Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-01-29

ical probems.' With his pcrmiss on
the covering was removed, Icst lis fig
ures should again awaken the same
trains of thought.
MINERAL WEALTH OF GGEENLASD-
A scientific expedition that set out last
year from Copenhagen, in Denmark, foi
Greenland. with a view 10 examine into
the mincralogical wealth OF the cTeai
chain Of hills which divides that country
Throughout; lis entire length, has i, u re-
ported from Denmark, already met with
encouragement towards the prosecution
Of lis researches On The very first
breaking ground in The mauntai
ighboring The Danish colony u Ju-
Iiluehaab, the party came on copper
formations, lying close TO the surface,
branching away in three several d.rcc-
tions, and appearing TO have great hori-
zontdl extent. The engineers placed at
the head OF this expedition are sanguine,
lrcm the great analogy observable be-
tween the conformation Of the Ural
Mountains and that Of the hills Of
6 ccnland, in their expectation OF find
ing in the Iatte- mines Of gold; ofpIatini,
and perhaps OF silver,
TELrGRArHs IN rHE UhiTED STATES
Tho Boston Commonwealth states
that there IS already in he United States
aud Canada more than II 600 mTlcs OF
wire, involving "A capital gilmore than
S3 000,0GO To work these lines costs
annually 720 tons OF ziuc, worth S5T, 900,
more than 900, 900 pounds ofni'ric acid,
worth $ll7,S00; aud $4,000 worth Of
mercury, besides considerable value in
Sulphuiic acid, &c. On the line from
Pittsburg to Cincinnati alone there were
transmitted in the year 1850, 3Gl,51o
paid dispatches. and the revenue re-
ceived was S73,27S. The most distant
Nova ScotIa) and Quebec with New
Orleans, nearly 1900 miles Intervening,
by the telegraph routes, between either
OF the former and the latter city. The
towns and villages in the Union and
neighbor.ns British provinces accommo'
dated with telegraph stations amount 10
nearly 500.
CHEvAMER HULsEMANN This gen
tleman. whose zeal in behalf OF Austria
appears TO outrun his discretion. seems
destined to attract considerable alten-
ton in this country. 4 correspondent
OF the " y ErcHiRg POST states a fact,
in relation TO the Chcvalicr, which Is
not generally known. 1t seems that IN
1923, this same Chevalicr HuIscmann
wrote book in the German language.
entitled " The History Of Democracy M
the United States Of North imerico."
1t was published al GottIngen, and re.
viewed by f lward Lverett. in the North
american RereiW The author was
not then known he held no official posi-.
ton, nor was his future relations with
this country anticipated 10y the review.
er, who speaks of him aud his book, Us
follows:
The author of the book purports to
be Il Mr.. Ilulscmann, which being in
tcrprclcd is IA man of husks : We in
cline also to the opinion that he is man
of straw, IA iictltl0us beng fabricated to
Disguise the real personality OF the au
thor The pre- face brearhes the air of
authority it does not expressly claim
an official origin but there is a chancery
romp about ii which no one can mistake.
II unqucstlonably came from the bureau
of "A minister, and from the pen of a first
under Secretary iand some starveling
booksellers drudge was hired TO put the
materials together, TO which II Is ap-
pended. In short, our readers may,
perhaps, be surprised, after the sorry
character we have given OF this per
fcrmnnce, and not more sorry than Just,
TO hear that 1t is to all appearance
ecmi-ollicial emanation of the Austrian
Cabinet
Rev. DR. Bcthuno calls thc yellow
covered novels OF the day, cat, rpiIlars