The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18
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FROM FOREIGN jouEEALs AND LETTERS.

January, 1850, was G9,74s, $50 i2s. 42-3d.,
and on the 9th January, in the present year,
was E9,245,s76 Is 23-4d.
1t is said that efforts are being made in
Liverpool 10 establish new ompany to
run screw-steamers from that port tn Ca
cntta. The proposal is to build iron boats
for the service OF 1000 to 5000 tons, with
500 horse power.
Mr.. Henry Mayhew, the writer of the in.
teresting series of papers which recently APP.
peared IN the Morning Chronical, under the
the title of Labor and the Poor in the Matrop-
oils, is preparing the whole OF that series
for the press, and the work will soon be is.
sued in cheap form
Miss Martineau has undertaken history
OF the British empire during the last half
century; 1t is to be in six volumes or 2I
parts, which wit be put at the low price Of
3s. volume or Is. part OF course, it
will be popular in its character and tcnden.
cies.
The Pavilion, at Brighton, one of the
toys of George Nv, was purchased last ve.,r
by the corporation OF that plsne. 1t has
been restored to its former appearance, and
Y to be made . place of resort and omuse.
hent for the public.
4 NO sort of Intoxicating beverage, wheth.
er Wine, spirits, beer or cider, will be admit
ted to place in the Worlds Fair The
continental wine-growers are in despair at
the exclusion of their products. .
a vessel with several pipes OF cider, had
arrived at the London docks from Cadiz.
SSuch an Importation from spain had never
been known.
Some idea of the extent of the Chrys,al
tRlace may be formed from this one fact,
tttat toswaIk round the tables on which the
a9iclesbre to be exhibited, is equal at least,
tdmakhg journey of twenty miles.
glt is said in the English papers that Sir
fobertsPeel has left an autobiography all
ready for the press. Its publication will not
lake place for some years owing to "mo.
tves of delicacy."
\ The British and Foreign Bible Society
nave had space granted to them in the Crys-
tai Palace, TO exhibit Bibles in one hundred
and fifty different languages.
Catherine Hayes, who, under the name
OF Signora Caterina Hayes and the sobri.
quet OF "la bella lreIandese," has acquired
a high European reputation as prima do.
ma IN Italian opera has engaged to come to
ths country She will probably be accom-
Panled by Mr.. Beale, of London. DR.. Jov
apd family, OF Dublin, and complete opera
tPupe, selected from the best talent procu.
rible, to be conducted by Signor Lavenu.
Ihey will arrive in August and commence
operations as early in September.
Mr.. Bourcicault has new comedy in
file acts, which has been accepted by Mr.. |
thren, and will shortly be produced at the
olympic.
.Ihalberg the celebrated pianist, has Jus,
concluded new opera, which will be |
bought out in London in the approaching
skason of her Majesty Il 4eal1Aa. .,.--..,..
Tfscsv rrs tceie0fafeG TTlsT Ts HffE HffcE
finished in the highest style OF art, portrait |
Uf as " erner. "' ''
A fine OF teIegraphs is projected between |
England and Ireland.
The coal obtained at Fife, is so compact
as TO be easily manufactured into useful and |
eltRdut dfIlcIeS O1 furniture.
Leopold Ranke, the German historian of
the Popes, has been fortunate enough to dis.
cover, III the course Of some recent research.
es at the BibItothie9uc NaLionaL at Paris. a
portion OF the memoirs of Card.
nal Richeeu. which, up to the present
time, has been regarded as entirely irrecov-
erable. In the original Ms. memoirs of the
Cardinal, deposited at the Ministry of For.
eign Affairs at Paris. anlmperiection has cx.
Isted for a long and unknown period. in the
form OF total absence of series of leaves
from the most interesting part of the coIlec.
Iion. These leaves appear 10 have been ac-
cdeniaIfy found by NJ. Ranke IN the midst
Of a bundle OF rapers, said to have been gath.
cred together from some of the ancient man.
Sions in Saint Germans
A new night watch is about being organ.
lied in Paris. Their dress will be similar
10 that OF the fireman, viz: helmet and a
short coat Of Maroon color, trimmed with
red cloth. Instead OF club, they will car
ry whistle, playing three times, and dark
lantern. ia
"Ciaudie," the new drama of Georrc
Sands, just brought at the Porte ST. Martin,
in Paris, is said to be chef d 'oencye of such
nfiSte grace and beauty that all Paris is in
scstacies about IL, aud the journals least
rehdy o its author are constrained to add
their voice to the general chorus.
A letter from Rome states that picture
5ea'er ofthat city, named Campni has lately
become the possessor of picture OF Mich
ael Angeio ile bought an old picture at a
ale ID London and having cleaned it dis
covered that il was the portrait Of Victoria
Colonna, wife of the Marquis de Pescara,
general of Charles ", a lady celebrated by
the great painter in one OF his poems, aud
whose likeness he declares he had taken.
NJ. Campani, coHeeiving that this might be
the picture alluded TO. Submitted it 10 the
Pontifeal Academy Of the Fine Arts AT
Rome, which has unanimously declared to
have been planted by Michael Angelo. 1t