The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-22

biz, and in spite Of all obstacles, the Emperor pro-
ceeds In his great task OF absorbing and amamaga-
ting the Polish kingdom and the Polish people IN
the vast empire and people OF Russia.
A railway Is projected from 81. Petersburgn 20
Cd ,ssa, from the Baltic to the Northern sea, win
an embraUchment towards Persia, and from thence
10 the East ladies and China. 1t is gigantic pro-
ject that, and will astonish your bodest rail-
way SPECTATORS But il the Car resolves upon II,
twill be done. On such lIne people, 'he course
OF three days. could pass from the irlsd 70 lle To-
rid zone, from the intensest cold TO burning neat
Intelligence from ASIA informs us, says inc Lon,
sftltion3et that the Russians have Just estaoshed
Themselves nj Eserabad an important port Oh refsid
IN the Caspian Sea. For long ume tne Muscosiis
government has been meditaiing THIS step. IN ioio
il established regular service OF steamers iToni
Astrakan ON the Caspian Sea, 10 that place, touch
mo AZ Derbent Bakw. and Euzei This clrcum-
stance gave new action TO Russian commerce.
la the month OF June the Czars government deinah-
ded for forms sake from the Shah, the authorlsa-
tion 10 place a Russian post AT Esterabad IN order
10 protect the merchants OF that nation, who were
coming in great numbers TO establish themselves
there and before the reply arrived from Perheran,
the Russians were already installed IN the Persian
town.
Accounts from New Zealand to the 18th OF May
tend 10 show the unsettled and dangerous state of
things IN that colony They furnish some details or
further operations, directed principally against Il
strong hold in the possession OF rebel chief, Jonn
Heki, which, however. do not seem TO have been
successful, although serious loss of life is said to
have been the result to Heki's followers, amounting
by one account 10 200 men killed. On the English
side the loss is stated at ii killed and 81 wounded
The account states that the boats OF two OF the
English ships had landed and burnt five villages
belonging to Heki. The position of the natives
was very strong one, and very obstnately MAN.
tanned. After the action, the whole of the parties
engaged with the wounded, were embarked and
returned to Auckland
India and China.
The news which came 10 hand by the last Over
land Mail possesses little interest, either IN political
or a commercial sense. Sir Renry Hardinge, it
will be perceived, on his way to the Upper
Provinces, with an army under his command every
way calculated to lntlct summary punishment on
the ueacherous and refractory Slkhs. He will,
doubtless, strike blow, the influence of which
will be felt through all the arteries of our great In
dian Empire. The cholera, which the previous
accounts represented as violent and fatal, was on
the decrease.
The first of the bi-monthly mails, with dates from
Bombay OF Sept. 10Th, Calcutta Sept. 8th, and China
July 10Th, reached London on Saturday, the 18th
utimo In future, mails will be regularly dispatch
ed in the middle of each month from Bombay, to be
conveyed, together with the mail from Calcutta, by
steamboat to Suez.
The news from Affghanistan is conflicting some
representing Dost Mahommed as embarrassed in
his finances, and unwilling to make war, while
others contend that the notorious Ackbar Khan, his
son, and WuZeer, was preparing to move towards
the Indus, and to seize Peshawur.
Further details of the horrible crimes of the
Ameers of Sclnde have come to light, greatly to
the disgust of those who upheld them innocent
and injured princes
The news from China comes down to the 10th of
July, and does not contain any remarkable fact
Trade was dull at Canton and IN the other four ports
Since the above was in type, we have received
further news from Bombay, to the LIST of October,
conveyed to England, via Trieste, and through Ger
many, to test this route with that OF Marselles, and
through France.
Tranquility prevails in India The dissensions
between the ddherents of Sir Charles Napier, and
his opponents, still carried on with great acrl-
mony, especially on the side OF the latter The at
fairs at Lahore continue TO be embarrassed as
The ravages of the cholera had ceased at that
place, but were devastating Peshawur and Cabul.
The Governor General lett Calcutta on the 22d OF
September, for the upper provinces, with an army
Of 30 900 infantry, 5000 cavalry and lao guns,
the confines of the Punjaub The absence of the
Governor General from Calcutta would exceed, as
il was said, twenty months
Sir L. II. Maddox is to be Deputy Governor of
Bengal during that absence.
There appear to be some approximations entertain
ed OF confusion In the Nzam's dominlons on ac-
count Of the mal-adminlstratlon OF the finances.
The fall of rain had been unsatisfactory, In parts
OF the Bengal Presidency too much, and In the
greater portions OF that OF Bombay too little. Fear
full consequences were anticipated.
The news from China comes down to the 18th of
July, but contains nothing remarkable.
Fashions for November.
From the World OF Fashion.
Bonnets of the Pamela form have been proclaimed as
being by far the prettiest and most graceful style that
being more suitable for morning wear and which is cal
ed the Clarsse Harlowe being SO perfectly English ir
its cut and psettily decorated, as TO give it mos
charming and distinguished effect, differing from the Pa
mela in this that although it is equally shallow at the
and raised in the 'front.' it is not closed much
the cheeks They generally made OF black velvet
and capotes of darkcolored satin Those Of the Pane
la form vary both the material and trimmings We
may however cite, as being the most general those
bordered with black velvet plain feather shaded green
and black and magnificent fall of black Chantly lace
put round the edge Of the 'front.' and also the curtain
the top of the brides in the interior being ornamented
with roses shaded cerise and white encircIng the
Morning caps are principally decorated with pretty
English lace put in the form Of colmacon, each
being separated by means OF small coques Of pink
ribbon Another pretty style Of cap is one composed o.
lace which entirely conceals the foundation and is
namented upon the centre of the head with dem.
wreath of petite choux of red velvet and terminated
each side the with bunch chou rather
larger than the rest having long ends depending from II
DREssEs.-Those composed of poult de sole mos
in vogue they are principally decorated round the low
part OF the skirt with six Of lilac fringe
the bodies formed halfhigh and rlled into the waist
having dempelerne fastening at the back and edge
top and bottom with similar fringe plain sleeves, de
corated with six rows Of fringe put at equal distances
up the whole length of the sleeve gumpe of plated
neck mantelet OF black lace. Another very elegan
style of dress made in blue Italian sik trimmed with
Hounce dentele, ana by second
very narrow similarly dentcle and forming heading t.
the broad plain body, made high up in the Shout
ders and forming two deep points upon the front which
also decorated with facngs deneles plain sleeve
and round jockeys, likewise dentees.
Redngotes for neglige toilette, made in the pc
lisse fashion The corsage fulled into the waist il
folds which forms kind Of fan upon the chest and
cends little less high than .the throat, allow
little OF the under guimpe showing, which is decorated
with magnificent light looking lace fulling t,
touch the the dress the lower part of the skirt be
ing ornamented with four rows of double folds ofvevet
alternate black and lilac the lowest fold being consdera
bly, wider than the rest folds Of the description
but quite straight placed upon the sleeves far
the bend of the where it terminates in rounde
form each sde allowing the sleeve to be little opel
towards the lower part sleeves with broad facngs
edged with fringe guimpe of muslin.
CoIrruHKs.-An elegant small kind of scarf in shade
open-work silk, ornamented with long tasses has late
appeared destined for the forming O pretty STYLE
winter head dress they are twisted round the head
have very light and graceful effect they also
dered more magnificent by being intermixed with gol
and trimmed with broad fringe, which floats gracefo
each side by the having somewhat the appear
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