The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-04
FOREIGN ITEMS.

AT least twenty new operas are announced
ut the various falinn theatres for the winter and
carnival season.
"A niece or Mendessohn has lately entered the
Leipslc Conseryatoire. She Is said to exhibit
great musical talent.
The English Presbyterlans talk OF allowing In.
strumental music In churches where twothirds
OF the congregation favor 1t.
An English paper seriously informs its read
ers that years residence In Chicago entities all
married couples to divorce on application.
Nilsson was lately paid s25oo In gold to sing at
one concert in Brighton, England. This is proba-
bly, more than any one singer ever before received
for one performance.
king William OF Prussia has just committed
the sentence OF a murderer to Imprisonment for
life. AS tic convict had been proved guilty OF
numbering four wives in succession and OF making
way with his two children, all from avarlcious
motives only, It is believed that the act OF elem
ency betokens the abolition OF the death penalty
In Prussia.
In recent letter John Stuart Mill says that the
institutions OF the United States arc the most po.
tent means that have yet existed OF spreading the
most important elements OF civilization down to
the poorest and most ignorant OF the iaborlng
masses Consequently he does not fear evil from
tho immigration OF Chinese to tile slight extent
which is likely to occur.
The French papers are gradually getting zen.
terprising.' One Of them publishes poem, the
author OF which objected to It's having publicity
at present, rs 1t ia to appear in a book In O few
months. The editor states that as It was imposs
BILE 10 conquer the poets reluctance, 80 little sub
terfuge" had to be employed, consisting la sending
O shorthand writer to O theatre where the verses
where to be read at a benefit.
Tho London Times In an editorial article on
political affairs in France, says: "The Emperor
has not yet mastered tile full truth. Ministerial
responsibility, Which he has conceded, Is incom.
patible with the theory OF personal government
which he would fain retain. He is embarrassed
between two principles; undecided, hnlting and
uncertain which way hc will incline. Time was
when such condition would bode Ill for the
peaceful development OF French progress but II
is now past"
-lIussian actresses have protested against the
undress 30 dear TO the present French STAGE On
the occasion OF "Le Petit FaHst'' being repre-.
sented at st. Petersburg they positively refused
10 don Its costumes unless they were developed
into comparative decency; and the manager was
obliged respect their scruples, and to sacrifice
what he considered one OF tho most attractive
parts OF his display. These Russians had evident
ly never heard OF the boatswain's maA i'm, In Mid.
shipman Easy, "Dnty before Decency.r
The amnesty recently granted by Louis Ma
poleon has liberated thirty -four galley slaves i'm.
prisoned at Toulon. These convIcts are encourag.
ed to employ their leisure hours in the manufac.
ture Of fancy articles, which are sold for their
benefit, and the proceeds are handed over 10
them at tue expiration OF their sentences On
the recent liberation BY tho amnesty, the sum
paid to the thirty -four galley slaves amounted to
5000. being an average Of $3.50 for each convict.
A sailor who had been nIno years in confinement
and was famous for his skill In the construction
Of model ships, received for his share nearly $780,
Tue various sums duo were formerly handed to
the prisoners Immediately on their being set at
liberty, but now their earnings are paid to them
In orders upon the civil authorities OF the different
towns appointed for their future residence, as,
under the old system those known to have re
ceived the largest sums werc generally waylald
a!!! robbed by their less fortunate comrades