The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-07


must d~p<rd the ~vesiual solution Of this innpor.
tsnt question. The army and navy estimates havr
he~n carried by maJo'iries quite US large ~ here
tctoye.
The long thrcatened position Of Mr.. Hum
and Mr.. Cobd~u, has subsidized into the uueekrsr
disclaimer in the House at Cs'nmOas, against thu
present alleged excessive number OF troops sad
seamen. Only the most insignificant mnOrties
hu We supported the financial reforms.
The events IN India seem 10 have aroused the
Brush feeling, 90 long Kept III ab-yaoee, aud it'll
quite PLAIN that the cry 81 snips, colonies, AMI
commerce, was never more popular thaa at this
moment N 4 -
Up TO this pe nod Of the session, the state OF par
tues in the House has not Undergone any material
| chaSye There exists, on all sides, a sincere de
sire 10 support the executive government upon AL
national grounds Mr.. B0nv~rirs' bill, to "dis-
cpreity clrrx, men" Of the church, AZ enable
them 10 preach IL dissenting chsprls without m
ment Of which the Rev. Mr.. Shore 10 new IN Exc.
| ter JAIL 10 referred to a select committee, and ID
likely 10 pass the Commons.
The division On the second reading Of the Navi-
CATION Bill, seems to give an assurance that with
| the exception OF removing the imped,m~ats which
/ stand in Its way, Of perfect reciprocity in t,1
European trade, SO as to assmiate u TO that at
the present free Intercourse with the United States
and tpnaonalIze certain produce, II - very dsuht-
| tul whether the present navigation laws will be
abyogattd. The secOUd reading at the present bill
| has only been sanctioned ny a m tJprity Of So IN
House ot 476 members. The question, as expOun5-
ed by Mr.. Gladstone, runs farther, as the chance
| Of being d~teated u,On the essential point now
raised, ~heiher reciprocity or realisation Is To be
Ihes ralIylDg principle oil the prop0srd alteration
Ii merely assumptive al present to rely that the
Americans, or any other natsn, will cOnc1de reel
procal advantages TO US Ia the cOas:iDg trade. II
they do not. The in that case we to call into
actlon the sumoerng power IN me blll' ana we arc
10 retaate- that IT, place they exist
| now. The more the subject - canvassed, the
more difficult does equ,table and endurabe ad-
| Jus'ment Of all the autagOnstio interests ap,ear.
| do not aim TO expel them from office. A Peel
| ministry, split mp, the Peeltes are, into two
| pOricns, aud forming together scarcely sixth
part OF the House. Is at present out 81 the question,
and the prOiectioniss are waiting tor the further
deveOpemen mt OF Tree trade measures, which. they
| believe, with depreciation Of agricultural pro
| duce, will terminate IN such overwhelming
national distress, that an appeal to the people will
| give their party majority in the House vi Com
mons.
We rejoice to say that the cholera Is fast dsap.
pearirg. The total number OF cases has reached
| H,304, of which 200 were 10 the metropolitan
dslr,crs, about LOO IN the country, aud more
| than $1,000 elsewhere. The total deaths have
| been 3,464.
The weather has been uninterruptedIy mud and
The West and South of ireland seem to be in
| dt plorabe state. Several frighuul murders are
reported. The cholera Is committing extensive
| ravages. In Limerick, to compensate for their
rad and distressing visitation, the farmers have
commenced !lIng their ground, and The potato Is
SgaIn planted 10 a greater breadth The attach
ment OF the Irish TO this, their precarOus mode ut
sustenance, cannot be eradicatrd. 1t IL hOpsd
that The early sowing has been adopted generally
throughout the county. that the Of failure
may be diminished. The friends OF Ireland, how
ever, view with considerable alarm this recur-
renee to a system which has cost 80 much life
and treasure.
Public attentian continues to centre IN the trials
al Bourges. of the p.l.tical prisoners, which arc
proceeding with due solemnity. But as the Parl
do not anticipate any new light to be- thrown
upon the events OF last year, and the distance
from The capital precludes the possibility OF making
the proceedings q subject OF excitement, the
nearer home, of far more exciting character than
the probable fate of the prisoners. After
painful investigauon into all the circumstances
conn. cred with the murder OF General Brea, The
government has spared the lives Of ali the convict
ed party, with the exception of two, who were
brought to the scafOld the l4th, and guillotned
This first application Of the Hateful instrument OF
punis hment, since the last revoluuOn has excited
the red republicans to uncomfortable fury. They
have stigmatized the President az an exrcutiOner
and an assassin and M. Proudhon ends out
Iageous article on the subject thus, addressing
"You have restored the guillotine, and 1t will
only disappear with YOU
The abolition OF the clubs has been decides IN
the ssembly by the slender majority OF 37S over
1853, the division being taken by ballot
Every day now discloses some fresh instance ct
the lndt zeal Of the socialists overturn
the present order OF # things; .o ., 81. ~ sc
$4,000 or 10000 per day, is actively circulated In
all the barracks Of Frasce, and the homecoming.
sioned officers and men are tempted from their al
| legiance by every imaginable means. We very
much doubt whether the matter will settle down
| without some outbreak.
At TouOn, there are great preparations for en-
bark ing troops, and ln consequence OF the move
ments IN Piedmont and Italy, the army OF the Alps
has been sga'n re .united, and every arrangement
mace, go that large division OF troops may cross
the Alps, should armed Intervention be resortej
Up to this moment, there seems cordial and
complete understanding between the French and
English governments, IN respect to the affairs OF
Italy.
our last The Five per Gents Tell three per cent
In day, owing to the rum0rs OF actual hOatili.
ties in Piedmont, bit they have since rallied.
Very large purchases seem to be making on Eng.
lish and foreign account. The last prices ct the
per cents ST. GO; the three per cents, 52f 49,
| Holland.
| The King of Holland has been removed from the
scene OF Impending strife on the continent, hav.
| William Ill, London at the time, but im-
medIately proceeded to his dominion, where pro-
badly he has peacefully assembled the throne.
schlesvsig aoistein.
The notice for the cessation OF the armlstce,
and OF the biocxade ct Schieswig- Holsteln ports,
A CORE spondent at Berlin, however, on the Goth,
writes.-- learn that yesterday, the Danish envoy
had an interview with the Minister Of Fore,gn
Affairs, Won Afnun, In which he communicated
to HIM the renewal OF the Danish armlstico for
| the three months.
| Austria.
| Austria has taken the most extraordinary and
unlocked for step. The Diet Of Kremseir, which
was convohtd by the late Emperor, and has occu-
pied the few months Of its existence in theoretical
discussions, has been dismissed, after having pro-
| o. flflS mt In koye
represented At Kfemsier, but for the whole Austrian
Empire. The great object which has been kept in
view by the designers of this constitution is tho
making OF all Austria into free, independent, ia
With regard to the social aud political regulations
qua ranted under this constitution, the beraly of
their nature can hardly fail 20 excite surprise. The
press Is not allowed to be put uader censorship;