The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-04-01
Gltanings from European Journals and Lttl,n

a History OF the Restoration, in eight or ten
volumes, at the price Of Sl0 900 each. lie
is also, it is said, under contract TO write a
History Of the Directory, as a sort Of sup
plsment to his book oa the Gipedists, aud
a History OF Turkey is spoken of
An English clergyman advertises in the
Times, that being " obliged TO break up his
establishment, he wishes to recommend his
Groom and his Wife. To any person keep.
ing horses and cows they would be most
valuable servants ..-...-- ..
The French legitimist journal L'Union
says, that Mazzini's revolutionary loan has
been most successful at Genoa, and that
Piedmont has given him 627, ,000f.; the Ro-
man States, 526722f; the Two Siciies,
2l4,3l4f; Lombardy, sic, $685.; tie other
petty States, 294,5llf This may all be
true, but it would be more credible on bet.
ter authority. ..
The yiceroy of Egypt has established
schools at Chartoum in Nuba, l6 deg. north
latitude, and has also appropriated $375,O0O
to improve the navigation Of the Nile.
A Partisan tailor lately adopted the plan
of placarding his delinquent customers at
hls shop door, as for instance: "The Count
of -, Rue de Seine, No, 49,, owes for
brown paletot and blue satin vest, 800
francs, etc. The police ordered the pacard
to be taken down; it attracted a crowd in
the street. ..s... .... ..s..t ... ...
The Irish Tenant League has received
from individual contributors fl78 It's; from
district societies E626 l3s Cd This comes
good deal short of the 100000 it proposed
to raise at the outset. .. ..... ...
A man was lately caught by machinery
at Sheffield, which, instead of breaking his
bones, as is usuallythe case, instantly strip
ped off all his clothes, except his stockings,
and threw him naked on the floor.
Thalberg, the pianist, is at work on an
opera, which will be produced at London
next summer. ....... ...... .....
A poor girl Of CRANBERRY, in Savoy, who
had died by taking poison, and was denied
the rights of sepulture, was buried publicly
in the cemetery by a crowd of people, who
shouted "Vive Siccardin' ~ "a bas les
pretres"
Twenty men belonging to the band Of
!
been arrested in Lombardy.
Socialism has made considerable progres,
in Norway having been propagated there
by man named Thrane. 1t had accord
ingly had so much effect on the recent elec
tions to the Legislature, that the conserva
tive party is alarmed. The King has Just
gone there from Sweden in order to use his
influence against these new ideas. ..l..
A translation in 12mo. of part of Mr.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings, with the
titles, Essays of American Philosophy
has been published at Paris. The trans
lator is Mr.. Emile Montegut. ,. ...
Plus TX. has accepted the proposals of &
company of British capitalists for the con
struction of a railroad between Ancona and
Bologna, to join the great Trieste and Leg.
horn line, touching at Bologna.
The Viadika, or prince-bshop OF Monte
negro, lately visited Pope Plus TX, accom-
panied by three of his countrymen. Al
they were armed to the teeth by sabres
pistols and yatagans, it was observed Il
them that in order to be received by hi
Holiness they mnst deposit their arms first
when one of them answered, "a Monte
negrn quits his arms only with his life,
The Pope, on being informed of this, ant
being desirous of seeing them in their ordi
nary costume, allowed them to be introduced
to his presence with their arms about them
The Pope has erected three new Sees il
The West Indian colonies of France.
The proposed reduction in the window
tax in England will exempt 120,0 900 house
that now pay the tax. -.a# #
1t is said that balloon has been con
structed at Paris which obeys the helm, an
can be driven, even against the wind, b
its conductor. This machine has mad
several voyages round the Hippodrome, an
has been made to turn in every direction
but its progress in the air has not yet bee
tested, and the utmost secrecy is observe
as to the means employed
! The submarine telegraph between Calai
and Dover is in such a state Of advancement
that it will again be ready by the first wee
in May. :s@'at't ..+aA
In the kingdom Of Naples, the last act {
!. the political tragedy has been completed
and from twenty to thirty men, some of nobl
rank some formerly ministers Of State, som
! priests, and most men of education, hav
) been paraded through the streets Of Maple
, and shipped off for the prisoners or the hulk
: They are but portion of those who sufie
!. OF l40 deputies, 81 are, in various way
9 victims "a have been shut up in prisoi
!. ! unheard of for two years; and 61 are ref
! gees. Three are hiding in the country
! one died of starvation, and another was a
sassinated by priest. eap IL.
> The Turkish Sultan has just conceded
/ the officers of his guard OF special corp
. and of companies Of elite the right OF
? lowing their mus.achios to grow in all the
> length. Formerly Janassaries alone ha
!. the privilege of wearing large mustachic
!, and since the destruction of that formidab
y 1, body no military corps has enjoyed it. II
, people look upon it as an extraordina
~ honor. Certain foreigners, at present in I
service Of Turkey, are, also. under certa