The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-16
GREAT BRITAIN.


TO the "a instant.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The official revenue returns show a decrease q. =,
quarter Of 5000; the half year. Of f2 72O ooS
aud upon the year. &c OH 600 The decrease i nv
than accounted for by tho reduction in the income @
amounting TO "a 500 900, that there an actual -
the year revenue as contraste,I with La, a
OF Al, 1888, 600. The Journals have congratuatory led
on this satisfactory exhibit, and the London Times o
hopes that year or two of tranquility will adpi,
the reduction or abolition Of obnoxious taxes s
out impairing the public service running In danger :,
a deficit
The London Daily News treats the statement that o.
Derby had solicited Lord John Russels assisanc 4,
flaming the coming reform bill clumsy fiction
A deputaton from the Galway harbor commission.
had waited ON the Board of Works at Dublin for the mr.
pose Of obtaining further loan to enable them 10 e,a
the accommodation and protective capabilities OF tba.
harbor The Board explained that there were legal ~
staces in the way of a compliance with the request Inv
expressed readiness to give the required assistance M
vided the difficulties in question could be obvated
report was current that government was about :,
send three gentlemen experienced in engineering and m
ntine matters with view OF reporting upon the staa :,
the harbor and roadstead of Galway and to INQUIRE NJ ~
what works may DO necessary for rendering the port ma
and commodious.
The London papers contain the following parapr.rh
. Mr. John Van Buren, the son of the late presdept -
the United States has just arrived from the oonnnt
and Is staying at Fleming Hotel After brief visit 10
uehtiu, MT. bufen returns 10 The United States
MT Narley, one of the consulting electricians OF ths
Atlantic Telegraph Company writes TO the London Times
In response to an article calling in question his estimate
VI the distance of the faults in the cable He states that
MS means OF testing are not wholly dependent upon tina
resistance offered by the cable and that he searched am
gently for indications OF fut nearer shore but wib
success He also says that by the modes of testing aon
ed by him, the estimated distances are set down NOR.
than five per cent in error and then only In cases nj
difficulty In testing the Atlantic cable he adopted four
different modes
A Mr.. Rowett had offered to lay rope covered with
electric wire between Vacntia and Newfoundland for Ina
sum of fl82, 900.
FRANCE
The Emperor arrived In Paris from Diarritz on the It
Inst and was to proceed to the camp at Chaons on the
following day.
letter from Berne contradicts in the strongest terms
report that the French government had addressed
fresh note to the Swiss federal council on the subject az
the refugees residing at Geneva and that NJ Kern the
Swiss minister at Paris had received special instructions
on the subject 1t is asserted that the Emperor Of the
French Is perfectly satisfied with the decree published by
the federal council with respect to refugees and has made
no further demand on the subject
The Monaar states that the Emperor of Russia had
given distinguished reception to Prince Napoleon at
Warsaw, and accompanied him back to his residence
Eighty millions Of francs are said to be required 10
complete the works Of Cherbourg
Paris correspondent of lie Nord docs not hesitate 10
assert that the object Of Prince Napoleons visit to War
was to communicate to the Emperor Alexander tho
views of the Emperor Napoleon with regard to coming
events in Turkey.
Mr.. Morphy, the American player had been a.
tonshng the Parisians by repeating his extraordinary
performance of playing eight games with eight separate
players at one and the time, without seeing the
boards Mr. Morphy won six Of the games and the other
two were drawn The play lnstcd for ten hours during
which time Mr. Morphy took the slightest refresh
men and at the conclusion he did not to be much
fatigued.
rha A,.y. Al, OIL -r/N "a -. i 4
tending to the 3Oth Of September next year the decree Of
September, 1857, relative to the importation Of foreign
grain.
PRUSSIA.
It is again stated in the continental journals that the
question of the regency of Prussia is still not settled
The Queen and her party, it ia said have induced the
King to offer the Prince of Prussia simple extension for
six months of his present unsatisfactory powers and IT
observed that If the Prince to refuse these terms tho
matter would be quickly terminated and the Queens
party ovcrthrown. The journal DIES D<bad to-day is
however, Of the opinion that at later period the diff
culties of the case have been veaquished. ,
RUSSIA.
The great Russian Steam Navigation Company took
possession the goth ult Of the establishment at villa
franco granted to them by the Sandman government
The Prince of Prussia arrived at Warsaw on the 24th u
and was cordially received by the Emperor Alexander
On the following day the Emperor and the Prince
viewed the troops at the camp OF powonski The troops
formed an effective force Of 900 men, with sixty -four
pieces of artillery At each defle the Prince Of Prussia
put himself at the head of his rcgimenttho Kaloaga
fantry.
The nobility Of the government Of Yoer in Russia who
were among the first to form committees for the eman
patton of the se have lately sent address the En-
peror praying that the might not be carried
into effect in that province The Emperor did not
ceye the address avoraby and replied that the
should be executed Notwithstanding any opposition Of
the nobility The emancipation, the Emperor is said to
have replied will be carried into effect simultaneously
throughout the whole Of the empire and that he would
not allow any part Of it to be deprived Of the benefit Of
it, During his journey the Emperor would not accept Of
any tete on the part of the nobility where they have
shown themselves hostile to the measure.
TURKEY.
Lord Stratford de Radcliffe was to have been received
by the Sultan the 18th ult Letters from Gambia de-
scribe the island still in very disturbed state The
governor had been able to carry out the nstruc
tions received from Constantnople Armed Turks had
traversed the capital of the island shouting death to
the Christans Some Of then, were arrested but were
released, great is the Mussulman nfu-
ence despatch from Alexandria says The Sueyro
publishes report of revolt at Jodda and rising ut
Mecca wherein several Turkish soldiers have been kill
ed Advices from Trpol state that the revolt of bat
TALON of soldiers had been suppressed
MISCELLANEOUS.
letter from Paris says that tile French consul at Tam
pco had written to the commander of the French naval
station in the Gulf of Mexico claiming protection for the
French in that place ~
The coming elections in Spain are expected to be oh
most stormy character. despatch from Madrid states
that the government has granted permission to import
cotton seed into Cuba
An exhibition Of cloths and silks manufactured in the
Papa States had been held at Rome and the result showed
that the Romans could supply themselves with coarse
cloths without having recourse to other countries.
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