The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-12

rate line steamers win perform the Atlantic voy
In as little or less time than the irregular
bious and costly West India mail and certainly
at only two-thirds oftheir charges.
The Illustrated Lo~don Ns~s Of Saturday. the I'D ult,
gives sketch Of in which poor factory girl
discovered among the ruins of the cotton mill after the
explosion last week at Stockport She had been protect
crushed but had been sutocated by the smoke whilst
gagged in prayer She on her knees, with her hands
In the attitude Of suppcaon-and so her spirit passed
away.
1t is stated that Lord John Manners Is about be
married to Miss Marty, the beautiful and accomplished
Of the late Countess Dowaser of Charlie
The Paris Steele is about to publish a romance and
tales by the Emperor Napoleon, written when youth,
which are engaged to be perfectly authentic and to be
accompanied by proofs Of their genuineness.
The London Globe has tsbelieve that Miss Tai
bot will be placed under the care Of Roman Catholic
Of high rank In Difference to the wish expressed
by the Lord Chancellor, the name Is not mentioned.
The number Of tickets already issued for the
exhibition Of 1851 amounted Monday to 6304-2760
Of which for ladies The building beginning to
show svmntons Of rapid completion
The Board Of Irish manufactures in Dublin have taken
up the subject Of American steampacket station on
the west coast Of Ireland and using their influence
to have such station established
The people Of Galway about to present block
Of marble to the Washington Monument Committee In
Washington, with suitable device engraved upon It,
prospectus has been issued in Germany for the es
Enlistment of line Of steamers between Rotterdam and
the United States The proposed capital fixed at lO0
600 guilders divided into 40 shares The company is
| styled the Rotterdam American Steam Navigation
| Company
The walking match between Tim Ingham of Preston
and Macmillan of Ashton under-Lyne for forty miles
and $40 aside at Bell Vue, Manchester OF
short time since Both started lesurely and walked to-
getber for about five six miles, when Ingham took the
lead and kept until they had completed eleven miles
when Macmillan found Tim the better man aud
gave in
Although purchases of silver for India still continue in
London, the market is not at all affected there
but little demand for the continent and the deficiency
more than made by importation from Mexico and
| other quarters.
According to Official the maintenance Of the
political refugees in Switzerland for the year 1851 has
cost 81 242fr
The railroad between Verona and Mantua has been
opened.
The situation Of affairs in Electoral IIesse does not
pear to improve The military tribunals continue to
condemn civil functionarie and members of the Commits
sion Of the States The attitude Of the inhabitants
to be still hostile to the government of the Eoctor
The preparations for emgrating from the Electorate OF
Hesse this year made a large scale in all ranks
The Bavaran troops there being reduced daily, and
sent to the paatinate.
Out Of "A population of 40 500 Rome prelaes; / 2lO
clergymen 1s0 regular ecclesastcs; 467 clustered
Unucs, and 800 students for the priesthood
The General Post Office of England announces that
many newspapers addressed to Australia New Zealand
and the United States Of America having been recently
detained at that Office, in consequence of the post
due for their conveyance not having been paid L.
has become to call attention to the regulation
under which postage of penny, either in
by stamp must be paid in advance each newspaper
sent to those countries and to point out that unless such
postage be paid the newspapers cannot be- forwardcd