The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-14
FOREIGN MfsCELLANY.

THE italian military review at Somma has
broken up, Prince Humbert making a farewell
speech to the army, in which he said "On
quitting the camp let our hearts be animated
by the sole desire of proving ourselves worthy
of the confidence Of our King, when his voice
shall call us to the task of accomplishing the
destinies of italy" iH" > Bdh "'ti5Ahei
The Pneumatic Railway in London has
been finished, and trucks containing goods are
sent through constantly. JAW
The spot selected in Westminster Abbey
for the grave of Lord Palmerston is the north
transept where lie the remains of Castlereagh,
Wilberforce, the Cannings, Charles James Fox
and the Pitts. Palmerston's body has been
placed between those of Fox and Pitt
"a "A Liverpool letter states that the rumors
of General Garibaldi's poverty are totally I'M
founded. The island of Caprera, though ad-
mirably adapted for the rearing of stock, is not
sufficiently large or sufficiently cultivated to
make it advisable to keep a number of horses
for unnecessary show. 1t was on this account,
therefore, that the General disposed of his two
horses, and not because of any pressure of pow
erty. sSss..a sE.
An action against railway company for
bad grammar isothe last novelty reported from
Italy. A passenger from Voltri to Genoa re-
fused to deliver up his ticket and demanded
to be paid the price of his journey, on the
ground that the ticket bore an Inscription ON
the back which literally translated runs thus:
IF one does not present this ticket on arrival,
one may demand the price of the entire jour
ney." The Morimento, which tells this story,
states that already many eminent advocates
have given their adhesion to this view of the
matter. SQ = T.
a-In the course of the last month portion of
the fifty-second parallel of north latitude was
measured at Orel. This operation has been I'M
dertaken by Russia, Germany, Belgium and
England, in order to determine exactly the
form and dimensions Of the earth. 5soea szsi
"A rumor is current to the effect that the
ex-King of Naples is about to leave Rome and
prove that he had resigned all hope of coun-
ter-reyolution in Italy, okcraG va
The Emperor Alexander, Of Russia, has
promulgated an address to the victorious army
in Asia, on occasion of the capture of Samar-
cand. 'oa. LAO 'Ai@n 7'A- % Ae- el- d
The Anglo-Anaerican Times is the title of q
new weekly paper just started in London, de-
voted mainly to matters in which England and
the United States have common interest,
matters commercial, financial, political and in
dustrial. 7nfIo zf'o ia sIR.f is7 zig ~ 81
Experiments which attract much attention
have been made in Paris, with new illuminat-
ing system, called the "Ca1ze1aris light
Florence is to be fortified at a vast expense;
at least such is the recommendation of the Ital-
ian Minister of War. ~ ni a,l yyo5s sf,s aAii-
The Glasgow Citizen says 1.-THE death of
Lord Palmerston, while it has left vacancy in
the great Office of Prime Minister, has depriv-
ed the University of Glasgow of its Lord Rec
tor. His lordships term of Office would have
expired at any rate in November, but his de-
cease has, naturally FASTENED the preparations
for the appointments of successor. Mr.. Stuart
Mill, M. Pr is understood be the favorite on
the Liberal side, and there is some talk of
bringing forward Lord Derby in the conserva-
tive interest. To the latter the honor will not
be altogether new, as, under the title of Lord
Stanley, he filled our rectorial chair while yet
only young and rising statesman tvrr
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