New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-27

~ TIE STEAMER USIoN OF the New York and
Havre Line, sailed from Havre for this port, on the
Goth ut being now q days ont Intelligence from
her is very naturally awaited with the most in
tense anxiety.
~ THE News FROM EUROPE, Of which TAU
and careful digest will oe found in our columns
this morning. 20 the exclusion Of almost every.
thing else, will command very general attention.
The depressed and gloomy state Of the Markets
for our great Agricultural Staples is the feature OF
most immediate interest, but there are others Of
hardly inferior importance.
The Civil War in SWITZERLAND has been vir.
tualy terminated when scarcely commenced, by
tue complete prostration Of the Catholic or Con
sentative party. The Radicals have swept all be-
fore them, and will proceed TO reconstruct or modi-
fy the Federal Constitution in accordance with
their own views. The Jesuits viii Of course be
excluded from all future agency in the Popular Ed
ucation even % the Cantons which almost unanl
mousy choose 20 employ ;heni-an exclusion
whereof the justice is not apparent to our eyes
and the Revolutionary projects Of which opPosi.
ton 70 the Jesuts and the Sonderbund was the
cover, will now be pushed to their full triumph.
Blu, meantime the intoxicated Radicals would
seem 10 have resolved embroiling themselves
thoroughly with the powerful Military Kingdom of
Prussia, in which their citation is likely 10 be
short lived We shall watch the progress OF their
operations with redoublei interest
GREAT BRITAIN would seem to be recovering
somewhat from the severe Commercial Revusion
she mas this year ex experienced insomuch az dimin
shed Of Interest and mere ssed price for Pub
lie Securities may indicate improvement. But the
Improvement seems after all. superficial Though
provisions have fallen in price Food is still dear
when compared with the price OF Labor and En-
poyment not only in the manufacturing districts but
generally, is scaniy and precarious. There is and
must continue to be vast aggregate OF want and
misery among her people, for which no speedy
remedy is even hoped for Nor can see how
Currency regulations or changes however wise
aud necessary, are 10 improve the condition OF the
English people, while her fearful Monopoly OF the
Soil her gigantic National Debt her Colonial sys
TEN. enormous Army and Navy, Pension List,
prodlgal Aristocrscy and extravaganty saared
myriads OF Officials remain unreiormed. The vital
/ problem IS It's There are Twentyodd Millions
/ OF People. producing We will suppose, to the az
/ eregate OF Tires Thousand Millions Of Dollars
! per annum. OF this, the Fund holders take in in-
| ter,st on the National Debt One Hundred and
Twenty.fy Millions Army aud Navy, Oaical'
/ Sinecursts and Pensioners, like sum the
! Established Church One Hundred Millions the
Landlords in Rents One Thousand Millions
/ the Capitalists in interest on Private Loans
\ Mortgages Dividends on Railroad Stocks profits
on Factory property, CoalMines, Iron Werks SC
/ sc. Five Hundred Mlons-in ali Eighteen Hun
/ dred and Fifty Millions leaving Eleven Hundred
and Fifty Millions for the support OF Twenty Mill
ions Of PeoPle,-and this so unequally distributed
that part receive as the reward Of their industry
IS 900 to 900 900 each per annum. while others can
not obtain $40 per head for the whole number mum
Der dependent on one laborers exertions though he
work faithfully every hour when work may be had
Now ifany one how the Twenty Millions
of producers are to live comfortably on one third Of
their gross product, 50 divided that few have
/ $4,000 and many 81 900 each for the yearly sup
port Of family, while threefour;hs do not average
more than SlOO 10 a family, he solve the Con-
dtion- Of Eng land question, and aay many ankle
ties. Any solution which does not provide that
Labor shall receive lar more or live comfortably
much less than at present will hardly Withstand the
rough shock OF Experience.
Wretched IRELAND seems as hopelessy wretch
ed as ever-a land given over 70 famine, despair,
and the horrible vengeance Of the desperate There
must be q change in the Social relations Of the
Landlord and Tenant classes or whole counties viii
rash into the widest and most horrible anarchy
The general aspect of affairs seemed never darker
than now
Continental Europe, Switzerland excepted is
tranquil in Italy the ear of Reform moves on
silently and steadily. France deeply discontented,
lies motionless in the grasp Of Louis Philippe,
awaiting bis death which cannot now be distant
as the signal 70 unchsin the ures. Spain and Por-
tugal still tester in their corruption Austria reso-
lutely bat passyely opposes firm 'front.' to al agita-
tons all IDEAS Of Reform. Yet the hour OF general
CONFUSION draws visbly nigh Happy williIb Tor
our county II that hour shall ind US at peace with
ceah other and with the world aad IN a condition Of
commercial and monetary independence. Then We
may observe and profit By the grand drama as 1t
proceeds without trembling lest every steamship
should bring -idings involving calamity and reyul-
sion here as the consequence Of disasters beyond
the Atlantic