New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-15
GREAT BRITAIN.

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The India Mad has MflVeo' WIZ"
sufta 10 December y. -, c.,or,,a save, The
ia TSmes correspondent AZ CsfnNa, Tbsle
P,e,i6epey of Beugl is IN very ARi go IN oil the
isnta oOntsnted uind, OF a uA"9"" W.
IA ths encouragement OF Mr. GRAM @e 49,
ao1 snnnslly .pent in the indigo mahuia''uISS o.
-, M. vesr WITHDRAWN hon eheui'uoul ~ ,u
Been snS He India the consequences are naturally
TSe CSua INTEL gence is to December 10 from Hong
Kong. sL.,,,.hoo ~, the 9Th December,
..d 4. expected nj Hong Kong lmmeds'ely'
RaFon Gros Troc eeds TO SueE IN lew esys,
Mr.. Ward leaves this morning in TIE Niagara
ST. Hone Grant has gone on visit 10 JhItn' :.
A. Ningno alarm existed from the reports oroueh' III
Of the movements Of the eoeh'
FoOehow wss quiet 1T ....-.,
D;,uTbsnCes had broken out In the north east par,
Of the province, ana one UT wv "" -
The .JoSn Adams, Niagara and Hartford, and gun
boat Saginaw, were at Hong Kong
IRoNCAsED FRIGArEs IN FRAsct-THs Army ara
No. f;os,kke saws: " The Emperor Las resolved 10
co,truct with all disratch, lO ironcased igates OF
La Gloire clnss. This lie no mere idle rum'r' oo'
stubborn fact
WARNING ENGLISH RAILWAY CARRIAGES BY
SryAN-Almost at the very moment when the eNpeh-
,a.ut was heieg made in England of lighting the lnie
ior of railway carriages by means OF gss, ano her was
being tried in France 10 warm mem ny Nean' ise
latter occurred the Paris aud E ons hne az SSu
A4rien nelCamhre isshe inventor OF the system winch
was tested the 18th inst d ten carriages OF lhree
diferent clasfes were attached ~ tram When le'.
Pnr- for Moutargis for the puposes OF the EXPERIMENT
Sa oues,ion NJ Delcambre attaches a tube TO the
boiler Of the locomotive, through which the steam
passes; tie tube passes along the eide OF the oHga
wagons warming plate Tor the oehehI Oh sns f
and assistants and thence passes thrcuth 'he "uVo
NE Carriages IL the tram, being connected IN INC i'
tervalr BY ipda-rubbor Jun ctmn pieces ai'achee 70 e
pipes by iron sockets, ~cieh make Penec' C''' 4u'
al ted W
Tie steam creulates in each carriage through mono"
copper vessel placed beneath the paseepgers :, et on
lsvel with the floor; these conductors are oi nay
form, abent five inches wide by an men neep, .aho
are formed of copper about ODe-egi III OF AL lnen
shck; the steam Issues iuto the open ar ~ the ehd III
the train The experiment took Lsce IN Iho presence
Of three officers of :he Department OF Brliges ana
Roads, nominated foe the Purpose by the Mlnlser OF
Pobic Works. large number OF engineers COM ecte1
with the various rail Ways, scientific men, ana journal
its travelled IN the tIsu. When The tram started te
steam not turned iutothe beating apparatus, which
was consequently cold; soarce: had TIE journey com
Een ed however, before the warmth began 10 ne ltIt
and al CharentOn, wioh lie but very short defiance
from mus the temperature rose to % deg ana
So deg Fahrenheit Su the carriages of the fTsoIss,
which tie engine TO rather herr Ill those
f the seeund-clars and AZ deg. and 10 deg IN the
third-clas carriages, with the veuiators OPEN AFTER
this time the warmth remained sant and ON tbe re-
turn Journey the result was the same. We are tOld
that The sped of the ,r8n WIS not checked by ne con-
sumption Of steam, and that the amount OF lne' lSeo
was not consi eral, augmented but OF course more
exact account il required before any practical OPINION
can be formed of the arrangement The ac oant, I'M
perfect it is is highly Interesting, aud ne eXief
hnept may pUs,ibIy De the fOrefunper Of great iI
lroyement in tbe comfort OF railway travellers.
REVISION OF rsr FREscH NAvlGaTIoN Laws
When toward the close OF last November, we assured
eur readers that revision Of the French navigation
bws 81 far az they Affect British shppllng, was az
hand, We spoke sdvsedly ard ~e pointed, IN conhf
NATION Of our statements, 10 the urgent appeals Of Tie
shipowbers the leading POI OF France nsde al tt
tue e. the head OF the French Goyermnsrt, aBalst
he adoption of any such policy; and Wllie we ADMIT
ted the propiety Of such ap eis felt oureSen jus
s6ed In assuring readers that, that 70 Tar ah lhey
were deeigued ~ effect any change III tie deiefnl aoi
Of the Emperor, they would be made III VAN snen nj
assurance was under the circumstances, ea'ly gwen
for had information respecting tie lneIt oil ibe
French Government been ess exact than u has proved
10 be- considerations Of The necessities of the ffeneh
trade into with we fully entered at tie time and Oh
sub occasions made IL apparent that the OPEN
Of the French ports must follow, 20 lie Necessary con
panente Of the removal Of prohibitions and the re-
mission Of import duties hvOlyed Ia The commer' TAI
treaty We do not say that tue French Cover ment
contemplate the immediate abolition OF all dieren-
dial drios III favor OF French shipping, but We are
20 satisfed Of the intention Of tie Emperor thai
we shall not be surprised any diy by the appear
snce of an lupesl decree placing Btis vessels on
fvo,iuR of equality with French yetser, III all Import
aat branch IL The French trade from Which our sbr:
syu.rs are practically excluded by the operation Of
the existing nystem In whih direction this deslraIl
change viii commence remaius ~ be seen. Foreign
fgs supply ALREADY more than One -baI OF the tul age
sequired in the French foreign trade under which
1esignatiO il included the trade between Fraocc AID
zoe British dOmil ions in Europe, the British Colo
hies aud other foreign countries The French coast
ng sde r absolutely reserved 10 French YES, and
the colonial trade 30 strictly that of 62J j2 tuns
tries and cearaDces IN lo5o out IL tuDs were foreign.
Tie French Government in revising the navigation
lave of France, will no doubt be guided In the fret In
stance by confederation Of French interests alobe
and there Is branch Of the French Conn eIee
seriouy affected by tie operation OF tbe exisiHg law
than te trade between France and her colonies That
N has been recently established by the iiul
ef The merchants ana shipowDers OF Martinique, ad-
dpeescd to the Home Govern ment, and prSysng
Ger charge In those regulations which, by e1-
elading foreign shipping IRON The ports u that
kand, haze pressed go mluTiOusly upon her commeT-
siAl prospects What lie true of Martinique p true
Of every other French colony. We have before us
SINGULAR addressed by house OF eminence ia Cac0tta
70 their orresponde u in Liverpool 10 which we find
ated that the shipping vi coolies for Reunion under
abe tr'aiy With France has commemorative St
Bernard, Briti.h ship, having taken cargo at 20
rupees bead. This trade will probably be done alto
xether ia BIi-h vessels, the French having few If
any ships adapted 10 the trade. But ih that case
five quote fron the letter referred TOY they g. O.,
Biiish sbipsl must ballast their lower holds Win grain
Tor the Mantus for French vessels alone can import
food into the land, unless, indeed the French navi
s<ion laws altered in that respect, which Is bot
mpIobable the BOurbOnnsis are DOW clamorous Tor
heetTade and Tor the ad SaDtages Ms their coun
nynen enjoy under BriIi-h rule IN the hauiiIius."
We cannot doubt that the French Government are
fally Ia possession Of the opinion OF the French
soloDiss at Bourbon and elsewhere; and they who
all acquainted with tho Imperial 20 iy need not 10
tad Of The great importance attached by the Emperor
10 The advAeement and prosperity Of The French de-
pendeneies lie has already liberated the trade with
Algeria and We may be quite sure he knows that the
Of the o1sJ log eOloDies demands The adop
ton Of SIMILAR policy 10 respect 70 them. II is
impossible, with the hmlIeG amount Of tnnDage al the