The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22


house. the sides Of which measure respectively 48S
feet 49, lsb, and lat eet the longest side facing the
Of the Place du Palais Royal. Round these two sides
arcade runs with handsome shops in the style Of the
Psais Royal the other two sides also formed of shops
but without any arcade Above the range Of shops is
resol and above that the belonging the hotel
four stories high, and comprising 800 apartments The
ground on which It q situated fls7 SCI; and the fur
nshng and capital for carrying 1t estimated at
$4,000; forming total Of f5ll, 591.
It has Just been intnated that the Lords Of the rrea
in England have granted to the following late o-
cials Of the Lish Poor Law Department the undemen-
toned annu,es - compensation for loss OF Office VIZ
Mr. Arthur More chief clerk and lately Assistant Secre
tary, % years. service maximum salary, f750 per an
mum; annuity sanctioned ESQ. Mr.. George Wilkinson,
annnty s.nstSSsd ESQ., MshusU
ASST. tant, 10 years service salary f6o per annun
S Mr.
clerk and lately cashier salary s4l6 per annum; annu
| sanctioned, ESQ.
allied forces at 0ooo men, without including the
Turkish army of 900 the banks If the Danube.
These trot ps dstr bued nearly follows AT Ba
toum, under Omar Pasha, $4,000 men; at Kars, under
vassif and Williams, Is 600 at Erseroum under vey
and a6z 1000; at Trebizonde, under Selim 5000 in
the Crimea the main BODY Of the allied army on
banks Of the rchernaya and the Tchouou o. 000
Eupators, under General dAonve 90 600; ct Kertch,
II the
Haslak, 10000.
BY an English parliamentary return just issued 1t
that the aggregate amount raised by all the railway
Der, 1853, ezra a2l ble; and that the amount
raised in 1854 was f12 27S making the total amount
raised by shares and loans to Decsmber 1854 the i'm
of f2S6 0o8 704 By another part Of the
miles Of the line authorised tand for making which cap
the extent Of 40 millions sterling had been approprat
ed by Parliament the powers for the compulsory pur.
chase of land had been allowed to EXPIRE previous to 3lt
december, 1854, without the exercise Of such powers.
j. d. Barron, clerk Of Dungarvo9 Poor Law Union in
Ireland has been dismissed from hs Office for embezxing
the union funds and for immortality. Rev. Henry Rartn
Roman Catholic chaplain of Mullingar Workhouse,
signed his office to the Commissioners account Of the
reduction Of his salary by them trom G75 to ESQ
The master, Mr.. Joyce, Of Mountbelov Union Work
house, has been dismissed by the Commissioners, the
matron schoolmaster and schoomistres have been
pended, and the weaver removed from his place in
sequence Of series Of wrangngs amongst hose officers
The clerk of this union has also been called to RES
The Rev. DR.. Vaughan, incumbent of st. Matthew's
Brxton "a wealthy and somewhat aristocratic subds
trict OF the large metropo an parish Of lambeth Lon
don) has been at feud with his parishoners for
time past, and comn tee appointed to investigate
certain charges publicly made against him On Monday
evening the mittee made their report, which
the effect that they had discovered many instances Of H.
legal burals in the district churchyard of illegal fees
being charged and Of sed entries in the register book
and they recommended that legal proceedings should be
taken.
The International Scientific Commission appointed
examine the project for cutting through the Ishmus OF
Suez assembled In Paris the 30th ult and decided
by d. Ferdinand de Lesseps and NJ Barthele%y S.
Haire They will proceed from Cairo to Suez, and make
at Peluse and survey the Gulf and follow all the coast
Egypt from GAIA to Alexandria. The Viceroy of Egypt
has made every arrangement for facilitating these ope
rations
The construction of solid bridge, instead of the
bridge of beats the Rhine Cologne appears
have given fresh life to the plans for erecting similar
two banks OF The liver at that spot The French com.
pany of the Strasburg and Nancy line has peoned the
French government make application to the Germanc
bridge In consequence of this Demand the French gov
eminent has submitted to that Of Baden the plan of
fixed bridge between Strasburg and Kehl.
The Military Gazette Of Vienna says General Moura
vie may be reproached with not having taken proper
preliminary in his attack against Kars. Up
September 30 the Russians had not finished their para
lei the 36poundsr batteries in the trenches
complete. The assault not ushered in by
ade, the General having resolved to take by
prise He also changed his plans when four Generals had
already falen lastly, he did not depoy sufficient num-
Der Of troops and did not send up his reserves until the
chief attack had been repealed.
Tie duty tobacco, in New South Wales is to be in.
creased to the extent Of fifty per upon the other
articles OF the present tariff the increase is per cent
wi the exception of dried fruits which the present
dny Is IA per h. and this it proposed to raise I'd
Upon sal, the duty is put at Is per cwt vinegar i
per gallon on soap, Is per cwt. candles I'd DER 10.
on timber in bulk sawn rs. per LOG cubic feet on
shingles and aths 2s per 1000 The estimated receipts
se79OCO.
A notice has been issued from the Post Office in Lon
don stating that the postage of letter exceeding
half an ounce in weight, addressed to Canada and for
wsIded through the United States. is 3d., when
veyed by British packet and Is ID If sent by United
States packet Letters weighing more than half
will be charged proportionaely Unpaid letters win be
sent by cheaper route, unless specially addressed Spy
United States" Prepaid letters will be forwarded by
the route indicated by the postage paid on them.
Private James Salmon Of the o3d Highlanders wa
tried the 9th umo in the Crimea deserving FROM
the trenches with intent TO go to the enemy" He
found guilty and sentenced to be shot, but the
mander of the forces commued the sentence to penal
scr IA of
and faithful conduct of the REGIMENT and Of the army t.
which he belonged and Of which he has been
thy member
The wexfc.d Independent, Gieland) says: We under
stand that the humble hero who held in in mis-
deahgrasp the coors Of England At Alma his predeces
sors having been shot down. was brave of
try-Phips-from Ballycenew. Letters of inquiry
in town for sister to the disposal Of FL 900 among
the immediate heirs of our gallant countryman. The
award is made by the order Of gracious sovereign
this enhances the prize.
Inhabitants Of Cork Ireland, have got up petipo
TO the Lord Lieutenant in favor of inviting Of the
Bal ic fleet to winter Cork harbor for the
thus given there 1900 sailors wives besides
other claimants the employed board these
sells residing within the immediate vicnity of this
port There is f40t0 paid quarterly from Cork custom
house and f2L0O from Haulbowne to the relatives OF
sailors belonging to the fleet.
The Bombay (E. ~ papers record drought such a.
has not been experienced for many years. and famine
or at least great scarcity, seems to be inevitable. Tn
only aggravate the evil by adding sickness to scarcity
roing the crops already ripenng adds that drought
and consequent famine, when it does happen, extend
ly to all the Presdences but the present year
has been an exception.
We learn by successive numbers Of Calcutta (ast In
dies camille publication that the quantity Of whea
shipped from that port for Great Britain during the
month ending the It'll Of September was no less than
127 S4 maunds % 64 quarters at the rate of 60p
to the bushe and understand that the OF tae
latest accounts shipments still going With CON
siderable activity, and at rates which promi hand
| some profit to the exporters.
great billiard match, for GOO side was played be-
tWeQn Mr. Of chest and Mr. Siark
American, In the end Of October in the inw od Gal
lery, leicester square, London, The game (Engsh)
psyed COO up, l5oo points to be given to Sarke Tie
match won by Mr.. Starke. There was some admra.
BILE play Mr. Roberts making forty red hazards in
succession.
During the year ending the lst of July 1856 tlore
were within the Edinburg police bounds ffty-four
of HOUSEKEEPING thirty of which took place
the night The value Il the property stolen is estimA ed
Mt ESQ There ten robberies all by night excepting
one, the money articles stolen being valued at ella
and there 641 Of simple theft the pro