The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-20


pucklng OUT their eyes burning them alive beat
ing out their brains; casting them into rivers, and
drowning them; throwing them into wells, and let
ting earth tall upon and crush them; and many other
brutalltles, that 1t is narrowing to read or The
whole tale In fact, would seem too monstrOus to be
believed did It not come to US on no less authority
than that OF the Pope. But even then, backed by
the Pope, we are compelled to exclaim-is it posi-
BILE Good God, that such abomlnable atrocities
should have been committed on helpless women in
Europe, and in the 18Th century, too, because they
would not abandon their religion!
The few railways in this country that are in ope-
ration, although only two Of them OF any impor-
lance, are highly prosperous; the receipts OF last
year having exceeded those Of the preceding by up
wards Of 2OOO,OO francs This year two OF three
lines OF great extent will be opened, well as some
smaller Altogether il will be the most impor.
tant year the railway history OF France has yet had
TO record. A sad disaster has happened on the
Rouen and Havre railway. BY the falling in OF an
immense viaduct, which had taken two years to
build. and was nearly completed. The Havre rail-
way belongs mainly to Engiishmen; Its engineers
are EngIish-lts contractors are English-and one
half, at least. Of its workmen are English.
The report Of the engineer sent by the French go
vemment to examine the IstnmHs Of Panama, with
the view Of asceraining the possibility OF cutting
canal through it has been published. II declares
most decidedly for the practicability OF the scheme
It recommends that one end Of the canal shall be at
Vaca de Monte, some few miles to the west OF Pa
nama by the valley Of the Caimito the other at the
Bay OF Lemon, which better for vessels than the
Port OF Chagres, by the valley Of the Rio CaaQres
The depth to be about seven yards the width AT the
bottom about twenty yards, and at the top forty FIVE
The total length OF the canal would be about seven.
tysix and half kilometres; the total expense 49,
100000 trance or thereabouts. An immense tunnel
would be necessary. The advantage of cutting
through this neck Of land would be Incalcuable and
as It's cost would be less than that of many rail-
way, II j. to be HOPED that either England or France
or the United States or all three together, will be-
lore long, confer that advantage upon the weird
Some Railway schemers gravely propose to estab
llsh railway communication between England and
France by means Of a tunnel in cast TO b sunk
at the bottom OF the sea. Extravasant ~ the thing
may seem, who shall say that 1t really impossible,
after all the maryes OF civil engineering that We
have seen Of late years1
Pretty general Satisfaction 10 expressed a. the
wholesale reduction Of the English tariffs, az II w
have the effect OF increasing the exporiaton o.
Wines brandles and silks. Hopes are entertained
that the United States government VIII also make
such REDUCTIONS IN it, tariffs as will beneht our COM
merce.
FxssuARY 1.-The amendment Of M Beryer,
referred to in my letter OF yesterday, was rejected
by majority OF 70 1t gave rise to very interesting
dlsousroa, Of which Texas and AmsFios were The