The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-28
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
GLEANINGS FROM TIE
EUROPEAN Mails.
The English Marriage Law.

The English Marriage Law.
The Legislature at Victoria. Australia, has
passed bill for legallzing mans marriage
with his deceased wle's sister. The bill
awaits ths signature OF the Queen, aud, as
thls Is not the first time that British colony
has asked for and received the royal assent
to bill OF this description, there Is little
doubt that the un-Levtical Australians will
have their wishes granted, and thus be able
to repeat their own moher-in.law.
A Remarkable Book.
The biggest, and perhaps the oddest book
which has ever been "eonslructed," ls Just
now In process of building 10 Paris. 1t Is the
book which shall contain the names of those
Inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine who have
now formally proclaimed their wish to remain
French subjects. The book will possess a
certain historical, or at least genealogical in
terest. The list is said to comprise three hum
dred and eighty thousand names. The Patrie
states that one hundred and twenty-five COM
posllors have been employed on the work for
the last three months, that 1t Is being printed
on seven presses, and that 1t will form vol
ume CT thirteen thousand one hundred and
sixty-thrae paS-s
The Paris Street Singers
are n Ut permitted to carry on their business
without registering their names at the police
headquarters, aud no cong can be sung until
It has obtained official approval. Each regis
tered singer Is supplied with badge, which
must at all times be produced upon the re-
quest OF the authorities. The number Is limit
ed to one hundred, but at present there are
not more than about sixty. The principal
itinerant songste: IS Jules Beaumeoter, who
is as we'll known throughout all Paris as the
president Of the Republic. he is said to have
made large fortune by his trade, and is far
more capable Of giving than half the people
who drop francs into bis nat. The applicants
fof'badges are closely questioned by the au-
thori,ies, though their vocal powers are sci.
dom taken Into consideration.
A Corner In Hats.
Since the order issued by the japanese Gov
ernment requiring the natives TO cut of their
queues Yokohama ls said to present the ap-
pearaace Of being inhabited by priests, with
only few weeks crop of hair on their skulls.
Several cunning spectators, as soon as the
order was issued, bought up all the hats IN
the city. and the price of head coverings rose
greatly In consequence. All the orders sent
to Kobe and O4ska could not be filled, nor
would they supply the demand If they were.
Many new orders for hats from Europe and
America have been the consequence. The
hat stores In these countries will doubtless
ship their old stock to Japan, aud, though
the hat famine will be relieved, yet the pro-
spective flood of all manner of horribly un-
fashionable toggery for the head Is regarded
as something appalling 10 thlpk OF.
Pushing Things In Egypt.
Alexandria III Egypt has grown more rapid
ly than any other city on The Eastern Conll-
nent. In ls42 Its population was about 10000,
and now It is nearly 100000. Some Idea OF
the immense labor which has been expended
in improving the harbor may be formed from
the faot that q breakwater Is ln process OF
construction, to be when completed mile 10
length. 1t Is to becomposed Of twenty thous-
and blocks, each one of not less than twenty
tons weight, placed upon bed OF smaller
stones. This breakWater will enclose haroor
with superficial area of fifteen hundred
acres, nowhere OF a less deplh than thirty
fact. In The midst Of the grand canal COM
papy of English engineers is at work blasting
out rocks, and employs constantly about TWO
thousand men and forty steam engines. In
1871 the exports amounted to 100000 QUO and
the imports 10 l75.ooo 900 francs.
Shaving Among the cslsstials.
4 fellow who has beeu shaved In China says
tho barber 1rst strapped the razor on his leg,
and then did the shaving without any lather.
The customer demonstrated, but was told that
the lsther was entirely useless, and had ten
dency to make The hair stiff and tough, and
was, therefore, never used by persons VINO
had any knowledge oil the face and lib ap-
pendages. After The beard had been taken
off-and 1t was done in very short time-lhe
barber took long, sharp, neede-headed
spoon and begun TO explore the customers
ear. Then the barber suddenly twisted his
subjects neck to one side In such manner
that It cracked as II the verteb!e had been
di.located. ''Hold on !" shouted the party,
alarmed for the safety OF his neck. "All
right" replied the tonsor; "me no hurt you;'
and he continued to Jerk and twist The head
until 1t was as Timber as an old lady's dish rag
he then fell to beating lie back, breast, arms
and sides with bis fists, then he pummelled
the muscles till they fairly glowed with the
beating they received. he then dashed
bucket of cold. water over his man, dried his
skin with towels, and declared that his work
was done. Price two cents.
"JustSse's Justice"
>. There Is kind OF English Justice which The
London papers are 10 the habit OF calling
s.justice,s Justice" It Is that sort Of justice
which Is now and then meted out by The
county magistrates-who are not lawyers, but
local magnates to the offending poor OF their
neighbornoods. The county magistrate is
above oil peraonage VINO considers 1t his
frst and sacred duty 10 protect the property
Of the rich. case occurred recently at Lut-
terWorth, Illustrative of this trait and of 'jns-
tees Justice" in general. The three magis-
trates who sit on the Lutterworth bench are
oil Church of England clergy men, and on the
occasion referred TO an old woman between
seventy and eighty years Of age was brought
before them, charged by a policeman With
having 'smalciously done damage to hedge
fence to the amount OF one penny" The old