Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-08


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GREAT BRITAIN
In the house Of commons, on the 18th, Sir
G. Wood made some final explanations relative
to India, and asked for discretionary power to
borrow 95,OO0,000 sterling for railway pur-
poses. lie believed at the end of the present
year the Indian expenditure and income would
be balanced. He said the government had
evinced great anxiety 10 develop the resources
OF India as cotton producing country. He
believed the result would be that ultimately
England would be rendered independent of
America for cotton. This year the supply of
cotton from India would be about 1000
bales more than ever before
The house OF lords on the 26th inst, upon
their amendment to the bankruptcy bill oppos.
ing the appointment OF the chief Justice in
bankruptcy, but they retreated from their oth-
er amendments. In the house of commons on
the same evening Mr.. Buxton called attent on
to the increase OF the Cuban slave trade, and
the Importance Of experimenting the eXertons
OF naval force on the African coast by other
measures, especially by the appointment of
consul at Mozambique. A general debate
ensued IN Which the emperor NapoeOns Tree
emigration schemes were denounced, some of
tile members contending that the Introduction
OF coolies in the French colonies might be.
come worse than the slave trade. Mr.. Greg
ory hoped the emperor of the French would
now Cooperate with England in putting down
the slave trade. She recent events in Ameri
ca would, he trusted, prevent American capt.
tai rom being embarked IN the netariOuS trat-
tc Mr.. Hope said the slave trade would con
tinue until made Improbable He suggested
different duty on slave grown sugar. Lord
Palmerston said nothing but the progress of
the public opinion OF other nations could eX.
tinguish the trade, but lie considered that the
public opinion of France had lately refrigerated
the government was DESTROYS of stopping the
French system of free trade in disguise, but
tie only alternative was the granting Of the
facilities Tor coolie emigration, which would
be carried out as an experiment, under the
most approved regulations. He regretted that
the government was not more successful in
inducing the United States 10 take more strin-
gent measures to Put down the traffic which is
chiefly carried on by American vessels. He
did not ti.ink consul at Mozambique would
do much good, but it was worthy of consider
alton. The subject was dropped.
MIR. Lindsay urged the Importance of the
government carrying out the recommendation
OF the merchant shipping committee, and in
duclng foreign nations to fully reciprocate the
privileges granted BY England. Messrs. Mil
ner and Gibson promised to introduce bill on
ministerial Whtebait Dime at Greenwich, in
anticipation of the close of sessions, has been
fixed for the 31st and parliament was expect
ed to be prorogued on the 9th of August
A cabinet council was held at Osborne on
the 10th, at which the contemplated minister.
al changes were accomplished viz: Sir G. c.
Lewis to the war department; Sir Geo Gray,
secretary for home affairs Mr. Caldwell,
chancellor OF the Duchy of Lancaster Sir
Robert Peel, the new secretary for Ireland,
was sworn in as a DrivY councillor.
Wodehouse, under the secretary of foreign
affairs.
The mystery attending the extraordinary
and fatal encounter between Major Murray
and Mr.. Roberts, in London, was solved at the
coroner's inquest. The evidence of a lady
living under Major Murray protection shows
that Roberts sought to gain her affections, aud
falling, attempted tine life of Murray. The
jury returned verdict Of justifabe homi
eide.
AT an influential meeting of the merchants
OF London, they protested against the increase
OF rates OF fire insurance. 1t is believed the
companies will reconsider the matter before
adopting a new scale. The meeting pledged
itself to form new company ii the old ones
persisted.
The Times, in leader on the Galway line,
says the contract is still afiodt though tie po
litical concern has weathored all the tempeSts
In which the property and credit OF the con-
Germ have been shipwrecked.
FRANCE.
The Paris papers were bLsily discussing
lord John Russell's speech against the annex
alton of the island OF Sardinia to France.
The Moniteur continued silent The Paris
correspondent OF the Times says that it was
rum0red there notion of tempting Eng
land with the bait OF Sicily, Tor her connivance
at the annexation OF Sardinia, whenever the
proper moment comes, and probably hint Of
the kind will soon be thrown out i'll some Paris
journal
The emperor was expected TO proceed from
Vichy direct to the Chalons camp. A treaty
OF commerce between France and the German
Zolverne is to be signed Immediately. In
October the Nord OF Brussels is 70 be publish
ed at Paris as the organ OF Franco Russian
alliance.
ITALY.
The protest by the Italian people against
the French occupation oil Rome was receiving
vast number of signatures throughout Italy.
A central Bourbon committee had been DIS
covered at Naples. Prince MontemelIitte had
been arrested. 1t was rumored that the duke
OF PeopoleO and others Of high rank are com
promised A Bourbon committee, presided
over by Monseigore Cienttemps, had also been
discovered at Poslippo The Monseigore
and five accomplices were arrested Cialdini
had ordeied the troops to shoot only those IN
surgents taken with arms III their hands.
SWITZERLAND.
DIR. Farrar, vice president, and tor several
years president of Switzerland, died on the
oath.
The national council agreed to the resolution
Of the council OF states in favor of the con-
struction of military roads over the Alps.
SWEDEN
The king of Sweden mad gone to Gotten
burg. 1t is believed he will afterwards visit
London and Paris.
AUSTRIA.
An imperial decree dssolves the diet of
Austria on account oil its refusal to send rep
resentatives to the council Of the empire, not
withstanding the repeated requests of the gov
ernment The same decree orders new cleo
ton for the diet. There stormy discus
sion on nationaities in the lower house of
Reehrath on the 18th. All the members of
the night except three, quilted the cham beers,
reserving to themselves the right of express
ing their views on future occasion.
TURKEY.
The sultan continued to effect reforms. The
Levant Herald had been suspended two
months in consequence OF a complaint from
the French embassy.
The India aud China mails are telegraphed
from Calcutta June %. The better accounts
conlineu.
SHANGHAI, June 2.-Affairs are tranquil at
Pekin aud Japan. Trade is progressing at
Tien-Tien. The natives were returning to
Hankow, andttrade was being resumed.
SINGAPoRE, June 21-A sea quake had
caused great destruction the island of ST
mon Seven hundred and seventy light per-
sons persisted.