The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-09
THE CORN TRADE.
Deposition of the Pope of Rome.
SC. &c. Sc

Of Cuba TO the United States,
Sc. &c. SC.
Tho steamship America, Captain Shannon, ar.
rived at Halifax at quarter before o'clock,
| yesterday morning, in passage OF little over
eleven days across the Atlantic. This is very
quick run at this season of the year. She left
| Liverpool on Saturday, the oath ult.
Our extraordinary express left Halifax in FIVE
minutes after the America arrived, and reached
| Dieby, N. s., at 20 minutes before IL, M, thus
making the run in eight hours and fifty minutes
The special messenger crossed over the Bay OF
Fundy, in the steamer Conqueror, In Six hours aud
thirty minutes, although she was detained nearly
two hours In the bay by immense fields Of Ice.
This extraordinary despatch transmitted at
very heavy expense) turn shes the readers of the
Ne,o York Herald with another instance of newspa.
per enterprise, In laying before them the latest In
tellIgence from Europe. This news was run
from Halifax to point on the Bay OF Furdy dis
lance Of about one hundred miles by horses thence
by steam, across the Bay OF Fundy, to St John !;
and thence direct to New York, distance of
seven hundred and fifty miles, by lightning
the whole distance being about nine hundred
miles, and accomplished within the incredibly
short space Of sixteen hours When-we take into
consideration the miserable state of the roads
through Nova Scotia at this season of the year. to-
gether with the tremendous tides and the floating
ice to be encountered IN the Bay of Fundy, we feel
no hesl,ation In pronounc,ng this feat in news
Paper enterprise, unparalleled in either hemi-
sphere.
The intelligence Is of an highly Interesting
character, in several points of view. The active
demand for American securities throughout
Europe--the large sales of cotton, at more ad.
vanced rates--the deposition of the POpe-the
movement made in England in relation to the
navigation laws--the state Of the grain trade, &C.,
and an interest.
Annexed are the telegraphic detalls:--
THE NEWS DESPATCH.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Noon, Feb "a, lsl9.
Affairs In England-Thc Navigation Laws.
MIR. Labouchere has again brought forward the
government proposition for the modification OF
the navigation laws; and Mr.. Bancroft, our minis
ter, states that, to whatever extent of lberality
the British Parliament may be disposed to e-
gislate In this matter, that he Is ready to sign
q convention tomorrow, based upon COM
plete reciprocity, and upon the opening of the
entire coasting trade of the two countries
to the vessels of both. BY the proposed
law, it will DO competent for an Ameri-
can vessel 10 come to Liverpool from the
United States, laden with cotton and tobacco;
She will be permitted to discharge all or part o.
her cargo IN the Mersey, take in Manchester goods
or Goals, or passengers, and carry them to Glas-
gov or London In transit, and clear out with per-
haps, fresh cargo from her final port of dis
charge.
The cholera returns have now swelled to IL. 1876
of which s, $40 have died, S,7sS have recovered.
and 3, 164 continue under treatment, on which the
result is not stated.
The Bank of England account only exhibits IN
cressing resources, whilst the lower rate of dis
count among the private bankers precudes the
Bank from adding to their mercantile business.
The accounts from California continue to excite
the most intense interest. The excitement has
now extended to all classes. The French govern
ment has dispatched an engineer to California,
with the object OF surveying the new discoveries.
M. Someredo has arrived in London from vien-
ma, with view to settle with Lord Palmerston tho
preliminaries Of the Brussels Congress.
The Continent OF Europe.
Tho course OF events in continental Europe con-
tInues marked by the fight and tall OF princes.
The Grand Duke of Tuscany has fed from
Vienna with his family, and has taken refuge at
Porto San Stefano.
A provisional government has been declared by
the excited people, as part OF Italy.
f The declared hostility of Austria to tho scheme
OF German Union, and the apparent sincere oppo-
sItion Of Russia, together with the irreconceable
enmity OF Bavaria and Hanover, leave very little
hope of speedy realization of the projects Of the
Frankfort Assembly.
The French RepubIic-PopuIar1ty OF Prssi-
dent Louis Napoleon.
The National Assembly has finally voted its own
dissolution, and the new Assembly will meet about
The middle OF May. LOUIS Napoleon seems to be
daily acquiring political strength and popularity,
End politicians who have hitherto, from apprehen-
s'ons OF instability or other motives, withheld their
support. now come forward to declare themselves
bonspar''sts, and accordingly very great progress
mas been made In reesablishlng public confidence.
Inc ooN"d 'c"ge, the symbol OF liberty, we'll
MS Of CT me, has been pot down IN almost all parts
of Fmnce. Montaenard flags and socialist Ia
'cr,pli"ns have shared the same fate M. L,dru
Eoiin having lni.iPehat.d ths ministry Of the al.