The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-24
European Miscellany.

hcth> Z SoihrSI y "et III.
''for the millions" has appeared, under the It'll
of the Britannia.
The Emperor of Austria is likely to visit Con
stantinople during the Summer.
in lS4S there were 4,247 patents in force II
England. In 1868 the number had increased t
ll,3G9, including ii |" prolongations."
A cutlery firm at Sheffield, eng have sen
ex-Secrctary Seward an elegant penkDife, with
star for each State of the Union set In gold upol
the ivory handle.
The Emperor is said to have decided that a co
lossal bronze group shall be placed on the SUNNI
of the triumphal arch at the top of the Champ
Elysees, as intended by Napoleon l.
The total amount of the gifts presented to TIT
Pope on the occasion of the fitieth anniversary o
his entering the priesthood is estimated a
20, 900 ,000fr.
The religious journals publish an apostolica
letter from Plus In, according, on the occasion
Of the Gcumenical Council, n plenary indulgence
in the form of a jubilee TO all the faithful
The Incorporation of the Duchy of Lauenburg
with Prussia is shortly to take place, negotiations
for that purpose having been concluded in Berlin
between Count Bismarck and the representative
Of the Duchy.
The Car of Russia has issued n decree trims.
ferring the scat of government from St. Peters
burg TO Kew, the chief city of the province OF
Ukraine, and q palace is now building there Tor
the Imperial residence.
For sick headache-take two teaspoonfuls OF
finely powdered charcoal in a half tumbler of
water. 1t cures in fifteen minutes.
Baron James Rothschild's estate which has
just been settled, amounts to $780, OO, 900 in
gold, on which his mourning relatives will have
to rough it.
Az EXPENSIVE DNNER.-Baron Scheremeticff
recently gave the Car and his family a dinner,
ut an expense of $50 ,000.-Fountains of cologne
sprang from the floors of all the saloons of the
palace.
RnErxATIsN.-A simple and very effective cure
is so strongly vouched for that we venture to
chronicle it. 1t is simply to rub well in, equal
parts of arnica and ammonia. The cures it is
making, according to report, commend it to trial.
A man recently died ut the Bicetre Hospital,
Paris, who had been asleep in his bed ut that in
for seven months and three days. On
the morning of his death he woke up and swal-
lowed n pint of Chocolate, the same quantity of
broth, and some wine.
Al an auction sale, at Casscl, Of the horses of
Hesse, confscated with the rest of his fortune by
the King of Prussia, n superior officer, n Hessian,
bought two of the finest Mt n very high price, and
paid down the money ut once to the Prussian
Commissioner lie then drew out a revolver from
his pocket and shot them both dead.
Since the restoration of the French Empire in
1852, the population of France has increased by
2 ,4l0, 3l2, and the number of separate properties
by l ,67S ,2l0 and in 1852 France produced 2S,-
900 900 hectolitres of wine, while in 1866 this
had risen to 63 600 900 hcctolitres.
The miners employed in working coal in Europe
arc estimated to number zoe, COO persons. OF
these 800 600 are employed in Great Britain,
10000 il Belgium and France, so 900 in Prus-
and the remaining 200 600 are distributed
rmong several countries in smaller numbers
The Princess Louise, daughter OF Queen Victo-
is to be married on the 9th Of July next to
The Prince Royal Of Denmark. This will leave
Inc Queen only one unmarried daughter, the
Princess Beatrice.
a recent book of historical "reminiscences of the
House of Commons narrates the Imaginable failure
If one member who rose fully primed for n fist
attempt. He said "Mr. Speaker, l am aston
sir. ] am astonished-. sir. L am
L. and then his ast1nishment overcome
It ne SAL down, never 10 rise IN Parliament
circles at Berlin are g~ossiping over the
. marriage Uf Mrs. abraham Lincoln
,. SchmiduviLc, grand chamberlain Of
lfBadeu.
VI the author Of s'Jane Eyre Miss Martinean
lys: ''She was able at the needle as at the pen.
he household knew the excellence of her cookery
eiore they heard Of that of her books
An Action for Libel has been instituted by Mr..
TRANCE, of the Alhambra, for an article upon
rat place of amusement in An the Year Round.
HIS tstSc 10 uhtlN Dc II tuuSt CclCOTG, Islculucu
5 it will largely affect the liberty of the Press to
3 u censor mOrum.
The PROPOSED HALFPENNY PosTAGE.-A deputa-
on from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
nd the Tradesmen's Guild, was received lately
y the Postmaster General, on the subject of u
postage for newspapers. The proprie-
RS of some leading country papers have collected
mass of information for embodiment i'm a report
be made to the Treasury.
A life Of fbo Drpcs;on Dr;rna Nf;n;stor ro,nt
ito Won Bismarck, has been written by the Ger
an author, Mr.. George Hcsekiel, Of which the 4,
st part, comprising Mr.. Bismarck's younger
has just been published. The name Bis
arck was adopted by the ancestors of the 9
statesman from the town of Bismarck 1
the Biese, Prussia. Mr.. Bismarck was born j
pril l, 1915, ut SchGnhausen, Prussia, a coun- 1
Y scat of his father. In lS47 he became a
embcr Of the then first Diet Of Prussia, begin !
NJ thus his political career. /
An important movement is on foot among the U
tualists of England, which will probably end in 8
G Catholic Church receiving a considerable num- I
r of Episcopal clergymen into its fold. The G
itish newspapers of the latest date assert that =
my Anglican ministers arc anxious to become T
tied with the Holy See, and to renounce their 5
egiance to the Established church. This class L
Ritualists have made preparations to :.
the great Ecumenical Council in Rome. to II
IN negotiations which they hope will close with d
.ir admission to Papal favor and recognition. i
ey find, it is said, no difficulty in accepting the r
of the Breviary and Missal but the d
ncipal difficulty they apprehend is in relation W
opposition to second ordination. 81
Opinion (London) states that within q !" a.
Illus of II miles from Charing Cross there are =,
" 40 free Episcopal churches, in which no seats ~
rented, and it gives particular account of va y
us churches on this plan, of which this is q a
r specimen Q,
We hear gladly of the entire success of the y,
skly offertory which has now been used for five =,
rs in Settle Parish Church. The result has 80
n to realize for charitable purposes and for the ~
enses of Divine worship ESQ [$2,900] more -
n was collected during the five years preceding :
adoption of this system of collection, and
b far less trouble and more satisfaction to all A
ties concerned. {
BRITISH OFFICIAL CoRRUPTIoN.-A correspon-