The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-12
The News.

By the arrival of the Collins steamship Arctic
afternoon, wo have four days. later intel
Egence ffoEa Europe the details Of which arc given
elsewhere. By far the most interesting portion of
this is the glowing description Of the richness
of the Australian gold mines. Late advices from
chat aurierous region state that fresh discoveries
were continually being made, and that the great
abundance of the precious metal had caused ma
terial decline in its value. The excitement in Eng
land in consequence Of these astounding accounts,
wasstill at the highest PITCH and the increase Of
emigration to Australia perfectly amazing.
The gold feverwas raging at Liverpool with more in
sensity if possible, than it did in this city
che announcement of the discoveries in California.
Every vessel shat could be procured was seized Mt
Liverpool, ard almost instantly filed with adven-
'surers to the mines BY this time there are thou
sands of hardy Brtons route to seek their fortunes
IN Australia. They will be followed by several thou
sands more-many of whom will, doubtless, return
laden witt the fruits of their enterprise, but others
viii never be able to reap the rich harvests which
they are anxious to procure and, after dragging
out miserable existence, in want and perjury, will
be mingled with the dust in land Of strangers,
without kindred or friend to socthe their parting
struggles
The-odvices from France show that Louis Napo-
Icon he's managed to completely obliterate all
alarm that bad been created by his recent fareup
with the corps legiSiatif. Louis sent in very
coneliatory and carefully worded message the
18th ut., after the reading Of which the corps was
adjourned for the session amid cries of cjce ie
President" The consequence Of this ancable
feeling between the executive and legislative de-
partments rise in, the price of public securi-
ties. Among other items Of French policy
toned in the Paris papers, observe that il is in
contemplation TO enter into international con-
vention between Russia, France, Holland and the
United States, to regulate the whale fishery on
new basis.
From Spain We learn that considerable excite
ment and uneasiness had been created by report
that another expedition against Cuba had sailed
from Chagres, under the command Of an American
general What gave rise TO this groundless rumor
we are unable to say. 1t, however, had the effect
Of checking all further negotiations with the
American Minister for the release of the remaining
Cuban prisoners, and it said that the Spanish
government had determined to oppose any further
exhibition Of clemency.
There is multitudinous amount of interesting
matter from various parts of Europe, to which we
have not room to specially refer. The main features
viii be found in the letter Of our London correspon-
cenL " ME IN tnls are
suffer from the long continued drouth, the other
side Of the Atlantic they appear to have been more
or less injured by immense quantities of rain. In
Ireland, however. the haryests promised an album
dant yield. According to the Liverpool circulars
the cotton market was rather tame and in Manches-
Ter, goods we're dull and prices dropping. Bread
stuffs, on the contrary, had advanced
According to our despatch from Washington the
Hon. John 7. Kennedy, author Of Swallow Barn., =
and other novels has been rendered and accepted the
post of Secretary Of the Navy Now that that office,
which had gone begging for three weeks, is filed
the next question that arises is, who will take Mi
mister Lawrence's place in England He is very
anxious TO come home.
Want Of space deters Us from specially referring
70 large portion Of the matter with which our
columns are this morning stocked. The following,
among other articles possessed Of considerable
interest The list Of awards to Brazilian claimants,
10 be found in a Washington letter; the letter Of
Of our Boston correspondent, containing outline Of
the Webster movement, &c; the proceedings in the
Board Of Supervisors, Sc SC.