New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-01
Addltonai Forelgn Ltems by the Asia.

-IDA PFElFFER OF whom We spoke 10 our last
resume from Germany Is thas des ;rosd oy aa
English Journal IL strikes us that few travellers
have seen 90 much Of the world:
" This lady, Of a humble, simple appearance
but endowed with uncommon qualities mas ar
rived in London. She has distinguished herself
bv her extensive travels in distant lands; and
strange TO say, she has gone immense distances
without her companion, overcoming she greatest
difficulties by her unsded genius aud penetrating
into the midst Of what Europeans are pleased to
call the most uncivilized nations, passing through
them unscathed, without any other protection
than her harmless disposition and her firm conh
dence in Providence Mrs. Pfc fer is native OF
Vienna Her travelling propensity manifested
itself from her earliest childhood, and she grained
il then by roaming about in the neishoorhood OF
that city. 1t was only late in life that she as
able 70 indulge more fully in her predominant pro-
pensity. During the earlier part Of her NE she
attended with exemplary devotion % the duties oil
swife and mother. When her children had grown
up 70 manhood, and gained an Independence LOT
themselves, she then thought herself Justhed IN
following propensity which was IN her so pow
erfully At work, aud which prompted her to leave
acomfortable home and many loving friends. She
first directed her steps TO Palestine and Egypt
After her retorn she visited Scandinavia ana
Iceland. Then she set out on voyage round the
world landing in Brazil, surmo uniting the Parahy-
by and penetrating through thick, primitive for
ests, to visit the sborignes at their own homes;
then passing Cape Horn, touching at Valparaiso,
che traversed the Pacific Ocean to Otahete and
China, Singapore and Ceylon, as far as Handy;
wandering hence to Bengal, Hindostan and Delhi,
turning her steps TO the caves OF AdJunta aud III,
lora, to Bombay. From that spot she sailed
through the Arabian and Persian Sea to Bsssora,
followed the Tgris up 70 Bagdad, continuing to
psts over an immense country 10 Baby on, losui,
Nineveh, into Kurdistan, aud Perss's second
capital, Tabris. Pursuing her course over Tihs,
along the Caucasus. she embarked at hedout
ali for Constsntnople and Greece whence she
oeturned to her native country. She speaks in
glowing terms of the kindness she met with az
the hands of some OF the tribes who are consid-
cred to be most backward in civilization
BEER being John Bulls peculiar beverage,
the following details will be interesting 10 all his
relations " From return printed by order OF the
House Of Commons, it appears that in England
the number Of brewers is 2,25l, and of vctuaers
1866. 35sO3 persons are licensed to sell beer
TO be drunk on the premises, and 1850 are
licensed TO sell beer not 10 be drunk on the pre-
misses 25s5l victuaers brew their own beer;
10 497, who brew their own beer, are licensed to
sell it II crunk on the premises and 9ol persons
are allowed to sell beer not TO be drunk the pre-
mises. The amount OF mslt consumed by each class
s, ia bushels, as follows: Brewers, l7,s006S3 /;
vctusllers, 7l43 5l9; persons licensed to sell beer
20 be drunk on the pre- misses, ,sS4 2i9 and per-
sons licensed 20 sell beer not to be drunk on the
premises, 34l SIG. In Scotland there are ISL
brewers, and 1877 victusllers, l7s Of whom
brew their own beer. The brewers consume $751;
9sl bushels Of malt, and the victuallers consume
llsO2i bushels. There are IS brewers in Ireland,
who consume l,l64.7O2 bushels Of malt, and there
are l3793 victuaers."
THREE pack ages have lately arrived at Liver
pool from Rome containing casts TO be used In the
execution Of the monument to the late Sir Robert
Peel The Lord of the Treasury have authorized
their passage through the Custom House without
exsmin alton.
The Duke De Montmor encey Laval the last
member Of one of the branches of that illustrious
family, died a few days ago, after short illness,
in hia Nth Venr.