, 1861-08-06
INTERESTING ITEMS OF. F0REEGN
$50. NEWS ~:.7* -

The potato disease has raade It's; appear
ance IN Ltncolnshire, and is said to be making
rapid ravages.
-DE. Livingstone has been heard from as |
late as April 25.: He had then been making
an exploration OF tho river Royuma With Blsh-
"A Thanksgiving service for the preaerva-
tiou Of the life Of the King Of PruRsis, was
led at the chapel Of the Russian Embassy at
Berlin, by order Of tho Emperor.
"A rather: remarkable storm occurred in
England On. the night Of July 18th, du7icg
lowteh red color, deepest when the rain fell
heaviest.
- Music Is to be provided OF grand scale |
at the Exhibition Of 1869. 4 concert room,
capable Of accommodating u 900, and an or I
ehebt1a Of 500 performers, is to be erected at |
Remington.
: The Austrian gazsttes says that the gold !
annually offers to one Of the PrIncesses of |
Europe, Is this year destined for the young
Queen Of Naples.
The memorial statue at Southampton, to |
the memory Of Dr.. 1saac Watts, ,Was iuaugura- |
ted by the Earl Of shaitesbnry, on July 7th, |
the one hundredth and elghty-aeveuth ami |
ve1sary Of the poets birthday.
The tunnel through Mount Gents is pro-
gesei1g as rapidly as possible With the aid Of |
boring machines. It is expected that shortly
progress will be made, by the use OF addition
a machines, at the rate Of mile and three.
be completed in 1864.
Since the official annouae=u1ent THAI
there is to be a coronation, the Prussian Gov.
er1u1ent has been overwhelmed with SO msny
applications for Patents Of nobility, promo
tons in rank, and other distinctions Of the
came Kind, that It has been found necessary to
name special committee to examine them.
The latest returns give the following as
the number Of students in the principal Ger
man universities -Vienna, 22250; Berlin, 1872;
Munich, 1850; Liepsic, 8S7; Breslau, $50;
blpgen, is; Wnrzb1rg, Isl Heideiberg, SIS;
Erlangenz 5S3; Jena, A5t; Ke,-.gsberg, ia;
Gieesep, 3s5; Friburg; S18; Griats~ald, 2e3;
Marturg, 254; Kiea, l7o.
The Rhine has again oVerf oved IT. banks
and inundated the Rhinelnal Ths, ~c:mmunes
| Of Sa1tz and sennWa1d haye particularly sui.
fered, dyke having given say =ad plaeed
/ large extent Of country uaider water. In the
| commune Of Rsyatz, one OF the large embanE-
| menta recently constructed was washed away
to the extent Of eight l1.adred feet. The high
road is under water .a. distance Of quarter
| OF league. The Rhine has now attained
greater height tesa 1t has ever done since 1917.
/ "A wrought gun, made in the reign Of
! Henry VI. has been cut open in the royal gun
factories, Woolwich, for the purpose Of ascer
tanning the nature Of its construction. The
designed : few wears - AGO It hg NJ ri nundas % or
Dundas Castle. North Rritoyi. and consist5 of
longitudinal slaves or bars built M. and
hooped with 6eries Of outer rings, the inter
stIces being run in with lead. Tie process
has undergone considerable examination aud
much scientific scrutiny.
An ingenious apparatus for extinguishing
free has been exhibited in England. Along
or across every room are to run pipes, each
pipe at certain intervals to be supplied with
sras,ra.,'tp't loees. a1u, y 81
Mbsn H. fa1ansrstnra 1."r thar, ;e na.st
aa1t ~ sr1+ta 1a,n I'LL
cn1r a. anV sii he fn MT ot sW Aa H.
ignited fire are ever discharged. The water is
to be turned Oh By the policeman when the fire
cha thread fire bell will be rung.
81 Our recent celestial visitor. the comet. has
I received the name Of St. Peter from H;s Hail.
. ness the Pope, We neyer thought that 81.
Petes would conc it over US in fhat manner.
An ultra clerical Journal OF Turin. in announc.
inp this valuable i1formation. remarls that
sit had been almost predicted by the Pontff
cal goldies ct Rome On the anniyersary Of the
: coro1ation Of Pius X. bY these Wordx--sA sta1
$ vii arise in the Heavens, before the eyes oi
dfe7 asforiehed' because fhis conn et has nni
i her, foreseen. Nav II aTnnm7ce hannv events
for the welfare Of humanity and the triumph
n Ct reEgion!"
-There is neu project IN foot; f,r rn;t;ne
10 Enrone and America 81 n teIes,rauf cah1e rs
~ Greenland, The proposed line is the on,
NJ or;rinated by Colonel Shaffner. who has oh
n fa;ned from fhe Dan;sh Government a1l n.
= neceEEarV copceEsiops raouired for ca,rying i
- into eject, Il tappears that the greatesf dsotI
le between Orkney and the Farce Islands is 23
iaJhomg. betBesu the Fsroe Is]ar1ds and Icn
IN land GsS fathoung, between Iceland and Green
n land 1540 fathon,s. and between Greenland nn
= Labrador 2a32 htncms. The aggregate lengt
so Of submarine telegraph by the proposed ront
will be about l750 milts !; land lines about 30
miles making . total Of about 205o miles.
t1n = eansea ~ aql1e nGl AZ Laeno,
20 fscenny. u SELLS snas ieans " tne M laouiS
GSeUm haye sonueansa 4a sag ;t Hss u esho4n
w as,1 r. 1,.i 5;pfS.
aah ~ tne
tte1 1sra a,ea,1nan;sd 10 orart5o1aa.s
Tofea fhe re of 4he inxey - aTder of Tews s.I
such an extent that. armed with Sticks 81
co knives. they attacked the 1earera Win snT
oe furv as tn capsa them to heat sneedv ratre
100 into neiehboring house for refuge. sever
40 PERSONS, Who placed themselves before Il
= ae house as a pusrd. were then attacked f,y Il
II. mob, and fierce conflict ensued, blood bsir
be shed On both sides, but fortunately nobot
t., was k1neo'
N The impenetrabillty Of the fhinoeeros
is | hide 1B stated By recent English hunters to
to fable, which arose solely from the fact th
sn- walking sticks and whip-stocks as hard
le- horn are prepared from 1t by tedious proce
mol j5hni;ts ca,o.enn b1a1rnh I'LL tnas i31 =
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us dnm xhera he va "a NH, nsased a., ns a4 H.
Of cenT3cn hT Ike MaTar tat ha ea;d r.; -, rao',i
n manner from his carr;oge WINDOW. 0I am ye
zte we1 satisfied with yous' The MaYor wltho
!!tai hesitation replied So are we with you
~ The King felt Euch delight at the 7,ul,if Of
H. officials answer, that he dismounted. sho
= lards villa hiIn, aud nroTnised soon ia e.
IT apsi1. 0'' f@~ 0S~@ - @
re. Ersrrh,a,- sc1-,oru1osrs, +,,ot +ho1,
IT Con Luiid;ng for lie World's Fair Of naVt -
az will be The most gigantic structure OF its ii
nj ever aeeu. Il il adYancins with erest rarIdi an
IN being now about sixty feet high, having md
m Of It's floor laid and many Of its columns in I
in. sition.
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