The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17
An Engiish View Of Mexican Affairs.

IFrOm the London Times, Nov. z
The accounts from Mexico by Ia Plata state the dis
order which reigns throughout the country TO DC in
describable. harauding bands each numbering two or
three hundred men, nfcst all the interior districts while
the Official classes, degraded and mercenary ever,
squander at the gaming table the gains Of corruption
The command Of a regiment or an appointment N Gus
tom house constitutes the readest means Of fornc and
the contraband system being thus chief dependence Of
civil and military empoycs carried To an extent that
has entirely exngushed the possibility OF fair trade and
has thrown the profits OF all commercial operations into
hands Of the most dcpraved classes Cotton, linen and
woolcn manufactures brought by land over the Amcr
frontier be obtained at 30 per cent under tho
cost price OF those imported irregular manner by honest
merchants. The administration Of justice l. marked by the
features and finally, the all pervadng shameless
ness s exhibited the highest degree by The general
government in liz treatment alike OF its home and
foreign credors the being prousey exhausted
In pandcrng 10 the army aud satisfying the avarcc OF
favortes One Of the most approved modes Is said 70 be
by nominating parttsans 70 extraordinary diplomatic mis-
sions paying them years salary in advance,
and then allowing them 10 remain at home With regard
10 the claims Of the English bondhoders the utmost in
difference s shown and owing 10 the belief that their
own government will do nothing for them their position
be simply subject for polite jests. II, under
these circumstances, should turn out that the assistance
escape Ae National ers,noH hot Woad hare ineratiy
resnhed from collision rih Spain TO be granted without
any conditions being exacted the creditors will have
lasting ground OF complaint Nothing can be worse than
their present prospect Any change would therefore
hold out chance Of benefit and the British government
can hardly deprive them of that chance without recog
nizng that special should be taken for their
protection.
China.
The Paris Pays says,-We have private intelligence
from Hong Kong 10 September g. The yiceroy Ych was
expected Canton about the 18th his from Pc
kin The Emperor had conferred upon him the title of
Heuzy pauk, which means lieutenant OF his person This
peral family when mission II u said that Yeh has
positive orders 10 summon the English evacuate Canton
and authorized In default Of compliance make OH
cal decls -suon of war against England.
General Cavsignac's Death and Funeral.
The death n General Csvaignsc the most important
TOPIC In France The event took place while nc out
shooting, the 18th ult Tours The General
In the act OF raising his TO his shoulder when he felt
weakness suddenly creep over him. and he had scarcely
he fell 10 the earth and expired He had Just completed
his Atty nth year Madame Cavainnae would hear of
the remains OF her husband being elsewhere than
In Paris she placed the body IN carriage and with the
head IN her lap and accompanied by General Cavagnac,
the uncle OF the deceased and by her infant child she
proceeded 10 the railroad Tours and asked that
special train should be at got ready The demand
at first refused; but announcing who she and
whose were the remains she guarded il was forthwith
complied with
The obscquies Of the General took place on saiur.
day the 3st, in the Church a St Louis dAutn All
conducted with order and regularity although the streets
through which the procession o the cemetery Of Mont
matre passed we're crowded. and about 900 people fol
lowed the hearse 70 the gates Of the cemetery Quite
large body o. troops took part the proceeding and
many prominent republicans and literary and political
oelebrues were present The procession contained FAR
less ct the democratic element than expected An
imperial carriage was locked for in the train but none
was there a. The hcarse passed along every hat was
rastu ana tue spectators often renamed barcheaded un
~ was out of sight No address spoken over the
tomn, but the soldiers paid the usual military honors
The regret felt At the death OF the General described
as deep and universal