The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-05
THE PORT OF TRIESTE AS PART OF THE
GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

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Hamburg (Aay l4l pom London News
As there appears TO exist Eng,and considerable nis
apprehension and uncertainty as 70 whistler the port Of
Trieste belongs to the Ger manic Confederation not aud
whether blockade bombardnent of that CITY on the
part OF the French naval forces would be punt TO
INVASION of neutral Ger many Ind declaration OF war
Deg pont out TO readers that ihe city of rete
ana its territory hey ond the shadow Of aoubt, form
part and parcel Of the Germanc Conete,aon according
10 the declaration made by Austria on tue 6tn OF Apr
1885, by which the adherence of the Emperor FAucs
the federal Of the Sh Of june 1885, specially
In first article Of the federal act it stated that .hc
Emperor OF Austria joins the for The whole
pre- o. GImsny aud these are ae a ana spe0nea
ans Austrian 0omDions which his Majesty the Emperor
nclafes IL the German Confederation are--
1. The Archduchy Of Austria.
2. The Ducty Of Steiermark (5.yra).
8. The Duchy OF Ksrntneb (Csrin.tia)
4. The Duchy OF Kran (Carnioia).
g. The Austrian Friui, the Circle OF Gorz (Iorizis)
including Gofizia Gradska, roluen Faoh, Aguile
G. The territory OF the city of Trieste.
T. The Ducal county Of ryroi, with the territory Of
Tiehte B,xen ana the whole Of vorsrlpeg with the
exception Of Weller.
g. The Duchy Of Satzburg.
The Kingdom Of Bohemia.
10. Tue Msygravate Of Moravia; add
H. The Austrian part Of the Duchy of S!esa, including
the Bohemian silesau Duchies Of Auschwsz and Gator
For fur Their Information in confederation OF the
may reier me reader 10 kuoer the greatest German
thority on federal law Notwithstanding No. xiv see
also Corpus Juris Germ5nici b. Dr. C. Emuiognaus I'd
Trieste has always been considered as a German city,
though at frat colonzed by Italians after destruction
Of Aquiles which the tmo OF the Romans was very
large and popvous city 1t aud for
long time held by the Solayonian Dukes of rnthia
Carniola TIL the period of Rudolph Of H4psburg, who
ultimately became the master Of these parts, which Till
then were infested by pirate. and other Sess rabbe
from Pola and Ragusa. Ever since then the great
majority OF the inhabitants have been Germans,
whose language ia at present tho leading one In
the town. though in the suburbs ana surrounding.
country scavonian dialect is sposen In the middle
ages Trieste was margrayiate, which was subsequently
Incorporated with the ducby of Garneig AT still
early period Inhabited by the Dacans by
was indeed founded, as the original namc, rergeasum,
sufficiently implies.
Trieste, which at the close of the last war had popu
laon of about 10000 Inhabitants, now contains nearly
prosperity 10 its being created free por. in the fullest
sense Of the term The city s greatly Indebted for many
o. lie privileges 70 The Baron Bruck the originator
the Austrian Lcyd's, and Minister for Commercial
The news by the America announces .ha. Napoleon
had, very wisely, exempted Triese and Aucona from
blockade --ED
THE WAR AND THE OVERLAND ROUTES.
From the L0Daon Pos, May IL
Among the grave consequences to9s may result from
the existing state Of things the Continent is oae OF
especial interest to England, alike in commercial enc
in political point OF vew-Lhe Interruption nimely OK
our overland communication wita the East, Saoud IL
nAppen ny whatever oeporabe complication, that be
came begerert and that France aud Russa were among
our opponents, there be doubt that chief obiec.
with these Powers for various considerations would Do
70 cose asainbt u tina. road 70 INDIA vii we 40 t.aya
suc soch comparative speed IL ity through Teyu,
and 10 preclude from hss other highway yntcn Sir
Stephenson IS 20 energstc.y essaying open
up 70 us through Turkey We're noso objects accomplish
edand where the stake Is Important il is better 20
contemplate, in order that may provide ,qaias tho
wo'sms .Ject cur etuSsonlr prompt liner c1nsz.
5,oon mn me East through Eyp. or ttrouoh Tlyks,
might be diedaysus ,Dg TO our commercial rs }, orr
political ssests, timely oesns TAKEN 10 neutra
ihe TIE eva ~ SECURING Communication IN aDotbcr drec
ton II IL very true that too 5uker classes OF our mex
cnandse maot oontinu,, nov, 10 be sent round the
aape, and that the employ Of line steam tsns
gsrRs
bgtt materially facilitate tle raDsii well Of heavy
merchandise us Of tsoops under Ordinary c.rcum
stances; Tor, as IL, tho forwarding Of goods By the
Egy plan overland 10 ooiy suited for co-3oara
tsey light articles Tho vital sblsc., however is 10
tecJre railway Communication 10 the utmost possible
eyient between the country aud possccspns, and
our bsikt% ~ tho East, or TIE route tLtber caslged
the far West, ~ Il would become 10 us and Z, have
that railway C,rupuncsii5n wholly 90 our own ground
secure alike iron the assaults OF AID from toe
Proes eSortons Of such fsienis P-s.a OF Bryp
VINO mocs the customers OF the Peninsular aud Oreaa
So am Packet Company IN toe of IS pc. ton FOR con-
vc.aDce between Alexandra acd Suez thus Bringing no
tc total t1ptoscs from England 10 Bombay Madras or
Calcutta 70 TIE hgn tsre Vt E3G per ton OF forty cubic
ieet besides per ceutage put on FOR value.
Under these circumstances II is especially grstfyirr 70
reflect ssat have the Of con pletng through
transit from E0gend 70 nds and tho East 80 far az rail
ways are concerned, rtsyeg Dshtn passsslous
The great question Of tho hteroceabc Railway that deg
plte all oifcutea LIZ to connect the Atlantic WITH the Pa
cidc, between Halifax vancouver's Island has moro
than orce been empbatrsly urged upon public attention
IN these columns. Ono great difficulty, by mary
Iersons deemed naupsrabe, TO present itself 10
the asst range known as the Rocky Mountains whose
nSSS,ns prec.pces were supposed BY the largo class
VINO take ninss FOR granted W form an i'm bar
rer between the prnrics Of the Ssskach, vsn aud the
neg coony Of British Columbia, That now liverpool
fex years Oh vancouyer's IslanI aanaiio
noW"se', AZ ths result OF the seieDdac expora
ncn OF zoe route Which has been npds w UipLsin
f'nser sli or ;scot, gu quesios Of oLtra5, a IN he
passage Of tas Rocky no,a,as ,g conlpely ~ ~ w., ~
taeTS Is cheTy M'nn to ts no zractics difficulty ~ e