New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-31
Farther Foreign Intelligence
Troubles in witzerland-uistnrharce- In N oil
land { ondifion of Ireland Bursting Of n
Balloon, &c.


steamer she met with
4 Committee of Investigation appointed b. the
Passengers or board tee Washington, j. p Norton
of Yale College Chairman. reported unanimously
on the l2ih instant that the reasons why she re
turned 70 Southampton after having sailed the 10Th
and Proceeded 100 miles On her v0ysgo 10 Esw-York
were these
TIE bad quality Of Coal employed specie. Of an
thraciie which destroyed two uf furnace bars WIN
10 ~ hours The bars the same that bsd been IN
during the whole voyage from SeT YORK. an nad
rrmsnsd entirely untouched until the day Of SAILING rom
SOUTHAMPTON The Committee have personally inVesu-
gated the machinery snd have particularly directed e
attention % the boilers which they hnd wholly uusHeet
ca Monsieur Esi'erui French engineer nss, M com
psny with the Committee AMI Al their request persons
D. visited the interior of the iurnsces ant nnas 'n,
quite untouched excepting as CARDS the Vi
the bsrs'
The Captain offered D return 10 any passenger 'he
psssase money but only two left for reasons uncon-
rscted With the ship There was The fullest confidence
manifested both in the galsu, snip and 10 her 'kiial
aad cautious CONN anier.
Atone o'clock W. issued ca extra TT5sgs containing
the mos, important commercial and other ntelhsenee'
and Low present our readers with summary OF Tue
news compiled from our files Of newspapers letters ara
circulars
The state Of the markets will be found under our
Commercial head.
The French Government and the Press are on bad
farms The Democratic Pac.fque bad been thrice seized
IN the course Of tive days. NJ. Girardin copied me
stronses, political articles from the numbers suppressed
into The Prsse and set the Ministers at defiance 1t Is
said that the Prose- had been stopped al the post once
wbea, snd Flour have risen somewhat In the BRUSH
markets since the Britannia sailed but there Is very
little complaint Of the weather or growing crops In the
public journals
TIE T.mss OF the 9th speaking OF the French crops
= An accounts Of the harvest received in Paris are
mos, favorable The Echo dc "a GV9Hds announces that
the Grain Crop in the south OF France would De more
ng years. The Naes likewise presented me appear
4 Corrssponden, Of the Nortlgu Star writing from
Paris says
Gui1ot and Duchatel are in future Impossible rs the
French say after them one IL possible Ihere are
DAYS Of great and tribuaton coming on TOR the
rich la tn land A csbiuet cabinet my kingdom Tor
a cabinet Will Do the cry Of old Louis fnhlppe.
great many will be- weighed. and al Will Do iound went
ing There q already waing and CRASHING OF teeth ia
the palsce OF the Tuieres Ia rather Doe kitten ana
cry nec . than OF the French haHh 00hrSe0se anu
part.xs OF the NJ. de Grsrdin has put them IN.
MEXICAN Waffle London Times OF the OH inst.
F thus concludes An arsice on the war
That General scott has been cndeav0ring 20 invest
himself with such pachcatory and hsmon1ing attrac-
lions and that the of Vera Cruz would Tain De
received as the deverer OF Mexico. Is cesr enough
from m that have heard by way oi The UniiSd states
But there Is to here for the operation OF such
addresses There is great oppressed or dsconented
uart-yno dsaf, cted population driven to war by des
MOTTO Government The MexicsDs free as anarchy
can make them they change their rulers at their will nor
can the mos, seductive appeal Of The invader offer them
any increase OF political power The war such AS Il 49,
I Is emphaticsly popular war II was not excited oy
priests nor dctsed by the President Inc MeNlcans
hate the Americans clearly and iutuitisely enough,
though they resist them. They deiy their ad
dresses though not their arms Tiny "i not nght out
I'D the powers OF the continent cannot make them shake
hands And thus when scared or subseryient Con
eress may have signed compulsory compact there Will
stl be the obstuaey and opposition Of an enufe people
I to reconcile OF overcome
Switzerland The Diet of the swiss Confederation
has lust commenced It's stngs Gt berne under circum
stances of great and peculiar interest The contest
which has been raging Tor some years In many Of the
cantons l. now about be decided or brought to =
m0rs formidable issue. by the federal authority The
party which has hitherto opposed species OF passive
resistance the Radical leaders has been subverted Il
now asccrtsned that of the - caut0ns II cantons and
two halt cantOns viii vote for the Radical measures
and the Chief Msgsuate OF the directing canton aud
President Of the Diet IL NJ. Ochsenbein who figured
about If months sgo AZ the head OF the ee0Ooiers VINO
invaded Lucerue. This gentleman has on all occasions
/ expressed hig fierce hostility 70 the independence
/ OF the Catholic party in the primitive cantOns and
he has opened tha Diet in an address ot the most
iud.mmstory character. in which be advocates the
total subversOn OF the present Constitution OF swift.
/ orlaud and employs language OF Al least strange
and uubecomng character with reference 10 the other
States of Europe Ia short there every reason to ap
prehend that ths Diet Will prove areVoluuonhry assem-
bly, prepared tor the most violent measures az home and
/ abroad One OF the circumstances which render the
contest for ascendsncy between the Conservative and
Radical parties in the different cantons and Ia the Diet
struggle OF the Stubborn kind is the remarkable
equality OF the parties The Radical leaders care rs
ttle tor form OF religion as another Religious ana
c-mis only used by them add intensity 10 political eX
/ ri nee Church.
prosecuting among the Jesuiis OF Lucerne, Is their ally
among the conventces of Geneva To effect total re.
generation OF the country and 30 reconsutuie the Gov
eminent the principle OF central power. is their
avowed object the extinction Of local rights and the
destruction of local tranquility are the means Dy when
they eXpectt0 attain IT, lL"hoon lines u'y To-
JOIN ANDERSON NJ 10 -" The clause inserted lin
the ner Euglish Poor Law bill on the motion OF Mr.
Borthwick tor comforting poor old couples In tne
/ workhouse when both more than CO. an absolute
right Of living together according % the laws OF nature
/ and religion negstived "a the British parliament
without division also was the clause Tor opening
10 the public the proceedings OF tue boards OF guar
+ dams There time when men dreamed OF aims
I houses In fact there were good many IN uls
. country ana Lord Brougham il very well aware
/ that millions OF have been laid under special
/ obligations which they do not perform Tor tne
decent board and lodging u CID married couples
/ But the days are gone BY Wal IAN Ola isOOilnE
couple was thought worth its keep-n Old Eng -nd-
Young ladies' shed tears when they hear Wilson singing
John Anderson my 10 q and laugh heartily and limo
wives and gudemen. Poor things Little do they know
that if their Pas catch such piece Of useless lumber
as real John Anderson In the country they iortn"tn
clap feons upon bis back, and shut him up 10 a
dismal ward from which be only emerges 10 crush hemp
In a she'd or break stones In yard while his guide
wife Is breaking her heart among nameless class Of
unfortunaies az the other extremity OF the prison
London Times.
Foop PROSPECTS or Ireland In debate In the
House of Cou,acns July Iumes Report The Chan
c.or of the Exctequrr said that with respect 10 me
future prospects OF the country and more especially Oh
Ireland h. believed that be was warranted 10 saying
that nothing could be more promising than the appear
ance Of the crops
Lord George Bsnnck asked II this included the po-
tstO crops. ,,
The Chancellor Of le Ero<ql1-lt was admitted there
was Al least partial failure VI the potato crop out even
with respect ~ that variety Of reports prevailed but
with reference both grain and % green crops thefe
was every prospect OF gxurisDt crops The land hdd
bset eItssreiy sgcH ig Ireland IL was impossible ~
overrate the importance Of good harvest what would
5e the result Il would be pfesumptuOus Tor MIN ~ say
5ut ~ present there every appearance u good mar
Capt fshDOurns made a report 80 lately as the ID VI
the result Of bis own observations ia tour through me
northern and midland portions ot Ireland, Ia these
terms I have just returned from a tour through
Loulb Tyrone Donegal, Fermsosgn Caysn and Msatn
snf you will b. glad % learn ina; tee crops through
ant aud aum