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The steamship
Africa, from
Queenstown on the 20th of March, has arrived at
Halifax.
Her news is three days later.
The American ship
North Atlantic, bound to
Boston, was destroyed by fire at
Calcutta.
She was partly loaded.
The ship
Gibraltar had sailed from
England for New York with one thousand tons of coal, donated to the
Sanitary Fair by
Mr. George Elliot, of
London.
Earl Russell claimed that the persecution of the men who had enlisted on the
United States steamer
Kearsage, at
Cork, proved the vigilance of the
English Government in watching the proceedings of the
Federal agents in
Ireland.
He added that the statement of the commander of the
Kearsage relative to the affair was satisfactory.
The House of Lords will give judgment in the
Alexandra case soon after Easter.
The London
Post and
Globe regard the opening of the spring campaign in
America as disastrous to the
Union cause.
The
Globe says that the expeditions of
Sherman and
Kilpatrick show that the rebels are weaker than they were a year ago. The trial of the
Pampero case will take place on the 5th of May.
The
Stansfield Mazzini case of alleged collusion with the Italians to take
Napoleon's life was the subject of two animated party debates in the House of Commons. Lord Palmerston assumed all the responsibility of
Mr. Stansfield's position as
a Cabinet Minister, believing him incapable of entering into such a plot.
On a division on the question the
Government escaped defeat by a majority of ten, the result eliciting loud approbatory cheers.
Some of the
London and Continental journals say that
Denmark has accepted the proposition for a conference, on the basis of the negotiations of 1851-52, without an armistice.
Duppel was vigorously bombarded by the Germans, but without effect.
The
Prussians had taken Ostier, near West Duppel, with a loss of about one hundred men — The
Danes made some vigorous sorties.
Five
Danish steamers engaged two Prussian men-of-war and several gunboats off Rugen Island. --The engagement was sharp, and terminated in the withdrawal of the Prussian vessels.
They were pursued by the Danes, but succeeded in reaching port.
It is said that the
Danish Iron-clad monitor
Rolf-Krake was repulsed.
She was defeated by the German batteries on the 17th of February, and has probably suffered again.
A very interesting description of her performance, and the injury she sustained, is given in the
Herald to day. Lord Palmerston "hoped" that
Denmark would assent to the conference plan.
The
Danish batteries are armed with French rifled guns.
The
Pope was seriously Ill. Collisions between the
French and Papal troops still continued in the streets of
Rome.
The
Liverpool cotton market was firm, with prices unchanged, on the 19th of March. Breadstuffs were very dull.
Provisions quiet and steady.
Consols closed in
London, on the 19th of March at 91 ½a 91 for money.
After official hours the quotations were 91 ¼a92.
