The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17

Vckso1ekeog Nuo I0tOst1B occ0unS OF L09
Inauguration Of this locomotive selsgrapa. hsi
been received from Piedaoat:-The iasugur
alton Of the electric telegraph, actics
between engines In molten, took place on May a.
between Turin and Nor tcs,ssi. long and ami
mated conversation was held botween t0o Iocoms
tves going at full speed, and also between these 10
comctives and the telegraph tfdoe.
The Para Correspondent Of tho London Nesos
writing on hsy 9Th, says:-H an inquisdvo
visitor might put question to tho genten Who
Only deal boards, and ucketed Omitted 6tates,' Ne
would ask one OF theseeign American co nmssi0uers
whether or not It Ia their intention to exhibit
anything beyond the stars and stripes ,ssing above
them, and their own p6rs0rs stroligg In this very
remarkable court below. Il seems 90 me taat their
space 70 intruded upon daily, As they despaif OF
having sDytbing TO show. In the first place,
ELLINGTON and Go. have got slice Of Yankee space;
avery important Bit to exhibit the Bordeaux Case.
sihister fate seeMs to hang over our GOOD friends
OF the States wherever they medde with exhibitions
The prospectus has been issued Of tho Rome apd
Fisscati railway company, with . capital Of eghs
or fl0 each, Of which one half are stated to have
been subscribed on the confident This line ia
described al forming the 6rst section of tue gr and
railway from Rene q Nsples, and, owing to the
works having been actively Q nried on during the
last six month"; the 18th October next Ia statsd %
the period at which the line can be opened for traffic
TIE English contractors, WHO have taken the con
tract Tor $500 0oo have guaranteed. with security.
Z per cent. on the capital during the arst three
years. In con slider alton OF their receiving half the
surplus profits, and uusil tina completion of the
works per cent interest is to be paid.
A letter from Msrseilles says:-Preparati,n to
supply the French army In the Crimea with pro-
visions and military stores are beiog continued with
increased activity. The transport service cannot
keep pace with the Minister OF War, aad the heavy
cannon, shot, shells and gunpo vder are acoumu-
lating in the Artillery ground and stores for want
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have except the Calcutta, all sailed for the East,
and there remain in ths port Of the Toilette the
Didon French frigate the American clippers Great
Republic, Queen Of Clippers, Gauotlet, Allegheny,
and various. sailing. Transports Thess immense
American clippers have rot proved 90 ssrvicsable
In eIabalkpg and transporting troops and stores as
our British steamers.
There ia, again, Q serious intention OF uniting
FrsAce and England by submarine railway. The
latest project Ia that Of DR.. Payerne, who with forty
subaqueOus beats, Of which he is the inventor al.
teen hundred sailors and navvies, 4,340,OOO cubic
yaros OF material, and fl0 600 900 STEERING expense
which the strait that separates the two countries
would be cicesed In thirty three minutes. The posi-
ton Of this tunnel would be. doubt, nearly pa-
,ale with that Of the electric telegraph and COR
tigurus to 1t, as being the nsrrowest pat CT ths
chsrne as well as that where the depth OF water is
the least.
TIE correspondent of an Edinburgh contempory
writing on the liquor consumed In Enslsnd and
SCOTLAND, SAYS English use times more rum
but the s ,otcemen uses AZ times moro vbiskay! The
cost to an E0glishmsn for his tipple (kespiug in
view each inhab.tant) is 4Ss. 3D., and to Scotch
man 27s. England consumes lila times moe
monty in drink than Scotland, although the populs-
ticn is in proportion, only 6227 times greater. The
two items Of beer and whskey are the most remark.
eb!e. An Eoglsbman pays 33s Id. for his beer aud
g. !0d for his !hisksy; Sootchman pays As. $40,
for his beer, and los, los. for his whiskey.
Tmn ir<C N
for enrolment In the army, limped very badly, and
affected to have had such malf0rmation of the toes
as would render them M h for military service. They
wcu'd not let the surgeon examine the part, pre-
however, administe ed cboroform to them, and, on
examining their feet at pleasure he found that the
malfcrmation which they cemplained Of was not
natural but artificial they having resorted to this
mortified, on Weakening from their stupor to see
that their secret was discovered.
Father Beckx, general Of the Ordsr Of the Jesuits
protested some time back against the sale Of csrtaia
domains belonging to the order, which the Canton
The matter having been bought before the Grand
Council, that body passed to the order of the day.
but at the same time annulled one Of the sales, on
the gIound-fist. that everything had not BEEN ct.
too small In consequence. the question OF prin-
Clip has been decided against the Jesuis, who, It
may be remembered, We % bauiahed from Switzer-
land in lS45, by decree OF the Federal Diet.
The Austrian government has again proposed to
and half Of forms for the completion Of the
fortresses of Ulm and Rastadt. (The Rorin Is .
little more than 2fr) With the credit Of The Same
has been up to this time 20 millions Of forms. The
Prussian government will not, 1t is said, give it's
assent to this proposition except condition that
the federal fcrtresses on the rorth.e sstern and
south eastern frontiers of Germany be also put in
proper state Of defence.
Tie Empress Of Russia has directed bureau to
be opened at the Winter Palace, st. Petersburg,
where will be received in her name gifts Of money,
provisions, lint DC, intended for thu succor OF the
trschkine is about to leave for the Crmea to super
intend the distribution Of these presents. The
Journal de 81. Petsrsbourg says that every Russian
in the empire longs to take place amongst the de-
cable they can show the ardor Of thar patriotism BY
liberal donations to this fund.
The French Benevolent Society at the Havana.
founded by n. Guillemin, formerly French consul at
that place, has been now In existence for twenty.
i've since 1883 = has rendered y 70
tr1bused sum Of 81 AL piastres, about 307 000f
During last year, ninety four persons were relieved
having received sum Of about 13,600f. The money
n1S h 2. tine s Of was aG ss 10
msjority OF the members Of the association are
merely artisans. yr
The superior administration Of the Universal Elk.
hibition as Paris, has underg one important modif
cation. General Norm, member OF the Imperial
Commission, has resigned his post Of Commissioner
General, in order to fuldl mission which he has
received from the War Department, and has been
succeeded by M. Le Play, Engineer-in- Chief Of
Mines. This latter gentleman Ii one Of the authors
Of the system Of classification acted on at the Exh
bition.
The Russian government appears to expect such
o duration Of the war that It has commenced the
execution Of q road which IL to unite Finland to
Sweden, round the northern extremity Of the Gulf
Of Bothria. BY this means Russia may procure
nom Sweden all the march apdise which the block
ade prevents going by sea. small corps d'armSs
has been assembled near ArchangeI, In order to
secure the coast of the White Sea from attack by
the allied forces.
The Ballina Herald (Ireland) states that notwith-
standing the bad accounts which have recently or
rived respecting the situaNOn of vast numbers Of