The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-29


be one which claims every attention.
1t is stated that during the year 1852 total guam
tty of 1854 900 tons Of vessels sailed from Newcastle
England with coal to 3ll foreign ports, In dinereot
parts Of the world.
From the win Of the g1e1t Spanish painter. Mu-
rlo lately published at Madrid we perceive that his
pictures which now sell for twenty thirty ffty and
even a hundred thousand dollars, were originally
painted at prices varying from thirty dollars to
hundred and fifty
metti, to execute in marble statue representing
Judas giving the Kiss of Treason to Our Saviour"
which is to be placed in one Of the upper halls Of The
Vatican.
Cotton is being cultivated with success in Greece,
and will probably be introduced into Algeria.
Owing to the late bleak weather in that country,
the hop crop Of England is very backward, and Is
far from exhibiting healthy appearance.
A new geographical survey of Spain is to be set
on foot which will doubtless lead to the discovery Of
yet undeveloped resources in that country
The Great Britain steamship is being fitted with
masts OF extraordinary size in England and will sail
for Australia again on Saturday, July 49,
Immense quantities Of Birmingham pistols are sent
to Australia and Mexico from England by every ship
that sails
A despatch has lately been received at Lloyd's,
Liverpool, from the Admiralty Of England, announc
ing that sickness has been caused on board several
ships in consequence of the passengers and crews
having made use of water taken on board In the Bay
NcHSelS
not therefore, is suggested take any water at any
Of the islands Of the Eastern Archipelago, unless in
cases Of absolute necessity.
There have been five falls from the Monument of
London. On the 25th Of June, 1850, q man. sup
posed to be weaver, fell, threw himself from the
top. July 18th, 1888, Thomas Craddock, baker,
committed suicide in a similar manner. On the 18th
Of January, 1910, Lyon Levy, Jew dealer in dia
monds leaped from the gallery. A Miss Moyes, and
a lad named Halves, have since destroyed them
selves The fall Is exactly ITS feet
A dog crab was caught, short time since, among
the rocks near the Haven Of Tynsmouth, England;
Of the back. The man who obtained this curiosity
foolishy broke the shell in order to secure the
money. The only way by which the presence OF the
during the annual production Of the new shell, the
crab had lain with the newly formed pelum on the
coin, which had adhered to the skin by this means,
and eventually became firmly fixed in the place in
which it was found.
During speech delivered at Spaulding, England.
lately at the Inauguration of protection society for
young females it was stated that in London there
are now 900 houses of i'll fame in Dublin 3l5 in
Ednburg 2l9; in Liverpool 7O7; in Manchester 400;
and in Leeds 200. In Liverpool the number Of
houses is said to have increased by 126 in two years
It is stated by two correspondents in the London
Times, that the ballads published some years ago in
TAFT and generally styled the ballads of Bon Gaul
tier, are the joint production of Professor Aytom
and Mr. Theodore Martin, and not, as has been gen
orally supposed, the work of the latter gentleman
only.
Mr.. Rookie, London railway contractor, has Of
fered to give the Great Western Company $4,000 q
year to carry the ashes of the inhabitants of Bristol
TO Drayton clay pits, to make bricks.
The latest English papers announce the melan-
choly news that the emigrant ship Aurora Captain
j. Cherry, 444 tons register, sailed from Hull, Eng
land. the 2Gth ofApril last with fortysx souls on
board, passengers and crew, bound for New York
The Inflated vessel foundered on the goth of May, in
lat. 46, lon 38 west, little after eight o'clock in
| the morning; she went down with twenty-sx souls
on board all Of whom perished besides three others
who, it is presumed were snamped in the jolly boat
The captain, with twelve others, alone survived the
! wreck. The following are the names of those who
| have perished:-John Barker and wife; Charles
dren; George Drury and wife; Thomas Battey and
| wife; Jane Paulson and Mary Coomer; George Hill
and Robert Poole; William Carr; Charlesl Siddle;
| wife, and three children-passengers. Crew-Wil-
Mitchell Reed, apprentice; Richard Fletcher, ordi-
| nary seamen three others doubtful, who were in
the jolly boat but might have been picked up; R0-
| bert Hesk, seaman, William Guest, ditto, Charles
| The Morning Advertiser, Of London, in abiding
to recent distressing case OF animal magnetism"
| says, "We are sorry to announce that Miss c.,
the young lady in Surrey place. who reported in
this journal some few weeks ago to have suffered
from trying the table moving experiment by means
OF the above agency, is much worse. Hopes were
entertained that she would recover the use of
her hands. 1t seems, however, that these hopes
| have not been realized. Her hands are now firmly
cenched together and requires great force to sepa
rate the fingers, even for moment from the palms
of her hands. This extraordinary affair has caused
| intense excitement in the medical profession"
The French) Pofrie says" A circumstance
worthy OF remark is that since the late affairs Of the
Levant the commercial movement between Russia
and Turkey continues the same The number Of
Russian commercial vessels arrived at the Turkish
ports has been augmented"
The L,berte of Lisle diplomatic relations
| have rarely been more active between France and
Russia than at present On the 9th inst depart
ment traversed at the same time by Count Panin
Minister OF Justice in Russia, proceeding to Paris
an extraordinary mission and the Marquis de Nous
sor Minister Penpotenfiary Of France in Russia on
| his way from st. Petersburg to Paris"
| The crew Of the ship Ann Lockerby, Of Liverpool,
| on her passage from Singapore to Sydney, caught
some bonitO fish, had them all cleaned, and hung
J them mp to dry without covering them. Such were
the effects of the moon on the fish that all who ate
thereof were more or less sick, and six Of the
\ died. The symptoms were the same with all who
partook Of the fish namely pains in the stomach and
swelling in the body and joints The other part of the
crew continued in good health.
! case involving nice point Of law, as affecting
conyentual life, has been for some time before the
Irish Court OF Chancery, the judgment Of which has
been looked for with no ordinary interest by the
! Roman Catholic public: 1t was petition presented
on behalf of Miss f.. Blake, proiessed nun in the
convent Of Loretto, Rathfarnham and sister of the
late Mr.. Blake, Q. G.. Mr.. Blake having died intes
tate, Miss Blake, the petitioner. seeks that an &C
count be taken Of the real and personal property of
her deceased brother and that the properly when its
amount shall he ascertained shall be equally distr;bu-
ted between the petitioner and her sister, the other
surviving representative. The question now before
the court was whether the petitioner, being pro.
fessed nun and member OF a monastic order of the
Catholic Church should, should not be considered
in law civilly dcfunct and incapable of being an in
hertress Of property. prodigious bar was arrayed
at each side, and the arguments pro and con occu-
pied two whole days. The Chancellor, having at
very great length referred to several of the old
authorities. concluded his Judgment BY giving II az
ern tines, he could not hold nun to be legally
dead bat expressed hope that the question: which
he sad was q most serious and important one
should h brought for final adjudication to the House
Of Lords to have the law settled for the future
JudgmS at for the petitioner 1t is stated there will
be an ppeal to the House Of Lords.
The London Court Journal says:-" We are very
glad ~ see, by the answer which Lord Pamerston
return ed to Mr.. Apsey Pellatt, that there Is some