The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-31
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF TEE STEAMER CHINA

ARRIVAL OF TEE STEAMER CHINA.
HALIFAX, July 30.-The steamship
China, from Liverpool, Jnly 2lst, and
Queenstown July 22d, arrived.
Austria and Prussia had accepted pro
pOsals for cession of hostilities for five
days, and it was expected to resnlt in
an armistice for six weeks.
Great preparations were making at St
Petersburg to give Assistant Secretary
Fox a grand reception.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
LIVERPOOL, July e1.-The announce
ment that Austria had accepted the pro-
posals for q suspension of hostiIIuivs
caused great buoyancy in all the mar
kets. 80.
The prevailing opinion, especially
among the Germans, is, that peace is al
most certain, and, consequently there
will be no resumption of hostilitleS
The Italian answer had been received
There were receipts of further fighting
LIVERPOOL, July 22-In the great
naval fight off LISA, the Italian iron.
clad Re de Italie was sunk by collision
at the commencement OF the battle An
iron-clad blew up with all on board
amidst cries of long live the King and
Italy," from the crew"
Italian accounts state that the Aus
trian sqadron retired after one man. Of
war and two steamers had been sunk.
A Vienna dispatch says the Italian
feet was driven back and pursued by
the Austrians in the direction of Ancona
1t is asserted from Paris that Austria
has consented to retire from the German
Confederation.
1t is stated that Frankfort will have
to pay further war contribution OF
%, 100000 fourins..
The Paris Bourse was excited. kentes
COT
The London Observer states that Par
| lament will be required to give concur
renee to the Confederation of Northern
American Provinces and including q
plan for continuation of the Grand
Trunk Railroad.
ENGLAND.-In the House of Lords a
bill was introduced byLord Chancellor
to amend the Extradition Treaty with
France Earl Clarendon admitted that
England had been in the wrong, and
progress was made with the measure on
the Goth.
A long discussion took place on the
condition of the navy, and on the posi-
ton of Great Britain in reference to the
war on the continent. Lord Stanly as
sured the House that the foreign policy
of the Government was pacific and OBJ
servant, but the mode in which the pol
icy was to be carried out, must be left to
| the Government
The London papers generally express
satisfaction at the course pursued by
Lord Stanley. Great Britain stands alb
solutely unpledged and uncommitted tC
any proposals. beyond friendly media
tien. All the government has done has
been to recommend the courts of Berlin
and Florence to consider terms of al
armistice. The London Times is glad
that Lord Stanley is able to state that
France has no intention of interfering
by force in the continental dispute. The
London Daily News thinks there is not
the slightest ground for distrusting LORD
Stapley's assurances of Englands discre
ton in the future.
The liabilities of the Preston Banking
Company were estimated at a million
and half sterling The connection o
the bank with q commercial firm caused
considerable depression in Liverpool.
The liabilities of the Birmingham
Banking Company are ascertained to b,
$500 900, and their assets are t2,UOoOoV
Carleton Brothers, wholesale warehouse
men in London, have suspended; haoil
= tiles not stated.
The projected reform demonstration
}, in London on the23d were awaited will
n some interest. Notwithstanding th
u governments prohibition, /, the protector
he of the meeting had determined to holt
'eitt IL Sir Richard Meyne, Police Commits
IN sicner' personally requested Mr.. Brales
sr prime mover in the demonstration, t
use ms nhuence to prevent it. Mr..
" declined and refused to recognize th
rlght OF the police to interfere with th
- meeting
The cholera was making its anncaranc
p in many ports of England and m
n mortality in some cases was ratbf
alarming.