The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-13

h's seat Here there are fourteen places In the nsd
ana tn ON top. tho seats being divided into coupart
' n Tor each passenger SO that there can Dc no ao"o
shout The amount of 70 which each ia eattsd
when these twenty -four seas are all ooou
pied, tho conductor turns down sga over
tho door, which is Nominated at night, and
on which Is painted the word "compiete, and when
this exhibited, all attempts TO get conductor TO stop
are entirely useless The seats On Top are two osnoa.s'
extedpg leOgh along the vehicle which the pAs-
etCeers cit hack 70 back, and the ascent very easy
by seriss OF iron steps in the rear NO per
aowed 70 carry any package which viii noommode Iae
other gers and no state Of noxcauon or
oGersiv~iy dressed, perntd 70 ride Ihs rare ~ W.
Interior Six, and On the Outside OUT taroe s:as
commend itsef 10 the New York omnibus proprietofs
There another feature ia the omnibus systow ~ Paris
which, although great convt nence 70 passengers, Quo
Of the good anGsg tho maDy bad results OF the omnibus
monopoly which here and could not esaily DO on
gatled 1pon the American competitive system. alude
% the system Of crespo.ta1ce which may be explained
IN 4 few words by giving an example Of IL workne4
must hrs how be understood that every few blocks
In Pais there is omnibus otfoc or bureau, whore
Tho coaches stop their way between the oxtrcm,tes
OF teir routes 70 take and set down passengers Sup
ho Place de s Baste by way OF the Boulevardj There
omnibus running directly that route But BY got
ting into omnibus which runs from the Louvre 70 the
nsdelane the passenger accompanies hs object through
the system OF correspondence Upon paying his fare 70
conductor, he asks for Correspondence, aud re-
without any additional payment little printed SLIP
OF blue paper Arrived q the tho NstelAne
be obtains from the 'ohef number for he Bastle ON
nibus shch msy fret stop there and entering this
enutss him 70 . ride tho Bastte Upon this o. stem
oos may reach any POINT Of Paris from any other D0as Sy
fhe OMNIBUS Company Of Paris Ia chartered for thirty
years. and pays tho city $40 900 francs year foe the
right OF station, and thousand francs per annum adj
present number Some notifications will probably have
10 the now account OF the receat
extension Of the city limits to the fotoas"os which will
render necessary TO largely increase the means OF COZ
and Ia said that the company Intends doubling
the number omnbuees, which nj present Is Ave hun
bred
The Soveroigns OF EurOpe-Changos
which Have Taken Place In the Royal
Households During tho Past Year, So.
Tho following changes have taken pace in the sovereign
houses OF Europe during the year 1867
MARRIAGES -Four marriages have taken place that OF
Prince Royal NOV Kng) Of the Two Sciies with the
Princess Marie Of Bavaria that Of Prince Napoleon OF
France cousin Of the EMPEROR with Princess Colie Of
Sardinia that Of George Of Saxony son Of the King, With
the Princess Mario Anna OF Portugal and OF Prince Louis
Napoleon Gregoire Bonaparte Of Prince Charles de
Canine, with the Princess Christine Ruspoli
Brsm Twelve princes and three prnoesses have
born. The former area son to the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg Schwern, who died short time After his
birth to the Hereditary Prince Of Belgium Of SAKE Mei
ringer, and of Schambourg fippe to the Duke do Mont
rensier, and to Prince Michel Of Russia TO the Prince
Frederic William Of Prussia TO Prince Oscar OF Sweden
to Prince Adabert Of Bavaria 70 Prince Georges Of Neck
ienbourg Sretz and to Prince Herman Of SAKE Weimar
The latter Area daughter to the Queen OF SPAIN the
Hereditary Prince de Reuss Schlez 10 Prince Frede
tic de Hoiatein Sondcrbourg G iucksbourg
GKD-Sixieen OF their members have died. OF whom
seven we're males and nine females The former
the Kitg OF Sweden the King OF tho Two acies, tho
Prince Of Reuse Greiz the AIchduke John OF Austria
(uncle OF the Emperor Francis Joseph), the Hargrave
William Of Baden the Count Chrstiande Lpps Bessorfed,
and newly born Prince Of Meoklenbourg souvenir The
a noe rinca da Hn~
behzoern Sgmaringen; the Grand Duchess Dowager OF
SAKE Welmar nee Grand Duchess OF Russia the hsredi
Grand Duchess Of Tuscany nee Princess de SAKE the
Princess Louise WiudscbgI aaz sister Of the Grand
Duke Of Meckienbourg Schweriu; the Princess LetiiA
naai Siso. ossae Count &c repo Princess Of sicily
eight years. and two Counesses de Lppe-Beserfed and
Two Cardipa-C.rdinal Dupont and Cardinal Facouis-
ri--have died
Among the forty eight sovereigns now reignng loom
prspg among them The Emperor Of Brazil the Prince Of
Monaco and the three bsnHhed monarchs Of Tuscany,
Nodena and Parms), the oldest Ia Grand Duke Of
Meckenbourg suei.z, who is aged eighty years and ave
IAndgrsve Of Hesse Homb ,Ifg and the princes Of
scbaumbourg lippe and dc Redss schlezare each
y ssd sSa
hy; nine between thirty and forty; six between twenty
and thirty, apd three no, yet twenty These last
tenth year; the Prince DO Reuss Gr,ez, who il
years and bine mouths old and Duke Robert Of Parma
who Is twelve and hsK The average ago Of sovs
rcens forty nve years anA nine ontna, and among
them twenty are over thai age
The sovereign who has regned the longest Ii the Prince
de Schaum6ourg ppe who has tecn OF hia
little principally nearly sixty three years. After him
Gomez the Duke Of SAKE Meinngen and the Prace OF
shameourg Rudo''t.dt Who have reigued the former
months, comprising the years Of their minority. Among
the others, three Gave reignsd between forty and y
years. ten between twenty aud thirty and fourteen from
ten to twenty. The eighteen others have commenced
their reign vitoin the paat ten years, AMI
-FOUR OF them, the kirg OF Sweden, OF tho Two
Siciis6. the Grand Duke of
Gated in his favor after having been bAnished and who
has but poor prospect Of getting Possession Of his
thrope) and the Prince dc Reuss Grcx year
1850 Six sovereiRns have never been married Thess
are beete the Pope the Dukes Of Brunswick OF Par
The LAndgrave OF Hesse Hombourg Among the others
are FIVE widowers-the kings OF Sardinia so Bel
GUM and Portugal, the Grand Duke OF Tuscany, and
the Duke dc AuhAlt essau kotthen. One sovereign
Prince de NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 divorced
Two the ktg OF Denmark and the Eector OF Hsse Cas-
sci, bsve contracted morgsntie marriages. and oae the
Grand Turk, ~ . pol. gsnist.
Amotg the thirty Of the other Chris.i,n sove
reilDs regularly married the eldest Grand Ouch
se Of Mecslcnbourg Srez and the Princess de Schsum
boure Eppe who each sixty years Of age. Tn.
youneeets the Queen OF the Two Scies who is not yet
eighteen
Twenty five soveregns have male issue-one tho En-
peior OF Brazil has dauehteronly Fifteen have broth
ers three have collateral relatives for heirs presumptive
The thrones Of the Dukes OF Bruins wick, he Anhat
bourg and Ussse HombouFg pass the death of the pr
sent rulers 70 another line.
The oldest OF forty -four hereditary Princes presunp-
or ever reaching that tnrone) aud the Eector OF Hesss
who are each over seventy years One has passed ty
three are between forty ana y between thirty
and forty eight between twenty and thirty, eleven DO.
tween ten sad t~eny The youngeet these the here
dtary Prince OF Austria Seventeen married, one ID
engaged and thirteen under age. Tia Oldest heredi
Ary Princess Is the Princess of IIesae Eector who in
seventy ana the youngest the Princess Of Msinngsu
who 10 twenty.
Tho Position OF England.
WORK OF TIE Observation-Disclosures POSITION AND
H0PRs OF THE PEOPLE.
From the London nnes, Jan. a.
Tbs day will usher 10 session OF Parliament that NAV
probably form = memorable epoch in our annals. Once
engaged in the turmoil Of the cou 1ct difficult pre-
serve feeling OF s real significance and the actors in
are often Themselves asonhed their mag
bhuoe Let us now, then, before are distracted by
the war cries OF party, bevildered with sophisry or
ohnaed oy passion cnoeavor calmly to esmse the st,s
OF Things from which We take departure in order that
We epd OF the seeeion have 1ea point ' whca
to measure the distance have travelled We believe
no unreasonable stretch of national vanity 70 say that
al tbs monae1 Easiaad occupies Earepe p,son Nor.
dgrtfed AID commanding h1a sAe has b.u ,tis q,