The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

Foundland, on the 9th ult., arrived at Gal.
way on the 18th, SO that the European pub
lie were put in possession of news from the
United States within seven days. The Gal
way papers of the 18th contained the sum.
mary of events, commercial and general in
telligence, from this side of the water. This
is the most rapid communication yet &C,
complished by steamers across the Atlantic.
QUEEN V1croR1A's hoop season is again
around, and she now appears peeping out
OF stack of crinoline with huge circum-
ference but ofuneven diameter. She is very
well.
A GENTLEMAN who has been passing a
week or two at one of the large hotels in
New York, says their seems to be mania
among the lady boarders to come to break
fast and tea with book in their hands, but
they never seem to open it. Our friend
was told by gentleman that he had seen
lady bring the same book to the table for
two weeks and, an opportunity one day
Offering, his curiosity was excited to see
what book could be of so much interest on
opening the volume, to his surprise, he found
that not one of the Leaves had been cut! We
hear the same afectation is obtaining in
some of the hotels in our city.
The London Observer, of the 18th ult.,
says it is expected that the Great Eastern
will be able to start for New York about
the same time that the Prince of Wales will
visit Canada, and will, it is hoped, be able
to accompany the royal squadron. Circulars
have been issued to the present shareholders,
requesting them to send in applications
for the new shares, and up to last night
applications for nearly 100000 had been
received.
The other day the Troy arena announced
the death of NED BUNTLINE's wife in the
North Woods, and her burial beneath the
branches of choice forest trees transplanted
by her own hands, etc. 1t now seems that
the real wife lives in Buffalo, and that the
female who died was merely companion
whom NED met in lager beer saloon in
Troy.
The Canadians are already preparing for
the contemplated visit Of their future King
An ode of welcome, among other things,
has been written, and cantata composed
to it, and society of amateurs in Montreal
are preparing to practice it as soon as it is
ready. 1t is to be sung to the organ, and
the performers already number forty. The
Montreal Oratorio Society intend giving a
public performance while the Prince is
there, and are practising 1.-THE Creation"
of HAYDN for the occasion.
The ecclesiastical harness question is up
in the British Parliament. A bill has been
introduced entitled ga bill to enforce uni
formity in the use Of ecclesiastical vestments
by Priests and Deacons of the United
Church of England and Ireland" Priests
and Deacons at all their services and offices
other than sermons are to wear a plain
white surplce with sleeves as now ordinarily
used, and white bands while at sermons a
black gown is substituted for the surplice.
They are allowed at discretion, to wear a
cassock, plain black scarf, square cap,
and if he be graduate of University, the
hood proper to his degree. Archbishops,
bishops, ministers of cathedrals and collie
giate chapels are exempted from the opera.
lions of the act. The penalties for non
conformity with its requirements are very
severe.
The German society of Philadelphia is
nearly one hundred years of age, and now
has membership of over three hundred.
The money raised by the initiation of men,
bers and yearly dues is appropriated to the
enlargement Of their library, which now
contains over $4,000 volumes, half in the
German language, and aiding poor Germans
on their arrival in this country.
LAST year the competitors for representa-
tive in the legislature from Auburn, New
Hampshire, were father and son-the father
succeeding by one majority. The son is
chosen this year.
A New YORK correspondent of the
Charleston Courier says Mr.. A. D. BANKS,
formerly of the South Side Democrat, at
Vicksburg, Va, but now Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, is soon to lead to the altar the
daughter of GEORGE LAW, of New York.
AN official report shows that the old cap
itol building is sufficiently strong to bear
without any danger whatever, the new iron
dome, which weighs $500 tons, more than
half of which is erected. The Senate had
instituted an inquiry, fearing the walls
might not bear so much pressure. The cost
of the dome, as now estimated, amounts to
100000, including the bronze mammoth
statue Of the Genius and Liberty, with
which it is to be ornamented.