The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-03
THE ITALIAN COYFEDERAcy

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A letter from Turin, in the Prose- gives some de-
tails respecting the pieces performed in the petty
theatres OF that city: The idea of the Italian Com
iederatlon has been burlesqued in peace called
fdcto de Fomigia, A Family Compact), brought
out at the Alheri Theatre, and Rossi, who lately
played at Paris with Mdme Ristori, figures in it
All the sovereigns of Italy and the republic of San
Marine. represented in the piece The renublic
ispersonated by female, who wears a red dress
with cap OF liberty; the Prince of Monaco is in
livery, and catches flies; the Dukes of Tuscany and
Modena are two females, in white crinolines, and
exceedingly insolent: the King of Naples is a lub
berlr boy, who consuts his mamma on all nnex
tons; the Emperor of Austria, called Colonel Ter
rlble. makes great noise and sends smoke in the
lace OF everybodyIeven oil the Pope; the Duchess
Of Parma is treae ed with respect, and leans ON the
arm of King Victor Emanuel Amongst other
things, the republic of San Marine, seeing the
Austrians smoking, asks, will you have another
match-un afro SolteriRo? and the question draws
down thunders Gt applause, especially frem the gal
leries Under the name of Advocate Onesti. Pi-
aZza de Palazzo No. l, Turin Rossi PLAYS the
leading part in the Confederation. The Pope,
Dom Martino-Martial, Director of the Roman Col
Iege, who presdes over the confederation is up to
his ears in troubles, and displays great agony of
mind-for the Confederation does not get on at all.
and every bodyn it quarrels. At last, all the mem,
beTs OF 1t take to flight except Victor Emanuel, and
he marrIes the young and beautiful Italy, for whom
they had all been dsputing. These personal pieces
are very common here, but they display dra-
matte talent, and are ill-written,"
UlPsEf fortune teller, from Tennessee has
lately been arrested in Belve, n J. She induced
wealthy planter in Tennessee to believe that
there was large treasure buried somewhere on
his plantation. She persuaded him that she could
the treasure if So 900 in gold were LEFT at
her disposal for period of twelve days-the time
necessary for her charms to work. Having implicit
faith in the honesty of the woman, the required
amount was placed at her disposal, and locked in a
trunk in the planters hou:e, to be opened at the
expiration of twelve days. At the expiration of the
time, the gold and fortune teller had disappeared
the exact whereabouts of the ''buried treasurer
still remaining a secret. Great efforts were imme-
diatey made to arrest her, and continued for some
months without success until she has at length been
found as mentioned above.
Mr.. Robert Stephenson leaves NO family behind
him. bis wife died many years ago, and he
manned widower, that the direct line from
George Stephenson, the eminent English engineer,
has died out. James Watt the noted British in
ventor left no descendants. 1t appears that the
men noted for mechanical genius like many of
thosefam in literature, science and government
IN Great BRITAIN leave no children to perpetuate
their names. Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon. Newton,
Harvey, Pope, Mansfield, Pitt, Fox GRAY. Cowper
Collins, Thomson, Goldsmith, Cav, Conereve
Hume, Bishop Butler, Locke, Hobbs, Adam Smith,
Bentham, Davy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Faxman
Sir Thomas Lawrence, and others well known to
fame in British annals, have no lineal representa-
tives now living.
THE CANADA BANK FAILuREs-The Toronto Lead
err says The joint circulation OF the two banks
according to the last monthly bank statement, was
but Sl94 900. The authorized capital of the Colo
NAL 50 000, 900, that of the International ST.
0OO 900; and the amount alleged to have been paid
up was $l32, 500 for the International, and Sll2,-
900 for the Colonial" The failure of these falls
heavily upon those residents Of the United States
living near the boundary line, as bills of Canada
banks are freely taken by them in trade. Buffalo
papers say that citizens of that city are losers to
the value of some thousands of dollars. i
The Transcript says: eve understand that the
original manuscript of his Eulogy on Mr. Webster,
handsomely bound, has been presented by Mr.. Eve
rett to Mrs. Ball, the wife of Mr.. Thomas Ball. the
scuptor to be disposed of at the Fair to be held
tn. 18th of November, in aid of the fund for the
purchase of Mr.. Balls magnificent equestrian statue
of Washington" s vi mini