The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21

holders and depositors
The Suffolk Bank of Boston having refused to re-
ceive the bills Of the Bank Of Casteton, w. it is
rumored that the concern has stopped payment
The trial of Ward, for shooting Professor Butler,
is progressing at Elizabethtown, KY; but the Judge
of the court having prohibited the publication Of the
evidence until after the conclusion of the trials we
are without any particulars
A despatch from Montreal dated Goth inst states
that the ice in the st. Lawrence was breaking up
The Maryland coal mines are now in full blast.
Last week sixteen thousand tons were forwarded.
The trial of Fcrety, for arson, was concluded yes
terday, but no verdict had been rendered up to
late hour last night
The celebrated trotting horse Tacony was sold
at auction at Philadelphia yesterday, to Mr. James
Ham for SO 500.
The War In Europe-COursc OF Great Britain.
There is little in the news from Europe that
demands special comment on this side the
water Advices from Turkey announce that
the Russians had retreated into Bessarabia,
and that our previous accounts of the Russian
successes on the Danube were incorrect. The
Turks it is said, not only hold their own, but
are making active preparations to dislodge the
enemy from several of the strong places on the
north shore of the Danube. To such extremi-
ties has the Russian commander been reduced,
says the French journals, that he has even sent
to the Crimea for aid. Meanwhile the allied
fleets in the Black Sea are still idle: and Sir
Charles Napier's squadron. after characters
tic ''order of the day" from their eccentric
chief, sailed from its anchorage at Kjeoge. The
first gun in the war between the allies and Rus
STA has yet to be fired. But if there are no
military movements to record, we notice an
important change in the political relations of
the leading governments of Europe. Rumor
states that Prussia is inclined to approve the
Cars last proposals and as neither France
nor England can accept them, at this stage in
the contest, the chances are that the result of
the Berlin negotiation will be 70 widen the
breach between Prussia and the maritime pow
ers, and to draw Frederick William closer to
Nicholas On the other hand, England has
thought it her duty to make some inquiries of
the Austrian government relative to the con-
centration Of troops on the Servian frontier:
and it seems that the reply to these in
quiries has not been satisfactory. Strong
suspicious of Austrian designs on the coun-
try to the rear of Belgrade are entertained by
the Western Powers and England at least is
keeping close watch upon The movements Of
the youthful Emperor. These new features in
the relations of Germany with the Western
Powers prognosticate strengthening of the
hands of the Car at no very distant day. Even
If Prussia and Austria remain neutral, the pro-
lection their neutrality will afford to the west
ern frontier Of Russia will prove no small e. !
harrassment to France and England In this
view. the elation which the London money
market evinces will hardly seem likely to last.
Looking back over the course of the last ten
years. it is impossible not to be impressed with
the sagacity and wisdom which England has
displayed In 1874, Count Nesselrode embodied
in memorandum q statement of the views of
his government on the Turkish question. This
memorandum was laid before the Duke of Wei
lington and Lord Aberdeen besides such other
leading statesmen OF Great Britain as it may
have been deemed advisable to entrust with the
secret. 1t was kept in private box in the
office of the Foreign Secretary. There can be
little reason for doubling that at the time this
memorandum was drawn up it embodied the
views of Great Britain as well rs Russia.
Though not invested with the solemnity of n
treaty or convention, it is clear from the Lam
guage subsequently used by the Emperor Of
Russia, and other collateral circumstances. that
these British noblemen were quite willing on
behalf of their government, to agree to the
partition of Turkey proposed by Russia. They
were ready in case of need to form close
alliance with the Gar. AT that time il must
be recollected. Louis Philippe was on the
French throne, at the head Of one of the
weakest governments France ever had. OPP
position to the views Of Russia would have
exposed England to war with that powerful
nation, at time when, the alliance of France
would have been of little use to her: and there
fore, we find not word of remonstrance
against the memorandum Eight or nine years
afterwards. affairs were changed. France had
a new ruler q man of energy; and the sick
man -Turkey-was still IN stafu quo. Napo-
leon, to conciliate the Pope and the Church.
thought fit to instruct NJ. de Lavalette to make
some stir about the rights of the Latin Church
in the Holy Places; and the first symptom of
agitation brought Russia into the field De-
mands, for which the previous ones of Lava
lette afforded some preteXt, were made on Tur-
key by the Gar; and anticipating their effect
Nicholas reopcned the negotiation with Eng
land which the memorandum of 1874 had closed
for a time. There is no doubt that he expected
baf ia ont fnso iLa 10
would agree to n partition Of Turkey on fair