The New York herald., 1851-09-08

the memory OF an English princess, whom consort
and country loved so we'll and mourned so deep'r.
The King Of the BeIgisns is hinselfa q Protestant;
bis royal children are CathOlic-the religion OF
their mother. They receive most careful private
education.
BY the constitution of Belgium, the succession
70 the throne is limited to the direct male line Of
Leopold, to the perpetual exclusion of females
and their descendants. In default of male heir,
the King, with the consent Of the Legislative
Chamber, may nominate bis successor; and in
further default Of such nomination, the throne is
vacant 1t is not, we believe, necessary that any
future King should be a Catholic. In Belgium,
feet freedom. The Catholic, Protestant, and Jew.
Both Tie sons of King Leopold are s'1 Tieut.usnts
in Belgium regiments. An aid-de-camp is attached
to the household of the elder son. the Duke of Bra
bant. The office is filed by nj. d'Hanins de Moer-
kerkee, mssr of the lst Belgian regiment Of car
bineers.
The whole surviving Royal family Of the Belgians
we're, the other day, in this country, the honored
sventfu history and their recent action, their pri
vate worth virtues and amia bility, render the roy
al widower and his youthful offspring, upon whom
rest kingdoms hopes, personages worthy Of deep
interest, and general respect and affection
What We Pay for Postage.
From the London News August l8
The correspondence between England and the
principal portion of the European continent, is sen.
either by way of Calais. Ostend, Rotterdam, or
Hamburg The British postage on half ounce let:
to and through Belgium, Holland, and Hamburg,
6d. Although France, Belgium, Holland, and
Hamburg, all charge, according to the quarter
ounce scale. the method pursued by the Belgium
post office is the most llliberal, since it charges
two rates on letter weighing quarter of ounce;
whereas, the post Offices Of France, Holland aud
Hamburg do not charge the two rates, until tho
scale breaks against the quarter ounce weight.
This is a matter Of some Importance now, because
the mails between England and Austria, Prussia,
Russia, Saxony, and other important countries are
sent through Belgium. The highest postage
charged in this country, on letters, to any part o
the world, appears to be on those addressed to
Turkey. halfounce letter, mailed In England,
and addressed to Constantinople, via Ostend, is
liable to postage Of Gs Id. 1t is singular that
the correspondence for many places on tho conti-
nent Of Europe be sent, it appears, by four or
five different routes, and that the postage by every
route is different Letters for Turkey can be sent
by as many even as seven different routes. Every
country in Europe appears to have directly ori ind-
rectly postal treaties with Great Britain, except
Spain and Portugal; for the whole Of the postage
chargeable on letters for any other country caa be
repaid in Esgland, or not, at the option of the
sender; whereas the Spanish and Portuguese cor
responder can only be franlsed to Perpignan The
tax letters to and from Portugal and this ceun-
try is almost prohibitory, for the lowest postage
charged BY the English government on letter to
Lisbon is Is. ID: apdf it weighs quarter Of an
ounce only, the Portuguese post office Charge an
additional 2s. merely for delivering it. The great
postal league which has been established in Ger
many and the north Of Europe i formed BY the
Saxony, Wurtemberg, Hanover, Frankfort, Ham.
burg, Bremen, Lubbock, Hesss Hamburg, Lippe
Detnold, Reuss, Schaunberg Lippe, Schwarz-
Mecklenburg Schwerin, Mecklenburg Stretz,
Hesse Darmstadt, Hesse Electoral SAKE Wei
mar, Brunswick, Oldenburg, Nassau. SAKE
Altenburg, Saxe Coburg Gotha, and SAKE
just made an attewp. to secure the whole of the
correspondence between Europe, and California,
and the West indies, By re iuction Of the postage
letters between New York and San francisco for
Id. each. The postage on letters to all colonies
and dependencies if conveyed in English packets, is
reduced to one uniform charge of Is. each. For
the West Indies and British America used to be
charged 2s each and to Malta, Gibraltar, the
lonian Isles, &c, 2s. 6d. each.
Immigration into Canada.
From the London Times
Some Parliamentary papers recently Issued con-
Quebec regarding the inning ration into Canada
during the year 1850. From this il appears that
the aggregate number embarked from Europe was
81 TAG, and that the births on the passage having
been 5s, while the deaths were 2l3 the total land
ed was 81 ,59l. As compared with lSi9, decrease
is thus shown Of ,202 persons, 10 per cent The
number of vessels that arrived with these passen-
gers was 3l2, measuring l21,l tons, and nayi- |
ships, the management Of which, as regards the
welfare Of the emigrance, was exceedingly salts
factory. Almost all the vessels except those from
the Irish ports, which nearly reached their maxi
more passengers than the number actually taken. |
The average length Of passage was 39t days from |
England, II days from Ireland, 40 from Scotland, |
and sSt from the continental 1 ports: The proper
provement in comparison with lsiy, when the |
ravages of ship fever carried the amount to I3
per cent. Children were, as usual the chief suffer-
ers. the number Of adults out Of the 2l3 cases |
having been only So. In addition to the 1881 |
immigrants landed from Europe, there were 70l |
arrivals from the adjoining province Of New Bruns-
wick, and 3j6 via the United States. The general |
total, therefore, was 326is, Of whom il appears |
only 1880 remained in Canada, while OF the |
balance 1928, went to the United States, and /
Is to New Brunswick. The transit to the Uni
ed states was unusually large, and is attri-
luted TO the great demand for railway laborers, |
The emigrant vessels to Quebec lost during the
rear were the Neptune, the Wave, and the Bridge. |
own, but, with the exception Of three children,
ives were sacrifced. The Irish immigration was |
Qual to three fourths Of the whole from the United
Kingdom, and complaints are made Of the large
,roportion sent out by landlords on account of |
heir total uselessness and inaptitude for labor Of
ny kind, and who moreover, are furnished simply
18th free passage, and not with the means Of pro-
eeding into the interior, where alone they might
tand chance Of being rescued from their confirm
d habits OF pauperism. In conclusion, the report
tiers TO the advantages, both as regards time and
heapness, which the st. Lawrence route presents
,r immigrants desirous Of reaching the Western
tates of the American Union.
similar return for New Brunswick shows the
',al immigration in $50 TO have been ,j07 per-
ons, the number in lsiy having been 2,b7l. The
lortality on the voyage unusually small, only
hree deaths having occurred, amounting to o. %
er cent. All the Immigrants were Irisn Of the
umblest class, ''many OF whom obtained employ
lent Immediately on arrival at very remunerative
ages, while ethers proceeded to the nitcd States
D Join friends and relatives there"
Hsynau's Conversion.
From the London Examiner
The phenomenon we are about to record is no
oyelty in the history Of the human mind. SO
lany, indeed have been the vagares which the hu-
ian mind has presented, that anything ne in the
ay Of oddty can scarcely be expected. ARd yet
be conversion Of that same Haynau, who is known
5 the butcher of the Hungsrians. into the Hunga.
an patriot, is certainly, not one Of the least re-