New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-23

pays handsome tribute 70 the memory Of Ai.
tleman teo-
There s q story hat sailor has vosuy,a~..s. A.
start from CareeniDg Bay oa The frs, svoratls or,
iunty, and HnsiehAndeG 20 destroy each skierr
cessiyely He ASSERTS ,ha, be u IN po~s-s-.ioi ~
secret method by which be can move Along beas.,s
the surface Of the wsier and breathe a. easily a. TI
were in diving apparatus supplied with air by |.
pump, and that be can carry with him an s1plu.x~
machine Of sufficient power 70 driye q hoe thre,.,S
The bottom OF the largest ship. Al ths may spsf,
smoke as so many other assertions OF poee.~si,v -.
cet Hpwors Of destruction appear TO have ended. A
hu~ehernOons since a small skid, htiei a. "a "a,
with what appeared 10 b. not unlike heboa; avp.,,
tue vHs carried down BY the French toward Csrsn
ing Bay, and perhaps this gave some colorng of sruh
to the sOry. Besides, the sailor gave proof on IA
night of the 10Th inst that az any rate be clever
enough 20 approach ship undeiected, notwihs.s,i-
ing very careful guard being established 20 mark hx
coming. As proof Of stUl further ability he az
nounc.d TO the officers OF her Maes.y's -cp Londoa
that he would come In the course Of tbs. nigh. sns
chalk up the lame Of the ship on her SIDE as. sbsys
the water marx, do what they might 20 prevent hin
The challenge was accepted, double seStreS were
posted and some volunteers among the citceFs ssf
lookout but no ore was observed 20 come near, All
all on board were convinced that no one had ccms
near the vessel. Daylight however showed the lesrs
col spicuously chAlked on the ship EIDE az re ssor
said they would be. Il has been suggessSd hat The
meaus by which his fest was accomplished was au
,tmosrherc boat capable Of being guided when sunk
bepeaih the surface of the water and supplied with
reserve Of air enough To last given De ior the sup
port OF lie adventurous owner. L, stated ihs' he
could not have SWAN alongside without beng OBJ
seryed.
The soni-annual report of the Sydenham CrystI
Palace Company has been issued. lhe amount ex-
rended ND TO the 30h OF Jure was Z sl Geo, and The
liabilities be discharged before closing me cApIs
account amount 70 Z IS 600 which vii make totsi
of fI 275OOO This is exclusive of t650 remanng
due ON the original purchase of land, aud aze'ss,
which there are available assets OF t3e,oVv: hsi,s
ing everything, The general result eoneideS W. hs h
statement year ago, that the undertaking wontiee
COMPLETED for Il 800 600. The estms'e OF I ,Vo0a
week for expenditure has also proved eoiiesL ihe
net profits of the first year exclusive OF % eo sunea
season tickets which are applicable 20 ne ne1i yeal
have been see. 600, oDt Of which dividend OF Per
cent was declared in February, leaving tl2,29s now
10 be CARED over The total number OF visitors 20
lie Palace exclusive of stasontcket holders has been
l 800 COS of which 956, ,232 were rom the openingtc
the 30th of December, and 365 776 from The 3Ohof
December to the 3Oth of June las. Ine rental Tor
space in the former period was 7Jo, aud "a Ihe lat
ter only 81 3ll. Mucl Of Tie permanent success OF
tLs ntdeT+skng ia felt 10 depend on the ncresse Of
railway facilities and II is expected thai ne Wesend
line which is proceeding WIN ygor, wan oe M
ished in the course of next year. lne snareholdes
having already ha / dividend OF per cent ior ne
year none il declared on the present occasion. Sir
Joeeph Paxton having brought all the works ana az.
rapgements Of the building and grounds % pont
which requires only ordinary labor for her compile
ton resigns the superintendence.
The French Provincial journals continue rom time
TO time TO report exceptional Instances some OF the a
yery remarkable, of the insuborduanon Of universal
suffrage which, till very lately ap eassi TO have been
perfectly docile instrument in the hands OF me sen
inventor OF the machinery of 1851. AZ Milee, Seine
and Ose out of COS registered voters 436 vent the
noll. The entire Government; list was throw on,
and sixteen councillors were elected from among the
opposition candidates by large malon,es. The high
est number Of votes poed for any Government cand-
date was g. while between 800 and 400 were recorded
| for every one of the successful sixteen. AT ATaz
Loire Inferieure the local auhori les sent printed
| list headed " Government candidates, ID the reE-
dence of every eecor but notwithstanding this extra
ordinary mode of intmsting TO the constituency how
they were expected to vote, not one OF the nominees
were returned. In the important town of Aogoaleme
| the Government candidates were all efeiied AZ
Rouen out of thirty six councillors, six were chosen
from the opposition and among the Government n0n-
inees thrown out were NJ. Daviel senator, and the
Colonel and Chet de Battalion of the National Guard
of the town. Tie remarkable manifestation Of oppo-
/ siiOn at Havre has been already noticed. la some
places the Projects manifest their wrath and ds ss
pontmtn in the columns of the local prints andef thar
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