The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-27
Late European News.

~--N~~ ~A-ASNeAS
appearance and is spreading in Eng
land. Another fatal case has occurred
at southampton. From there it has
spread to Sholing-Common and Bit
terne. situate about four and two
miles from Southampton. The two
eases az Sholing-Common have proved
fatal; o. seven cases at Bitterne two
have proved fatal. While the other
patients were improving. There is
also marked diarrLcea al over the
district of Bitterne.
In France, the disease is likewise
o2 the increase. \ letter from Toulon
states that it has broken OUT with
startling suddenness at Sollies Pont.
i little town of 5000 inhabitants. In
the course Of the first night in which
1T made its appearance there were
sixty cases, and thirty-six hours later
there had already been fifty-fve
deaf out of population reduced to
one. ,ousand souls by panic-stricken
peol-e. In Toulon it has q peculiarly
vlrulent character. It has also made
its appearance at Paris, where, ac-
cording to the testimony of Dr.
N..cher, the condition of the stagnant
water Of the basin causes q serious
\ apprehension Of its rapid spread.
! Mr.. Edmund Tattersall, the we'll
Known horse dealer, had written to
the London Times, stating that the
cattle plague had extended itself to
horses, and that two animals had
died at Windsor from its effects.
Professor Gangee t.enied the a.sser-
ton.
Ten deaths from yellow fever had
occurred at Swansea, Wales.
The alarming spread of this trifold
pestilence had called forth a special
form of prayer from the Archbishop
OF Canterbury.
MR.. SRwAkDS LETTER RESPECTING THE
PRIOLEAU COTTON DECISION.
The despatch addressed by Mr..
Seward, on the 10th of August, to
the American Minister in London.
though not intended for transmission
to her Majesty's Government, cannot
fail to excite the attention OF the
English Cabinet. It has been osten-
tatiously published by the American
authorities, with the object of letting
her Majesty's advisers distinctly un-
derstand the attitude which the Cabi-
net at Washington propose to take in
regard to a matter which has been al
ready the subject of controversy be-
fore Il judicial tribunal, and the de-
spatch is formally withheld from the
English Government simply because
circumstances have not yet arisen
which, according to diplomatic eti-
quettc, would justify the American
,feo
tents to the Foreign Secretary. The
same end is, however, attained by
different and equally effective means,
and newspaper has already afforded
to Earl Russell the same information
which he would have derived had Mr..
Adams sought an interview and left
with him copy Of Mr.. Stewards des-
patch. IT. to quote Mr.. Seward's
language, SIT would seem not only
unnecessary, but even improper, to
bring the subject to the attention of
Earl Russell it might also seem IN
necessary and improper to send copies
Of the despatch to the public news
papers but doubtless diplomatists
will be able to excuse, if not to ex-
plain, conduct which to most people
would present the appearance of
being slightly inconsistent. Z
The American Government have
been SO much in the habit Of late of
playing fast and loose with despotism
and constitutionalism that they may
almost be excused for supposing that
ministry responsible to Parliament
and the country would have no hesi-
tation in following their example
We may. however, assure MIR. Seward
and lis colleagues that although they
may affect to >tespise the decisions
which the municipal tribunals OF
Great Britain have the presumption
to pronounce, al English Govern
ment is bound to respect them The