The New York Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1851, Page 3

= ‘TEE NEW BL DORADO. THE GOLD RYCITENEAY IN AUSTRALIA. YANKEE DOODLE OUTDONE, &e., &e., mo. Tho English papers are full of news from the “Ophir of Australia. The advices from Sydney of ‘the 2d of June, represent the excitement throughout New South Wales as prodigious. Every arrival and every letter from Bathurst, confirms the pro- ductiveness of the mines, and the excitement which has revolutionized Bathurst has extended to Sydaey. Numbers have set off for tho mines, and though Many come back with exhausted means, other re- oruits are constantly setting out. Ophir is the grand subject of conversation, and those who have Not already started for the mines, bave engaged in specalatlons connected with the supply of the mines. me advertises cradler, another shovels, a third magnets; andthe papers are filled a /z American with announcements relative to the subject of all absorbing interest. We give some spectmens:— Macwere! Macners! Magnets! Magnets! Magnets !— Every digger should purchase, before be proceeds to the miues, one of Crouch 8 Australian xold dizger’s magnets, To be had at the Victoria Bazaar. 320 George street, op- posite the Cathedral. Every California digger is well aoquainted with the value of the magnet. Resaway Arerentice.—My indented apprentice, Joshua: Matthews, having absconded on Wednesday last, all per- sons are cautioned not to employ him, and constables are info-med that @ warrant hus been issued for his ap prehension. —Chasles Notts Hunt, cabice maker, Jamison street, 30th M:y, 1851. Gov rrom BatHunst.—Gold from Bathurat—Gold from Bathurst, or a silver shilling. will be taken in ex change for 3 lbs. of Arrowroot, at the Cooperage, near ‘Wileker's Tannery, Brickfield, sydney; or aay quantity at fourpence per Ib —Joseph Kingsbury. Batnvrst Gorn Dicuincs —Notice —Persons proceed- ‘ing to the gold diggings can be supplied with superfine steam manufactured biscuits, packed ia tins cvataiuing from 25 Ibs. to 40,1bs., soldered air tignt, #9 a8 to keep,zay length of time.—George Wilkie, steam biscuit manufac turer, George street. Tux Emrine Newsraren —The gold news for Eng land —The second edition of the Empire, of Saturday last, 31st May, contains a generai bivorical summary of the Gold Discovery in New souch Wales, compiled ex ressly for transmission to Eugland; with other iaterest- bs ‘and iinportant information Only a few hundred ex- tra copies printed for this morning's sale. To Dicurns.—Diggers can be supplied with good cra Glee, prospecting pans aud boilers shovels, and picks crowbars, galvanized iron buckets. sheath knives and belts, axes, and every other camp requisite. which can bs had home-made and of warranted qualit manufacturer and ironmonger, 320. Pitt- NV. B. Punched plates always on band Texts vor tHe Gouv Fiecp.—For sale by private con tract, ouc best canvas tent, complete. 5 feet wall, 7 feet long, 6 feet wide, 9 feet high ; one best caavas tent, com- Plete, & feet wall, 735 foot long, 734 fot wide, '0 fect igh ; one best canvas tent. complete, 5 feet wall, 14 feet long, 12 feet wide 9 feet high; one best canvas tent, complete, 6 feet wall, 45 feet long, 1234 feet wide, 9 feet high; potte, pegs, and slides complete. Bdward Salamon, auctionerr and agent. Gov Dvst.—The undersigned will make advances on consignments of gold dust to the name of Messrs. Irving, Ebswortb. and Holmes, of London. Parties at Bathurst remitting to Sydney for sale or otherwise, may depend upon the most favorable arrangements being made in purcharing rupplies, and quick despatch of drays to their destination —Frederick Bosworth, Queen stro Mr. Hargraves, the discoverer of Ophir, has be- come @ personage at Sydney, whose movements are followed, and opinions chronicled “In our article in last publication,” says the Sydney Empire, * wo stated, on the authority of a contemporary, that Mr. Hargraves, on first dis- covering the gold, organized a party of nin2 persons tocommenve digging, Kc. Mr. Uargraves aflirms that he never had any party at work at the mines, nor yet dug for gold himself, except with one or two gentlemen in an experimental journey.” With regard to departures from che diggings, the Empire say: We know of not less than ten different parties, com- pri , re the usual average of six individu Tocach, about of ty persons altogether, who have ranged to start for the diggings in the course of to-day. They are well supplied with the usual camping psra- phernalis, and many of them are tazing as muca as three months’ provisions with them. I¢ tnis emmigration continue, we shall coon be nothing more than a city of ladies, Even now the effects are noticeable in the num- ber of houses “to let.” and the anusuaily large groups of the lovely portion of creation housing together, “ Un- seen by man's disturbing eye” If aay foreiga po should attempt to levy a contribution on our noble city, the world would no doubt be regaled by splendid show of Amsvonian fighting; while tne husbands were digging ‘up the mountains for gold, the wives would show brave- ly how they could dig into the enemy for giory. If tome depart tor the diggings, others are fated never to return. Some exaggerated statements of mortality having prevailed, a Syduey paper says:— It was rumored about t wn on Saturdsy that intelii- had arrived of no less than seveutesn persons ving died at the diggings; but, from the inquiries which we bave made in differnt quarters, we have rea- son to believe the report was whul!y unfounded, though Woe no Treason why peopic should not die at the dig- gings as well as at any other place. "The colonists seem to be fully determined that their friends in the old country shall not be deficient of information as to their good fortune The nows- papers are making a harvest, bosides an extra local exrculation and P nty of advertisements; the papers are bought u) hundreds to forward to :ngland. One paper, w we shall have occasion to quote Ssveral times, the Sydney Empire, boasts to the fol- lowing effect, uuatt the heading of “The Gold News in Hogland:—-” Our fellow colonists will be glad to hear that the news of our discovered wealth is likely to receive oy Gravelly, reet, Sydacy.— ample ceulation ta the tother ovustey. We have ree- son to believe that at least Tespondence, considering the attractive subject, cannot fail to attract the atte nti ish je to our shores. chief details Cong eagl come into Sot sonia as to the eepens 8 at mines are contat in the followin article from the Empire of June 2, being the latest date received: — Ina second edition of byt publication, we al- tuded to a letter received from Mr. C. 0. Forbes, a re- speotable Bathurst storekeeper, This letter was addross- ed Mr. Forbes to his mother, under circumstances = seem to ua to ite ee @ more Ce portant character many private commu jon of the kind possess. His brothers had to him for correct, information, with the intention of proceeding themselves to the mines, and Mr. Forbes writes this reply fresh from a week's actual ex, nde. We state these facts thus plainty for benefit of thove whom such information mort closely concerns, (havi ‘Mrs. Forbes's permission to make use of her son's name, Papen rn ny 4 Our auty ie ey in eu every man, a« ae we are able 1%, with the maows of judging for himself in a matter so nearly relating to his own fortunes. With this view, in _ gvery instance where we can o! permission, we pub- dish the vames of our informan‘s Barucner, May 29, 1851. iy returned from the diggings yos- letter before, You seem sob. ryt ie very highs and the w . nd the tek, diving to land in the waver ‘the w So cloy 00 core Ave shillings worth of at lenat owe, abil and sixpence for ‘I v1 sure working ». Lt is poasidle sewhore in miset 1 would strongiy person is | GMiyipersona ace only oan earning their rations, Tam, &e, A gentleman of superior intelligencs ability, is now vititing the gold district im the lateres: of this journal, We, theretore, hope, in a few days, to com mence the publication of a series of conne: reporta, prepared expree-ly for the information of our readers We republish the posteript in the second edition of amber “Firvenes Monvine, LL o'clock.—The following letter from the cearest townsh!p to the mines, addressed to ourselves, tus received by this morning's mail, beating date three daysago Onawoy, May 2, 1851. ive ths whole coloay the cold mines. Price ab the throug! fome peteons are 0 mm ** sonN WOODWARD. S.-T hese the mail will tun to Wellington these time ek. etter inties of the diggings, dated merchant iw Sydary states son ad bhe qold di bat 1 frequents Gold coat frem @ teepectable stockholder within eight 7th inst., received by « if, being busy * iigence from ¢ plough. & soene 0! action. arb, and those why | pretty well. If we can Brean a ass Levu There earned, ths ‘ations, ae fow minutes in small lumps, burt state of things ‘described in these letters is cer- tainly not very cheering to those parties who are for- eakivg ny pond callings in Sydney to try their for- tunes at mines, and we are bound to state that the several letturs which we have seen this morning all agree more or leas in these accounts, Much bas been said of the excitement produced by published accounts of the goldeu gains of some of the Ophir adventurers; but we are of opinion that our re- spectable neighbors, Messrs. Brush & Macdonaell, did more to drive all sobriety from the public mind by the exhibition of the great shining lumps of the real thing iteelf in their shop windows than would the description of a dozen Bulwers, All we know is, that « poor fellow employed in our office looked at it, scraped up all his earnings immediately to buy a shavel and a cradle go> drunk in his excitement, and lost every shilling ‘of his money Captain Hindson received a letter this morning from Bathurst, dated the 29th instant, stating that Mr. Piper bad, a day or two previously dug a pivce of gold one pound weight. That gentleman tas acotner letter stat- ing that the gold brought into Bathurst averages about £1 per man per day. A letter received by us this morning from a gentleman ‘at Scone, says :—* All elavses here are wild with the gold mania, ‘Flour is not to be got for love or money. Flook- masters expect ruin.” Fashion at Demerara. PRIVATE THKATRICALS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, DEMEKARA (From the Demerara Royal Gazette, July 20.) The first of these delightful reuntons took place on Wednesday night last, under the presideacy of Mrs. Parkly, the accomplished lady of I1ia Exvel- lency the Governor, when their pretty little thea- tre was thrown opea at half-past seven o'clock, to a lerge and fashionable circle who had been hospi- tably invited by that amiable lady to witness t! entertainment. The following is a copy of tho “bill of fare” provided fur their amusement :— PRIVATE THEATRIVALS, Govensment Drmiaua,JvLy 16, 1851, LOVE’S METAMORPHOSES. Marquis D'Estelau Lt. Col. Cobbr. 2d W. I. Regt. Couvt De La Prailliere Mr. J Lucie Smith, Nicholas, Farm Servant the Marquis, Mr Wise, 24 W. I. Regt. Baroness. Mrs Barkly + Pest Martha, Baroness, . Mrs, Belson, THE RIVALS. Sir Anthony Absolute,....Mr.W. I Holmes. Sir Lucius O'Trigger Mr. M’Nuity. -Mr. Belson, Royal Engineers, “Mr. 0. Wilday”, Mir. J. Lucie Smith. -Dr ited. déth Regt. Mr. Morgan, 36th Regt. Capt Jounson, Royal Artil. Barkly, Faulkland.,.. Captain Absolute Acres . 76. Manifold. + Mrs. J. Lucie Smith, y -Mrs. al. 8. Bascom. The first pisce is a translation by Mes. Barkly herself of a French vaudeville, and was rendered with as close fidelity to the tex: as the idiom of the oe language would permit, and was entirely and deservedly successful. The time is laid in the reign of Lows the Fifteenth—the age of hoops, patches, powder among the ladies, andof bag- rigs, broad skirted velvet coats, raffles, and om- broidered vests among the coarser sex The plot itself is meagre, and, consequently, almost ry- thing depends upon the actors ; and, in this respect, it was very fortunate, for they sustained their parts in @ most creditable manner. ‘The costume of Mrs. Barkly was perfect—it was rich aud elegant, and reminded uz of the pictures we have seen of the court beauties of those days. The powdered coif— the patches which were used to draw attention to the dimple on the cheek—and the gorgeously- hooped petticoat formed a perfect ense of those olden times. And in this she was admirably fol- lowed by Mrs. Belson, who was the very belle tdeale of the femme de chambre of that day. The role of the Marquis does not require much exertion, and it was rendered by Colonel Cobbe in an easy and gen- tlemanrly style, while Lieutenant Wise kept the audience in roars of laughter by his quaiat imper- sonation of the comical and drunkea servant, in which he was ably support id by Mrs. Belson, who performed the “Lady’s Maid” with a great deal of naivete and quiet humor. Mr. Smith’s performance of the Count was in his usual good taste and just conception of charac- ter, and was well sustained both in manner and costume. The varied talent which this gentleman possesses in the histrionic art requires no further proof than his admirable personation of a character 80 opposite as that of ti gouges, champion of “Clod Hail,” and which, if only divested of a little of that exuberance of fancy, at poor Bob's expense, in the duel scene (a mistake frequently made b; actors) would have left nothing to be wi for. The vaudeville was succeed by Sheridan's come- dy ofthe “Iivals,” one of the best and most diffi- cult plays in the /-nglish language It is, as most of our readers are aware, a five act piece, aud, con- sequently, not very well adapted tor an amateur rformance. We tLcrefsre, thought the selection judicious, sid an| icipated @ great flagging in in- tercst on the part of the audienco, particularly as it was last on the list of entertainments. Never were we more agreeably surprised, for we have seldom witnessed a performance, even on theregular stage, where the attention of the tors was 80 com- pletely kept alive, and fixed to the very fall of the ‘tain. eur + Previous to the a Colonel Cobbe (who, b; the way, made a most eilicient Rae og: aj ri before the drop scene, and requested the indulgence of the audience for two or three of theama:eurs, who hoo Ng ho “inte pete fy aeaee = parts two days previously. We understand tl was caused by the illness of the person who was to have sus the part of Mrs. , and also by the necessity of the Solicitor Gone: resigaing jo character of Acres, as he had to attend to the prosecution in the Suprome Criminal Vourt. There was ne necessity, however, for any apology; for nothing could have beon better than the mode in which these two perts woro sustained sae Mrs. pce aw 7 Mr. J. L. Smith, novwithstanding the ve f period allowed for working up the cha- racters, and procuring the costume. In fact, the lady was inimitable in both, for every one of the strangely mitappticd phrases, put into the mouth of Mrs. Prop, cory my from the audience » roar of yhter, w! her “‘getting up” was bo- yond all correct and admirable. In short we think is the very best we have vod {fpdla Lengeish,aithough evigen ¥ , although evident! at first under the nervousness and timidit; to a lady in such trying circumstances, while Mrs. J. L. Smith was an int Julia—b accent strongly reminding us of Madame Celeste— and Mrs. H. 3 Bascom as pert and piquant as Lucy requires to be. nd now for the gentlemen, whom we must dis- miss with a brief notics. ‘The character of Captain Absolute was played by Mr. C, Wilday in a man- ner which evidently displayed a thorough know- ledge of the part, and also of s' business, while his appearance was in keeping wita that of the gay captain. [lis scenos wich Mrs. ee] and Laie, (the latter one with the former, the bye with the latter,) were particularly good. ‘¢ have rarely seen an amateur perform so well. The part of Sir Lucius (Trigger is one of extrem: difficulty ; for although the pugoacious Baronet is made to indulge in the national brogae and bh '. Jet his representative must not forget that he is, at the same time, a porfect specimen of the Irish gen- tleman of the old school. ‘This was evidently not overlooked by Mr M’Nulty, who, being a native of the Emerald Isle himself, was enabled to favor us with a rich brogue, while. at the «ame time, he delivered the sentimental portions of the character ins very telling and dramatic manner. Sir An- thony Absolute was vory wel! gone through by Mr. Ww i. Holmes, who gave a capital picture of the testy but warm hearted old Baroaet—a peculiarly difficult task in a young mao, elderly ey being Hy selected for such parts ‘ot must we omit the David, of Licutenant \lorgan, who was an excellent representative of the rustic servant of the “old English gentleman.” Dr. Reid assumed bis part at a vory short notice Mr. Smith, who bad studied it, having been sud- jenly called on to take that of Acres), and Lieut, Belson was a quict faulkland. Altegether, no amateur performance could have been better, aud it was with Me ‘eatest possible good humor, that the audience and performers pro- ceeded, after the piay, to the refreshinent room, was laid out, acd abun aited them. After which, journed to the drawing room, and com igbt’s festivities with # polks, wishing ery happiness to the distin, ed host #8, Who bad furnished thew wirh so intel- ht's amuse nent ‘Mopporite to msntion here. & ba! costume, ov w grand Government house in Ne our friends had better look y not aleo that it 1¢ rumored t Je, will be given vember next, so th: out for fancy dieses Cotted States Ctreait Conrt, ils —Ta the wait of Rawin fostituted in thir ¢ fh the damages ate La tried fa the tion of © Of setion arises, 1 should p Snpreme Court, ae both plaintif? and defendant are re tiderts of the oity of New Yor! An aoewer lo this plea Of juriediction with be put io by Mr Forrest, + on tends that he je a erent of the State of Penusytvania and not cf New ¥ wnd he will perhaps ike the defeadaut’s plea from thr records, EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. Treaty Between Prussia and Hanover. The stipulations of the treaty between Prussia and Hanover, for the formation of customs union, have been published. They relate chiefly to points of arran, at for the levying of customs duties. The has been settled merely with re- ard tothe more important articles of revenue. The following table shows the duties as hitherto levied in Prussia, in Hanover, and as they are fixed by the new treaty which comes in force on the Lat January, 1854:— Prussia. —_ Hanower. New Treaty. Brandy per owt...488. Od. 15s, to 24s. Gd. 2s. Coffee... 10s. 6a. 98. Ba. lis. Treacle. Od. 24, Ad. és. Tedaceo icaves...163 Od. 48. Ou. las, Tea. Od. 188. 6 as, Wine 24s. 04, — 1ba 18s . Od. The duty on raw sugar is not stated. A letter from Hamburg of the 11th, says:— The customs treaty concluded on the 7th at Ber- lin, between Prussia, stipalating in the name of the great Customs Union of Germany and Hanover, with the Grand Duchy of Oldeubarg and the prin- cipality of Lippe-Detmoldt, is a great event which interests not only all the maritime and manufac turing commerce of Northern Germany, but that of most of the other European States. Hunover hitherto had always refused to enter the Germaa Customs Union, and she was encouragod in her re- fusal by England, whose numerous manu‘acturing Spee were only subjected to slight duties on jing imported into the Sieuerverein,aad were sent from thence into the adjacent German couatres. French wines, the consumption of which ia very great in Hanover, were also subjected to low import duties; whilst the duties they have to pay on being im \d into the German Customs Union are very high, and on common qualities almost prohibitive. England ani France, therefore, cannot regard with an fodifferent eye the blow which the now Prussian and Hanoverian treaty strikes at their prodactions. Neither can Austria be satisfied. The treaty seoms ohave been negotiated wicbout hor knowledges. Public opinion considers it a marked check to the licy of that power in all the north of Germamy. dne of the necessary consequences of this treaty is the entrance of the State and free part of Bremen into the German Customs Union Prussia will thus attain an object which she has pursued duri: twenty years. By the possession of the port ‘ot Bremen, and without paying any transit duty, sho can send her manufacturing productions into all countries beyond the seas, and freely receive all xchanges. It has transpired that great pecuniary advantages had to be conceded by Prussia to Hano- ver, in order to induce her to conseiit to the treaty. ‘The duties levied on foreign merchandise on its in- troduction into the German Customs Union are divided, as is known, between the different states belonging to it, according to the number of their population rigorously ascertained fut it is said that the Prussian cabinet has ascorded to Hanover 400,000 ishabitants more shan she really possesses. Her share of the gen cralreceipts will consequently be increased, to the injury of the other states com- prised in the union. ‘There now only remain in Germany out of the pale of the Customs Union (saying nothing of Austria,) the two Gran Dutehies of Mecklenberg, Holstein, Lauenburg, the ports and free towns ot Lubec and Hamburg. No doubt no efforts whatever will be spared to ia- clude the | ast mentioned port in the new treaty, in spite of the wishes and interests of the immense ma- jority of it sinhabitants. The Submarine legraph between France and Kngland. [From the London opt. 12.] ‘The preparations for making another attempt to lay down a lire of electrical communication at the bottom of the sea, between the English and French coasts, are rapidly progressing to completion. That it is possible to transmit a current of galvanic electricity from one shore to the other by means of an insulated wiro deposited in the bed of the Channel, was fully demonstrated by the experi ment of last year, unsucceseful as it was in perma- vently establishing the commuaication. The only quettion now remaining to be solved is, whether sufficient measures can be adopted to insure the connecting chain against the casualties which proved fatal to the project as originally ma and according to the plan now finally determi: upon there is every prospect of attaining the de- sired end. The essential conditions upon which the euccess of the undertaking have been shown to depend are, in the first place, that the conducting medium should be so securely isolated as to resist the pressure of the immense mass of water to which it will be subjected, and should unite the flexibility requisite to allow of its being easily coiled and uncoiled with a strength and weight sufficient to enable it to retain its position at the bot- tom of the sea, and to resist any ordinary vio- lence from the natural action of the waves; and, tecondly, that the points on either coast to be connected should be so chozen that the line between them present no other causes of accident than have been foreseen Sad pace. againet in the pre- paration of the connecting line, and that the effect of these be reduced to the least possible amount. The line of communication which is now being ma- nufactured at Wapping will, it is expectod, entirely fulfil the required conditions. It consists of four copper Wires of the thickness of an ordinary beli- Wire, cased in gutta Besshe, and twined with a cor- responding number of hempen strands steeped in a mixture of tar and tallow into a rope of about an inch diameter. Another strand similarly prepared is wound transversely r this, and finally ten wires of galvanized iron, about a third of an inch thick, are twined roand this central core and form a solid and, at the same time, flexible casing. The whole, when thus completed, has the appenrance of an ordinary 4)-inch metalic cable. The machinery, by which this is effected, is ry simple, an the work proceeds, night and day, with the utmost regularity. A huge coil is thus being formed in one continuous piece at the rate of about 1\ miles a day, and will finally attain the length of twenty- four miles. The weight of the entire rope when finished, it is estimated, will be from 170 to 150 tons. From time to time, as the work proceeds, a alvanic current is passed through the wires and conducting power is tested by a galvanometer. The results thus obtained have been hitherto highly satisfactory, and as the whole longth is now nearly completed there is every reason to anticipate that the tame success attend the work to tne end. Crampton and Wollastou, the engineers who undertaken to carry out the necessary measures for establishing the submarine telegraph, have recently been ed inexploring the coast in the neighborhood lais, forthe purpose of selecting the most adv: ua point towards which to direst the line of communication. In per- forming this task they have had the advantage of the experience of Captain Bullock, who is engaged ina survey of the channel, and whose steam vess the Fearless, has been placed at ir disposi The starting point on the English coast which has been fixed upon asthe most advantageous, on ac- count of the nature of the beach and the compara tive freedom from the danger of ships anch in the diate visinity, ie the South Foreland. Tho line wil conducted down a shaft practised por- pendieularly in the cliff and slong a short tunnel, communicating with it at right angles, to the beach, where it is siderable depth beneath the shingle, to the lowest level of ebbtide. The spot selooved on the French coast for similar reasons is situated about four miles tothe south of Calais, near the village of Sanngate. The beach at this point consists ent: of sand, and a ridge of sandhills dunes oxter for a considerable distance along the coast, protect ing the adjacent country from the inroads of the sen. The line will bere be buried again to some depth beneath the san d on rea shiag the dunes, the communicating wires will be continued under- round to the telegraphic station at Calais, and | rought into immediate communication with the network of telegraphic lines radiating from that point, and embracing the principal towos of the continent. ‘The line from the South Forelsnd to Saungate, although net the shortest that could bo drapn between the two coasts, is that which pro- sents the fewest chances ofaccideat. Tho points at the two extremes are those where the low water mark is nearest the high, and the character of the bed of the channel lying between, as far ascan be ascertained by careful soundings, offers no pecalia- rities likely to affect the integrity of the conducting line Every facility that could be given for establish- ing the connection of the submarine wire with the telegraphic etation at Caiais. has boen granted with t atest alacrity by the Fronch government as woll as by those persons whose looal rights had to be consulted before the line could be laid down, and, should the oxperiment prove successful, as far os regards tho transmission of the galvanic tuid across the channel, the communication with Paris will be slmort immediately setablished. = 5 Experime ntajw ith Mire-arms tn Rngiand, [From a Wootwleh Letter, Sept. 10 | Lieutenant Ueneral Sir Lhemas Dowoman, Ma- jor Genera! Fox, Colonel Dundas, Lieutenant Colo- ‘pel Chalmer, Assistant Director ‘enoralof Artille © ! Burn, Oaptain Wingfield, gineora; Captain Fox, of nari; Captain Maroh, nod several . Jr , on of the Ame- , of revolver celebrity; Mr. Adams, who cubmitsed snother kiad of revoi ver: and Mr. Sears, inventor of the needle gan: Mr. Lovell, the arm in charge of the stores at the Tower wientific gentlemer arseno!, at bal ot lican Minister and os: bine periments commenced, at *. Uolt's revolving pistols leven o'olook, at fifty yards pd the practice wes very goed, ia several | be whole of the six bails striking the tar ich was avout ala fat square, Mr. Adame Proposed to bury it at some con- | p, Moyal Artillery; Brigade | 4 tried his revol differs frem . Colt’s in ae, — the balls, which wore all of a coni shape, merely placed ia pereuson caps “¥ ae aj. 49 a pr for firing by & feeder vice trouble imaginable. “When” Mr. Colts “are charges are fired, the cock of the pistol i drawn back we ; but the action is invention; the works which discharge the perous- sion caps do Erde pe any the tring Pro jon, and are yet ca asin; i very ra- ay wry aad ineoanerte very sharp, Ae if ne balls had beea projected with velocity. Mr. Colt used both spherical ana conical shot, but all those used b; r. Adams were conical, and wadded with an elastic material glued to the ball. Almost immediately after the firing of the revolv- ing pistols was completed, at one o'clock P.M, the 20th company, of the royal Sapper and Miners ar- rived at the place of embarkation, and Major Gene- ral Fox, Mr. Coit, and the other gentlemen pre- sent, went to the spot, aud Mr. Colt, in a very hend- some mauper, with the consent of the Major Gene- Tele peesenned Lieut Hag, ip charge of the compa- ny of royal Sappers and ers, with one of his re- volving pistols. Oa the return of the officers and gentlemen frem witnessing the embarkation of the Sappers and Miners, the rifle staad was comoved from 50 to 200 yards range, and the oxperiments commenced with Mr. Sear’s needle gun. The ball, 1} ounee in weight, used in Mr. Sear’s gun is of a con’ ape, and the charge, 2¢drams of powder, with a small quantity of igniting composition, is made sein a Bala manner to a ball cartri and is 1d in its firing position with the greatest euse, the loading being at the breach of the gun, und consequently, no ramrod is required. ‘hen the charge is placed in the chamber, a sliding cover is pushed forward, which so effectually prevents the smallest portion of the powder escaping, that a ce range is obtained with a com- paratively smaller charge than can be obtained by any other means yet tried, and the combustion of the pecvective materials is so complete that appa- rently hundreds of rounds id be fired without ma- terially soiling the interior of the barrel, or render- ing it necessary to cleanse it. The perfect nature of the combustion was repeatedly tested by placing clean white paper over the part where the charge was inserted, and it was invariably exhibited as clean and free from stain as it was when applied. ‘The next gun experimented wita was onv of the ent service gun barrels, fitted with Mr. Sears’ invention, in which the charge and ball are inserted in one cartridge under the gun, and the firing took place at 400 Fg) Tange, to show its capabilities when fitted with Mr. Seara’ invention. The firinz with both guns, and with a carbine carrying a ball of one ounce in weight, with a one of one anda ha‘f drams of powder, (about half che usual service charge,) was remarkably popes ‘The firing was not confined to Mr. Sears; Colonel Dundas, Brigade- Major Walpole, Mr. Lovell, Mr. W. i. G sorgeant, and three gunnors of the Roy: repeatedly firing from each of the pieces, and wit! excellent effect. There were 135 rounds fired from the two muskets, and 0 from the carbiae, several times in rapid succession, the pieces being capable of firing 20 rounds in two minutes, and yet there was no someure of any of the parts heating or getting the least out of order during the whole time ‘The New Costame in Europe. LECTURE ON LLOOMERISM IN ENGLAND, BLOOMER. On Monday evening, September 15, Mrs. C. H. Dexter delivered a lecture on Bloomerism, in the Literary Institution, John street, Fitzroy square, London, immortalized as the locality where the Chartist Convention held its sederunt. Tho lady having engin @ announced that she “ would gratity her friends and admirers by appearing, on this oc- casion, in the moderna female costume,” an immense crowd was attracted to the place, which speedily became filled almost tocuffocation. A considerable nuiber of females of the middle class were present, mary of them evincing thoir sympathy with “the dress movement” by occupying conspicuous seats on the platform, but the male element preponde- rated in the audience. The price of admission was twopence to “‘ the hail,” andthreepence to the gal- lery; but so great was the rush when the doors opened that the crowd compleiely curried away the men stationed to coliect the half-pence, and huad- reds gained access without payment. BY A At hal*past eight, Mrs. Dexter, a lady about thirty-five years of age, made her appearance on the platform, babited inthe Bloomer costume. She Was received with slight manifestations of applause. Her attire, which was wholly composed of black satin, ted of a jacket ordinarily worn by la- dies in walking dress, a skirt below that, scarcely reaching down to the knee, and a pair of exceeding- ly wide trousers, tied at the ankle. She proceeded at once with her lecture, which she commenced dy adverting to a slight degree of difficulty and ar rasement she felt in appearing ene to advocate a change of female costume. She felt that there wae something wrong in the e of things which rendered it neccssary for a woman to appeat in pub- lic to vindicate such a change. Yet, iat the fe- male dress came within the especial province of fe- males, no reasonable being would dispute. Not- withstanding, it was certain that the mass of the people, and especially the temale sex, were, in most cases, 80 completely under the trammels of fashion, thatany deviation from the prevailing mode was regarded with suspicion. No improvement, how- ever undeniable, was sure of adoption; and no ab- surdity, however glaring, was eure to be rejected. Fashion, in tho article of dress, had most power among thoge nations which arrogated to themselves a high degree of civilization, Inour owncountry, at one period, 00 was considered in full dress who had not a castle piled some twenty inches high upon her head. At another period, ladies consented to have their natural circumference expanded by hoops, ” emg that it cores eng Se et by their parts to pass an ordinary ir 5 ig ter.) Ithad been reserved to the TEngitah nation to curry to the extreme of absurdity a custom by which thousands of the loveliest of nature's lovely works were annually massacred. She referred, of course, to the infernal contrivance of tight stays. (lear, hear.) She (Mrs. Dexter) lifted up her Voice against that as the pro-ominont and deadly evil incident to the present system ef female cos- tume. She soknowbsdod ro authority which sought to prevent her from deviating from the usual style of dress to such an extent as she thought dosirable on the grounds of health, convenience, and comfort. (Applause.) Ono that matter she insisted on the right to judge for herself; and for those who do- manded’ from her an implicit submission to tho va- garies of fashion, she no respect. Many of the most remarkable revolutions in fashion had been in- troduced to conceal defects in the human form; and there bad been those whose pride it was to pty vd superiors evon to the extent of imitating their de- ae RR. — re was at a to adopt what dress she ased, provided it of- fered no violence to heakh or modesty. If her ecstume satisfied those conditions, she demanded to be left at perfect liberty to consult her own taste in the matter of , and her own feel- ings with an to convenience and comfort. (Ap- lause ) ie had long felt the incon veniencs arisi! Keen Tong, pasties’ yet she never thought ad g the Oriental costume until she learnt that one across the Atlantic had actually walked abroad in trousers, to the amusement of dious fault finders. Let her remind her audience of a common exhibition—a lady's dress on a rainy day ; it was oving panorama, and really gave her more troubie than a baby. (Laughter.) If that was not a pitiable and ludicrous 5; she (Mra. Dexter) was much mistaken. The long pet- tieoats, too, were equally inconvenient in fine as in dirty weather. When nen tho a beantifal sum- mer # day, attired herself in adress of rich material, = for, “gi! t the pavement would be wiped with it as it led magnificently along, enveloped in What, she would ask, prevented the gs exeroire of their es ask their wardrobos, and they wer. Women, from time imme- had been cheated out of many a sweet sum- ble in the open country. Was nota woman able to get over a stile without the care and aseietance of her busband orher lover! (Laugh- | ter.) There was elasticity erough in her constitu- | tion (renewed laughter); but she was the the foolish, and too general im; i was something of valgarity in The cloads of dust. Women enjoyir limbs ? Let | pending on their own resources. She (Mra | ter) would not forgive herself if not divert gain to Practice of tight lacing. Human beings rust have been under some kind of infatuation when they adopted that fashion. Wor as not Fent into thisworking world merely to be ired as an image, but to perform an honorable and a oe The carly education of both toxes principally devolved cn her. The | happiness of the human family was greatly depen- | dent on the right fulfilment of a woman's arduous | duties. (Hear, boar.) She (Mrs Dexter) be- } lieved that nature would eventually assert hor mee in this matter. “ Beauty, when un- adorned, is adorned the most ;” and she did not despair of scoing a form of dross adopted in this country which would not injure health and enfoeble intellect. Only conceive a Venus held up to tho admiration of man rye by slips of whalebone. | Claugtter.) Men of taste and genius could never | have formed their conceptions of beauty from such a mockery of we)! developed form. Half the women of fashion were more or less deformed. Deformity, indead, was almost the peculiarity of the civilized | portion of mankind. The ek women of the present day wore trourere, and the Italian women attired themrelves in short petticoats. She (Mre. Dexter) believed much m ief had arisen from | the babit of blindly following the practices of even | the moet polished nations of antiquity. We had ; almost wlweys limited our inquiries in matters of 4 te cient Greeks, and their inferior imi- j » the Romans. With respect to the charge cf novelty brought against the new \ dress, was novelty an objection in this age. Ne ! Why, novelty, orpecialt in mat. ters fashion Yas the au object of one half of society. In the name of conseie: lot not a thing be degraded for its novelty. Wouldit not bo wiser to inquire whether a thing was meritorious or useful leaving the question of novelty to idlers and simple folk? “She would remind them that there were, at the present time, ions of women who had never seen any e+her female dress than trousers and short petticoats, so that their lords and masters, in this country, must not look on the new dress as an il- legal encroachment. The women of Georgia, Cir- cassia, the Burman empire—in a word, one-half of human race—bad from time immemorial worn trousers, so that there would be no danger of ber (Mrs. Dexter) standing a solitary monument of trousers (laughterand cheers ) She was qaite sure there would be more difficulty in convincing the ladies that their errors in dress demanded. reform, thao in convincing the gentlemen that it was their duty to persuade them to assent to the change, Qaughter s She was also quite sure that such views aa she desired to convey, would be embraced only Eres who had good hearts and happy disposi- t (hear, hear.) The question in America was, what right had mento wear trousers at all (great -) In China, the men now wore potticoats and the women trousers (renewed laughter.) in the dress in which she was now endeavoring to enlist their interest, there was nothing inconvenient, un- becoming, or unsightly (cheers.) Of its comfort, she could seek from experience, and with regard to its appearance, she would leave the audience to contras; it with its com- petitors (hear, hear.) Some ladies thought she had taken a bold stand in endeavoring te introduce so indelicate a fashion. She aliowed sho had taken a bold stand. She was the first, she believed, who ventured to appear in Londen in the reformed cos- tume, and whether it was ado; or not, by ladies in general, she intended to cont it. (Applause). But she had yet totearn that was neces- sarily criminal. She felt, on the contrary, she had done nothing unfeminine in ado; or in ad- vocating the change of dress. She had felt the ad- vantages of it, she should have considered her- self as deserting her duty if she had refused, when requested, to appear publicly in its favor. That the fashion was an indelicate one, she altogether denied—on the contnnsys the groat recomendation of the costume in question was ite peculiar modesty. Pereons who strained at a gnat would often swal- low acamel. She appealed to any gentleman who had had occasion to walk behind a uy caught ina summer shower in the streets of this metropolis, whether the pean style of dress had any claim to regard on the score of decency? (Hear). Up te the age of fourteen, the female which was call- ed immodest was worn with impunity ; but, arrived at that age, the dress which was worn on one day was charucterised as unbecoming on the next. She (Mrs. Dexter) thought it was high time that the investigating spirit of philosophy which marked the resent oy should be ergiied to the principles of ess, both male and female. It would bo to show that the male costume involved many absurdities. (A long), The dress she abroad with some rise, a8, considered a aurora a expected that he rage my robl four, who used vel in the fleecing expedition. Of course they i Seat itentimes above £100. These worthies not limit their operations to the West India pack- ets. The pigeons, however, that they used to de- light in Poocking best, are to be found between Southampton the Spanish Main, the India Islands, and the Gulf of Mexico. ‘The Gathering of the Clans, {From @ Braemar Letter, 12) ‘The gathering of the clans in olden times was @ “ great fact” in the national history of Scotland. From the time the Earl of Mar raised the of rebellion in 1715, almost within gunshot of where Victoria now has her Highland home, down to the fatal battle of Culloden, the Highland clans were mustered in strong force wher signal was pass ed through the glens. Nowadays we have a ” ering once a year inthe ‘country of Marr,” but ignal to rally is the olive branch, and the clansmen muster to show off their Highland dreas, and disport themselves in harmless Highland games. ‘The gethering of 1861 was a grand affair. At tly dawn crowds of pedestrians were to be seen wi na shale way to Castleton, most ot them wear- ing the Highland dress. By o'clock, all sorts of conveyances, from the ricketty cart to the splendid barouche, were arriving in the village, and groups of peezle nese congregated a different points, some dancing ie music of the . and some try- ing their hands at the caber or themane, —— bout noon the Huff Highlanders passed through tho ie ecg dressed in their clan tartans, and ha mely accoutred for the sports of the day. They were followed by the Duke of Leeds” retainors, @ fine body of men, headed b; as their chief, in splendid costume. Then came the men of Atboll, the Queen’s body guard ia Scotland, led only the Duke of Atholl, and march- ing with music banners. The clan Farquhar- son mustered strongly, and in their elegant tartans were greatly admired. They were headed by their . Farquharson, of [nvercauld. The place chosen for the games was & spacious lawn in the park, in the front of the old castle of Marr—once the hunting lodge of Malcolm Canmore. Here the clans formed into three sides of a square, each clan having its standard bearer in its piper ready for the dance. Tho roar of clans was flanked by the carriages of the ae who are now in the district, and multitudes of the people who had gatherod to witness the games. At one o’clock, the terrace of the castle presented a brilliant Genlag of beauty and fashion, among “whom were the following :-— From Balmoral—Colonel Phipps, the Hon. Alex- ander Gordon, the Hon. Miss Byng, Dr. Baker, and Dr. Robertson. From Abergeldie—Capt. Couper, Lady Augusta (Mrs. Dexter) wore would soon cease to be singular. She was the first who had dared pub- liely to call attention to it in this metropolis. She had, therefore, been subject to many joers. A young, man, for instance, unaware of her presence, ad asked whether she would complete the outrage on masculine attire by appearing at the lecture in whiskers (a laugh)? Another had offered to pre- sont her with a box of segars. She thaoked him, but she had no desire to commit an outrage on na- ture; she wished rather to strengthen than to de- bilitate her nerves. Through a foolish servility to the dictates of fahion, women had been deprived of choice in matters of dress, and in order to maintain their rights it had consequently become necessary to set on foot an agitation as active as any political one. If ladies chose to wear long dresses indoors or inecartiages, where they were protected from mud and mire, it was not her business to intorfere. ‘What she asked was, that she might not be sub- jected to annoyance or insulting remarks because she differed from those about her in matters of costume. Irom the male sex sho had never boon treated with insult when she appeared in the re- formed costume. On the contrary, they had ever received her with respect and dignifi oliteness (alaugb). She could not say as much of her own sex. She on men, in conclusion, as the natural protectors of wemen in time of need, to shield those of oer sex who rent follow her ex- ample in adopting the costume she then wore from gratuitous and vulgar insult. Mrs. Dexter then withdrew, amid expressions of general applause, mingled with some faint laughter. The Pecullarities of Life. Bruce, and Lady Frances Bruce. From Invercauld—Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson and family, their sons ele 5 in the Highland arb; Lord and Lai y Charles Clinton, the Hon. ‘iss Marray, Mies Grant, of Congleton, and Miss Dalcymple, of Logie Eipaion. From Marr Lodge—The Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duchess of Atholl, the Misses Lane Fox, the Hon. Mr. Osborne, Capt and Mre. Sutton, the Rev. Mr. Hudson, Colonel Hudson, and Colonel Foster. From Corriemulzie—Lady A, Duff and the Misses Duff and Master Duff, Sir James and Lady Catherine Carnegic, Sir Maxwell and Lady Wal- Jace, Mr. Brooke, Mr. W. Tayler, Mr. John Blai- kie, &e. The Queen and Prince Albert sont a donation of £25 towards the age bad the games, Unk the Court being in mournin, jid not honor the gathe: withe a visit. Mossrs. Duff, M. P., ag Ricardo, M. P., who are at Corriemulsie, and other members of the Duff family, were absent out of respect fer the memory of General Duff, who had always taken a lively interest in the mustering of the clans. The es began about 2 o’clock, and for two hours the Highlanders distinguished themselves by strength of arm and agility of limb. A stone of 14lb. weight was bowled as many yards with case; a hammer of 16lb. weight was thrown 69 feet i inches; a pole or tree 15 fest high by 6 inches in diameter, called the‘‘eaber,” was poised with little effort and tossed right end over end; reels, strath- speys, the sword and other dances, were danced ag none but the highlanders here can dance them, and a foot race of 1,400 yards was contested by a dozen STRANGE ELOPEMENT TO AMERICA. From a Manchester (Engiish) paper.) On Monday last (Sept. 8), some little bustle was created in the town of Accrington oa its becoming generally known, that Mr. Robert Carruthers, late station-master at the Accrington station of the East Lancashire Railway, had started for America that bones and that a young lady, named Mary Greaves, goue after him. The young lady, it appears, een residing with her brother at Burnley, and on Saturday came over to Ac- crington to see Mr. Carruthers and his wife, with whom Miss Greaves was intimately acquainted, and returned again to Burnley. Carruthers left the Ac- cringt6n station by the 8 o’clock train on Menday morning for Liverpool, and his wife and child left at the same hour for Burnley. from whonce she was to 0 to London to reside with her parents until her us band should send for her, having been furnished with sufficient means for that purpose; and so far all was right. Miss Greaves, we understand, left Burnley by the train a little after 11 o'clock the same morning, and with her a considerable uantity of lug; age. On arriving at the Bootle Sation sho asked tl o Feats to take hor luggage out there, and leave it till called for. The re- ited her to get out of the fein and say which rs, but this she at first refused ; subsequently, however, she did so, and her brother, who happenod to be in the same train, put his head out of the window, and saw, to his utter astonishment, his sis- ter. He, of courec, asked what sho bilge Foye she told him it be soon enough for him to krow some other day, and he took no more noice of the matter then. When he returned to Burnley he mado inquiries, which led him to believe that his sister had gone with Carruthers. He found Mrs. Carruthers at Burnley, got hor to the station, and thoy both wont to Liverpool in search o! the partios, bute ot find them. They, however, at found hip they were sailing in, and on search. ing there, found Me Carrather’ luggage, and the luggage belonging wo Miss (:rea\ together, Mis sreaves’s bearing the name of “Mrs. Carru- thers,” in which name she had entered herself at the shipping office. Miss Greaves’ brother knew the boxes, and took possession of them, and waited fora considerable time for the appearance of that lady, but she did not come, and Mrs. Carrathers was then advised to go to em next morning, and obtain rslief from thetownship. Miss Greaves was found ogg brought back to Barn- ley, and Mrs. Carruthers returned te Acrington, | and was relieved by the parish authorities. Mr. Osrruthers was then apprehended, having been | foun: in the locker of a vessel, aod taken before a magistrate at Acrington. On settling with the re- | lieving officer he was set at liberty, and pr with the ship to America. DEFALCATIONS 4Nv PLIGHT OF A PARISH OFFICER TO AMBRICA. [From the London News. Sept. 13.) The parish of St. Nicholas, Newcastie-upon- | Tyne, has been recently thrown into great exoite- a ment by the sudden disa, 0 of one of its offi- cers, Mr. J. ott, who carried on the business of a pawnbroker, and was aiso assistant overseer . and collector of income and asseseed taxes. It ap- pears that leave of absence was given him for a week to visit the Exbibition, and as he did not re- tern at the cs namo 9 time, suspicions were oxcited, and it was afterwards found that he had absconded | with £1,900 of the property and income tax which he bad collected, and upwards of £1,000 of the x rates. A police officer was sent in pursuit of im, but on his arrival at Southampton he found that he had railed somo days for Now York. On | ‘Thursday ev a crowded = og of the rate- peers was beld in the vestry of St. Nicholas charch, Mr. H. Ingledew, senior churchwarden, in the chair, to revoke the appointment of Mr. Seott ae assistant overseer, and nominate another person for the office. The chairman stated that down to the present month he thought security had been gre by Mr. Scott, but as ho was not in offic he time he was elected be could not tell; search bad bee: je for the bond, but if thero was one it could not be found. A resolution revoking the appointment of Mr. Scott as assistant overseer, was unanimously carried. With a view to prevent euch an oecurrence in futare, the following resolu- tion were edopted:—That eight fuditors be elected yearly from the ratepayers; and that the accounts be rendered montbly 0 them by the overseers and assistant overscers, and duly signed. LIPE ON BOARD THE WEST [NDIA STEAMERS. {From the London Chronicle | It will be recollected, says a correspondent, that in the accounts given of the means of livelihood of the notorious Canty, who, a few weks ogo, was s0 cleverly captured while robbing the Westminster Penk, and who was transported afterwards for the robbery, it was stated that for ® groat number of years he had lived in the most luvorious etylo, and meet bave had a splendid inzome, and that he ob- tained this income by being concerned, ineome way or other, with all the great robberies in ths king- dom. This appesrs to been to some Segree an error, and The" police wero evidently at fault as toone seurce of Cauty’s revenue. This man ued to travel often in the West Indie Company's steam- ers to the Gulf of Mexico and the * — wlain, and gamble, atd fleece the rich Moxican and Spanich American passengers on board the Wost India packets, who are always found to be passion- ately fond of gambling, who are eager to in dulge in it to relieve the monot ond tedium of of gillies, the winner going over the ground in 5) minutes. Formerly the foot race was upon a steep hill, but the Queen having, with her usual conside- ration, suggested that this was rather a dangerous game, the stewards abandoned it for ® race in the park, which was a most exciting scene. ‘The games being nearly over, a large ony hed luncheon in the castle, which was tastefully decked with evergreens, monograms of the Queen and Prince Al interwoven with ons of heather, bell, the je, and the rose. Here alsoe ball was held at night, re the peer and the pea- sant mingled ieee har me and thus concluded the gathering of the clans “country of Marr” for the year IS51. Foreign Miscelian; Tue Frencn Orrra Hovse.—tin the evening I went to the French Opera, which is still one of lions of Paris. it was once in Rue Richeliou ; bat the atrocious assassination of Duc de Berri, who was stabbed in its porch, threw a kind of horror over the spot; the theatre was closed, and the moved to its present site, in the Rue tier, a strect Sreraing fom the Boulevard. Fond as the French are 0 ion, the architecture of this build: no peculiar and would answer ly well for a substantial public hospital, a woik house, ora barrack, if the latter were not the more wony F suggested by the gendarmerie loiter- ing about the doors, and the mounted 0 aL rend of the street. The passages inte- rior are of the same character—spacious and sub- stantial; but the door of the salle opens, and the stranger, at a single step, entors from those murky oy id into all magic of a crowded theatre. ¢ French have, within those few years, borrow- ed from us the art of lighting theatres. 1 recollect the French theatre lighted only by a fow janes scattered round the houre, or a chandelier in — ae, nie have figured in the crypt ofe cathedral. This they excused, as giving greater Se ee eee inte utter ore ante tak te made Soarenee a o ture, and an indispensable pert. pity Meret IE the audieuce; and if Sot verg Srosey, ce rather 9s Condy, and dis- <—_ a prot ever recollect to have Me within theatrical walls, yet they are evidently man beings, which is mae more picturesque than masses of spectres, seen only by an occasional Gash from the “a. The French architects certainly heve not made national edifice grand, but made it a much better thing—lively, showy, nor Ty rich. Neither sti¢ and monotonous and Kothic, they ve made it riant and racy, like a place where men and women come to be » where beautiful dancers are to be seen, sweet sougs are to be heard, and where the for three or four hours, to forget all its cares, to carry away pleasaat reco! —- Fy — - Re pene but all exhibiting that showy medio-~ of which every Frenshnen is capable, and orit; | with which every Frenchman is in raptures. All | looks rich, warm, a1 operatic. One character- istic —— struck me everywhore in Paris— the men better and the women worse. Iwas last here the men dressed half bandit half Hottentot. The revolutionary mystory was at work, and the hatred of the Bourbons was emblem- atised in aconical hat, a loose nockcloth, tremen- dous trourers, and the scowl of » stage The Parisian men bave since learned cencies of dress. Ag I entered the house before the rising of the curtain I bad leisure to look about me, arid | tound, even inthe audience, a strong con- trast to thoee of London. By that kind of contra. diction to everything rational and English which ti ‘overns the I the n seem to ishabuile for ore. ‘As the house was cro and the boxes are let bigb, and the the night was popular, | right presume that come f the élite were present, yet | never saw so many ii dreesed ‘women under one roof. shawis, | muffies of all kinds, were the costume. low dif- ferent fron tho finish, the eplondor, and the fashion of tho English opera-bex. I saw hundreds of women who by their dross, scarcely above the ran! rs, yet who, wore among the Parisian leadors of fasion, if Ya republican Paris there are any leaders of fashion. —Paris in 1851, ‘The Chipper snips. TO TNE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. & The communication of “ Dob Stay.” in your of Jesterday, relative to the id palling 4! ot the beautiful clipper ship uel Russell, staces she was built by Westerrelt & Mackay, in which he is im error a rhe was built by those cm'nent builders, Reowm & Bell; Mr, Brown having since retired, the basinest be- ing new continued by Mr. Jacoh Bell, the bullder of the celebrated clipper ships Oriental, White Squall, and ‘Trade Wind, and the Pacitic and Baltic aeam-hips, &o. Yours NEW \ORARER. New Yorn, Sept, 22 1861. Domestic Miscetiany. Trenty two cases of Gane eoeees at Newport barracks, R 1. np to the w were Int deaths in Philadelphia daring the week ending the sth inet. of which 71 were under Ove Fe toe there was not «railroad in the world. ta America there are now 8790 miles of railroad, coving $285.100,000. Pretty good for fifty yours, in « new long voyages. Cauty’s appre! ‘Was hoard of country » it was would be mat in baetaeed, a Kary So 7 s eres oer Eee money of each, out and home, must have he was