The New York herald., 1845-09-21

the importance cf Inc country, anu W tic sot tiiic
in which II has been obtained, II IS very considera-
BILE.
The newspapers publish letter from the United
States in which is declared that the efforts made
to procure silk IN that country. from when such
great hopes were entertained four years ago, have
entirely failed. The news will be acceptable to the
southern provinces, which were somewhat alarmed
by the threatened competition OF the United States
The treaty between France and Morocco has at
length been ratified by the Moorish Emperor, and
published in the Bulletin des Lois 1t fixes the IL
mts of the territory between Agiers and Morocco
and is remarkable tor containing an express acknow-
ledgment on the part OF the Emperor OF Morocco,
that Aglers is ''a French possession"
The Prince de Berghes, one of the richest noble
men Of France, and belonging TO one of the most
ancient and distinguished families, had been
ed on charge of causing TO be forged, and clrcula-
ting, the countersof the Jockey Club, representing
different small sums of money He has since beeS
brought to trial, found gully, and condemned to
three years. imprisonment. The case NEST natu
rally excited most intense interest among all classes
Of society," the spectacle Of Prince figuring in cri-
mlna dock as f0rger, being almost unexamped.
The weather, after long continuance OF wet, has
become fine, and the crops are now being got in in
all directions. The grapes have suffered from the
unfavorabie season, but the crop Will still ne fair
one
Paris and the neighborhood has been visited with
whirlwind, which did great damage. AT village
near Rouen, however. 1t was more disastrous forlt
swept away several large manufactures and houses,
and caused the death and the mutllatlon OF a very
great number OF persons So terrible calamity has
rarely happened.
Speculation in railway shares is pushed to an
extraordinary extreme. and even promises OF shares
IN companies not yet definitely constituted are sold
at high premiums. Throughout the day the Bourse
is crowded to excess, and at times 1t is almost
impossible to force ones way from part to
another. At the foot of the stairs leading to the
Bourse may be seen number OF old women,
waiting the result OF their little specuations. Once
upon time the ladies' were permitted to enter the
Bourse, but they kicked up such clatter that the
Prefect OF Police ordered them to be turned out
and kept out.
One of the greatest hons of Partisan society is
Col. Thorn, of New York The Col. it appears, had
incurred debt OF some two hundred and twenty
francs, or Whereabouts, to tradesman.. but as he
thought the charge was excessive, he refused to pay
It. Thereupon the shopkeeper went to the men OF
law, and by representing that the Colonel was about
to make precipitous bolt to America, got
thority to lodge him IN gaol. The next morning, at
his slurnbers by the noice of feet and voices and
before he had time to do his nightcap, three sury
looking vagabonds burst into his room. "Eh what
the devil 90 You want The here e. exclaimed the null
sr,'' said the chief of the set" producing dirty
piece of paper. 'Arrest me % calculated the Yankee
millionaire" me Why the mans mad."-
'Not bit ofit, Mr.. American. But let's have no
nonsense-get up and come Otto Clichy." 81 good
Thorn, of New York" 'IRnow that as well as
you," said the man of writs, "and have an author
lty to arrest you. Come aong7Ivee got cab at the
door, and you'll be snugly lodged in Cllchy in
quarter of an hour The valiant colonel was bewil-
dered-he stared from one to another, and at length
gave vent to his vexaton, by swearing loud and
long, vowing among other things, that he would
make President Polk declare war against Johnny
Crapaud for permitting, under cover OF his laws,
such an abominabe outrage on the dignity OF . man
who had worn a sword under the flag of stars and
stripes, and who, moreover, had dispensed his large
fortune for years in easting and fetng the ungrate
garded "Clichy Clichy p exclaimed the man
! Ito Clichy, Coonell You must 60 there
first, and you can declare war afterwards" /"
Finding that the grim tunctlonary OF The
the result was, that he saved himself the necessity
of visiting the interesting prison Of Clchy, by paying
the whole of the debt demanded of him, and about
twice as much for costs. But the matter did not
end there Irritated beyond endurance at the inso-
ence of the tradesman In perseverlng to sue out
writ OF arrest against him for pslry debt, the
Colonel laid complaint before the Courts OF being
grossly overcharged, and consequently uniustly sub
ected to legal expenses. The case was heard the
day before yesterday, and the Colonel trlumphantly
gained his cause.-the shopkeeper being compelled
which he had subjected the Colonel, and, moreover,
to stump up the costs of the complaint against him.
The French proverb, that those who laugh the
least should laugh the oudeet," may be applied by
Colonel Thorn himself for certainly in this
he has got the laugh at his creditor In justice TO
Colonel Thorn, 1t must be added, that he Is u man
of the very highest responsibility, of immense
wealth. and for upwards OF seventeen years has been
one of the leaders OF the fashionable society OF
Paris. He has lately married his beautiful daus liter
Alice to Comte de Ferguson
party of Ollbbewa Indians are now exhibiting
here. The chief, fine handsome man, proposed
to make their performance more Interesting, by
shooting at an apple placed on his sons head,
;dgng himself TO bring II down every time without
fail But the Protect OF Police, who, in this happy
city, pokes his nose into everything. peremptoriy
forbade the chief from attempting 80 dangerous
feat OF archery.
EXTRAORDINARY OBSERVATIONS CONNECTED WITH
| rrrr WrsVnr pxv,. M 49,,
communicated to the Paris Academy of Science the
observations of some of its correspondents upon the
extraordinary meteor which caused such dire effects
at Rouen The disastrous visitation commenced in
the valley OF Malauney and the valley of Monvle,
about half-past IL O'Clock in the day. by the rapid
shock of winds and clouds striking in opposite dirrc
nons, preceded by gusts OF extraordinary hot
wind equally remarked at Paris and so burning that
| the mistress OF an Inn, although Standing before
kitchen fire, felt H. as well many other persons,
on all OF whom II produced most oppressive effect.
Similar electrical phenomena soon followed. 1t was
remarked that the whrlwind presented the shape of
an inverted cone. OF which the point looked red
II did not proceed IN right line, but zig Gag, and
particularly In the direction w here there
OF iron or steel, such factories, leaving untouched
the intermediate spaces. What is more extraordn-
ary, 1t only struck parts Of the house, those
parts having quantities OF lronwork, leaving un-
touched the parts which had little or none Trees
OF century were In some places twisted, in others
torn up, and IN other places broken. But the mest
remarkable feature of the whole was this, that
quantity OF substances some OF great weight, such
as planks OF five feet in length, were sucked up
into the air, and carried distance of nine leagues,
after a journey OF seven hours. While the tempest
was at it's height, the barometer fell IL millimeres,
fact proved by Professor Pressier This philosopher
does not doubt that the phenomenon essentially
electric During the passage Of the whrlwind from
which flashes OF lightning played, some persons
smeed a suphurous odour, and heard a rolling
nolse-workmen felt themselves moved to and fro,
walle flames flashed before their eyes. Bits OF
burned cotton and other materials were found, al
though there had been no confogration Several
showed no mark Of external injury; many showed
rapid signs of decomposition and altogether there
can be no doubt that the causeswas Of electric ma.
turc.
Extracts from French Papers.
A great number OF strangers principally Swiss