, 1865-01-28

lately, " the immortal Goronwy OWen'' was
spoken ofas "incomparably the most con-
country ever produced = and tLis coaplet
was Iecitcd In proof Of the assertion:
If metch 1wyshach lou, rangJles,
GophWJs I'm nyn%se 9 monwent Ma.son!
measures for extending the new capital Of
Italy. The walls which surround the cres-
cent city will be demolished, and their site
occupied with public walks or boulevards.
The new Danish lean has failed both In
Holland and Eugland.
A new journal is to appear In Paris, to
be called La Prose Gau:eant, and to be de-
voted to urging greater liberality In religious
atIaire. The motto is from Cavour-" 4 free
church in free State"
a very old woman was lately found dead
in her room at Salt0rd, England She was dis
covered sealed In an arm chair, with one loot
resting on buffet and the other on an iron
stool. On the table near her were cup and
faucer, n cardlestiek With the candle burned
to the socket, and an open Bible. In her
pockets e51 LIS, 1od, in gold and bank notes
The Archdukc Louis Joseph Of Austria Is
dead, aged eighty He Was uncle to the Em-
perors 6fAuEt1ia and Mexico, and before the
revolution OF 164S IVES nlan Of Much politl-
col influence.
-Strauss, the author OF the "Life Of
Christ, u has taken up his residence in Berlin,
| 50 as to be near the Royal Library in TINT
city.
| thing else bs sides letters. For instance, In
! one month Of 1861 there were posted seven
| thousand one hundred and tifty-one samples
, of ten, three thousand three hundred and
| four of sugar, one thousand aud thirty -four
| of hops, specimen Of asphaltc, cribbagc-
board, two lin canisters, an umbrella handle,
Il bit Of liquorlce, and q pair Of stays.
"A railway is to be built from Rome to IT,
voli. the classic and flvorite place of resort
! Of the Roman citizens.
Seven Protestant places Of worship were
! open in Paris On Christmas last. They were
! the English church, the Episcopal church, the
!; the church of Scotland, n second English
!; church, and the American chapel.
! Several pcrEons were lately poisoned ct
Bradford, England, from drinking warm. ale,
in which hellebore powder, had been put By
mistake, instead uf ginger.
"A pcstlient'al fever has succeeded the late
sto,m IN Bengal. The flsh In all the tanks
south Of Calcutta died, and the water became
taiuted.
III appears, from statistics lately pub
liEhcd, that during the year 1858 the number
of'dead bodies deposited at the Morgue Of
two hundred 10 three hundred, as formerly
the case.
The heirs to the thrones Of both Italy and
Prussia are visiting Naples, which Is said to
be constantly improving In prosperity and
cleanliness.
brother Ignatfus had Christmas cerc-
1nonial at his convent at Norwich, England,
last month, at which IN admission fee Of two
shillings and sixpence wtx changed.
A lady Of Lyons, France, who had BEEN
whipped: and beaten By her husband, lately
wnaked Ievenge thus When her spouse p.n :. was vas
twine, and then, armed with . powerful
stick, returned with Interest the accumulated
blows Of past years, till, exhausted by the
exertIou, she wns compelled to pause. After
an instant's rest she made deep curtsey to
her belabored husband, and announced to
him her intention Of eloping to her parepto'
residence. The husband has sued Se5r a di
yorce- .>J
Princess Grassalteowicl died not long age
in Vienna, aged eighty eight, and at the very
moment when she was arranging with he1
ct,ok what to have for dinner. The old lady
was noted for being an enthusiastic collector
-Mr. John Nicol1s, few Sundays ago
amused himself in church at Canterbury b5
J For this iflcyezenI recreation Ncolls had tc
) pay a fine of two pounds sterling.
Fever is said to prevail ut Florence now
because the recent flood left much mud III and
about the city. .
The palace OF the Grand Vizier OF Turkey
wos 1ately destroyed by fire, and all the plate
jcwrlry aud decorations Of the Grand Viziei
! were burned up. The Sultan eyinced hi
| sympathy with Ills official By presenting him
; | with four carriage loads OF personal effects
| consisting Of furs, shaWls, and other valuable
, wardrobe stock-to replace those lost by the
: disaster. The Vlder has further received
f;om the Sultan the gift Of two houses nea,
. the se1askeriat, which are to be converted
, fnto splendid palace, and furnished at tht
An iron pot filed with gold coins, of tht
period CT the Spanish rule in Flinders, ha!
! Just been discovered BY Bome workuen burieG
in the ground near the Rerchcm Gate 1T Ant
, werP.
Tho "august image" known as the wink
: ing Madonna Of Tivoli has been replaced OF
ifS original altar in the Tiyoli Cathei1ral. Will
: religious ceremonies lasting seven DAYS:
- A certain Herr Tolmaque has been doing
IN Londcn, at private houses, nll the feat
which hare rendered the Davenport brother
, 50 famous.
-, monument Is to be erected by til
poraI government On the battlefield Of Cas-
! teI F;iardo, to the memory Of the Papal sol
I d;e,a kiIled there. It will consist Of an iro
cross on q pedestal, bearing the names Of th
: "eu; "mrbe schoolmastcr abroad does not al
. wavs iii IN euyiab1e position. In the vfcintt
: If fbc Pyrenees 1t is no uncommon thing 70
1 the schoolmaster to act as oeaate, sacr1stan
bell-ringer and grave digger, increasing hi
I INCOME by such exerlions; Is tal,olnY 0
. m. .ndjpg shoes. By the performance Oh tass
r various duties, The poor man may mn4s aI'ase -. =
obtain IN income OF ahont .ols{ o1na,s .p F. e
. annum but then he has 70 pay lot .ns ~s1s =
= ing Of the altar linent ana 'o1 Ae ~ "'A"9s -
| - $f,ne