The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-28

maA's marriage with the Countess della Porta viii not
ed Besides legacy Of htsen thousand dollars the
Msrchioness q Frsnch lady, inherits six thousand
bons.hoid 20 rsceixs n.ns,ons sou.i 20 tSsr ~.
wages until they die Evsn the dogs OF the establish
msnt have not been forgotten by the wealthy defunct
who has left monthly sum Of thirty dollars for their
maintenance, with half that 'um per month for the
individual appointed to feed and take care them.
Spain.
| TREATY BETWEEN SPAIN AND COSTA RIGA.
Spain the rspSbiio Of Costa Rics, has been pub
liphed The Iathcat tions exchanged here by the
the the ss inst The rsst1
the usual clauses. The Queen the indie
pendence Of Costa Rics and the latter recognises the
debts contracted by the Spanish authorities up
time OF their complete evacuation Of the country.
Other clauses provide for the reciprocal rshts OF the
&C. and it is provided by the 18th article that in case
communication ehould be effected between both
railroads, &c, the Spanish nag and merchandise as
well - Spanish subjects shall enjoy free trsnst the
respectively paid by the vessels goods and citsens
| of Corta Rica.
sweden.
We have received intelligence from Sweden to the
2th ult The result Of the divisions In the Chambers
Of the mobiles and the peasantry subject Of the
proposed reform Of the representative system we
rssctes the Bill BY majority of a7 votes IN house
OF 4oo members and the latter by majority Of 65 in
mouse OF Alt60ugn the matter alrerdy settled
BY the adverse vote of the clergy the similar decision
to which these two other important branches Of the
Legislature have to prove that the ancient
constitution OF Sweden s that most the de-
sres and wants of the people The burghsrs did not
divide the question until the result In the other
project was adopted by them In q full house. with
majority Of only fourteen votes It is probable that
this majority would have been sti less Il the matter
had not already settled by the results in the
other three orders The question of any change the
constitution OF Sweden therefore, set ut rest for the
present.
Tremendous Storm and Flood In scotland.
From the Carlisle journal, Jan. Al
1t s not often that have record circ umstancs
district within the last forty eight hours During the
whole OF yesterday about thousand acres Of ground
Since the s the sasrs Of the hs
Caldew, and the Petteril have not risen to euch q
height, and We question whether at that memorable
period the waters higher, though unQuestionaby
the storm was much greater and the damage done to
property very much more. The weather, which has
Wednesday night a very serious aspect. The wind
rose in the afternoon, the rain came and poured
ed till late hour. The rivers which during the day
were about their usual limits, gradually rose Il
UNUSUAL height At ten clock the rain cleared Oh for
time but the wind continued during the greater part
OF the night and the passengers on the West Walls
could scarcely keep their Ieet gentleman who was
going homo with bis wife In that direction between the
hours Of eleven and twelve o'clock had his hat blown
OF and carried 10 great dstance his wife blown
down on the footpath, and required every exertion
to keep himself up. An hour or two after midnight
tier was heavy fall OF rain again but the no Sing
Of the blast began somewhat to diminish, and its
strength seemed on the wsne. BY daylight the ut.
had Altogether ceased The snn however, rose upon
sight Of the most astobiehipg description. The
nhoe VI, q kisserby Hslme, Stony aone the ssiits,
lands we're completely under water The currents OF
the rivers were merged and undistingushable In the
vast expanse. We glad TO find that the loss OF
sheep and cattle has been very trdng compared with
what might have been expected. Mr.. John living |
Orders had been given to have them removed on |
"Wednesday night something like high water being
ticiPated though not such deuge as it proved The
orders given to have been misunderstood neg
ected, and Thursday morning at eight o'clock found
mounds The water was iast rising aud the most
getic measures had to be adopted TO them.
boat was obtained, snd two Zone Of them naked
set TO work. By cnt OF the most perseverng exerticns
70 oi them brought Ia the boat rra ryaa
-Four OF them swan to Fterby scsur and saved
their lives; two were carried through the rail way
arches ana we're brought out at Etterby. They
thur ell saved but six which fell prey TO the Hood
and have not been recovered. The exertions Of the
naked sheep catcher excited considerable merrimsnt
nmopEst TIE oplookrrs st the Castle bank ON the |
Near sorceries the es.ts Dixon had seventeen sheep
They weEe taken of by means OF boats, about nine
O'Clock yesterday morning, and durn: the day they
were 70 b .een quietly grasng on that portion Of the
Bits which was not under water. The number Of
animals lost cannot be n present exactly rsned
We DO not, however think they can be many. In
tie lover stories At the Irish DAmsde the people had
10 20 into snd leave their houses By Of pisnk
tie lover stories. In the willow uolme the water
got into the kcusss, TO the great eiscomfort and
Hood was seen % rice MP far above the door OF |
simTson's mif, and within n short distsno. Of the
the block Of buildings in the neishbornood appeared
a. II fully nsirone by the food The whole OF the
ground Up above the level q the nost roand the css
vas looded The Parapets OF the bridge leading into
the scrceries only appeared above the water. The
cT!csctcr, tent door burst oren by the ood and
u. building was more than halt under water, From
the Castle bank 10 the foot OF Etterby scaur
was one continued wstsry expanse, and scarcely
broken even by the insignificant top of hsdgsroW.
Had tho Dsvonsbire and other banks been as low ss
they we're not many Joars ago there Is little qusson
would have been deluged The scene from Etterby
scsur. at four o'clock one OF great beauty and
grandeur The whole OF the vale below broad,
txpansve and placid lake, rather ressm blsd soms
model boy for the anchorage Of an extensive naYy.
The view towards Riekerby from Eden bridge was
tIstr there wide expanss of water only broken
by the uprising plantations. Prom Eden bridge the
thousand acres Along Bctchetby read the eelds
flooded TIE gardcns st Warwick road submerged,
and 20. water rssehsd ur = the road at toe Te bar
stream, had river Of such volume that " could
scarcely get through the arch. The road TO Boteh
eIsy Mill vas smpa,ssbie. The road little beyond
the bridge flooded fer a quarter ~ mile. Here
spcculster, with horse and gig conveyed pssenssrs
some places tock the horse M 70 the knees The gar.
dtn q AR Peter Dixon a. Ilolne Eden. vas flooded,
At warwick We have been informed that tue wn..
thera nni, which stand, the banks OF the rivsr,
opposite Cciby, has been completely wsshed dosn.
At hnockupworth a mud cottage was, on "Wednesday
blight leyellsd to the ground BY the violence Of the
storm. We may add that the aool va, at IT, highest
- two o'clock yesterday. After that time Il begsa
gradually but very sovly, "a isll and At tour o'clock
this morning Il had subsidized very much IL vas Oh
ssrved that the food from tbs
Eden. The impetuous Csldew has been higher when Il
the food less; and the p-tterii though certainly
at an sxtraordlnsry height had not very long ago |
been beyond the limit, n assigned itself yester
The food yesterday caused quite sensation In the \
city. Crowds 81 people 20 be seen AZ al hours
the day on the Cattle hank. Devonshire walk Eden 1
btidges, Utterly scsur, and other places whence |
view Of the grand spectacle could % obtained.
The Gold Question In Europe.
From the London Observer, January
California !s working its effect upos th. /" money |
market Of the World IL Il not tvo dclen days since