The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-05-25

European SUMMARY.

Paris fashion plates forcs!iadow an increase in
the size Of bDnncts.
The ruler of the dominion Of Canada will
have the comfortable annual salary Of Sj0.000 in
gold.
Fashionable crinolne in Paris now measures
round the largest place only two yards or two
yards and Il half
\ sign over an eating house in Montreal runs
thus :. Prince of Wales Restaurant. Ich dieq
oysters in every style
The King and Queen Of Portugal arc expected
in Paris towards the middle of April They
Will take up their residence at the Bristol Hotel
Samuel Smiles, author of =. SclEIIeIp,'' has be-
come secretary of London fire insurance cD1nul-
ny, with an annual salary of $50 900.
Two prize lighters in Scotland with their seconds
were lately sentenced the former to fourteen and
the latter to eight days imprisonment.
In diplomatic circles in London it il believed
that Russia Is making every effort 10 bring about
Il state of things Of which a war with Turkey
must be the inevitable result.
According to statistics. Turkey, in lsGj, had
$1,000 schools, attended by COZ. 900 bows and
girls, out of a population of - ,OOO. 900. In
Russia there are 10000 schools and 300 900 bows
and girls attending them.
Prince Napoleon is reported as having said n
good thing of the Emperor. - lie has twice de
ceivcd France says the Prince first in 1913,
in making her believe that he was Il fool: next
It has been arranged that the proposal to con-
fer upon the King of Prussia the title Of Emperor
of Germany, shall not be brought forward until
the relations between the Southern States and
Prussia become more settled, and closer union
subsists between the North and South.
The BeoJafcher, one of the hest informed papers
Of Southern Germany, publishes the following
statement: =. The whole Prussian army, soldiers,
material etc, will De a war footing (KricqS-
beren AumarsclD by the beginning of April;
the fact has been made known to all the officers
and military employees, and the greatest activity
rcigns everywhere
According to a return Just issued by the Prus-
sian War Office, the total number of troops
brought by Prussia into the field during the last
war was 66Y, ,07G. OF these lI2 400 belonged
to the standing army, l29 ,025 to the reserve and
81 ,jSS to garisOns.
The following royal pcrsonagcs will visit the
great exhibition The King and Queen Of pnT-
tugal, the Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince Of
Prussia, Prince Humbert of Italy, Prince Oscar
of Sweden, the Prince of Orange, the brother of
the Tycoon of Japan, the Niceroy of Egypt, and
the King of Sweden.
TIE SoIL.-One-half of Scotland is owned by
twelve persons, and onc-half Of England by one
hundred and fifty. If the soil of America were
thus nnonoIolzed sudden revolution would
sweep away the destroying system.
An English paper says of the reported attempt
at authorship by Queen Victoria - The book
referred to is probably one entitled Leaves from
Ny Journal in the Highlands written by her
Majesty, and which has been circula ted privately,
but very sparingy, for half Il year or more.
Another work ON the sayings and doin@s of Prince
Albert, principally written by General Grey, but
prelaced by her Majesty, but not yet circulated
1t Is known that there are to be aquatic
test of various kinds in Paris mt the time of the
Exhibition, and it has been proposed to match
an eght-oar American SHE'LL rowed by amateurs,
against an English eight oar. The American
would be made up mainly of Harvard and
Yale graduates, who have been distinguished as
boating men and who have not Yet grown - scanJ
of breath" Such a contest would be i'll the
highest degree exciting, and We have no doubt
that American could be picked out which
would do the country credit.
The question has recently been debated in con-
vocation In England, o: calling grand Anglican
Council. tn be composed of all bishops of the
Established Church at home and in the colonies,
for Il settlement of certain questions now greatly
disturbing and threatening the church. The
proposition met with great favor on the part ot Il
few, but did not gain the general appreciation
The Dean Of Westminster quUtel, in the confer
cncc. Il saving of Gregory Nazicnzcn, - that ne
never knew Il synod of bishops out of which any
good result came.
The London OirI has stated that Lord Russell
formally resigned the leadership cf the liberal
party at the recent meeting Of its principal mem
bcrs Thi. l. pOintedly contradictcd by the Pal
e. All that Lord Russell did was simply to urge
the whole liberal party T. continue To recognize
Mr. Gladstone :s their leader in the House Of
Commons. But this advice did not change the
rank which Mr.. Gladstone las held in h. IaTty
since Lord PalmcrStOn'- death in October, 1860.
There i a story of Lord Palmcrstpn that, on
hearing that some of his friends, who discount
tcuauccI hiS retiring, had said they thought that
II lIc gave up office lac would die. hc replied,
az for NV DIVING. that j. the last thing | shall
do We have no doubt that very much the
same mly be said Of Lord Rus-cll's intention of
retiring from the leadership Of the liberal party.
lie recovered it only year ago. after deposition
of nearly fifteen years, and intends 10 retain It.
At any rate. hc made no abdication on Tuesday
last
Two bills, which have just been read n
second time in the British House Of Commons
and will undoubtedly pass, make an important
addition To the measures Of liberation adopted
within few wears. One i bill aboli-iIng an
elaborate auatherna against Roman Catholic doc
trincs and Jcsutical cyasiOns. which has still 20
be pronounced by several important civil func-
tipnarics. and among others 10y the Lord Leutcn-
ant of Ireland in the presence of Roman Catholic
members of his council. The second bill - a
measure of much greater significance. Ey the
emancipation act Roman Catholics were excluded
from five Oficcs-from the Regency. the Lord
Chanccllorships OF England and ireland. the
Lorl-Lieutenancy Of Ireland. and from represent
ing Her Majesty at the Presbyterian assembly ut
Edinburgh The Offices and Oaths bill proposes
To allow a Roman Catholic 70 be either Lord
Chancellor of Ireland or Lord-Lcutenant.
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