The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-01
Foreign HtenS.

-Signor Alexandra Biaggi, of Milan, has Just
completed a vouminous memoir of Rossni.
The French Society for the Encouragement
of National Industry has distributed ninety-two
medals and 13, 500 francs in money prizes. The
works rewarded are of every possible kind,
from distilleries to hats.
In paper read at the last meeting of the
Academic des Inscriptions, NJ. Defremery MAIN
tanned that the date of the capture of Jeruuaem
by the Egyptian Caliph should be 1898, and not
1896, the date hitherto adopted by historians.
We understand that work on contempo-
rary Austrian politics, from the English point
of view, is coming out The book Will give
complete account of the career of Count Beust
as an Austrian Minister, and contain maps sta
tistical tables, and diplomatic aud other docu-
ments.
lie Figaro says that madame Parker" wife
of the English Ambassador at the Court of
Japan, is now giving lessons on the piano to the
"Mikadette." His Majesty of Austria presented
an instrument to the Mikako and the imme-
diate result, says lie Figaro, was MADAME
Parker's engagement.
"A work of the very first Importance to stu
dents of the French Revolution is being pub
lshed at Leipsic-Professor Schmidts pictures
of the French Revolution" drawn from the in
edited papers of the Secret Police of Paris. Two
volumes have already appeared, and they pre-
sent the life of the French capital from day to
day in most striking series of pictures.
The Government grants in Chill for scientific
objects and superior education amount to
EOS OO0 and include the ollowing:-Observa-
tory, G1100 Library and Museum, 916OO; Con-
servatory of Music, 9900; Academy OF Painting,
G700: School of Architecture, $500; Polytechnic
School, 96500; School of Sculpture, $500. 1t
will be seen that the practical department OF the
Polytechnic School claims more than the schools
of the Fine Arts, as becomes the infant state of
| society.
"A Paris contemporary rebukes those gossips
who are for ever discussing in the public papers
the marriage prospects of Mdlle. Nilsson. Out
side the theatre" says La France Musicale,
| "Mdlle. Nilsson belongs no more to the news
| monger than to the critic: we hope the journals
| to whom this advice is addressed will take due
I note of it," Our contemporary may rest assured
| they will do nothing of the kind.
| According to the AugSblrger Zettltilg an ac-
| count of the Algerian campaign of 1885 will be
! published next month at Paris. 1t is from the
| papers of the late Due d'Orleans, who took part
| in the campaign. An introduction by the Comte
de Chartres gives q sketch of the history of the
| conquest of Algeria from 1880 to 1885, and the
| Comte dc Paris writes the preface. Prince de
| JoinVille is going to collect and publish his
military sketches of Custoza, Sadowa, ETC. which
have appeared anonymously in the Revue deS
| DeUD MOndeS.
The effect of gliding all the decorative
statues of sovereigns in the Royal Gallery at
| Westminster, costly work, which has been
| executed within the past few months, is so far
satisfactory that the brilliant white of the mar
| BILE figures no longer interferes with the color
ing of Mr.. Maclise's pictures on the walls, and
is splendid where all is superlatively gorgeous.
| At present notwithstanding the use of gold
somewhat dimmed in its brilliancy, the statues
| look rather hard and metallic but-as few things
| of the sort approach old gliding in richness and
sobrety of color-if the persons In charge car
be persuaded to let time take effect on the
figures the result will certainly be a glorious
treat to lovers of color in the coming genera
ton. 1t is well worth while to see what change
gliding has made in Mr.. Thornycrofts figure o
Charles the First.