Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-15
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The collection Of volumes made by the veteran
Place, just sold by auction, was perhaps the most
remarkable political library formed by private
individual NJ Joseph Parkes purchased the entire
collection of political tracts MSS cuttings and il
Illustrations of the last 100 years history all of them
| Ms cataogued. This portion, consisting of upward
OF 3,OOO folio and octave volumes, comprehended
the secret history of the Corresponding and Radical
societies, the "agitations" of 1912 the combina-
! ton and machlnary committees of 1861, the Ma
uonal Corn-law League, the trades union societies.
and other political movements" including the DO
tical trials and state prosecutions of the last cenu
! ry. Mr.. Place was DESTROYS that his own UNIQUE
collections and those Of Mr. Parkes should be united
and ultimately, perhaps recorded in the British
Museum.
"A letter from Berlin says: "a piece of curious
news Is circulated here as authentic, but the truth
of which it is impossible to ascertain at Berlin
Namik Pacha has not succeeded at Paris in neyota-
ting loan. This was to be expected But what
could not be foreseen is that the United States Of
America have $50 tits said offered very consider
able sum to the Porte, on the condition that some
small island IN the Archipelago should be coded TO
them"
Letters from Naples announce that another an
Gent town has been discovered, several feet under
ground, between Acerno and Scaffari 1t is stated
that it does not resemble Herculaneum or Ponpeii
in any respect
-One summer day, at dinner party at Holland
House. the guests among whom We're Francis and
rogers, were, previous to the diUner bell sauntering
IN the open conservatory and terrace below and in
one OF the promenades, the Junus secert became
the subject of conversation, and Lord H. suggested
TO the bold banker that it would be an excellent OBJ
portunty to put the interrogaory fatty to the sus-
pected man. But Francis happened to overhear the
plot and few minutes after, as Rogers was sliding
towards him, he threw himself into an attitude of
violent defiance and exclaimed by Heaven, sir
II you dare to ask any questions regardless OF
where we are | will fell you to the earth!" Tie
little poet quickly enough shrunk back appalled,: but
when playtuy asked after dinner On the absence Of
trancis,) If he had discovered the author, repied
Il cannot say whether not Francis is Junius, but
he has quite convinced me he is Brutus |"
"A characteristic aneclote Of Hogg has recently
been told Being at dinner at ducal table the
duchess said to him, "Were you ever here before,
MI hogg To which the poet, with his usual
candor, replied Ma, ma Leddv, | have been at
the yeti Cthe gle) wi beasts that was drvinginto
England; but | never inside o the house b.
fore"
= In the Fenncse printing ofices they have a
method fobtaning tlcSjaes ofeavcs NOSES plapts
and other subjects, the production of which re-
CURES mlnuteness of detail not within the pro-
vince of the human hand to execute The subject
a
perfect impression Is obtained which. copied hv
means of galvano-plasty, and transferred upop \
plate, may be multiplied to any number of comics
that may be desired.
In a narrative of travels on the Amazon and
Rio Negro just published, NJ. Wallace describes am
tree, called the milk tree which was
one OF the first wonders he saw near Para The
fruit is eatable, and full of rich and very Juicy pu.
but "strangest of all is the vegetable milk, which
eXudes in abundance when the bark is cut 1t has
about the conscience of thick cream and but for
very slight peculiar taste could scarcely be dis
from the genuine product of the cow
Mr. Leavens ordered man to tap some logs that
lad lain nearly month in the yard lie cut sever
Il notches in the bark with an axe and in minute
he rich sap was running out in great quantities.
1t was collectedin basin, diluted with water strain
I'd and brought up at time and at breakfast
next morning. The peculiar flavor of the milk
seemed rather to improve the quality of the tea and
save II as good color rich cream in coffee 1t is
5qua'iy good The milk is also used for glue. and
Denters w 0 use VI " N"l- (
mere mere Is no positive time vet fixed for the
oIonaloh OF LOUIS Napoleon but the nrenarations :
re gong on with such activity that it will nrobabIJ
lot De long delayed. The dresses of all tba 49,
ers OF the imperial household who are 70 len.
me ceremony, are already prepared. The carr;l
ges are also IN forward state