The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-28
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THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE DAM
RJAN DpJNHJDA


are to be abolished and the taxes supported in fair
proportion, by all classes Of the community: prop
erty is to be the basis of all representation: the
Prlnclpalities independence the Orte as regards
internal government, is sOemnlv established; the
Hospodars will be elected for life by the Legislative
Assembly. These assemblies will consist of nearly
eigntv members in each principality.
There will be three electoral colleges. The col
iege OF the great proprietors, having revenue of
lOOO ducats derived from land, will elect two depu-
ties per district. The college of small proprietors
having 100 ducats (about fI5 sterlingl of revenue
Will elect one deputy per district but by process
OF donole election, that is to say the 100 ducat
electors Will choose electors who must have 300
ducats revenue, and these will elect the deputy
The college of urban proprietOrs having a capital
| OF 5000 ducats as qualification, either in houses
merchandise, or funds, will elect one deputy per
town. Bucharest will send three deputies Crai0va
and Braila two each. TO be eligible as hospodars it
Is necessary to be 50 years of age, to have 5000
ducats revenue in land, to have held high office for
ten years, or to have been member of a general
assembly-the last assembly not counting"
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
SCoTLAND.-The North British Agricuitmist of
Wednesday, sAys:-'The weather continues inva-
riaDle; showers occurring generally during the
night. In some instances the opening of the
sheaves has been found necessary, and some dam
age has been sustained, but not to any extent nor
has 1t been general. The temperature has now de-
clIncd several degrees, particularly during the
night; this has checked any tendency to sprout and
has apparently also stayed the progress of the DO
tato blight The haulms arenow partially brown
ed ana Shrlyeiled, the tubers remaining compare
lively sound The cutting of the cereal crops has
been vigorously pushed, few Interruptions from the
weather being experienced.
Gas harvest operations advance a higher estimate
Is formed OF the crop. ThreShng has been only
very partial, but any trials made bear out the
high estimate we have previously Indicated
lRELtND.-The weather for the past week has
been, upon the whole, favorable; but in some To-
caltles more rain has fallen than could be desirable,
consequently some accnunts-especially from the
northern counties-speak in less guine terms
than previouily of the prospects of the harvest
From the west the reports OF the most Satisac-
tory character. The Galway Vindicator gives
glowing account of the prospects of plenty in that
quarter
Brussels letter says: The so called "Niracle of
Lourdes" sa''rsed by the Debdts in a recent arti-
cle has led to curious contest, in which the pro-
fame Customs department of Belgium is the princi-
pal actor. Smdry persons in this country, placing
perfect faith in the miraculous qualities of the
Virgins spring at Lourdes, ordered and received
supplies. Hearing of this, some Pyrenean specula-
tor thought he might turn this credulitv to good
account, so he despatched a considerable number of
bottles to a Brussels commissioner with declaTa-
tOn describing the contents to be ''heang waters"
The hampers searched the frontier CusOmS-oilicc in
safety, but were not permitted to pass until the
tariff duties on all mineral nor medicinal waters
should be paid. In vain the agent demonstrated,
and claimed exemption by asserting that the waters
were neither mineral medicinal, but the pure
element endowed by Divine grace with universal
healing properties This having effect upon the
unbelieving Customs officers, who insisted that heal
ing waters must be medicinal the duties of mineral
waters paid under protest, and the matter
ferred, through the French legation, to the Minister
of Finance. SO the latter is placed in the awkward
position of having to decide whether water declared
to possess healing and thence medicinal qualities,
through the Virgins agency, be or be not subject to
ment at this place among ali but the confirmed
cericals.
The European Times says Affairs are in a very
unsatisfactory state throughout Turkey, and al
though we are told that much of the unfavorable
news now stirring relative to the state of things
there must be received with caution. inasmuch as
it comes through Greek channels, and is therefore
tainted enough remains after this very liberal dis
count to show that that country is rapidly tumb
ling to pieces, and the prophecy about the ''Sick
man." which the Emperor Nicholas communicated
to Sir Hamilton Seymour, four or five years back,
is on the Of being realised. At Jerusalem fears
are entertained that the terrible massacre at Jeddah
will be rc-cnacted there.
The Mahomedan subjects of the Sultan labor
der the delusOn that he is bctrayng the of
Isamism, and hence their hatred of their ruler,
and their anger at the Christians. Mr.. John
Bright's organ in the metropolitan press, alludng
to the impending crisis, declares that it behovcs
the european powers to settle beforehand what
is to be done with the sick mans property-whcth-
the Turks are to be driven across the BOsphOrus
If they are, what new power is to take their places
if not whether the preponderance is to be given to
them or to the Christians. The whole affair is a
melancholy commentary on a war which cost Eng
land one hundred millions sterling and fifty thou
sand lives and France nearly as much treasure and
still more men.
serious pickering between church and State is
going on in Switzerland. The federal council at
Berne having over and over again protested that
no Austrian clerical tunctonary should exercise
any influence within the territory Of that republic,
and having intmated to the nuncio that no ecclesi
astical mandates issued from Como should have any
authority or effect within the cantons of TicinO
and GriSons, in despite Of this unanimous vote of
the Diet, an Italian, MOnsignOr MarZonati, has
titled his nomination to that see and his intention
to rule and govern within the precincts of the Hell
vctc commonwealth. The Diet has repudated the
Austrian nominee and the two cantOns are resOlute
in their refusal to be dragooned.
THE VINTAGE II PoRTrGAL.-The accounts of the
coming vintage are still favorable ant. as we are
lust upon the time when the grapes are gathered,
we may safely calculate upon the result There is
little doubt that the yield this year will be fully
half of what it has usually been before the appear
ance of the disease. This shows that the oidium is
gradually disappearing, and that Portugal will
again resume her old position a wine producing
country. The scarcity of wine has had very dis
astrous effect upon the commerce Of the country,
and has also told severely upon the revenue whilst
at the same time the poorer classes have suffered
them may be considered necessary Of life.
1t is very confidently rumored in ecclesiastical cir
cles that Lord John BeresOrd intends resigning the
ArchbishOpriC of Armagh, and that in all proba-
bility he will be succeeded by the Rev. Dr. Singer,
Bishop of Meath, who is one of the leaders of the
evangelical party in ireland. The archbishop was
born in l773 and is consequently IS years of age.
He was consecratcd Bishop of Cork in 1906, trans
lated to Raphoe in 1907 to COgher in 1909, to the
Archbishopric of Dublin in 1920, and to Armagh in
i e Al,
400, and the archbishop has Sc liyings in his gift
ErenRg Herald.
EXCAvATGoNs NEAR RoNE.-Sir Charles Eastlakc
writes to the BHHicr an account of some important
excavations which. have been recently made in the
neighbOrhood of Rome. Several interesting irag-
ments have been thrown up; portion of the old
Roman road Via Latna) uncovered, and a most
interesting tomb, consisting of sevc al chambers
highly o: namentcd, containing sarcophagi, &c,
has been discovered. The remains OF an early
Christian basiica have also been disclosed and the
general impression seems to be that what has
hitherto been discovered only forms small portion
of "paga" village, Of which the most part still
remains to be disintcrrcd.
SUICIDE IN BUNDELCUND.-An Indian paper gives
currency to the reported prevalence of suicide in
Bundccund. Some of the instances are very curl
Gus. A woman flung herself into a we'll because
the iron bucket fell in with which she was drawing
water. Another killed herself because her sick
husband asked her to cook some bread at an early
hour in the morning. and a third because camel
browsed on her pet ncem tree A pigeon-fyer COM
mitted suicide on account of his pigeons flying per-
verselv and not obcyng his call; while another man
DESTROYED himself from grief at the loss OF four ru
pees which had dropped out of his kumurbund, or
A curious archaeological discovery was r.ade by
one of the conycts at work in the shaft which has
been sunk at Torrelaguna in Spain. At 33 feet be-
low the surface of the deepest part of the valley
heavy copper sword, hatchet, and other weapons
have been found and which, according to the
learned, are said to be of Celtic origin.
Statues to the two eminent statesmen, Prince
and Baron de Stein. who powerfully
contributed to the Prosperity of Prussia are to be
erected in Berlin. This honor has never yet been
paid except to sovereigns or to generals.
The subscription for a monument and a scholar
ship at the Charter House, in honor of General
Havelock, and of the other old Carthusians, who
the sum Of $500.
A valuable and prolific bed of the mineral sub
stance requisite for the manufacture of porcelain
has been discovered the banks of Lough Erne,
above Castle-caldwel, ireland.
General Patrick Maurice M'Mahon has been ga
Zetted COmmander-in-Chef Of the French military
and naval forces in Algeria.
It is stated in the German journals that the ladies
of the Court of Wurtemburg have resolved no
longer to wear crinone.
An interesting work by NJ. Jules Jann entitled
"'Mademosclle Rachel ct la Tragedie," will shortly
be published.
A mine of iron ore has been discovered on the
of the Messrs. Walker, of Tullygirvan,
Ireland.