The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-03


reads of upward turns market rates Dsarness of food
the dread of the working population is at present
less thought Of by that class than ever before recoeced
and yet the advance considerable We the
comparative value of the articles Immediately
stunned in the working mans household
Sept; 1851. Sept, 1859
Oatmeal, per .r... 10 8 1918 4 sais q
Second Ssse d. -four ~ 9 III 3 :: 9.ls 9
Butter, per is...... . sSs . 90. II
turst it tells certainly that the tide of prosperous and
unshacklsd commerce. sweeps along rrigates the
farmers homestead as well as the manufacturers ware
house. Markets certainly against consumers yet we
will venture to assert that the children Of toll
better clothed and better able purchase ample supplies
of good food than they years since In the face
of advancing wages demand for labor goes increasing
the market for physical exertion and physical skill
able fully to meet the current demand and hence those
who have those commodities to offer in exchange for
obtaining all the advantages of bare supply In
stead of whining what might be called dear food
the Industrial republic, engaged in esna-
ting the value of labor than in examining the prices Of
Alb. loaf.
Navigating the Pacific.
At Fe meeting OF the members OF the British Assoea-
ton fo the Advancement Of Science held at Hull upon
the l4h Of September the Rev. g. Ncolay discoursed,
in the geographical and chronological section upon the
importance Of certain places in the Pacific with reference
to great circle routes that The general
want OF appreciation of great circle sailing is evidenced
by the routes selected by steam packet companies both to
tie the west This Las arisen from the habu
al disc Of Mercaors projection To facilitate the consider
alton Of the subject sereographic chart of the Pacific,
showing the linear concencity Of its shores has been
constructed; great circles have been laid down Mer
Gators chart between many of the most important places
in the world and tables Of distances have been complete
y calculated from these the distances involved Ia tue
Pacific route TO Australia, via the Lthmus Of Panama
appear 10 be, from Land to Panama soy geo
graphical miles; from ranana 20 Sydney 1850 miles
making altogether Il 049 miles But from the Land
to Hobart toNn, via the Cape q Good Hogs i only
forded The route from Panama are, how
ever, great. The Galapagos Islands, where the
existence Of coal is reported, afford refuge
from the horrible climate Of the isthmus and
they offer every advantage for depot. The steam
lany formed for the purpose Of eiectng communca
depot but Tahiti lies far out of the shortest track AMI
dangerous Of access from the east Easter island lies
the direct line and If its harhor be sufficient is
well suited in other respects The Sandwich Islands pre-
sent themselves the most important ins .ar position in
yancouyers island 2,2e3 miles; San Francisco 2,os3;
Central America, 4O23 Callao 5000 Valparaiso, 1905;
japan 1858; Chusan 4,30l; Singapore 5,S32, Sidney,
500; Auckland ssI7 The conclusions come to by Mr.
Nicoay that what is called the overland route
North America That by the Cape has the pre-
ference while the advantages that by Panama almost
exclusively confined the Southern States of the Union
and the West Indies and with respect to TO Them it will
be superseded by the overland British Northwest
America Mr. Nicolay considers favorably situated
than any other part Of the coast the Pacific
mandpg the trade of that ocean and the
Of ad communication With it, and the development Of
its therefore objects Of the first porancs
Foreign MisceIlony.
The adhcrents to the doctrines of Hormonism increase
where they have established themselves and Of late they
have received accession Of strength in several
of middle class station. well known Welsh lecturer
named Robert Parry better known by his appeation Of
.'Robyn Ddun has recently joined the ranks OF Mormon
i and is holding forth TO these deuded people An
extensive exodus has taken place during the summer and
have found their way the waters Of the
salt Lake large bodies of these aiguded people have
left Glnmoryaashre, Carmarthenshrc and the hin coun
u
their native land next spring for their fanced elys
Miracles are r.pued to have been performed by the elders
Of the sect, al Of which faithfully believed by their
dupes.
Hares partridges grouse &C. form an important por-
ton Of the food q especially IN the higher circles Of
society Tho liverpool market is not much celebrated for
variety and tie total sales aggregates DO not exceed in he
year 90 600 braces OF all Sorts we hing 100 tons value
els GOO large imports OF rabbits received in Liverpool
from Ireland during ak ontI in the year. about
SO 600 coupcv eeby 900 600 o ESQ tons value fs5
600 Of hers ducks and oker try produced in
Ireland to extent almost incredible The supplies sent
70 Liverpool ard thence into the manufacturing districts
frequently 900 900 la day. They
packed between layers of straw la strongly made boxes,
hampers, and GATES containing 900 5000 eggs, each
package varying in weight from two 10 ten cwt The
aggregate quantity imported into Liverpool from Ireland
last year amounted TO 30 $50 packages containing l4S,
ly4 600 eggs weighing $500 tons ya:ts s3Go 000 Be
sides all Of whici we received .rsn supplies from the
neighborins districts, the Isle Of Nan aad Scotland
correspondent Of the Augsburg Gaf<ste gives list
Of the brought before the Austss Court martial
at Ancona, Italy from June, 1s4s up to Jvne 1s53For
murder and MAJ slaughter &c. robbery, 49, arson, s.
L
mairng, %o; carrying weapons, conoeAiing arms and
amunition 046: insulting the Ia pal gerdarmerie 457
political demonst tons snd aisturhanccs OF the public
peace 3s5 insus his Majesty T. The number Of per-
tried for high treason and ciuhbsm snknswp
The following punislmests nfistedAst 80; sent
to the ealeys, "a lard labor in the public streets, 49,
imprisonment, 1856 beaten with stick, As; house
arrest 100. Two hundred and nifty zine "provi
siona1yo liberated In consequence OF want OF evidences
against them. must not be forgotten that tcre
besides, want of poynent for the Papel Crmiaa
Courts at Ancona, E.saro Urbino, Hacerate Fermo,
return TO the British parliament has Just beeA printed
Of the zumbcr and one If vessels built and reg stored
in the ports Of the British empire In each year. FROM 1915
TO 1858 With other particulars connected with shpping
In the United Kingdom, u the year ended the 9th yanu-
ary last 72 vessels Of 1871 19l tonnage were built and
Der for theUnited Kingdom Channel Islands and Britih
panatio 1852 vesse.s built OF 293 6sS tOnnnGs.
I'm the 3lgt iecember last thsce N3 5lz en-
poyed in nsygaDg the vssses belonging to the severg
ports Of the British empire. IL vessels numbefsd 402
and the tonnage 4424 392 Last year there we're Of
Of the United Kingdom that enter 81 inworis and 6S72
SCI tonnage outyards in the In the coaxtng
trade in the year ended the 5.h a1nry 1862 the amcunt
Of tonnage employed including the trade between Great
Britain and Ireland II as 40I tat entered nxards
and AL SIS tina. cleared cutwards In 1852 the nuI
Der Of ships built in foreign countries ynrchased by Bit
ish owners and TO which British rcg have been given
Was %, and the tonnage e,72.
Mr. Robert p Leland OF Mechanicsyilla Saratoga coun.
IT, cit engineer engaged in the constry con of the
Northern Railroad in taus<ia, while the line Of the
road about thirty miles FROM carrie the Lat ut wa,
sisnding oa log with the brsoch Of the gun which he
held IL hs hnDd resting bogde BIN. The gun snepcd or
The log striking the hammer ,A exploding the e.p tho
t.crcc nasspd through liz body and lie ded aluof i'm