The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-02
Foreign Items.
BY the Steamship africa.

A London paper describes rife manufactured
by Mr.. Beattie, which has ranged with false
sight 1924 yards.
The American revolver pistol is about TO be in.
troduced into the Austrian cavalry.
Mr. Henri Drayton, the new basso at Drury Lane
theatre, Gan American by birth,) called for
ward three times in the course of the opera Of "Ro-
bert the Devil" to receive the warm congratula.
tons OF a London audience.
Mr.. j. Payne Collier has discovered n second
folio edition Of Shakspeare's works, dated l632 with
copious manuscripts emendations OF the text, which
calculated 10 remove many doubts as to the
proper reading of various passages.
The Morning Herald Gays that France has enter
ed into confidential negotiations with several States
of Italy for forming federation of those States I'M
der the Protectorate of the French republic.
The Queen of Spain has made present to Our
Lady of Atocha of the mantle che wore on the duy
she was stabbed, and which pierced by the
knife OF the assassin.
Mr.. Layard, who a long time attached to the
embassy at Constantinople but who is better known
by his discoveries at Nincvch has been appointed
by the English ministry Under Secretary Of State
for Foreign Affairs
The accounts of the Great Western Steamship
Company show some very DISASTROUS resuts. The
whole Of the original El00 shares arc written eli
a total loss. The loss on the reat Britain alone
El07 500 Is. 2d., and on the works Gi7, AT
lid.
The Austrian troops have commenced prepara-
tons for the evacuation of Hamburg and Holstein.
in East and West Prussia, Silesa, and in the
neighborhood Of Urfurt, where there has been an
inundation.
The American Minister and family were present
at a reunion at Lady John Russell's residence in
London on the evening Of the 18th inst, together
with many OF the corps diplonafiqts and leading
members Of the aristocracy.
The fever seems to be subsiding. Louis
Napoleon continues to give the fullest announce
mcnt that invasion OF England lie about the last
thing he thinks Of.
The Liverpool Chronicle, free trade paper, says
that "the manufacturers of Austria are beginning
to cry out sorey against the provisions of the new
tariff which aboshes the old prOhibtive system,
and many of them have been Obliged to dismiss a
portion OF their workmen, and to have the others
only working short time. The trade, however,
which scems TO suffer most ofall, is that connected
with objects Of luxury and fashion, which will be
hencelorth almost all imported.
The Swss journals mention that the government
Of the republic Is IN state OF great alarm on
count of a note which has been sent 20 il by the
French government. The latter not only insists
on the expulsion of all the French refugees who
are suspected of plotting against the government
OF their country-to which demand the Swi,s gov
eminent at once, and without the slightest hcsita.
ton, gave its cOnscnt-but IL insists on the Swiss
government closing all unions, and on its employ
ing energetic measures against any popular mani
fcstations which have been got up in that country
for the purpose of forcing the government to have
new elections.
fairs has intmatcd TO the Swiss Minister resident
in Paris that great s the interest which the Pre-
sidcnt feels in the Helvctc republic, he cannot
avoid, If his cOunscls should not be followed com
ing to an arrangement with Austria and PRUSSIA
with view 20 their coming to an understanding
with respect TO the adoption of Joint cocrcive
sures for the purpose OF keeping down tho demo-
cratic spirit in Switzerlnnd.
The Paris correspondent Of the Doily Netcs-no.
ticing the statement that the Duke OF Baasano the
new French envoy TO the court Of Berlin, IL
charged to demand from tho Belgian government
tho removal of the monumental lion from the field
Of Waterloo, and the demsliton Of the pyramidal
mound of triumph which il contains-remarks:
"YOu are aware that soon after the revolution OF
July the destruction OF the same trophy was talked
Of as point insisted on by the government OF Louis
Phlippe and when tho Frcpch expedition re-
turned from the siege Of Antwerp, in passing over
the plains of Waterloo, it was expected that they
would have taken tho law into their own hands,
and hurled the offensive symbol of victorious force
from his proud eminence. But they were dis
suaded from this violent project by an officer, who
suggested that il would be much cosier to stamp
the trophy with ridicue than 20 overturn it, Thoro-
fore, hc proposed that they should knock out the
lions teeth and pare bis claws. This practical
sarcasm was unanimously approved, and the ex.
pressive mutilation forthwith carried into effect
The application now made by Louis Napoleon for
the demolition Of the trophy makes recall his
laconic declaration before tho court Of peers when
tried for tho seditious attempt at Boulogne. He
then said Il represent as principle tho sOveregnty
Of The people, az system the empire, and action
the rotrioval of Waterloo The first two points
have been carried, and it Ia certain that no means
will be reelected 10 achieve the last"
Orro GRUsztd's ExgcUrroS took place in New
York on Friday afternoon. He protested that he