Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-12
LATEST NEWS.
BY THLBGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAlLf SPY
TWO DAYS
LATER TiSOM EUROPE

New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE steamship Asia,
from Liverpool 18th uIt, aud Queenstown 29th
ult arrived this morning. Her news is not
especially important.
GREAT BRITAIN.-On the evening OF the
26th ult. special religious service was held at
the IslingtoD Presbyterian church in Liver
pool, as a mark OF sympathy with the
national humiliation appointed to be OBJ
served in America on that day. The Rev
DR. White conducted the service. He regard
ed the American war in the light of correc
tion from God to improve, and not as judg
ment to destroy. The cause of the war he he
lieved 10 be the curse ofSavery, and he argued
that the war would be the death blow of slave
ry.
The Paris Patrie c0nradicts the reported
convention tor an immediate intervention in
Mexico. The London Post reiterates its state
ment, and says the Patrie has lost its semi
official character, and that a convention will
shortly be signed, The Times also confirms
the rumOr. 1t SAYS Intervention will com
mence as soon as the weather permits, and
that is undertaken with the concurrence OF the
American government
FRANcE.-rhe Bank OF France, on the
26th, raised its rate of discount from 5 TO 81
per cent. A serious railroad collision occurred
on the Northern hallway, near the Paris
station, on the 26th ultmo. Five persons
were killed, and it was feared olhers would
die from the injuries they sustained. France
has purchased foreign wheat to the value OF
eleven millions sterling, since last harvest
hence The rapid loss Of bullion by the banks.
ITALY.-The pope is very seriously ill. The
king OF Italy woulu prolong his stay at Flor
ence, and would not return TO Turin until De-
tober 18th. 1t is runored that he will 20 to
Naples on the LIST of January, and will com.
memorate his stay by general amnesty The
Gazetta di Turino believes that the first act Of
Gen. Della Revere in entering upon his duties
as minister Of war, will be the analgamaton of
the southern army with that OF Italy
The Official Turin Gazette publishes a circu-
lar addressed by Baron Ricasoli 10 the Italian
consular agents in reference TO the national
resources Of Italy. Baron Ricasoh says the
national Tag, TO which Venice is still wanting,
covers eight hundred thousand tons OF ship
ping, manned by one hundred thousand sail
ors. lie reminds the c)nsulS that the nterna-
tionaI engagements OF Sardinia are the only
ones which are valid in Italy, and that the
treaties OF the former Italian states are to be
considered abolished. Baron Ricasoli fur
ther says the cOnSuls have no political duties.
They must nevertheless endeavOr to exercise
their influence according TO the views of the
government. They must support the policy
OF the government, which is aiming at the in
dependence and UNITY OF Italy, wishes to
strengthen the peace OF Europe, and which, in
disengaging the church from its temporal pre-
occupations, wishes nevertheless 10 remain
devoted to the Catholic religion, and to insure
its spiritual independence.
Bands of brigands were still giving trouble
in various parts OF the Neapolitan provinces.
A proclamation issued by Borghese, addressed
to the Calabrans and Neapotans, urges them
10 eXpel the foreigners, in the name OF religion
and Francis the Second.
AUsTRIA.-rhe Gazette der Danube reports
n that attempt was recently made at Vienna to
Aessassnate the Archduke Albert, by placing
@Aa bomb in place where the archduke would
wait for train for Vienna. The bomb is said
to haye exploded half an hour after the prince
had departed
The custom house officers at Pesth having
seized some struggled tobacco, the infprmer, Il
woman, was luri0usly pursued by the people,
The,military who inleriered were received with
Kisses and cries, whereupon they used their
arms, and several people were wounded. Nj
merous arrests were made.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-The are rumors of an
approaching conference between Klapka, Kos
suth, and FAIR, and Deak and other Hungarian
notabes, relative to affairs in Hungary. There
had been disturbances at Pesth with the mIll-
tary, owing to the seizure OF struggled t0bac-
co. Spain still refused to acknowledge any
sovereign in Naples but Francis ii. 1t was
expected that the Italian minister would soon
leave Madrid.
The prelininaries OF treaty between Eng
land and Spain, for an intervention in Mexico,
have not yet been signed.
The London Times, expatiating or Ere.
mont's proclamation says it is not TO be Won
dered at if the adoption of the abolition doc.
trine may, il the strife goes on, be successfully
urged on the government, but fears the result
will not be satisfactory.
A London company is being formed for cot
ton cultivation i'll Queensland with coOlie
labor
The submarine cable has been successfully
laid from Malta TO Alexandria.
The st. Petersburg Bee predicts the early
recognition by France OF the southern conted
eracy.
Tie Angln French commercial treaty went
into operation Oct. LIST. The imperial decree
opens the principal French ports for the i'm
portaion oil cotton and wooden yarIs from En-.
gland and Belgium.