The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
Foreign Miscellaneous.

In the estimate OF English expenditure for
year submitted BY the Chancellor OF the Ex,
asum Of Gll5,0 tO. beng the cost OF the c,
percha covering for the proposed submarine
Falmouth to Gibraltar Mr. Gladstone re
"the laie government entertained the plan Of
To manufacture and lay Gown this subm srine
England TO Gibraltar ia the course OF the pre-
the estimated cost Of which was f250, eco;
mad teen actually made before the present
came into office, for the manufacture of ~hat,
called the core Of the cable, AZ a cost OF eli
consideration, no Uever, OF tho advanced pc
sea,on, the operation Of laying the cable ia n,
RED out until next spring.
The reports received In London 90 the lSt
tre various districts In the county of Kent, O
reseniiDg the gro WITH OF the hop during the
most luxuriant The weather has been exc
yoraole tor almost the whole of the groun
bire 10 looking healthy, and ia more than Oh
from insecfs. There ia now, therefore, ever
O large crop. A correspondent from Can't
that in most Of the plantations the bur is no n
Its appearance, and that the lateral shoots ar
and kiniI and Horsmonden correspond
speaks OF the rapid advance of the burr, add
great heat which has prevailed during the ID
has cauaed bine on shallow soils to droop, sd
showers would now be OF great beneft.n RI
Kent might also serve for Sussex.
The Greek government, letters received
mail state, have decided on abolishipg the Sid
the corn duties. The proposition met with
ton In the Chamber, but the energy and d
N. Koumoundour0s, Minister of Finance, at
its passing.
The Count dc Chambord has LEFT Holland fol
on visit to his eister, the Princess OF Parma|
A st. Petersburg letter states that great
prevails In the Russian ministry of marine.
VESSELS are 70 lie converted into steamers, al
Duke Constantine. since his return, has deyo]
attention to this subject.
The Propdg1teur du Pas de Calais states TIL
Commissary General of the navy, has Just
coal pits Of Grand Hornu, Borinage, and Other
and those Of Neux and Bully Grenay, In
France, To ASCERTAIN whether they will be ableI
coal which the French navy requires Il 81
experiments are to be made In steam vessels
with the coal Of Belgium and the North of I'd
Count Ludolph, Cham serlain 10 the KIM
charged to notify TO the Emperor Alexander
OF BIB sovereign to the throne, has arrived
burg, and been received by the Emperor all
dience.
The Pope, on the 7th Of July, went to TIL
station of the Civita Vecchia railway, to !
carriage destined for him when he goes on h
Holiness was received at The station BIZ the D
zeres, President OF the Board Of Directors: ID
Antonelll, Vice President, and the Prince del
tor. The Pope examined the carriage with
ton, and expieseCd his admiration or its tai
msnship.
Some interesting experiments were made .
cennes to ascertain the accuracy In fring
traversed by new nusket bullet, propose
tho kpie bullet fred fror1 rifles. IL is ssid
ball, independently OF its superiority both
and distance, ofIers the remarkable advsu,
fred from smooth barrel, Dy which the rifI
be dispensed with, which ID 50 difficult TO load
a -, bsry All, A.,~ Ar
psojectiles, half as many more OF the ne
Mime bullets struck the target ei 600 YARDS
yards TIE refpective numbers per cent we're
the iorrner and fourteen Of the letter. st
ordinary fact liz, tnat the new bali will kill M
], SEQ yards, while the rils bali is not effe
than eco yards. Major Nepler, the Direct
perial SCHOOL Of Firing, is the inventor Of Tad
Another member Of The Russian royal fan
ca az IoIquAy-- the Grand Duchess OF Mario
Sister 10 tae Emperor of Russia.
rte police are busily taking out of the prit
cowsof Paria all aiicatures taa. might be disf
poleon Ill, late enemy bIt now C ose friend /
and cnivauous" Francis Joseph, Emperor d
veLeua, sno principal member of the Italia
tion. Letters from Turin state that all ID
the Emperor Napoleon which were publicly e
suddenly disappeared.
Queen Maria Christina, accompanied by
Rianzares, arrived at Marsei!es on the L
board The Spanish corvette Vasco Nune rror
Baron Charles de 3oude, Gentleman OF
her TO the King Of Sweden, has been a
nounce to the Court Of the ruileres tho acc
Majefty King Charles XIV The Baron is sho
Stockholm for Paris.
The Chateau de la Benatonniere, the q
Arthur de Beaumont, a legitimis, noblepanI
overhauied by critical police; but, SAYS
France. "tho most miaute Investigations
without result"