The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-03
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Interesting Foreign Items.


Interesting Foreign Items.
The papers by the Fulton and Niagara, furnish
some additional foreign items of interest
Capt Hartstein, and the officers and crew o.
the "Resolute,' from want of time had 10 decline
invitations TO dine with the Geographical Society
and other public bodies. Three thousand persons
visited the Resolute after the Queen left The
Queen sent Il00 to be distributed among the
crew.
great meeting had been held at Birmingham
England. to protest against the continuance of the
War Income Tax. Resolutions were passed that
the Law In its present form ia unjust, oppressive
degrading, and not to be tolerated by free peo
pie The movement Is spreading 20 other parts OF
the country.
Count Kisseleff and the whole of the Russian
legation dined with the Emperor of France on
Thursday. at the Tuileries The guests remained
TO an unusually late hour and after coffee the EN-
peror beckoned Count Kisseleff into his private
cabinet, and remained there with him for
two hours.
astronomical clock which all visitors to StrasbourE
90 to see in the cathedral st Paris has just died at
the age of so.
Don Joaquin Francisco Pacheco, the late Span
ish Minister in London, has arrived in Paris, Oh
his way to Madrid.
Many coach builders in Paris now busily
employed in preparing siedges which, it would
sppear, are TO be the fashion this winter, provided
there is snow enough to render them available
On Wednesday last the Emperor of the French
honored the following persons with invitations to
dinner: Mr.. aud Mrs. Disraeli, Lord Lennox, the
Ministers of State and the Interior, Marshal Mag
nan, his wife and daughter, NJ and Madame Mag
nan, II. and Madame Troplong, NJ. and Madame
Gould General and Madame Fleury, and NJ and
Madame Sauteresu
A letter from Berlin. of the 81 inst, says -
Prince Frederick William will proceed to Paris
about the llth, and will be present at the delivery
81 IL lat
the Empress"
The London Gazette announces that the Queen
has recommended the appointment of the Rev r.
Bck ers,eth to the Bishopric of Ripou.
Lord Palmerston has refused an investigation
into Naper's conduct.
The London cattle show was opened Tuesday
night. There are274 entries
A crowded meeting was held at Brighton, Eng
land, on Monday light, and resolutions were pass
ed for obtaining q reduction of the income tax.
a deputation of Moldo-W aachian Bozardo, in
Paris, have presented addresses TO the Emperor,
in favor OF union of the Principalities
Several of the French papers are advocating
the establishment OF a government line of steam
ers The Constitutional says that the present
state Of the money market is the sole barrier. The
Steele proposes government subsidy to the exist.
ing Trsns Atlantic steamers and adds, that gov
ernment is about to reconsider the question OF q
Trans-A Atlantic Line-a question that has been ed
journed often, and which catastrophes, such as
the loss of the steamers Pacific, the City of Phila-
dephis, and the 1yonnais, render more than ever
indispensable
The fall of Herat from Persian sources is CON
firmed. Accounts show the defence to have been
bravely sustained. The city was only given up
when all hopes of defending ii successfully had dis
appeared. In England strong feeling is getting
up, inimical to the war with Persia arising out OF
this siege
A meeting had been held at Newcastle, Upon,
Tyne. England, to denounce the piratical e1pedi-
tion against Persia; and Oh Friday night, bills
were posted about London, warning soldier
against taking part in the ''piratical invasion OF
Persia"
A letter to the Manchester Guardian, dated Lon
don, Dec 8, P. NJ, contains the following:
"The Earl of Elesmere is, 1 fear, in a hopeless
state, and it is said that he cannot survive many
days, if even hours"
The Paris correspondent of the New York Ex
press, in his letter, dated 9Th Dec says:
A very elegant ball was given by the lady OF
our popular Minister, on Thursday evening of last
week. A very large and brilliant company as.
sembled under Judge Mason's hospitable roof, and
passed gay and happy evening. AS this was
Mrs. hasons first entertainment this season. and
the Invitations were confined almost exclusively
to Americans it was generally considered that
the fete was intended celebration Of the late
Democratic triumph, in the election of Mr. Buch-
anan 20 the Presidency. This opinion may have
been correct but if SO, it certainly did not prevent
out loHo"'oououy yLnoH VI 1h PoHlieh oPihiohs
| from assembling in large numbers az the resi-
dence of our excellent Minister 1t ia only on
occasions like this too, that the American abroad
is enabled to look upon reunion of the loyeiness
| for which our fair countrywomea are so deserved
ly famous. A majority of the company were
ladies, many of them fully sustaining the claims
| of American women to the palm of beauty, and
| all joining in the gay scene if determined to
add their fullquota to the attractions of the
| ing. The only foreigners present. believe. were
! Count kiSseletf, the Russian ambassador, and his
suite, and Baron Brunow, formerly Russian Min
| lister TO the Court of ST. James. Mrs. Mason res
| ceived her guests with her accustomed grace and
affabilty, and all spent the evening in the most
| agreeable manner. The ball terminated at late
| perhaps should say, an early-hour.