The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-15

Foreign News by the Canadian.
The arrival Of the steamer Canadian. from
Liverpool on the I'd inst., with kilograms vi,
Queenstown to the Sd. was published yester
day. The following is summary. of he
news:
The English Government was nexotiatin,
for the charter of the Great Eas tern to Law :
telegraphic cable between Singapore and Ran
COON.
The Chinese at last accounts were deter
mined to dispute the passage of the Allies tc
Pekin. Fourteen miles of fortifications hay,
been erected along the river, and two hundred
thousand men were under arms.
ITALY.
1t is stated that France has proposed tc
Switzerland TO reIinquish her rights in refer
ence to the neutra!ized districts Of Savoy fol
50.tWO,O0D francs.
The Bishops of the Romagna have received
prohibition against taking any part in th.
reception of King Victor Emmanuel.
The correspondent of the Journal dss D.bat,
has been ordered to leave Rome by the Pope
but had obtained delay of twenty days
NAPLES.
Advices from Naples say the Royal troops
attacked the Insurgents entrenched in ths
town OF Carini, on the 18th and that the fight
was most desperate, continuing during thu
three following days, when the Government
troops received reintorcements, and com pelied
the insurgents to retire to Partepico. lea in
two hundred and fifty killed behind them
whilst the Royal troops had three hundred
killed
The town of Carini was then pillaged b;
the Royal troops aud set on fire.
Great misery prevailed at Palermo.
Since e.". the execution q the thirteen insur
surprised and hanged at Carini.
TURKEY.
Inc Porte had concluded a loan with a grea
Greek house at Cons amounting t
over I7UU,U0U sterling
HONORs TO SAVERS.
Tom Sayers was received at LIVERPOOL OF
Mohoay with immense enthusiasm The lnul
utude took the horses from the cab and drew
nlm IN triumph from the railway station II
tne lalbot Hotel. Several testimonials hat
been presented TO him by his admirers, includ
ing splendid cup worth f25
THE LATEST.
LONDON, May 3.-Advces from Messina re-
port that perfect tranquility prevails, bu
general dlscontent existed. A number OF sus
pected persons had been arres ted and the Ci la
dels ana prisons were crowded to excess.
The reports, however, are CONTRADICTORY
is said thfta Neapolitan General has been cap
tuied by the lnsurgt nts and that the seat y
Government was about 10 be transferred from
Messina, and that the garrison OF Palermo
though nu unbering twenty thousand men, wer,
afraid 10 proceed TO the interior
PARIS. Thursday.--The Aioattsur publishe:
Il ho'e OF count IhOnVenal, proving that ths
annexation of the neutral district Of SAVOY
will not change the situation of Switzerland
aud also ann ounces large projects concerniI.
the tariff on wool, cotton anu other raw ma
terials.
The Constitutional states that the only con
dltion attached TO the general amnesty granted
by Spain Is that the parties Implicated mus
take the oa h of alliance to the q ueen
LoNLoN, ,Thursday.--The Bank Of England:
rate OF discount continues without further
change.
COMMERCIAL lNrELLrGEvcs.
LIVERPOOL. Thursday NJ, Nav 3.-Cotton--
sales OF the last two days 1900 bales. lnciudln.
$500 bales for speculation and export. The mar
het closed firm and steady.
sbTeadstuis closed dull, owing to the prevalence.
OF favorable weather for the crops
PROVISIONS closed quiet. Beef quiet and prices
barely maintalned: Pork qulet-od 67s. I'd. a6os.-
pac4n nrni and n better rrequest-midoss SIS. tis
but UNCHANGED.
prod%oe % closed generally unclaimed Rosir
dull At :5s. Sugar steady. Coffee quiet. Rct
dull. Pot and Pearl Ashes quot tt 33s.
TnHnax ala:s Sede very a9i; as;
| for money and account. Bank rates unchanged.
The sales since FRIDAY amount to 81, GO bales
including 8 OOO bales to spectators. The marhe
has been hrm and manifested an advancing ten
dency, put prices are not quotably hlsher.,
Manchester advices are favorable and in som,
cases II slight advance has taken place.
Prices .enerally nave n declining tendency, ant
al qualities slightly lower There vas but lit
re inquiry and prices were weak. Wakefield
Nash a Co quote Flour was duti. and prices ca
s,er but unchanged. Wheat quiet AZ a decline o
Gu IL at Cd. decline yellow 35s 6i 56s; white a5s
6d. q 3Ss.
EXECUTION OF ORTEGA.-The Madrid Jour
nails of 2ist ult state that Orte3Rs, when take,
before the court-mar tial of Tortosa, ,assum
somewhat naughty bearing, and read well
written protest, TO the effect that he was, from
his rank in the army, entitled to be tried, no
by an ordinary cOurt-martial composed 0
captains, but by one formed exclusively o
Generals. lie was. however, told that tn
protest could not be admitted, inasmuch as
royal decree declared that he should be trie,
by an ordinary court; and on that, it is stated
he jumped up in passion, and snatching u]
his cap, cried, " viii neither speak nor de
fend myself; l will retire!' lie was, how
ever, detained, and he afterwards, in tn
course of the proceedings, declared that h
cared little for life. The Diario, OF Barcelona
publishes the following particulars of the ex
ecntion of Ortega, which took place, as alread
stated, at TortOsa, on the loih ult.:
On the previous day the General was pu
sin chapel according to The Spa nish ustom
He Immediately proceeded with the u,mos
composure TO make his will, and settled all hi
family affairs, even to the minutest Details
Soon after, Sergeant came for the purpose O
| searching his person. This proceeding z affect
| ed him deeply, and he exclaimed, This wa
wanting to complete my humiliation! A Ser
geant search Il General! Am l then capab.
Of committing suicide as they apprehend ;
Certainly not; l shall die like a Christian !''-
he then took a medal of the Holy Virgir
which he Wore suspended from his neck by
gold chain, and charged his cousin Don Ra
mon Blasser, to deliver it to his mother Iii
confessor, the Canon Don Benito SAM, after
wards came, and had long conversation wit
him. At six O'Clock in the morning on tn
| 18th, he took the sacrament, sometime afte
had cup OF chocolate, and received success
sively missionary and a friend of his, a ply
| sician, both of whom were astonished at hi
| self-possessiOn and firmness. Having been in
| formed about 10 O'Clock that his execuiio
would take place at three in the afternoon
| he merely remarked, THAT is very late.n-
| Then he asked for a basin of SOUP and ate
with good appetite. AT aquarter TO three
was informed his time had come. He imme
diately rose, saying. Il am at your order:
| gentlemen" drew his loose coat around him
and took his place in the centre Of the guarc
| AS he passed the postern of the castle he too
| off his coat and requested that it might b
| given to his aide-de-camp, Moreno. On heal
| ing the roll Of the drums, he exclaimed. IN
| God, you, who were innocent, also suffere
| these humiliating preparations; ii is Just Iha
| /, who am guilty, should undergo them, too
| His voice was unfaltering and his step firm-
Ga entering the middle of the square forme
| by the troops he noticed the people crowdin
| round and said, "The Lord also allowed tn
| people to be present at his execution II
llnelt under the flag to hear his sen tence reac
On being conducted to the fatal spot he ia
qnlTeO, HOW must place myself ~ "Facln
| them - WAS the reply; at the same instant
handkerchief was put over his eyes and h
knelt down. An explosion was heard, and tn
general was no more.
A SMALL SEr.TO IN THE BRITISH PARLIA
MRNT.-The London writers have made III
most of the scene Of confusion which occurre
in our House of Representatives on the occa
sion Of Lovejoy's speech but the House c
Commons have also had scrimmage, and q
one lime the DriZo.ring seemed To bua trans
ferred to the door OF st. Stevens. Gu the 26t
| Of April, at the close of a long and dreary de
| clamation by Sir Bulwer Lytton, who's
speeches are much duller than his books, tn