The New York herald., 1851-09-08

wplcn tney nave been walting since June OF last
year. Their courage was not broken the least and
they still keep up the plan to approach the Upper
Nile as soon rs they have explored the vicinity OF
the Lake Tshad, provided that the British and
Prussian governments will help them on. The in
terest oft6e scientific public will be principally
cited by very extensive report, which has been
received from DR.. Barth about his excursion from
Teentellus to Aghades, where he witnessed the in
vestiture Of the Sultan, Add elKader, and coll
lected quantity of materials about the history,
topography, and ethnography Of hitherto almost
unknown spot south Of the Sahara. The report, to
which a complete glossary Of the Hussa and
Enghedesi languages, some Itineraries, and ma ps
are annexed, is now in the hands of Lord Palmer
ston and there s every reason to hope that 1t will
soon be published and will occasion general in
terest for an expedition which has undertaken to
examine the very core of the unknown continent,
and to solve also, if possible the ancient mystery
about the source from which the Nile originates.
The River st. Lawrence.
from the Dublin University Magazine.
On the v whole therefore, it appears certain that
come most important medium Of intercourse be-
tween the different sections of the New World,
well as between the Old World and the New, and
tensive and commanding influence over the COM
mercial operations of North America than any
other State east of Louisiana can ever aspire to.
The outlet which it affords to the produce Of Ohio,
and the other northwestern districts of the Union,
will become Of incalculable Importance in case of
any rupture Between the free and slave States, as
the mouth and keys of the Mississippi are COM
pletey in the hands Of the latter. Such rupture
is not only inevitable but at present appears close
at hand; and as the free states of the North, and
the government intend to oppose any secession
from the Unon by force of arms, ii cannot be
doubted that at least temporary closing Of the
Mississippi will be resorted to by the southern
states But by cultivating the route Of the st.
Lawrence hostile measure Of this kind would fall
less heavily upon the States Of the interior; and
most assuredly it would greatly benefit our British
provinces: Already, however, and Independent Of
such contingencies the future greatness of the line
Of the st. Lawrence is secured; and all that is
required of our brethren in Canada is to be patient
and bide their time.
Foreign Summary.
In France the republican party are already
actively engaged in making preparation for the
election Of President of the republic, which they
expect will take place next year. AT q very
numerous meeting of the opposition members it was
announced that General Cavaignac had resigned
his canvass for that office in favor Of NJ. Carnot.
The accounts from italy state that Pestalozzi is
about to resign the functions of Podesta lie will
be succeeded by Count Ambroise Nava. The
liberals intend to observe the anniversary of the
unfortunate capitulation of ISIS, by wearing
mourning.
The Venice Ga.afe of the 9Th ult.. announces
that ornaments were proceeding in Sicily. Bat
teres on level with the SEA were being constructed
at syracuse; the ramparts Of the castle were lined
with artillery, and fortfcations thrown up at Castro
Giovanni, in the centre of the island. General
Fapgieri was inspecting the different strong places.
and bad given orders to withdraw every five days
the sums paid into the hands of the collectors Of
taxes.
The mother Of Charles Phillips, Curran's congo
NAL bograpter, has Just died, at the venerable age
OF s5.
Accounts from Hungary state that the in
habitants have almost universally given up smok-
ing.
he petato disease in a mitigated form.
HranOl1 of Madrid n short time aoo SAINT n
challenge to fsh ival, who had supplanted her
In the favor of a wealthy admirer. The successful
dsmsel unhestatingy agreed to fight, and both
parties chose seconds of their sex. Fearing
that the smell Of gunpowder might prove disagree
able to them, the combatants resolved to use fenc-
Ing swords; they aso determined to fight until ore
or the other should be killed. They went TO the
ground each with pair Of fencing swords, and, in
case they should fail, a pair of poignards. They
were just ready for action, when a pair of police
officers came up, and took them and their seconds
into custody; but one of the men, having called to
mind that the law, though forbiddng duels between
iuer, said nothing Of duels between womer, ex-
pressed a doubt whether they were warranted in
making the arrest. IL was accordingly determined
to release the women, but a pledge was exacted
from them, on their word Of honor, that they would
not renew the combat.
The gross and unfeelng hoax which at first
smsnated from the Dundee press. says the John
OGrodfs Journal, and spread like wild6re over tho
country. respecting the long missing Arctic expe-
dition, has been sufficiently sifted AMI refuted but
We regret that the anonymous author Of it has not
yet been discovered. The matter has been taken
up in Parliament, and a minute search into all the
will Immediately be made and woe
be to the infamous scribber il he be found out Our
kirkwall correspondent says, that on reading tho
paragraph as 1t first appeared the other day in the
orkneys, Lady Franklin was deeply affected but
she was quickly assured that no such essel as tho
Flora had arrived at Stromness, ever at tho
whale fishing.
In reference to what is called the " Bloomer''
costume for American ladies' correspondent Of tho
Lecfs Mercury sends the following jen dewit,-
Let the danes Of America dress as they please
should they all "cut their petticoats round by their
lis only a bold protestation
gainst bad habit, called spUfans in Latin,
spos every place which their husbands have s. in
d. files all their carpets and dirties their mating,
Don't fancy dear Jonathan, ladies Arts.
because they have cut their old dangers the skirts
We have done IL TO shame you, We readily own,
nd shall lergthsn our habits when you mend your own
M. Simonis, Greek, pretends that he has dis
covered, by research amongst the archives of tho
creek converts, record of the spot where is de-
posted the original manuscript of the Acts Of tho
Apostles. He says tits in the island Of Antigonus.
:, FErDGLrsM ~. GEnnANy.-we learn from the
bavarian part OF Swabia that the abolition of local
and segnorial urisd, ,tion (decreed in 1881 has in
most cases remained a dead letter. As an instance
OF the continued assumption Of feudal power on the
received copy Of the following penal decree, which
the proprietor of a large domain in Bavaria has
imposed upon the schoomaster and the infant
population Of his village. The decree is as fol-
lows ;-"l. No child Of tie village shall for the
future dare to enter the garden, the courtyard, or
the castle Of his EriouM. Denquents in this re-
spect shall be subjected on the spot to the severest
corporal punishment. 2 Whereas the children of
he village are in the habit Of forgetting to uncover
their heads on the approach Of his Eriaucia, tho
schoomasters are by these presents instructed to
censure the said children for their dsrespectful con-
duct, and, in case Of its repetition, TO visit them
with the seyerest castigation. 3. II, however, in
contempt ofthis present decree, any child, or any
number Of children, should dare to refuse his ~.
anch the respect due to his high position the school,
master shall be punished by fine, to be levied on
the corn to which he is otherwise entitled from the
bsc OF his Erfouch." This remarkable document