The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-31

lerted thenselves which portend that th,s psssiyo
ststtude q 6~edeD. the natural barrier against Rus-
sian sesyessk n in the North, cannot Isat Sweden
y De 3 6teIsssed than any other power in prevent
tpje bss placed her there ~ barrier between ST.
Petersburg and Copenhagen. Even II Denmark
fell 70 Russis the possession Of the Sound by the
lsttAr power would DOT be complete until Sweden
bad fallen also. And would toe man who did not
beFitste TO seize upon the provinces Of neighbor.
irgt tate, a. material qua sDtee for the fument Of
p,el o-teols emsDds, hesitate TO invent pretext
70 90 upy swedish iritoTys 4 Is the old fable Of
wtn aware. This explains the enthusiasm displayed
by the population Of Stockholm on the recent visit
Of the Ergfsh admi al TO King Oscar, and the ova-
tons Paid BY the students Of Upssla TO the itish
fore row cop+d single banded against Russia. TIE
Swedes are brave people the names Of Gustavus
Vasa, Of Gus' avus Adnlp hns and of CHARLES Kill,
ere enblnxoned In letters Of undying glory in the
me muly of man.
Actnated by spirit Of true patriotism, by q de.
sire to gain possession Of the province tom from
them, Swedish auxiliary army would prove most
wtlc me ally to France aud England, and such an
ally might ut the present juDcture be easily obtained
The saga ious ruler Of the de>tines of France thus
ably expresses bis views with regard to Sweden:--
The l0ts Of Finland Is 40 ever bleeding wound in
the flank Of 6wedeD. From that province Russia
Sraws nearly the whole Of her maritime population
and her timber. The restoration Of Finland to It's
a. Gle 1t owners would be an act of noiicy the pr
denee snd justice Ct which none dare gainsay.
lie diawI nom Viborg to the Gulfof Ocega would
b. crme that ride, in the north, the extreme limit
Of Russia. j is not her centre that Russia is vul
NJ rabe II Ii at her -xuemies But ifthe blood is
driven buck towards her heat she will choke. Tho
head Of he colossus IS al Hesingtors its right arm at
Nafsaa, Its Q I ut Srbast ,LOl The Possession OF
Finland ives Russia the dominic Of the Baltic, as
tat Of Crime. makes h-r mistress Of tho Black
and as long as She possess them, tho peace "
Europe is not sure. Finland, Poland and the Cri-
nea must be d'agred out Of the clutches Of tn
The sfaiu quo ante bsiian' cannot now be granted
peace cannot he concluded on tae basis OF ahcien
treaties.
Of Norway, Of 1890 men. In ronnd numbers; her
feet confists ten ships Of the line eigat fgses,
eight cUlveties, six schooDers, twelve steamers, an
ass gun bssss. anu Other small crafts
II e land forces of Norway, incorporated with
Sweden by the treaty 81 Kiel, signed on the lAth Of
January 1914, give total Of 23 484 men. The Nor.
wegiap feet consists OF two fg.tee four corvettes
one bill, FIVE fcbooners, I've at g. and ono hun
dred and tht six gun boats.
Since its incorpo alton with Sweden, Norway has
attained position VII cb 1t had never enjoyed when
sttsched To the crown Ut Denmark. By the fifth
article Of the treaty Of kiel, the King Of Sweden
the Inhabitants Of the kingdom u Norway and its
derencences to enjoy IL future oil the laws, fran
ehists rights, and privileges, they had hitherto
sabtisted. On nis rsrt, the King Of Sweden re.
no shss in behalf e the King Of Del%srb all
Tanie end the principally Of the island Of Rugen
The No wegians did lot II first willingly consent TO
b. handed over 70 6wt den. war ensued. It was
NOT till November, 1914, that the final junction Of
Norway with Sweden was completed. On the 10th
October, the Norwegian Diet, by q majority Of "a
voices to 8, adopted the following resolutionNor-
way shall, 90 an integral State, be united 70 Swe-
constitution subject to such necessary atorations as
the welfare Of The country may require, having, ct
the sane time, regard to the union with Sweden.
Those alterations which his Swedish Majesty has
recognize In the convention Of Moss arc to be con.
sid+red and determined on BY the Diet az speedily
as possible; and room a. this has been done, the
diet will s0lemnly elect and ackDowle &c the King
Of Sweden his Msjest, Charles Kill, a. the consti
The election Of the king toak place on the Ath
Nov, mbes, 1914, with endre unanimty.
We hole shortly to DO enabled to announce, that
An enenfve and defensive treaty has been con-
clude between the Scandinavian States and the
Woehrn Powerh $685.
Art His Majesty the King Of Sweden, as vel, for
binseh his to tho throne and kingdom
Sweden, Ienounces irrevocably and in perpeuity, in
favor oil his the Emperor Of all the Russas and
5. rcaf.r ecs.d osen me sovs.n
nom II crown Of Swei'n In tbs pr+seut warnamoiy,
the soyciIn evts OF Kymenag.Id, inland and Tsast.
voar and Corelea, wssa Uleaoog and part Of
West Bo,bnia, extending IL the river tornea shall
uD~oQu0nt fenmufkRt!OQ
Of the froD'ers Tnese G'verpmens with all their in
b, bit fo~ps, ports, fortess, villages and uands
a. well as all the sep~Ddehc es prercgatves rights and
and sovereignty 10 the Empire Of Russia and shall 70
IN incs n Grated with it, To this effect his Majesty
the King of sw. den promises in the most solemn and
.lh a,ory nanper as well for himseE AZ for his sue
and all the kipgdo of sweden never to make
AIRY cam cirsc, or indirect the sad governments,
provinces islands and territories, all the Inhabitants Of
which shall in virtue Of this remuneration be relieved
from the homage and oath Of fidelity by which they
were bound 10 The Crown of sweden
Art 5 Tho SEQ Of AI,nd (Aand's Haf), the Gulf Of
Bothnia and the Tornea and Muonio shall here
after form tho frontier between Russia and the kingdom
OF Sweden. The nearest Islands ut equal distance
FRI m the mainland OF AaRd and Finland hall belong
Rutsa which nearest TO the Swedish coast
shall belong Sweden The most advanced points of the
Russian Territory ut NJ mouth II the river rornea sha
be the isle Rjorken, the port Of r. ehamm and the
peninsula upon ~hch the town Of Tornc stands Tho
frontier shall then b~ exit nded along the river Tornes
the confluence OF the two sncbes Of that river
KeDss. II thsll then foow the Of tho Muo
and hipaure to Norway In the course OF the rivors
1orIea and Auonio such has described the is
binds situated 10 The East Of the tha~eg (vey ane)
Thawes to swedsn.-(1reaty Of 18th Sept, 1907
Prom rccent Stats icaI returns.
Revision de u Car do l,Europe.
Returns icr 1854 In 1852 her commercial navy
numbered 4o7 sailing vessels sixfyone Of
9,leo horse Loser The Lsnish navy consists Of dvo
two guns, one Of sxtysx guns), fIigats three
eor,ciies, nve steam frgaies and Sme smaller vesstl
snS Il n al AND
ing bosts), twsnt, three Of which carry mor'ars.
HARVEST PROSPECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
(Frcm Liverpool Circular
The evil forebodngs shich had begun be- entertained
Inspecting the crcps have disappeared under the late
favorable change Of wea,her, and 1t Is very genc
rally sdmd that the fields havp sci ION given promise
Of timely and abundant harvest The rain which
has fllon during the last four Eve has indeed
been excessys but II could hardly have fallen in more
Atipg time than In June, when labor advanced
when the majority Of crops had appeared above ground
and when moisture required to give bulk and vigor
10 root and straw Tho long tract Of rainy weather,
moreover sort OF guarantee that the balance will be
redressd by brilliant car1tr Of and heat in the
present and subsequent month--thus bringing crops
moro than usually heavy 20 rich maturity, and
ing early and SAUL harvest Bat specu
late on What Ia future and uncertain il Ia perhaps enough
20 observe that up TO this time the rnns not sup
posed have done any injury or, to speak more pre-
csely, have done amount II good which more than
counerbaAnces any evil Of which Troy have been tho
cause.
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