Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-10
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The members Of the Senior United Service Club hae de-
cded that all field officers captains and commanders the
service Of America other foreign States, who may ome
to England duty, properly accredited to their own
lister Ambassador shall be admitted honorary membas Of
the Club and admitted to all it's privileges during their s in
England.
The Junior United Service and the Army and Navy Gibbs
intend following, it is stated the example Of the Senior Uni
ted Service in allowing foreign officers Of distinction be-
come honorary members during the continuance Of the E
bition.
Letters from London confirm the statement that GALWAY
will be reported against by the Transatlantic Packet Sabn
Commission.
The Limerick Chronicle says the Midland Great Weston
Railway Board taken six hundred shares in the projected
steam packet company between Galway and New York.
The Limerick floating docks will be completed for the d.
mission Of shipping in year from October next.
greater breadth of land now being ploughed up in H.
land for potatoes than during the last four years.
Great enthusiasm prevails in all parts Of ireland in favor
the Of the Irish Beet Sugar Company and, from
the readiness eynced grow the roots it is expected t
next the Company will have factories in every part f
the country.
A found guilty Of felony At the Central Criminal
Court recently enreated the Court deallenienty with hin
and give him short imprisonment he particularly
anxious to see the Great Exhibition"
appears that s25 tons Of guano were imported in
in any year since ls4l, excepting the year ls46 when
2S3, 800 tons were imported.
II curious incident that for two centuries Lord Clop-
brock lived to the majority Of bis heir His lord
ships will be of age in few months and the ccum-
stance has preyed upon Lord Conbrock throw him
in very dangerous slate.
Arrangements are being made to bring oil the works Of
modern French art exposed in the Louvre to England
for exhibition and sale
!
Paris journal s it s said on the eve Of publishing an
authenticated romance and tales BY the Emperor Napoleon
written when youth.
The Emperor Of Austria has granted an amnesty to seven
teen political convicts.
The Athone Sentinel says: Some Of the pauper rr
who were sent from this workhouse to Ausrsa eighteen
months ago. have sent home their friends in this neehbo
hood sums OF money varying from flo to Els"
Letters from Egypt dated March Is, in the Athensum,
temples &C., and state that little hope exists Of
even the colossal statue At Memphis the finest in Egypt
The who population Of Ceyon with an area Of a. roo
miles, Is little more than 1900 900 or about 62 Inhabitants
to the square mile. The area in acres il sos OO0 Of
which not above oneensh s cultivated OF used q pasusg
give tns items: which are more less approximations,
that for coffee being, should say very near the max
Cocoa-nu cultivation. l22 900 acres cinnamon $4,000
acres coe, 90, 600 sogar 500 acres Psmi,ahs
say 36OO0 acres nice, 400 900 acrss ne grain 100 900
acres 'on.cco 10000; pepper Indian cotn sngely,
ton &c. io'ooo acres pasture, 100000
The esebrstsd preacher Of Psrs Rsvgnan, Of the Society
o IesnIs leave Paris 70 proceed to London,
il to remain open.-N, Y. Courier.
Capt. LrHcH az the United States N.yy. b,. il appears
from report lately read before the seorrsphca Society Of
Paris with regard TO the Important Biographical scov
cries made IN The year l84s, being psessnsed with o silver
medals for bis exploration Of the Jordan and the Dead Sea-