The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-08

Concerning the monument TO John Bunyan
proposed to be erected in the town of Bed
ford. England, the treasurer OF the f0na mas
issued circular il which he says that IT Is
resolved that the monument shall take the
form OF large public schools, to be called
The BqDyan Rooms The cost Is estlIHa-
ted at neatly 5000. The Duke of Bed
ford has contributed G25, and about El ,2OO
have been contributed By the first promoters
of the scheme before making any appeal
beyond their own circle.
The Ignaum Of Museat, who recently met
his death at the hands Of the tribes on the
shore OF the Persian gull, was at the head
Of one Of the richest and most powerful
Of the Arabian States At the commence
ment OF bis reign he was on good terms with
the English, 70 whom he made great con-
eessions but those friendly relations have
for some time been suspended on account OF
his refusal TO cede to them ZANZIBAR, one OF
the most important islands II the Indian sea,
on the Zanguebar coast
Lord Macaulay's sister, Lady TreYeIyan,
has published his wOrks in eight handsome
octave volumes. Four volumes contain the
fragment of English History three volumes
contain the Essays and Biographies; one
volume contains the Speeches and Poems.
A Naples letter-writer says that several
Roman Catholic priests have declared their
intentions of marriage under the new law
which makes marriage a civil rite and that
one has already been united to a lady of
Naples The writer thinks this example viii
be extensively followed.
The costumes Of the ballet girls in Paris
has reached the very minimum OF drapery
In the Biche BOis it was thought that
nature itself would have been an improve
meut ou the style, and in the latest novelty
Les CkaHteRs 4HbHiahtes the war1robes are
very little more aInulitudiuGUS
Another hitch is stated to have occurred
in the progress of the second volume of the
Life Of Cesar" further cancels and altera-
tions having been decided upon by the
French Emperor 1t viii contain the war
with the GalIIs. Report also further says
that the Emperor is also examining Ma
poleon's Memoirs, to select those portions
'sh5ch are ~ lse published in the edition
which is to appear optl1e occasion OF the
Exhibition of 1867
The new volume of the Napoleon CORES
pondenCe shows that the Emperor never
wayered in his love of books After a day
ofno little mental toll and political anxiety
at Schonbrun, he sits quietly down in the
evening TO write long letter to his libra
rlan at Paris on several matters of detail,
all of which are full of interest to book
collectors.
The original manuscript of Humboldt's
cosmos mas lUSt been presented to the
Emperor Napoleon by NJ Buscmann, Royal
Librarian, and member of the Berlin Scien-
tllc Academy. This very valuable cOllec
tiOn consisted of five immense volumes in
quartO, containing the corrected sheets from
which the first edition was struck at Baron
Georges de Colla's printing office at Stutt-
gard. The Emperor has sent the Ms to the
Imperial Library, as he Conceives that so
valuable gift ought not to remain in any
private collection.
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte is at the
present moment on an excursion in the val
leys of the Spanish Basque county, for pur-
poses connected with inquiries into the
different dialects OF the various districts
AtteTward he viii visit the Basque provinces
OF France for the same purpose. The BASQUE
OF native highland element of the Spanish
Is very little known except to pLilolOgists.
aud by them very imperfectly. In the pres
ent state of learning it is far more dihicult
to learn than the Arabic element, and the
Prince LucIens is engaged i'll good work in
pursuing its study in its native mountains
At the annual exhibition Of British and
foreign birds at the Crystal Palace, London,
nearly 500 entries have been made against
Goo last year. There are y CLASSES of for
eign birds, 2i of canaries, Is of Blilish, : of
migratory, of gold, silver and other pleas
ants. The cuckoo, which is rarely caught,
attracts much attention, and also The cOcka-
toos One veteran Of this class is tue lion
if one may make a geological buIl-of the
exhibition. He is aged 90 years, and posses
Ses ay0cdbulary of 90 words He cOntinu-
a'lv shows how well he is naturalized by
cft'ug for brandy and water" and for
" tH.ce cheers Tor the QuCcnM One Of the
g .F lt.rots singS ,ue well known street air,
" NOu-d l We're u bird