The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.


The Canada at HaIifax---Further Details.
HArHAx Oct. 7.--GREAr BRIrAJx- The conflict be-
tween the officials Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
still continues Mr. Brett had issued second pamphlet
in TO Mr. Whitehouses statement He charges
the latter gentleman with ignorance of the facts Of the
case and disputes the correctness OF his deductions
Mr. Brett says that simple rope gutta perchacover
ed cables have been proved TO be useless and hopes that
the company will lay cable d three electrical conduct
ors next year MNh SO
The British Board of Trade returns for August show
decrease in the exports for August of half million
sterling compared with the month last year. This
exhibits an Improvement upon the recent return The
imports continue 10 show large increase in wheat and
flour.
The new telegraph cable between England and HoI-
land which has been successfully laid down. the heay
est yet submerged weighing 1880 tons, although the
distance is only l40 miles.
Detailed of the uprising Of convics at
Portland show that the intention Of the fifteen hundred
engaged In the plot to fall upon the guards in their
combined strength and murder Them TO burn tho prison.
plumber the buildings and then make their way TO the
mainland handful Of soldiers thwarted their desperate
design.
The City Article of the London Times seizes upon the
remark in New York leading paper that the European
creditors Of Mexico may be treated usurers TO read
lecture upon Reputation In general 1t regards the hint
as important and suggests that the capitalists who may
be disposed to listen, during the coming abundance Of
money to tempting invitations from the other side of
the Atlantic, had better take warning from it.
The Times denounces the Stadt duties and shows that
the will incur heavy responsibility if they
delay for single month to give Hanover notice that
she will be required to terminate the advised treaty of
4 1874.
The Times docs not think the line of steamers cstab
shed by the Odessa Company for the Mediterranean af
fic at all likely to ruin its established competitors that
neither politically commercially need the Medterra
mean powers fear the temporary lease Of Villa Franco
though Sardinia and Russia may have been both little
pleased to alarm and irritate in the matter.
/ FRANcH-lThe Bank of France the 23d reduced its
of discount to three per cent Tho Minister OF FL
also reduced the interest treasury bonds to the
| extent of half per cent making the rate two and a
half bonds under six MONTHS and three per cent for
| those above.
Paris letters say that the French difficulty with vene
zuela is arranged, in fair way Of being Fleets
are being constructed for the troops and sailors who
to form am establishment on the bay Of Tourane Cochin
/ China Prince Ghika was killed in Paris by throwing
himself from his carriage, his horses having taken flight
The merchants at Marseles are avang themselves Of
the advantages opened with China by the treaty
SpAN-According to the official dispatches from Mad
rid the government will augment tho army as to be
prepared to put down political agitation from any
quarter that it may It is said that the expedition
against the Riff pirates will DO postponed until spring
but the government intends to act theoretically against
i Mexico The Queen had returned to Madrid. The CIR
rspondei1 Ao9rata declares there is truth in the
statement that Anglo Spanish company has obtained
the concession Of submarine telegraph from Cuba to
| America.
| MISCELLANEOUS The tariff commission at Lisbon was
reported to have decided in favor of general reduction
in the important duties manufactured goods but its
suggestions were expected to be limited SCALE and if
adopted by government cannot be put in force until next
year. as they must pass the Cortes which meets in No
! vember.
Berlin teegaphc despatch says the King has signed
an order which definitely regulates the question Of
ment The order win not be published until the return
Of the Prince Of Prussia from Warsaw to which place he
had gone to witness the grand military evouoDs before
| the Emperor Of Russia
General MourayicG Count Amourski WILL it is said be
Russian minister at Pekn. 1t was reported in Paris
that the British government also proposes sending mill
tary its representative there The Russians
reported to have gained another great victory the
Circassians At Moscow, the metropolitan Archbishop
addressed solemn allocuton to the Emperor charging
him to carry the orthodox Chrstion faith by all means
and appliances, into the heart of China.
The treaty been published and the
press was murmuring at the delay. The Monsur gives
the details Of tho French Chinese treaty, which were al
ready generally known 1t says the chastisemen Of the
mandarin by whose orders Father Chapdcaine was be-
headed will be made public The indemnify to France
is f150 900, 000fr 1t reported in Paris that the
Emperor of China to have the grand Gordon Of Vlad
inner from Russia and that Of the legion Of honor from
| France
Cape of Good Hope dates are to August H. Difficult
tics had occurred between the British and Portuguese a
thorities in Mozambique channel small cutter from
Natal trading the cast coast seized by the Por
tuguese for not paying duty at Bclonca Bay The
sent to Mozambique and placed in charge of the
British consul who demanded the boat and cargo, with
out He has, in consequence, left for England
! to represent the to the Foreign Office
The English funds continue perfectly inactive After
the termination of regular business the sole transactions
| were effected at improvement Of one-eghth. The
| bullion in the bank is now within s3, 09s073 Of the
highest amount reached which the 10th Of
July, 1852, when it stood f22, 232, 138
The yellow Fever at New Orleans.