The New York herald., 1845-09-22

all directions. The grape. have suffered from the
unfavorabie season, but the crop will still Re fair
one.
Speculation in railway shares is pushed to an
extraordinary extreme. and even promises of shares
IN companies not yet definitely constituted ere sold
at high premiums. Throughout the day the Bourse
| Is crowded TO excess, and at times it is almost
| impossible to force ones way from one 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 speculations. Once
upon time the ladies' were permitted to enter the
Bourse, but they kicked up such clater that the
| Pretect 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
II. Thereupon the shopkeeper went to the men of
law, and by representing that the Colonel was about
to make precpitous bolt to America, got an au-
thority to lodge him IN gaol. The next morning, at
an early hour, the gallant colonel was aroused from
his slumbers by the nolce of feet and voices and
before he had time TO doh his nightcap three sury
looking vagabonds burst into his room sch what
the devil do you want here Z" exclaimed the mill
tary hero from New York 'Come to arrest you,
sir" said the chief of the set" producing dirty
mliopaire-"arrest me Why the mans mad
"Not biz OF II, Mr.. American. But let's have no
nonsense-get up and come Otto Clchy." 81 good
Thorn, Of New York" :ik,now a that as as well as
you" said the man of writs, land have an author
ity to arrest you: Come along7Pve got cab at the
door, and you'll be snugly lodged in Clichy in =
quarter Of an hour" The valiant colonel was bewil-
dered-he stared from one to another, and at length
gave vent 10 his vexaton, by swearing loud and
long, yowing among other things, that ne would
/ make President Polk declare against Johnny
| Crapaud for permitting, under cover of his laws,
| such an abomlnabe outrage on the dignity OF man
| who had worn sword under the flag OF stars and
stripes, and who, moreover, had dispensed his large
fnrfi IN fans
ful Parislans, But the cooneFs threats were dsre-
garded. "Clichy Clchy - exclaimed the man.
ITO Clichy, Colonel! You must go there
first, and you can declare war afterwards !"
Finding that the grim iunctionary of the
| Inv was obdurate, the Colonel came to parey, and
the result was, that he saved himself The necessity
the whole of the debt demanded of him. and about
twice as much tor costs. But the matter did not
end there. lrrltated beyond endurance at the nso-
ence OF the tradesrnan IN persevering to sue out
Colonel laid complaint before the Courts OF being
grossly overcharged, and consequently unjustly sub
Jected to legal expenses. The case was heard the
day before yesterday, and the Colonel trumphantly
gained his cause.-The shopkeeper being compelled
to refund the overcharge TO repay the expenses to
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 loudest," may be applied by
Colonel Thorn TO himself, for certainly in this matter
he has got the laugh at his creditor In justice to
Colonel Thorn, It must be added, that ne Is man
of the very highest respectabiity 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 daughter
| Alice to Comte de Ferguson.
A party of Ojibbewa 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,
p-dging himself TO bring ii down every time without
fail But the Project OF Police, who, in this happy
city, pokes his nose into everything, peremptorlly
forbade the chief from attempting so dangerous
| feat of archery.
| EXTRAORDINARY OBSERVATIONS CONNECTED WITH
| THE LATE WHIRLwIND AT RoUEN.-M. Arago has
| 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 Monvile,
about hatpast IL O'Clock in the day, by the rapid
shock OF winds and clouds striking in opposite dlrec
tons, preceded by gusts of an extraordinary hot
wind equally remarked at Paris, and SO burning that
the mistress of an inn. although standing before a
kitchen fire, felt it, well as many other persons,
on all of whom it produced most oppressive effect
Similar electrical phenomena soon followed. twas
remarked that the whirwind presented the shape of
an inverted cone: of which the point looked red.
1t did not proceed IN right line, but zig zag, and
particularly in the direction where there masses
OF iron or steel, such as factories leaving untouched
ary, only struck parts of the same house, those
parts having quantities OF lronwork, leaving un-
touched the parts which had little none. Trees
OF century were In some places twisted, others
torn up, and in other places broken. But the most
| 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
| after journey OF seven hours While the tempest
was at it's height, the barometer fell IL mmetres,
fact proved by Professor Presser This philosopher
does not doubt that the phenomenon was essentially
electric. During the passage OF the whirlwlnd, from
which flashes OF lightning played, some persons
smelled sulphuIous odour. and heard rolling
noise-workmen felt themselves moved to and fro
while flames flashed before their eyes, Bits OF
burned cotton and other materials were found al
though there had been no confagration.. Several
cooking splts were magnetlsed. OF the killed. some
rapid signs Of decomposition and altogether there
can be no doubt that the causeswas Of an electric
ture.
| Germany.
| Our Berlin dates are to Aug. 26.
The new religion Is continuing its career with al
ernate successes and defeats. At Halberstadt,
Ronge, the leader of this movement, nearly as
sassnated when preaching violent sermon against
Rome; but at other places he has had greater sue
cess Our government is alarmed at the aspect the
business IS assuming, and has accordingly given or
ders that the preachers OF the new faith shall not be
admitted into the Protestant chapels, aud that the
| newspapers, with few exceptions, shall refrain
| from writing about It. In some Of the minor
duches the same proceedings have been adopted,
| and In Austria they were adopted months ago.
| The New REFoRMATIoS.-The .Scabidn Mer-
curry mentions that in order prevent schism break
ing out IN Bohemia, which appears to show dispo-
sition to catch the religious agitation of which Ger
many Is the theatre, 1T has been signifed to the
Catholic clergy to take not to ALLEVIATE the peo
pie by intolerance or scandaous conduct lest they
should detach themselves from the religion Of their
| fathers"
The celebrated Czerski has, along with Snenger
and Muller, addressed letter to the Voss Gasctte,
dated 10Th August, denying that they had adopted
| the Augsburg Confession OF Faith They acknow-
ledge, however, that their own creed do,s not dier
from it in essential particulars, nor do they yet sepa
rate radically from the Catholic Church. of which
they reject the human traditions by which it has
been detaced Their community, therefore, comes
within the protection secured by the peace of West
phala, and they under the laws the confedera-
lion and OF the State. Their aim is to repeal the
pretensions OF the Roman hierarchy, and human