The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-27

equivalent 10 sentence Of banshmsnt for that term
Prince Frederick Charles IL the only Of Prince Charles
ultra rssconsry party, who suspect the hsr sppsrsa
Of leaning towards liberal IDEAS and whose dssppoin
ment and vexation are therefore - excessive g
their former idolatry Of that " chvalrous prince"
70 two sisters, the daughters Of the late Grand
with NO vsss sss ss
feud existing between them extends TO their respective
sons OF whom Prince Frederick Charles though the Off
spring OF the younger brother, is by several years the
elder OF h cousin. he reported TO possess greater
military talents than any Of his relatives and acquired
Bsdsn where he was sSy he SsassV
and violent in his character and quite unpopular amongst
the unmitary portion Of the population. His present
or cousin, originating In . difficulty between him and
General Won der Groeben, commander-in chief Of the
Guards in consequence OF which the latter has retired
TO circumstances Of more private and delicate nature
Mr. Rarey, the great American horse tanner Is expected
persons anxious 70 profit by his instructions, and
who have invited him over to Berlin. He has agreed
s Ii, 1Osss s
subscription being headed by the members OF the royal
family and como Of the first noblemen in the country,
there be doubt but that this will be easily COL
lected His wonderful feats have excited general in
erest indeed, the statements contained respecting them
IN the English papss would appear quite Incredible Il
nesses There are some connosseurs In herse flesh who
remain obstnaely sceptca and declare the whole thing
opinion IL scarcely unsuitable truth often more
improbable than felton, and when there s some remark
abo discovery TO be made Il quite natural that
Yankee should be the FIRST 10 hit upon IT,
mentioned in Of my former letters that the Berlin
Corporation Of Merchants had been petitioning
ment about the Stade duty which Is levied by the Hano
verisns on all vessels sailing up the Elbe. Be.
sdes tbs onerous nature Of this tax, II involves
serious loss Of time-she ships being compelled
to anchor off Bremerhaveu, the port Of Stade
on the Hanoverian side of the river until the dues
pad-a measure from which only vessels bearing the
allowed to lie TO while they and their manfess and ships
papers are shown after which the toll s paid at the Sade
Duty cce in Hamburg Even the passenger boats going
sengers known 10 come from They have TO stop
and pay the duty on the luggage, not even old um
brella or bat box escaping scot free. Is is computed
that this duty produces the Hanoverau from
two hundred 10 three hundred thousand haers per an
num- and Of course they are unwilling to give up such
nice morsel without sufficient compensation, although
they have no other RICH, TO than what may be derived
from the antiquity of its origin. short time since the
mons by Mr.. Ricardo, who pointed out the inju.
rious effects Of the Stade duty upon commerce.,
and requested the Ministry 10 enter into negotiations
with the Hsnoverian authorities for its repeal Both the
present and the late English Minister'S however refused
70 give any definite promise, out Of tender regard for the
Of Queen Victoria and although Mr. Ricardo got com
mittee appointed for the purpose OF Investigation will
very likely "sraw its slow length along " for nded
mite period ~ there only merchants interested the
arsocrscy does not trouble Itself about such tres We
were pleased therefore to perceive by the late proceed
some steps IN this business and have doubt the affair
will be settled very speedily, the United States
the initiative The defunc Sound duty would have
been abolished had not been for the interference OF
America and II the Stade dues are attacked with the
same vsr and republican Indifference 10 the interests of
the country Of which stade the capital belonged TO the
Archbishoprc Of Bremen and the toll granted the
Emperor Conrade a. early as the beginning Of the
eleventh century Then already, as stated In the chron
cles Of the age found TO be oppressive that IL
gave rise to the destruction Of the town in 1857 by the
Of wephaa the q Bremen n With Ss
town OF Stade, which had been butt up again
In the interim, wa. coded to Sweden, the toll
vas re introduced aud the rates were fixed by de-
dated 1855 but 10 l9 the country reverted TO Hano
by whom the dues levied by Sweden not only con
VIENNA In 1914 a prospect was held out Of the duty
being abolished but the present day all negotiations
with Hanover have remained without effect; there
TO do so by an irresistible pressure from without
BY the last accounts from Hamburg the agita
and the pressis load in Its complaints Of the iuerness
OF the German public who unable ina matter so
nearly concerning them without receiving the first i'm
pulse from the United States II Is known that for more
than three months American ships have refused pay
the toll only deposDg the under protest. 30 that
tSe san aND. nsreser The Committee Of
meros Court Ct Hamburg 70 furnish them with details
relative TO the working OF toe sace duty and have invited
two Hamburg gentle nen-Professor Warren and Mr.. San
dsrs-who have occupied themselves for time with
this subject to co ne TO England and confer with the said
u
No little alarm has been excited In the commercial world
by the threatened difficulty between America and Eng
land which, however is aaye ed by the conviction that
John Bull Will knock under and not suffer the quarrel TO
proceed TO extremities What curious spectacle II Is
10 see the side the United states, without fleets
without armies without foriresses arsepas on the
other the monarchcs nations Of Europe, armed to the
Ie<th their shores bristling with cannon and their
sources avshed on enormous military and naval estAb
lshments, and yet whenever dispute arises with the
young giant Of the West they all turn pale back out OF
The fray as quick as possible and leave Jonathan master
OK the Held. He seems perfectly defenceiess, open
every side 70 attack ard without single friend 10 take
his part, and ye, they stand In such OF him that
even EnRrh cploc1atsts, usually mperious and
bearing IN their transactions with foreign nations
gentle and fobearng towards him any member Of the
Peace society, and submk 10 insult with the lamb
like patience Is II because John Bull, who crows 90
loud on his own dunehi finds that Jonathan can crow
still louder than heor the power OF repub-
can Institutions that inspire their possessors with conf
dencc and ntrcpoy which strikes terror 10 the hearts
or their enemies and mako them hesitate 10 the
spuii people whose bold attitude appears the more
formidable and mysterious from the paucty OF the
employ ed 70 support their preensionsY believe the
explanation has been given BY the English historian ALI
SON who says that although the superior military and
Laval strength OF Great Britain would enable her 10 in
nct the most serions blows upon America nj the com
ment OF the war "the extraordinary vgor the
American people and their native courage woud be sure
- render tnem successful In the end