugh H. Rose, who PLAYED a prominent part
In the suppression Of the rebellion. Gen. Mansfield
Is to be comnlander-iD-chief Of the Bombay army.
The Independence Beige says that Lord Cowley
and Count Walewski have been commissioned to
arrange a basis Of cooperation between England
and France In the prosecution Of the Chinese war.
Three 9l-gun ships were under orders for foreign
service at Portsmouth, aud four gunboats Were
being prepared with all haste for China. The Mt
most activity prevailed at Woolwich and else
where, in getting off ammunition, &c.
FRANCE.
There was quite gathering Of politicians at
Biarrit1. In addition to the King Of the Bel
gians Lord Cowley, Count Reiset, and Count
and the Duke Of Malakof were expected
Prince Metternich had returned to Paris from
Vienna, and held a conference with Count Wa
lewski before the latter went to Biarritz. The
Prince visited Zurich on his way to Paris
The camp at Chalons had been suddenly bro
ken up.
requested the King Of Sardinia to refuse to the
deputations from the Legations their request for
annexation to Piedmont.
The ines Paris correspondent says If the
reports Of the day may be credited there il pos
| sbility of a settlement of the Italian question
which should satisfy all parties, and the general
impression was that the political horizon was
likely soon to be clearer than for some time past
The Constitutional had given prominence to
an editorial in which 1t calls England to side
with France in the Italian question, and the article
systematically i'm extricating the Emperor from
| the difficulties engendered at v iliafranca.
ship-of-the-line, steel plated, to be called the
Magenta. and the largest vessel in the French
navy, had been commenced at Brest.
1t was reported at Paris that France will cO-OEe-
rate with Spain in the expedition against the
Moors. The French outposts on the frontiers Of
Morocco had been several times fercely attac ked
by native tribes, but they had been repnlsed. The
Government Of Morocco was not implicated in
these attacks
1t is asserted that the conclusion of the harvest
shows that the crop has been twenty per cent less
productive than last wear Flour and wheat had
slightly advanced in Paris. and also in most of the
provincial markets The vintage accounts were
| generally satisfactory.
The ZURICH CONFERENCE.
| There had been complete suspension of inter-
| course between tbs Plenipotentiaries for several
days, but on the 18TH after the arrival of French
courier, the representatives of France and Austra
held conference lasting three hours.
| The Government Of Tuscany had notified the
| Plenipotentiaries of the Grand Duke to evacuate
| the palace within three days. In case of their
nor C ompliance the property Of the Grand Duke
| was To be seq uestered.
| The King Of Sardinia was to leave Turin on the
| 18th on 4 visit to Pavia, Lodi, Cremona &c
| There had been reports from Rome that the
| POpe's health was shattered that he would
probably soon resign, but the latest accounts say
| he had perfectly recovered.
| The Papal Government had expressed satisfac-
ton with the recent article in the Paris Moniteur
| OH Italian affairs
Ministerial changes in Naples are reported Fal-
angieri bad resigned the Presidency of the Coun-
| Gil. His successor was not yet known.
| TURKEY
| The Times publishes the following special tele-
| gram from its correspondent:
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. Is A conspiracy TO as
| slssinate the Sultan has been discovered Two
| hundred persons have been arrested here, among
| them the Pasha Of Albania, who was apparently
the chief Some troops susp. ct d of partcipa
ton. The affair originated with afanatcal party.