Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-13
FOREIGN Miscellany.

II bat hketh< pepae IN IL
Foreign Miscellany.
TIE MIpNIcHr NESTING MOVEMENT IN LONDON.
The g,eat success which has attended this
moveren, induced tle promoters to hold thanks.
giving meeting recently. at the Free Mssons'
Tavern, Great Queen street, Mr.. Theophilus
Smith read a very Interesting report, which was
ahistory OF the movement from 1850 down to the
pressnt lime The success Of the meetings recently
held wss said 10 have been most remarkable. and
the committee were determined TO continue them
With great vigot. Seven meetings had been cal
led. the Gospel had been preached 10 LOO
women. AMI 1850 scripturai csrdy and books had
been circulated among lbenl: tho oer Of escape bad
been made to all il had been accepted by l07
OF these 100 are ia the homes, though tho agency
of which they would, il was hoped, be restored TO
society In addition to these five had been restor.
ed TO their friends, one restored TO her husband,
two laced in situations. and one had been mar
ried.
F.crs Amour Sxny.--Siciy the largest island
in the Mediterranean. Is separated from the south
ern extremity Of Italy by the Straits Of Messna,
and surrounded by several groups of small islands.
1t is about 18S miles in tho largest part--that IL,
from east 10 west-varies from 81 10 100 miles IN
width, is 344 miles round. and 1898 square
miles in superfces. IL is divided into seven pro-
vince.--Paiermo, Messina, Calanisetta, Gergenu
and Trapani. The first hree-the most impor-
tant in a military yew-are united by road
which runs along the northern coast to Girgenti,
and which will one day be extended round the
whole coast Of the island; Palermo, the chief t,wn,
is the residence oi the Governor General "f Sicily,
and is the seat of the government and contains
about II 900 inhabitants. The entire population
Of the island is aboat 20Oo,0 900, all Catholics.
A NovEL OCCUPATION FOR WouEx.-A contrac-
~ AID R,I,
Scotland. has enlarged the sphere of female
fulne,s by employing a large number OF women
n navvies The Aberdeen He,atd says To
see these buxom navvicsscs wheeling their bar-
rows. aud still retaining that na,ural regard for
their invinciblc charms betokened Ny broad par
apute hats, is q sight, in this May weather. to
do a ph,lanthropic heart good. Doubtless this is
the meet recent developcment Of female industry;
II opens up at once a vast new region, both ut
h. me aud abroad, for the outflow Of labor from ts
ef inmate channels, and IT il conhdentlyto lie
hoped that monument Of suporann uated needless
reefs. cro"chct hooks, thmbes and other female
irJ ienehts. irrelevant to social progress, may
reward the genius which struck cut this great
discovery.
MsxuIxI ALPs--"We have reason to know"
tay- the Messe, GER Of Nice, 'that the new depart
men VI the Maritime Alps will comprise two mr.
rondisrmcn,--Nice and Grassc Its population
VIII lie 1S-.O9S suuIt tnueT the INST Emplf6XIo
department OF the Matuime Alps. formed by
fhe ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Nice. aud San Reno,
and Puget Tbeniers, had population Of only 49,.
co., "
The Official Gazette of Turin publishes several
addresses from the clergy OF various parts of the
kingdom TO Victor Emanuel, expressive Of their
hrm loyalty and attnchmen to his throne. One of
these addresses Ia particular has been signed by
ID" parish priests Of various towns and places in
Romagna, such rs Forli, Faenza Ra,enna. Rimini
B'.sgheila, d.. Among the names signed there is
that Of q Capuchin iriar.
The collections for the Pope are proceeding
with vigor. The parochial collections for the do.
cess" Of Westminster exceed E2000. The sum OF
81, $50 has been forwarded to Rome from "dlo-
cess OF 3 uth~ark and Co 300 from the "diocess
of Stafford. 10 addition to these amounts about
10000 is alao acknowledged from few indiyid-
uais, including E40O firm the Count Tore pias
and family, and El00 each from Lord Petre, Lord
Herries Sir John Acton and Mr.. Fullerton.
Cardinal Corsi, Archbishop Of Pisa, arrived n,
Turin on the 2lst, under military escort to an
swer for his conduct in 70, bidding his clergy TO
perform the usual service the Festival OF the
Constitution. On ths subject the Opin,one Of
Turin, after noticing the TACT that in some parts of
the Emiiisn provinces the people were with diff
Guilty restrained by authority from committing yio
The Court Of Rome il desirious of rene wing 10
our kingdom the disturbances excited in Switzer-
land under Gregory XVI. It thinks il posi-
BILE to form an Italian Sondcrbund, headed by some
riotous cardinal bishops. But the government,
is strong enough to Illustrate such criminal de.
signs.
The Neapoiitan government ia fully alive to il,
danger. Six squndrons are TO be charged with
tie guard If the coast, and they will be composed
Of about Gfty vessels of war, of uil sizes. The su
perior command has been confined to Coun,
de Aqinia, the Kings uncle, who has the direc
ton Of the fleet and Of the naval affairs Of til,
kingdom.
Among the volunteers recently arrived ut Rom,
are two nephews Of n. de yilsle. who was Minis
ter under Charles X. Their father has presented
then in the Ponti6cal uniform at an audience o
the Holy Father.
Miss Julia Pastrana, the bearded lady, has di
e1 shortly after giving birth to q male child i,
Moscow. The body. having been dissectcd b,
the professors Of the university was found to pos
ssss all the distinctive signs Of human organza
tun. Tbs bsar vas merely the e!!ss ct of an ex
traordinary Development Of the capillary system
The corpse OF both mother and offspring will b
preserved in the anatomical museum Of the IN
Gent capital Of Russia.
At Rome the government has placed on the re
tired list the famous General Kal5ermatten, Gen
eral de- Gregorio. Colonel Ailegrini, aud Colone
Schmidt, the conqueror Of Pereguia. When re
viewing the troops at this last named place Gen
erai de Laa'oriciere thought proper u console tn
1"'ahi'ant- Tor their defeat by promising certai,
refdrn'-; but Immediately alter" says u private
ieitr he was inf ,rmed by ,elcgrapl that be ha'
no auth r,ty III make any promise Of that kinI.'
The Le.psic Juarnai gives the following cur
f'r the in.e Il mad dog. which it says was dis
cvserri " . Sax.n fores er, and has proved TO b
infaiiails.-.T immedia,ely warm yineos
ar tepid waier. wash the wound clear there