, 1875-02-06

minister or Public instruction.
January II.
The Constantinople Underground Railway
from Galata to Pera was opened to-day at noon.
This unique work is 672 yards long, and con-
veys passengers from the level of the Bosphor-
US to the extreme height of Pera. an elevation
of 200 feet, with an average gradient of one
in ten. It's greatest depth below the surface
is 80 feet. The motive power is a stationary
engine, working a drum with endless band1.
NJ. Gavand, a Frenchman, was the original
C0ncess70nna1re and the engineer OF the work,
but the Company is English. Trains run
up and down simultaneously every five min
utes, and are calculated to carry 10000 pas
sengers per diem. The carriages work very
easily at an average speed of 10 miles an
hour, and the construction does great credit
to the contractors. This is a great event
for Oonstantinople. The principal Turkish
Ministers and the Corps Diplomatique at
tended. Sir Henry Elliot was absent through
indisposition, but he was represented by Sir
Philip Francis. During o champagne luncheon
the health of the Sultan was proposed by
M. Albert, the General Manager, who said =
"His imperial Majesty, with profound soli-
oitude for the welfare of his Empire, has sought
by every means within his power to promote
railway communication, knowing that this is
one of the first conditions of prosperity to his
people. With this sentiment, His Majesty has
granted the concession Of this subterranean
railway, which unites two great quarters of this
vast metropolis, and secures another bond OF
union between East and West. l propose,
with profound feelings of gratitude, The
Health of the Sultan"
Baron Foelckershamb, Attorney Of the Com
pany, then proposed 1.-The Health of Her Ma
iesty the Queen" as Sovereign of the country
to which the Company belongs. The Baron
next proposed "The Health Of the European
Sovereigns" whose representatives had honor
ed this ceremony with their presence. General
Ignatieff, the DOZEN of the Corps Diplomatique,
replied in a neat and humorous speech, and
drank to the prosperity of the Company. A
toast to M. GaVand, the designer and con-
structor of the work, closed the proceedings
which were in every respect successful.
RUSSIA AND KHIVA.
ST.. PETERSBURG, JAN 16.
The Khan of Khiva has sent another IN
stalment of the war contribution imposed on
him in 1878. 1t amounts to 81 40" rOubles,
and arrived at Fort Petro AlexandrowSky on
the l4th of December. The Khan has also
promised to send the balance in three weeks.
The rumours that tho Slave trade had secretly
recommended in Khiva are officially contra
dicted by the MUallde RwSSe.
THE BLACK SEA.
BERLIN, JAN. l6.
A large harbour is to be constructed at the
town of Tuapso, on the northeastern shore
Of the Euxine. The excavations by which
the harbour is to DO formed have already
begun.
LOUISIANA.
WASHINGTON, JAN Is.
The Report of the Congressional Commit
tee appointed to inquire into the recent pro
oeedings at New Orleans declares the Con-
se~rvatives to have legally elected a majority
in the Louisiana Legislature.
Indignation meetings have been held both
at Boston and Baltimore.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND
THE PRESS.
PARIS, JAN. IL, Evening.
The Journal OfcieE publishes a communiqu6
addressed by the Government to the Figaro
relative to an article in the issue of that paper Of
the 18th inst. containing imputations against
the Government. It states that the Govern
ment has decided to take most stringent mea-
sures against any newspaper presumlDg hence
forth to attack powers which must always be
respected, namely, those of the Assembly and
of the Marshal. Pr resident. The GGulOls has
received a similar warning, requesting it to
cease a polemic insulting to the National As
sembly. The Journal O6fcaeL also rectihes the
assertion contained in the Petit Journal res
pecting the conduct of the inhabitants OF Har-
tlepool on the occasion of the grounding of a
French ship, on the 18th inst, on the Durham