The Washington union., 1858-03-31

main Indifferent to tue voice of public opinion, which,
from one end of France to the other demands how II III
that neghborng and friendly countries protect with
compacent hospitality who openly conspire against
/ the life of the Emperor.
In addressing itself to the confederation in order that
these dangerous may be expelled the cantons which
touch our frontiers and placed distant parts the
government of his imperial Majesty only makes use of
the law of legislative defence and nyokes the principles
of the rights of nations The federal government will
disregard the conditions OF the Helvetic neutrality, and
will deceive itself TO the nature of its privileges II 1t
believes it invoke them in order to avoid giving sat
saction to grievances To tolerate or less di
recy by silence and naotion, that refugees who
have received asylum upon its territory abuse that
hospitality to attack neghboring government by their
writings their potsthat without doubt, Is not to
observe neutralityfor neutrality has its rights 1t also
has its duties which require above all that 1t shall avoid
any attack upon the reposc of other States pray you,
hcn NJ lie Comte to insist upon it, with the president
of the confederation that measures be taken without de-
lay in order that refugees nooriousy known as dis
posed to take part in criminal enterprises especially
those organized into societies In the canton OF Geneva
| be deposited far from our frontiers
The government of the Emperor does not See that in
affair which nearly international rela-
tons the Federal Council be checked by the ndier
I'LL will of the cantona authorities has often
happened since 1852 In the event of the Heyetc gov
ernment not consulting upon the means OF satisfying our
just requirements it will incur grave responsibility,
and will only have to take to itself the consequences
which its determination may entail.
Be good to read this despatch to M Furrer; and
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WALEWSKI.
Depression in business.
Private letters from France agree in stating that
mercal affairs growing rapidly failures had
multiplied, and the manufacturers suffering terri
bly," Prices of silk continued to decline. Among the
prominent failures is house ut Lyons doing business in
this country whose liabilities between two and three
million francs
They offer 25 cents at g. H. and Is months without
security. The liabilities of some houses exceeded con-
siderably the above amount and had heretofore been
looked upon with great confidence.
Miscellaneous Foreign Intelligence
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH The Times announces that
the general programme of the second and 1t is to be
hoped final attempt to submerge the Atlantic telegraph
wires has already been decided The 400 miles of
cable ordered to replace the 3S4 which lost last
tumn Off Valenta have been completed and is intend
ed in order to make better provision for casualties that
an additional 300 miles shall be at proceeded with
The Agamemnon and the Niagara the vessels again
be employed in the attempt to lay the wre and the Ope
ration will this year be commenced in the middle of june
in which month"; it is said there five six
sccutive days during which gale in the Atlantic sell
dom never known to The line will be joined
and laid from the centre of the ocean, the Niagara bring
ing her end of the cable to Ireland and the Agamemnon
conveying hers to America. The Niagara is daily expect
ed at Plymouth where she will take on board, at the
Keyham dockyard, $500 miles of the wire.
On this occasion the cable will not be piled away in
huge mass, but will be distributed equally in the FORE
midshp and aftpart of the vessel in three coils OF 500
miles each As soon the wire has been slowed away
the two steamers will proceed into deep water when
number of experiments will be made with the paying out
machinery to ascertain practically if any difficulties exist
in the proposed plan for submergng the wire from the
centre of the Atlantic.
conflict took place the I'd of the present month
between the Turks and the Montenegns 1t seems not
to have been decisive though the Christian mountaneers
boast of the capture of the Turkish gunboat rather
soop which did service the Scutr lake. the from
tier of Albania and the Black Mountain. AS the Turks
will certainly not let this afront go unpunished, the
whole Montencgrin difficulty may again be placed
before the diplomacy of Europe just preparing to
meet at the Paris conference
1t is reported that the health of the King of Prussia is
fvorably progressing and that his full recovery is now
confidently anticipated
despatch from Marseles states that several hundreds
of PERSONS arrested in all parts of France in pursuance
of the late measures safety have reached that city
and that they will be placed in the Chateau d. IT, waiting
their removal to Lambessa he penal colony in Algeria
Political prosecution still runs high in Piedmont Con-
of OF democratic newspapers alternates with DEGREES
Of Piedmont against foreign refugees The alliance
dy and Il seems evidently becomes closer every
ment as is reported shouaal that the French govern
ment of Piedmont in its quarrel ~sw PACK the govern
Cagliar steamer in which affair the PamGss about the
emment proved rather backward "oY-
Sir James Hudson, the British ambassador at Turin
has written home that there is not little of evidence
against Mr. Hodge, who has been arrested at Genoa
charge of being implicated in the late attempt to
sassinatc the Emperor. Meanwhile Mr. Hodge is ser-
ously ndisposed and his confinement in prison may
lead to fatal results.
The Vienna journals state that the celebrated vionist
yeutcmps has lost the of of his eyes by string
of his instrument in swapping, striking him with vio
encc on the eyelid
Rumor declares that Orsini has acknowledged the par
tcipaton of the Carbonar in the death Of the Duke of
Parma and that three victims designated at the
Judgment whereat the Duke condemned. The En-
peror being the second is evident from the result
London Court Journal
The temple of Theseus at Athens recent letters state
metamorphosed into restaurant the occasion of
the fctes given to King Otho. The Athenians drank
probably with the idea of being classical.
The Sandman Chambers have approved the principle of
the conspiracy BILL but will modify its provisions The
government has expelled oil suspected refugees from Ge
noa.
The Malta Times asserts that telegram has been
ccved from London ordering the deences of the island
to be put in efficient state.
The ministerial crisis i'm Holland continues caused il
seems by the well known obstinaoy of the King.
1t is stated on good authority, that the great tragic
actress Madame Estori has gone to Paris and that,
So tho Empress at the foot of the throne Madame Rs-
tori herself Italian is said to be connected with
of the nobest Roman ancestries and could appropriately
undertake the task of suing for the life of her mistaken
countryman.
The publication In the Moar of Orsni's letter to the
Emperor Napoleon has given great offence to the Austr
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