By the arrival of the Australasian from
Liverpool, January 28,
via Queenstown, January 29, we have seven days later news from
Europe.
A London merchant, who was in
Savannah two days prior to its occupation, writes to the London
Times that the bulk of the cotton in
Savannah belonged to the Confederate Government, and would be burned, and that the
Federal capture would prove to be no more than five or six thousand bales. He also thinks that the blockade-running business is nearly played out.
The London
Times opposes the new scheme of an
Arctic expedition, proposed by
Captain Sherard Osborne before the Royal Geographical Society.
A new steamer, named the
Louisa Ann Fanny, and destined for blockade running, had been exhibiting extraordinary speed, running at the rate of nearly eighteen knots an hour.
A letter which the
Queen of
England had addressed by Sir.
Charles Phipps to the railway companies is attracting attention.
The
Daily News regards such royal letters on public affairs, which have not the signature of a responsible minister, as contrary to the spirit of the British Constitution.
The Spanish Minister of Colonies estimates the expenses of the
San Domingo war at 200,000,000 reals, and the deficit occasioned by the war in the revenue of
Cuba at 100,000,000.
Marshall O'Donnell, in a speech in the
Spanish Senate, regarded the abandonment of
San Domingo as an accomplished fact.
He was, however, ready to guarantee with his head that he would put down the rebellion in three months.
The Finance Committee of the
Austrian Reichsrath insists on reductions in the budget.
It is reported that the
Hungarian Diet will be convoked to meet on May 15th.
The Right
Hon. Frederick Peel, in a speech on the
American war, urged the continued observation of the strictest neutrality.
A Paraguay correspondent states that a dispatch from
Secretary Seward to the
President of
Paraguay praises the attitude of the latter, and condemns the ambitious schemes of
Brazil.
