New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-23
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A.ERIcAS AFFAIRS AMONG TIE FREScE.-The
report Of the committee of the Chamber Of Deputies On
the law for establishing communications between France
and America this morning been published and crcGis
ted The committee recommends the Chamber 10 adopt,
with all possible dispatch, The law authorizing tie Minis
Ter Of France 20 treat with companies for the establish
nent Of regular communications, by sailing vessels,
vessels working partly By SAILS, partly b steam. With Ro
Janeiro Martinique Cor GlAcAloupej. Tie Havana and
Sey-York The same Law directs that secondary lines
shall he established L. Plata La GuAyra and such
OF the ports Of The Gulf Of Mexico, and Of the Antilles,
shall be designated By royal ordinance. The Government:
IS 20 hare the power Of fixing the minimum size O. The
vessels and all details relative 10 the service The COM
mittec has fixed upon any particular os IN France
as the places Of departure but requires A the vessels Tor
Antilles shall leave oae OF The Mecte-Ea nean ports l.
recommends that Of the vessels shan CARY more than
200 TOES or merchandise As reeIts the Newfork line,
strongly recommends that steam vessels shall be e1c!u-
svey employed, and ADDS we hope that seeing the ae-
tive prepsratons which the government OF the United
States making establish lines OF correspondence on
divers points OF Europe. and especially Win have VI"
be felt necessary hasten as much a, possible the eIecn
ton Of the enterprise The companies which are com
petinr for possession Of these lines offer favorable i'd
van:ages the government; one proposing 20 take the
Brazil Antilles and Havana lines, with no other remusr-
alton than The postage OF letters and al Offering 20 allow
the minister 10 fix the Of speed. &c binding them
20 pay 1000 francs for every days delay BEYOND the
stipulated time Of arrival. The Law WI! be PROBABLY pass
ed In the course the present month there being unveT
sal anxiety 10 the regular communications established
between France and the transatlantic world and especial
" between France and the United States.
THE STEAMSHIP GREAT BRITAlS."-This mag
rifcept vessel SO worthy of the name she bears, sails
on Saturday next 9th under the guidance OF her able
and popular commander, Captain Hosken. The recess
has b0en employed in doing all that science and SKILL
and capita! can accomplish IN the way oil more rapid
propulsion. Last week the Great Britain made pre-
yarstory rip 10 The Irish Channel The result Of which
will be found forth in the latter Of Captain HosSen TO
the Directors o! the Company.
The alterations which have been made in the screw
have worked admirably the number OF her nas;s have
been reduced to fve-and the vessel will now. It is
than probable prove as fast In speed as sne is un
equaed in space, and strength, and accommodation.
GREAT BRITAIN s.. LIVERPOOL, 5Oth April. ls46.
To The Directors Of the Grea, Western StegnIhp Co
Won ;bat The resul, or our s Tip has been entirely
factory and thu, The whole of the alterations have proved
decidedly beneficial
The ship leh the Coburg DOCK yesterday al en minutes
before O'clock
We reached Hoyhesd 81 20 minutes pss. having beaten
the Cork steamer Nmrod" than mile hour;-
during the night slowly back, and al A. NJ. his
morning, the mail steamer Prince" waa close 10 us we
then gave her and e The Prince about mile per
hour again and left her the second time at the
rate continued making observations on her ensne
sc. unul We met the fast new iroa s-anef sea hlog
which vessel held way for bbo1! half an hour as
long could run for the shoals
The boilers have given ample sieam without airy DIN VI
ty In fact with easy firing and consumption of Goals
e'sened the alterations IN Tie air pump valves &c
answered every expectation and me scre~s beyond
doubt better than the OLD
We had just 500 of coal board when s,srsd
and feel convinced speed und-r steam alone Is equal
10 any going steamer; and feel also confident, that
with The assistance of canvas se will urpasr speed any
vessel shoaL Our highest (steam slone) ~as II
NAUTICAL about l3 statute miles per hour the engines a.
time making l6i revolutions We locked again al high
water to-day.
Offering you gentlemen, my hearty congrnulaions
~a'N D''' ''' ,signedj JAMES HosKEN.
GERMANY-News from Berlin is to April 20. 1t
is again very positively asserted that the long promised
constitution is last about to be conceded What 10
certain is that there has been solemn consultation OF
the Cabinet upon the subject is said that majority
of the Ministers and the Crown Prince against the
constitutions but the King himself Is weldisposed 10
give it. being DESTROYS TO attach his name TO so great a
concession 70 liberty. The entire people Of Prussia
would receive any constitution that the King might offer
with acclamatlons.
The CHoLERA-This destructive scourge OF hu
manity seems once more on It's way ravage the CONT
of Europe, originating, before in the heart oil
sa Northern Persia being the hrst quarter In which
noticed It is gradually approaching Inc cornhes OF
Europe chief cities OF Persia already count by thou
sands the number OF their dead who have fallen victims
cholera The line Of route taken by II appears
10 be Amos, West Tor attacked III singular success
sion the cities Of Bokhara, Herat Mssned Iehsran aiiu
Ispahsu while reoen, accounts from Odessa state tat TWO
or three ca.as of Asa cholera had been observed at
Tns Should IL advance at It's present rate
1. NAV be looked for Eastern Europe In very short
time Indeed II stated from Riga that It has already
broken GU. at Orenberg and kasan and that scvera! PER
sons at ST. Petersburg have been attacked by the nruen
"a disease usually precedes the choera proper pre-
cau,onay ongh therefore, TO be taken 10 checH
the progress cholera in due time for arriving a, II
will In the middle OF summer, the season most favorable
Tor It's development and propagation The consequence In
the densely crowded and cities OF the continent
will be AWFUL. German paper.