The New York herald., 1846-10-01

orders IN council ratifying the treaty of inter-
nauonai copyright entered into with Prussia for
the projection OF " authors, inventors, designers;
eng,avers, and makers of any of the following
works Chat is to say), books, prints, articles o
sculpture, dramatic works, musical compositions,
ana any other works of literature and the fine
In which the laws of Great Britain gave British
suo]ects the protection of copyright" also, regu-
iaung the duty TO be hencsforfh charged on books
ana prints, bronghtsinto this country from the
RUSSIAN domini0ns.
=, According to.the official returns OF the crops in
france, 1t Is calculated that there will be de-
nciency OF ten or twelve days provisions, and
that 1t will require outlay of l50, ,000, 900 francs
10 supply the wheat necessary for the consump-
&c.. had afforded an indequate stock, and SERIOUS
fears We're entertained forl the potatoes which
were extensively diseased in twenty-five depart
ments.
The news from India is calculated to produce
feeling of uneasiness in political as well as in
commercial sense. Sir Henry Hardinge, il
seems now to be universally admitted, notWith.
standing the skill and bravery evinced in the war
with the Sikhs, has made bunglng business of
it, and in all probability the work will have to be
done over again. Mistaken clemency in the case
OF semi barbarians is oftentimes positive cruelty
Ample details will be found elsewhere.
STEAMsHIr GREAT BRITAN-Ths noble speci-
men OF maritime architecture, after undergoing
Craving Dock, has again been floated, and re-
sunled her berth in the Coburg Dock. She is 10
| sail on Tuesday, the 22d inst. We are happy to
say that her passenger list already pressnt. gra
nfying appearance. We have no doubt she will
also carry out large freight, and IN her next pas
sage to New York, prove herself worthy of the
liberal support which the public seem desirous
to bestow upon her-Wilmer's Times, Sept. IL.
The PoTATo FAnURE.-The failure of the po-
tato crop is universal The reports from every
part of the United Kingdom are appalling, whilst
letter alter letter from the continent of Europe de-
taiis the rayages which this strange and unnccount
able aois disease p has made in France, Belgium, Hol-
OF science have failed TO trace the failure to any
particular cause, and the practical farmer feels at
loss what to do. The fact is, the potato disease
an agricultural puzzle, which neither the one
or the other can satisfactorily solve. But apart
nom this view of the matter, it is now a question
which all classes, both here and on the continent
Europe, must seriously consider, how is this de-
hciency OF human food to be made up? The
crops in the United Kingdom are not more than
| an average either in quantity or quality We
must, therefore, lock to other countries for sup
ply sufhcient for the large and increasing con-
sumpuon that's now going forward. Again, the
accounts from France as TO the harvest in that
coantry are most distressing; a very large uuanti
ty Of wheat will, therefore, be required for its inn
mediate wants All over the norh Of Europe rye,
the staple article of consumption, has yielded mis-
erably short: Barley and oats are also defective,
and wheat far from abundant. It is, therefore,
evident, that large impor,ations of breadstufs y
| from Canada and the United States must take
readily be paid. The wise policy of settling the
Oregon question without havinglte tecourse to arms
Is more than ever apparent England and the
United states have lost nothing; but, on the con.
trary, both are already gamers by adopting the
course advised by cautious and discerning states
men, Witmer's Liv1Yooi Times, Sept. II
| THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRK.-The Swabiaw Mercury
publishes the following statistics relative to the
Austrian monarchy: The Austrian monarchy
covers an extent Of II, ,lo4 square miles, contain.
ing 50, ,29S, 9o1 souls, inhabiting 7l3 towns, 246s
burghs, and 64, ,2O5 villages. The clergy is com.
posed of 65, ,565 individuals, and the church reve-
nue. nue. ~, without including Hungary Transyyania,
francs. Austria exceeds all other states in the
| number of primary schools, in which more than
4,0O0, 900 OF pupils are educated, at an expense of
| 4,OOO, $50 of forns.
TOTAL EMIGRATION FROM GREAT BRrrAu AND
lRELAND. The total number of emigrants in lS45
was 80 ,3O1 in 1874 it was 20 686 The emigration
OF lS45 exceeded that of 1874 by 22,8I5. The
amount of emigration in 1S45 exceeded the amount
1882 uos emigrani.1 III isao S' S7s :1fspi is4i
QlS692) and 1872 Q2S, ,3l4). In l84S the yearly
total sunk from the aforementioned enormous sun,
to o. ,2l2, bat has since been steadily increasing
again The increase in 1S45 over 1874 is prnei.
pally in the emigrants to the United States and
the British North American Colonies. To the for
mer there emigrated in l64l, LOGO persons in
lSA6, 5o,63o persons the emgrants to the latter
amounted in 1874, to 22 926 in lS45, to 81, ,SO3-
The emigration to the Australian colonies decrsas-
ed in 1874 il was ,229; in 1885 only S3O To the
Cape OF Good Hope there is an increase from 16l
IN iSa, to 496 in 1875; Emigration from the Uni
ted Kingdom to the West Indies has also increas-
cd, from 596 in 1874 to s54 in ls45 Ofthese emf
grants only ., GOA were cabin passengers.
MUTTON HAMs.-The European Times saws
that by late arrival from the United States, we
hnd an import OF IA tierces Of mutton hams,
which we have no doubt will, with proper
management, yield good profit to the owners.
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