The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-30
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Dpr London. Paris Berlin and St. Peters
burg Correspondence.

Oar London eerrespon denoe.
LONDON, May Z, 1854.
As Dane GesmaN Complication and Prospect Of Gene
nj Wav-EMeiAsd's acknowledgement Slew
Posiu,-QSssm Victorias German Prejudice and the
Hopes Of AxariG and Prsssia-he Army StresoA Of
Great Brisain at Homs-Fldace and Italy-tAs Rhiss
and Ve~ice-Spenlation 10 Grants Cdmpaton-ft
nancial Plans Of tAs State Of Neo Pork. DC. de-
The Conference has m ct and the British feet has An
nored In the DownA The oracle guards the door O
ths temple Of Janus has bis hand tho knob, and hs
gives one turn the hinges viii CRATE harsh thunder Tho
1sr between two millions Danes and two nations like
austria and Prussia Of Is at al compared
% the dire conflict chat would arise with France Great
Britain aad Italy, joined against the Dutchmsn.
mo helis to-day almost universal that there must
De war. Tho Powers the Danube and the vistula
sssn determined TO push matters exact
cher full pound Of flesh, and have England drink the cup
81 degradation 70 the very dregs
She e humiliatsd now much as any Power be,
and al Englishmen feel senslby but some spark
cf homer VIII be peroeptibs at the eleventh hour tho
swo great Powers Of tho West step In and prevent the
complete spoiiation Of Denmark. Apparently few
will bring matters to CRISIS but the shly shalying
may possibly continue for week or two.
The oracle Of the Tuiieres inscrutable ever
sand knows gill the time Of action arrives what
OK course France and England viii act together, or
Father England win not act without France, though
sry conclusions With the 1euoOs leaving the Britisher
90 his mutton, his shopkeepng and his trade.
y Austria and Prussia must be relying on the Gueinhc
Queen Of Britain and her Partially to her Ger
nan onspring and their matrimonial alliances;
but Il will be hollow seed. The Queen
has said she will resign rather III consent to with
Prussia but she may do than thatbe deposcd on
= rho ground Of the state Of her mind.
II there Ia . do not but the battles on land
will have to be fought without the aid or British troops.
Ehe British army OF hundred and atty six thousand
hea Is scattered every part Of the world and in
there not thirty thousand soldiers In the British Isles
Sail viii send bis Ss 70 tho Baltic where there is not
tort TO attack horse seaport town to blockade or
swo floating tubs to aenoh Inc par. De taken o Inc
about important that Of the bachelor who at pcncs
always furnished the forks and spoons while others
While The British feet lays of Copenhagen, Kiel, Lu
OF three hundred thousand Cologne md Cobenz,
and Italy will march large force into Neaelia These
events TRANSPORTING, Carload viii have use for his
English sword before he ;ases no 10 feed his goats
The London Times says Ter political events and
changes have already occurred IN the north OF Europe,
by the usurpations Of austria aud Prussia, than
accomplished BY the "Holy Alliance" OF 1915. The
mitssd. No one believes they would ever have trans
pred had the, British shown decided aud
arm front last October. The half caly hail tuid poicy
has really caused this 50 much for having
y opinion pow. Is It has been from the ars. thu.
We shall have big The course to be taken by Rus
sia u yet unseen Having certain projects to carry
OUT both the Danube and IN trcassa, the Gar will
probably 60 against Prussia ard AUSTRIA but make the
latter Power the recipient Of the OF hard knocks
Ono thing certain Prussia Austria have got give
up thar pretensionSand their couquess in Denmark or
hear British thunder. They will not back out Ihs
Prussians eaten up with eosn and desire for military
glory and conquest The couuty has military
ures and added nothing territory the days
Of the Great and they envy the progress aud
Brssin But madness Is tho star that controls Prussia
In this fight she must lose.
Public expectation here getting up to pretty high
n a.
nents In Virginia. II Grant shod get the worst OF IT, II
will give Immense announcement 70 the friends Of So
cession In Europe On the other hand IL Lee Is BEATEN
the conederacy will hardy have one poor as to do her
reverence Great surprise is fell IN England that there
Americans but shoddy contractors who desire the
veeccon Of Lincoln after the events Of the last three
The action taken by the Nov York Legislature refer
to paying foreign creditors OF the State their In
seress in greenbacks instead Of coin has created most
lion end credit a. had Arkansas Psansy
on Il: you allow
piece OF absolute Reputation Your legislators and Gov.
iii Christendom II you allow such resolution dis
grace your statute books the London 7ns has already
taken Just what might be expected and only tho
orerunner OF The course TO b. taken by gov
eminent at Washngtonnrst TO their interest lin de-
oS sSs the scAo e pubic
You may expect stirring news from this side BY an
other week. we also expect the same from you
LONDON May IA. 1854.
Critical Condition n Americdx lairs-AnziosE A~ticira
Non Of the Resuit Of Grants Cdmpaign-7ns High Price
Of keney-fAs DanisA Armiaice--Napoleom's Plans in
dc Conference and Touards the Rhin<-Pssitisn of n,
Harim0s 7stcdrds ne Union, de-
difficult TO describe the species Of panic that hal
sf'asd here American affairs for the last eight
days. and far difficult to account for the or
any rational or philosophical grounds The moneyed mer
seem to think that Uncle future depends
neao ~;v Ina a thrssh dnrin fhiau n
May I heard eminent business man (American) 20,
chat he believed II he had wanted TO borrow fifty thou
sAnd pounds last Saturday week ago. the security
million sterling In United States grcsnbacks, he wout
have found IL impossible 70 get the money Of Londoi
banker. They seem to have made up their minds tina
unless Lee defeated BY Grant Jonathan Is
ana chat extreme JUNCTION may be at once administered
The consequence ID, about MI transactions In American
securities at end I'LL get more news from
The battle fields Of Virgins.
Nearly oil commercial adventure and speculation soon
10 be at an end, owing to the high price Of money
Though the abank rate" Is nine per cent, that means
simply the minimum. Last Saturday no one could gel
money Of the Bank Of England Tor legs than twelve cent
WHAT could be stronger argument for Caleb Barstows
efforts TO abolish usury Of your Slater Here ia
old said, commercial country where the government
all II wants 1t three per Tho regular int
rest gets to be. without any commercial PANIC VIII atever
end without war, per month, half The
street rate u San Francisco This week money has beer
lower. could DO borrowed the Soc Exchange fol
elk per cent. But on the subject Of military affairs in
America there soems regular fever. How long u will
continue God knows but probably till We hear OF ire
sendous battle.
n there Should be q reverse, and bit OF panic 10
consequence. IL would DO good opportunity cool
head step In and buy lot OF United States skies At
she price that frightened John Bull would be willing 70
sell at As II the existence Of the American nation do
pended on the issue OF single batte But John Bulls
neutrality-suspicious. IN American politics and geogra
phy-has been much neglected, and he labors under
strong delusions and prendces Occidental Affairs
generally.
The slow operation Of diplomacy has now set in TO patch
up q peace for Denmark Prussia and Austria. How ne
qotiaioas will terminate tell Louis Napoleon
evidently thinks the khne pear not ripcyct But very
gew believe he will allow all European affairs 10 get back
into their old channels without having dash al them
Here everybody 10 desire H. not for any friendship
TO France but out Of hatred TO Prussia new railway