The Washington union., 1858-02-02
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE CANADA.

summary OF the received by the Canada The mail
has since brought us nle f papers received Liverpool
up to her day Of sailing, the lStnuiA
GREAT nRlrAls.
In order that the validity of General Havelocks bar
onetcy may be placed beyond doubt dispute her Ma
Iesty will be advised To back date it month Is
from the day which he gaany relieved the garri-
son OF Lucknow. 1s
There is a rumor in London that Lord PameIston is
disposed to offer the post of Secretary OF state ior lnda 70
Sir James Graham-Lord John Russell being unwilling
to undertake the heavy duties which will he connea
with the department. -,
The credit system ut Oxford University has received an
other melancholy illustration mr. Edward ocia'oh' an
na.r grsdnaie bv dissipation and the assistance Of
Lenders hi contracted debts to the astonishing
amount f 800 900 He was discharged by the insoyent
court
Tbere have been no additional fail"reo London of
any manitude hoped that the list is
ly brought close In the provinces, however several
further stoppages have taken place, and in large
nunbr the examinations instituted lead TO
very discredtable revelations
The only accounts received in England up to the 10th
d the attempt assassinate the Emperor Of France
eegphic 1t appears that four of the persons arrested
are Italians, connected with club in London. Their
Msiesties left the opera ut midnight. The Boulevsrds
were spontaneously illuminated and vast concourse Of
people oheered the Emperor and Empress most enths
ascally and touchingly they passed on their way to
the Tuileries
The severity of tls cold and the cessation of building
operations which has occasoned have eaused great
number OF worknen to visit the cheap Kitchens esab
ished under the patronage of the Emperor in the forty
eight quarters of Paris Each OF these kitchens distributes
daily on an average from 10000 to $4,000 portions OF
SOUP meat vegetables each portion costs only
cents and the half portions may he had for cent,
1t appears official returns that the losses by acci-
dents at sea to the French commercial navy three
times numerous during the year 1887 than during
the three preceding years The accidents during the last
wear amounted to l,524 OF these 622 totally lost
sO2 French merchant vessels forced to seek shelter
in ports on their voyage.
Sir H. ulwer was expected at Paris about the middle
of Jaauay with the other commissioner on the principal
tiles 4eh aae
The Queen delivered speech before the Cortez the
10th ult in which she said MY relations with foreign
Governments continue to be friendly The only thing TO
be epoed in that the republic OF Mexico forgetting the
ancient ties which existed between the two countries and
their common interests has hitherto refused to give sat
isfaction to the just demands OF my government My
august allies the Emperor OF the French and the Queen
of England moved by noble sentiments have offered me
their mediation which have willingly accepted, wishing
to give new proof Of tho spirit Of consolation with
which am animated.
Every succeeding despatch from Naples increases the
estimate Of the loss Of life caused hy the series Of fright
m earthquakes which have ravaged SO large portion o
the kingdom An official report not made public state.
that about 80 900 people have been killed and ESQ
rendered homeless Fever and starvation now aiict
ing the districts which have been visited by this great
calamity and the inhabitants Of the capital horror
stricken at the which they receive thence In
scrbed as having lost all traces Of humanity, and AZ
looking like monkeys flying TO the soitudes about the
ruins of their devastated homes
A SWEDEN.
Confidence was beginning to revive at Stockholm il
consequence Of loan of Is, 900 francs which tn
bank is authorized contract in France new customs
tariff for Sweden Is spoken Of which was to appear in th
beginning of january, and would very much facilitate
the commercial transactions of France.
PRUSSIA.
An anonymous essay has just been published at Berlin
under the title of Qaad facanns nos What shall we
do % reference to the best foreign alliance for the
Prrssian monarchy. Though it appears anonymously
the journals agree in attaching certain political i'm
portance to it. proceeds upon the supposition that
Europe already divided into two camps Great Britain
Austria forming the one and Prussia and France ths
other because such has been the grouping Of the fo
powers on the question of the Danuban prncalitics
This conjecture is considered rather bold in England
RUSSIA.
The newspapers Of St. Petcrsburgh mention projec
for eecting telegraphic communication with America
through Siberia, with short submarine cable acros
Behring's Straits.
Turkey Is throwing out few sparks indicating tha
life in her is not extinct Hitherto all the industrial
commercial schemes devised for the benefit Of that
try have been the work of foreigners English French
and German but there two native movement
in proeess Mr. Commando one of the frst bankers il
Gaata has been empowered to establish line OF steam
ers the Maritza from Adrianoplc to Enos The rive
at present little used although it ought TO be the hl
road for Roumelia Another native project in process
of negotiation it is railway from Rutschuk to Varna
and Il IL remarkable as being provincial move
ment,
It Is said that Sir Colin Campbell in twenty-one days
travelled ninc hundred miles, forced entrance into
cy dofenfcd by sixty thousand fighting men, relieved
garrison besiseed for 1--WE months withdrew nine hundre
women and children In the ce of overwhelming force
relieved his detachment at Cawnpoe, twice defeated al
enemy thrice his strength and finally stripped then
of every vcstige Of artillery.
The Indian newspapers almost unanimous in tn
belief that the revolt is very far from heing suppressed
The Hurkoru remarks that the rebeous spirit Of tn
country is up, and it will need large expenditure
troops and time to put it down The Friend Of Ind
excairns that the nsurrcction seems ntermnable M
another =
special despatch received by the Bombay and Caout
packet says 5ia5
The Admiral with the chief part of the fleet, hal ad
yanced up the Canton river No operations had yet beer
commenced Lord Elgin has gone to Macao at whicl
place the French penipotenary and the Russian minis
ter are. All Is quiet In the north OF China
INDIAN WAR IN TEXAS
San Antonio papers state that Gov. Runnes has mad
demand upon Gen. Twiggs for aid in protecting tn
frontier especially in and Erath counties agains
the depredatons Of the Indian sayages portion Of ons
Of the three companies recently sed by act Of the cgs
lature In the vicinity but inadequate to the work
Gen. has replied in substance That he is almost pow