The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-01
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"Tacitus and His age" is the title of a new work
! by Guchan, in which the character of Nero is
smootKed over in a novel manner, so much as to
excite the French critics considerably. Thus the
early part of his reign is said to have been,
though popular, much affected by "famiIy diff
! cuties." The critics say this moderate view re-
| minds them of the Americans who, when they
knock out mans brains, alIude to the circum-
stance by saying "they have had difficulty with
| him."
The Saturday RsUie,o says that North American
affairs rather trial to English journalists. So
| they to ours. The same journal, in an article
on the Ielvertou case, says 'there is great deal
OF lmpropriety in every society, and in English
| ciety as well as every other. Hundreds of girls
nave done queer things in their time. Fast girls
are nuisance in many ways"
| Paris has its fools as well as New York. We no
Hce recent advertisement in one of its leading
| journals, which reads thus: "Key to fortune or
tnree sure methods OF gaining revenue of 5,000f.
| win very little money. volume will be sent
Tree by post to any forwarding three francs TO
the Director Of the Industrial Francais Lyops.'
Thackeray has become rich, keeps his carriage
and gives large entertainments Oliphant is Con
sulGenera in Japan, Grove is in the same capacity
at Leipsc, and Tom Taylor has fat secretaryship
at home. Literature is getting to be a ladder of
some height.
Auguste Callet has published a work on the ex-
istence of hell and eternal punishment. His prin-
cipal point is, that the idea not only involves an
eternity of suffering, but eternity of depravty
In the sufferer which last condition implies its toll
Grafton and consent!
Horne, the venerable author of that admirable
oook, The Introduction to the Study of the Scrip
lures, not to have read which would be fault in
any theologian, has retired from his post of ibrari
an to the British Museum, with well deserved re-
firing pension.
In a review of Oliphant's China and Japan, the
journal des Debats says of the Americans there
that they make themselves untiers-pare, who break
with no one, but in any crisis readily sell their SER
vices to any one. 1t does not speak more fatter-
ingly of the American missionaries.
During the last few days of the siege of Gaeta,
the King and Queen had only the same food as the
soldiers themselves-pOor beef, potItnes with oil
seasoned with onions; the last because they are sup
posed to indicate the presence fpoison.
A new mineral has appeared in England, called
the Torbanehik coal, which is not coal. but btu
mlnous schist, which gives seventy-fve per cent.
OF tar oil, and is expected to come into general
use.
1t is proposed that the Pope shall remove to the
Castle GOndofO, and that Italy, France, Belgium
Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Brazils shall
each contribute fifty thousand crowns annually for
his support.
Chemists determine the hardness of water By
soap tests (soap dissolved in alcoholj, showing
how many measures Of this fluid are necessary to
produce a lather.
Lady 0tway was recently robbed of fl 700 worth
otJewery while she was asleep in bed. The thief,
or thieves even took ring from her finger. Great
The Empress of France has inaugurated a new
kind of white artificial roses made from the bam-
boo.
The usual test of ozone in the air is said to be
quite yaueless. 1t gives, or ought to give, blue
tinge to paper coated with iodine and starch
The Constitutional and Pays, Paris news
papers, are both owned by Mires, the great de-
fauter.
Nj. Bommart is dead. He was an eminent French
engineer, and had charge of the construction of
many important railways in France and Spain.
Among the editors of the French National Rerietg
are La Boulaye, Lanfrey, Legouve, Fouche, De
Lond, Gautler, Levasseur, Verron and Brenier.
The British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Com
pany has received the last twelve months gross
revenue of S4j0, 900.
Besides time ball, Liverpool has public clock
which is regulated frOLl the Observatory (whence
the ball is dropped) by electricity.
Avisseau, celebrated French potter. is dead
lie was an artist 10 clay, rivaling De Palissy him
self.
Six different funeral orations were delivered over
the body of Scribe at ts interment.
"Winter Nights" posthumous work of Murger
the Bohemian, is announced.
There three hundred and forty-one dentists,
in London.
The velocity of the electric current is estimated
by Wheatstone to be 2880OO miles per second.
Mr.. William Kidd is giving lectures in London
for the benefit of "homeless and starving dogs"