The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-12

dentay drowned. The little fellow, it seems, vsntured
beyond his depth and assistance could reach him
be sank to rise no The BODY Of the deceased
corner Of Sixth avenue Ninety fifth street. where
Coroner ODorne held an inquest verdict OF "Acci-
dental drowning" was rendered.
Interesting Foreign Items.
Goh9n0ni's. Messenger lParis) o. May 70, says;-A
great cemmoson WAS caused On fsany IN '1s
that younx American had thrown himself out OF
window ON the fifth door. IL turned out that such
not very much injured by the fall his body having
struck the three balconies Of the floors below and
then falling without much force the pavement The
young man had resided about month in the house. aua
always remarked for the eccenricty Of his beha
vo Three days before his throwing himself out Of the
window, be had attempted to commit suicide by swal-
lowing the contents OF small bottle OF laudanum, but
he by accident discovered lying nearly ssnseless
for him. Medical aid immediately procured, and
the stomach pump having been applied, the laudsnum
was removed He was then ordered to remain quietly IN
bed for few days. and Is during the temporary ao-
Of the nur.e that he rushed to tho window and
threw himself out When taken up after the fan, he
was removed to the Hospital aribossere whers he
lies He already, It appears had attempted to put an
end to his existence at Rome with opium but in
the of the laudanum saved from death HIS friends
are eAid to be wealthy
The following the letter addressed by the Emperor
Alexander to General Baron Jomni, sending him his
portrait, enriched with dlsmonds:-
q m:%C.y fully the
yous 6sa!th year abroad order to
be near bis susSst during the present Is you
sioss time eminent qa.isiss sl.o Affected q
SsSrs
ysSI Useful ssrsisss beg your .ssspssnss
gs.y sS With my in
The Piedmonsese Gazette OF May IL, in announcing
the death OF the luke OF Genovese observes that the
King OF Sardinia may derive consolation from the
fact that the health OF Prince Oddo Duke OF Monterrad
bis third (eorn in 1885, who has been for twelve
Gated with abdominal dropsy has undergone material
change Tor the better the drcpsy having completely dis
sFPtarec with decided improvement In the general
Orleans France possesses at present three statues
Of Joan OF Arc--rt, that executed by the Princess
Mary OF Orleans representing Joaa praying before going
to TIE city Of ollsanr ia 1871; next hs statue exc
cuted by Co.'s which formerly stool the Place du
MartIo representing toe heroine in the m dst Of
bat, with q standard in her hand (this statue now
s.apss the other side OF the bridget and lastly the
new taiu. of M Foyater in which Joan supposed to
be- after the fight ohsipg up thanks to God tor allow
ing hfr to return victorious.
A ceremony which a. TIE prssslt day is rarely met
With, except n Be'gem, toos pace at Brussels few
tr eb,a's the fete Of Nile Antonetts Che valier We
ttsbe epinstsr Of seventy. seven, who had been in
"a lul servant wac taken by the Duchess d'Ursel in
her srrisec to the church of Saiu.e Cudus to hear
ios mass at which all tins household OF the dube vera
rtart. On being taken back 80 the house Nile Che
vsi.. received the congratulations of every one and
va arrTarcs Invited 10 dinnr given the occlsion
n. tl nairg her occupy The 6rs! place a. hi, table
Ittre at rreent only four Br:tiah regmen.s ofn-
isDry bsiSes ire two pswy raised battaons of aes
qusrttred IN the United Kingdom ths whole of which
sie under oroeIs for foreign iervice-viz tee 5lss
kres Light Infs ntry returned from ms ias autumn,
o. Manchester; the 9Th foot. Ports month; the oath
foot returned from India last autumn, at Windsor add
dis, at Dublin tue Sd battalion newly leviedj Goth
eines ana Sd battalion (uewl, leyiea Rifle Brigade, at
PcTtsmcuth.
Tire amendment 10 the Converts Suppression bill, &C
cetd by the Ssroinsn government, and passed by the
s'ne's declares that those converts the OF
wi cL cevoted to work Of preschng teach.
ing nbisteripg the SICK longer exist In Pied
Ont as oral corporations the ate5 of such religious
bcnes will be ppror to the ecclesiastical fund
ftu wbch the rufss receive portion OF their salaries.
MIN hers OF existing religious communities will receive
allowance.
ltmay lie interesting 10 merchant msrine aud to
slDsfs generally know that go result of tbs
5Eubost'cr 10. OF Ost Preussen been
ttTsp The ssing char mel ny which Plau is approach
I'd. Where we're formerly only twelve feet water
there ale nos twenty one.
The o. changes in the French dipoms tic world
have profoced sDgulsrv uufavoraols Impression
wards tie allies Ia Avstrsn Official circles. III. Drouyn
PHrys coridersi repre- utatve o. what is
styled - the pincip % legality" while NJ. de Persigny
Is ,'gacea Re an sdventurons chsrac'e,, by means
pslucuSr atout tie means ne poys order to at.
tD,n bis ends.
Tie ocisl return Of the receipts Of the Belgian raj.
ways dp,Dg the first three mcntos tae peessnt year
shows hat the first quarter of s53 reared with
tie corresponding perioi OF 1854 prsse-t.
ment Of s245fr, the total amount beng Ill rs fr.
violent confi,t took place Msy Oh hoard tn.
Dutch vessel the Hege Luauns. lying in the OF
Antwerp, and having on board hunared ana eighty
Italian en,igrsnts boGna to Austrslia
,be anniversary OF the LONDON Missionary so,i.ty
was lately held at Exeter Hall the E,r o. Shafcsbury
in the chair The report showed that curing the past
year II contributions from Great Britain and Iraaui
contributions at missoo stations to El2,424 which,
with other items, amounted to Zoe 6e5 l6s while the
expenditure Was f64, 61S l3s. Cd.
1t 10 estimated that during the year 1854 the sum ex
pended in the United Kingdom in cigars and tobacco,
and afterwards ''lost n smoke exceeded fS 000 900
sterling. This enormous sum exceeds the gross amount
levied for the poor rate OF the entire nation and is
about ten times as much all the missions ry and Bible
societies put together raised IN the same peri,d.
Rabbe, in his History. of Russia" remarks that
during one Of the first predatory ncursons OF the Mus
covites into the Cmsa at the latter end Of the
teenth century in tue reign of Ivan VI the Tsrsrs de-
fesed their projects by setting fire to the steppss and
that Goltzin the Russian commander sled back with
difficulty the remnant Of army which hunger, thirst
want OF order and discipline had rapidly destroyed"
chartered transports or these los sailing ships,
averaging 600 tons EACH and l23 steamships averaging
1aoo tons each the smallest ale Of the sailing ships being
being $40 TONS the largest $500 representing proper
ty Of $50, 600 tons, worth s6Oco, oco sterling.
The Prussian government is 10 establish forthwith
submarine telegraph from the Prussau coast to the
island OF Rueen, and thence to Ystadt, in Sweden.
An English lecturer speaking at Sheffield on the i'm.
portance Of the trade in lucer matches said latsly:
The extent and importance Of the match trade will per-
haps surprise you. Messrs Dixon Of the Newton heath
match works In the suburbs Of Manchester pur ,hase
entire districts Of forests in Canada for the purpose of
converting the tim Der into matches,
The London Atheneum says-Sr Roderick Murchson,
understand was sent for by Prince Albert lately to
learned and artistic bodies undsr roof at Burlington
House.
The mother Of the late Lieutenant wsghorn, (now IN
her saith year at present In extreme poverty In Eng
land, the little competency she had having been advanc
cd TO her son, and lost in his great undsrtakngths
overland route to India.
Cromweps old guardhouse, In the Market pla,e Of
Carlisle, in England which constructed out Of the
ruins OF the Of Carlisle Cathedral and which has
lnnr been usAd aa fah Market In proceaa