The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-01

Foreign Bible Society," which has spent not less tss
go, 694 Rd Bko, or about G24,000, in Swedsa
The result Of this immense outlay Of capital as re-
CARDS morality and religious liberty, must DO sougAi
under highly magnifying microscope. The whole
country is striking example Of eaete Professionalism
The present scale of literary activity in Swedes
may be judged Of by the following list'-Numbcs
bellcs.lettres, 1856; polico-economical, 1866 judi
cial i2; miscellaneous, l03; historical, 30; econo-
mics and technology, IS; instruction, -; phologi-
cal, 40; medical, ~; mathematical, 81; physical,
z2 geographical JS; military, B; fine arts, 3; phi
iosophy, 3-total, ,060 works The greatest mas
have boon works of religious class, and tho next
greatest Hood Of romanees and noyels-origin2
and translated
The annual meeting Of the British and Foreign
Bible Society was held at Exeter Hall, London.
Lord Shaftesbury in tho chair Tho meeting wss
npmerously and inhucntally attended The report
stated that the entire receipts Of the year ending
March 81, 1852. amount to clos, ti9 o. IOd being
increase Of Go, Is Ss I'd. on tho Of last yoar
The receipts applicable to the general purposes Of
the society have amounted to E56, 6o3 IS. Id, in
Guiding E34, 100 1885, free contributions from auxil-
larry societies The amount received for Bibles and
Testaments is G51, 765 I2s. 3D. The issues of tho
society for the year arc as foows:-From tho depot
at homo. sos, I8l from depots abroad, 3a9, 46l-
total, ,l54,6i2 being an increase of l7,025 over
those Of last year. The total issues Of the society
how amount to rs, 40z, 300 copies The expenditure
during the past year has amounted to El03, $50 ".
o Ths ssa' i under e hS
| op Of Winchester, and seconded by tho Chevalior
Bunscn, tho report was unanimously received.
The Spanish government has given its approbs-
ton toa plan for executing railway from Madrid
to the French frontier at Irun, whore it will joA
the French railway Tho passage over the Bidassea
will be executed at common expense
Henoeforward no postage will be chargeable 10
England upon newspapers addressed to Belgium via
France and postage of one half.ponny only will
| La on ha in En- land nc nA
papers from Belgium, arriving by the same route
Newspapers for Belgium, intended to be forwarded
in the close mails through France, must be specially
addressed via France, or via Calais
The population OF the Austrian Empire numbers
36,5l4, 446 souls, which gives, on an average, $3.50
to an Austrian square milo. Lombardy is tho most
populous provinces it contains 6,267 inhabitants
ror square mile the country of Salzbourg, which 10
the least pOpulous, has III.
The Austrian Steam Navigation Company Of the
Danube realized, in 1851 gross receipt Of ,403, l06
forms, and a not profit of 252 1872 forms.
Accounts have been received from the scientific
mission sent by the French government to explore
Assyra and Babylonia NJ Fresnel and the Other
persons sent out arrived at Aeppo at the commence
ment of January, and NJ. Oppert copied in that
town Palmyran inscription. and took number o.
copies OF stones engraved with oriental Inscriptions
The members of the mission arrived Mt Diarbokir on
February IL, and Mt Mossul on March 4, and NJ.
Oppcrt and NJ. Thomas immediately proceeded to
take copies of the best sculptures ut the Palace Of
Bagdad, whence it was to proceed to institute it's
researches in Babyonia. NJ Victor Place, Consul OF
France, arrived at Mossul on January H. and imme-
dately caused new excavations to be undertaken in
the neghborhood of khorsabad newly opened
cutting led Into vast vauted corridor, and other
cuttings led to the discovery of several articles in
metal, ivory, and precious stones M Place also
had excavations undertaken at Karakosch and Ka-
ramles At the date of March II he was urging On
the works with ardor in various directions
The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries held
its quarterly meeting in Copenhagen, on the 9th
ult Professor b. c. Levy. who had newly returned
from long residence in Sta. Fe de Bogota, OK
hibited valuable collection Of ante-Columbus an
tiquities and photographic remains from Central
America, especially New Granada Some of these
were unusually attractive, especially large and
richly worked mantle, found round the body Of Al
American mummy. Sir Robert Schomburgh, British
Consul in Dominica, Hayti, had transmitted to tho
society's American antiquity department specimens
ofantiquitics Of terra Gotta from ST. Domingo, and
these gifts were for inspection accordingly.
The Pope has given the powers to understand
that his ultimatum for arranging with Piedmont
consists Of these three conditions;lst, to recall
Monsignor fransoni, archbishop OF Turin; I'd, to
give up the civil marriage bill; and Sd, to pass Is
rewessive law against abuses Of the press in reli-
glous matters In compensation. the Pope will con-
sent to the abolition Of the ecclesiastical iurisdc-
ion which tnc Piedmontese chambers have already
voted The ministry and the chambers have de-
cided upon rejecting this ulmatum.
A letter from kel (Duchy Of Holstein), mentions
the death in that town of the celebrated Dr. Pfaf,
Senior Professor of Natural Philosophy ut tho Royal
University, in his 79th year His attention had
been specially devoted to the study Of chemistry and
electricity which subjects he has published sevc
raj works
The Austrian government is represented - being
engaged in grand scheme of military and literary
education for all the subjects Of the empire that
all the male population may learn German and
become anal gamated rs one nation ~ England,
Scotland, and Wales, from Great Britain and
Burgundy, ChamDapDe, Alsare Re. France.
Military seminaries to he established through
the empire. in which youths are to be educated so
that non commissioned officers, and the soldiers
Of the line, may all be educated and taught the
German language. Even despotic governments
cannot stand still in the present day. Events com
pei them to move forward
The Malta correspondent Of the London Times
says:-s' We had u regatta: on board the flag shin
and the Bellerophon several guests were invited,
and finished the evening by dance On the l}ello-
rophon, marine went to the maintopmast head, and
on this one Of the sailors, simply not to be outdon,
ran up the rigging to the naintopmast head, and
thence mounted to the main truck, where, standing,
he coolly waved his hands and arms about as fear
ltssly as il he had been on tota frmo He then
uLuressed. and dressed himself again, finishing his
daring exploit by crawling down the backstays
head-ioremost amid the prolonged and bosterous
cheers, not only of his own messmates, bat of tho
crews 81 the neighboring ships. The feat was IL
most daring one. the main truck Of the Beerophon
not being more than a foot. and one, perhaps, that
not ten men in the fleet could or would perform"
Of the large German Dictionary Of the brothers
jacob and William Grimm, which has been so long
IN preparaion-and of which the first part is to
appear towards the end Of May-it is announced
70 Us that 1000 copies had been subscribed for up
t. the 10th Of April. This is result almost
paralleled in the German book-trade
The son Of Liverpool gentleman, writing homo
from the Australian gold diggings, states that in
three weeks he succeeded in getting $50 lbs. of
gold, which al the rate Of CO per ounce, would bo
worth G7 200 sterling, or C., 100 week.
The Austrian government has ordered the addi-
tion Of a steamer to the hotilla on the LagO
Maggiore; The vessel will bear the name Of Prince
Felix SchHancnberg.
The MISSISSIPPI AND IRIS TRIBUTARIES. The st
Louis Ch faiau Adrocote OF late date, contains a
hiphly interc sting article on the Topopranhv and