The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-08
WASHINGTON CITY, THURSDAY, APRIL g. 1858
FURTHER NEWS BY THE INDIAN.

FURTHER NEWS BY THE INDIAN
We compile from our New York exchanges fur
ther items of foreign by the last arrival
On the 2xd, in the House OF Lords Lord Derby an
nonnccd that the House would be adjourned from the
yOth to the 18th Of April for the Easter holidays He
also said, in reply to Lord rougham that there
foundation fol- the report that it intended to import
free negroes from Africa and form them into black regi
ments
The Earl Of Carnarven, in reply to Lord Brougham,
said that the yagnt act recently passed by the assem-
bly, of Jamaica had been received at the Colonial Office
and was under consideration. He believed that there
you'd be no objection to lay the bill upon the table be-
fore it received the royal assent One of the allegations
against this bill is that it partially reyves slavery
In the House of Commons General Veela said it was
not the intention OF government to imbody any more
regiments of militia. Mr. Dsraeli gave notice that he
would move for leave to bring in bill TO reform the
government Of India the 10th Lord John Russell =
oaths bill was debated at length, and amendment
which continued the exclusion OF Jews from Parliament,
rejected bya vote Of two hundred and ninety
to one hundred and forty-fo The third reading was
fixed for April H.
In the Commons 1t was announced that the governor
general Of India had his responsibility conscated
and annulled the Principality Of Thar.
Mr. Monkton Mines called attention to the vexatons
to which British subjects exposed by the alterations
in the French passport SYSTEM and moved for the pro-
ducon of the correspondence on thesuect After con-
siderable discussion the merits of the whole question
given the part of the government that
they had considered the best mode of providing remedy
and it contemplated to establish offices at the princ
pal ports and to reduce the price of Foreign Office pass
ports
Leave given to bring in bill to legalze marriage
with deceased wife IS sister, by 43 majority
A Polish bookseller in London, named Tehorewsll had
been arrested, charged with publishing pamphlet re
Gently written by NJ Pyat and Others advocating the
sassination Of Napoleon.
Count Porsignys resignation of the English embassy
had been accepted The Duke de Maakoff elisser has
been appointed his successor.
The accounts from various parts of France complain
undue severity with respect to passports.
1t was said that in consequence of dispatches from the
French admiral orders had been given to fit out new
division of gunboas for China and that the operations
of the allies would be extended far as Pekin
1t reported that Count Walewski had received an
other check the subject of refugees that he had ap
piled to the Portuguese government to cxpe some French
refugees from Lisbon, but had been met with drec
refusal
Commercial affairs throughout France continued greatly
depressed The railway receipts for the week the
worst that had been known The goods trains had abso
lutely nothing to carry.
1t is said that hour before the Emperor arrival
the Opera his recent visit all the houses the Rue
Peetier opposite the Opera house searched by t
police.
All sailors from twenty to forty years of age who hat
not completed their four years of service, had been
dered to join their ships Immediately.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald gives
rumor that the Empress is eacente
despatch from st. Petersburgh says Russia is watch
ing with great interest the relations of England
France
The Russian navy is to be fully Manned and shipbuild
ing largely increased Russia has intention of accepting
English and French consuls in the Black sea-
All suspicious vessels the Crcassian coast will b
seized. t
/ The Alexandria correspondent Of the London Time
says tnat M de Leon, United States consul at that place
had returned from the mission he undertook to Syrn il
conncxion with the outrage on family residing nea
Jaa the details of which have already been published
The Turkish authorities had yielded to the indignant
monsanccs of NJ dc Leon and arrested four Of the par
ties to the outrage They had all been convicted, ant
lying in irons awaiting confirmation of their sen
| tencc from Constantinople.