New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-17
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- \ report will soon be presented to the
rLonal Geological Society OF Vienna relative to
lite Pros uctien Of Gold in Austria Austria pro-
Cncts The most gold Of any European State It
au cunts yearly 10 800 marks, which promises a
SUM OF COG COO oucais Much OF this is obtained by
hs Gipseys by sand washing in Hungary and Sie5en-
hrifen. There are two ways IN which the gold Is
found is in the deposits Of sand and soil the
other in the strata Of ore. The latter is the most
common method OF hnoiDg it in Hungary and Sic
hclburgen. famous place for hnciug 1t IN Hun
fsry. is near WeisaSirchen, where, by the Convent
f Amalk, and worth 60 ducats. The Gipseys are
vtly clumsy i'll solc- getting.
"A melancholy accident occurred lately
IN Venice. The Hercules Of Circus Troupe per-
forming there IN the habit of holding three men
upon his shoulders, in the form OF pyramid. One
evening he unfortunately Iipped, lost his balance,
aud the highest OF all fell violently 10 the stage
suucb his head, and was instantly killed the second
~ss a'ay injured IN his breast, and ffghul panic
sTsued among the spectators The victims were
iainsrs Of children whom they have educated to the
same profession.
An afghan, living in London and
well Known there 20 many officers OF high rank, has
Sr,l(n bis Memoirs, including Journeys and Cam
palFns. He ascrioes The origin of the Affshans to
The Jews and although they have paid taxes to the
Government over Them they have kept aloof from It,
They are hard and obstinate, selfish and cross, he
says boz on the other hand very regular In prayer
well read IN the Koran, respect oath, honor the
marriage tie and respect their Priests.
Representations have been made by
Cultivaor IN the Rhine Provinces, that he has in his
Rarcen abulbous plant called the Russian Potato
four or five feet in hight, and yielding third moro
sugar than the beet root II is OF inesma able value
to res ion uDfayorsble TO the growth of the beet
and it is afforded az much cheaper rate. Mea.
surts retakiDg to bring it into notice.
Twelve boxes, filed with pipes, of
Which the heads were made In the shape OF the bon
ret rouge, or bore lkenesses OF Danton, Robes
YeDuhliCau yypr geiz ad
ty the French police on the premises Of ppemaker
a, 81. Omer. The manufacturers to be prosecuted.
Mr.. Seydell, naval architect at Stet-
tn, and Mr. RuhVen, an Enslishensine er, have
suucted ship which is lmpeiled neither by wind
oars, steam, but by retroactive hydraulic power
The ESSAY they have made is said to have entirely
succeeded.
1T appears from the late trade returns
tina, in tlcvtn months, ending the 5th Of December
last, the declared value OF beer and ale exported
hcn the Uui,to Kingdom was f5l3002, and IN the
eleven months OF the preceding year the value was
fst4 970.
The principal ironfounders of Glasgow
have commenced paying their workmcn on WeGnes-
day, at two O'Clock, instead OF Saturday, aud we
have learned that the expectations OF the humane
ard patriotic masters have been more than realized
The amount given by the King of
Prussia to the support of the Protestant Bishopric
IN Jerusalem, amounts to upward Of SIPS 900 about
Il6,OCO) out OF which sum the actual Bishop re-
ceives his annual salary of S4,2CO (about f650.)
Among the recommendations Of the
con mon Law commissioners, which will probably
be adopted, is one that the Judges clerks shall be
paid by salaries instead OF fees In ls47 the fees Of
the twelve Judges clerks amounted to f22 55S IS Id
A great storm and flood took place In
Ju,land, in the middle of January. The City Of
Ripen was five or six feet under water.
Gen. Narvsez, former Prime Minister
Of Spain, is hard up for money He has had to sell
his villa at Aranjuez, with all its furniture
- According to The Rail,cGy Tunes, all
tie railroads now on earth have cost the enormous
sum Of f447, $50 eco, or 81, 23s, 9i6, 700.
Two descendants of the Maid o! Or
Il ans are at school in France They are both named
Henry de Coupey and their ages are ana H.