The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-21
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Tho Prince Imperial is this season to go
nnt for the first time with his fathers stag
bo1nSs at Compiegne. He is said to have u
ranital seat. and promises to becope as per
fsct horseman as the Emperor-dS reste, he
NAV have likewise inherited the art from his
mother. who rides remarkat' 'y well.
The New Free Press Of Vienna says: I'VE
have now authentic reports OF the Austrian ar
tillery firing at the battle OF SadoWa: Inere
we're in action in that great conflict 672 guns
on the side Of the Imperialists; 1855 rounds
were fred: that is to say an average Of sixty
nine each. The battle lasted nine hours. and
therefore the Austrians fired 52Oo shots an
hour and fifty-six the minute.
A curious letter OF Napoleon to the En-
press Marie Louise ID published IN the twenty
9Th volume of his correspondence" 1t Is as
follows: MADAME ct chere ami /: have re-
ceiyed letter by which you inform me that
Won have received the Arch Chancellor while IN
bed. My desire is that you DO not receive any
one whoever they may be, while in bed. That
ia only allowed to those who have passed their
thi1tieth year."
The case Of "Nrs. Yelvertonn came again
before the Court Of Session, in Edinburgh, on
the 29th ult. Mrs. Yelverton applied to have
the former judgments of the court end OF the
House of Lords set aside, on the ground that
the Scotch court had no jurisdiction to try
cases in which the parties were not resident IN
Scotland forty days before citation. The court
dismissed the action, on the ground that IL
had no Jurisdiction.
The ex-Queen Of Spain was to arrive IN
Paris on the 9Th or 10th of November. The
houses taken for her on the Champs Elysees
are the prop .rty of asomewhat eccentric old
lady, whose mania it has been for many years
to appear as though she wished to let these
mansions. but TO ask 30 high price for them
that no bidder accepted her terms. The
Queens agent, however, has taken her by sur
prise, and has agreed to pay Il, 900 francs (that
is, 4440) month for them.
The King of Bavaria has thought the hour
propitious for showing his real bias ON the
unity question. He has withdrawn the pension
granted by his father, and hitherto continued
6y himself, to tho poet Geibel, the accusation
against the delinquent being that he has writ
ten certain verses, in which he greets the King
of Prussia as the head Of all Germany. Geibel
being one OF the most celebrated lyric poets
GERMANY ever produced. the upgracious beha-
vior OF his Bavarian Majesty has awakened
such pungent criticism, both north and south
OF the Main, that even the most Bavarlan OF
The riots in Rotterdam are stated to have
been very serious in their character. Inc ring
leaders succeeded in creating prejudice
against the authorities OF the city, by the pub
lication OF pamphlets criticising their meas;
ures. and asserting that justice was maladmln-
istered. The wealthy classes are also dssatis-
fed, on account OF o proposition by the au-
thorities to borrow 81, $50 900 to construct pub
Lie works, and to raise the interest by tax on
the sewers and cutters. On the evening OF
October 31st, bands Of men and boys, armed
with sticks. marched through the streets, and
ut last became 30 disordorly that the military
had to bs called out. Lamp-posts were pulled
ont Of the ground, the street pavements were
torn up, barricades were formed and the town
hall was seriously damaged by the attempt OF
the mob to set it on fire. At last tho cavalry
arrived and succeeded in clearing the streets.
The King of Siam, whose death has been
announced by the Atlantic Gable, Was o per
son entitled to more than brief notice. he
was an intelligent, educated man,, speaking
English, French, Latin and Sanscrlt, and pos
sessing thorough knowledge OF the modern
sciences, and particularly OF astronomy. This
extensive information he acquired while an in
mate OF d Buddhist monastery during ths time
that lis claims to the throne OF Siam were con-
tested. He was born alb ut 1905, and upon
his accession to the throne in 1849 important
kingdom wero organized in accordance With
European systems, royal printing Office was
opened, and religious liberty was proclaimed
throughout the land. In 1855 q commercial
treaty was, at his suggestion, negotlsted with
Great Britain, and in 1856 with Franco and thu
United States.
Recently the birthday OF q private person
was being celebrated at some inn Of the City of
Wilma, and the cloth being removed as ne say.
toasts followed soasts and songs followed songs.
The company present consisted Of two Poles
and three Germans, neither OF whom under
stood word Of russian; and so the conyersa-
tion was carried on in German, langa--e
with which they were all acquainted. III lit
tie while it occurred to one OF the Polish guests
to sing song in his cyn tongue, no stranger
being nigh, and the room looking out on
lead wall. Early next morning each Of these
Eve gentlemen received through Cossack
or decree, requiring them instantly
TO pay five roubles each, or to board the Cos
sack until such time IS these roubles would be
ready. Mine host himself was mulcted in
thirty roubles, 30 that one Polish ditty enriched
the exchequer of the Gear by exactly fifty-fve
roubles. At the same time, Austria is making
the Polish language obligatory at the Univer-
sity Of CracoN.
Here is portrait of General Prim, taken
from Neue Freie Presse of Vienna: General
Prim wears common military tunic, with two
golden stars on the collar, and white kept
similar to that OF the Spanish cavalry, with
broad gold border. This is all that shows him
to be soldier. When in civilians dress, he
gives you the idea Of drawng-room dandy,
with hobby for riding, hunting, and love ad-
ventures. There is nothing martial about him,
no ro-ghness-not even soldierly plaiuness-
in bis character; aud hls manner is mol in the
slightest degree that OF q swash-buc Iler. He
Is slight, we'll formed, barely above the middle
height, aud when on horseback looks like any
thing but Mars. But his head is far more
attractive than dozen ordinary soldiers
heads. There is o mysterious brlllianey about
it like that which distinguishes the fancy por-
traits Of Tintoretto. Tho deep, intense
olackness Of his large eyes, his hair, and his
silky whskers and moustache, are striking
even in the south, where dark people are not
wanting, and, combined with his olive com-
plexion, gives On impression of strong passion.
His countenance is constantly working under
the impulse of an internal restlessness."