The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-27
FOREIGN ITEMS.

| civilized nations are invited to sen3 represen.
tatives, is to take place at Vienna in Septem.
| Der.
Gladstone finds time, amidst all his politi-
cal toll, to write books on Homer. He has just
published "Juventus Mundi; OF, Gods and
Men Of the Greek Heroic Age"
"A home for m.lliners and dressmakers,
where the workHomen are lodged and fed at
price undoubtedly within their means, has
been opened in Charlotte-street, Ftzroy
square, London, by the Earl Of shaftesbury.
Repeatedly in public meetings held in
England to aid the freedmen, the statement
has been made that the vote in the British
Cabinet to recognize the South was lost by the
negative of one man, Sir George Cornwall
Lewis.
Some gentlemen propose to form a new
German Alpine Club, which is to undertake
the thorough exploration of the German Alps,
to facilitate travelling among them, and to
pubish periodical works on the subject. Mu-
Mich is to be the first place Of meeting.
An @ronaut, named Baraille, recently
made an ascension at Buenos Ayres, and, by
some accident, fell with his balloon into the
harbor. ste inner which came to his rescue
set fire by a spark from the funnel to the gas,
which exploded, fatally ipjuring eight and
wounding twenty-five Of the steamers crew.
"A French chemist named Fretreau has at
last according to LIE GsiOIs, discovered the
philosophers stone. and succeeded by the COM
bination Of nltri: acid and electricity, in con-
yertine silver into gold Unfortunately, how
ever, the cost Of the process is many times
greater than the value Of the metal produced.
"A Young German merchant Of Boston
lately asked young lady in Austria very
interesting question, and received The '"happy
yes" by the Atlantic clbie- Vienna paper,
in chroniclipg the fact, says {: "Perhaps the
bride and bridegroom may exchange in the
same way their first klsses, which would be
electritying indeed.
The Princess Metterniehs wardrobe is
| said to consist of190 silk dresses, 1A morning
gowns, 60 walking dresses, 60 cloaks, so shawls,
| 152 pettiooats, 2S0 chemlses and other under
garments, SS5 pairs Of stockings, 156 pairs OF
gloves, 80 pairs Of boots and shoes, 70 belts
and sashes. "a brooches, "a pairs OF earrings.
81 tans and "a parasols:
The last nisht of the great debate on dis
establishment in the Lords taxed the London
papers to their uttermost. The Times, which
was the only paper that gave Lord Granville's
reply in full, and an account OF the division,
had but fifteen minutes bsfore going to press
and catching the fr,t trains for the country.
In that fifteen minutes $1,000 copies were
printed.
The London Times does not expect that
the Emperor Napoleon III will ever accept the
character of an ordinary constitutional sove-
reign after the Rnglish-H Hanoverian tyrs.
Strong rulers modify constitutions, and Who
ever may be minister he viii always find
master in the mau who won his own throne,
aud has kept it through fair weather and fo1l
all these years.
"A new description of lava is being thrown
from the crater of Vesuviu, since the last
eruption, consisting Of beautiful mass Of
crystalized salt. This beautiful phenomenon
has hitherto been unknown in volcanic natural
history. The scientific bodies ara occupied in
investigating the CAUSE and composition Of the
crystals. None Of the savants feel inclined TO
20 down sad see into it as yet.
"A Welsh clergyman applied to his diocesan
t,r living. The biahop promised him one;
bu. as the clergyman was taking his leave he
expressed hopes that his lordship would not
send him into the interior Of the prilcipality,
as his wife could not speak Welsh. "Your
wife, sir 2" said the bishop, "what has yolr
wife to do with it She does not preach, does
she ?" "No, my lord" said the parsnn. "but
she lectures"
The viceroy OF Egypt. now receiving the
hospitahties of the Crown and people in Lon
don, attended, on the 81 instant, the great
Metropolitan Choral Festival Of 5000 voices,
held in the Royal Horticultural Gardens.
The choir consisted OF 5000 first and second
sopranos, 1000 teaors and 1000 basses, aud
was believed to be the largest gathering
OF choristers ever brought together for an
open.air festival.
There is terrible commotion in Engand
in consequence of the rigis enforcement OF
the betting act, the provisions Of which have
been male to extend to commission agencies,
which invest your money in bets on races, &C.,
and charge o small commission Tor their pains.
II is rumored that the government or the po-
lice-whichever is at the bottom o. the cru
sade-have prepared most comprehensive
programme intended to extlnguish betting,
wherever, by whomsver, and however it is car
ried on. Sporting circles are IN fever OF ap-
prehensoa and indignation
AT the Hippodrome, IN Paris, o few Sun
days ago, they had yeiocipede race by LADIES'.
The ladies wore pretty little hats on masses Of
hair. silk Jackets coming very ittle below
the waist, and silk boots. This was all. Fr'm
the hips to the feet nature, covered with The
tieht-6tting, elastic unmentionab'es, prevailed.
The young lad es worked atoung the ring with
tha. ugly and ridiculous M ovcment OF the legs
which the yelocipede exacs from its votaries,
auds.rever." says spectator, "were the pre-
ty, round forms of pretty women made 10 look
so laughably unalracfive."
-Sonc time since Premier Won Deust, OF
Austria, was successful IN carrying some I'M
portant reforms, the leSallzalion OF evil mar
rages beng among tue number. Bishop
Luz became rebe.lious at this overthrow OF
church authority. His wrath found express
sion IN scdi,ious words. Tho Bishop was
arrested and held f,r trial. Attempts were
made to show that the civil power had no