The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-21

Upon the whole year, to 9th inst inclusive there
increase Of compared with the period
comnssiOn is about to issue under direction Of the
Foreign Once, to inquire into the conduct Of Raiah
Erooke Of bornee especially in rsfesDcs to the charges
OF cruelty brought against him. and often urged
the attention OF Parliament and the public by Mr. Hume
r IL Is understood the investig alton viii take place
AT singapore, where witness es are TO De examined
There have been desertion from the ships of
war lying at Plymouth. The Plymouth Nal says log
absent without leave from nine ships whom
fewer than sixty from the Vengeance and twenty
tom the ssnspare The is laid TO be disgust with
the recent logging Of one of their comrades
Cir Thomas Mtchells new boomerang" propeller had
been tried in the steamship Geneva in the Mersey. The
trial could not be called conclusive An average speed
however attained in slack water of nine to nine and
. quarter knots, under six to nine pounds steam.
A meeting, summoned by the Mayor, had been held at
he 9ag on apa aa was
mercusy attended new committee has been formed In
London with the audabe purpose of relieving and pro-
curing employment for Italian refugees.
SuImse current in the London market that the
Chinese COVE intends to legaze the trade opium
This opinion founded the lowing notice in the
Peka Gazette, the government being probably driven to
the step BY want 81 tunos =
the 9th dasof the 18th moon December 1927 these
ented by the censor Chang Wei stating that the laws
severity proposing abats the pnnish@ents and
Of the council 81 sas take this ana
to mature aud report the result Of their
Mrs Stoves illness has. natural caused much
regret in religious well abolition crcle it having
April for her visit to Britain to attend the May meet
ings at Exeter Hall Some of Mrs Is friends looked for
her by the Canada, from Boston, 30,h ut
Lord skemersdale is de ID aged eighty three He sat
in the House of Commons from 1895 1925 but
much distinguished.
Epson spring on Thursday, 18th last.
An estimate is prepared for Parliament that add
tenal sum of 200 600 viii be required in 1S5354
the ordinary grants for army navy, ordnance and COM
nissariat TO meet the expenses Of the kafir
Eight ten vessels went ashore in the English Chan
mel the French and English coasts, in fog Wed
nesoay morning 9th instant Most Of them complete
wrecks. Six lives were lost, none of whom Amer
cans.
scafgoldnc gave way in the Dublin Crystal Palace,
and killed Ave workmen. besides maiming eight Others
Mr. Ross, from Canada, had official interview with
the Duke Of Newcastle at the Colonial Oce. the 5th
Instant.
We notice the of Col Lawrence and Mr. Prescott
~ sir Roderck MQrehisons soree President OF the
Royal Geographical Society. Most Of the foreign minis
ters. except the American present at the Chancellor
OF the Exchequer's iadys FIRST reception at powning
street
George Peabody & Co. had published the pros
pectus Of an issue Of first mortgage bonds the Cncin
natl and st. Louis Rad way. deposit of ten per cent
n.ents The Sd OF Ma and The LIST Of september.
Robert Boyle is approved Consul in Jamaica for the
republic Of Guatemala.
At meeting Of the Royal lax Society of Ireland held
the 3oth u the secretary reported that gentleman
hal waited upen him deputed By the colonial govern
neut Of Canada, to study the processes of fax cu
tu1e and preparation, with view 70 their introduction
Ito Canada every Information likely to be of had
been afforded him