The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14
FOREIGN ITEMS.

return of an old malady which some years ago
had nearly proved fatal but which his physi-
clans we're confident they were able to cure.
1t is said that the day be went to the Duke de
Mouchy's his Majssty had faintug at, and
it was with some difficulty he was placed in his
carriage on his return to St. Cloud.
The plan of tunnelling the Straits Of Dover
is practically abandoned. The engineers Of
both France and England declare the project
entirely feasible, but they estimate the cost at
fifty million dollars, and as it would require
twenty thousand passengers day at some
thing over dollar apiece to make the enter
prise a paying one, and as no one anticipates
any such amount OF travel. there is little pre-
babilit5 that private parties would undertake
the work. 1t may be that the governments OF
France and England willsome day set about it.
"A melancholy event is announced in the
French journalp. Pere L'Eplngle. the king Of
tho rae-pickeys, has just died in Paris. The
rsg.pickers OF Paris are o large body licensed
and untler police supervision. and some Of
them have grown wealthy. Pere L'Epingle was
benevolent to members Of his profession, aud
ha,ed all thieves. he manufactured his own
medicines, which he administered free of
charge to the rag-picking community. he also
kept library, lent out books and taught chill
dren to read. About LOO rag-pickers followed
his hcarse.
"A duel recently took place ct Chautilly,
near Paris, between an English gentleman
named Russell, said to be relativs OF the
Duke of Bedford, and NJ. de IL Poeze, French
gentleman. A quarrel respecting female fre-.
auenter OF one Of the dancing gardens OF the
French capital is said to have bean the cause
OF the meeting. Swords were the weapons
used. I'll. de Ia Poeze received three wounds,
one of his'luugs being perforated, and ne lies
in a dangerous state. Mr.. Russell seems TO
have escaped unlnjured. Proceedings will, i
is reported, bs taken against both combatants
BY the French authorities.
The death OF Count Gabriel Mastai, the
Pope's b1other, was first communicated TO his
Holiness with great precautions, by Cardinal.
Antonelli, to whom it had been reported from
the country. The Pope vss deeply moved, but
instantly called the preIates OF the day to ac-
company him to tho basilica OF st. Peter,
where, entering the chapel OF the holy Sacra-
ment, be remained long time in prayer. He
then told the prelates that he hoped the Lord
lad received the soul of his beloved brother
into His glory. The next day the Holy Father,
assisted by all the prelates Of the court, cele-
brated funeral service for the deceased.
There is, at last, university in Great
Britain where women may study medicine and
take degrees emitting them to practice. The
University of Edinburgh has the credit of
taking the lead in the reform, aud has made 1t
complete By authorizing the establishment OF
separate classes for female medical students,
an Arrangement not found necessary either IN
France or America, but agreeable. to Britist
habits. This great concession is due, We be-
leve, mainly to the energy and perseverance
of Mics s. Jex Blake. who refused to be driven
out Of Great Britain to pursue her studies AMI
after suffering defeat upon defeat, at last per-
suaded the Senate OF thu Edinburgh UNIVERSE
ty that women, having bodies, ought to be per-
m,tted to know little about them, aud use that
knowledge for the benefit Of others.
"A recent circular from the Minister of War,
Marshal Mel, instructs the commanders OF
military divisions to proceed with the greatest
activity in instructiug the corps of all branches
of the service. In this circular Marshal Mel
acknowledges that it imposes heavy sacrifices
on the country to place an effective force OF
400 900 men. He consequently recommends
the commanders to turn every m )ment to ac-
count in drilling the troops and 'seriously
preparing them for all the operations OF war. !"
He holds that ali the corps should be 30 COM
plete as to be able to place all available men in
the field, and that no soldier is to be accorded
leave OF absence without absolute necessity.
Warlike preparations have not, says the
Gaulois been arrested for an instant along the
entire extent OF the frontier on the Rhine. The
troops stationed on the frontier have not been
reduced by Company. aud at Strasburg the
magazines continue to receive all sorts Of mili-
tarv supplies. The report published by the
Gaulois, that troops had been called from al
eeria, has been officially contradicted.
Not content with mastering the Euez canal,
\ Napoleon has projected great ship canal from
the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean, the
cost Of which ia estimated at between seven
teen and eighteen millions Of pounds, and the
time necessary for it's completion six years.
This would form direct line OF communica.
ton with India by the lsthmus OF Suez, and
have the whole circuit OF the Portuguese and
Spanish coasts in the case Of ships from Eng.
land or any OF the Northern ports OF Europe
A straight line drawn from Bordeaux to Tou'
louise will touch the coast Of the Gulf OF Lyons
not far from Perpignan. From Bordeaux to
Toulouse the Garrone is q navigable river, 80
that for over two thirds OF the line, it is said,
it is only question OF widening and correcting
a waterway already in existence. From Tou
louise to the gulf there is already canal. All
that is required to accomplish the great object
is to deepen and straighten 1t line of water thai
now exists. France has entered the list fol
commercial renown, and will run tilt with
all opposing nations. India is just now the
prize for which the contest is waged.
The Princess of Wales wore q rose-color
ed dress, covered with white netting, when she
received the purses at the Royal Dramatic
College. A part Of the crimson cloth-covered
stage was carefully marked off with crimson
cords passed through brass rods, so as to cal
10 mind a "tweuty-four foot ring" and The
Prince and Princess 'stepped into the roped
arena.n They sat upon crimson velvet seated