The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-04

were changed; the rain in the meantime, falling
copiousy. with high WIND. mingled with thunder
and lightning. A special train was cordineiy
despatched to Dover, and the royal party took
shelter in Mr.. Grants, the superiniendenrs house,
where hasty dinner was prepared. Az quarter
pist seven in the evening, the KING look ieave Oh
| the Queen and the Prince, and proceeded to the
railway, which left at quarter to eight O'Clock IN
the evening. At nine, SIR James Oranam was ~
waiting to receive the King and his suite Inc a.
rectors OF the South Eastern Railway iurnlsned a
special carriage and engine to convey the royal party
70 Dover. Here distressing calamity occurred. a
building at the station was discovered to be on
hfe, and the King Of the French drove In wnile
the flames were blazing furIously. II was not untii
past one in the morning that the train with the
King and his suite left for Dover. The damage
done by this IRE amounts it is said, TO f25,C
on Tuesday. On landing, his Majesty walked up
the pier, and received the congratulations OF thou
sands who were assembled. At Desnin's hotel ne
received the Mayor, the British Consul and other
persons, to whom he was most courteous. He pre-
sented Captain Smithet, of the Princess Alice, with
| a gold snuff box. AT Bernay, he met with the
arrival at Treport, and, finding that he could not
| land at that place, had set out to meet him.
AMERICAN PEAcHEs.-E. Wilmer, on leaving
Boston for England, in September, took a box
Liverpool were found to be in excellent condition
| and were greatly admired by the friends to whom
he presented them, as the product OF the United
q sq%s as" 70 Mr.
l
Wilmer. These were also in good condiuon,and
greatly admired
RAILWAY TO TIE LAKEs-The poet Wordsworth
| has protested, in sonnet In the Morning Post,
| against the projected railway connecting Kendall
with Wndermere. In a note TO the sonnet, ne
has brought prose to bear against the unpoehcal
desecraiion ofthe ',lake" district But capital and
| capitalists sore Jewellers, and know nothing OF
the refinement of feeling unconnected with the
| pocket
| CONVENIENT APPOINTMENTS in CANADA-The
Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry
Draper, Esq to be her Majesy's Attorney Gen
eral for that part Of the province Of Canada for
mery called Upper Canada; W illiam Morris, Esq,
to be Receiver General for Canada; Denis b Pa
Tor Canada; James Smith, Esq, to be her Majesty's
Attorney General for that part OF the province. OF
Canada formerly called Upper Canada Dominick
DAILY, E:q., to be Secretary for Canada.
ExrRAoRDINARy. HIGH TIDES Owing to the
heavy rains that have fallen within these last few
| days, the tides have been extraordinary high On
| Wednesday afternoon, about three O'Clock, when
the tide was at its height, many OF the steamboats,
found 1t impossible to pass under the arches OF
VauxhaiI and Westminster bridges, London, with
| their tunnels lowered M
The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin, 4th inst,
that the Council of State is at present occupied
with project for the establishment In Prussia of
tribunals ct commerce, composed Of merchants, as
/ in France. 1t is also stated that lhe King was to
| give grand dinner at the Palace of Potsdam to
800 of the exhibitors Of the products OF national In
dustry.
The Hanover Gazette of the I'd inst. publishes
Royal decree, extending to the city of Hamburger
The same advantages tor merchandise, as regards
the tolls OF Brunshausen, as are already enoyedb by
other parts of Germany, and Denmark, and Bel
| GUM.
| The Hereford Times says, that in the window of
Mr. John Davis, gardener, at Ledbury, there is ex-
hbited a gourd Of the American kind, weighing 81
lbs andmeasuring 5 feet8 inches in circumference.
The body OF lady, named Sayle, who died on
tho npsca NeVU (lrlpana IN T.ivnYno0I vves
preserved in spirits by her husband, passenger
board, and inferred few days back at the Isle of
| Nan.
The Rev. Alphonso William Henry Rose, curate
r Hyde, has been committed for trial at the next
Derby sessions, charged with criminal assault on
Nary Thornley,, girl about ten years of age.
William Duval, an American seaman on board
the Prince Oscar, Lawson, master, an English yes
sci now lying in the London dock, is in custody,
charged with the ferocious act of "gouging'' out
| one OF the captains eyes,
The second great chess match between Mr..
Staunton and M. st. Amant, was TO commence at
and the winner of the first games out OF thr.
| teen will be declared the conqueror. A
The polka owes its origin to peasant girl of b.
'iemia, who, dancing tor her own amusement, on a
yanis, who, being struck by her motions, adapted
| IN air to them, which was afterwards introduced
at Prague, and has since travelled through the
| world rMt
Mr.. Clemson, the newly appointed American
charge dafairs in Belgium, has arrived in Brussels.
/ The John O'Groats' Journal states that another
capture OF whales, amounting to 360. recently took
place at Sandwich.
lncendiarism in Suffolk is again very rife. The
papers of the district contain numerous instances
| Il its Preparation.
M. de Lamartine Is at present at Naples. 1t is
said that before returning home, he will revisit
| llexandrla and Cairo.
| Most Of the master cotton splnners Of Oldham
ave given an advance OF one penny per thousand
hanks.
The amount of subscription to the Rowland Hill
testimonial Is 10000, but several returns have not
| yet been made.
/ There are forty projected lines of railway, ex-
ending over a distance Of 2I73 miles. and lnvolv-
| ing an estimated expenditure Of E39, 695, 600
| Barry, the clown of Astley's Theatre, London,
| ,as made another voyage on the Thames, in
yashing-tub, drawn by four geese.
| Professor Liebeg, Of Giessen, the celebrated
agricultural chemist, had the freedom of the city
Of Edinburgh conferred upon him on the 9Th inst.
| The comet, which is now to be seen between
10 p. M, and A: M, is slowly receding; its
leares approach to the earth is estimated to have
| ,een 81, 900 900 Of miles.
The culture of rice has just been tried with full
access at Carmargne, near Aries. The vegetation
If the crop is fine that no doubt remains of the
soil being well adapted to it.
Lord Peterborough, the late Governor. General
| # India, has arrived in England. He has been
raised step in the peerage, by the title Of +" Earl
| # Peterborough and ViscOunt Southam.
The damaged tobacco at the Custom house, on
which the owners do not think il worth while to
lay the import duty, is consumed in tall chimney
called the "Queen's tobacco pipe"
The slave trade to the Brazlls has greatly dmin-
ished since 1889. In that year, 80 go slaves were
smugged; in 1910, 1870 in l84l, $50; and in
1912, 1891.
1t is stated that in the Church of Rome, through
out the world, there now LAT archbishops, 5S4
bishops, II Wears apostolisal, prefects and 2OO
| 100000 members
I A letter from Constantnople, of the 18th utimo
mentions that fire had broken out near the bazaar
ia that city, which destroyed upwards Of 100 houses
| and 500 shops
The gross receipts of 1000 miles Of English rail-
way for 1872, were E7. 002 ,O0l the working e.
222,9A.