Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-05
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Arrival Of the Steamship Canada.


SAoxvLIr, Sunday, Jan. l,
The Royal Nail Steamship Canada from Liv
erPooi 18th ult., via Queenstown 10th, arriv I'd
at Halifax at T. n. yesterday, and called q
4P. N. for Boston. :
The Arctic called on the 18th ult. for New
York
The Bohemian and Vigo arrived out on tn.
10th, and the Africa at Queenstown on th,
18th.
Nothing Of importance had trsnspired.
Report said that Congress would meet about
the Goth or 22d Of January. Count Cavou1
was to represent Sardinia with NJ de Sambroi
as second p!enipotentisry. 1t was stated tha
the belligerent powers only could be represent,
ed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Tn.
remaining powers are t. send plsnipotsntia
ries
The Paris Patrie mentions . rumor thu,
Prince Gortschakoff will decline to attend the
Congress unless England is represented BY
some important member OF her Cabinet
The Presse contains an article to the effec,
that Eugland and Sardinia have demanded and
obtained serious guarantees before sending de-
finite answers to the invitation of France, and
also that the Congress would be impossible il
the principle OF non Intervention had not been
accepted by all the Powers
GREAT BRITAIN.
A hastily summoned Cabinet Council vss
held on the 18th ult.
The London AdUertiser thinks probable that
the arrogance Of the Pope in claiming prece.
dence for his representative over all other
Powers was one Of the points for consideration.
Another Council was held on the 10th.
The gold saved from the Royal Charter
amounts to 27,500 pounds.
FRANCH.
Prince Jerome Napoleon WAS alarmingly i'll.
AT the latest advices his case was very serious
The Times correspe ndence at Alden says the
port of Adool, on the Red Sea, had been ceded
to France, and French vessel Of war vas ex-
pected shortly there to take possession.
The Porte had granted permission for the
erection of Roman Catholic Church on the
leland of Masoah,to be under special protection
Of France.
A Swiss paper says Napoleon refused per-
mission to Mcmahon to accept q sword being
got up for him in Ireland.
Rumors were current that the Emperor
would inaugurate the new year with fresh de-
monstrations OF pacific character.
SPAIN
The Spanish expedition to Morocco was re-
inforced on the l4th by 1000 infantry aud o.
OUO cavalry.
The Paris corresp 'nden. Of the London Globe
asserts that the Emperor Of Austria contem-
plates abdication, and says the Arch Duchess
Sophia is At the head of the realm
LATEST.
COPENHAGEN. Dec 1.-THE Royal Palace of
Fredericksburgh has been destroyed by fire.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE leeter from Perth on
the 18th. says the die is cast. The Govern
ment is resolved to adopt rigorous policy to-
wards Hungary.
One hundred and eighty Protestant mobiles
men and gentlemen have been impr ned for
taking part in the Assemblies which protested
against the Imperial party In December.
The Austrian army in Hungry will coon be
$4,000 strong.
The Vienna correspondent writing on the
14th ssys:
The danger Of conflict between the Impe
rial authorities and the Hungarian Profession IS
daily increases.
The French having been interrupted by the
inhabitants Of village on the River Bengal,
six steamers attacked it. The place was brave
ly defended, but finally destroyed Loss
40 killed and 20 wounded
The enemy lost $50 killed and wounded