, 1865-02-10

will supply, tho Ministers, anxious to put an
end to the useless sacrifices in men and money
which the war in San Domingo imposes upon
the nation, have the honour to propose-beipg
duly authorized by Her Majesty, the following
project Of law
cart. l. The Royal decree of the 10th of
May, 1861, declaring the territory OF the Do
minican Re publio re-incorporated with the Mon
narchy, is repealed.
cart. 2. The Government is authorized to
take the necessary measures for the execution
of this law, giving account of the same to the
Cortes.
Duke of VALENCIA, President of the
Council.
"ANTONIO ~BENAVIDES, Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
'LORENZO ARRAZOLA, Minister Of
Grace and Justice.
"BARZANALLANA, Minister of Finance.
"CORDOVA, Minister Of War.
"ARMERO, Minister Of Marine.
"LUIS GONZALES BRAVO, Ninister.of
the Interior
"CALLANO, Minister Of Public Works.
"SEIJAS, LOZANO, Minister Of the Colo
MES"
VALUE oF.OzoNE-A distinguished medico
meteorologist, DR.. Moffat, in recording six
years ozone observations, informs US that poi
sons are generated in the lower stratum of the
atmosphere, aud scourge US with their malitic
consequences until they are dissipated by ozone;
that when ozone is not present in the atmos-
phere to oxidate the products Of animal ana
vegetable decomposition, fever ana cholera are
the result When the air is stagnant and hazy,
and objects communicate a gluey sensation to
the touch when insects buzz about in Swarms;
when the body feels langujd and the mind spi-
ritless, and when all nature wears a heavy as
pect of unhealthiness, then there is no ozone
and if this condition Of weather extends over
any length of time, fever appears and Increases
in violence till it merges into cholera, this again
spreading far and fercely raging till it is ar
reste@ by atmospheric changes, and the advent
z1ne-buarlug wind. The barometer that
has been slowly declining from a maximum
height falls more rapidly a Thunderstorm
comes, and as we Justly say. clears the Air,
bringing with it a s~outherly or ozoniferous
wind rain falls ozone m~anifests itself, aud,
from the time that the test papers begin to
show signs of discolouration, cholera begins to
decline.-Onc u Week..
1t is expected that the work of shipping the
Atlantic cable and preparing the Great Eastern
for sea will occupy about five months from the
present time. Under present arrangements she
will not take her departure from the Midway
until June next, 50 as to have the best period
of the year before her for her important under
taxing.
Letters state that the cultivation of cotton in
Sicily this year will be very extensive, the soil
being particularly we'll suited to it. The first
idea entertained was that part of the coast OPP
posite Africa was the best calculated for the
growth of the article, but that supposition has
turned out erroncous; on the Northern coast,
however, the experiments have succeeded per-
fectly.
A revolving incidcn is reported from The viii
Iage of Darmsleben A short time ago a labour-
err had laid a wager that he would eat 5lb. of
raw pork at a single meal. When however he
had consumed Gid. of it his appetite left him.
The remainder of the food was divided among
the spectators. Some time after this occurred
the whole Of these persons were found to be suf-
fering under an attack of trichina.