The New York herald., 1868-05-24

BeDrich and all his estates excepting that at Web
burg, owing to the want OF respect evinced towards
HIM by the Prussian soldiers. Rothschild oi Frank.
Tort, y SAID TO have bought the conservaories iob
lSO,OOO norins, and Russian prince the mansion
:. A treaty OF commerce has been concluded between
the CUSTOMS Union OF Germany and switzerlanos
which VIII come IN force on the lst OF september.
owing to the failure OF the snkworms in Cevennes.
France, fears are entertained Of deficient crop
Attempts were made with fresh seed but the quality
was too inferior to promise any goodresuts.
The customs receipts the port of Hayre for ApriI
were 2lo $751; being ,4s7 less than for the same
month in 1857
Eight convicts, highway robbers and Nurderers
lately effected their escape from the prison in Bo-
logna italy, by raising part Of the floor of their cell
and going thence through the cellar into the street.
An ANALYSIS OF the last annual returns us63 of the
London hospitals shows that during the year TO- 900
patients treated at total cost Of f93, 800. The
per head ranged from f34 loss to 4 los each per
year. and the cost per patient from f3 lis. Cd. to S6
per head.'
The German works on the various fortihcations
along the North sea are being vigorously pushed
forward and especial attention Is being paid to ex
periences gained during the late rebellion in the
United States. All masonry Is covered with earth
or blocks OF cast iron. Revolving towers armed
with guns OF heavy calibre, are also being erected.
The RerO1n Of Hamburg, gives the following
caricature on the German question-Bsmarck offers
his coat (Norh German Crnederaton) 10 South
German soldier, VIII Sc Jacket ithe Customs Union)
appears too tlgh. Gisnarck-dy South German
brother, when yuar little jacket gets 100 tight just
slip on my coat.
The KyadGe.rr.7{qch has the following the
European dis4gaa,neni question: under Tie motto of
''Noblesso ob.tIe:'-Napoeon appears armed 10 the
teeth surrounded by ,iaO OF bdlOncts, 10 Russia,
Prussia. austria and England, who are all armed in
IKE manner Napoleon SAYS ,endemen, Princes
OF Peace would have disarmed long ago. but my
ChaSsepot rifles and other war nt1fsfet were not fn-
lsned. sincerely nope this proof OF confidence VIII
induce you to forest Ill the example OF the Grande
Natlon' and give the world tue SO long wished Tor
peace.
The German expedition to the North Pole def.
nitely fixed for the 18th of May. The sum allotted
for the service is $4,000 thalers, and the yacht Ger
mania has been fitting out at Bergen, Sweden, from
which port the expedition VII leave. The Germania
Is eighty tons burden and carries fourteen men.
An abstract of the criminal returns in Scotland
for 1867 shows the following:-Charges pre<
ferred against 3,3o5 persons, OF whom 2,5l0 were
convicted, Is outlawed, were proved insane and
I'll were acquitted or these II were charged with
murder, but were convicted and only l sentenced
to death. ..
At a recent meeting of the Irish Church Education
Society in London presided over 10y the Archbishop
of Armagh, the following statement was read:-I1
1923 there 81 teachers and 266 pupiis in 1885
$40 teachers and 900 pupils from 1888 to 1852 5250
Roman Catholics taught; the yearly average OF
pupils has been fully 3, )00 than 15O 000
Irish Catholics have been insrncted: 20 new churches
erected and more than that number of schools. The
total amount collected was f7,25, OF which f4,9l6
was collected in Ireland and e3,0l3 in England. 4
A stranger entered lottery office In BergamO,
North Italy, lately, and debating four numbers, inr
quired how much he would have to sake in order t0
win 100 600 francs The clerk replied that the nearest
amount was 81 200 francs, for which he woud have
to pay two francs. This amount he paid, took his
ticket and left. on the day previous to the drawing
he returned and desired that his ticket should b9
altered, so that should a combination of four nunty
bers be drawn he would gam 100, 900. This
surprise, the four numbers were drawn exactly as
stated by lisstrange visitor.