The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE


Halifax and appeared in the HERALD last Thursday
ing
Our files dated in Paris the 9Th and IoDon on the
9Th instant, additional items which are
interesting.
Mr.. Seymour United States Minister s. Petorsbsrg
has lately commenced scientific journey He first visited
Kasan, from whence he Hakou Aatrakan and
Tiis He every where received with the regard due
to his rank and his knowledge
In speaking OF the visit Of the Wabash Constantine
pie, the Correspondence Bui Of October r. has tho fol-
lowing
As the Wabash arrived the European rcprescn-
atvcs entered protest but the American captain
ed and declared that all the treaties argued about had
The departure OF the Wabash puts end 70 the dcoty
The return from the Bank Of England for
ny Nov gives the following results when COMPARED
with the previous week.
Public deposites. Go,57e,ln Increase . G44s,l7s
Ohcr deposits 122lo 72e decrease 4 oS226G
On the other side Of the account
Government securities. fl0, 500 i67 Unchanged
Other securities. IL ,S07 300 Increase :. GATH
Notes unemployed 80. 1l,on os6 Decrease Tio,SOS
an increase Of fl37 1885, the bullion In bo
departments is Els, $685. showing a decrease OF
xSlSbol when compared with the preceding return.
letter from Rome states that the Pope has resolved
70 modify the existing regulations relative to the baptism
Of Jewish children
Atelcgraphic despatch from Petersburg gives six do
grecs Of frost
In order il possible, put stop corruption which
prevails amongst the officials OF Russia the Emperor Alex
ander has resolved to increase their salaries the padequ
cy Of which has oftcn been assigned he chief
OF the corruption The salaries Of those who
employed the departments OF justice and Of nance
have already been doubled The Emperor is also deter
mined when the present contracts expire abolish tho
pcrncous mode which has been followed in the farming
out OF the spirit duties.
The Russian GaSete OF 81. Petersburg ieDoances in
strong terms the violation of the rights OF family
Mortara case.
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of the Nor speaks OF
new dcvelopemcnt OF the Russian steam Navigation
Company. Their ships will not be confined within ths
Straits Of Gibraor, but line will be established 70 the
ports in England and Belgium.
A severe shock Of earthquake was felt at va,ona in
Upper Ablna on the 10th Of September and follow
ed by several slight ones; Turkish mosque fell IN and
several villages Of the neighborhood suffered greatly On
the 9th October at 10 A. NJ another terrible shock was
felt, which destroyed nearly all the houses Of tho vii
lagos Of vuno, Gimara Dremades, Puri, &c, OF
them built Of masonry and dated from the fifth or sixth
century. The number OF victims not yet
extrcatci from under the ruins have died severely
injured The earthquake preceded by subtarranean
noise next thick smoke was seen issuing from the soil
casting darkness around, and then the shock
Slightcr shocks continued to be felt until the 18th.
Tho last Egyptian mail brought very dsquetng intel-
ecnce from syria 70 England Great fermentation exists
there well IN parts Of the Ottoman empire and
tho Christian population are placed in the greatest
jeopardy rowing band Of Arabs recently surprised tho
town Of Gaza butcbered Of inhabitants and then
fell upon ncighborng village, where they Ddscrrni-
nate'y slaughtered all the men and children In tho
government protecting power. Their Caimacan feel
ing himself powercss has He'd, and taken refuge Bey
rout: consequently the greatest anarchy prevails
district and nothing less than total tho
Christians Ii expected. Damascus also represented
scene q tumult and terror, the Christians being per-
petual fear Of pndcr and Ali Pacha appears
to be without power to control th. Lanalcal
portion Of the inhabitants.
Vienna letter states that considerable alarm has been
caused tie cal world by discovery that notes
OF the Ranh Of Vienna Tor 100 torns each have been
produced by means o photography, with such
4 ta Agf.a eh.
At Alexandria, the 22d ultmo was the Pasha's
screw yacht Sayab u Bchr, Voyageur do Nor. sho
built at Boelon United States, $40 measure
mont and 400 borss power but IN consequences of her
boilers not being large enough. she only knots
and with sail goes nine. She ship rigged and we'll
found bot the Nccroy Intends sending her Eng land To
gct ncw boilers put IN, when great results expected
Tho yacht lii"d with organ which stands near
the funnel, and by performs r.aSoua-
bic quantity of tunes,
The railroad from Alexandria 10 sucz was expected 10
be completed by the hrst Of December when the jim
cucs and desngn mrrs of "crossing tho viii II,
avoided, and the 10 India, China Australia rem
dercl complete and comfortable travelling by sea
and land can be made.
The Official returns of South Australia commence in lsSo
In that year th. entire population as only 6l0 sous
hut 10 1857 had mounted up % 100 oiT persons Tho
revenue of th. colony ls4o was ESQ 200 whence Il in
creased continuously until 10 G.26 JIG n 1857
while the expenditure for the last year ES6s SO,
giving excess q Gei ,s7o of receipts dsburse.
In 1910 south Australia shipped colonial produce
the value Of fl5,650 only, and received G3o3 357
making consequently the imports than evports, a.
this n Affairs changed, and 1857 she was
CREDITOR tor Ei2I f2s, the exports having amounted
E1 7Als0 while the value Of imports f1 ,623 GS2.
The pton Of the colony under cultivation in isao vas
2J03 ~ 235, ,e65 acres and than 1000
persons are engaged pursuits Connected with the land
20 brought q productive There 10 nour
mills In the colony and 226 manufactures of do
scrpons Horned cattle and sheep numbered 5se ,os
Ia 1867, besides 70 22o horscs
T Henley, Of Greenwich, England, the POST o.
completing submarine cable ordered from him ny tho
colonial goN u Victoria. Is intended " BE- lad
from Tie city ol Victoria Rss Straits " Iaunccs
ton In Tasmania and viii be three scc,cns-thc nrvt
csble being from Victoria to Care Wickhau, KING
Island. whence communication all BE- continued by land
line the opposite extremity q that island second
from the latter point 70 Hunter Island scross which aiso
land line will b. continued aud the third from Hunter
Island TO Iauncsson, in Tasmania. The total lcngtn W
cable u go miies.
The Russian government has d~creed that twenty militia
~ schools shn b. established for teaching surveying oro
grathlc engraving gymnasics &c also thai tho q
poor nobcs and uncicnarcs shall b. edncatsd in them
grainiousy subject o the condition Of their undertaking
10 serve grasaousiy for certain number os
years The number Of pupils 10 each Of the schools 70
be about 500.
Atthe beginning present year The debt q Russs
was 33i 007 rOuhlcs, equal 10 2013 $50 DOOR. Tbs
sum- remarks the Official return cannot be considered ex
cssvc The dcbt e England being 10 3ss 600 900 r thai
q France 5s 900 ESQ r. that Of Austria 64T 900 900
~ and thai II Prussia 100 600 IT, Thus uIssa "a tho
least indebted of s The great States except one and she
s the hat % any compared 70 her popuaton In Eng
land for example the debt equal 10 7is ior each M
habfabt France, 2lofr., in Austria i5sr; Prussia,
bbfr and in Russia only 3sfr. The sums employed
nualy by each state payment 0f AMI IN
ing funds Tl3 Tso England OIL rs 900
France 943 2ooocofr Austria; 10000, ,ooor Rus
aud a. 600 oor Prussia Rassia here again y tho
ieasi but one, and according 70 population the lowesir
England each nhab,ant Iaying 21r IN irance, iir in
Austria Sfr. Prussia, Ir SOC, and Russia, only
2fr co. finally, whilst u fngana be public debt ab-
sorbs 81 rer cent ~ the whole budget, only taxes 70
pcr cent 10 Austria aud France, IN ksss ony 4, and 10
Prussia H.
IN 1850 thcrc Worc produced 10 the uutes, k.cgdorn
&c AS 45o tons of coal vuei the pts mouth At Elo,
st5sos go, ieis u w, eolis.rl Na9ei - 80 go,