, 1866-03-24
FOREIGN ITEMS;

The moet remarkable pei1onages In the French
chamber arc M. Their, The very embodiment of
French esprif, and French trholarrhip, and s,ates
uaDshp, every one Of who.e wofdy Ia aa polite Is
conrtief's bow aud "a sharp ~ Damascus blade;
Picard, Nhoee power ie sstttc and who invests hts
tnsectiVes against the lrefecs Of the Seine and lie
Government With all tbe drol1ery and rosuesy ola
gaMtn de R,ris Fasrr, Il va.t, ve.sattle, conpre-
hensiye mind, brilliant orator and great lawyer;
OLIVIER. the Distaelt Of the French Parliament,
keen. posbcd, sarcastic, withertng In his atackr,
enthusiastic In hls manner but wlthal unptfuclpel
and turning Ike Vivian Grey ovef to the Imperial
tories ntter having started life a. liberal; ul,ls.
Bsxotne- incisiyt, eccentric, as mfschIevous az de
Botsty in the Senate but less courtly, bat always
telling, and Gae9ou!t and HAvin, the former Iase ed
tor Of the 0daton Ndtionc!s and 1hs latter Of the
Seet, and both liberals of great weight OF charac-
ter md remarkable breadth and afluence Of Iteas
The present Queen ofW nuremberg was The grsnil-
daughter Of Olga Of Rusela. the most brilliant
dnehess Of the tata Gear Nicholas, aud sister Of
the present Emperor Alexander IL: She left Stu,t-
aszt for St Petersburg On the 10sh inst 10 attend
her brothers silver wedding on The I'd Of Apul
next, On which oecas1on there will be quite family
Ratbertng, including the king Of Pruseia the teu-
bers OF the Russian dynasty being noted for their
afection1te re1stions. It havine been reported In
the Wurtenherg capital that The Queen would moi
-~"-~ S><~ IN
OF hsr husband, the King 1ummoned the nrst mag
ttrae Of biz eapftsl to bis palace to give fiat de-
pia 10 there malicious rumorr, which Originated In
The fact that nit Majessy was supposed to be IN
edmner Of IN actress named Kettner, whereas the
King protests that he only spoke to the Indy once
IN hls life. Thsa, however, was rathas 1mp.udent
on The part Of his Majesty. He should have known
that he conla h1sdy give friendly salne 10 lady
IN sosstpiDR little capital like Stuttgart. wilhoui
being at onee suspected Of some collateral mean.
ing. ..
Prince coun lately depo.ed from his Rouman1an
throne has left Bucharest for Vienna IN route for
fars TO Join ten millions OF ducats hlch be il said
10 have "anvtd" !" and deposited in Frepch bank
during his reign. He Is negotiating for the pu.-
chase Of sllL On The shoses Of Lake Constance, in
Sutherland, and viii no doubt hare huc time Of
II, though wc believe he ha. been sepasated from
ms vile, who was Miss Helen Rossette, and be
hlme1f was pes1on Of humble origin.
The bzntcr Loait nosstnguer, who recently died
IN far1s. leaving TO his ten children 4 fortune Of
s'xsY millions Of hancs, WAS well known to ruanr
American tourists Who hare brought letters Of
credit On his bank. He originated In Amsterdam,
where the Hopes and tho Hottinguezs occupied for
TIE last hall century the sAme Commanding position
N The financial world Is the Rothschuds md the
DattnEA -
, The Report Of Mr. Seward neeottatfnc far tn.
purchase Of one the C5ctAdes ls1ands IN the G.eciau
Archipelago is adoat In English and french psners
Ever since epezs ceased TO be the naval stalon OF
our tquadron In the Mediterranean. tie necessity
OF Substituting for It rome other hasoos has been
urged upon the Na7 Department. The only ob
1eenon which could be ralsed agaEnst tho Gseeisn
A1ch1pefaeo Is the naocetnbitty or mos, Of It, d.
lands IN stnt1J weather. and Corfu would be m
oonot The most eligible harbor. However 1t would
De a pteaeant thing; under the ct1curn sapces, to
have little foothold OF onr own In Greciau vztess.
WHERE. as cassns u. Clay remarked recently to 1he
merchants Of Moscow, Russttn as well u American
men oi-War could anchor side BY side md be Of mu.
taai ass9elance in lhe-eFent Of emergencies.
Sir Alexander Coekburn, Chief Justice OF The
Couf1 Of Inc Qneen'a bench, is to be elevated 10
the peefase IL Lord IAngton. He Is fai1~h1trcd,
administering man who Honld bc rathe. taken
for German philosopher than a British Judge.
BE owes hia political promotion In z7rat measure
10 LORD ealne1ston. in whore behalf he made re-
nszEable speech In the House II Commons in tie
Pse1neodehate at lhe time when Pan,erstons threat
TO bo1uhatd Athens, on account OF claima due to
usfufaitzeu Gibraltar dew named paclhco, became
the lallJtns CITY Of hi opponents and enriched |
English oratot5 with ore Of the most brilliant |
Of DsaEael sgs.n.t md cockbuzn in isYor
Of Palusraton's fozsixn policy. which rested upou