Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-05
Additional Foreign News.

by the Europa at Halifax and the Arie. at New
York, we have additional foreign news
Lord Derby, in the House of Lords, gave assu-
RANGES that no exclusive privileges would be con.
feTred on any company relative to the Atlantic
telegraph.
The operations in enbarking the cable are pre-
crossing actively, aud the pynerimpnts made
have been satisfactory.
Sir Colin Campbell had returned to Lucknow
Nena Sahb's retreat had been stormrd, but he
escaped.
10 China an imperial edict had been issued
condemning and degrading Yeh ard appointing.
successor IL settle the dispute with the barba-
Tians.
The great steamer Leviathan will not bs com.
pleted tll autumn, W. IN she will make several
tips 10 America, and next spring enter the China
and Australia trade.
Austria is concentrating troops on the Sandman
frontiers. Placentia is treated as Ia a state OF
The difficulty between France and Portugal,
relative to the seizure Of French vessel contain.
ing emigrants, has been settled.
In the experiments made by Mr. Whitebouse
al GreenWlch, through 900 miies Of the Atlantic
telegraph. about half a second interviewed be-
tween maxi ing signal at one end and its appear
ance at the other but the lii uty arising from
detention ofelectricity was then thong ht to have
been overcome. Ii appears, however i'm the
experiments through the entire cable at Devon.
port that considerable obstacle to rapid com
lhuhlcatlon arises from that cause With the
symbolic alphabet at present used about two
words and a half per minute only can he trans
united through the whole length OF wire but il
is hoped that, by simplifying the cod. of sionaIs
double that number may be transmitted Even
suppose that object be obtained the rate of trans
mission WCnld not be more than oDe-thi rd tho
speed with which messages can be sent with the
present arrangement of the symbols from Lon
don to Paris.
FRANCE
The Herald's correspondent says, the news of
BERNARD acq uittal has produced here (Paris) a
feeling amounting almost to CONSERVATION The
evening papers abstain from commenting on the
verdict, but the impression on the general public
Is, that u may iead To further complications be-
tween England and France.
The Times saws the Monteur of Saturday pub
fishes d fair ard impartial account of the last
days trial of Simon Bernard The Moniteur
quotes London evening journal for the account
aud gives no comments of its own The Uebats
has the following - The general tone of the
defence by Mr.. Jane. sich that IRE dare not
reproduce il -
The Constitutional contains n n article sionod
by VI Renee, the director, in which it SAYS:
NO honest man in France or England can
doubt the guilt Of Bernard
/" We will only sav to those of our n.igbho-.
who desire the maintenance Of good relations
between the two countries, that II the speecb Of
MIR. Edwin James, nled with gall with caIum
MES, and with insults against the Emprror tho
people, the army, and our institution. sbonIS
unfortunately he circulated in France i'm th.
cities, the barracks, and the country towns A.
would be dlmcuit Ior the government, with the
best intentions, To stay the effects of public in
dignatiOn' "
HOLLAND.
The Chronicle has the following: The Ssco,d
Chamber resumed its sitting the 18th wb.u
Nj. Rochussen, the Minister for the Colonies ex
planned the programme Of the Cabinet which
may be summed up in these words: To nromote
the more ge ,efal approval Of the institntionsI
ideas OF the present epoch; and to reaI1ze wbst
the general ineT ests OF the country urpeatIv eli
Er. "
The measures promised are stated 10 be :, hin
for regulating the colonial finances; another for
Inodifyin the system OF taxation; a third for
enanc patin9 slaves, and others relating IN the
Of the militia, the IMPROVEMENT NJ
the judicial system, and the development of rail
roads.
SPAIN.
NJ de TnrgOt, the French Ambassador. will
leave for France before the end u. the month A
Royal decree prohibits the importation of foreign
merchandise with Spanish marks. According. 20
letters from Lisbon, change Of ministry wasex-
pected in Portugal.
Letters from st. Petersburg, says the Chroni- |
,le announce that Prince Vassiltchikoff las been
named, ad interim, Minister of War, during the |
absence Of Gen. SoukhOzene.t, In consequence of |
III health.
From LIST July next, all import and export du-
les will be augmented to Ave kopecksa iouble !