The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-21
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

the Pacific on the lst, aad the Asia on the I'd.
Enoland.-Mr. Marley, he electrician of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, expresses comb
dence that his estimates OF the distance of the
faults in the cable will be foul;d about correct.
Telegraph shares had ADVANCED to G38O ca
s42O.
A Mr.. Rowett had offered to lay rope
covered with electric wire between Valentia
and Newfoundland, for the sum of fl82, 900. I
The official revenue returns show a decrease
on The quarter of fl,7l8,0D0; on the half year,
of f2,720, 600; and on tie year, G6,0l7,0 900.
The decrease is more than accounted for by the
reduction in the income tax, amounting to
Ell, 100000, 30 that there w. IS an actual increase
on the years revenue, as sonsrasted with last
year, of Ell ,8s3, 600.
The grain crops in the middle counties of
Ireland have been harvested in fine condition.
The ships Sultan and Ocean Chief have
reached Liverpool, with $4,000 sterling in
gold, from Australia. y
Alderman DIV. Wire Sad been elected by
the Common Council Lord Mayors of London
for the ensuing year.
France.-Napoleon has returned from Bran
itz, and was about to visit the Chalons camp.
The fortress at Vincennes is to be enlarged.
Eighty millions of francs are needed to COM
plete Cherbourg.
gGished reception from the Emperor Alexander.
grand review took pla ,e on the lst inst at
Paris, in presence of the Emperor and Empress.
The troops consisted of t, N battalions of the
Imperial Guard, amounting to 5000 men.
Their Msjesties we're rece we'd with great en-
ttfdsiasm, both by the military aid the people.
The MOniteur contains decree extending to
the 30th of September, nezt year, the decree of
September, 1857, relative TO the importation of
foreign grain.
Mr.. Morphy, the American chess-player, had
been astonishing the Parsians by repeating his
, extraordinary performance of playing eight
games with eight separate players at one and
the same time, without seeing the boards. Mr..
Morphy won six of the games, and the other
two we're drawn. The play lasted for ten hours,
slightest refreshment and at the conclusion he
did not appear to be much fatigued.
Spain.-The Spanish elections were expected
to be stormy. There were rumors of minis
terial crisis, but they had been contradicted.
The Spanish Government has sanctioned the
Importation of cotton seed into Cuba.
Ausfria.-The Swiss Federal Council had
complained at Vienna against the violation of
the Swiss territory by Austrian custom-house
officials.
The negotiations between t,e Holy See and
the Grand Duchy of Baden fora concordat had
been broken off,
The Holstein troops lately encamped near
Rendsbsrg, for the purpose of federal military
inspection, had been transported back to the
Danish island of Seeland. Many precautions
were taken by the Danish authorities, for fear
of a renewal of demonstrat ons of German sym
pathies. Before the troops left the camp, lith-
ographed slips of paper w,re scattered about,
containing appeals for = United Schleswig-
Holstein and Free Germany" Pamphlets
were slso In circulation from democratic
propaganda.
The following is translated from letter da.
ted Madrid, September 2lAt. 1t confirms the
report that the Spanish Cabinet are determined
to act energetically against Mexico:
In the early part of October, four ships of
war, belonging to the squadron of Gallicia, will
depart for the waters OF Cuos, two of them be-.
ing the Petroailla and the Isabella Catolica.
They, and the transports accompanying them,
will carry 5000 soldiers of all arms, with con-
siderable war material, des.ined for the Antil-
| les.
| :" 1t is designed to have OF Havana a consid-
cradle squadron and a disposable force of
| l2,000 men, destined to compel satisfaction
from the Mexican Republic. The trip of the
Minister of Marine to Cadiz was principally
with a view To prepare maritime reinforcements
destined for the Gulf of Mexico"
| M. Theophile Gautier has Just published in
Paris cleverly written treatise, called La
Mode, for ming little book about five or six
inches square, containing only just thirty-three
| pages, each page being of only dozen lines
coquettishly framed in wide viii margins, and
bordered by one small streak of red. In this
little volume, M. Gauter raises his voice in
favor of pain. With he instinct of harmony
which characterizes them, women" observes he
have felt that between their dazzling conven-
tional dress, between Ia CRANE; toilette and their
own pain beauty of face and feature, (unas-
sisted, y there was a dissonancs, the whtish skin
looking grayish by the side of their shining
moires and satins they have done as painters
do in order TO harmonic the various shades OF
complexion and draperies; they have under
taken to whten the skin nature gave them, till
it should be in keeping with the masses of rich
white stuffs whereby they enshroud their per
sons" When once this necessity Of applying
white to the female skin has been admitted, the
rest follows: the white is too white, o tinge OF
rose color on the cheeks relieves it, and deli.
cate streak of black under the eye lashes gives
brilliancy to the eye; and in this wise we are
brought t. the apology OF paint.
Another Princess, after the fashion set BY
the Princess Belgioioso, is set in the ranks OF
the journalists. La Gazette de Paris prints a
letter from Beranger all about Madame Bona
parties (Wise's) daughter, the Princess de
Solmes, who now edits at AK en- Ssvoye q
weekly pap.r called Matinee dAir. She ap
pears to have been a tavorite of Chateaubriand
and Madame Ricamier Beranger describes
her as at bis house making coffee for Lamen
a~1 a. L., l. a
brilliancy of her wit. The interest he takes in
her is on account of her grandfather, Lucier
Bonaparte, who was his earliest patron and
benetactor. There is no printing press at AK
lin which it resembles Dungarvan,) and the
"copy" is struck off at CRANBERRY but the
| Mdtinees receive contributions from Victor
Hugo, Louis Blanc, General Klapks, Ponsard
Alphonse Kabb, Lamartine, and Princess Bel
gioioso.
The bullion in the Bank of France now stand.
at about $l20, 100000, a far higher sum thar
was ever before held by that establishment, and
more than 100000 in excess of the larges
total ever collected in the Bank of England
At the commencement of Me present year, the
Bank of France held less than $4,000, 600, and
the influx in nine months has therefore beer
$70,0O0,0OO. At the Bank of England, the
total at the beginning of the year was
S53 500 600, and tits now more than $95, 600, 900
The highest sum it ever possessed wa.
$lll,0O0,OOO, in July, 1852.
Mr.. Morphy in Paris.
The extraordinary feat of playing eight games
at the same time without seeing the board, was
performed on Monday, at the Cate de Ia Re
gence, by Mr.. Morphy; the young American
player. The portion of the Cafe de Ia Regenct
more particularly appropriated to the use o.