The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-11

addressed to the Diet Of Frankfort by the nobility
OF GognA, Tor the restoration Of certain privilege
abolished ~ the last constitution Of the duchy The
Duke has openly declared against tbs demand.
One OF the Galway (Ireland) papers mentions that
the stream Of emigration from that district has sub
sided. at least temporarily. Preparations for depar-
ture, however. are being made by many Of the pea
ssntry, who, II seems, speculate being enabled to
wages they have been paid during the present har.
vest. In the neighborhood of Banasloe the scsrci.
~ Of hands was still the subject Of complaint and
hundreds of the large proprietors were anxious to
obtain them at al increased premium.
The twenty-hfth anniversary of the independence
Of Belgium has been celebrated by three days re-
jolcings at Brussels.
The Ottoman telegraph to Shumla, at which point
it IL connected with that Of the Cruea and with the
western OF European lines. commenced work. The
hrst despatch which transmitted ID pic
WAS that which announced the taking Of Sebastopoi,
and the irst which IL transmitted from Constantine.
pie was one in which the Turkish, ministry directed
it, at the courts Of Paris and London TO
present TO the Emperor Of France and to Queen Vic
toria the congratulations Of the Saltan on that vic
tory.
A letter from Rome says.-Ths fall Of Sebastopol
has reechoed dolorously in the hearts Of our ecce-
siasiical rulers here, who foresee woes upon woes
arising from the success OF the allied arms, and APP
prehend that the defeat Of aatocrat will be fatal
to The repose OF all the Others throughout Europe.
When reproachcd with their sympathy for tue scliis-
matte Gar the priests reply, What would you
have ne do? DO you not see what Palmerston saws
or ns r.
Within the last few months the following English
publications, among others, have ceased 10 exist
and, from information obtained on the subject il
appears that the loss sustained by carrying them on
amounts altogether to upwards OF E20, O0O:-
Liogenes. Uatkms' London Directory, Patriotic
Fand Journal, Pen ard Pencil, Peoples Times
(IYusfrnted,) Labor List. Finsbtyy Chronicle, The
IsIlugflU nd Itubp
Wa,yiebone Adrertisar, metropolitan Ne,cs Ma
rsstons Whippe-in, Business and Agency Ga>cfte,
HaJpenny Newspaper, The Doctor, Cuored Netos
and Schooimaster's Gazette.
An employee Of the French Administration hes Iits
Militaires Of Constantine (Algeria) committed sui
eide in strange way few weeks ago; he placed
three ball cartridges in his mouth and set fire TO
them When the explosion took place the upper
part OF his head WAS blown OIL
The Paris Dfoa;teur contains DEGREES promoting
nineteen lieutenant colonies TO the rank Of colonel
and twenty chefs descadrons and chefs de battalion
TO that OF lieutenant colonel. Another decree con
firms fourteen promotions to the rank OF officer, and
seventy three nominations 10 that Of knight, in the
Legion OF Honor, made professionally by Marshal
Pelissier.
The Paris M0niteur contains decree extending
the exemption from the payment of navigation
dues on vessels bringing cargoes OF corn -four, rice,
potatoes and dry vegetables from the 3lst Decem-
ber 1855, to the same date OF 1856.
On the LIST OF February last there were $3.50 con-
vcts under sentence Of transportation in the United
Kingdom and up TO that date 1860 had been re-
leased on tickets Of leave. The number released In
the year ending the 30th Of June last was $50.
General Pelisser IL enormously fat man, with
very white hair which is cut very close; he Is fat
that he IL unable to ride any distance. He IL not
very tall, and his face has rather goodhumored
expression and quite different from what Imagination
would portray from his history either in the Crmea
or in Africa.
The oath Of September was the heaviest day ever
Epf In Dat A ,an frar
Australia, In addition 10 the usual amount Of con
tnental and provincial correspondence. was brought
in, which mail, besides letters, contained 100 900
newspapers.
On the LIST OF September there we're 100 900 visi
tiers in Paris which is ~ 900 more than AZ the
responding period OF last year. There were in the
public hotels alone at the 10Th uh 1850 Germans
l,l9O Americans, 92l0 English 1880 Belgians, 81
Egyptians ,o75 Spaniaids, 7s0 Dutchmen, BIZ
Italians, $40 sweedes o20 Swiss, and 7s from the
Danubian Prncipaties.
There were lately, in the United Kingdom under
orders for embarkation for the Crimea, no fewer
than 5000 disciplined men. In addition 10 the
above upwards Of 1000 infantry will proceed from
Gibraltar, Malta, the lDnian Islands, and the ri.
Iaus
In consequence OF the increasing submarine tce.
graph communication with the Continent from Eng
land, the Electric and International Telegraph Com
panics have laid down another wire between the
English and Dutch coasts IN addition 10 three already
in operation The new cable IL II ? miles In length,
and weighs 23S tons IL was coied on board the
steamer Monarch Captain Henley, belonging to
the companies, and the process OF paying ont com
menced at OrfordDess, at PM. on the 29th Of Sep
tember, and successfully completed at.Schevcn-
ing at l.20 r. NJ. ON the 30tb having occupied about
twcntyone hours
a government return has been issued 10 England,
showing the amount Of debt existing on the 5th day
OF January in each year since 1920. On the 9TH OF
January 1921 it appears that the total unredec med
debt amounted to es0l ,5G5 $40 bearing o total
amount Of interest If f2S 065 T20. On the 3lai OF
March OF the present year the debt was reduced 20
f76l G45 SIS with annual interest Of f22 Ss5 G27
showing decrease In the capital of $40 9l9 400, and
Of interest Of Is ,i79Do3.
NJ. Ferdinand de Le-sepa, Of Paris has Just com.
pioed the European scientific commission, which
will be called upon TO give IL opinion respecting the
plan OF a canal al the lsthmus Of Suez.
From Tripoli. Barbary, we learn on 18th Of Sep
tember:-Ahrg caravan, coming direct from Tim.
bucto0, has arrived at GhadaIDes The state OF the
regency il such that its commerce IL almost ami
hliaied The only trade that IL Mt a active "a that
in corn, the want Of which is severely felt in the in
terror, in consequence OF the bad harvest last year.
The commerce Of Trp0li mainly depends on the
caravans from the interior.
litigation l. likely TO arise out Of the bankruptcy
OF Strshan x Co., for the propretorSbip Of certain
bonds Tor the sun OF els boo advanced by the nrm
many years ago to an honorable and gallant officer
Of England, and his eldest son; and one for f2 500
advanced by the late Sir John Pan 10 q near con,
necton Of his, noble lord lately deceased In the
year ls47, these bonds, with some minor ones, were
assigned to Mrs. Gore, the authorcss security for
a sum OF f23 600 consos sold ont Of the funds by
her trustee, the late Sir John Paul on the plea OF
obtaining better interest by investment in exchequer
bills, but In reality II wond appear. u be appro-
priated 10 the nse % the firm. Letters dated No
vemter io4T, from Sir John Panl and his partners,
explaining to Mrs Gore (who then on the con.
tinent, the nature 81 the transaction and the valid
~ OF the bonds, have been laid before the Bank
nptcy Court.
The name Of the firm Of straban 4 Co. wa origi.
nally snow Walton IL one Of the Oldest
banking houses IN London, second only TO Child 4
Co, who date from lGt0 At the period Of the
commonwealth, snow A Go. carried on the business
81 pawnbrokers. under the sgp Of the Golden
Anchor" The firm, absut the Var 1879, suspended
IT, payments, in common with most Of the London
bankers. owing 10 the circumstance 81 the seizure
Of their money by Charles ii. On a recent examina-
ton Of the books of strahan a Co, one was dis
covered q the date Of 1914 which clearly shows that