The Portland daily press., 1865-07-22

December, with general cargo, and has Tot
since been heard Of wH iut
The treaties for the renewal of the Zolleverein,
and also the treaties of commerce between
Prussia, England and Belgium, have been
agreed to by the Chamber of Deputies at Ber-
lin. aa Yea 4o SKI s-s-,-i4 AZ
The first of the Scotch rife competitions has
just taken place in Montrose. The chief prize
-Scotland's Cup was won by Sergeant
Forbes, brickmaker by trade, who resides
near Aberdeen. Mr.. Edward Ross, who is well
known in volunteer circles, was the winner of
the Challenge Cup. .f..A9g
The Leeds Mercury announces the death of
the Rev. j. Tunnicliffe of that town-'the
founder of the Band of Hope movement in
England" 's ~ z eEa&
A Bourbon conspiracy, headed by the BROTH
ers of San Giovanni di Dio, religious order,
has been discovered in Salerno The convent
was found filed with stores and arms. Those
parties, who have been arrested, have been the
main supporters of the revived brigandage in
Salerno. Ast tC1& ANN asgeE
Eight thousand school houses have been
erected in Russia since the emancipation of the
serfs. OF course, the schoolhouse is the next
rapid multiplication of these intellectual gun
nsries in our Southern States, ere long, than
Russia can boast. sal--s .lrt
In one of the streets of London lately,
swarm of bees alighted on a cab which had Just
drawn up at a restaurant. A man having BRO
cured hive, set to work, and with assistance
succeeded in securing the whole of the unex-
pected visitors. &C.
The Duchess of Northumberland intends
presenting ifeboat and its equipments to the
National Lifeboat Institution, in memory of
the late duke. The Duchess said she would
like the hfeboat to be called the Algernon and
Eleanor-their united names-and suggested
that it might be placed on the Northumberland
coast, the native county of tn late duke.
tits now stated that the Hon. Mrs. Norton is
the editor of the London Osog. SgNSN
There has been congress of German peda-
gogues at Leipsic, twenty-five hundred school
masters assembling in convention.
Mr.. Henry Bergh, late American Secretary
of Legation at st. Petersburg, was the recipient
of an unusual official compliment Just before
his departure for home, Having requested per
mission to visit the Notifications at Cronstadt,
an imperial yacht was sent for his accommoda-
ton, and full opportunity was given him to
inspect the defences and the war vessels, and
he was afterwards entertained by the Marine
Club. s.st
That wise bird, the London Oacl, has again
spoken. It says: "We have authority to an
nounce that the names finally chosen for the
infant Prince are George Frederick Ernest Al
bert" .ige5 a+is9 shaM
The FIorentine rifle meeting has finished
with great success. The King distributed the
prizes to the winners, the chief of whom was
priest named Berna sconi.
The Fenians are still on the rampage in Ire
land 49, .i.sa nglsD
The Ministerial crisis in Austria has given a
new impulse to the advocates of Sclavonic ma
tionalities. The Transyvanian States now
claim their ancient independence consecrated
by secular traditions and ancient treaties The
journals Of Prague formulate these pretensions,
asking special Minister for Bohemia reform
OF the electoral law, the independence of the
kingdom, a supreme Court of Justice, and f.
naliy, the accordance of perfect equality in
schools and in public offices to the German
and Czechian languages
| The brigand chief Giardullo, the leader, of
the band one division of which has Mr.. Moens
In custody, is being tried at Naples. He is said
to have turned Kings evidence" against his
accompliees, making revelations of most ex-
traordinary character, duplicating persons who
would seem to have been the least likely to be-
suspected OF cooperating with the brigands
The trial of the Swedish pastor, Lndback,
has resulted in conviction. He asserted that
the murdered persons were either incurabIes
or were in other ways likely to become burdens
on his parish, and thatit was for the purpose Of
relieving it Of the burden of their presence that
he became guilty of this series of crimes He is
to be beheaded. As
Alfred Tennyson, the poet laureate of Eng
land, is falling very fast. Hewas just recover
ing from severe attack of throat disease, when.
walking late one evening in his Isle of Wight
garden, he took cold, and now, it is stated.
symptoms of consumption are evident His
friends are going to remove him to the South of
France at once, as the only chance of saving
his life. '4ti A'A
1t is said that a large fresco has been discover
ed at Ostia, in Italy, representing a ship taking
cargo on board, The various persons engage
ed in that operation are designated by written
scrolls, indicating the particular function of
each performer in the task.
The missionaries in Canton, China, have es-
tablished weekly paper for the people, in Chi
nese. 1t is called the Chinese and Foreig1a NeUs-
pgper. as1 gaN
Lord Cranworth, the new Lord High Cham
cellor of England, is seventy five years Old
He has held the office before, under Lord Aber-
deem, and his professional reputation, though
not brilliant, is excellent. His family name is
Rolfe, and he is the son of a clergyman He
was raised to the peerage in 1850. grfs
. During the Emperor Napoleon's stay at Bo-
ma, one of the proprietors of the cork wood in
the nelghborhood, presented his Majesty with
cottage entirely composed of cork, elegant in
design, and perfectly finished. The cottage is
so constructed that it can be taken to pieces in
one hour and packed up for travelling.
. The only persons who kept the 5Oth anniver-
sary of Waterloo on the battlefield were Ger
man Turner Society from Brussels. s-
Father Ignatius's monks have rebelled again.
On Saturday half made their submission and
were received back. On Monday, the Father
found himself first under the necessity of 'lock-
ing Brother Manrus out of the monastery"
and then of disbanding the Third Order of st.
Benedict altogether. He is now devoting his
whole attention to the Order of st. William,
who, being boys merely, are more managea-
ble iiar 4LlB EIT
Great uncertainty still prevails respecting
Lord Palmerston's intentions. The electors of
Tiverton have come to the conclusion that he
does not mean to do battle for the seat again
There are six candidates in the field
Speaking of the public defences, the London
Spectator opens its exposure of the hollowness
and insincerity of the whole affair in the fol-
lowing language: Canada has agreed to buy
the North Pole if somebody will find the pur-
chase money" f.q-f5ai-. ~
MRS. sURRATT.