The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-14
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Among the Americans permanently resi-
dent in Rome, is Miss Charlotte Cushman, the
actress. She is celebrated for her skin in horse
manship, and her fcndness for the chase. A
correspondent writes that he saw her one day
lately riding to the hounds. To see the former
favOrite of the stage in her tight-ftting blue
riding habit, one would hardly suppose that she
had ever been the majestic Lady Macbeth or
the grotesquely terrible Meg Merrilies.
= The Athenians are translating modern
dramas into Greek, and the students of the
University have just performed Goethe's "Cla-
vigo" in Greek at the Royal Theatre of Athens.
-Mazzini, who at last reports was dying in
exile in England, has, it seems, been elected to
the italian Parliament from the constituency
of Messina. The election win give rise to seri-
GUS difficulty, since the illustrious exile has
not yet received an amnesty, having been sem
fenced to death in 1857, on account of the riots
at Genoa. There is, beside, similar sentence
pending against him in France, and the EN-
peror would probably claim his extradition.
"A letter from Paris, dated the 23d ultimo.
says" The great event of the week is the re-
tirement of M. Emile de Girardin from La
Presse Girardin, as think must have mem
toned to yon, believes and says to his private
friends that the Empire will not last long. He
has not for many years been systematic Op-
position man, but has honestly done everything
he could to reconcile the Empire and liberty"
AFTER the two warnings recently given to the
Presse for most frivolous reasons, Girardin is
disguised with the task he had undertaken
The shareholders of the journal having in q
SnQcia1 mn a,niniar that hiQ
independent way of writing endangered their
| property, he has shaken off the dust rom his
| feet as a testimony both against them and the
| Government He is rich man and can afford
| to end his connection with the journal of his
| own foundation, La Presse.
| r<y- Ross Winans cigar-ship-fourth Of its
t;nd-bas been launched in the Thames. The
launch was successful, but nautical men don't
believe in the sea-going qualities of the vessel,
| james Greenwood, the famous Amateur
| " Casual" of the Pail Mall Gazette, has been en-
gagged to supply series of descriptive sketch
es of remarkable scenes, people and places in
the metropolis, from his personal observation
and experiences, in The Erening Star, ard is so
advertised extensively, on the dead walls of
London. . ..-- ...
Our well-beloved son, Napoleon Eugene
Louis, Prince Imperial" has been made Hon
orary President of the Imperial Commission of
the Universal French Exhibitions, although
the little boy is only ten years old. The APP
pointment caused much laughter at tie cqfes
and clubs; and is taken as an indication that
the Prince Napoleon is hop, iassly out Of favor.
Indeed, the reactionary course which the EN-
peror is countenancing in regard to the press,
to Italy, and to Mexico, manifestly renders it
impossible that his cousin, who detests all the
principles he lis ls now TRon snGGid nave
point of fact banished. His present tour in
italy is a mere pretext to get him out of the
way and prevent him from speaking in the
Senate.