The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-10

T., a. king, sod for CD 81. There were several auso-
graphs Of Oliver Cromwell, which sold for various
prices up to three guneas each. The autograph Of
Archbishop Craniner sold FOR ca S. The first day
sale terminated with collection OF about $4,000
franks, many in great disorder. which realized ia tho
whole rather more than Et0. In the second day .
sale, signature Of Queen Elizabeth was considered
cheap at e. letter Of Flaxman, the sculpture,
sold :ol 81 lis. The initials Of Nell Gwyn, E. e.
beng all the writing Of which she was capable, sold
for e rs letter Of James Ill, the old Pretender,
sold for G3 IS. letter of Charles Lamb sold for
u Us the wo!l-kncwn letter OF the Duko OF Mon
imrloring Lord Rochester to intcrcsdo for him
with the king, sold for cit IS. This auto
graph was sold in the same rooms few months
since for E2l los. A short letter OF Sir lsnac New
ton sold for E5: letter Of William Penn sold for
rs }s letter of Nicholas Poussn sold for CT Is +,
one OF Rembrandt for cS S. and one of Ribbons for
- rs; signature of Sin Walter Raleigh sold for
~ Is; letter of Someryillo. the poet, sold for
81 iSs.; letter OF Gonera Wolfe sold for .Cl lis !;
the autograph of Cardinal Wo'cy sold Cor ,c5 IS;
letter of Sir CHRISTOPHER Wren, about building tho
Monument, sold for $40 - Cd. ". II. lrelands
:. Account Of the Shakespeare forgories," the
painted volume, with numerous additional reveal
tions in the Autograph Of the author. and specimens
Of The pseudo igmal MSS. sold for .cly. A copy
of the ''Nationai Portrait Gallery" with auto
graphs inserted. sold for CO. The original manu-
land" sold for CT los. The original manuscript of
Souhny's 4" Madoc' sold for rs iJs. Some lctters
Of Shelley and Keats, and some volumes said to DO
from the library Of Lord Byron, were withdrawn
from the sale, the auctionecr having TO su.-
pect their gcnuinencss.
From the accounts made mp to The 3ist Of Dec,
1851 of the Russian Dutch Loan, of The sums paid
and applied during the year 1851, it appears that
tho principal rs OO0 aorns; the interest on
The sinking fund. $3.50 forms; and further sum
OF 10, 000, 900 Borins, 100000 horins
Nj. Gefney, chief editor Of the Jopl'nW dr. Upc.r,
has been expelled from France.
a lady recently. died in Bath, England aged
ninety-hyc; gentleman is living in or near Percy
place, aged ninety-six gentleman residing in
l.angbIidgc place entered his hundiedth year on
Saturday week; and poor woman in the Upper
Bristol road, now nearly ono hundred and one, is
able to walk, and in good health.
Accounts from Amsterdam state that the propo-
Aition TO impose tax upon all incomes from the
funds had been brought forward and rejected
Among the last marriages recorded in tho Tirjtna
Ieiinng we stumble over Herr Liebeael Kaiscylch,
koniglicherdritor. Oberhofsaatsgereht hscan.
zleiunterinspectionssttu and Sandy l.achcnmaycr,
kaiserleh kcnighliche Observation-Disclosures.
chaftsuhabcr Tochtef,
A correspondent Of Tho Dciu Gazette. writing
tom the north west. gives the following Items Of
news from Herat s. Ihore is no news from kabul,
but there is from llerat il is now certain that
1000 Pcrsians have arrived from Meshed to aid
tue Ahkzyes i'll beleagucring the citadel. in which
the son Of Far Mohammed Khan still remains shut
up. | know not the name Of the Persian general
Who is at the head Of this army. but hear that he is
the governor OF khoraSsan and son of the late Alb
has Mirza."
According 10 the last census in Switzerland, the
population OF that countr ~ amuuts to 2,.02, $40 in
disiduals, Of whom y, 80 foreigners. or the
whole body, All ,7SG are ProtcstanLs Ssi 500 Ro-
man Catholics and 3.Ii5 Jews. Amongst the for
eigners 1885 travellers, and $40 political refl-
gees. The canton OF Berne contains 5S, :,0l nhabi
tants, Of whom 5,s5i are foreigners