The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-24
IMPORTANT FROM PRUSSIA.
The Probable Postponement OF
the E,apire i'm France.
STATE OF THE MARKETS,
Sc, SC, sc.

The United States mail steamship Humboldt, Captain
ID. Lines. arrived yesterday. We in possession by
her OF dates om London Southampton TO the 10TH
Hayre TO the 9th and Paris to The Sth instant
The Ii brings 13s passengers $50 tons Of freight and
los Merno sheep, also stage troupe of learned animals
consisting Of monkeys. dogs goats, &C, for William
Nibic Esq.
She ie Harre the morning of the 9th anchored at
Cowes during the night sailed tererom after re-
ceiyng tho usual mails and passengers Souhamp
toni at ono z. NJ. Owing the the tides on the
freoch coast, the Humboldt obliged to leave the
Hayre docks three days earlier than the regular date of
sailing She LEFT the Needles at three p NJ on the 10th
and for the first days strong westerly
gales The remainder of the passage had s. W.
and W. winds.
The United States mail steamship Hermann Captain
Higgins touched of Cowes reported by the Africa
her way to Bremen, the 7th passage II
days and 10 hoursthe quickest but she has ever
performed
The ives, India mail steamship Midway arrived at
southampton the sth inst with specie 81 5o4
on freight, and 159 passengers.
The Emperor and Empress Of Russia arrived
on the I'd May.
The marriage of the Emperor of Austria with the Prin
cess Sidonia of Saxony is shortly to take place
The accounts from Paris refer almost exclusively
approaching grand fete Of the 10th When the Humboldt
left 1t was not known how it had progressed but it
fully anticipated that the proclamation of the empire
would not take place that day. An official warning
announced by the Africa had been given by govern
ment to the Pays and tins step had produced much
prise the Pays considered supporter the
administration similar warning had been given the
Pubic and the Emancipation of Brussels had been stopped
by the Post Office. An attempt mado by Barbes and fe
low prisoner to escape from the fortress of Belle Isle had
been frustrated
The steamship America from Boston, arrived at Liver
pool ON Sunday morning the 9th inst.
1t Is certain that the German feet has ceased to
exist the crews consisting of about 600 men 81!
paid of the 50th nit At present there only remain
on board each vessel officer and eight men, whilst wait
place
Vienna letter of the Sd states that preparations on
magnificent scale making Prague for ete in honor
of the be,rotha Of -. ~ Emperor ..s,,-rr.sr
The whole railway line from Frankfort to Berlin
opened To the public the 9th ult The journey
made in eighteen hours which will be reduced to
sixteen hours
letter received in London from officer service
at the Cape mentions that Macomo the Kafr Chief ap.
pears to have been badly wounded one of the
skirmishes, that his left arm has been amputated.
The Right Hon. David Boyle. of Shewalton. has re-
signed the copjont Offices of Lord Justice General Of
Scotland ana Lord President of the Court Sessions
which be has held since the retirement of the late Right
Hon Charles Hope of Granton. in 1si1.
The first wires of the electric telegraph will be laid
down at Berne immediately under the direction of de
Stenhel