The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-13

lscer ition of mind which must be caused b.
rsndfng away faith once deeply and frml,
rootei, and he quoted from Edmund Burke ,
pass ge expressing strongly the same sentiment
1r CRow OF CEYLos.-Every one has bearc
otths sympathies Of animals towards each other
Criesnot distress will often call them forth
4 Wnes the dam OF a newborn lamb has died
some atfeetionate sheep, although she NAV have
one 81 her own, has been known to foster anc
suckle the helpless young one. In my own i'm
medt.te neighborhood, the youngest Of large
OF pigs, a poor little helpless creature
who ,sas not able to get at its mother for nonr
ishmIsnt, was warmed under the wings Of =
good aatured hen. II was fed BY hand. bu,
when turned down, the hen was always ready
TO take charge of it, and thus it was reared
These instances might be multiplied to a con
sider 'ble extent, showing the active benevo
lence OF some animals but the following fact
wiil prove the existence of a combined intelh
genc IN creatures, which, have reason to be-
ileye, has been hitherto unnotced BY naturalists
as efasting amongst the feathered creation
The accuracy eff the anecdote may be vouched
| for.
In ihe Island of Ceylon, there is to be found
a ve,y cunning and sensible crow, somewhat
smalrsr than our own native one, having a
gloss back, and altogether rather an engaging.
prett bird. Now, in the yard of the Governor
OF Ceylon, dog was one day amusing himself
| by Is awning bone, the scraps of meat upon
which attracted the attention of one Of these
crow. 1t alighted on the ground, hoped round
the pg aud the bone, and evidently waited for
an Opportunity of seizing the latter. The dog
howefe was on his guard and by certain
grows, and probably angry looks, which the
bird understood no doubt protected his prop
erty. The crow was too cunning and too hun.
CRY t. be bafiled. He few away, but soon re-
turned with a companion. They hopped IN tc
the dog, when the fresh arrival watched his on.
portnnity and gave sudden pull at the dogs
tail. Not being used to snch an insult he sud
denly turned round, in order to see who had
takert this liberty with him. The bone was fol
mtment left unprotected, and was immedi
ateiy~seized by the first cunning crow, who flew
awaysyith il, Joined by his companion, and they
douhsess had merry feast upon it.
NGFEs ON ITALIAN AFFAIRs-The Zurich
Conferences are dwindling into insigni6cance.
Inc austrian representative expected that the
FRENCH Government would acquiesce in the
terms agreed upon at Vllafranca but such
not being the case, because, to force the Dukes
back might end in Louis Napoleon taking the
same route as his predecessor Louis Philippe,
the s-ford must again be resorted to. To avoid
| rec mmencement Of the war, there is a proba-
biity of European Congress, consisting of
EngI ND, France, Russia, Austria, Prussia,
| and yardinia. Austria will be- there is little
douh left in minority but as she will then
lose Ter influence in Italy, she viii certainly
| fight gather than submit. The Powers. Prus-
STA, russia, and England, will not take up arms
to ei force their views, at all events, for the
present; but that the war will BY next spring,
at la est, be recommended by those parties
prev usly engaged, there now remains little
doub
TIE Paris Mo,iiteur contains an article, sent
dlrec from Louis Napoleon, who is at the baths
OF 81 Sauveur. The purport of this is, that
futtE- complications menocing the peace Of Eu.
rope re anticipated. To this unpeacefal notice
may e added the intimation given to the 'Ro.
man Government, that the Pope not having ae-
cedes 70 the reforms recommended by Louis
81 -rT 5ruary be Withdrawn from Rome. This
woule,. leave bis Holiness wholly dependent for
physl al force upon his own resources and
revolrtion would certainly occur in his capital.
lndee |, if he has not before the month of Feb
ruary much larger force than that which now
occufes his capital, he would do we'll to run
off be ore the French leave. A larger military
force than the present garrison would be re-.
quisit., because the Romans are now kept from
REBEL ag against their Government by the
knowledge that the French garrison is a sort
of on post which can be reinforced by 100000
men !; whereas they are well aware that the
Papal army could have no great augmentation
from tlhe Pope's own resources. The French
in lie nbarday are to be increased TO 100000
men, and the Austrians are sending more
troop- to Venetia. The campaign of 1859 will
be bu. the prelude to the great strife-the mere
tuninii Of the Gddles.
TIL. agitation in Germany arising out of the
Italia complication is on the increase. Prus-
STA occupies much the same position in Ger
many as does Piedmont in Italy. The Liberal
and t.stional Unionist party look to the King
to PIT himself at the head Of the movement
He, lAwever, lacks the courage to face that
music though he longs to be Emperor Of Ger
many astead of King of Prussia. Events are,
howel er, progressing; and if he holds back, he
will himself have TO make way for some one
who '.1ll dare TO act in accordance with the
popnl.r will. In the mean time, the Prussian
Government recommends Germany to increase
Its m 3ltary power, and claims that that force
be PLACED at the disposal Of the King of Prus-
STA, h'7 engaging to use it for the interests of
Germ ny-a somewhat equivocal engagement.
An ,nmistakable symptom that Austria is pre-
concessions being made TO the Protestant
churc es of Hungary-not mere promises, but
facts accomplished. Great concessions are also
about 10 be made to the Protestants of the other
provinces. The King of Belgium is increasing
bis military preparations, and the French forti-
fcations on the Belgian frontier are being
pushed forward with the utmost activity.--N
y. Independent.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the New
York Tribune says;
"The religious awakening which swept over
this city two years ago has never ceased to stir
the depths Of sin among US and our neghbors.
The novelty of the movement having passed
away, it ceased to figure in the newspapers, but
its energy has been continued as effectively as
aforetime. The great movable Tabernacle
Tent then set up in the highways and by-ways
around the city, under which preaching and
prayer we're had daily for the healing of those
crowds of Migrants who never heard them be-
fore, his been moving about the country, To-
Gated III different places and in each perform
ing its evangelical mission. 1t has now been
re-erected at Pottsville, where its advent was
hailed with the liveliest interest by all classes
of Christians. Religious services we're held in
it on Monday evening, on which occasion the
seats, s, 900 in number, wore all occupied A
thousal d persons partook of the communion
Many PREACHERS from the neighboring churches
shared in the exercises and the whole proceed.
ings wire marked by the fervor which distin-
guisheG the early days of the revival here. Our
Business Mems MONDAY prayer meetings are
steadily maintained, having been kept up now
nearly stwo years. 1t was at first doubted