The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-23


this country, not overwhelming as during the reign
Of his father, is still great and firmly rooted and that
whatever may be the feelings suspicious entertained
against her by some of the other European Powers she
may always depend upon the good wishes, and TO GER
tain extent, upon the cooperation Of Prussia.
Such crewd Of German princes-of whom viii only
mention the Grand Dukes Of xcWemar, Oldenburg
Meckenbnrg -Srelitz, and Mecklenburg Schwerin, the
Prince Royal Of wremberg Prince Frederick Of Hcsse-
Cassel, the Duke Of Nassau, Prince William Of Rsden
&c.-beng met here to welcome the Gar, II IL
not 10 be wondered at that the public should BIO
induced to give political significance to what in all
probability merely an act OF courtesy, easily explained
by the ties Of relationship existing between the parties
The Princes Of Wirtembcrg and Hesse, for instance
the Empcrors brothers n-law, the Grand Duke OF Wei
Of his family, and forth. Nevertheless,
quite rife that this harmless meeting OF friends and rela
tons r. in reality nothing else than congress In Disguise
assembled conclude treaty, under the auspices OF
Russia as counterpose TO the triple alliance Of April Is
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Alexander Cortcha
kon Of Vienna memory would seem 70 favor such con
lectures, which however are oontradcted by the un
doubted fact that In spite Of the trparte treaty there
an excellent understanding between Paris and st. Peters
burg; the apIrehcnsions with which Mis- entente sor;ae
inspire the British, and especially the Austrian cabinet
being the real key 10 the document question. That the
friendly feeling between the autocrats Of the West and the
North the origin Of which may be traced to the mission o
Baron SebaclH has not been impaired evident from
louis Napolscns appointing person so noariy
sentative at the Of the GAR while the latter con-
trary 70 the usual Russian practice Of not aocredng any
dirlona,s Of higher rank Of Minister plsnpo-
,en.iary has selected less person than his ME.tsr
OF War Prince Dogoruky for his ambassador at the TUT
lices This nobkn,an, who Ike Gorescl,akon Us a mem
Der Of OF thosc Old Muscovite families who derive
their descent in straight line from Ruric and secretly
panied his Berlin and among other distin
gushed strangers arrived here from St. Petersburg may
Governor General Of the Caucasus and Gen. Sir William
Fenwck Williams, the brave defender Of Kars, who ex
cited more interest than any Of them. The gallant
nt Uvho tIn
wen be proud, and who, Notwithstanding the civities
showercd upon him by the Nuscoves, to be hear
Berlin for fortnight to the sights and 10 bepre
sent at the grand reviews which must afford very gra-
flying spectacle to military man, though in the long run
Before leaving Warsaw the Car granted general
amnesty to the Polish exiles for which act or agnani
nifty he is extoed to the skies by his admirers Unfor
tunately like that published in France in honor OF the
Prince Imperial this amnesty only extends to such per-
sons make their submission 10 the powers that be- and
cannot be taken advantage by the recipients Of the i'm
pcrial bounty without denying their previous political
opinions and promising absolute obedience for the future
Whether many of the unhappy fugtvcs are sufficiently
humbed by adversely, and disguised by the fthesness
exhibited towards them by their pretended friends, TO
purchase their pardon Mt the price Of their sclfeseem,
remains to be seen AT any rate the chiefs Of the emf
graton-men like Gartorysk Mm0ysk Ostrowski, &C.
will dishonor themselves by accepting such terms;
does the Car appear to expect as all those ndviu-
able hostility to the Russian government are expressly
! excluded from the amnesty
mentioned in one ofmy former communications that the
advent of peace had had favorable effect the spirit
of enterprise, which had angushed here for years
in consequence of the critical aspect Of the times and the
enormous losses previously sustained by the joint stock
companies Just ut present all Germany Is Credit No
bier mad but the Prussan government having refused
lis consent TO the establishment OF such institutions In
this country capitalists have to turn their attention
to other projects. Thus, extensive association, con-
sting Of manufacturers calico printers and bankers, Is
about being formed for the purpose Of carrying the
fabrication Of cotton and wooen sts grand scale
finished article. They will begin by erecting factory in
Berlin which, according to the prospectus, to contain
and to serve as model for similar establishments in
various parts of the Kingdom. The captaf required IS
stated at six million talcrs "a 0oo to be raised on
shares the whole of which have been already subscribed
Hitherto the greater part about twothrds) of the cotton
twist used by the manufacturers of PRUSSIA and other
| parts of Germany has been imported from England
the German cotton spnncrs being unable to supply the
necessary quantity Although protected by an import
duty three talers per 100 bs about per cent
1.-THE duty manufactures is something like fifty
Icr cent? they abored under great disadvantages from
insucicncy capital which rendered impossible for
them 10 purchase the raw material by cargocs or to
Keep pace with the constant Of machinery
in England This difculty will entirely be obvktcd by
the company who intend To import their cotton d.
rect from America into the German ports, as TO COM
pete with Liverpool where the Manchester spnncrs sup
ply tlcn,sc ivcs daily from the Immense contnu-
ally arriving It must not be forgotten, however that
situation of the port Of Liverpool river navgabe
throughout the year its vicinity to the Atlantic its docks
warehouses, and other arrangements present advantages
which the German ports nearest TO the seat OF the spin
ming establishments deprived Of by nature, and which
| cannot be wholly compensated by art. Hamburg and
| Bremen, the chief ports situated on rivers flowing into
by the ice and the company would NOT be able 10
cciye their supplies during that period they would have
u keep large stock Of cotton on hand in the winter, in
vovng loss of interest and warehouse rent and subject
to fluctuations in the market which the protective duty
the produce Of this country and Of Russia they will Of
course, be always able to command apcniul supply.
An interesting Official statement was published lately
giving account Of the accidents which have occurred
IL 1890 on the Prussian railways resulting IN death or
bodily injury to passengers railway officials and other
persons appears that lst year, the rs in 1854
| not single passenger killed, and only three in
jared, two Of them through their own careless
| ness in stepping out Of the while still in mo-
ton Thus out Of about twelve and half millions Of
travellers, only hurt entireywp bout any fault
Of his own and the whole number Of sufferers was
l to 1900, ooO. Comparing ibis with the proportion Of
accidents in England the balance is enormously in favor
of Prussia. In England Of about ia COO COO of travel
crs 10 killed and 81 injured by unavoidable and
Is killed and 20 wounded by avodable accidents so that
besides the numerous deaths, which quite without
10 $50 900. In sen words, while the number OF pas
.cngers on the English railways was only nine times
large that of the travellers Prussiln lines, there
were 100 sufferers in England to in Prussia. With
regard TO accidents happening to railway officials and
not 10 the advantage OF Prussia Tue length of all the
English railroads open TO the public amounted at the close
about !. to l. and the number OF persons employed
them was 49, 70 l. The total number Of employees and
workmen injured in this country in 1856, however,
equal to more than hall the number Oh those meeting
with the fate in England-117 to 2l7; so that in
| England one official hsborcr Of every 434 was
| injured, while in Prussia the happened to
one ont Of every 35. But very possibly this
difference Is more apparent than real as it Is hined
] in the English official returns that n considerable
number Of accidents hvo occurred that brought
under the notice Of the reporter and therefore do
appear in the lists In eight cut of nine the injuries
suffered by the Prussin officials attributable 70
carecssncss and neglect OF herogulons OF the service,
while only in out Of nine they the result of
unforeseen accidents occurring 70 the running train
comparison Of tho year 1854 with the last shows that
although the traffic has increased the Prussian rail
roads the number Of accidents happening the employees
has conddcrabiy diminished There only III cases
IN 1856, against 1872 in 1854 and it may be expected
tntpen
vigilance there will be progressive decrease in the
casualties The number Of strangers of individuals
NOT In any way connected with the railroads who
fatally injured killed in 1853 has increased consider
ably compared with 1854 " fact almost doubled,
there being 40 in the former to 81 In the latter,
nearly onc-lalf of whom proved to have sought their
deaths Intentionally The grand total Of al the deaths
aud injuries that occurred the Prussan railways in
1855 has only increased by against ls5ll6o
l5g but tic accidents IN gcncrai were OF SERIOUS