The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-08
Another Defeat of the Austrians by
the Italians.
The Chartist Agitation in England
MORE COMMERCIAL FAILURES.
IRISH AFFAIRS.
Attempted Suicide Of Tom steele, the
So Sc Agitat0r.
State Of the Markets,
SC. SC. SC.

The special Post Office express, with the mails
of the Britannia, reached this city at five o'clock
this morning, in charge of Thomas Pomeroy, Esq,
of the Boston Post Office, to whose energy we are
indebted for the latest intelligence from Europe.
The Britannia sailed from Liverpool on the I'D
ult, and her news is one week later.
1t is important.
There had been battle between the Austrians
and Italians in which the latter were victorious
London and in the provinces, and are arming in
the north of Scotland.
There has been tremendous excitement in
Paris. Not only the people but the provisional
government have been in state of turmoil and
trouble. The particulars will be given the Epem-
ing Edition of the Herald.
Intelligence is received of regular organization
of the chartist forces in Scotland. public meet
ing has been held at Aberdeen, for the purpose of
eleeting delegate to the national convention, and
measures were adopted for the enrolment of volun-
teers
Negotiations between the Prnssian Government
and the house of Rohschld for new loan are an
nonnced to have totally failed.
1t is stated in the papeIs from the Hague that the
Governor General of the Dntch East Indies has
been authorised to declare Menado, at Ceebes,
free port.
No ameoration has taken place in credit or
confidence throughout Europe.
The Croats have set fire to the village of Castel
Nuova, containing 1000 inhabitants The Croats
formed Gordon round it, and the villagers all
burned to death, utterlng the most appalling shreks
The whole of that part of Europe, says the
European Times, which skirts the Rhine, and
borders on France seems quiet dsorganised.-
The widest radicalism has taken root in the
Grand Duchy of Baden and the secret So
French emissaries seem organising armed in
vasion. AT IIcsse Cassel the soldiers and the citi-
zens are at violent issue, the military having
attempted to restore their former reign of physical
force The Duke of Hesse Cassel has expressed
his Indignation at the outragcs attempted by his
guards, whose dissolution as a regiment he has
ordered, and some of the culprits are to be tried
by courts-marfial.. In Saxony frightful in
ceadiary instruction seems to be going on, which
the Government cannot succeed in putting down.
In Alsace a complete insurrection of the peasantry
exists The troops have been attacked at Nor
monitor, and Is were killed. The riotcrs-were at
length repulscd with great loss, and their leader
captured.
Prince Metemch was in London.
The steamship United States had not reached
Liverpool on the 22d nit.
The steam ship Hermann arrived at Southamp-
ton from Bremen, the 10th, on her homeward
voyage to New-York, for which port she leaves
Southampton on the 10th inst.
The Roscus hence had arrived at Liverpool.
The Caledonia arrived out on the 18th ult.
But we annex the details Of the news
Special Dispatches to the New York Herald.
LIVERPOOL, April 22, 1856 A. M.
shall now az usual, with the view of making
my muitum IN porpo the more valuable to the peo-
pie of America, furnish you the outlines and prin-
cipal substance-thc stamina of occurrences that
have taken place in the European world in the week,
like the Britannia, about TO leave us, and refer my
readers to the more detailed accounts that, anon,
will be Hroid-ed to them, for further particulars
On the whole, there has been but meager sup
ply of news since the departure of the America
meager in comparison with any other week since
the oath of February.
In the first place, must tell you that the markets
have varied 80 little since the date of my last des-
patch, Tin which gave a full, though condensed