The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21

idiots. Ireland al the OF the 1861,
there $3.50 insane persons confinement az
36sS in 1856 and lee in 1855 There were 2s insane
Eapers in union warehouses; in Ireland in the 1856
The receipts OF the Irish asyums ls565 amounted
fs2S75 and the expenditure to CT 4S2
In ls4 the in which Sir Robert Peel succeeded to
the Premiership the value Of every description of stock
hesd by the farmers OF Ireland about twenty mil
lions this including $500 900 the value of the poultry
held at that date According the of the number
on STOCK IN ireland for the present year. the total value
would be about fortyore millions nearly twice the
amount The Registrar Generals estimate makes the
value only thirty four Millions but the Of each
class Of stock he figures years ago,
when cattle at least 80 cent under the present
market rates. Ii is evident that the blood infused
into the agricultural world by the operations OF the En-
numbered Estates Court Las bad the happies effects in
aro1sng into more intense energy the local enterprise o.
the Irish farming population This one fact that the live
stock owned by Irish agrcuturists at present worth
twice as much as that held before the advent of free
trade, rs IN itself, exceedingly valuable testimony OF
e success OF Sir Robert Peels far seeing legislation as
apiacd 20 that country.
on the Is OF October the Copyhod OF England
came INTO force, repeating, in great measure, the law
which has heretofore existed The object Of the act to
make further improvements the commutaton OF mano
rial rights 10 facilitate the enfranchisement OF copyhod
lands and 10 improve customary tenures According to
the saith section the tenant lord Of copyhod land may
compel It's onfranchsemeni and the lord OF tenant may
compel the exnguishment OF a claim TO heriots The law
relating TO copyhods passed IN 1852 is cons deraby
amended by the Copyhold act of 1858.
An imperial decree, published by the Paris Monicur
approving of the convention passed between the
ent and the Credit Foncer Company for the advance BY
that establishment oil 100 o00 600 of francs for draining
purposes is much approved Of by several of the
Paris journals, as calculated prove highly adj
vantaeeoGs 10 agriculture As the subject is OF
great importance extract from the Constitutional the
following explanation Of the system which 10 be pur
sued The administration has so facilitated the formal
ties required that to effect loan will require
the part OF either great small proprietors Of the
steps which bring the most enterprsnr spr, to dead
stop, and which farmers would dare 10
ture on. Applications for loan would be laid be
fore competent commission, an forwarded after
cursory examination 10 the engineer of the petitioners
department, or Of that in which the drainage works
10 be executed tn, cneaeer after ascertaning the vi
nf tha t,h HE .n
Project, which document after lapse OF ten days will
be forwarded to the Ministry OF Agriculture, where
raj examination into the grounds OF the application will
be made. The Credit fonccr Company will then examine
the title Is good, and see 70 the sovcncy of the de
mandant II the securities offered not deemed sufi
Gent the Minister Of Agriculture will aecde after rcfe
renee had TO the superior commission It vii rest with
the ministry, also to Tx period oftne within which the
works shall he commenced and finished
The French Custom House has published the compete
statistics of the trade Of France in 1857, verifying and
completing figures which have already appeared.
real value Of the total imports OF France in 1857, including
The precious metals and the transit trade ti01 560
600 aud the real value Of the exports including the same
flCS SEQ oO0 making the total value Of the imports and
exports together, f2l3 900 or this amount repre-
sensne the total external trade Of France fi53 900
the value Of the united imports and exports by aud
ESQ geo co Of the exchanges carried by the lard froo
ter The total trade, which represented value OF s2ls
100 Geo IA 1857 only 1913 COO 0oO in 1s47. showing
increase Of fl9 0o0 Us per cent, period often
years. IT. estimating this prodigous increase, the
hanced value Of all articles IN 1857. and the large move
OF the precious metals 1857 of which there
no corresponding item 1s+7 be taken into
very active during the nrst nine months Of 1857.
The Paris rcsse of the oath ult takes the following
gloomy view OF the state Of the lower classes IN Elgand
Misery whatever the optiinss may say makes constant
progress IN England Trade, are told increases in
activity; manufactures Developed they call for work
men and offer them higher salaries We viii moi dispute
these assertions but will call the that
they disagree the tendency emigration daily more
strongly manifested BY the working classes II Is dcs,i
tu0n hunger that drives thee unfotunates from
then native country and much has emigration become
social necessity for Great Britain that committee has
h.g he nha Tpfu fpspv f,.ap,
ycrnmcLt gratutous emigration.
Among the improvements about be made Paris Is
the removal q the present and the construction Of
terminus 70 the Northern Railway more suitefor the in
mense traffic carried there. The terminus is be
raised on the waste ground between the Hospital Ia Rbos
slere aud the present terminus.
The French order the Legion of Honor now consists Of
552S members-Sz 20 grand crosses 80 grand officers,
lo2 commuters 4.s2s officers and 1880 knights The
coraon. The oldest dgnres OF the order the pcsen,
moment are Marshal Count Relic and Duke rssquier
grand Of 1875 Lieutenant General Duke &c Taey
rand ferigord, grand officer Of 1921.
The Danish Ministry has presented 10 the Second Cham
Der Of Denmark the BUDGET OF ls59-G0 II Inmates the
receipts at 6@6coo Xix dalors and The expenses at only
30s7,Tl4 Tie receipts coGsis, Of o62 600 dalers
from direct taxes c03 600 rom indirect and the
rest OF customs duties 10 the islands and OF various items
Postage stamps have been introduced spain. They
are square n shape and the coors pink aud
brown. Within circular border is representation d
the head OF Queen Isabella The values OF Spanish postage
stamps are I'D, - 81. and 3D.
Adyiccs from Madrid Of the 2sth ut have reached ~.
The prosecutions If the press continued The I'dranaio.
organ Of the Naryaez party had been ordered prose
cutou by the crown lawyers. ". Nocedal the Minis
ter had entered an action against the editor o. The Camor
fStoo for having made some roncal observations on hs
private life The EfdRd for the third time, had been
Condemned to heavy hne 10000 rells) and 1t
about he tried again FOR another offence.
VI Emile Pcrcrt has Is said, obtained from the Fin.
Feror Napoleon Tor the southern Railway Company the
concession ~ Two lines on, from Bayonnc to run and
the other from Perpguan 10 Port yendrcs.
swaIms u locGsis have appeared IN several OF the
Philippine Islands. anu have caused immense damage
the Plantations Public prayers are being offered ~ and
the common people employed IN the hclas collecting
and destroying them the authorities much for
every oaske'u presented TO the acades does not ap
pear that the natives of the Philippine Islands the
locnsts, as the Rn Arabs do.
report from y m. dated al Bangkok the 18th Of
July. says-Riec very scarce, and Of inferior
quality, and N the event 81 u rot rancr soon, famine
may be surely expected. The mobiles desired tile King
the King would acqucscc. but ordered the price of
that article 10 be raised n gher.
Sx gentlemen have Just completed bagtnc tour from
Psrs 70 Antwerp, through The interior nayigatons Of
franc, Belgium. Their boat light four cared gig
had been prc, 0usy sent 10 Asneres on Tho siae rhey
started thence, rowing through Paris up the seine 10 the
Junction With the Marne Clarendon. here they
menced ascending the Marne, and encountered The
hrs q the numerous wcirs butt FOR purposes navga
ton across the river The d this happened be-
open, aud they attempted pull through bot borne
back ~ thc rush a water, native spectator dcfisvc
shouting. They prepared for second attempt. " Get
ready. said the ccsswaln. eco Twenty strokes
brought them 10 the fall. and after three struggle
n The turmoil the Fehy was steadily proceeding on her
upward way.
The 81 Lucia wv ID Palladium mentions the arrival Al
Castries. the evening OF the 9th OF August " the
French u steamer LGcicr. search Of
kfoomcn who lad effected their escape from Martinique
APPEARS ha during The preceding night twenty three OF
these unfortunate beings employed the estate Of Mr.
Semp~ N that ISLAND had embarked IN a canoe. and had
directed their towards the northern part 81 ~ La
ca The moment this Circumstance discovered by
the owner Of the estate he represented the matter ~ the
government Of Martinique, who Immediately placed the
Lnciier al hs disposal ~ g. chase ~ fpgitives.
That vessel sailed from Port Royal early IA. morning
Ian 81 ff4E krNl
shaped their towards the port Of Cases IN land
ing al the wharf, Mr.. Sempos n.law who was on
board and Iay ~ the officers prncec icl a. the resi-.
dcnce u his Exccency the Al ~ the govern
nent by whom they oourteously received. They
stated the object ~ hssr AMI betting informed that
intelligence had been received o the arrival ~ the
Kroomeu they inquired whether the event IL Their
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