New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-16
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

and IN some few counties, can infer the gencrai
features Of the next Parliament with sufficient
probability. The Conservatives of Lord Derby and
Disrae have 40 far lost only FIVE votes, and may
vet reduce this loss by two Their position remains
Therefore pretty much the same az It was oeiore'
! Tie Ministerial party, however, has much greater
Gain by the elimination Of the Radicals OF the Man
| chester school. Cobdon and Bright, the most I'M
| nortsut indenendent members Of the House. have
I been beaten; Miner Gibson whose name Is CON
pected with the endeavOrs to abolish the taxes on
knowledge: Sir William Clay, who worked for tho
! abolirton Of the church rates; Fox Of Oldham the
/ cbamplon of secular education: Sir Joshua Walms
Low the Chairman Of the Association for the Extcn-
sion of tie Suffrage; Olyeira, the opponent of the
wine duty: Layard Apsley Pellat aud Phillmore arc
all among the slain in the battle of the election; and
the phaanx Of Radicals is now reduced to Messrs.
Roebuck, Williams. Locke King and John B.
Smith, with the recent gain of Gen. Thompson,
the staunch Frec-Trade leader, who lost his seat
formerly by Ministerial spite, Of Sergeant knglake,
the elegant author Of Eothen, aud Mr.. Cunningham,
a novice in Parliament, but known as an advanced
Liberal. The fate of the Pceles 10 not yet
decided: they mostly sit for counties, and may
lose their seats since the Tories, notwith.
standing their recent reconciliation, do not
seem to give them hearty support. The Hon.
Arthur Gordon son of Lord Aberdeen, is already
defeated, and il is not quite certain whether Glad
stones seat for the University of Oxford il safe. AS
10 Ministerial losses, Wo know but two important
ones. Frederick Peel, the archredtaplst and
head Of the CircumOcutOn Office, has failed TO be-
elected and Admiral Berkley, whose ungenerOus be-
hay0r to Sir Charles Napier is sufficiently KNOWN is
likewise compelled to retire from Parliament To
sum up, Lord Palmerston has a reliable majority.
which will not bother him with motions going be-
yond his wishes. The Tories have no chance OF
getting into Office during the coming Parliament and
the Premier, therefore, just do as he pleases
since there are but four five men IN Westminster
able TO match him in debate: Disraei, Gladstone
Roebuck Lord John Russell, Sir John Pakington,
and Cen Thompson. He cannot complain Ot fac
tiOus opposition, Of waste of time and OF barren
motions and will. therefore be held responsible for
all that is done and left undOne. Still, since the best
speakers and thinkers Of the House now out of
doors and will rcey submit quietly to the verdict
of their former constituencies and retire to private
life, We may safely expect compensation for the
dullness of Parliamentary life III frequent public
meetings and more vigorous journalistic activity.
The apathy into which English public life has settled
down since 1916 will cease. and political aga
ton is once more to rouse the people OF England,
while Ireland, formerly the great difficulty Of all
English Cabinets becomes day by day more quiet,
and even more contented. The elections have been
conducted very properly on the whole, without any
fdgrant cases OF DrlDfry VI IllliluhlIou' lhcit
was but one row, at Kdderminster, where the NJ
bno President of the Board Of Trade, the Right
Hon. Robert Lowe, was assailed with bricks and
stones and got his skull fractured. He is, however
progressing fayorably, and may be able to occnpy
his seat at the beginning Of the session.
Secret societies reappcar once more III France, as
the logical result Of the suppression of all public
life. They are principally making head among the
workngmen, and warrant the probability ot So
calist tendency at the coming French revolution.
Still this revolution seems to be distant enough.
Napoleon is quite safe on his throne TOR the next hive
years-we may even say, as long as the mania of
speculation which has seized all classes OF the French
nation does not lead to financial smash.
The Emperor of Austria sees that Capitalization
is rather expensive luxury and scarcely worth It's
cost. lie is therefore occupied with new organl-
zatOn Of the provinces, by which each OF the NOR
important portions of the Empire will be- put unde
the administration of an Archduke. Ii is even ru-
mored that the Arcbduke Stephen, late Paatinc of
Hungary is to be recalled from his exile and III
trusted with the government Of Bohemia.
One Of those atrocious conflicts for which tn
American merchant service has become notorious
has been lately tried at LIVERPOOL; and, since It n
wolves a great question Of international hw-the
English Judge ha Nng assumed the authority OF trying
American citizens for n crime committed on the
high seas upon man who was not q British subject
Il incose the report of the trial, and will forward
YOU in due time the final decision Of the Criminal
Court Of Appeal. A.P. c.
MURDEROUS CONFLICTS IN AMERICAN SHIPS.
CROWN COURT
Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.