The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-14


recently the reform committee had the unbushng
elron,ery to say, in an address to the people, its
Operations salutary and beneficial"
Avery largely attended meeting was held last eve
ming in Knickerbocker Hail. by those residents of the
Sixteenth ward who in favor Of sustaining their
alderman and councilmen in refusing to grant any
license for the sale Of intoxicating liquors Appro-
pirate speeches were made and in the words of the
call, resolutions were passed, giving such expires
sion of public sentiment as will tend to encourage
those officers in the discharge of Their duty. Our re-
port is crowded out Of to-day's paper.
The News from Earopc-Proyress OF the
The most salient feature in the news brought
by the Arabia is the critical aspect assumed by
the contest which has for some time past been
waged between the Danish Ministry and the
opposition, and to which the Russian predilec-
tions of the Danish Court have impaired addi-
tional acerbity. The government is carrying
matters with high hand, and seems determined
to enforce despotically the new constitution
which it has devised for the German Duchies
1t has proceeded to the dangerous length of
indicting all the opposition papers, and as if to
give more marked character to the influences
by which it is actuated, it has selected for
prosecution an article in the Faedreland,
which sought to identify the cause of
the national party with that Of the
Western Powers. The latter will there
fore, in all probability, be compelled to
resort to some such effective argument with
the Danish Court that tn ey have already en-
ployed with that Of Greece; but if they have
much more Of this sort of work on their hands,
they will find their resources drawn upon to an
extent upon which they had not calculated.
We see that it was rumored' in Paris on the
2Sth that an army of 10000 French and 5000
English troops had also been ordered to
Sweden, from, we presume, some similar neces-
sity SO that instead of being able to afford that
effective aid to their Turkish allies in the ac-
tive prosecution of hostilities, upon which the
latter had counted, the strength of the coalition
seems likely to be expended in the maintenance
of armies of occupation in doubtful or un-
friendly territories.
The interview of the French and English
Commandersin-Chief with Omer Pacha, which
it was thought would lead to an immediate
series of important and decisive operations on
the Danube, has, it seems, only resulted in
determination to continue that inexplicable
plan Of campaign which has hitherto been laid
to the account of the weakness of the force
under the Ottoman General. They have come
to the conclusion that it is not expedient to ex-
pose the Turkish army to the risk Of o general
action for the sake of repelling the attack Of
the Russians on the fortresses which cover the
right bank of the river nor is it their int enton
to throw any considerable portion of the allied
armies on the coast SO as to come into imme-
date collision with the present advanced
posts of the Russians. 1t seems to US that
this policy of delay at the only period
when active hostilities can be carried
on with any hope of success, is suggested
rather by diplomatic than strategic reasons.
1t is no doubt thought desirable that time
should be afforded to test the effect of the late
Austro-Prussian demonstration on the Court of
Russia, but we cannot see anything in that
fact to justify the hope that the Gear will as
yet be induced to recede from the bold and I'm
compromising position that he has assumed
The terms of the new Austro-Prussian treaty
are capable Of a construction that will not re-
quire much diplomatic casuistry to ultimately
convert it into q powerful shield of protection
for him, in case the chances of war should prove
unfavorable to the Russian cause.
The rumor which has been again revived in
Paris that the Russian Emperor is disposed to
renew the negotiations for peace, is even less
probable now than it was at any former period
since the commencement of hostlities. With
man of such pride and strength of character
matters have gone too far for him to make
concessions, unless they are wrung from him
by revcrses against which it is no longer posi-
BILE for him to struggle. He is as yet far re-
moved from any such extremities, and we are
much mistaken if in the end the feeble and he
stating manner in which the war is prosecuted
does not give him decided advantages
over his opponents. If he can only maintain his
present position for another year, he will find
the powerful coalition that is now arrayed
against him dissolving for its own want of CO.
hesion, and he may be enabled to turn against
the Western Powers the very elements upon
the acquisition Of which they are now felicitat-
ing themselves. The Punc fai tn of Austria is
proyerbial, and even now that she has recorded
her intentions solemnly before the world, there
are but few who believe she means honestly.
Greece has been formally occupied bv a
French army of eight thousand men, and King
Ohio has been compelled to recall the Mavro-
cordato Ministry. His Queen, who seems TO !
possess all the masculine spirit that lies be-
tween thems is said 70 have been driven nearly
frantic by this event The instruction. which |
had bce2 snbaued in Epirus, had acquired nen