, 1859-05-09

nfst aggressor The German merchants. as
Usual, to"k matters coolly, and said but little.
Hat irW Austrians there we're among them
a'so said bnt little; but, when speaking on tue
suo}cct VIII Americans, they in SONG eases d..
irnded tile right IF Austria- tu maintain hrr
| Italian Possessions against alt attacks, even
should war Result from the Legitimate prot.c
tlon oi her Lonbarlv-E Venetian subjects. Til,,
representatives frah ether paris OF ttvrn;nr
ma of Holland appeared IL hold neutral ideas
IN reference to tle 1la1ter. We have reprcsen
tatiecs of Russian sentiment among thn mar.
chants. So lar as the Spanish feelinS couid he
j'1'l.cd Of, it 'ras opposed to war, without nnv
decided expression Of preferences On tie sub.
ject. ''e s0o'
The question chiefly discussed among Amer.
lean merchants WIS, as TO whaf effect The war
shon!1 1t occur, would have upon the interest Of
,ns Li'ited stairs: II was thought that it would
benefit our shipping and CARRYING trade. and
hell, brcadst't1s and provisions, willie cotto,,
might, to ounle extent, be injured by it. Naval
stores have already Improved iu anIticpution If
t'4t war; a1'd It MAY also be remarked that salt
peter has naturally advanced from tie sam
ulatiuu VA eF1N1
llie "Rlnon seemed tn he that Mt .irst it
hi'Sllt a'tcct American securities uufayorabty
MI 'haf sh"n!d It bccO!ne serious, or thrrutcn n
wade extent IN lis range, it would ultmatrly
oene''s shri'; BECAUSE lnuncyed mtn in Eutope.
=, ' fieii',g ,i Insecure; would again do they did
IN The Continental revolutions in l,13.srnd
large sums Of money to this country for iu,r,f-
n'ent III tie better class Of bonds and stocks,
\ High nrfd$c from England to
Il!e Engll>h papers hare published some Of
'hr details OF tic plans. MT lpns since submit.
!ea ~ Mr. t'la1les BOYD, Of Luulun, for Init.
ihS Eh5Iand and Fra"cr hy q gigantic tulul.r
ossagr across tie channel between Doyer and
1ip. '''nez' IN" nea,.st puints opposite the
Of The largest size, t.lc bridge would re-; IN me
sue "' III; cliffs Of Cape Gruez, the French
nf'1tmrnfS being raised one l!unt,rcd nnd t;ftr.
9irre 1e'', higher than the English, 10 con,ur;,-
a:fe 1"r tic ti'tfefenc. Of elevation of tile cl;
s ns tr!dsc would he supported BY one hundred
.!nu n'hets lowers 1T distance oi tive hundred
1eet apar'' each hasin" :: Light to guide vessels
q night: and I'LL alarnl-bell fur warning in the
,o2s. me greatest depth of the channel m tic
my proposed, Ii one hunarcI and e.hty->jx
1ect: The bridge would llayr Two or ,norc rail.
i''s's' Witch II Is estimated could be trayers.J
~ twenty MINUTES; and it WOULD be SO built to
by gas. "'".
IL order to prevent all fear If inrasjon ,hc
rt"5ettor 1'F"l"ses that each end Of the bridge
shall he commended By Il strnu.. Iat1rry TGe |
towers which would BE- tine hundred feet in d. |
a'"eicr, and two hundred and sixty feet hi.,h
""nli rest on colossal bases. three Hundred :ni
@iSi' feet square at the bottom, one huu,lred !
7 i'1fy teri Square at the Top rising to lIcirht
u i"r'y feet above the water, formed Of blocks
Of frantic united by iron bars. The elevation
~ ti!e 1nu> u The t''wcrs would illus Ue three
hundred feet apose Tue surflc.. ii tic water.
MI boyd estimates the ut,nest uvs,iblc rost
ot tlc hrlslg, at 43".w".iHn', bat thinks that il
conld be hl'llt jor l,nIf TIM! sum, and that the
''l"ir cost wonla liz reimbursed to Ill. conn
'an' III eight Years. This project seems to
r"f|l'u. n''::l i"ltrr SUCCESS thai ,I!at Of Sir.
!, ,'9'''"aa' WHO pf""st. 10 hniiei tunnrl under
ale csl''he! at i cost "f only G4,1,o ,"tu.