The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-02

solved In consequence of the Kansas vote.
Really the hears are falling of in their imagi-
native powers. Can they think Of no trick
newer ard more striking than theses Can they
no, rtars story that England is going to war
with M because Mr.. Reed Is not joining the al
lee In China. Can II not be discovered that
General Lane Is about to march on Washington
AZ the bead OF hundred thousand abolitionists
from Kansas, or that Marshall Keitt, with
patch over the place where he struck Grows fist
~ith his head, is about to lead an army Of fire.
eaters North 10 rack and burn Boston.
These oonsrds would be pretty effective in de-
pressing stocks, we should think; more so than
the Idle trash which now seems to be convulsing
wsll street.
TIE R~,.uecs between England and France.
The Persia brings intelligence that the EN-
peror 81 the French has issued orders for his
navy 10 BE- put on war footing, while, on the
other hand the British government have d.
rected their eoas, defences to be examined. and
q lsrgc body Of men 70 be concentrated Mt one
Of their newly made camps. This hardly looks
a. though either nation felt perfectly satisfied
that the mutual explanations Of Lord halmcs-
b,ry and N. de wslewrki had entirely and alto
ge,hef buried the batehet The English, Of
to LET their coast fortihcations fall into decay;
they require men for India, and they may az
well le trained 10 act in masses at home; the
French navy will shortly be required to under
take the promised expedition against Cochin
China, and will require a navy for this. not to
speak OF other naval enterprises nearer home
So that. on the whole, thee several movements
" the Two nations can certainly lie explained
without necessarily expecting a war between
England and France But, considering every
thing, this peaceful explanation OF the pheno-
mepa il hardly as plausible ~ another.
What passed al the interview OF Stuttgart no
one has ever known Recent events have re-
vived the old inquiry-what passed on that
occasion between the Emperor Of The French
and the Emperor OF Rssria! Wac IL q second
meeting Of Tilit, at which the Emperors agreed
upon fresh partition Of Europe into Empires
OF the West and the East, with Russia a. the
nucleus Of the one. and France the heart Of the
other.
In bow perilous . position the Emperor
stands, every mail tells numerous stories.
Think Of that stihed groan- WE - r7r5,,gy.'-
which rose from the lips OF two hundred thou
sand Frenchmen as Orsini's head fell into the
basket, There il need Of plenty Of tried
soldiers 10 keep down that mob. or there will
very quickly y an end Of the Empire. And
how is the Emperor 10 keep we'll with the anti
British soldiery IL he insists on pretending that
he plays the part of the humble. dependent and
submissive ally Of England, Ga one side-a
gulf-sbsndonmeut by the soldiery. and the
fall OF his dynasty; on the other-snother gulf,
war with England. Apparently he must choose
between them.
In the event OF a war with England the
chances are that at first success would rect with
France. Her army Is much larger aud better
disciplined than thu, Of England her capacity
for throwing one or two hundred thousand men
on the British shore, in the course OF few
hours, by means OF steam vessels and hur-
rying them to London Is undoubted; and
If the msunuvrc were undertaken vigorously
and swiftly at the outbreak OF Q war, the imme-
date result would probably be successful. OF
course in course Of time, ID would be az impo--
sibie for o hundred thousand Frenchmcn to
maintain themselves Ia London, a. Il would be
for Like number Of Englishmen TO occupy
Paris, or Freedmen n hold New York; In
course Of time, the invaders would be igno-
miniously expelled. But this would be but the
least part of the reprisals which Engind would