New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss NIGHTISGALE.-Ine Crunean correspondent VI
The London Times WRITES 9,
Il regret TO state that Miss Nightingale has received
a slight injury from the upsettinE OF vehicle ln "ni;h
with tLer sisters hhe was coming the irOnt from
Belaklaya Her back is hurt aud she is al present at
the Castle Hospital. We all hope for her speedy aud
complete recovery. ,
TIE Nightingale Fund in England has now reached
$50 900.
SAVAGE LANroR ASD KossUrH-In note to =
fiieuc. published il The Eromiaer, Mr.. Land)r re
plies to the furs made about his appeal IN behalf 1
kossuth: ,.-
about thirty letters, aud much gret that did not
preserve at act the signatures. ew OF the earnest
seLt TO M Foister. Ny immediate friends and rela
tons oud have contTibu.ed no less than t3OO And
surely they do not constitute twentieth part ot those
WHO t~0ud kare teen anxious TO assist VI. hOssuth II
dot not appear to any one but ths gentleman tha
have been guilty OF violating the secrets OF 90
me,tc privacy This would indeed have been wi
lanous. | know nothing more of his concerns
than the public knows. The public knows that
he wrote in a newspaper for emolumebt. Tae pubic
k1oWs that be advert-es to give lectures IN various
cities of England to the same intent. To rdu before
the public TO incite and direct It's zeal surely L not
yerv rtprehcl sible. leave the decision ON lts yHd-
coIsness 10 Others, ard only fear that they may be
unfavorabv biased b. ". Kos uths letter in direc
ton liite unoyorahle TO him. II am convicted OF
entering by stealth the private clearinghouse of NJ
KCssutb and of pei re,IGtng quite into s sanctuary
an indictment may also be aid against me for the
same Cffensc under tao roots OF James DeOe and OF
Edward Crpern, who according to the hOssuth code
are bound TO appear and prose ute. And who knows
Whether year sitter year, may NOT have been guuty
of similar mSdCme anOrs, which never have been and
never viii be dctectcd' What - certain IL this: o.
no occasion for the future, will Interfere in the at
fairs OF q stranger.
THF GREAI APrrN CAsE.-The East India Com
pany vs. the Hon. Mrs. Iyce SOmb~e Is now IN course
of fearug before In, JuCicial Committee of the Prvy
at
pute il stated at he almost incredible sum of s35,
GOO go. All the leading membtr- OF the bar hold
bliefs on one side the 9th r. ana eacl have re-
c,ivtd fee Of 80, 500 with them. la ADDITION TO
which there are two consultations daily, one IN the
moiring aud the other in the evening, each tine
fee OF sl 80 being paid to every eacing counsel 70
consulting.
A NEw WIryEss.-Iu an action brought 10y the
Rev. W. j. Bennett of Frome, q novel witness was
literally placed in the box-a photograph Which gave
unerirg testimony of the position OF ,le premises H.
volved IN the dispute. Photographs Lave been used
before for such PURPOSES Of justice as the ideutit
cal on Of criminals, bat the above i tue first instance
tLat we know of the importation OF this most useful H.
YenlOn iLtO a civil cause.
A FoRTNIGHT WITH BRrGASDs. Tho Spanish
journals record the capture of gentleman OF pro-
poriv by ligauds. Count dc Nailanezo was carried
off three weeks ago from the district OF Toledo and
10000 paetres were demanded from bis family for MS
ransom Tie family paid 'he money; but the lOcIl
authorities succeeded in seizius 1t before It reached
its destination. Tie brigaud, however, again notified
that they expected this ana the
latter deemed right in scte 0ttte prohibition Of the
authorizes 10 forward i to them. On rccep. of It,,
the brgauds ilm 3datelv released the Count, AMI he
arrived at home eight days back. He relates that the
brgaIds on captGrng lin told Lin that be need
eneItsu no tear as they had taken him not TO murder
him. bat To do a good stroke Of business by getting
paid for bis release and they expressed the regret at
being obliged 10 carry him into Portugal. he says
also that wien the bugaucs, WHO were always on the
move during the day, eccamped for the uig4t they
gave lin blankets 10 wrap himself up in, and that
when provisions happenned 10 be scarce they even
stiIted themselves IN order that he might have
enough He says, moreover, that they appeared ID
posre,s certain degree Of education and asked him
IT, in his visits 10 Madrid, he had not visited the opera
ard heard Ronconi-expressng surprise on being
answered in the negative.
VE.rylr, AGAGS Is ERUPrIoS-A Naples CORE
spouCent Of The fhcHGHm writes. " On the Both Of
December the mountain threw up great quantity ot
red ashes and then through the whole Of January
copioIs smoke IL TIE mouth OF February ashes were
again thrown out and being carried by the north wind
in the aneciOn e BoSco 1reCase produced that phe
LomenOn which has of late been much spoken of
the election of FISH frOIa the mountain. The true
pliuatiO Of this l.: The asbes falling the terraces
Of the houses IN the village of BOscO Irecase de
stroyed and converted into many mumnes great
quantity Of sIails, which according to their custom
were making a night II II. The report imm edately
got about that fsh had been thrown out, and many
stranger has let Naples tie bearer of this wonderful
tale Pamier SAYS that the historians Of the remark
able ERUPTION Of lG6l made a similar statement
ana tLets duAltus 10 FttUy OF ulrpfOFe IT, Nc
uOt only asceIded 10 the top of the on
a fshing expedition, but went 10 the village
of Trecase. TIE result wac az ! have mentioned On
the .sth of February the Few mouth uttered some
slight inonstiors, and sent forth matter of the
copss,ence Of paste. This cooling, became bro sn
scors. On the hrt If this month yet greater quaE-
ti,y was thrown up, and the mass beneath was 20
elevated that sometimes the smoke strongly IL
ign mated. On tie same Jay ashes of dark color,
end g hty magnetic, fe for the ,hird time. Panier
remark az worthy Of observation that the disturb
ance Of the durnal period of the needles o: Lamont
very uch resembles that observed By Padre della
Tone in re eruption Of 1867, and it very different
from what be bad obseryed in May Of last year We
sLyius II still in sgitated state, but the outward
manifestations no. perhaps striking alhey were
at the beginning of the month. They sufficient,
however to give strength 10 the hopes OF the traveller
vkO turns lie longing eyes toward the coudcovered
mountain snd asks you for the hurdredth time, Now,
60 you resly think we shal have an eruption .
CHINESE ATROCITIEs.-Wh hen the Chinese Imperial
trcope recovered the town of Tai Ping ang from the
bows who were taken before the cOmmander.in.chief
Tie latter address ing of them said Little ra asca
what i your father ?" /" Tie Is d knsehn doctor OF
the 2d class. "W hat Coo 10 you wofshipl' " We
have Learned TO WOn-Lip Shangi the name Of God
amopr the Chinese Christians and applied also to the
younger brother" of Jesus Chri,tl. "Child of the
devil, | viii teach you to worship ShaDgt You
- all die The monster ordered hole body t. be
buried alive. TLerh hands were pi1iOned behind them,
ard beng thrown into deep trench. the earth was
cast upon them, enid the shouts Of the e1ulting SOL
diery. Thus were zoo put to death; the others
allowed 10 be RAJ somed by their relations