The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-26
Our European Correspondence and
Extracts.
Extracts.
ARR VAL OF THE AMERICAS MAILS.
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ABROAD.
MARRIAGE OF JENNY LIND.
&c. &C., ne.

che Hoxse Of Commons in a Modified Form
Check TO the Mtnisry- The Pope His Gum Worst
Eweny-Irish Emigration to the United States
The Cemsss-1he Question of International Copy
rfgh--Amutoaa Authors--France--Io cqxeriils's
Report on the Rerision Of the Coxstisr,ioa--An-
ether Speech from Louis Napoleoa-- Schism in the
C0mmocial Policy of G9musy-THs Cape-
Grsees--Pgsia-- Fashionable Intelligence The Re
venue tor the Quarter.
80 many events of interest have occurred since
she departure of the Asia from Liverpool on Satur-
day, that send you a letter to-day, by the semi
weekly steamer.
If Saturdays London morning papers reached
Liverpool on the morning of that day, in time for
she steamer, you will have received the re port of the
discussion in the House of Commons on the Ecce
siastcal Titles Assumption bill, which resulted in
The ministry receiving two successive checks.
The bill was read a third time, and has passed by
large maj Gritty, the numbers being 263 against 46
Previous, however, to this VOTE Lord John Russell
moved to expurge the amendment inserted in the
second clause, making it penal to procure bulls
scripts from Rome On division, Lord John
motion was rejected by majority of 70, the nun
hers being-for the motion, l29; against it, Dos
Lord John then moved to expunge from the b 1
the amendment inserted, on the motion of Sir FIRE.
derrick Thesiger allowing informers to parties
Ser penalties. This motion was also negatived, the
numbers being-for Lord John RusselPs motion,
ia; against it, H3-majority against minis
sers, 81.
The bill then passed in its modified form The
recent publication of the Popes decree for the cree
tion o. Roman Catholic Cathedral in some great
tboTOug hfare Of London, has refunded the Pro-
testant H. and tended 20 strengthen the majority
against the ministers The Pope has proved all
along his worst enemy. The bill now goes before
The Lords.
The minority in which ministers were Left on Fri
day night will not lead TO ministerial crisis Lord
John had promised 70 attack Thesgers amend
msnts, and kept his word. have to believe,
however that in his heart he is glad that the penal
enactments Of the bill have passed all the same
The Ill, it stands, is of a nature to prevent
any further acts of aggression the part of the
PcEe.
bin will be enforeed-remains unsolved. at least no
solution can be said to have taken place until il
has been practically attic mpted to enforce it.
The IGttet, the Roman Catholic organ at Lon
don, announces that the Pope has already filed up
the five lately created doceses in England, as fol-
lows:-Io Southwark, Dr. Grant; to Plymouth,
Or. ErTiDgton; to Clifton, DIR. Burgess to Shrews-
bury, DR.. Browne; to Stafford, DIR. Turner; to Net
tingham, DIR Hendren, translated from Clifton DR..
Hendren is the same person whose name was so pro-
minently brough; forward in Miss Talbot's case
The census of Ireland has been Published aud
the returns show most startling decrease in the
amount OF the population. The tide of emigration
which has set II so strong 10 the United States is
tie cause. enclose you leading art lie from the
Tunes newspaper this subject, which can not fail
to attract attention, the United States
in particular also subjon a com parative table If
the decrease Of the population Of each county The
total amount of decrea in the population of Ire
land between lc4l and lo5l is less than $50 800
The question OF an international copyright, and
the resolutions recently adopted the meeting at
which Bulwer presided, coutiuue to be commented
upon by every organ OF the press in London The
q n arnho
dies the views Of he par,sans CT retaliation. Tue
views OF the opposite patty have found an organ in
the Mornsng Civoalcte. The literary uen and pub
fishers Of America viii take considerable interest 10
these discussions. The following article, (srom the
A0rntHg CkrCRtcl) eulbOdies the opinions of two of
tbe most eminent publishers OF Londoh-Nlurray
and Bentley. The latter in particular, has, at va
rious tines pail large sums Of money TO neri:an
authors: -
Lord Csmpbell's decision in pooseyv Purdsy has fall
en- like bomb shell su.rg metropolitan hordes OF
Utssary pirates Great however Is their dscUmtu-e
they resolved 70 die game. The report OF meet
ng in sncveTsquG-e roorcs, which appeared in pa
per Of last Wednesday, vii Lave ap pised the public u
The hish moral tone assumed by this ssgeved class
They have already cbcsen n champion aud cry Their
ssufe IS that If British Literature" They demand
protection for English Authors Nay they actually
PERSUADED q the eblest Of this class-a who
but for the accident of his birth place would assuredy
lave the least signal Of their vie.ims-t adyo-
,at. their In Offering few remarks the mode
In which the ogeuiOgs chairman discharged this func-
ton, shall venture follow him into the Legal
structures which he pronounced the Chief Justice DE-
eiion. On that head-and pcntn the appeal which,
bear Is to be carried % the House Of Loris-our
readers viii doubtless allow all due weight Sir al
yer Lyt.ons cpirn against the united eArnin the
ESchsqucr ChAmter We pass to lees abstruse thesis
ls II would ask that the Sir Eiwards
respectable clients 10 completely Identical he would
Tspre,,nt with that Of British literature II we are
10 accept his rasonng these newly discovered allies II
l'srnirg are only The promoters a universal copyright
ia dsguie They hold rather they held. pr rateer.
ing Irene merely In order % cheek similar lepredaons
on our o~z authors Allow them little more atual
pluudeF and the countries which pirate our books
vii they ssy be forced TO cement the Il the
intern atioEai copyright act and tbus a reciprocal I
ersditaile basis. Toe eud bling thus evIsntiy 4
god expected 10 infer that tbs means an.
legitimate any other necessary species Of repris
We mus; beg leave however 20 notice some dsscts
value q epTlcstion 10 j. easy Justify on the
prime pies Of retaliation ~ stem whose pcnatcs nevsr
reach The wrong doors British author Is injured bv
American pirate. and Bsitish pirate undertakes
svsngs his cause. But how by INJECTING loss on the
gnate class Ct American pirates No; but by punish
Ing the ciass q American authors together with th1se
American publishers who have honestly paid for the
fgkt 10 pm; their countrymens works COnseq uently
tie ic-c1ed retaliation MT only does not punish piracy
n actually encourages IT, 10 would simply diminish the
motive which induces tke American publisher % employ
American authors IL would cut down his return too
srrcuy o admit q bis continuing 10 purchase .o2y-
right aud th,rtfre he would BE- unable 10 get ns-
i've literature any other terms he would confn- him.
ELF to Esit h. In word shouli thus secure re-
ciIfociiy not q copyright but plunder
but % b sfEucd the American authors viii not long
t,. thi- state e thugs WHEN they cd their coat
trynen IublhnE and reading nothing but British lice.
nature they viii cry cut Tor protection. aud viii force
Ccr 20 accept the 0vrrures made By Inerna
uonsl Copyright Act This 10 equivalent to saying that
when authors. very important class politically
aud hat q all Ia now country, which. ike America
bss admirable fore literature Ia ts native tongue
when this cnss q til rkers rather than q actor hs b.
reduced 20 more insignifcance than ever by the
forced dimEutioD q all hunest enterprise among /
the yubih hing tTade-thrn they 70 get the read.
ing tlrsses. Who f1In the whoie people. TO consent
90 suddsn rise q prices. besides inducing the |
POL hfhsr O. give up ranful system. 10 the mnfo-
Taty Cf which they. well o. the publishers. would
10 last hsre become Gallons Of course. the real
would be- that the f0ref pirates would ex.
tirruithed by the foreign authors Tut rice ursa And
the IL In fact what sir Iytton himself states 20 be
taking place be- "a IN the United States and in Bel
rUm II then. the effect q foreign piracy IL 10 swamp
"a. auth 81 the countries which II II practsei-
ana n he eject Of British piracy H. have shown,
70 eggTavats The evils q American piracyhov to
,Spset y per.tng in such system, TO procure from