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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08
THE MAGNOLIA.

The gradual shsdes Of the twilight fall,
And the scents OF flowers, sftez the heat. i-'
Come freshly over the garden wall:
But one rich odor transcends them sn,
etrong and subtle, and sweet oh, sweet!
A wonderful fragrance, deep and rare,
The breath Of the great magnolia flower.
That, siierthe long days din and glare,
Comes softly forth, like silent prayer.
Hoelsss sse.aen tse sr.tefal hour.
At na.s lIs...;. ess.es1zS
pridsot S4.sa l52 7ssss=
B zssss go e q: sas sse f,as fssis,.f Time
Quesn & IL sestl - lssesesls sun,
Happy tndoed nl9 - kts
xn Msp tae aeas dew s1i hangs sad ar ~; i done
Under The broad masselia tresi
For when the valleys gov dim with night,
And the skies relent from their noondsy hest,
Its long leAyee.shine in he level light
And ite wide rich blossoms Of luminous white
Slowly close with gush Of sweet.
see II, glittering In moonlit air,
With blossoms like white translucent bowls
CT alabaster, all creamy fair,
Filled win fragrance strange and rare
Asa watt from thsland Of happy souls s'''
Oh, gentle airs which 60 softly blow.
Waving your beauty loverwlse,
Tell me, 4 haply ye may know,
La this like the lovely trees which grow
BY the silver streams Of Paradise?
For II Nature holds in her garden wide
One thing so perfecta nd wholly fair,
That when we cross 10 the other side,
here the green fields smile and clear waves glide
We may ind il grown immortal thae-
Safe from winter and storm ard hl,oht
Green and desthless-it seems to me-
Il is this fair dwellrr In warmth and light,
With Its glossy leaves and its blossoms white,
The beautiful, brave magnolia tree!
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OF these 3OS colleges % are under
the supervision Of States, Of q city,
and Of Masonic fraternity; super
visOry power over n is undetermined
The remaining 26l are divided among
OF Which the Roman Catholics have
81, the Baptists 38, the Methodist
Episcopal 35, the Presbyterian 25, the
Congregational 19, the Protestant
Episcopal, l6, and the Lutheran 16.
AS far as Is known, there are in these
institutions 2,962 Instructors and 49,
627 pupils; l5S colleges instruct males
only; SO admit both males and females,
ana of Ill the. sex of the students is
not specified, but is probably male.
- FEMALE COLLEGES. = =
There are 1856 institutions for the
superior instruction of females exclu-
sively, combining, as far as is known,
], l63 instructors and Il, SAL pupils.
THEOLOGICAL Summaries.
The table showing theological in.
struction in the country gives the total
number OF, institutions as H. of
these, Alabama has q; California, 8;
Connecticut, 8; Georgia. 4; Illinois,
IL; Indiana, l; Iowa, 5; Kentucky,
Z; Louisiana, ! Maine, 2; Maryland,
3; Massachusetts,, Z; Michigan, L;
Missouri, 4; New Jersey, !; New
York IL; North Carolina, 1; Ohio, Is;
Pennsylvania, II; South Carolina, 8;
Tennessee, 2; Texas, 1; Virginia 6;
West Virginia, l; Wisconsin, 4; Dis.
trict of Columbia, I. rt't'
The seminaries are distributed de-
nominationaily, as shown by the fol-
lowing table, which also gives the
number Of professors or instructors
and students: a..-... d.. .-.
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10 | 40
BERNALDEZ DIAZ.
ETAT AZ DEC. 1889 REQU
cello conseer. .

ETAT AZ DEC. 1883 REQU
cello -" conseer.
The above described stone and the
parts Of bullets were all they could
preserve, "a the balance crumbled into
dust As soon as brought to the air.
The stone is now at Mr.. VIM. Whit
sons, the father of the young man
who made the discovery. The party
making the discovery were Messrs.
Thomos Whitson, VIM. Shipp, Joseph
Leiper and James Wright. We can
not understand, or pretend to explain
how or why this man was hurled
here, nor to what people he be-
ionged. He had evidently been there
. great while, or every thing would
not have vaniAhed 30 when ii was
brought to light. 1t was mere wan
tonness the discovery was made. The
young men only wanted to make q
splash. These facts came to my ear,
and when / visited them / was re-
quested to write them out, which I
have done very imperfectly, not being
accustomed to appear in print. But
l can vouch for the part saw. The
dust Of the cid soldier was placed
back In his grave, which he had evil
IDENTIFY occupied for 30 many centuries,
and covered up; but the stone is still
to be seen at Esquire Wilson's, who
will be glad to show 1t to any curious
person. ..t
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Smith thought it was morally wrong
to take tie animals for food, and he
resolved to live on vegetables. But
one morning he gave way to tempta-
ton and walked into . beefsteak. II
don't know" said he, that it's any
harm 10 eat . piece Of this COW, since
it's dead and the matter can't be
helped; but Ill be hanged IL I'll ever
Hill one!"
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LAW SCHOOLS.

LAW SCHOOLS.
There are forty law schools in the
United States, with 129 professors, and
II 722 students. OF the States having
more than one, Illinois, Iowa and
Tennessee have each two; Indiana,
Ohio and Virginia have three each !:
Pennsylvania and the District Of Co.
lumbia four, and New York five.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Dela-
ware, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Mary
land, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon,
Rhode Island, Vermont and West
Virginia; while Connecticut, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Michigan, South Carolina, Texas and
Wisconsin have one each. 'tss}Rt.
MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
The table of medical schools indi-
Gates fifty-seven known as regular,
four as eclectic, two as botanic, six a
homeopathic, nine as dental, and six
teen as pharmaceutical; total ninety
four. ... ~.
NOSMAL SSf1OOlo.
There are reported in the United
States 81 normal schools, supported
by % different States, having 251
teachers, and G, ,S34 pupils !; 4 supported
by counties, with 50 pupils; 16 city
normal schools, with 10 teachers and
2,0O2 pupil all others 33, supported
In various ways, with 80 teachers and
and 2,503 pupils; making a total la
schools, with AS teachers and 10,92s
pupils.
The idea of the importance oi
specially training teachers for their
profession Is steadily gaining ground.
States that for time suspended theil
normal schools have reopened them,
and even those having the largest
number are disposed to increase them.
So fhr the literary:.ands cientific intsruc
ton given in them has ranked beiow
that 0fthe college, or as secondary; and
| the normal training has been adapted
to prepare teachers chiefly. for their
duties as instructors in high schools
academies, and schools for elementary
training. the training of teachers fol
instruction in colleges and pr0fessiOna
schools receiving little or no attention
in our institutions of learning. Indeed
there has been In superior instruction
q sort Of license for inferior methods
that would. not be tolerated in eys-
ten Of we'll managed public schools
It Is CRAFTY ing to observe among the
ablest managers of these institutions
of higher learning q disposition to cor.
rect this evil, and to allow excellence
| of method and manner to be excluded
from the recitation or lecture-room ol
the college or professional school
President Porter has already intimated
his purpose to associate training
school with the exercises of Yale
College. .V ttrF
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q COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, MARCH s. 1872.

enemies, rendering al their maehina-
tons Of no avail to any. body, bat our
Count, who, Il b well known, pocketed
by the operation no less sum than
one hundred millions Of dollars In
hard cash. Ja5I 3a ,
And thus 1t was once the poor, des-
pissed Israelite made his money and
his title andif any body can afford
to live IN Paris like . king and dash
along its Boulevards behind . sixty
thousand dollar Team, outvying
royalty ITSELF that man h surely the
Count EdouaFd Einsteine- "'is 80
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A little boy in Morgan county In
this State was lisping his prayers with
his twin brother at his mother's knee.
When he came to "Give US this day
our daily bread" he was Astonished
to hear q fraternsl whisper, ASK for
cake, johnny, ask for cake"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

The wife of Col. 8. II. Thornbure
died on the Oath, in Knoxville, caused
by taking an excessive dose Of NOR
phine, when quinine vas intended
The oulpable mistake, it Is said, was
committed by the spothecary's clerk,
in compounding twelve pills in which
he put five grains Of morphine instead
Of quinine. -i
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

There is a rose bush trained upon
the wall of the cathedral at Hides
helm, in Germany, which is said to
be a Thousand years old. The famous
legend that this rose bush was plant
ed by Susan b. Anthony on her one
hundredth birthday is now generally
credited by the more intelligent peo-
pie around there.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

A New York gentleman upon be-
ing asked by a friend for the loan ofa
dollar, briskly replied, with pleas
ure;;" but added Immediately to his
impecuniOus friends disgust, Dear
me, how unfortunate I've only one
Lending dollar, aud It's out"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

/ The greatest ornament of an illus
trious life Is modesty and humani-
ty, which go a great way in the char
aster even of the most exalted prin-
81 Napoleon. I
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

A man who had travelled through
New Jersey says that he saw some
land there so poor that you couldn't
raise q disturbance on it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

The papers say German astronomer
announces the approach Of . new comet
that is darling directly towards our
earth with prodigious velocity, and will
be here about the 18th Of August next.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08

"A curate having been overhauled
BY his bishop for attending ball,
the former replied: my lord, / wore
a mask.n "0h-wellW returned the
bishop; "that puts q new face on the
affairU t-.
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When you can't think of what
your wife charged you to bring home,
get hair pins. They are always handy
In the house.
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THE SCHOOLS OF THE UNITRD
STATES.

Brief Outline Of the. Field Of Edu.
cation I'm this Country fer the Year
1S7EThe Cream or the Report Of
the Cemmissioner OF Edueation-
OAR Colleges and Common schools.
From the advance sheet of the
forthcoming report Of Commissioners
OF Educati0n-which this year mas
been admirably edited and arranged
We are enabled to present. in brief out
line, the main figures of the work,
and to give some slight idea of its
scope and fuuness. We believe we do
this in advance of any paper in the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-08
HIGHER EDUCATION

~ . HIGHER EDUCATION. =
The pith of this rerort lies in its
figures and we hasten to tabulate
these in such manner as to let them
draw the picture themselves.
COLLEGES.
In the table of colleges and collegi-
ate departments chartered to confer de-
grees IN arts, of the 36S colleges there
art in
The New York herald., 1872-09-06
CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURES.

Large Quantity OF Jewelry Overha ulc6
I'm HObokcn-Arrcst of q Police SerS
geant.
For several days the United States Secret Ser.
vice detectives have been working up the case OF
an immigrant, whose arrival was hourly ex-
pected with heavy amount Of jewelry
in his possession Yesterday passenger arrived
by the German steamer, and In his declarations
states that he had diamonds &C., in his possess
sion, valued at $4,000. subsequently the "spe-
cials" examined his luggage, whereupon It is
asserted that they found jewelry worth much more
money than had been represented. case Of
silver leaf was also nabbed. In consequence OF
some dispute which arose between the officials and
Sergeant Ringe, of the HOb0ken Police force, the
special detectives preferred charge against him.
before the United States Commissioner, and pro.
cured warrant for his arrest under the plea that
he had interiered with them in the performance Of
their duties. He was arrested last evening ana
will give bail for his appearance. The case cannot
probably come to much, for, In justice to the
accused, 1t Is proper to state that
hostile feeling has long been enter
tained against him by several Custom
House officers, account OF his activity In detect
ing abuses on the Bremen and Hamburg docks and
thwarting many little 'games" OF the Custom House
officers themselves. In point Of strict attention to
duty Hoboken never had q more jealous and efit
Clent officer than Ringe, and accordingly he has
been retained in the department by every police
administration since his first appointment.
The New York herald., 1872-09-06
SCOTTISH GAMES YESTERDAY.

The Scottish Games came or yesterday win
something more than extraordinary enthusiasm.
The great contestants OF the occasion were Donald
Dinnie and James Fleming. The games OF
running jumping, stone-throwing, vault-eap-
ing, &C., were all magnincently contestedi
The band played during the day some Of
It's most favorite airs. "Scots Wha Ha' WI Wallace
Bled" was patriotically given at the different
marches The races were accompanied with prin-
cipally the s'Campbes Coming" favOrite
Scottish tune. The two great athletes Donald Dinnt9
for their exertiOns In carrying out the games as
for the warmth OF feeling they showed throughout4
as all seemed to acquit themselves honorably The
Scottish games ended fav0rably both to the Cale1
donian Club and to the feelings OF New York men
In general.
The New York herald., 1872-09-06
FIRE IN MIsHAWAKA, IND.

MISHAWAKA, Sept. 3, 1872.
fire broke out this evening In the business por.
tion of the town and Is rapidly spreading. Nearly
twenty buildings have been destroyed, including the
Presbyterian church. South Bend and Elkhardt
have been teegraphed for steamers which are mo-
mentarily expected. The loss cannot be ascer-
tained at this hour.
The dre is still raging. Anumber of valuable brick
buildings have been burned, and the loss Is estt.
mated thus far at s150,000 large number OF
dwellings and tenements are gone and many more
are In imminent danger The streets
and the people are engaged removing them still
farther away as the fire progresses. One building
has been blown up. Two steamers have arrived
and are doing good work. and IL Is hoped they will
soon bring the nre under control The wind con.
tnues strQngs
The New York herald., 1872-09-06
THE WEEKLY HERALD.
The Cheapest and Best Newspaper In the
Country.

The Cheapest and Best Newspaper In the
Country.
The WEEKLY HERALD Of the present week, now
ready, contains select story, entitled, "COlonel
Benyon's Enlargement" together with the very
latest News by telegraph from All Parts Of the
World up to the hour OF publication; Letters from
DR.. Livingstone; full particulars Of the Steamer
Mets Disaster; Burning OF the Steamship Amcrcai
and other Disasters on land and sea; Execution Of
Negro Assassins In South Carolina; Alleged Indian
Massacres; Lynch Law In Kansas and Tennes-
see; Josie's Farewell; the Hudson Street MUIR
der; the Public Debt and Naval News and
rumors. 1t also contains the latest News by
telegraph from Washington, Political, Religious
and Sporting Intelligence; Amusements EDITORIAL
Articles on the prominent topics OF the day; Our
Agricultural Budget; Reviews OF the Cattle, Horse
and Dry Goods Markets; Financial and Commerciat
Intelligence and accounts Of all the important and
interesting events OF the week.
TERMs:-Single subscription, So; Three copies, $50
Five copies. ST. Ten COPIES SIS; Single copies five
cents each. A limited number OF advertisements
inserted In the WEEKLY HERALD.
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TELEGRAM TO the NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Sept. 8, 1872.
The steamship Minnesota, which sailed from
Liverpool for New York yesterday took out 600
Mormon emigrants for Utah. The majority Of
them were Scandinavans
FLOW OF BULLION TO THE BANK.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has increased
100000 during the past week.
SEVERE AND FATAL STORM, WITH DAMAGE TO THE
CROPS.
The weather Is warm and pleasant to-day, the
thermometer standing about eighty degrees
A heavy thunder storm occurred yesterday at
Bolton, Lancashire, causing the loss of several
lives and doing much damage to the crops.
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THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Hope Of an Early Conclusion Of the Geneva Ar
bitration-Clty Festivities Still in Order.
1ELEenAMs TO THE NEW YORK HERALo.

rELEeaAKs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
GENEVA, Sept. s, 1872.
The conviction is general that an business before
the Board of Arbitration in the Alabama claims
case will be finished tomorrow or at the latest by
Saturday.
1t is stated that the litgant governments Will re-
ceive the judgments of the Court of Arbitration be-
fore 1t Is communicated to the PRESS
TOURIST RECREATION.
Mr.. Waite, one Of the American counsel, has left
Geneva. Mr.. Caleb Cushing and j. Q. Bancroft
Davis are making excursions to points Of interest
in Switzerland.
PLEASING CONCLUSIONS.
The soiree given tonight by Mr.. Charles Bowles
in honor of the Board Of Arbitration was brilliant
success. The magnificent weather favored the
festivities, and the guests In attendance numbered
1900.
The Swiss Federal Council has invited the men,
bers OF the Board to State dinner on Thursday
next.
The Gross Award Of the Geneva Trl.
bunnl
WASHINGTON, Sept s, 1872.
In favor Of the United States amounts to about
fifteen million dollars, and the latest report from
the American agent shows that the business OF
arbitration is virtually terminated
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Sept. 8, 1872
The Royal Mail steamship from the Cape Of Good
Hope has arrived at Southampton, with advices
from Cape Town to August 8.
The Russian squadron, bearing the Grand Duke
Alexis, sailed for Annoy, China, on July 20.
VALUABLE DIAMONDS AND VIOLENT CRIME.
Discoveries OF valuable diamonds continue fre'
quent.
Crime ana disorder among the mining communi.
ties are on the increase. The Governor Of the dis
trict Is absent from his post, and Lynch law pre-.
walls large number OF persons have suffered
from violence, the majority of them being natives.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. s, 1872
Ordered-Assistant Paymaster Addicks, to duty
on board the receiving ship at Philadelphia As.
slstant Paymaster Preston, to duty In the Bureau
OF Provision and Clothing
Detached-Mastcr Sprague from the Benicia. and
placed on the sick leave. Assistant Paynaster
Sullivan from duty at Washington and placed on
waiting orders.
Commander Fillebrown has been detached from
duty at the Navy Department and ordered to the
Of the European squadron IN place OF Commander
Cushman, detached on account OF sickness.
The United States ship Constitution sailed from
Newport yesterday.
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THE BIENvILLE's PASSENGERS.

Non-Arrival OF the Schooner william
McGee at BaItimorc-Fears for the
Safety of the Bienvillc's Passengers ON
Board Of Her.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s, 1872.
telegram just received from Baltimore states
that the schooner william McGee, which is reported
to have left Nassau on the oath of August, with
thrty-four Of the Bicnvile's passengers should
have been In on the Sd inst. Her owners are
getting uneasy, as she is overdue five days.
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THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFIC lcR,
WASHINGTON ID, O.. Sept. 6-1 A, M.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFIo oGR,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Sept. 6-1 A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
Southwesterly and southerly winds, and clear
and clearing weather for the Middle States extend
over New England during the day generally clear
weather for the Southern States, with s0atherly
winds; diminishing pressure, fresh and brisk south
easterly and southwesterly winds and probablyl
increasing cloudiness northwest Of the Ohio Valley
especially from Missouri to Minnesota, where
threatening weather is probable; an area OF very
low barometer is now apparently advancing east
ward toward Iowa brisk southery winds for Lake
Michigan and fresh to brisk for Lake Huron, Erie
and Ontario.
Cautionary signals continue at Duluth, Milwau-
kee, chicago and Grand Haven.
The New York herald., 1872-09-06
WALES.
Steamship Communication Direct with New
York-A Peers Patronage for Public Profit
TflesaAm 70 THE NEW ycax HERALD.

LONDON, Sept. 8, 1872.
The steamship Glamorgan, the pioneer vessel Of
the new steam line between Cardiff and New York,
was launched OF Renfrew, Scotland, yesterday.
The christening ceremonial was performed by an
american lady. Another vessel for the same line
will soon be ready to launch.
The Marquis OF Butte is the principal shareholder
In the new company. He has remitted the wharfage
dues OF the vessels for year. and will also fur.
'pish their supply Of coal free for the same time.
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1rleeaAms 70 THE new yoax HERALD.

BERLIN, Sept. s, 1872.
Els Majesty the Emperor Alexander the Second
OF Russia, accompanied by his eldest son, His I'M
perial Highness the Czarewitch Alexander, and His
Hlahness the Grand Duke Vladimir OF Russia
arrived here, at the Eastern Railway Station, at
.uuarter-past two O'Clock this afternoon, to meet
the Emperor william Of Germany, His Majeety Of
Austria and the other potentates and royal and
ministerial celebrities who Will be assembled in the
city.
ROYAL RECEPTION.
The Russian visitors were met as they stepped
from the railway carriage by His Majesty Emperor
william, His Imperial Hghness the Crown Prince
Frederick winiam Prince Frederick, son of the
Grown Prince, the Grand Dukes Of Mecklenburg,
Baden and weimar, the Duke of 0oburg, and
large number OF other German Princes.
Vhe Ministers Of the Crown, with Chancellor
generals Of the Prussian army, and the chief dig.
nitaries Of the Imperial German Court were also
present.
FRATERNAL EMBRAcE FROM THE NORTH.
The Czar, on alighting saluted and embraced the
Emperor william in the most cordial manner.
CITIZEN OVATION TO BRILLIANT ooRrEaE
The two Emperors entered the same carriage and
passed slowly through the streets, amid the cheers
Of an immense multitude of people.
All the princes, dukes, generals and courtiers
followed, making long and brilliant procession.
THE RUSSIAN CENTRE OF REST.
The Imperial carriage stopped at the Russian
Embassy into which the Emperor Alexander was
conducted.
QUEENLY SALVATION AND WELCOME.
On the arrival Of the Gear at the Russian Lega-
tion he was visited there by the Empress Augusta
and the Princess Victoria, wife Of the Crown Prince
OF Germany
THE CUSTOM OF THE COURTS.
At later hour OF the day His Majesty the Gear
proceeded to the imperial Palace of Germany,
where he was received and entertained by the EN-
peror william and his Court.
After making quite long visit the Gear returned
TO the Russian Embassy
FRANZ JosEPH's MARCH THROUGH DRESDEN.
His Apostolic Imperial Majesty the Emperor OF
Austria meets with most enthusiastic reception
from the people in his progress through Germany.
He arrived at Dresden to-day and Is The guest o.
the King Of saxony.
The entire party will leave Dresden at two p. M.
tomorrow for Berlin and win enter the Prussian
city In the evening.
WHAT IS THE OBJEcTa
It is again denied that the meeting Of the Empe
rors will in any way partake Of political char
acter.
Report OF q Polite British Inquiry rs ia
the Object.
VIENNA, Sept 8, 1872
The Presse, Of this city, says Odo RUSSELL the
British Ambassador at Berlin, yesterday had an
audience lasting an hour with the Emperor VIII
liam. Mr.. Russell desired to ascertain from His
Majesty information as to the objects Of the con-
terence between himself and his imperial visitors.