The Portland daily press., 1865-08-29
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.


especially in reference to the silk trade :
The King Of Greece has decided to live at
Corfu for time, to get out of the iaabroglio at
Athens. The foreign ministers have been in.
yited to follow the court.
I Some interesting experiments have Just
been made at Il Orient, ON board the French
irigate Coligny, the objectof which is to utilize
che electric light in the sea. By means of
submarine reflector, the water was illuminated
to a great depth, SO that it was possible to lock
down from the deck and see the fish, attracted
by the light, swimming round the lamp as if in
an aquarium. The light can be used to advar-
tage with diving bells, and also for signals.
AN extraordinary match of carrier-pigeons
has recently taken place at Brussels Not less
than five hundred and thirty-eight of these
winged messengers, which had been sent to
Toulouse for the purpose, were released there
one morning to contend for the prizes, amount
ing in number to eighty-two. The first pigeon
arrived at Brussels in fourteen hours The
distance is three hundred leagues, and it must
have flown at the speed OF twenty-five leagues
an hour. III 7saqasaeis g ID
The King Of Siam has just ordered the re-
organization of his fleet, and has decided on or
dering corvette and four gunboats all IRON
cased, to be constructed in France. These YES
sells are intended to act against the numerous
pirates which are necessarily ravaging the coast
of that territory. a few months back these
marauders appeared in the Gulf of Siam with
fifty junks, and assembled the Meinam, spread
ing alarm even as far as the capital.
"A company Of specialized antiquarians in
England, housing under the walls of Bosnian
church, have found stone coffin containing
the body of child; and they ask us to believe
it the remains of a daughter of Canute the
Dane, who according to tradition was buried
there, only about eight centuries and half
ago As9attA 81 n
The Indepencia, an iron-clad ffigate for the
Peruvian navy was lately launched from
building yard near London. The vessel is en-
tirely built Of iron her outer casing being four
and-a-half inch plates. Her armament will
consist of Armstrong guns on the shunt prin-
ciple, viz: twelve seventy-pounders of four
tons each, and two one hundred and fifty
FOUNDER pivot guns, each weighing seven tons,
on the upper deck. 1000. se u
The French government has just authoriz-
ed the preliminary survey of railway along
the coast from Cherbourg to Brest. This line,
essentially maritime and strategica1, viii es-
tablish direct communication between the two
great military ports on the Atlantic as well as
between the numerous trading and fishing
ports scattered along the coast which will be
placed in direct connection with the lines of
Normandy and Brittany running to Paris.
The old King of the Belgians is, like
Charles II, an unreasonable time dying"
Ills physicians now report him as improving in
health, and likely to live for years. His report
ed abdication in favor of the Duke Of Brabant,
is contradicted ,s3'l4 1i1l r.
The Social Science Association of the Con-
tinent, which held its session at Amsterdam
last year, designs to meet at Berne during the
present season. n9He
The statistical account Of Ireland,s public
income and expenditure during the year end
ing the 31st of March last, shows balance on
the wrong sideof e90,50O. The army costs up
wards of three millions year, and miscellane-
GUS civil services about Ell 100000. III j.
Public business and private affairs are go
ing on quietly in Sweden, and the Sovereign of
the country is engaged in the pleasant occupa-
ton OF exchanging eourtesies with his royal
neighbors.l But still those things which con-
duce to the prosperity of nation are notfor-
gotten, and amongst other encouraging facts !
is the Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures,
just held at Malmac-a notable place for wool
EN- goods, and an Agricultural Show. Both
have been under the direct patronage of the \
crowns Of Sweden and Denmark.
The Hadepemdente Of Naples announces
that the subterraneah theatre of Herculane-
is tobe fitted up with sixty gas burners, and
that royal decree is shortly to be published
for the resumption of excavations in that To-
cality. 20 ~ gro Y. Of sE SjSk@
w hateVer the effects of the present dynas-
ty may be on the political position of France,
there can be no doubt of the increase Of wealth
in the country. From the official report of the
Customs it appears that during the first half
Of the present year the imports have exceeded
those of the same period of four years ago by
rs millions, while the exports have increased in
even more than proportionate degree-viz: by
425 millions,
Prince Peter Bonaparte has been appointed
to the Office of President of the Council General
of Corsica. Up to the present time the Prince
has taken no part in public affairs since the
restoration of the Empire
Attention was recently called by the French
journals to series of discoveries which were
stated to have been made in Pompeii. A tenn
pie of Jnno with priestess and congregation
and variety of other matters of interest were
reported to have been discovered within the
last few weeks and very recently some of the
Journals contained additional particulars of
this description. The Cavaliere Fiorelli. di-
rector of the museum at Naples, wishes it to be
understood, however, that there is not word
OF truth in these stories. They are pure inven-
tions from beginning to end, as the excavations
have been suspended since last Nav for want of
funds. 5tFf Is t-is41rs -
The formal recognition of Prince Alfred of
England as heir to the Duchy Of saxe-C oburg.
took place at the capital of that State on the
9th of August, being the twenty-frst anniyer-
sary of his birthday. sa
The Venice Gazette announces tho discoy-
cry Of long missing painting by Raphael,
known under the name Of Madonna di Lore
TO-" 1t was found on the premises of a dealer
in old clothes at Mantua and it is stated TO be of
undoubted authenticity, and to be in excellent
preservation, having been protected by the
thick coat ofdirt with which it was covered.
THEATRE.-Our readers will remember that
Deering Hall is to be opened for two nights
only Wednesday and Thursday-by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gomersal, with company from the Bos-
ton Theatres. The names of Mr.. and Mrs. q.
alone should insure full house.