The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-08
FOREIGN nrscELLANy.


FOREIGN MIScELLANY.
The Spanish Government has given orders for
the supply of tents for the army of $4,000 men.
The mercantile letters from Germany state that
business Of all kinda coueinues Ia suspense, owing
to the general political excitement.
The Malta correspondent of the Herald says
that the Austrian Lloyds Company have obtained
permission to place eleven Of their steamers in the
quarantine harbor OF that island.
Letters from Liege state that the English Gov
errment is entering into contracts with different
manufacturers for the supply Of 100000 rifles
which will cost about IL, 900 900 francs.
Baron Gros, the French Embassador to China,
OF the French deet at home has compelled the
Emperor torecall bis ships from, the East
1t has been resolved ae Vienna TO station an
army OF 10000 men 10 6allcia. Austria has al.
ready placed all her contingents to the garrfsons
OF the federal fortresses on 9 fun war footing.
No fewer than 80 of the crew Of the Triton
(Austrian. vessel) are missing. The explosion took
place in the poader magazine, and the vessel was
almost blown to pieces The Archduke Ferdinand
Msximilian was at Rsgusa on the 18th inst, and
vent to tke hospital to visit the wounded men.
The Austrian Governor of Venice has published
notification that from the firing of the evening
gun until the firing of the morning, no vessel Of
any kind shall be allowed to enter or leave that
port; and that persons violating the regulation
shall be arrested and pnnished according to mill.
tary law.
PARIsIAN GOSSIP or THE WAR
From Paris letter in the New York Times. We
copy the following:
erument than the general tone Of public feeling in
regard to the war. have vet to meet single
man, woman or child OF the French people who Is
not In favor OF 1t, or single person who seems
disposed to take advantage of the war or the En-
peror's absence to create emtarrassments to his
dynasty.
Much has been said In the journals about the
voting men of good family In Italy who have en-.
tered the army as volunteer soldiers These acts
of patriotism have not been confined to Italy In
France the following enrolments ia the ranks
have come to my knowledge: A son of the MarduIs
do Bellonet; brother of the Princess de Beauvau;
the Viscot1nt de Talon; the Baron Nicolas de CIary
and the Duke de Cranrlont gaderousse An old
soldier of the first empire, who made all the cam
PaigDs OF Italy with Napoleon 1, desires to fight
enrolled.
The soung Duke de Chartres, son of the Duke Of
Oreaus is at Casale, 10 the division OF the Pied
mon tese army under General Cialdinf. The young
Prince, who is but II years old, executed on fhe
night of the 9th reconnaissance in the neigh.
borhood of the enemy's lines, and drew up his own
report. His uncle, the Duke d'Aumae, has just
sent the Prince two English horses for his use
during the war.
NJ: Theoboid rascher de la pegarie, cousin OF
the Empress Josephine, has engaged as q soldier
in the Piedifiontese cavalry. The Count Galerio
Casau. Senator of Piedmont, has volunteered as a
nurse TO the wounded on the field of battle. ALI
the high schools Of Turin, Aleessndria and denoa
baye been closed, and while the young men have
shoudered their muskets to assist in the defence
Of their county, the young ladies have been set
The news that the Prince of Nassau, brottst OF
the reigniug Duke, had taken service in the Aus
trian army, produced painful impression in the
diplomatic world at Paris. Il was only last year
hat ~
at the Tuiieries. and generously entertained by
their Msjesties during stay of four months, ocz
cupying the right of the Emperor at all reviews
and other public occasions, and accompanying the
Prince is related to the Russian Imperial fam.
lily, which, certainly will not approTe Of bis Sons
duct.
Three correspondents Of journals left Paris for
the seat OF war in the imperial train These were
nj. Perrin, clerk 10 the State Department for
the Moniteur; NJ. Drecoise, of the editors of
theCoostitutionne, and Mr.. Delisie, of the United
States, for the london Morning Chronicle.
The cabinet meets three times q week under tho
presidency OF the Empress, assisted by !the light
and experience of the surviving brother of Nspo.
leon, The Prince Jerome. These meetings are
held at n O'clock, and at O'clock The Empress
drives to the Rois do bolougne After the first
meefiog of the cabinet over which the Empress
presided, Her Msj esty was overcome by emotion,
and had to take to her bed. The government of
36,0O0,006 Of people, without the aid of local gov
ernments. reqnires constant labor. and 1t is not
surprising thai Her Majesty shrinks before the
pile of papers she is obliged sigu every day in
order to iegalize them.
FAILURE IN THE CorroS TRADE.-The house of
John Fraser & Co., Charleston, known as Tren-
holm, Bros. & Co. 10 New York, and Fraser, Tren.
holm Co., liverpool, In the cotton trade, has
failed The announcement was received &ila
much surprise in New York. The Journal of
Commerce says:
The house was reported to possess a capital Of
two or three millions, and it may be that their
present embarrassment will be only emporary-
The business was chiefly the granting of advances
OF sorthern purchases and shipments of cotton,
the money there being fa!sed by go days drafts on
the firm here, and these again covered by cfsfte
on Liverpool, for the payment of which the cotton
sent forward would amply suffice. As long as
there was difficulty in negotiating bills, this
arrangement was q good one. and the business
leg timate. Recently, the difficulty In the way of
negotiating commercial bills of Exchange, has
checked the Cash Resources of the house The
cotton which their own advances hsd been
made, was mostly sioat on its way TO Liverpool
and the bills of ladiDg beyond recall, 30 that it
was difficult to pledge anything for assistance ex
cept the credit of the firm. The immediate pro.
tests will be, as suppose. chiefly in bills nego-
tiated at the South on the New York firm, and
some time must elapse before there can be any
return of bills from the other side, even if the
difficulty should finally estetd SO ssr In that di.
rection. The foreign bills are chiefly III tbs
hands of the strongest BANKERS here and in Bos.
ton, ard the domestic bills are mostly held by
Southern banks.
The failure of Copen & Capep, cotton operators
In New York, is also announced
Mysterious CAsE.-Mrs. Halstead, formerly
Fanny Dean, popular actress In New York, Is
missing. Henry Halstead, her husband, has been
arrested. He detected her writing letter to .
contractor In Brooklyn. few days since, and be-
5aiie ft:rioas at tho ditoovery 4 body found
floating near Fort Hamiltons Sunday, is supposed
to be hers. The New York papers publish the
following description of it:
The lady seems to have been bstween IS and 20
years OF age, dark ceInplexion, auburn hair and
blue eyes, about5 feet inches high, had on black
silk dress with honncee, pending with lace from the
skirt, white epd blaek straw bonnsta lace under
coat. white drawers, hoops and white Under shirt
Ehte stoeAink and India rubber Gaitsrs. laced IN
chain, apd lockst Containing twe l'ksnesses w ich
seem to be of the same gentleman. representing
him with moustaches, md one without; had cameo
first plain gold. the second black enambied dia.
mond, and the third diamond surrounded by six
p art! and on the little hagsr of the left hand
plain gold ring Nothing whatever is known q her
or Of the manner IT her death.
TERRIFIC rHuSprRBoLr-A correspondent of the
New York Tribune says of thunder storm which
which occurred at Belfast, N. Y, on the 9th
ult., that the Genesee Seminary at that place,
having cupola 30 feet high. was struck and dam.
aged to the amount of tls0. There being no rod,
the fluid leaped on to the cornbr OF the cupoia,
shattering post and throwing the siding to the
winds. Parts of the fluid followed braces aud
stnddngs to the adjacent posts. In the garret
the electricity ran down large iron rods support-
Ing the ceiling of the hail. aod Left the imbers ef
the roof uuharmed From the lower ends of the
rods it followed beam each way, east and west,
TO posts, and ran down them to the ground, bursts
Ing OF casing and plaster, shiverng door frames.
scorchiug aud blsckening ell in its track. 1t also
followed ties over the hall to the middle OF the
sides of the building, descending thence to the
ground bursting Of siding, splintering studs, col