New-York tribune., 1867-08-21

The Niceroy of Egypt is said to have been
immensely struck with the beauty of the English ladies'
rode horseback, in his eyes great udocorm Rnnor
further says that the Viccroy purchased IN London dia
mond necklace for 22jOOO, bat does not to whom It
was presented.
The London Lancet mentions n curious in
stance oi deception under operation. woman had
fractured her leg by tripping hoops of her crno
line She conveyed 10 the MiddleseX Hospital where
anutation pronounced 10 be necessary. II was per-
temperament she was kept for 40 days nm emo
rance of the fact that she had lost her leg.
, French local papers give a curious account of
Of Aude near NarbOnne When the depth OF $50 feet had
been attained stream OF carburctted hydrogen gas
to burn steadily with red flame Along with ths gas
water iOws, which is stated To DC extremely bitter and
4 remarkable instance of the yvellLn
vitality OF seeds may be seen az the Paris Exbfon
great variety Of plants foreign to France having sprng
up under the walls aud around the buildings i'm tile paI
the seeds Of which have been conveyed 10 Paris i'm narL
ages from various countries Especially the house
OF "Gusiayus Wasa" several plants may he seen which
are peculiar TO the country OF that monarch.
Mr.. Dundas Drummond had business dis
pute with Mr. X W. $. Mackenzie, and meeting that cen
and id liar Mr. ackense brought @ an sSiHpS setion or
libel laying his damages az slo The jury heard the
probably discovered that damnlng in Scotland Is an ex
pelsye recreation
The Queens dinner to the Belgians at Wind
sor 10 which they did ample Justice included IN addition
TO the standing Joints of beef lamb aud veal roast
fowls $50 roast ducks $50 picked tongues pigeon and
veal pics $50 lobster salads handsome desert Of black
and white grapes melons reengages Strawberries, rasp
berries and 1900 bottles Of Champagne, Mosee, hOck,
claret, port, and sherry
A singular accident from lightning occurred
tie other day in Ireland. Ar young man IN the tee
graph Office at CaITiek-on-5ur was Transmitting some
messages last week during fhe Thunderstorm the light
ming struck from his hand open penkme. The knife
having struck against the wall OF the Office rehounded
and strnck him the back OF the wrist, which mmedi-
atcly became very much swollen. The lightning did no
other harm.
The traffic on the London Underground Rail
way for the half year ending June So lsG has been some
thing extraordinary In TINT period 10 less than IL 1858
passengers were carried the line metropolitan
proper being the largest number ever carried IN that time
or these, iOo or II per cent were first class 23O7
or 20 per cent sccQpd class. 79O5 Ql % per cent third
class Adliug the traffic over the Ilaninefsmlh ana
Ciy line 5l4G3 we get total Of l20ssd passengers,
or about three tunes the population OF London INC nc
largest traffic on any day was Whit Monday, wheh
ll3O7I passengers were carried over the Meir0poah
proper and CABS the Hnnnersmlth ana CtyGAten-
SION making total OF l1o5G9 passengers In one dy IN
Whitsun week the Metropolitan carried 52s3 passengers
and the HamRlersmh and City 1881, total Oh OiO,Ip
passengers In week. The actual number OF plssen-
gers carried the uo since is Opeung IA January
1865, Is about 70,0O0,OCO .I tf|..