It is reported that Jerome Bonaparte is about to take
up his re deuce at Stuttgard.
The Leipsic Gazette states that Charles the Tenth has chosen, ti castle of the ancient Dukes of Styria, chiefly because the count abounds in game of every kind. The Duchess d'Angouleme, accea pained by Mademoiselle de Berri, arrived at Cologne on the 24th ult.
According to official returns, the average price of corn throug-ho - France for the last month was 19fr. 44c. In the preceding month was 21fr. 78c. ; and last year, at the same period, 23fr. 24c.
" We have good news to announce," say the French Papers of tl 30th ult." the price of bread, which had been fixed for the last foe night of August at 81d. for the loaf of four pounds, had been redue; to 714. for the last fortnight of September, and a new reduction 11 just taken place. The price of fine bread is fixed at 7d. the four pout loaf, for the first fortnight of October, and that of household brea: at 5Id."
The German naturalists are this year holding their annual meeting; Vienna, where upwards of 300 have already assembled, and are pc, milted to discuss scientific subjects. The Emperor entertains them the Castle of Laxenburg.
The Archbishop of Paris, at the close of the American war, the addressed his congregation—" Years may pass away before the to people will perfectly understand each other; but the day must coin when, in spite of their rulers, France and England shall command a. nations to remain at peace, and the nations will obey."
We learn, from the Galena Gazette, that leaden guns have been Ch for the defence of a stockade at Colonel W. S. Hamilton's, on ti. Pick-a-ton-e-ka, thirty miles east of that town. As no iron or bra.- pieces were to be obtained, resort was had to ingenuity, and the leads, pieces were found to be well fitted for the object desired.—New Yoe. Paper.
Mademoiselle Garnerin, in an aerial voyage which she lately uncler took at Warsaw, left her balloon in a parachute, which in the descei: came upon a poplar tree, and she was thrown out. One of her arm was broken, and she was otherwise severely injured.
Mademoiselle Ancelin, who was tempted a short time since, In golden offers, to come to this country, and break her engagement to It's Veron, the Director of the opera at Paris, has had an action brougl against her for breach of contract, and 6,000 francs (about 2401.) verdie given against her. She continues imprisoned, in default of payment.
A few days ago, a person having died of the cholera in a town of ti: department of the Meuse, the four bearers who carried the corpse r the grave had each a pipe in his mouth, in order to protect him from th pestilential miasma. Another patient, dangerously ill with the diseas happening to see the procession from his window, was so struck with it ludicrous appearance, that he burst into a most violent fit of laughter This exertion had such an effect upon him that he became imtnediatek better, and there is little doubt of his recovery.
A wine-dealer, named Franque, in the Grande Rue Verte, having ascertained that his wife granted secret favours to Charles Boudecha: the journeyman of another wine-dealer, in the Rue du Fauxbourg St. Honore, resolved to be revenged on the deceiver. With this view, he compelled his frail spouse to make an assignation for Friday last, a: two in the afternoon. Boudechat was true to his engagement ; bu. had scarcely entered the house, when the enraged husband, who ha. concealed himself behind the door, rushed upon him, threw the con tents of a snuff box into his eyes, and then stabbed him in seven dif- ferent places with a knife.—French Paper.
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