The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-21

b s,sesrs desire Of seeing the sutocr.cy AMI sovereign
authority established ugsn solid osss In tne Persian
aa ne need hs Is &c
the sons OF the Shah Of Persia whom no aha nomnase
heir o. the rss s%Is IL o.Ss rae ss, no enc
sest the Of Peraa may be strengthened by the
port of that OF Russia I -.
Nothing is more precise and more formal than
those Obligations contracted t,wards Persia, to
strengthen the court of Persia BY the aid Of the
court Of Russia against whatever foreign enemy
would interfere with the affairs Of Persia.
If, therefore, England should pretend to med.
Of Herat to again invade the Persian
gulf, and, above all, to sieze Katrak,
for making an Asiatc Malta out of it, and it Persia,
according to the terms of the treaty should Invoke
the aid of Russia, the difficulty it will be perceived,
would he great for Russia to reconcile her engage
ments towards Persia, and her friendship with
England.
Having promised her help and support against
any foreign enemy who should attempt to NEEDLE
with the affairs OF Persia how could she refuse her
ala? At first. she would, doubtless, interfere by
her counses and friendly mediation as she did in
the year 1882 at the time Of the first siege of Hera
and the then transient occupation OF the Per
sian gulf and the island of Karrak by British fOrces
End whoever will take the pains OF psrusiag the cor
respondence exchanged in regard to this point be-
tween the cabinets of London and St Petersburg,
will find with what frapkness and conciliatory disin
terestedness Russia then interered to reconcile Per
sa and England.
But would that to-day be suffi,ient3 And it, as it
is called for and loudly announced by the most &C
credited English newspapers, England intends to
occupy the Persian fluff and remain there, and to
take and fortify Karrak with mental reserve
hostile not only to Persia, but also TO Russla-would
Russia not find herself constrained, and even In
terested to execute, in their whole extension. the
obligations imposed upon her by the treaty oil
Gulistan2
The future has in store for us many other compli-
rafin En- nd 1nnan mt n
restless and devourng activity which ipushes her
on to seize upon whatever on any point OF the globe
suits her and may serve her Unsuitable commercial
avdity II she seems, at this moment to retreat in
the New World before the thre veto which the
United States oppose to her. she takes her revenge
in Europe aud in Asia; che violates solemn treaty
just concluded by her. and her feet already In pos
session of Sinope she threatens the Persian gulf and
Karrak. for which she is to fight with Persia, and
perhaps with France. Everybody has a suspicion of
her having meddied with the mysterious events
ports of that Sicily the object Of her eternal covet
BUSINESS. But all these occurrences should instruct
soveregns and nations, and will, at las, doubtless
shed wholesome light upon the policy which pro-
duces them.
The New Penal Colony or England.
(Fron the Loudon Times, Dso: -
The question remains as to the spot which should
be chosen as the seat of transportation under the
new system. Two places have been already named
Island will make mention, as the choice Of that
locality might embroil us with the United States.
The territories Of the Huds0n's Bay Company, in
North America, and the Gulf of Carpentaria, in
North Australia, have been pointed out ss adapted
for our purpose. In the present state Of our know
ledge we prefer the Australian settlement; and as
there must be information in abundance upon the sub
ect should be glad to the discussion pointed at
definite suggestion. What good reason is there why
should not deport worst criminals for the next
half century at least, to the Gulf Of Carpentaria. a.
we depOrted them for upwards OF half century to
Port Jackson and Van Diemens Land The region
of which speak is at least 800 miles distant from
Sydney. The fate of regular Australian explorers,
fully prepared with food and weapons to encounter
the dangers Of the wilderness would prove how very
slender would be the chances of success il any
convict would eude the vigilance OF the guards,
and would attempt to make his way to the regular
settlements in the ives. and south OF what may well
be called the great Australian continent The
climate, although warm, Is healthy; the district
absolutely unoccupied. We should have perfect
right to say" Great Britain has selected this
spot for q penal settlement Let no ordinary
settler come here, unless he be willing for himself
and his descendants TO acquesce In the conditions
| imposed by government" No doubt In time We
should have freed population, and its existence
would be one Of the elements of success; but Ger
| tainly N any case by careful arrangement through
out. and with the examples OF New South Wales aud
| Van Diemen 8 Land before our eyes, We might ad-
here for indefinite time TO the original purpose
for which the settlement was founded The question
| IL one of the most momentous importance to this
country. As yet we have only been working oil the
balance Of the old convictions under the former con
| solemnly warned the grand Jury at Birmingham the
other day. the discharge Of the penal scrvitudc men
| Is TO begin.
| Account OF the Narrow Escape OF the steam
| ship America, ny James Bennett, rne Actor.
From the Loudou Era, Dec Al
Mr.. James Bennett, the well known tragedian, and
Mira Bennett. were passengers by the America steam
ship, Of the Cunard line, which sailed for Boston
/ on Saturday week. and reached Liverpool again on
the following Thursday morning In disabled state,
after encounterng storm OF most pcrilous violence.
Mr.. Bennett, who has since reached Birmingham,
has favored us with TIE following particulars re-
raiding the occurrence
We salied from liverpool. no says, between two and
three O'Clock saturday, There strong gaie from
the g. W. al the time, which continued ncrea,ing In vio
erce every hour. On Monday became terrible Are.
i great guns ON that afternoon saw . speck upon
| The horizon, which, ne We approached, We could
ssss OF d,re.s synS o.paln s' iSnr sssrea Ss
Il the America With the numane intantion Of
oering ssel.s.uee, sshoush u WAS n vain We s.led
stew ID with wreck jury mast bad been Erected,
| upon wbIcn signal or Distress Vas lying sne was
living ,hog be seen sboot her. Not soul had boon lott
on board hey BAD either been ~ssred overheard, or
had taken TO the bosis snd abandoned the ship Amer
keeping near The wrecf vhh from the coiors she
Played ~as supposed 10 be q Dsnsn vessei for about
half an hour the America proceeded on her voyage
All that night the storm continued Increasing n ppssbe,
vioierre ~ the morning Of tuesday broke We were
| then a'out 3ib miles ont, and about hiy miles Oh
| Care Clear. then blowing o perfect hurrt
cane. Between eight and nine O'Clock . tremsadous
| zee, which II Represented ~ coming onward with
DO. Of the ship, ,veepss eysryshss before IN 10 ter
rible The buwarts were gone, the oosets he
| disappeared, some OF the sbrouds were wreck, the
paddle boz was sweet away too Of the boats were lost
parts al ire fore saloon and deck pounded into chips
W the pcrierovs force Of the gigantic For mo-
msnt The vessel staggered and reclsa Ike living
ture rantips for breath The engines stopped for
moment 10 payay ned By the shock was then 10 the
top berth, ha Berreu being In the below. Al toe
L rnou crash cam Yhlrh aAcRnd