Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-26

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TRg LApiFs.-
The CentrcvIlle (Md.) Times publishes
letter written by the Hon. Thomns
Bedingfeld Hands, in 1894, to relation
in England, from which we make the
following extract, as showing the
fashions Of those days. The letter is
dated Chester. IN Maryland. Novem-
her IL, 1894" and, after a reference to
family affairs, says:
Maryland is not the Maryland ,hati.
was when | first arrived here. Letters
and science, poli,eness and luxury are
abundanty seen in eur manners, build.
ings, equipage, furniture, plate. dress,
&c. In our dress we run the route
which you ladies Sc, US. My daughters
now take seventeen yards Of three
quarter manteau silk, and twenty three
yards OF satin or tabby, to make them
robe. II only takes forty now, utter
progress OF ninety yenrs. Whereas a
little more than half this quantity did
use TO serve :heir late excellent mother.
When the gowns come home ind my
silk cut into rugs, by Ilourishing, scolop.
ing, pinking, and know no, what. Aid
when begin TO complain o! my
dear sir upon my uord, Papa, This is
the Ja<hion,' And Mistress Stitch aroy
never fails to second them. And
mus, return TO my eusy chair, and say
no more"
U~We are indebted TO the Rhode
Island Historical Society, and also to
the author, Tor copies OF the Address
delivered beiore the Society, February
l6. 1852, on "The Battle oi Lake Erie"
by DR.. Usher Parsons. II Is an exceed
ingIy interesting production, and gives
much valuable information on the sub
jcct ; the author was Surgeon Of the
American fleet, and is thoroughly con-
versant with all the facts and incidents
OF the battle.
UIn the Connecticut House OF Rep
resen,atives, a bill requiring railroad
corporations to employ brakeman Oh
each car, and all passenger trains to
stop at Ieas. two minutes at stations,
under a penalty for neglect Of $1,000,
has beeu read second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroad
Accidents.
PiRATEs IN THx CHINA SGAs. -
There had been number OF piracies
in the China Seas, and the Nymph with
a large quantity of specie on board, mar
rowly escaped capture by four junks.-
The whole OF these outrages would ap-
pear TO have been committed by the
same piratical feet. The junks were
said to be heavily armed and crowded
with men. In conreq quence, the steam
er Hermes was ordered out on cruise
March 4th, and the China Mail of the
10Th says
Az we are going TO press, We learn
that the Hermes has returned to harbor,
having fallen IN with tho pirate ncet,
who, as might have been expected, Of
fered HdesTerate resistance, throwing
upward OF a hundred slnkpo,s on board
the steamer by which however iortu.
na,ely no one was hurt. or the two
junks which fought hardest, ons was
blown up, and the other sunk. The re-
naming three were captured. with 65
men, III Of whom are wounded. Six
women and Eve children, supposed to
have been captured by the pirates, we're
also found on board. and will probably
prove valuable as witnesses before the
Court, in identifying the actual pirates.
The prisoners speak the dialects Of this
and the adjoining districts.
W The following appointments are
given az settled Gov. Seymour, Of
Conn. minister TO Russia Peter j.
Vroom, Of New jersey, minister to
Prussia Samuel Medary, Of Ohio, min.
is,er TO Chill; ex.Gov. TrousJale, Of
Tenne see, minister to Brnzil Lieu.
Gov. Lrake, OF Virginia, commissioner
to Sandwich Islands.
o., Gov. Stevens, Of Washington tern:
tory, has completed his arrangements
at the DEPARTMENT., and will immedi.
ateiy proceed on the northern surveying