Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-07
LATER FROM EUROPE.


HALIFAX, March 6.-The Arabia from Liv-
erpoOl the 2lst via Queenstown on the 22d
ult., arrived this morning The date per the
Arabia are two days later. She has fifty
three passengers for Boston.
NAVAL CONTEST.
The captain of an English steamer arrived
ct Gibraltar, writes as follows Zone the Sth
of February passed the 900" or Alabama,
or at any rate suspicious vessel very like
her. She was steering south. On the 10th
heard reports and saw the flashes of guns; |
also saw the bursting of shells. | was dis
tant abont five miles 1t was evidently a
contest between two vessels. first saw the
flashes of the guns at eight o'clock in the eve
ming, and from ten to half past eleven, the
fighting was very heavy, and the exchange of
shots rapid As l could not see the vessels,
| cannot give any further particulars.
ESGLAND.-The secretary of the enamel
patton society replied to insinuations in the
London Times, by saying that no letter or
telegram was received from Lord Brougham,
imploring the society not TO present their adj
dress to minister Adams.
There was an imposing demonstration at
the Amphitheater, Liverpool, on the 10TH in
support OF the emancipation proclamation Of
President Lincoln. The Liverpool Post says
that a more unanimous meeting was never
witnessed on any question on which public
opinion has been all divided, and the hearty
demonstrations of the vast concourse were all
the more massive and valuable, from the fact
that there was nothing in the least degree ad
captahdunt in the speeches, Resolutions ap-
plauding the course of president Lincoln on
the slavery question, and the address, to be
presented through Minister Adams, were
adopted. The address tenders respectful
sympathy in regard to those measures of Mr.
Lincoln's government which have denational-
lied slavery, and are intended to destroy it.
few malcontents created considerable up-
roar and confusion, towards the conclusion of
the meeting, but with this exception every
thing passed off very happily.
On the same evening, and for the same OBJ.
ject, meeting was held at Garlic, and a
similar series Of resolutions was carried with
enthusiasm, and almost unanimously. The
conduct of the lord mayor of London in feting
Mr.. Mason, the minister of the confederate
government, was strongly reprobated.
Powell Buxton, in letter to the London
Times, reiterates his detestation of slavery,
but says that he cannot endorse Mr.. Lincoln's
emancpa&On scheme, as it contemplates an
Instruction of the negroes, and untold mis-
cry.
The London Times goes further into a con-
tedcrate loan, and says that the contract for it
had reached Paris, having been ratified by the
confederate house Of representatives while
the ratification of the senate was expected by
the next mail. The loan is for three millions
sterling, at per cent, eXchangeable for cot
ton at any time within six months after the
declaration of peace. Cotton is also to be
delivered during the war in the interior; after
peace has been proclaimed, at any port, at
the rate of sixpence for New Orleans mid"
ding. The bonds of the confederate states
not converted into cotton, are redeemable at
par during twenty years, by half yearly draw
ings.
In the house of commons, on the 18th, lord
Palmerston introduced resolution making
provision for the Prince of Wales. He ex-
planned that the Princes income from the
Duchy of Cornwall, &C., was 10000 pounds
sterling per annum, and it was proposed to
raise this sum to 100000, with an additional
10000 for the Princess. The proposition
passed unanimously. The London journals
all approve the vote as moderate and judlcious.
The corporation of London has voted 10000
pounds sterling for present to the princess
Alexandra.
In the house of lords the affairs of Poland
were debated. Earl Russell said the papers