, 1870-09-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A number Of elderly ladies' came to tho
Mai.is, 1T Pa1is, to AK II dogs, cats, parrots
md csnt1iea came under tho head OF ths
"useless mouths which were ordered 70
leave the aiy. They were told, IN reply: tnet
these creatures could not be 60 c9osoeteo'
This response in no sense appeared to p1esse
the venerable Danes,
"A 10 yfu old monk in convent. Of East
Prussia, stabbed and killed. recently, fellow
monk Of the same age- There hid been
gr1dge between them for over forty ye1rs,
I'D The murderer. aftor he hsd done the
bloody act, exclaimed: At length I an re-
venged!"
-Chirese seals ct white porcelain continue
to be found in ireland. They arc exactly him-
the province Of Focchow. The inscriptions
on them, also, arc. for the mcst part, proverbs
still current in China.
SIX months ago, tie Emperor Louis M
poleou gave notice to tho world that he wnuld
open m international agricultural exhibition
The exhibition year before he was resds.
and had nothing to chow but Tremendous
beet.
-Of ali the sovercisos in Europe, tho Car
has the largest income. The cruwn domain Of
Russia il said to reach tho extraordinary ex-
tent ct LOCO, coo squaro miles-that il to cav,
that shout halt OF European Russia consists
Of land over which tbs crown possesses ma1o-
rial rights Of ore kind OF smother Il Is not
surprising THAT = Lord Of the manor Oh this
scale should bo in receipt Of net revenue OF
e., COO coo, OF mora than i've hnos the Amount
Of tue evil list Of Queen Victoria
The greatest pie On record WAS u1Ado at
Lowthc1 Castle, IN Westnnre3Aad, in the year
1162, and waa .tens up as presen. to the
kihg- 1t confirmed two geese, four ducks,
six wild ducks three teal, two starlings,
twelve paItridgea, fifteen woodcock., two
guinea fowls, three enipes, six plovezs. th.ee
water hene, si1 uidgeons, ono cutlew. forty
ei1 yellow banners, fifteen sp1trowa, two
chafnches. two IArks, three thrurhes, OBS
ieldfa-e, six pigeons, four blackb:r,ls, tseuty
r1btits, cne leg Of veal, half hatr. three
buetels OF doEr, two stone ct butter. The
whole pie weighed tw. pty-two stone (s03
pounds). This must have been tue original
pie commenora,ed in the nrsrsky 1a5:nc:
-A rather amusing case Of mistaken iden-
tity occurred recently At Asszn, Scotland.
Some OF the a1istocratic sportsmen who visit
that place, y1lianty set upon alaylng grouse,
often met gentleman Of distinguished ap.
pesrance, whom they took to be the Duke Of
Difference duo 70 hia rank and wealth, AID
were blessed with digniaed but graricue
tic press recorded that Hs Grace v.s
looking finely and en1oying capital sport
and Ill vera happy in his benisnan'
l 6m1lea until the detnaiou W19 tfteUy 115ptl'
led by the Glasgow Herald, which announced
that The Duke hsd not yet a1tlved. and that
the penon who had Leen tre1ted with &C
much Difference WAS his gamckeeper. u
oou1se the feelings OF tho young gently, on
discovering their mistake, werc not Of the
most agreeable character, but they hsd en-
1oyed The sensation excited at bow,ng to !
Duke and receiving his gracious recognition.
Ihe p1easurs was quite as genuine Is II it had
bean My Lord himself, and tteu the pool
gamekeerer, whose dismted bearing hai
| gained bin 70 much consideration, had, fol
the time being. en5oyed al the g'oEg Of being
one Of the greateat ariAtoc1atB OF the Unite1
Einqdom-
Tho French Empress, now In England Il
SORROW md mourning. thus went to the Crank
0per1 Of Paris in The Season OF 1864.
"Thc imperial party ar1Eed, and the diamond
| of the puchtss palcd before the srlendor Of thl
| crown 1eHel8 like stars q. sunrise. The Empires
| lonked blAIe Of tlaht She had driven In trol