The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-12
Foreign Items.
From tAs London WssGIy Ne,p., MAJ

From the London Weekly Netps, May rs.
Roman Catholic correspondent Of the Nahon
writes: BE the opinions Of Mazzini and his sup
porters what they may, the recent events at Rome
propose that grave question TO every thinking
Catholic-Has the Pope, the Spiritual chief OF
the Catholic Church, a right 10 temporal princi-
pality! For my part firmly believe not, and
am aware that many good Catholics think with
me. | have incontrovertbe reasons for believing
that hundreds vf Catholics in Dublin, in Cork, and
in other parts of Ireland do not believe in the di-
vine right of the Pope to rule as king in Rome"
Mona's Herald gives the origin ofthe "May. fires
OF Mona" which this year gilded the hill tops and
shone with unusual lustre " Many Manxmen
who practise these fires are ignorant of their ori-
gin. They generally agree that they kindled
to fnghten away the witches and chns, that
they shall not come 10 break the nets Of the her
ring. fishery. These May-fres commemorate
religious festival, many centuries older than the
stars that guided the Eastern Magi to the manger
ei the infant Jesus They are bia ring proof that
Mona was once the home Of the Druids" Pliny
says that the Druids were accustomed 10 kindle
prodigious fires every May in honor Of the sun.
40 actor in street puppet show-a Punch aud
Judy-pointed out to the correspondent Of the
Morning. ctyoniel the extreme lengths to which
the 'hn.eiiect" is marching. "SOne families
where performs will have il most seniimental-in
the original style them families Is generally sen
timcntsl therselvcs. Others IL all FOR tho comic,
and then has 70 kick up all the gsmes can. To
the sentimental folk am obliged TO perform VERY
steady and VERY slow, and leave out all comic
words and business. They Won't have no ghost,
no coffin, and no devil; aud that's what cali spill
ing the performance entirely. It's the march OF
hintclect wots a doing all this 'cre-it is, sir
1T has Of late years" says the correspondent OF
the Morning Chronicle, "bccome regular prac-
tice amongst portion Of the poorer orders Of Irish
women, resident in Ireland, married as we'll
married, 20 come 20 Liverpool ia tho last month Of
their pregnancy, for the purpose Of being confined
and attended to during and for some weeks after
this delicate period at the expense of the generous
and charitable English Of Liverpool"
u the Daily Netrs sketches faithfully, Louis Ma
pOeon night adyantagcously exchange his present
political body guard for the gaoers Of Ham. "All
that 10 inolcrant, all that IL bigoted all that is
tiquated and rctrograde, have met club together
their old hates and grudgcs, their exploded sys-
TENS of government their worn-out mantles OF
state, their odds and ends Of opinion. All that is
anilc in monksh intolerance, all that Is odiOus in
jurdcal prosecution, all that is brutal in mere sol
dier discipline, all that s puerile and cruel in the
regimen Of the police, have united TO form politi-
cal body guard TO poor Louis Napoleon"
The Medical Times states that the Flemish twins,
Of whom an sceonntappcared in it, number OF July
Ia lS49, have lately died, exhausted BY fnarasinus
'"The autopsy showed that. as DR. Ferhagle bad
stated during their life. the two peritoncal cavities
communicate; 80, also. che livers were found uni
/ ted by a species of prolongaton from their middle
| lobes which vas about half an inch in thickness.
\ This was the only communication OF the abdominal
vsccra, but j. sufficient TO negative completely the
\ idea Of am operation for the severance Of such
! twins"
/ SrEAMERs ~ EeYPT.- Next year a steamer from
| Cairo to Upper Egypt will be despatched twice =
month, for the accommodation OF travellers. This
viii BE- a most important desidcrstum for those
with whom time and the avoidance Of tedious
boat voy age are an object IL il likewise intended
TO despatch boats more frequently between Cairo
and Alexandria than at present with view ulh
matey, as the intercourse develops. TO daily com
munication, and which will doubtless be available
for postal purposes The steam departures between
the above named places, at present, average about
one weekly, but can hardly be called regular
These notifications, il is TO be hoped arc prcimi-
nary 10 a railway communication.