The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13

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treat with an English company for the cencessos
Of the gold and SILVER mines OF Villa Veja, which
are reputed to be very rich, and have notyet been
| worked. f sa.fi ~
We understand that his H,ghness the Pacha Of
Egypt has given instructions to have suite OF
elegant carriages built in this country, and to be
forwarded 10 Alexandra early this spring
The Official journal Of the Bavarian government
publishes royal authorization tor opening loan
Of seven millions Of forins The interest on this
would, it was believed, be fixed at five per cent.
| Il gives US great pleasure TO record the reports
all sides ct the good state Of trade in Sheffield,
which 10 Of more healthy nature than has been
the case tor many years, In consequence OF the
| demand beng Of universal character, aud not
wholly dependent on ordersfrom the United States.
The King OF the Belgians has just conferred the
grand cross Of the Order of Leopold on ALI Pacha,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs 10 the Sublime Porte;
that OF Commander on Baron de Boundenstsin,
| aid-de-camp of the reigning Duke OF SAKE Coburg
| Gotha; that of Officer on M. Baradere, formerly
Consul General of the French Republic at Ant
weTp.
The Emperor Of Russia has published an ukase
to the Senate, informing them that his beloved
daughter Maria, the Grand Duchess of Nikola-
yuona; was safely delivered OF prince, who has
received the name Of Sscrgei Maximilianowitsch
distributed among the poor IN commemoration Of
this suspicious event, and the Court was command
ed TO 60 out OF mourning.
A provincial paper states that Lola Monies, alias
the Countess of Landsfeld, is living in the strctes
incognito at Cortland, in the capacity OF lady's
maid.
The Vienna papers state that the Archduke Al
brecht has left the Austrian capital for the army in
Bohemia. The Archdukes head quarters are to be
At Thereseinstadt.
The Wande1 has letters from Shumla, stating
that M. Kmety, late Hungarian general, who lately
entered the service of the Porte, has been appoint
ed TO the post Governor and Commander Of the
fortress Of Shumla
The sitting of the French Academy on Tuesday
was more than usually interesting. n Gulzot
read an historical fragment the restOratf0~ of
the Stuorts. The Academy was much crowded.
A letter from Morocco, OF the 10Th ult. announces
that M. Leon Roche, the French envoy, on his ar
rival at Tangiers, was not received with any of
The honors due to his rank. French influence had
much diminished in Morocco.
A letter from Brest, of the 4th INST. announces
the arrival there OF General Title, who is about to
embark on board the Allier, to make an inspection
of the French colonies on the coast of Africa and
In the West Indies.
the police had succeeded in sseizing a depot of
10000 volumes of socialist tracts in the dwelling
oil a tailor Of that city, who was employed by the
socialist propaganda to distribute them amongst
the operatives.
The Hamburger BorsemhaNe. of Friday, on the
authority OF a letter from st. Petersburgh, dated
the Sd January, positively contradIcts, as I'M
founded, The statement OF the Globe, that negotl-
atoms were going on between the governments
Of Russia and England, with reference to COM
meicia changes. The tariff question remained IN
statn quo. The comprehensive report of the COM
mission had not even been LAID before the council,
and II was much feared that, owing to the de-
fciency in the receipts into the imperial treasury,
the subject would not be mooted again for some
time.
Proudhon has been permitted to leave his prison
and TO take to himself wife, after which he
turns again to "duraEce VILE" This indulgence,
though somewhat singular, according TO English
notions of impris onment, Is frequently granted to
peoIle shut up for various offences. A letter adj
dressed 10 the Procureur de la RepublIque, stating
that prisoner has either son daughter TO
marry, generally obtains few days release, pro-
per security beng given for temperance at a
fixed time.
The will Of the Marquis d'Aligre is at this mo-
ment the subject Of great interest in Paris. He
died worth nearly three millions sterling BY law,
he could not leave away from his only daughter
more than hall his fortune; this he did; and after
having given large sums OF money In such way
that many poor persons In different parts of the
country became suddenly comparatively wealthy,
he left three persons as his residuary legaees, who
were related TO him, but whom he had refused to
see several years before his death. Amongst other
strange WINS nc I'D is..- ippots cs cold At his
country seats some of these have disappeared; four
have been found at one at his chateaus, worth nifty
thousand pounds; one, in the form VI a stick, was
worth thirty thousand francs.
American Literature In England.
EDITOR OF THE LONDON Times
Sir-Although Mr.. Bentley, IN his letter Of to-
day. satisfactorily answers the complaint Of an
Importer OF Foreign Books" regards the de-
tentlon by the officers Of Customs Of Prescou's
work, History OF the Reign Of Ferdinand and
Isabella, as pirated edition Of an English copy
night, yet as there Is an inference OF overstretch-
ing a point of duty against the officers still I'M
answered, and as the statement and your expla-
nation tend TO mslesd the public in the law bearing
on the subject, beg TO stale that the law as laid
down 10y the ODD section Of 9Th and 9th Victoria,
cap &c. is imperative in its nature. IL reads thus;
-" Books wherein the copyright shall be subsst-
ing, FIRST composed, or written, or printed IN the
United Kingdom, and printed or reprinted In any
other country, as to which the proprietor of such
copyright or his agent shall have gwen notice to
the Commissioners OF Customs, shall be for
feited"
Then, TO insure the copyright in such wise, Sec
ton - OF the International Copyright Act explicitly
states that no author shall have any copyright for
any book first published out OF the British domn
ioDs," except under the International Copyright
Act. Therefore, II will be plainly seen that, al
though there may be no reciprocity (under that
act) between the United States and Great Britain,
yet there 10 nothing to prevent an American from
coming here with his MSS, selling the copyright
thereof to an English publisher, and securing It
under the Copyright Act, % and Victoria, 49,
as though he were an EnglIshman, aud alter
wards resellIng the same IN his own country; and
under the law he latter act would not prevent the
copies Of such sale from being treated as piracies
against the English copyright; nor would il be
coRsonant with justice to the proprietors thereof
were they 10 be admitted.
Several American authors have thus taken ad-
vantage Of the Copyright Act. may instance w.
| III. Prescott, J. r. Cooper, w living /" Sam
Slick" who protected in England to the extent
OF nearly all their respective writings; and the
officers Of customs have no alternative but to
seize all imported reprints, whether from the United
States or Van Diemens Land, as prated works
Of British copynght"
An OFFrcKR OF CUSTOMS.
Custom House, Jan. Is.
Thsatrtcals Abroad.
| The total number Of new works, Of all descrlp-
tons, produced ast year at the Paris thea
tres, was 24S; whilst in the preceding year, strange
to cay, was 267, being ~ works lees the last year.