The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-28


to have commenced mis- military career in the ranks
Of SO distinguished corps. parade followed, the
King plsciDg himself at the head of the regiment.
and leading it past the. Queen, while the band
struck up the identical march that was
played at the entrance Of the Prussian army
into Pans. sumPtuous banquet was then given
regiment, DUNG which Geographic message was
received from he Emperor Of Russia, congratulate
ing the King and his guests, and wishing them
many happy returns of the day." The festivities
concluded with performance at the Theatre
Royal, to which the same parties were invited who
had been present at the review and the dinner.
The Car and his family arrived at Potsdam on
Sunday afternoon, and were welcomed by their
Prussian relatives with the usual demonstrations OF
regard and affection. This time their stay was OF
very brief duration. After having passed two days
with The royal circle, which had been increased by
the arrival OF she King OF Saxony. the Prince OF
Mninger &C.. they left again yesterday to re-
turn to their dominions If is TO be trusted,
however, another illustrious vister may be expect
ed at no very distant cate. Last week Prince
Joachim a.,n Murat &who if am not mistaken tsh
letter from the Emperor Napoleon, thank
ing the King for the attention shown him
by despatching the Prince Of Prussia to meet him
at Carsruke and this letter is said to have been re-
spon6ed TO by an invitation to the French monarch
to pay q visit to Berlin the state of the Kings
health having prevented him from making the &C
quaintancc OF his excellent and much esteemed ally
AZ StutledtOL i All UOQ ana IL does not seem ud
likely, considering that the King has always avoided
an interview with Louis Napoleon as much as he
decently could, that he had received hint-possi.
bly, from Russia-that such invitation would be
desirsbe and if this be correct 4 cannot be doubted
that the French Emperor will accept it. Some peo
pie are of opinion that the Emperor Of Austria will
be here at the same time to seal the reconciliation
between the great Powers of Europe so hap
PLY commenced at Stuttgardt and Weimar
The German official papers, especially, are full of
aLtcipations OF universal peace and concord and
to Judge from their sanguine tone you would
imagine that the reign Of Saturn was about to be
newed, and second golden age inaugurated. But
history teaches Us that such expectations are nvar
ably doomed 10 be disappointed, and momentary
lul is often the precursor OF more violent storm
The very eagerness with which the official organs
reterate their vaccinations is calculated TO excite
suspicion that they finger security which they do
not reslly feel, and that the horizon is not 80 un-
-louded as they would wish their readers to believe
The old landmark ks Of European politics have COM
pletely disappeared the portentous apparition of
Napoleon the Third has impaired to them charac.
ter of uncertainty and inscutabiity which they did
not formerly possess and his present conjunction
with the astute diplomacy of Russia cannot but
heighten the alarm with which his dangerous and
mysterious career s watched by all thinking men.
after the particulars gave you relative to the
conferences of the Evangelical Alliance at Berlin 1t
nay not be amss to say few words on the subject
of another religious meeting that has just come of
at Suttgardt. While the former was composed of
delegates representing nearly all the multitudinous
forms Of Protestant Christianity the latter was OF
strictly orthodox or high church character, mem
bers of dissenting sects being carefully excluded In
Spite however of this apparent h0m0geneity OF COM
position, the Stuttgardt meeting seems to have
been by no means remarkable fer its unanimity, and
considerably more temper was displayed by the
Fathers Of the Church assembled than there was
exhibited by the members OF the Alliance, widely as
the latter differ in their religious doctrines. In sects,
in nations the more points OF resemblance
they present. the more they are alike in language,
Ideas manners and institutions, the more apt they
are to quarrel about the shades of opinion that divide
them Messrs. Stahi and Hevgstenberg, the heads
of the German Puseyies. who had refused to attend
the sittings of the Evangelical Alliance, played
prominent part at the Stuttgardt Kirche1tdg, and
expressed their peculiar views with lit1le reserve
as to scandalize the majority of the audience, who
exclaimed that such notions savored more OF Rome
than Of WHtenbeg or Geneva, and were quite out OF
place at assembly of Protestant dvines. In fine,
H. Stah was interrupted in the midst of his address,
his voice being drowned by the indignant murmurs
Of his colleagues, and he was preparing to shake
with his little band Of adhernts, when the chair
man, n. de Beethoven Hollweg interfered, and sus-
ceeoed in calming the troubled waters and re-
storing an outward semblance of harmony. IL is
evident from this nteme,so that the tenets Of which
The two gentlemen above mentioned are the apostles
meet with very little favor among the immense ma
jori'y OF the German clergy, even among those who
speclous dalectics and, II they do intend to make
q pilgrimage to Rome, they will have to travel
there with very slender retinne.
Sir Culling Eardly, the President OF the English
branch Of the Evangelical Mission, who was taken
sick shortly before the close OF the conferences and
was for some time in rather precarious state Is
Low completely recCvered arc lett this city on Mon
day evening for Dresden and Vienna, where be is
To deliver petition to the Emperor in behalf OF the
Hungarian Professionals Sir Chilling was attended
during his illness by Dr. Schoenlein the Kings ply
stefan in ordinary. who has the reputation Of being
Of the most skllfnl practitioners on the Cont
nent.
Probable Obstruction OF shs Potato Crop In
Eur, ps-Ansicipatsd Demand for our
IF,om ne L,ndon Mark Isno E.prsss, oca Ia
Having allowed sufficient time 70 elapse after
the conclusion OF the harvest 10 be able 10 form an
opinion a. TO the general results, propose now TO
consider what may be the course that the grain
trade, and especially that in wheat is likely to take
in the season that has now commenced. Many cir
cumstances have occurred Of sufficient importance
TO affect materially the supply, and consequently the
price Of corn in the United Kingdom. tits there
fore desirable TO ascertain as far as possible the pre-
sent condition Of the country regards the prospect
Of obtaining q sufficient quantity Of breadcorn to
meet the consumption.
II Is admitted on all hands that, taking the whole
kingdom, the crop of wheat just harvested is full
average one, and probably rather more. The draw
backs occasioned by the violent and extensive
storms in the north OF England and Scot.
land and also in some OF the midland coun-
ties, are considerable. But we look upon the
loss sustained by these Casualtlts as more tnan
made up by the extraordinarily large produce In
other parts, especially those Districts where high
farming il practced The accounts given from
week TO week in this journal, By our country cores
pondents, from different counties, will enable our
readers 70 Judge how far we are correct ia this opn
ion-which, in the main viii he found consistent
with the facts adduced in those reports.
BY the Board OF Trade returns we find that,
during the six years from 1851 TO 1856 inclusive, We
have imported Of wheat, and -four as wheat,
% 622 S73 quarters or an OF ATI0 AlO qHaf
ttrs per year. With an average crop, therefore, We
shall still want an imported amount Of nearly five
million quariers-es especially when we take into &C
count the loss Of the potato which, we fear is
too well established to admit OF doubt. The last
three ueeks. indeed, the disease has ossumed riru
lencs equal IN dssiTuofircnfss 10 that Of the ,rora
period Of hs precedence; and ntis srfends not only
10 trery part Of the United Kingdom, bat 10 France
and a considerable part Of the European Continent
In France, the alarm created by IL has led the
government Of that country n prohibit the export Of
grain until September, 1858. The extent, indeed,
70 which that root il cultivated there trom "a to
million acresl renders the loss n serious national ca