Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-05
FOREIGN ITEMS.
JESSE MrRwIS, Esq.

The Amercansin Rome celebrated WAsH1ssross BIRTH
by grand SUPPER in which three hundred ladies
and gentlemen participated.
Lately, in Belgium shot bis father during dispute
but abandoned intention commit suicide on religious
| scruples." conscientious rascal that!
The French Government has decided to execute railway
round Paris for the purpose Of connecting the teni Of the
different railways.
AT Yeadon, in England, fine cock Of the silver pheasant
breed, being chased by little boy turned upon its purue
and, sezng him by the nose struck his spurs into the temple
and cheek OF the little fellow with such force that of them
was left mbedded in the cheek bone nearly inch in depth
Another Arctic expedition has just been fitted out and was
to sail from London as to reach Lancaster Sound by the
middle Of June.
Great sensation has been lately caused Florence by
intended duel with pistols between counesses in
quence of political dispute One of these ladies had taken
active part in the Of Italian independence and the
other the wife of distinguished dplomatist. The
batants the ground, and the pistols charged when
fortunately their husbands arrived, and put step to the
affair.
anniversary of the foundation of the Russian Empire which,
according the historians Of that country, dates from the year
s52 shall be celebrated next year with the greatest pomp
all the cities and large towns of the European and Asiatc
provinces of Russia.
The French workingmen are endeavoing get up
cond Worlds Exhibition in imitation Of that held in London.
They offer to pay the expenses by subscription, if the Gov
ernment will allow them
The weekly Repeal meetings Cancellation Hall have
been adjourned till further notice. in consequence of the
Of funds. So ends O'ConneIsm in Ireland
is estimated that forty thousand persons are confined
their beds, in Paris, by prevailing influenza
M. JULES CouTIN has left Paris for the United States,
charged by the Minister of Public Works. with the mission
Of studying the railway system Of this country.
Archbishop WHATkLI, of Dublin, and FRANCIS LlEBER,
LII d. distinguished Professor in South Carolina College,
have been elected members Of the National Institute
The Cholera has been raging with great violence at Bonn
bays twenty-five hundred persons having died in month.
slight shock Of earthquake experienced CAL
cutta, and at Burrssu the 9Th Of ia
nuary; another was felt at Mooan and Lahore while the
moon under eclipse on the 18th.
Charles Sanhope Earl Of Harrington Vscount Petesham
and Baron Harrington dead In his early days he
intimate companion Of George Nv, then Prince Regent His
wife Miss Maria Fooe the celebrated actress by whom
he leaves an only daughter, Lady Jane ST. Maur Blanche
Stanhops.
Napoleon Junot Duke Of Abrante the elder Of the two
sons who survived the Marshall has just died. in the forty
fourth year of bis age In lunstic asylum Paris He
was the author Of several dramatic pieces published consd
cradle number of omsnces separately or in literary peod
Gals, and excellent classical scholar For the sst few
years OF his life and during the intervals Of his masdy, be
devoted himself the production Of what he considered bis
most important works translation Of Shakespeare in
and prose, into French
AT AlePpo, the Christians few in NUMBER and insg-
ni6 ant IN power. Turkish mob unknown to the Gov.
ernmen produced the death Ave Christians the woundng
Of six more and the pagng Of hundred houses and five
churches The Sultan shot six hundred Of the mob
demned three hundred to the eays and put hundred
and fifty their trial He has restored all the property
be could recover to the Christians whom belonged and
ecomPensed the rest Of the sufferers Of his purse
In the middle Of last January, the Schaer dance per-
formed in Munich This Schaer Tanz takes place every
seven years. The origin Of the dance il this In the year
1917 dreadful plague avaged Munich. All the doors and
windows were closed and avoided their nghbors. In
the midst Of this terror and silence, troop of men, coopers
by tsde Schaer, in the dialect of this part Of Germany
came in from the country with music, and green branche
and went from house to house calling 10 the people open
their windows and doors. The people, this unexpected
summons FORTH and if in frantic joy, danced through
the Streets and strangely enough the plague spell broken
In commemoraon of this event the Schser Tanz is per-
formed every seventh year. The gay scarlet coats
black velvet small clohe yellow aprons and gayly o,na
mened hats they always dance before the royal palace
The bright dresses music and the attendance Of hsrequins
made lively The Schaer Tarr is generally the
commencement Of the carnival