The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-27
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eeeses considerable interest The execution OF the
assassin priest, who attempted the murder Of the
Queen Of Spain, and seriously woun ded her with
dagger-,he execution Of the agent Of Kossuth,
who was arrested in the act of sitting the Hunga
yian soldiery in the Austrian service to re-
volt = the appointment of Sir Edward Bel
cher to the command Of the Arctic expedition.
which is about to renew the search for Sir John
Franklin-the imprisonment Of the famous Fesrgus
O'Connor for assault upon constable, are among
the interesting items Of intelligence by this arrival
The independence Of Switzerland the only republic
Of Europe, is menaoed, and the Grand Turk 10
likely to pay the penalty Of his liberatyt to Kossush
Everything seems to indicate, not tho progress of
revolutionary ideas, but the progress and frmer
establishment of despotism on the Continent. Louis
Napoleon seems immovably fixed in his position,
and his government is really strong one, because
II is backed by the French nation. To call man
. usurper now, who holds his Office by the votes Of
nearly eight millions Of the people of France, is
downright absurdity 1t is the Partisan jour-
nalists and it9dte,Vs, who have been extinguished
by Louis Napoleon, that have given Q tone to
their brethren of the British press, who, in turn,
have given a tone to 'arge portion Of the Amer.
can press The presses on both sides Of the Allan
tic are beginning to come right at last. The
HERALD was right from the beginning
In England alone does there appear to be any
advance towards freedom Earl Granville, as will
be seen by his circular has refused to expel or de-
liver up the political refugees in London; and Lord
John Russell has introduced reform Of tho Reform
bill-more tinkering of the old pot. This Same
statesman declared the Reform bill of 1882
sfaal," and hence he was nicknsmed Lord
John Finality but it seems he is now Of
different opinion, and proposes to lower the fran.
chise from .el0 to f5 in English boroughs, and
n Ireland from GS to E5. But there is no extern
sion in counties. The increasing poverty Of the
towns rendered this necessary and it is not so much
Of boon, after all. Nothing will be satisfao-
tory but household suffrage, or universal suffrage
and vote by ballot. To that complexion it will
come at last
In the United States Senate yesterday, Mr.:
Rhett, of S. c., announced that he would to-day
endeavor to reply to the recent attacks upon his prn
ciples by Messrs Cass and Clemens. This promises
to be q somewhat rich affair As these gentlemen
represent three of the four factions into which the
democrati, party is now spit-Mr. Cass being an
Old School, Mr.. Clemens Union, and Mr.. Rhett
Southern Rights democra.-a tart debate may
be anticipated. Should John P. Hale, the great
free soil democrat conclude to the dish with
his voice, which it is likely he win, the family stew
viii be complete. Mr.. Miller, Of N. j., made
speech in support Of Mr.. Cla,ke's noninterveHtion
resolutions. MIR. Seward got the floor, and the
subject was then postponed till the 9th proximo.
By this it appears as though our grave Senator's
find the discussion of the Intervention question
rather improbable, and are inclined to drop it.
The bill explanatory Of the bounty land act of
September, 1850, occupied the entire attention OF
tho House of Representatives yesterday and
pending the uestion of its final passage, the body
adjourned. By this bill, all officers and soldiers,
whether regulars, volunteers or militia, who were
actually engaged in the war Of 1872, and the Mex.
lean and Florida will be entitled to one hundred
and sixty acres of land The same benefit will DO
extended to those naval officers, sailors and ma.
rines Who were wholly or partially occupied in the
land service, where they had no opportunity of
making reprifals during the said wars. This
appears to be q fair misunderstanding all alike
and will probably become a Law prior to the close
Of the present session
The Indiana whig State convention yesterday
Instructed their delegates to vote for Gen. Scott for
President, and John l. Crittenden for Vice Presi.
dent
Nothing ofimportance transpired in the State
Senate yesterday. The Assembly was engaged on
the contested election case from the Sixteenth dis.
trict Of this city. The result was that the Hon.
Ephraim L. Snow was allowed TO retain his seat
by his own vote. 1t is no. likely that the worthy
disciple Of temperance ever before had the most
remote idea Of how much his vote was worth to
himself.
We understand tina. Col Mejia, Of Mexico, is
on his way to Washington, with dispatches for the
Mexican Minister, relative to the Tehuantepec
treaty. Something definite win now be made
AZ IT. I'll So.
Hoped in mystery and darkness
Another philantisrophist-.he Rev. Calvin Fair
hanks-has been found guilty Of stealing negroes,
and sentenced to the Kentucky pententiary for fs-
teen years 1t is no. often that these pious aboli
tionis.s allow themselves 10 be caught south Of
Mason and Dixon's lire they generally prefer
sending their more ignorant dupes-fo instance,
the three negroes who were recently captured and
sold in Texas for attempting to run of slave. 1t
is likely that great fputter will be made with re-
gard TO the hard case Of the Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks
although little or nothing has been said concerning
his three eelores coedjutors in Texas.
Some $4,000 worth Of property belonging to the
Vermont Central Railroad, was destroyed by FIRE,
no Wednesday night; in consequence Of which the
stock Of said road sold at decline in the Boston
market yesterday.
The New Orleans papers are impressed with the
idea that Caravsjal will this time succeed in subsu
ing the city Of Matamoras. Suppose he does
what then! He and his fuibWt9os, or revolu-
tionists have advanced several times into Mexico,
until they met an opposing force equal to their
own, when beth parties would become greatly
alarmed, and run from each other as fas. as
their legs, horses, and mules would carry them
1t is said that Caravajal has some six hundred
Americans with him this time. Poor fello vs-they
are to be pited, for they will have to do all the
lighting that is to be done.
A meeting was last night held in Philadelphia to
protest against receiving the Pope's present Of
block Of marble for the Washington monument
What Gsh The inh mtg Of the city of shad