The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-14
Foreign Items.

lana ana france was ldlu uOWn september -Ob1D "
within two miles and half of the French coast
IL was all done without accident, and the electric
communication found TO be perfect at every stage
OF the process. The whole would be finished the
next day.
A very influential company has been formed in
England, ut the head of which ID represented 10 he
Prince Albert, for the buying up OF iands IN Ire,
land. Their purchases are expected 10 DC on most
extensive scale, and persons IN their employment
are now busted in obtaining information ON the
spot TO the position and value OF various estates
Arrangements in progress for calling pro
sincial synod of the newly appointed hierarchy oil
the Roman Catholic church III England" The Sy-
nod will be held in the metropolis, under the pre-
sidency of Cardinal Wiseman, and the most i'm
portant matter which will come under cOnsidera-
ton will be the nature of the canon law to be
adopted for the government of the Catholic church
in that country.
Miss Emma Stanley, formerly OF the Princess's
Theatre, London, has delivered an address in Dub
lin on the style of dress, and appeared IN the
full Bloomer costume-turban, tunic, and trousers.
sMcCormack's reaping machine, which has re-
ceved the unqualified appreciation OF all the lead.
ing agriculturists Of England, has challenged all
other machines to meet at Middiesborough, near
Stockton upon Tees, for trial OF capabilities IA
the challenge has been accepted very great IN
terest has Been excited.
A requisiton promoted by Lady Franklin. call
ing upon the Admiralty to give Captain Penny the
means of pra<zeding this year to pursue the traces
of franklin up Wellington Channel, has been nu
merousy signed.
The Edinburgh Advertiser calls attention to
singular circumstance connected with the search
for Sir John franklin On the 18th OF February
Last a clairvoyant, whose revelations are given,in
DR.. Gregory late work, stated that Captain Aus
tin was at that moment in Ion. 80 deg. 40 MN
west which corresponds exactly with tho actual
position of the place where he 10 now found TO nave
passed the winter. According 10 her statement,
Sir John Franklin was at the same time IN lon. l0l
deg. 45 min, about four hundred miles to the
wcstward he had been previously relieved, and a
third ship was then frozen up along with his two.
The London Daiiy Ne,os, of the 25th, opens
leader, anticipating the arrival Of Koesuth, with
this allusion: sOne of the most pleasing coint;i-
dences OF modern times is the complete identity of
feeling in the United States of America and i'll Great
Britain the subject OF the hungarian strugt lie.
The same homage Is paid, the same enthusis .sIn
knded, in those two great divisions OF the An glo-
Saxon race, to the nobest stand made Tor lib rty
in modern times against tyrannic powers and YER
whelming force. That identity OF feeling Is flope-
full promise that if the events of Europe Shout ever
take such as to present formidable. abso-
lutist league, threatening the freedom OF Eagland
and of the West this country may Ind, III the gen
crous breasts and strong arms of its American
brethren, that disnterested and efficient alliance
and support which for centuries we have vainly
sought IN Europe"
The Baron dc Raman negro the Con nmercial
Minister ofthe Emperor Faustin, OF Hay'ti, Is now
travelling upon special mission, in relation to
commerce, through Germany, France, and Eng
land.
The Swiss National Gazette, under the heact of
been held at Chaux de. Fonds, at which the cues
ton discussed to whether it was not d. asira-
bic to form grand league of the people az ,ainst
the sovereigns. Eleven speakers addreese d the
meeting. The speeches were all made in f rench.
About ten thousand persons were present, and
about one thousand afterwards sat down to. a ban
quet.
The statue of an idol in stone, coarsely xecutcd,
but supposed to date from period OF the Phen-
clans or Carthagenans, was found, about month
since, among the ruins of the town of the old Ar
Jew, In Algeria.
Letters from Rome state that the ex- Triumvir
Caandrell had been transferred to Ancona, and
placed heavily ironed, among the convcts sem
fenced to hard labor for life. DR.. Ripari expert
enced a similar fate
The editor Of a newspaper at Mayehce has been
sentenced to months imprisonment for quoting
from the Berlin National Gazette u report of Pater
Gayazzi's lectures in London, wherein expressions
T" derogatory 10 the Catholic church, were found.
The son of Prvy Councillor Welclxer, in Baden,
DIR. Wecker, who was. Imprisoned for giving
dical assistance to the late insurrcctonary troops
has been pardoncd on condition Of his emigrating
to America.
Letters from Prague state that the cholera RACES
there with great fury, and that death cnsues few
hours after the fret attack.
The Inauguration of the railway which CON
meets ST. Petersbugh and Moscow took place u -
LIST of September. The Gar, accompanied by tbo
Empress, the principal members of the inn Ierial
family, several foreign princes, and atten' ia h,,
the high officers of state and n numero 70 s,,ito
quilted St. Petorsburgh at six O'Clock in the morn
ing, and arrived at Moscow at half-p .st cight in
the evening. The distance Is nearl ave b,Indrcd
miles.
The popular discomfort is sho r,r ,scIr in Pr
key by the usual barbarous exp ,denI of ncendiarv
fires. One time three hundre of The loraset boscs
IN oo ,,t .p W. g .uccd to ashes; next fiji
teen hundred houses III ,cutar fell Including all
the markets, magazine aud in;Ils and nrobsbl,,
the whole town would aayo followed had il NOT been
iT Isl, rain which quellcd the fire.
voured the who a town of Mvtilene and NJ Tho
saihe uhe, !" other fire broke out in a village so
near, tna' Aletta and Pera had wellnigh suffered
is report, says the Independence Beige
t u 20 Germanic Diet intends suppress the in
ueP sndcnce of the three free towns, Hamburg
ID .cmcn, and Lubbock, and to incorporate them in
other German States Hamburg is to fall TO
Prussia.
Thalberg, whose musical compositions have made
his renown world wide announces his intention to
visit the United States the next season.
Our readers cannot have failed to notice the fa-
vorable change which ha@ taken place in the re-
marks of the English press about the United States
Icontr ibutions For the last six weeks there has
been disposton-the Times leading off and the
other papers following-to do ua ample Justice.
Our grain-reaper, our ploughs, our locks, our
chinery; IN fact almost all tho articles of merit
which we have, are receiving specific notice. The
American portion of the Exhibition has not been
failure SO far from tit is a remark of the Times
t'ocii-~ 1Icdt DIldin mas received more useful
ideas and more ingenious inventions from the Uni
Ted States, through the Exhibition, than from all
Ssther sources"
The vessel Tropc arrived at London, from St
( Petersburgh, brought two hundred packages of
potatoes, .ne growth and produce of Russia. The
vessel an which this importation took place belongs
to the United States.
Nj. Edmond dc Ginoux has article in the al
nGnach Pt puiaire de la France upon the Presidents
of the American Republics in which he gives
account of a visit to General Taylor at WhifthaH,
IN Washington, on which occasion be had the plea
sure of seeing Lady Bliss, the Presidents daughter
The British minister resident at the Court of Ma
pies, the Hon. Mr.. Temple, has been recalled, and
has suddenly left the city his return London.
In former days this would have been equivalent to
declaration of war. The Court of Naples has
taken greatoffence against the English govern
unent on account not only Of the widespread pam
phlet OF Mr.. Gladstone, one Of the head conserva-
tivcs Of England, published all over Europe, and
condemnlng the conduct of the Ncapolitan gov
ernment, but more especially on account of the
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