Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-26

uJE POSITION or THE IrAuAN QUrSHoN-rEoGArLE rosr
PoNNENr or rnE coNGEESS-rHE MINISTERIAL CHANGE
IN TEANCE.
The steamship Africa, which sailed from Liverpool at
9 ococ, on the 9Th ust arrived lat New ork yesterday
morning. bringing % passengers.
On the 9th, lat 81 minutes % degrees, Ion. II min
utes Ig degrees, passed British screw steamship North
American, from Portland Tor Liverpool.
The news OF the Africa has been very briefly antlcpa
ted by the Crcasan which arrived at st. Johns, " f.,
ON FRIDAY from galway on the Tth.
THE PROPOSED CONGRESS.
Thc last news relative to the proposed Congress was
TO the effect that Prince GortschakoG had set out from
St Petersburg for Paris but a telegram in the official
Dresden journal denies this and states that his departure
had been postponed indefinitely. All adyces tend to
show that il Is extremely uncertain whether the Congress
will meet at all
II was rumorcd that Lord Cowlcy's visit to London
had reference project for the settlement OF the lta
ian question by England and France-wlth the consent
or cOnnyance OF Russia aud PruS,ia-without the inter
ference of a Congress Another authority that
was simply ON domestic matters that his oriship quilted
his post Count Persigoy the French Ambassador, had
returned 10 London from Paris.
FRANCE
rHE .EETNr oF COUNT ALEwsSI PROM THF MINISTRY.
The Paris Montcur officially announces the appoint
ment OF NJ dc Thourene ambassador at ConsantnOple,
a. minister of foreign affairs in the stead Of NJ le Come
Walewsk whose resignation is accepted.
A second decree in the M0nteur announces that the
member, OF the Priyy Council are receive annual
salary OF -, coo perauuum.
The Journal of Rome had published an ar,icle-sup-
posed under official auspices-Ofso bitter nature
CARDS the Late pamphlet that French papers did not dare
to reproduce it. The constitutional publishes an article
regrettng the appearance of the offensive manifesto hut
SAYS that although France may be gricyed by it, she will
not hold tie Pop. responsible
The London leralds Paris correspondent states that
Waewski was positively dismissed. His successor was
regarded as autagonstc to England.
hal I...rt law fla aulifa
rconsut of the French bar which establishes the right
of Frenchmen TO petition the Senate for changes in the
existing laws.
The Paris Bourse had continued depressed and Renes
went As low as $3.50 On the 9th, however there was
irmer tone, and the closing price GS4j.
GREAT BRITAIN
ENGLISH VIEW THE CHANGE II TnE FRENCH MINISTRY
-REFOET MEETING, ETC
The London Times regards the dismissal Of Waewski
as a declaration that Napoleon III. is disposed to commit
himself to the more liberal and generous nGoi policy
to cast himself into the Italian cause, and to maintain II
against all the powers OF despOsm and all the hostility
Of the church The Times warns the Emperor that al
though he may count on the sympathy of England in
his stand for the Italians, lac must not expect that he
will Join him in an offensive alliance against the other
powers.
The English journals regard the change hopeful for
the Italian cause.
Mr. David Hughes, the solicitor who absconded with
liabilities TO his clients amounting ElGOOO had been
tried and sentenced to ten years penal seryitude.
An address to Lord Palmerson, praying the govern
meul to use its influence in maintaining the integrity and
independence of the FOpes domnions in course of
signature by the Roman Catholics in Ireland.
A correspondence had recently taken place between
r. p. Remonds, iree-ton American woman Of color,
and Mr.. Dallas the American Minister in London. A
visa to Miss RemOnds passport rused by Mr. Dallas
on the ground that she person Of color.
An enthusiastic reform meeting was held at Birming
ham the 9th inst Mr. Bright the principal speak
err resolution adopted calls for a large entension of
the franchise and the adoption of the ballot system.
PRUSSIA.
The draft Of the new law for the reform of the army
in Prussia had been completed The peace number of
the line is to be increased by $4,000 men, making total
of l25,OOO.
RENARTABLE PnENOMENoN.-Among the accompan-
of the shock Of the earthquake at Charleston S
c. last Thursday the Nes of that city the follow
ing not the least surprising of the suberranean phe
uomena by which i; may have been attended:
The tubing Of the Artesan well has been prosecuted
until the depth had been reached of $40 feet on the st
of March last when it arrested by an obstruction
which it was impossible to penetrate to remove by
pressure the boring having previously reached $50 feet
The weights placed on the tubing amounted TO several
hundred tons without any perceptble effect when on
Thursday afternoon it began to settle and it entirely dis
appeared that the materials employed in the operation
rested on the ground; removing the rubbish it
found that the tubing had descended thirty feet What
connection, if any, there is between this fact and the
shock Of earthquake, science may or may not solve it.
A DAY or STATE CoNvENrIoNs.--The 22d of February,
the anniversary of the birth of Washington, will be
great day this year for the holding of State Conventions
The Opposition Convention of Tennessee will meet in
Nashville the Democratic Convention of Iowa will meet
in Qes Moines, the Democratic Convention of Michigan
will meet in Detroit the Wing Convention of North Car
Olna will meet Raleigh the Peoples Party Convention
Of Pennsylvania will meet in Harrisburg; the Opposition
Convention of Virginia will meet in Richmond, and the
Republican Convention of Indana will meet in Indianap
oils.
A WICKED LITTLE WoNAS WITH GREEN SRECs.-0ne
Rev. Mr. A. s Finch publishes card in which he says
that while attending the Brockpor camp meeting,
man. small in statue wearing specs and prepossessng in
appearance appeared pursued him in carriage, told
him of her esteem and how much she worth and in
duced him to marry her, He consented, the knot was