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DECEMBER 31, 1853. aptitude for learning ; and in that point resemble several other Egyptians previously educated here. THE 3/0/litelfr publishes a decree appointing the commission of superintendence of the universal en positi4,n of the products of agriculture, industry, and the fine arts, to open in Paris on the Ist of May, 1' 4 55. The president is Prince Napoleon; the num ber of numbers :17, among whom are MM. Baroehe, Blanqui, Delacroix, Charles Dupin, Dumas, Dollfus, Ingres, Michel Chevalier, Count de Morny, Sallan drouze, Duke de Mouchy, Visconti, &c. The com mission is divided into two sections—one of industry, the other of the tine arts. A special decree appoints Lord Cowley a member of the commission. AN AreinEsr, fortunately not attended with any serious consequences, occurred at the (lane during the nepresentation of the Cosaques. A trap door on the stage suddenly gave way, and half a dozen of the combatants suddenly disappeared. After some mo ments of confusion, they ass i s ted eac h ot h er i n scrambling up to their original podium to the great sati•factiou of the audience, who were fearful of un pleasant consequences from their fall. 111. un LA)tARTINE has written a letter to a member of the Washington Cabinet-, eulogising the laohiey of President I'ierce in sending naturalised citizens as diplomatic envoys to European Courts, thus "demon strafing that, under democratic institutions, neither rank, nor fortune, nor social position, nor political antecedents, can prevent a man of energy and talent from arriving at the highest dignities ; that the repub lic establ►shes no distinctions between men, and that, whether native or of foreign birth, they are equal lb its eyes." Mn. ALEXANDER SMITH, the author of the "Life Drama," and other poems, is a candidate for the office of Secretary to the University of Edinburgh. It is hardly needful, says the Edinburgh Guardian, in an flouncing the fact, that we express an earnest hope that this gentler►an may prove the successful canal date. Mr. Smith has already manifested very high poetical abilities►, and we have no doubt but that his future career will abundantly sustain anti confirm the reputation he has so rapidly achieved. Sin EDWARD BULWER LYTTON will, it is stated, preside at the Athentemn soiree, wl►ich was recently postponed till the middle of January. The distin guished author is to be in Edinburgh, to deliver his address to the Associthed Societies of the University, on the Is►h of that month. THE LAST SOIREE OF THE SOCIETY Or Ants, held on Wednesday, was rendered more than usually • exhibition of numerous specimens of the known in Germany as " nature-print ing," and also by beautiful examples of the perfel- Mon to which the beautiful art of chromolithography or colour-printing is rapidly being brought, in this country. It appears that the Viennese claim the " Naturselbstdruck " as their invention, although ex periments in a similar direction were made by Dr. Ferguson Branson so far back as Isl 7. The then recent introduction of gotta percha suggested to that gentleman the possibility of procuring by its plastic agency minutely accurate impressions of botanical specimens to be afterwards printed from the moulds. Another novelty had, however, to be called into requisition to procure the clear outline rendered im possible by the softness of the material. The wonderful electrotype solved the difficulty, and in 11450 Mr. Branson was enabled to present complete specimens to the British public. Very recently the subject has been taken up by Mr. Hartinger, of the imperial printing-office in Vienna, who, if he has not the merit of an original inventor, must be admitted to have materially advanced the progress and ex • tended the application of the art. In the Viennese process, soft lead is substituted for gutta percha, and the leaf to be copied is spread upon it and subjected to smart pressure. By a delicate and ingenious pro. cess, this design of nature's own making is printed in colours, so as to be a perfect reproduction of the superficies of the object. Among . the prints C7C- IlibitC4l were twelve flower subjects, combining, with the accuracy that belongs to this process alone, the most beautiful variety of tint, and a general effect which might be equalled but certainly could not he surpassed by the moat accomplished artist working with the pencil. The English specimens were those of Dr. Branson, and one or two sent in by Messrs. Bradlony who have patented the SA in this country miller the name of phytoglyphy. Of its use in advancing scientific knowledge an adequate estimate may be formed when it. is remembered bow difficult it is in many cases to procure lsnanical or geological specimens. With the aid of " Naturselbstdruck," the rarest leaf or the most unique fossil may be multiplied ad byinitam, and made as accessible to the schools of the crowded manufacturing towns as to royal museums, or the costly cabinets of the wealthy. THE Al - Tlfolt or Tr'S THOVSANI) A YEAR, Mr. Samuel Warren, Q.C., has, it is stated, lately refitsed an offer of 2,5(10 guineas from an eminent publishing. ho' for a new novel. THE PRESS. Dram; the past quarter the Society of Arts hint received into union thirty literary, scientitie, and mechanics' institutions. These i n stitution,' a r e — Birmingham Polytechnic Institution ; Bradford tWiltsl Literary Institution; Buckingham Litenwy and Seientitie Institution; B un ti ng rord literary in stitut.e; Bury St. Eklitinutla Athenteum and Suffolk institute of Arehasalogy mid Natural Ilistkary ; 'lap. Bull Lit-rary and Scientific institution; Coalbrook dale Literary and Scientifie histitut• ; Derby Railway I Revelry Institution ; Ihirsley Young Men's Society : East Belford Literary and Scientific insti tution ; Farnham Mechanics Institution ; Galway Royal li , titatti ; ttatesheaAL Washington elonival Works Mending Institution anal Library ; Hampton k Middlesex) Literary institution ; Hereford Per manent Library; Ilexham Mechanics' Literary anti Scientitie lustituti al ; Ilitchin Mechanics Institu tion ; 11y - de Mechanies Institution ; King's Lynn Free Library; Louth Mechanics' Institution; Mar ket Drayton Society for the Acquirement of U s eful knowledge; Portsea Watt Institute; Preston Literary and l'hilo:orikieui Institution; Reklnith Institution for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge ; St. Austell I,iternry loistititt• ; Sheffield People's ; Spalding Mechanic s' Institute ; Stourbridge Mc. Armies' Institution; Tottenham Literary and Seia n title Institution ; Yarmouth ((treat) Parochial Library anti Museum. The total number of insti. tuitions now in union is 319. During the same period 116 members have been elected, making the total number of members, independent of institutions, 1,-INtl. Tier experiment lately made by Mr. Bentley of a large reduction in the price of novels has failed for want of public support. " 1 frankly confess," he remarks, "that 1 was wrong in the supposition that the increased sale would enable me still to secure the interests of authors as well as those of the pub. lishert." The circulating libraries, it appears, dial not approve or appreciate the change, as was ex pected lay Mr. Bentley. He consequently returns to the old system. THE LATE tionwrs slimily before his a le Cease prepourvl a narrative relating to his position as commander-in Alia of the expedition to Bunnah. This work, which will be highly interesting to mili tary readers, is expected to appear before long. ~lis(tLLanc;r. ViseousT I.tifox, sun of the former Ambassador of Bel gium" in Eraisee, having lately applied for admission into the jockey flub of Paris, was Cileeleil 1111111 , st unanimously. The reiasin of this failure is ousiA to he ttttt in the eir cuitistance of this gentle•num haying heel' the pertain who eonducted the banislasl generals to the French frontier after the rmq. not 4it'lle"ttlid of I►eeeluber. It would ap. Twat . from this le . jertion that the members of the Jockey ('tub have tenacious inetionies. Tut: Ilt:tus or• M. lintent:t•, a dentist, lately brought an action before the Civil Tribunal against the !Princess de 1111011, as heiress of the late C tesadif I'ayla, who wag an famous in the Restoration for her beauty and wit, to recover . 20,01 141 f., the value of twelve sets of teeth supplieil to the countess from 1811 to 1842. In silliroli the de. mans] several letters written by the countess to Al. Itirchey about her teeth were produced. The prineess msisted the claim on the ground that, an the ts, fuss had deelarell in ber will that her &lit% were not considerable (though in reality ties exceeded a million 1, she load mad, likely paid Al. Itirchey for his services, especially Ns she was very partienlar about her teeth, and alleged that the de•n o a u l conk' not he maintained in law. us the plaintiff had alhined more flout a year to pass with o ut claiming it. The tribu nal 1.1.1 1110 last objection and ilkinisseil the case, sithjeet. lloWeVer, to the Prilleess dr en 1111 l taking oath that she does not Is lieve the stun of •:11,INMH'. to be really due. A !Anti. was taken from II 1,1111 trout caught at the close of last month in one of the tributiu • ies of the Teviot. The fish, when killed, weighed this. ioz. 'Proceed by the in seripthai. it was shown that this fish was marked on the llth of Nav rinlier on the Tw yogi by r. Mitchell, sup , •l•- inteneh•nt of the fiver police, awl that ifs weight at the• time Was so that it ball in less than three weeks. Toot-. iterilons experiment of " walking on water" was repeated on Satoonlay before a 1 . 11131 . 111.11 0. 14 1111111 in Nree• tutors by the Hon. Mr. Swift. This gentleman's former es peoiment was that of " walking " by era from Venire to Trieste, a feat by which Isis life was well-nigh forfeited. Bo relocating the attempt its Intblin harbcour between the *ustoom-100 aim. and the l'igeo4o-hoon-c Foot he eneololooteresl no risk, and was thoroughly successful. His amostrodus consists of two air-tight tin floods, twenty feet in length, tapering to a narrow point at ens+ end, moil joint-it Bogs-- doer by bars of iron. Standing on the floats. Mr. Swift propels himself by oar, which he nava with s., , reat olextoity. The following are the of file prineijood reigning 511,11.1..1001 14 ElirOlM . ler Majesty gnosis Victoria, :BI; true King of Woortelooloctg, 7 1 ; the King of the Belgians, in; the King of Prussia. :07 ; t h e Emperor of Russia, hdl ; the King cof Sr:ellen and Norway. 5:1 ; the King of Den mark, 4$ ; I.catia Napoleon, la ; the King of the Two Sicilies 111111 the King of Bavaria. ; the King of litwover, I 3:1; the Sultan, :111; the Emperor of Autstria, 527 A Hoy only eleven y ear* of age. named liesee4 ChoWert, whose parents live in Tours, has rot an end to his einit, ence by hanging himself in his father's house. Ile was a child of a most disposition, bursting out into violent tits Or i11t551011 at (111 111101(1.51 eltlltlittltet t oll: Ho lia.l "Leveret and pentode' ly after seeing the eturks: of a Pole who hail Moog himself sonic time pret A Sown 11 has been established for some time in Pare' for the purpose of suppressing u 1111 l revisory Sunday trailing and labour on the Saloloaili, and has elfeeteol .li Koss) in diminishing a ,reedier which strikes the attention of many foreiguera in Pails, particularly the English, as ivitteheosilik. The asiamietioal already numbers more than 3.4m10 tnelioliont many persons of t. 11l i l tenet., and also it great munitif tiailestuen, art hive's+, &v.. who are decided partisan% oaf this leinlalole movement. 111. d'Olivier, otoinember of the Legislative tuannaloly. awl OH active member of this inuatetation, leas V 0461154 a well• written little appeal to th e wor ki ng c l asses on thi s su bject. at merely a nominal priee, in which the vlo%ti of the rociety are lona down with Ow utmost ch•arnesti, simpli• eity, and in a tom. entiicly lice from all sauctintotibilts hilooleraiwe. Iv conseoptcrwe of the death o f t h e son of the 11mko of rasigliano, who was about to bate Iwcii married to u of the slaughters of the Duke de Itiotnitires, the Poke of Casiglianoo tieing now ait hunt c hildren, the ti n t gionsmout inheritance of the Coorsiiii homily, which is estimated at twelve millions of francs, will descend to the eldest son of the !detail's de 1 AMOCO. the nephew tlit• duke. Wet tI s 0 , 111 i 111 .111/t% tIIIIIIS I. IVI'S in great number% in the department of the lborolotme, particularly in rho neighloourhoodof Perignettc. A graittl biome was orgatilacti a few SIN) It SIM', Willi% 1111' of these rave 5 unirlals ere A" titl"" to a Rtalctoutit jest published. the shipments of altecia from 1.:11g1 Ito 1 selim mid t.'hina, Moon the Inth .lanuary, IK•;I, up to the 'llth lust., lonia' ti .1 to li,lY+:,l ill., Of which 9/441,5741. ails gold. and the remainder . silver. The ansount included in the aggregate total, apeci• lied as having 144'11 Neill to China, is 14111,/491/. Tl"' departures 1.13'111111e pun Or London liar the Australian eoloniesduringthe past week show an increase. They havu e prised altogether fifteen vess4•ll4—nine to Port Phillip, with lot It t .attlgltil• 1111 Okla of :0:10 1 IVO to Sydney, m 'ill an aggregate burden of 1,53.1 tons ; one to Adelaide, of hill toils; one to New Zealand, of 1414 tons ; and um, to I.autu...atott, oil 3411 tone. Their total e apiteity was eon opioraly B,l'ol tons. The rates of freight conti ttttt to tat autportuil wOl slcsdiuesa. 11l the general bietisiesa of the port of !mustn't during the past meek tlwre ham been notch *Airily, and the insportsitions in IMMO biatichem of Intik have been largo. Them has Iwo% a considerable inerease it the opumtity of grain reported, the toast being 7'2.1 4 13 quarters, inclitiling 410,111 gouts ter% of wheat. •if tea there were 111 , 11114 . 11 23,14/43 packages ; of ( soiree, 093 easks. : Vitt / 511 45 : Sl id it! tit 4•1151• S : of sugar, 1,111 bags, it 111 blots.. mot 117 caskm ; cocoa, titls laws; of cinnamon. LIM bales allot 41 eases ; of hoops, tot* boles ; of nom. 11,0titi bonds ; ut potatoes, 221 tons ; and guano, 5,040 toils. The imuilwr rile velowlm cleared outearol was 1111. toeing 11l more than in the previulls week. of these, 19 were in ballast, awl 15 for tloo. Australian colonies, as Ida IVO stated. The afloat wip4orts to those colonies are not very great, although the departiires during the last month have been numerous, while an increase is also to be obi sorted in the vessels entered for those polite. The total ttttt lobes. of ship% tin the berth for the Au s tralian colonies am the t!lnil inst. was 7:1, being In more than on the stud alt. Of these 11 were for Adelaide, It for Geelong, It for liobart-lown, 3 fur Launceston, 14 for Melbourne, 4 for New Zealand, I for l'ortlanobbay, 15 for Port Phillip, II for Sydney, and 1 fur Swan River. BIRTHS. lIANNAY—ini Chi at cationnitry, the wife of .latnee Hannay, Esq., hoe of her Majesty's Navy, of a son. II Al - -4111 the 2:tril instant, at llythe, Kent, the wife of Lieut. • I'ob a nt Hay, of a daughter. Mi. :NHS—Hu the 214 at 11111 l th, the wife of Captain Mends, HAD:. Agonietatoka, of a daughter. WILLIAMS-Ant the 21th instant, at Kilkenny, the wife of Colonel Williams, A Adjutent•tieneral, of a sun. 7ILARRIAGEB. lIITKLEY—LE Bm4.—on tin 29th inst., at tit. Teler'a Char. b, Hrißhlen , by the Mev..hoiridi Barkley, vicar of had mintou, io , oted by the Rev. Henry 1.0 this, tint 11ev. William Edwina lii. Ale>, Fellow of itrareenwe Collette, Oshird, and l'iofe,-sor at one Vasa India College, flaileybery. Io ISeorgitta, thin! ilaitifliter of the Rev. l'harler Webb/ I.e late Prinelpal of the Fast Ilona t'olleire, Ilaileybnry. LEV I IS-1111.1 IN' Al 11 , - t tai the 21t1i instant, at l'atir, Wm. Motile:fit f.ei .Is, of the 50/11 (tlituili. Han), to 111 l dititnniei of Henry late of Mtn Janeiro. K F. I MA itc lIA NT 11., Ilse2llnd tustaut, nt All swill' Chord', Marylebotie. Mich! flow Holt M se kemlie, of Wimpole•mtreet, 4, Ilarriet, widow of Thomas i.e %Irritant. Etot.. of I 114'1 14. 11ES—CHUSENS -4 in the 29th inst., at Chi/minaret, Henry Saddles. Esq., to Mary Harriett, daughter of Jewel I 'oomptelitn, Evi l ., of tiidenp )1.10114e, F0.,t . . I •ray. TAI It T---11 )11 the 1; tilt., al itoottaiy, Alajor .1 '1 ail, ta!'idliotring , of OW line Lieut.:Colonel I Itches, liotoba) Homy . DZATHIL HARMS ( IN- tin the " -Lani, Month, Major Jamell 111111 Ilerrison, s ge,l I. I. 1 Olt lily 2:101 instant, at Inike•btrect. ortland• Omer, Cor.leha, sire of Sir lit- once 4,...1nunt, K.C.11.. P aged ; 7. .lAl' —fin the . 1; th itistani, at Nail, the Itey. Wm. .lay, aged 1.4,w1.11111)P.-on Ibe Pith histant, out Nice, Sir Wm. Lost/a/Ns. Kilt., or lion, aged the 15111 iiistant, at Itrartosl n o rtory, Kent, the 111..11.9. 11H., Itegiii. Profe , -or of Hebrew at llev, this Cob eraity of Cambridge. 110tif:—Ili the 11;iii inataist, at North-batik, 11egetit'e•park, ,t o no Timor, Ems, aged 101). STEVENSON—OH the 22.1 in.latit , at C am bridge, Seth Wm. ritevenson, F.S.A., ward tr.i. SYMONS—On the 27th imstant, Ketisitigton, Louisa, dinette, of the late Major sjulone, of stonthottee, Devvu. ~~ e v.