The New York herald., 1867-04-22

sissancs 70 the SANITARY Commissions during the var
Even the female Order Of Louisa which heretofore wa!
almost exclusively conferred upon ladies OF nobility, and
very sparingy ct that has BEEN distributed with extra
vagAnt bsray among the bourgeois circles thus open
nov, sirangsn 70 such arissosraso dsfincsions
Inc military convention betwocn Prun.tA and tA1
osfmin 49, = -: sns sns.s S q ssnssa ooS
compact Wa observed from motives Of poltsnssa
towards the Preach Cabinss unul amer the This
would have taken advaasags of mis- new weapon 70
place the isolated position Of the imperial government
n stronger sat The consent e ths fosr sossh Gss.
thai OF Prussia involves Of courss the same mode Of
recruitment and length Of ssvos n the Prussiaa
anos from thsE Chambsfa How such rssissanos The
part of the people diEegarded may b seea BY ne
Sss q .,s sSy :ens .sos ~ -
nsa Of military 60 q rspeN thsmsslvss Is Srea.sning Ill
- soss ssa vSo sSs sns
len The country voluntarily and agains whom the prsc.
II he rsssn ssss 60 q ssnsss.s .ssv! q he csy q
STUTTGART !singdsn. q war:s~eursl who having r;
Sas no. anssy N 'es q
ss.s: SSo n:y & osasSs .v:ns sT's 10 ne soa:S
rsgonA especially about The fAshonable Watering
psoss o wis:osa:s = e: HonosSs Be- would caution
sasy duty this country agans being Trapped FOR their
appeal 70 the American Legation will avai noshisg
has bssn hid that The govsrnmsss Of Wurssmburg,
strengthened By the support Of RHata-ths Queen Of
M Mensnnars bang u.ssr q Empescs Alexandsr-hsld
introduction Of her recruiting system but the persscu-
toa In the mentioned above goes show that the
southsrn governments has succumbsd 70 the force Of
circumssances-her secret treaty with Prussia ~ pub
,nsa ,sn. today dating Y, August ~ lscesad sas TOO
will come post etum and be s6sctua those Of the
B.varan Legislature in Munich, Of last year.
srnment intends 70 lay before the North German Parla
mont detailed memorial respecting the necessity Of
ps,y and apply FOR .ns mean. :. pa
from tho government Of the United States Of Nort
America The Prussan battalion Of marines 10 TO be
establishment augmented in proportion. Two screw
corvetes Of twenty eight guns each TO be built this
year in the docks OF Dantzic and q number OF heavy
guns for the Naval Department have been completed
and delivered 70 the arsenal, being partly In.
tended for Prussau monitors and partly for strand
batteries The experiments with these guns
seventy.two pounders-wl commence shortly, and
they said TO possess terrific force and precision.
over ordered for her account monitor Of the largest
size to be built in the United Sates and that Captain
Werner Of the royal navy has been sent over SUPER
intend the finish Of the work. We have already men,
toned, that negotiations pending with great ship
building firm in Glasgow for the same purpose.
It is evident, however that the establishment
OF q navy for a nation Of thirty millions can
only the work Of years and that for lengthy period
the German feet must remain far inferior TO those Of
other continental powers, whose annual marine budget
shows such stately figures for 1855 as-Russa, twenty
nine millions; France, forty three and half millions,
and England, sixty millions while the highest
figure that Prussia thinks OF proposing
does not exceed ten million thalers.
curious example Of bureaucratism in the inland
navigation Of Prussia may be cited here The ordinance
regulating the river transports the Upper Oder
qures tho locks 70 be closed at certain period Of the
winter and to be reopcned the first Of April. This
year the extraordinary rise Of the WATER the floating
and the swell Of endangering some seventy
river transports At odsIbsrg The captains Of which are
master, adhering stouty TO the printed regulations.
refuses lot them pass below where their would
petition to the Minister OF Commerce. requesting
order from him TO the lockmaster but II 10 doubtful
s a.
vessels a. wind and waves are not In the habit of
dancing attendance the antschamber Of minister Of
State.
The Board OF United Railroads in Prussia and the
zoveren have not published yet reduction OF their
though il Is rumored that the price wi be reduced to
just one-haf Of the usual rates. The South German
and Austrian railroads deduct twenty psr cent from
their ordinary charges during the Exhibition whio tho
French Eastern railway has hit upon novel plan, mod
flying her rates according 70 the Of sms occupied
at the Exhibition the less deduction in the fare-those
buying ticket with the privilege OF eight days stay
@ per cent - nays
twenty-five per cent Express trains will be run be-
tween Vienna and Paris, making the distance from
PARIS In eleven hourA There will also be suitable
changes in the programmes Of the principal railroads.
In the a Professor George 1s.suius Of % Lspsc u:
author Of important works FERNS and Director Of tho
Botanical .sdsns prominent mem y s,ysn , Sy wnGss tech
ned carried on by the cholera, leaving valuable
herbarum and library, which are shortly 70 be sold II
the cryptogama belongs Professor Msttenus whose
comprehensive and logical arrangement-far superior 70
oy the scientific world His eruite treatisss and nves.
legations on ferps-flices-are considered standard
works; and am told that many American boansts have
made them their particular study To these It may 30
interesting TO learn that the herbarum OF Professor Met
tenius considered OF the most complete In exist
ence, contains among many other specimens, not less
than 500 different aces in more than 20 600 varieties
and that OF the 200 works which compose his library
great number treat on ferns especially The book selling
firm OF Messrs List Francke, In Lepsc who are en-
trusted with the SALE inform me that tho herbarum Is
offered by them At private sale, while the library
Of Of May next % At public auction Catalogues Of
which are sent gratutously 10 applicants.
This may be good chance for some public institution or
wealthy party In the United States OF acquiring highly
valuable collection, upon which master mind like
that OF Mettenius spent fes labor for, In spite OF
the veneraon learning and scholarship professed In
this country there Is always an eminent the
cash here when the purchase OF works OF art or
science IS in question case IN point I ,na. o.
sufficient TO oil small museum and containing the
most unique specimens Of zoology mineralogy arche-
ology, numsmatics &c tnousanoS U Sciensinc Woiks
dedicated TO him by their authors, and enriched with
Humbodts mafginal notes. OF art from all parts
OF the globe &c which wero sold piece by piece, for
20 many gosches halers at public auction and wan.
dered dsmembered and mutated 70 the four points Of
the compass like the ripperies OF some cheap John IL
might have been otherwise; the Prussian governments
might have purchased tho whole and nlcd Hamboldt
museum with IT, II IL had mot been for two reasons
nrs the liberal and independent character OF the great
man. and iass though not least, the absence Of any
funds for useful purpose, though they are quite
plentiful when wanted for the Var Department or for
secret political services