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AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. Our London Correspondence. ALBEMARtE Sreeer, ProcaDmty, } Lompow, June 3, 1853. Summary of European <Affairs—The Czar and the ha of Persia—Belgium and Austria—Turkey—Fall in fhe English and French Funds—Elections—Libraries and Museums—Queen Victoria's Drawing Room— Public Daths—The Opera, Concerts and Theatres, dc.. dc. From St.Petersburg, May 23, we learn that Russia de- nds from the Sha of Persia either the immediate re PsymMient of the loan of 50,000, 000f., or the cession of the territory of Asterabad, on the shores of the Caspian, Tue ‘Sha bas refused compliance with either demand, In Paris, this morning, (electric telegraph,) the funds ‘are still verging on fall, Three per cents, 78f. 250. and ‘the four-snd-a half per cents, at 101f. 60¢. The very undecided and unstatesmanlike conduct of ‘England, with respect to the aguressive policy of the Em- peror Nicholas ard his satellite Menschikoif, on poor Turkey, is causing fully as much excitement in the French capital asin modern Babylon; and the unwillingness of our ministers in either house, to give avy explanation of their intended line of poly, has evoked no very mild ex” pressions of distrust and indignation from the more violent }of the Parisian journalists—some even going the length of charging us with having betrayed Krance by encoursg- ing a course of interference which we bave uot properly Supported. A fine opportunity like this, of abusing perfi- de Albion, was of course not to be overlooked, and in “truth, our Aberdeens and Clareodon, weil deserve ali the abuse they get, from whatever quarter it may come. Meanwhile, the universal question each man asics his meighbor is—‘‘ What will the Czar do? What is to be the next move on the political chess-board? Will he bring down his fleet to the Bosphorus and his army te the Balkan, tbus setting at defiance the powers of England and France? or will he again have recourse to diplomatic overtures, and make some excuse to get out of this scrape? or thirdly, will he quietly put up with the refusal, and ~order his troops home—bis fleet back to pori?”’ Alas, th antecedents of Russia furnish but too conclusive ‘proof o one fact—that, like the Tartar hordes of oid, they have ever been anxious to possess themselves of, and form set- tlements in the corn-lauds and vineyards of the smiling South. Peter the Great and the ambitious Catherine both of them manifested this desire in its fullest force; and had not the latter been prevented by death, she ‘would no doubt have made as disastrous a descent on the City of Seven Hills, as that of the Mahommedaus in the fifteenth century. Wasa madman, and incapable Alexander, of timid, peaceful character, overawed by the ili Nicholas had not been more than two years g on the when he made tha‘ disastrous campaign with Diebitseh, which ended with the capture of Vorns andthe mequisition ofa slice of territory on the northern froatier of Turkey. Not satisfied with this, he continued to ask by tions with the Sultan Mahmoud, what he could not by open war; and never was poor maa more truly out of his its, and independence, than Mahmoud ‘Nosselrode in the famous treaty of Unkiar-speloasi, under pretence of exceeding love for the iater- este of Turkey and her eastern possessions, effectually deprived Turkey of all real aid from ber old allies, by ex all fc ste of war from the Bosphorus aad 36, too, he sent Boutenielf to browbeat ‘the Sultan for not sufficiently appreciating the pure aud magnanimous intentions of the (zur, and to scold him for entertai: the finaly, offers of intercession by the English. We need ly say how greatly the Cyar haa extended his empire on the side of Armevia and Versia— pay, even on the frontiers of independent Tartary. In we believe it is a part of the religions creed of the Russians that they destined to conquer the world; and with this prestige they look on other countries a: their eewn by anticipation. God forbid, however, (hat on aoy fence whatever, Russia shouid be allowed to put in tw that may destroy the independence and en- le that prevails between Eugland and Frauce, No doubt the vaulting ambition of Russia, which has al- ready made Austria little better than 4 suzerain State, dostrumental in carrying out Russian views of interna. tional policy, would be quite delighted to cajole the other mating Tey to let them go on by little and little, uatil they bad gained their end. But there is a power of re. sistance in France and Englatd, which, if properly excit- will effectually stop this aggressive movement: and, if it be needed, we eurely may count on our friends and “Therty bestest in the pale (i guoes It ee cause of ist tyranny that has now to be defeadad; and country that values free and liberal institutions should join heart and hand to stop that invasion of ty- Yappy and sbsolutiem with which Kussia threatens the « rest of Europe. We learn today, vhat the Sultan has sent off orde: Admiral Achmet Pacha to bring tho Turk- ish fleet in the Mediterranean to the Dardanelles, snd ‘has commanded Abbas Pacha, h4 lis vassal, to despatch the Egyptian fleet to aid that of Tuckey; and though, thanks to our folly in the affair at Navarino, (this step ‘00 urced on by the Czar), these combined fleets are but inconsiderable, the whole bears av sir of spirit and de- cided activity. Neither let us forget that Ower Pacha bas 8 fine and well disciplined army of 100,000 men under him, who have already earned no ineonsiderable credit on the plains of Kurdistan and Bosoia. What Nicholas may do under afl these circumstances, is quite uncertain; but it is more than likely that if he rushes into war, he are his fingers, as he has done onee before 6 visit of King Leopold to Austria, does not seem to ‘Dave given much satisfaction to the people over whom he tules; but, nevertheless, it is detivitely settled that the heir-apparent to the Beigian throne is to marry the Arch-duchess Mary Henrietta Anne of Austria, sister of the present emperor. We. should, indeed, have thought that some morejsuitable alliance migh: bave beea Sent for of all the incongruovs politica! uoions that -could porsibly have been furmed, this is the most so, aud romises but iil for the lioeral institutions of Belgium. Fee austrian rule of Maria Theresa in Belgium, forsooth, hae been urged as @ precedent to justify the connection but it had been better not to mention that at all; for Belgium in those daya was only a province, not a sub- atantive, independont kingdom, aud the Bylgians look back with no very agreeable remini<cencas to the rule of Maria Theress, who virtually closed the mouth of the Scheldt, and destroyed the cvinmerce of the country; who occupied the country with large army of foreign troops, and who broke up the trading companies of Ostend. The measure has no doubt been suggested, as the king says, by political conveniences: but ao couside- ‘ions whatever, should have induced him to sacrifico oral independerce of the country, aud make it in fact @ suzerain State of Austria. ‘The citizens of our good city of London almost always exhibit a great interest in the elestion of their leading Corporation officers; and recently, on the occasion of the election of chamberlain, there has been much more sbewn than usual owing to two circumstavces—tirst,to the unpopularity of Alderman Sir John Key with maay ot his fellow citizens, owing to a job iu whieh he was concerned | some years back. for getting his son—a mere Iad—into a | responsible situation at the goveruinent stationery office, with which he had pretty extensive ing connexions, Secondly, to the fact that the other cai , Me. Scott, as Vice Chamberlain hed for many years virtually doac all the duties of the office, anti it way right that he should | reap the rewards of long service, in the increased aulary of the higher situstion. After # close and spirited contest of six days, the election terminated in favor of Sir Joha Key, who thus enters om a pust, the emoluments of which somewhat exceed £3,000 a year. Te those who are unac- juainted with our civic matters, it way be well toexpiain, t the Chamberlain of Loudon has the custody of all the city moneys in the Chamber of Guildhall, that ho pre- gente citizens with their freed and regulates ail mat- ters between masters and apprentices, having the right, iso, of punichiog the latter by imprisonment in the city Bridowell, ‘The office nominally Ins: only for a year; but it is virtually heid during life, except in case of misdemen- Ror in office. ‘A parifamentary paper has recently been published, from which it appears that our great manufacturing towns have bestirred themselves nobly in advancing the cause of gereral education. Liverpool has a tine botan- nic n aud herbarium, museum, aud « library of 12,000 volumes, open for circulation as well as refureace. Man. chester also has a noole lib: of 17,000 volumes, freely open to the publi d Salford has a similar thongh smaller institution, on the same principle. Leeds, Hud dersfield, and Shefileld, are stunilarly provided with means for the free instruction of the operative population Der- has a botannic garden, museum, and a good library: and even tecratic Bath boasts of a free nisenm, gal- Jery of art and public library. Ip fact allour great towns are availing themselves of the act of parlinment which -empowers them to raise these excellent establishments by means of muniefpal and none are found wanting, none bebind in this march of intellect, but Oxford and Cambridge. Ob, tell it notin Goth! Yet o it has been for years—our great Universities, except in their own ex- elusive way, have done but little to advance national edu- cation—and as for the towns ia which they are situated, the people are Cain inl) but heathen iznoranse, avd utterly careless of the meata! or moral progress that is going on around and leaving thom wholly in the back- A Dill has been originated in, and is yoing through the House of Lords, for the purvos® of substituting affirma- tions for the oaths hitherto taken, whether in Parlia- ment, courte of justice, or for otuer purpose. Thin is certainly a step in advance; for perhaps there never eater and more wickei abuse then that indiseri- ‘img, for the most triding purposes, which hag 1 in every department, fiscal ay woll as legal, utter destruction of the interests of truin. In fact, the system of oath-taking in Jngland has very largely encouraged and increnved the crime of perjury. It were well, however, still to retain oaths in criminal cases, and to surround them with increased importance and solemnity; for there are many, we believe, who would not hesitate at the affirmation of what they know to be false, who would still be appalled by the solemnity of a operly administered oath, and at least hesitate before They infringed on truth, expecially if tno life or character of fellow creature were at ntake, In faci, the one thing needful is to give a powerful lesson tof truth, and show most emphatically the criminality of falsehood; and this sould only bedone by making the punishment of perjury gaore searching and stringent. The fell that kas recently taken place in Frensh fecuritios has had its reflex eifect on the Koglish i market, which has, also, no doubt, been somewhat af- fected by the news from the Fast, and the prospect of war, Consols, which a forteight ago were st 100°; aod Jaet week at 100%, have now fallen to 99%/, and the i tions are not a little remarkable, fhe ‘Thive per Coats Reduced ai 99; Three-and-a-Quarters at 101%; Bank stock ra 1d 230%, stock between 260 anc forei zn have declined quits as much lista not more. : erday held ber’ first drawing-room for it was har firat public appowrance after the seanon; dhe birth of the little prince, whom she has #0 re all seemed to vie with each other who sbi most honor so importante day. Last twas, of course, # sort of festival at the opera, a3 it always is on the occasion of | the first drawing room; and the presence of the Queea | aa rate apes rg a peor Py ey er forms, as well as of & large majority of 0 wi porn = om in the el nell the assemblage to bot ternoon. « ge aud brilliant; neither will it be any matter for surprise that our little Queem was recelved with im- mense and euthusiastic applsuse, which was more than once repeated during the evening. The opera of the night Was that splendid moaument of Meyerbeer’s mi enius—the wellknown “iuguenots”—and most splen- cly was it put om the stage We have not apace to mention half of bat occurs to 4 a6 beautiful and worthy of admiration; but x fow remarks are quite india. pensabte et of justion to the great artists. Grisi, ok the part of Valentine, in which she ever, especiully ia the finale of the first » “Ob, cerror mi kpirenta,’” was ex- perfect beau ideal of musical decla- mation; ané the air which followed, “Ab, Vingrato,” produced quite an electrical effect on the house, who grected pesitively with a storm of applause.’ Sho achieved another triumph, too, in Act Ill, im the open ing recitativo, “In preda al duol” Macio, who took the part of Raoul de Nangis, gang with finished excelience and with ® sweetness which age has in no way deterio. rated, Herr Formes, aa Marcel, was quite the giant of the evening, and perhapa nevor nor more successfully exerted himseif than on this occasion, Stigelli led off the celebrated Rataplan with itamense spirit, gaining universal applause; and Mada Castellan never ac. quitted herself better than she last night in the cha. racter cf Marguerite de Valois, Her voice resembles more the warbling of @ bird than that of the human voice, und in the cabaletts, ‘Il mio Impéro,’’ she positively exceeded everything that we had ever heard before, either from her or any one clse. In fact, throughout, in every respect, the opera was presented in the best pos- sible style, and the band, under Costa, achieved wonders th in power and precision. The rival rocieties—old and new philharmonic concerts —have presented the musical public this week with two excellent evening entertuinments. At the former the great feature of the evening war the production of Ber: iov’a celebrated symphony, ‘Harold in Italy,” which won so much admiration from Paganini that he sent its compocer @ present of 20,000 francs. Verily we are not surprised, for certainly we never listened to music s0 brilliant and original, or marked by such startling, un- expected effects, and it uite wonderful that the or- chestra, complete as it completely with only ture to the ‘Ruler of thé Spirits,” was another feature of surpassing interest. At the new Philarmonio, Lind- painter was the lion of the night, the work of chief im- portance being his oratorio “The Widow of Nain.’’ It is simple and unaifected, but in a masterly style and most admirably instrumented. ‘The solo ee were taken by Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, and Herr Pischek; and hoy al grea of was as great did their utmost to give force to the works of the Anstrian maestro. @ other more important the evenin were 5 fanren's cantata of Don Carlox—a aD luction, never betore formed in England,— fovart’s symphony “Jupiter,” in which the band achieved » complete triumph; and Mendelasohn’s ‘First Walpura’s Night,” which wouid have been unexceptions- ble but for the unsteadiness of the chorus. We had almest forgotten to mention that Herr Pischek brought down a complete furore of applause in Lindpaintner’s splendid song of the Standard-bearer. On the whole, it ‘was never our lot to be present on two successive even. ings, both affording a musical treat of such unexampled richness. The Thestre Roysl, Drury Lane, positively opens on Menday evening with «new dcama, by the author of “Civilization,” in which Mr. Davenport and Miss Fanny Vining will appear, and the new grand legen ballad (the words by Mr. W. R. Markwall,) eutitled ‘The Spiri of the Valley.” M, St. Leon and Mdlle. Plunket are the light footed stars. “Sardanapalus”’ at the Princesses, for Monday week, Bourcioault’s “Reign of Terror,” at the Adelphi, for the same evening. Jullien tae rena DON " wown. South American Affairs, THE PARAGUAY TREATY. [From the London Economist.] By the packet from Rio, intelligence was received, on Tuesday, from Buenos Ayres, of April 3; and, ac- cording to that, Sir Charles Hotham arrived there in the Locust, from Paraguay, on the 26th March, hay- ing concluded a treaty with the President of that republic. The chief provisions of the treaty are be- lieved to be the following:—British subjects are free to navigate the banks of the rivers of Paraguay; British traders may settle and carry on commerce any of their towns, instead of being restricted to Assumption, as hitherto, Finally, they may marr; the daughters of the country—a privilege from ranichs they have until now been debarred. Similar treaties have been made with France, the United States, and Sardinia. This treaty will help to forward the designs of Bolivia to promote the free navi- gation of the rivers that run from her territo1 into the Plate. Could that navigation be opened, it would be something like spreading the ad- vantages conferred by the Mississippi on North America, over South America. i e Plate is formed by the junction of the Parana and the Ura- guay. From the Plate to Assuncion, the Parana, with its branch, the Paraguay, is navigable for 800 miles in the dry season, by vessels drawing six feet of water, and in the rainy season by vessels drawing twice as much. Beyond that 800° miles, it is navigable as a canal for 600 miles, almost to its sources in the mountains of Brazil, not far from one of the navi- gable branches of the Amazon. Into this stream runs the Vermejo, which is navigable into the heart of Bolivia, upwards of 1,000 miles trom the Atlantic. The Uruguay is navigable for 300 miles from its junction with the Parana, and there the navigation is stopped by a ledge of rocks which does not affect the level of ‘the stream. Were this impediment re- moved—and the governments of Brazil and Buenos Ayres are bound by treaty to remove it—the river would be navigable for 300 miles further. Thus, to- gether there is an interior navigation from the Plate of at least 1,600 miles, and probably when the coun- try shall be fully explored, of many hundred: more miles, opening up for the use of the closely-preased Beppe of Europe some of the finest countries of the globe. The population on the banks of these rivers is now estimated at 1,260,000, which scarcely redeems those immense countries from the character of being un- tenanted by man. Of course for such an inland navigation peculiar vessels would be required, as those fit for crossing the Atlantic would not be adapted to ascend to Bolivia. There must be at some place cn the Plate a depot and convenience for tran- shipping goods to river craft, for which purpose Montevideo is the best adapted. Itis a good port at | the entrance of the river; to reach it ships require no especial pilotage; and it might become to the Plate what New Orleans is to the Mississippi. But the wretched political squabbles in which the whole Spanish race throughout these great districts have been perpetually engaged, reuder them insecure, Les them desolate, and instead of swarming with civilized men, they are the inconvenient abodes of a few half-fed savages. In cattle and all the rude ma- terials of great prosperity, they abound; but there is wanting that spirit of quict and indomitable industry which can gather Dread from the salt waves, and convert a sterile rock into smiling gardens. The ces empire of the South, extending through more than thirty degrees of latitude, and in its widest part through thirty degrees of longitude, with a population of about 5,000 000, and a portion of them slaves, is increasing in ne le and wealth much faster than the countries on the Plate. It is extend- ing its.trade year by year, and may in the end ab- sorb and incorporate the neighboring republics ; but it is yet far from that consummation, and is already too large for convenient administration. Unless, theretore, some more European life be infused into the countries on the Plate—unless spare hands from England, France, Italy, Spain and Germany, each of which has already supplied some of the scattered population on the Plate, go thither, and bring those countries more in contact with Eurore, they are like- ly to remain only balf-tenanted for ages. We mentioned the increase of the trade of the Brazils in 1852, in our journal of February 19. We are now informed that on the manufactures of Eng- lat two fifths of the whole customs revenue of the Brazils are levied. We supply the multitude there with cheap and good clothing. ‘Three fourths of the cotton and three-fourths of the linen consumed are of English manufacture. In 1851 the quantity of silk imported from France exceeded that imported from England; but English silks had been ually gain- ing on those of France, and in 1262, when they were hap obtain those convictions their will re- Cy prey to and contentions. “With au excellent climate, with a fertile soil, with an immense river navigation, they are far behind the Brazilians. Their remoteness from ot may have had a sinis- ter influence over them; and as this is now lessened, and as the swarms of men to the Pacific wiil bring the countries on the Plate betwixt two expand- ing systems of civilization, they must be soon em- braced by them, and share in European progress. OPENING OF THE PARANA, In the British House of Lords, upon June 3d, the Earl of Malmes)uvy asked the noble Harl at the head of the Foreign Office whether he had any ob- jection to state the natufe of the treaty concluded by Sir C. Hotham with General Lopez and the Para- gvayan government, with respect to the opening of the river Parana! The Karl of Clarendon said that the treaty pro- vided for the opening of the river up toa certain | point, which, however, would be extended when cer- tain difficulties had been settled between the govera- ments of Paraguay and Brazil. It provided for the security of life and property, for the free excrcise of religion and for mercantile pursuits, and was, in al- most all respects, in Cremer with the treaty given to Le. Hotham by the noble Earl (Malmesbury) opposite. After a few words from Lord Colchester, the subject dropped. Curlous Developements in Paris Life, [Correspondence of the Uhio State Journal ] two and a half times more than in 1851, they proba- bly exceeded the supply from France. In some arti- cles the French and Belgians have a very decided su- periority. Clocks, perfumery, kid gloves, prepared shoe leather,are almost wholly supplied by the former. In paper, no doubt owing to our paper duties, we do nothing, and the whole supply is in the hands of the French, Sardinians and Belgians. So we send little or no window glass; the Beigians send nearly 7,000 cases per annum, and probably our excise duties on jass prevented us formerly from competing with em, and allowed them to get possession of the mar- ket, which they are now able to keep, though our duties have been abolished. We have no wish that England should attempt to monopolise the supply of every article. The attempt would he absurd, and we are glad to see other nations supplying our cus- tomers with articles which they have greater facili- ties for producing than we have; but when we have at least equal facilities, as we have for the manufac- ture of every kind of paper, and of every kind of glass, that fiscal system is worthy of all condemna- tion which, by hampering the skill of our people, transfers a market, a part of which at least they should command, to others. Brazil, however, has a liberal tariff compared to that of Buenos Ayres, in which some of the duties are as high as 60'per cent. Its rulers, too, are afraid that the extension of the trade up the river would be beneficial exclusively to Montevideo, and that was one great reason for Rosas endeavoring to de- stroy it. Montevideo would probably benefit more than Buenos Ayres by the extension of the river cently presented to the country, it was ed for with reat iuterent, not only by the great 9 igh bora, the fonuential officials and the wesliny eriet 4 who oon gregate on such occasions, bv of whom immenre crowds ‘bh streets néar the palace +i Prince ov their pave navigation, but Buenos Ayres would alvo benefit by ii it is the height of foolish jealousy to atop the with that your own proe time and experience, suc © ox .anple of B d to yaze un the gre’ ‘ ". | is now forcing on the knowledge o° the world. cam jon foir'?—on their way aiecs uy th > 44 tthe DI a a 4 " b scone, and oer: | Convince the poople bu the borders of the Plate of Sass tore uaeuns [Ang nyoure 0 owned gr { the inj 4 Of many of theie errors; and tll Panis, May 18, 1853, One of the most remarkable facts to a stranger in France, is the security of life and property which he epjoys. This immunity is no doubt partly due to the unequalled police system of the country; for the ingenuity of the French people in the matter of mur- der and of thieving is n ious, whenever they have had achance to indulge their talents. I recollect well my astonishment when I first arrived in Paris, and demanding of the housekeeper, when going out, what I should do with my key, received in reply, “Leave it in the door, or hang it up on that nail. We have never lost anything here, and if anything is stolen I will be responsible for it.” The door opened on a private stairway where twenty or thirty persons, entirely strangers, and constantly changing, passed and repassedevery minute to the upper part of the house, Thefts are almost as rare as fires, Yet in so large a city as Paris and so densely crowd- ed, and where, from the manuer of living, so few rons are acquainted with each other, it would in- eed be curious if there were not infringements of the criminallaw. The great massof the paler? isis pardeulaiy true of the poorer clasex The ic 1e r classes. The promiscuous mninging of the sexes in an unlawful way, seems not to exert any influence on their morals in other respects, as it does in our country. It is only at the places where foreigners deal that dishonesty is found to peered extent. To go to stores and o| alwa; Bio saree : business patro- nc! le make mfeely Daa to , and one will rarely French policemen generally are no more liberally endowed with detective acuteness t:an policemen of other countries. In fact, the t body of the guard of Paris, being derived from conscription and by volunteers, never selected, and poorly paid, is com- osed of men of the smallest capacity—fit only for e very mechanical kind of duty which they are called upon to perform. All the priucipal arrests in Paris are made through the agency of two bodies of men, unknown to the public by any badge or public conduct, never doing more than tracing out the sus- pera person, and then Riciend ‘im arrested ty. the guard. It is these secret bodies which form ie detective police of Paris. One of these bodies, called the detective police, searehes for offenders against the criminal law; while the other, the secret police, dogs the steps frem day to day of political offenders. These two bodies of men are intelligent, speak, in many instances, several languages, andare to be found in all Pps places, unknown to the per- sons with whom they converse. Among a people so frank as the French, these bodies perform a useful labor to the State. But there is a romance in the heart of French so- ciety, exhibiting itself in every action which the: perform, a vein of admiration for exciting dee: running deep into the French character, which, when directed by intelligence and ambition, leads them into the most startling adventures and exciting conspiracies. The novelist who so often seeks French society for exciting incidents, has no need to exercise the ee eae to Alexandre Dumas, who knows intimately French society to its last fibre, there is no need to search further for exciting ta- bleaux than the real life occurrences of which he is cognizant; his imagination need not be called into requisition, neither is it; the every-day incidents of life inthe deep undercurrent of the metropolis far- nish him the parallels of his personages and his plots. Novelists are beginning to understand, as more than one remarkable ivstance has recently proved, that their productions meet with much more sym- pathy, and are consequently much more popular, the more faithfully they deal with the doings of the human heart. The peculiar constitution of French society as it exists ‘in Paris, as well as the manner in which the people live, aids the rosecution of all such enterprises, no matter fow bold, as are based on the passions and the habits of the people, There is no public opinion to exercise a healthy restraining influence on a man’s condact, because it is all a vast wilderness of strangers, completely independent the one of the other; there is no scandal, no eaves droppers, 20 ersonal surveillance exercised over any man by any bday unless he be a suspected criminal or politician. Nowhere in the world can a man enjoy 80 much per- sonal liberty, be so entirely free from curious eyes, and betraying tongues, as in Paris, so long as he keeps clear from the suspicions just mentioned. His immunity is perfect. A certain club of a most dangerous character has been known to exist in Paris for some time past, but which, owing to the character of the men pomp its members, has managed to elude arrest. This so- ciety has existed for many years, and if the truth of certain revelations recently made can be relied on, its unpublished deeds of horrors and wicked ingeauity would amply fill. volume as startling as the memo- rable memoirs of Vidocq. It numbers twelve mem- bers, to which it is limited, the club wisely suppos- ing that any greater number of Frenchmen in pos- session of their secret would much weaken the se- curity of the whole. It is composed of men who move in the very first ranks of society, and who are distinguished for their ability. Persons are watched, scrutinized, and kept in training for months and ears, by this club, unknown to themselves, in order G have ‘suitable candidates for admission when a member dies. All the members are necessarily men of the first order of intellect, for noue others are ad- mitted; some of them are already very wealthy, and have succeeded in gaining titles. The objects of this society are, political preferment, the amassing of wealth, and seduction. They are all men who move in the first circles, are one or more present at every gay assembly in the capital, belong toevery club or coterie of importance, have all the information and all the appliances necessary to place themselves at once in conneetion with any person or persons whom they wish to victimize, and they al- ways play into each other’s hands and then divide the spoils equally. Each member belongs to a differ. ent profession in life, in order to further their designs. From the lawyer, doctor and minister, they become ased of secrets by which they levy black mail ; - Ror: bankers, brokers and merchants they keep cognizant of the condition of certain persons whom they may wish to pick, either by stock-jobbing, gam- bling, forging, or house-breaking operations ; while from other members, they derive other useful inform- ation. They are men who have sold themselves, soul and body, tothe devil, and they do not hesitate to shed blood, when it is necessary to further their ends. The river Seine, gorged as it is at all times. with human bodies, no doubt carries off many of their victims to the sea. One of the most curious operations of this society, was the manner which it ypted to gain possession of the persons of females. An office was opened ina fashionable Gee of the city for the ostensible pur- of making marriage contracts—a marriage Eerage-—bus in reality it was conducted for the pur- of making pony ae of male applicants and something worse out of female applicants. Persons especially who have lived here and know the consti- tution of French society, will seize at a glance the nature of the operations of this office, so conducted, and by such a directorship. Two weeks ago, a gen- tleman who had been thoroughly fleeced in this place, both of money and in a spurious article for a wife, took such forcible measures against them, that the police saw fit to make a descent on the estab- lishment, when horrors were brought to light which surpass even the imagination. The names of hun- dreds of women were found registered on the books, as applicants for marriage, from every rank ia society, even as high up a8 Senators and Ministers daughters! Evidences were brought to light that al- most every applicant, or at least all such as were at- tractive, had become the victims of the band, instead of finding a husband, and that in some instances pri- vate, and of course false marriages, had been resorted to, to effect the object. The whole affair, thus managed, by a body of twelve men, became as near a self-keeping secret as any secret can be. A large box full of lettera were found, principally from fe- males, containing applications from husbands, lovers, or occasional friends, and with the true frankness of French women, ¢etting forth their charms, their faults and their condition. A well known novelist has secured the whole batch. I have seen two of these letters, and if they are a fair specimen of the whole, their publication would give to the world the most complete exposition of the subterranean current of human nature that has yet appeared. One of them says to the “director” that sh@ is twenty-two years of age, tall, handsome, and terribly in need of money; she tells hita (confidentially) that she has had three “friends” in her life, but can well pass for never having lad eny; that if he will find ber an old or 6 equal to vis. Only | young fool, (though she hints the old ones aro tho Brentext fouls) who can advance a hundred to bogin with, she is ready to put her love and her fidelity against the stake, ke. An Ameriosa family, for some time rogident ia Paris, has been the victim of the machinations of this club in the most manner in which a family can Le visited. The details, which sooner or later’ must by the forve of circumstances become | public, will expose one of the most thrilling, aud at the sane time atrocious romances in real life, which has ever seen the light. I is hoped that this band is abont tobe broken up; butin a city like this, it can only give place to others of a similar kiad. Four murders have been lately committed about fifteen miles from this city, near the Palace of Ver sailles, which have excited a deep interest from the singular circumstances attending them. They were all executed on the public highway, on men walking | along the road, und by means of a hatchet, of the same uniform size, apparently. None of the men were robbed, and all of them were acquaintances, whick ha’ n rise to all sorts of surmises as to the cause of the deed. hey were murdered at different periods within the last two months, After the second murder, a strange man was ar- restedin the road, not far from where the marder was committed, wad only an_hour after its comimis- sion, with a bloody hatchet in his hand, which ex- actly corresponded in size to the cuts in the maur- dered man’s skull. Other circumstances led the au- thorities to ve confidently that he was the guilty man. He positively refused ‘and continues to refuse to say one word concerning the matter. He will not give his name, his residence, or explain what he was doing with the hatchet, while he maintains the most haughty and self-confident air. ‘Tuesday is market day in Versailles, when two or three thousand ari ‘om the country around col- lect in the marlct places. The judge’ ordered the posnes to be ironed, and to be led by two cords in ‘he midst of an escort of gendermes, around all the market places, on the first market day after his con- finement, to see if any one would recognise him. The prisoner, during the two hours which was occu- pied in this march, carried a high head, marched with a firm step, appeared to respire the free air with great pleasure, and threw on the immense ser that followed him glances of sarcasm and in. While passing along the avenue Saint Clond, be- fore the booths of some mountebanks, travelling jug- gles, Hercules, &c., suddenly a little girl belonging the troupe cried ont, pointing her finger to the pri- soner, “ Mois, maman, c'est M. qui venait st souvent chez nous!” (“ But, mother, that’s Mr. ~ » who Comes go often to our house!'’ Theold givee whom the child addressed as mother, turned lercely around, and struck her such a powerful blow on the side of the head as to knock her down. A icion at once arose in the crowd, and the fact was immediately carried to the judge, who ordered the whole tre of travelling players thrown into prison, where they yet remain without the develope- Ment of avy new fact as far as they are eoncerned. But the most bewildering part of the drama ia, that since this event thetwo other murders have been committed, and Fl eagens aie nee same Teale present. hatchet! Sothe Theatrical Engegements and thelr Obser- vanoe. [From the Londom Sun, June 3.] COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH, LONDON. Before Lord Campbell, Mr, Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton. i Lumley vs. Gye—Judgment.—This was an action brought by the former lessee of Her Majesty's thea- tre against the proprietor of the Covent-garden Opera, to recover fo ed for having caused Made- moiselle Wagner to break an agreement which she had entered into with the plaintiff to sing at his theatre. The defendant demurred to the plaintiff's declaration, on the d that an action would not lie against a person for causing the non-falfilment of a contract which had been entered into by a third party. The Court of Chancery had granted an injunction re- straining Mad’lle Wagner from singing at Mr. Gye’s establishment, and had also given the plaintiff leave to bring this action. The case was argued some months ago, and the court had taken time to consider ita decision. As their lordships differed in opinion, guages was delivered by Ir. Justice Crompton, who, after reciting the pro- ceedings, said it must be considered clearly estab- lished that wrongfully and maliciously inducing or procuring a servant to depart from a master’s ser- vice, whereby the master was injured, was a wrong- ful act according to the rule of law relating to mas- ters and servants, avd as was a good cause of action. He thought that the relation of master and servant subsisted menneney between Mr. Lumley and Mdlle. Wagner during the time the contract ex- isted. It was immaterial to consider whether or not she had actually entered into his service. He saw no reason for confining the general rule of law as to the illegality of enticing away servants, to employ- ment of any particular description. It as much ap lied to the services which were to be rendered by dite. Wagner, as to thet by apprentices or other menial servants. It appeared to him that she con- tracted to render personal services to the plaintiff within the meaning of the rule, and that the parties were in the relation of employer and employed, or master and servant. He, therefore, thought that judzment;should be entered for the plaintiff. Mr. Justice Erle said the question raised in the de- murrer was, whether an action would lie by the pro- prietor ef a theatre against a person who maliciously procured the entire abandonment of a contract en- into by another person to. perform exclusivel; at his theatre a certain time, whereby he sustaine: damage, and it seemed to him that it would. The authorities were numerous und uniform that an ac- tion would lie by the master against a person who rocured @ servant unlawfully to leave his service. The principle applied to the present case. The na- ture of the services contracted for was immaterial. He did not think the objection that the contracting party had not begun her services was a tenable ground of defence. The breach of the engagement might be equally fee whether the services were begun or not, and, in his opinion, ought to he made equally actionable where the relation between em- ployer and pelczes existed. He considered that the judgment of the court should be for the plaintiff. Lord Campbell said, as the case had been ar- gued in the bail court during his absence, he could not, of course, take any part in it; but Mr. Justice Wightman, who was prevented attending by indis- osition, and who, though considerably better, had en ordered by his physicians to keep his house, had sent his judgment, and be (Lord Campbell) had been requésted to read it. The noble lord then read the judgment. The learned Judge (Wightman) dealt with the different points in the case at con- siderable length. and concurred, generally,in the views and opinions of the two preceding judges. He considered that the plaintiff was entitled to judgment, Mr. Justice Coleridge said the demurrer raised the question, whether an action could lie against a third party for maliciously and injuriously enticing and procuring another to break a contract to per- form exclusively at his theatre—in the first place, before it came actually into force ; and in the se- cond, when it was rei in force. In his opinion it did not lie in either case, and that the de- fendant was entitled te judgment generally. In order to maintain that, one of two propositions ought to be established—either that an action could lie against any one by whose persuasions the party to the contract was induced to break it, and thereby damage the plaintiff, or that an action against a per- son for inducing or persuading a servant to leave his master and to enter into the service of another, was of so wide an application as to embrace one in ¢he positions and ut mile. ‘agner. After much consideration and inquiry, he was of opinion that neither proposition was true. The defendant, in his judgment, was not the direct or proximate canse of the Menta which the plaintiff had sus- tained. The general rule was to confine the remedy by action to the Sontracting party and to the dam- ages directly consequential of his act. He came to the conclusion, in the first place, that an ac- tion for merely inducing or procuring a con- tracting party to break a covenant, whether he did it maliciously or not, was not tenable; secondly, that the common law with regard to the seduction of servants from masters, was an exception, the origin of which was known; and that exception did not reach the case of a theatrical performer. Perhaps it might be objected that this judgment was conceived in a narrow spirit, which restrained the full application of the law in re to contracts for personal services. He did not, however, think it was open to that objection. ~He saw the danger of estab- lishing, by a judicial decision, a principle which should extend ‘to all cases, By affirming more than he had gone the length of doing, he thought they would strain and weaken the law. He regretted having to differ from his learned brethren; but not- withstanding the doubts which that circumstance might naturally raise in his mind as to the correct- ness of his opinions, and notwithstanding the novelty and difficulty of the question, he thought that judg- ment ought to be for the defendant, though it must be pronounced for the plaintiff. judgment for the plaintiff accordingly. Mifsteal and Theatricals, The Paris Society of Dramatic Authors has just held its annual mecting, and it was stated at it that the receipts in the course of the last year, for the per- formance of the pieces of its members, were not less than £52,730. Madame Pauline Viardot gave her farewell concert at St. Petersburg on the Sth May. The magnificent Hall of the Nobility could scarcely contain the an- dience, amongst whom were many of the principal nobility. The London Atheneum soys:—Mr. Ella's record of his Musical Union announces, among the other arrivals in London, another prodigions boy-pianist, in “Master Arthur Napoleao, eight years old, a Portuguese.” The child played, we believe, at the close of the last meeting of te Musical Union, and he is said to exhibit. real promise and expression. Holding firm the priacip\e and feeling which we bave often expressed regarding precocious exhibi- tions, we receive with more than common interest evidences of mosical genius trom such “ outlying” districts aa toe Peninsula:—-fancying, as we do, that | in Germany, France, and bet movich that is best {tu rausic is beard so frequently and enjoyed 30 easily as to render many a cifted creative blasé almost « befere hy ig young, and that in remoter districts this , “folly of over-mugh wisdom” may bave less oogency in destruction of than is found to be the case in more The French Dresden Although a French thats is olen fe ae a inhabitants of Dresden, still curiosity not get the better of the dislike to seeing what ect a is second-rate. “ Kigoletto” finds undiminished favor with the Vienna musical public. The opera was filled each | night of the representation. It bas been given at ! mort of the German theatres witn a like success, | Cornet was to open the Italian Opera in Vienna. He had engaged several Italian singers, of whom report speaks highly, Miss Escott, an American lady, is said to be singing with the greatest success at Naples, The Hamburg and Leipsic critics speak in the highest terms of the singing of a Madlle. Jenny | Ney. Hex Norma is said to be a most perfect repre- | sentation. A grand musical festival has been given at Dassel- dort Jt was conducted by Ferdinand Hiller and Robert Schumann, The number of the vocal and ia- stromental executants was 650. Madame Clara No- | vello was one of the principal soloists, and was very fa ly received. ‘The London obituary for the week ended May 21st, includes the name of Madame Feron Glossop. Ia her day, this lady enjoyed considerable reputation 3 ® singer, and, we believe, for some seasons, she was accepted as a prima donna in the great opera houses of ely. ‘Those, too, were days when great italian opera-houses had great singers. At the close of her Italian career, Madawe Feron sang for some years in the English theatres, was subsequently called in to assist at the Italian Opera in London, and recently made one of the vocal companies as- sembled by Mr. Maddox at the Princess's theatre. “Tl Bravo,” by Mercadante, has been just produced at the Italian We in Paris, without any extraordi- nary success. The artist who appears to have been the most vigorously applauded on the occasion was Signor Robecchi, the scene painter. An attempt was being made to ascertain what amount of grees favor a project to establish, during ae of the winter season, an Italian Opera, in Edinburg would receive. The “Seven Ages of Man,” better known per- haps, than any other portion of Shakspeare’s multi- tudinous creations, is said not to be an original idea. The trustees of the British Museum have recently acquired a rare and curious impression from a wood block, representing the seven ages of man in a series of quaint figures, in the costume of the middle of the fifteenth century—one hundred years before the birth ot Shakspeare. i Miscellancous Items. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 30th ult., pub- lishes the law ordering the construction of four electro-telegraphic lines, viz: one from Genoa to the Modanese tier, by Ohiavari, Spezia, and Sar- zana; another from Chambery to the frontier of Genoa, by Aix and Annecy; a third from Novara to the frontier of Switzerland, near Brissago, hy Pel- lanza and Intra; and lastly, from Genoa ‘f the eae frontier, by Savona, Oneglia, St. Remo, and ice. We read in the Giornale di Roma, that_on the the 24th ult. the magistracies of Cori and Velletri pad their respects to the Pope at Anzio; after which holiness proceeded on horseback to Nettuna, an estate belonging to Prinoe Borghese, and returned that’ same evening. The French officers of the eee again had the honor of dining at the papal le. A letter from Jersey, says the Patric, informs us that the number of French refugees at present in that island is not less than eighty. One of them, named Ribreault, has just been the object of a mea- sure very rarely adopted in England: he has been expelled from the island by the Lieutenant Governor, with the sanction of the Home Secretary, for having ay used abusive language against the Queen of england. The ae of France has founded a prize for each exbibition of the Horticultural Society of the Seine-et-Oise, which she has taken under her patron- age. The floral exhibition which this society has Prenared in honor of her Majesty, opened on Sunday, be 5th instant, in the park of Versailles, on which occasion the grand waterworks played, by order of the Emperor. The eae and Queen of Hanover leave on the 14th instant for London, passing by Calais. In traversing Biel French territory they will preserve a strict incog- nito, The accounts of the German emigration of this year state that it is greater than that of last. The emigrants are chiefly from Wurtemberg, and other parts of Southern Germany. At the sitting of the Paris Academy of Sciences, on the 24th ultimo, M. Arago informed the Society of the discovery of another small planet, of the tenth or eleventh magnitnde, seen, in the course of the last month, by M. Luther, of Bonn, in Prussia. The Lincolnshire (England) Chronicle says:— Mrs. Wilkinson, of Eynesbury, near St. Neot’s, com- pletely lost her sight twenty-five years ago, notwith- standing the best medical aid. About six weeks back she accidentally icll down stairs, Fortunately she sustained no injury by the fall, but the shock oc- casioned by it seems to have led to the recovery of her sight. A day or two after this acc:dent occurred Mrs. Wilkinson fancied she could see a little, and so stated to her husband. At tirst he was, naturally enough, inclined to doubt the fact; but her sight daily grew better, and she is now enabled to distin- uish colors, and to see pretty well. The joy of Mrs. Vilkiuson avd the different members of her family may be well imagined. A son, twenty-three years old, she has just been enabled to look ‘upon for the first time. ¥ The German papers give an account of an Austrian lady who is so charged with eleciricity that sparks are constantly giving out at ber finger ends. It is seldom that a lady is found sending sparks away from her, though it is a common attribute of the sex to attract sparks, and even to twirl them round the finger with the utmostease. We suspect that the ac- eount in the German papers is, like the electric lady herself, a little overcharged. The Glasgow papers record the death of Colin M’Nab, the steersman of the steamer Clydesdale, which was burnt some years ago. M’Nab, on that occasion, kept his post while his hands and feet were burning, until the vessel was moored, and the pas- sengers carried safely on shore. He has lefta family. The soil of Siberia, at the close of the summer, is found stil! frozen for fifty-six inches beneath the sur- face, and the dead that have lain in their coffins for one hundred and fifty years, have been taken up un- changed in the least. One pound of cotton, which formerly could only be spun into thread of 108 yards long, can now, bj the application of steam, produce a thread of 19 miles in length. The human voice has been heard across the Straits of Gibraltar, a distance of more than ten miles. This only happens in peculiar states of the weather. The sound of a military band has been heard at a distance of seventy miles on a clear frosty morning. Much rimpathy has been excited in Glastonbury, England, by a fecent vrourronce. A young until, formerly a saddler, emigrated to Australia four or five years since, and left a young woman behind, in- tending, if fortune smiled, to return at a subsequent period to claim her as his own. Having, by success at the diggings, amassed a considerable sum of money, he returned to fulfil his ae His arrival, however, was only just in time to receive the oe ing breath of the poor girl. She was Ae able fee- bly to utter a few words in his ear, and died the day after. The gold dust found in Coromandel Harbor, New Pasian, is said so consist of flaky gold, of a pale lemon color, largely intermixed with auriferous quartz, the separation having been effected only by washing in the simplest manner. No very accurate assay has been obtained, but itis found to be free from any alloy, except silver, of which it contains a portion. The quartz is stated to be highly aurife- rous, and from its great friability, may be separated by crushing, with great facility. & The word “tariff” is taken from a fortress which is situated on the Straits of Gibraltar, a promontory, which, from its position, is ey adapted for commanding the eutrance of the Mediterranean Sea, and watching the exit and entrance of all ships. It was the custom of the Moors to watch from this Pojnt all merchant ships going into or coming out of the Midland Sea; and issuing from this stronghold, to y a certain fixed scale of duty on all merchandise ‘ing in and out of the Straits, and this was called, m the place where it was levied, ‘‘tarifa,” or‘ ta- riff;” and in this way we have acquired the word. Civilization is spreading—Helsingtors, the capital of Finiand, at the northwestern extremity of the Russian Empire, has now an “Exhibition of the Fine Arts.” It consists of only filty-two paintings, and nearly forty of them have been supplied by the young ladies of the town and neighborhood. — tt will, there fore, hardly stand comparison with the exhibitions of Western Europe; but, considering that, until re- cently, so little of the arts of design was knowa in Finland, that even the sign boards had to be painted abroad, the show, however modest, does credit to the people. A silver cnp and tea service have been presented to Thomas Lye, senior Jockey of England, by a few friends in Manchester, the mag of his nativity, as a tribute of respect for his talent, high character, and long services upon the turf. After seven years toil, and many unlooked-for obstacles, the revision (rather the re-transiation) oi the holy scriptures into the Chinese tin has been completed at Shanghae, by the Rev hurst and Messrs. Stronach and Miloe, arent Loudon Missionary Society, The Edinburg Witmess says that the vidagers of Beauty, io (nvernesshire. in pubhe meetiag ween ed, Feeling highly indigaans with the Chaneelior of the Exchequer sor lis ptupy ted. new to the BL We Pane bas aw on whiskey, aud yet Wore incensed at thy wudliyaa of their own village, for making what ia reckoned more corresponding advance in its price, eechew the use of ‘all distilled tiquics for six months. week Many parts of North Wales were, during the , Merle ending May 21, visited by severe snow . ire, a most beers accident happened. wi i ing one of Which, on the Berwen Two youn, cried oe brothers, near Liansylin, al je When about half way up the letely overpowered and unable A proceed; and, i compl ree accor ¢ staternent of the vor, the: down to die. Their subsequent cries for hel ! however, heard by a shepherd, who, wii difficulty, carried one of the almost lifeless bodies to a cottage a it distance off, where, every attention the place afforded being paid, the poor fellow was soon restored. The shepherd and oters then weut in veach of the second unfortunate man, but the rch proved vain until the next day, when the dy was found buried in the snow, a sheep, which 1d also Leen frozen to death, lying across the fuce of the dece An inquest has been held, and @ bay a in accordance with the above facts returned. Heouleme (in France) and its vicinity were, a short time since, visited Pisa storm. In & few minutes the streets were transformed into rivers. Part of tim parapet of the aqueduct was washed away, and a touse was thrown lown, and a Bee deaf and dumb wonen was buried in the ruins. The water in the cathedral was six inches deep, and it was found necessary to form uidges with benches and chairs in order to enable the persons to leave that building. The cellars in almost al] the houses in the town were inundated, and a large quantity of goods were injured in the shops. In a Berlin letter of the 16th of May, we read that M. Charles Kloss, one of the most accomplished or- ganists in Germany, had just died suddenly at during a concert which he gave at St. Peter's chui and at the moment when he was seating himaelf the organ to execute a fantasia composed expresaly for the occasion. M. Kloss was a native of and in his sixty-second year. The act (16 Vict., cap. 21) which was so tnuch discussed in the English Parliament, on the Canadiam clergy reserves, has been printed. Power is now given tothe Legislature of Canada to alter the a propriation of the clergy reserves and the procecs thereof, and to make such other provisions as shail seem fit. The Mii fecypei is, however, not author- ized to interfere with existing interests. The Belfast Mercury, an Irish paper, states that about forty whales been foolish enough to ap- pear on the coast of Down, at Rathmullen, Some persons who saw them got into a boat, and pulled outside, when Seen sie of them were driven on shore and captared. The rest more judiciously wheeled about and went to sea. gland, e charge of the Be ation, the absence of M. Van de Weyer. S The works for the perforation of the Tuscan pennines, for the railway of central Italy, have. commenced. This, when completed, will be one of the longest tunnels in the world. The Emperor Napolean is getting a beautiful pc yacht, to be called the Eugenie, built af halon-sur-Saone. It is supposed that she will be finished by the 15th of June. Some-of the principal decorative artists of Paris are employed in fitting up the interior. the collecting clerk of a bank EER Some short time was murdered in the Bourse at Frankfort, and the same day @ young man was arrested on suspicion of having committed the murder. This individual avowed himself to be the perpetrator of the crime, and the information given by him has led to the arrest of twenty-four malefactors, who for some months past have infested Frankfort and its environs. In the month of Feb: alone, the members of this band carried off 20,000 florins from the premises of M. M. Schuster, brothers, merchants, murdered Ce Souris named Stoss, and ret ae their apartment, which contained a great quantit; plate acter articles of value; ol ee lered 4 Wetzel, an advocate, and carried off from his rooms notes aud other property to the amonnt of 80,000 fi belonging to clients of his, and which had been in his charge. The hearing of the ap) in the affair of “the French correspondents” o! dieclen oul, began May 26th, before the Court Imperial, in Paris, aad will continue, it was expected, for some time. True bills have been found against the.prisoners connected with the owder and rocket manu- factory, at Rotherhithe, England. This indictment was founded on a law dating as tar back as 1598; and the papers say it is a question if it is worth while or fair to go on with a prosecution which is founded on a law which is go nearly-obsolete. Ireland, like England and France, is likely to have a military encampment this summer. It will be formed on the Curragh of Kildare, on a large scale— the force to comprise five regiments of the line, the King’s Dragoon Guards, the 11th Hussars, and de~ tachments of Artillery, Horse Artillery, and Lancers. On Christmas day, at the principal Wesleyan Chapel in Melbourne, Avrtralia, £2,600 was col- lected in aid of a fund now being raised for sending wee land for iron chapels, to be erected at the “ diggings.” The latest accounts received from Africa state there was a great inclination on the part of the chiefs to enter on the cultivation of the cotton plant. A pedomotive carriage is being exhibited at Hun- gerford market, England ; it is constructed for two persons, and consists of a single wheel, with a seat on cither side. Owing to the small amount of fric+ tion, and the mode of suspending weights, a great speed is obtained ; indeed, the inventor states that sixteen miles an hour may be dove with ease. In the week ended Saturday, May 28th, the deaths registered in London numbered 1,098, being nearly the same amount as in the previous week. Four guns, taken by the British army from the Sikhs at Chillianwallah, have been sent to Dublin, by Lord dough, for the Exhibition. Prospectuses are out for five new weekly papers im. Beotland, viz., one at Aberdeen, one ‘at Petar one at Dumfries, and two at Paisley. Peter! and Paisley are without any local press. Baron Marochetti has sentto the Dublin Exhibi- tion a cast of the bronze statue of her Majesty, the Queen of England, shortly to be erected in Glasgow, in honor of her visit in August, 1849. Her Majesty is represented on a steed, the portrait of a favorite horse, in the act of walking, so that the horse stands on twodegs, the other two being raised. Her Ma- jesty’s left hand holds the bridle, and in her right is aslight sceptre with the imperial crown. Ou the Queen’s head isa light tiara, or coronet. The robe in which her Majesty is attired, while in front it flows over the feet, as usual with ladies on horse- back, also hangs over her shoulders down the right side of the horse, so faras to cover her seat, pro- ducing. in combination with the spirited action of the horse, a very elegant and picturesque effect. The Baron Cornelius has been despatched to Rome by the King of Prussia, on an important artistic mission. We understand that Lieutenant General Sir Bd- ward Blokopey, commander vftho-Rnglish forces im Treland, has become so infirm that he is unable to ride on horseback, and inspects the troops from his sate Professor Wartmann, of Geneva, has been work- ing on the tae be of minerals and the electric light; he obtained the latter by means of a pile of filty pairs, with Dubosq’s instrament for adjusting the point. The light was such as almost to blind his assistant, and was strong enough for the taking of daguerreoty pes. There is an ancient doctrine in process of re- vival in England. The early Hindoo philosophers held that ight wasa material substance, and now there are speculations and deductions oe forward by a Cambridge philosopher, based on the assumption of light being a viscous fluid. The tables in the dining-room of the Westminster school, in England, are made of oak from the Spa- nish Armada. They are in good preservation. The London Court Journal, of May 28, says :— “The ‘rapping’ mania is filling the American lunatic asylums with victims, and doing more mischief than any other nuisance that ever existed.” The cholera it epee was on the increase at St. Petersburg. On the 12th of May, there were fifty. new cases, forty-two cures,and niveteon deaths. The number of cases under treatment was 433. A traveller in the East was lately Roing beyond the Vaal river, when 4 lion, alarmed by the a) preaches wagons, made off from the side of the , and in i haste to escape, disturbed a hen ostrich sitting. The enraged bird, starting from her nest, rashed the intruder, and dealt him a furious kick with her long and powerful leg, which so discone.rted the king of beasts, that he never once turned, bat fled in head- long terror. The Jews of Stockholm have lately commenced ning the Swedish langoage, in the place of the He- brew, in the pertormance of their reli ices. A Horrisre De On Friday night, Mr. Joseph McHenry, of this county, accompanied by young Thomas Douglas, bis brother-in law, and two «mall boys, repaired to a lick, bata few hundred yards distaut froow his house, for the porpose of shooting deer. Whilst there, sitting upon some logs around a fire they had kindled ia the open Geld, they were snddently f upon from = neighbor stump. The stump from which the flend le- velled hin deadly ‘aim was ubout thirty yards from the fire, and the ground bore the visible prints of the viltain’s: bands and koees for forty yards or more, where ke had cre wied to reach the stamp. ‘The shot took effect in dneck of McHenry and in the thigh and mde of Dovgine. MeHenry’s wounds not being ovaxt- 8, his specdy recovery is expycted. Hoid- pright before him, it is thought, is what, as the gun bears the marks of severe! *Lo:s, 8 Whe was bot Lhewnge terouga, 4a afew hourn Thos Douginw, wie hes than mot end. vrs & young Mima OF ReBTan twenty sow il of Lite wud promine. Ho wow balovet br sti wLok@ew him asd had a large conseuree af friemde and retatiows wogstaor yor d around hia grave. ~.ae. ' Boch (ark,) Democrat, soy