The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-08
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

THE EMPRESS AND THE ITALIAN PoET.-A Pied
montese writer, the Chevaler Pratt, who addressed
some verses to the Empress Eugene, offering his
congratulations her escape on the l4th January,
has just been presented by her Majesty with hamd
snuff-box, ornamented with diamonds; The
Empress accompanied the present with the 1olowlng
letter. dated from the Tuilleries, list May:-Mon-
sieur-The ladies of Turin, in offering me some How
ers with their congratulations on the occasion of an
unhappy event, accompanied them with some verses
of your composition. This was happy idea on
their part for your talent gave to these flowers
additional value. The Emperor and myself have
been gratiied by the expression of your sympathy.
sincerely thank you for them, and beg your ac-
ceptance, trifing proof of my satisfaction, of
the souvenir which accompanies this letter.
EUGENE.
to record the death of Lieutenant &. w. Haveock.
of the Ghoorka Regiment, nephew to the late Major
General Haveock He belonged to Sir f. Lugard S
column, which marched to the support of Azimghur
some short time ago. 1t appears that on marching
out of Jaunpore, large body of rebels were on the
qni rire to attack Sir Edward in the rear on his
approach to Azimghur. This caused the Colonel to
alter his plans, and compelled him before proceeding
farther to dispense this body, and while hunting up
these fellows poor Lieutenant Haveock was shot
from a hut in an obscure village. Havelock was at
Goruckpore and Azimghur at the time of the mu-
tiny of the 18th lrregulars, of which he adiu-
tant. Subsequently he went up as volunteer with his
uncle, and has been before Lucknow ever since.
His fate is deplored by all who knew him.. His re,
mains were brought into Jaunpore ana buried
there.-Delhi Gazette, April IL.
DISTRESS AMONG THE CLERGY IN ENGLAND.-The
Rev. w. c. Jervs, secretary to the clerical fund,
tells an awful story about the distress of the work
ing clergy in England. Four hundred of these poor
fellows, known to Mr.. Jervis, in one year applied
for any sort of relief-money, clothes or food. The
Bishop of Sodor and Mann states that the poverty
of his clergy is great that fresh meat is luxury
to them and another Bishop lately stated that he
knew many clergymen in his diocese who together
ia kh.,,u
The Rev. G. Radcliffe recently sentenced to ten
years penal servitude for forgery, had wretched
Giving
Lord Brougham closed the winter season of
Cannes on the 9th of May by grand masked ball
at Villa Eleonore, attended by all the colony. The
Toulon paper, in chroncling the affair, is full of
the cX-Chancellor's praise
Advces from Naples of the 18th ultimo, mention
that the government has published As notes and
dispatches which have been exchanged between the
government of the Two Sciies and that of Sardinia
on the subject of the Cagliari.
Iii positively affirmed, says the Gazettede France
that NJ. Thouvenal has again applied to the Turk
ish government for its authorization to thoroughly
repair at the expense of France, the church of the
Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
The French Government has informed the direct
ors of the theatres of Paris that orders have been
given to the theatrical not to tolerate any
longer the use of slang terms vulgar language in
plays and vaudevilles.
1t is rumored that Mr.. John Walter, of the Times,
the member for Nottingham, is about to resign his
seat and that the electors have already been COM
muncation with Mr.. Edwin James, Q. c., who has
expressed his readiness to stand for the borough.
The docks at Cherbourg are capable of re-
ceiying entire fleet, which will be quite safe from
an enemys fire at the greatest distance at which it
has been ever known to take effect.
At general meeting lately held at Vienna of
the shareholders of the Northern of Austria Rail
way Company it was decided that a dividend of 20
tlorins per share (neary per cent should be
distributed.
The NoureUe Gazette de PruSsc savs:--"We learn,
upon good authority that the ecclesiastical affairs
of the protestants of Hungary are duly regulated,
and that the necessary authorization has been given
them to hold synod.
England, France, and Piedmont have decided on
the appointment Of an international commission to
examine the plans of the works to be executed at
the mouths of the Danube.
Russian agents are said to be very actively en-
ployed in the Slavonic provinces in Turkey in pre-
pairing the people for general instruction.
The bethrothal of Prince Ernest of Leiningen and
the Princess Mary of Baden was soemnly celebrated
at the palace of Carlsruhe on the 10th.