The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-20
e amount, as appeared by the plans and estimates
Mr. Pugin, the architect, which were forwarded

e amount, as appeared by the plans and estimate,
Mr. Pugin the architect. which were forwarded
the right honorable blronet and II was submitted
Z the consideration OF government whether, unde
och circumstances, increase OF the building uns
hond not be made. The reply OF the Treasury Wal
cad al a meeting oil the board on Friday, peremp
torlIy refusing any increase whatever
An attempt was made TO murder SIR I. Hopkins,
last week Al his own hall door near Mullingar ne
had retaIned from dinner party about ha past IL
o'clock, aud slightlpg from his broughan, Just as
ne approached the door, gun was discharged al
hi;n, and number OF sugs lodged within the space
upon waicA has shadow was thrown. sir Francis
believes ne owes bis escape from inc ntst sno., 20
the Iufan aiming al his shadow, which IL upon
the door in an oblque direction. One OF the cow
ardly assassins is in custody; he Is man from
whom Sir Francis had taken farm, giving nm full
compensation ior II.
OConnel and the Times" commissioner, who
have been spfrrng al each other like bantam cocks,
more less during the last two months, have had
regular set TO within the last fortnight. The com
missioner in the course of his perambuatlons, Vi
si,ed Mr. OConnells estate al kerry-gave lamen-
table picture OF The poverty and the wretchedness OF
his commissioned that he was =" middle man,
"a character OF all others the most abhorred IN Ire
lani,) and contrasted the state OF the human stock
has lands .lth the more becoming care and libcr-
aity OF his neighbor, the Marquis OF Lansdownc
France.
Our advices from Paris are of the lst inst
In some provinces great alarm exists with respect
TO deficiency in the supply of food; and in Bretagne
disturbances have taken place to prevent the reno
vest has partially failed. With the view of alaying
the a,arn he Minister of commerce has addressed
clrclsr to the Projects of Departments, stating
thar The last harvest indeed was not SO abundant as
the hasvess of 1913 and 1874, but that It was more
Bouadant ,han in 1889 and that 1t was sufficient tor
the country; tweny-six departments having produ-
ced more corn. &c, than they need, twenty-eight
having psodCced enough, and thirty-two being def
Gent
Some sensation has been created in he fashiona-
bic world by the suicide OF the Due de Sauix-Tava-
nues, peer Of France, and head of the most ancient
and principal families Of France. Losses IN the
Borrse were falsely said to be the cause OF the rash
acl; th- real reason is understood to have been the
rejection of his alliance by an English lady
& The doctors and medical men OF this country have
held grand congress, IN which measures relative
10 their professional interests were discussed.
The Due d'Auinale, one OF the Kings sons, has
been presented with little boy by his wife. The
child has been sormnly Hlcknamed by the Nom
tear, ''hi.,h and pussant prince" and Louis Phi
lppe has created him Prince de Conde. The title
OF Conde u of the ancient dynasty, and II was
from the last at the name that the Due d'Aumae
derives his Immense possessions.
Algers appears 10 oe increasing IN mercantile
lmpprtance. In ls3lth navigation between II and
Fraace vas FL vessels. OF 1876 tons; IN 1874 It
was 1872 vessels, and 100 ALB ons-the far greater
portion being French. In 1876 the value OF the
niece Was 20.000,O00 francs, in 1913 il was
81 cn,G9 francs, OF which 53 millions were with
the mother country, aud in lS4l II was 70 900 600
Among The admissions 10 the Kings family cir
Gle on Monday week, to "spend the evening"" II
m " SO Lomely phrase OF such august persons,
was The ambassador 81 the United States. LOUIS
Philippe spent many years IN Amerca, ana one OF
MS tavore aniusements Is TO be surrounded by his
WITT, chi aren, and grandchildren, aed ID relate to
them his adventures IN the "back woods, some
OF winch arr represented 10 have been very curious
NJ. de Lanar;lne, the celebrated poet orator, and
politician, has written long article in favor OF prin-
cple IN pohtica' matters, and against party. II Is
aisle ard eloquent, all his writings and speeches
are but IKE them u IS not practical.
The Chambers are convoaed by royal ordinance
fer the 9Th December There will be some grave
questions 10 discuss-Agiers, Morocco, railways,
whether the Ministry will or will not weather
through TIE session. The chances perhaps are that
twill, II no unforeseen obstacles should arise.
From an article ~ the Journal des De6Gfs, 1t APP
ears aat the french government has no intention
q taking the slAnd ct Chusan at present, or any
other part OF China. Indeed il seems that the late
embassy OF France was not so much for promoting
existing commercial interests, as for laying tOun-
dalton for interests that may arise hereafter. The
Journal des Debais particularly gorhes the French
TOR having obtained d removal OF the edlcls against
christian missionaries.
From Aiuers the news makes up in length what
]; wants In importance. the French generals, Id
oes, being terribly ong-winded fellows. Some pro-
lad oIted but, at the latest dates, had sub
mitt-d and al was N toerabe order Abd-el. kader
was 'rsLqut, drawing the tribes towards nm IN the
sorth, and n'anesting no intention, at least tor the
moment, 10 make an attack Marshal Bugeaud was
marching away towards Ben Hassel, and had ira
yers he country CT the Fhttahs. Other generals
IN commend o. divisions had been marching and
communicating IN all directions; ali which may
be very scientific and very, necessary IN military
pont OF view, but would be tediously dull 10 retail
TO the reader. The United States Consul, at Tunis,
Mr.. Payne, had been recalled, and replaced by a
gentleman whose name the French represents to be
Hypf6.
a commercial crisis Is Just now weighing upon
this city. On the Stock Exchange every thing has
tuy-especially railway shares, which
in two months have fallen from Is to f1O, and seem
n Ill Y..E hoQ fail
ed Tor upwards OF 100000 francs, and has taken
himself oilto England Belgium, out of reach of
the police, who, as gentlemen IN Newgate would
say, " want" HIM. Two other stock brokers have
had TO be saved from failure by the assistance OF
their colleagues Some considerable failures have
taken place in Paris land at Lyons, Marseiles, Nantes
and other important towns; eminent bank ing
hous and other mercantile establishments have
tailed also Tradesmen have little money, and
cannot get paid by their customers. More mercan-
tile disasters are dreaded, and In Short every thing
ls IN deporable state. The primary cause OF all
this, has been the over speculation in railways
which occasloned great scarcity OF money A child
lsh and foollsh fear has also contributed to it
naily, tnat iear being caused by English holders in
railways having made extensive sales, and by the
disasters and the fall IN prices which have
taken place in London, Liverpool, and othe
places. 1t is hoped, however, that the ''cfisis'
III Paris viii not be of much longer duration
i Is about as bad as 1t can be, and we all know
that wher things are at the worst they begin {,
mend. Besides, two railways have just been cor
coded to companies-one to a company headed b!
one OF your townsmen, Mr.. Mackenzie, and larg
number OF English capitalists, and another to com
panY formed OF several independent companies, II
which also Engllshmen have large stake. Thes
companies have received ten or fifteen times NOR
money than they wanted, and they will proceed L
restore 1t without delay Two other railways whicl
also keep locked up some enormous amounts, vii
shortly be adudged, and thereby will set at lbert,
other large amounts of capital; so that money vii
soon become more plentiful, and il become
more plentiful, confidence will increase, and tn,
crisis gradually disappear.
The Minister Of Commerce has published some
very lengthy documents on the state OF commerc
IN CHINA. II appears from them that in 1913, tn,
Unlied States sent 534 O9S kilogrammes of cotton L
China, whilst IN eight months and twenty-five day
OF 1881, they sent l56 09i picus or 439 800 ko
grammes--more than double OF what was sent b,
England from her East India possessions Tn