The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-20

november, 1851 collection Of thirty pictures
purchased from the lombard Bald Gallery Florence for
OF 81 oot Turing The January Of the present year,
the Beaacoasn collection Of forty six pictures was Pur
pgs by Titan, the Madonna and Child st. John and &c.
Caherina and the "Portrat OF Aristotle besides other
works OF undoubted merit and value. list OF the be-
quests and gifts to the nation added TO the return which
o,ms complete history OF national collection.
Hurst Biackett, London, have Just issued the new
work IRON the pen OF W. Atkinson eated, travels
In the Regions OF the Upper and Lower AMOR and the
Russian Acquisitions on the Confines OF India and China,
&c" II u embeshed with upwards Of eighty iustra-
tons, and has compi extensive map by Arrowsmith
musical work In perfor nance at the Sur.
Iey Theatre, Lon Ion This is Mr.. Tuiy's "Garbaldi,"
the principal characters in which opera sustained by
Mus Rebecea isaacs and Mr.. Parkinson.
The Macmillan re printing the sCharses OF Heresy
against Mr. Maurice considered in Letter 70 the Mem
beers OF the Young Mems Christian Association, ocigi
pay published IN 1854.
Anew "ife Of Louis Napoleon" by Lacian Herbert,
the Nam.
"Ngh and Day" is TO be shortly published by Messrs.
Hurst x Backett, London
The French Academy has unanimously conferred the
triennai prize, founded by ~ Halphen on NJ Emile de
Bonnechose for his "History Of England"
George Crukshanx has Just an draw
ing, entitled "Ihe Worship OF Bacchas."
An interesting collection Of national French songs
'Chansons popuiares Provinces france Just
appeared in Paris edited by N. NJ Weckheriin aud DE
Chsmpaeury. Az the Freach says the Ataenoa, by
rich In the collections these national Urea
sures Germans and the Engsh, credit due
editors. Herr Weckhern Aisatian has arranged the
melodies for the piano German source is traceabe ia
the songs Of Lorraine and Alsatia where Hcbe still
the mouths Of the people The purely French national
songs worthy OF attentionfewer Of them known
The songs Of Brittany and ianguedoc especially very
| peculiar.
French biography of Nelson is just out, by ~ r. For
CUES, who processes TO derive his materials from the
heros letters and Dispatches published years ago
by Sir Harris Nicholas
valuable contribution TO the history the Jews
Europe has been given by Hermann s,ernberg, being
essay the Jews in Poland, from their first
! into that country down 70 the year 1S48.
The remains Of Roman theatre and temple, dedicated
to Apollo have recently been discovered at Perrefonds
Compegne. These said to be III the best style Of
Roman art, and the has reefs admirable.
new theatre is TO be erected at Vienna, to form a
quadrangle, ia yards long BY 100 yards wide The de-
prizes will be 900, 1000 and 1000 thalers. Foreign
artists will be admitted TO compete, and the last day for
receiving plans is fixed for January 10, 1861.
oIes Angais, Iordres ct LAngeterre, by L. J. Lar
| cher--wth an Introduction by Emile de Girardinhas
Just appeared. II is kind OF cyolopeda Of English
manners, customs and institutions in which read Of
nestle servants and sweeheaftug of Magma Charta aud
! wife selling, and much besides
.Enigmes des Rue Paris" by ~ +. Fourier, is the
title Of an amusing volume of Parisiaa gossip recently
brought 10 Paris through Barthes Co. Fourier is
succesui journalist. and Judging from these has
left few Of the holes aud OF city uuvisited
whence he brings story tradition and slang To extent
that will astonsh the OF the cabaret and the
| gontins OF the gutter.
materials for the history Ct the French Revolution, is
being repubshed in Paris There are no. 200 persona
in France says the publisher, who set Of the
original Mon,eur while there than 900 who
have ardenty, but vainy, dssired to possess ons''
Foreign Miscellany.
Mary Eliza Rogers writing to the London Times, says-
the sn sna e
Drse villages in the Carmel range aud In the Lebanon
and last year often entertained Dr,se guests at my bro
Tiers house Her Britannia Msestys Vice Consulate at
Caiha can add my testimony to that of others
CARDS the high esteem which the Druses entertain FOR the
English. have had hearty and hospiable welcome in
many Druse family. found the men thoughtful,
intelligent, nquiring aud spirited than their Christian
and bright in appearance Their villages are clean ard
orderly in comparison with other Oriental villages The
preca,e home and peace but when reused they quite
inveerate, ard terribly hace in war.
The Japanese have discovered that few seconds pre-
vops to an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses it,
power, and they have ngenodsiy constructed light
frame supporting horse shoe msguet, beneath which is
! cup OF bell metal. The armasufe attached to a
weight, SO that upon the magnet becoming parayzcd,
the weight drops, and striking the cup gives the alarm
Every in the hocse then seeks the open air for safety
Limerick has contributed Ge 407 lis ID to the Popss
fund.
The Official Ga.ese Of Turin publishes law enactug
that exhibition Of agriculture, manufactures and anC
Of all Italy shall be held In Florence in September
1851, for which Of $50 o00f is provided from the
public treas1y
The ST. Petersburg journals publish some criminal sta
tscs extracted from the returns OF the Ministry of jos
throughout the Russian Empire amounted In tina, year
40i III oSwhom 1888 s in prison, and the resi-
at liberty OF the above number, 20 665 condemned
punishmen,s involving OF civil rights ,ei
were sentenced 10 hard labor and 800 banshed 10 dis
loss Of the prerogatves belonging their class %
hereditary mobiles SO epoyug personal nobility ~ ecce
siastics merchants and 6S individuals belonging to
various classes,
a man named william Youngmsu a resident OF Wal
worth, England, recently murdered his mother, two
brothers aud young female, named itreeter, TO whom
he was engaged 10 be married
The london Tl-or1pt thinks that Garibsii has nox
need of all that moral hrmncs OF which he has fre
qUenty given striking evidence 10 save himself and sicily
from the selfish nirgues Napoleon and Victor Emanuel
The telegraph, like most English journals, is evidently
afraid Of The "acpbcw OF my uncle"
An organ has been constructed at Vienna for the Sultan
viii N Is the grea, wouder OF the day. 1t cost 1i0C0f
AID Is complete orchestra OF atty musicians, equal to
The ss me In power and expression There great rush
b. see IT,
despatch from 81, Pe,ersburg dated Monday. s,ys.-
"a leet rssdy at Cronstadt q make speedy sail for
Syria 1t consists OF three steam rigates the Grand
Admiral Of sixty guns newly built in Ansrici for the
Russian government: the Gromoboi and the 0leg" The
NoTd says that the above feet viii be strengthened by
three or four other Russian vessels cruising in the
Mediterranean.
The Parliamentary papers reeectly issued include "a
return Of the amount Of public money advanced since
1852 10 private os the purpose OF enabling them
to make experiments" for the improvement OF weapons
oc The total advanced for that purpose
A'2,56s los 81 Among the chief items the follow
ing;-E3,ooo TO Mr. Nasmyth TO tesi the applicability
OF maeabc iron 10 large ordnance El0 900 % Mr.. W
Lancaster tor oval bored rned cannon 81 2is Is ID
SIR w Armstrong Tor the invention OF rihed cannon
% 100 10 Nessrs Bishop and Vaughan for large gun
81 si0 los lod. TO Mr W Hale for rockets Ct so
TO Mr. Martin for shells Of particular description
fl So1 It's 70 Mr. Maet Tor motars OF large construc
ton; 1l2sas to Mr. J. whitworth for mschInery for
riding, boring and turning barrels erection ride shed
OF she ting gallery aud experiments with small
for the purpose OF ascertaning what principles rar
barrel ought TO be cousiructed and 247
person for similar experiments with ordnance.
The Ediia, Ncspoan journal, publishes the foowins
| II
patton OF Campagns, the Commisssry Of Police so no
torous for his hatred Of the liberals and The severity
with which be fulfilled his fsnctions--The ex Commits.
sary Campagna who arrived here yesterday
hated during the night after his landing He went 10
The Washington Hotel, which he e after srppor take
walk IN the public gardens at that hour desert.
ed he bad taken the precacton 70 disguise himself with
lorg beard Three me, wrapped up IN long coass and
well armed were teen to follow him Campagns never
returned to the hoe' mi the alng his body
found In the garden stabbed places. Pcnards
were lcft IA hs breast bearing the inscription, sNapes