The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-20

Tho Pdrie, with It's usual lucid knowledge OF our
asrs, geography and men congratulatss its readers
taken hundred miles the railway from Memphis 10
Charleston and thinks that this will be material assist
ance General Beaurcgard should think not the
contrary quite the reverse The Monf,eur few days
since, ia speaking Of the operations IN Virginia in which
was supposed that gunboats would play an important
part, says that, unfortunately for the feteras tire
rivers In that section even the Oho, would become
80 low that gunboats could not navigate them.
nephew OF Rev. DR.. Bethune, who is in Paris, re-
ceived despatch from Florence Informing him that that
distinguished divine died suddenly there on Sunday last
Dr. Behnne has had one or two apopectc attacks since
he arrived in Europe in November last aud 1t Is proba
bic that another one the of his sudden death
Mrs. Bethune was with him in Florence and the body
will be embamed and forwarded 10 the United States for
burial.
Mrs. Ellen Key Blunt who is well known America
poetcal and dramatic reader and who has recently
been giving readings In Paris is about TO make her
debut the stage hero at the Theatre du Vaudeville
where. assisted by some English artists, she intends
Of the banking houses Of Paris il the following ap
peal TO her countrymen. Short, it smacks OF the Anne
rican woman all over -
To those Of sountrymen who may be willing willingly
expense asdap, upon thsssr,ea appearance in his ciy
ssSs years sSS e; ssS Shusr
Between four and I'VE hundred francs have already
beeu subscribed.
Our Berlin Correspondence.
4C QE e6M BERLIN. April 80, 1852
The Unied States Government and the London Times CORES
podent-An american Inkermanr-Naual Commits
sios.-The Primary Elections Triumph Of tue Libera
Royalty in Fi1-Three Courses-The Cro,cn Prince de-
The primary elections passed or Monday with the
greatest possible order and dccorum Notwithstanding
the reactives had done every thing in their to in
and exasperate tho people Tho good city OF er
lin quite ahoday appearance During the forenoon
all business suspended. Tho number Of voters
immense much larger than any former OCCASION and
the triumph Of the party of progress has surpassed their
most sangune expectations With the exception Of what
Is termed the Gcheinsras Vier.el quarter Of Prvy
Counceillors-a part Of the town containing the
;stsrial hotels, and inhabited chiefly by govern
ment employees and hangers-on Of the Court-thcir
candidates returned in almost all the
districts by considerable majores the constituionals
moderate liberals having only succeeded in getting in
very few Of their men. and that only with tho assist
ance OF the eudals who reduced infnitessimal
minority that many they preferred giving their
votes to the moderados rather than throwing them away
upon their partsans As far as judge at least
Ave -sxths Of tho toahlpaenner democrats ad
vanced liberals and 1t is tosraby certain, therefore,
that at the election Of deputies which takes place on
Tuesday next, not only all the former popu-
lar representatives Of Berln-such as Twsten. Tad
del, schultze, &c:.will 6e reelected, but that
number belonging to their party viz-Prvy Councillor
Kuhne who voted against the Hager motion From the
provinces the accounts are equally favorable AT Frank
only able to return tsn and the Governor Baron
Silchow himself defeated by young Jewish phys
clan. At Grunheiuer in East Prussia among thrtyone
rahlmenner there twenty mine democrats; ~ In
sterling out Of fortyone At Ts the whole sixty
six, and 80 forth Evon at Potsdam, the Prussan Wind
sor where twenty five per OF ths population
posed Of soldiers and dependent upon tho
ment the progressists succeeded in obtaining majority
Of I01 81 and at Charottesburg-anotherr royal resi-
denceof the forty eight electors chosen thsrc
more than three conservatives reactionists.
results rom m NJ a., sns INA. , ,ne hng ~ a, no. nave
the terrorism Of the projects and the police the financial
OF NJ vonderheydt the dcnunciatons Of
the Rreus Zeing have produced the desired effect The
Chamber will be quito liberal rs the last. not
| more So and government majority is entirely out Of
| the question His Majesty has got himself into an
awkward FIX, in which he neither advance without
danger retreat without humiliation. In fact Sir
Robert Peel used 70 say, he has only three
| oren 70 him. He may dismiss his present ad-
/ visers and form Cabinet from the ranks OF the
4 liberal PARTY; but this would bo acknowledgment
defeat that hardly be expected from the Of
/ twoniy egols. Or he may dissolve tho Chambers,
the sonsstution and a,ablish that system Of
absolute monarchy which is most congcnia to his feel
ings but by doing he would break solemn OATH yet,
although he might easily find Protestant esuits
solve him yet with all his faults and shortcomings We
have 10 suppose him capable OF an act
Or, finally, he might put snd to tho whole difficulty by
resgnng the scepre 10 his and withdrawing to tho
shades Of private life andt there persons who
imagine he will prefer this expedent to the other less
degrading than the s and less odous than the second
must confess that feel rather skcptical on
this point. Royal authority has charms which to a man
Of his are attacve and hav ng only
attained at advanced age after long period Of
pense and expectancy he is not likely rcnquish
actually forced which for the but
| little prospect.
The Crown Prince left the 2sth for London in order
to be present at tho opening OF the Exhibition He
to have started the day before. pass few hours at
| Brussels with old King Leopold; but telegram
nouncng the serious illness OF the Belgian monarch In.
duced him TO defer his journey Leopold should die IL
4 would be- another blow for Queen Victoria who
has yet recovered from tho shock inflicted upon her
by the death of her husband whom the loss OF
her uncle would doubtless produce q painful I'M
preston On the political relations OF Europe too
would not be without effect as the young Duke Of Bra
bant is far possessing and prudence that
have enabled his father to steer clear Of the difficulties
with which the throne or gium has been beset all
along from the ambition OF powerful and unscrupuous
neghbor
The London TINES informs MS that its reporter, Mr.
Russell has not been allowed accompany General Nc
Csan army and the world will therefore be deprived
FUTURE Of his valuable communications. believe his
the fret instance record Of writer belonging
porting for Journal bitterly nimica TO the
cause, being allowed TO remain in the midst Of
an army lighting, not for conquest, but for national
sxstencs and II not surprising that the United States
should at last have decided upon getting rid
OF so equivoch guest Mr.. Russell says. to be sYre
@ sSSSsA sssSi q n al ssa s
his remarks Was the reverse OF friendly and that his
account Of the Bull affair in particular, did
sarng IN ,Ss or bs vhas
war; Suppose an American correspondent, writ
ing from the British camp At the time OF tho
Crmean campaign had given spicy description of the
rout OF the English cavalry at Baaklava the repuss
from the Redan-had pictured them, whether truly
as sna o os ns dn.
the Times think such correspondent would have been
tolerated At Lord Ragans headquarters or course Mr.
Russell has perfect right 10 give his own version OF
what he seen not seen but government be
expected TO afford notorious lwisher facilities for mis-
representing IL and turning ito actions into ridisule
Ae fprt ~ 0f N IN haar