The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

HENRI FRANCON' is about to open a monster hippo-
drome i❑ New York.
A PUBLIC LIBRARY, the first institution of the kind in
the city, is now in the course of formation at Boston.
A LETTER FROM WARSAW announces the death of
Count Francis Potocki, one of the most influential men in
Poland.

EBENEZER GRAHAM, a little schoolboy in New York,
was " snowballed" by his thoughtless companions to such
an extent that he died almost immediately.
MADAME SONTAG, responding to the call of some
American ladies, has agreed to sing for the benefit of " the
Hope," a charitable institution in New York.
- NEW ROUTE TO INDIA.-A letter from Bagdad states
that an English steamer had entered the Tigris, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it will be practicable to
establish a regular communication with the Gulf of Persia.

CURRANTS.—A committee of scientific end practical
men, appointed by the Greek Government to consider the
cause of failure of the currant-crop, have reported that
they consider the extension of the blight next season as
very probable.

THE ALBANY " STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY" have
resolved to enter the political arena, by nominating tee-
total candidates to promote their peculiar opinions as to
whether the people shall be abstainers or not. Temperance
meetings are in " blast" just now, as the New York papers
phrase it.

DUTCH TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.—In consequence of
the great number of Dutch ships now proceeding from
England to Australia, it has been resolved that. Dutch
men-of-war proceeding to the Indian station from Europe
shall first go to Australia, and remain there for some time,
for the protection of Dutch interests.

HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.—A criminal of a black dye,
a wretched parricide, misnamed Dolci, was shot on the
11th ultimo, outside the Porta Pontese, for having mur-
dered his mother. He was a native of Perugia, and, ufter
having served for some time as a gendarme, was, when
the crime was committed, a soldier in the line. Whilst
the lugubrious mortuary procession was approaching the
place of execution, surrounded by soldiers and confrater-
nities, a couple of oxen, harnessed to a waggon, were
coming in from the country, and took fright at the black-
hooded brethren, called confortatori, who, as usual, ac-
companied the criminal with crucifixes and black banners.
The oxen charged into the midst of the melancholy appa-
tus, kocked down several, and severely wounded one of
the " comforters," nearly upset the cart in which the
criminal was sitting, and galloped towards the city gate
through a lane of terrified spectators.
DISCOVERY OF A BURIED CITY.—A buried city has
been discovered in Egypt, named Sacckareh. llt appears
to be situate about five hours' journey from Cairo, near
the first cataract. An Arab having observed what ap-
peared to be the head of a sphinx appearing above the
ground near the spot, drew the attention of a French
gentleman to the circumstance, who commenced excava-
ting, and laid open a long-buried street, which contained
38 granite sarcophagi, each of which weighed about 68
tons, and which formerly held evidently the ashes of sa-
cred animals. The Fr:nchman has got a grant of the
spot from the Egyptian Paella, and has exhumed great
quantities of.curiosities, some of them ancient earthenware
vessels of a diminutive size. The street, when lit up at
night, forms a magnificent sight. ft is upwards of 1,600
yards in length. Many of the curiosities dug out have to
be kept buried in sand to preserve them from perishing.

CENSUS OF ROME.—Rome, as appears from a recent
census, contains a population of 175,000, divided into 54
parishes, and amongst them are 29 bishops, 1,280 priests,
2,092 monks and members of religious orders, 1,698 nuns,
and 537 ecclesiastical pupils. In 1848 the population was
179,000, but was reduced by the revolution to 166,000 in
the following year. The number of bishops in residence
in Rome was 49 in 1846, the highest known ; in 1849 it
was, as now, 29. The number of priests was never
gre3ter than in 1843, when it was 1,541 ; nor lower than
in 1849, when it was MK; that of monks and members
of religious orders was 2,599 in 1848. and 1,764 in 1849:
The number of nuns was 1,592 in 1843, and being now
1,698, presents an increase of 11 per cent, after deducting
the losses from deaths. The number of ecclesiastical
pupils was 1,069 in 1844,. and in 1849 it fell to 492. The
heretics of all shades—Turks, schismatics, Protestants.
and unbelievers—amount, exclusive of Jews, to 412; and
a very great number of them belong to the foreign em-
bassies.