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

there $3.50 persons in confinement gainst
S.6sS IN 1856, and lee in 1855 There PSI
paupers in union warehouses in Ireland year 1856
The receipts Of the Irish asylums in ls5657 amounted 10
fs2,S75, and the expenditure 10 fT7 ,432
In 1871 the year which Sir Robert Peel succeeded
the Premiership the value Of every description Of stock
held by the farmers of Ireland about twenty mil
hons ms including fSooO 900, as the value OF the poultry
he1o al that date According 10 the return OF the number
OF STOCK IN Ireland for the present year the total value
would be about foryone millions, or nearly twice the
amount. The Registrar Generals estimate makes the
value only thirty four Millions but on the average OF each
class Of stock he takes the figures set down ten ago.
when cattle at least 80 per cent under the present
market rates II evident that the blood infused
into the agricultural world by the operations of the En-
numbered Estates Court las had the happes effects in
arousing energy the local enterprise of
tho Irish farming population This fact, that the live
stock owned by Irish agrculurs,s present worth
twice much that held before the advent of free
trade, rs, in itself exceedingly valuable testimony of
tie Of Sir Robert Peels Far seeing legislation as
apiacd 90 that country.
On the Isl OF October the new Copyhod OF England
came into force, repeating in great measure, the law
which has heretofore existed The object Of the act IS 70
make further improvements for the Communication OF mano
rial rights, TO facilitate The enfranchisement OF copyhold
lands and TO improve customary tenure~ According 10
the sAh section the lord Of oopyhod land may
compel its Acknowledgement and the lord tenant may
compel the extngushmeni OF claim 70 heriots The law
relating to copyholds passed in 1852 is derably
amended by the Copyhod act Of 1865.
An imperial decree published by the Paris Mon1cur,
approving of the convention passed between the govern
men and the Credit Foncier Company for the advance by
that establishment OF loo oC0 600 OF francs for draining
purposes is much approved of by several OF the
Paris journals, as calculated 10 prove highly ad
vantageous TO agriculture As the subject is one OF
great Importance, extract from the Constitutional the
following explanation Of the system which to be pur
suedT administration has facilitated the fOrmal
ties required, that TO effect loan will not require on
the part Of either great small proprietors any Of the
steps which bring the entcrprising spirits dead
stop, and which farmers would dare 10
ture on. Applications for a loan would be laid be
fore a competent commission ane forwarded after a
cursory examination to the engineer of the petitioners
department OF that in which the drainage works
10 be executed Tn o. after oscertainq The uti
ynft Tho in hfs
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 foucer Company will then examine
I the title Is good, and see 70 the soycncy of the de
mardant If the securities offered not deemed sui
cient the Minister Of Agriculture will ecide after rce
renee had 10 the superior commission II viii rest with
the ministry also to Tx period oftme within which the
works shall he commenced and finished
The French Custom House has published the com.etc
statistics of the trade ot France in 1857, verifying and
completing the figures which have already appeared The
real value Of the total imports OF France 1857. including
the precious metals and the transit trade, E07 550
600 and the real value Of the exports including the same
f1C5 500 oO0 making the total valve OF the imports and
exports together, f2l3.l200o0. OF this amount repre-
scn.ng the total external trade OF France fi53 200 900
the value Of the united imports and exports by and
ESQ 600 oG0 of the exchanges carried by the lard foo
tier The total trade, which represented value OF f2l3,
100 coo 1857 only fo3 GOO oo0 in ls4T, showing
Increase OF tll9520oo0 or lbs per cent IN period often
years. H. estimating this prodigous Increase the
haired value OF all articles IN 1891 and the large move
ment OF the precious metals IN 1857 o which there
no corresponding item ls47 must be taken into account
as also that trade exceptionally depressed in lst7 aud
very active during the first nine months OF 1857.
The Paris Presse OF the oath ult takes the following
gloomy view Of the state Of the lower classes Eagaud-
Misery, whatever the optimisS may say makes constant
progress IN England Trade, We are told increases IN
activity manufactures devcoped they call for work
men, and offer them higher salaries. We viii no, dispute
these assertions but We will call attention 20 the fact that
They disagree from TIE tendency to emigration daily more
strongly manifested by the working classes II is desti
tuition hunger that drives thee unfortunates from
Their native country and much has emigration become
social necessity for Great Britain that committee has
just been formed with the object OF obtaining from go
Ternment gratutous emigration.
Among the improvements about to be made in Paris is
the removal 81 the present and the construction Of
terminus TO the Northern Railway. suiteior the in
mcnsc traffic carried there. The terminus be
raised on the waste ground between the Hospital Ia Rbos
siere and the present terminus
The French order Of the Legion of Honor consists Of
5521 members-vz 20 grand crosses 80 grand officers,
LOO commanders 4S21 officers and 80 esd knights. The
above numbers exclusive o fore sners having the de
coraon. The old - dgnars OF the order al the present
moment Marshal Count Relic and Duke Pasluer
grand crosses Of 1875 Lieutenant General Duke DC aey
rand fergord grand officer of 1871.
The Danish Ministry has presented TO the Second Cham
her of Denmark the budget lS59C0. II Inmates the
receipts 636 Coo rx dacrs and the expenses ouy
3Os11l4 The receipts consist Of 100000 rix daers
from direct o03 600 IRON Indirect taxes and the
Of customs duties the islands and OF various items
Postage stamps have been Introduced into Spain They
square IN shape and the colors pink green aud
brown Within circular border Is representation OF
The head OF Queen Isabella The values Of spanish postage
stamps are l Id, 2lsd and sd.
AiNNfe run ahnIiu vi ttr -fti ulA nav fchtu'U US
The prosecutions q the press continued The iaraHsso,
organ Of the Naryaez party had been ordered for prose
cutou by the crown lawyers. ". Nocgda the OK Minis
ter had entered an acton against the editor ~ the C1mor
Public or having made some iroulca observations hs
private life The E7aaa, for the third time, had been
Condemned 20 heavy tine 10000 re4lsl and Il
about he tried again for another offence
Emile Pcrcir' has, Is said, obtained from The FIN
rcror Napoleon. Tor the southern Railway Company, the
concession ~ two lines, ou, from aSouuc 10 run, and
the other from Perp4gnan 70 Port youdrcs
swarms q locusis have appeared m several OF the
Philippine Islands anu have caused immense damage IN
the PLANTATIONS PabIc prayers are being offered up and
the common people employ the hcds collecting
and destroying them, the authorities paying much for
every baskeifui presented 10 the acadc Il does ap
pear that the natives ~ the Philippine Islands eat the
locust, a. the Ri Arabs do.
report from s. N. dated al Bangkok the 18th o.
July. ssys-RiCe wa very scarce, and Of inferior
quality and the event a. Il rot ranirg soon, famine
may be surely expected. The mobiles desired the King
issas proclamation Ifoabung the exiortalpn ~ rice
the King would not aCquiescc, but ordered the price of
that articlc TO be raised D gheE.
SX gentlemen have Just completed n beating tour from
Pare % Antwerp. through the interior navlgatous o.
ltauc' and Belgium Their boat, light four cared GIG
bad been prev ousy sent "a Asnlees The Sne rhey
started thence, rowing through PARIS up the cne 20 the
Junction with The Marine, Charcuou. h0rc they
meuced ascending the Marne, and encountered the
hrst 81 the numerous wrs but Tor purposes 81 navga
ton across the river The gue u ths happened to BE-
open and they attempted pun through, bat borne
back y, ths rush - water, native spectator dcrsvry
shouting. They prepared Tor second attempt " Get
brought them % the fall and after three minutes struggle
o. tie turmoil The Frcty was steadily proceeding ON her
onward way
The - Lucia (w. - Palladium mentions the arrival AZ
Gastrics the evening 81 the 9th oi August Of the
french 0t.war steamer LGcicr, search Of some
kooulCn who lad effected their escape from Martinique
apeafs that during tie preceding night twenty three OF
these unfortunate being, employed the estate Of Mr.
Scmfe, that lsand, had embarked IN canoe, and had
directed their towards the northern part ~ 81 La
60. The moment tbs circumstance discovered by
the owner u the estate he represented the matter the
government o. Marunagc, who Immediately placed the
Iucier az his disposal ~ ~ chase ~ the fagitves.
That vessel sailed from Fort Royal early th. morning
Of Tuesday. aud discovering trace ~ The kroomen.
shaped their course towards the port 81 Cates land
ing at The wharf, Mr. Semp's in.aw who was on
board and Iarty ~ the officers prucec the resi-
dcncc ~ bis ExCeency The Al mnsraor ~ the govern
nent, by wa0m they were cautiously received. They
stated the object ~ tbsr visit and being informed
intelligence hal BEEN received Of the arrival
Kroumeu they inquired whether, 10 the their
land fuCia the Cover would cf-sent 20 their
fynfnv IA A No French Mr. in