Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-15
NEWS FROM EuROPE.

NEW YORK, March l4.-The Africa has ar
rived from Liverpool
The final dispatch in the papers, relative to
the blockade, is from Earl Russell to Earl
Lyons, dated February, aud SAYS -
Information shows that Notwithstanding the
sufficient blockading force of Charleston and
Wilmington, various ships have euded the
blockade The government are of the opinion
TIA; ii sufficient ships are stationed at ports to
prevent access, or to create evident danger
10 vessels leaving or entering, and pro
vld=d such ships do not voluntarily per
NIT violations, the fact that various ships
may have successfully escaped, will not of it.
self prevent the blockade from being effective.
The adequacy of the force being always a
matter OF TACT and evidence, a neutral state
ought 10 exercise the greatest caution with
reference to the disregard of the de tdcto block
ade, and ought not to disregard it, except
when it enterlains the conviction, shared by
other neutrals, that the power OF the blockade
is abused by state, either unable to institute
or maintain IL, or unwi ling, from some motive
or other, to do so.
Earl Caeruarvon. in the house of lords, call.
ed attention to the fact that the papers contain
ed nothing relative to communications with
foreign governments on the subject
Earl Russell said there had been no formal
communications with foreign governments
The representatives OF France and other pow.
ers had from time to time asked him what the
British government intended to do. but he had
referred thenr to his dispatch TO Lord LYONS,
Earl Russell was also understood to saw he
had received word from Lord LYONS that Mr..
Seward Informed him that no more stone shlns
will be used
on The 7th of March, in reply to inquiries
relative to the withdrawal of the attention of
cruisers from the coast of Africa, Lord Palm.
erston said representation had been made at
Washington on the subject, but the exigencies
OF war had occasioned the withdrawal He
admitted it was not satisfactory answer, ia
say the cruisers had been Withdrawn to ac.
compllsh something quite as injurious to com.
merce as to British vessels being allowed, in
the absence of the American to ascertain the
nationalities of vessels, that could only be done
by the consent OF the senate
On The 9th ult there was somewhat of an
alarming movement among the unemployed
laDorers at Liverpool. Some five or six hun
dred men formed IN procession and marched
tnrongh the principal streets of the town to
the Exchange, with flags, followed by large
mob. The crowd hung about the Exchange
for an hour or so, without any apparent object
IN view. But large body OF police was on
The spot ready to act in case OF emergency
Finally, the men again formed into something
ike procession and proceeded to the work
house, where, under the surveillance of the po-
lice, some relief was afforded to the needy,
and the crowds quietly dispersed. There was
nothing like menace in the proceedings, and
no breach of the peace took place.
1t Is officially announced that a treaty of
commerce, on free trade principles, and
treaty OF navigation, will shortly be concluded
between Italy and England.
The capitular vicar and the clergy of Mes
sina had signed respectful address to the
pope, setting forth the necessity OF a separa.
ton between his temporal and spiritual power.
The address expresses confidence that the
pope will accept the wise propositions of the
emperor of the French and of The king of 1t.
ally The clergy throughout the whole of
Italy will probably follow the example set
them by their brethren at Messiua.