The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-13
ITEMS or FOREIGN NEWS.


The English admiralty had issued orders for moorngs
to be laid down at Galway for the convenience Of the
trans Atlantic packets in that harbor The Dublin
papers informed that government has decided upon
constructing harbor at Galway capable Of accommoda
ting the trans Atlantic traffic and had ordered surveys
TO be made and the necessary estimates OF expense pre-
pared The Galway Company had given notice that they
did not intend TO close their list of applications for shares
until time had been given to hear from the North Amer
colonies the results of their pending negotiations for
mail contracts
II is stated In the Independence Beige that the Austrian
authorities the frontier have seized upon 900 Min
ME rifles which being smugged through for the use
OF the Bosnian insurgents.
The treaty concluded with Japan by Lord Elgn is said
to be almost identical with the American treaty One
year after Its ratification five ports will be opened to
English traders Cotton and woollen fabrics only to
pay duty Of per cent of the declared value OH ii'
portaton. Almost all other articles to pay 20 per
cent resident minister is to be permitted at Jabbo
Exports to be subject to duty of per cent The
Dutch had not yet succeeded in obtaining the privi
eges granted to other nations. During Lord Egins visit
to Jabbo the Emperor unwel which given as an
excuse for his not receiving his lordship
st. Petersburgh papers contain account of the dpop-
ulation of entire district by fright which occurred in
July last the Asatic frontier beyond the Ural. On
the Sd of the month the whole population Of two villa
ges Koslowka and Semlauko, suddenly appeared with
all their movable property in the district town OF Novo-
segeysk with the intelligence that countless hordes OF
Bashkirs had invaded the neighbong villages Of Polk
rowa They also stated that the nomadic tribes of Bash
kris and Kirgheses were overrunnitg and laying waste
the entire country The inhabitants of Novosergieysk
panc-srcken by the news and fled preopitately,
communicating their fright to the region through which
they passed The entire postroad from Samaa to Oren
burg in motion and both sides of the road for
distance of fifty vers wherever the rumor reached the
people fled heler-skeer In three days twenty villages
depopuated, and in twelve others the inhabitants
the point of leaving, when came that the
unfounded. The report seems to have orgi-
mated with an nebriated government official.
On her recent passage through Leipsc, on the 18th
ultimo the Queen of Prussia robbed of box con-
tanning one five hundred thaer BILL several onehundred
haler bills, number of gold coins, some articles OF
uta, and, German paper significantly remarks, last
not least, ptspossibly important State
papers-in the Queens handwriting. The Berlin Zit
estimates the value of the articles stolen at thou
sand Fredercksd or The police have not the faint-
est clue to the perperator.
A Paris correspondent of the London Daily News is
quite certain than the Emperor has resolved to build
opera house A year ago. when the pretty Hotel
desmond, opposite the Rue de Ia Pax, pulled down,
Il report that the opera to be built the site
Indignantly denied by authority Nevertheless, there
much foundation for the report and the scheme for
establishing the opera there Is yet the ptS
Arrival project is however, under consideration for building
the south side of the Place de la Con
code which would harmonizc in point of architecture
with the Ministry of Marine on the opposite side.
correspondent of the Press has heard excellent
authority" that the Empress and some of her ladies
have lately been engaged in making all manner of ex-
pcrments on dress regards FORM and development,
and color and that the result is, that they have de-
termined before long to inauguate violent reaction
to the present syethat is to say, to have dresses
short enough to display the foot and ankle instead OF
trailing on the ground to diminish immensely their
prodgious development and in place of colors more
less sad to have the brightest and gaycst hues mag
Unable
The Emperor of Russia has just adopted two
of some importance relative TO Poland concerning
the recruitment, by which the inhabitants to be
empt for three years. to make up for the voids made by
the lcvies effected under the preceding reign and
tho other suppcssng several branches of taxation 1t
is said that the Emperor, being much struck by the
heavy losses lately caused by the conagraons in Russia
has ordered insurance companies to be established in each
government to which the landed propretos to be
obliged to subscribe.