The New York herald., 1862-01-01

the tone OF the English Journals and the armaments
their government No doubt there is a strong party
Engand-represented by that unprinciped and ocn
ditioned print the London Tmewho would like nothing
better than a rupture with America which would afford
them pretsxt for keeping up enormous military
Enlistment and divert the public attention from ques-
tions of internal REFORM but hardly be imagined
that the people will assent to be made the
tool OF these reckless intrguers. One would
think, too, that Lord Palmerston himself will
hesitate to engage in hostiltes with the United
States which will render it necessary to disperse the
English eet all the world protect their commerce
attacks Of Yankee privateers while his astute
neighbor the Channel is in9 i tcait i0deig his
opportunity and ready TO tdke adta,age Of JGUoral
FOR carrying oat those TdfS aUkch hdue d,d
the repoSs Of .oa Bu ever since the termination The
Russian The French press have evidany eived
their from the Tueries; they bounding on Ing
land against the United States, and haterDg her vii
vague promises of French operation but, unless he
in his dotae, veteran dipomatis like PameTston will
scarcely be the dupe OF so transparent artce Ii his
great and magnanmous ally wishes him to go TO war,
it is assuredly from any affection for England or
anxiety vindicate her wounded honor only TO in.
volye her in difficulties by which France will be tho st
profit.
The Berlin Naaonal Zcii,,,g inserts a letter from a
Prussan statesman the Trent affair in which the writer
expresses Ls opinions In conformity with that other
eminent urists that, by the prinsipes of international
law, Capt. Wilkes quite justified in stopping
vessel II he suspected her uf carrying contraband OF
war; and that dispatches and emssaries OF the enemy
are Gnquestionabiy included under that denomination
but that it undoubtedly irregular take them out
by force and that the proper oud haze been
tyd prize court 1t is Gear however, that point
Captain Wilkes has done less than he entitled to do
and that his intention to put the neutral little
inconvenience as possible and IT, in this endeavor he
failed against the strict form Of law such proceeding
his part certainly does not afford grounds for
bQi IN cases OF this kind the drfmus must be con-
sideret, and If no design of offending be proved
nothing remains but venia error, which apology
may be rendered by government and received 10y
other without derogang from the dignity OF either and
without It's being accompanied by tho surrender Of the
prisoners.
The returns of the Prussian elections are complete
though number Of supplemental elections will have
to foew for such members as have been chosen
in several districts at Thus IN Berlin less than
four vacancies have 10 be flied uptwo for Wadrek aud
two for Prussiau Virchow in Kongsberg two one for
Bender ard for Schultzo Dech, who profess cit
for Berlin. 1t is very significant that after the Kings
travelling about locturing the right divine Of monarchs
NJ Schutze who, in 1s4s declared that right obsolete
and bankrupt iGea should have been selected repre-
sent both the capitals of the klngdom-Barn and 10
ngsbeTg Still significant is the of the
federal party, Of whom above fifteen have been re-
turned, and whose chiefs, Gerlach Wagner and
Biankenburg, have all been rejected by their former
constituents. The moderates have lost M. Srnson
the eloquent but timid President OF the last Cham
ber; the Gbe al conservatives of their most
influential leaders, M Mathis OF the Ministers Bethyen
Berath and General Roun have been defeated and Count
Brustori has failed to be elected According to ap
proximate ejaculation, the Chamber will consist Of
about eighty democrats one hundred decided liberals
sixty moderatcs forty liberal conservatives and
City uramontansts, Junkers and Poles. The majority,
therefore, depends upon how far the liberals will 60 with
tho democrats end it, is reported the latter intend
NJ Wairek for President Of the Chamber this ques-
tion will be decided soon as the Legssture meets
An unlucky star appears to reign over the infant
Prussian navy Not long since the schooner Franeot
was lost with all Lands in the Chinese waters,
and the fine corvette Amazon is believed to
have foundered the Dutch coast. The Amazon,
Lieut.. Hermann commander, sailed October 80 from
IantZic on experimental cruise to Portugal;
the % OF November she arrived at Elsinore. and
weighed anchor again next day, with fair wind for the
Channel Since then direct indirect intelligence has
been received OF her, but during the whole month of No
vember gales prevailed in the German Ocean,
which many ships forced to take refuge in English
ports and serious appfehensons entertained
ing her fate, which corroborated by small nag with
the name OF Amazon upon it, being picked up the
caast Of Holland, notified by the Prussan Consul at
HaTbingen. Resides the commander three lieutenans
and twenty three naval cadets mentioned being
board; totG number of not stated. The Pr,ssiGn
Gazette suggests that she may have passed the Channel
without stopping and that the FIRST OF her may
be received from Lisbon but considering how long time
has elapsed since she left Esnore there seems very little
chance of this hope being realized.
Tho commercial treaty with France is still in nub'.
The negotiations suspended until Prussia has
understanding with the other members of the Zollve
rein and that body famous for the s.owness Of s
motions as the Frankfort Diet many months to
before further steps taken in the premises