The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-24

ENGLAND ANDAHE IoNIAN IsLANDs.-Mr. Gladstone,
who for some time has been looked forward to as
the coming man, has quite unexpectedly taken Of
fee under the present government lie has ac-
cepted the appointment of Lord High Commissioner
Extraordinary of the IOniau Islands. 1t appears
that the Greeks have in these islands followed the
religion of the Greek Church, and they speak the
Greek language. Since the PrOtectOrate has been
established there they have displayed the greatest
possible antipathy to British rule. Scenes of hos
tility and violence have been enacted in the Senate
which has invariably led to its abrupt closing, and
the Queens name has been insulted under the pos
session of a freedom which is stated to have been
scandalously abused. 4 great desire has been
evinced by the British government to arrive at the
true facts of the case and Mr. Gladstone has, there
fore, been appointed to proceed to Corfu and in
uure into the matter, that exact information NAV
be communicated to the government. If the Ioni-
ans are entitled to redress it will be accorded to
them but if their hostility and violence spring out
of unfounded causes, very summary proceedings
will be taken with those who have rendered them
selves conspicuous y obnoxious to the British Pro
tectorate, pour les cncourGger les dUtreS. Mr. Glad
stone is already on his way. He is expected to
reach Trieste to-day whence a steamer specially
detached from the Mediterranean fleet will bear
him to his destination and the scene of his new
labors.-Corr. North American, Nor. 5h.
NAPA Co., CAL.-In point of natural curiosities
and material resources the county of Napa, in the
State OF California is probably equalled by nc
other county OF similar extent of territory in the
world In one portion oft is collection of springs
covering space of several acres which have
temperature sufficiently high to boil eggs in eight
minutes, and make tea in the space of three minutes
The water is slightly impregnated with alkali, and
has wonderful faculty of cleaning the skin The
baths are much sought for. Twenty-Five miles from
these springs, high up in the mountains are the re-
markable geysers, surrounded by wild romantic
scenery of a volcanic nature. Not far distant are
some recently discovered borax lakes; the largest
about two hundred acres in extent The waters
are strongly impregnated with borax, and are sup
posed to contain quantities sufficient to supply the
world.
From this lake, mile north, is a sulphur bank
covering over thirty acres, and thirty feet thcN,
sufficiently pure for all purposes The Import@ance @
OF these two latter discoveries NAV be inferred rom
the fact that the annual importation OF brluStohe
from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic states @
amounts to 100000 lbs, worth Sl54,O sixteen
miles from Napa city is a collection o1 sulphur
springs, which are much resorted to Tor meSIcai M
purposes. Cocbineal, similar to that found IN Mex
leo and Brazil, has recently been found IN iarg e
quantities, and immense beds of volcanic glass nave
been discovered in the vicinity of Clear Lake ahu
other parts OF the country. In addition to all these
advantages, the soil in the valley at Napa river Is
almost perfect, rendering the county one oil the Eden
| spots of California.