Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-10
DErEsRED FOREIGN ITEMS

A private letter from Florence, Of the 9th of
January, says: " Our Government is rendering
itself perfectly ridiculous by its persecution of
all those who speak in favor Of Turkey. Two
boys were arrested some days since, for having
given an Oriental salute, by crossing their arms
on their breasts and bending their heads The
word Turkish has been erased from the sign
board of the Turkish Coffee house, and the
word coffee house remains. Crowds assem-
BILE frequently before the house, and laugh i'm
moderately Several children amuse them
selves with wearing crescent on their breasts,
to annoy the police"
A letter from Milan, of the 9th of January,
states that the police authorities in that city
are becoming every day more arbitrary The
inhabitants are forbidden to quit their houses
or walk the streets without a pass from the
Prefect of Police; otherwise they are imprison-
ed and fed on bread and water. There is q
special carriage attached to every railway
train, which is exclusively reserved for the po-
lice, that they may examine everybody who
travels. The same vigilance is exercised at the
theatres
Advices have reached Paris, from ST. Peters
burgh, Of the l2th of January, which describe
the position of affairs as affording little hope
for the maintenance Of peace. The Emperor
Of observing his movements, as living in state
Of religious exaltation, regarding himself as the
chosen instrument, under the hand of God, to
drive the Moslem from Europe, and only re.
GREETING that he should have allowed so many
years to pass by without fulfilling his destiny.
The alleged unconstitutional interference on
the part of Prince Albert has been further dis
cussed in London His right by marriage to
be at the Privy Council IS established by
unanimous opinion delivered by the judges in
1855 and it is shown that the acts for natu-
ralzing Prince Albert were copied word for
word from those for naturalizing Prince Leo
pold when he married the late Princess Char
lotte, in virtue Of which he was made Privy
Councillor on the LIST Of July, 1916 with the
sanction Of Lord Eldon, then Lord Chancellor.
The precedents Of Prince Leopold, Though the
Princess Charlotte was only presumptivc heir
ess and Of Prince George Of Denmark, were
followed in the case Of Prince Albert both of
whom were introduced, and took no oaths.
OF the strictness of the passport system, and
the danger from newcomers which haunts the
Neapoltan ofical mind, good story has just
been told. lady, expecting her confinement
was at Capri with her husband. Wishing that
the child might be born on the main land, they
sailed across the bay; but the youthful Nea-
politan having Unexpectedly made his appear
ance during the three hours voyage they were
not allowed to land, because the infant was
not in the passport
Some months since, upwards Of twenty thou
sand natives Of the PuDjaub assembled at Um-
ritsir, to hear the Governor Generals order on
the subject Of infanticide. Hitherto the hill
chiefs, and many of the Sikh tribcs, have adopt
ed the cruel practice of numbering their female
children, rather than bear the great expense OF
their marriage ceremonies. Government has
now limited those expenses to certain sums
proportional TO the rank Of the parents In
the evening the whole city was splendidly il.
Illuminated, and fireworks broke out on every
side. II appears to have been a remarkable
display Of Oriental magnifcence.
Some one has discovered that leeches, when
drunk, will bite until sober and, therefore,
when they show disnclination 10 bite he
makes them drunk; he puts them into little
warm beer, aud directly they begin to kick
about, he takes them out, holds them in cloth,
applies them, and fnd, that they will bite i'm.
mediately and vigorously. This is one Of the
very few cases wc (Household Words have met
with, of a parsonage being more useful when
drunk than when sober. The surgeons at the
Hotel Dieu, at Paris, are said to DO a little
more delicate in their practice; they intoxicatc
their sluggish leeches with little warm wine
and water, instead Of beer.
Count Bruno Bronskl, a Pole, has discovered
the art Of crossing silk-worms, process
through which he obtains silk Of a splendid
Wilderness. Baron Meyendorf has made him
brilliant offers for the purpose Of securing for
Russia the benefit Of his invention but tho
Polish emigrant has refused through patriot
ism, and has offered his secret to the india Com
pany.
The entire profits Of some popular London
publications are likely to be cut off by the
rising price Of paper.