Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-04

subjects I'LL residents in the country. The ap.
raafaHce OF these ships viii Il Is said stimulate
the people Ia revolt but that i e contingency
for the con sidcraii1n solely Of King Ferdinand
Meanwhile the position Of Austria becomes les
and le.- satisfactory. Her bfatal, eowardly spite
can scarcely be kept under control and she per.
init. her officer. ~ we'll as Der ministerial Jour
nAlisfs 20 indulge IN threats and boastings against
Sardinia which can have no other effect man
that II promoting the combination OF all Italians
against her.
The engineers have begun TO construct the
new f,r,ilieations OF AleXsandria; and they IN
tend carving rn the works with the greatest ae.
tiyty.
SWITZERLAND.
The Suisse journal announces that the faefai
Council had replied to the note presented To II
by the Prussian representative, fAl. de aydowl
in reference To Neufchatel, in which note the
Prn..ian Government reserved it, right "t soy.
oreignty over the canton. In reply, the Fedtrnl
Council declares that it cannot admit the right
claimed by Prussin, for the reason already eX
ure.sed in the reply Of the Federal Directory OF
the IT aud 9th of March. l-l5: and the Counch
expresses regret that events, in every way de
plnrnbIc, should have given rise to the renewal
If the protest.
According to the same journal, NJ. de Sydow
had an interview with VI. Stompdi, the president
of the Federal Council. from whom he demanded
,bat the pr .nners should be treated with kindness
and that the judicial enquiry and trial should not
Il. too hastily conducted. such a course might
compicnie still more the diplomatic relations
of Prussia with the Confederation and might ere
ME fresh difficulties. VI. Stompfil replied that
Switzerland was the last country TO which such
observations ought to- he addressed. since lis leg
i.lation with respect 10 political offences and
crimes wa. the least severe Of any. Justice. lie
added. should take its course, and the Coniedera-
ton wa, firmly determined to reject all dipIo-
matte intervention.
PRUSSIA.
The semi official Berlin journal the Icit. con
tains nm Article on the position taken aP by i'ruS-
STA towards Neufchntel and the Swl-~ confedcr-
alton. The Zeit. having declared that the :"
cent events were wholly unforeseen by the Prns
sian Goyernment lays down very absolutely
that Neufchatel belongs to Prussia by right in
nlienable aud acknowlcdgedby all Europe. Pius
sta has rejected the offer of prcunary indemnl
~ with seorn. Neufchate i not n source of
profit 10 Prussn. The reason for holding 1t fast
i. therefore, to be found in the fact that there
nrc good Prus,ans in The principally who look
10 Berlin with confidence. Prussia will find way
in good time to deliver those men from the bond
pge in which they are held by the republicans.
CHINA.
Al Canton is reported (as WAS announced by
telegraph the suspension of the long establish
ed firm of Wetmorc q Co. Their failure was
quite unexpected. Liabilities are stated Mt S32l,-
900 aud assets Mt S3l5,0OO. The amount due tn
Foreigners on the spot is calculated at $4,000,
aud 10 Chinese about $50 900.
Advicos rom Shanehae arc to the 18th Of ia
ly. The accounts are very unsatisfactory. 1t
is ,uid the lmpcrnsts have been obliged to
tire from Tang Yang, on the Grand anal, south
east of Chingiangfoo, and have taken up posi-
ton toward the large city of Tchang ton foo
The alarm felt MT Soochown and lIangchow
had considerably increased, and should any at
tempt be made against these places hV the rebels
it was not expected TINT amy etiectu0l resistance
could bc offered, This state of affairs had check
ed al demand for Imports.