The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-25
From The Southern iStapdsrdD
Europe al, News Il u

itahtS'o tSo '"NhlSo ny uleIllDefS accep-
ting Office.
The Times has the interesting irfpr-
nation that an event will take place a.
bout April next, That will add a new
member to the Royal family. 4}
A paragraph i'll the Madras Gaz.
cite, Of Nov. 2G, mentions that the
Marquis de Lisbon, young Portu-
gucse noDieman, serving as nidship.
man OH board the British ship-of-,,
war, Hastings, was accidentally shot
dead by Prince Earnest, of Sane Lei,i-
ngen, also serving as a midshipman
i'll the same ship. The Young men had
been hunting, and the Prince, in sport,
snapped a gun at his friend, believing
10 bc uiiioadcd.
An extract from u letter dated Lis
bon, Dec, 20. says that Mr.. Hcald,
| QLola Montez's husband, went to
sea in one Of the vessels of the Royal
Yacht Club, having in his company a
beautiful young lady. The yacht ioun-
dcrcd insight oftlie British war steam
er lmhpAible. which Instantly manned
q boat, with fourteen hands, to res
cue them. Not only were they IN
successful, but all hands were drowned.
A tragical event has been made
known at Lloyd's, to the effect that,
on goth Of October, a mutiny broke
out among II party Of Chinese on
board the British bark Gertrude, from
Annoy to Havana, and that. seven
teen Of tile Chinese had been shot bv
the captain AID crew. Tie bark put
into Singapore, when, from the iuves-
,igation that was held, it appeared
that what the caltain took for a NUT
my was merely row among the
Chinese, but, having 10 interpreter
OH board, the Cinnamon were unable
to make themselves understood.
FnAScE.-Ihc Emperor has not
forgotten ia partition out the royal
residences among his. family. The
Palais Royal. which belonged 10 Lou
is Philippe, is TO be given to cx-king
Jc ono; the ElyScc. formerly in
llabitcd by Mnrat, King Of Naples. is
to be the residence of Prince Muir
at, lis son; the Grand Duchcssc
Stcphanic. of Baden, is TO have apart
mcmts OF the Elysce; and the princ-
csse Matitde, will occupy the Pa
viIlion dc Mar<an, in the TuiIcrics,
formerly the chambers Of the nuch-
css Of Orleans. Besides this, Prince.
Napoleon .Icromcs son, is to have
100000 francs per annum, and the
Princes Ma,l!ildc, 100000 francs.
There are SO many rumors rcspcc.
ting the Empcror's matrimonial!
views, that it is hardly worth while Ia
notice them. The latest is, That the
Dutchess Stcphanie aud Prince Muir
at are now on II mission to Dussel-
dorf, to so!ic, for Napoleon iii, the
1hand of the Princess S,ephanie Fred
erica Wilhel lline II s, S
honzoIlcrn, q young lady IN her
sixteenth year, and near related 10
the Murat family
|. is denied by tic Monitcur, that
government intends to legalizc lot
teres or gaming houses.
No gold or silver coins Of the EN-
pire have yet been issued.
poEruGAL.--Alviccs from Lisbon,
dated Goth, G!t. announce that Roy
al decree had been published, re.
lncing all the debts Of Portugal to
one consulila cd debt Of three per
cent after lst Jan. 1858. The an
nouuccmcnt has excited much alarm on
ihe London, rChange--,hc five and
| four per cents, which constitute the
main portion of the debt, having been
taken up in England.
BELGluM.-'l'hc death Of Kos
snth's mo her. at brussels, has Civ
Ell rise to explanations. Some un
PLEASANT rumors are a.luat respecting
the refusal ot The Belgian Govern
mcnt 10 allow of her sons coming 10
that country unless he consented To be
constantly accompanied during his
stay in Belgium hy roice officer. It
! is understood that the venerable la
| dy herself urged her son not to submit
to so degrading condition.
Austria AHD GERMASY.-Wc read
IN the Cologne Gazette that the
| French Government is doing every
thing it can tn effect u commercial
treaty with Germany, founded on
mutual cone ssions, If Germany, and
particularly Prussia, does not set up
too high prctcnli"ns, a treaty between
trcncc and the Zollvercin may be cx-
pccicd.
The Zoll Conferences arc still 90
ing on at Vienna, but an impcne,ra-
bic veil of mystery hangs over the pro
ccedings.
Mogocco.-Ihc emperor Of Mo
rocco has forbidden the export Of
oil and wood, except from the Pro
vince of Tcdla, which has caused Sc
rious business difficulties.
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