The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-21

also been declared free to all the world.
The Riff pirates and Moors the coast Melilla
and Ceuta have Been great plague aterly and have
killed many Of the Spanish garrsons, completely de.
ieatng detachment sent out to punish them that the
Spanish authorities have actually entered into negoa-
ions with them for treaty OF peace
The electoral law draft Of which has been made by
committee Of the Cortes provides that deputy
elected for every forty thousand inhabitants and three
fhs Of The number Of deputies shall be the number OF
the Senate Senator for every sixty six thousand
six hundred and sixty six inhabitants In order DO
deputy the candidate must be Spaniard layman and
not priest have fixed domicie in any town in Spain
tie islands, and be twenty five years of age
The employees Of the palace Of the King Queen and
rOus other pIbc functionaries cannot be Deputies
also those who have their rights of citizenship
In order to be eector the Spaniard must pay $40
taxes or have income Of $50 be professor
learned profession aca6emcian, and In 1850 be-
sides these requisites he must also know how to read
and write.
The Queen has signed the law which reduces the army
for 1886 TO 900 men, and provides that the military
hospitals beyond sea shall be regulated in the
in the Peninsula.
The committee Of the Cortes the general appropria
ton bill tor the coming wishes TO get rid OF the
else tax by increasing the tax on real estate, making
provision however that this latter sba never exceed
twelve cent of the income of the estate to
payer eestablshipg the duties at the gates OF towns
Tx fact is the committee Of the Cortes and the Minis
ter of Finance not agreed and there continued
reports that the latter is about to resign his post
HE provincial government OF Barcelona has addressed
petition TO the C0rtes, asking them to vote against the
plans Of this Minister, in so far they affect the
featuring int and above oil in regard to the great
reduction OF the tariff on the import aton Of cotton a
brics Of more than twenty threads to The square inch
Tie Galatians fgn hard for the conservation OF the
tectve system which vors their manufactures and they
have sent commission of influential cturers to
represent their interests at Madrd.
asst sunday there was trial on the Aranjuez Railway
Of new Invention, by application of cleo sricy for
idrg the possibility OF accidents from the shock of
two locomotives. This extraordinary and important
is due to the abors of Don Manuel Fernandez de
member OF the of engine for mining 1t
is beyond doubt that the trsl crowned with the
most 10 presence of many members of the
Cabinet scientific men, equities journalists and others
iesIn. The desired effect produced however, aud
Spain Will have henceforth the glory of having pre-
scented Of the most necessary and most useful nven
tons Of the day.
The SUM Which the government pays the clergy
M for the year 1850 sa fir st !, half Of 1851 70
millions and baif OF dollars This sum ID enormous,
considering the poverty of the country and still the
clergy are crying cut seans the injustice Of the govern
The spariards, however, have been prest.rdden long
enough. In no class Of measures L. the government
supported more heartily and eicaciously than in those
directed to lessen the power OF the clergy.
ST. Oozaga, eur Minister to Paris has consented TO
return again TO his post The little incident which had
occurred between him and the government has ter
minated entirely to the satisfaction of the former and
be carries with him the majority Of The Cortes every
vote in which he takes part.
The Cailist faction is dead; few wanderers only
main uncaught, and theauds are entirely broken up
annihilated. JUAN.
Failure Of General Cushing's War Efforts
Hopes foE Enatan and tnc United states.
[From the London Times, Dec.
Like the Good uatured Man in Goldsmth's most
justly condemned comedy Mr. Attorney General Gushing
seems likely 10 undergo the penalty OF universal repud
alton. There is doubt that this dexterous and in
genious gentleman considered that he had made good
hit when he made the correspondence with his District
Attorney The vehicle of angry nvective and vaporing
menace against land ard her government. He thought
donb less that he riding the very crest of the
such whole lie spent in popular arts might not
again afford. The result however has turned out
he had nothing hope to fear; therefore take
count OF the and well meried reprobaon which his
incendiary efforts have drawn down upon him in that
quarter. But for the tone Of the American press
rea y think Mr. Gushing must have been wholly unpre-
pared. II is another triuu Dh OF discussion, her
proof the advantage of extended publicity and Of the
beneficial iouence OF that press which has few friends
and many litter enemies among governing classes,
that pfe.isey The tone with regard to the Ameri
can Attorney General has been adopted either side Of
The Atlahtc, aud that one may read the comments Of
American ard English newspapers on this delcate and
irritating subject without being able to distinguish be-
tween the tone Of Mr. Cushing enemies and those whom
lie fondy believed TO be bis friends But least of all
could Mr. Cushing be prepared for that which has fallen
upoa hiphis Reputation by his colleagues whose
cause he believed he serving and whose language he
thought he was speaking.
here also his neyorable I'D fortune has pursued him. and
subjected hm according to the American newspapers to
& formal repudiation and disAvowal.
eman whose effort to cmbroi Eughnd and America oy
abuse Of lis oficsl position have raised hun to a
momen'ary poioriey Ct which he Is by no neans worthy
and pause examine tor a moment the state in which
recent dnerences happily passed away, have left
the opinions and feelings of both countries or England
we can only saywhat we have said before-that since
this dl ute before IT, she regards rupture with the
III tied States with upBixed abhorience, believ
vanc, Of er petty ana to lose by what
ever may ieard impede tn ir progress, spd that,
shouia break ous, every blow struck by our hands
~ mill
force upon oorelvss that must be doubly losers
first, BY the cssmtcs suffer, and secondly, by thoe
which infct. No doubt the feelngs OF Engltshnen
have not been wholly insensbe to the parade of Russian
sympathy and the apti-English defamation wsi5h
they encoumered from quarter in which the chsmpi
a frfedom and the rights Of man might have
pected ether sno kinder treatment. But wiling to
conceded peghbors the liberty Of criticism and
comment which we so fully cain for ourselves and have
light 10 be angry If that liberty takes form uuaccep
table to own prepossesscns and Vie
With regard to he feelings of America, we arc happy
TO believe that this ausioy difference leaves Trans
atlantic critics better disposed e. US then 1t found them
ANY who has watched American opinion during the
progress of the but be struck with the exraor
binary changes which has Undergone according the
natural impose Of the psople In favor at what Is right
and just the fictitious influences Of party spirit aud
jealousy In the ascendant The FIRST emotion OF the
American people The breaking out of the
doubtedly fave rahe 70 England 70 this succeeded
burst Of anti pgsh feeliog on the part Of the exed
patriots OF Erin,p supported, H. would seem, tor
some reason or other, by the present tabinet at
Washington, and by whatever Influence they might
point In the insoent naniiestoes Of Mr. Cushing,
the launched against the English Minister, and
those other circumstances which c1mpsted thu Eogsh
government TO seek for explanations from the Cabinet Of
Washington. From tins time symptoms of reaction
have shown themselves, rather suspect the mat
ter has ben longer lett to he titled with and m de
capital of by o5hng politicians, but has hxed the
attention Of the great o the American people, VINO
couteni in odiuary times f. allow their interests I,
be endangered and their views usrepesented BY some of
the least trustworthy OF their fellow citizens From the
momsnt that the American naticn found Il worth while
look to tbe matter viii it's eyes and take into it
hands, all serious risk o, collision at end: and
surprised 70 fnd how exactly the people Of Americs
sgree with in the very moderate not disparang
estimate which have formed Of the talents aud nen
tiCns 81 their administration The great
the two nations think alike The only difference being
that while English government Il tair representa-
tive of the opinions Of tho people tie Ameri govern
men 20 represent little ebe than It's cleo
oneeing projects and the schemes and aspirations Of
the widest and most desperate ei2ens and only be
saved from the most ruinous Wy the direct ntec
yenton tf that wealth and intelligence which has no
Representative smong its members.
With all the earnestness which escape from re-
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