The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-07
WONDERFUL ACCOUNTS FROM AUSTRALIA.
ARRIVAL OF TWO AND A HALF TONS
OF GOLD DUST IN LONDON.
pBFEAT OF THE RADICALS IN SWITZERLAND.
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Reported Escape ofThemas Francis Meaghcr,
the Irish Exile.
THE SILVER MINES OF BOHEMIA,
&c, &C., sc.

The steamship Europa, Capt Lott, arrived at this
mort at six o'clock last evening" in twelve days and
Eve hours from Liverpool She left that port at one
s'clock on Saturday afternoon, the oath ult.
The news il three days later than that brought by
The Pacific.
The Paris Monitou Of the 22d ult., published
communicated note, stating that there was not the
slightest foundation for the rumor that the empire
win be proclaimed on the occasion of fee, and
added that should there be necessity for such
= proceeding it would only be accomplished on the
snitatre Of the constituted po,ces aud ,ch the co
sent Of the whole people.
Adyioes from the French capital announce that
q number of incendary fires had recently taken
pace in the departments, particularly in woods and
properties belonging to the State. Orders had been
sent by the government to act with the greatest So
verify in the repression of such criminal acts. II
Gas stated that camp Of 0000 men IS 10 De eStdb-
hshed al Conlpiegne TO he commanded 6y the PreSi
dent ia person.
H. Quentin Bauchart, who had been sent as
specal commissioner to Toulon, had, out Of ALB
prisoners, who In the department of the Var had
been condemned TO transportation to Algeria, or
dered 293 to he set liberty; he had also pardoned
2O9 who had been sentenced to expulsion, or to be
temporarily removed
The news from Australia is exceedingly rich. The
Brilliant had arrived at London, with one weeks
later adyices and two and half tons of gold dust
The Zonverein Congress was opened at Berlin on
The 10th ult., by an address from M. Ven Manteuf-
fel, the President.
The Milan Gazette announces that the duty on
wine imported from Piedmont into Lombardy had
been diminished, and coal and various other articles
admitted frea of dutv eyecutiau or he eommer-
Sial treaty with Sardinia.
The Madrid Military Gazette states that the
director of the cavalry of the army intended to in
crease it from 1851 to il 900 horses.
The London Times of the 23d inst, has leader
Oh the subject of Miner Gibsons motion to abolish
newspaper stamps in which it speaks Of the il-paid
literary men of America, and literature SO cheap
and abundant to swamp real merit, and vulgarize
The taste Of the publicr'
There is nothing new in the election campaign CT
Crea. Britain.
The statement that two ships were seen embedded
in n foe of ice oil Newfoundland, last year. still at
tracts attention on the supposition that they might
have been Sir John Franklin's ships. The state
ments published remove any doubt 10 two vessels
having been seen. but do not furnish any indication
that they the vessels of the missing expedition
The return from the Bank OF England for the
week ending the l7th ut., gives the following results
when compared with The previous week. .o..o.
Public deposits 43 265 2s5 Decrease. Il ago SEQ
Other DEPOSITS $500 l3go6sis Do.......... slol4
Rgst'.....'.'..... Sc9l e28 Increase .. 37ol
On he other side Of the account .,
Govt Secuil,i.s 4l3 3oJ.T5e Decrease. BIG
Other securities Hose 33l no.....,..... 1888
Notes unemployed ll.c24.32e Do .......... sol $50
The amount Of notes in circulation is 922 055, $50,
being an increase Of .ec4s $685. and the stock Of
bullion in both departments is Els. $50 PIP. show
ng an increase Of 93Ii,973, when compared with
he preceding return.
The ship Futtay salam left Madras December 3,
with 2.4 native emigrants for the Mauritius. In a
gale on 2Sd the matches battened down. and al
persisted of sufoeation.
II comes by electric telegraph from Vienna, that
the prosecutions against the mother and sisters Of
Kossuth have been stopped and they are to be al
lowed to 60 to America.
The silver mines discovered in 1850, in Bohemia.
are reported TO be so productive that the govern
ment has ordered the other silver mines, eleven in
number, which have been abandoned for half CEN
fury TO be again worked in hopes End them SINH
larry rich.
John Strain. an American sailor on board the snip
Rcscius of New York, was committed in Liverpool
on charge OF manslaughter, for fatally stabbiug
woman who annoyed him in the street. The pri-
some. declared that the occurrence accidental.