The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-16
Extensive Warlike Prepare
lions on the Continent.
AUSTRIA DETERMINED TO HOLD vENETIA
RumOred Withdrawal Of the French
Fleet from Before Gaeta.
AUSTRIAN CONFESSIONS TO HUNGARY
Loss of the American Ship Star and
Part of Her Crew.
&C. Sc. sc.

Part of Her Crew.
Sc, Sc, sc.
The steamship Bremen, from southampton December
81, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon.
The Queen with Princess Alice, went out sleigh riding
on December 20.
The iron cased frigate Warrior the largest
ever built and by more than 1900 tons the largest
sci in the world, after the Great Eastern, safely
launched into the river Saturday Sir John Packing
himself named the ship.
he Prince dc Joinvlle, with several members Of his
ny, are now making scjourn at Poole.
address, signed by 5000 inhabitants Of Glasgow,
lpimenting Lord John Russell for his conduct the
ian question has been presented.
The prize money taken at the Emperor's summer palace
amounts about f23 o0O and Is made up Of flio0o in
silver which the French handed as the British
share and 60 goo realized the sale by auction Of ar
cles taken by British officers General Montauban is said
to have realized $50 900 as his share.
The London DAILY Neus says
Seine idea may be formed Of the value Of hops in this
the expense of sending the Hamburg mails and large
number OF messengers from Cowes Hamburg, in
TO convey cargo of American hops 70 London The Saxo
mia proceeded on TO London instead OF 10 Hamburg
The Queen will purchase the property Of Gengarry for
the Prince of Wales The estate belongs to Mr. Ece,
Mp
The Paris correspondent of the london Herald says
am informed that negotiations still being attempt
cd for the sale of veneta They are according TO pri
waste OF time. The Austrian government liz
stated has sent note to Paris and London inmating
that she will only give up Venea when driven out Of the
quadriatera by force of We may, therefore,
slider in the spring inevitable According to pri
yate letters from Berlin hundred and twenty rifed
guns being made for the Austrian government One
half OF the order Is to be completed and delivered by the
18th Of January and the remainder by the LIST OF March
The following notification appears in the Austrian Ga
seHe,-
Several journals speaking Of the sale of venetia
stated that either Mr. Golden Lord Cowley lie TO
70 Vienna TO complete the affair. We state in the
NEST positive manner that those assertions COM
pletely unfounded Independently Of the appointment of
Mr.. Golden for such negotiation being quite absurd,
the invention which attributes the mission to Lord Cow
ley Ia not happy. would be contrary to all dplo
matte usages that England at the moment when she has
just accredited ambassador at Vienna 10 the person Of
Lord Bioomhcd should at the same moment send nego
tiator I'D hoe comprcmise her reprcsep Re-
sides, the result Of Lord Cowley's mission 1860
not Of to encourage fresh attempt OF the kind
The saxonis arrived at Cowes on December 80. Tho
Bridgewater, from New York, grounded of Bramlcy
Moore dock Liverpool, December 30, while docking.
The Hopes and Opinions In England Com
ceYning tho American Crisis.
From The London Times, Dec. 81
In the abs.nce Of tcal excitement general interest
felt IN e successful visit Of the Prince Of Wales to
North Amer Tho loyalty which is founded at home
custom and conviction seems to be idoaizod into
crown Tho inhabitants Of the colonies received the
Prince With a welcome but slightly interrupted by the
The Duke of Newcastle, by bis steady refusal to sane
tion party demonstrations, conveyed valuable lesson
both TO the obstrusve faction and to their local oppo
nents the privilege OF royalty, standing apart
from internal dssensions To represent the impartial
unity Of the state, and the corresponding defect Is
constantly observed in republics when the chief OF the
Executive leader OF a dominant majority The general
demeenor Of the colonists TO their young and brilliant
guest marked by perfect good taste well a. by
genuine cordialty, and Engishmcn might reflect with
satisfaction that in the wioe expapse % British America
no sound Of applause was either suggested by servie
Freemen have In their power to oler hospitality
90 princes, because they withhold IL at their pleasure
II the name of the Queen had not deserved and
manded universal respect, not a town in Canada would
have troubled itself with aectation OF goodwill to her
represent and heir The ovation which awarded
TO the Prince Of Wales IN all parts OF the United states
still more satisfactory and remarkable. The msgi
native or tanciul feeling which causes Amsrl-
feel interest in the royal family OF England Is
not the less strong because Is wholly unconneced with
political relations. republican who has
ceived the possibility Of living undor monarchy fecs
himself at liberty TO admire without scruple the highest
impcrsouatn of and of historic greatness which
belongs 10 his blood and language The great qualities
which have left the present reign unsainel by
personal error have confirmed the disposition OF Ameri
cans and especially OF American women, TO recognise Ia
the Queen OF England the social chief Of their The
youth OF the Prince, the grace Of his manners AMI the
uniform good judgment which h. displayed, were
well calculated 10 sustain the enthusiasm which
was excited by his and plrentag8. II can
not be doubted that thinking Americans wished at tho
time to soothe the asperitos which have often
arisen between the great Republic and the mother c0uo
try II Is the duty Of Englshmcn heartily to accept and
10 rccprocate opportune and generous overture The
Interchange OF good wishes may commence with a
dial for pcaceshe and prosperous solution II
serious political difficulties which now menace the safety
OF the Union.
The consequences which have Immediately followed
the election Of republican President have probably
taken the South well the North by surprise Loud
threats OF lad been habuay used that they
were generally classed among the exngg'rations OF
American party warfare. fuere was undoubtedly some
actatiop both in the sinister oreb ,dngs OF the demo-
craw and the Obstinate incredulity Of tho republi
cans but IL only In south Carolina and Ia
adjacent States That the disruption of the Union
seriously contemplated. The authors of the movement
probably formed small minority even IN Charleston H.
self but NY have taken advantage of moment when
the profavcTy orators hat cimmittcd themselves too
far TO rccea South CArelha has prac Ally thrown or
tho federal authority and the remaining cotton states
abo a. adopt similar course. The older slave
unoertsntcs, wishing ut the same time 10 cling
tho Union and to exor impossible concessi from
the Northern states The republicans are evidently ppr
picked by their triumph, and their democratic oPpo
nents IN the unexpected fulnmeni OF ther
predictions the imminent ruia OF their party through
the OF their saveholdng allies The election
OF Mr. Lincoln h itself only imaginary symbolic
grievance. The President has no initiative In federal
Iee.,cn nor = u n pswss 70 o 1seS,e with local
che right OF possessing slaves Ia the Territories aud tho
unconstitoionh acts by which some free States have
rendered the Fugitive Slave law imperative Both
tlorg lie within the Impotence of the supreme CDs
which has uniformly interpreted the constitution In
oordance with the preteusons Of tho savecwncrs Ths
Prceidsa, Of influencing tho decision except
by tho nomination OF partisan Judges TO va
cancies which may occur the FeteraI Bench,
but the Southern States resent the discovery
tha' a majority OF tho entire population Is
opposed 10 tho extension OF slavery reconciliation
seems hopeless the Union Is only 20 be preserved
the conditions suggested by Mr. Buchanan Ia his Presi
DENTAL me,s,se The New England States might per.
hsps repes We laws which they have passed defiance
OF the constitution but II s absurd 10 expect that the
republicans will turn their victory into dcfeat nv ac
knowedging The abstract right q property in slaves or
eghiating 10 accordance with the decision of the vi
IRENE Court 10 favor ot slavery in the Territories the
prospect OF the maintenance restoration "a ,ho r-,
must be derived from more general which
have hitherto been obscurcd by party passions Tha
Etatce which mediate secession have yet by 90 means
realized The establishment OF inland frontier with