The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-14
Foreign Items.

ana president or the DANISH MiSsion, we are III
vored with copy Of the Book of Mormon i
the Danish language. This divney nspire
record can now be read by large portion Of tn
inhabitants OF Scandinavian Europe, man
thousands Of whom are familiar with the Ian
gua9e who do not reside in the provinces o
Denmark. 1t has already gone into the north
ern part OF Germany, aud also somewhat fres
IN Sweden, where both books and Elders ar
loudly called for Upon the appearance of th
iirst sheets OF this work in print, the saints il
Copenhagen seemed endowed with new powe
from on high. The holy COST descended nightly
and bore witness of its truth to the new Dor,
babes in Christ by divers manifestations; t.
some in open vision, confirming them in thu
faith, and causing the church to rejoice great,
in this record Of truth that has sprung out O.
The ground, and in the righteousness of Goo
which has again looked down from Heaven
The labors of the last twelve months in Den
mark have resulted in the translation and publ
cation of the Book Of Mormon, several small
tracts, illustrative Of the faith Of the saints. and
the establishment Of the church there by the
baptism OF 26l souls; about $50 Of whom con.
stltute the branch OF the church in Copenhagen
the capital OF the nation; and about 70 coI1sti-
tute branch OF the same in Aalb rg, the prin-
clpa town OF the province Of Jylland (JutIand J
Elder Snow, with whose company we are at
present favored, intends soon to return to Den
mark, and with the additional MD and influence
of the stick of Joseph in his hands, and that
of his felow-laborers, will be able to present
the doctrines of our holy faith to the people in
much more ample and competent manner, be.
sizes being able to employ his own active policy
more generally among the people, which give
promise, under the divine blessing, Of nuner.
GUS and powerful ingatherng of souls into the
gospel net. Truth is mighty, and does already
prevail, in The sphere and extent in which il has
it's application to the people "Su,ely there is
no enchantment against Joseph, neither is there
any divination against Israe; according TO this
time it shall be lid of jacob and of Israel, what
hath God wrought ?"-Miilienel Star.
SOCIALISM IN SrAIN.--The Madrid cores
pondent of the Times writes as follows:
The French Socialists have succeeded in ma.
king prose!ytes not only in Barcelona, but in
every city of the four Cataonian provinces. and
am sorry to add, that according to the best
Informed persons, there is reason to fear that
the number is very considerable.
The denomination assumed is that of "I,a
Fraterindad Catalina" there is good reason for
fearing that the new political sect will not be
slow in organizing some revolutionary move
ments for which the intended tariff reform. on
a much larger scale than the former one. will
furnish them with something like plausible
pretext, by inducing the poor people to believe
that want of work will be the necessary conse
quence of the contemplated mercantile conces
sions, on the expediency Of Which M Mon, like
NJ. Olozaga, like Nj. Bravo Murilo, like M.
Osense, or M. Paoheeo, all are of one and the
same opinion--nay all Spaniards, always ex
cepting the Galatians themselves The French
manufacturers naturally enough, do everything
In then power to keep up and even encourage
this feeling, because the large contraband trade
carried on through the Catalan manufactures,
who pass French goods "a their own nanufac
ture, will be regularly done up.
RUSSIAN PATRroT DELIVERED UP by Ans
Balunn's fate is decided. He
had been sentenced to death by an Austrian
for an "offence" committed in
Saxony but the sentence had been COMMITTED
to carcere duro, or solitary and harsh imprison
ment for life. Bakunin had taken part in the
Dresden revelation, viii n was put down by
Prussian bayonets; he is tried by an Austrian
court-martial, and now, it appears, the sentence
is to be executed by Russia We learn that
he has been delivered up to Russia and it fol-
lows that he will end his days in Siberia
When Bikunin was conveyed to Russa, he did
not know whittier he was going, but supposed
OF course, that he was on his way TO an Aus
TRAN fortress. At Mikhalovtse he perceived
the Russian gendarmes, and then he knew the
fate that awaited him.
OUTBREAK IN AUSTRIAN PoLAHD-The Uni
rerSal German Gazette, in It's intelligence from
the Polish frontier, dated the 10th ut, states
mat General Poloki announces that serious dis
orders had broken out among the peasants OF
Galeia. The whole circle Of Tarnow is in
Iiames. An lsraelite, of Rodomysl, returning
from Market spread the report that 10000
Poles were in march to chastise the peasants of
Gacia for the atrocities they committed in
1916 Forthwith the peasants assembled in
great numbers, armed themselves, and then en-
ramped 10 the fields, establishing advanced posts
in all directions, and creating great alarm and
Inquietude. The Jews in the small towns mn.
prehend fresh atrocities on the part of the
peasants. Some troops and gendarmes. sent
Agalnst the insurgents, were repulsed by them
The Russian regiments who had left the frontier
to 90 TO the reviews at Lowitz were returning.
and the Russian army in Poland has been re.
The English papers discuss the new Bloomer
costume with an evident understanding on their
part, that it has been adopted by majority of
our women.
The anniversary Of Pic Nono's election passed
over without any sign of public rejoicing or fes-
i've demons ration on the part of the citizens of
Rome. The cannons of ST. Angelo were fired
nt dsybreak, and at night a few Of the public
buildings were illuminated by order Of the au-
thoritles. What difference from the spon-
taneous enthusiasm with which the same occur.
renee was celebrated by the whole population
few years ago.
The Rev Charles Kingsley, author Of Yeast
and Alton Locke, preached a sermon lately in
tilzroy Square, London, on the Gospel Mes.
sage to the Poor" 1t was so full of democratic
thoughts, and so severe upon the richer classes.
that the rector of the church, when he had
closed, raised in his pew and protested vehement
ly against the doctrine. The congregation dis.
persed in disorder.
DEATH or GENERAL UMNsK1-The celebrat.
ed Polish General Umnski died at Wiesbaden
on the 10Th Of June. lie was one of the most
prominent actors in the last Polish revolution.
bot tor several years had lived in great retire.
ment at Wiesbaden. lie was born in the wear
1850, in the Grand Duchv Of Posen. AZ early
as IDA he commenced his military cnraav nm !, |