The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-03
Our New York Correspondence.
NEw YoRK, September 20, 1851.
MeskrO EJ;,o..o.. ,4.. So i, 49,.


ba by the United States. The preliminaries
are said to be conducted in London, and the |
moiety Of the purchase money is 70 be paid
to the English Bondholders of the Spanish
Government. This. you may depend, is a
Epiece of Benefits humbag. He is now in
England and, in considerationof his being
the Leading Journalist of New York." he
managed to get thisparagraph inserted in the
LEADER and then ordered an editorial article
on the subject, toappear in the Herald. Re
/ ly on it, that should Spain ever dream OF
anch a project, London is the last place
where the negotiation could be safely con-
Quoted for England knows that the transfer
of Cuba to the United States, is another
blow to her manufacturing interests; and, ON
Free Trade principles, if on no other, she
would strain every nerve to impede the con-
summation of such bargain. ~ s4
The Governments of Europe understand
very we'll the timidity and general imbecidty
of an American whig administration, or
they would never attempt to play such games
on us as they are now repeatedly doing. II
Heaven does not soon send us Democratic
President and Cabinet, American citizens
travelling in Europe will be in continual
danger of being insulted and spit upon.
cannotthink, however, that even a whig
administration will dare to submit, with
lamb-like timidity, 10 such an insult as that
lately offered US by the Austrian Government.
This insult incidentally affords SO complete
an exposure of The Infamous espionage car
ried on by the Governments OF Continental
Europe, Republican France not excepted
that it is worth notice. Mr. Flagg, the U.
S. Consul, at Venice, received letters from
this Government, bearing not only the seal
of the Secretary of State, but Of the U. 5.
Consul at Hamburg. This packet was open
ed by the Central Office of Revision; and,
as it contained pamphlet on the Hungarian
Question, a complaint was made to MI.
Flagg that he kept up reasonable cores
pondence. Mr.. Flagg Indignantly protested
against the violation Of the U. 5. Seal. In
reply, he was coolly informed that 6 the Inn
perial Government will exercise its right to
examine all publications introduced into the
Venetian States, without excepting the Rep
resentatives of any Government whatever"
There is not as much unanimity in I'M
ranks of the wings. as would at first sigh
appear from the action of the Syracuse Con
vention. The Castle Garden men and thell
4 adherents are not satisfied but are merely
waiting 10 see the character Of the City nom
' nations, when they will come out boldly
|. and show their hands. Already the Broad
way House, Cthe head quarters Of whlggery ),
begins to be agitated; and a few more meet
!, ings of the whig General Committees VIII
: hardly be held before the Silver Grays will
commence to kick against their fimsy union
( with the Sewardites. There was something
so strange in the Seward, Weed, Greely 6
! Co. party apparently coming in SO uncondl'
tionally, that the Silver Grays do not know
what to make Of it. They stand like fright
ened deers, and patiently wait for the mex
move. It is supposed, however, that tht
e lSewardites have surrendered, this fall, onl,
IS to make better and more decided head il
e the Presidential campaign. ! shall keep
$. keen eye on their movements. There vii
e eIeyidently be " war in the camp"
e From DIR. Lardiners new work on Rail
road Economics, and the Annual Reports o
several Railroad Companies in England,
have gathered the following interestin
: Items: r a A ass
. In 1850, the length of the lines in actua
d, running order was 6,464 miles. The mum
10 Der of miles run by the Iron Horse during tn
I year. was 40, l6l $50. The average distanc
travelled by each passenger was rather les
than l4s miles per day. "s' 'Ai
The total receipts for the last six months
amounted to S35,736 800; and the propol
,f tions of the incomes derived from passenge
traffic and the transportation of merchandi7
a. during the three past years, exhibited stead
Os increase of the revenue accruing from II
III latter source; as will appear from the follow
,;s ing table of the percentage of receipts:
y 1918 BY Passengers, 57,4O By. goods, 42,6
ne lS49 (" q 54,40 Z" 45,6
III 1850 (" 53,4S e 46,o
Nv The increase In travel is not, howeye
;, commensurate with the extension OF tt
" lines; for, while the latter have been exteI
C. ded % per cent, the increase OF the passeI
ger traffic has not exceeded l2a per cent; an
however great accommodation the publ
may derive from railroads, the average div
n dcnd to the shareholders barely amounts
al per cent. on an aggregate capital OF VI
- 00,0000 900. ,.t.
''s With reference to railroad accidents, ii a.
ol pears thatover two-thirds Of the cases resu
he in the loss OF life; that of the accidents
h. passengers, three -ffths are the result OF II
- prudence on the part of the sufferers; al
u' seven out Of every ten arise either iro
= standing in an improper or unusual posltllso
zee or from endeavoring to jump on OF oil
al train, while IL was in motion.
hy 1t appears, moreover, that out OF q hu
!. dnd accidents overwhich passengers have
control, the proportion Of causes which pl
ad. duce them Is as follows;
Of Collisions Of trains 90
,;H Broken Wheels'or Axles 10