The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-26


One American house established in the Mid
land counties for England and New York has,
by last steamer, ordered over forty thousand bar
rsls of -four in lieu of remittanoes in bills.
The young wheats in the east of France are
stated to have come up with remarkable vigor,
and to promise very abundant crops.
A plan Of national education is said TO be In
preparation by the British Government.
The people of Ireland are petionng govern.
ment to prohibit the distillation of grain
The December overland mail reports tranquility
in India.
Twelve thousand men are to be added to the
British Army.
Lord John Russell has issued a circular to his
supporters in tho House Of Commons, soliciting
their attendance at the meeting of Parliament as
measures OF great importance would be consid-
cred, and first among these would be how to re-
heve the Irish poor.
Subscriptions foS the relief ofthe poor are being
made in England.
Dissatisfaction in the British West Indies,
caused by the reduction of the sugar duties, has
compelled the Home Government" to mature
plans for the introduction oflaborers from Africa,
to be conveyed by steam to the Islands.
Louis Philippe is said to have proposed a Con-
gress OF European nations.
Abd-el-Kader is said to have proposed to make
peace with France.
About 400 vessels bound for the Black Sea, to
take in corn, were detained at Constantinople on
the Both ult., by the storms which have been
raging in the Black Sea.
The Prussian government has, in order to check
emigration to America, decided that the crown
lands in Prussia and Posen, of which the leases
fall in during the years 1917, lS4S, and 1919, shall
be s ct apart for persons who would otherwise be
disposed to emigrate.
The Turkish Government is preparing code
Of commercial laws, which is tn be mainly found
ed upon the provisions of the French code.
In Denmark, tho import duty on corn, greats,
and flour, has been considerably reduced
by royal ordinance of the 9th OF December.
TRANSATLANTIC SrEAMERs.-The Paris Consti-
tnti07sxA says, instructions were some time back
sent to our different consuls, to collect such stats-
teal information as might be useful in throwing
light on questions connected with the establish
ment OF the transatlantic steamers The replies
To these instructions have arrived from almost
every quarter, and there results from them,
amongst other facts, a very curious scale of the
progression oftransit from the different parts of
the world, dating from 1916 the period when tthe
increase commenced.
STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HAvRE AND
NEW YoRK.-The Paris Constitutional says -
I" new obstacle appears likely to retard the de-
cision which the Council ofthe State has to come
to on the propositions of the company offering to
undertake the correspondence between Havre
and New York. This obstacle comes from rival
ports, such as Bordeaux, where the accession OF
importance that must fall to the share of Havre
lCol tHlS regular COnlnunlcatlOn, Is viewed With
uneasiness 1t appears that the ministry must
expect strong resistance from the representa-
uves OF Bordeaux. But before Havre can ENJOY
all the advantages, which, certainly, the cores
pondence with New York would confer on it, it
ought to be able to receive in its docks the four
45O-horse-power steamers destined for the service
Every one is aware that works Of this nature do
not get on very rapidly, and Bordeaux will have
time enough to establish its correspondence before
the transatlantic packets are finished at Havre.
Besides, Bordeaux is warranted in complaining,
as well as Marseilles, of the delay in executinghe
law OF $40 relative to the transatlantic service"
ANOTHER EUROPEAN CoNGRRss.-A rumor has
been in circulation in France, that Louis Philippe
has demanded Congress OF the Powers of Eu-
rope, with view to his laying before them the
whole of the circumstances connected with the
Montpensier marriage, and also the position in
which, IN consequence Of that marriage, he finds
himself placed with the other Courts of Europe,
and especially the Court Of st James The
King OF the French, it is added, repudiates the
idea OF having acted with bad faith TO England
or in any way which would justify the cessation
Of that friendship which has so long snbsisted be-
tween France and this country, and in the per-
Petuaticn Of which there will be found the best
II not the only guarantee Tor the preservation Of
he European peace. He expresses himself as
ooth PANIED and surprised at the circumsI ance OF
so grave an accusation as that of pursuing per-
fdIous course, in reference to the Spanish mar
riages, being preferred against hun by the Govern
ment oil Queen Victoria.
BANK OF FRANcE.-The condition OF the Bank
OF France has caused considerable discussion
lately in monetary circles Owing to q drain OF
bullion, caused by the enormous purchases of
grain from other countries, the Bank of France
requires assistance from the Bank of England,
which is the more readily conceded, as she gave
aid few years back to tho Bank of England, un.
der circumstances not dissmilar. The only point
now raised is, how shall the aid be tendered-in
silver, in gold, or by bills of exchange. 1t seems
that the present state of the exchanges requires
that the loan be made in silver bullion. 1t will DO
more profitable, it is said, to send silver than
gold; but some writers think that bills of ex-
change, to the required amount, would be the
plan least likely TO disturb the financial operations
of either country. The amount has been stated
at two millions sterling
Bank OF England.
An account pursuant to the Act 7h and 9Th Victoria
Cap. 49, for the Week ending Saturday the 2Sth OF
Dec, l646.
IssUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes Issued. .G2s2 Government Debt. ell ol3, 100
Other SCI urites.. 293i, 80
Gold Coin and Bull 49,
Silver Silver B.llio;n 49,. ' Els. 80
f2s.A203o Ea8, 900
Propr ietors' capitalf Il $50 900 Government Seen
P Rest: ;::..:..;:. aA7,4os rite: lipcludns
rupne deposits I'm Dead Weight An.
eIuu'uk EfGhe-. nuityD... us
gueI,osvings DIX Other securities. II $50 500
National debt,and Gold & SILVER coin s2i,csi
DIVIDEND accBl. 1871 3N