The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-22

tranos expepds 1853 1885, per millIon results there
fore, thsa Prussia, with smaller expenditure Obtains
gvesser amount OF good.
The Gasette de France contains some remarks on
Indian matters, of which the following is spe-
cimen:-
After the double eyhbaics OF Esg,asd's iupoenoy in
10 repsin sovereign OF tue dessinss
OF Mains, and 10 prevent France from pardpg 10
simply ridiculous.
The Gazette de France complains of the "peri-
diOus character Of EAgiish commerce, which has
succeeded in almost monopolxing the African trade
in spite of the advantages commanded by France
through the possession of Agiers. 1t says:-
excep,ous, position which il occSp1ss IN Aros n you,S
be disgrace, stain uuhappily mot without precedent
N our history, 70 permit intriguing Ecgiaad 70 estAb-
tina advantages wsicn FrsDcs several thousand mil
lions or francs, ana tina blood o. million or nes
We are told by the Paris Univers that Russia is
given up to the widest revolutionary IDEAS aud is
likewise menace0 by the bug6ear which has over.
taken England. Ii says:-
RuAsiA has aside Der soldiers uniform, and has
drsped herself in sas CLOAK By young France In
1929 L. TINE she Wild doubtless be endowed with =
oas guard sDd trial by JUICY she sresdy vossessss an
official press which va ks tns of the Dsbas and
OF tho osstsatcnnel Of DINER days rns revolutionary
char acter Of ths RussiAn c press Is orally sus
pecsed. These organs which are allowed 70 treat on
fore On political suojecs provided tooy mantnio sence
on houe politics. 'svor with srer sywpsoy foreign rsvo
iuuonary movements They encourage Ssdiptan, Nes-
poltaD, Roman German, Hungarian Mol1o Waliscnan
patriots. The Northe1a Bee praises EGgaui for giving
asyum; the MOSCOW ofhcis journs pires the fate OF
Poeric The Ao0oeicai Gazette statss tina. Italian
clergy Is ' more dangerous than ths most wicked Rus
sian landowner "
The French government having taken into con-
sGeratiOn the armng OF the of foreign navies
with revolvers. have for some time past been making
experiments with the different kinds on board the
vessels LIE Sufren and La Bretagne After long and
minute experiments, made with Colts (American) !,
Adams (English), and Leiaucheux's (French) pis-
pt her II ia haan ind
so superior to the others that his Exceency LIE Min
istre de Marine has entered into contract bearing
date May 8, 1865 with Messrs. Lefauchex Co., for
the supply of their six chamber revolvers to the
French navy.
Two converts are being demolished in Paris in
order to make room for the new boulevards running
to the Barriere de rEtoile. One stands at the en-
trance of Chaot by the side of the Hotel Girardin,
and the other at the upper part OF the Faubourg
Saint Honore.
The Swiss Federal Council have accepted the pro-
posal of France to establish a convention between
France, Sardinia, and Switzerland, allowing goods
to pass by rail without being stopped at the frontier
to pay customs duties
The official reports of the Paris Savings Bank has
been published for 1857 The following are the
principal points of 1.-THE total receipts were
rs 1872 go francs. The total payments made
26 947 002 francs-namey % 500 ,557 francs in re-
Endorsements to 90,525 depostors, of whom %, 447
were paid off; 44035l francs in 1897 transfers to
chase of 1888 233 of rnte for 4sS depositors O4O
francs in the Caisse de Retraites pour la Tieesse
and OO2 francs for what are called suppressed inte
rest and anDulati0ns of abandoned accounts" II ap-
pears the disbursements exceeded the receipts by
/, l64 1882 francs.
The Palace of the Elysee (once called Elysee Ma
poleon, then Elysee Bourbon, then Propriete Ma
tionale, then Elysee Bonaparte, and once more
Elysee Nap0leon), which was the residence Of the
President of the Republic will be occupied during
In utvfAr hxrel na Le-Aa
pairsto the estimated amount of some l6 900 OO0f.
IL 900 000f-are to be made in the Palace of the
Tueries and 1t would be impossible for the court to
reside there during that time. The two hotels ad
joining the Elysee have already been taken for the
use of the household. One belongs to the Delmar
family; the other was the residence of the late
Princess Bagratian.
The Independence. of Brussels, which has been
again admitted into France, places the following
observations at the head of it's leading column -
The happy effects Of the notifications which have of
late taken place France In the tendencies OF govern
Lsent are making themselves moro and more felt Each
may be perceived In the general auAtoR OF country
Calm and confidence revivrg there according the
OF the former mole OF proceeding Is be-
coming weaker.
The Paris La Prcsss has become an organ of those
who are averse to the Anglo-French alliance; and,
suspicious Of the sincerity OF England, it says =
We should like the alliance OF Eng aud. but wc do not
reckon On IT, II n right tos. France should be prepared
TO NEE: the possible posion of the storm which over
hangs Europe and should be able own re-
Perhaps the real solution OF the Eastern question
viii take place n Cherbourg and Brest
The Madrid Espma of the sth July. in an article
the slave trade at Cuba expresses regret that
captain OF Spanish vessel resisted. pistol in
hand the search of the English cruisers; and 1t
makes some sharp comments on British philan-
thropy," rs regards the slave trade. 1t concludes
by expressing the fear that the present Cabinet like
those that have preceded il, will not defend the
honor Of Spain in this matter In an extraordinary
Cabinet council held in presence ofthe Queen, says
the Espana, the note by which the Spanish Minis
try will demand explanations from the English Cabi-
net, relative TO the offensive language employed by
Lord Malmesbury towards Spain. was read. That
this note shall possess all the digaity and energy
which become nation Of such glorious autecedents
ours is required by the gratutous and unjust ma
ture of the accusation, and by the dignity of the
Spanish name"
The Independence Beige has the following remarks
concerning the emancipation Of the serfs:-
The committees formed IN Russia for tho emancipation
Of the sers have advanced considerably IN their abors
Independently Of differences OF opinion upon matters Of
detail two principal points we find debated among the
members Of tie commi'sessthe ono that sufficiently
long period OF transition should espse the other
Of the peasants should take place
Immediately. Another divergence OF opinion prevails
DEERE 10 The seridon into certain amount
nf forced labour others into perpetual rent charge
the land occupied, while others again
Nanhy their Independence, and that they may be per-
r-sd 10 acquire q possible. Tue three gov
e. Bmepts OF wnra, Kowno and Grodno which we're the
nrst who declared In favour OF emancipation. also
iho~e whc are fsrhest advanced In their lAbors. Al,
adng 10 their pans me houses and gardens OF the pea
ssnis, ara even certain quantity Of land, shalt be pur
chased immediately by the provincial bsnks for The
reasansry, the price OF which the peasants stall repsy
Some desire that the lands should be
bought by tho communal districts OF viii n The pss.antry
shall be perpetual tenants There exise already In Rus
sia seventeen communal banks. of which the drst we're
founded In 17ss, at woogda, and which have rendered
great services u agriculture, and OF late times thirty.
okqif
bMk OF this Kind.
The drought prevailing in Russia has caused seve.
ral fires. The fair at Nijninovgorod was thrown
INTO confusion by a violent confagration. More
nan GOO shops and large depots Of merchandise of
Inherent kinds fell prey TO the flames. Two chief
owns Of reimbursement In Poland Wloeawek and
Nilun, have also been half destroyed by FIRE. In
he former large depot OF wool was consumed.
We learn from st. Petersburg that the social re-
orms in Russia are progressing surely, though slow
y. Formerly the Grand Duke Constantine was
trongy opposed 10 the plans of the Emperor, but
lis opinions have recently undergone change. He