The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-17

OF the duty in April The quarter revenue is more es-
pecially affected by the same cause
In the excise there Is increase in the year OF $685.
s4s and in the quarter OF f9l, 222 arising principally
spirits hops and paper. There would have been much
greater Increase but for the repeal OF the duty
malt which has affected the of the year about
"a 900 O0O and that of the quarter about $3.50 OOO in
Guiding the drawbacks on stocks on hand
In stamps there is an increase of about f296 900 ON the
year. and fl03 600 the quarter, arising IRON addi
ona revenues from legacy and succession duties and
other items In land and assessed taxes unimportant va
riations both ON the year and quarter
The income tax shows am increase OF more than
million, derived from the additional I'd IN the pound I'M
posed in 1855 and which did not take full effect until
the second half of the 1856 The quarter shows
smaller comparative increase, the full rate being then
in operation.
In the Post Office increase of correspondence has
produced similar addition to the of both the
quarter and the year.
In the crown lands no variation of any amount. Mis-
cellaneous, variation casual only,
No deficiency bills will be required during the ensuing
quarter.
The Times considers this fact and the state of the
enue as highly satisfactory.
Telegraphic dispatches from Trieste bring a summary
of the brought by the India mail The advices
from Hong Kong to February 10.
With the exception of attack on the junks In the
Canton river further active operations had taken
place. Admiral Seymour was at Hong Kong waiting for
rcinforcements. The trial of Alum and his
graphic message received at Bombay from the authorities
OF Calcutta states that the Emperor of China had sent
dcrs to Yeh to conclude peace.
At Hong Kong exchange was As. 3D. AT Shanghai
imports rather lower The total silk settlements
amounted to 10000 bales of which 81, 600 had left
Prices had advanced $40 Exchange 6s Id at Foo-chow
further advance had taken place in tea. The import
market was dull
The latest date from Bushire to February is. On
OH nnt.,t, 1ol,
tanned signal victory at Khooshab the Persians,
who were commanded by Sooah- Nook. On the Sd
of February expedonary force OF 4l9 cavalry 800
infantry and Is guns left Bushire In Al hours they
reached the Persian entertainments at Boorazoon dis
lance of 46 miles whence the enemy rereated to the
mountains abandoning their stores and ammunition all
of which destroyed Two days after the troops
nenced their return march An Intellectual night attack
was made by the enemy
AT daybreak on the Sth the Persian army about 5000
strong, with five guns attacked by the British cav
airy and artillery, and totally routed The enemy lost
zoo killed. 100 prisoners, and two guns.
Our total loss consists Of ten killed and sixty-two
wounded Lieut.. Franckand killed; Capt. Forbes,
Can't Mockler and Lieut. Greentrec We're wounded. The
expedition returned to Bushire the 10th of February
The India dates ore Calcutta, February 80, and Bonn
bay, March g.
disturbances have taken place in Pegu They I'M
important but they led to a skimsh with the troops.
The Madras Exhibition was opened by Lord Harris on
the 9Th of February Meetings had been held at Cacut-
ia to petition Parliament against the regulations OF the
new penal code subecng Europeans to the jurisdiction
OF the company Is courts.
The Bombay import market was steady Cotton and
oil seeds very firm The money market remained
unchanged.
THE LATEST NTEILIGESCE.
PARIS Tnesday.--Another sitting of the conference
about Nenfchatc took place to-day.
TuRYEy-C onstantinopc, March 25.-Admiral Lyons
has this day quilted the Bosphorus
sIAM--pars, Tuesday The King Of Siam has sent
an ambassador extraordinary to Paris and London,