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Show FOREIti.V ITEMS. j Napoleon and Eugenie visit Scotland Scot-land Aug. 15th. The Spanish and German Carlist prisoners of the late insurrection have been sent to the Canaries. The Spanish cabinet has submitted to king Amadeud a series of regulations for the abolition of slavery. Paris advices announce the recent death in th it city of Chevalier John de Selby, chamberlain to the Pope. The prince imperial of France assisted assist-ed at the opening of an addition made to the "Hoaie for Crippled Boys," near London. It is stated that the horne of the famous fa-mous French novelist Paul de Kock, at Belleville, has been converted into a restaurant. Twelve English cricketer sailed from Liverpool lor Qtiebeo yesterday. They will visit the United States after playing several matches in (Jauada. A volunteer at Wimbledon, shooting shoot-ing for the queen' prize the other day, made the remarkable wore of five consecutive bull's eyes in five shots at two hundred yards. The pope instruota the Catholic bishops of England to protest against the determination of the government to prosecute priests concerned in the Galway election riots. A Tourville dispatch says Thiers' visit was solely for the purpose of facilitating fa-cilitating the negotiation of commercial treaties with England and Belgium, and not for his health. The crew of the yacht Livonia have struck for an increase of wages. Ash-bury Ash-bury refuses their demands and the Livonia will be withdrawn from the regatta unless the difficulty is settled. An interesting relic of Milton has been brought to this oountry, in a portrait por-trait of the poet, taken whilst at Cambridge, Cam-bridge, and said to be the only authentic authen-tic likeness of him at that period of his life. A London paper mentions that a fine specimen of the horned frog has been added to tho Regent's park zoological gardens. It was sent from Mouth Carolina Car-olina in a box of cardboard through the nfiFt. The Warsoviana havo estabMshed a geographical society. Ono would think that Poland was about the last place in the world where people would care about recalling geographical reminiscences. reminis-cences. A deputation of railway engineers from France is coming to learn an impressive im-pressive warning from porsonal observation obser-vation of the manner in which cars are constructed and roads managed io this country, Mrs. tloward'd princely residence, chateau de Beauregard, near Versailles, Ver-sailles, for whioh the emperor Napoleon Napo-leon gave Sl.OO0.000, has been sold for $120,000; it was bought by a German banker ottabliihcd in Paris, Mullor editor of the Anglo-American, entertained Stanley at a dinner of the Junior United Service club Wedoesday ni t Gun. Sherman, minister Curtis, Cur-tis, secretary Moran of the American legation, aud many others were present pre-sent The pope has written Thiers congratulating congrat-ulating France on the gteat success of the new loan, whih he attributes to the refusal of Goutard, minister of finance, to accept the position of ambassador am-bassador to Daly tbo invader and enemy of the Holy Ses. A provincial correspondent considers the approaching mcctmB of tho emperors em-perors ot Uerujany, Russia, and Austria, Aus-tria, a q.uneuc tor tho peace of Europe. Eu-rope. Io ao aJare?d Germany maintains main-tains thai for tun purpose tho bonds with Austria and Russia should be strengthened. |