New-York tribune., 1873-07-03

LAWS REGUL4TISG The NEwFOUNDI tNDfFIsnEG-
IFs.-In view Of the possible danger Of eXtermi-
nation of the seals on the coast Of Labrador which
now furnish so important resource to the nhabIt-
ants of Newfoundland, the Legislature OF the Col
ony has lately enacted law, providing that 10
shall leave for the seal fisheries, or take
any seals on board, before the 10th day of March
under a penalty of $1,000 and that sailing vessel
shall leave port for the fisheries. take Gny seals
on board, before the 5th day Of March under pen
atty Of Si00. II is also provided that no property
or right of property, shall be acquired by persons
engaged in or prosecuting the seal fishery, either In
seals captured and killed and left the lee or IN
the water not in nets in any seals of which the
claimants shall haveabandOned the search, or which
they shall have neglected or refused at any one time
to take on board.
The inouiries prosecuted by the Committee Of the
Legislature previous to the framing Of this act. ec
tied some interesting facts n regard Ia the natural
history of seals 1t was generally considered by
those engaged in the seal fishery that the number OF
male seals at birth, exceeds that Of the females, by
at least three to one and one witness expressed hS
belief that among old seals there are ut least - males
to one female. The number Of young al birth rarely
exceeds one. twins being quite exceptional The
male seal il is said manifests no particular care OF
attention for ITS offspring, WHICH VIII be defended
by the mother when abandoned by the iathct'
MARITIME FISHERIES or FRANCE FOR 1S7l.--'rhe
Rer.e Maritime et Coloaiqte for December, 1872
tains summary Of the maritime fisheries Of France
for the year 1871 aud indicates a gratifying improve
ment in this interest as compared with tbe results
for 1870 In that year the country was Just recov-
ering from the effects of the war with Germany.
which caused the withdrawal of large portion of
the industrial population from their peaceful pur-
suits. and particularly affected those connected with
the fisheries Thus. while i'll 1870 there were l0,j9
men employed in 1888 vessels o l50 l27 tons burden,
there were in 1871, 1l04S0 men in lS,4J7 vessels OF
tons The dccTeasein the tonnage in 1871 was
due to the smaller number of large vessels in the
Newfoundland and Iceland trade. There was
equally gratifying difference in the value of the
fisheries for 1871, compared with those of 1870
the amount being Sl397S,i5i for the one, and $ll,
97j 400 for the other, difference OF S20299l IN
favor of the latter year
An exceptional cause Of the increase in value of
the fisheries in 1871 is to be found iu the unusual
abundance and much greater yield OF herring due
in part 10 the wider field of operations aud new pro-
eesses in their capture. Tho srine fishery, too, was
greatly augmented in 1871 over that OF 1870. Tho
cod fisheries on the coast Of Newfoundland and Ice
land were less extensive In 1871 than in 1870.
The following statement shows tue number OF per-
sons vessels and tonnage engaged IN the sGa-tish-
cries of France during ISL In tho cod fisheries ot
Newfoundland there were employed 6,0li persons
and in those of Iceland 3,S47. Those engaged in
fisheries the coast of France wero 6O.6;4 those
depending upon fishing for a livelihood, Ss 6l for
total Of llO,iSO.
APPLICATIONS oF BisULPHIDE or CsRBON.-1he
employment OF bisulphide Of carbon has of late
become greatly extended, and the substance Is now
manufactured on very large scale in various eStab
lishments and employed in many branches Of the
arts Until 1s50its only technical application was
to the vulcanizing and dissovng of Indian rubber.
but il is now according TO DIR. Wagner, put tO the
following uses, among others which he mentions ::
l. For the complete extraction OF fat from bones for
the preparation Of bone black. Ten or twelve per
cent of fat can be obtained. 2 For the extraction
Of oil from seeds and olives. Large quantities of
olive OIL rape OIL lnseed OIL hempseed OIL palm
oil and cotton seed OIL are obtained in this manner
8. For the extraction of sulphur from sulphurous
earth according to MoSsul and of bitumen from
bituminous rocks. l. For separating fat from wool.
woolen tissues, and rags from machine shops, by
Seyferths patent. ). For the extraction of the
soluble principles of spices according to the process
of Boniere of Rouen. France. &. For the manufac-
ture of yellow prussiate Of potash. according to
Cells, and of sulphooyande of ammonium Tor the
fabrication Of the toys called PharaOhs serpentS .
For the preparation of the Fenian or liquid lire a
solution of phosphorus IN bisulphidc of carbon with
which proectiles for rfed guns are filled s In
silver-Diating small quantity OF bisulphide of
bon Is added TO the silver bath so that brilliant
deposit may at once be effected g. For killing rats
mice, moths, ground worms and other vemin. lO
As u motor for steam engines. All systems of en-
glncS with or without expansion can be run with
blsnlphlde OF carbon, which, AZ is well known boiiS
W 10 y. The construction requires no essential al