New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-20

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A French company have undertaken to light
the city Of Pesth with gas
Mr.. Webster's letter to Chevalier Hulsemann
is published and commented on by the press oil
Paris The National, which is not wont to like
ANYTHING proceeding from Wing administration
expresses its satisfaction with the tone and Ian
euage Of our Secretary Of State in the strongest
terms
in Oct ls49, Lord B., belonging to one OF
the richest families of England, took Hackney
coach ct London for place about three miles dis
taut on the Thames, which serves as steamboat
landing. Arrived there he got out. telling the
coacbman to wait, and went on board steamer
for Cowes to see if bis baggage had been brought
on board according to orders. By accident he had
mistaken the hour, and was no sooner on board
than the boat put off, before he could return to pay
the coachman. The latter, knowing his customer,
determined to wait, hired the place where he had
been left. put up shelter for his horses and him
self and stsid there several months. Lord B.
came back last October having forgotten the whole
affair. but has just had to pay $780, at the end OF
law suit, for the services of the cOachman during
the period
There are now in arms in Europe 100000 men
more than in the hottest part Of the career OF Ma
poleon.
Sometime since the discovery OF gigantic
eggs in Madagascar was spoken OF. Three OF
these eggs have arrived at Paris, one broken on
the route. the others whole and NJ. GeOffroy Saint
Hilaire has laid them before the Academy OF
Sciences They are of very different shapes, one
being eliptcal, the other having its two ends I'M
like each other. They are about thirteen inches
in diameter the long way and nine the short in
circumference about thirty inches one way and
twenty-five the other. The shell is eighth OF
an inch thick. and contains about n gallons or as
much as 80 hens eggs, 15I condor's eggs and 81
ostriches eggs. Mr.. St. Haire has decided, from
the examination Of some bones found with one of
the eggs, that they were produced by bird. 1t
now remains to discover this biggest of the feath-
cred race.
-Schaher, the engraver at Frankfort, is about
to complete an engraving OF Raphaels Madonna
della sedia on which he has been engaged for
manv wears. The Dusseldorf Art Union are ma
gotiating for the plate
The painter Nicola Ranieri died in the Abruz-
ri in December, aged lo1. He naver drank wine
nor any other spirituous beverage, and kept his
memory and a cheerful spirit to the last.
The art critic of the Paris National falls with
out mercy upon Charles Muller's Last Appeal Of
The Victims Of tie Terror Ia work 30 feet long,,
which has been so much praised among the pic.
lures Of the Exhibition now open at Paris. He
says it is nothing but a horrible blot, q vile
shadow cast upon the immortal work ofthe Reyo.
ution, nothing but an envenomed work OF party
spirit, by which NJ Muller may get plenty Of
portraits to do from people Of certain classes, but
which can never justly be admired as a successful
piece of art Apart from the tendency of the
picture, the conception is poor and monotonouS,
the style small, the execution unequal and CO.
quettish The anang ement is theatrical and the
portraits it contains are like those Of Dubufe the
elder. NJ. Delescluze, in the Debats, praises the
picture, though he thinks it treated too much like
genre, and not enough like a historical work
Of course, NJ. Delescuze has no fault to find with
its political character.
The Rabbits College, at Psdua, Italy, pro.
poses prize of $500 for the best work on the
political and religious history of the Jews from
the first siege Of Jerusalem to the time of the last
colaboraters of the Talmud
The fine arts are cosmopolitan and though
they love warm skies, do not fear cold ones
Music has at last penetrated beyond Siberia, to
Kamschatka. On the stb OF last August, Mad.
Christian, who is well known in Germany as
player on the violoncelo, gave successful Con
cert in Peterpaulshalen, at the house of the Go.
vernon European virtuosos have before made
their way as far as Ekutsk and Krasnojarsk, tC
get their share of the earnings Of the miners but
no one ever went as far as Madame Christiani.
- Il is said that Auber the composer, is not
Frenchman but German Of Swaba, and that
his real name is Auberle This was proved on
occasion Of legacy recently left him in Germany.
- The birth day Of the EmperOrof Russia was
celebrated in Moldayia with great pomp. This
unfortunate principality is losing even the shadow
Of independence.
The Austrian Government have introduced
the Historical Manual Of Putz into the schools of
the Empire on the condition that the author shall
rewrite the second part and make it conclude
with the year 1915. AS the author wrote it, the
last edition contained an account Of the events
of ls4s and 40, including the wars in Hungary
and Italy. This it seems will not do FOR Austria,