New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS

An EyGIIsH PALAcE.-THe Worces,erskive Chroa
ce IN describing Wiley Court, the seat OF Lord Ward,
says: The drawing room lOoks upon garden GOO
posed OF flowers and various coloIed walks, which
appsrt ntly copied fioN q tesselated pavement; bat
the pattern of il il anything but formal 1t 10 the mot
fanciiul aud sirkrgy beautiful thog OF the kind "
saw, and yet the effects produced by the mot
siI PIE materials. There are yellow, red, white, end
blue walks or borders the yellow Is gravel the reds
merely tiles brob en- into sosll pieces the white is tho
common quartz found in 50 many places, broken smL,
and the blue is bits Of slate. IL Is the araogenen
that il 80 excellent and which reflects the hest ete
on lis author. THIS garden is bounced by one oftD
mser cept fountains. Ia has four Trtous and figure
Of Pleny. all OF lie sze, with their appropriate ea'
b. ms. Toe ether fountain is not yet finished a. re-
CARDS the uptnre, but when complete with its ysS
underground machinery viii have cost fiO,OOO Tness
fountains can be ide 10 play for four h0urs day fx
week together, while tbOe at the Crystal Palace eu
but play for 70 Iii utes at time, aud only occ ssons
ly The church IL close to the mansion, too close and
~ bsing ennely reDovsied aod retecors'ed and, ~
though The parish chafcb this ]. being done at the sos
EXPENSE 81 Lord Ward. Some idea Of the expense 10
CURED may be formed by the cost Of the fountain
aud by that for the gliding Of apsrtment-the pic
tnIe eoleIy-wbch Is put at El0,OcO. The whole Of
the outlay, including that for the church. and the for
Dilure for the mansion. is estimated a. ESQ., 900.
Discovery or A M.sToDos IL MlcHIGAs.-W
were shown to-day, by the Hoe. T.. J. PenDiman tso
very fine specin d the teeth Of mastodon, pr:
tally exbuDed from section twenty five in the tOwa
y,
Shatuck was preparing the grouad to lay drain tiles
when tie remains We're discovered. TIE spot ffon
which they are dug is % the upland near Rouge Rvd,
&Ld the teeth before us were fCuoo four feet bew inc
face TIE larger Of the two tee'h IS Eve inches
Ter gtn ar thee and one half in bieaih ADD weighs
two pounds ard one ouLce. This tooth has SIX sept
rate points, the lest Of which was one inch and
half above the gum. has the general appearance
Of limestone. 1he other tooth il smaller broken,
but presehts peiTfed suffice where the fracture H.
Q1I n n % rim
very high pOlish. Who can tell the centuries ths
have elspsed slice this huge monster was imbeddedn
the sssnp muck What n axes this discovery tho
more Interesting tx the probability that nearly perfect
specimen Of ole Of the largest mastodons will be e.
huILed fiOm the spOt where these teeth were fouct
Otter p-Its Of the ahiaal have alresjy beer tskss
out. The discovery Cannot fail 10 cai the attention
OF centllic men. detroit Tribune, Aug. g.
Tea CULTURE IL THE UNITED STATES A Letter
has recently been received by tue Coumissiooer Of
Patents from Mr. Robert Fortune. in London, in which,
after cOngTdiuating the Comm ssiOner on I 10 gyeN
success which bE attended the efforts 10 propssss
the tea ant in this couot from The seeds which ue
forwarded by him from Coma remTks that a. mrn
hes been dole in year for the United St.tes ss ~
done in three TOR the Cove Dment OF INDIE, owing W
the experience which time and opportunity have gwen
him. lie trusts that many OF the otber vegetable pro-
duciions which he sent have alec been rased, as tos
wOulG doubtless suoceed adDirably 10 some parts o.
our large couiDor He will he ave take great pess'
uie 10 aDsg.ri,g the carefully drswn.up gu. stions p
posed by the Commissioner lie hss no doubt, from
he experience IN China that be will be ensbede
give such answers as will prove valuable TO Oh va
oesue 10 stempt the cutyat OF tea in the Co'ss
Sthes According TO the last accounts the tes PsS
tations in India Are succeeding admirably, sad CIV
likely 70 prove advantageous.
YoCsG LADY's PAsTiNE ~ PARIS "A Paris ch.
rezpoLdent Of TIE Perth Am5oy Journal says M ~.
there is lew fashionable epidenic raging ID -.
French capital sor, Of youtg ladies' work tne.s
suit Of which will last for many generations Inc P
Cess s this You buy -ct Of porcelain Sevrss ~,
choose a. expensive or cheap your tsste or "a
tcapes, fowers or whatevcr you fancy, with paIss
prepared for the purpose. Then you seod W'r -
porcelain baker, VITO bakes il three times, wnes n
fixes the coors that they become permanent sfa -.
set painted by yourg lady, which could not -. -
painted for Al eco. Every plate, cup, saucer ~ "
serve dish and cake basket WAS different, and ~.
beautiful OF course the baker NUT thoroughly uS