Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Lord Campbell and five other Judges had pronounced
decision in the Writ Of Error Of "Salomon versus
Miller TO test the legality Of Alderman Solomon Jew,
voting In the British House Of Commons Their decision
confirmed the judgment of the lower Court that Jews
cannot SIT in either House without taking the Christian
oath. ~ .efg ytNaf
The Great Exhibition in Dublin was opened ON Thurs
Day the eth Instant by the Lord Lieutenant in the pre-
sence OF hteen thousand spectators. Mr. Benson the
architect Of the building knighted by the Lord Lieu
tenant but Mr. Dargan, to whose munfcent advances of
SoVVoo the exhibition its origin, declined the
honor.
hundred emigrants from the Province of Ackver
shans in Norway embarking at Christana in the
ships Argo Tegner and Zephyr-he two former for Que
/ bec and the latter for New York
Silver mines and traces Of aurferous quartz had been
discovered on Government lands near Konigsberp
The passport relaxation in favor Of Englishmen travel
ling in Bavaria is withdrawn.
The Frieburg Council Of State in Switzerland publishes
an official account Of the late nsurrecon stating that it
was got up by the arstocracy and clergy.
| The Russian Government has announced its intention
OF doubling the duty on imported books
1t is said that sum of from $4,000 to G15OO0 an
nuay will be saved in consequence of recent order re-
curing all Government Offices their waste paper
&c to the stationery office.
! The people of Scotland are memorialzing the crown
that the administration Of that country should entrus
ed to the secretary CT undersecretary for Scotland as
was the cpse prior to and is still the case in re-
L
The FIRST weeping willow in England was planted nv
Pope, the poet He received present Of figs from Tur
Key and observing twig in the basket ready to bud he
planted it in his garden, and it soon became fine tree
From this stock all the weeping willows in Enuland
America originated
The following notice has been sent to all the employees
IN provincial post Offices The Postmaster General has
been pleased to withdraw the restriction which precdes
letter carriers and others employed in country Offices
from soliciting Christmas gratutes.p
Recently there might have been seem near the high road
leading from Goosnargh to Broughton a plough team,
consisting OF the holder yerging 90 the driver the
holders son. yerging co. two horses ages united so
plough 80 The age of the gears is exactly known
butt was little if any, under 40. The two men are both
deaf
The Epona announces that the general autograph chart
OF the pilot Juan de Ia Cossa the companion Of Columbus
in his discovery of the New World has been purchased
in Paris, by order of the Spanish Government for the
sum of 4,000f
1t is said that is tired of his residence
Broussa, and is most DESTROYS of returning France
considerable enlargement of the city of Vienna has
been resolved on The extent of surface which is to be
enclosed within the walls is equal to half the covered
1 by the present city.
In country newsroom in Yorkshire the following no
tice is written the chimney: Gentlemen learning
to spell are requested to use yesterday paper"
Several large towns in England and Scotland are me-
morializng Government in favor of the establishment of
museum of patented Inventions 1t is understood that
the Commissioners of Patents approve the and
that under their direction Prof Woodcrot is collecting
models to form the nucleus of such museum be To-
Gated at Kensingon and to be called the sNational M
scum and Library of Inventions"
The Peace Congress Committee have offered two prizes
! to literary competition: the fret, of f25O; the
second flOO These amounts are to be given respectively
the best and the next best ESSAY On the European
System of Standing Armies" The essays sent in are to
embrace these several features succnct history of the
origin and growth of standing ornaments in modern Eu
rope accurate statistical account of the present
Der of men employed by the European nations their
naval and military establishments and estimate Of
| the cost of these establishments.
The University of London is likely to acquire the pr
vlege of sending member to Parliament If the privi-
lege is conceded the Scotch Universities will put in their
claim.
During the sitting of committee of the English House
of Lords in 1926 right reverend preate being under
examination was required to state whether belief in the
creed Of ST. Athanasius necessary to salvation re-
piled, would not say whether it is, but great many
persons haze that IL is"
The General Of the Jesuits Father Roothan died AT
} Rome on the 9Th Of May.
The Liverpool electors about to come under Parlia
mentary inquiry and it is said that greater corruption
viii be proved against them than against those of the
other places whose members have been unseated Be.
tween El0 600 and Ell 900 spent brides during
one forenoon.
A company of Zulu Katfrs are performing in London
before crowded houses. The entertainment consists of
the songs, dances, and characteristic customs Of their
tribe.
FRENCH CAMP OF IssTRUcTIoS.-It has long been cus-
tomay in France to concentrate large bodies Of troops
camp Tor the purpose OF instructng them in the duties
and services Of war, and in all the Of campaign e
The custom abandoned in 1S4S when the active SER
vices OF the army needed TO check the spirit Of civil
war among the people. We learn from the Moneur dc
FAree that the Emperor has determined renew this
system Of discipline in order increase the capabilities
and efficiency Of the national troops Helfaut near St
0mer and in the neighborhood also Lille Yaencennes
Dunkfk, &c. and possessing in the highest degree all the
conditions Of such an encampment has been fixed upon
for the establishment of Camp of Instruction Ii pos
sesses superb field for maneuvres, belonging to the
Government and embracing seventy acres upon
which barracks capable Of lodging 1000 men The
camp to have been opened the 10Th Of the present
month"; and to be composed Of four regiments of infantry
battery Of artillery, company Of engineers one
squadron Of cavalry for the service Of the staff and
tacbments Of horse and foot police &c., comprising in
the whole 269 officers $3.50 commissioned officers
and pryaes and 392 horses The command Of the camp
win deyove upon Major General Canrobert assisted by
lBrgadierGenerals de la Motterouge and Bison.
The London correspondent Of North German paper
relates story with regard to the way in which Prince
Albert discipines his children;
The young Prince stood one day in his room in the
palace at Windsor at the window, whose panes reached
to the floor He had lesson to learn by heart but, in
stead amusing himself by looking out into the gar
den and playing with his fingers the window. His
governess, Miss Hlyard, earnest and pious person.
observed this and kindly asked him to think of getting
1 his lesson Immediately. The young Prince said, -
put you in the corner" al won't learn, answered the
little fellow resoutey, "and won't stand in the corner
for am the Prince of Wales" And as he said this he
knocked out Of the window panes with his foot At
this Miss Hlyard from her seat and said Sir you
must learn or must put you in the corner won't"
said he, knocking out second pane. The governess
then rang and told the servant who entered to say to
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