The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-07
LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.
NrEIIIGENcE FROM LONDON TO THE 25TH

INIEIJIGENCE FROM LONDON TO THE 18TH.
ENGLAND Queen Victoria continued her progress In
Germany. She was received everywhere with the most
extrayagant demonstrations of respect and good will
Preparations making for Royal visit to Leeds
the return of the Queen from Germany The world-re-
nowned steam gate Agamemnon, which covered herself
with glory the laying of the telegraph cable had been
fire. but fortunately sustained but little damage.
There has been a collision between two excursion trains
on the Oxford and Wolverhampton railroad involving
dreadful consequences Several persons killed and
many others frightfuy injured The condition Of the
Thames river the flthiness of which has excited much
remark has been improved to some extent. The noto
rious horse Cruiser which was tanned by Mr. Rarey,
performing in circus. The accounts from the har
vest very satisfactory The rains had caused
delay in gathering the crops but permanent injury
had been caused The potato disease making extern
sive rayages throughout South Wales
The agitation the part of tho agricultural aborers,
which began in Kilkenny, against the use of moving
machines, appears to be rapidly spreading Ireland
1t is at work in Kings county where the opposition
of the peasanry is mainly directed against the employ
nent Of the scythe instead of the roaping hook AT
Kilkenny it has been necessary TO call again the po
lice and infantry. reaping machine in passing
through the town. had to be protected by escort of
police
FnAScR-Ihe papers contain further accounts of the
Imperial progress of the Emperor and Empress of France
and their return to ST. Cloud Their reception at Rheims
was extraordinary. An immense number of priests and
the people had assembled and greeted them
The penpotentiares of France Austria Great Britain,
Prussia Sardinia and Turkey had assembled at Paris
sign the convention relative to the organization of Mol
dava and Wallacha The exchange of the Publications
will take place in about five weeks.
MISCELLANEOUS. The Emperor Alexander Of Russia will
arrive at Warsaw the 4th of September, when the
thirty live thousand troops who have been concentrated
in the city will be reviewed by the Gar.
The Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael go to the Cau
casus to take part in the military operations against
Schmayl.
NJ Thuevena the French ambassador at Constantine
pe had sent note to the Porte supporting the appca
ton of Prince Daniels, of Montenegro who demands of
the Turkish to give up to him the harbor Of
Spitzcn, in the Adratic, which he claims.
The ship Mary Thompson, froom New Orleans for
Nantes, has been capsxed at and become total
wreck Fifteen Of her drowned, but the cap
tain and several Others we're rescued.
The treaty reported having been concluded by the
penpoentares of the allied powers and China does not
confer the right of having resident ministers in the
pe, but that consul generals shal reside at Tensee,
and have direct intercourse with the cabinet Of the En-.
peror.
despatch from St Pctersburgh says that the Chinese
empire to be open to foreigners and that the left bank
of the Amoor is hcnceforth to be the boundary between
Russia and China.