The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-19

Great In the counting house-peerless In debate.
Who follows Mackay, tales the held too late.
Great lauehter) propose to you the health of Mr.
Msckay and call you to receive II with cheer that
Will make the welkin ring. (Appiause)
The Projected Russian Railways.
from the Augsburg Gazettel
Tie Russian government intends constructing for the
present the following lines:-The line from MOSCOW 70
1he0doss with branches to Odessa ar the Dnieper the
line from MOSCOW 20 nSag s1S ,ns extension
the proopgao6 from that Of Kongsberg and bau
BY the first line of rail the country viii possess
the quickest commuI eaton between the rich grow
ing south the one hand and the north Of Russia
together with Western Europe the other hand bet
be south and the Black Sea, especially Odessa where
hundreds Of grsnsries hold the produce Of
ibe south The second line in nayersng great part OF
famous fair from Juue 20 10 the end Of july annually
collects quarter OF million Of men and causes dealings
the amount Of 123 100000 roubles The third line 10
The most mper ant for Germany. II will become grand
cute OF communication and traffic between the whole Of
he east and thar Of the vest real world line, that will
and west. II will multiply the imports and exports
seeing that viii run from the Atlantic into the very
ptnt OF ,b commercial current WIN lmpa fresh growth
70 our trade ard industry.
extent about s 900 versts about 500 miles, and
estimate each verst on the average as requiring
outlay OF sixty eight or seventy thousand roubles the
whole will abso, capital OF about 2T0 millions OF silver
rlahes As may be supposed after exhAusting war
Kussa ony ra!se this colossal sum through the help
OF foreign countries which, their part have taken up
the ma gn with real enthusiasm having full
reliance on the result notwithstanding the singulary
fsy orabie period
Three great rirals are now contcndng for the grant
The fiTst usual, is Rothschd, whom many journals
have Ion stree assured OF oh aiming the concession, but
witch capitalist perhaps gives himself less trouble about
the matter thsn the res The two remaining candidates
the two companies who apy designate themselves
was created il is true, by Stitsltz, but the French
element prepond crates in IL. There belong TO the
soua II pa,s Home 81 ssrda ,bs
BGtgs Of Iondop-all OF them names of the best
reouie in The francial world, and all Of whom
explore the region OF industry In every field
Teis company has been tor months past ne
eotia'pg with the Russian government, and
only recently one'of the PereiIes Hotnguer aud
ufDe 10 81 Petersburg for the purpose of concud
ing Inv neRoa,!ors The other company ranks amongst
III 90 o a uG an .
aud the schaannausen Union Bank in Cologne the Berlin
Trae and Discount Company, also Anhat and wegener
IN Berlin; the Bank Of Drnstadt Holl and schmidt, in
Frankfort: y. Lmbecke 4 Co, in Breslau, &c all
winch houses ard institutions have acquired special re-
putaon by their energetic par patton in the mott
lied and great enterprises OF the age all Of whom, too,
present the best guarantee for tie due execution Of the
very boldest project This company conferred even ear
er perhaps than the other st. Petersburg with the
imperial government Is represented there BY Messrs
nenoesat the airec'os o. sns Darms.aat Hank ana
Eelgsa Railway Committee and representative OF the
Rsgen government to which two third will shortly be
ADDED n the reTson Of the banker Oppenhe, Of Co.
lcene 1t has hitherto encountered some difficulties, be-
II only fSered 10 make one line, whereas the other
c. I'd company ha. sso resolved however upon under
spg the whole, so tha,i remains 10 be seen which
OF The " o csr drive The ether out of the field.
II not TO be gaipsayed that the French company pos
sesses very powerful support in Baron Segtz, the ce
ebrasec Russian capitalist but the other company will
prove very dangerous competitor Notwithstanding AT
he time The stter found Itself almost ibe sole bidder.
mmiiied the fault Of screwing ts demands too high,
the tendency OF which would have almost been to create
oppressive perennial monopoly Russia and the other
surprised this blind side for they offered
should The second com any carry he cay such result
can but prove acceptable TO US. Our country will as
turecy not share to such degree In the benefits arising
German harts The ornament influence conferred by con-
cessor cers in is turn the power of turning the stream
impor Of this .act has been already perceived by
the Belgian government and for this reason it has SENT
have beore stared Official representative TO st.
Petersburg T. Is said that the Prussan government viii
gre It's moral in every case and perhaps also It's Of
Rpstisp always will couier all essiblc benefit On our
rwn faiterlnId.
Miscellaneous Foreign Items.
A. Mormon NEE, ng a,cy held At Copenhagen, q Jew
'twter after listening TO them with great attention,
lie Latter lay Saints" He was a. once accepted lie
h,p 20 up and proposed the abolition OF polygamy,
'a,a The Jew "" warmly supported By several women
- he .ower classss and the Mormons backed by
teuen. - We abolish poyslmy,' CRED a oval
bat i Ire bait al which Dc ope Bile III pslygsmy is
nbolste1 shouted s6riyell,d tailor, ~ win abandon
ALE 10 marry as often a. lted" These decaratoas
receiveo with shouts cerson IRON the spectators
tbe galleries
letter from Jerwsem Of recent date, In the Auys.
tvrz Cescs fa.s-ln G'eslug oct the foundations OF
b,usc ~ich beng built ia Tits city for the Austrian
Catholic clergy, the workmen discovered at depth OF
about fifteen feet from The surface several subteranean
ICONS. the walls OF which Of he~n stone, and the
loor d mosaic. The mes, important part o the disco
ported by Eve columns.
The Asth D. l,A, OF Scotland says-we believe there
lac been more fxcifmeai among The booksellers 10 Sc
cure IN early supply CT "DredN than known
ttors about any book In fact much this the case
,lai two Strlrg booksellers hare nearly gone to nscus
tfoui thc natter we rneertand That nearly so.o CO
rs lave already PASSED through ihehan5s Of An Edin
turPh bookseller.
A letter IRON Trieste In the New Prussian Gasrfo
faJs The port OF Pola IS about TO be rasc 10 the rank
u niary port OF the hrst order, and the government
bas charged an Amcvicsn engineer with works which
VII be required. lie 10 10 receive On annual salary OF
5sCo forms, ord nj The termination OF the works dxed
at three years, further sum Of 50, o0o forms.
In the recent sitting OF the Scientific Congress OF
France, al Ia Rochelle resolution was adopted the
pror@itoD or Professor Barrf Of the University or
Turin the effect that The cutting through Of IN, isth
mus OF Susz Will exceeding useful 20 all nations and
rBrous 20 none aud that Is therefore desirable that
may be promptly Effected.
The army Of the Helvetic Confederation, which IA
med by contingent from each canton according 10 the
lumber o. ts population nov consists Of 50 es,talons
artillery, cavalry, and other oors forming TO,
geiber toial elective Of ss,oes Toe reserve
amounts TO AZ, o6c, and the landwehr 10 5000.
The London TINS. London SIN London T,otf and obcy
pspers received by the late cory the Nxw Yok
UiRAips nource nent OF the settlement OF the Central
American question, ard evidently that fact 10
tbeir readers our faith.
The London Hro, or the 10Th Of September saws tina,
the NV YonE IrRAp his the point when Il says tha,
he republican Corgresmen should have bee fright
tped from ibtir iton the Army Appropriation bill
By the tactics OF JET. Davis
Atrmrary OF agricultural statistics for Scotland col.
occupants presenied BY The saistcs a. DO The ,o,s
scresse unfc rotation or crops was, In 1850 1885,
Uii In 1855, 35sS,52iI.
from the 1rst part OF the Irish agricultural .atistcs
tho present year have the folio sing summary for
TIE our provinces acreage under FAX IN ireland 1855
pI4 acres do, lste, s2e acres Increase in 1850
e,is5 acres
10 Australia the whole attention Of tie colony appears
20 be ersrossed by the all absorbing question OF the
newly discovered geld Heds ai fngal far the intoll
ftpcc confirmed, and i would appear II the proofs
sire caily sccrmplsiing
The Moscow correspondent OF the london Tass says.
General Toc'ebsn has arrived from AK but ne does MOI
ke stff rrrrr az