, 1862-11-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Notice Is given In London that the public
will hereafter only be admitted to y!sw the
| H',ntr 1T Lords on Saturday in each week be-
tween the hours Of ten and four.
The italian Government has contracted with
the Mulwall 1ronWorks, IN England, 1pr yar
! steamer of 2. .030 tons, 1T ed With cupolas on
the principle Of Captain Coles.
In the Austrian War Budget, now under
consideration, there Is an Item Of 2,5Ur, l.r
feeding cats kept IN the YictuRlling- -maga-
| zines.
The Garlhaldians who were recently am-
nestled are to be sent home to their families
at the expense Of the Italian Government
A Chinese stove one Of the curiosittes taken
! from the Emps1or's GUNNER palace at Pekia,
las been exhibited in London. L is q fine
specimen OF enamelllng, consisting Of BASIN
| like foundation, with broad, flat rim inclined
| upwards, upon which rests ] dome-like ar
| FaDgement formed Of three bands and Gro Hned
by brass knob, and from the lover port,on
Of the basin three curtain or apron-like parts
/ are pendent between, elephant heads.
Nine thousand italian priests have Just pre-
t sented petition to the Pope, in which thcv
| entreat Of him, in the name OF religion, to
| abandon the temporal poEer.
| preaching completioE: At Elswick, England.
Its weight, when finished, will DC twenty-tYo
| ana halt tons, and its lergtA fouEtsen feet
| ten inchee; the outer diameter is to be four
feet fcur inches at the b@eech and enc foot
nInc and & half inches at the muzzle. The
bore OF the gun viii be r1t1er more than thir-
1een inches, and the greatest thickness Of
metal at the brcsch ahou. nineteen iuches, st
the muzzle four and a hall inches.
4 Lancaster gun Ia undergoing at Woolwich
an " "tnduIancen trial. It haa already stood
more than s,eeo charges Of powder, eaca ct
it Vas On the first day.
Rrf}1 H;,nsea F,f +J,a Na-r C,,Ak
1slatnre have passed bill granting s, coo acres
uf ]and for experiments ia cotton growing.
1he Cotton Association are selecting farms
I'D commencing operations.
Tue magistrates OF Axbz;dge, England, haYe
revived the use OF the stocks III that lown
An incorriglb1e fellow sat in the stocks for six
hours rccently, under peppering storm, for
drunkenness and abusing the police His
wife waited upon him curing his Incarceration
and held an umbrella over ner unfortunate
EFeuse-
selina Yourg, the st Female BIondia,' vao
was recently Injured by falling from tight
rope III England, hes been discharged from
St. Ba1IholenAeV's Hospital on cr1tches,
cripple fer }1fe Previous to ner Incident she
4ud been the sole auprort Q; an cid ard infirn
tatFtr and an Invalid sisttr.
The dispute on tie right Of women to study
in the medical classes Eas teen transferred to
St. Andrews. Miss Elizabeth Gasrets applied
TO that University 10 nla;licQla.e, and vas &C.
ctpted By tie See1etary without denlur. She
also received class tickets from two profes-
sorr, ard thought her position secure, whe2
she va: suddenly informed tnat the Senators
intended to deiibt rate formally on tbs I'D mis-
sion OF wolnen. Her oxu admission Tas de-
cjazed iradyeftea:, aud the professors ordered
10 close tht II class rooms agaiust her until tile
Senate made up its mind.
Tic Lords ct tie British Treasury, to whom
petition fer oDenieg the Botanic Gardens in
70 Nt1 1nE,, I-4
lave replied TINT, taking into view the novel.
y ara seriousness OF tie question as regarded
in Edlnbufgh, with the strong feelings and
decided opinions On the subject CT the observ-
sIee OF the sabbath "lich prevail there, and
also having regard to the present season OF the
Eesr, tney deem it proper to postpone any de-
cl=loh n1tI tic spring shall be at hand, when
they Tl1l have turtGer opportunity of raceiy-
ing information as to the prevailing wishes Of
the community On the subject
n. Robert has communicated to the French
| Academy IN account ci Interesting discover
les recently made in the Rue d Enter, in Paris
during the process Of lowering the street to
the level ct the Boulevard de Sebas1oool
They consist Of 3 g1eat variety Of articles,
mostly OF Celtic aud Gallo Roman origin, in
cluding several flint implements similar to
those found at 81. Acheul, near Auiers. Tho
articles we're all found in undi5turbsd drift.
4 curious and somewhat improbable story
is told By the ha1m Public Of Lyons, Fraace,
as follows:
IA woman, while lately watching q flock OF
sheep in the reighborhood OF Lyons, :7as as
caught in violent etorna and took refuge IN
der tree. A short time after branch vas
torn from the trunk hy tie wind and fell ct
her feet, ACCOMPANIED by number Of pieces
CT gold. Looking up In asInni=h,:;ens sue
taw a ho1a in the trunk whence the
| branch had bean torn, and putting hc7
h.rd into it found further lot Of gold
lisces, amounting together to 10000 francs.
The nsws Of Ibis discovery spread rapidly III
tie Villsge, and every one was lost in coniec-
tHTes Us 20 where the money could have come
from. a! length some Of the ancients solved
IT, enigma By stating that, about thirty years
ago. 9 rich landed proprietor residing il the
EeIghhnEaood had been murdered by his SER
want and robbed of 6 large SUN of money
wh!ch he was known to have in his posses-
sion The servant was tried and executed, but
he would never confess where he had conceal-
ed the treasure. Is this the gold stolen 2"