New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

day evening Dec g. Mr. Thaokeray delivered hs leo
tue on George ILL.,, 10 the Mechanics lnstit11e BRAD
have been delivered at the same place. Dnring the
afternoon however Mr. Thackeray was suddenly at
tackled with lDess and the delivery of the lecture was
consequently postponed
LOUIS NAPOLEoSs FARx.-A Pars letter in the
Indepcndance Of Brussels ssys:
"The EmperOrs private farm Of Fouilleuse has just
been stocked with It's large cate thirty superb cows
cbost by NJ Ma,heu The steward Of St. Cloud and of
VDleI euve EtanR, have been placed there. The fret
wheats have just been sown. Such as it now staads.
this farm has cost million; II is scarcely more than
NE adows in which the Poygon Of Mont Vaerian is sit
uated Numerous visitors have already gone TO the
farm, many of them English.
CURIOUS CUsToh-The corporation Of Newcastle
upon Tyne says Derby paper are bound to eSteItsn
The latter duty they perform by presenting each of the
JUDGES with gold twent, shilling piece of Oh res l;
to Buy dseseI ard the money 20 gyen; is called
age Of Chailes L. for which they sometimes have to
pay high prices when happens 70 be scarce in the
numism attic market. This ceremony of payment " Is
duly performed at the Autumn ssszes of this present
year, A. ID. 1856.
INV POSTAL TREATY WITH FRAseE.-The Moni.
feur contains imperial decree, promu|gating new
postal convention between France and England. The
the 24th of Septe and rs led on the 18th Of No
vember last 1t provces tor two exchanges per diem
of letters newspapers &c, between the Post Offices
|
a subvsntion to one service of steamboats, and the
French another TO The other. Powers are also given
under which the POst Office of either country may re
uuie captains If vessels proceeding from port OF one
country 10 the other TO GARY mail. In the case OF
war between the two countries the postal comnunlca-
tops az not to be intefferTed with without prior notice,
duly served. The English postage for TIE letter. not
e1s eding OF will remain "a at present, Id but
more favorable conditions are made for British letters
passing through France tor Indis, &c. The conven.
ton VII be carried into Effect possible, and
lot later than Jan. ], 1857.
No MORE GRETsAGREES MARRIAGES. AT the
end of the pre- nj month, Grena Green and border
marriages. will be prevented by an act OF last session.
it Ia provided that after the 3lst Of December, no IT.
regular marriage acted In Scotland by deola ration
ackI dgment ceremony, shsll be valid, unless
one Of the parties had at the date thereof hi or her
uspal place OF residence there had lived In Scot
land for twenty one d.yt neItprecedings such marriage
The NEwsBoYs OF AUsTRALIA.G,We have three
| daily newspapers in Melbourne-TAe Argus. the
"leadpg journal With magnificent plant aud large
circulation and The Herald and Age, which are car
RED In a more moderate fashion Formerly their
recorded at the Office Since the great influx Of popu-
ation in 1853 1854 and 1885, every thing here has been
very de- ably Apglicised and the newspapers sell
large portion Of the circulation wholesale over the
counter. The wholesale buyers are Of two classes-
en- pkeep 70 and street veDoep. The latter are boys,
and are very numerous 10 the city AMI suburbs They
earn q good dc Of money, and have their regular
wake. Their harvest is on the arrival Of an glsh
mail when all the papers issue extra have been
told by some Of these boys that they from
TO CO per week: very good week wiz yield rs;
while very little boys with only capital enough to run
TO the Office and buy thre or four papers sell, and
with the proceeds rush for a few copies more, thus
earn lOs 70 is. per week. Some Of these boy, are
orphans or abandoned chiidrsn support widowed
| mu,heys-soee drum en- and abandoned fathers. They
become nduTiOuf active AMI sharp wiited but loose
In their lapessg and morals. They have to say the
truth been pegtcted and forgotten by the phl.othro.
pist whose Telescope only adapted 10 neglected
atty and nhgion at q very great Distance OF
course these boys cannot be earning their living and
attending school ut the same tune; bat am happy TO
say that Efforts are on foot to improve thes mo s CON-
diiion. meeting was held on Tuesday to form a
Juvenile Traders Associston." About 100 boys,
chiefly Dewsyende and street huiierers were treated
with tee. They were grotesqueI merry and inde-
PENDENT lot. After ca, Mr.. Ponlmau, judse OF the
Com ~ Couit--s very smiable and benevolent man
took the chair. The pomoter of the movement Mr..
Watts, ives 'bere. Nj hsekinDon, one OF the proprl'
eto,s Of The Argus took a prominent part, add Gas
very popul,r with the premature little men. Mr.. WI
SOD, one Of the professor Of the Univery addressed
them. Boys seconded theresoutions and the assoca-
ton was formed s sSs sl ?. Psevsrsd in
| A TALE OF DIAMOND fNG.-About a fortnight
$50 MIR. Evans purchased pair of Winter gloves .,
the shop OF Mr. Shoolbred, tailor and msryer IN this
them, be pu, them away. Wishing to use them, how.
ever few days since be essayd 10 put them on but
Of bis fingers met With some obstruction, which, on
examination, was found TO be ocsasiohed by hand.
rome diamond ring. Mr.. Evans sppii.ed M. Shool-
bred Of his discovery and 1t was rscoeced that Mr..
Henry Hay ward had lost diamond rins aoout twelve
months sgo. Mr.. Hayward being sb,ut to prooeed T.
ccpcsrt at Shrewsbury, called at Mr. Shoolbreds to
purcb are pair of gloves. lie tried several p1is
aud very shortly sfer~ard discov. red that be hal st
bis ring. reward for Its rsstoratin vas Offered, hut
notbi was beard OF it until IL four In the
stated by Mr. Evans 1t bad been saugy eted in
| tie g. ger Of the glove for abou' twelve nooth-.
| WolveIhAmp,on Chrenicle.
THE FRrxcB MARRIAGE LAVA Paris letter. in
the Emancipation u Brussels he's the fol o~ins: Two
yeap seo Colonel Ieft sitn bis regimeht fur the
Cinea A he had been betrothed several nionths to
| Milo Who vas graveiy I'D, be drmasded taat b.
fore leaving Paris religious marriage should be ce)e
haisd between thtm The yourg lady ind her faciiiy