The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-21

sufficiently expresses .no gratitude Of tho passenssn
sno mysaif, TO Cap Lang, and every odicsr sod mha
under MIN, for ne COL Intrepid aud courageous ON
conduct under me al eum.tauces Their be6avt,r WAS
most noble Toe cap ID me that for upwards Of
twenty years b. had experienced suoh which
came not - wave ut huge aud pondesous bresker
Great anxiety ned been felt Liverpool about the safety
OF the ST p and the arrival of tue vessel Ia port
This Is tho mar, awe Of Mr. Boosest and We may add
that all the passengers with the exception OF nssf and
Mrs Bennett again embarted last week (Frday) by the
Canada Mrs Bennett 10 exceedingly Ill from the ELECTS
Of the and tud that for this win
r at ieat Mr. Bennett does not intend TO revi, the
Sstes We trust that the loss OF his professional engage
ments America will be than stonea during his
stay In Eu gland.
Incidents In Australia.
A correspondent Of the Melbourne Argus Describes
an aboriginal wake which he witnessed ut Sale.
Gipps Land. The natives belonging TO the more
immediate vicinity Of Sale having COMMITTED muir
der upon one of the OmeO blacks, and aggravatng
the srocity by INDUCING their cannibal propenses
in eating q portion OF the body, were threatened
with an avengiDg onslaught from the Ome0 tribes
For greater security against such an attack they
came down close to the township, where they en-.
camped in bodies of from twelveito twenty each
man among them hao been i'll some time-so
far gone as to be quite unable to wax, except when
partially carried by his comrades. Suoh was the
state Of matters when. one evening, attention Was
attracted by most uuccouotable noise coming
from the direction Of their camp.
the blacks were camped The sick man was being
held up in q standing posture by three Of his com
rades. who were bem0aning his fate with the most
heartfelt sorrow. The entire camp men, womea
and children exhibited the most frantic grief, all
the women. and children not excepted, emitting their
head aud bodies in a most shocking manner with
their waddies, tomahawks and other instruments Of
war. The dying mans life was ebbing fast. His
supporters placed him in a sitting position. One
held bis hand to the fire and lifted II to the PATIENTS
face DESTROYS of counteracting the GOODNESS which
he felt creeping over it. His gin, the be-
reayed one, gave evidence Of uncomfortable
and maddening grief. With her mails she tore
the skin off her cheeks from the eyes down
wards. This action she continued on the lacerated
flesh until it became horrible to witness Anon she
would seize a tOmahawk. and dash It with both
hands against her legs. At last she threw herself
forward az if to catch the last breath Of her dying
husband. The frantic excitement of every one in
creases; the selfinficted wounds are redoub!ed.
The man is dead The body Is stretched out before
the fire. InstantaDeously each man ran to where he
had placed his spear and began stabbng himself Ia
the legs The howiings, the ceilings and wailngs
Of agonizing grief which accompanied this display
that fancy could ever have imagined. Next day
they embowelled the body, intending TO smoke it
until nothing bat skin and skeleton were left.
Throughout the whole Of three nights the entire
bush res0unded with their waiiings.
from ths Melbourne Argue. Sept 30
One of the most striking and remarkable events of
the past week was the conservation Of joss house
for the OF the Chinese residents in this city aud
its suburbs. This singular ceremony was performed
on Tuesday last, and the wood ediiice in which it
took place has been erected and decorated at cost
of about FL 900, elevated plot OF ground some
distance beyond the orphan asylum, at Emerald
hill The temple is from sixty to seventy feet in
length and about thirty five feet in width. II has
two stories. the lower being apparently that
which is devoted to religious ceremonies The upper
story is surrounded by gallery, Lighted from tse
roofs and is apparently set apart as an assembly
hall. The whole interior IA painted aud ornamented
in the Chinese style, and hung round with banners.
In the lower story II picture enclosed In
nal ceremonies of alteration were paid. The
painting consists of three figures, the centre
one being that Of an old man OF reverend appear
ance, and in a sitting posturc: on one side OF hin
stands young man, and on the other man OF ma
ture years. To this picture those assembled ut the
conservation Frustrated themselves with much seem
ing respect. The ceremony OF conservation seemed
10 consist OF an Offering OF poultry and other food
either to these painted idols to some imaginary
beings whom they represented. The food so offer
ed was not touched by any of the assembly. con-
tinual c!aueT and clang OF gongs, drums, &c, WAS
kept up, ard this neise was accompanied at times
by sort of chant while the devotees passed before
the altar. if 40 il may he termed. and bowed and
prossrsted themselves before the picture. About
midday banquet. consisting oil cake. fowls, ish,
&c. was served up in the upper chamber, and was
pIeBtifuy partaken Of by the assembly After this
fireworks were discharged. and between and
O'Clock the company separated and returned to Mel
bourne III great poou nuUor.
Great Snow Storm In England.
(srom the Loodon Tunes, Ice 81
The moors Of Yorkshire have been visited for the
past few days by one Of the most severe storms OF
wind and snow experienced ia that locality for a
very long period. The storm set in on Chris mas
night with severe frost and o heavy downfall OF
snow. In the neghborhood of Skpton its effects are
very disastrous, and they have been experienced
with or less severity throughout the whole OF
the Craven district in which the farmers have sus-
tanned serious losses The high prevailing winds
drove the snow like avalanche before 1t, aud the
sheep have had TO be dug from drifts three and four
yards in depth. One farmer. who had nearly 800
sheep out, has scarcely recovered uthc OF them
alive. On Conistone Moor thirty sheep werc taken
out dead from one OF the drifts; on lindsay Moor
nine were found huddled together in similar hole;
on Cracoe Fell large number were either smother
ed ia the snowdriis or frozen to death; indeed.
throughout the whole neighborhood similar di9aa-
trous losses have been experienced by the farmers
The keen frost has stl continued OF night, with
partial thsws during the day.
The Case or Madame Chnt-isin, of New
Orleans.
Prom The Tournsl DC Uebsis. Tee ~
The Cour d'Atsisss Of the Seine has at last
given decision in the case Of Zoe fouhgny. ac'
eused Of higamy This lady married Mr.. Chatclain
in 1910, in France. Twelve years Afterwards sue
left for New Orleans. and from there for Texas. 10
her travels she became scqnainted with man W
TIE name OF Clusten, aud after living some time
with him came back To Paris.
In the beginning OF the year lsj6 Christen wrote
30 Chalelsin that he became the husband Of Ice
pooigny in America. 30 tha' she had committed
the crime OF bigamy by being twice married. To
support this accusation the following paper was
annexed to the letter.
Sai. II rsras, Co,eis " Hsri The Iustcs ef Peace
IN the minister 81 the Evangelist church, gresungfou
are eby authorized N tie holy bonds o.
rae Jean Pierre Cnrsten vub Ipe Name Cnn.esn, And
psrc certificates OF the cele,rson Of the st marriage
the r cord within SIXTY DAYS Of the pre- ent date
BAKES, Recorder.
This letter was returned March I, 1855, with the
following enforcement
Icer,iy that on the i,h OF MNch, iss3 h Mr. Sebss
tIen Rauls In the city OF New Yotk celebrated the
marriage Of the above named Psrcs IN accordsnoe with
| the annexed aushorszstios. n. r. REgVUsS.
The husband entered complaint, and Zoe lou-