The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14
Foreign Notes.

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The Court Of Appeals Of Great Brit
ain has sustained Lord Penzance's
judgment suspending the Rev. Mr..
Maconochie for refusing to obey an
admonition to cease the use Of an ille-
gal ritual.
The Comedie Francaise gave forty
two representations in London, and
the receipts amounted to 800, ,025. The
commedian5 received 81, 200 per night
which left for the managers and .heir
expenses $4S. 575.
According to the London World, Ju-
die Is perhaps the most beautiful
woman on the French stage. Her
large, dark orbs, clear olive complex
ion and hair of lustrous, though not
a shining black, all gifts of her Span
ish ancestry, make her a perfect type.
Her straight nose and the pure oval of
her face form ftlug complement to
| he catalogue of charms. She is q
Juno or soubrette at will, having every
capacity for varied expIe sion in the
resources of her wonderful counte-
nance.
Prince jerome Napoleon's nickname
] of "Plon-Plon" was, it is said, OBJ
tanned in his cl li'dh0od, at Stuttgart,
where he was a great faYorts with the
| late King William of Wurtemburg.
The King used to snuse himself by
asking the little Prince his name, and
the child, who could not then speak
plainly, always answered "Plon-Plon"
instead of Napoleon" 1t was in this
way that he became known by this
name at the Wurtemburg court, and he
has never lost it since.
In Russia, as we'll as in Germany,
Austria and one CT two minor northern
realms, a noblemah's title is inherited
10y all his sons, who transmit it 10 their
male off 'pring, and 80 on al inflnitum.
Needy mobiles necessarily abound.
There are forty or fifty Count z chys
| in Hungary, thee or four of whom are
wealthy magnatCs, and the rest pass
their lives in the army or government
offices on the smallest pay. In Galicia
there are entire villages where every
peasant native has thu right to preface
his name with the title of Pnnce.
Intelligence from FJumcs, New Ca
@ ionia, confirms the report of the in
tention OF the French authorities to
take possession OF the group OF islands
known as the New Hebrides. These
islands are situate TO the northeast Of
] New Caledonia, between fifteen and
twenty degrees south latitude and 1G7
and 10 degrees east longitude, and
comprise ten large islands and numerous
islets. The French war ship Victor
| ieuse, under the command of Vice-Ad.
miral Bergassc-Dupetti-T Thouars, has
gone to the islands, ostensibly to sur.
vey them and ascertain their value and
the inclination of the natives on the
| question of annexation. The French
press is urging the immediate assump
tiOn of authority over the islands, so Al
to anticipate any attempt on the psrI
of either England or GImany to annex
them. The popular desire to extend
the colonial possessions OF France is
very strong.
A singular new sect has arisen In {
district of Russia, which presents Ger.
tain commuuistic features. About q
year ago peasant woman began teach
ing new doctrine, its chief points
being that its adherents should
avoid the use of fresh meat, should mo-
recognize marriage nor the authority
of the clergy, and that when meeting
one another they should avoid
as great sin h Dlding out their hands
to each other. She announced
herself to be prophecies divinely in.
spired, and assembled around hel
twelve ''apostles, most o! whom are
among the chief persons OF the local.
i'y, aud her principal method of in.
fluencing her hearers is by singing
hymns. She is about twenty-five year,
old, of imposing appearance, and ID
the p0ssessor OF voice Of rare power
and beauty. At the religious Assem-.
blies of the new sect tea and sweet
ctkes are used US corporal reIreshment,
while it is prescribed as an act of de-
votion that each person ehall kiss every
one else.
The continued concentration OF large
bodies of troops In the north of Italy
is bcginniOg to be viewed with sus'
picion in Austria, which has only 9J0(
infantry, $40 cavalry, 400 field artil-
lery, 700 garrison artillery and 200 en-
gIneers, or altogether force OF 12, Az
men, quartered in the neighborhood o
her Italian frontier. Italy, on the
other hand, has now assembled 40, OF
infantry. 10. $50 cavalry, 7l00 field ar
tillery, 200 garrison artillery and 375(
engineers, or total OF 73, 7I0 men OF
| all arms OF the service near the Aus.
TRAN frontier, the four fortresses form
ing the famous quadnlateral being G
pecially strongly garrisoned. It Is also
| we'll known that much attention hal
been lately given by the Italian military
authorities to perfecting the organiza
ton of the so-:slled Alpine troops
the force which permanently quartered
in the mountains on the northern from
tier OF Italy, would, in the event OF the
lattsr country becoming involved in
hostilities with either of her neighborf
on the north, be called upon TO cover
the mobilization Of the Italian forces,
or act as an advanced guard TO any
forward movement.
The Paris correspondent OF the New
York Tribune makes the following
sta eme1t in regard to the much-talked-
OF love affair bsiween the late Prince
Imperial and the Princess Beatrice
The Kingdom OF England bsd out
grown It's royal sweddliDg clothes. II
must henceforth wear the ample pur-
pie mantle OF Imperialism. The Qleen
had long felt this necessity, and SO had
Lord Beaconsfe'd. Hence her msjes-
ty's confidence in HIM, aud the sym
pathy of both for Bonapartism, which
had been distorted by the Literal and
Il Idical parties and their newspaper
organs. Il short, Louis Napoleon was
regarded as the John the Baptist OF q
sys'em which is coming into existence
n L ,gland. Hence the sympathy Of
the court, the government and 9 large
portion of the aTistocracy with his
~idow. The Prince oil Wales was the
head Of the English BDnspsrtists, aud
looked foTxsrd to the rett0ration Of
the Nap0leonic throne and its consoli-
dation by matrimonial Alliance
between the late ill-sIarred pre-
tender and the Princess Beatrice,
who is said 10 he almost broken
hearted ai his tragical end. She and
Prince Louis Napoleon, il was reported
70 the French government, often met
at Marlborough H)use and were part
ners in dances. The Pdncess, leading
monotonous and secluded life, was
easily impressed by the attention OF
the young Imperial exile. A romantic