The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-11

| The Moniieuy du Soir announces that a grand
tournament Id to take place in the Champ de Mars
Fifty hoTsemcn, armed cap pied to figure at
this representation
Nj. Poitevin gives the following account of his
balloon ascent on Sunday:
"We left the Hippodrome at half past O'Clock,
and soon found ourselves above the Champ de Mars,
about - 900 yards in height. The cold became very
sharp, and our three intrepid files d'Iair, whose
courage did not fail single instant, began TO dis
cover that their costumes, very pretty, but rather
too erial. not precisely travelling dresses for
such high regions, and they felt strong desire TO
abdcate their divine role and return to the to
change their dresses of lace and muslin for clothing
much warmer-although tiltes d'Iatr, their teeth
began to chatter We put the mechanism, which
Is as ample as it is solid, in movement, and the
travellers returned to the car, where they quickly
exchanged their clothes. Our balloon had twice
been in cold clouds, and lost sight of the earth
but the wind brought Paris, and we passed
over the Pantheon, the Jardn DIES Plantes, and the
Fort OF Villejuif BY this time the ladies had com
pletcd their otiefts-a strange operation at such
height. The night having began to approach, ef-
fected my descent without the slightest shock
Ii ID announced that Cardinal Wiseman, the new
Ttular Archbishop OF w estminster, who is at pre-
sent in Florence, proposes TO pass through Paris
his way to London. He will visit the Irish College
in Paris, which il about to be considerably en-
largcd.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 18th ut. A
duel was to have been fought tween the editors Of
the Hsraido and Paria. in consequence of articles
published in those journals. The seconds, however,
succeeded in arranging the affair.
Letters from Barcelona announce that new band
of Carlists, Montemolinists have been attacked
completely beaten, and dispersed in the neighbor
hood of Sosona. Five of the individuals composing
the band, having taken refuge in house near Villa
nova de la Aguda, were surrounded, captured, and
shot. Four of them were officers. 1t appears that
certain excitement prevails amongst the inhab-
itants of the mountainous districts of Catalonia,
which may be the pre- Jude Of a general outbreak,
b,tftb pyyhic
the Queens troops renderst impossible for any in
surrection to succeed.
All the political journals at Madrid, of every
shade and COLOR are furious at the indifference with
which the Government of the United States looks
at the piratical attacks against the Island of
Cuba, and they urge the Spanish government
to adopt measures to maintain the dignity of
Spain by requiring the States of the Union TO
their good Offices for the restoration ola good
Outstanding between the two countries. The splen-
did steamship, the Castillo, sailed the 9Th ulmo
from the port of Tarragona, having on board the
Queens regiment and detachment Of artillery.
This vessel is bound for Cadiz to Join the expedi-
ton for Cuba. The horse races commenced on the
18th at the hippodrome Of the Casa de Campo,
Madrid. They were extremely well attended.
The queen, the king, the queen dowager, the in
fante Don Francisco, and their SUITE attended,
gether with the most distinguished of the nobility.
The first prize was won by horse belonging to
the queen; the second by horse the property Of
the Duke of Rianzares, and the third by Signor
Figuerva. The continuation of the railroad from
Madrid to Valencia is beginning to be seriously
discussed Several Of the Iaost wealthy merchants
and landed proprietors OF the latter town have
sembled and appointed committee to ascertain
the feeling of foreign capitalists, and to take mea-
cures for the formation OF company to complete
the line In the royal speech at the opening of the
Cortes il will be announced that project is to be
| laid before the Chambers for the arrangement Of
the national debt. The Queen of Portugal has
ferred the Grand Cross of Conception of Viavi-
ciosa on the Minister of Grace and Justice. AL
1 thOuph nothing had been said relative the min
isterial crisis Tor some days, it known to ex-
list, and might explode at any moment
Austria.
The Roner Zsiiting has a Geographic despatch
from Vienna, of the 10th, stating that the military
commander has prohibited the publication of news
respecting the movements OF the Austrian army In
the Vienna and Austrian papers.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Times, writing
on the 10th ultimo, says: "Many symptoms of
greater lesser importance appear to indicate that
trial of strength between the constitution and
| trograde parties must shortly take place in Aus
tria."
Correspondence from Berlin Of the Odd ult states
| that there a suspension of the Hessian agita-
| ton pending the issue Of the conference at War
cav between the Emperor of Russia, the Emperor
| of Austria, and Count Brandenburgh. The move
ments of troops still continued towards the Hessan
| frontier, but they did not cause much alarm.
The Emperor of Russia had presented Prince
| Paskiewitch the staff of Field Marshal, on the
anniversary of his fftieth year Of service in the
| Russian army.
Berlin letters Of the Odd ult., in the Roiner
Zei,ng, state that Prussia had protested against
| the ratification Of the peace with Denmark. which
| has been sent in by the Frankfort Federal Club,
| in its assumed quality of Federal Diet.
The Ostses Zeiting asserts that the Prussian
government has bought two steamers in
England. each carrying six rs FOUNDERS Par-
hans guns.
Hesse Cassel.
| AFrankfort letter Of the 22d utimo in the o.
logne Gdz ee states that the intervention of Aus
TRANS and Bavarians in Electoral Hesse might pro-
baby come off within the next twenty four hours,
and the Hausberg (evenng) Gazette says that has
been resolved not TO send any Bavarian troops into
Hcsse. The German papers of the 2lst report that
there was hope whatever of change in the
Electors policy; that an invasion the part of
Austria and Bavaria was expected, and the inhab-
tants OF the electorate were at loss to know how
| they ought to behave under circumstances of such
an unprecedented nature.
Denmark and the Duchies.
The King Of Denmark has presented TO Sir Henry
| w. w. Wynn, the British Minister, who had COM
pletcd his quarter of a centurys representation al
| the Court OF Denmark, very handsome goblet, to
mark his Of the service rendered repre-
sentative of four British sovereigns to four Danish
Kings the following is the inscription on it, "This
goblet is presented by Frederick VII TO Sir Henry
| W. w. Wynn, who has been chosen by four sover
| clgns OF Ortht 10 sutD.tncn
the good understanding, under four Danish sover-
| eign., between Denmark and Great Britain" On
the same day the Minister ofForeign Affairs gave
sumptuous entertainment TO Sir Henry Wynn, at
which the Hereditary Prince, Ferdinand, was prcs-
emit, with the whole Of the diplomatic corps.
The Schleswig Holstein outposts have again ad-
vanccd TO the turnpike between Seeth and Fred
erickstadt The " Gefon" frigate has been towed
into the inner harbor Of Eckenforde, and Denmark
has consented 10 the removal Of that vessel. From
the Copenhagen papers II appears that the Danish
army l. preparing for a winter campaign. Con-
tributions from foreign lands, TO the cause Of Ger
man freedom, continue TO DO announced. Eight
hundred marks banco have been received from
Caracas, and f. 600 from Manchester, of which
the house of souchay contributed 81 200
China.
The province Of Kwangsi, China, is at present
the theatre Of serious outbreak; large body of
men is in actual rebellion against the imperial au
thoritios, oyer whom they baye obtained come i'm
portant advantages Recently they have taken the
chief city of the lilo district place of great
mcrcial importance, bordering tho province Of
kwang tung on the northwest, the city being stua
| ted on nsYigable branch OF tho Canton river. II
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