The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-10

Eonl contributor 70 the AreW4r ZeifssT. who
tiss ssery oes e 6escIolisn vRoss views al not
agree With their own. he should IN IL risk Ct thsf
applying that epthet to him fQe writing agsinst the
Nspoleeaic vtgsms in France. fhs net Ia, that the
from the police ss the ultrsiberal ones, particularly
during che late war, whom the former were prose
cuted for their attacks upon France and the latter
for their attacks upon Russia; in3eed, tho philo.
Russians were worse on IN this respect than their
antagonists a. the French government Ia more thin
skinned in such matters than the Russian, and any
article derogatory to Napoleon I'LL was sure to be
followed by a complaint from his ambassador. and
provoke an 0utponrng Of the Walls Of wrath upon
the Interior and his colleagues made but feeble do
fences argument is not their fort, nor Is It necessary
to be as long o. they have phslanx Of blind sdbe-
rents at their command. They had always kept
people 'were never satisfied. The state Of the
press could not be 30 bad az was represented a. not
withstsndiDg the alleged oppression exercised
against it, the circulation OF nearly ali the princ
II this be the case it Is certainly not in consequence
of the measures taken relative TO tho press bat in
spite of them, and il to be attributed more espe.
cally to the Oriental crisis, which made every one
yelopement OF industrial speculation. or which the
papers have taken advantage to extend their reports
on the money market, theme Of much greater in
terest nowadays to vast number OF readers than
any p0lItlC0l o16qul@IlOnB Wu8teVefs
The first Of tho sering of resolutions offered by
n. Mathis was negatived yesterday, by 1853 votes
against 102; and Immediately after an amendment
passed by M. WAGNER, ex. editor Of the Rresz lei
fsng, and expressing neoriy the same thing in Q
more roundabout manner, was carried by majo-
rity Of one Q26 to 1861 1t refers 70 the conces-
sious, or licenses for printing and publishing which
government is eDjoined not to refuse or Withdraw
without the verdict Of o court Of justice. am far
from being sangune as to tho effect OF this vots>
perhaps ministers may ignore the injunction alto
gether as they have done on similar occasions or it
may be reversed by another amendment. But it is
an important and cheering fact that pubic opinion,
though senced in the press, still speak out in
the chambers; the Prussan representatives are not
under lock and kcy, like Louis Napoleon's Corps
LeRislatif their debates are public, and this pub
Lefty forms check upon the proceedings Of gov
ernmeAt that vt least suffices TO prevent Prussia
from being engulphed in the abyss Of despotsm
that has swallowed up the liberties of her brilliant
and mercurial neighbour.
1t Is stated this morning that the salt tax will be
withdrawn, the opposition in the First Chamber
having been found insuperable, and that an in.
creased duty on tobacco will be substituted in its
stead. This fumor is probably unfounded, but an
assured again that the Lords" continue staun ,h,
and that the ministerial project is to be reject
ed. Nous psrrOns.
The following statement of the circulation of the
leading Prussian ne wspapers may he OF interest to
Won in view of these Cis0uasons on the preas.--