Evening star., 1863-04-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES ]
FROM EUROPE.
Heavy Collapse in the Confederate Loan
The Polish Revolution Still Increasing.


HAL1FAx, April 16.-The steamship Arabia
arrived this evening, from Liverpool Oh the
ith INST, touching at Queenstown on the 5th.
she has lS4 passengers for Halifax, 1856 emi-
grants sent out by Miss Coutts, and SO for Bos-
ton. No specie.
Ihe Arabia on her passage experienced a
succession of gales, and encountered much ice.
A heavy collapse in the Confederate loan
occurred in London on the I'd, owing to the
suspension of /. b. Spence, of Liverpool, who
was in the grain trade. Spence was supposed
to be the Confederate financial agent, but he
proved not to be the same pc erson nor connected
v ith him except by family ties. Nevertheless
the loan closed ON the 2d at 2ha1h discount
Tie New Ork respondents of the Times
and Iaily News both eApatiate on the increas-
ing irritation against England on account of
the hitting ont OF cOntedeI ate vessels, and the
possible adoption of retalatory measures The
Times sees something to hope for in America
from the Inauguration of Union Leagues in the
North, and the increasing demand among the
Republicans for the restoration of the Union
nt any price. The Times says European SYM
pathy has been withheld simply because she
perez ived that the whole Southern people were
IL earnest abcnt their Independence, while it
was not apparent that any considerable part
OF The NoI thern people were in earnest about
emancipation.
The British man. Of war Orpheus was
wrecked OFF New Zealand, and one hundred
and eighty officers and men We're drowned
Seventy were saved.
POLAND.
Polish affairs are again threatening. The in
surreclicn is increasing, and had broken out in
the department OF Proyieniz and Seyala. The
peasants, nobility, and middle classes have
joined m mass. The Russian troops are at
Memel and Riga. The news that the Warsaw
Committee had ordered the insurgents TO lay
down their arms Is pronounced unfounded.
IangiewieZ was conveyed from CracOw 10
MoraNia.
The London Times has an editorial on the
seizure of the Prterh0tt, contending that it was
uDjusiified, and says it is not as q mere act of
juds right or wrong, that the capture of
the PeteIhOft is 10 be regarded, but as An ex-
preston OF policy pursued by the particular
Government.
II a Spanish or Austrian officer had made q
mistake with the British merchantmen, nobody
would ever dream of anticipating mischief
from the occurrence. But the Federal Govern
ment is now advancing extraordinary pre-
tensions by select agency of an officer whose
IOnGIIct already has been condemned The
seiznre OF the Peterhofl is not natural-simply
an eri or OF person inexperienced in public
law 1t Is a deliberate attempt to extend and TO
magnify powers of blockade. Nor is it. indeed,
The first step of The Frderalist in this direction
They have already almost bio .kaded certain
ports OF our own IL their eagerness to inter-
Cept the traffic between these ports and others,
and 1T last they have gone the length of espying
inchoate adventures in this country, quitting
their constr elton on mercantile speculations,
prescribing ships beforehand by name, and
seizing Them without reference TO their destina-
tioE or cargo whenever they can be pouunced
upon al sea.
We have no doubt Wilkes carried precise
nstructions TO capture the Peterhoff We be-
icYe also she may be released after more or
less detention, and compensation on demand
The Eederals will find their own recompense
in the command acquired over the commerce
OF the seas and the alarm communicated to
traders, hut 1t can hardly be denied such pro-
Gee dines a these call for serious attention on
the part OF our Government.
LATEST.
LONDON. April The Confederate loan has
haG further decline to 21,a24 discount.
Political news unmpOrtant.
a IIvERrCoI., April 4.--Fh- Albion publishes
q letter from the Foreign Office to the owners of
the Magicienne, which was seized by Federal
cruiser, but liberated by the prize court, stating
that the English Minister NJ Washington will
be instructed 10 apply 10 the Government of
the United States for full com pensation to
parties interested.