The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-09
One Day Later from France.

The British screw steamship Alps, Capt. Inslis,
arrived at New York Saturday morning from
Hayre, with dates to the 25.h ult being one DAY
later than those previously received. She brings
S25 COO in specie.
The following extracts include all the items Of
news of any interest:
DR.. Kern, who has just been accredited as envoy
extraordinary ef Switzerland, With mission to
a.sist at the conferences which viii take place Oh
the question of Neufchatel, arrived in Paris on
the 23d.
PROSPEROUS condition of the United States ana
describes the pleboric state OF the treasury Oh TUG
republic. 1tsays;
IN. United States have q superiority over
Eneland in the state of their fl iances The Anne
ricsn treasury is full to the brim. aud government
hesitates on the choice of the means which should
he empI wed to bleed this too pethoric treasury
rhe evil was already great last year, nut II oa'
become worse, and the governWent OF Washing
ton is literally embarrassed by ITS weain. AZ
this moment the representatives OF the country
are occupied in odfyirg the customs tariffs with
the view of diminishing the principal source OF
this excess of revenue, which is real trouble 10
the country But the chamber is placed between
two dangers If it maintains the actual duties II
ernoses the treasury TO the danger of swelling
heyord all limits and entails serious difhcuittes on
uoyernment If it dmnishes these duties, 1t
wi,bdraws from the national industry the protec
tion which permits It 10 expaoO 10 become FlKor
GUS. and capable of struggling it'll success against
the most experienced nations of Europe
We do not know what measures will be taken
70 relieve the treasury In truth, it il far more
tolerable position than that CT other States whose
principal anxiety is how to fill their treasury
vaults: but We can, moreover, assert with certi.
tude that in spite of certain element of discard,
the position Of the United States has never been
more brilliant than at the present period
Some of tia cannon taken at Sebastopol have
been sent to Givors, where they are to be EN-
ployed 10 casting a large statue of the Virgin, de
signed by Bon assieux, which is to be placed on
the summit of Mout St Michel an Puv.
The Persian ambassador, Feruck Khan, and bis
suite have taken up their residence at 26, Avenue
Montaigne. Champs Elysees. The immediate
suite Of bis excellency is composed of Sc persons
The Emperor yesterday received letter, in
which the King of WurtembeIg notifies to his
Majesty the death of the Duchess Henrietta
widow of Duke Louis of Nuremberg, the Kings
uncle and mother of the Queen of Wurtembprg.
The French Court will g. into mourning for four
days commencing from yesterday.
The council of the Bank of France has approved
of the proposed augmentation of its capital, &c .
ard the matter is 10 be brought without delay
before the Council of State
The hearing Of the appest of Verges was called
on Yesterday morning before the Court of Casa
ton but the prisoner having Evailed himself of
bis right of not presenting his written application
until the last of the ten days after making the ap
peal the affair was put off week