The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-01
Important Foreign News.

HALIFAX, Oct. 30.-The Europa, from
Liverpool, 10th, via Queenstown 10Th, ar
rived to-day, with 1869 in specie, for
Boston.
ENGLAND-The Paris correspondent of
the London Times writes that the discus
sion as to the common line of policy to be
adopted by France and England, on the
American question, has been again renewed.
The subject has been mooted before, but
was postponed. Possibly information
brought over by Prince Napoleon may
have contributed TO make the Emperor more
inclined to listen to proposals which might
be made in this respect by England. The
London Globe gives prominence to the fol-
lowing paragraph We learn from an
authentic source that notification has been
issued, affecting trade with Southern
States. 1t would appear from letter of
instructions issued by Mr.. Memminger,
from Richmond, August 22d, that the
Confederate government had authorized
vessels coming from foreign countries to en-
ter any port on the southern coast, declaring
that such port shall be considered proper
port of entry for such vessels if the master
or owner shall without delay dispatch
messenger to the nearest collection district
in order that revenue officer may be sent
by the collector to take charge Of the cargo
and execute formalites required in connec>
tion with the entry of goods at conserva~
tive demonstration in Essex.
Captain Jervis, member of Parliament,
expatiated on the war in America and its
effect on England. He argued in favor of
the right of secession, and urged that the
people of England should give such strong
expressions of their sentiments as would in-
duce the government to act in accordance
Herewith.
The Times in an editorial on the day of
humiliation in America, says that amid all
the turmoil of war, a change of morals in
communities can be discerned, and there is
faint glimmeriDg of new dawn, and says
that intelligent Americans are inclined to
believe that the return of peace, though it
will show mutilation and give no security
for more secession in future, will be the era
for a better and more orderly Government
in the Northern States generally.
DR.. Russel's last letter is dated Wash
ington, October 4th. In it be alIudes to O
great naval expedition, to sail at the end of
October. He says that the Government is
determined to open a cotton port, and it
does not believe in the oaths of the South
erners that they will never give bale of
cotton to the Yankees, but thinks the temp.
tation of high prices will attract large
supplies of cotton to that port for expor-
tatioD. This Government monopoly may be
created in cotton and strong protection,
Government will scarcely fail to put on the
screw with foreign customers. The writer
thinks for the present, the large ports of
the South are toerably safe. The owner
of the ship Boyle has brought forward
grievances against the Federal Government
for prohibiting that vessel from entering
Savannah before the blockade was estab-
lished, and claims compensation for losses.
The official trial of the speed of the iron
plated frigate Warrior resulted in an aver
age of nearly Az knots, which places her
at the head of the British Navy in speed
as well as in other particulars. The highests
speed attained was over l61s knots.
A meeting had been held at Birmingham,
relative to the cotton supply, and in advo-
cacy of the establishment of cotton industry
in Africa, as means of destroying the
slave trade.
Count Persigny has issued circular
calling on the projects to bring all charitable
societies, established without the sanction
of the government, under the operation of
the laws. The society Of St. Vincent de
Paul is especially pointed out for reform.