Show FOREIGN NEWS HEWS the dates by mail from europe are to the last of le february breary brocht brought by the and canada ENGLAND the government was busily preparing all te tte information relative to the american blockade to lay before parliament i A supplemental naval esi est estimate imite asked for an additional appropriation of which was regarded as representing the expense of the mason and slidell affair on ofa lle ile lie he iga of february the bill le legalizing gal gai izing marriage with a deceased cifes wires si 81 ter was passed to a second reading 9 in the commons by to the post the removal of the prohibition in the west indies against the efforts f r obtaining colored laborers from any pa part rt of oe north norih ah merica america and advocates the migration ration of 0 free negroes from canada to the west V t indies iridies to develop the cottma cotton culture of oe th se islands I 1 the th e steamship t ald aed enship great eastern had been safely plied placed on the gridiron at milford it was reported that insurances were daily effected on ships and their cargoes to run the blockade boc kade bade of southern ports the highest premium paid was fifteen guineas and the ships were entitled to select any port in some instances the risk tu to ports easy of access access were as low as ten guineas nearly all the es selar insured were steamers of tons the anniversary of the birthday of 0 washing in b on was celebrated in london by a public b breakfast r at freemasons Free masons tavern the bishop of ohio presided and two hundred ladies and gentlemen were present the proceedings lasted for upward of five hours and terminated n a vote of thanks to the bishop of ohio FRANCE paris parrs feb loth the council of state had bad discussed the bill for establishing a supple f tax of ten francs franca per hundred kilo grammes on all sugars for consumption the same bill fixes twenty francs per hu hundred n dred kil kli kilo klio krammes grammes consumption t ix on salt th the e ur our cf bt february published a letter from general montauban Mont auban ent entreating eating the emperor to withdraw the bill before the house of deputies granting him montauban Mont auban an annual revenue as it would appear as it i ethere there was some object in it the emperor replied refus retus refusing ng to withdraw the bill and adding everybody is at t liberty to view things after their jovn fashion but I 1 wish the country and the army to know that I 1 am grateful for political and military services and wish to honor ur unprecedented enterprise by a national gift SPAIN the de iberia announced the following igwe we tre are informed that the sumter has run down ci a ship which al bough bearing american colors contained a cargo of coal f r 0 or r spain the commander of the squadron 0 of t instruction at algeciras Alge aige biras airas has consequently sent an agent to require explanations of the commander of the sumter it is stated that the government has opened negotiations with the great powers for the purpose of having spain acknowledged as a po fower power of t th the first class rr A dispatch itce from madrid on the 28 tb an bounced that the spanish squadron amaud madd manh of admiral penson starts for the fie in the beginning of april it is to consist of three frigates forty two tivo gunboats gun boats and other ships of war the squadron goes girat first to montevideo and then to other places on the coast of america ITALY A dispatch from turin of february says today to day in the chamber of deputies the postal conventions between the italian government and switzerland and G r ece were approved signor signer la farina expressed a wish that a similar convention should be concluded with prussia baron rica ricasoli soli replied among those who have displayed towards italy the greatest sympathy is the prussian government which has haa ilkew likewise ise lse manifested sentiments favorable tt oar our cause the prussian representative has alwa always atterlin remained remi ined at Tur ibias irias as ours oura rem rein iem dils n ns at berlin the italian envoy was vaa received with sympathy and honors during the coro coronation ot the king of prussia sis baron daron ricasoli eulogized the magnan magnanimity amity of the prussian government and the people I 1 the frankfort jolt joll nal positively asserts that the recognition of the kingdom of italy by the prussian government hai has hasteen has been actually i divided upon i another authority says that prussia has made overtures to russia for a simultaneous recognition by both powers ii the gazette gazelle de Colo coio cologne eme gme observes at his last audience wilh with his holiness the follow ng significant w rs k upon the hiar Alar quis de Lavalette 3 startled ear we are thinking or of repairing to vienna when we can no ion lon loner longer ioner er remain here her e with our full dagni dignity y the mp mari ar q is is reported to have exclaimed in alarm f surely holy father you would not occasion a un versal war 1 to which no answer was returned 11 1 1 I 1 at rome an attempt has been made upon the life of the marquis de lavallette Laval lavai lette iette the assassins who all blon belonged ged to the I 1 I 1 party one being a belgian the second a ba varian vanan and the third a neapolitan bave have all been arrested and will be tried by a french military tribunal the marquia marquis was waa not injured |