The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-05

VlnceS, the sea coast, or England Ine neat oil
late has been most intense. People at present
live as much out of doors, and as much in the
shade as possible.
Texas had, on its being declared independent,
entered into commercial treaty with France,
very favorable to the latter. In discussion in
the Chamber, deputy demanded that the main
tenance of that treaty should be insisted upon,
Notwithstanding the annexation OF Texas to the
United States. The Minister of Commerce stated
that negotiations on the subject IN progress.
The official NoniteW has announced that Mr..
King, the American Minister, has had private
interview with Louis Philippe, to present to his
Majesty the reply of President Polk to the notif-
cation of the birth of the Princesse Marguerite
d'Orleans, one Of the Kings grand daughters
One step towards the abolition of the odious and
stupid quarantine laws has been made by this
country, by the PRONUNCIATION OF an ordonnance,
that for the future the time occupied in a voyage
shall be counted as part of the quarantine This
will be of some advantage to commerce and ira
vellers. 1t is fact that the quarantine laws
monstrously injurious to France inasmuch
they drive French people coming from the East
TO pass by England, as to avoid detention ut
Marseilles All the dispatches from the Chinese
Embassy, for example, were brought via Eng
land Yet, strange to say the quarantine has
been demonstrated 10 be of no use, for recent in
vestigations ofhgh medical authorities have prov
ed that the plague is not contagious
The royal families OF France and Russia have
hitherto been on bad terms with each other, the
Emperor Nicholas having great dislike to King
Louis Philippe; and this has caused such an i'll
tries, that the ordinary diplomatic relations
not kept up. OF late, however, the Emperor Nj
cholas is said to have shown disposition to be-
come friendly with the court of France. His al
lowing his son to visit Touon was considered
proof that his sentiments were undergoing a
change; and lately he has placed at the disposal
of the King of the French several crosses Of the
orders of Russia for distribution among the Off
GERS who waited on his son when in France. This
last is considered a most gracious piece of con-
descenson on the part of the Gar. If friendly
communications should be established between
Paris and St. Petersburgh, il is not improbable
that it may lead to certain changes in politics,
which diplomatists consider of great Importance.
Lecomte, the would-bc-assassin OF Louis Phi
lppe, has been brought to trial, condemned to
death, and executed The trial was of conside.
rable leegth, owing to the number Of witnesses
examined. Nothing, however, that has not been
known to the public from the first has been elicit.
ed Lecomte, both before, during, and after the
trial, asserted that he had no accompllces, and
that he was not the tool of any political faction.
The law ranging attempts on the kings life in the
crime of paracde, he was condemned to be exc
cuted as paracide-thet is, to go barefoot to the
scaold, wearing shirt outside his dress, to have
his head covered with black veil, to remain
standing oe the scaffod whilst the sentence was
read to the people, and to be then beheaded. All
this was done on Monday morning at an early
hour Lecomte showed extraordinary forttude
mounting the sea fold with firm step, listening
unmoved to the reading of the sentence placing
himself unassisted in the required position, and
remaining unagitated for the few moments that
elapsed before the knife fell, and his head was
severed from his body. il was fully expected in
Paris that he would have been pardoned, and Sc
veral of the newspapers spoee of the pardon
matter ofcourse The King, it is said, was anx-
ous to save the wretch's life, but the ministers
unanimously insisted that he should die, and die
he did.
Last Sunday the little railway from Paris to
Sceaux was opened with much ceremony 1t is
for the trial of a new invention, which enables
curves, exceedingly narrow, TO be gone over with
as much rapidly as straight lines. Fit succeeds
it will be one of the most important discoveries
in connection with railways yet made. To-mor-
row takes place the opening of the Great North
ern Railway, which is the most gigantic OF any
in Europe, or even in the world. Its length, with
entertainments, is POI kilometres it unites the
capitals of two kingdoms-Paris and Brussels its
traffic will be enormous. Although the embranch.
ments are not yet completed, there already
us locomotives and 30, 800 carriages on the hne.
The Teasing and the pomp and the parade OF the
opening OF to- morrow will be gorgeously magnfi-
cent. Throughout the whole length of the line
all the populations will be on foot to welcome the
trains I; and at Lille, Amens, and other great
towns there will be such rejoicings as were ne
yer seen before, and probably, will never be seen
again.
The project of law on the Notifications of lia-
yre Cherbourg, Toulon, &c. have been rejected !;
and as the Chamber will be dissolved, re- intro
duction of those bills will be necessary. Ii has
also rejected several other projects OF law on pub
lie works and public instruction admitting in the
order of the day only those which granted credits
for the railways of Orleans and Vierzon, and MIS-
mes and Montpelier. The Chamber will termi-
nate its labors on the 10th on the 9th or 7th OF
July it will be dissolved; and the elections will
| take place on the LIST OF August.
To show you how well informed the republican
| newspapers of Paris are on American affairs,
| beg to mention that one of them this morning
states that the NeD York Herald is the organ oil
the English government
Notwithstanding the favorable accounts receiv-
ed OF the crops, the price OF bread in Paris for the
second fortnight in June has been augmented
Bread of the first quality will be sold at ~ CEN
times the killsgramme, and bread of second qua
lily at 30 centImes
The Presse SAYS that several manufacturers,
who had received large orders for America, have
Just had them countermanded, on account of the
declaration of war between the United States
and Mexico.
Mr.. Romulus Sanders, who has succeeded Mr..
Washington Irving as ambassador at Madrid, has
arrived in Paris, en- route Tor Madrid.
Italy.
Advices from Milan to the 9th ut.
1t is stated that the King of Naples, who is noted
for enlightened lberality i'll commercial matters,
is about to declare Naples and Palermo free
ports. Negotiations have been entered into with
France for reduction of duties on French wines
and articles of Paris.
The Pope departed this life on the LIST instant
His Holiness had been indisposed during the last
week of MAY. but on the 18th or 18th OF that
month he was deemed by his physicians per-
fecty recovered. His death was sudden, and
| may possibly give rise to runners such as followed
the disease similarly, of several of his predeces-
sors. In ordinary tunes, the demise of Pope
would not occasion any sensation in the political
world, but such is not the case in the present m
stance. Pope Gregory WI. was a good, kind,
benevolent man, sincere IN his religious prin-
| ciples and more tolerant than most others who
had held the keys of St. Peter. He was fully
aware of a coming crisis in his States; hc fore
saw, and would by concession have obviated, the
overwhelming storm, that cannot otherwise be
prevented bursting upon Rome at least; but he
was OVERCOME by the cardinals, who, to the re.
peated entrcates of France and Austria, and 1t
is said England, refused concurrence in even the
slightest ameIioration of the civil and political.
condition of the subjects of the Holy See. The
member of the Sacred College most likely to sue
coed Pope Gregory XVI. is the Cardinal Fran
zoni, Piefect of the congregation of the Propa-
ganda. He is, however, considered friendly to-
wards the Jesuits, and will be, OF course iiercey