Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-07-31
european Nsws.
HALIFAX TELEoRAPR Orr.cE, }
Tuesday July 22d,

passengers, including the new Lord
Bishop Of Nova Scotia and FIVE others,
Tor Halifax. She has large cargo,
and experienced heavy head winds al
the passage.
The steamer HUMBOLDT, from New
York tor Havrc, landed her mails at
Cowes on the 10th inst. No American
steamer had arrived at Liverpool since
the SAILING Of the Pacific.
EscLASp,--In the British Parliament
tte defeats sustained by the Govern
mghk on Tuesday, respecting the vote
by ballot, and the annual tax on Attor-'
neys, have produced no practical results.
Nothing has occurred in either House,
except the final passage, through the
Commons, Of the bill repeating the Win
dow tax, and establishing a House tax,
and the ignominious defeat, by a vote
OF 230 to l9, on Mr.. Humc's renewed
attempt to throw dust upon Sir 1ames
Brooke, the rajah Of Sarawak.
The Queens visits to the city and
the two Italian Opera houses, ate the
events which have engrosscd attention
this week
Nearly $4,000 were taken at the exhi.
bition on the llth.
The annual SEQ 'tish Fe,e took place
in London on the 10Th and llth, and
was numerously attended, despite and
extreme unpeasantness OF the weather.
The banquet 70 the Queen at Guild
hall, London, passed off mos, satisfac.
torily
The Lord Mayor is TO be created
Baronet.
Cardinal Wiseman was wors,ed in an
action at law in Jersey; he 10 in Lon
don
Reports fiom Ireland announce that
the potatoe disease had reappeared.--
The extent is only partial.
A grand iete was TO have taken place
on the llth, on board the United States
steamship Atlantic, after which, .here
would be monster soiree at ,he Town
Hail, Liverpool. Distinguished Ameri-
cans are invited.
FRANcE.-In France, Nj. De Tocque-
vile has presented to the Assembly :he
report OF the committee on the revision
Of the constitution, and the report IL
strongly in favor Of nm entire revision,
but without any personal bearing what
ever. Indeed it is remarkable for singu
larly strick impartiali,y and candor--
Reports are current that Gen. Baragury
D'Hilliers has resigned the Office Of
Commander-in Chief in Paris. General
Fadivier is TO propose motion for the
election oi the Constituent Assembly by
universal suffrage, should the revision
committee takes place on July 18th.
The Council Of State, by a vote Of 1s
against S, have settled the responsibility
Of Executive power in conformity with
the Constitution, provision of which
renders it high treason for the President
to subvert the 45th article of the Consti-
tuition.
Little news from Germany, except
fresh reports of arrangements concerted
at Warsaw for the military dispositions
in Germany, 80 as to suppress any revo-
lutionary attempt.
FoRrioN ITEMS By THE AMERICA.
Mr.. George Thompson, M. p, arriv-
ed in London on the 9TH inst, from tbs
United States.
A monster omnibus has begun to run
between Glasgow and Paisley. It car.
ries above sixty passengers.
Richard Marks, the pedestrian, has
completed, at Sheffield, the taek of walk
ing 1000 quarter miles in 1000 conse-
cutive quarter hours.
A thousands hogsheads OF ale and
fifteen hundred Of porter are abou, to be
sent 10 Bengal, for the use Of the Euro
pean troops, in order to supercede
spirits.
Baron Haynau has purchased in
Hungary, near the Thesis, large es-
tate ofnearly 5000 acres of fertile, aliu-
vial soil, at the price Of "a sterling per
acre.
From Presburg to Pes,h an earth
quake was felt on the I'd inst, which
was so violent at Comorn that all the
bells rang, and few houses escaped In
jury.
A lawyer on his death-bed wiIled all
his property to lunatic asylum, stat
ing, as his reason for so doing, that no
wished his property to return to the lib
eraI class Of people who had pa,rouised
him.
An ingenious apparatus has brep ex-
hibitcd at the boundary Of Mr.. vingoe,
at Aversion, Tor producing music
through the aid Of steam. 1t consisted
ofa series Of bells, worked by a barrel
similar to that Of hand-organ. II
played the Copenhagen Waliz,r