The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-23

western frontier that the Emperor of Morocco had
succeeded In depressing the nsurrection OF the Zem
mours; he had arrested one hundred and fifty of the
heads OF that tribe and sent them into the interior Of
the empire. The establishment of post at Ell Brodh
and the occupation Of Laghoust have been of great
benefit in securing tranquility in the southern part
Of the province OF Oran.
Gahgmanis Messenger (Paris) of the 9th inst.
aays:-"The Egyptian government has sent some Of
the industrial productions OF Egypt TO the exhibition
AZ New York, under charge Of Soutfy Etfendi, an
atsache Of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He left
for America on the 30th ult., via. England.
The Paris De6ats states that there thirty thou
sand political prisoners in the Papal domnons. The
principal fortresses III the provinces are continually
receiving contributions of political prisoners from tue
neighbOrhg towDs, Ancona has several In the Lag
aretto entirely under charge Of the Anstrans but as
there is publicity it is not known who they are
anything about them.
A most painful sensation has been created at Ber-
ln from cholera having carried of the whole OF one
family within forty.eight hours, in the person OF
highly scientific officer Lieut.. Col. Techert of the
artillery and member Of the Military Board OF Elk.
animation, his wife, and four children. The malady,
meantime does not make much progress, nor does it
appear that any other persons of the higher classes
have been attacked 1t, moreover, has confined
itself principally to one quarter of the town.
A letter from Berlin states, that in order that
Prussia may not be taken by surprise, the govern
ment mas decided that the new steam corvette, the
Dantzig, shall proceed to COnstantinope, and be
placed at the disposal of NJ. de Wildenbruch, the
Prussian ambassador.
An illuminated electric clock has been placed in
front of the Hotel de Vile at Brussels so that the
time can be seen as well in the night as in the day.
Electric clio ks have also been attached to the lamp
posts in some of the principal Streets and they IN
Communication with the regulator in the Hotel de
Vile They have perfectly succeeded
Baron MarochetN has been commissioned by the
Leeds Wellington Memorial Vonmitiee to form Co
lossal upright statue OF the hero of Waterloo, at
cost of 1900 guineas. The subscriptions will not
admit the erection Of an equestrian statue, as was
originally contemplated.
Rejecting specula have been known in China for
thousa ds Of years. They are Of finely polished
metal. and on the back some fantastic figures arc
engraved. If one looks at the plate itself he per-
ceves nothing; but if the sun shines on the polished
surface, and its rays TALL on white wall, the figures
will appear shadowlike in this reflection. The Chi
nese could not explain this phenomenon.
day or two before his death Sir Charles Napier
orieIed his favorte charger, Red Rover, the faithful
companion of many fought fields, to be brought
to the window to take leave OF him, and wished to
have him in the room, by his bedside, that he might
pat him for the last time ere he left the world.
| The total amount of payments on account Of the
encountered estates in Ireland, from the commence
ment OF the commissioners proceedings to the pre-
sent time, is estimated at f6 100000.
| The contemplated matrimonial alliance between
the Princess Melane Metternch, now in her twenty
first year. daughter OF the venerable ex Chancellor
aud Prime Minister of the Austrian empire, with the
Hungarian Count Itchy, is fixed to take place on the
| goth of November. at Vienna.
1t appears that the sum which the Municipality OIL
Paris will have to pay the lkers for the artcialy
low price at which they have been ordered to sell
bread is estimated at the least to amount to FL 700
day. This loss is to be refunded to the Municipality
by allowing the bakers, at future time to extend
their charges beyond the scale prescribed by the
usual regulation.
The London Court Journal thus alludes to the
marriage Of Miss Montgomery (of New York; in
PaIis:-Two marriages that have recently taken
place in the Rochefoucault family much occupy the
fashionable world The one is that Of Count Olivier
de Rocheoucault, brother to the Duke Of Liancourt
who, after remaining widower twentyfv years
has married the second daughter of rich Ameri-
csn-Mrs; Montgomery The elder sister of the bride
| (she Is only twenty was some time ago welded to
the Count Bethune The young and amiaole Wis
count Sanislas, eldest son of the Duo de Doudeau-
vile, who. by his mother, is related to the Montmo.
rercy family, has married Msdlle de Colbert, rich
and most lovely descendant of the greas minister Of
Louis XVI.
Colonel Victor de Gibeln the last survivor Of the
Swiss officers present at the Tuileres on the fatal
10th of August, 1892, died few weeks ago al
Eoleure, at the age Of eighty three.