The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-18

incidentally mentioned BY Sir G. Fox, the eminent
engineer, that he had, with his partner, Mr.. Hen.
dsrson, and Mr.. Brssaey. contractor; signed
through the Isthmus Of Darien, as designed by Mr..
Osborne @ E. The canal ID to be cut thirty feet
deep ct low tide, hundred and forty feet broad
Al bottom, and hundred feet at low water service;
the locks will be four hundred feet from metre to
metre, ninety feet wide between the gate quons,
and each lock will have lift of thirty feet TO over
weight the iron gates. Such cut as that was con
sidertd equal to the trade of the world, well
for permanent safety and rapidity of transit.
The NJ nual meetirg Of the " Association for Pro-
noting the Repeal of Taxes on Kno Wedge" was held
at Exeter Hall let, instant-D0uglas Gsrrold in the
chair. The only noticeable feature of the meeting
wssa comp arison, by Mr. Cobden of the free press
America with the taxed press Of Britain, and an
allusion to Mr. Greeeys evidence. last year, before
the House of Commons committee.
Mr. Ingers0ll was present at the 18th anniversa.
~ festival of ST. Andrews Scottish Hospital. cele
brsted at the London Tavern, and returned thanks
for the toast to the health of tho President of the
United States. We have been unable to procure q
report Of his speech. The Morning Chronicle,
however, says:-"Mr Ingersoll observed that he
hoped the people of England and Amcrics would,
Gas the noble chairman had aptly remarkably live
in perpetual amity, and that between the great
western country and this, England, . single cloud
might never be seen. (Cheers) The object Of the
nevoence, and he was glad to bear testimony, that
country, in this expect, did so much England,
at the Same tine that no people stood so little In
need of the help Of charity" Lord Panmure pro-
posed the health of Hon. Abbott Lawrence, for
which Mr. Davis returned thanks.
The Liverpool Chamber Of Commerce have issued
report in favor Of decimal currency.
Lieut.. Gen. Wemyss. q distinguished officer Of
notice, published by the minister of the Argen-
tine republic announced that after date six months
from 18th August last, no vessel will be allowed to
enter the ports of the republic without clearance
from the Argentine Consul 1t tho port Of her de-
parture.
Birmingham house has received an order to
coin seven hundred tons of copper into coinage OF
the new French empire. Four thousand tons are re-.
quired in all, and the work will take four years to
complete.
The Limerick Clroni,t states that the number OF
emigrants embarked at Limerick this year for the
United States and Canada, was S,037 In 1851, the
number was III 800, showing dimunision in ths
number this year of 5 272 souls
Alderman Kinahan is elected Lord Mayor Of
Dublin.
The Earl of Eglintoun was, on the Goth alt To-
augurated as rector (chancelor) of Glasgow Uni.
versity,
The historians, Prescott and Macauley, have been
elected honorary members of the Royal Irish A "a.
DENY, which now numbers among its meubers all
the most distinguished men of letters in Europe.
In the London Times of Dec I'd, is published the
terms of the competition for tho prize Of CT 900
offered by the Roy al Agricultural Society Of Fog.
land, for the best substitute for Peruvian guanO.
The offer of this prize, it May be bered, grew
out of the threatened difficulty the Lobos Islands
question.
1t was mentioned, at the monthly meeting of the
Liverpool Free Library and Museum Trustees, this
week, that application has been made, on behalfof
the Exhibition at New York, for the loan Of the
Model of Liverpool; but the request was, for the
present. at least, refused.
Lord Franklin. young noblsmap, has been SEN
fenced to twelve months imprisonment, in the
House of Correction, for libel on Lord Henry
Lennox.