The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-19


adopted. Two veto messages were received from
the Mayor-one against grading Ffty-second street,
from Tenth 10 Eleventh avenue, and the other In
regard TO the lease Of the Staten Island ferry. Both
of these documents are interesting, a. showing the
fecting the interests OF the city and Of property
holders are disposed Of.
The News from Europe-rurther No0otla-
lions at Vienna-Tho BombarSlment OF Sc
bastopel suspended-Attempt ON tins LAfe or
the French Emperor.
The advices received By the Baltic, although
important, are, as regards the peace question,
as vague and inconclusive as ever Our pre-
vious accounts seemed to have finally dropped
the curtain on the diplomatic farce, which has
for months past been enacted in Vienna, and we
had expected to hear of no more attempts at
negotiation, until the success of the military
operations on either side had swept away some
Of the existing difficulties The resources OF
he Vienna statesmen appear, however, to be
inexhaustible, for as fast one failure succeeds
another Couot Buol has some fresh project in re-
serve, which keeps the ball ofdiplomacy moving.
From statements made by Lords Clarendon
AM Palmerston in both Houses of Parliament
on the 4th, it appears that after Lord John Rus
sell had left Vienna, M. Drouyn de rHuys and
the Earl OF Westmoreland were invited by the
Austrian Minister to attend another conference
in order to receive fresh propositions on the
part of Russia. A meeting accordingly took
place, but whatever may have been the nature
of tie terms offered, Tor as yet they have not been
laid before the public, the plenipotentiaries of
the Allies unanimously refused to accept them,
as not being likely to promote the objects which
they had in view. Notwithstanding this fresh
check, it would appear, from Lord Clarendon's
statement, that Austria is still determined to
leave no effort untried to bring about an accom-
mediation, and the earnestness which she evinces
in The present apparently hopeless state Of the
negotiations, has naturally created great anx-
iety and suspicion on the English mind as to
her ultimate intentions ia the event of their
failure. The explanations of the English Minis
tels, when questioned on this poiot, were gene
rally considered unsatisfactory, and were of q
nature to show that they themselves enter
tanned considerable doubt upon the subject.
This state Of things is, we believe, in great
tends the military operations in the Crimea
So long as Sebastopol holds out Austria will be
in no hurry to commit herself on either side,
and she will endeavor to keep up the game OF
mediator as long as she is allowed. There
is report OF her having signed military con-
ventiOn with France which binds her to certain
important movements with her armies, but we
must wait for the confirmation of the state
msnt before we place faith in it. Prussia, it il
said, is again endeavouring to re-enter the cir
Gle of diplomatic influences from which she
was excluded during the late conferences. In
all this we see only renewal Of the struggle
for supremacy with her rival in the Diet.
The suspension Of the bombardment Of Sc.
bastopol, which took place, as some accounts
state, to give time for the arrival of additional
achievements and moteyseI, and as others az
sert, from sheer exhaustion and conviction of
the uselessness Of attempting an assault, seems
to confirm the opinions that we have always
expressed as to the little chances that the
Allies had of taking the place without first
annihilating the Russians outside in general
battle 1t has been capital error from the
commencement to suppose that, with such in-
sufficient strength as they have always pos
sessed, they could maintain their lines of
investment, extending over such vast
area, and accomplish at the same time any i'm
portant field operation. Unless their deficiency
in this respect is remedied to much larger ex-
tent than the amount of reinforcements on
their way will accomplish, they will not only
fail to achieve the great object Of the expedi-
ton but will probably themselves be driven
into the sea From sort Of semi official an-
nouncemon in the French papers it wouli
seem that Louis Napoleon has renowned his
projected visit to the Crimea. l. is fairly to oe
presumed from this that he has no great faith
in the success of his arms there.
The attempt on the Emperor's life by "a.
Datic soldier of Garibaldis Roman troop is
one Of those Incidents which, however m1cn
they may shock, can never surprise Us in the
career OF such man. In his efforts TO raise
himself to the Imperial throne, he has trampled
upon too many interests and prejudces, and
tettered too much the free expression of politi-
col opinions, n t to render himself frequent
maIk for party and Individual vengeance.
Whatever abstract notions may be entert lined
as TO the unscrupulousDess Of his course, his
bitter, st opponents cannot but admire the ad-
mil able GOODNESS aud self possession which he
displayed under the circumstances, aud the
consummate tact with which he turned this
dastaIdly attempt to account in his reply to the
address OF The Senate.
THE MoRMoEs AND THE INDIANS WHAT NEXT?
The intelligence which we published yester.
day from the Great Salt Lake concerning the
escape from prison of the Indians given up by
their tribe as the murderers of Capt Guanison
and his party, conveys the unwelcome idea Of u
sort ,f cons piracy between the Mornons and