, 1865-07-14

very natuIal resson-that, a6 IN Egypt, the
cultivation OF cotton had overtakcn tlo pro
d9ction Of food. he had been told BY Sir G
Weed that IN several very large cotton culti
waiting districts Of India, the price of 70 ID
was 1our-to]d Its normal rate, aud, couse,
4ucntly, the natives we;c amln tesortinr tc
the Increased production Of food. Ono noin,
bad been urpeSmo=t in bis mind, namely, the
importance of the quality Of indian colt N,
On tE;s point nothing had been done,
had utEtd the mst!er upon the Government
CT India. Practical measures had been sus.
gcst:d, and the association was sending out
seed to any cne who volunteered to take up
the subject, ond sec whether an improved
quality could not b. obtained. Yet, notwith.
standing the tons ard tons of sced-Ameri.
car, Egyptian. ard other sorts-which had
Mcn sent, they lcd mol received single bas
or bale Us The result LII admitted tha. they
had had samp:cs without eud, bnt they had
Iever hsd anything In the shape Of sa1able
hSg Of Gotten.
DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FAIR.
dublin Cor. n. Y. uerA'd, Jube asl
1he United Ststcs is very men5erly repre-.
ecnted. some eeTlng machines Of Wheeler
IL Wilson's, Singers ard som. one elss'a
patent are on exhibition and live Yankee
ot Tue nhDe OF W. H. Wood, Of New York, IL
On hand with variety Of his own Inventions,
from balr pon'ad6 to d machine for making
bullets, aud fiom lis system Of night, to.
and day stguals to trunk handles and Amcri-
en- railway cR1s, turntables, yept.lators,
stif.acsihg b1alses and u religious essay OF his
own ihv.htion. H exhibits funny aud In.
eorsIuous collection, to BE- sure but it .lo We
Lis originality aud the uniyersality Of the
progressive Yankee lis day, night and fog
Signals arc really Of great value, and III y
have been adopted by the Admiralty, and are
IN use on six hundred British vcsscls Of war.
I think he viii carry oil his sh.r1 OF prizes.
The fewing machines sttract a good DEAF OF
attention, they being The only thing Of The
Kind en- exhibition.
The specimens Of shot ard shell arc no.
novel to any one who las rartt. t.lpattd III tic
eleges OF Fort Pulaski, Charleston, the pom.
bAldment Ct Wilmington, or ony OF tho re-
cent 1ghts On Ike Southern coast. I have
seen every Kind ot rjtis pfojecs;le that are ex-
hibitd here by 1he Secretary Of State sor
|. Var Of Ler Majcsty's govennent. on differ.
ent fields in the United States. durine ,hc -
bril,on. and they DO not strske me- us btiug
20 !oi ntdAble snd destructive as Jobn Bali
fon.lF inog.ues they arc. II .ny one desires
to tce sectlobai Ilars Of Entl.sh shot un1
sfell, let lltn consult MAJ. Gen. G!lluorc's
valuable work on the siege Operations before
Charle ston, and ho will b. gratil-l. They
Lave all been pitched into his lines ay retal
gus. md cen tell to @ dot tha precise
sound each oDe makes IN trayrrsloy tuo ai :.
IN paintings OF auclent aud modern mas.
tcTs and sculpture, the Exhibition Is exceed
tpcly rich. 1t Is, In fact, feature OF the Ex-
hiosttGn. The bsst works OF sculpture from
foreign aBd British etRl:os hare bean frce,Y
contributed. aud I doub, whether q m 1re
valuao!e COLLECTION has eyer bsen on ex-
hlbatlon. American artists have cou.rihut.
but three pieces, but they ara the best In ,he
coilectitn. The grand MD beautiful colossal
statute Of ''Saul uudcr tue influence Of tue
ETN Spirit, from The ch;s-l Of WIN. F. Story ;
tie staue Of Judith, by a'ac same artist n1i
the statue IN marble af The Sleeping Faua
and Salyr," by II 81 H-riet Hcsrner, per1:ct
gems, tnAk first bis works Of art among The
ttet In The E1hibsttup. Alr. Story's Saul Ii
ole ~ his latest, as 1t is probably his best
work. His Judith justly claims and receives
great 1nta.ure OF attention frsn the con-
noisse1rs LII sculpture. Thefe ne pieces by
M'cisel Angelo, Van Dyke, Claude LSrentne,
Titan, Nemhsanat, Ra:eus, sIr Joshua Reyn-
olds, iCarsEeeglo. Teuiers, SalYator R5:a,
in the ancient italian and Spanish schools.
AnoDx the specimens frcm the modern Brit
ish school arc lnnpy fiom the pc.ci.s Of Laud-
seer, Leslie, Sir David Wlkie, Turner, Mac.
llse, Constable, Cooper. W.nt-rhater ind
ullcrs the bett pictures from the Queens
National Gallery, Royal Academy and many
private collections. The Committee which
mas unde. taken to arrange and c!a.sffy the
pictures Late succeeded in throwing Them
together in the most confused and N; 1ed
manner. The ca'aiogn. is Of bu. little ser
vice, and the visitor gror-s about with no
guide to Po:lt out TO him the special obj.cts
Of Interest.
TIE ExbibltIcn is sl5wly growing 10 favor,
bht It Is not great success. Visitors who
may come here MUntn or LEO from this will
doubtless fern more favorable Impressions Of
1he affair than those who havs already scrp
1t. II will then be- more complete In all its
parts and. trust, In less confusion.
Quite number Of Americans have visited
the affair, and the tide is daily increasing.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The famous vessel Alexandra, intended for
river boat, and now plies between London
and GrtTcsend. She is a novelty OF the
Thames, as the IL the only host that has cab
ms upon deck, in the American style.
AT Nnice bonb vas lately thrown iato
the gondola OF NJ Bembo, tha Podessa or
Mayor, aud exploded. The goud,la IVES in.
There Is panic In London ab,us mad
dogs a number Of citizens have lately been
bitftn by them.
a subscription has been opened at Turin
for mtdal for Garabaldi. Subscriptions !
each.
A movement Is On foot IL Italy to cauon,ze
Christopher Columbus aud maize hlm the
patrrn tnint Of 1nariners.
The great fair at Lcipsic this year ettatns
lie hundledth anniversary, ha7in. been es-
tablishtzl In 1755. Before Tint ytar the ta!r
WAS visited By numerous booksellers from al
parts OF Germany, but Frankfort was then
the great emporium Of the book trade, espe-
cally fos foreigners. At present the Garm n
booksellers sind their bsoks to their different
eotrs spgIdelts US they APPEAR, and meet at
Leirs.c Fair to balance the accounts of sales
dutins the year.
Einttt Ell Japanese youths have arli7ed In
England to be educated as physicians, engl-
neets, &c. The aees of these youths appear
to range from about foutteer to twenty. They
are fine stalwavt and Intelligent fellows, and
all dressed In English costume Most tf them
can sItak little Eugl;sh. As soon as taey
landed Mt Southampton they raid Wait 10
thc shops and streets IN the town.
The cross Which the st. PetessburRh ladies
intehd oti.Iing to the Princess Dagmar Is OF
lapis iazuu, with golden settings, and an ex-
act copy Of the one which wHs shown to the
Emperor Constantine by heavenly appari-
tton, and subsequently, painted from his
drawings On the walls ol 81. Soahia's Church,
at Con stan tinop1e. The Moscow ladies have
also resolved to offer token Of their respect
and sympathy 10 the sfllietcd Princess. Their
gilt consists Of a magnificent copy Of the
Russian Gospel, bound In violet velvet, and
richly get With golden ornaments and legends
In the old Sclavou1c tongue. On the front
Eice OF tic cover appears q little raintinw In
the style Of the byzantine religious school,
representing the resurrection OF Christ, With
the words underneath: "Christ has riseu
tnm the dead, conquered death Through
death. end brous sht new life to those that arc
In the gIaye.' On the other side golden
croEs Of old Russian shape Is surrounded By
the words: "Oh death, Whe5e Is thy stinge
Oh grave, where Ia thy vIctorys' The clasps
bear the date, April II, 1865. being the day
on which the Grand Duke died.
Prince Napoleon viii soon proceed on
voyage OF circumnavisation or discovery,
Which Is likely to keep him away for CON
siderable period. He will be escorted by
body Of sdruas. The Princess Ciolitde Will
probably pass the winter in Italy.
An English bridal pair-afr. and AIre. Ar
buthnot. Of London-left Intersachen one day
They had reached about half way up the
mountain, when they alishtod aud walked
eome distance further. The sky then became
oVe1cloudtd, but there wRs nothing In the
appearance Of the atmosphere which gave
any alarm to the guide, well accustomed to
such sudden changes. Mrs. A1bnMnot, feel
ing little tired, sat down to rest, and Mr.
distance further up The ascent, but never
went out Of sight or hearing Of their COM
panIon. In few minutes a furious thunder
storm burst over them, aud they returned as
rapidly as they could to the epot where they
he'd left Mrs. Arbuthnot- They found her
tad. She had been struck by lightning, AMI
killed instautaneously.
The Duke Of Morny has left his hei:s an In
como Of one hundred and thizty-fve tlou-
Eand dollars year.
A stablc.boy at an English town, few
weeks ago, WiEhed to rednce his weight i've
pounds, 80 Us to ride horse at q race. He
wrapped himself In HanneIs and = great coat,
and. started out On hot day to sweat HIN.
self down tut after walking two miles be
fell down and soon died. The cause Of death,
rs stated by the surgeon, Was efas!on Oh the
b'atn, produced BY the heat Of the weather
and over-excrti0n.
A man and his wife living In Belleyille,
france, have been sentenced to term Of
imprisonment and fine tor maltreatfng
little apprentice girl. They had not only
half statred and cruelty bealen her, but had,
when she had not been able to get through
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