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New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
FRANCE.

Several alarming circulated in Paris during
few days the effect that the Emperor had met with an
accident al FonainteGu Some SAID that attempt had
been made to essnste him. but the whole story was
erouIdlefs On the afternoon of Wednesday, 3Oh, the
Cour, returned Paris the Emperor in bis usual health
TIE Secretary General Of the Department OF Foreign
Affair is about set ont mission 10 Italy lie in
tends visiting Tuscany, Piedmont, Rome andINsples
Ii was ny reported that project for an alliance
defensive and offensive. between England France Pied
mont and Spain in contemplation.
There report that the Count dc Chamborts prop
ertv in France viii be scQuesered for the OF the State
as The Orleans properties were
The Duchess of Orleans has promulgated through The
FrGnkori Gazette that she did not assent To and does not
rcce ihf late fusion between the branches OF the
Freith Bourbons but still maintains her o~n and son
claims 20 the Ffenth throne inviolate
The Emperor Of Russia las sod cut his shares from the
FrorCh Funds in the he last week closed
accounts with the Bank OF England.
Cholera Is making some pro 5ress IN fesis Fileea
per day repor.ed.
The statue OF Marshal Ney was 70 be naugura;ed On
the 7th inst and the railway around Paris on the latn
TIE 22d Anniversary Of the Polish Revolution was cele
brstsd at Pn, .9th by two religious services. one u The
Church OF the Assumption in the Rue ~ Honor and the
second the Church Of ST. Elizabeth. They we're both
wei ATTENDED ly Poles. Polish banquet that was 70 be
l,d in the evening tie Rue Dc Grenle prohibited
by tie police
qlera viii be DO ie the Anniversary OF the el De
ctmbcr Ike only officially recognized iete il that Of toe
l5tk August.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16

up 10 usc an expressive phrase. because the dists,
TO which he must necessarily carry my truas ~
greater than he chose 70 co. and be tossed II down
the idle Of the track demanded his fee, and vas a
leaving ne in the midst OF labyrinth Of railtracss -
tally bewildering and at the risk Of being lef, Il n,
kled. But a gcodnaturci negro boy cams to i,
help declaring at was 4 shame to treat lsiy a :
and he took myself and trunk under his own eare a.,
DEPOSITED both Of us safely bpt with little t,s
that could only ioOs MY thanks, and utter harr,3
words Of gratitude, tor the train already in "a
tion And here let me say. always look out IL po-
BE. for orc of these dor children to serve me- and ~
them invariably obging attentive and fathfGl Al,
our people DO not know how rich and cenerogs nj
simplehesrted Is the humanity which they are craA
ing 10 bonds and misery
Reaching this place in the midst Of a heavy kl r.
rain am surprised at the oblisnrness everywbsr
encounter the more obliging, do not doubt 6scsrS
am "a woman travelling slone" fnd ;his the -
all through NY experience in travelling Men ofsn
grades are invariably ready TO attend to my eorSrf
A gentleman, a stranger, even took my trunk ~
night and carried it some PAGES, because, dare All
looked GHIi0ns as women will in the midst OF the anx
a rew arrival. | am prous of our people, so ieIesk
and cOns:derate are they to women, 50 disnte.s<ts
also giving US the best of everything and shall notA
surprised any day. if they cal rrG 10 the po
only becsuse we have a hankering for citzenship n
am ashamed of the little appreciation, the too evisn
want Of eooi.breedng in our sex, who take the n,
seat in cars and stages, the best seat in churcAes m
lecture-rooms. and do not even return SMILE ar
thank you EOS
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
HAVANA.
Frsm Our Own Correspondent.

IRA Our Own Cortsponeent
HAVANA, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1853
In our last informed you of circular that has
been sent to the principal authorities all over the
Island which shows the fear and weakness Of pres
ent Government in the clearest light The barbarity
of the instructions il extreme, and the Government
that has given them merits the execratOn of the whole
civilized world. They begin by saying that an expedi-
ton is expected; that soon as any news is
received the troops to be got ready and all the
Spaniards are TO Join them, and the few Cre0les
who have given unequivocal proofs Of adhesion, are
also 10 be enrolled. That the Creoles in general,
who are the enemies Of the Spanish Government are
not to be trusted and all influential persons OF that
Glass TO be put into prison, as soon as anything oc-
curs and are be- given to understand that they are
Put there for safety in order 20 be exposed TO the
rage of the people That all give declarations of
tLeir 10y atty and to be compelled 10 offer their lives
and persons in support of the andn case of
landing as much money is TO be demanded from each
individual as he is supposed to have and the Spanards
are also to contribute, but are 70 have security from
the Creoles for the amount they risk and in an
example is necessary, those Creoles put into prison
are 10 be taken out and shotpot aBy town, but
While the troops are on the march.
The lew CaptaE-General has arrived. His recep-
ton was without any life or any rejoicings. OF
course the troops out in numbers and lined the
streets through which be passed Canedo as soon as
lie gave up the mand, eft 70 ind his way out
Of the hall where TIE ceremony took place without
ffieud to accompany him. He looked round bgt no
one took the hint which circumstance enraged him to
. very great degree. have nothing Of him since
tie others arrival nor has word been mentioned to
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
THE EASTERN WAR.

London weekly paper, Tile Press, contains the
following We have authority 10 state that the Court Of
st Petersburg has addresseda brief and conclusive note
the Governments of England and France announcing
that further negotiation withrespect to the affairs OF the
East will be lstered to-that the part OF Russia is de-
fnitvey taken, and that that part is La Guerre'
The Times has a leading article the subject OF the
reported advance OF the Turks from Kaleat toward Kra
iova and remarks that this advance coupled with the
vity Of the Turks along the whole line OF the Danube
renders evident that only yet at the beginning Of
the Weli chan campaign.
The Board Of Trade returns for the month ending Nov
show increase in the declared value Of exports as com
pared with the same month last year, OF fl,3l20oo
Metals and haberdashery again the two items in which
the largest increase is observable The increase in the
Ports during the first months Of this year imar
period in s59 is fl9sOsOOO AS regards articles of food
imported and taken into consumption, there particu
lir alteration
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
THE LATEST.

FRAxcE-Tbe M0Hieur publishes the Official returns Of
the trce OF wheat in France from which appears that
tie hi hest price is s6f S7c the hecoe Bergues in
the DEPARTMENT OF the North ard the lowest price 26E ilc
al Marans in tie Charenie.
The Monaeur in article the production Of cotton IN
Algeria SAYS that The Prefec: Of Agers in excursion
specially undertaken ior the purpose OF visiting the cotton
plantations in his department; has sufficient enable
hrl to declare In report just sent in to the Minister Of
wfr thst is quite possible Tor Algeria in eOmParayely
L1 sTace Of time produce large portion Of the cotton
low used IN menu 'actoFies in France.
It stated that the eccount laid before the COuncl Of
Administration Of The Bank Of France, thc ist inst
reIrsents tie situation Of that establishment exceeding
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
ENGLAND.
TIE TURKISH wAR-INDUsTRIAL DISTRESS.


LoNpoN, Friday, Dec. 3, 1853.
No more fighting Of any account has taken place in
Turkey since my last letter, but Russian diplomacy
more dangerous than Russian eenerashp is again at
work, and the revival of the famous London Confer
ences of 1870 and lS4l which terminated with sane
tjopins the treaty Of Unkiar Skeless under slightly
altered form is more or less clearly announced through
the medium Of the ministerial papers on both sides of
The Channel. The Times even hints at "tlgoross
"msssmes Of PacifeGtoa," VIZ sort oi Sr@sG PS,
cation directed against TURKEY by her seltsHivu pro
tectors There is one great diplomatic fact not TO be
Misunderstood, namely, the last Note sent by the
Erehsh Cabinet 70 CCnstantnople, presented oy the
British Embassador to tire Porte, rejected by the
Diysn On the l4th Nov, and turning out TO be but
second edition Of Redschid Pasha's answer 10 Prnce
MeIchkOfs utimatum in the msnth OF May last
This is the manner in which the Pamerstons aud
Aberdters give the Sultan to understand that however
tie face Of things may have otherwise changed, the
relative situations Of Turkey aud Russia have under
gore no change whatever since the month Of May last
Turkey having won nothing nor Russia lost anything
in the eyes of Western diplomacy.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
4 CURIOUS RELiC-OR A HOAX
-. ~ tn. Y Tribuue

Corresrcnderec o. The n Y Tribune.
ST. ALBANS, VI. Tuesday, Dee 6. 1854
AT, Swanton Falls, last Friday, Dee. 9, some n
who were engaged digging sand for the purpose Of sw
inc marble discovered about three and half feet be
low the surface of the earth, lead tube four inches
long on inch and half in diameter, the hollow Of We
tube about fve-eghths of an inch Inclosel in Il wss
a manuscript, of which send YOU an imperfect fs
sinile with tire characters about oncthiri less tina
the original But il win give you al idea Of the anti.
guilty oi the chirography as well as helpyOa to toman
estimate Of its authenticity asperhaps 1t would hardy
be modest 10 assume that We sre hon0red with Sec
ord edition of Chstterton's genius.
Tie paper Of the manuscript is a coarse browaish
paper something in texture aud quality like that Gsi
by tie Dutch. for printing about century and half
AGO. Nix informant sail he could not well decide via
what material the ends of the tube were closed. Il
looked more like snuff than any thing else 10 whcAs
could compare IT, The tube was. apparently, moulied
in sand around stick; and the lead appears soler
tlan The same metal now in use The writing Is vsr
coarse snd bola the lines irregular, all over the papH
which in size might have been the hy-leaf oi meue
randUm oOk.
Tie Gentleman, who made me the copy inclosd
translates it thus:
Nov. 29th A. ID, 1896
"This is tho solemn lay i must dethis is the s3A
day siucc we left the shipall have porished the ba
of this Tivor--I desc inrewe-may poseriiy kuos sr
end. JoHN GRAZ"
offer no specuators upon the subject but L an
curious to hear the speeulations of those compcst
to enter upon the discussion, with known prObsb
data. HfC.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
THE VERY LATEST.
By Telegraph from Lirerp0ol to London.

By IttgTOl" yIV' I1'Vt'P700 ~ 1@7"'10"'
LONDON, Saturday morning, Dec g. 1883.
VIENNA Nov. 2s-The Austrian Cabinet lends its most
strenuous support TO the Servan declaratoa The PORE
does not sanction that neutrality and has informed the Serv
ian Government that if necessary the Sultan would make
use of bis power Suzeran and march his troops through
Serya The Turkish Government has issued strict pro-
hibion against the granting of letters of marque.
bucharest letters that the Russian army expect
ed TO be in a condition to take the offensive.
With respect the contradictory accounts Of the result Of
IN engagement between Russian and an Egyptian steam
fga the version that the latter captured appears to
be correct
British steamer has arrived at Yarna to take of the
British Consul to ConstantnOple.
The Sultan will arrive at Adransple toward the end Of
February
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
ITALY.

AT Milan the most unheard Of precautions taken by
the Austrians to guard against supposed conspiracy
Guards were doubled in most of the streets and their
posts defended by stockades The officers box 10 the
bester il fence. oil from the others, and no one is al
mitted the door of the house without exhibiting pass
rort or earta di Every dwelling house must
he closed midnight under penalty of arrest and ne OF
the nhabitsnts
Radetzky has extended the period for the free mporta-
ton Of corn to the end of March, 1884.
We have nothing Of importance from Tuscany or the
Roman States.
Tie Convention between England and Naples for the
extradiiion OF deserters published on the 10Th.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
PORTUGAL.
AN 1NsrrRREcTIoN BROKEN ouT-DoN MIGUEL
PROCLAIMED

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PROCLAIMED
Statement, have been current Of the outbreak Of gu
cite revolt in Portugal The rews 10 En- land in
letter from Madrid Of date November "a stating that Don
Miguel Rad been proclaimed in Oporto. The cl10r Pub
lice ha, letter from Badajoz November 81. which man-
ons that the Thirteenth Regiment Of InfEnryh had risen in
Dsurreoon in the direction of the Douro and that many
Nieuelies had joined its ranks
As no account Of these movements had reached the
Briih Foreign Department opinion suspended until
receipt Of further Intelligence.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16

vIESSA-The teegraphc quotation of Exchange at
Vienna on Thursday is II co. and denotes the prevalence
of renewed distrust such had been exhibited
sions when any trenspired unfavorable to the
Russiers
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16

A MODEL TowS-A respected friend Of TIE TrBuv.
at Preston, Chensngo County in sending us the money M
club Of twentyoue subscribers TO Weekly edition. fr
the next year. gives the following interesting partcars
with regard to the place:
at has cost no more effort 70 procure twenty subsci
hers Ls year than II did eight three years agoan ey
dence that the people of this town moving We al
vsuCe slowly but is real progress In lsi5 csng
10 the License sysiemgave only thirty six votes for ~
Free School Law" and but thirty-fve votes dgasg
twenty five to thirty five, but is gradually essenng We
gave Pierce but twenty-five by this You can see we par
take Of the nature OF our SOIL tough ana siuODoro nos
easily moved. The rumber Of copies Of weekly papn
taken post Office is one hundred ard twenyj
one wear sgO less than one hundred. The aysx
number copies takenof any weekly New York paper kd
Tie 7fiJrne We take at our Office about one hundred
monthly papers. We have foEr meeting houses, and ~
preacher a salary Of one hundred and hfy dolaua
yeaT-sad minister s good carpenter and an ndassns~
man. ard two or rhree OF give him copy Of The ~
Lune this year In this little village have the best
common school house in tho county and | am bappgw
say very good school at the present time As bssx-
ward as we are have rased some men OF noie-Drs a.
L. Kiddle, Of New Orleans; L. w. Brown, of Anbami
DR.. VIM. Mason, Congressmen, in 1884 snd 1888; u.
NoyCs Assembyman in lsi5 who signed the radical Cd
dress brother of the fugitive Senator John Noyes and
Luther Csgood Jr who wss elected q ummy last
wear and surprised every body by voting for the Mans
Law arc all natives OF this town Hosea Baous brother
Selhon lived here for long time. The houEe IN whoh
he lived has long since been tenantess but ne leh ~
mark on the place. string of wall he but mas aeol
some fifty wears and is 10 day all right and regular So
for ftty wears more while an orchard which no sae4
uroduces nor the best fruit in year ago yoasa
we must send two Maine Law men to the Assembly -
this year we have done t. This town gave Mr Baisn
fifteen majority over Lewis which happens to % JaAns
number Baldwin has Lewis in the whole dstna'
Baldwin from Oxford the very Nazareth Of Chenan5e
a yourg man Of good character. fair abilities and whs@
in good faith for the Maine Law And to sun ap s ss
don't knock under any town in this State for pure ue
wster and stone wall Webaye but one place wherehF9
is sold The County poor house is in this to"n-s.x s.x
eging all told about seventy fvepaupers year OF
Prestop does not furnish one and has not for four y
Each town in this County takes Of its own panpsn
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
PORTUGAL.

MADRID, Nov. 23-The Spanish Government has re.
coived dispatch from Lisbon announcing probability
that the Portuguese Government will in few days pro
claim the Prince Royal Of age.
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16

PARIS Thursday-Withn the last eight days, the price
of grain in most of the Departments has experienced
decline of IT, soc per hectotre. The Bourse steady
on Thursday and the funds closed at advance Three
Per Cents, 400 -Four and a half Per Cents l0Oi.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.

The very great importance of these insli.
tullons in promoting the advancement Of
agricullur.- h.s been abundan.ly Demon
ed in our own country, by their establish.
men', but more particularly, perhaps, by the
wonderful and almost incredible impetus
they have impaired to the cause in France
Belgium and other transatlantic lands
The establishment of the "Highlsnd Socie-
w. in Scotland, though secuted for long
time by some as visionary project, was one
of The most momenlous movements ever d.
vised by man, and one from the effects Of
which not only Scotland and the United
Kingdom in general, but the world at large
will reap The most desirable blessings ''to
the end OF time" What art, we would Sc
riousIv inquire. is Of greater importance
than that o! agriculture Ii is tie art which
supports the governments (which sustains
ell our national Improvements and the
more systematic and regular it is rendered
in its operations, the more af1luent will be
its means, and the greater its contributions
TO the public veal. 1t is true that city
may flourish. and become powerful by for
eign commerce, as did Genoa, Venice, and
Pisa, during the Crusades, by becoming
"common carriers" until foreign aggression
or some other in jn.ious influence shall blast
its prospects, and reduce it to state of os-
tenlaiious mendicny, like that experienced
by the cities above named, or consjgn it to
ruin and oblivion, like Petra, Persopols,
Tyre and other once celebrated cities, whose
gloomy mausoleums now chequer the arid
deserts of the Eastern world. 1t has been
truly remarked by celebrated author, thai
"A country can onl y remain longs prosper
Gus and truly Independent, while sustained
by agricultural industry and intelligence
These are the true elements of a nations
healthy existence end growth. However
extended may be its commerce-however
multiplied ils anulac!ures-howeve po-
tent its army and navy,-yet if these per-
ish, its soil well cultivated by an intelligent
and independent yeomanry, will Yield the
necessaries of life its population will be
susaIned, It's Independence perpeIuaed, and
The means remains for the reeslablishment
of those branches which misfortune, foreign
rivaIship,-no unusual contingencies in the
history of nations, may have paraly zed or
ioPpeh VII. hahtef heosteE 'HCe sdiu -
agriculture feeds US; TO a great extent j,
clothes us, and without it we could no!
have manufactures, and should not have
commerce. These all stand together, but
they stand like plIla's,-.he l,rgest in the
centre, and tina. largest is Agriculture"
In the foundation Of agricultural societies
under favorable auspices, we hail new evil
dence of its onward march. Every where
over the country they s:e being multiplied
and The popular mind, long dormant and
inactive under the pressure of pfeponderat-
ing engtossmenls and influences, appears,
now that clearer light has dawned upon II
through the arous,ng ELECTS Of science, I" e
pressing forward, and die consun'ma'ion 50
devouiIv 10 he wished fer, on The point oi
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

no, that she bad gone-oh no; it was mer-
ciful to take her away; bu. wept for the
suferings Of a fallen world. This is the his
tory of many-oh, how many-hear,s!
To the majority Of women, love is life
i! is all they have to live for; and when i,
is taken away, they have not, like men, a
profession, business, travel and pleasure, to
divert and occupy their minds. I. is sor-
row they can never tell, to seek the healing
balm of sympathy-lhey have only to sill
down and endure.
Oh, the sin and wrong it is to ,rhe with
affec'ion-the purest, hottest, mobiles. gift
which our Heavenly Father has bestowed
1t is the redeeming element in a fallen world
But the nature which is base enough to de-
liberalely plan the ruin Of trusting, loving
heart, or SO lost as to look with indif1er-
enee upon The wreck which falsehood end
betrayal have effected, is only fit for the
companionshiP Of iends and the prince Of
darkness.
But Robert s. was not one of these.
had scsrcel y returned from the solemn
ceremony Of consigning "dust to dust, and
ashes to ashes," when was startled by the
entrance Of him whom Amelia had hoped to
see once more and she was scarcely more
changed in The last days before her death,
than he seemed as he stood before me.
! could not welcome him, and shrunk
from the grasp Of his hand ; bu, he was not
a subject of envy as he listened to the s.o-
ry OF her suffering, and feI. i'll every nerve
the story of her wrong.
He besought me to spare my reproaches,
for he needed pity more than blame and
could not withhold my compassion, as
heard the confirmation of the words Of the
wise man, written SO. many ages ago, that
''many strong man has been slain" by the
'fair sreech' and ".ffat,erins Iips' of the
''sublle heart"
went with him TO the mound which
covered the new-made grave, and could no
longer doubt the agony of his soul, as he
knet upon the green turf, and shed the tears
which seemed wtung from bis breaking
heart, end prayed to be forgiven.
stole silently away, and left him alone
with his God. MlNNIE.4YRrLE.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

ANEcDoTE OF WIDowER-A minister
who bad lost his wife and had bec"me
wearied of his second edition of the single
state, was once inssructing a congregation
from the passage, "Use this world as no.
abusing it' sc. In the course of his re-
marks be took occasion to mention some
things which Christian could dispense
with in this world. In the category he plac-
ed wife. He had, however, scarcely said,
"a man may do without a wife," when his
own experience stou,ly protested, and he
finished this branch Of the suhjec, by s,y-
ing in the simplicity Of his heart, 'sbut my
brethren, it's mighty hard -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

ACCEPTING TRAcr-A calporteur
some time ago, when engaged in dis,ribu,-
ing tracts among the poor benighted ones
about town, met with an amusing incident.
Coming TO an isolated building, of humble
pre'ensions, on the common, he opened the
door without The ceremony Of knocking,
saving:
"Will you accept srac, of the Holy
Land - meaning the four pages of letter.
press he bad in bis hand. The man of
the house instantly replied:
Eyes, be ja,ers, whole section If you
give good title. Blu. I'D like to know if
there be much prairie or ague there to both
er poor devil"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

A SORT OF GENTLEMAN.-Mr. Child, the
banker, desiring to hire valet, one Of those
gentry presented himself, and inquired wha,
bic: "Por, aud sherry" replied MT: Cnr1u:
'"I like glass Of Madeira. sir," returned the
valet. "Why," said Mr.. Child, ":here is
the curate of the parish here cannot aff,rd
himself glass Of wine Of any sort" "Ah,'
replied the valet, Struggling his shoulders,
I'll always pitied that sort of gen,leman."~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

Mankind are more what they are made by
their fellows than by nature. The wolf is
ferocious, because hunted from wbelp;
the snake turns upon you, because you dis
,urb and pursue il; the child grows surly,
because unjuslly coerced; but, above ell,
man becomes unjus. and cruel, because pu'-
sued with cruelty and injustice by his bro
lher man.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-15

A BLUNDER-The best blunder he have
heard for long time was committed very
recently in Richmond, by negro servant,
who had been sent by his mistress 10 bor-
row the last Black wood from neighbor.
He delivered his message as follows:
s'Misses compliments, and says, will you
please to send her the July number Of the
black bombd.ine.''