The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-15

him not little You will perhaps maglus that thu a.
proach Of parliamentary session has occsscued soma
hustle and excitement and that the public arc looking
forward with eagerness and anxiety 70 the
OF their representatives. but far from this being the
case, the political lull is complete than ever and
the movements of General Canrobert in Sardinia and
Omer Pasha in Mngreia watched with much greater
interest than those Of legislators. The people
have long ceased to expect anything the Chambers
which are Only looked upon useful instruments Of
government for laying taxes and adding to the
floral burthers and verify believe il their existence
were put to the vote, there would be large majority in
favor of abolishng them altogether Meanwhile ministers
are stated to be very busy preparing various acts which
are to be presented to tie Chambers and pass
and Of which law for establishing iandtax throughout
Prussia Is perhaps the most important At present this
tax confined to the Rhenish provinces, where It
introduced by Napoleon and its extension to the rest of
the kingtom will be excellent way OF raising the wind
In fact this government Is much engrossed with its
domestic affairs that foreign politics appear to be quito
In allegiance. AL the rumors about Prussia being still
hard at work medating between Russia and the allies
inventons, orsnauog in the prolific fancy Of the
French and English newspaper writer's devised foe
his master are evidently determined to Keep ia the
background for time, and wait tin the begerent par
wou be hs v them i ~ sn ssn
most delight, does not admit Of doubt; but they
not help perceving that ut the junctue their
good Offices would be entirely thrown away.
The increasing cisress arising from the high prices of
all the necessities Of life and the partial stagnaton of
business contribute materially towards drawing of the
attention of the public from political affairs The suf-
erings OF the lower orders must be intense and
the middle classes obliged to retrench and deprive
meet The municipal authorities Of Berlin togeth-
er week after week to deliberate upon paus Of reef
but although many ingenious projects are preached
they have not been able TO agree upon any has been
proposed to import grain from the United States
Egypt and some has actually arrived from Hungary but
this like drop In the ocean, and the cold having now
set in an eectual stop will be put to all further impor
ter are gloomy enough and il there should be another
bad harvest next year. 1t is impossible TO tell what will
be the consequences However arc far fortunate
~ TO have got rid of the cholera which has taken Its
parture after selecting about 500 victims and displaying
an unusually virulent character having proved fatal ia
three out Of fur. There still some patients
left in the cholera hospitals, but bulletins
issued.
remarkable trial has Just come of in this CITY, which
excited general INTEREST," partly from the nooriey Of the
persons concerned and partly from Its being the first
the kind as 1t originated in crcumstances which could
only take place since the introduction OF the electric ee
graph The telegrsphic In this country
and believe everywhere on the continent Of Europe
In the hands Of the different governments, and the Off
cais employed government oicers who bound by
oath TO secresy Besides conveying political news the
prices Of government bonds railway shares and other
curtes, being transmitted from London to Paris from
soils or rer arriving during Change hours affect ali
Other interests II Ii seevident that II must be of vital
impor'ancs to spectators to have early information
this subject and various manuvres resorted to for
obtaining fores,aiing itsnch are, doubt, vel
known to your Wall street gentry The Bourse Of this
city Is devoted almost exclusively stocko opera
tons which are carried by Oh poloi Of Jews and
Gentiles, many Of whom have other capital than
glossy beaver ivory headed cane the strength
which they buy and sell stock tina, can be called buy
ing ana selling whe.e most Of the sales are purely
when they paid The of these adventurous
dviduas Is generally somewhat chequered in Tvs charac
ter; they occasionally manage to anass considerable
and TO be looked upon very respectable
people, But, like most gamblers they know when
to leave off; they go specializing, meet with Of
bad luck, ultimately vanish from the scsne and
the bodest and most successful of these specu
tors by the name of Louis Meyer, who had
settled ut Berlin few since and commenced opera
ting Ia the Stock Exchange with great ecat His
tons were 80 extensive to astonsh all his competitors
his combinatna far sighted that they seemed TO pro-
coed from intuition, and his reputation to such
height that he WAS called the KING Of the BouVe.o
BY degrees however a suspicion began to gain ground
stock jobbipg poenate anticipate all the fluctuations
Of the money market, must have its source in
explained connection with the telegraph Office and the
attention OF the police being aroused, inquiry i'm
medisey ret foot which led to the detection Of the
culpis. II discovered that Meyer, assisted by
young named Reichenheim (bsothers) employed Ia
his counting house, had brbed two telegraph officers TO
betay the dispatches forwarded TO the principal banking
houses of this place from Vienna Paris &C., containing
the latest quotations of funds and railway shares
panied by orders for buying or selling The slips from
the telegraph Office were given shown TO the Reichen
helms before the dispatches delivered TO the parties
TO whom they were addressed in consequence Of which
Meyer enabled to operate the market BY buying
selling securities Of the description contained In the
orders which ha the effect OF raising the prices when the
no fds recipients wanted purchase depressing them
when they attempted to eTlwhereupon the liking OF tue
Bourse would step In and take the opportunity Of driving
an excellent bargain The investigation was conducted
by Polce Director Stieber, OF the acuest
the Prussan Board Of Detectives in conf junction with
some members Of the stock Exchange and resulted in
the arrest OF the teegrsphc officers, Janck and Ech
mann, Louis Meyer, banker, the brothers Reichenhem
and Goldberg, stock broker connected with Meyer the
cia trust and the others with the criminal offence Of
bbing government functionaries After the preliminary
examination, which differs in many respects from the
legal proceedings customary in England and adopted In
the United States, they all committed to prison to
await their trial Goldberg and Meyer procured heavy
ball. he latter 10 the of forty thousand thales
and released while the others had 70 remain In
dursnce vile, excepting Echmann, Who abscondcd and
A have just mentioned the course OF law in this
country is different from that pursued in England and
Americs where the accused not bound to any
question tending TO criminate himself and the
ton and questioning extend 10 the witnesses only
Here as in France the prisoner Is first Intercepted In
private by the police required to every question
put him. exhored to tell the truth and ffequent
ly subjected TO second examination before the Ju din
aypcon "UntersuchuDgs Richter" so that II hap
pered In this case many months elapse before trial
comes on in open court 1t may be right 70 mention
that trial BY jury s exisa 10 Russia in criminal suits
the 10Th Of October the reading Of The Indictment
cuped hour and half; upwards OF fifty witnesses
we're examined and the proceedings continued for thr
teen days In. accused defended by three the
mot eminent advocates OF the Berlin bar who exerted
nil their abilities in If their clients. After iumi.
and imp atrial charge from the presiding Judge the
jury found four of the prisoners guilty vz:-janck eie
graph chcisl the brothers geichenhetn, and Louis
Meyer who sentenced resp sciveiy 10 three two,
and two aud half years confinement, and loss Of
civil rights for terms varying from ~ 1--WE years. DO
sides having TO pay equal 10 the value Of the brides
| offered and received. Goldberg acquitted Thus
ended this curious affair which had kept monetary
Community In state Of agitation for several months
past pamphlet has just been published, giving full
particulars of the trial with hographc portraits Of the
prisoners and their counsel, Of hich enclose a copy
The sham Prince Of Armenia whose adventures have
made such noise Ia the world Is still Ia jail where he
win remain until the preliminary investigation pend
ing Is terminated. His identity, however il fully estsb
lihsd II having been discovered that he has been
dsmDed previously for swindlng both In Brussels and
Paris BY the name q Joseph Joanas. lie has been
cognized by quite number Of hotel keepers and board
ing house pfoprietossone ~ bis mos. striking eharac
tern, IS being undertaking regularity In the pay
q bis bills, arising probably from conviction, par