Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-14

causes of dullness in trade. The harvest pros
poets every where continue most cheering, anC
the magnificent weather England is now enjoying
is very assuring. Rates Of interest in the money
market remain unchanged, and capital isIabun
dant y
Father Mathew has been staying, ut southamp
ton. AT the Catholic chapel, when he was pre-
sent, number of Irish craved and obtained hi
| blessing.
On Saturday morning, the 23d, the Roman
| Catholic Bishop of Galway, the Right Rev. l.
O'Donnell sat down to breakfast in apparently
sound, good health. Suddenly he was seized
with sickness, and within very brief time ceasec
to exist,
On the late anniversary of the battle of Water
loo, Lord Seaton caused a gratuity OF IS. TO be
given to each survivor Of the memorable conflict
at present residing in Kilmainham hospital
FRANCE.
The Monteur announces the safe arrival of the
Empress of the French at Pau, where she receiy.
| ed hearty welcome from the inhabitants.
The number of persons who visited the Exhibi
| ton on the 25th is stated to be considerably over
10000. A good deal of progress has been made
in the arrangements during the last ten or twelve
days, and it is expected that in another fortnight
| everything will be complete or very nearly So
The number of sick and wounded French sol
diers embarked at kamesch from the beginning
Of the war TO the present time, amounts to nearly
43, 900.
The Monteur contains decree convoking the
Chambers for the ID of July. II also adds that
this convocation of the Chambers was not unex-
pected, as the Government, since the closing OF
the last session, created the expectation of hnan-
cial measures, Tor which purpose speedy con-
vocation of the Chambers was necessary.
SPAIN.
Our telegraphic news from Madrid is to the
9th. There were expectations prevalent at that
date in Madrid, to the effect that the Government
would ask for loan of 200 600, ZOO of reals, to
cover the deficit in the finances of the country.
RUSSIA.
The Northern Bee of ST. Petersburg, Of the
18th, publishes an order of the day addressed by
the Hoffman Adriandof to the Cossacks of the
Don, in which he calls them all TO arms, great
and small, old and young, with their standards
and the sacred images of their respective parishes
| at their head.
TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June lS.-The Porte has
Just concluded small loan of $4,000 piasters,
the lenders. The revenue of the rich and popu-
lous town Of Smyrna is guaranteed for the repay
ment of the principal at the end of two years. In
the meantime the loan is 10 bear interest at the
rate of IL per cent.
Miss Nightingale is now entirely out of dan
ger, but SO weak that it is judged necessary that
she should return to England, at least for short
time.
The Turkish contingent is now in fair way
OF advancement. Yesterday LOO men arrived
which, addel to the previous 300, give an effec-
tive force of $500 men. A camp has been
chosen about four miles from Qujuknere, and a
considerable number of officers are already there.
Eight regiments have had their officers appoint
ed, and these will commence drill almost imme-
dately
Several hundred families from Kertsch have
been brought down by the English steamer The
Ripon has just arrived with two hundred and
sixty souls on board
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 2l.-2,000 wounded,
among whom is Captain Lyons, of the Miranda,
(snce dead) have arrived here. Cholera has re-
appeared.
Latest.
The Globe (atest edtion) reiterated state
ment made by Lord Palmerston in the House Of
Commons, to the effect that Lord Raglan had d OF
applied to retire from the command of the Cri-
mean army, in consequence of severe illness
Lord Raglan has been suffering from dysentery,
and has been confined to his bed for some days,
but the account last received by telegraph repre-
sents his lordships health TO have greatly i'm
proved within the last few hours. If any change
in the command should be found necessary, it is
arranged that the command of the army should
be confded to General Simpson.
The cholera is reported to be playing sad havoc
amongst the guards encamped at Sebastopo.
Already the deaths have amounted to nearly 100
The Grenadiers have lost two sergeants and 35
men, the Coldsiream one sergeant and IS men,
and the Scots Fusillier Guards two sergeants and
25 men.
Great movements are taking place among the
allied squadrons, and some important intelligence
may now be expected from the Baltic.