The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-30

kissed the foot of the Prince of Apostles in presence
of a numerous congregation.
A new kind of colonization is at present being
tried in Senegal Some months back, SLAYER filed
with negroes being captured, they were, at their
own desire, taken to Senegal, and placed on the
banks Of the Cazamanca, with their wives and chill
dren. They live by fishing and husbandry, and
obey very ubmissyely a mayor put over them
The last accounts state that this little COLONY is in
full prosperity.
A physician of Prague has just died real smar-
tyr Of science" He had been in tho habit of taking
strong doses of poison, after swallowing an antidote
in order TO note the effects On the 2Sd ult:, he
took so large quantity of morphine that all the
efforts of some medical friends present at the exhi
bition, could not save him.
BY private letters from Nineveh we learn that
Colonel Rawnson, who is now conducting the exca-
yations abandoned by Mr. Layard, 'has opened out
Queens Of Assyria." ssThere they ie," we are told
:" in huge stone sarcophagi, with ponderous lids
decorated with the royal ornaments and costume
just as they were deposited more than 5000 years
ago"
The Spanish Government intends to repeal the
tax on paper, in order that the Spanish publishers
may be able to furnish the Spanish republics with
books at less cost than the French publishers fur.
nish them.
Mr. Searles, the noted pedestrian, who walked
1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours; 1000 half
miles in 1000 consecutive half hours, and 1000
quarter miles in 900 quarter hours, in London ac-
oomplished a feat unparalleled in pedestranism,
walking, fair heel and toe, two miles in Ii minutes
and So seconds.
The Senate Of Bremen has ordered that new
common council, of $50 instead of 300 members, be
elected for six years, by system of election under
which the voters divided into eight classes,
cordng to their income, and the few wealthy per-
sons in upper class eject many members as the
mass of citizens in lower class.
The return to the English House of Commons
has been printed, showing the number of slaves
embarked on the coast of Africa, and landed in
Cuba and Brazil in each year from 1912 to 1851. In
5000; in 1874, 10000; in 1916 l,3oO in 1916 49;
in l8i7 lao: in 1913, 800; in l849, $500; in
1850, $500; in 1851, 5000. In Brazil the number
in 1912 was II. ABS; 1913. 1905; 1914, 22.Si9;
10000; lS49, $4,000; 1850, $4,000; and in 1851,
3,2o7.
The Belgian Senate has elected the Prince de
Lnge its President by Al votes to g. given to Count
de Renesse. The budget of Belgium for 1858,
which has just been distributed to tho Chambers,
estimates the RECEIPTS at fiji ,Si0,25O and the
expenses at only fit, 662, 724 A. The war budget
figures in the expenses for f.26, 1000.
The Opinione of Turin, of tho 18th ult., an
nounces that the Israelites of that city celebrated
with great pomp in their synagogue, on the 9th
the anniversary Of their civil and political omanci
patton. According to the same journal, some men
of bad character had excited, the 18th, portion
Of the inhabitants of Sniscoa to revolt against the
The presence Of few soldiers restored tran
quilliy; several Of the ringlcaders were arrested
The First Chamber in Saxony has requested the
Ministry to prepare a law for regulating the re-
lations of the Jews, with view Of appeasng the
| complaints Of the Christians against the in
creasing influence Of jews in trade and commerce"
When the merchants of Brcslau applied to
Frederick the Great for s protection" against the
ruinous competition of Jewish dealers, the monarch
asked how the Jews managed to draw business into
their hands. The answer was, that they were up
early and late always travelling about, lived very
economically, and wore contented with small gains
rapid returns" every well, !" said the enlght.
ened monarch, go and DO Jews in the conduct Of
your business"
Advices from Savoy speak Of the increasing
strength of the French party in that dutchy Ultra
montansts and revoutionsts are, is said, working
together for separation from Piedmont and union
nth France. The great numbers of imperial vete-
rams who have their homes there, and the many
tradesmen who, having accumulated money in tho
French towns, return with French ideas to spend
their days in their native Savoy, exercise great in
fuence in this direction.
The Prussian government has given strict orders
to the managers OF railways to employ persons on
the lines likely to forward democratic intelligence,
or to conv ey suspected persons or packages.
railway bridge is about to be thrown over the
vistula 1t is to be $500 feet long, and 63 feet
wide, to rest on six piers, with span of 500 feet
between each The lines will run along the sides
Of the bridge, leaving a road between them for
carts. &c,
Accounts from Copenhagen of March 81, state
that the will of the late Queen DOwager has just
been opened. Her Majesty expressly orders that
her wedding ring, and all the letters which have
been addressed to her by her late husband, Ere
| derrick VI, should be deposited in the coffin with
her body. The funeral ceremony will take place in
the Cathedral of Roeskilde, in the vaults OF which
building the bodies of all the royal family of Dem
mark are placed. Until the day after the funeral
all public rejoicngs are interdicted, and all the
theatres will remain closed
The Akhbar, Of Algers, of the Both ult., says
We learn that party of Moorish marauders have
crossed the frontier killed some of the natives, and
carried off some flocks. BY order Of the general
commanding the subdivision Of Tlemcen, one Of our
cads has exercised just and severe reprisal on the
individuals who had been guilty Of this act OF
pillage. The marauders belonged to one of those
| tribes who do not recognise the authority of the
4 Emperor Abder-Rhaman except when the troops of
| that sovereign are close to their territory What
has just taken place therefore only be considered
as an isolated attack of brigands, acting for their
own account
new original Norwegian drama has just been
! performed in Christiania 1t is called Gamma
Colbjomsen," and is said to have great merit 1t
| was well received, and promises to be popular.
Another theatre has also Of late been established in
/ Christianla, where the actors are mostly of the
lower class for the production of farces and comic
pieces of national character. 1t is likely that this
| new establishment will have considerable results.
| the language used being Norwegian, (not the book
DANISH OF the higher classcs) it Is nightly crowded
| INFAMOUS TRAFFIC BETWEEN PARIS AND LONDON.
1t has been recently discovered that for some time
past an infamous traffic has been carried between
Paris and London, which, from the atrocities COM
United by the persons engaged in it, may be consi-
dered as = white slave trade" The object of the
speculation was to supply certain houses of an inf-
NOUS character in London, with yourg women from
| France; while corresponding number of English
victims were to be seduced to Paris. The French
police who had received information as to what was
going on, have been indeiatigable in their exertons
10 catch the parties IN fagrante decto, but, until
/ few days past, without success. A young English
woman lately applied to the bureau des mours, at
the prefecture dc police for license to exercise her
unhappy profession. The ph ysician attached to the
bureau having asccrtained that her health had been
injured she was sent TO the hospital attached to q
! prison in Paris for treatment On her discharge
from the hospital, loathng the life Of infamy into
which she had been entrapped, she determined to
eAricate herself at all risks; and for that purpose
! she applied to humane Englishman, who kindly
listened TO her melancholy history and resolved to
obtain justice for her, and punish her betrayers
lie addressed himself to the commissary of his dis
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