The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-03
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Congress and the Emperor of the French declares
that he will not dismiss single man until the Con
s,,ess mas met. The French Government would not
ooec. 10 accept the Austrian proposition sin prin-
SJiPle, IL thls cabinet would leave the question of
disarmament to be settled by the Congress but
Souht Buol has received positve ordars from biS
| oooSereiSh not to make any further concessions
| ohe OF the mediating Powers is said TO have com
tar fu T " tLe ehIcanery" of the Austrian Minis
Ter lot torelgn Affairs but the renort cannot he
tFue as IL Is notorious fact that he has from tb
very commencement of the negotiations d;sniaraS
the utmost candor and good faith. "Tbe onIvv waI
| founded charge which can be made AGAINST O.
Buol, says a German dipomatist 0is tht S
MS extreme anxiety to maintain peace has die
played less tirmness than he ought to have d. y
Inc OPINION above expressed is almost universal
here and the Minister for foreign affairs is gene
rally accused of being too submissive to the medat
ing Powers, who have displayed a fear Of the Fm
peror Napoleon which must necessarily encouraga
nm nm 10 perseVere in his aggressive policy. In
day or two the great question of the day is likely TO
enter into uew phase, for Prussia begins to ex-
hlolt SYMPTOMS of wish not to allow her interests
to be separated from those of Germany and Ans
trIa | cannot say that an alliance has already been
concluded between the two great German Powers
put negotiations to that end are certainly ponp on
1t Is whispered that 100000 Prussian soldiers will
soon be collected in the Rhenish provinces and that
austria mas offered to the Prince Regent of Prussia
tne supreme command of the Federal Armv A dis
tngulshed officer day or two since told me that
had IN one OF my recent letters greatly underrated
tue iorce which Austria, Prussia and Germany,
could on an emergency, bring into the field "Aus-
trla, said he, "can keep $50 600 men on foot Prus
sla 4OO,OOO, and the other German States about
2oOOO0 If we suppose that $50 900 men are in gar
rson, depot and hospital, Louis Nap oeon will still
have to cope with million well-armed men, whose
fathers proved to the First Emperor of tho Frercb
that they could fight well in good cause
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
The Museum of AmSterdano
recollected, was few weeks since robbed of the
celebrated picture of the "Hoy Family" bv
Adrian Wander VERT, painted in the wear Iii,
ana valued at Il, 900. Immediately on the discov-
cry OF the theft the authorities of Amsterdam adont
ed every means for discovering the lost picture by
teiegraphing the circumstances to all the capitals
IN Europe, and also by publishing full description
y, II, win an outline sketch of the group, in the
Dutch papers. Nothing, however, was hesrd of II
untlI a few days since when it was ascertained bv
the London police that a picture answering the
description OF that stolen had been offered for sale
at West-end picture establishment for 81 5no b
Two foreigners, man and a woman, but refused
IL was afterwards traced to another establishment
Where II l,5OO had again been asked but the narties
consented to take Fl, $50. The picture was identi
ned as the one stolen from the Amsterdam Nusapm.
and the man and woman were apprehendad bnt 90
no extradltion treaty exists between this country
and Holland they had to be discharged.
Another French ship, which had $50 "free negro
emigrants' on board has been the scene of a mas,
sacre. The brig Marie Angelique called on its Uav
rom NossrBe to Reunion, at the Bav of Baly, on
the western coast of Madagascar The "free ne
groes' addressed themselves to the native autbori-
ties there, in nsurrection. killed the ssranre
sentative" Ofthe French Government and ,,,onnndad
the second commander and two seamen The French
war-smP Cordellere hastened, on the news of these
events, from Mayotte to Bay, in order to take the
native authorities to account
Amongst the passengers who arrived at SoutborD
ton IN the India mail packet Ripon on the Afh
instant, was Major Harriott, whom no one on
board seemed to know. He was taken i'll at Malta
and died In Southampton two days after he landed
here. There was no clue as to who he was and
has relatives We're advertised for in the London
newspapers. His nephew saw the advertisement
ana al came TO southampton. The Major turned out
TO De one OF the Judges who presided at the trial of
the hng OF Delhi, and amongst his baggage was
property to the amount of G30,OO He was about
iortyeIght forty years OF age, and he has died worth
100000. ~
The salaries of the Roman Catholic bisbons and
chaplains in India are to be increased The former
are TO receive 500 rupees per month"; and the latter
are to receive $50 and 200 rupees instead of OOand
determined that there shall be a Roman Catholic
chaplain, with salary of $50 rupees per month at
every station where, though there may be no Eu
ropean regiment, "there shall be 100 Britsh-born
hOman Catholics, natives of Great Britain and Ire-
land resident and in the service of the Govern
ment Where there are two or more European
regiments at station, two priests are allowed;
where less than two, one.
satisfied with Marshal O'Donnell and that thnv arc
endeavoring to undermine his power as they nm
dermned that OF his five predecessors but that the
frlme Minister Is aware of these Vaccinations and
mas resolved to meet them, not with fresh submis-
slons to the church, but with muskets and mixes
and that, under pretence of regaline the Grand
Duke Constantine and the Queen with a sham FIGHT.
he has increased the garrison of Madrid from GOO0
to $1,000 men,
Atelegraphc despatch from Turin. dated the 1Ith.
says: Military stores are embarked INCREASINGLY
night and day at Trieste even Saints davs are not
allowed TO interfere with the operations. Shells
cannon, shot, biscuits, brandy flour oats wood
for the construction of pOntoons palisades barriers
IN word, the whole of the shore in the vicinity of
the railway has been appropriated by the govern
ment The steam mills of Trieste, Dunno and of
tlume are set to work to grind the corn destined
Tor the use OF the troops, to the total exclusion of
private stores"
At banquet which was given recently at Wen
na' Count Buol, in giving toast, emitted PRAYER
that God might protect the army" Baron Bruck
the Finance Minister, who has no great faith in
anything replied that he ierventy hoped this prav-
er would be heard, as the Austrian excheuuer could
not maintain the army.
The widow of Gen, Arthur O'Connor dauobtor
OF the Marquis de Condorcet, has died in retire
ment on her estate, in France, where she has been
inferred in privacy Her husband the Irish rebel
was from Bandon, and was brother to Roger, who
rented Dangan Castle from the Welleslevs and who
begat Feargus O'Connor, the Chartist, to whom
the Norwich folks are erecting a statue The dv-
nasty is now extinct -
Lieutenant General Sir Joseph Thackwel died
suddenly at his residence in Ireland, April g. He
participated in the battles of Corunna Vittoria and
aterloo, and saw much active service in India
lie was an intimate friend of the late General Have
lock- and of Lord Clyde Sir Harry Smith Lord
Cough and other noble and gallant veterans of the
army.
"0ne of the Million" writing to the Daiy Ne,os.
SAYS when an empire was reeling to its fall a
mighty man kept his head clear and his arm strong
India stpadIpd-SaVpd
John Laird Mair Lawrence For his pre-eminent
share in the quenching the terrblest confagration
of modern times, Lord Derby dubbed the ruler of
the Punjaub, baronet and G. c. b. More peers are
to grace the gided chamber Lord Derby emo
bles three very rich Tories, most respectable
squires, and very ardent fox-hunters; but about
whose public services native talents and intellec-
tual requirements, even flunkeydom is mute
Where is the justice of all this? Is the salvation
of English dominion in the East a small matter
compared with the accidental heritage of conside-
rable borough interest much lucre and exceadinor
many broad acres?"
The Paris journals have recorded the following
singular and terrible fact: physician, on his re,
turn from visiting patient gnited lucifer-match
for the purpose of lighting his pipe In doing this
a spark fell upon his finger, stuck there and burnt
it, In an instant the pain increased to such A de-
gree that he seized his incision knife cut out the
burnt part, and squeezed as much blood from il as
he could. The pain continued to increase, and it
was found necessary to amputate the finger. Some
hours after the pain seized the whole hand. when
he was obliged to lose that member. But it did not
end there. The arm was next seized with the same
agony, and that was also obliged to be amputated
The following day the doctor died.
The extraordinary affair of General Van Gunkel
who administered poisoned sausage to his mis-
tress, Ebra, killing her maid servant and her
brother, who ate the dainty, is now before the Tri-
bunal of the Hague, and will in due time find its
way into the London papers. The veteran cuprit is
elghty-four, and commanded at Waterloo the COM
bined Belgium and Dutch artillery.
The special correspondence of the London Times
saws:
One circumstance connected with the Cawnpore
massacre, which | never heard before, was told me
by Sir John Inglis, on the authority of the excel
lent chaplain, the Rev. Mr.. Moore. 1t appears
that after the captuaton the beseged were allowed
to walk freely out of the intrenchments, and that
they strolled about the neighborhood that evening
Next day being Sunday, they were allowed the
same liberty, and they went to the church, which
is not very far from the slaughter house, and heard
Divine service. On the following morning the
garrison marched down to the CHAT where the
boats were prepared, some with breakfast laid ont
and then the murder began. All the instincts of
the tiger It's feline treachery and cruelty seem de-
yelOped here.
New COINAGE AT THE BRANCH MINr.-Correspon-
dence mas been recently published in this city by
the superintendent of the Branch Mint STATING that
silver dollars are to be coined in that institution at
an early period. This is looked upon as a matter of
much Importance to the commerce of our city and
to the American trade with China. These dollars
are not needed at home, half dollars, quarters
and dimes being the only silver coins required for
convenient change; and the silver dollars will be
coined only for expectation.
In China the standard of value is Sycee silver, or
t