Glasgow Courier. — 1862-10-02 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE ROMAN QUESTION. —The Times says—The Court of Rome and the French papers, and we must add ourselves to the list, certainly have no belief that the elaborate proof by the Emperor in the Moniteur, that he ought to leave Rome, is intended to intimate to the world that he has the slightest present intention of so doing. A singular case of somnambulism has just taken place at Angouleme. A labouring man, while on a visit to a friend, got up from his bed, and opening the window, fell into the street from a height of about 15 feet without awakening (?) He then walked through the town, and did not awake until he had arrived at the barrier, where he was surprised to find himself alone in his night dress. Dr Partridge arrived at Spezzia on the 16th nit., and has seen Garibaldi every day till the report was written on the 20th. The General WAS subjected to good surgical treatment, and his wound was progressing favourably. If proper attention be paid to him for some months a cure will be effected, and he will have a good serviceable foot and leg, although perhaps a little stiff. The Cairngorm, which has arrived from Sydney, brings intelligence of the capture of the American ship Ocmulgee, on the sth ult., by the Confederate Alabama. The ship, which had 250 barrels of oil on board, was afterwards burned. Captain Semmes. late of the Sumpter, behaved hospitably to the crew. The Alabama has taken and burned four whalers within a short time. The Alabama took an American schooner, name unknown, while the Cairngorm was off Flores. _ _ _ .  A telegraph from Copenhagen, dated September 21, says :—" The military manceuvres of the Danish troops on the Dannewerk are concluded, and the King has proceeded to the palace at Glucksburg. Prince Christian of Denmark and his family reside at present at the Hessian pleasure palace of Pancker, in East Holstein. The Princess Alexandra has there received the congratulations of her grandfather and grandmother (the Landgrave and Landgravine William of Hesse) on her approaching marriage with the Prince of Wales." . . . .  _ General Count Gyulay, late commander-in-chief of the Austrian troops in Italy, shot himself on the 23d at Vienna. This is the fifth or sixth suicide of eminent men—among them the distinguished and genial Minister of Finance, Baron von Bruck—which has taken place in the capital of Austria within the last few years. Count Gyulay was born in 1799, entered the service in 1816, and became Major-General in 1839. He was Minister of War during the critical period of 1849-50. It will be remembered that he was blamed for the loss of the battle of Solferino. . . .  Cases have lately been very frequently cited in the French papers of persons becoming exceedingly ill and even dying, in consequence of the stings of venomous flies, the said venomous quality being contracted by the insect from puti id substances on which it has settled. Near Soissons a shepherd lately died in four days in consequence of one of these bites or stings. He took no heed of the first inflammatory symptoms, and when he applied to a doctor it was too late. Two other persons in the same neighbourhood were similarly attacked, the symptoms being great swelling and inflammation, but fatal results were not anticipated. The King of Naples has just received a letter from the Emperor of Russia, in which the autocrat makes vain efforts to palliate, in the eyes of the unjustly dispossessed monarch, his two acts—the recognition of the kingdom of Italy and the recall of his ambassador, Prince Wolkouaki. "Let not your Majesty," says the Czar, "regard my conduct as a mark of my little affection for you, or as a weakening of the friendly relations which existed between us. The last words has not yet been said on the affairs of Naples, and I hope that a congress will soon settle them in a manner satisfactory for all."—Gaz.ette do Midi. The Union publishes the following intelligence respecting the pilgrims who have recently left France for the Holy Land:—"The caravan left Marseilles on the 31st Aug.' and arrived at Malta on the 3d inst., all in good health, though many had suffered severely from sea sickness. The news from Palestine caused some apprehensions as to the safety of the roads, as it appears that three Franciscan friars were attacked and plundered by Bedouins at Sanguil, near Silo. The Governor of Jerusalem, Surriga Pacha, hastened to the spot, sent several of the sheiks of the tribe to Jerusalem in chains; and detached 25 horsemen to arrest the robbers. This event is much to be regretted, but it does not fore. bode any danger to the pilgrims." The presents offered by the English Government to the King of Madagascar, Radama 11., consist of ten cases, and contain among other objects the portrait of Queen Victoria, a Bible magnificently bound, a parasol, a scarlet mantle, a sword, a gun, musical instruments, a silver cup, a pair of silver goblets, and several uniforms. The value of these articles is about 40,000 fr. The Government of the Emperor of the French has also made magnificent presents to King Radama, a part of which, consisting of arms, military uniforms, and court dresses, were sent in the month of December last, under the care of Baron Brossard de Corbigny. In addition, M. Lambert, ou his return to Tananariva in June last, was the bearer of two crowns, destined for the King and Queen. The royal flag of Madagascar is white with a red border; in the centre is a spread eagle standing on a globe, with a crown above its head. A most determined double murder took place in Malta last week. At mid-day, on the 14th, Giovanni Cauchi, a labourer in the military store department, shot with a gun Giuseppe Freud° in the street of Caul Lia, and then entering the house of Lucillo, Giuseppe's brother, shot him with a pistol. Carmelo Freud°, sister of the two victims, being present at this last deed, tried to hold the murderer, but he struck her three or four times on the head with the butt-end of the pistol, and got away. Lucillo died in an hour, and Guiseppe about forteen hours after. The woman's injuries are not dangerous. On the following morning Giovanni Cauchi was found dead in the field between Notabile and Masta, and by his side lay a discharged pistol with which he had shot himself through the head. All the parties were 130WHILS. It appears that the murderer had had a law-suit with his mother about the sale of a mezzanino, which ended in her favour. He supposed that the Frendo family had given her advice, which caused him to lose the suit, and he therefore determined to murder them in revenge.—Malta Times, Sept. 18.