The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-10
Foreign Gossip.

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Brighton, where field evolutiOns we're per-
formed as if in sight of an enemy, Colonel
McMurdo made speech to the men, which
is important enough just now to be reported:
Call that you have learned in the way of
shooting, all your zeal and patriotism, will
be of no avail in the day of battle without
a thorough knowledge of company drill.
Where the men in each company are steady
and we'll drilled, the whole army will be
steady and well drilled likewise. To have
battalion or brigade act like machine is
to be effected only by company drill" It's
this very system which has made the Sew
enth and other New York regiments what
they are.
Mr.. Roebuck, M. P. for Sheffield, recently
met his constituents at their call, to defend
bis character. He was charged with having
received 100000 for aiding the Galway
Steamship Company in getting subsidy,
and with corruption in recently supporting
Austria in the Venetia question. He was
so frequently interrupted that he could not
60 on in his defence at the first meeting,
but at an adjourned one, got vote of con-
fdence, and came off with flying colors.
Assays of jewelry are now made in some
of the shops of London for twenty five
cents. Since oreide has appeared there has
been considerable doubt as to the genuine
ness of gold ornaments, and cheap tests are
necessary.
The London Daily Nea0s, after examining
the statistics of our country in relation to
the condition of the two races, ven lures the
speculation "that the southern group of
states will become mulatto 10 population
and proprietorship" at no distant day.
Little do the ladies who wear silk vel
vets know the wretchedness of those who
weave them. 1t is laborous task to watch,
mend and regulate the thousands of threads
in the warp, small are the wages paid, and
many of the operatives, in despair at the
difficulties of their task, end their lives by
self-destructiOn.
The British Board OF Trade, in its report
of February last, says that out of the three
millions OF flour and wheat importations
for that year in the United Kingdom, the
| United Suites furnished 9l 100000.
Several French journalists have been
Austrian authorities.
A perfect gold watch may be bought in
London for $40.
The character of POlonius, in the play of
"Hamlet," has been as much the subject of
dispute as that of Hamlet himself. An
English critic says of the former that he is
"a statesmen a scholar, and gentleman"
and "the actor sins grievously against the
poet when, according to the usual custom,
be makes him twadding old fool"
At late meeting of the Liverpool Eth
biological Society, Mr.. Mcintosh read pa
per, in which he contended that "the modern
aspect of ethnoogy does not seem to favor
the doctrine that one organic form had
gradually arisen out of another during the
indefinite lapse of ages, without the inter-
ventiOn of a creative act, or, at least, of a
creational law"
John Drew and Matilda Heron are both
very popular with the London play going
public, and receive great appreciation from
the press.
New Zealand is said to have climate,
that is its elemental guano," making it
fertile in spite of its natural SOIL
| The Rev. DR.. Cheever, of New York
has been lecturing in Liverpool with more
than usual success, and he is now devoting
all his energies towards the prevention of
any acknowledgment of the Southern Con-
federacy by the British government. In
this effort be has shown an undisputed
ability and is doing good.
The cultivation of the silk worm has been
commenced in Brittany with great success.
Algiers is beginning to be much fire.
quented by invalids during the winter
season, in consequence of its beautiful
climate. 1t contains numerous comfortable
hotels, and can be reached 10 seventy two
hours from London.
Major Yelverton has appealed from the
decision in bis case. The opinion appears
to be that he will succeed, as neither Scotch
or Irish marriage can be sustained.
The government of Spain has projected
the introduction into Cuba OF 10000 free
negroes, with the appreciation of the Cuba
authorities.
The Saturday Review criticises Elsie
Venner," by DR.. Holmes, in no sparing
manner. 1t says that the serpentne child
is not new, but taken from Keats " LAMA"
and Coleridge's " Cristabel," TO say nothing
OF minor works !; that he has not very
delicate hand or very artistic touch,' ard
that he is an instance OF the truth of the
assertion, that without very great amount
of cultivation and self. control, power in
literature, like all other power, is power
wasted.
II an officer in the French army incurs
debts without paying them, one-fith OF bis
pay is retained to discharge them. If he
continues to do so he may be degraded. An
under officer or soldier, is under similar Cir
cumstances liable to discipline and the loss
of grade and imprisonment.
1t is now said that after the battle of
Solferino, the French and Italians could
have captured Verona, Mantua and Venice,
almost without resistance.
At the Chateau of Bellegarde, in one of
its gardens, some workmen recently discov-
cred, while repairing the enclosure of
fnnntain q cOmpete apparatus for counter