The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-13

Mr.. Charles Dickens Is even more popular in the
provinces than in London. He commenced a series
of readings at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, on
Wednesday evening, when upwards of 200 persons
were present.-The Emperor Napoleon, on the
occasion of his recent ete, granted l24l pardons,
combinations Of punishment. to l.020 persons
condemned for crimes. and 22l condemned for Of
fences. At Brest on the prayer of the Empress, he
granted pardon to five prisoners, one of them the
mother of five children.-At Rome, short time
ago, a mischievous boy, amused at the vast crinO-
line worn by lady, contrived to set fire to it she
crossing the Piazza della Carrette. The poor
lady dreadfully burned, and expired the
next day The Baby of France, Louis Ma
poleon's son, hitherto full private in the lst
Regiment of the Grenader Guards, was BY an
order of the day from the colonel, on the eve
of Napoleon's birthday promoted to be corporal in
the said regiment, and toddles in the park of SIT
Cloud in the uniform of his new rank. France must
must be happy now; she has her 'little corporal"
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, shas pardoned
William Craft, who sentenced to six months
hard labor for kissing lady at Swanage. Lucky
for Craft that England is governed by woman.-
There is talk of expedition against Mad
agascar by combined English and French
force, to punish the piracies of which the savages
of that island have been guilty. Nothing is yet
positively decided, but the necessity of some
such measure is recogniZed.-A German paper
says the quickest rate of locomotion, after the
electric spark, light, sound, and cannon balls, is
ascertaned to be the fight of a swallow. One of
these birds liberated at Ghent. made its way to its
nest at Antwerp in twelve minutes and half, going
at the rate of four miles and half minute
The zeal Of the French police is enormous. One of
the correspondents of the Horping POST appointed
to chronicle the tour of the Emperor was arrested
at Aurav, because one of his Christian names was
Bernard. He was kept a prisoner for twenty-tour
hours and then released without word of expla-
tion.-M. Poitevin, the intrepid 1ronaut, whose
cursions on ho setback caused much excitement
in London. has met the fate of several of his prede
cessors. He fell into the near Malaga, when de-
scending with his balloon, and was drowned.
The JENA JUBILEE.-German papers by the Afri-
ca contain reports of the proceedings in Jena on the
18th and 10th of August the first two DAYS of the
celebration of the third centennial anniversary of
the University. The town was literally crowded
with the alumni of old Jena, and was decked in hol-
dav attire, every house being tast6tuly decorated
with garlands, appropriate devices and emblems
flags and transparcncies, while here and there the
eve rested upon the names Of eminent Germans of
the last three centurics-irom Luther and Mclanc-
thOn to Schiller and Goethe, and Luken and Hum
boldt At last accounts, Humboldt had not made
his appearance, but was remembered in toast by
Bnckh of Berlin. Ernst Moritz Arndt was likewise
absent
Corroy IN Arn1cA-The efforts which England
has hitherto made with Indifferent success, to cul-
tvate cotton in India are apparently about to be
transferred to Africa 1t is asserted that Central
Africa is well adapted to the culture of cotton; that
the plant is perennial there, and requires less labor
than in the Southern States of America, that
large oantities are already produced, and every
wear the exports are increasing The ". Y. Er-
press, which has seen some very excellent speci-
mems of this cotton says that the attention OF the
free negroes in the North has been turned to this
method of acquiring wealth for themselves. A
company has been formed called the "Atrican Ex-
pedition Company" with this object in view. The
idea has gained ground so fast among them, that
it has been deemed proper to form committee in
New York to cooperate with those in Canada, at
the West and North, who have inaugurated this
movement The committee is in process of forma-
ton. and when the Inauguration is matured will
fully develope its views and aims.
THE ISLAND OF NAyAsA.-A commercial cor res
popdcnt writes from Portau-Prince under date of
the 10Th ult. that ''twO American men-ofwar are
at this place on the Navasa Is and affair. Nothing
is yet decided. The commander of the Saratoga
has declared to the government that he has been
sent to protect the mcricans on Nayasa, and that
if the Havtian Cover nment has any recamations to
make the subject, 1T must address itself to the
government at Washington"
OF course this may be considered a fair invitation
to send Haytien envoy to Washington.-N. Y
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