The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-28
Foreign Gossip.


lish paper in Constantinople, to be called the
Levont \ tines.
Herr Freiligrath, the German poet, has
definitely settled at Stuttgart, now become
the literary centre of Southern Germany.
"A new work, by Professor Gervinus, on
Handel and Shakespeare, is creating great in
terest in musical circles abroad. No doubt
an English translation will speedily be brought
out.
Professor Reinbold PAUL., the German
historian of England, tor some time past ap
pointed to MaIburg, has been elected as a
member for that University to the Upper
Cham Der of the North German Parliament.
Count Bsmarll, who only short time
since was about the best abused man in Ger
many appears recently to have become the
popular idol, of North Germany at least. A
biography of the statesman, illustrated by
some of their best artists, has run quickly
through several editions.
The well-known series of Tauchnitz edi-
tions of English authors has nearly reached
its thousandth volume, and the enterprising
publisher proposes to make that volume an
edition of the authorized English version of
the New Testament beautifully printed in so.
called old-faced type, enriched with foot
notes by DR.. Tischendorf, giving in English the
translatable readings of the Sinaisic, the Vati-
can, and the AleXandrne MSS. In order to
secure exact accordance with the phraseology
of the English version, the whole has been re-
vised and collated by Mr.. B. Harris Cowper.
"A certain literary interest connects itself
with the recent death in the hunting field of
the 18th Barren Somerville. The family
came in the Conqueror. The elder branch
got lands in England, the younger lands and
title in Scotland. In the last century, Somer-
vile, the poet of "The Chase, " represented the
elder branch. His love of sport and of drink
ing brought his estate, however, to the brink
IF rui Ha Vuas hooh md IN
tion of the burthens on his property being
paid off by his kinsman of the younger branch,
the 18th Lord Somerville, the poet settled the
reversionary of his estates upon that Scottish
baron. On part of the land thus acquired
the 18th lord has met an early death.
In paper read before the Geological So
ciety, Mr.. Hull shows that the coal-felds of
Lancashire and Yorkshire were once united,
and that they were broken and separated by
the upheaval of the long range of hills known
as the Pennine Chain, or "backbone;" and, in
treating of the denudation of the district, he
says, when we compare the phenomena of diff
ferent periods, "those of the Pennine Chain,
as it was originally, and Of the region of South
Lancashire and Cheshire as it is now, | cannot
but feel satisfied that the results of sea-action
have been vastly more important than those
of frost, rain, and rivers in sculpturing the
surface of this part of England during success
sive geologic epochs." Speaking in another
Mr.. Hull states that it was built up in the sea
as a coral-reef, and not far from the shore, as
is the case with the Great Barrier Reef along
the coast of Australia.
For the next writer on the history of
clothes we make two or three extracts from
the Shuttleworth accounts of the Chetham
Society, A. d. 1605.-"March, for ii calf
skipnes, TO be the beyes, eyther of theym, one
paire OF briches lis. Wild; one shippe skynne,
to be the boye Whytehead a dublet, Wild
(page 160). January, 1902: ClOthe, to be the
cove boye a PAIR of stockings, XVijd. and fol
maAinge the same upon his (the tailor's)
owen chardge, lid. February, 1901: Two calfe
skines and ii shippe sknes, TO be ooweboy q
dubete and briche, ills; course kanves fol
lyninge to the same, xxd. In the same yeare
a boy was paid I'd. day for kepinge GROVES
furth of wheat" In June, 1905, we have the
cost of Latin Accidenoe, or Grammar-per
haps a reprint of Wynkyn de Worde's-"Pai1
in Whalley for boocke called ndrSedence fol
the boy Shuttleworth, iiijd." This same price
of 4d. was paid in the same year for 'on,
quartz of tsrre to maTke lambes" with, anC
also for carpentering job, "lor aXelinge car
that brake by the waye when we went fO
bricke," and, lastly, for 'one bottell Of aqui
vita" A bottle of brandy for Latin grammar
Who will changer
"A highly interesting aud importan
archaeological discovery has recently beel
made near Hildesheim by a party OF Prussial
soldiers, whilst making excavations for riff
butts for the military in garrison at that town
1t consists of great number OF plates, dishes
vases drinking-cups, candelabrs, ETC., all @
pure silver, and of most elaborate workman
ship. The largest piece is the cover of vas
which, though much oxydized, still show
chasings in high relief of stsgs dogs, an
other animals. Another work of great artis
tical value is a drinking-cup, eight inche
high, with two handles covered with vim
leaves and masks exquisitely wrought. Al
other piece consists of fiat vase, on th
r. inside of which is represented beautiful ful
length figure of Minerva the helmet egis, an
other attributes being gilt. Another vase beal
gilt medallion Of the infant Hercul'
strangling the serpent. AT first it was SUI
posed that this great treasure belonged
some person of comparatively modern tim
who buried it for safety, and that the object
appertained to the Renaissance period, til
workmanship being asoribed to Ghibsrt
Cellini and other eminent Italian artist
But according to a report made on the articl
by Commission of archaOlogists and othe
specially appointed by the Prussian Cover
nent for this purpose, they belong to the be
period of Roman art. Some members OF q
Commission are of opinion that the objec