Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-02
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NEW CALEDoNIA.-The British government
have organized tnat portion of the Oregon
country which was conceded 10 them nv fbe
treaty with the United States, and EXTENDING
on the sea coast from latitude 40 tn latitude
54'4O, by the name of New Caledonia Az
designated in the act, the territory comprises
zUV'OOO square miles, or about 80 900 square
miles more than Washington Territory. which
extends from 46 70 40 degrees on the coast,
ana nearly equal in extent to both our Ter.
ntorles OF Oregon and Washington.
The climate of New Caledonia must he sim
liar to that of Washington Territory. as the
same winds prevail along the whole line of sen
coast and 1t is therefore psobably much
warmer than New England, and approaches
10 tnat OF our Middle States, say Pennsylvania
ana Maryland. The whole region is a great
tinoer country, as densely wooded as was
originally the State of Ohio.
High expectations are entertained in Enc.
land OF building up here a powerful COLONY.
to hold in check the expansion of thu IJnitsd
States. The report of the Parliamentary com.
mttee says, 'fts fisheries are most valuable
Its timber the finest in the world for marina
purposes 1t ahounds in bituminous coal. we'll
lifted for the generation of steam and its eli
mate is line, equable and salubrious.''
There can be no doubt that the whole Ore
gon country. from latitude AZ on the Califor-
MIA frontier to $40, the line of the Russian
POSSESSIONS Is a much more valuable region
imam mas been supposed. The Rocky Noun.
tam range, as far as the explorations have
proceeded, is much lower and less formid-
able at the north than it is at the south and
IN Washington Territory, and the British 1os-
sessions present no such continuous range as
the maps represent. 1t is mountainous
country, but has none of the sterile and i'm
passaole elevations which have been described
SO frequently.
ROBE DE CHAMBRE. -'Ihe Paris press
tnus relates an incident that happened in that
Guy ana caused great glee Mr.. X. is married
ana the tather OF charming girl. So on St.
'ohn day, which was also his birthday, the
Inother ana daughter made present to Mr..
a. OF magnificent robe de Ckanlbre. which
proved to have only one defect. that Of being
too long by more than quarter of ward, Il
was on the evening of the 2Sd of June that
they asertalned this, and Madame X who.
that evening, remained at home, while her
husband and daughter were at party, took
the opportunity to shorten the robe without
saying word to anybody.
The next day Mademoisele X, rising very
early fastened with the same discretion to cut
OH the bottom OF the garment, which she
thought too longi and two hours afterwards,
when Mr.. \. on getting up,perceiyed the robe
ae Chan'6re thrown across a port. manteau,
Immediately directed his servant to take it
to the tailor to take off the quarter Of yard
which he thought was still on Alas when
they brought back the unfortunate garment,
at dinner time, and Mr.. X. called his friends
to admire his present, he found that instead
OF quarter of yard, it was shortened by
nearly yard, and was no longer a robe de
chom6re, but only Uest. Imagine the laugh
ter which ensued when all was explained.
However, it may be imagined that neither
Madame nor Mile x. Joined in the laugh very
heartily.