The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-11
TWO CENTS.

III,
will proceed to the revision OF h- laws Of tn. con-
etitution. The BraBdebburg ministry will not as
was supposed, retire before the meeting OF the
Legislative Assembly; nor Is II likely that will do
so when the Chambers have met; and u Is even be-
levedFhat it will succeed IN obtaining majority IN
both houses. The rumors respecting the termi-
nation of the state OF siege have not yet been
fed, though il is now confidently asserted that the
military regime will end shortly, and the -orga-
nization Of the Civic Guard take place In the be-
ginning OF next month The negotiations to bring
about n peaceabe settlement with Denmark have
not yelled to any result, but am enabled to tell
you, on the very best authority that further pre-
iongauon oil the term 0i the armIstce has been de-
termined upon. Mr.. Van Bunsen who had been
sent on a mlssion relating to the Danish question,
from this government to Frankfort has returned to
London. 800 -
The Navigation Laws or ENGLAND
On "Wednesday, the l4th Inst, Mr. labouchere
again brought forward The govern me mt proposition
ior the modification OF the navigatl N laws
Whatever may be the tate OF tn,s important mea-
sure, every credit IL due to the present Mln,sters
tor their promptude, courage, and lnfe x,bihtv in
graphing thus early in the with all the DIFF
hcutes OF so important subject. Mr.. Labou-
chere, instead OF retreatng from the posltlou he
assumed last year, has made great step in adj
| vance, and We have furIher the welcome assurance
| from Mr.. Bancroft, that to whatever extent In
hbeIaly the British Parliament may be disposed
to eglslae In this matter, that Is ready to sign
a convention tomorrow, based upon complete re-
cprociiy, and upon the opening the entire coastilg
trade oil the two countries to the vessels o. Dotn
nations IL s perhaps scarcely necessary to repeat
the details OF the measure proposed last session
1t will be remembered that, with the exception of
the cOastng uade aud he home fisheries, tho
whole OF the navigation laws were proposed TO be-
| abrOga,ed. The building trade Was to be thrown
open ships were 10 be built at any port of the
world, and register granted-the principle of
ownership to be retained. ln the plan now propOs-
ed by Mr. Labouchere, the very important lie AZURE
has been introduced of throwing open the coast
"A hund Ypd IN
burthen. This important alteration has been made
TO meet the wishes OF those VINO concur with Mr.
Gladstone IN The proprl.ty OF throwing open our
own cOasng trade, chat British and colonial YES
feismay participate the American coas ting trade,
and indeed In the cOastlng trade VI the countries
bordering on the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and
other parts OF the world. As star understand,
the measure Will require no reciprocity treaties or
conventions whatever, except as respects mlnOrre-
eulalons; but power 10 reserved 10 the Queen in
council OF reenactng the present prohlbitOry laws
Ia all where find other nations refuse to
us the privileges we offer to concede to them BY
the proposed law II will be competent tor an Ame-
ncan vessel to come to Liverpool from the United
States laden with cotton and tobacco; she will be
peimltte TO discharge all or part OF her cargo In
The Mersty, take IN Manchester goods, or Goals,
or passe ngeIs, and carry them To Glasgow or Lon
don In transit, and clear out with perhaps fresh
cargo from her final port OF discharge This par
ucipaton In the Goa tlng trade il be regu-
lar periodical " to and ire" trade, but incidental
10 the general voyage. 1t is not yet explained
where the strict line will be drawn between the
coasting vessels aud the foreign trading vessels;
bur the custOme officers having been consulted on
the point, no difficulty Is antlc pated. The une-
quiv0cal declaration OF Mr.. Bancroft that the Unit
ted States government will unite ia the mutual
concessions necessarily lnveived IN this vast
change, is most satisfactory, and relieves US of
many OF the appreht nsions we should otherwise
experience upon the subject. To the Canadians
the alterations now proposed will prove OF lncalcu-
liable benefit. The hope Of return 10 protective
81 stem being out Of the question, alternative
lett but 10 remove the restrictions which prevent
the Canadians from procuring freight tor their pro
duce Bt the lowest terms, VIII. rever II can be OBJ
tanned. If the syst. m SOW proposed by Mr. La
bouchere should happily BE- adopted by all the
countries OF the world, there eau ~ doubt what
ever that we and The Americans, being the
the largest number OF ships, will enjoy the
greater portion of the carrying trade OF the
world. Up to this moment neither London,
Liverpool, nor Hull. has sgn,tied any opinion up
on the changes medrated. The resolution passed
the Commons without any d,vlsoa, but the pro-
tectionlsts, through Mr. Herries, have signlfied
their Intention to oppose the bill In the most stree
nuous manner. The form OF the resolution was the
same that ii last year, with the addition that 1t
was expe d ent "tO amend the laws relating IL the
coastlng trade of the Uaited Kingdom" Whe-
iher this part OF the measure will be- sanctOnedby
Parliament is very doubtful. II, however, minis
tiers should succeed III carrying all the other por-
lions OF the bill, vast change will be effected and
will pave the way for the removal vi all restric-
tons at future period. We al. curious to ascer-
tain the feeling Of the Americans themselves upon
the question OF throwing open their own coasting
trade. II seems, however, 10 us, that the surren-
der Of The exclusive trade with cur own lOnles
to them. for which we shall receive nothing in re-
turn, will be OF such manifest advantage tina, the
question OF their own c0astiDg trace will be CON.
parstivey disregarded. With regard to that par.
OF the measure which removes the restrictions 10
the European trade, we have no doubt that a ma
joriiy will be found in both houses approve II.
The demands Of Prussia and Russia to be placed
upon footing OF reciprocity must be acceded TO.
The question of light dues will be brought tor.
ward soon as the navig cation laws are disposed
Of, andl the Merchant Seamans Fund will be
placed upon different footlbg. The second read
ing OF the navigation laws amendment bill stands
for III t 9th March, when, no doubt, the whole
question will be fully dis cuss. d, and upon the d-
vision which will then take place will depend
whether the measure will he allowed TO pass either,
in Jart in complete form, during the pre- sent
8, ssion.-Eyopean Ttmes, Eb 81
A Comprehensive View of the United States.
[rrom ths London fumes. Feb. Ia
The New World Is iated to be the subject of geo.
graphical problems. First, there the question:,
whether there be such place and then, nov to
get at it. Columbus solved both by sort OF mis-.
take, and got to the other side OF the globe by
trying shert cut to the mines OF GolcO0da and
the realms OF Prester John. Three centuries
have passed, and one great problem survives for
the curiosity, the ingenuity, or the perseverance
OF competing nat ons-How to get across this huge
double COMMENT which stretches, as # It were the
back bone OF the earth, from the north the south
pole For the pure love Of geographical science
are sending expedition after expedition to fad a
northwest passage. The United States, animated
at the moment by more earthly passion, are col-
sidennR whether II is better to cut across at once
the crow flies, or to 60 round Cape Horn or
Central America at Panama, or at Lake Nicaragua,
or at Tehuantepec, or at some other place A gilt
erng prize excites the emit rprlse OF these discover
ers, the golden cup tempted the 5icIlian diver 10
the bottom Of the Charybdis. But another problem,
@
genulty. Ii IL, how TO get out OF North Anne
yica. The Interior OF that continent Is a re-
eion unsurpassed for vastness for iertiy, tor Its
boble rivers, aud Its inland seas How is the IN,
creaspg produce OF this region to be extrlcated
and launched on The ocean Nature takes the
waters OF the &C. inland seas, and the produce OF
their shores, ten degrees to the north, through
British colony, and down a Brush stream OF d'lfi-
| cult navigation, fifteen hundred miles long. Art
has already achieved another solution OF the DUH
Guilty, by linking Lake Enc with New YORK.