The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-23
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVA VAL
OF THE
STEAMSHIP FRANKLIN.
The Recall OF Lord John Russell and
the Old British Ministry.
NO ALTERATION IN COTTON,
&c., &c., &c.

and our usual correspondence from Paris and Havre
TO the Th and from London to the 9Th March, nclu-
siye
The Franklin sailed from Havre at noon on the
7th inst, and from Cowes roads (wherc she took on
board the British nails) on the 9th, at PM. She
has performed the voyage in fourteen days, from
Co 9s, distance of 3,l56 miles. She departed
from Cowes as nearly as possible at the same hour
as the United States mailosteamer Arctic sailed
from Liverpool. There has, therefore, been n sharp
race across the Atlantic by-these two magnificent
steamships; but as the distance from Cowes to New
York is about seventy miles greater than that be-
tween Liverpool and this city, an allowance offs
or seven hours should be made in favor of the Frank
lin, when contrasting her performance with that of
her rival.
There are but few passengers by the Franklin.
She has fair freight at highly remuneratve rates,
taking into account tho of the year, and the
competitor to which the American steamers are ex-
posed at Hsy9c by the packets running to Liver
pool in connection with the Cunard company We
arc sorry 10 learn, by private letters, that this
com9etition "a still carried in most unfair and
disrepulable manner by the English company.
All the freight brought by the Franklin was
shipped ut So The efforts of the hostile com pany
have, in this particular therefore, been defeated, as
I they were the last voyage, when this steamer
brought the largest cargo of continental merchandise
which has ever crossed the Atlantic in vessel not
withstandipg hat The agent Of the Cunard company
used every cxcrtion, ny suddenly lowering his rate
of freight, to prevent it. We have on former occa-
sions alluded this difficulty between these lines Of
steamers and We recur to the subject with much re-
grct, because wish to see the Atlantic competition
mantained, by all parties, with perfect honor and
fairness. Whether the Cunard company take such
not nay be judged by the fact that their
rate Of freight for British goods, from Liverpool to
New J OK, las al along been fixed 1T Sj5 ton,
and the fixed rate for French merchandise from
Hayre, tganshppea 1t Liverpool, has been generally
$40 n ton, all charges included. Whenever a
steamer sails from IIayre direct, the agents Of the
English company instantly advertise for freight at
$40 for the particular voyage Immediately subse-
quent 10 ts, Of the American steamer. As the
prime cost of conveying the goods by steam from
Hayrc to Liverpool il at least sl0 it follows that
the Cunard company in reality carry French mer-
chandse from Liverpool to New York fsr nothing.
The object Of his !, to monopolize the whole Of the
traffic. ana 10 make American enterprise unremu-
neratiyc, or 10 drive the American steamers ulti-
mately OF the iine The latter aim viii never be
accomplished; arl We trust if these dscreditable
practices. unworthy of the position and standing Of
rcwCrfa! company, are perJevercd in, that the
owners cf American steamers will retalato by low
cring their passenger fires to such extent as will
destroy Tie incolac of the Cunard company. The
FTarklin's freight list amounts to nearly $4,000,
ard the morcbundisc from lIavre il Of . very
luabIe character This steamer has also golI
doubloous t. II, value Of 1000, ,00Of.
The Z. :. fisate &. Lawrence, Commanlcr
Sands With the American contributions 10 the
It1* Ia. .fal
at Southampton wlcn the Franklin sailed. \ grand
banquet 10 he given the 10Th March 70 J. II.
Cro.key, I.sl,. the American Consul al Soutaamp-
ton, b. the Mayor AMI Corporation. Ills Excel
leney, Mr. Abbott Lawrence, was to be present,
and the officers 4 the Il Lawrence were 70 be in
yi:ei.
We are ial bod 10 Mr.. Johnston Livingston. os
the housc Of Livingston. Wells s. Co., and 70 the
gcntlemau'y rar.cr Of tho Franklin, for lao latest
papers from London eul Paris.
The london m,nty market was casy--tha Ing.
i.h fund.- Gna and improving. Consos, ~ to
96i.
American siy per cents were quoted at Hiuburg,
on the 4th instant, ~ l0Ji
The Liverpool cotton market during the vscl
was not characterized ~ much excitement ID the
early parts good bu.nc,s was done. at Gm prices;
but towNs .hc close. rates were rather favorable
to the se,ltr-stiil there !. positive decline Of
consequence .rcm he prices brought by the last
packet.
Her Matsir Queen Victoria arrived at Osborne
House, lie of Wight Just before the Franhn left
Cowcs. The j. slutcd the royal yacht With u
guns a. she passed
The Frnklin ra.ed the steamship Washington.
hence on The etn inst, oG Scilly Island; and the
Pacific On tae 2ih al II \. NJ, in lat. Al ~ loa.
G5l2
The Franklin pa,scd,oG IIavre, tho ship Arcadia,
Of Warren, aud the shp Cornelia, Of Portsmouth
going In
Fhe ministerial crisis In London had passed
awlg. Lord stanley having found il impossible 10
form projections: ministry that would BE- likely
to Withstand tic difficulties both in and out Of the
houses Of Parliament, which mcnaced sush a com
bination, the Queen sent for the Duke Of Yelling
ton to demand tie advice Of that illustrious inli
yidua In The unexpected and complicated condition
of Affairs ID the House of Commons, on the ith OF
March, Lord John Russell announced that in cjn-
fcrmity with ,hc advice of the Duke Of Wellington,
her Meicsiy had determined to recall her foun,r
advisers; erd, therefore, that having resumed the
direction cf public affairs, the ministry woul
remain the @mc before its resignation Lord
John Resell then moved tho adjournment or the
House tii the ith inst when he proposed to = o.
with the paptl aggression bill, Tin which Il pro-
posed to make several modifcatons,) anl prom sd
to lay before thc IIou.e exposition Of the coar'"
tobe taken ~ the government on the budget, and
other questions connected with the business Of tic
country.
i was Thought very improbable that the resusci- |
tatcd ndnini-trRton Of which Lord John Ru3s,ll |
Is the head, would last long. and its continuance in
ONCE i merely intcudedto do away with the imns-
date necessity er nn appeal TO tho country. in the
share 9i = Ils.o,'9lon. should the papnl measure
pass the Legislature in any shane the princ:- |
pol Obstruction to coalition between the waigs |
and the Pecites would be removed, and pro- |
baby some ~ nc more eminent statesmen of ths |
pceTTarty would effect fusion with tho wbit eabi |