The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
Nrv Yopx Nov

NAV iOkkt NOV. /.
The steamer Australian with dates from
Queenstown to the 2lst, has arrived. The
steamer Medway, Of the Atlantic telegraph
expedition, arrived at Queenstown at noon
The Irish Bishop of TrsAm, Lord Pluuket,,
died on the 18th.
The cotton crop Of Egypt il said to be very
large.
The cattle plague had slmoss died out in
England.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Star says the greatest sympathy i manifested
for the Empress Charlo.tel IL would appear
TO her even before her drrival in France.
During her voyage from Vera Cruz to Paris
she was plunged in the deepest melancholy,
and constantly spoke OF the immense RESPONSE.
bilty she had assumed. On arriving in Pa
ris, although indirectly prepared for the En-
pcror' refusal 70 alter the period he bad fixed
upon for evacuation of Mexican teHitory, by
the Freuch troops, she persisted in her desire
to have . personal interview with Napoleon.
The result is not known. Although the En-
peror received the wife of Maximilian With ill
courtesy and kindness, he absolutely and firm
ly refused her request The Empress
unfortunately lost her head completed Y.
She SO far forgot her self-possession as to
give way to most terrible paroxism of excite.
men., and made use Of language which not
only startled, but puzzled the Emperor.
This powerful excitement Is now easily TO be
accounted for The first subject which ap.
pears TO have distracted the mind Of the Em-
press was the clause in her fathers will, by
which he merely gave life use in the 25,-
oO0.OO0 francs which be bequesthed 70 her,
although he gave her power to bequeath the
principal by will. The Empress applied to
her brother. Leopold, the second, and to the
Court OF Flanders to annul this clause, and
allow her to devote the Is, ,000, 600 francs tc
the consolidation of the Mexican Empire.
Her brother, however, turned . deaf ear te
her solicitations, reminding her Of the prodl
gal generosity with which heI
husband had spent bis owr
private fortune as we'll as . portion ol
hers, and positively refused her request The
Empress cannot forgive this act, and - sht
is aware the King and hisbrothers have beer
privately supported in their decision by ths
Austrian Imperial family, she will not con-
sent to visit her family 1t Brussels and =
Vienna. Thence arose her despair. On tht
Pope having declined to sanction the condi
tions proposed by Max; her appeal rejected
by Napoleon; and third, by her own broth
ers and by the people, it is not surprising
that her mipd has given way in the presenc'
| Of so much bitter modification.
The Retrocession ofthe whole of Venic'
took place on the l9th, aud the ItaliaI
national flag wss hoisted ct Venice amid
great popular enthusiasm.
| A Florence telegram says the Royal De
cree has been issued appointing Senator Pas
olini, Italian Commissioner at Venice, th
Duke Of Verdura, u Verona, and Ricordi, q
Mantua-
/ The result Of the Plsbiacitum in vensti,
will be proclaimed on the 9th inst, and
delegation of the Mayors of the chief town
will at once proceed to Turin to present Ii
whole to the King.
The Opinione Of day states that the gov
ernments will not proceed with the ssnera
elections, but that after Plebiscitum IN Ven
stis The Venetian electoral colleges will b
assembled in order to choose deputies 70 y
present Italisn Parliament The date for th
convocafiun of Parliament is not yet nxed
but It il believed it will take place in n
early part Of December. x .s
! Pnasiaz-Tbe Ssmi-ol6 6clal Moth Ga1ma
Gasste of The 18sA says certain Journals haS
published the statement t4at the British eu
bAsAdon In this city, darihe she recent eoh
= veFntiOa vith Herr Vps HReile, de- oPrul
sim under Secretary Of 6stas, hsd demande
that the private fortune u King George, Z
Hanover, should be given mp to him, o. pse
tssted againss its seqpeitr3tios b. he Pr
sian sovsrsment With regard 70 this il
talli9ence Ne ars enabled 70 .etat
that the British Minister on he ecceslio
in question, confined himdelf y astise ~hl
course the Prussian Goveshmsnt intended I
. pursue relative 70 the private fostsne
King George, and th6 ~ a1n1n ~
] means partook Of the n9esrs q dsmaD'
Ii i runored thAs Prusiio 6axn niIi1al