22 JUNE 1839, Page 10

On Wednesday morning, the beautiful giraffe belonging to the mem-

bers of the Zoological Society gave birth to a fine young male animal— the first of its species ever born in this country, or indeed in Europe. Very unfavourable accounts from the wine districts continued to reach Paris. The recent storms had been general, but could not of course have done much injury to the corn crop.

The Bonaparte family are represented by a letter from Florence, received by the Presse, to be greatly disappointed at the will of Cardinal Fesch, each having expected to be the inheritor of the bulk of his pro- perty. The Prince de Montfort (Jerome) is said to have been laud in his expressions of discontent ; his legacy not exceeding 25,000 francs.