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


Depatse of the natos:-
su1s s solemn vss1 i feel the most lively pie:
people ought especially to recommend szaaiae Il
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upon solid basis the dshntve orEansaten Of
The session is opened. Cgws nfn
Scraps OF Europe.
The Prime Minister OF Portugal has obtained q
rule in our courts. calling the Morwswg Post to-
show cause why IL should not be prosecuted for n
libel on him and the Queen of Portugal.
Accounts from Turkey state that the Sultan, in
order testify his ministers his sense of arat-
tude for their patriotism and noble conduct IN par
rying the thrusts of Russian diplomacy, has given
to the Grand VZler a royal donation Of ,e20 600,
and to each OF his other ministers E100
At this moment there exists, at Strasburgh, q
woman named Barbe E., native OF Wurz-
burgb, who was born on the first OF January, I7f9,
and has consequently, entered her l02d year. She
married at the age Of twenty-five, and became a
widow at ifty-nlne. She Is the grandmother Of
thiuy-seven children. and great grandmother of
twenty, all living This wonderful woman enjoys
robust health she reads without spectacles, and
possesses all her intellectual faculties.
On the 3lst Of December, lS49, the vessels regis
tered as belonging TO the port of Dublin, numbered
415-tonnage, 42,4S0 The vessels registered a.
belonging. 10 Belfast, numbered 467-tonnages
1851 Thus, Belfast exceeds, by 81, 94l, the tom
mage OF the port Of Dublin.
Mr.. John O'Connel, in letter to the Frceman's
Journal begs that the question of collection for
him may not be mooted at all. He adds. shave
toned and the state of the country and the pres
sure of the times render that suggestion If possible
still more inappropriate and unsuitable"
Queen Adelaide's Invalid chair, described az q
very handsome vehicle, was purchased last we ok
by Mr.. Noble, OF Brighton, who intends to let It
out for hire next season. with his other vehicles.
Lord Dufferin and Claneboye, one of the Lords.
in Waiting on her Majesty, has been created q
Peer OF Great Britain. His Lordshlp. who has 70!
Gently attained his 23d year, is nephew of Lady
Seymour and the Hon Mrs Norton.
Letters from the frontier of Italy, state that the
Convent of St Bernard is entirely blocked up with
snow. The monks have been obliged to cut sub
teranean passage, IN order to extrcate themselves
We have much pleasure in announcing that the
wife of Kossu,h has escaped from Hungary, and
had reached Belgrade, on her way to join her hus-
band at Shumla.
The deposits received in the Paris Savings Bank
Sunday and Monday last, amounted to $40, 059f.;
the deposits Withdrawn on those days amounted to
89,07lf.
! The principle embodied IN the navigation la vs. is
now in force IN the island Of Trinidad.
Ships entering the port Of James Town, st. He
lena, will, IN future, be subject 10 duty OF one
penny per tOn-ihe proceeds to be applied to the
erection Of new prison, and to the completion of
the Civil Hospital
On Saturday, in the Consistory Court of London,
udgment was X, en- IN favor of the divorce sued
for by the Duchess of Buckingham against his
Grace the Duke, for adultery; there was no de-
fence, and the Judge, (Dr Lushington). said that,
under the circumstances, he should make no COM
ment.
George Sand (Madame Dudevant) has sold her
sMemoirs " TO Paris book seller for 100, 0OOf
The patents conceded in England, in 1919,
amounted to about 5000; a number nearly equal to
that granted lS47, previous TO the political and
commercial crisis. In ls4s they had not exceeded
LIB. The exhibitIons of the productions of
nafIn al md in Iu utaA tn
stimulate the enterprislng spirit Of French manu-
facturefs.
So great is the dearlh of gold and silver coin in
the Austrian dominlons, that gold and silver pieces
are fitted into brooches, and worn as ornaments by
the fashionables of eIther sex.
kThe returns of the commerce of the Zollverein
for 1913, show that the exports OF Germany to
France amounted to 2, 000, 000f, and the imports
from France into the Zollverein States to 35,-
600, 000f. e.
The Paris Mo~,tsur publishes decree permit
ting the importation Of foreign free Of duty,
for the purpose OF being converted into -four, on
condition that proportioned quantity Of -four DO
exported.
Britain and Ireland, since January 8, 1928, il oaly
CO, ,254; and on the annual charge f672, 4O2.
The consumption Of tea In Ireland, for the year
ending Dece mter5 lsi9,was SCI 1924 lbs which,
compared with The core Ponding period OF 1913,
shows a decrease of 1877 ,62o lbs.
The military commandant of Leghorn has issued
notification, enforcing the police regulation by
which inkeepers and landlords are directed TO
Inform the police, within twenty -four hours, OF
the names of the strangers lodging in their hosses
The total consumption of COAL in France, is
66,OsS, sis quintals year. As she only produces
a. OU0, 900 qunals, the surplus rs imported fran
Belgium, Il. SOP o36 quinials; from En1i.ad, 6Il3-
0l0; and from Prussia and Bavaria, 232i,I4l
The Roman papers give long account Of the.
ceremonies performed in that capital, GA tho occa-
sion at the reception Of Miss Helena Civrsdish, a
convert IRON Professionalism, into the Catholic
Church. They state that Miss Cavendsh is a near
relative OF the Duke OF Devonshire.
The Tempo of Naples, which is well known to
be the organ Of Cardinal Antonelli, concludes a
leading article with positive declaration that the
Pope will very shortly give, from Rome, his bene-
diction TO the whole world.
The Kolno Zeitung has letters from Frankfort
OF the 18th instant, from which il appears that a
compromise has been effected between Prussia
and Austria, IN a manner which IL decidedly ia
vorable to the formation Of federal state.
return Of the total shipments Of sherry wines.
from Csdlz, during the pact year, showed tho
amount 10 have been 80, l70 butts.
letter from Tarbes, Of 1.-THE 18th instant states
that en- avalanche had fallen the town Of Bare
ges, and which has caused considerable injury to
| The public buildings.
| An entire church, capable OF holding three hun
dred persons. Is about to be shipped for ST. Helena,
| tor the accommodation of the English residents
there. The building is Of stone, wood, iron, slate,
&c.
A duel lately occurred at Madrid between two
young ladies'. One was ultimately shot ia the leg,
and the combat ceased pro tenn. Finally. a recon-
citation was effected by the gallant senior whose
charms had evoked the apple Of dlscord.
The inns intimates that the Lord Chief Justice
OF the Queens Bench Is reluctant to quit the high
post be has so long and hoaorsbly filled, thosgh
her Msjssty's ministers and others think his de-
| Ginning energies mske his retirement oesirable.
The cholera has again made its appearance at
Nottingham. Five cases have been reported With
In few days, in a very filthy locality.
Hannah Boss, at Boswell. the sovereign Of the
gipsi,s, died in Lincoln Union House, GA Sunday
entered the union five years ago, being. throur,a
age end nhrmiy, no longer abs to accompany the
well-known Tribe IN their wanderings.
The cusfoms receipts at Manchester, for the