The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

The commander of the steam cutter Dir
Decembre, belonging to the Electric Telegraph
Company, and which was about to sail from
ToulOn TO Aiaccio, to lay down the electric cable
between Corsica and the Sangulnalres Islands,
has (June 12) suddenly received counter orders.
He is to enter the new commercial port of
Toulon to take on board twenty-five thousand
yards of electric cable, manufactured at the
works there on account OF the Italian Govern
ment. BY further instructions the captain of the
DiI Decembre is bound to sail within three days,
and to lay the cable across the entrance to the
Straits OF Bonifacio, in order to establish COM
muncation between italy and the Island of
Sardinia by Leghorn, Genoa, and Corsica, to be
completed by the 18th of June.
Unemployed capital Is (June l2) rapidly
Accommodating in Paris. The cash in the Bank
OF France increased in a week by above 39, ,000,-
O00f, and exceeds 600 O00, ,0O0f-a larger sum
than any recorded since its es abishment. Such
@ sc ason has seldom been seen in Paris, aud
mercantile men say that it is equally dangerous
to be too confident or too timld. Commercial
bills discounted have decreased since the heavy
payments on the 1st of June by 59,0O0,0 ,000f, and
the bank notes in circulation by Al 900, 000t.
The Courier de MdrSelte states that the French
Minister OF Marine has ordered four additional
irOn.coated steam irgates 10 be prepared for
sea- These are the GsIaenne and Saooie at Tou-
lOh, and the Vdieareuse and Magndninoe at
Brest. The number of iron coated frigates at
sea will thus be increased from eleven to ft
teen. 1t is added that several gunboats are
being prepared for sea at Brest and Toulon.
A decree has been issued in Paris approving
the regulations proposed by the Imperial Com
mission for the exhibition of 1867, with reference
10 the nature OF the prizes for successful exhibit
tors and the competition OF the luries by whom
they are to be awarded. n.
The Paris MOnaelr announces that precau-
tonary measures have been adopted by the
French Government in consequence OF the cases
OF cholera which have recently occurred in
Dieddah and Mecca.
The elections in Belgium have terminated and
have resulted tayorably to the Government.
The Ministerial majority in the Senate, which
was previously eight, is now twelve, and in the
House of Representatives it was before the elec-
tions twelve, and is now eighteen.
Tue Bank of Spain. in Madrid, has come to an
arrangement with Messrs. Rothschild tor the
payment OF the interest OF the external debt for
the past half year. The Government has lodged
with the bank certain amount in hypothecated
notes. ..
In the debate upon the budget of the Ministry
OF War in COrtes, Marshal 0'Donnell expressed
an apprehension that 1866 would not pass with.
out Spain having TO defend her territory.
A forced circulation has been declared for the
notes OF the Bank OF Saragossa.
The cholera has unmlstakably broken out al
Stettin, and carried off twelve victims in three
days
The cattle plague has made its appearance a
Fleury, near Veryiers, in Belgium, in the imme
date vicinity OF the Prusslan frontier.
The passport system has again been intro
duced along the Swiss frontier.