The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-20
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Rev. DR.. CUNNING, the theological wri-
ter, Of London, was announced to preach in
scquestered country church, near the seat of
Sir JOHN HERON MAXWELL, Bart, of Spring
dell, Dumfricshire, on Sunday evening, the
goth of August. The crowds that assembled
from the surrounding parishes were so great
that the church could not contain onc-fourth
of the multitude. The preacher took his place
on hillside on the south side of the church,
and the vast auditory, lairds and tenants, filled
the deep glen below. The voice of psalms
rose impressively to heaven, and during the
preachers address, a silence prevailed deep and
solemn. 1t was shadow of scenes that have
long passed away, having all the likeness but
none of the anxious perils of the days of the
covenant.
A letter in the London Times, dated Varna,
August 9, says that were $50 sail of vessels in
Varna, and about dozen large fiat-bottomed
boats are drawn up by the beach. The artil-
lery have, however, only six boats fit to land
heavy guns in. The same letter gives the fur
ther information that the ration has been in
creased to one and half pounds of meat in
stead of one pound. A ration of spirit (rum)
is also issued daily. Moustaches are allowed
to be worn by men and officers. The great
question has at last been settled. The order
appeared Saturday, Aug. 9th.
The Princess ZENA1DE CHARLOTTE JULIE Bo-
NAPARrE died at Naples on the 9Th. She was
the eldest daughter of JOSEPH BoNAPARrE,
King of Spain, and was born in Paris on Ju-
ly 8, 1902. She married her cousin, Prince
CHARLES, the Oldest son of LucIEN BoxApARrE,
and leaves by him eight children. Her usual
residence was Rome, where three of her mar
riei daughters and her eldest son, Prince Mus
s1oSASo, gre now living.
It is stated thai the site chosen for the new
Irish National Gallery o. Dublin, is the lawn
in front of the Royal Dublin society House,
Merton Square. The building is to consist
of two extensive wings, running in parallel
lines at the extreme verge of the lawn on ei-
Their side, and terminating at the Dublin Soci-
ETY. House one of which will be set apart for
a National Gallery, and the other as Ma
tional Museum. ..
The largest vessel built on the Tyne has just
been launched at Walker-an iron steamship,
constructed for the West India Royal Mail
Company, 800 feet long. She is paddle
wheel steamer, has four decks, and will carry
300 passengers.
1t was stated, at recent public meeting at
Manchester, that an improvement in the art of
spinning has been purchased from French
house, by certain English firms, at the cost of
100000.
A treaty for the reciprocal freedom of the
coasting trade has been concluded between
England and Sardinia, also between England
and Norway.
The subscription for the monument to Pro-
fcssor WILSON progresses most favorably. The
subscriptions already exceeded s9OO. The
sum required is about FL 400.
The New York Herald gives list of stores
in several business streets, in New York city,
by which it appears that out of 1872 there
are 347 unoccupied. 1t would seem that high
rents have much to do with this matter.
The Utica Herald learns that the name of
HENRY G. GOODWIN, of Hamilton, is mentioned
in connection with the Office of Congressman,
made vacant by the resignation of GERR1rr
Smith. . Re
A medical writer in the Journal Of Com
merce says that there has never been a case OF
cholera north of the equator.
A. d. LADUE, of the La Crosse National
Democrat, is candidate for State Senator,
from bis district. .-r-.. l..-..---
On the night of the 7th, the Canadian Min
istry were out,yoted three times on their mea-
sures, whereupop they resigned ..o.-
IS The amount Of dry goods imported into New
York this year, reaches the enormous sum of
$65, $50, 1857. r- .' a-'.
BULwER is completing a new. work, the
scenes Of which are partly laid IN France and
partly in England