The New York herald., 1850-08-06
Foreign Miscellany.

their-headquarlers al Schleswig, consequently the
war may be said 10 have commenced.
IL is said that the Austrian authorities have been
engaged IN a plot TO assissinate kossuth; bur he
has managed 10 escape with important documents
In his posse scion.
From Belgium hear that the minister of war,
Baron de Chazel, has resigned; and ii is believed
tha, the minister of finance, M Frere Orban, will
De dismissed. II is probable that ali the ministers
may be obliged TO resign.
The owners of land in Prussia and the neighbor-
ing Siaies are doubling their incomes in cOn5e-
quence of free trade
The IL pona and Heraldo of Madrid (both semi
oihcal Jodrnils) OF The l0b state that the English
government has recently token pains 10 draw cIo.rr
the friendly relations with Spain and with refer
eBcc 10 the Cuban affair in particular has oiven
IIoo, OF It's friendly ieeiings One of the journals
erect the Captaincy- General of Cuba into a Vice
royalty, and 20 appoint General M. de la Concha
Viceroy. General Roncali hod resigned the post
OF Captain General.
The proroeation Of the British Parliament is not
expt oted TO take place before the middle of August
Captain the Hon. G.. f. Hastings, of the British
ship Cycops has been recently cast in E5 900 dam
ages by The slave commissioners on the coast of
Africa, for illegal detention of Portuguese ship
The Hon. East India Company have granted an
allowance during life of Gl00 per annum 10 the
gallant Major Herbert Edw irdes, in consideration
of his services and the serious injury TO his
right hand
The Zollverein Congress is being held at Cassel.
1t is considered certain that the Prussian PROPOSE
tons for an increase OF protection 10 the mdnufac-
turt rs will not pass. All agricultural Germany is
against them.
Don Carlos has become complete cripple.
The demand made by Lord Pamerston from the
Portuguese government of apology for the treat
ment of the English admiralty agent at Cadiz, has
been answered by the dismissal from office of the
civil government Of that city.
The Rev William Kirby, the celebrated ento-
mologist, died on the 4th ult, aged 81.
Lamartine, before he sailed for Smyrna, sold the
copyright of two novels, which he has recently
wntten and the first will shortly appear.
M Theirs has received ga, 900 for The His
tory OF the Consulate and the EMPIRE" several
volumes of which are yet unwritten. The pub
fishers, afraid in these stirring times that he might
be- cut of, wished to insure his life, and tried the
London Offices for the purpose, but they declined
the risk.
Rome has lost one of its most brilliant men, the
Monsenor Corboli Bussi He was a steady and
spirited reformer, and is said to have died of
broken heart On witnessing the failure of all those
dreams of Tegenerating Rome which had been
fondy INDUCED iu by him in company with Plus
TX, at whose right hand he was until death re-
moved him.
Dr. Wiseman is to be created cardinal, and he
is to proceed to Rome for nvestiture in the dignity
of the red hat, in August 1t is many years since
any English roman catholic, resident in England,
attained this honor.
BY an error committed on the line of telegraph
from Bayonne, in announcing the death of Sir Ro-
bert Peel the name OF Palme liza was substituted for
th.t Of the right. hon. baronet. The Madrid jour
nails have, in consequence OF this error, been
making long commentaries on the consequences
which may result to Portugal from the death of
the Duke Of Palmella.
The carriage which is to be used at the corona
ton of the Emperor of Austria, (says letter from
Vienna) was made in the reign of Charles, for the
marriage of his daughter, Maria Theresa. Since
that time it has been used for the coronation OF
the emperors. The gliding alone cost 1000
forins. The paintings on the doors are by Rubens,
and cost 60, 900 fioriDs.
new religious sect has arisen in Persia, in con-
sequence of the preachiDgs of a man named Bah.
who has written new book To take the place OF
the Koran He is said to have already made several
thousand proselytes; and eiRhteen OF these Bao-
bees, as his followers are called, have been pub
licy bshesded by order of the Shah.
The Nep York Hsyold speaks of the Havre and
Liverpool steamers going but once a fortnight,
whereas they are, and have been, once a week;
and we are authorized to state that there is in
tention Of abandoning the ne but quite the reverse,
the proprietors being determined to carry on the
The celebrated French republicans of the rouge,
M. Ledru Rollin and M. Caussidere, are about
to take up their abode in Guernsey.-Guernsey
Comet.
The tubercle brought by M. Lamare Picquot,
from America, grows well in France Seed has
been saved from il in the garden Of Versailles aud
the Luxembourg. II ought not TO be forgotten that
the examination made by the Academy OF Sciences
has shown that IL possesses three times as much
nutritious qualities as the potato.
The Emperor of Russia is really holding Wal
lacbia and Moldavia. and is now revoutionzing
battles in the Caucasus, appar arentIy without any
thing decisive in favor of either side
Markets.
CANTON MAnKrr, May n. LOTIONS In general have
declinsd. American Goods-we quote 80 yard drills
81 25 and 40 yards S. though hear Of sale Of 500
pieces 80 yards So is. shestings nominal at 81 IS
Jeans wanted at 50 90 50 95 Woollens-These lods
show improvement. Metals-Iron 600 pculs
sold at So so So 80 50 10 for narod, 50 30 50 ~
for hoop 50 80 50 5S for bar 81 10 81 - tor small
round 81 Ss for wire. Tin plates-Ss 10 IA IS 90
Lead So 90 so 20 Ginseng Sales 300 piculs st $50
S7S for crude and Sl20 q $40 for clarified Cochi.
esl-Mexican, 1885, Java nominal, at sllo Sil5
Raw slk-No old In market; the new will arrive In
about n fortnight Cassia-1,500 piculs OF the new
crop have found purchasers at S14 30 SH 60 Teas
The transactions In this market since last report
have been very trfDg not exceeding 800 chests Of
coDgou and souchon and about 500 half chests 0o
long In country greens no sales have been made; but
81 Canton greens 0C0 half chests OF young
Of 10 TO 20 taes and 40 to zoo half chests Of gun
po~dr at 10 to 80 tael have been settled for Enand
Blaek-The stocks remaining consist Of Congou aud
souchong, 5000 chests, mostly common, Ming Yong
and kokue 0oongs about 900 halt chests; OF other
kinds. stocks very small Green Young uyson 5000
half chests aud Of other binds the stock IL about 900
rackaUes erop Of rongou A. "a dosu