The New York herald., 1851-08-04
Our London correspondence.

LONDON, Tuesday, July ID, ISL.
Tho Crisis III Fraacs-Derision Of LOUIS NspOe0n,
as Umpire, against te TINTED States, ia the matter
Of htir CLAIMS against P1rfugal- The Church Dig
ging as otrr Grarc-A C,gioi,s Spectacle to ne
Uorh-Noefing Of The Pope a,ld tho King Of Na'
p,s-Siciiign Itsp0s-Iupor,aR "Reminiscences.
Next to the continually recurring defeat Of Minis
tiers in little motions, and il snapjudgments
in the House Of Commons, Tin which defeats the
Ministry sit tranquil, and look smiling on al that
passes)-and next 10 the grandeur Of the great
Procession Of the Queens nocturnal visit to the
city. (Which filed the public mind two days before
and one day after the event,)-snd next to the dis
covery of Cardinal Wiseman's retreat in Jersey,
Gan island the resort and refuge Of debtors
and runswsys)-the most exciting political topic
for the moment is De Toequeville's famous Report
IL favor Of Legality.
Mr. Theirs string Of sophisns has ceased TO claim
any attention, the Press Of Europe having taken it
up and put it down; but De Tocquevilles string Of
phiosOphisms, has produced something Of an i'm
preston that the President Louis Napoleon does not
stand quite so good a chance he seemed TO do be-
fore The general opinion is that NJ. DE Tocque-
VILE has made fool Of himself France is petition
jng TO get rid Of the stubborn legality which pre-
vents the re election of the President, and all eyes
directed TO this report to how to get rid Of
1t and for solution Of the danger, and he phi,oso
phises upon Legality and recommends to retain ii.
In other words slegaty, the offspring Of the people,
"a more powerful than the people, and they must
submit TO IL. II is a very ominous indication Of a
comirg contest between the Executive and the As
scmby that the latter have passed resolution de-
clAring the President amensble to impeachment for
high treason, in Of his violation Of the 18th Ar.
t.ce of the Constitution. Since the Bonapartists
are determined 20 have Louis Napoleon, and the
Iegitimists and the Reds will not have him, must
come 10 a collision, and violence, and there Is no
time TO lose. The subjec; exctcs great interest
here in all circles. Nov that ], is positively known
that General Cavaignacs party and the Reds are
entering into coalition, the hot Bonapartsts will
not be behind hand
Louis Napoleon who had been chosen Umpire to
settle the matter between the United states and
Portugal in relation to the claims Of the former,
bas n is now known officially. decided against the
Jpfted States This will create some little excite
ment among you also. Scarcely any other decision
European Powers in relation % American affairs,
Of which they are grossly ignorant, aud to the truth
end justice OF which they are viifully blind.
The Church Of England (ss the state establish
ucnt p here cslled) is in an interesting position.
One bishop insists upon doctrine, another bshop
insists upon another. There are almost as many
creeds and doctrines there are bishops-an con
fctiDg With each other he clergy saoJscse. TO 20
the congregations; and they write to the Archoishop
Of Canterbury, begging him TO interfere, and 70
make known 10 them and TO the world what the
church teaches ard what IL does n6t-in fact, what
the church is The poor archbishop is at HE wits
end, and knows not What to do. 80 he writes back
IA reply, that he las no power either to blame what
The people think wrong, 20 point out wh2.-k
right. Thus Il is church without head. wfrSJx
authority, and without any particular fixed creed
or doctrine. This is curious dilemma What
can the poor church do IL cannot ask its head TO
settle matters, and put an end TO the d spues and
contradictions which are raging In its loving bosom
because forsootb. its head is a woman, who has got
large family Of children 10 attend 10, aud who is
otherwise employed in balls, concerts and parties
They laugh az Rome for having once had a woman
10. Pope (Pope Joan OF famous memory }, and can
not see their own folly in having woman for their
head or Pope and not now, for once only but often
tines before In this headless condition, tumblng
40 fnece.by their own distractions, and bowing be-
reath the weight Of puolic obloquy and contempt,
with nothing in the world that keeps them s-going
but their resltb and their money (noney make