The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-06
NORFOLK, Va, April Is.

Inc steamship Falcon, which left New York
few days since with four companies of the q.
S. troops, bound for California, put into this
port yesterday, in disabled, condition.
Her passengers were all safely landed.
Many OF the troops had been aboard of the
| i'll fated steamer San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, April "a.
Mr.. Benton's speech is in type in the Globe
Office, and will occupy six columns of that pa.
pr. He says the introduction of the Nebrasks
bill was covert, indirect, unmanly, crooked and
an insidous cheat--a ridiculous "squatter
sovereignty" He handles the President, the
Cabinet and the Union without gloves.
Mr.. Hal ris, Of Mississippi, made numerous
speech to-day against the Nebraska bill. He
kept the House convulsed with laughter. The
Nebraskaits are gritting their teeth.-N Y.
Tribune.
| At Modena in Italy, about four miles around
it, wherever the earth is dug. when the work
men arrive at distance of ski three feet, they
come to a bed of chalk, which they bore with an
auger, five feet deep. They then withdraw from
the pit before the auger is removed, and upon
its extraction, the water bursts up with great
violence, and quickly fills the well thus made,
which is affected neither by rains nor droughts
At the depth of fourteen feet are found the ruins
of an ancient city, houses, paved streets, and
mosaic work. Below this again, is layer OF
earth. and at twenty-six feet, walnut trees are
| found entire, and with leaves and walnuts still
upon them. At twelty-eight feet, soft chalk
is found, and below this. vegetables and trees
as before.
DIPLOMACY AT DIscoUSr.-The day Is near
ly over when great talent for silence" was
regarded as great talent for craftsmanship,
and the reserve of Talleyrand was Is effective,
politically, as the genius Of Mirabeau. The
absurd mysteries OF courts are disappearing,
and King and Kasers begin to act and speak
very much like ordinary people. Distinguish
ed statesmen are daily giving proof that they
are possessed of human sympathies and passions
and in their high places actually utter opinions
instead OF drawing cut formulas. Old-fashion-
ed diplomacy, of the red-tape order, is at dis
count.
This revolution in diplomatic custom is more
perceptible in Britain than elsewhere. Many
of the leading men of that country have recent
ly spoken on questions involving great inter-
ests with a bOldness and candor almost start
ling to persons accustomed to regard diploma
cy as q terrible Bluebeard chamber, containing
secrets of blood and gold to which there was
but one privileged key. Lord John Russell, on
the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill-Lord Clarendon
on the ultimate objects of the Anglo Gallo al
liance-Wellington, a short time before his
death, pointing out the defenseless condition OF
Britain-and Sir Charles Napier lately declar-
ing at public dinner the probable course OF
action to be pursued by his fleet, have each and
all given signal and striking instances of this
bodness and candor. Russell's sncer at the
House of Lords-hs all but plainly expressed
opinion that it was merely place of refuge for
superannuated polticians-was especially sug-
gestive, when coming from a statesman with
such blood in his veins. Clarendons hint as
to the westward aspect of the Allies, was still
more unreserved, undiplomatic and revolution
ary. WellingtOns famous letter was, perhaps,
~ E..
ever haZarded by an English Statesman; while
Napiers after-dnner threat to take the declar-
alton of war into his own hands, was the coolest
piece of autocratc audacity ever encountered
in modern history. Altogether the public men
of England have no longer great talent for 81.
lence.
Is this hopeful change or not! In one re-
spect it is hopeful. 1t shows that diplomacy is
becoming more accountable to public opinion,
and public opinion less dependent on diploma
cy. 1t shows that politics are ceasing to be
mysterious, and that true liberty is consequent
| ly more possible. 1t shows, also, as we have
said, that modern statesmen have hearts, and
sometimes speak from thom-a very consola-
| tory circumstance. So far the diplomatic reVO-
luton is hopeful.
| And yet, on the contrary, we must not forget
the aphorism of Thomas Carlyle, that the great.
est men in the world have been inarticulate
great men-mcn who are strong in silence. 1t
is true some of the wisest men in the world have
been silent men. We must confess. however,
that neither Lord John Russell nor Lord Cia-
rendon have been very inartculate Of late.
They certainly have not spoken too little. and
probably have spoken too much. Whether we
shall call their efforts candid OF inds Greet, must
be decided by time. Assuredy they have not
retarded in the slightest the diplomatic revolu-
ton. The school of Machiavcl is no more. The
system of Talleyrand is exploded. The mystic
| ri nf cah hoxo
secrets of kings are the property of newspapers.
Modern dsquisitions on political difficulties are
apt to commence, like James Watson Wcbb's
letters, with free and-easy. GAS was dining
with Lord Clarendon" or, when was walk
ing with Lord John Russell" and an exquisite
familiarity is thus established between .he rul-
! ers and the ruled, the powerful and the poor.
Again is this hopeful change, Perhaps
yes--perhaps no. AT all events. it is matter
worth thinking ovcr.--.E o. Delta.
A BOUNCING GIRI.-Miss Rosina Delight Rich
ardson, according to a writer in the Boston
Journal, is dclectable armful, belonging to
the State of New Hampshire, where she resides
with her father, a substantial farmer. She is
thus described Miss Rosina is Is years of age
) feet 81 inches in height, measures S feet Al
| inches round the waist, + feet inches around
the hips, % inches around the arm above the
elbow, II inches around the arm below the ell
bow, and feet 10 inches in straight line across
the shoulders At birth she weic hed Gpounds:
at years, las pounds at 10 years 365 pounds;
and now, at lS years of age, she weighs AS
pounds On estimating the quantity of cloth
in her clothing, when dressed for a ride on
winters day. We found it to contain oss wards
Of yard cloth. She has brown hair dark blue
eyes, is Of fair complexion and has what phre-
nologists would call well -balan.cd head. the
perccptive organs predominating She can
knit, spin, weave, make shirt, or a batch of
bread; is good singer, and plays the piano
with taste and skill; and is considered one of
the best scholars in the town W. here she resides:
is courteous and affablc, and lively in convers-
atlon, and evinces general knowledge which
might raise u blush on the check of some of our
city bellies.
Lord Palmcrston is reported to have said in