The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-13
FOREIGN MISCELLANY

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
A New ATLANTIC CABLE.-A bill is now before
Parliament which seeks for facilities for organizing
number of gentlemen who have made arrangements
for laying line called the British and Canadian
Telegraph. The cable will pass by way of the
Western Islands of Scotland to Iceland, thence to
Greenland and by the coast of Labrador, into Can
ada. a bill is also before the Canadian legislature
granting permission to the company to land the ca
BILE in the colony, and concessions are promised by
the King of Denmark, giving permission to land
the telegraph and to erect stations upon such por-
tons of the Danish possessions in Iceland and
Greenland, as may be required by the promoters
The entire length of the submarine cable will not be
so great by about 400 miles that which would be
required to cross the Atlantic drect and the
scheme will have the advantage that, no one sec
ton being more than 500 miles in length, can be
laid without great enpense. and in case of an acct
dent to any portion, the whole line will not become
useless. From the evidence which the promoters
have obtained from captains of whaling ships, from
the Hudson Bay Company, and American whaers,
it appears that there is no ground for apprehen-
sion as to the injurious effects of ice. At Cape
Farewell, the southern promontory of Greenland,
and on the southern shore of Iceland there is not
at any time of the year an accumulation of shore
ice; neither do Davis Straits which will be crossed
from Greenland to Labrador, offer any natural OBJ
stacles to the carrying out the project.
The telegraph at Naples was not allowed to
vey the news of Poerio's deiverance, which has at
last been found impossible to conceal 1t is said
flat vengeance is taken the remaining prison.
ers, who are now doubly chained, and will be tor
tured vicariousy letter from Naples in LIE
Nord states the purchase by English tourist, of
Poerios chains which he means to present to the
British Museum As to Poerio himself, already
has it been settled in Piedm ont that he enters Par
Lament at the earliest vacancy. He will be nat
nralized at once, as was Teremzo Mamiani; and
Bombay's ex-Police Minister, will take his seat
alongside the Popes ex-Premier.
According to letter in Turin journal, the pro.
h6ltion of the export of horses from the Austrian
territory is so strictly enforced that company of
circus riders which was about to cross into Pied.
mont, to give performances at one of the Turin
theatres has been detained until it can be ascer-
tanned from Vienna whether its egress is to be per-
mitted
Madame Ristori has arrived at Paris from Turin.
brother of this lady is about to enrol himself
under the flag of General Garibad The son of
the celebrated singer, Tamburn has also left Paris
to join the Sandman army.
The regulations for the use of lights and for so-
mails on board ships established by the British Ad-
miralty, have been adopted in the royal and rser.
chant navies of Sweden.
Oudenarde is purely Flemish speaking town,
and on Sunday, March Is, silver medal and a live
cock were won by one V an w yndale, in competition
with a host of aspirants for the honor and glory
OF being the best vocalist at cock-crowing Some
scores of Fleming performers tuned their pipes in
imitation of the chantcleer, but the shrest notes
issued from the throat Of Van Wyndale, now cock
of the walk.
The outrage at Jeddah on the 18th of June has
mails, the deportation o. nine Others to Constan-
tinople, and the Imprisonment at Jeddah of one
who was too ill to be sent to STEAMBOAT The
investigation brought out the fact that the prin-
cpal parties to the outbreak were the Turkish
functionaries of the town. One firm whose
establishment was plundered, are claimants for
fT0 900.
1t is stated that the procession of the Neapoli-
tan exles was defling from Paddngton to the CEN
tire of London, the Dist, Young girl about
fourteen years old, poorly dressed and barefooteG
accosted cab in which was NJ. Porcaro, one of the
lately freed patriots, and put shilling in his hand
then rapidly withdrew, without giving him time to
refuse She next went to another cab, and did the
same thing with NJ. Fanatano, another of the Ne
apolltans. A third Italian gentleman after
her, and rendered her back her two shillings with
thanks on the part of NJ. PorcarO and NJ. Fanatano
but she refused to take them back. The poor girl ,
on being asked her name, said it was Mary Stevens
When NJ. Porcaro related the incident afterwards
tears stood IN the venerable patriots eyes; and NJ
Fanatano said, 81 will make hole in this coin, and
preserve it to the end of nv DAYS as sacred relic
Protection has suffered signal defeat in the
Dutch Parliament. The latest account from the
Hague states that motion carried for the total
abohtlon OF the duty on cotton twist, it being held
to be raw material for the textile manufacturers
The duties on woven cloths, Silks and cotons have
been reduced to a very low figure, and though a
stout resistance was made by Mynheer Schimmel-
penninck, he could only muster 25 votes The tax
on expectation of rags was reduced to mere nomi-
nal inquire. Belgian paper being wholly dependent
on the Dutch supply, among whom linen is more
in use than among les broce Belges.
The northern tower of the Cologne Cathedral ia
now slowly and gradually rising, and the restora-
tion of the half finished southern tower has been
commenced. The building of the buttresses has so
far progressed that in the of the summer the
construction OF the roof may be commenced, and
the rafters filled up with the vaultings. There will
then remain only the two towers of this magnifi-
cent edfce to be completed Bulletin.
A letter from Naples, in the Milan Gazette, states
that since the last great earthquake of 1857, the
territory of the provinces visited by that calamity
has been constantly subject to shocks of more or
less violence, the last having occurred in the month
OF March, at Cosenza and Amatrce; while Mount
Vesuvius, which has been vomiting flames for the
last elght months, has now opened new craters,
pouring forth immense quantities of lava, which
have already obstructed the road leading to the OBJ
servatory in four different places.
II Omoers has changed its chronic hatred of En-
gland INTO temporary fever against Russia which
on the downfall of the Austrians "will completely
overshadow France" 'Russia has Pope but one
who wears boots and goes horseback This new
bugbear amuses Paris.
| At recen: sale of manuscripts &C., in Paris
there was in the catalogue MS. memoir presented
| by Breton admiral to King Louis XVI, contain
ing plan of operations for descent upon the
coasts OF England. Before the sale came off the
memoir was brought in on the Emperor's account
A Russian merchant Of Berdiansk announces the
sale, IN his warehouses at Odessa, Nicolaieff, and
Sebastopo, OF 45l 900 pounds 1881 tons of iron
and cast lron coming from projectiles picked up in
the Crmea after the war. This will give an idea oil
the prodigious consumption of shot and shell in the
siege Of Sebastopol.
Paris firm, Messrs. Godillot II Co.. who sup
piled the French Army with tents during the Cri
mean war, has received large order for camping
M oteriel
1t is stated in a letter in the Nord that four OF
| the principal manufacturers of military clothing
have just received from the Minister of War, orders
for 500 900 uniforms
Rumors of an alarming nature are reported from
abroad respecting the health of the Emperor Of
| Austria and the King of Greece both of whom arc
said to show symptoms of insanity.
1t is stated, in Paris letter in the Independence
that the French Government had ordered two men
of-war, the Turenne and Duguescln, both screws
to be fitted out Immediately.
lRoN Cars ON RAILRoADs.-Several of the princi.
pal railroads in the East are about trying an ey-
pertinent, which may lead to very general change
In the construction of railroad cars One La Mothe
a Freachman, patented some years since systeu
OF combining thin strips of iron to make a very
stiff and strong and very light car body, and full
size 60 passenger car is now nearly completed fo
trial, and will probably be put in use in very few
weeks. 1t is elegantly finished with paper maehe
etc. but the point of most interest lies in the fact
now pretty well established by the application o
proper tests, that while the weight of the bodl
! (the only novel portion) is but 5000 pounds, tn
strength and rigidiy of the structure is consdera
bly, greater than that of any of the wooden cars il
common use The weight of the correspondent,
portion OF ordinary cars ranges from $4,000 to 10,
| 600 pounds. -Neicdrk Advertiser.
The Webster Mass. Journal states that boot ant
shoe house in New York, whose swindling opera
uens have been noticed by the Worcester papers
number among their victims shoe-dealers in nearl,
every town on the railroad between Norwich ant
Worcester, besides other parties west of Worcester
Iheir operations will involve loss of about on,
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
A daughter of Mr.. Joseph Conklin, residing il
the village Of Warwick, Orange county, New York
met with sudden death on Saturday She hat
been up stairs to get some sugar, and while return
breaking the bowl, pieces of which cut the jugual
vein, causing her death in a few moments. :.