Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-08
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French officer to establlsh a mint at Pekin. at
which Chinese coins are to be made after the
model Of those Of France.
The Paris exhibition Of dogs opened on the 9th
of May. Seventeen hundred dogs were sent in to
the Jury, who admitted bat twelve hhndred and
fty. This number does not include twenty-five
packs hounds, Of fifteen couples each Dogs have
been sent in from France, England, Belgium,
Russia, China and Australia.
There II trouble in the convent of Brother Ig-
natius at Norwich. Several of the brethren have
been expelled on charges OF drunkenness. The
expelled brothers deny that they were drunk,
and state that they were merely protesting
against some innovations which the prior had
In reduced AL
There has recently been deposited in the muse
um of the Shakespeare house an original play
purportlng TO have been written by Shakespeare
with marginal notes, additions and corrections
in his own handwriting. There Is an abundance
and variety Of evidence TO support its authenti-
city, which, il once proved, would render this
the most important literary discovery that his
been made during the last two hundred and fifty
years
The journalists of Germany are to meet in Con-
cress about the middle Of this month. They will
discuss many important questions, such as tele-
grams ADVERTISED ents, copyrights, &c, and also
the creation Of pension fund.
The small town of Frankenau in Hesse. Cassel,
has Just been almost destroyed by fire. The
church town hail and 100 houses, with their
con ents, fell prey to the flames. No lives were
lost.
Some important discoveries have been lately
mad, II Pompeli. Among Others is q sun-dial,
with M nervous Greek inscriptions. A very valu.
able and rave cameo has also been found by q
child aud has been placed in the rich collection
Of the Museum ut Naples.
A destructive fire recently occurred at Admont
(Syria) which in a very short time burned down
tEenty-on houses and celebrated BenedictIne
Abbey. with the exception of the library. Nine
persons perished in the flames. The damage is
estimated at 800 900 forms.
The tunnelling operations at Mount Gems have
received material impulse from the perforatiug
engine having now 10 deal with vastly softer
stratum Of OK than had to be bored hitherto
There is promise OF the completion Of the whole
passage in 1858.
Adyices from Stockholm state that royal de.
cree has been issued, oreering general exhib.
ton of industry in that capital next year. from
the 18th of June to the 10Th of August. Nor
WY, Denmark and Finland will be invited to
take part in 1t.
Tn, Grand Rabbi of the Jewish community in
france, Ulman. died at Paris on the 9th ult.
Count Pepoli, the husband OF Madame About,
b become insane IN Paris.
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at one of the London police courts on the 9th
nit aud bound over TO keep the peace for assault.
Ing his wife. IL appeared from {. ev dence that
the lad was married several months ago, when
he could only have been about fifteen years of
age. r.,
r irty persons left Durham, England, for the
Salt Lake lately. The emigrAnts nearly all bore
the maze OF Virgins.
The de 9TH Is announced of Sir David Davies,
n IN 10 dol ai..ia 20
liam " and Q zen adelaide. From King Will,
liam just before his death, sir David received the
G. eiphic order, and was knighted by Queen Vic
toria shortly after her accession TO the throne.
The foundation. stone of the new fpire of Chi.
chester Cathedral was laid on the % OF May.
The restoration of the cathedral will cost fifty
two thousand pounds, and fortysix thousand
pounds have been subscribed towards it.
The ceremony of layiag the foundation of the
new Surrey Theatre, London TO place on the
9th of May, in the presence of large concourse
of persons.
The maximum amount Of paupersm in thirty
unions of distressed Lancashire, was attained in
the first week OF December 1861. when the
total number relieved By the guardians was
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monster pig trough has been manufactured
at Dorchester, for a Ewinery in Email nd. The
| trough is live hundred feet long, and is shaped
able 10 feed out Of it at one time.s ..r
An anonymous gentleman in London has given
! the munihcent sum OF $1,000 to the almonerS
Of Chrst's Hospital for the D ind in the hope
that it may draw forth four additional similar
sums for tho relief Of INDECENT blind persons of
forty years and upwards.
An iron-csd on a new principle, discovered by
the Emperor of the French is now being con.
Structed at TOulol IL is called La Gu DC carries
no guns, and only acts by lis weight and speed,
sinking the ships 1t attacks by breaking them to
pieces.
There Is a AOslem Mission Society in existence,
with headqn .rtets in Londo Their proposed
work is the conversion to Christianity Of 200 co.,,
900 kOslems. - =
Professor GAsperis, the director of the observa.
tory at Milan, having discovered a new planet,
has determined TO make his report on the subject
at the anniversary of Dsntes birthday and that,
in honor to the poet he has christened the new
planet Beatrice.
It appears from Parliamentary return that
the militia establishment 10 Great Britain and
Ireland last year amounted to CSC officers o OF
nOn.commissioned officers and l24 6!2 prvAtes.