Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-07-24
european News.


early hour. She came up through the
Narrows in gallant style, and presented
a very fine appearance. She was oil
Fort Hamilton about half past seven o.
clock, and as she passed up the Bay
fired a salute of six guns. She reached
her wharf about half past eight. Her
news is TO the 9th inst, three days la
ter. She has made the voyage in lit
tie under eleven days.
James Starkey & Co, of Liverpool,
an old and respectable firm, connected
with the California trade, had failed.
The weather in England Scotland
and Ireland Tor the week previous to
the sailing of the Asia, had been all the
farmer could wish, and the crops of ev-
cry kind looked well. Wheat is in ear
and bloom, and looked remarkably well.
There are still rumors of increasing
difficulties between the Porte and the
Pacha Of Egypt The Russians have
again been worsted by their impacable
enemies the Caucasians. The proceed
ings respecting the fate Of Kossuth are
all concealed in the strictcst diplomat
obscurity.
| The weather in Paris has been exces-
sively hot At the review in the Champ
de Mars eight soldiers died in conse-
quence of the heat.
The news from Germany is of little
Importance. General RadowitZ has
bought house at Erlurt, where he in
tends TO reside, and devote himself 10
scientific pursuits
As far as politics are concerned, the
advices from India by the Overland
Mail are tranquilizing, everything quiet
except the elements. A frightful series
Of hurricanes had swept Ceylon and the
southern peninsula of India. 1t was
sscertained that sixteen vessels had
perished, and great fears were entertain
ed of further disasters. The steamer
Bombay was six days overdue from
Ccylon. AT the Maurtius several yes
sells were dismastcd by the hurricane
which extended as far as the island in
that direction.
The ship Columbo was lost at Cey-
Ion, and the barque Emily at Madras -
The Falkland, large iron steamer for
service on the Indus, has broken her
back by long swell of the sea, owing
TO her faulty construction, and, to COM
plete the catalogue OF naval disasters,
the opium clipper Ariel has been burnt,
of Calcutta, being the fourth ship des-
troyed in this way during the last four
months. The act was no doubt perpe
tra'ed by incendiary Lascars, who have
IN this brief time, destroyed property
nearly amounting to quarter of mil
lion sterling.
All France is on the tiptoe of expec-
tatlon, waiting for the report of NJ. de
Tocquevle on the Revision OF the Con-
stitution. This important document is
every hour expected TO be made public,
and the debate in the Assembly will
probably commence on the l4th inst.
The President, after quitting Poictiers
and arriving at ChalteIarant, July 81,
was received by The national guard,
who instantly shouted 'Vive la Repub-
lique,' in which the inhabitants joined.
The cry continued until the President
had reached the Ho'el de Vile, where
il assumed the character OF serious hos.
tility, and became Down with Napo-
leon.'
The disturbance was queled by the
police. AT breakfast the Mayor apoli-
giseJ for the tumult. The President in
the course Of his reply, said, Tor all the
good that had been done during the las,
three years, they were indebted to the
party of order, This was loudly cheer
ed, and his health being proposed, the
President said
Il place myself resoluteIy at the head
Of men of order of all parties, and have
received from them an elFectual coop
Grafton. If there has been detection |
am ignorant of it, for 90 forward with.
out casting a look behind. There must
be an impulse and an aim. My I'M
pulse is the love OF my country; NY
aim is 10 make religion and reason pre-
vail over Utopias and TO give heart TO
the good cause, that it trcmblcs no more
in the face of terror. This result will
be obtained if we follow throughout
France the example of Chattellarant,
and If we Jorge arms, not for insurrcc-
ton and civil war, but to increase the
greatness and the independence o: the
nation.n
Another sad acciden, happened on
the New Haven Railroad this forenoon.
While the passengers for New York
were getting into the Harlem train at
l25th street the New Haven train came
along with great speed, and caught a
man and his little son, running over the
former and throwing the latter some
twenty feet by the cow-catcher.
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