The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-07
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stalled in the ministry of finance. The sceouchement
Of the Duchess ofMontpener expected to take place
about the end Of the present month. The Queen and
King Consort are to be sponsors.
The Cologne Festival.
| COLOGNE, Aug. 16, 1S4s.
Yesterdays festivities commenced by review of the
garrison and burgher guard by the King ard the Ad-
ninstrstor Of the Empire About 1000 burgher guards
and COCO troops were under arms The princes then
general officers, to the cathedral where the ceremony
OF conservation took place. and lasted till one o'clock
During the ceremony wine and meat we're distributed
| Il the poor. At one O'Clock the grand banquet was
| served in the Gurzench Hall Two hundred and
forty Fat down at the princes table and nine inbred
at the other tables On entering the hail. the Admit
nisratoT Of the Empire ana the King of Prussia were
| received in the most enthusiastic manner.
The FIRST toast was proposed b the King who spoke
in the following words al PROPOSE the health OF a
German faithful and tried fD{1hd the man Of your
trust, who also possesses my section and full CONT
dence. May he give free and united people, and
free and united princesl@ To the Archduke John,
Administrator Of the Empire ~
The Archduke immediately rose, and replied by the
folo~ing toast =" To the prince who has just pro-
| posed my health-to the King Of Prussia! May God
| long preserve m, and may our union and perse-
verance remain as mistaken as the cathedral OF Co.
| The two Princes then embraced each other amidst
| the enthusiasm of all present.
| {" Was list des Deutsehen Vaterland" was sung
The King then proposed the following toast, To
the brave aborers who working to raise an united
Germany, the members Of the National Assembly Of
Frankfort, present and absent
The Administrator of the Empire then proposed,
grow and prosper, and be strong as its cathedral"
The Archbishop Of Cologne gave toast which ended
in these words, 81 pronounce blessing over the good
understanding OF princes and people, as we pro-
nounced it this morning in the Cathedral
M. Soiron, Vice President Of the Frankfort Pariia-
ment, proposed toast, g To German Brotherhood"
M. d. Gsgern, the President, then said, 81 join in
the sentiment expressed by the last speaker. drink
to the general fraternity of all Germans; to the
operation Of all those who called upon to labor
at the great work Of German unity to the Representa-
tives Of the German people, and above all, to the
All these toasts were received with the greatest en-
thusasm.
The King and the Administrator ofthe Empire then
rose and left the ball with their suite and proceeded
to Bruhl where grand dinner was given to more than
The Archduke left Bruhl this morning for Bonn, to
return to Frankfort and the King started for Elber
field. The members ofths German Parliament return
ca TO ffanAi0r'' miscellaneous.
Some slight distur Dances broke out at Dusseldorf,
the 1ath between the military and the people. Several
one boy wounded and one soldier killed. Order was
then re-established.
Advices from Bruges state, that although harvest
is
trade, at steady prices The cloth market was well
supplied
Letters from Amsterdam report a limited business
transacted in Coffee during the past week.
In the Dutch Stocks there has been more doing
and prices continue with upward tendency. Metal
lques are In demand Austrian Funds 6rmer.
At Rotterdam, Java coffee had been in demand
during the past week. at II to 17 but holders would
not sell below Is.
The great fair Of Antwerp is announced to be held
on the 18th of August and will be open until the 18th
The Lemberg Gazette states that the cholera has
made its appearance in the circle of Stansavow Gal
ca), and that from the 18th to the 18th ult. there
had been eight cases and five deaths
The Hanorerian Gazette announces that the consti-
tuition OF that kingdom Is signed, and will be pub
lshed In few days
Precautions AGAINST SPREAD Tor CHoLERA.-
The government have very wisely determined to take
early precautions to prevent the cholera from spread
ing to shores in the event of any occurring
In ships afoat. They have ordered the Benbow and
Devonshre old line. battle ships 10 be Immediately
prepared hospital ships to receive cholera patients
from merchant vessels and another ship, the Iphi-
genia, is also to be fitted as cholera hospital ship,
should necessity require immediate accommodation.
London Sunday Times, Aug 90
DEATH OF BERzELrus-A letter from Stockholm
nounces the death, the It'll inst Of the iustrious
chemist, Berzeius aged so years.
The Weather and the Crops.
[From the London Times, Aug 19]
in the corn market this morning English wheat was
steady at Mondays rates, and foreign there
advance of Is.
activity in the grain market and prices had improved
The business principally Of speculative charac.
ter, the representatives Of Greek and Italian houses
being the largest operators The deficiency Of vessels
had tended in q measure to restrict operations, but
nevertheless purchases large scale had been ef-
fected.
From the London Sunday Times, Aug. 20l -
Accounts from Trieste to the 9TH represent business
in to have been very active during the week. but
principally'for home consumption.
Letters from Smyrna state 1t expected that fruit
would be very this year. and Of superior qua
The from the country respecting the potato
are Of very melancholy nature, and the weather has
again become cold and wet.
The accounts from Dublin Of the 18th Aug. state -,
"Most favorable symptoms Of change in the weather
set in this afternoon the wind going round to the
north, with bright sunshine and an unclouded sky
m
favorable. and the apprehensions Of deficient grain
crops and of the total failure Of the potato bsco
ing every day more serious and wellfounded. Oats
alone appear TO be the exception to the rule but
ing to the infatuation OF the peasantry much smaller
breadth than usual bee sssen 49,. aown w. las CROP
every s5.asoe plot of ground being devoted to the
tlage Of the root which two years Of
famine have failed to teach the people the hopeless
folly Of placing their sole reliance upon article Of
rally abundant CROP but their cultivation has been
much less extensive than 1t should have been AS to
wheat there is but opinion-that it is a decided
failure, both in yield and quality
The Dublin advices of the 18th, say 1.-THE weather
continues very fine The reports of the potato
unfayorabe but the accounts the grain crops
are somewhat more cheerful
hank Of France.
STATE OF The BANK OF FRANCE BRANCHES, TO
THE nth OF AuGUsr, 184S.
Assets.
Cash and ingots. ,f106. 296, 222 20
Ditto In branches .............. sl,I34772 90
Bills falling due in Paris -. ssoi2oSs Al
Ditto in branches. .............. 1872 235723 "a
Advances on ipgots and coin. 15e30,709 10
Ditto on French public securities. -. 377O0 296 IS
Ditto in branches. ............... 1363536 IS
Ditto to the State on Treasury Bonds. 50OO00O0 90
Ditto on the loan Of 100 millions. 49, $4,000 600 90
Reserved rentes.. ............... 10OO00OO 90
Ditto dsposabe funds. ........ 13,2l3,176 40
| Investments Of the branches in
Public Funds. .............. 12sO6741 80
| Hotel and furniture Of the Bank. -. 100000 90
Property Of the branches. ......... 2521,699 90
Interest in the Algiers Bank. .. 100000 90
Ditto in the National Discount Bank 100000 90
Protested bills In bank. ......... 20O4965j "a
Dittoin the branches: ...:....... 103l3,67k 90
Expenses of the administration Of the
hank ..,.... 1as roo rs