The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02
Our London correspondence.

LONDON, May 10, 1884
The Malt 7dr-Major;ty for tie Gorernment-7Ae Var
False Rerorts-7he Bsi,ic---7hc Black Sea-7he Ger.
Po,cers7he Traacs-Armed Interference. Of France
and England in Gre>ce--7Ae Black Warrior Clse-
Sponi'a Tocp S-ns To Ca1a-Bai PART at tie Fre~cA
A;atdssadcrs-Rtyal Tisies.
The English government obtained majority last night
upon the second resding Of the Excise duties b Mr.
Cagey having proposed that the second reading should
be postponed to this day six months I'D e rejectedl
This motion negatved by 803 voices against 1885,
giving majority Of 10S TO the government Mr.. Gag
ley proposed additional Ave per ON the customs
duties to provide the estimates. The die.
cusscn the Exchequer bonds will take place on Fri
day next
must warn you against the various reports you
will find printed in Brobdgnagian letters in soma
Of the European journals, such as the taking Of
Cronstadt by SIR Charles Napier three thousand killed.
&C. As yet active operations taken place In the
Baltic though the English feet is watching Hesingfors
and Revel very closely Before attacking Cronstadt
these two places must be taken In the harbor Of Swea
borg which the naval port Of Hesngfor the Russian
feet at anchor If remains there IT win be burnt by
shells and believe the plan is that as the at
tack is certain they will drop out and form chain of
floating batteries the entrance OF the Gulf Swea-
borg Ia the Portsmouth of Russia and full of materials
of war; docks, and ammunition II has strong garrison.
and II II falls Hesinsfors, the capital Of Finland, win
surrender without shot. The defonces Of Sweaborv
Of such strength that they called I'm pregnable
this is, however, msncmsr The perfection to whicn
naval artillery has reached demonstrated at Odssss,
and not Of the large vessels employed In twenty
four hours sail the English feet can be opposite Hesn
ors The ice thawing fast and the French feet
within sight Of the English at last advces Revel 10
commanded by the Russian General Berg. He has or
dered batteries Of heavy guns TO DO erected all along the
coast, to keep up a murderous FIRE the advancing
squadrons The Grand Duke Constantine is most active
in organizing the defenccs and the Emperor himself u
experimenting the defences Of Cronstadt.
From the Black Sea there is nothing new. Fighting
there is carried most chivalrousy to another
sme like prize Hghter tho bellgsrents shake hands,
then pummcl each other and then shake hands again.
The Turkish feet has entered the Black Sea. Prince
Napoleon bad been honorcd with visit from the Sultan
You win find statement In the Paris journals to ths
effect that Austria has sent ultimatum demanding tho
immediate evacuation Of the Turkish territory which IL
not aeceded to- would be the signal for Austas openly
declaring against Russia There IL real foundstios
this report originated in the fact Of reply hav-
ing been sent by Count Buo the Austrian Premier to
Baron Meyendorf respecting tho evacuation Of Lesser
waachia to the effect that Austria could not regard
that measure sufficient
Austria certainly shows decided leaning Just nov
towards joining the Anglo French alliance then Prus-
sa with whom be IL remembered Austria has just con-
cuded an offensive and defensive treaty. pulls decidedly
10 the contrary direction BY Prussia mean OF course
the ruling powers at Berlin The split between tho King
and the heir apparent whosc is betrohed 10 Queen
victorias eldest daughter), is complete The King
weak minded man, and somewhat addicted to wins.
He has not . hrm will Of his owc, and II
tool in the hands Of the favorite Of the hour.
Some sort Of public demonstration IL feared
at Berlin. The forms ton Of the camp Of oo,0o0 men
at ST. omer great distance from the Prusssn From
tier, has alarmed many German citizen. Louis Napo-
leon with bis newly organized imperial guard which IL
TO be dressed precisely the V, Gardc OF Napoleon
L. viii take the supreme command Of this force In per-
son. Paraguay d'Hillicrs will under him. So
large an armament has not been assembled for warlik
purposes the assembling at Bouognc for the iuxa-
sion Of England. But England does not show the slight
est suspicion and trusts with confidence her Frcuch
ally
England and France VIII shortly present TO tho Ger
m, mic Confederation tho tex Of the treaty concluded
between them. They win take ths opportunity OF do
andpg from the Diet at FRANKFORT explanations Of tina