The Washington union., 1858-03-02

by ice.
The telegraphic despatch from London to Liverpool
the morning of the Americas departure says
The funds have steadily maintained the firm quotations
of Yesterday The transactions were not numerous
there is general tending to increase of animation
In foreign exchanges this afternoon the rate OF Hamburg
was lower while Paris and Amsterdam were about the
at the last post Nearly $50, 900 in gold was
taken to the Bank to-day.
In the House of Commons the 18th, Sir Geo. Grey
said that the evidence offered by the French government
of the completely of Led Rollin, and Others in Panor
attempt upon the life of the Emperor insufficient to
Justify proceedings against those parties and that the
British government had declined to interfere Lord Pal
explained that far from Louis Napoleon hav
ing paid the legacy bequeahed by Napoleon the First to
Cantlon for attempt to assassinate the Duke of Well
lingon application for it had been rejected the
ground that the testaor must have been in state of men
tai alteration when he made the bequest part of the
bcquest made under the Bourbon regime
Lord Palmerston moved for leave to bring In his new
India BILL for the transfer Of the government of India
from the Indian Company to the Crown He explained
that what the bill proposed confined to changes in
the administration and organization Of the company
which it was intended should in future be centred in the
imperial government The alterations proposed to
be little consistent with the object the govern
ment had in view, viz: to make the advisers of the
Crown responsible for the government Of India 1t
proposed TO abolish the court of directors and in lieu
thereof to establish council to be mainly composed Of
persons who had been in India who knew Indian af
fairs well the council to consist of eight persons go
out In rotation every two years.
The ''News says that meeting of the shareholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad held the Ilth Mr.
Osborne, president of the company, present. The
appointment of Mr.. Fishers auditor confirmed.
Resolutions passed recommending the directors not
to enter into fresh engagements without previously
submitting them to the shareholdersin public meeting
FRANCE
Marshall Valiant, Minister of War; has resigned He
will be succeeded by Gen. Neil Count Valenski will
20 ambassador to London, and Persigny will return
France to take seat in the privy council,
The monthly statement OF the Bank of France shows
gain of nearly $4,000, 900 francs, md additional
gain of nearly 10, 900 900 in the country branches
The trial Of the prisoners charged with completely in
the Cagari affair progressing slowly, One Of the
English prisoners is said to have become insane.
DENMARK.
motion has passed by "A to in the legislative coun-
Gil of Denmark the instant forticaon Of Copenha
gen.
The Swedish Chambers have rejected the project of the
government for the fortifcaon Of Stockholm, and also
the project of law for increased religious oleraton
letter states that violent earthquake was felt at
Yrkoutsk town situated to the west of lake Barkal
in Siberia The shock great that il extended as
far as Krahokta, on the frontiers of China.
The alleged submission Of schamyl not confirmed by
the latest intelligence.
ted by the Christians laying down their and dis
persing
Fuad paoha Is to be the Turkish pcnpotentiary at the
Paris conference