The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-19
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ffiRCe HefIndhh De Sake. w emar, son OF the
Duke Bernard, general in the service of the
Netherlands is about to espouse the Princess Au-
gusta of Wurte mberg
Doctor Leuret, the physician Of Blcetre, who is
well known 10 the scientific world by his profound
works on mental derangemen t and the anatomy of
the brain, died on the oh OF January, at Nancy,
his birthplace, after a long illness.
Count Gus'ave de Neirperg, son (by first mar
rage) of Cont de Nepptrg, the husband Of Marie
Louise ind brother OF Count Alfred de Neipperg,
who espoustd the daughter Of the King Of Wur.
tcmherg, died at Stuttgart, on the 3lst ult. The
deceased wac stafi-msjor in the Austrian army.
The University of Berlin has met with severe
loss by the death Of Doctor Linck professor of be-
tany, who expired on the LIST Of January, agetns.
General Vandersmissep died lately at the HagM.
He was inferred with military honors, having
srvtd 81 colonel in the army Of the Eat Indie :,
from which he retired ON halfpsy, with the rank Of
general.
An encounter took place on th, Kohat fro ,tier
Major Tsylor, and the Wuzeer The latter were
repulsed. Malignant fever and dysentery were
d. meniisg the iroops in the Pun iub Sir Will
lam Comm arrived in Calcutta on the 9Th of De-
ctmber
Gold Is dearer IN Hamburger and New York
Than in London, but cheaper in London than in
Paris.
There have been some serious riots at Reuss, in
Cetalonis, in consequence Of an increase in the
taxes en- articles Of food.
The agents Of the Hsnse Towns ore organizing
q formidable opposition aRains, the proposed Aus
tfion Iollyerein.
M. Guzot has been elected president OF the
Academy Of Inscriptions and Bellies hettres, and
M de Wailly vice president.
The emperor Of Russia has ordered that hence
forth the usual pass authorizing travellers TO pro-
coed 10 Prussia shall only be given TO landed pro-
prit tors, mere hanis, and persons possessed Of
irdsps ndent income Of 10 zoo florins.
The Hungarian migrants from Shumla arrived
NJ Constanunople on the 9th instant, en- route for
England The Porte provides them with psovi.
siors foJ The voyage, and has given to each OF
The IN IN addition the sum Of 200 piastres.
Sir John Banow's monument has just been COM
pleted AT Ulversione.
Sir Robert We're Brooke is shortly to be raised
to the British reersge, under the title of Vsconnt
Newbndee.
new telegraph line between Venice and Trieste,
by Mestre, Treviso, Udne, and Goritz
N; Rtneri, o painter Of some reputation, died
lately at Guerdiarrele, in Ahruzz, at the advanced
eye OF i0l. lie never drank wine, and his diet
ives extremely simple
gold which The Dutch Cover nment has now TO dis-
pose OF IS 10000 guilders in 10 guilder pieces,
or about ~ 100000 sterling. They have had an
tiier Ter large quantlty, but Il was refused. as
accomplish which they would grant facilities by
extending time for it's delivery over heightened
period.
a fire broke cut at the Coach and Horses public
house, St. Martia's lane, London, occupied by
Ben Caunt, the pugilst, by which Two of his chill
dfen, and gil, aged -, lost their lives.
The confirmation Of the death Of General Benz,
al Alerro, on the li,h Dece mber, has just been
received. The rest OF the emigrants have left
Schumla tor Cosstantinople. The exiles at Kin
ia hia ere to be liberated.
The tax in England window yields annually
AZ present about Gl,sDC00, sum equal 10 one
thlrd OF the income tax, and falls en- 10000 10
100000 of the frost wealthy inhabitants.
Lately, strolling beggar in Cork sold his son, a
child about fourteen years old, to Pablo Fanque, TO
De trained IN equestrian feas, for two sh,llings.
The Emperor Of Austria has conferred the
Golden Cross OF the Order of Civil Merit on the
Neslcr OF bohemian physicians, she Chevaler,
Jean de Castro, M. ID (born NJ Geneva, iT10),
the friend and apostle OF Edward )enaer.
Wilhelm Meinhold, the auihos OF the "a nber
Witch, lately the pastor OF parish in Ponerania,
e now at Bt rlin, preparing for admission sto the
Roman Catholic Church. His works exhibit tse
strong anpathy he always had to the Philosophical
ra.onalism Of an influential school Of German ihe
sloey, and his friends hare long anticipates his
| conversion.
Beren Nieutnan. formerly Envoy Extraordinary
from The Court OF Vienna to England, died, tes
| days since, ~ Brussels.
Il is rumered that tho Crystal Palace will be
| lighted with electric light.
| It's calculated that 1000 persons from vienn;
| will visit TIE London exhibition.
The pice Ct paper has risen 80 per cen, in Austria
! on account OF dearth Of the raw material. IL !
expected that heavy export duty will he imposed
| on rage.
Accounts from Ccnstantinople state, that Sai
Pacha, Governor Of Damascus, has been dismlsse
end banished 20 koneh, for the bastinado inilicte
on The Prushsn Jew, Romano.
Died, IN The OH OF January, at Browaston Hous
| Peddosks. Currsah Of Kildare, the celebrated mar
Cri:toli, al the age Of thirty wears, the dam {
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