New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-11


the airs Of Government aud plunged him into reck-
less expenditures, which have brought the country 10
the brink of ruin. The people hated him for his ex-
travagarce, and the many unfinished palaces wnicn
line the shores of the Bosphorus will long bear witness
against Abdul Medjid, the spendthrift.
He fell a victim to s.ltindulgeuce, and died preina-
turely old, in the forieth year of his age. o.S.
ffE CINNAMON CRoP IN CEYLoS.-The cinnamon
gardens in the neghborbood OF Colombo, although ior
the most part gone decay nevertheless 10 the
whole scene singularly cheerful agreeable ns ect.
The bushes from four 10 six feet in height with their
smooth, beautiful light green leaves, resenois 'nose
Of the bay ee and their pale yellow stamehe snoo. up
doubly fresh and succuleDt from the sno"-"nne
quartz soil in which they best thrive The howeiing
season Of the cinnamon is in January, and the iras
rpens in April, when the sap is richest IN the shf99
In May tie boughs are begun to be "barkeo, WoM,h
process cootinaes till October The pruning ana gam
ering of the yearlng shoots. which are about the
thickness Of mans ihumb is very labolous, and EN-
Iloys many hands. Each laborer cuts off many as
he can conveniently carry in bundle, then, with the
point of crooked bniie made for the express purpose,
strips the entire lind from the WOOD carefully scrales
of the exterior cucle and iInermot layer, and lays
the stripped off cinnamon riDd, reduced to the
thickness of parchment in the sun, where it dries and
curls together.
All around the hut in which the peeling Of the rind
is carried oD is dused most exquisite aroma, caused
by the breaking Of the leaves or twigs. What re-
lated, however by travellers Of the fragrance OF the
distance teaward would to indicate that tins de-
heiors odor emanates from various other aromatic
Plants in which Ceyon Is rch rather than the cin-
groves the aroma Of which, indeed is not per-
ceplibe beyond the immediate vicinity. The beet de-
sciptiOn Of cinnamon is not thick stout paper
and is ire grained, flexible light-brown or golden
yellow, sweet and pungehti the coarser qu-lies are
thik.skinned, cark-brown acrid soging, aud leaves
bitter aftertaste In the Warehouses, the cinnamon
riuds and canes stored for shipping piled upon eah
Other, aesed in bales OF about 10 pounds weight eAch,
and carefully sewed. In all cavities and spaces be-
tween each layer an immense quantity OF pepper Is
strewn, 20 preserve tie cinnamon dGring is sea-
voyage, by which boh spices benefited the black
pepper absorbing all the superiiuous moisture, and
gaining by the fragrance Of the cinnamon.
LoeKING UP OF THE TOWER or LoEDoS.-Few
persons are aware of the srictuess with which the
Tower Of London is GUARDED from f,es without and
treGcheFy within. TIE ceremony OF shutting % mp
every night continues TO be as solemn and n ngidy
precautionary is IL the Fencl Dya ion were actually
sfoot Immediately after tattoo" all slrar gers are
exl eed; and the gates closed, nothing shor OF
such H. perative necessity fire or sudden Illness can
procure their being reopened tall the appointed hour
next morning.
ard stately a few minutes before the clock strikes
the hour Of lion Tuesdays and Fridays, 1.-THE bead
Warden Yeoman Porter, clothed IN long rel cloak.
bearing in his hand huge bunch Of keys, and attended
by brother Warden carrying gigantic alte q,
appears in front Of the main guardhouse aud calls cut
In a loud voice, Escort keJs At thcse words the
Sergeant Of he Guard with five elk men, turns out
and follows him to the "Spur," or onter gate; each
sentry challenging, they pass his post, Who
goes there
Keys"
TIE gates beng carefully locked and barred-tbe
Warden wearing rs solemn an aspect and making az
much noise cos.iblethe procession returns, aud
the feutries exactng the same exl Lna'ion, aud re-
eeiyiIg tie answer as before. Arrived once
more in front Of the main guard house the sentry there
gives loud stamp with hls loot ana Inc following
nj hptX Xeen
proa hing party.
Who goes therei"
"keys'
"Whose KEYS ?"
"Queen NicioIIas keys."
Advance Queen VctOrias keys, and al swell
The Yeoman Porter then excliims, "God bless
Queen Victoria" The main guard deyoaily respond
"AmeD." 49,
The officer on duty gives the word =" Present arms
the frelocks ratte the officer kisses the bI Of his
sword the eseo, fall in among their and
the Yeoman Potter marches maJettcaly acfoos the
parade alone to deposit the keys in the Lleuteaants
lodgings.
Qress totally precldded, but those within being fur
nishsd with the countersigD; any Que, who, unhap-
PLY forgetful ventures from his quarters unpfoyded
with lis tai is to be made the prey OF the
first sentinel whose post he crosses
CRIME IN ESGrANp.-England seems to be a
"Chamber of Horrors" TIE LoHdoH Times well
remarks, "criues OF the wort dye lie IN profusien
he ore NINlu lew ihHFts E0 -
counted the details of father infcting murderous
blows Oh his only son; two gentlemen shootiDg, hack
ing, and smashing one another TO deah IN a bacs
drawng-room in by-street in the Strand surgeon
charged with professional murder urn an unhappy
patient; several husbands murde' .ng their wives; a
lady attacking her aged MOI Ter with a bludgecn;
boy saboing his scho"' elbow; poor girl mpaled by
a runaway bore on the ratings OF Eaton square;
a miller "'.urderpg his wife because Of a wangle
aao'p' trife of money they drove home hom mar
set; one man killing another with pitcher because
he aroused him from bed to ask business question:
and various n.iror crimes.
On going On board the steam ferryboat at Philadel-
pha, observed over the door Of tue saloon wood
hachet banging up, on which was inscribed, State,
Kghts FREAK" Other passengers observed 1t and
smiled There less earnestness aud rancor, or more
good nature, in the North than ia the south. The
owner of AN ak inscribed " Federal Union AK In an
Alabama or Mississippi steamer wonld have a I" mar-
ra,s quart dkeure" or as it is called here, pretty
bard time Of it," Russell Letter.
The ferry boat" in question is called the State
Rights and the inscription merely meant that the Ak
belonged to the boat Of that name'
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