Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-10

Constantinople states that the Porte has
decided on the formation Of seven academ-
lc institutions, at Constantinople, Adrian
ople, and Salonica. in European Turkey ;
and at Broussa, Smyrna, Bagdad, and
Trebizond, in its Asiatic possessions. At |
all the academies, mathematics, the phys {
ical sciences, and chemistry, are to be
taught; and it is that application is TO be
made to the Faculty Of Sciences at Paris
ior some professors to start the institu-
tons. In those of Conslantinople, Salon
lea, and Smyrna, grammar, geography,
and history, are also to be protested and
facilities are to be given to Turkish stu
dents who may desire to prosecute their
studies in other parts Of Europe 81
sides these academies, colleges. or large
schools, are to be established in each large
town. Those already founded in the
capital are, l. A preparatory military
school at Dolma Bakche, where 400 pu-
pills learn Turkish, French, mathematics,
geography, and history. 2. A naval
school at Proti. Here 24O students are
to be instructed in all subjects connected
with the naval profession; and the school
itself, which is to be annexed to one now
building above the Arsenal, is TO be d.
rected by English and French professors.
g. At HasAi, a college has been founded
by the English merchants resident at Con
stantinople, on p an similar to French
college. 4. An Armenian banker has
devoted a considerable part of his fortune
to the clothing and instruction Of 400
young Armenians. In addition to these,
there are two colleges or schools estab-
lished at Galata for the Franks An ex-
tensive translation of European classics
into Turkish is about to be made, and
premiums are TO be given by the govern
ment for the best translation.
IMPORTANT Discovery OF AN ABo-
RIGINAL. RACE OF NATIVES, NEW
South WALEs.-We learn by the Tas-
manian and Anstrial Asiatic Review, oil
October 10, 1858, that a most interesting
discovery has just been made, bv a gen.
tleman belonging to Sydney, of race oil
natives inhabiting the banks Of Thorn's
river "a river wing between the Big rivel
and Moreton bay, navigable upwards o
sixty miles inland,) incomparabiy superi
or to the aborignes of other parts Of tbs
territory, both ia intellect and persona
{ appearance, and much further advanced
in civilization. Oar informant, who Wis
f tied the place in search of good ceda
grounds, informs US that they inhabit vii
> lagos of from twenty to fifty houses IN ex
i tent, each house capable Of containing
), from twelve to fifteen individuals. Thre
of these villages our Informant encoun
i tered in his progress, the largest of whic
! must have contained four hundred inhak
j ilants. The houses, which are very In
i geniously constructed, are in the form
n a horseshoe, with low porch in font
each the walls are constructed of slat
. driven into the earth, and SO ingeniousl
il interviewer WITH waules as 10 be irnperv
* Gus to the rain; the roofs of the house
II are covered with tea-tree bark; and S
# strongly Is the whole fabric put togethe
that the weight of several individuals @
the roof is insufficient to injure it, A
of we anticipate being shortly in possessio
as of interesting particulars relative to II
OF above discovery, we shall not fail to Ia
ly them before our realers.-M5rror.
~ Loss OF BANK NoTEs.-It is VIC
" known that one source of gain to banl,
~ is the destruction Of their notes from acc
* dents Of various kinds, on land and wate
III According to an estimate in the We
e 1882, the Bank of England appeared
~ have gained up TO that time the sum
Id three hundred and fifty thousand POM
&C. sterling, or one million fee hundred' q
NO Yty fire thousand dollars by the loss
~, its notes.
eo The old Bank Of the United States W
ne chartered in 1891, and in active operati
s. eu for twenty years. lis circulation, we
~ - lieve, never exceeded five millions of d
l'o lars. La 1923, bv decree of court, t
~ trustees OF the Bank were released fri
us obligations to redeem outstanding bills,
ay' twelve years had elapsed from the expi
my ion Of the charter, and notice by pub
tea advertisements had been widely spread
a. seven years. The notes then unredce
n, ed amounted to two hundred and t
-, thousand dollars. A fund of five tn
a., sand dollars was reserved for instances
Tn peculiar hardship; but the whole amo
.b;s presented does not exceed eleven hund
49, dollars to the present time, of which
The greater part was In the hands of an in
can id revolutionary soldier, and liquidatec
no. 1925. A note of ten dollars was rede'
:, ed, however, few days since.-PhlL
,ar- Amer
ten PRINCE Whose de
an was mentioned few DAYS since was b
gus in Lebanon, Conn. in February, 1856
e of His mother, who was formerly the 81
re ii Of Charles Hinckley, Esq deceased
ton now living in Lebanon, at very adv;
,ro't ed ace. His father, Cuff Saunders,