MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS. [From the late Papers.]

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 622, 21 January 1852, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS. [From the late Papers.]

Improvements in Pahis. — The D6bats says :— ''We are approaching 1852. Numerous and extensive works for the employment of tho popular masses, who are threatened with want of work, cannot be too actively organised. The Government, which we do not flatter, has turned its attention to this point, and we do not hesitate to praise it for it. The thoughts of the present Minister of the Interior, from his accession to office, have been fixed on the grpat public works projected in Paris, and he has urged the execution or the resumption of them. The Prefect of the Seine has been an active and zealous auxiliary of the Minister. In ordinary cases the good spirit of the Municipal Council would do the rest, but in this case the vote of the municipality would be inefficacious without the sanction of the legislative power. These are the grand projects to be executed by tho city : — 1. The construction of the Central Hallos. 2. The prolongation of the ru de Rivoli as far as the Hotel de Ville. This prolongation has already been executed as far as the rue de la Bibliothequo by tho simultaneous corporation of the city and by the State. 3. The opening of a large street from tho terminus of tho Strasburg Railway, as far as the Boulevards between the Portes St. Denis and St. Martin. In order to execute such works without intermption, and on the scale which is proposed, the ordinary budget has not sufficient resources. The expense, which is one both salutary and profitable, will be very considerable, and a new loan of 50,000,000f. can alone meet it. In spite of the difficulties of the present period, credit will not be wanting to the city, if political whim, through some hobtile caprice, does not come and disturb the general economy of tho municipal revenues and attack the guarantees which they offer. Tho great works of the city may bo victoiiously defended in a fiscal point of view. It is not difficult to prove that far from such expense exhausting, it increases the financial prosperity of the city. But when once the material guarantees are secured it is on the political side that the new loan must be more particularly looked at. In the trials which we have to pass through it secures employment to the working classes for several yeais, and will thus tend to consolidate the tranquillity of Paris ; and the tranquillity of Paris is the peace of the world." The Paris papers are filled with extracts from a new history by M. de Lamnrtine, the subject of which is the restoration of Louis XVIII. The historian would seem to havo-undertaken the task of disabusing the minds of the people with regard to Napoleon, whose famo he reduces to powder. l( Grand par l'action, petit par l'idee nul par la vertu : voila l'homme. " In fact a false, selfish, heartless, ambitious egotist, who shrunk from no meaus however mean or criminal, to advance his own personal interest. Tho Royalist papers are those which seem to be most delighted with this new work. If we may suppose that M. de Lamartine undertook it with the purpose of demolishing the candidature of Louis Napoleon, by destroying the prestige attached to the name he bears, these four large volumes will present a monument of singular patience, erected for a direct political purpose. By the death of Marshal Sebastiani there now only remain five Marshals. &oult, nominated in 1807 ; Gerard, in 1830; Reille, in 1849 ; Jerome Bonaparte, 1814: and Excellmans, in 1815. Jerome Bonapaite was nominated by tho Emperor in 1814, but this appointment was not ratified until after tho Revolution, by the Piosidont of the Republic. Woikmen are employed at present in repairing tho cases containing the orange-trees of theTuileues Garden These tices are of great ago, somegomg back as far as 700 years, and the youngest 300. Every twenty years the earth in each case is changed, and duiing the three following years they appear sictcly. They then acquire fresh strength, and throw out an immense quantity of blossoms* It is this peiiodical change of nourishment which has led to their longevity. — Galignani. Love and Jealousy. — The Draft says: — " M. D , a mcichant of the quarter Mantmaitre, maintained for some years an intimate connection with Lucia B , a native of Milan. About a month ago she noticed that he became cold towards her and seemed to labour undei some anxiety. In answer to her questions, he admitted that in compliance with the wish of his family he was about to luairy a wealthy heiress. On this she flew into a furious passion, aud had a violent nervous

attack. Slio tlion sent bncl: tho valuable presents lie had made her, and announced to him that on tlie diy oi liia maniage she would kill herself before him and Li-7 bude. The merchant took every precaution to prevent her from learning where tho marriage wns to bo celebrated. Ho succeeded, and it took place ou Saturday. But it was observed that during the ceremonj', he was i labouring under great anxiety, and at the dinner also I his gloom con i mcd. Towards, tho end of the dessert, all prospect of the dreaded visit of his discaided mistress having, as he thought, disappeared, he became gay. But all at once the noise of an altercation was heard on the staiicase. M. D turned pale; he recognised the voice of the fair Italian, disputing with his chief clerk. Shortly after the woman rushed into the room ; her dress was in disorder, her hair dishevelled, and she carried a stiletto in her hand. She cried, 'You did not expect me; but your marriage must be sealed with blood !' At the same moment she plunged the dagger into her breast; but foitunately one of the guests, having seized her hand, lessened the force of the blow, and the wound was not deep. She was not far fiom M. D , and some of the blood spirted on his waistcoat and shiit. Indescribable con/usion arose; tho bride fainted; one of the bride's maids had a nervous attack; most of tho guests wont away; and M. D was so painfully affected that ho was for a long time unable to utter a word. She was conveyed to her icsidence, where precautions were taken to prevent her from committing suicide. Yesterday tho commissary of police wont to her, and obtained from hor a promke that she would not make an attempt on her life. $he was going on well, and was quite calm." Tun English Cnuncn .\t Allxanduia, — A few English travellers, witnessing the 1 unfinished and fa.st decaying walls of tho English church at St Mark, at Alexandria, hare through gicat exeitions raised subscriptions to endeavour to finish the ediiico. Tliev havo just despatched the materials in wood and iron for tha roof of the church, in nearly 100 packages, by a vessel about to sail for Alexandria. Mass in the " Vulgaii Tongue." — The question whother the ordinary of the mass may be translated into the vernacular, and, with the permission of tho diocesan, published for the use of tho faithful, has been propounded to the "Sacred Congregation of Rites," by the Bishop of Langres, The reply is, that the translation (already commenced), must be stopped, and that uo such publication can be pormitted. A very valuable gold mine has, according to news received at Malta, been discovered at a point equidistant, or nearly so, between Tunis and Algiers, The French and the Bey of Tunis equally claim it, and somo very sharp letters on the subject have passed. Unless matters can be adjusted, a serious disturbance may probably result. Jenny Lind.— The Stockholm journals state that Jenny Lind has purchased one of the largest estates in Sweden, that of Beckarsboerg, ia[ tbe province of Nykoping. They also say that the last letters received by her friends in Sweden contradict positively reports of her approaching marriage with Beletti. Lola Again? — We read in the Assembled Natianale: — "A strange scene attracted yesterday a vast crowd of promenaders to the Rond-Point in the Champs Elyßees. In a dashing equipage, two elegantly attired women. | assailed each other in language anything but polite, and then set to work with their fists and nails on each. I other's faces. In a short time both toilettes and features were considerably damaged. At last one of them ' finding herself vanquished, uttered loud cries of distress and some gentleman went to her assistance. The victorious lady, to whose 'arm champagne bad lent strength, was expelled from the carriage, and the defeated lady ordered the coachman to drive her to her hotel. She is well known tothppublicby her adventures in some courts of Germany. When the people learnt who she was they expiessed surprise that she was not more skilful | in the noble science of boxing." | The Greek Senate and Chamber of Deputies have paid a high compliment to the memory of the late Admhal Sir Edward Codrington. In the sitting ! of the Chamber of Deputies of the 17th of June, M. Zanos, deputy for Santorin, after having reminded the Chamber of all that the country owed to the eminent man whose death brought mourning to the hearts of all Greeks, proposed, Ist, that the Chamber should express its grief at the death of Admiral Codrington ; and 2dly, that a tablet, bearing his illustrious name, should be placed by the side of the other tablets, on which are inserted the names of the great men of Greece. Tbe Chamber adopted these resolutions unanimously, Jt having been remarked that similar honours ought to be paid to the memory of Admirals de Rigny and Heyden, the suggestion was carried by acclamation. There took place lately in Athens a poetical representation which, for the first time after the lapse of age 3, afforded to the citizens of Athens the spectacle of one of those literary contests of which they used to be so proud. A rich Greek merchant, settled at Trieste, M. Ambrosius Ballis, instituted an annual prize of 1000 drs. for tbe best poem. Ten candidates presented themselves this year. The Jury was composed of five Professors of the University. The King was present at the solemnity, and placed with his own hand a crown of laurel on the head of the successful candidate, who was a Captain in the army named Th. Zalacosta. The subject he bad chosen for bis poem was tbe siege of Missoloogbi. Through a letter from Athens we learn that workmen employed four miles from the city in draining tha field of Marathon, found tbe place of sepulture of the warriors who fell there in the memorable battle 490 years before the birth of Christ. Tho Lloyd of Vienna publishes a statistical account of the Russian empire, Poland not included, from, which it appears that it contains 2041 towns, viz., 1865 in European Russia, and 176 in Siberia, including 44 fortresses. There are in Russia 291,377 agricultural colonies, including 6951 in Siberia ; there are also 32 1 foreign colonies. The Propaganda publishes that, in the capital of tho Republic of the Equator, Quito, by a decree of 25th. March, 185J, the Holy Order of Jesus is restored to its rights and to tho property belonging to it in that land. The pragmatica of King Charles 111. of Spain was, through this decree, set asido " to all eternity." There arrived at tho port of New York, from foreign ports, during the week ending June 2lst, 1851, ten thousand Jive hundred and ninety-one passengers ! State or Oude. — From Lucknow we hear, " the King has returned to Gow-Ghat, to the Minister, who continues tbe marriage festivities now of bis nieces, after marrying his son and daughter. All business in. the durbar is, of course, at a standstill. Fancy the King will get married to-morrow again. He has only one Queen at present, but a number of wives married tojiim by nekhah, a sort of half-marriage. To-morrow, however, he will add a second Queen to his Mahal. She is a daughter — whether own or adopted 1 know not —of the Minister. At tho Blinister's children's mairiage she, as well as others, presented her nuzzer to the King, who, as soon as he saw her, was struck with her beauty, and ordered tbe gungan, or sign of a bridegroom, to be tied to bis arm, aud demanded her in marri.ige immediately. Ally Nuckey Khan is quite disconsolate about it, for be intended to marry her to tbe present heir apparent." June 4. — " The King's marriage with the Minister's Oaugbter has already been celebrated, but the festivities attending it will only take place some days hence. The Nawab, though at first he had given his consent grumblingly, is now very well pleased. This alliance strengthens his power, and as he has other daughters, he yet hopes to have the heir apparent as his son-in-law. The young' Queen was the bride of another, but the King does not stand any nonsense. 'If you won't give me your daughter in marriage,' said he, ' of what use are you to me as a Minister V a remark which goes far to prove the political wisdom of his Majesty. Besides adding much to the Minister's influence at Court, his newconnexion with the Royal family has been of solid advantage to him. Tho jngeer of Muchretto, -which had foimerly belonged to his family, has been restored to him ; it yields an annual revenue of one lac, and his daughter, the Begum, will, it is said bo presented with a portion of thedistiict of Salone, yielding a revenue of nine lacs a yenr. The annual 1 revenue of the country is thus diminished by 10 lacs ; but this is not all— a document will be given to Ally Nuckey Kban, granting a receipt for all sums still duo by him, and entitling him to the? possession of whatever properly he now h.i<., thus preventing his goods from being confiscate by tins or any future King. The Vizier, were he not to receive tlna document, would have to make good the deficient revonucs for 1843, '<J 9, '50, and the present year; those of the fust tlnee yeaia of his vizierslup amount to no levss than 80 lac* of rupees, while ho seceived his nuzzeiana nil safo. Tho payment of the levemie was attended with some nsk. The King by his liberality has decieased the revenue, while his curient expenses are the same still. Many of his troops have a year's pay due to them. A jageer, the King's private pioperty, situate not far irom Delhi, bringing in about half a lac of rupees, his Majesty presented to one Mohsahib-ood-Dowla, a musician, several months ago.— Calcutta Englishman.