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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19
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New OhLEANs, May 9rh.

New OhLEANs, May 9th.
The steamship Danlel Webster, Capt.
Grailan, from Sdu Juan del Norte, ar
IIved al ms port tl,,s evening.
She brings Hdvicrs rom san Fran
/ cisco 10 The ION ulL, having connected
} with the steamship Brother JONAH an,
which leii San Franc isco Oh th Il
date.
/ The Daniel Webster has about 200
Passengers and considerable golI dust.
The mpst important news 10y thus ar
rlvdl ~ the toIai wreck OF the steamship
5. :. |, WIS OF the Nlca aqua line OF
steamers. She went ashore IA Il log
near the same spot as that on which
the Tennessee STRUCK, aud shortly after
became IA Total loss.
Her passengers, who numbered 3S5,
were all believed To be saved
The =. >. Lewis, AT the time oi The
accident was Oh her way from San Ju-
an TO san francisco, with The passen-
gers Of the steamship Promctleus,
which left New York Oh the l9lh oi
March.
New ORLEANS May 10.
The Picayune. OF thIs morning, pub
. llsltS ihll Nv btl'N W tll' h'NS lNNiN w u
hy The Danel " rbser last evening"
The trip h occupied about 23 days
aud hdlf.
Another dreadful accident had oc.
CURED al The head OF san Francisco
bay, hy which eighteen persons were
Instantly KILLED, aud many others woun-
ded.
The Lteamer Jenny Lind, formerly
plying between san francisco and
Sacramento, exploded, blowing out the
plat OF her boiler, and scattering death
ana destruction among al Oh board.
Eighteen dead bodies were recovered
and rhiriy persons were dreaiiulIy sra,-
dcd ; SD much 50 that not one was en-
prCted Ia ilvr.
Among the scaldrd were eight Ia
dies. Hose killed auj Irjurrd were
mainly Old residents 0i San francisco.
The steamer was returning lrom irlp
Il AIvlso, (prUOabIy an error oi the lei
egraph)
The passage OF the bill by the House
oi Representatives iur the eXltnsion OF
the cit, front, had caused much excite
ment among the cIllzrGs oi san Fran
cisco, who drew up memorial To the
Senate, uumcrousIy signed. protesting
strongly against tie bIIl. THIS, when
presented gave rise 10 a wdrm debate,
and the bl,l WAS rejected
AT l. date Ul the steamers depart
ure l. bad been iuily ascrrtalHei that
none oi the passengers Oh the ;. >.
Lewis were lost.
Measures had been started in San
Francisco tor the rcllrf ut lhe sufferers
by the wrecked steamer |, drpcndence,
,,ud up to the lllh uil, over ~ 900 had
DccH subscribed.
lhr smaii pJX was increasing to a
rapid extent throughout San Francisco,
aud many fatal cases were reported,
The amuunt Of gold dust hy the lnaii
steamer To Panama was cUmputed az
over Two mn!lpus oi DO lars. Il ON the
mining regions the intelligence is very
satisfactory ; the mlnefs al Cui"mha,
Sonora, CaId,eras, Dry Creek Greha
and Shasta AL beng actively and proht-
ably employed.
Tn, flood at Sacramento WAS subeld
iny.
Among the acts passed by the L"gle-
lature was one lucOrl Grating ran road
cOmpdnies aud ii so tlIe act extending
the PROVISIONS OF the fugillye slave law
Tor another year. The California
markets were more active than noticed
by previouS advlcces, but the tendancy
of prices was srlll duwnwUrd.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

y. s. Aemy NKws--In tho case cf
Corporal john White, on trial tor
attempting the life OF Brevct Maj~
Pemburion, at Fort Hamilton, the Court
Martial has pronounced him guilty. and
sentenced him to death. The Pres,den:
commutes a o sentence TO solitary con-
finernent. on bread ard water lor thirty
day,. and hard labor ha the remainder
ofh,. enlisted term, With ball shd ehsrs
and suspension Of pay aud allowance,
.ssvs necessary clottiss aud .ssvis'soer.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

Gi%ThIs is the sea son for advertis
my. There is no one who mas been
engaged III mercantile porsuii, but thai
can testify 10 lis numerous advantages
BY advertising. merchants are eueh,ed
10 keep Il constant schedule Of !hulr
goods before tie pubic, thus invlIng
the trading community To see thelr s,octG
1T is The best evidence, too, that ih,y
fear not competition, and are wiling
TIA, their goods aud prices shal. bear
the test OF the market Advertising
judiclousIy managed, pays ten iol,',
beheiitting beth the buyer and seller.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

ANOTHER RAILROAD SLArGHTER.-
! Between eight and nine O'Clock last
evening, a collision took place on the
( Paterson Railroad, about mile from
Bergen Hill, between the Paterson
/ emlgran, Iraiu gong west, and he Erie
express tram coming ed I, by which
two men were fatally injured, aud 9th
ers wounded.
The locomotives dashed against eac h
/ other, and were COMPLETELY smashed /;
/ the tender OF the Express Trnln was
driven back INTO The baggage car, des-
troy my the car and much 0i rlIe pnssen-
gers baggage. Immediately, as the eu-
elneers ana frtmeu perceived that Il
collision w"s inevitable, hey jumped off
/ tile IRAN aud ESCAPED wilhoul INJURY
-Four brakem,n. however. named
HARRISON, Van KIeet, Griffin ana Farlow
OGura, were seriously - and two OF
them, 1t Is feared. iatally-iuJured. The
Create I sufferer by the calamity is o.
Cara who had his Iignf ley smashed.
and lis let DOT severed from the leg
The party whose Injuries were next IN
severity 10 those OF O'Gara, was Van
klset. who had his leg mashed TO pie
ccs. tie has wife aud two children
living III Jersey City. Grilin las leg
broken. The injuries Of tarr,so are
internal he has no bones broken.
Oi course The greatest CONSERVATION
prevailed among the passengers, none
CT whom, however, were H. ured. The
Day Express Tram should have reach
ed Jersey Ci y at 8 35, but il WAS de-
tanned about ,, hours, not arriving al
the d pot III II O'Clock.
II appears from I've atement Of MIR.
Seth Gcer, Conductor OF The express
tram, that he WAS running on time,
when he met The Paterson tram, Whrh
ought 10 have remained on the double
track III B,rgen cut. until the express
tram had passed. On the other hand,
Mr.. Gale, lhe Conductor OF tie Pdler-
son tram, ale: es that he was not aware
II then time table. and accordingly
run on the Old tlme aud not neelIng
The express tru.n on tie double track.
believed lie had right To the road
hence tie collision which took place at
sixteen minutes pact eight O'Clock, &C.
cording to the tlne OF Conductor ueer.
immediately after the cnilsIon, The
conductors OF the express train telegraph
cd TO the depot Tor assistance, ANA Tor
locomoive 10 hrlng the Tram 10 The city
The only mcdlcai gentleman who hap
Penrd 10 he on board the cars WAS DR..
DAVID Ward OF Horned svllle, SIeuhen
Co., n. T., who oound rp the wounded
ilmOS, and rendered all the ala in his
power.
On .he arrival Of the train n Jersey
Guy, ,he conductor procured Wagons
Tor the convey ance oi O'G IRA and hlret
to ihe New York Cry hospIlal.-N T.
IiiLuRe
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

IMPORTANT AHsksr.-Thc author OF
the many robberies ol foreign letters
passing through the New York Post
Office, was thIs morning detected and
arrested by the Specml Agent Il tho
Post Office Department, MIR. HoIbrook,
who was sent here TO ferret out HE mat.
ter
The rogue turns out to be Theodore
A. Ross ie, ii Clerk in the foreign | tier
department. The Agent, we UNDER
stand, having suspected HIM laid his
plans accUI dinghy. end was eye witness
10 a repetition Of the depredauons, this
morning.
Ross,e was AT once put in custody Of
the L. >. Marshal and viii have HE ex-
animation 10 morrow, This detection 10
very important one, and r. fleets credit
on ,ho l.. ). Post Office Department.
Rosie, it appears has been in the
habit Of hreal ins open letters contain
lug gold German letters mainly, but
he WAS not particular
Foreign governments have been con-
planning ol thee, rJbhtrfs for some
monlhs past. ard twas not believed At
FIRST thal ne robbcfics were committed
here OF 'hls side.
Rossie is ii yeung mau OF about 81 or
% years ola, wan W'ie aud family.
Ills habiis ar, sup osrd to t. bad.
From our Reptrter.
The charge was oi stealing aud taking
q gold ring out oi le Ter directed 10
Michael Go, lgcr, and OF stealing
Gn.gtrr eagle trom another |, tier direct
cd to another parry. TIE arrest IL on
the atFila,u ol Jas iiplhrbok, special
a4en, OF lAe Post OiEre. who says that
from the loss of uauy lruers containing
money he was instructed tn detect Tie
offender, aud that on the 18th he de.
tccred Theo. A. Rossie ~ the act &c.
Il is said that money has been m ssed
iron as many as twenty letters m
single mil aud strat gem was taken in
enclosing rings mohcy, DC. There
will be- an examination OF the case 10.
morfow-.N Y Express.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

A RELIC. We were shown yesterday
n somewhat weighty aud exceedingly
practical ulattrr that Is 10 be SHIPPED on
board the good vesSel called the Della
fnr New York city, and intended for ex
hIblllon IN the Crystal Palace. 1t was
twenty-lour pound cannon ball picked
irom of the battle field near the city, and
looked time-~ orn and rusty enough 10
have been exposed Tor fifty years.
There seems TO be an iDdentalon IN one
spot that has been construed by many
as an evidence that II Is charged with
explosive matter To increase Is ciiirIen-
cy. In our opinion 1t would be sutiic-
Iently dangerous and sufficiently deadly
OF its,l alone wh,n iairly IN motion.
What damage il may have done IN lts
day. we nor 40 other one can tell, hut II
would he very interesting 10 rehd rs
history and the story OF It's achievements.
We trust /, will he honorrd with rom
Ineut position Ia the idlr ana attract HE
a,trnllou Of our English brethren who
have heen 80 ANXIOUS to slng Rans over
their hrruism AT BdtEnprr, II may
serve To remind them ot It Visit lhey once
undertook 10 pay ", and IN winch II
was proved that rife ha Is were more
valuable aud more destructive inah can
non balls. 1t ls one oi tie products OF
our soi and deserving 10 be nonored.--
n. y. PiCdyaHe. 21ih DIP.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19
Us If any doub, the necessity of a

rs fany doub, the necessity of a
Sabbath in order 10 the maintenance ol
our civil aud religious Institutions le,
them look TO those nations which have
made the experiment oi living without
one. What ~as anrtcnt Rome, with
her 5000 coo or 7,uG0 600 when she
had no SaDbaIhs, hut the grand thea-
ire Of inhumanly aud cGime, wIose de-
Irterious influence has. ever since. teen
i,lt al! over the world What was
Frame when she Introduced h,r de.
cades aud t!Juei out the weekly Sab
bath What have been Mexico and
Sou'h America 2 Ana 1t may be rsk-
ed, what are they now And what ha.
been ,hat oL every Chr stian uatlun con-
,emns.g 'lIA' heavenly ns,ltution'
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

STEAM ..nA, The Directors OF the
Stoningion Rail Road have de'iied 10
run boat between Eas, Greenwich
AID Newport, during the season" at
thr, place. 50 that passengers by the
Stonington lins can reach Newport
wthou, going round Point Judith.
-Esni County dtioa
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

Bsuop O'RgILLy. - II has hcen
sittrd iial The Roman Cailol.c Bishop
ol Hartford, the RI Rev Barnard
q RrtIy, was among tie suffer, rs by
the NJrNaik dlsastcr Thus we are
harry To assure The many lr, ,ud- oi
,hls pr,latc, 10 not true. lie has not yet
arrived ia lhls country from hi- Euro
pcan tour Bishop O'ReIlI,'s house IL
~ this ci'y, which belongs b he
diocese, and he Is respec'ed ana beloved
by all who know hlm, Including very
many without his own COMMUNION. -
Prov. Jop~nsl
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

THE SrLTANs BLOCK BY n late
lerer from CenstaniInoIle we learn
thai lhe stone which the Sultan of
Turkey is having prepared Tor the Ma
uonal " ashnYlon Monument is being
done "in the handsomest style, ana will
do his imperial Majesty credit. The
Sultan undertook this lr,jrci o in'nish-
gcsron Of Mr.. John p. Brown, the Uni
ted States Charg@ at ConstantlnopIe
and is now understood to 5e desirous Of
making his Offering worthy Of the pur-
pose to which il is {, be devoted
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

IsTERLsriNG INCIDENT - j he Chelsea
A lref'ser says
"At the burning Of MIR. John Little
fields carpenter shop on Tuesday last,
a most touchinL scene was presented
hy some pigeons who had house
there. The old ones took their young
as iasr as they could To Il place OF safety,
bat the smoke soon became so dense
that nearly 30 Of the poor things were
suiilcaIcd The distress 4 those WHO
escaped was manifested by their ho-
ycriug in the midst Of the DANES. en-
Gcavorlng 10 battle With ihe raging cl,-
mcut.'
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

GA tornado occnrred in the vicinity
Of South Bend, Ind, III the early part Of
last week, which tore down aenres,
moved road through thick forest,
uprooled large trees, unrOoled many
houses and barus, broke u young Iadl's
arm. ca RED a calf considerable
distance through the air, and commit, d
other strange freaks.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

uTAt the election in Providence,
on Wednesday, for City officers, MIR
Danlorih, the Democratic candidate.
was elected mayor by a majority OF SO.
The Wings elected all the Aldermen
and 90 out Of the "a Common Council
men
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

Saws YouR OLp RAGS the price
oi printing paper has advanced liltc, n
per cent within the past three months
on account of the scarcity Of rags.
Save your old rags
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

A blacksmith was lately summoned
10 a country court in England as a wit
ness in a dispute between two Of his
workmcn The Judge, alter hearing the
testimony. asM d hlm why he did not
advise them 10 settle. as the cost had
already amounted TO three times the dis
putcd SUN, He replied, told the fools
70 settle for | said the cIerk would take
their coats, the lawyers !helr shirts, and
If they go! INTO your honors court, yond
skin EN-.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19
A RAT SroRv.-A lite English paru

II MT > oIUNV'-H 7 TIC E'TTt,TsH TuTV'
relates the following story:
An old lady, at llalsall, left her
husbands s,orkings and tn.i of yarn
on the table one night when she went
TO he'd hut they were gone IN the morn.
ius. a lev weeks alter, on removing
snmc Goals. the stockings were sPam
i,u.fJ coptainmg five young rats. Que
stocking was used as passage to the
nest, With hole htl through tho fno,
the other stocking was placed under.
meath and the bali OF yarn was c"iled,
q sailors coil their cables, 80 az to form
a circle, and contained the old rat and
young ones
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

uyThc New Orleans correspondent
of the Musical " orld and Times says !:
-"Thls IL queer place in some res
poets. For instance, EVERY Llrd man
you meet is an old bachelor, living ~ n
sort Of single bI,ssein,ss he darius his
own sockF and sews OF his own shlrt
butious. Most ui these tough old Gus.
toners are from The North New Eng
land. They have come down here TO
make fortunes not to marry; although,
~ n general thing, | suppose few OF
them would object TO mary lnE for
tune. They keep house after u Gash-
ION OF their own. a number OF them
hire or buy commodIous mnnslon, fit
IT up in superb style, and then employ
one woman to keep IT IN order. These
old Larhrlors (some are not very uld)
are tht best fellows IN the world. They
are intelligent, genial, liberal. and raSc
lie quite comfortably (; and II is the in
,en,lon OF each Of them 10 return 10 The
North some day, lor ''the girl he LIZ
behind him," whom he will install mis-
trees Of his house, heart and for
tune
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

Notwithstanding To Mr., Bartlett.
MEslLLA Is The dimnuuve Of tie Span.
lsh word mesa. table j. e.. tabIe.ldud, or
plateau, and is applied TO IA lesser
plateau IN the valley ol the Rio Grand,
beneath that Of the great mts1, plateau
or table lat which extends for several
hundred miles in all directions from the
RIO Graudc II means, therefore, htAs
plateau or idbls-iand. !, is situated Oh
ahou, fifty mI es above EI Paso, in lati-
iude about 50 deg. IS min north and
unll the year 1850 II Wac without, an III
habi ant
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

A Freuchm lhlnks the Euglish
hugutge ~ very tough. Dare is
lookout he says, which is to put Out
your head ana see and lookout,
WHICH Is to haul IN your head not tor 10
s.e--Jusi cont. are."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19
general use

The fl 900 left by Dr.. Franklin to
the city Of Boston, to be let at an interest
TO young unmarried artisans in suns
not exceeding G30 sterling, now
amounts 10 $l5,2sO,55. Franklin esli-
mated that i, would reach 1851 640in
one hundred years, but owing 10 loses
il will probably reach about Sl90,oOO
One provision OF tho will was that when
the fund should amount TO 1851 Gao,
half million Of dollars should be
appropriated TO some public works,
which should be adjudgcd to be of the
most general utility 10 the inhabitants
oi Boston. The loans are now rarely
applied for at all, and it is proi osed
,ha, the fund be deposited in the Mass
lachusehs Hospital Life Insurance
Company, and in the Savings Banks OF
Boston.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

IHE CossLauENcE or GULF As a
railway train was Il lew days ago pro-
ceedlng IRON Berlin to Mngiebursh,
some persons in one OF (ne carriages be-
gan talking ol mul der and robbery
which had been committed on the pre-.
cedng evening at Berlin. One of the
passengers remarked that The criminal,
whoever he was, was sure 10 be taken
sooner or later On hearing this, young
man who was ia ihe carriage Immediate
iyJumpcd out OF the carriage window.
The train was stopped aud he was found
lying on The road with Two legs and an
arm hroken. It was found that tie
person cereepondrd with the description
of the murderer vt Berlin, and on hc-
ing questioned he admitted lie cume.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

Fatal MIsTAxE.-Wei learn from the
Lowell Courier that MIR. Robert
Gardiner, oi Lowell, called at the drug
store Of Mr.. Hale, for SOTO puIvenzcd
rhubarb, and Mr.. Hale not being in at
the time, wha, he supposed was rhubarb
was put up by a boy in attendance. Mr..
Gardiner took the medicine just before
going to bed, and about IL o'clock he
was found to be in great distress, aud
he died in short time. From the boy
It was learned that Mr.. Gardiner had
taken 40 gr aims Of pulverized opium
instead Of ofrhubarb--the boy understand
ing him TO call for opium.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19
BALrIMoRs, May 10.

BALTIMORE, May 10.
Lieut. Tottrn, "a Reg't U. s. ArliI-
cry, died on board the steamer Palmetto,
from Charleston, this morning.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-19

GOLD DOLLAR TEsr.--Dr. Gideon
b. Smith has invented very ingenious
conirivancc for detecting spurious coin
OF The gold dollar stamp. Ii Is a small
box with a slit in the lid, which viii ad-
mi, the genuine coin only. II aspurlous
coin passes through the slit, it will not
sink, because it is resisted ty weight
inside, superior 10 the leverage by which
the true coin overpoises The weight
And if the spurious coin is made so
argc that it's weight equals the true
coin, il will not pass through the apAr-
,ure. The article might be made to
ssK a, low price, aud thus come into
general use.
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The Nrw STEAM YAour NoRru

SrAR.-This splendid specimen OF
American skill aud enterprise will sail
for Europe, on her trial trip. OF or about
the l0.h of June. She was huilt Tor
Cornelius Vanderbilt Esq, oae of our
ealhlest, and \ most distinguished
cllIzens who Win his physician, DR..
Lindsay, Rev. DR.. Choules. and num-
ber oi friends snd relatives, will
Constitute The limited number of passen-
gers OIL this pleasure excursion. She
" II 'Ouch first Al Southampton. " here
Mr.. V. viii remain Tor a few days, aud
then, taking AN Eastward course, pass
through The Dover Straits Inlo the
NnrIh ora. stopping occasionally al "a
lew intermediate places. On rcichlng
the extreme NorIhe II part OF DcnmagE,
ana passing through the famous Cat
tegat, the vOyagrrs intend making
hriri survey oil every thing ol interest
in Copenhagen, before entering The
Baltic. Passing shorlIy alter through
the BaIuc. s'oppll 4 III Stockholm on
their way, they w,ll steer directly for
the Gull o. Finland, and finally enter
ihe doInlI.ions OF the Ear.
Al ) Pe,ersburgh they will be in
troduced at the Imperial Court, where
courteous reception will doubt
less be accorded them from The
lospitabie Russians. Alter remaining
Tor "a few weeks al tile capital the com
pany W Il SET suil ir MOSCOW. four hum
dred mics East OF 81. Petersburph
Leaving Moscow alter trlei sojourn,
they vii reIracc their steps win all
possibe speed, and passing once NOR:
through ihe Gull OF Finland, the Baltic,
and through It's narrow gates into the
Nortn Sea, lhey viii direct their course
Tor the straits oI Gibraltar, and. sailing
through the Mediterranean. will visit.
on their way, Marsellies, IOu,uIi, Genoa,
Rome, Nrpits ana touch al a thens aud
CoustanlinrpIe.
The entire voyage, VIII prppably
conSunIe less lha" SIX months, ana Mr.
Neuuerhh exi ects 10 reach New York
btlo Deceuber.
The S:ar Is one oil the nohlest spcci-
mems ul American naval architecture.
Her keel measures 26U leet, 26O leet un
tie spar deck, SO ieeG breadth oi beam,
~ iret from floor TIMBER 10 lover deck
teams, 7 icct inches nelwecn decks I
iert b inches between man and spar
dccks, making her whole depth IS ieet
inches. Her ke,l, stem and stem
toste are Oi white oak, with double
aprons, aud inner poste vi live OAK, bolled
through with lS-S copper bolts, and
deadwoous composed OF the same
material fastened with copper l.2 ZACH
butts. The bed OIL which the engine
rests ls composed OF luur rows OF kelsons,
two eet 2 inches 10y tee, deep.
secured by iron screw bolrs.--She VIII
be propelled by two lever beams
engines from the Alalre works icy Under
30 inches ; leGglh ut stroke, 10 ieet
diameter oI Wheels 81 ;eet. She viii
have four boz crs each "a feet long. 10
feel IN diameter, | ! l-2 iret front, J. feet
hlgh, with single return hues.
Her saloons viii be furnished IN The
most luxurious manner without regard
TO expense, and every thing viii he donc
10 insure t comlori oi her passengers.
She will be commanded hy Mr Asa
E,drIdsc, formerly captain oi the steam
shlp Pi neer, and we'll kIown - one oi
our most alb e aud accomplished sea-
mcn.- Chy istidn MieiRceHcer.