Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-07
forsign sntsIIigsnts.
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.

on the 2lst inst. Among her passengers are
Levi X. Bowen, esq, u. 5. consul at Bordeaux,
and lady, and VIM. Chase Barney esq. The
latter is bearer Of proposition to our gov
eminent already sanctioned by the government
of France. 1t proposes that the postage on
letters between these two countries shall be
greatly reduced and the direct communication
more frequent. BY this arrangement the in.
creased mail facilities will not cost either gov
ernment anything more than the ocean post
age received on the letters carried.
FRANCE.
General Count Zamoiski has arrived in Paris
from Constantinople on his way 10 England,
where he has been summoned by telegraphic
despatch, to make arrangements with the gov
ernment for the organization of the Foreign
Legion in the Crimea
All the railway companies have acceded TO
the suggestion Of Prince Napoleon, and on
every Sunday special trains for Paris will be
organized on the lines in France. They are
to bear the title of Exhibition Trains, and will
leave the different parts of the country 50 as to
arrive in Paris on Sunday morning, and will
leave again on their return on Tuesday morn
ing, thus giving their passengers AZ hours TO
see all that is to be seen In the capital. The
fares by the trains will be 40 per cent. less than
the usual charge, and the persons coming by
them will be admitted on producing their rail
way tickets, to view the Exhibition Of Indus
try and that of the Fine Arts, or one Of them
twice in succession if preferred.
M. Theirs arrived at Brussels on Wednes-
day.
The Minister Of war has just sent the sum
of $4,000 francs to ST. Petersburg to provide
for the wants Of the French prisoners III Rus
sia.
Bets are freely offered on the Bourse that
the subscriptions to the new loan will amonnt
to nearly three milliards. BY the terms Of the
last loan no firm or individual could subscribe
for moro than 50Of Reute. This was of course
evaded. No such restriction appearing in the
present conditions every facility is given to
banking houses to take the loan, and the
Credit Mobiier alone will, it is said take from
3O,OO000Of. to 40,O00,000f
A legitimist conspiracy has been discovered
at Bordeaux, and several arrests have been
made A charitable society called the Union,
established for the ostensible purpose Of as
ssting the workmen, has been secretly can
vassing for pledges to Henry V. The society
is said to have been connected with the Car
lists in Spain.
The product Of the customs and of the indi-
rect taxes generally, for the first six months of
1855, show an increase of thirty-eight millions
over "a, and of thirty-one millions over so.
This increase is due to two branches-princi.
pally the imports and the tax on transfers of
property, and in less degree to the stamp
duty and the tobacco monopoly, while on the
other hand, the export tax, the post office
revenue, and the tax on the manufactures Of
native sugar have generally fallen off.
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town for Boulogne, where he will be joined by
the Empress, and remain until the time fixed
for her Majesty Queen Victoria's visit unless
some change in the present arrangements
take place.
The city Of Paris is going to indulge in new
taxation, after the example of the State the
bread affair has cost it many millions The.
first tax to be applied is that of franc day
on all the hacks, cabriolets and public car
riages Of every nature. This viii produce
100000 francs year.
The news of the arrangement Of the Crystal
Palace difficulties has arrived from America,
but Mr.. Greeley has not been in any way re
lieved from his difficulties by it. He is much
bothered by the vexatious and diatory process
which he is made to UNDERGO.
General de Marquis de Rochmore has just
died at Arbec, at the age of 80, in consequence
Of injury from being thrown from carriage
The deceased accompanied Louis XVIII
throughout his exile, and at the restoration In
1914 returned with that monarch to France,
and filed several important military com.
mands. He was afterwards Master of the
Ceremonies at the courts Of Louis XVIII and
Charles X. In 1880 he retired into private
life, where he has ever since remained, de.
voting himself to agricultural pursuits.
The two Aztecs, from Central America, who
were lately exhibited TO the Emperor, have left
for London. They will return in about three
weeks, and form part Of the spectacle at the
Hippodrome. They viii be subjected to q
minute examination by scientific commission
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
The Duke Of Cambridge is to be Immediate
" appointed generalssimo Of the Foreign
Legion.
1t is thought that Lord Melville, at present
commander Of the forces in Scotland, will &c
out to the Crimea to take command of di.
vision.
The Rev. Theobold Mathew has remained in
London since his return from Madeira, for the
purpose Of obtaining medical advice His
friends will be glad to hear that his health has
improved.
O'Connell has accepted government situation
in London worth Gl200 year.
Mr.. John Adye Curran, liberal barrister, is
a candidate for the Office Of Lord Mayor Of
Dublin.
SPAIN.
MADRID, lSth.-The cortes adjourned yes.
terday, after having voted the budget. A loan
Of 40 millions Of reals is to be realized abroad.
RUSSIA.
A tremendous FIRE broke out during the great
fair Of Novogorod in Russia, by which mer
chandse to the amount Of three millions Of
roubles Tor u millions Of francs) was des.
troyed.
CHURCH PROPERTY LAW IN SARDINIA.
The Sandman government is carrying out
the bill relative to religious orders, and its
doing so creates no emotion amongst the peo-
pie Almost all the religious houses for men
have contented themselves with verbal pro-
test and refusal to give any indication calcu-
lated to assist the government agents. In
some of the converts, the nuns refused TO open
their DOORS and force was consequently EN-.
ployed to effect an entrance.