The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-05-21
Interesting Foreign Items.
Cardinal Wisemau has been deIiverin,

Cardinal Wiseman has been delivering 10
a large audience in London lecture on the
effect OF words on thought and civilization.
The Cardinal resides in very unpre,e nding
residence in Golden square, where on every
Tuesday evening he has reception, or rath-
er Ievee, of the young Roman Catholic no.
bilily, gentry, and many of the priesthood -
By his own co-religionisls he is treated with
intense veneraion, all, even IN mixed COM
panies, falling on one knee and kissing his
hand when he enters la person, he is Of
enormous bulk and proportions, and bis coun.
tenance is dark and swaihy. Ia manner T, he
is most unctuous and oily, and has all the
Celtic fattery and the desire 10 please. Some
short time since there were rumors of his
translation 10 high Office in Rome, which
probably we're thrown out to dissipa'e the
feelings of bitterness entertained against him
by the people Of England since the period of
the celebrated Bull, but he ia far too efficient
an agent Of Rome 10 be lightly Withdrawn
from a field in which he has been 40 sue
cessfnl '.#
Lord Clarendon has refused Marqusate,
and doubtless in SO doing has acted wisely
and well. An old Earl, especially one with
a high historic name, ranks far abave young
Marquis. With a change Of titles often comes
a change of luck. Pulteney, celebrated as
Pulteney, was despised and disregarded as
Lord Bath. So sensible was Peel of this,
that he Lot only refused title himself, bu,
LEFT special entreaty to his family in his
will never 10 part with tha name round which
he had thrown distinction. We hardly re-
member single person of late years who
has maintained his House of Commons fame
in the Lords. Lord Glenelg as Charles Grant,
aud Lord Brougham as Cam Hobhouse, were
both celebrated in The Lower Chamber, and
unhea:d Of in their tfansplanted sphere.
Prince Oscar, of Sweden, is expected i'm
medatsly 10 England, on a filtration trip, 10
WOO the hand Of Princess Mary of Cam
bridge, sister Of the present Duke Of Cam.
bridge, and first cousin of England's Queen.
The Princess Mary is young, and the fairest
of all The females of the English Guelphs-
She is tall and of fiue figure, like her moth
er, with proiusion Of brown hair, and a
very joyous, ingenious expression. With
this last match all the Cambridges will be
welded but the Duke, who lives after the
fashion of his uncle, William the Fourth,
with beautiful actress, Miss Fairbro,her,
by whom he has five children, and lor whom
he cherishes an UNIV avering love. The for
tune of the Princess Mary is somewhere
about that of fashionable Fifth Avenue
belle, three thousand pounds yea:.
The peace rejoicings IN England appear to
be regarded as a very hollow joy. They are
10 consist chiefly of a review in Hyde Park
Of The household troops, always tame, stu.
pd pageant, and a huge display of fireworks
in the evening. On the peace of 1915
the event was celebrated with far create
pomp and circumstance, but then Englant
had all the "glorie," whereas now. more
perhaps, from misfortune than fault, she
prestige.
Palmer's (ihe poisoner's) trial is fixed 70
some day shortly after the l4lh of May
The prosecuting bar consists of the Altorne,
General, Sir A. Cockburn, Sir Fred Thessi
ger, and MIR. Edwin James. Mr. Balantyne
a good criminal lawyer, conducts the 90
ience. Sir Fhzray Kelly was applied to, 5u
demanded one thousand pounds, which wa
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