The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-24
FOREIGN MISCELLANY

IHE DUELIING MANIA.-Ihe Vienna correspond
ent of the Brussels Independence writes 1.-THE du-
Cling fever here appears to have become epidemic
Some cavalry officers have met in this way during
the last few days; but what do you think of the fol-
lowing Two young men of Lemberg wished to
fight but in order to escape the dsapreeabe conse-
quences which the death of one entails upon the
other, they resolved to draw lots asto which of the
two should kill himsef He whom fate favored
was to quit the city, recalling in letter to his adj
Versary the terms of their agreement and actually
the unhappy young man, obedient to the exigencies
OF mistaken honor, did not fail to blow out his brains
on the day and the hour fixed.''
SERF EMANCIPATION IN RUssA.-The ST. Peters
burg Gazette publishes ukase comforting without
delay several important privileges on the peasants
belonging to the apanages assigned to the princes
OF the reigning family. Those prerogatives render
them almost free men. They can now purchase
and sell landed property on their account;
ry on civil prosecutions; can dispose of their prop
erty by WILL and have facilities of entering into
the classes of traders and burgesses Imperial re-
scripts have been sent to the noSlemen of the Gov
ernments of Orenbourg and Kalonga, granting
them permission to form emancipation committees
in those provinces.
concluded between the Treasury, and the Red Sea
Telegraph Company for the establishment of tele-
graphic line from Alexandria to Alden, down the
Red Sea, and thence to Kurrachee, following the
line of coast of South Arabia. The cost is not to
exceed 100000. The Government guarantees AZ
per cent. contract for submarine cables has been
entered into with Messrs. Newall on such terms as
will leave surplus of $4,000
The PLAGUE.-In letter from Constantinople we
read-"The last accounts from Bengazi leave no
doubt about the nature of the epidemic which has
broken out there-it is the plague. The most
stringent regulations have been introduced at the
quarantine here in consequence and the whole es-
Enlistment which had quite fallen into desuetude,
has been recognized, that it may be confidently
expected that the other parts of the empire will be
spared this indiction.''
FoUNDERING OF TWELVE VESSELS AND Loss OF
LlFE.-The advices received at Lloyd's on Saturday,
the 3lst, and the preceding day, brought numer-
Gus list of casualties which happened during the
recent heavy gale from the W.N.W. Upwards OF
dozen vessels foundered in the North Sea, some
with the loss, it believed of all hands, The Dutch
and Danish coasts appear to have suffered severely
and the mails of Saturday, from the various ports,
announce serious destruction of property. sad
number of mishaps are also recorded to have oc-
Cured on the northeast coast.
EMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDoM-40 ,96l
persons sailed from the ports of the United Kingdom
at which there are Government emigration agents.
After distributing proportionably 1854 of undis-
tngushed birthplace, it appears that $3.50 were of
foreign, while 20027 were of Irish ATOP of Scotch
and IA, 1852 of English origin. OF the English emf,
grants, 5,l7 sailed to the Australian colonies 543
to the North American colonies 6,21s to the United
States, and IA to other places. The emigration is
still decreasing; it at the rate of 157 daily from
England and Wales. 429 daily from the inhabitants
of the United Kingdom. In the spring quarter OF
1852, six years ago, 1873 of the people emigrated
daily.-Registrdrs Quarterly Return.