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| i is Yhowever malicious, to defeat the scheme. The views of Romich politicians would be tainiiely better satis- fied by the immersion of Piedmont and its people in the slongh*of Neapol'tan barbarism than by the | Progress df this State towards such conditions of government as would invo've popular enlight evinent ard freedom. With sound and rational views of political liberty would infallibly come, as the Court of Reme well knows, au indi-positioa to submit to its dictation and iaterference; and, as its own power is a cvosiderably more precious object in its eyes than the welfare of others, it reso- Jutely counteracts all effurts in the direction of na- tional improvement. Even as regards this particular arch reform, it is probable shat the Popich emiscariesg!iscern more danger fh the regene- ration of the Sardinian kingdom thao in the redis- tribution of ecclesiastical patronage or the visitation of religious houges. To such measures, indeed, when upattended by any prospect of general refurms, the ~ Pepal See has not unfrequently given its consent, bot never yet has its concurrence been obtained for any scheme conducive to popular knowledge or na- 4 tional independence. In this case, however, we sin- ( cerely trust tost its devices may be frustrated by the good sense of tre Piedmontese pane ang the accord subsisting between them and their sovereign. Se'dom, indeed, has an experiment been attempted with stronger clainw to the sympathies and support of all free and liberal governments. Deeth of Lord Piunket. On Wedoesday, January 4th, William Conygham, Lord Piunket, died at hia*residence, Old Connaught, near Bray, about ten miles from Dublin, where— since his unceremonious ousticg from the Irish Ohan- ~ cellorship, by Lord Camp ell—the last of the great cid Irish orators resided In dignified leisure in the privacy of bis family. ° With Lord Plunket dies almost the final represen- tative of the school of lawyer, politicians, and ora- tors bred in Ireland when that country labored in the threes of those great political and social changes which marked her pus-age from the last century to “the present oce. His memory and his ora- torical powers are inreparably connected with the Teccllection of the iutellectival giants who then flourished in the land—witb Grattan, and Curran, and Flood—with the struggle so vainly waged by mapy of Ireland’s truest patriots for her legialative independence, and is later times with the memory of the lovg course of ig aay and bates which were ultimately crowned by the grand victory of Roman Catholic emancipation. Since that grea event Lord Plauket bas not conspicuously appeared in the Parliamentary arena, He was, indeed, ina great megsure shelved when promoted to the House of Lords; and in the latver days of bers eae and pro- fessional life a gradually gathering indolence, which crept over him, confined his attention to the mere technica! duties of his post—sometiues, indeed, eausizg even these to fall partially into arrear. For the last twelve years Lord Plunket has taken no part whatever m public life, inany shape. It ha-pens, then, that the meenry of the great man just gove from amongst us must be soaght for in the records «f the two—we may say the three— Jast generations. His great oratoycal triamphs were achieved at periods the first portion of which is now perfectly historical, whilst the latter is fast lapsing from the sphere of recent politica to that which Lord Plunket did not describe as being the subject matter of an old almavack. Still, even to the minds of the present i Case the name of Phunket is familiar as that of a profound and saga- cious lawyer, and as of one of the most impres- sive and grandly exdowed orators who ever svoke in the British Senate. The taunder of his peculiar elo- quence, #9 pregnant wich intellectuality, and strong, and clear, and luminous reasoning powers and yet £0 correctly brilliant and symmetrically ornate, gas left echoes which stili bauntus. The united testi- Mony of those contemporaries who heard his great efforts, places them in the first rank of displays of ratiocinative eloquence, while those gifts were borne sicft upon the basis of a personal character which, if not uniformly exalted and untinged by selishness— if not distinguished by the gallant nature and high- souled patriotiem of the Grattans and the Carrans— ‘was yet up to the level of a more than respectably elevated political and moral standard. s Inthe House of Lords, Pinnket made‘no very dis- tinguished figure. He did gies et 9 it was hard- ly to be expected that he couid—fall into tne ways _ and adopt the tone of bis new associates. In this re- ct, he was the very antizsodes of Lord Lyndhurat. Bren in manner and address, Plunket remained to the last somewhat anformedand provincial. He was not in his element amongst lords, and his energies were consequently seldom or never ap) to. ‘ap equity judge, we believe that holes have been picked in Lord Plunket's decieions ; but his vigor of mind and sagacity of judgment have never been ques- tioned, while his reasonings from the Chaucery bench have always been esteemed: ingenious in the highest degree, if something wauting in strength, weigh!, aad harmony. Ia Jone, 1841, Lord Sampbell was sudde: ly raised to the Irich woolsack, and Lord Planket uu- ceremoniourly pushed off. All Dabligyose as one man upon the occasion, ard the fiercest avitation agains Bir “ Cardigan” Campbell, as he was called, pre vailed. The ‘tame offcast from the bar o England” was indignantly denounced as a * car- rion crow, about to roost in the eyrie of an eagle.” /é But the whigs stuck staunchly to their purpose, and * Plain John” to his job, The Irish bar, in an ad- dress to the departing Chancellor, con‘radisted with at emphasis the statement circulated by the Mel- fourne artisans, that the faculties of the noble and learned Nora were Secsying, and.the veteran lawyer and orator took leave of his court in a short, manly, and impressive speech. Lord Campbell shen, in the face of still undimivishei outcry, ascended to the judgment-reat, where be sat just six weeks. Lord Plunket was a middle-sized, stoutly and equarely-built man. His face was not pi ing, qpeivg bulky and austere; but the vulgarity of the pose and the largeneas of the jaws were more than atoved for by the pile of forehead which rose high, wide, and full, above his features. With a voice loud clear, and somewhat coarsely sonorons, and face an figure generally expressive of burly strength and manly resolution, it was generally conceded that Lord Plunket’s mentel attributes were in some de- gree shadowed fortn by his physical peculiarities, and that the bold, steadfast bearing of the man was typical of the strong, grave, and vigorous power of his mind. Lord Pluakes was boro ia the year 1765, and was consequently in the 89th year of his age. — London Times. ” Death of Field Marshal Viscount Beresford On Sunday evening, Jan. 10, at Bedgebory park, pear Goudhwrst, England, died General Viscoant ~ Beresford, G. C. 8.,G. C. H. This distinguished sol- dier was bora in the year 1770,and began his mili- tary life as ensign in the Sixth Regiment of Foot, somewhat more than three years after the close of the American war, and in the spring of 1786 embark- ed with his regiment for Nova Scotia, where he re- ceived his first wound, wbich deprived him of the sight of bis left eye, from the gun ofa brother sports- . man. He remained during the first four years of his military !ife in Nova Scotia; but, having been ap- ited to a lieutenantcy in the Sixteenth Foot, re- ufned to England in (he year 1790. He waa pro- moted in the month of January, 1791, to the rank of captain, and in the May following obt sined a compa- ny in the Sixty-nioth Foot. Early in 1793 Captain Beresford, with his regiment, embarked at Cork for foreign service, and formed part of the army which in the «pring of that year took possession of Tou'on. When the British troops evacuated that place he ac- companied the forse which was sent to Corsica, and, as usual, was in the wiist of the hottest fignting at Calvi, Baetia,and St. Florenza. His promotion was rapid; he was advanced to the rank of major in the month of March, 1794; to that of lieutenant colonel on the 11th of August following; and in 1795 we flad hi commanding officer of the Ssth Foot. In that ye regiment embarked, under Sir Ralph Aber- orembie for the West [noies,batthe 88th were recalled, and Colonel Beresford remained oa home eervice nn- til 1799, when he was seat to Ezypt, being then in- trusted with the command of a brigade in Bir David Baird’s army. Haviog tought hia way through the Egyptian campaign—if euch a series of contlicts can be +o desiznated—he revarned to England, and ia the year 1800 received the brevet rank of coloael. The next field of active operation ia which his ser- vices were required was the Cape of Good Hope, in the reconquest of which colony be bore a coaspicu- ons part. From Southera Africa Beresford, with the rank of brigadier general, was sent in command of a small detachment to seize Buenos Ayres, and » was le prisoner there, but after the lapse of six months, contrived early inthe year 1807 to effect his escape, and returned to Bugiand. Inthe winter of 180’ expedition was sent to Madeira, of which the naval nae was commanded by Adziral Hood, and the troops by General Beresford. By this force Madeira was seized on the 24th of December in that year, and thencetorward retained in trast for the royal family of Portogal, which had jast then emi- grated t» the Brozils. The time had at length arrived when there was to be an end of these separste and desultory expedi- tions, and the forces of Eog!and were to be concen- upon the vast series of operations known to lishmen as the Peninsular War. Even in the Unpromising commencement of those campsigos ral Beresford actively participated. le re: mained in the offices of Governor and Commander in-chief at Madeira only nati! the month of roe , 1808, when he was called upon to join the British ar- my in Portugal, where he arrived shortly after the battle of Vimiera, and the first,duties be was reqnired to discharge on landing were those of commissioner for settling the disputes that ocovrred repose the terms upon which Lisbon. bad capitulated. That he shonid toen proceed with Sir John Moore’s army to Spain was in the natural conrse of events; that he ‘was present at the battle of Corunna, that he was ac tive in covering the embarkation of the troops, and that he returned with them to Eagland, may be weld imagined. On the 25th of April, 1808, ¢he rank of | major-general had been conferred upon hint, and in | February, 1509, he was ordered to proceed a second time to Portugal, fur tee purpose of taking the oou- mand of the army of that kingdom, under the au- inpri'y of the Prince Regent of Portugal, with the : “ ‘As . sre thrown up, by an entirely new process, d | skirt is gathere Joeal rank of Lietenant General. His appointment as Marshal Commanding (Sir Arthur Wellesley be- ing Marshal-General and Commander in-Chief of the Portuguese army) was made on the Ist of March, 1809; and placing hiuself, as soon as possible, at the head of 12,000 men, he attacked the French in the north of Por‘ugal, crossed the Upper Duoro, drove Loigon's division back to Amarante, acd there, uniting with a force under Sir Arthur Wellesley, ursued the cetreatiog enet M till that divisien of be French army was utterly disorganized. Toe battle of the Sisrra Busaco, fought on the 27th of Angust 1810, furnished some of the earlest results of the services which Marshal Beresford rendered to that cation, whose army he had undertaken to form and instruct During the next four g the deceased peer was known as Sir William Beresford, having f@r his ser- vices at Busaeo been created a Knight of the Bath on the 18th of October, 1810. Upon many memors- ble occasions he performed the duties of a general of division; and not one among the illustrious ers who contribated to the military renown of Eogland, éuring the campaigns in Spain and Portugal, ever displayed more sy or devotion in csrrying out the instructions of bis commaxder. His merits in the exercise of an independent and separate com- mand form quite another question, which have been rendered a subject of controversy in connection with the sanguinary battle of Albuera, where it became his @uty to lead 20,000 men. That battle considering the high reputation of Boolt, the numerical atrength of the French, and the period of the war. was undoubtedly an ag cng victory; yet less of Sir William Beresford’s fame is Oerived from that,sauguinary conflict thaa from the admirable manrer in which he was accustomed to out the designs of his chief when acting ander the immediate supervision of that great commander. ‘The thanks of Parliament were on the 7th of June voted “ to Sir William Beresford and to the army under his command for the glorious battle of Albnera,” fought on the 16thof May, 1811. Mr. Perseval, being then First Minister, proposed the vote ina triumphant speech, and the proposition was seconded Vs Lord Castlereagh, amid much cheering. During his absence in the Penineula the deceased peer was twice elected a3 member for Waterford, but had no opportunity of taking his seat, He whe present, however, waerever contests were decided, not by peaceful votea, but by bayonets and artillery; bearing bis part at Badajos, where the Duke of Wel- ington marked his conduct with especial thanks and pprobation; at Salamanca, where he was severely wounded; at Vittoria, at the various battles on the | Pyrenees; at Nivelle, where he led the right of the | centre; at Nive, and at Orthez. It was also bis for- tunate lot to be in command of the British troops which took ion of Bordeaux, and he subse- ently bore a distinguished part in the battle of ‘onlouse. When he was raised to the peerage, in a grantof £2,000 per annum was made and the two next inheritors of the title; died without issue. to x but he has Paris Fashions. [From the Lyadoo Jour: Joarual Jaa 17] No city mart or commercial exchange ever pre- | sented a more lively, basy aspect than'that oftered at | | this moment by the various workrooms in Paris. The salons of the fashionable dressmakers are crowd- | ed by the élite of the bean monde—the llers’ | show rooms become the rendezvous of all the eo la de fashion, as the jargon of our salons will have it —in short, the fureur d‘acquisition seems to be car | ried to ita height at this moment. It, were better, | therefore, to plunge at once into the vortex, and | discourse of what has been the result of that pre- veyance whieh distinguishes above all others the | Paris artiste au modes, whose amdiion has always been to lead the taste of the multitude by followiag that of the chosen few. First of all stands, in the way of fantaisie, the new robe crépe lamée of Barty’s esign. It is of rose white or sky blue crape, in io which are woven, not enbroidered, the richest de- signs of the Watteau, Boucher, and Pompadour pat | tervs of the finest gold. This dress, which outshines everything of the a’ me kind which has ever been in- vented, owes its birth to the propensity for embroid- | ery in court costume, which, of necessity, rith, stiff, | anid heavy on the mantle, requires a lizhter embellish- ment for the drees, leaving the richness and grao- deur extirely to the garment meant to represent the | rank and high station of the wearer. The taste of this arrangement is unquestionable, and Burty’s cre, lamée bas been eagerly sought after for,the oy roac! ing reception. A new disposition of silk from his looms has also attracted great attention. It is of gro de Palerme, of various sombre colors, upon which of many tints of Albanian combination, raiventes, | the ot of Oriental manufacture. The new dress of Burty’s preventing is also highly succeseful. It is composed of gauze or crape—no tarlatane is en- couraged this year—embroidered in white chenille, im patterns imitating those employed for seed pearl. The ground of the pattern is ny sTiaay composed of large-holed Brussels net, over which the rich de- signs meauder with most charming effect, appear- f the most costly and delicate workmanship, , at the same time, the whole fabric is as light asif woven by the hand of fairies. Delisle has his robe Labrador, which he offered some little while since, improved and enriched by the introduction of small gold threads, raised here and there according to the course of the pattera, sometimes standiag forth in small bright spangies, sometimes bordering the flowers in a frame of dead gold, and aga‘o streshing the leaves in shining gold veios. Tue Eas‘ero elegance of this tissue, which appears to bave cowe fresh from the looms of Hindostan, uae created much imitation and various experiments have been made to rival it witout success. Guageline has devoted bimeelf to the introduction of Spanish taste in manufacture. Thus we have in his jasins the broad stripe ot gay colors, tae rich twill of Ands- lusia, the seja of Murcia, and the soft inimitable | woollen fabrics, fine and brilliant enough to vie | with the most costly silksn tissues, from the Asta- rias. All these differect manufactures we have men- tioned are perfectly new to the Paris public, design- ed and produced for the New Year, aad desti to fly over the whole universe before the end of 1354. The ealons of Victorive in the Rue Richelieu bave been literally besieged to behold the étreanea | bestowed by the Empress upon the Qaeen of | Spain and her royal mother. The dreas for Queen | Christina consists of a skirt of poe @’ Aleagon, with flounces of moderate width reachisg to the waist. An entirely new disposition of corsage, which may be regarded as amongst Victorine’s ee inspiratiows, seems to earry the same trimmivg from tre shoulders to the waist again. This garniture | ids most vapory nebulous effect to the whole igure, admirably adapted for ladies of robust pro- portions, leaving the outline softened and uadefined, and anvihilating the hard, stiff effect of the tigat- | 4c, that is literally all, Some of those invented by | Madame Jeanne have iad gen success. the ero wn | being composed of rows of brilliant colored velvet eign with black lace, the front rows of black lace | intermingled with the same velvet as that upoa the crown. ‘Phe interior of these bonnets is literally | filled to the very brim with brights colored flovers and black iace ruched in such thickness as to reclude the possibility of being attached to the Rennes The trimming is made entirely sepa- rate, and placed on the head with great care. It is really becoming to all eomplexioos. The raching round the edge ot bonnets, both inside and out, | is now an indispensible adjunct. Sometimes they are made double outside the brim and joined grape by a knot of ribbon in front. Feathers are no longer placed on both sides, but one large | feather, or a bunch of smaller ones, is placed very low over the right ear, aud very much in aivance, 80 as to olay over the edge of the brim. Qa the op- posite side, within the passs, and lying close to the | face, a feather of the same size curls gracefully down- | wards. nis garviture & la Diane is much adopted by the Empress,and i+ eonsidered both distingué and becoming. As to coiffures en cheveux but little cbange i visible. Since the official appointment of Felix as coiffeur en titre to the Empress he has given us but two new inventions—the one the cvifure & l'Imperiale, composed of several rows of crépe rou- leaux tarned back from the face and coptiauiag quite to the back of the head; the other, the coiffure & Ia Bretonpe, composed of two short , quite low at the ears, connected together yy aa immense thick rouleau (not plait) of | hair, into which are inserted three star shap- | ed blossoms, such ag camelia or China aster of | bright colors, and semetimes even differing from | bas other. Leopold has improved upon the coiffure | & I’Imperiale by adding at the back of the head a flat oval-ebaped piece of rich lace, upon which @ large bow with long ends is placed, thas rendering | the form of the head more grace‘ul than the mere round increasivg rouleaux would have rendeced it. The fleuristes have been vieing with each other without mercy for themselves or pity for our poek- ets. Constantia hus been attemptiaug an impossi bility, by endeavoring to surpass himself in the con- position of various elegant bouquets it is his castom to offer at New Year to his royal and noble patron: esses of all nations The jupe de fleurs, invented last month, has been turued to admirable account for the Court balls. It is composed of his yondrous fleura diamantées, which defy the power of rival jewels, or the crushiog effect of embroidered coats, to detract from their brilliancy. Wrea*hs, we fear, will not be 80 much worn as tingle detached flowers. These, of course, are made with long ten- drils, sometimes covering the whole shoulder. Tne superb Breganza wreath alone maintains its ground, and is now made in every flower, 'arge or | King, William IIT. The paper is to appear in the French language, as | lavntiet the oe in the German language do | already advocate the Muscevite cause. The merchant shipping ef Prussia is now com: | posed of 979 vessels for foreign trade, measuring to- ether 131,406 tons, and ‘ing 8,221 men 3 and nn) coasting vessels, of 6 tons, and 824 men, , forming @ total ef 1 352 vessels, 137,051 tons, and 9,045 men. The vessels in the foreign trade belong chiefly to Memel, Stettin, Dantzic, and Stralsund. The last section of the long line of electric tele- graph from Elsinore to Hamburg, two ions of nieb are submarine, has just been terminal despatches have been already conveyed by gotlations have been opened to put it ia communica tion with the lines of the other States which termi- nate at Hamburg. A few weeks since & colossal statue in bronze of the late King William II. was erected in the Grand Square at the Hague. This monument will be in- | augurated on the 19th January, the anniversary of the | birta of the Queen Dowager, mother of the present The Annuaire de Bureaw des Longitudes states | that from 1793 to the beginning of 1853 there was coined im France gold to the amount of 1,626,090. 839 francs, and silver tothe amount of 4,512,494,206 francs. The London Chronicle and Ilustrated London | News ot January 13 ave vigorously urging on the | British governm mt,the necessity of repealing all | the so-ealled ‘taxes on knowledge.” .. The Chronicle | says :— ‘What, for the sake of English literature, we | have to demand is, tuat the same liberality which the Post Office exhibits towards the free circulation of English books and penchler should be extended re fe introduction of foreign literature into Eng- nd.’ The London News aad Liverpool Mui! of the 18th of January have some severe criticisms on the pre- sent state of the existing relations between France, Belgium and England. The London News says:—At a time when the relations of the two countries were unsettled and embarrassed, Belgium has exhibited @ preference for @ German conuection, for an old worn out cours connection, for a conuection that must necessarily detest sud abominate tne present state of things in Franse, and which only sub aits to it as a matter of necessity. The Liverpool Mw con- tains some paragraphs of unmeasured abuse of Leo- pold and his policy. All the mien t> hand by the Asia are filled with editorial comments, or letters of corres pondents, relative to the conduct of Prince Albert in the Eastern crisis. It was expscted that the ob- | servations which Mr. Roebuck intended to make on wie, subject in Parliament would elicit a full expla: nation. small, according to the fancy ef the wearer. The culiar pankeea yellow, which offended our taste jast month, and whieh we opposed with so much ardor, is decidedly victorious We are beaten, aod know that we are so, When’Constantin copfesses to the intention of bringing out roses of this color, aud displays his secret hoard of sucosssful experiments, amongst which are flowers of every season of this one color, and shows a wreath of oankeen colored jessa- mine with blue velvet leaves, made fur the greatest Indy of the land, of course we, on our side, are fain to own that our taste must have taken a crooked, un- natoral bias, aud that we are unworthy to pronounce judgment in the case. Our general observations:—Plaids and checks seem to have been suddenly arrested ia their all in- vading progre-8, avd stripes, discarded for some time past, to have as suddenly usii ped their place. Broad and singular rayares are veheld without cre- ating astonishment. Violet and yellow, light green and pensée, every exaggeration of effect, has been erm tted in demi-toilette. Court mautles are not to 2 cemnpelled to come from the shoulder, a8 was feared, but to be sehen into the waist like those worn at the English court, if it so please the wearer The trimming of the trains is, however, expected to be of costly embroidery, ei:her gold or silver, and in cases of ladies ot mature age, ermine or minever upon vel- vet may be adopted with approbation. The plait across the forehead, #0 loug patronized by young la- dies, and cousidered at first so elegant and distingué, is laid aside in every case for thick roleaux. Toe same objection to the natural shape of the head still exists, however, avd iberefure no hair is to be allowed bebind. used formerly to encircle the head is now covered with velvet or ribbon. Parures of malachite are, we are told, destined to supersede every Kind of spark- ling stone, except on occasions of grand toilette and looping she sleeves. Stars of this brigat greea miue- ralare placed in the hair, and have had immense succés in blind rouleaux. Shves are invariably or- bamented with monster wreaths aud rosettes of mix- ed ribbon and lace. Sandals are not only exploded, but forgotten. The visiting cards for the New Year aré ornamented, not only with the crest or arms of the owner, but, in bighly tasbionabie cases, possess algo 4m exquisit-ly finished engraving of the chateau belonging to the family. This fasbion in supposed to bave been iatrodaced to give the lie to the epithet of Lackland Nob'- lity of France bestowed upon the nobiesse by the republicans. afer a repose of seme four or five years They are large, flat and dark, divided by @ crystal partition in the middle, 89 as to contain st once the pungent sr matic and soothing perfume. Each side opens with a separate spring. Chuins, chatelaines, bre- loques and br nabortons of every kind are voted gaudy and unfashionable. Simplicity 13 carried even to the extent of a broad black riboon in preference toe chain of any sort for maintainiog the eyeglass. No hats or peti‘bords of avy description have as yet ap- peared for full dress—resiles of pearls or gold thread, ornamented with feathers or briliiant flowers, are preferred. Foreign Miscellany. The Vienne Gazette publishes an official report on the reeults of the last barvest in the whole of the Austrian monarchy. In Bobemia, Moravia, Suesia, aud Galicia, it has been above aa average, and quite sufficient for tre necessities of these couxtries. The eastern part of Gallicia and Silesia had part of their potatoes uncree by hail storms. Inthe dachies of Austria, Salzburg, and the Tyrol, the crop has been almost good, bat fn Styria only middling. In Sals. burg seme Cages appeared of diseased potatoes, but in the Tyrol they were perfectly good. In Hun- gery the harvest has been only middling; potatoes, ulse, maize, grapes, and fruit geaerally, succesded st. Inthe provinces of Goritz and Giadiska ail has failed. In Lombardy the barvest has been ander eda and in the Venetian province absolutely A Vienna ened corsage hitherto worn. Heading the flounces, at ictervels of a few inches, were placed single flow- ers ot the new kind called fleurs Eugenie. These are made of some briliant and sparkling material, the | composition of which has hitherto kept a pro- found secret, the inventor, M. Michelin, having de- termined upon reserving the displiy of this sdiira- ble result of his talent until the present New Year. Toe sprigs ornamenting this magaificent dress con- , fisted of bolly and frosted hoya, placed alternately above and beneath the flounces. The brilllancy of these agraffes, thus subdued by the exquisite taste which had guided the composition of the whole parure, excited a perfect fureur of admiration. The Corsage was ornamented by a page of the same flow: | €rs, which, drooping over the bosom, seemed to wan- der amongst the rows of lace with « carelessness only to be acquired by the longest course of study, and by the most canning, skilfol hand. The dress | intended for Queen Jsanella was of rich silk, sky blue, and doted with little pointed seeds of silver. Fionuces of silver blond, three in nuaber, ornaumnt- , ed the skirt. They bore no heading, put beneath the transparent portion of the bionde @ broad band of pink silk was laia, giving the most charming | Pcmpadonr effect, by the mingling of the blue aad | roee, which can possibly beimagi ed. The same grace- ful idea presided over the corsage;which was orna- mented by a broad pink ribbon en braissiere,overwhich was laid a deep silver blonde, left to badiner almos; as low as the waist. The rich dresses now making at Madsme Vignon's for the [mperial ladies are | Jaugbivgly given as proof of the certainty of war, as | the fair Mnscovites seem bent on making a provision ot bata specimen of the taste aod elegance of Paris before being deorived of such means of captivatioa. Ove of the richest of these dresses is of emerald green velvet, ornamented with the richest passe- menterie ever made in Paris, composed of gold thread and beads of every color, imitating every description of precious stone. This dress is made A la Dubarry, the passementerie covering the co’ and continuing over the shoulders. The most florid pattern is d down the front of the dress, in- creasing in width as it reaches the feet, and so soft and fine wi:hal that {t yieids te the folds of the vel- vet, and not the hs ieee degree of stiffoess. | The wonderful perfection exhibited iathis manufacture | Of paseementerie bas never been equalled, even ia Paris. The dresses now making for the Empress at | Madame Vignon’s are also attracting great atten: | tion A white costame de bal possesses some an- tique features of novelty. The skirts, three in num. | ber, heey sw Med white tulle, are ornamented by | bouquets of abouts. wich loop up the two bot- tom jupes at gel intervals all round. The top | up on either side very high above two enormous bunches of the same boule aie ds is fat upon the gor. sage, cl mi Y & draperie, looped iTke- Wise with small bouquets of maraborts, Tots facon is admirable for fair and delicate complexions, be- sides showing off fection of form to the great- est advantage, in ing the proportions of the bust without injuring ita delicacy, and thereby dimin- ishing the size of the waist in’ a very material de. ree, fin head-dreee but little variety haa since Jast month. Bonnets are ‘heetdedls, taoune in the brim, and more thrown up over the forehead than they have been for some time past. Nota whit more common seuse is obverved, however, with ce- gard to their size: they still serge as hoods ts co1- geal the ehignon rise at the back of the head, and the knee by Pap of December 31 says:—The commerce of Odessa with foreign countries attained, | ip 1853, the sum of 34,605,076 ronbles (138,420,304 | francs), in which the exports are down for 24 777,717 roub es, and the imports for 9,827,359 roublea. The principal articles exported from Odessa in 1853 were —Wheat, 14,066,031 roubles; rye, 1,344,179 roubles; flour, 150,508 roubies; linseed, 439,732 roubles; and rope, 126,002 roubles. The exportation of tallow diminishes every year at Odessa, because the Eng- lish, who formerly purchased all that conld be found in the Odews market, now take that article from | Beuth America avd the Rassian provinces of the Baltic, where the price is much lower. The utmost exactituds is required at Alexandria inchecking the number of boxes which forms the India, China, and Austra‘ian mail passing through Egypt. The illiterate Arabs who take charge of the | ma |v in that coustry have a unique and uoerring method of keeping an account of the number of boxes, and which is done by a string of beads; as each box is passed before the eye of the Arab a bead is thrown over his shoulder, where one end of the pomed by the Arab, together with the simplicity of his numerical operation, enables him, amidst con- fasion and noise, to keep an exact account of any | number of boxes of which he isto take charge, without | any chance of a mistake. A serious difference of opinion has arisen ona a of military discipline and religious liberty be ween & general commanding a divisiog of the army of Lyons and a colonel of one of the regiments under him, - The colovel marched the whole regiaeat ia | arrison at Belfort to mass on Christmas day, having, | owever, according to one account, given previous notice that any might object, would not be compelled to attend. che general of the district, General Reibell, who happens to be a Protestant, cousidered that the colonel hed | exceeded his authori'y io caing Lia men to parade | for the purpese of being marcurd as a body to apy lace of worsaip. He placed the colonel wader arrest | for eight Gays, and caused aa order of the day, stating his reasovs, to be read at the head of the regiment, The colonel has appealed to the Minister at Mis Rangeela 4 the — is taken up with considerable warmth as a religious question b; the Iccal journals, i i 4) The Berlin journals contain lng aecourts of the | faneral of General Radowitz. The ceremony was | condneted witn almost regal mup. A Berita, on | the 4th of January, before the body was sent to | Erfart for interment, there was a religious service in | the church of the garrison, at woien the king was present. His Majesty approached the coffin, and prays in a low voice, after which he kissed on tue | ‘orebend the four sons of the deceased, two of whom are officers ia the Pruseian army, and who were | ing near the eoffin. \ | The Cologne Gazetie says:—The Prince of Canin», | Charlee Lucien Bonaparte, has sold all hia posses sior's in Rome and Roncigtione to the banker, Ales | andro Torlonia, for 450,000 and one seudi.' The | Prince, who is well koown ax & man of exilied | political opinions, has stipniated in the contract that the one scudi shouid indicate the value of his title | as Prince de Canine, whit he now sells, togewuer with his estates, The Monitur mentions from Vienna, the 3ist of December, that the Ruesian government is abont to | establish a journal; even the name of the f edi- tor of that new enterprise ie already It must be all bronght to the | sides. The place where the long and clavsical plait , ceremony. Large medailions of this material have | been seén ornamenting the front of silk dresses and | Smelling bottles are comiag into use,” reste. The pover of mental abstraction pos | man who from religious séraples | | end looks as if Alluding to the policy of England in the Turkish | | plese the Liverpool Z¥mes of the 13th Janu- ry says:—Suflice it that the great diplomatic bud- The French Movement in the Pacific OUB WASEINGTON OORRSSPON 08NOR. Wasainoron, Feb 3, 1854. The New Caledonia Group im the Southern Archi- pelago—The Proposed new French Convict Seitle- ment. The New Caledonia group terminates the islands of the South Pacific on the west. It is the last link of a chain of islands and groups which exteuds over a space of nearly five thousand miles. On some ab- counts it may be considered the most important of the great island family to which it belongs, and by its proximity to Australia is destined at no distant day to become the centre and mars of a valuable trade and commerce between the Pacific islands and the British colonies of Australia and New Zealand. By the natives of the southeastern part of New Caledonia, from which the group takes its name, the island is cal‘ed Yuaula. There are several other im- portant islands belonging to the group, the principal of which are Gifa, Mare, Uca, the‘Isle of Pines with its satellites, and others. New Caledonia and the Isle of Pines were first discovered by Cook on the 14th September, 1774, after he had finished his survey of the New Hebrides, and was on his retura to New Zealand. The island of New Caledonia extends from latitude 19 deg. 37 min. to 22 deg. 33 min. south, and from IoMgitude 163 deg. 37 miu. to 167 deg. I4 min. east.» It lies nearly N. W. 4 West and 3. E. 4 East, and is about 260 miles long ; its average breadth is about 30 miles. A chain of mountains which forms the interior extends nearly throughout the whole island, rising to about 8,000 feet iu the centre; on the north led, but elsewhere mostly arid and barren. It is well watered by nuaercus streams having their sources in the mountains, and possesses several fine bays and harbors. The country bears a great resem- blance to Australia in the same parallel of latitude; several of its natural productions seem to be the same, and the woods belug without underwood as in that country. y The principal rocks are granitic, mica, stcalite, green achorl, gravite, and iron-stone. Columns of basalt have been found, aud there is reason to sup- pose the existence of rich veins of the precivus metals. The Isle of Pines lies off the south end of New Caledonia. it has its name from being »overed with trees of that species, wh ch grow to the height of one hundred feet. To the east of it are the isles of Beau- pre and Loyalty, forming a group surrounded by a reef, with a safe channel between them and the great island. On the southwest side of New Caledonis a coral reef extends along tbe whols coast, forming a steep wall to seawardy level with the water's edye, having no soundings wNhin two sbips’ length of it with a hundred and fifty fathoms line. There are several | ble which was conco ted to involve Napoleon in a | war with Russia, and in all probability with Austria and Prussia, has burst over the heads of {ts concoet- | ers. And instead of the best interests of the French | being jeopardized, the very existence of Russia her- | self is threatened—and to extricate the latter has | now become a much more critival and necessary un- | dertaling than to keep Napoleon at peace with the | rest of Europe. be | ,,The London News of January 12 publishes an in- | dignant leader on what it terms “ the shameful treat. | ment of English engineers” who were found in the service of the Sultan, and taken prisoners at Sinope. In the London Glebe of the 13th ult. we find an able article inciting the English shipbuilders to re- newed exertion in order to beat the American ves- els now trading to China. The writer says:—Our ships have fully maintained their superiority; and though the “ clipper ” this of America bade fair to monopolize our carryiog trade from Canina, wé have produced ships fully equal to them in speed, with greater capacity in proportion to the register ton- nege. and superior in Lat la as the clipper ships of thix country have certainly delivered thelr cargoes from China this season in much be‘ter conditioa than their American competitors. The English government has superseded Admiral Bir Fleetxood Pellew in the command of the China équadron. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the National Ga- zettecf Berlin, says:—Atter the departure of the ambaesador of the Shah of Persia from that city in September last, only au inferior diplomatic agent re- mained here, and it is impossible this agent can dave concluded a treaty of altianse between Russia and Turkey. | _ The London Morning Advertiser saya that the Turkish war will be closed by the following compact of the great Powers, and [urkey thus lose her inde- | pendence:—The arrangement is t> be that France and Austria, being Roman Catholic countries, are to | bave the protectorate over the Roman Catholic | Christians in Turkey; and Eogland and Praasia being | Protestant cmutries, are to uave the protectorate | over the Protestant subjects -vf the Sultan; while | Rassia is to have the protectorate over those profess- ing the Greek faith. Now, as the Roman Catholics do not number £00,000, nor the Protestants 200,000, iu the dominions of the Sultan, while thore wh» pro- fess the Greek religion amount tw nearly 10,000,000, it is plain that the Czar will, by the new propositions, carry hig point, so far as relutes to a protectorate over the Christian subjects of Turkey. ith an ex- clusive protectorate ever 10,000 000 ont of 11,000,000 | Christians in the Ottoman empire—and these the | most easily excited te acts of rebellion—it is clear | pee Turkey will, in reality, be beucefor:h under his vol It is gratifying to announce that the unjast incar- | Ceration in a French prison of Alexander the Prince di Govuzega Mantua has at length terminated. His release is entirely attributable to the personal inter- ference of the Emperor Napoleon, A Mr. Thomas Mulock, of Dablin, volunteers a letter of consolation to Prince Albert, ia whish he eays:—Itis utterly incorrect to allege that your | Royal Highness is diventitied to give advice on af | fairs of state to your royal wife. It is true that your | Royal Highness cannot act a+ tbe political head of | the State; but when the Queen voluntarily selected our Royal Highness to be her consort, you became er head by sacred pe of marriage; and your ' Royal Highness is boand by that superior relation to afford all advice and assistance to her Majesty in exa- uting the arduous responsibilities of royalty; and for her Majesty to forego that help, would” be to de- | prive herself of the most important and impartial counsellor in ber dominions. | The Spanish army consists of 'abont 100,000 men, and eee of service is eight years; consequent ly, 12,000 or 15,000 would be sbout the number of conecripts required to make up the yearly deficiency caused by the retirement of those Whose period of service has expired. A correspondent of the London Chronicle, writing from Bowbay, says:—Tbat India will have to per- form an important part_in the coming struggle can- not be for & moment doubted. Journalists are al- ready beginning to spetulate as to whom wil! be | fc the commacd of her armies; and it is genoral- | ly believed that Lord Frederick Fitzclarence will be the general selected. The Liverpool Times of January the 13th says:— | A stupid report prevailed at Montrose last week, that | Prince Albert and Lord Aberdeen had been impri- soned in the Tower of London for some act of poiiti- cal delinquency, arising out of a too close intimacy with Russia. The total number of Swedish and Norwegian ships | is 855, and of thé Danish, 114; which, added together for the three @candinavian kingdoms, gives a grand | total of 469 war veswels of every clase. | ‘The present situation of the Bank of France causes | some uneasiness. The metadic reserve is said to have fallen off considera ly, and the diseount-accom- | modation is much Jess, in consequence of the falling | off of general business, in the prevision of # European war. Be that aa it may, the shares have undergone a decline in value of npwards of 260f. within the fort: | night ending Jaauary 13th. | A despatch from Athens, dated on January 6th, says:—The prohibition of the export of grain haa been prolonged to the Ist of March. A Menonant Sranpep sy a Puysroraw at Cis- cinnati —Last pight a tobacconist named Feuche, who keeps a store on Walnut street, above Pearl, re- ceived a wound which it is feared will prove . | from the hands of a wage Magee physician named | Dr. J. E. Frank. The affair took place at a late hour last night, in the office of Dr. Frank, on the corner of Clark street and Western row. The affair | is somewhat mysterious. It appears that the two men are friends, and were playing euchre together yesterday afternoon. The doctorinvited Mr. Feuche | to bis office last evening, stating that he wished | to show him something interesting. Mr. F. went to the office after tea. aud i iately on entering thought he observed something strange in the coun- tenavce of the physician. After a few minutes con- vereation, the tor asked Mr. Fenche to show him a blister oa his breast. This he refused to do, when the physician, quick as thought, drew ont a knife and inflicted two wounds, one in’ the abdomen and the other over the shoulder. Dr. Frank then fled, aud Mr. Feuche was found some time afer lying on the fleor weitering in his »wn blood. The cause of the murderous attaek is entirely unexplained, and must have been either for the sake of rob .ery or in revenge for being beat at euchre. Ata late hour in the night watchman Freeman arrested Dr. Frank and lodged bim in the watcnhouse. He will have a bearing before Judge Spooner some day this week. Mr. Feuche is represented to be a very peaceable avd quiet man. His situation this morning is ve critical, bis recovery being considered very ‘tonbtful, The bowie knife with which the wounds were i flicted is in rien of the police. It is ne ‘ad been lately purchased. Cin- emnati Times, Feb. 1. aie aie A proposition baa barn wtartef to up a subeription for the Rev Mr to tales * woich aleendy ody es through the reef, admitting ships of the | ree size, with grea anchorage ixside, in from eighteen to ten and eight fathoms, The bottom is sandy near the reef, but towards the shore changes to a blueish stiff mud. In clear weather, and the sun at an altitude of 20, a ship may be (with a look- out on the topsail yard) navigated up and down the coast inside the reef for nearly 75 miles. Vessels should be kept nearer the coast line than the reef, as when the latter is spproncned there are many spits of coral which wonld not be seen were the sun ob- scured, until the ship was close upon them. The coast line is mostly clear, and there are few dangers but what are visible. Iuside the reef there are a numbe@of islands of considerabie size, situated about from three to four miles from the maio land, forming most excellent harbors, with a depth of water from eleven to three fathoms. In fact, one of these har- bors, to which there is a direct entrance through the reef, is @ natural wet dock, which would contain a number of large vessels, and a more excellent depot for the accomm dation of steamers could not, per- haps, be foundio the world. Distant about twalve or fourteen miles in a southeast direction, fresh water may be obtained in many of toe islands, and an abundance of firewood. Oa the main land fresh water may always be procured, and in many places boats can enter the s vail fyesn water rivers and fill from alongside. The nort seast side d7es not furnish more than three good harbors, and it requires great caution in approaching them, as there isa chain of reefs fronting the whole length of the coast, with many detached, diverging from one to nine miles from the shore, with no anchorage inside of them until about a hundred and fifty miles to tue nerith- west, where the reef is continuous fur some miles, and forms a good anchorage. The whole coast of New Caledonia, on both sides, bas at a distance a most uninvitiog appearance, ex- cept about forty miles at the N.W. end, where the land is thickly covered with vegetation to the water's edge. On entering the rivers « fine alluvial couutry is found, asd on the N.E side more particularly, tue scenery is grand veyoud description. ost of the land has evidently nm formed from che washing down of soil from the bigh lands for ages. La some good boat channel between them, forming most pic- tureeque views seen froma height. In the valleys there are meny groves of the courie-pine, growing hundred to four hund.ed tons, and on the island for sbip building and other purposea. A stranger visiting this country would imagine ia was thickly populated, in consequenca of the make their appearance. That it has been thickly populated at some time there can be little doab;— not only from the aopsarance of the neglected culti- vation, but from statements made by the elder inbabitante. Captain Kent, in H. M. ship Buffalo, 1503, mentioned that the natives were very numerous there. In 1852 there were not twenty natives to be found all around that fine harbor. For maoy miles round the south end, and on the coust W.N.W. fifty wiles from Post Saint Viocent there is uot a native establishment tobe seen. The nstives are most numer- ous at the N.W. end +fthe island, and there is a con- | siderable namber residing on the adjacent islands inside the reefs on the southwest side, generally em- ployed in fishing, who are all sndject to the chiefs on the main land. The whole popuiation of New Caledonia would probably not be underrated at 25,000, although the French Ronan Catholic me sionaries bave stated the population to be 60,000; | but these gentlemen reside in that part of the islan where the population is most rumerous, and have not travelled much into the interior, In 1853 there | were residirg at Balade barbor eleven French mis- | sionaries. The traveller finds great inconvenience from the Mmavy different dialects spoken by the inhabitants, differing considerably at plaees not more than twen | ty miles distant from each other; yet the chiefs vivtt each other from greater distances, and seem to con- verse familiarly. The language does not seem to oe either of the Malayan, Polynesian, Austra lian, nor New Zealand, and seems to be distinct from that of any of the contiguous is'ands The climate is very salubrious, by reason of the cool 8. E. winds blowing trom April to October. There are peas ae of wind from November to March, accompanied with heavy rains fom the N. E | the wind veering round to N. W. and8 it gets to the southward of S W. the weather be- | comes fine and serene; and the wind settles to the southward acd eastward, with moderate weather, | until the change of the moon, when an alteration takes place, and the same expositions of winds are observed. In the latter part of November, and nearly all December, there is much lightning and heavy thunder, with vast quantities of rain; but these storms seldom last beyond thirty six hours, At thepe ‘riods the water inside the reef on the S. W. side is ply colored, from the great quantity of soil washed | down from the high lands all along the coast, and it is then dangerous to move a ship, unless the com mander is particularly weli acquainted with the va- rious channels, In February and March hurricanes may be looked for, but they seldom rage with the fary which they do at the Mauritins, which ks in the same parallel. Nor are they so frequent as they are | at thas island, as several out one being known. same point of the compasé as those at the Mauritias, and there is about the same interval of calin, but they soon resdlve themselves into moderate gales. At least such has been the character of those expe- rienced the past six years, during which time only three have occurred. of the natives live to a ripe old age, which can only be attributed to the «alubrious nature of the climate, a@ they endure many privations from their improvidence ; for although nature is most bountiful in the crops, they to not think of storing food to supply themselves during the winter months, When the harvest is gathered in, each neighboring friendly tribe invites the other to feast with it, and in one roucd of feasting the whole w consumed, their only care eggs! to reserve seed enough for the be season. During the rest of the year the natives live upon the bark of trees, wild roots, and fish. The several tribes are almost Sean engaged in exterminating wars, which is the principal cause of the falling off of the popula tion. In there wars many lives are Jost, and the con- uering parties do not hesitate to make use of their slain foes for food. 80 many men being killed in theee bs feb hy mabe is that the females greatly ps rate in number. These are made to per- form all the heavy work in cultivating the soil, cook: ing, &c., and for the slightest offence are often put to death. The men are gencally tall, powerfully mage and athletio, and when used in a kiad man- bv by European visiters, are harmless and inoffen- si wl P Nn may pass over with- ‘he; they do suffer from are generally of a eutane- places the land is formed into small t!4uds, with a | large enough to make spars for vesse's of three | vhere are many other trees of large dimensions, fit | patives (generally speaking two or three friendiesa | tribes) sssembling togesuer wheoever Europeans | who discovered and named Port Saint Vincent in | W. When | -y commence from the | the shoal x large and fine mallet abound—so much 80 that often at night when a boat is going rapids rough the water, great nuicbers will jamp in. re are found also in the fresh water various kinds of fish, and amongst them perch and carp. The lagoons are frequented by large quantities of curlew and wild duck. Of four footed animals indi- genous to the island, there is only one—a yer small rat; not one venomous reptile is to be ft The sugar cane grows very luxuriantly; the natives use it for food, eating it in its green state. No doubt mostly all tropical plants would flourish on the island, and not only s0, but from experiments which bave been made, wheat, Indian ccyn, turnips, and sach like vegetables, are found to ive. ton has alao been tried, and is found to grow luxu- riantly, thoogh short in the staple Te 1851, H. B. M. ship Havana, under the eom- mand of Captain Erskine, surveyed the coast and explored a considerable part this magrificent island, and an soe ca sonar to the admiralty. It is unde: govern- ment contemplated taki ion of the island with the view of making it 5 pena se! , in which they have been pe og by its most re- cent seizure and occupation by the French, with the like avowed object. Another Case for the Government. MESTING IN BEHALY OF THE IMPKISUNED AMERICAN, JOHN HABSN. (Prom the Syracuse sian‘ard, Feb. 4] Ata large meeting of the several military associ- ations of this city, held at the armory of the Lafay- ette Guards on Tuesday evening, January 3let, suant to an invitation of officers and privates of That company can Brig: ler General William ©. Brown wascalled to the chair. The Pxaxsipanr, on taking the chair, stated that the object of the meeting was to take measures for the libération of John Haben, a member of Byracuse La- fayette Guards and a lawful citizen of the United States, who, as he had recently learnt, was illegally incarcerated in prison by a foreign governmeni, and urged that immediate steps be adopted to secure the liberation of our fellow soldier and citizen. Mr. Siias Titus said that Haben had adopted this country as his howe, aud our government must ad- here to the position it had already taken in cases similar to the one before this meeting. Major R. M. RicuaRosow fully concurred in Mr. Titus’s remarks. He was gratified that this peeing bad been cal'ed, and desired that the sympathies o! citizens as well as the military of this city should be sroured. Haben left Prussia at the age of seventeen and came to this country, taking out naturaliza- tion ed ped aad was for three years a voter. He re- | turned last fall to Prussia to claim an inheritance left him by his father On charge of owii tervice to that country, he was seized ane into-a lcathsome prison, Major R. spoke at length of the duties of our go- verpment iu this case, and felt assured if the case were properly !aid before the government justice would be done. x During the absence of the committee it was stated that the family of Haben were in this city and iu a destitute condition; whereupon @ contribution was proposed to be taken up for sheir relief. The sum of $33 36.was contriouted ne handed to Captain A. Listman to be appropriated for such use. Mr. Titus, from the committee on resolutions, re- | ported that they had agreed upon a series of resolu- tions, and would recommend a public meet of the | citizens be called to meet soon, at the City Hall, and | at which meeting a petition to government in | of Haben would be presented. 2 The following resolations, which were read by Geo. TERWILLIGER, Were unanimously adopted :— Wb Wo have beard «ich ivd gmation of the arrest | ard incarceration ip prisoo, by & foreiga power, of our | fellow townsman, Johu Hsbra—tberetore, | Reroived, That holciog, ax we <o, the well-known and recocnized American doctrine that s citizen of one coun- try can slienat bis fe.ity to the goveroment of that country ant transfer it 10 ano-ber as baved upon the broadert principles of justice aud right, and desply groapced in ali that pertaiss to tue safety of man, we eannot but strocgly avd firmly coaiema the unjust and Oucrageoue attrok upon it by the authorities of Prussia, which rerulted in the incarceration, ia one of the gloomy and losthiome prisons with whicn that nation aboaads, aod which stand upon ner sotl ax thy grim ant despicavle mMODWAEN'F OF a crvel And oppressive aze, of the above- Bamed free and rigatful American cilizen. Rerolvec, T at kvowius as we do that John Haben had f reworn “rover 11 “aUngianoe to the sovereign of every country, and perticu’ariy to the sovereiga of Prussia,” tnd bao conformed to our laws of paturaligation, aad be come B citizen of the United States, we hod bin arrest aro imprixompent by crass 2 act which ealls for | prompt sad energetic t | govercwment. 1c the care o! | wilerec as cre which Cera | geveronent—ard po | more Coes that of Je taren the ineipiem | had actually beeom thrown citizen, and cad freqaently exer- cied the biguest prorogetive of treemen, une elsctive frarobire, Resolved, Treat #e sbbor the priveciple of ‘Oses a sabdjest, aleays returce to bi ing a citiz4n-hip tn another naticr, as guilty of nigh ti subject him to the reverest jenelty of the Inw; aud we take Ocossion toexpress cor dee) i tion at the many atrocious wrongs which it has awn our adopted citizens while sbroac, and hope t no cae of this kind which | hes or will come to the Boorlecge of our government Wil! be perwitted to vase annoticed. Resolvec That while ww sympethise with the relatives and friends cf cur fellow towaimey at bis unjust iapri- fone ent, anc regre: own loss of @ valued cit! and member of the e Guards of this city, rf to indnes ou: , @ad Cemand of Prussia hia speedy ¢ from confinement, snd a free and u r0betruct g° out of its t rrivory. | “srs | Arrempr at Weoiwsate Mvaper at Cinorn- NatTi— Six Psk ons Poisonmp—AReest OF THB Suspxcrgp Porson+R.— Just after partaking of tea last evening, a portion of the tamily of Mr. Henry Matthewson, residing on the southeast corner of Nivth and Vine streets, were very suddenly taken sick, and Ngati symptoms of having been poi- soned. The symptoms grew worse, and Drs. Fries and Slocum were immediately sent for, who pro- nounced the afflicted persons poisoned, and ig tered anecdotes accordingly, All in the family who had partaken of supper were more or leas cled, but those who were seriously ill are three lone children of Mr. Matthewson, two young ladies - ing with Mr. M., and the servant woman, named Mary Toliver. The remedies of the attending phy- sicians had the desired effect, and it is this morning | thought that all will recover. Two or three, how- ever, are yet considered in @ critical condition. Judge Spooner, who resides in the immediate neigh- borhood, hearing of the affair, visited the house eart in the evening, and immediately set himself to worl ascertain, if porsivie, how the family had been poisoned, and who did it. He hada portion of the tea anatyzed by Dr. Aarons, which resulted in find- ing undoubted traces of arsenic in it The cooking stove was then examined, and arsenic was found on its top, as if it bad been spilied while being thrown into the teakettie. Suspicions were then directed towards several persons. but finally fixed ou E. Toli- ver, the husband of the servant voman. The circum- stances whicMinduced this vuspicion are as follows : “ Toliver is an Indian, and bis wife a white woman. They came w this city from Culum 2us several weeks since, when she empliyed berselt in Mr. M.'s farnily, ond he inthe Massachuretts eating house. There appeared to be a difficulty between them in regard to some property in Columbus. He wished to dis- pore of it, butshe constantly refused her consent, and also refused to sign any deeds for the property, which was necessary to make the sale valid, ie | called on ber seversl times to persdade her to con- sent tothe dirporiton of the property, and hard | words passed between them. He was there on yes- terday while she was preparing tea, and remained in Le kitchen some time. He left just before the fami- y sat down to tca, and returned just as the poison commenced havieg its effect on the family. He then Seemed disposed to treat the matter lightly and talked asif medical aid was not n » Iu fact, he re. fused to ailow the attending physician to prescribe for bis wife, but called in some Other personage. Jt is suppored that bis object was to murder his wife. He was arresied st @ iste hour of the night and lodged in the watchbonse. ‘his moruing he was brought before Judge Spooner, and charged with ad- | ministering poison with iatent to commit marder. His examination was postpoued antil Satarday that the full effects of the poison might be ascertained hefore the trial. Bonds for his appearance in the sum of $5,000 were require}, in default of whiah he was committed to jail—Cincinnati Times, Fel. | FLoop ar St. Racrs.—A correspondent gives na | the following particulars of a disastrous flooding of the Indian village of Si. Regis, last week. The weather on Tuesday was extremely cold, the wind | blowing a steady gale from the west. About 2 P.M. & loud rumbling noise was heard, as of the breaking of aheavy body of ice. The wind aw with in- creased fury till about 10 o’cloc! e evening when it sowewbst abated. The inbabitants retired for id night, and eee oe bee RA on Wednesday morning by the roaring water the ice rashing up the high banks of the St. | rence, and driving before it timber, canoes, and 4 | rocks. The mingled mass crashed into the dwell- ings, and drove the inhabitants into the | buffet with the dangers that surrounded | water in the streets was several feet deep, female was co oe to swim fifteen or twenty rods | before the could find @ foothold. Fourteen dwell- ings which were near the banks of the river were | entirely destroyed. The water rose fourteen feet | pe high water mark, driving some four or five | hundre inbabitanta from their dwellings, destroy- They are not sabject to many diseases, and | ing thelr little stores of provisions, and dro: their cattle, horses and awine. The American por- ous nature: elepbantiwis is sonewhat commen | tion of the tribe sustained but little loes, aw they are among them. Like all other people in a savage state, they have a belief in spirits, and uso propitia | country between St. Regis and tory sacrifices at harvest, feath, and other times. Beside the wood formerly notieed, tho indigensms productions of the isiund copsiet ouly of yame, Va. Tota, sugarcane, gocor 1a rious kinds of fish coas', espe ini) , sed plantains, 1 abur south west vy —— out into the log . They are now extending ther hospitalities to their un- fortunate brethren. It waaa terrible night to brave a Celuge, with the thermometer at 80 degrees below @ more industrious class, and | zero. ‘The flood, it is needless to say, was caused by | the damming of ‘tw St. Lawrence below with iva, adeniburg Sent nel, Jan. 31.