The republic., 1851-01-29
GIsRllinga.

/ II ia said that Lord Stanley will vigorously op
| pose next session a renewal OF the income tax
The '.Old viceroy" has now lain in Portsmouth
harbor since 1912. period ofshirty- eight years
The ship Pearl, arrived in the London doc ks from
Montreal and Quebec, has brought from the former
place one hundred and ninety seven packages of
sundry goods, consigned 10 order, and officially
declared to be intended for the Great Exhibition OF
the Works Of Industry of all Nations in Hyde Park.
The proprietor Of the "Star and Garter" hotel at
Richmond has contradictcd the report that the
Emperor Of Russia has engaged his house for the
coming London season.
Lamartine will receive 100 0O0f for his srstoire
du Directoire," Cat which ne works fourteen 10
sixteen hours day. )-equa to about six thousand
| pounds of our money.
| It appears that the thieves Of Manchester have
| adopted the Thug system. A gentleman named
Preston was stranged lately in Ford street, rob
bed, and left nearly nsensibe.
| II ia understood that Mr.. Hudson has made up.
wards of El50,000 by railway specuations within
the last three months.
specimen of the wild cotton plant, with full
bolls, plucked within fifty yards Of the sea on the
west coast of Africa, in August last has been ex-
hibted at Liverpool. The quality is fine and this
specimen shows that there would be no difficulty
in eutivasing cotton where it was gathered.
Band Sergeant Dooley, Of the 74th Highlanders
at Fermoy, has invented new system of musical
noatons, by which one sheet OF paper will contain
as much as iour sheets on the present system The
score may be written common paper and the
system is chiefly useful in transmitting music by
post.
company is being formed at Madrid to convey
travellers to London during the Exhibition They
to pass through France and to staY three ,la "a
In Paris. Their residence in Londoa IS TO be about
fortnight, and the expense Of the whole trip will
not exceed from ,000f. TO ,20n>
Eamartne has written a novel. entitled ..The
Tailor ot Fierre de Saint Point" He has sold it
TO me Srcie newspaper, in which will shortly
appear
The Eumendes of Esch ylus is about to be brought
outn German, at the Royal Opera House, in Ber-
In The chorusses now being composed by
| NIeYcrbeer
Eight scamen, crew Of the ship Henry. found
gulity oi mutiny ON voyage to California, and
compelling The captain 10 put back TO Rio, have
been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment
from two 10 six years.
II is better 10 make pens than use them The
splendid Rotton Park estatc Birmingham. for
n long period the property of the Noels, of Wor-
eestcrsbirc. has just been purchased by Mr. Gil
lott, the steel-pen maker, for f95. 900.
Penny banks have already take. firm root in
London, and are fast extending over the country.
| 1t is rumored that the Swiss government have
| forwarded q beautiful stone from the Aps 10 be
| piac In the National Monument TO Washington.
The scarcity OF silver is the subject Just now of
| much complaint both in Europe and on this conti-
nent.
Mrs. Mowatt has entirely recovered her health
She engaged TO play at the Dublin theatre during
this month.
NJ. Alexandra DuInas, ON account of some the
atrical specuations has been declared bankrupt
by the Paris Tribunal of Commerce.
| The famous Madame Lafarge is said to be in dc.
! plorable health.