Later from Europe.
arrival of the steamship Bremen.
The steamship
Bremen arrived at New York on Wednesday last, with
Southampton dates to the 16th of April. By the receipt of several Northern papers last night, we are enabled to lay before our readers a summary of
European news.
It will be seen that the construction of iron-clad steamers continues to engage the public mind in various parts of
Europe.
The people of
Lancashire, England, are suffering terrible distress in consequence of the stopping of the cotton mills:
Account received at
Malta on the 7th of April, announce that the
Prince of
Wales's yacht
Osborne had returned to
Alexandria, after having landed his Royal Highness and suite at Jaffs.
News has since been received of the safe arrival of the party at
Jerusalem.
The
Times says: ‘Orders have been issued to suspend for the present any further progress in the construction of the foundations for the Spithead forts on the Horse,
Norman and
Stourbridge shoals.’
Orders have been received at
Portsmouth dock yard, from the
Admiralty, to suspend all further work on sails for ships of the line.
The
Army and Navy Gazette says: ‘The Admiralty have accepted
Messrs. Samuda's tender for the first cupola ship, which
Messrs. Samuda have bound themselves, under a penalty of £4,000, to launch on February 10, 1863. The ship, for which £180,000 has been taken on the estimate, is to be 280 feet long, nearly 2,600 tons, will draw 20 feet, and will have engines of 500 horse power. She will, according to present arrangements, have six cupolas, each armed with two 100-pounder Armstrong guns.’
The
Times says: ‘The
Royal Sovereign, converting to a shield ship from a three decker at
Portsmouth, is expected to be placed in dock on Wednesday, next.
She has been lightened to 25 feet, draught of water.’
The
Robinson transport commenced shipping three thousand
Armstrong shells and other war stores on Saturday, for
Malta.
Fears are entertained with respect to the safety of the screw steamer
Wisbeach, which sailed early in the year, with Government stores, for
Canada.
On Friday last, eighty five Mormons sailed for
Utah via
Boston, United States.
It was stated at the recent Mormon conference, held at St. George's Hall,
Lambeth, that two hundred and fifty persons were on the books ready to leave
London this season, and that the numbers were increasing daily.
The
Times say:‘"Deep is the distress, and small the means to obviate it. The town of
Blackburn contains 63 thousand people, nearly one fourth of whom are now suffering privation from the scarcity of food, clothing, bedding, and fuel.
When the mills are in full operation, twenty thousand three hundred and fifty persons are employed; but at the present time upwards of one third, or nearly seven thousand, are wholly unemployed, at a cost to the workers alone of about £6,000 a week in wages"’
Orders had been received at
L'Orient to hasten the completion of the iron-cased frigates
Heroine, of 40 guns, and the Surveillant, or 88.
The iron-cased frigate
Solferino, of 52 guns, will be launched shortly.
As soon as the Solferino is off the stocks, an iron-cased frigate is to be commenced, together with two floating batteries of 14 guns each.
The exact increase in the bullion of the Bank of France, shown in the returns for the present month, is £33,000 and the to all now held is £16,640,000, or £3,670,000 beyond the amount at the commencement of the year.
In the same interval the increase of the bullion in the Bank of England has been only £920,511.
The Japanese Ambassadors were received by the
Emperor, on Sunday last.
The chief Ambassador made a speech, in which he congratulated himself that the treaty concluded between
Japan and
France would develop friendly relations between the two countries.
His
Excellency also expressed a desire that the Embassy should be conducted back to
Japan on board of a French vessel of war.
The growing crops throughout
France continue to appear favorable.
The firmness of the corn market and the vivacity with which the biddings were made at the last sales of wheat by auction, have rendered prices more steady.
They range from 60f. to 55f. the sack of 57 kilos.
There was a large amount of business transacted in the Havre cotton market last week.
American red spring wheat 30f 252.
the 200 kilos; New York flour 8f. 15.;
Ohio and
Illinois, 32f. to 34; the 88 kilos.
A privateer off the coast of Borneo.
A rather starting announcement was made a few days ago of the presence of a Confederate privateer in the
China sea.
She is reported to have been fallen in with by her Majesty's ship
Pioneer, on the coast of
Borneo; and, if there at all, must evidently have been on the lookout for American ships outward bound, being just in their track by the Palawan passage against the northeastern monsoon.
This rumor, so alarming to American vessels, will, however, be speedily put to rest one way or other; but it is particularly unfortunate for them that the
Federal Government has not a single war vessel of any description in these waters, except the
Saginaw, and she is rotten and useless.
