The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-04
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival Of the Kangaroo and North
America
THE CHINA WAR CONCLUDED.

| America.
THE CHINA WAR CONCLUDED.
ANOTHER MEETING in INDIA, AND ITS
PROMPT SUPPRESSION.
SANDY HOOK, Dec. 81.
The steamer Kangaroo from Liverpool
10th, has arrived off this point. She was
detained at Queenstown till the morning of
the 2lst to carry the mails destined via
Galway, there being no steamer from
that port as expected.
The Kangaroo has 100000 pounds Of
specie, IS cabin, and 1913 steerage passen-
gers.
The steamer Africa, from New York,
arrived at Liverpool on the 18th.
Liverpool breadstuffs market had an adj
vancing tendency. All qualities slightly
advanced-provisions dull, -four firm, at an
advance of 3D.; wheat advanced I'd.
The Prussian Government had received
news of the conclusion and ratification of
peace in China. The allies had evacuated
Pekin, to which city the Emperor was about
to return.
European affairs generally unchanged.
News not especially important.
The Galway Line is temporarily sus.
pended.
The London Times says the Presidents
message is an evasion of all responsibility,
and contrasts Buchanan's timid policy
with the bold action of Jackson.
The Globe characterizes the message as
an appeal to the North to make concessions
to the South. It is reported that 10000
weavers are actually starving at Coventry,
England.
FRANcE.-The Archbishop of Lyons had
published naughty pamphlet against the
stamp imposition upon Pastoral letters,
treating of political matters. He denoun-
ces the Emperor's humiliation as not to be
submitted to.
ITALY.-Francis II, calls upon the garri-
son of Gaeta to defend it to the last. The
| French feet would leave soon. The Prov
ince of Viterbo counsels insurrection. It is
reported that the French were preparing to
evacuate it. The Bavarian minister at Tu.
rim had been recalled. The Sandman min
lister at Munish will also be recalled.
AUsTR1A--The Hungarian Conference
opened at Gran on the 18th, and promptly
| adopted the electoral law of 1848.
IND1A.-Advices from Bombay represent
business still fiat owing to resentment
against the income tax. Freights are los
per ton higher.
The China news had favorable effect on
the London money market which opened
with an advance of 3-8ths on consols which
was subsequently lost.
Messrs. Dodge & Grandvonta, an Ameri.
can house in the India Rubber trade, had
suspended, owing to losses and the absence
of remittances from America. Liabilities
$4,000.
The London Times calls attention to the
new article of commerce from America, viz:
Oil from the Union Mills from Western
New York. American securities have de-
clined.
| PORTLAND, Dec. 81.
| The Canadian screw steamer North
America, from Liverpool, 10th, via Lon
donderry, 2lst, arrived at this port at l0:45
this morning. The steamer Glasgow ar,
rived at Queenstown on the Goth.
The following is the latest via London
| derry:
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2lst.-The late news
from the United States, and the announce.
ment of peace with China, caused an adj
vance of fully nd. on all descriptions Of
grain. The Russian government had re.
ceived news of the English and French
prisoners, Mormon, Anderson and Bowedy,
and three French officers, who were massa-
cred by the Chinese.
The London Times city article of Thurs
day evening, Goth, says the English funds
are dull to-day, from variety of causes.
They opened at decline of I'd, and sub.
sequently experienced further fall. News
from Bombay of organized resistance on
the part of the native tributaries, to the
income taxes, and the unsatisfactory state of
the army 10 that Presidency, constitute the
chief reason for the prevailing heaviness.
The tendency to depression in the faris
Bourse, coupled with the limitations given
to Austria that she must consent to sell
Venetia, or be prepared for new war in
the spring. likewise had some effect on the
market, which was Influenced by sudden
and considerable increase of the demand for
loans on government securities. The rate
| for advance in the stock exchange this
morning was four per cent, at which there
was an active demand in the evening. It
was not much doubted that the prospected
Turkish loan is complete failure here, and
| the prospects are scarcely better at Paris.
Calcutta papers say the disbandment of
the fifth Bengal European regiment was fol-
lowed by the immediate military execution
of prisoner. He was marched around the
square in the rear Of his coffin and shot dead
the first volley. BE acknowledged the
justice of his sentence, and met his death
with manly firmness. Scarcely had this
scene been ended, when the Twenty. second
regiment of foot moved in front of the Fifth
regiment. The artillery was loaded with
grape on either flank. The Fifth regiment
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