The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-21
Foreign Items.

THE COPPER COINS at present 10 circulstics
In England, are equal IN weight to 5000 tons,
and In number 500, 100000.
A BoY MtRpERER.-A boy named GIILIH-
SHAM II years old, ~hen taking care oil cattle
with number Of other children, near Ia
Stiiia, IN Aleeris, collected a heap Of dry
wood, AID placing girl I years old on H. sst
fire tO 1t, threatening the Others with the same
fate IL they intcrf,rei. When he thought the
victim was dead. he pulled her OF the ire, say
ing that the jackilS would eat her hy the next
day, and that ihrrc would be no more about it.
The children gave the alarm to the parents In
the next village, hut they arrived too late 70
save the child, who died in a few hours. The
little culprit is in prison.
Ir IL ESTIMATED that there are AZ, 900 fu-
gitive slaves in Canada from tho United
States. The ne ;roes are grcgariOus race,
and they are disposed TO settle In villages and
towns, aud to cling togstber. They are said
Ia be better farmers than the Irish, or even the
Canadian French. The thousand fugitiveklavss
In Toronto wash linen, mako shirts are black
smiths, bricklayers, carpenters. shoemakers,
i painters, &c. There are six colorsd grocers In
the town, and there Is one colored physician.
| Ono fugitive slave is worth a hundred thousand
| dollars. But the head-quarters Of the Negro
race In Canada Ia Chatham on the Thames. "
| Its population Of six thousand, TIVE thousaaa
| are colored.
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be ~ miles long, is now in course Of construo-
tion through Mount Gents, TO connect PIED
| mont with Savoy, and open q European high
| way through the Alps. Tho boring machines
arc worked by compressed air supplied ~
hydraulic compressors, outside the tunnel, and
penetrate one foot and one-third In minutes.
These machines not only supply power for ths
work OF excavation, but also introduce cur
rents Of fresh air TO countsract the ephitic W.
pors which would otherwise poisoa the labor
srs. The work goes on at both sidss Of ths
mountain, and the only dificulty spPrshsndsA
passes may be interfsrsd with, and the excsva-
tions hindersd by the ingrsss Of water.
Ar THE MEETING OF THE ROYAL GxooaA-
rMcAL SocIErr In London, on tho 18th ultiDsy
tho subject Of the proposed North Atlantic TsI-
/ cpraph route Was discussed. Capt. Sir LEorOLD
MCCLIsToCK read paper giving an account q
| his recent surveys In the bulldog, and showing
the practicsbility Of the route. 6r CHARllo
BRI6HT also road paper by Capt. ALLAH
| YouNo who commando the steam yacht Fos,
| containing his recommendations ~ to the ssvs-
raj landing places Of the cable. Another papsr
was read by DR.. JOHN RAE, giving an accoant
of his journey across the largest Of the Faros
Islands and part Of Iceland. And fourth ps-
per was readily Col. SHArrsER, In which hs
explained tho working Of the telegraph circuits
either In short stages or from Scotland direct 70
America. Discussion upon the various pApers
was adjourned till the next meeting Of tho Ss-
ciety.
A NEW sur FOR TROOPS has been recently
built In London. Her measurement is 8 800
tons, length 3I1 feet, beam i6 feet, with pair
| Of engines Of 255 horse power. The hull Is only
three feet above the waer, but the deck
houses" riso two stories high from bow to sterS,
| and are supplied with warm or cold air, as may
| he desired, by series Of fans driven by steam.
These deck houses, which are covered with