The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-28
The News.

The steamship Franklin after an excellent trip
from Havre, arrived at this port yesterday, with five
days later news from Europe. digest Of this news
was published in our last evening edition; but
much interesting, because a far more extensive
and miscellaneous compilation, will be found in our
columns to-day.
in European politics the tide is at dead stand
still. Reaction is at high water mark and there it
stands, Louis Napoleon, on the 10th Of May next.
will probably favor the French people with the
enactment Of The splendid dramatic spectacle Of the
Inauguration Of the empire The Prince President,
however, like Davy Crockett, prefers first to be
that he is right, and then to 90 ahead: but not
before Perhaps lie is feeling his way Of the Holy
Alliance Of l-l4 Is He will shortly have an OPP
portunity Of a more direct understanding with the
Emperor Nicholas on the subject. in his visit TO the
Spas of Germany. But it must be the empire before
the work is complete, and perhaps little of the old
glory Of the empire. The programme goes steadily
Along the eastern borders of Asia there is very
considerable rafting among the dry bones, and
quite serious overhaung Of the old fogies, espc-
cially of the Celestial Empire. The Mantchoo
dynasty seems destined to yield the wall even
the great wall, TO the rebels, in the end.
They continue to slaughter the imperial troops
by thousands. And, 10 add to the heavy groans
of the father of his ungrateful children red hot
earthquake has destroyed some ten thousand Of
them. The revoutionists, however, have not
risen, and sounded the gong of battle, and
given up their imperial souchong Cor gunpow-
der, in order to set up a republic. 1t is not
republic that they want, but it is rice. The OBJ
ect of the rebels rice The rice crop has failed to
u,,,1, Ia nd no, - 4, ,ls -,
everything fails: and il the emperor cannot provide
rice, they will fight for it, Perhaps they believe
that change Of dynasty viii be followed by a
smashing good crop of rice. But the present en-
peror, in any event, can never smoke his opium in
quiet until there is rice for the capacous stomachs
Of his three hundred millions Of hi. children Cats.
rats and dogs wont do for a Celestial's breakas
Rice is the cry; and we fear that some millions
OF the Cees,as will perish in this rice rebellion,
before this cry for rice is appeased.
Just at this particular junc,ure, on the eve of the
departure Of our naval expedition to japan, the
news ofthe seizure Of the American schooner Flirt
and the imprisonment Of her crew by the Dutch
in the Island Of Java upon charge of melting a
revolt in ueigLboIng Dutch island will be some
what interesting. viii also the operations Of the
English in the Loo Chico Islands, cluster OF soue
tbny-six in number, tributary TO China, lying near
the lcrgthdtd group Of tie japanese. Commodore
Perry mny yct We il good on 10 take baud in
these proceedings, fom Loo Choo to java.
l'y the arrival Of The steamship Northern Light
We lave intelligence i.on California to the let Of
ArFil. beng eleven Gays later than the accounts
previously received Tho lows although not ~
any mans niotta 81. d ut,esly., /. ycry n tercst
mg Eusinoss was cNucneiy dull Ii san Francisco
and al Kinds of oyi.ious we're enormously dear
lic democrats 1t tbe new state lave t,l- "a four
delegates Is icwcsclt th,m ii oil, National
Cau,U.Got--olc # whom Is iyr Cas., ael sa.
..l.s 80 lo1s;oa. The c.lole, ~, 80 30,
- particular, will support TIC most prom.n,as