The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-27

FINE AETs.-Casts of the following pieces of sta
tuary have been added to the collection Of the BOs
ton Athen2um The Barberin Faun, the Mercury
OF the Vatican, the Mcnander OF the Vatican, the
Dying Gladiator, the Colossus of the Qurinal, the
statue to which the name Of Demosthenes has been
given, of which the bust is often engraved Senus
and Bacchus, and Marcus Aurelius. The Adccrtisey
says: 'Mr. Cabot has also purchased for the the
neum valuable additions to its stores of enprav-
ngs. There is a charming portfolio of line cngray-
ings OF Eataele's trescoes in the Farnesua Palace
the charming series which illustrates the wedding of
Psyche magnificent portfolio of prints from Mi
chael Angelo and six folio volumes of good i'm
prcssions Of Cannas engravings of the buildings Of
Ancient Rome"
The statue of Henry Clay, designed to be placed
on Canal street, in New Orleans, was finished in
plaster several weeks ago by the sculptor appointed
by the Clay Monumental Association. Joel T. Hart
young kentuckian residing in Florence. The
model now goes to Munich, to be cast in bronze by
NJ. Muller. The statue of James Otis designed by
the Trustees of Mount Auburn to symbolic the
second period in the history of this country has az
rived at Boston in the ship Maabar. 'The figure
is IN standing posture, and will be placed in the
/ northwest niche of Mount Auburn Chapel in the
course OF next week. This statue is from the chscl
of Crawford
THE TELEGRArH.-An official address to the Gov
ernor of Ceylon to the Legislative Council contains
the annexed paragraph to the workings of the
Cable, &c, in and near India
The electric telegraph is open as far as Handy,
and will reach Manear by the end of October. The
cable, which is to connect Cevlon with India and
to make Gale the port of call for vessels engaged
in the Indian trade, is already deposited ut the
Paumben Straits, and ready to be carried across
them as soon as the weather will permit. The
survey of Gale harbor is rapidly advancing, and |
hope to be able to communicate to you the results
in the course of the session. The pearl fishery
under the able superintendent Of Mr.. Yane, has
ordinary resources of the colony, the receipts being
ga. l2O after Is days fishing, which produced 1G,
1924 oysters.
The IsrHMus OF sUEz CANAL.-It may not be I'M
interesting to our readers to know, that in the
course OF November next general meeting will be
held in Paris for the purposes of establishing a
company for finally carrying out the project of the
lsthmrs OF Suez Canal. The capital has we under
stand, been nearly all subscribed in the following
proportions:
Ills Iighness the viceroy of Egypt, e1, $780, oo
Turkey, Egypt, and Syria, $4,000
France, 100000
Austria and Lombard Venetian, 100000
Russia, 100000
North of Germany, Sweden, Denmark, '''
Hanseatic Towns, Prussia, Switzer-
land, Holland and Belgium, G00,000
Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, 100000
United States of America, 100000
Leaving the portion reserved for Eng
land, 100000
Total, GS.000,O00
The whole capital to be represented by 100000
shares of f20 each.
We believe that it is not intended to make for
nal call for money in this country, but, to avoid it
being said that there exists the part of the pro
motors any desire to exclude England from any
share in it, and in order to comply with the cX-
pressed wishes of the Niceroy of Egypt, we under
stand that applications for shares can now be made
at the Office Of Messrs. LANCE, Brothers & Co.. I3
Mark Lane, London, the authorized agents and re-
representatives. here.
The land conceded to the company by the yiceroy
of Egypt in perpetuity, is very important feature
and we understood that it amounts to not less than
32O,0 acres. The promoters confident that
from the foliage of ships alone, without taking 9TH
err sources into consideration, they will, indepen-
IDENTIFY of the interest of per cent, obtain very
large returns, and expect, in two years. to estab-
18th communication sufficient to allow nne-tenths
Of the present sized vessels to pass and that conse
quently, with two-thrds of the capital they will
obtain important revenues previous to the compile
ton of the projected works.-Earopeaa Times.
ONO CONGRESSIONAL NONINATIONs-The Sandus-