The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

3, 1853. The appearance of the comet has excited great Amin in Madrid, as it is considered " a symptom of divine wrath. and a presage of war, pestilence, and affliction for humanity." A young man threw himself before a train on the St. Germain Railway, near Nanterre, and was crushed to death. In his pocket were found three bits of slate, on which were written iu chalk ;—" My name is T—, and I was iu the service of M. Blaiset, butcher, Avenue de Clichy. My parents reside at Verneuil, near l'oissy. From obedience to them I abandoned a young woman, virtuous and beautiful, whom 1. loved and who loved me. Remorse and repentance have rendered my existence in supportable, and I seek in death an end to all my woe. I pray the person who may read this my last will to go and seek the young woman whom I loved, and whom I shall not cease to love in another world, and to ask from her pardon and forgetfulness." The sale of the furniture and effects of the mansion at Daylesford, the seat of the late Warren Hastings, has just been concluded, the estates and manor having been pre viously disposed of for 30,250/. The sale was numeronsly attended. and the furniture and other articles brought very good prices, Among the pictures, " Colonel Mourdaunt's Cock-fight at Lucknow " brought 11:t guineas: "An oval Portrait of Warren Hastings," by Sir T. Lawrence, 53 guineas; " A Volume of Forty Drawings, representing the Customs of the East," 311 guineas; " A Colleetion of Chinese Drawings," 4•2 guineas; " A Collection of all the Evidence against Warren Hastings, in 13 volumes," sold fur P 4 guineas. The sale occupied six days, and prottuced 4,000/. The property has been sold by order of the executors under the will of the late Mrs. Hastings. At the commencement of the last century the Daylesford estate was alienated by the Hastings family, and it was upon that occasion purchased by a London merchant. Atter the tapae of seventy years it was repurchased by the late Warren Hastings, who built the house at Daylesford, and expended 40,0001. in forming a lake and embellishing the grounds. Dr. Cartwright, of New Orleans, asserts, from personal experience, that a few hours spent in a sugar manufactiny, inhaling the saccharine fumes, is a certain cure for con- sumption. Last Tuesday, says the Lincolnshire Times, a friend of ours, who is at Amsterdam, suddenly bethought himself that he wanted a hundred pounds. He walked to the electric telegraph and gave his message to that effect, which was to be forwarded to Liverpool This was at twelve o'clock. At six, when he was dining at his hotel, a bank clerk introduced himself, bearing a cheque for 1001., which the London correspondents of the house had in structed him to pay over to the surprised traveller. The following are the weights of the large bells of dif ferent churches in France :—That of Sens 10,500 kilo grammes ( lig tons), the next size 13,000; Paris, 13,000 ; Rheims, 12,500 ; Bordeaux, 11,250; Lyons, 9,000; Notre Dame de la Guide, $,500 ; Rouen, 0,000; Auch, 0,000 ; Cambrai, 5,500 ; Lille, 5,500 ; Chalons, 4,500. The Emperor Napoleon has given a table service in sil ver as a prize for a lottery which is being got up for the benefit of the gardeners of the neighbourhood of Rouen, who suffered so severely some time ago from a hailstorm. Lalen, a Parisian button-polisher, aged 17, made a bet that he would in four hours run over the 40,110) metres (about 25 miles) of the military-way which follows the bastions of the fortifications. lie won the wager easily in three hours fifty-three minutes. The front of Buckingham Palace has just received several new coats of paint. This has been found neces sary, because, from the perviousness of the stone, the wet oozed in so much as to give much inconvenience to the inmates. Some persons walking in the wood at Vincennes were startled at hearing, at a short distance from them, the report of a fireann. On proceeding to the spot they dis covered that a young soldier had blown out his brains with hi: musket. The Brighton battery is furnished with guns andctuttion balls taken from the French in the engagement under Lord Howe. They are what are termed French 30's. There are no less than 131141 shot, each 421 h. weight. A respectably-dressed female, who was leaning against the side of the Hungerford-market pier, overbalanced her self and fell into the river. A boatman put off in his skiff, and succeeded in rescuing her in a very exhausted state. M. Godard, n Fren fii;ronant, on Sunday week made an ascent at Mantes in a Montgoltier balloon, He was ac cortnpanied by his younger brother, aged 10, who hung head d iwnwards from the car. M. Godard remained about 90 minutes in the air, and came down io the Seine. He did Lot lose his presence of mind, but, taking his brother under one arm, swam with the other until a boat came and took them both on board. The municipality of Madrid contemplate erecting in the cemeteries places to which dead bodies eau be at once conveyed, and preserved until burial. The object is to prevent premature interments ; and also to diminish the expense of funerals, by affording no opportunity for osten tatious processions. It is intended to make Hythe a deptot fur the minim rifle practice. tioveniment have purchased two hundred acres of corporation laud in that borough, and the neces sary buildings, and are already in course of preparation. Previous to the purchase Lord Hardinge and Sir John Burgoyne paid a visit to Hythe to inspect the site, when his lordship pronounced it the most suitable one in Eng lima for that particular purpose. The Adjutant-General of the Forces has, in an official letter to the Commissary - G eneral, Sir R. Routh, conveyed the expression of the Commander-in-Chief a entire satisfac tion at the manner in which the commissariat arrange. meats were carried on during the late encampment. THE PRESS. TO ADVERTISERS. The abolition of the Duty on Advertisements enahks us to insert at the prier of Three Shillings the .4dvertisements for which we hare hitherto charged Five ; and :Mi er. tillers generally will receive the full benefit of the change in the law. TO CORRESPONDENTS. It is impossible to iteknowleilgo the aosss of letters wo reeeire. Their insertion is talon delayed, owing to a press of uo►ner : and when omitted, it is frequently front resound plate nude. pendent of the merits of the eo • •atioll. We outwit lertake to reu►rn corn • •atlona of %Welt we do not Rvoil onn4olves. iniolos should &way', legibly written, Nita able of th e paper only. If lung it increases the liitnellit M of finding $llOl . l l for them WhateVer is intended tOr insertion must be authenticated by the tome and address of 1110 w riter, not necesstuily for rubbed thin, but as a guarantee of his geed faith. -t) s 21 t) rtg g. LONDON, SATURDAY, SErrEmßEn 3, I$5:L POSTSCRIPT. THE French Emperor, in opposition to the general laws of political economy, seems resolved to try how far the vast power with which he is entrusted can be made available for the good of the people, by counter acting or modifying the partial infinenees of nature or commerce. According to the corn averages, the price of bread for the first two weeks in September would advance; but orders have been issued that the price shall remain stationary, and that the bakers shall be indemnified for the loss they may sustain. This step—though it is said to have given great satisfaction in France—is a perilous one: it treads closely on the practice of Rome in the days of her decline. The best that can be hoped is, that the rise in the price of wheat is temporary, caused by gloomy foreboding and speculative purchases; but should it, from any real deficiency in the crops, prove perma• neat, the attempt to artificially keep down the price of bread can only end in disastrous failure. It will be seen by our Brussels letter that some corn riots have followed unpleasantly close on the heels of the marriage festivities of the Duke do Brabant. The rise on the Continent is felt more severely than here, as we have been accustomed to a higher range of rates. But it is questionable whether the great influx of gold to Europe from California anal Australia duffing the last three years has not had a greater influence in raising the price of all agricultural produce than any serious falling off in the cereal crops. RESPECT'S° TILE EASTERN QUESTION, the Pays confirms the report that the Porte had demanded of the Four Powers guarantees against any future at tacks of Russia on Turkish independence. B. JAMES ROTHSCHILD, it is said, ltsa left Paris for Alexandria, in order to negotiate a loan with the Ottoman Porte. 'rum Aesnews Colonel Ruff arrived on the 31st Wt., from Constantinople, at Trieste, the bearer of an autograph letter from the Sultan to the Emperor of Austria. IT IS wit that Viscount Hardinge will be present at the forthcoming mat - oeuvres of the Prussian troops in the vicinity of Berlin. Austria will be re presented by General Baron Hess. These military evolutions are to commence on the lgth inst. The Guards and the third corps d'arnio:c will take part in them, under the superior command of General Baron Wrangel. Altogether the t npops clime(' con sist of 46 battalions and 57 squadrons, with mt 4 field pieces and two pontoon brigades-34,7 00 men, of which 6,984) are cavalry. The pontoon practice will be tested more than once during the operations, on a large scale, according to the Prussian system. The new cavalry manoeuvres will also be tried. IN SWITZERLAND the ultra-ltadieal Assembly of Lugano, which intended overthrowing the tiovenr melt of the canton of Ticino, has encountered a com plete failure. It summoned the t iovernment to ab dicate, but, being left unsupported, the Assembly separated in the greatest confusion. IT has at length been resolved to construct a rail way from Hazen to Verona within three years and a half. The object of Austria is to get the better of Sardinia, which has held out prospects of aecom plishing the journey from Alexandria to London, rid Genoa and Turin, in 17P4 hours. It is calculated that the same journey may be performed by way of Min disi, Naples, Rome, Bellinzona, Constance, and Ostend, in 141 hours. A DECREE in the Madrid Gaceta of the 29th ult. prohibits the circulation of the Times in Spain, on 423 account of sonic recent articles, in which "institu tions have been criticised and persons calumniated." All the London papers of the 19th were stopped at the post-Mice because they contained certain docu ments respecting; the slave trade. Tut: Fla:‘,‘ it KNOINEERS who are employed in in specting the country alma Pamplona, with the view of the continuation of the Baytnme line by Inn), have dettlareA that it is impnieticahlo by that route, anti propose to CAR ttt ll I.` the gromni at Roncesvalles, with the view of making that the point or communi cation between the Spanish anti French lines. If this be true, the present ltisca)an scheme is qu te upset. IN the course of next month both the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria are expected in the capital Or lIMOTia, in consequence of the recent engagement of the Princess Elizabeth with the Em peror. The father of the bride-elect, Duke Maxi milian. is a rich man, and the Mecienas of poets, painters, and Willows de lettres. Many pieces of his, of which he has composed both the music and the libretto, are put on the stage every year, ehietly re presenting sce nes and episodes of life in the Bus clam highlands. The duke is a passionate sportattnan, • and is idolised by the Highland riflemen, whose chief he is. Tite AUSTRIAN CONSUL-OF:NI:WM at 1111CIIATNSt rO - ived despatches on the 111th ult., intenuing him that peace might be considered as e-tablished, anti that the Russians will evacuate the principalities in September. Aceorwrs Hem MotatsviA state that the harvest was never %I abundant, that the granaries ant full of corn, and prices exceedingly low, but that them was no demand, and consequently no sale, and farmers cannot possibly pay their rents. Thin abun dance anti the low prices were advantageous only to Russian contractors, who take what they want, anti pay with bows. Tux Corps Diplonigtique at Constantinople are incidentally occupied with the refugee question. Aus tria, Prussia, and Russia have expressed a wish tier some definitive understanding as to the political rela tions of the various powers in reference to the revolu tionary elements existing throughout Europe. Tito English Ambassador, it is said, maintains a guarded reserve upon the question. A LETTER FRoM ATIIKNS, of August 29, states that 'Thebes had been almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake. Queen Cuantriss OW SPAIN, Accompanied by the Duke (le Rianzares, the Countess de Castillejo, the Countess de Vista Alegre), and a numerous suite, have arrived at the Spanish Legation in London from Tut: heavy portions of the overland mail arrived in Sontletanitton yesterday (Friday) by the Ripon. Som.: idea may be formed of the extent of the shipments to Australia from the fact that, up to this period, the amount insured for goods at Lloyd's is three times as great as that insured for the corre sponding period of last year. ON Tuesday week the value of the green fish de livered in the Wick district amounted to 12,0M11.; when barrels, salt, and labour in curing are added, the aggregate enema would be fully 20,M01. FROM THE LoNlioN GAZErrE. nextlaw, August NO. lIANKRUPTS—FitAseim Elostunio HAYMAN Fowuttn, Drown. b.w. k oggil, DA- J ht.. (Wore'os•roatol, New Kent-owl, mid 114.(4•11. 11Mh sulessinau—Al.vituu Ito•• ..citm, ripper N1111)10.414 -.ii., tir•tper—Jitith tiAmton, Wool- N%wh, 1.10,11.•r--1 •li.uNSlO4, Itrottil-throatt-totithithw4. Hier. 1111rchisitm, l'itrlt•strtirt, Woutiniiimtt.t . , mud twee, railway ....estrileto.r—JAUEM KKLLY, U.11%..1111, ru.,mAw Sut.u.rom CATLIN, I wietinter, grocer 1.11/%6i011 41.1411 . r. 54.4).11.11 SE4/I.ESTItAI•IONS-4. erttigis., icier Ihtlguiwe, twrinet—W. (:ur.r., tilargow, merchant. F r i,loy, September 1. 11.1 N 141•I'TS- II NEI. .AI FIELD, Itlitsingliali etr.•rl, wMdlrn vmr ..1 1 ,.. 1 ,. --.1.1.41.1011 I I►:A 111, C 11 0 ,111014 rlu•uuat 111114 ilruulaiht —Teinw. , 1.'4 I: "4 , 10., Ii i•iIIwlell, lIAIII/ WILLI ANM,W ti grovvr. An 1110. L rru i'llgagell Ht. Ipswich, by taller of it seicrlitig iiproper sin. for the erection of itifmitry barracks, %Mel' will shortly be commenced. .1e• es nluti mill he required for Winn met. The I:ev. Dr. WolleY, principal of the Matliensatienl I tocky.wil School, for the apprentices at Wootwills, has Iwo' appointed by the Admiralty to proceed to the Yariosta dockyards peritmlically to 111 l ine the apprentives' schools at tile establishments. lir. %Volley has also been ale pointed to ex' tttt it w all iwraolis in future nominated to c!erksliips in her Majesty's abwkysinl, as to their fitness' for their appointments, awl likewise all candidates for Iwo• motion to the rank o!' inspector'', funily% and sosiatent . . master shipwrights. Board Sir James and the ttt it w membeis of the of Ailtidivdty propeetling with the official round of visit ing to the ...wild lettleinre and dockyards. The Dover and 1 Latham e stalslislinwilts have been subjected to in• speetion during the current week. • I