The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02


dition. The Danish Ministry Immediately re-
signed, and great Indignation prevailed among
the people.
But by far the most significant piece of news
brought by the Pacific is from Germany. In
the first place, despite the attempts of the min
isterial Journals at Berlin and London to con-
ceal the fact, there is now no doubt of the re-
call of Chevalier Bunsen from the British court
He had advance, says the Prussian organ,
farther than the interests of Prussia warranted.
In other words, Chevalier Bunsen, who has
| long resided in England, has formed many
close friendships with members of the British
aristocracy, and is generally believed to
sympathse with the Western Powers in the
pending struggle, was not the man to represent
Prussia at this crisis He is recalled-to be re-
placed-ifan substitute at all Is sent--by some
one who shall be less friendly to England and
less hostile to Russia. BY way of stimulating
these reluctant movements of the Prussian gov
eminent, Nicholas has notified them that the
Russian frontier, from the northernmost point
of the old boundary Of Poland to the Baltic, viii
lie occupied by Russian troops, and that subjects
allowed to cross it. This will harass Prussia
very seriously, and will supply the Russian
party in her Chamber with a powerful argument
| against the liberals
Austria, though equally slow, is nevertheless
Enthusiastically pursuing the course which Nicho-
las cLalked out for her in the secret correspon-
donce. Adopting the same policy towards her
| IS he did towards Prussia, the Gar has threat
ened Servia with a body Of troops; and as
might have been expected, the movement has
leen followed by similar advance of Austrian
forces towards the same point. If Austria fall
ters or sides with the Western Powers the Rus
SLAMS will obviously ovcrrun Servia, Bosnia and
Croatia, rousing the malcontent natives into re-
bellion, and supplying them with arms as they
! go; if ON the other hand, precaution induces
Austria to take military possession of these
provinces, as it is rumored she has, she stands
practically in the same position as regards Tur-
key as Russia. That Austria will pursue
this course is plainly foreshadoSed by
the whole tenor of her acts. The Ian
| guage of her ministers is friendly to
the Western powers but their acts are pre-
ciscly the reverse. The Emperor's marriage
with Elizabeth Of Bavaria is about to take
place ; and Bavaria, openly applauding the at
| titude just assumed by Greece, can hardly be
suspected of enmity to Russia. Baron de Bruck
has ordered all Austrian vessels to leave Con-
stantinople measure which would be inap-
plicable, if Austria did not contemplate hos
tilities against Turkey The explanation given
by some of the English newspaper correspen-
dents is utterly ridiculous
On the whole, we regard the chances of an
| alliance between Russia and Germany as immi-
nent From the first we have regarded such a
contingency as highly probable, both from the
harmony Of interests pervading the. courts VI
St. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna, and from
the family ties which unite the bulk of the Ger
man powers to the reigning house of Russia.
These latter, to one deeply versed in the history
of European dynasties, would seem alone sui
cient to decide the problem. They are worth
noting in detail. The wife of the Gar Nicho-
las is the sister of the King Of Prussia whose
wife is the aunt of the King of Bavaria, and
who is related to all or nearly all the reigning
| princes of Germany. The Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg is grand nephew of Paul l. of
Russia. The Duke of Nassau married Eliz
beth Michailowna, daughter of the Russian
Grand Duke Michael. The Grand Duke of
Saxe-Weimar married another daughter of Pal
/. of Russia, and his eldest son serves in the
Russian army. The King of Nuremberg mar
ried third daughter of Paul l. of Russia, and
his eldest son, the heir apparent, married
daughter of the present Gar Nicholas. On
the other side, the Grand Duke Alexander, heir
apparent to the Russian throne, married the
sister of the present Grand Duke of Hesse,
His brother Constantine married the daughter
of the reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Thus.
out Of the German confederation, Prussia,
Mecklenburg, Nassau, aXe-Weimar, Saxe-Al-
tenburg, Wurtemberg, and Hesse are directly,
and all the others indirectly connected with
the Cars family. Hanover alone may be
swayed by the like motives to the other side.
These political prospects accompany COM
mercial adyces Of corresponding character
The actual drain of coin for the war has not
yet commenced, and yet the Bank of England
is steadily losing hundreds of thousands of
sovereigns every week. The Bank Of France
has been saved severe crisis by the voluntary
loans being paid in specie; but this of course is
a very ephemeral resource. Spectators who
have prematurely anticipated the coming de-
cline in public securities, now create demand
which sustains the price; but such accidents
can only be compared to the conduct of passen-
gers in laundering ship, who leap all together
into the boats for safety and swamp them after
lrief but hopeless struggle.
The WARD TRIAL IN KENTucKY-THIRsT FOR
BLOOD AND OfICE.-The coArse pursued by
some of our anti-slavery cotemporares-th
Times and TriLnne--in regard to the Ward
trial has been n sinpular oyb;b;t;on or Hama