New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-21
Gleaninas from Journals received by the
America.

II is stated in diplomatic circles that the real
object OF the Secret Consistory lately held at Rome and
at which the cesson Of the Duehy of Benevento 70 the
Nespoltan Government discussed, was TO take the
opinion of the Cardinals az 70 the proprcty OF the Popes
conseDtng to proceed TO Paris 10 crown the Emperor
Napoleon. of2l Cardinals present Is are said TO have
given decided negative TO the proposition.
Mr.. Charles Dickens has, with great liberal
iy presented check for $500 to Sergeant Field SUI
perannuated officer Of the detective police upon whose
information he founded several articles la Household
Words relative To the detective System.
AGRICULTURAL MAcHEERY.-As an instance
Of the improvement, in agriculture In progress,
may be mentioned that tie makers OF steam engines
for agricultural purposes in England have in some
cases increased egdtold within the last three years
Ono house made in lslS only Is engines but IN 1851
finished Lees tan 294 The same results hold good
with respect 10 other improved agricultural nipple
ments. One maker turns out thrashing machines
week another who made only SO machines in lsf9 and
1850 turned out l92 in the lat 81 months The same
important activity EXITS in all the other branches OF the
business. -
OCCUPATIONS or THE ROYAL CHnpRES-The
following details of the in which the day hiled
up by the children of Queen Victoria given by The
Fitld a new sporting paper ION reliable authority :"
They rise early breakfast eight, and dine az two
Their various occupations are allotted out with almost
military exsctnees One hour finds them engaged In the
study Of the ancient another OF the modern authors
their mountaineering of languages being first founded
on thorough knowledge of their grammatical construc-
ton and aterwBrd ianlarzed and perfected by con
versscu Next they are trained In those military exer'
cises which give dignity and bearing Another hour u
aRreeably filed up with the lighter complshments Of
music and dancing. Again the little party assemble In
the riding SCHOOL where they may be seen deeply inter.
estod in the various cyouops Of the manege Thence,
while drawing and the further exercise of music and the
lighter accomplishments call of the attention of their
sisters the ysung princes proceed 10 buslly engage
themselves IN carpenters shop lifted up expressly for
them with tools essential to perfect know Ell OF the
craft They thus early become not only theoretically
but practically acquainted with the useful arts of lie
a small laboratory rs occasionally brought inoirequis
ton the instance Of their father This done the
young carpenters aud students throw down their
and axes unbuckc u philosophy and shoulder their
miniature percussion guns-which they handle with the
dexteriy of practical sportsmen-ior shooting srol
! through the royal gardens. The evenin, meal, the
PREPARATION for the mornings lessons and bret ous
/ Instruction, close the day.
IHE WONDERS OF OMNIBUS TRAFFIC-There
are daily plying through the streets OF London 100
| omnibuses leach carrying 800 passengers daily, 81
2OO1a week which makes Tor the eutire onribusses
6ce0OOOa week the enormous number Of 800 OO0O 90
passengers year. Suppsslng each passenger pad 4
threepenuy fare, the amount expended annually upoa
omnibuses would be 2SO0OO0Og Au omnibus cOscs-
dxivpg omnibus sixty miles day-which IA be-
low the sveraee-sllhough be may not drive greater
distance tan rve mice each Journey, yet passing the
same ground over and over aga4A he would in the
courte oi seven years perform the extraordinary dis
lance OF l73ss0 miles, OF 52l6iO miles in tweu;y-one
years which several schmcn have done VIII Jut vary
ing their r0ulo-sAy from Chelsea % the Bank Tac
| mAnssl labC- employed comprises toe following
CoaClunen and conductor 6O1o; horse keepers 3OO1
occasional drivers and hsnceron 1000; total H. Ool
The value Of the metropolitan omnibus esablshn .rts
Is estmsied ~ 1852 600 viz horses worth 46DlO0O
! omnhuses, 10000; barnes. 5000 and suatries.
s2pOO. Tie expenditure &sS7,0V for co-u 235 90
iOr straw, sjo0c0 Tor hay, GD1 f7sOO ior Horseshoe
! ing 10 which sideG slJ6,OC0 Tor sni tear.
and &ls0eIo for harness exclusive OF tAblng and IL
aocideatss. Tue government duty 81 three halfpence
J per mile zInoaufs 20 sE3 so.
BArHs AND WASH .Housss-Avery interesting
report has been published with regard tae pahc bas
and wRshhouses IN London, which hsve now been some
years sc;.ye operation The expectation tha; these
Institutions would be accepted q great boon By
the working population OF he metropolis and OF the
larger provincial towns, has been fully verified There
has been aggregate OF upward OF 300QOO9 washers
and oshcrs during the las; years Even th cOec.
tive figure large j., but fschly represents the pro
poets for the future In lS4Sthe irs, year Of the pen
Cd IN qaestion-ony establishment, that OF Gouls-
oascuare Whifechspe had been opened 10 the public,
AMI Tor bSihers alone. The number under tbs bead
! Was 1857. In lS49 there were two establishment.
which have returned i< that year 90 81 bsihers 100
wafhers In i-ootheTe were three establishments who
gave accommodation 500 40 bafhers And6o ia wash
ere Tie Increase under the lstt head Is it,le
nSkAoe. In leSl there were i've establishlncut--6i7
~ e~thers and ljaS5l washers. Finally, IN the yeAl
iso@ with seven establishments work the returns are
s~eled to 500 los bsiAeTs and ~ $50 wash@rs Sary
eie could De 10 stronger evidence Of the value SCI "
VIC Prer classes OF our eourtrynien upon these ts,r
man NE steady and RAPID increase In the number,
Ylese @3~ 'N''i's-'''-O " lne pr.