The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-14
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

FOREIGN SUMMARY.
The ladies OF Hungary have asked Parlia-
nent to authorize the Queen of Hungary (the
Empress Elizabeth OF Austria) to appoint
twenty female members of the Hungarian
House of Maenates.
The Queen of Holland recently made an
attempt a. suicide. Domestic troubles are
said to hcvc driven her to the rash act. Her
life was savel, however, and steps were taken
to hush up the whole matter.
Tho Pope is said 10 entertain the intention
OF confcrrlng on the Prin &c Imperial of Franco
the title of Roman Patrice, which was once
destined for the Emperor himself. and which
was last borne by Charlemagne.
AS proof of the remarkable decline OF
Alexandra Dumas popularity as romancist, 1t
is mentioned that tho manuscript of his last
novel was offered to six publishers, none of
whom would give him more than few lhous-
and forms for it.
For the last two years the English military
system has undergone severe ordeal from the
criticisms of the press, and the public mind is
being prepared for the discontinuance OF the
sale Of commissions. more thorough knowl-
edge of the elements OF drill and discipline is
also perpetually being impressed.
Mr.. Vernon Harcourt, "Historicus," of the
London Times, is said to be extremely unat-
tractive in person and manners. One OF the
London papers tells the story as current among
the clubs, that six gentlemen mutually agreed
to dine together, each asking tho most unpop-
ular man of his acquaintance to join the p lrty,
thus making twelve in all, and that when the
company assembled there were but seven to
sit down to dinner. Each had selected Mr..
Harcourt as his most unpopular acquaintance.
Some rather curious statistics have been
collected in reference to the composition OF
tho British House of Commons. 1t is said to
contain 339 university graduates, among whom
arc ISL of Oxford and 100 of Cambridge. 1herc
arc 2S7 members who were educated at pubic
schools 131 at Eton. 6S at Harrow. 20 at Rug
by, and The remainder in smaller numbcr' at
others. OF the nobility there are Irish
peers and LOG sons Of peers. The barrlsters
number 100, tee members of the army 9S,
those in the navy Is. Commerce is represent
cd by Is bankers and 136 engaged in other
kinds OF business. There are 10 fathers who
have sons sitting with them in tho House, q
pairs OF brothers, and 8 broth RS Of one family.
-Four men and two women have just been
tried before the Tribunal Of Correctional Police
of Paris, on charge of introducing the Lam
terne into France. Nearly seven hundred CO.
pies Of that publication were found at the resi-
dences Of two of the accused; there were also
found petticolt with eight large pockets, by
the aid of which one Of the females had re-
Gently brought from Brussels one hundred and
thirty numbers OF the prohibited work, and a
waistcoat, flannel vest and belt; containing in
all twenty-three receptacles, in which ono of
the men had imported one hundred and sew
enty copies. The accused were sentep ed tu
terms OF imprisonment varying from two to
six months, with tho addi ion OF fines.
Recent proceedings Of the North German
Confederation force upon lookers-oa the con-
viction, which is also universally prevalent in
Germany, that the present state Of things is
merely provisional, and that it is designedly
such. At the present moment. for oil intents
and purposes. the twenty-four millions who
make up the mighty kingdom Of Prussia are
living double political life, and are ruled by
q double government. On the one side there
is the Prusslan Parli uncut, ,he Prussiln Min
istry and the Prussian burea uoracy; on the
other sid, there is the National Parliament,
the Federal Chancellor, and the Federal
f,lo u3., ipfli f1al t,n
posi- these bodies arc very much the same.
Four 6fths of the National Parliament con-
sist of Piussa3 representatives; and the Fed
eral Chancellor and the Prussian Premier are
one and the samo person. TO judge by pres
eut appearances, it is TO the National P.rla
ment that the centre of political gravity Is
rapidly shifting, and in the Federal Chancci-
lor's Office that the executive is beginning to
centrallze. Rapid strides are being made to-
wards tho creation of q federal government,
and the federal government once IN existence,
must be looked upon as the halfway house to
the creation of the federal sovereign. i. e.. to
the assumption by the Grown OF Prussia Of
title, bo it that of emperor or OF king OF tho
Germuns, which, while investing it with sovcr-
eign prerogatives over the confederation i'll lis
own right ian II not by nero procuratiou rs at
presently will complete the national structure
of the present ed;foe.
POWER OF BE,uTY.-We do not recall moro
beautiful or poo:ical ancc lpte, Illustrating The
effect of wouauly grace and purity Oh the
toughest nltnres, thau The following rciaIcd
by Lord s SiaftcsbIry, as rgscd sc!ln'l in
Sheffield. Iue Ia yin COruus walking unharm