New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-10

,srssd or tr.e.:sd the ,phcsrs hsvcs ,egiee.edto
urocs.d FOR tneI pstsris within ne aI uSr.a- o. py
ysioIsl J'o.ec;i'r, wss l,.. TIE Ianotr ei agP-
cation. recorded within ths frs. SIX morias OF ,oe
car-sr. yesr uSsl wss ,47i, therefore, es'ma,lns
ne to:sl rauber o: ne year &. sooat ',V"' &C.
ciesse Ct 20 OF the ~Eo,e year, Sc comp Pe,eo ~
1871, msy se t1p.ctet: ne ss.r.es p.,a,t s.a L.v
A,reporert Ac. ST ,r:ei n leJ1 10 - 90. Iasle
.srue year - $50 l9s. were pad % Sir K. Bethel
tb.u At;orrey-G General N respect of ps'sn.s, snd
.qQl n HI. clerk; - 0Sj lts 10 the RlSh, don
lanes s,uart Wo,tey, Solicitor General; El9i - 20
Hs cl.rt - 3t6 lis. 20 SIR Henry Singer kesHrg
-, ci r General ard .2OJ 5s. 10 hs Clerk, nsAogs
totsl Of GEM Ia. pad leJ 20 me ." oHcsfs OF
tie Crowr ior fees corrected WIN the Srsn,l1s O.
nster.s for iryer:cns. In the ssme yer, ti,os a.
rromuerssuous !or loss Of offices existing under the
oId srd = SIS lie. 81. for the caTsn. sid nc.
dertsl expenses OF the existing commlss'oe. ,o
IsrsE or The AMERICAN FLAG.-Ws are cure there
.-ssre,.sbls citizen of the Uti,ei S.s.es Who
vonId 70. se indignant were he 20 know ne infamous
usss 70 which the sg o his free and dependent na-
ton e sppled on the coast OF Ai0cs' we ae'e ese
wners recorded the capture CT tne scnoOner byuo
Gibb. by he Trident. Tne circGHs,ances attending
the bosicirc ofthst vesael not sngalari shoagh
II seGo happers tast they .erInlns.e 80 saccessiny
Tie Lydia Gibbs "a ar American oali vessel OF SPOUT
.00tuns Of The model c the far.fsmed yse1J Amele%
She had been for some ti1e at ancnor u w nyasl
Roads but hsyi1g American colors t5ire, there was
cfcul.y IN examining her closely "a Der cs'eo "ss
spusTsntly uLdistuToeo snd 10 United States msn-o
OF hand 70 sscertain the co'I.ctness D. neI
parers Boa.s Of two or three Of the EaSsn cruisers
bsc been alongside bu. could End nothing n istiiy
minute search likely 70 lead 20 detention The Lydli
Gibbs wss however, the 18th Msy. fallen II wito
of tie coast by Commsrder Close OF the lTllent, snI
ths. officer under moral CONVICTION that re vessel
wss not engaged IN lawful bIsicess, sent bost 70
board her TIE psrty were received civIlS ana seeh
ipgy with unconceTDi but the eNanuing ofh;7r, De-
ing tie point OF lifting the tarpaalin walsh covered
aly a. oh Ia
skipper that he game wss mp. lie ordered me
mate 10 "tesr down the rsg ne he was not golng %
be captured under those colorsi whIcn of9sis weie
literally compiled with and ST the same 1tfe nc mrs"
the pspers overheard. The vessel 0-inE then uena-
tonalized the BriIth officer proceedet - open the
matches, when out walked ten Spsnaos, forming the
sl.ve crew, woo mad been coacesied DsloN. Inc
LYDIA Gibbs will il ell probability, b. condemned IN
the Admiralty Court src so far the ends OF istlce VIII
be corpassed: but i. not this capture convincing
proof that Slavery cannot be put down II the nag
bearing the stars and stripes OF America IS ao"eu 10
deter those engaged in its suppression from examining
suspjcious yesselsl United Service Gazette
SrA FIsH.-A few days ago NJ. Coste, the eminent
piscicul.urist communicated paper 10 the Academy
OF ScieLces IN which he stated that, with the AID Ok
the Minister OF Public Works, he hsd been enabled TO
create = kind of msrine observatory a; CoDearnesu
Fnistere for the purpose OF studying the hsoit and
instincts of various sea fish. a terrace mas been
formed on the top Of house on the quay, WIN reser
vOirs srrsr ged ike gnt of steps. rbe ses water
pumped up 20 the topmoet reservoir aud thence nows
down slowly, sitter the manner OF rlVulet 9o cenu-
metres in breadth, along all toe other reservoirs,
which together form length OF about - uietres ms
lergth is divided into % cells by wlre-net psrtition
which allowing free psssage 10 the water, yet pre-
vent lhe different species of tsh from mlnghng TO-
eether. By this ingenious c0ntrvsnce esch kind hives
seperste erioy log ts peculiar food and habits uncon
eclous OF is stste OF captivity Having described TINS
apparatus NJ Coee gives sn account OF the results OF
his observations, which ere both rev and curious.
Some species, suca as the mulet, the sickle
back, &C., grow perfectly tame, will follow the
hand that ofers them food and will even allow
themselves to be taken out of the water without
attenp ptDg 10 avoid it. The goby and bullhssd
are less familiar. The turbot, which looks so
intege will nevertheless take food from the band
it changes color when sted, the spots with which
1t covered growing pale or dark according to the
emotions excited in II. But the most curious clrcum
stance concerning i. p. that il swallows fish OF much
larger size than would appear compatible with the
apparent smslness of it's mouth. Thus, young tur-
bot not than ten inches IN length has been
10 swallow pilchards of the largest size The pipe
heh has two curious pecullaftles. These tish form
groups entwnipg heir tails together and remaining
immovsbe in verticsl position, with their heads up
wsrd. When food is offered them they perform
curious evoutOn-they turn round on their backs to
receive it. This is owing TO the peculiar position of
the mouth, which IS placed under kind OF beak and
perpendicular to its axis. The crustsceous tribes
have slso furnished much matter of observation. The
prewn and crab, for instance may be quoted
csiDg the virtue Of cor ugal fidelity TO the highest
degree for the male takes bold of his mate and
let's her go he swims with ner, crawis about with
her, ana il che be forcibly taken away from him he
seizes hold of her again. The metsmorphoses 10
which various crustact ere subact have sso been
studied with much attention; and NJ. Coste finds for
example that ell the Zoea hitherto described by
rious authors are but the lsr,a Of brschyurous
tecspoces, and not, es has been supposed the EN-.
bryce of crabs or Holsters.