Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18

the first maximum about the 10th Of August. Their
number then diminshes augment again. and attain the
second maximum about the 18th Of November. II was
at this second annual period in 1888 that the most
derfu exhibition Of this phenomenon that remains upon
record took place. French sayant NJ CoULvIER Ora
vER has for years past made these the sub
ec Of special observation and study Of observatory
has been prepared for him at the Palace Of the Luxem
bourg, in Paris and liberal allowance Of money has
been accorded to aid him in his studies lie has just
communicated to the Academy the result Of his observa
tons during the continuance Of the critical period which
has just passed The observer reports during the night
of the 18th of June the appearance Of only FIVE of these
meteors per hour 10th Of July he per hour
ON the 18th of july ten per hour the 2ls Of July
ffteen on the I'd Of August, thrtyfour per hour;
the 9th Of August, forty-sx the 10th Of August,
sixty three, the greatest number the 18th of August
he counted but forty three per hour These numbers
not at all extraordinary, and mark this year 1852
average year only. An observer in Brussels NJ QUETE-
LET, noted in hour the night of the 10th of Au
gust sixty -four Of the meeors which appeared all to issue
from the same quarter of the heavens. A
have been struck lately, in reading the accounts Of
nearly simultaneous public executions by the variety Of
modes which exist Europe Of executing capital punish
ment In Spain criminal has just been stranged (gar
roted) In Prussia another has been Jeheaded oh
and block In England has been hanged In France
has been gilotned and another condemned by
martial has been shot, In many parts of Germany be-
headng Nth sword is still the mode Of executing capital
punishment. #1 3f ,at9 .4
The Austrian General HaYsAu is in Paris at present
having lately arrived from Brussels This last city
is said to have left the special rqaes Of the police which
hard put to it for several days prevent the
mary processes of lynch law from giving Europe yet
another specimen of public execution But the police,
ali tie aonIn
General to be constantly attended for his protection from
the mob,) did not save him from being greeted with
anathemas deep and loud whenever he appeared in pub
lie In orderly city of Paris however he is in no
more danger than he would be in Vienna He appears
in public at the theatres, the Boulevards, the
Champs Eysees, &C. without exciting apparently any
malevolent feeling than curiosity is understood,
nevertheless though he is the object of the close
ostensble of the police that he is specially watched
for his protection by the myrmdons of M. MsupAs.
Before this reaches you you will probably have hailed in
the United States the rising there Of Of the most bril-
liant stars Of the musical frmament-the SoSTAG. 1t
believed till recently that the Countess RossI would
be attended in her western by EMILE PRUDENT, the
famous pianist But if this proposed the project has
been abandoned and Nine. SoNrAas musical attendants
are said to be NJ EcKERr and PozzoLISI young tenor
of much merit who sang with great applause at St Pc
terburgh last by the side of MAKO Before eav
ing Europe Nine SoNrAG gave farewell concert at Ba-
den where she took leave of royal and arsto
cratic personages her admirers and friends the King of
Wurtemberg the Prince and Princess of Prussia Arch
dukes Of Baden and numerous members of the diplomatic
corps whose circle she moved with great distinction for
many years wife Of the diplomatic Count RossI. You
will see in Nine. SoSrAG complete specimen of the
elegant high Bred aristocratc lady Europe has
sent to America.
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inferior reputation and lady has just return
ed to Paris from her foreign tour She dining day
before yesterday with the most celebrated amphcyon of
France VERoN of the Consituonel and dozen congo
NAL spirits of SEX the Doctors famous residence Ia
ierie Of Auteul. We have not yet published the
amount of the profits of her recent excursion. doubt
less round that viii 60 far satisfy the proverbial
appetite of her race which she is known possess
remarkable degree She employs all the vacations al
lowed her at the French theatre in traversng the Pro-
vnces of France and the capitals of Europe at the head
Of special company Of actors and actresses Of which her
brother manager She is unquestionably the first
gedan Of her day. but she practices her noble art less
noby she her admirable talent with less apparent
consciousness Of tsloy nature and exclusively with
eye its value Of revenue, than any emf
nent artist of her day.
The lustrous literary proscrpt, EUGENE Sue, who has
been included in any of the lists of amnesty is
s in Savoy in the town Of Annecy, busy writing
historical novel, the Of which is laid in the charm
ing spot which he has chosen for his retreat His
work is to be entitled The Marchioness Cornea Of Alf
the Lake Of Annecy and its Environs" at
SUES great rival in fame a novel writer and siHe
tonist ALEXANDER DUMAS, who is civil rather than
political proscrptt being understood that he has fed
from France temporarily avoid the opportunities of his
creditorsis at present in Rome collecting
teras he says in concerted letter just published in
the Pays, for a new work" Isaac Laquedem which
he has engaged to write for that Journal He is pub
fishing in the Pesse interminabe work which he calls
his Heo but for the facts Of which he is infinite
ly indebted to his imagination than to his memory
Hardly day passes but in the journals some de-
NAL of facts stated protest from persons who are
lugged into the very amusing but not at all reliable
rations Of W. DUMAS He takes notice Of the
TONS but goes telling his imaginary facts with cool
ness Of mpudence that is really without parallel in the
history Of literature. Dates names, circumstances
all invented and related with mnuteness and seem
ing straightforwardness that almost compels belief
For instance he is telling in his Memoirs how his ira
gedy Christine suspended by the under
the restoration and how in order to have the nerdie-
tive removed, he resolved to attempt interview with
the chief Of the censure NJ. JouRDoUEx The interview
is thus recounted
"0ur interview short After conversation Of FIVE
minutes duration, rather tart on both sides
" In short sir, said be- all that you do viii be
less long the elder branch shall be the throne and