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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-30

emerald srmlets, . carved emerald and diamond
turban ornament, an emerald and diamond set bril-
die and martingale; gold mounted saddle, set
with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies magnih-
cent brOeaded robe, richly decorated with pearls !;
and an emerald girdle, the stones Of which are Of
immense size, and most of them of a very fine
quality. This list fewelry will serve to give you
some idea of the manner in which the eastern EN-
pire Of Great Britain is represented, and will REGAL
at least some of those visions Of fabulous wealth
and splendor with which the name Of India used in
former days to be connected. Everything now
within the building is orderly and decorous, but
when the one shilling days come, and the mob OF
London, with whetted appettes, enter the building,
the temptations to disorder, if to theft and out
rage, will be great beyond precedent.
There is no political news Of any Importance.
Parliament drags its slow length along, doing no.
thing, and saying everything. The continental
news is a mere reorganization Of what you had by
the last steamer. The great offer contained in
your PAPER, having reference to speed in ocean
Steamers is copied into oil the London papers. but
no comment is yet made upon it, ID.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-30

TORNADO AT sr Lorrs, Moon Saturday afternoon .
terrific storm passed over city intense its
severity and destructive in Its consequences than
have experienced from like cause for several years
The morning had been sutry and IL had been noticed
That .hs barometer wa. unusually low indicating not
tally overcast, and assumed peculiar appearance the
clouds Icing whiricd in cddcs rather than moving
ward with steady current IL air Between three and
four clock the hurricane came down in all ts fury
striking the city suddenly and passing from southwest
10 northeast Chimncys blown down trees eveIed
and walls prost rated 50 severe WAS the gale that two
horsmtn blown from their horses at the Of
Sixth and Pine streets and on Market street we learn
that ntlcmsn knocked from his horse by flying
signbosrd. On Commercial street, Pine. massvs
iron shutter lifted from its hinges and blown across
njurng one 81 them, The loy stccpe Of the Baptist
Church corner Of sixth and Locust streets hurled
nom u. pedestal and fll sixth street perfect wreck
The cost 81 this stcepe alb ut 5000 II the most
beautiful In the city Had II fallen west ward the whole
building would have been demolished As IL was, the
roof received but little injury On Market street. the
gable Of building owned by Joseph Charles, ESQ., and
occupied by Mr.. Morrell and family miners. and Mr.
Wsitc arist blew out and fell the street severely,
and " " feared morally njurng lady passing. The
lady rescued from the ruins insensibe and taken
TO her sdence Walnut street. The wall Of
Sixth Chestnut street blown in crushing four
vehicles-a bsrouche, rockswsy and two buggies.
Insse Del, Sgsd 70 dnerent indrid1sls and the cost
tco On Eleventh street the gable cf Dr. 6ibsons resi-
dence was blown out similar accident happened to
house en- s,eond near Locust asd to anotbsr on Pine
Bates theatre In the northern part Of the city
We learn that much damage done. Near the old
water works the entire front Of three valuable brick
ten,ments was blown out. From what we can gather,
should judge that not less than one hundred build
ngs. Different parts Of the city injured or
less by the tornado To count the number Of chimney
tors blown on would require more leisure than we can
spare Fortunately the gale from the west the
feet Of boa lying ct our levee received little in
Jury From the Missouri, learn that In the neighbour
hood Of Iiowards Bend the gale very severe The
steamer Planter blosn sshore and had her rboard
wheebousc etovc In We may yet hear Of serious die
from that direction II IL singular gratifying
that few persons should have been injured by the gale
The streets crowded when the storm strue the city
and yet the fered to above are all that have
heard Of In which personal injury was sustaineds-St
Lad No a
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United States ship pendence the flag ship Of Com
mcdore Morgan. and steam frigate Mississippi Captain
Long arrived at spexys during the latter part of April
and the latter vas despatched on cruise Of thirty days
TO the westward-to Msrseilles Csds, Tsnser, &c On
her return sbe would probably proceed TO stannope
with the Independence In ffment ~ the phisnthropc
resolution q Congress In relation 10 Kossutb United
States feste Cumberland, Captain Lstimer sailed from
spesxa about May for Boston, having been prvmaturey
very between the captain and his wsrdrocm cncers-
Boston journal
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hlled many valleys Of the island, which now pre-
senss the real image Of destruction and chaos.
The theatres, as told you before, are much
crowaea every night, and they offer the public
VINO patronIse them grand variety Of new enter
tainments
At the Grand Opera, Alboni will appear to- NOR
row. in the new opera Of Scribe and Auber, entitled
its merits by rehearsal, contains very fine music,
which will soon become popular. Nine Pauline
siardot is giving her last performances before her
departure for London. She sang last night in the
Prophet" and met with the utmost applause
from crowded and delighted audience.
At the Comic Opera House, the whole company
Is busily engaged in the rehearsal of new work,
Secret of Queen" | have been told that this
opera will be equal in musical beauties, to those Of
the same writer.
Mile Rachel is on the eve of her departure for
Germany. She plays three nights every week at
the Theatre FIancais; and every time she appears
she is greeted by crowded house. Several new
comedies are in rehearsal, and will be produced in
q short time.
The Theatre ofthe Ambigu Comique performed,
on Monday last, the fourth part of Monte Cristo,
called "Villefort," by Messrs. Alexandra Dumas
and Maquel. This new drama may be considered
the most interesting Of the qatuor and is played
by the talented actors Of the company with the
utmost ensemble. M. Arnault, who PLAYS the part
Of Monte Cristo; M. Chilly, who reads that of
villefoft; and Nine. Arnault, who is so pathetic in
the r6le of Valentine, have won the favor OF the
public, and will add to the attractions at the Am
bgu
At last the drama Of Madame George Sand, en-
titled "Moliere," was perforated on Saturday last,
and presented to the public with strong and
talented cast Bocage, the excellent comedian per-
formed the part Of the famed French author and
actor, the Shakespeare Of France, and was eloquent
Lacressoniere, Messier, Mats, and Mines Lacres-
soniere, Bcndeville, Jonne, and NJ Colin Never
theless, the drama of George Sand is not to be
compared to ''Claude" and to FRANCOIS le
ham iSh hut oc.L~ r.
poet, lacking in interest and incidents. The only
hing admirable in this new play is the style, which
is the ne plus ultra Of elegance.
At the Gymnase, short act, entitled ''Mon ami
Babolin," was performed last night, and met with
public appreciation. 1t is written by Nine Achille
Comte and L. Morose Numa, the mimi table
actor, has in it an excellent part. A company of
Spanish dancers have also made their appearance
at the Gymnase, and they are really very clever.
Sonora Petra Camara, genuine Andalusian beau
ty, has created much sensation. B. IL. X.
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THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.

PARIS, May Is, 1851.
Amm,reysaYy Of Fstrpary, Bous-hrs. Bing-
HAMS Pasfy--7he Spring Races-7h Egsrie Of
ne Eigsse-F7o,rr Show-Amuseme~ts and
Strargos-B ollooming-dn Lnpostor-An Old
Aneh~-S tea~sU for Egwt-Nas Railroad
Mwiny On Bosrd an Amoica~ Ship-T7k
7nmtres AND their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Paris,
@c. &c.
The second fee IN commemoration Of the ami
versary Of the revolution Of February, 1Sas which
waste take place " Sunday last-hsyins been
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
Money---the Worst Kind.

A book auctioneer, a few evenings since,
commenced his sale by offering a small num-
Der of secondhand books, part of private Ii
brary. Amongst the volumes was large oc-
tavo copy Of Johnscns Dictionary
Now, gentlemen, said the auctioneer,
whats bid for this? it's just as good as new,
and cost FIVE dollars. What's bid, Is three
dollars bid--two 6fiy--two dollars, Why,
gentlemen, it cost two dollars TO bind it. Will
nobody bid the price of binding! One seventy
fve-one ffty-one twenty -fve-one dollar 7
Now it's no use for this crowd to stand with
their mouths open and no bids coming out
You must bid and there's no get off, no how.
Not one dolar' Well, now tell you right
straight up and down, that you've got to bid !
The book must be sold. The owner wouldn't
sell it for less than four dollars, if he wasn't
obliged to but the fact is he wants money the
,oorst kind; so it's no use to come the artful
dodge; you must bid
This appeal was followed by bid Of one
dollar
Thank you, said the auctioneer one dol
lar, one dollar, one dollar--no advance. gentle
men One dol-lar-going -going-go-ing-
gone! shall sell nothing so cheap tonight,
tell you. WHO'S the bidderi'
Cash. said one of the crowd, handing up a
bill, on which the auctioneer gazed with evi-
dent dissatisfaction. Then transferring his
gaze TO the bidder, he exclaimed, what do you
call this!'
call it one dollar bill, l,'-replied the
latter.
We'll, call it, said the aactioneer, "a
worthless scrap Of paper issued by the Bangor
Globe Bank, that busted all 10 pieces years ago,
and you know it,
To be sure / do said the bidder, coolly,
but as you said the owner of the book wanted
money the toorst kind, Thought that would suit
him TO a charm.-Boston Transcript.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
Curious Facts.

young man in the township Of Warsaw,
Gelesee County, New YORK, was engaged
i'll cutting wood and in telling a tree II be-
came entangled in tue branches of other
trees. While endeav oring 10 disenlanele the
tree and bring il to the ground, it suddenly
fell aud splitting al the butt, he was caught
by the foot, and thus suspended with his
head downward. In this condition he cried
tor help, until his voice was gone, and his
strength we'll nigh exhausted. His IKE had
fallen, and he could hardly touch the end of
the helve with his fingers. He laboIed to
reach it, but il was all in vain. Could he
but get Thar, he could extricate himself BuI,
alas it was beyond his reach. What was
he To do? He had cried for help until he
could no longer speak. He was IN the woods
three quarters OF a mile from any human
being. The weather was extremely cold,
and he was hanging with his head down
ward, suffering extreme pain, not only in the
foot which was caught in the cleft OF the
tree, but also IN the head, caused by the un-
natural position, and The great exerlion he
had put forth to make himself heard. Dealh
now seemed inevitable, unless he could be
immediately extricated. There was 10 al
tentative. Sttmmoning all his courage,
therefore, he came TO the determination To
make an atlempt to cut Oft hs leg aud
should he succeed in doing this there was
no surgeon ut hand TO take up the arteries
no kind friend to bind up the mangIed limo.
II seemed more Than probable Iha, he would
there bleed 10 DEATH But what will a man
not do 10 save his life? He had in his pock-
el an olt dull knife. With this he cut off the
legs OF his boot and stocking, aud then I'M
jolnted his own nncle. This being done he
crawed 10 his dinner basket, and binding
the stump with a napkin which had covered
his dinner, he started through the snow for
home. When he arrived within few rods
OF his house ne was discovered by some
friends, who hastened 10 his relief His
strength was now exhausted. Help had
come and he tainted. Now comes the curi-
Gus facts; and will here say that the gen.
lleman who related the facts to me was pre-
sent aud went for the surgeon. Go, said
the wounded man, go immediately to the
woods aud cui off my foot, for it is suffering
excruciaiing pain. They did SO, and brought
The fool to The house. He then said il was
cold, and wished itput into warm water.-
This reqwest was also granted. II was not
in The room in which the unfortunate man
lay. yet as soon as the foot touched the wa
ter he cried OUT, saying,-.It burns me the
water is too hotr Upon putting the hand
into the water il was found even co. The
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
How to be Beautiful.

Venus, the embodiment Of female beauty, was
anciently represented as having arisen from the
sea. This is another way of saying that clean
eness is necessary to beauty. A hand left un-
washed for few days becomes rgly and re-
pulsive. If one can conceive Of face left an
washed even for week, we must imagine
something very far from beautiful A freshly
washed face looks more handsome than at any
other time. But it is in vain to wash The few
square inches we have in sight, if the vastly
larger area we cover with our dress is left from
day to day, and week to week uncleansed from
It's constantly accumulatiug impurities. The
health, and consequently the clearness and
freshness of the skin, require that every square
inch, nay, every pore, should be in the best
condition, and that cannot be if single pore is
left clogged with the impure matter which is
continually passing from the system. But the
action of water upon the skin, especially cold
water, seems to be more important even thar
its first Office of cleansing it from impurities
The rain bathes the lovely rose bush, washes
it from dust, but it also retreshes and enlivens
every leaf and petal. So cold bath not only
cleanses the skin from impurities, but gives it
tone, strength and smoo,hness, like a rose jus,
washed by a shower.
Bathing, in all countries where beaMy has
been esteemed, and health is the fountain of
beauty, has been considered the FIRST necessity
of life, have known ladies', jaded, diseased,
miserable, and looking as badly as felt, become
fresh, rosy, bright, and healthy, after few
months of systematic bathing-a thorough pari-
fcation and renovation of the skin, with con-
sequent increase of vivacity, strength, grace OF
action and expression. This is such remark
able effect of the water-cure, which consists
mainly in a certain regular and prescribed Sc
ries of bathings, that ladies would resort to it
for the improvement Of their looks, if the re-
covery Of their health was not necessary con-
comitant
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
RsDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2,ls51.

about the doors, talking over the late scene,
while few members fingered behind, to speak
with the deacon's wife before they left the
church. Lee and his companions stood in
their pew, looking anxiously at the old man.
There was something unnatural in his motion
less position, which sent thrill through the
mat.on's heart, and chained her to the floor
as if she had been suddenly turned TO marble
The minister came down the pulpit stairs
and advancing to the old man, laid his hand
kindly upon the withered fingers clasped ovel
the railing; he turned very pale, for the hand
which he touched was cold and stiffened in
death. The old man was feeble with grief
and when young Lee appeared before him
his heart broke amid the rush of its strong
feelings.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

A Novel Idea.
The Poughkeepae journal narrales the

The Poughkeep6e journal nafraies the
following novel plan resorted 10 BY a couple
Of lads in thn, village, 10 supply the place Of
comrade who had removed, by fhe process
Of planting Not long since, while passing
oear sand bank, We saw a little boy shove-
""g sand with eli his might, and npou a
nearer approach discovered two legs projec-
ing upward, the body was almost buried and
out OF sight. We were alarmed az such .
spectacle and lost no time in draseirp fhe
little feilw from his perilous situation. nearly
exhausted, where he could not have rems;ne5
much longer without perishing. Af,er the
excitement had partially abated we be,rd
from the boys the raiful reason for the act .
II appeared That there had been three play
mates, who had spent most Of their time to
geiller; thus one had removed 10 mo,her
part Of the village, leaving these two TO pass
their pluy homs in what they considered soI<
itude. In order to remedy this they formed
plan for increasing their number. II ap-
peared simple to Them. One was TO be-
planted, leaving his legs out OF the ground
from which TWO boys wonfd grow, and restore
their former number. The one planted had
volunteered 10 be the victim Of transforma-
ton. His part was to dig the hole and crawl
in, and Ihe other cover frim up. AT FIRST the
boys were indignant al our interference, but
after familiar discussion on cause and
effect the boys became reconciled TO US, and
promised they would never again undertake.
this hind cf horticulture.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

SKIPpERs In CHEESE AND BAcoN.- A cor.
respondent of the Germantown Telegraph
says; Much cheese is annually LOST, or rem
dered unsaeable, by being infested with
sklppers. To drive out these, when they
have once made lodgment in the cheese,
cut small circular hole on the outside near
the center, carefully remove the round ring
or plug, and having excava,ed portion Of
the Inside, so as 10 leave hole to the middle
OF the cheese, fill il with the best French
brandy. As the liquor is absorbed by the
cheese, renew it, and repeat the operation
several times. Then fill up the hole, and
place on the plug covering it carefully with a
piece Of paper pasted over. and The shippers
will leave it at once, making their way out
side.
These troublesome vermin are also very
injurious to bacon in warm weather. II is
asserted that ifa piece OF sulphur Is thrown
on the fire every day the bacon is smoking
Il will eftectuallv prevent the attacks Of
shippers and bugs
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
The World is bright before Thee.

The World is bright before Thee.
BY FIrTZ GREEN HALLECK.
The world is bright before thee,
Ils summer flowers are thine;
Its calm blue sky is DER thee
Thy bosom virtues shrine;
And thine the sunbeam given
To natures morning hour,
Pure, warm, as when from heaven
1t burst ON Edens bower.
There is song of sorrow
The death dirge of the gay
That tells, ere dawn of morrow,
These charms may fade away
That suns bright beam be shaded,
That sky be blue no more,
The summer flowers be faded,
And youths warm promise o'er.
Believe it not; though lonely
Thy evening home may be,
Though beauty's bark can only
Float on a summer sea
Though time thy bloom is stealing,
There's still beyond this art
The wild flower wreath of feeling
The sunbeam of the heart.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

DRAINING LAND PROMOTES HEALTH.-We
establish expensive sanatory regulations to
prevent epidemics, but little is ever said in
tins country about draining lands 10 promote
health. .t .... .......... .....
French gentleman. who purchased a
large tract Of marshy land. reduced the per
centage Of sickness upon his estate from
twenty TO one halt ofone per cent in few
years, by drainage alone. We have read a
graphic account of an experiment OF this
kind, with similar results. in Georgia. Gov
ernor Hammond, Of South Carolina, has rem.
dered large tracts of pesli!ential swamp in
habitable, by the same means.
The heatl,iness of large districts Of En-
land, not swamp has been greatly improved
by the thorough system 0: understanding
lately Practised in that country.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

water was made cooler and he was satisfied.
will also add that surgeon was oblained
from Batavia, distance Of fifteen or eighteen
miles, and the limb sgain ampusated-,he
man recovered and becnme a preacher of the
gospel in the Baptist Church. - Philadelphia
Presbyterian
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

A little boy was sent up stairs by his moth
er TO get satchel that hung behind the ward
robe. The boy returned without the required
article, upon which the mother asked; NJ
II. Couldn't you find it - .Asao. sa' oi t.'- 4
ru' Yes. saw j, there, but uE n p ~
.sWhy didn't you get II then Ssoo aossAiaasl
Because the old musk stood by js.s.ssst
the boy, shaking his head knowingly. M /
was afraid it would snap a, ms.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02

Cuurting is an institution made up Of flutes
and moonlight period that brings discretion
TO full stop, and marks with star the morn
ing Of onr hopes. Courting converts women
into angels, mouths into honey-comb--the
heart becomes a great hive af sweets--while
kisses are the bees that keep up the supply.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
Digging Potatoes.

The sooner that potatoes are dug, af<
ter they are ripe, when the weather is fair,
and the ground dry the less linble they are
to rot. After digging, let them lie on the
surface TIL thoroughly drys then secure them
in cellars, sheds OF barns, as mary be deemed
best put them in broad shallow bins that
that they may be exposed to the air to prevent
heating, and convenient for Inspection
When potatoes are inclined to rot after be-
ing put in the cellar, the rot may be checked,
in some measure, by srrewmg lime or plas-
ter among them. Dr.. Hayes's plan Of fu-
magatine with birthstone does not succeed
well. The potato rot prevails 10 a coBsid-
erabe extent in some sections, and 10 a
moderate or small extent 10 others; and we
have no doubt that if we have abundance Of
rain and warm wea aIher, which has ten
dency to develope the disease, that il will
prevail to great extent as in previous years.
Therefore farmers should take every boss-
fb!e precaution 10 guard against Ii. Nu-
merous cases have UccuFred where potatoes
have been dug while the ground aud the
weather were dry. previous 10 heavy rains,
and they have KEEP, well while others irr
the same piece dug later in the season after
wet weather, have nearly all rotted, either in
the ground, or after being put in the cellar
And we have had several instances of this
kind in our own experence.-N. E. Farmer.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
Immensity of London.

Mr.. Drew, of the Gospel Banner, in one Of
his letters, attempts to convey an idea of the
size of the metropolis of the world, thus =
Take every incorporated city Of the United
States with its population as | have it before
me in the census Of 1910, and run them all in
to one and the ,chole would make city but halt
the size of London! Or, let the reader, in inn
agination, if he will, mark out before him, a
territory spacious enough to contain every man,
woman and child, with every building, large
and small, public and private, in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut, all of New England
being thus brought together, with sufficient
compactness TO constitute one continuous settle
ment,' and then he would have before him a
city about as large, but BY no means as splen-
did, az am now in. There are more COM
mons in the heart Of London than Uncle Sam
has afforded 10 all the cities Of the Republic
put together London has resident popula-
tion of 2 2,500,000 At this moment there are
in i, probably more than three million souls.-
1t covers an area of IA miles long, by 13 miles
wide, and has more than 10000 streets. The
principal parks are, ST. James Park, (s7 acres y
Green Park, (56 acres;) Hyde Park, (36O
acres y and Kensngton Gardens, 600 acres y
running into each other, all ranging westerly,
and together covering 800 acres of land there
are also the Regents Park, (450 acres j Vic
toria Park. (3Oo acres } Greenwich Park,
(2oo acres ;)-besides innunerable squares
and commons Of considerable area and much
beauty. ..........