New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-25
FOREIGN ITEMS.

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| LIVE IN A MERIoSETHsIIR HILL FARM
T. The servants live IN the farmhouse, the men
usually sleeping in a small building attached The
masters family and the servants dine in the kitch-
len together. bit at separate tables In the Win
tier evenings all assemble in the deeplyrecessed
l. inele.nook' after work whch is lighted by
home made rush candle, placed in Curious candle
stck OF ancient pattern, suspended In tne center OF
1.-The mantelpiece. One of the rnshes, which IS dip.
Iped in tallow and pared round with the exception
lof narrow strip burns rather better than hall an
hour, but requires frequent moving. Whilst thus
Iassembed, the people prepare the candles, spin,
limit sew, or cut wooden spoons, &c. At eight
10 clock after the men have looked TO the horses,
sumner is laid the i be is aiterward read for
some time and little alter nine all retire TO rest
They rise in Winter between live and six. A
sort of porridge serves for breakfast; and fun
Icnfs's b ook Of North Wales
| MORAL STATISTICS OF LoNDON.-120 900 chill
dren are always training in crime, graduating in
vice, to reinforce and perpetuate the great system
of iniquty; 5000 persons are receivers oil stolen
property; 40oO are annually committed for criminal
ofenses; 10000 are addicted to gambling; 10000
TO beegery 1000 are living By theft aud fraud
That this dreadful energy OF evil may not flag from
exhaustion it is piled aud fed by t3 100000 worth
of spirituous liquors annually the result OF which
is that %, 600 annually found helplessy drunk
In the streets ABOVE lJOUOU are ntoluGl Gun uriiH-
ers, and about the same number OF both sexes have
abandoned themselves to systematic debauchery
and profiigacy.
PRIZES FOR LOCOMOTIVES An official notice
has been issued by Baron Lionel N de Rothschild
that the Austrian Government offers six prizes for
locomotive engines as follows-A prize OF 10000
for locomotive the most suitably constructed aud
adapted to convey goods and passengers on the
railw ay Of the SommeriHg mountain; and five other
prizes of the respective value OF $4,000, t4,5OO,
G. 900, 90, 500 and IS, for five other lOcomo-
tives which approach nearest TO the first prize In
the points Indicated. The total value Of the prizes
is about f30,00 sterling
The Paris correspondent of The Atlas mentions
one OF the thousand queer rumors which c0ntinu-
ally amuse the volatile population of the French
metropolis. IL is that under arrangement perfected
by NJ THEIRS the President Of the Republic, Count
Mole and General Cavienac have held many secret
meetings Of late at the atelier OF celebrated pOr
trait painter to which the world is TO suppose they
are respectively allured solely by desire to obtain
specimens of the artists handywork.
Colonel Cartwright has publicly appealed to the
benevolent on behalf of a veteran, who, having
served in the Peninsular war, and received shot
through the lungs at Albuera. was discharged in
1914 with a pension. Finding that he could get
his own living he resolved not to draw his pension
He supported himself till last year, when his
wound caused debility and illness he applied for
his pension, which was refused The veteran is
now destitute and on a bed of sickness.
A PIous PoIsoNER "A man who has always
affected the most exemplary pety has been CON-
mitted for trial in Edinburgh, suspicion that he
has murdered his wife. The poor woman died
suddenly, in great agony, after severe reaching
Two dogs which eccdently entered the mans
house died shortly sfterward with every symptom
of having been poisoned. This excited suspicion
The bedy of the wife was eXhumed, aud arsenic
was found in the stomach. Ia the stomachs of the
dogs arsenic was also found.
An old soldier Of the empire lately returned to
his native town in France, unexpectedly, after an
absence OF fortytwo years. He was captured by
the Russians in the campaign of 1912, aud dis
patched to Siberia, whence he has now been al
lowed to return by the Emperor after thirty years
captivity. Meanwhile he amassed considerable
property.
A miser, named Alexander Dempster, died on
Saturday week. at Brechin and although he denied
himself IRE and candle in the coolest Winter aud
lived on the meanest aud scantiest supply of food,
there was found in his humble dwelling fl25 los
In silver, 30 in gold, nine II notes, aud bank
checks amounting TO about $1,000. He is believed
10 have had other property.
A letter from Berlin states, that Prince Adelbert
OF Prussia, the Kings youngest brother, has con-
frscted morganatic marriage with Theresa
Elssler, Fanny Elssler's sister She is hencefor.
ward TO bear the name Of Madame de Bernau,
which the King has sanctioned on the occasion of
the marriage.
On Saturday last jew who gave evidence in
the Liverpool Police Coult in case offelony, re-
FUSED TO sign his deposition by so doing he would
violate the sabbath. Mr.. Rnshton said that as the
witness refused 70 sign the depostion on reig;ons
grounds, he would allow him to do SO on the fol ow
ing Monday.
NJ. Jules Aeix, Of Paris, has presented netition
to the French Assembly, stating that he bes AZ
covered new method Of education, by which acbild
may be taught TO read in fifteen lessons Of one
hour each; and asking for grant Of $4,000 f. for
model school.
Mr.. G. V. Brooke, the welknown actor nsol.
vent has arranged to render yearly account Of
his engagements and to pay eighth portion to-
ward liqoidstcg his debts which amount to $3.50,
OF which nearly 1900 is owing TO Messrs. Nathan
Dor the hire OF dresses.
The Turkish Ambassador at Paris has presented
10 me President OF the Republic in the name of
the oe.tsn, magnificent decoration, value $4,000
francs IN testmony Of the services rendered by the
French government in the affair Of the Polish and
Hungarian refugees
ENGLAEp's Coon MAZE Our late proceedings
m Greece have induced foreign nations 10 make
niue ateration IN our national nickname, by ad
uing iet'er 70 IT, instead Of calling us John Ball.
iney now everywhere st lie US John Bully Punch
Many curious objects for the archeo,og;s, b.xs
been discovered in dragging the bed Of the seine
At Paris, arms Of ell kinds, all eeochs. ns5sis
vases, &c, having been found.
1t is said that q certain lady, the wife Of amp
not hundred miles from York, asked If there was
not nets kind Of fsh TO be had in London. called
gutta percha scles
In ls9othe AngloSaxonrac race numbered 6. 900 600
oonnned 70 England, Wales. and Scotland, now II