The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-02
Foreign Facts and Gossip.

An exhibition OF various articles which
belonged to Martin Luther will be held on
November 10th at the Brandenburg Proyin-
cial Musuem in Berlin,
A gentleman has presented to the Dean
and Chapter of Westminster very val
liable collection OF curiosities of every sort,
and they have been placed in the Cathedral
library, Canterbury.
A select committee OF the House OF Com
mons has thrown out the Ennerdale rail-
way bill, which proposed to construct a
railway from an existing line to Ennerdale.
The railway was to skirt Lake Ennerdale.
The Calcutta Exhibition. it is likely, will
be very successful. There are already 400
exhibitors from Great Britain. The Aus
tralian colonies have taken up the EXhlbi-
ton with much spirit. The Exhibition
buildings will be ready probably in Octo-
Der.
The French admirers Of Sterne are pre-
paring an edition de lure OF his Senti-
mental Journey" which will throw all the
smaller English editions into the shade.
Two hundred copies will be struck off,
and the price Of subscription will be fixed,
according to the size of the paper, at 300f.
or 500f.
Some fishermen near Lustruy captured,
a few days ago, thrasher shark over four
teen feet long. 1t was exhibited in stall
at the Fisheries Exhibition, where it at.
tracted good deal OF attention. Professor
Huxley went to see il, and pronounced il
: to be the largest and finest specimen Of the
thrasher shark seen in England during the
: last forty years. He purchased it for sci
entifc purposes.
The last of the 100-ton guns ordered &c
I be mounted for the defence Of the Mediter.
/ ranean fortresses is being conveyed by the
/ steamer Woolwich to Malta. Two of these
! guns are being placed in position at Gil
braltar,. and the third Is at Malta. The
\ four guns were purchased from Sir Willilm
4 Armstrong. The amount paid, including
the charge for seven l0-inch guns, wa,
8 100000.
The Prince of Monaco has offered hi,
principally to France for 10,000.000f. II
v should be remembered that by the conven
b ton OF 1860 the principally passes direct.
ly 70 France In the event OF the presen;
: line dying out. The Prince received last
: year S,500,000f. for his right in the gam
: bling establishment OF Monaco. Yet he Is
4 in financial straits again. The Monaco con
Y cessions to the Blancs does not expire unit
e 1910.
, The sons Of the Earl OF Essex, who are
supposed to be travelling through gypsy
caravans and camping in the open air, have
had distinguished precedent for their con.
duct. Thomas de Quincy once wandered
into Wales and camped out alone on .the
lee side" OF its hills. De Quincy travelled
with no other impeachment for covering
than portable tent. The Essex BOYS
however, are accompanied by numbering
caravans.
Il The highest price brought in the great
/. Rockford library sale was bid by the Ameri
can commissions for John Smiths Gene
rail- Historic OF Virginia "-av very rare work
, The price was .G605-oyer $1,000. The
, amount OF money realized during lively,
days for the third portion OF this sale was
! Els,Sj2. The total amount for the entir,
sale Is fG5, 7O5 and tritle over. The re-
, naming portion Of the library will be solo
, at some time late In the year.