, 1861-09-25
Gbitagn Gubturte Il
E0HEIEN GOSSIP,

FOHEIGN GOSSIP.
The district Immediately around Manches-
ter, Ell gland, contains two hundred cotton
settlements. Tha parish Of
Bolton contains 10 mills, that Of Bury 120,
Roehdale LOO, Oldham 200, Ashton 20, staleJ
bridge and hyde 60. Each Of these mills cost
N average Of e10000. The amount Of Eng
lith capital embarked II the cotton maaufae.
e100 cox, COO.
In the sonthal district Of India q singular
custom has long prevailed, by which bot-
rover binds himeelf and his heirs to the lend
er, to be his servants till the debt Is paid In
one case brought to the notice Of the English
authorities, son had been in bondage four
years for debt Of seven Tapees, contracted
By his father. In another, lad of twenty had
Of fourteen rupees, lent to an aosconded IN
Gle, for whom he had gone security. The
lender frequently sold his debtor to 2 third
person, and regular slave traffic had been e.
tabli.hed in this manner. The English GOV
eminent has abolished the usage
Tie interior Of Australia is an unexploEcd
region. Expeditions have repeatedly net out
to investigate its resources, but the deficiency
Ct water, the extent of the~aria tracts where
no subsistence can be found for man OF beast,
the impenetrable thor1y juIglek and the mur-
derous horde8 Of eaVzges, have either involved
the PARTIES in miserable ruin, or turned them
back after the frat three hundred miles OF
progres.. The Latest Of these expeditions il
that Of Mr. Burke, Who many msnths ago
set cut with herd Of camels from Victoria.
Nothing has been heard from lin, and the
coloLists have despatched another party in
search Of hin, headed by the celebrated nafu-
r1list Alfred Hewitt, {the brother Of the En-
glish author, William, who has long been \
resident Of Melbcur1e.
L crocodile escaped from travelling men
sgerie at Ladenburgh, in the Grand Duchy OF
Baden, few d.gs ago. ana be ~ afterwards ~ 4,
Neuenheim. III C consequence Of his presence
IN the river, the local authorities prohibited
the Inhabitants from bathing. Two days back
some fishermen succeeded in capturing him
BY means Of very strong nets. His owner Was
sent for, and when he appeared the crocodile
manifested great joy-hoW, is not stated.
Perhaps the beast shed few crocodile tears
If we may believe the French papers, re-
marx able incident lAtely happened to N
creditors. While sitting in one Of the roomi
OF the general railroad office at Paris, The
scene of the great ewindler's exploits, he gave
way to the American weakness Of tipping
back his chair. As it struck the wall it touch
ed private spring, door flew open, and
some very interesting documents were dis
closed which throw light on the Aires atflir
Mount Vesuvius has begun again to emf
smCke, rumble, and show decided signs of
coming eruption. Professor Pa!mieri, director
| Of the Keapolitaa Observatory, is in daily ex
| pectation Of something turning up.
| The thEd Napoleon has his hands full will
| the clergy. he has been compelled to orde
the prosecution Of long list Of them for stil
| ring up reaction in favor Of the Bourbon
tbrous b the provinces Of the empite-and th
Bishop Of Gibraltar, who, as e1tralimital, b
| csnnot lay his hands on, has forbidden withi
his juIladlction any recognition Of Napoleon
existence in the performance Of religious Gel
vices, accompanying his manifesto with tn
most insulting language after the pattern {
| MonsigGor Merode.
In repaIriug q church In the commune
SeuIre, France, portion Of the wall va
found covered, beneath whitewash, By som
remarkably fine freRcoes, including beautifl
delineation Of Christ treading On the man.
headed beast Of the Apocalypse, Saint Geore
fighting the dragon, and an angel weighing ID
| souls Of tGe dead. The pictures are Of da1
anterior to Glotto, and create great interest
| F1shce-
A French medical journal has proposed m
king the parish priests the curatora Of the
parisEicners' bodies as vel at eouls. a &c
tain abbe has published little pamphlet j
which he PROCESSES to have discovered rem
I
| 1ates that among other miracles performed t
him, he has cured hi SISTER Of the jaundice
giEirg her the necklace Of l:ye eel Wac
be began, his sister YVES s'lemon color and tt
eel w:s white.'' At the end Of twenty fot
hours it was just the other way.
Two eolditra in the standing army Of En
lssd Tele lately aeztenced to six months il
1ire and setting 1t on fire. The dog was ii
I ed-1nd the mtQ-QughL to be-
On his voyage to Liverpool, On board Il
Arabia, young Prince Albert was 10 tactul
/ tlat m Ametican a&ked his tutor the reaso
aId was informed that the younsster obey<
at Washington. Shortly after the tutor
quired CT the Yankee touching Americs
mAtt.rt, and learned that the United Stat
Geycrpment lad particularly requested hi
to be reserved on such euhjects-
Tie Priace Royal Of Hanover, has had
narraT escape from drowning, in the preseu
of his tsther, while bathing in the sea at tt
Isle oI No1derney. Prince Eracst August
Is row fifteen years OF age, and il the only e
Ct tie King Of Hanove1.
The widow If the proprietor Of the Londt
illustrated Meas, who with hin son WIZ drow
ed on the Lady Elgin, has erected to the
memory in the cemetery Of Boston, Eeglau
polished granite obelisk hsaring tne folio,
irg inscription:
bett Ingram. Died 8th September, 1861. aged
years Sacred to the memory Of ny husband, HI
pose. he d{ed lie sth September, 1860, aged
Jear1. The Lord gave and the Lord t2k5th iva
| blessed be the name Of the Lotd,'''
Scotland is not famous for generosity, =
! begga1s seem to thrive there - well as eli
where. a few Gays 8go heggar came to t
Montrcse station, dressed in ragged habi
ments, asked and paid for q tirst@class tics
to distant station, and took his seat in t
cushioned carriage. Several parties Of ton
phed to the guard to eject the intruder. b
The "joIly beggsr" cool1y showed the offlc
his ticket and kep: his seat.