The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17


used g the g0rde meubis II thu cr,wn, vhsle the
building on tho Place Louis XIV. was bang erected.
IN lII5 became the property of the celebrated
anancler Bssujon, whs fitted 4 NJ ia the most
XVI, who intended IL fr the residence Of any
foreign princes and prir ceases who might visit
Paris, ~ well a. for extrsordioary ambassadors.
national property, but wss rot sold uutn thu 25th
Ventose An vi. Napoleon Bonaparte. and several
membsn Of his family, inhabited IL. rhs Emperor
Berry occupied Il at the comm ncemsat Ct the resto
ration. Under the late re,.u olican government It
was appropriated a. the residence Of she President
OF the Republic.
An inquest was held at liverpool Erg3 on SIS.
Of Nay, on the body Of aenry Hislman, VIII, id
been carpenter on board the American snip Break
oi-day, which arrived there fro n New York on tins
Monday previous. IL appeared that about fort
night before when the ship WAS Ia tbs hsnnel the
deceased Was employed Ia making block for the
maintopsau halysrd. whilst snsping q piece of
ash he had occasion to use his adze WHICH, sipping
on the wood. Inflicted . deep cut and severed the
The captain Instantly sewed MP the wouad and
ordered Heilman to bed. directing another man to
attend him, 30 that be might not have 70 STIR In
The course Of the folio dag the deceased insisted
upon getting up to llok sitter his tools, and the re-
suit was that the sewing gave way. and the wound
commenced to bleed afres,. All further efforts to
staunoh II were in vain. On t,e arrival Of tho yes
gel IN port the captain birAd tug and had the de-
ceased sent on shore and conveyed to ths Nortnera
Hospital where he died from the loss Of blood. Tia
house surgeon was OF opinion that had the artery
been taken up at the tine Of the injury the de-
ceased's life might have been saved. a verdict in
accordance with the faces OF the case, returned
Eight thousand PiedmoDtess troops have already
Pd before SebastoOol, and about 1000 more are
expected. Lord Rsglan's force is now calcu.
Iht IS 900 effective. che Turkish for,e num-
u 10000 encamped near Bs'akl,va, and rs 900
Turks and Egyptians who com msnced to arrive on
the 10th, in exchange for the 10000 Who rsembsrk
ed some days before tor Eupar ria. The French
army NUMBERS 1l5, 600 men. Thus the whole force
OF the Alice before Ssbsstopol amounts to about
200 900 men. 1t ID said that fo operations In the
ing of 60 600 French rs 900 Turks, the Whole
OF the Sandman troops, ana Q part Of tie English
army. Theae statistics are Ora En up from data
supplied before the starting of the Kertch expedi-
cats that the Kertch expedition is IN the main
English, and therefore under the complete control
OF Sir George Brown, while the prevalence OF the
force n the army Gas 1spossd 70,
liability Of its being placsd under the control Of
French commander.
When. it is considered that the King Of Naples
has at hisscommand in time Of pssce an army OF
about n 900 fighting men, (of which some 900 or
more are Swiss or GERMANY composed Of 5000
artillery, $4,000 infsnsry OF the iiae, l6 TAO light
infantry, $3.50 cavalry, LAO sappsrs and miners
10000 noncombatants; and that he possessss two
ships Of the line, Zone o. eighty four and one Of
eighty guBs) five sailing frigates OF from forty to
forty eight guns each and twelve steam frgates Of
ten guns each and 800 horse power, besides num-
Der Of smaller vessels, including twelve steamers,
carrying from four to six guns each; that great
pains have been expended in bringing both these
services into an efficient state; that his Majesty
enjoys large revenue and Is mot encumbered with
. national debt OF any importance, it appears
strange that the Western Powers should never have
exacted any stronger proof his Majestys friendship
than was expressed In the complimentary messages
delivered by his representatives.
A parliamentary return shows thst the total
quantity OF British spirits on which duty WAS paid
for consumption In 1854 amounted rs 1888 ,5s4 gal.
duty was 80 paid TO 1926 594, making grand total
Of %. 1l0.l78 gallons. OF this quantity 44I5 5l2
gallons were made from malt only, lS,S94,529 from
an admixturs Of corn and malt, and 2,573 643 from
other Ingredients. The total quantity OF British
andcolonia rit ressined Tor home consumption in
1853, was 2s,253774 gallons; In 1852, % 100 .563
gallons; and 10 1851, rs 7,02l gallons. The duty
the m0rimum estimated duty on the malt used in
spirits made from malt only, 2s, making total OF
SO. l0d In Scotland, the duty spirlts, from the
9Ssn Of Nay ns4 has been g. and
the 9Th Of May, 1864, the duty on spirits HIS besn
49,. and the estimated duty on the malt used, 2s.,
making to'a of g., or 3d. less than In 6cotlaad.
Mr.. Baxter. N. p, for Montrose, (Scotland) in
speaks Of the working Of the Maine lsw:-I, in
some respects and In some districts, this kind Of
legislation has beenattanded With beneficial c0nse
done absolute mischief. In the first place, to pass
laws as the result Of political man1uvre and not
with any expectation Of enforcing them, is to bring
discredit upon representative government, aud to
Every measure oushtto express the ratonai oiaon,
and on questions Of this kind 1t is unreasonable to
suppose that an extreme like the the Maine Liquor
sssn and Further nsn sdSea. Of
this measure in certain cases actually increased the
consumption Of ardent spirits. When was in Mas
sschusetts last year, the distillers held meeting
cedented demand.
Il 10 positively stated in Paris legihmist cliqeus
this morning, that the Count de Paris is at Froas
dorm, whittier be has gone of his own accord 10 ne
g0tiate " fusion" with his cousin. Some say that
he has taken this step in spite Of the Duchess Of
Orleans and represent him ~ having In fact eloped
from ths maternal roof In answer to all the over
turee made BY the heads Of the legsimst party, to
ment Of the Count de C1ambord % the sole head Of
the house, the Duahess Of Orleans has, in recent
times. made but one answer: II cannot take upon
ysa Ss .Ss ne sa Of my xsn S be
Count do Paris Who WAS born in 1887, attained ths
age Of le-that is to say, his majority a. royal
prinCe-but . few weeks ago; and il u very probs-
al pretensioDs in the hope OF strengthening the in
fuence Of his family.
The English House Of Lords lately ordered re-
turn, which has just been issued Of articles contra
band Of war exported from the United Kingdom
since the declaration Of war, and the importation Of
tallow, &C., during last year in foreign vessels. OF
the articles exported were l6,l64 tons Of pig aud
rolled lead. ls9 tons Of lead shot, 1907 CIT. Of
red lead, 5,27l cwt Of harge Of lead, 81 908 owt.
of bfstone, 1865 ewt. Of saltpetre APT cwt. Of
nitro, ,406 lbs. Of guBpowde9, III $40 700 gun
fints, 47,183 $50 percussion caps, 203, l23 guns,
1928 pistols lie swords 1858 tons OF ordnance,
f53 SOL of military stores not otherwise described,
f24, 1856 If rava stores not otherwise des rbed and
f578,666. OF the imports last year there were
3340l6 owls. Of tallow In foreign vessels, 378,003
cwt. Of undressed hemp, 433 8l8 cwt. Of nssed and
naxseed COL 707 cs Of fax, 85l5 lasts Of tar, and
$40. AIT lbs. Of bristles.