The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-08
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

| The venerable Alexander Humbot celebrated
his eighty-sxth birthday the 14th, and this in
full enjoyment of his intellectual powers.
1t issaid that a railway between Boulogne and Ca
lais is in contemplation, and that all the preliminary
surveys have been completed.
In the beginning of the month of October the
King of Prussia was to proceed to Cologne to lay
the toundation-stone of permanent bridge across
the Rhine, which is to supersede the present rickcty
bridge Of boats.
Experiments were made at Vienna on Sept l2
as to the possibility of forwarding tclegraphic
sages in opposite directions by means of the same
telcgraphic wire They are said to have been COM
pletcly successful.
| near Massling, in Germany, on Sept.5. Bridges,
mills and houses were destroyed. There from
40 so persons missing and ~ persons have already
been found drowned.
Tho Spa of Baden, the most favorite resort of the
inhabitants of Vienna during the summer months
has been visited by the cholera with such extraor-
dinary violence that nearly all its visitors have fled
from the place, which almost resembles deserted
town Among the victims who have fallen is an
Austrian officer of great reputation for skill and
bravery, bearing the name of Capt Czechowini.
letter from Berlin says: Prince Frederick
William, of the Prince Of Prussia has left this
city to pay visit to TIE Queen of England at Bal
moral Castle The object of his visit il to renew
his acquaintance with the eldest daughter of the
Queen, who is hereafter to become his wife. The
marriage is fixed between the parents but it will
not take place for the present, owing TO the youth
of the Princess"
correspondent fthc Paris Constitutional states
that very large section OF the Austrian army hav
ing been encamPrd at Soma, suddenly remoy-
ed into Milan This reason was caused by the fear
of losing by deserton the Hungarian troops among
whona very enthusiastic movement had manifest
ed ITSELF large numbers having deserted and fed
from Soma to Novara, for the purpose of enlisting
in the Anglo-Italiau legion.
The same letter contains a scrap of information
from which we can gee as through glass, darkly.
that Louis Napoleon has by no means relinquished
his grasp on Rome. According to the corresp6n-
dent of the COnstitHtioancl the French Government
has determined to very materily increase the gar
rSon of Rome.
Recent letters from Spain seem to indicate that
prosperity is reviving III that country, despite the
late troubles. The good effects OF the mortmain
and church property procedure have already mani
tested Themselves. The recent forced loan was
saws Madrid letter of the 10th September nearly
all taken by voluntary subscription At the .aIe of
the church property, the real estate, &c, brought
from three to four times the prices which have been
anticipated
The Giornale dcIle due Sicile states that the i'm
mense quantities Of grapes to be during the
present harvest all the public roads, decisiycy
prove that the grape maady has this year failed in
its effects and that the utility of the application
| of sulphur as a remedy has at length been estab-
lished.
An American gentleman on his tour through Con-
nemara, stopping at Carr's Hotel, Clifden took a
fancy to the kitchcnmaid of that hotel, and he at
once said she should be his wife. When the matter
was communicated TO Mr.. Carr, he got the matter
arranged On Tuesday, the bride and Bridegroom,
with Mr.. John Carr and Miss Bridget Bourke as
their friends went to the parish chapel, and the
bridegroom Mr. Murray, was there united to Nancy
Joyce in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev. 7.
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