The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-27

VA. WEDNESDAY,. JU.
AdAisisnal ~ Tie Saslffa.
Tns foreign mails BY the steamer Melita
nom Liverpool on the 18th inst, contain soma
further details Of interest
ATurtn dfspatch says that according to thu
terms OF capitulation the English were TEN.
ponr.y 70 occupy the Forts OF Palermo, fol
nee not been put into execution. s1s -
Its stated that the Neapolitaa Government
I had decided upon concen trating ali the mill.
sa!y forces At Syracuse and MetsiDa, because
~ preserving these strong positions 1t sfiiI
i Of Sicily s..l - :, = = : - -
G.li6aldi !. said to have appointed a pro.
visional government, with Baron Roano Min.
ister Of Foreign Affairs; Crispi in the Home
/ Omce ana Finances Orsini Minister OF War,
| ana Able Oolfgno Minister OF Religious Wor.
| II is positively asserted that G.rih.ldi founa
4960 wv sterling Ia the Golfers Of the treasury,
| GREAT BRITAIN.
Tno London Times says the government will
propose to commence the fortifcations and
otoer works Of defence immediately and the
commissioners have pointed out how they
may b available for defence in three or four
months, even while far short Of com pletion.-
~ ~ - Intended to raise the money By termina-
-
Soroed In twenty-five years. The Times adds ::
Oor present expenditure is enormous. and
We must escape In some way or other. Sim
ply TO disband and disarm might inspire con.
tempt and so provoke aggression. A eratui.
rOus war IL at best q dangerous specula tion-
These fOrttdcatiOns may enable q moderate
army and navy to de the work Of much larger
iorces, and may enable Ms to rest from our
labor and recruit Our finances.
Inc London Star, on the other hand, says it
cannot for moment believe the British pub
nc Will acQuiesce in SO monstrous scale, The
carrying out OF which will only prepare the
way Tor still more formidable appropriation
OF the public moneys for similar objects and
pretexts. ~ f - =
Eastern would sail frsm Southampton for
New York on Saturday, the 10Th. The ship
started on trial trip ON the 9th, Running
twelve hours ont to sea and twelve hours
although the rate Of speed attained did not at
any time exceed thirteen and three-fourths
knots, the average being twelve and a half
knots. The very foul state Of the vessels
bott I'm, and the fact that her trim was any,
thing but favorable for speed, accounted in q
measure for the diminution from the rate OBJ
tained last year. There was some difficulty
however, in getting the full amount Of steam.
aud the revolutions of the paddles and screw
never exceeded ten and q half and thirty nine
respectively, which is considerably below the
numbers attained at the previous trials. The
ship answered her helm with marvellous ease
and rapidity, SO much SO that Mr.. Murphy,
the New York pilot, expressed the utmost
astonishment, aud declared the vessel could
20 anywhere where there was water. Sundry
minor improvements suggested by the trial
would be concluded by the 18th, in order to
give three days for her crew to get accustomed
TO their proper stations. 80 @tFa
The London Times editorially reviews the
recent report on the Atlantic mail contracts,
and urges the necessity of reform and conse-
quent retrenchment in the system.
FRANCE.
Negotiations for q treaty OF cOmmerce BE-
tween France and Belgium were advancing
TIE import duty ON cast metal was to be re-
duced to two francs the one hundred kilo-
grammes. The duty on ashes was to be
abolished: h'
The Courier de Paris had received q first
warning for an article upon the liberty Of coa-
Iition by working men,
1t is asserted that trade was never more duh
in Paris and in the provinces than at present
Accounts Of the growing wheat crops were
unfavorable and produced a further rise in
the markets for breadstufs.
The Monitear publishes an imperial decree
prOmulgating the treaty concluded with Sar-
dinia for tue cessiOn of Savoy and Nice. In q
report which precedes the promulgation of
the treaty, NJ. Thouvenel explains the excep-
ssvs the inn neris, noey Sss nos hesn dirstsd and
by ambitious thOughts-the acQ uisition has
not been obtained by force-but only by the
gratitude and friendship Of the sOvereigns, in
creased by the spon taneous and unanimous
enthusiasm Of the people.
The Bourse was animated, and the Rentes
on the 18th closed at 6sf 5sc. ,,s
ITALY. rat
The Sandman Senate had approved the
treaty of ceding Savoy and Nice. by a vote of
81 against 10.
The evacuation Of Italy by the French
troops was completed. Marshal valiant was
expected in Turin ON the 12th.
1t was stated that fresh bands Of insurgents
were menacing the frontier Of the Roman
States, and Lamoriciere had sent additional
troops there.
The financial condition of the French gov
ernment continued very unsatisfactory, and
an official decree extends the time for closing
the subscriptions 70 the new loan until the
lStn OF July. . - -
The Austrian government had resolved up
on increasing the effective strength OF the Sc
cond army In Venetia, and corps OF cavalry
is also to be collected in the italian TyroI,
that part Of the Austrian territory nearest to
Lembardy.
The Wiener zeit.sg contains a decree or
dering that the StaAthOldership OF Hungary
shall come into effect on the 1st of July, at
which period the five existing departments OF
the central government, which were entrust-
ed with the organization Of Hungary, are to
In the Cortss the Progressesta party had
proposed amendments to the address in refer
and the law decreeing the baaishment of the
family OF Don Carlos. They were rejected,
200 against 26. ss1
- AUSTRALIA.
New Zealand serious cOllisions had taken
place between the natives and the British
troops at Zearnako. Several engagements
with loss OF life, particularly on the side Of the
natives, had taken place. .s, ~, Fl ~,
WEST COAST OF AFRICA. a.
The May mails from the various ports CT
the west coast of Africa had reached England.
There was no news Of importance. Il sn-s
A French frigate had threatened to bombard
the town Of Bonny, unless a debt of long
standing to . French firm was Immediately
paid. The debt was paid. aE se ss
Trade was very brisk at Sierra Leone, but
at most other places it was dull. Cotton was
being cultivated on the gold coast.
STRUCK BY LIeHrNIKG.-On Tuesday even-
ing last, the schooner '.Sea Gull," Of Cherry
stone, Va, Capt. Miles, whilst at anchor in
the harbor Of Annapolis, Md, was struck by
lightning. The mainmast received the bolt.
which ran TO the deck. Two men, who were
standing near BY the mast, were knocked
senseless, but were not materially hurt. The
course Of the electric traveller was thence
down the pump and into the hold, tearing
open the boxes and setting Are to the goods
The Captain, who was engaged In reading In
the cabin, had his arm paralyxed for q time
from the effects OF 1t. Upon opening the
matches, tbs 1lre was discovered ID the hold,
bat il was extinguished. ba5aF9zs
s avfRaEHIA DAR.."-The Arst ship for the
Richmond and Iiyefpocl packet line, now on
the stocks At Balttuaere, 10 to b. called Vir.
ainia Dare - Vireiuia Oara WA thu 1Hat child