The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-06

ana Killed the brute.
By parliamentary return. printed on Friday It ap-
pears that from the 5th July 1916 the 18th June last
the Stock and Exchequer bills bought on account OF
savings banks In England amounted TO Zoos zoo ,or
quer bills sold In the period for Savings Banks
amounted to 100000, which realized fei6aiS. Asto
Ireland, the return Is nil.n
On the 3oth ult sale of autographs took place In
London An autograph letter Of Lord Bacon dated Au
gust 1906 addressed to Sir Thomas Hoby sold for IS
warrant dated Hampton Court March 1884 sold for
f6 los letter of John Calvin dated Geneva May To-
1880 In French sold for fl0 The signature OF Charles
to letter addressed to the Duke of Orleans August
80 l642, sold for ais Cd. Two signatures Of Oliver
Cromwell to orders for payment Of the parliamentary
forces sold for ga Subscription aud signature to
letter In the autograph of Sir Francis Drake dated
1851" sold for SO los 4 letter Sf Francis j, King Of
France addressed to the Pope sold for fs letter of
Gaiieo dated villa dArcetic, Maggie y 1889 and
which audes to his recent persecution by the nquisi
ton, sold for El4 5s
The Chinese spend annually 100000 600 for incense
burn before their idols about five shlings for every
man, woman, and child in the empire.
few days since, whilst some men were employed in
digging cellar underneath cottage Potterne, the
skeleton of full grown person was about four
feet beneath the surface of the ground How long
time had elapsed snce the nterment of the body IL is
impossible to say; but the ultimate Of it's remains
seems pretty certain the bones collected to-
gether and sold to a dealer in marine stores
vessel arrived from the United States of America
(BatimoIe) has brought with general cargo OF pro-
Visions 43 packages Of vensona novel importation from
that quarter Of the globe
We learn that the Austrian government in imitation
OF that of France Is about to send consul to Calcutta
Some very interesting experiments were made on last
Wednesday In the basin In Woolwch dock yard the
object OF which to test the capablity and effective
ness of the nautilus life means OF saving
human life in the water There present. Sir John
Ross r. N; Colonel Cater, royal artillery; Capt Ryder
OF H. NJ steamer Vixen; several of the officers OF the
dockyard and other scientific and professional gentle
Captain Ryder had kindly permitted the use OF
one OF the Vixens boats for the experiments. II
fitted up with four life buoys dashed to the sides under
arstl nv htsh aha
ed into boat, only occupied few minutes The
boat then filled with water she oated with her
gunwale an inch above the surface; two plugs then
drawn out Of the boat by the when she lifted
by the buoys inside aud rose gradually To- her former
level six inches above the surface OF The water The
oDect OF ths experiment was TO show That hie boat
thu. constructed could not be fwped for that II
1si 10y those the boat could At sufficiently
by the mere opening OF plug vGIv0 The appiica
non of the buoy then proved in the construction Of
temporary raft by l,shins few pieces wood
70 form KIND o platform ON three VI the inflated buoy
upon which three sat and padd.d about bason
with the utmost safety Lastly the te-belt tried
tho imitation and fitting IL only occupying five seconds
the then plunged into the hoa.d IA
without making the slightest ex.rton breast high,
afterwards with perfect ease two men
who chung to him These experiments the utinos
Satisfaction to the gentlemen present. and observ
ed by pome military officers that the extr.m. Nchtn.s.
aud portability of the nautilus buoy would render Pc
cuary suitable for the construction Of ang bridges
in preference to the present cumbrous and unwiedly
pontoons now used for that purpose The bill
ty gntness buoyancy power of resisting external
injury the great OF this
notice. and there Is little doubt that It Soon from
its superior merits into general every situa
where human life is exposed to the chances Of death
| by drowning.
Letters from Paris mention another failure at Mar
settles The firm is that of Messrs Christian Co.. anC
| the liabilities stated at about G300U0
The Pope in return for the bequest of OConpeli,s
heart, has ordered collections made In all the
churches under his control for the starving Irish.
In the year 1885, there entered the French ports IL
foreign vessels, and Sl5d French lett them 623
foreign, and 6,693 French.
statue of Frederick the Great was publicly inaupu
rated ut Berlin on the 27th ut and among
OF age, who served under that king in the years
An Indian paper mentions that when a gu bscrpton
for Inc relief distressed irish was opened 1t the
British fesd, ncy ~ Bushire, the Persian Cuff the
sepoys oil the residents escort insisted being
TO contribute to IT. on the ground that the European
soldiers frequently subscribed Tor The purpose Of aey
ting distress among the natives Of India.
IItw reported at Madrid that the negotiation pend
Ing between the government and the house smith
Co for loan Of 100 900 reals had without any
result, the English house not satisfied with t
terms proposed. IL believed that Span sh house
could undertake. to raise the money required by Spa
nish government
1t reported that In consequences of the avowed good
intsnt ms on the part OF the Queen OF to-
wards Great Britain, and her interests Lord Palmer
ston has determined recprocatng the pacific dispo
patch an accredited agent to Madagascar to restore
friendly relations.
return showing the annual consumption of wines
| Alderman w. Thompson, NJ r. it appsars that. las,
year Qs46 1911 800 gallons of foreign vino were i'm
ported, OF which 67403l6 gallons retained for
home consumption. The quantities remaining under
bond the 9th Of January lsl7 amounted to 800
gallons 1t will be interesting to ascertain the relative
In this country The 674O36 gallons of wine
for home consumption last year included s67 gallons
Of Cape this inferior compound 1t is to be feared
almost exclusively bou hit for the purpose adulter.
ating other wnes) 10000 gallons Of French wines of
all sorts; 266o79s gallons of Portuguese 1902 400 OF
Spanish; 1880 gallons of Madeira; 6i57s gallons of
Rhensh; 25 32 gallons Of Canary 1873 gallons OF laval
and 0O2 gallons Of scian and other sorts II hence
appears that the only three kinds Of wine consumed Ia
any great extent in England Port sherry and
MARSHA this last is Sciian wne grown on the Ironte
estate Of the late Lord Nslson the large
of which Is to be accounted for from the fact that
strkingy resembles Sherry. The small demand 70,
Madeira will excite surprise the part all VIII,
are acquainted with its exquisite favor; nor do thu
quantities of Rhenish and French wines appear 40
as might be expected from consideration their in
creasng consumption Ia this country The total guam
tity OF spirits retained for home consumption yea
amounted to 425I 237 gallons out of 6s27 O43 gallon
Imported including 1862 7si gallons Of British coons
rum 1928 gallons Of East India I2947s of mixed
los gallons OF foreign lin all, 1853 70i gallons
rum) l,5O4 465 gallons OF brandy 80 gallons of Ce
1881 gallons of other foreign and colonial spits
and s9O7 gallons of Channel Island spirits: 3iO is
gallons OF all sorts OF spirit remained bond on tn
9TH Of January lsI7 including 29o149 gallons Of run
| .s5A962 Of brandy, and ,3O2 OF Geneva.
The following is the Official return of the ROYAL Nav
OF Great Britain on the lat instant - Admirals Of ia
feet, ,, admrss OF the red 0 white TO- blue I0 vic,
ad nirals of the red 10; white, 10; blue I5
ais of the red 26 white, 40; blue, 25 to consist OF H
dag officers 30 admirals or ten Of each con
40 vice sdnra or 10 OF each squadron aud rrarac
mirals, or 20 of each squadron; retired admras
to be reduced TO 23 retired captains 1870 be
10 1907 captains for service 56 TO he 10 800
tired captains under order In council, 10th OF August
1910, %; commanders, $40, retired ditto under His Ma
Jesty order In council 1910 100 dto ist November
ters 49, mates 81 surgeons $50 assistant ditto, 2Ss
paymasters and purs.rs active ist io!, retired ditto