New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-22

Alexandra tia, Meheret All intends 20 vis.t Constant
nope and hsrce 20 Paris 10 be there a. tse same
time as Qreca Victoria
Some Of the rich Pcsh rob,es resident IN Paris sold
shares IN The French railways the amount OF EsoOo
sterling 70 send the proceeds 70 their nscsert eoan
Gymea,
On he Oregon question. l can only repeat what
was seated in previous letters as 10 the manner in
which i, is viewed in this country /: may conf
deny De stated that the majority OF the Legislature
the press, and the eoar,ry, feel ihat Mr. Polk has
put himself and his nation IN false position When
say country" do lot mean the gentIencn in
big beards and with dirty pipes who vapor abou,
politics as estanirets; nor Go mean the roisy and
clustering radicals, WHO make up In swaecsy what
they want IN sense.
Bail call the country the men Of sense and intel
lixsnce-,he men who hsve something to lose-,he
men who support all the burdens Of the State. who
discharge all the duties of citizenship, and who. In
poin, of fact, form the French nation. The ma iorisy
OF these men, and the majority OF their Representa-
,ives in Parliament. condemn Mr.. Polk proceedings
as likely 10 lead 10 wsr, and they abhor war as
great calamity.
They do not. indeed. think there will be war. bat
they feel that /, will not be 10 Mr. Polk and bis sdv
that the world will be indebted for the mainten
ance OF peace. This feeling may be erroneous, but
i; certainly exists; and certainly ii is deeply to Do
deplord tina, should exist il lowers the United
States Government IN estimation and prevents IL
exercising that influence in European affairs which
IL ought 10 do
AS respects the press too you will tind the sare
fSeling apparent. All the newspapers that possess
any influence at all have either s,ernly condemned
al that Mr. Polk has done. carefully refraned from
expressing approval Oft The Journal des Debats
which is the leading organ Of France, and, perhaps
of Europe and which, as you are aware, speaks the
sentiments of the French Government has even ex-
ceeded the bounds of propriety In its attacks on Mr.
Polk.
The Epoque, new paper with 10000 subscri-
bers and which is the peculiar organ OF III. GuiSot.
the Minister for Foreign Affairs has also invariably
condemned Mr.. Polk, and has even gone so far as to
utter a,rocious calumnies Of the whole American
nation The Constitutional, the organ OF ii. Theirs.
has certainly nor spoken in commentator OF the
President though |, has used some of his proceed
ings and declarations to attack the present Ministry
Universal sympathy has been expressed by all
parties for the unhappy Poles Day after day have
The liberal aud republican newspapers supported
them BY energetic articles and more substantial as
sisance has been rendered by considerable sub.
scriptions
Some troubles have taken place at Dion. Tou.
louise and othsr places, owing TO the interference OF
tho authorities to prevent demonstrations in favor Of
Poland Some young lads were hauled of to phi
son. and others got few blows but no blood was
she'd
sress at Hayre and Cherbourg. and other maritime
nlaces In addition TO the immense surls already
d;snensed a law Is now before the Chamber au.
,horixing the grant OF $1,000 oOO francs ana up
ward, for the Notifications OF Havre and other
large sums for those of Cherbourg though the latter
are already perhaps the most formidable IN the
world.
With respect to Algiers, the news OF the last
month ia the same as Of the month before, and the
month before that, and the month before that too.
and as il will no doubt be- in the months YET TO come
Really, you might safely have paragraph about
Alsiers sereotyped, for 1t Is invariably the same
thing.
The law for the establishment OF considerable
number of packet boats TO trade between the prin'
cipal ports of France and different points oil tho
American continent is now under me eAanl'naI.on
of Committee OF the Chamber OF Deputies II Is
proposed to place the management OF the new lines
of communication In the hands OF private company
allowing IL q considerable annual sum from the pup
lie treasury. Two companies have been formed
each possessing large capital WIG vie" Vi JONAH
ing the concession. One company proposes mat
the trans antic communication shall be kept up by
steamers travelling at the quickest possible rate, so
as TO vie with the Liverpool steamers me DINER
company proposes employ sailing Vessels, or YES
sels worked partly by sails, partly by steam ana 10
travel at only a moderate rate. To eounterbalance
the advantageof rapidly the latter company offers to
convey merchandise cheaper than the other Il YVES
expected that the Committee OF the Chamber OF
Deputies would yesterday have given its decision
between the two companies but after lengthy dis
cussions Il adjourned over till Thursday next As
soon as 1t shall have given judgment on the question
| submitted TO it, the law will DO pushed forward
with every dispatch and will no doubt come into Of.
| feet in two months time at least. II Is waited for
with much anxiety. the public is particularly do.
sirous 10 see regular communications established be-
tween France and the American continent By the
new law New.York will be particularly favored.
the largest vessels destined to ply between and
LIE Havrc.
Marshal Bugeaud has returned to Algicrs at tho
head of the remains of tho fine army with which he
had been in pursuit Of Abdel.Kader His soldiers
were ragged, worn out with hunger and fatigue,
and their appearance was truly pitiabe. The Due
d Aumale, one of the Kings sons and tho Due do
SAKE Coburg his son.in.law, have gone to Africa.
The Customs department had just published re.
turns of the duties received on the importaons Of
foreign merchandise in the months Of January and
February of the present year. The duties amount
TO 90 900 900 francs. which Is million more than In
the first two months of ls45 and two millions more
than the same period of 1874. Bot the increase Is
NOT TO be ascribed to any general increase in COM
merce-, is owing entirely TO the extraordinary Inn.
oor,ation ofcorn more than seven times the quaint.
~ Of the preceding year, rendered necessary by the
partial deficiency OF tho harvest.
On Thursday took place, with much pomp. tho
inauguration OF the railway from Orleans TO Tours,
psrt Of the great line from Orleans to Bordeaux.
Two of the King sons, and many political notables
were present and the populations oil all the coun-
tries through which the railway passed. turned our
Paris is now united by railways with three great
cities-Oreans, Tours, ana IUucn huu suoso iofH
about the only railways France at present possesses
For these too she Is mainly indebted TO the money
and enterprise of Englishmen, and especially of
Liverpool capitalists.
The Minister OF Commerce announces that he has
received farther adyices from the Embassy In China
of great importance TO the mercantile community;
but from their extreme lengthiness no has no yet
been able TO make their contents public.
Carriages built entirely of iron ara becoming very
fashionable and are much admired for their strength
lightness and elegance. know not whelhef we
arc indebted 20 the United States for tho invention
of iron carriages, but those OF Paris are caiied Les
Americaines.'
The Russian Embassador at Rome has caused to
be published fall complete and detailed contradic.
ZION of the statement OF certain Polish nuns referred
10 in my last letter bat one, 10 the effect that they
had suffered abomnable and revolving crueities at
the hands of certain Russian prests by the sanction
OF the Russian Government, on account oil tneh no
fasal to abandon the Catholic faith Tne Empsss
dor NOT ony denies that any such horrible crueities
we're ever peroetated bat asserts that no such per-