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

IL to Is. "a Hides and skins sold readily. Taliow
hal advanced TO G20 for beef, and ESQ for mutton,
with good demand, Exchange vas at o. per
cont discount for hank bills, ard s per cent ios
| private h;ils.
The intercourse between Sydney ari Melbourne
bad considerably increased, and several steamers
| were plying r. guiaTly between the two ports
From Adelaide the accounts represent that colony
to be quickly IegaiDrg ia former prosperity. The
amount Of gold received overland was very large,
| and steadily increasipg Property which had been
| severely depressed was recovering TO something
| like its former value
The number Of persons who bad left the colony
| for the gold fields amounted to $4,000 seas.
The Duke or Weiltnston's yViu.
iEIon the London nmes, Sept y
We are euabed to announce that tae nulIs OF
WeliI gton has left Will, though the contents OF it
as yet Ierupin uudiscosed. IL ia dated as far hask
ne ISIS, aud was fouad late on SATURDAY night. at
| Coutts Bank The existence Of this document
wac, we believe, unknown even to those most nearly
connected with the Duke, ~ho, though oflato years
he had ordered several wills 10 be prepared, yet
never could make up his mind to execuse them. The
Dnke appears TO have always avoided the subject OF
! his own death, aud the arrangements connected
| with il. Those who knew him hest hardly
| member to have heard him talk Of such matters,
and in illustration of this feature in his character,
q curious fact may be mentioned Every one knows
that he received in the course Of bis long and dis
tiDgushed life, many presents or imEnensc value,
and that Apsley.bo is flied with great variety
Of objects, the ntees; attached to winch can hardly
be overated. This collection as personal properly,
was, Of course exposed to the rick of dispersion At
ter the Dukes death; and, with view TO its pre-
servati0n, an act Of Parliament was obtained. ena-
bling his Grace, within space of two years, TO
make heirloons Of such objects nc be wished to
inalensbly attached to his title and estates. SIM
gularly enough IL not till the last Gay of C
tine thus granted that he signed the documents
quisjte to make the act availa ole.
The Last Moments ar Madame Lararge.
The Gazette DIES Iritunaur publishes letter,
giving details Of the las, moinests Of Madam,
lafaree, and also sone letters written by her los
days before her death They remark abls for
their style and Tor the resignation with which she
speaks Of her iilLess, but they have no imne1iate
reference TO any Of the striking Of herlie Il
appears that or her arrival nj Usss., Nme Lif,r,e
had great difficulty III obtaining y lodging, many
persots refusing to receive her and at lepg.h
obliged TO rut up with very inferior apartment in
tho house OF poor rerson but the unwcarytng
friendship and devo.edness of her cousin ME.
Conard, and the sympathy manifested toward her hy
many respectable visitors Of ssat under the ccnvit
ton thai The was innocent OF the Grim, Coz which she
had been condemned. consoied her Tor this aud othe-
mortloa lions The correspondent OF tho Ga etc Gfs
Tfitpp0ur adds.--Mdme Lsflrge had iatonded 20
leave UssGt on the 10th Sept and had even engaged
Der place in the diligence for that day She I'd been
in the habit for time Of taking ether and other
metcin Il stimulate, and coffee, and !, appears that
Sunday che felt SO ILL., thai she rsed larger qu
titles than usaal. In the evening" her difficulty of
breathing increased considerably, and during the
wing mary hours was entertained. On Monday
morning, At nine o'clock, she expired, after having
asked ard received the last sacraments The per
sons who near her spesk in strong terms of the
Christian resig natter that she manifested. 81 for
give" fbe said, those who have killed me, as
hope to be forgiven above" Then addressing the
Sisters OF Charity who we're n. her bedsi ie she sf
"Adieu. my sisters, we snail SIC each other again in
heaven - and taking crucihx from one OF these
holy women che put Il to her lips and kissed il with
fervor. was admitted TO the room in which lay
the mortal remains Of Madame Lafarge, and could
not but admire the calm and serenity of her fa,e
the appeared 10 be IL a sleep, dreaming Of celest ia
beatitude. She was buried on Wednesday, in the
cemetery OF Ornolsc, near the remains OF Colonel
A., according 70 Der wish. She vas thirty Fix
years Of age She leaves. IL il said, some meno:rs
entitled" Ien iears Of Captivity"
The Railroad across the IsthH,us Of SueA.
IRON IN AlsIan LIZA Letter. Seq. o.
The railway works have been greatly advanced
within the last few weeks, and eight thousand men
are now employed in throwing up the embankrnens
along the shcres of Lake Narcotic the coast line Of
which II traverses for twelve miles, or nearly It's
entire length The foundation has proved lno-e
secure than vas expected. audit is highly probable,
from the excrtons that being made, that b. tie
sd @ 5 S S % S at
Alexandra, and the Nile AZ kafl LET'S. This srr-
mouuts, at all events, the grand difficulty in the
trarsit-the navigation Of the canal
BY the lst Of January, 1854, there seem Just
grounds iog hoping that the communication viii
nave reached the capital, and il the Yicercy is
prosperous hnd supported, il IS highly probable he
will order lite continuance thence to the Red Sea at
Sue4.
There has been great difficulty expeSicnoed lately
in reaching the terminus recommended by Mr..
Stephenson as the iue eroiscs some triilipg pro-
perty OF Europeans, md thes are taking advantage
of the ntcefsty 70 demand the eSorbitlnt
values IN tact, 81 much disgusted il the Pacha ut
thear rapaci:y, tbat be threatens 70 cut of that
psrtion altogether, ard connect it witb the grana-
mes and shupahs by circuitous tramrold. 1t is
very tad that the hrH check 10 the Introduction Of
biz FIRST European work Il to be received at the
hands Of tbose who may, for some time a. least, DO
the largest rainers from is advantages
Hr 81 A. Bor'hwi,k, the superintending
gineer of tie ooibe, ia very ndeft.gable IN his
czcriors TO further the completion Of them; and
he Is fortunate ~ having for bis assistants staff Of
SPIRITED ana energetic mcn. Che contr bcsor for the
htidgcs ard cuyetts is soon expected out from
England and We hope biz portion Of the work will
be advanced with eq0el energy and success.
Extraordinary pcdcstrsNnism In England.
A mGn named James Jones is at The present zoe
engaged, ~ the Borough Gardens Manchester, in
iuunng the aTdu0us tack 81 walking 300 miles in
l,GtO hours commencing II the list quarter 10 each
hour. day and night continuously lie commenced
at O'Clock on the evening Of saturday tie 18th Of
August, and Liz task VIII be completed, IL his
strength 90 not fail. On the 18th instant, at u
O'Clock in the forenoon. On Monday next, OF Z IN
the evening DC will have ACCOMPLISHED ! SD miles
The nan mas suffered considerably. at one time
his feet we're cred with tlisters and his toes were
exceedingly sore, but, by con slant attention and
udicious application they ara nearly rosored, while
his bodily health s good. lie is tenrerate n re-
spec. to drnk, taking oay pint OF porter per day
but CONSUMES ileh meat 10 the extent o. six pound
per diem. u 10 succced in gong through bis OK
cessive e1ertionend at present there il every rca
son TO believe hat be wiIl-on Saturday, the 18th,
lie viii be presented With purss containing 600,
the amount promised him when he started. lie
will tben commence 70 walk 900 quarter miles In
1000 guarser hours starting in the lrst I'VE MINUTES
in each quarter.