The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-06
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TIE MEXlC AN QUESTION
Itnrtide lhe LOOphOle Through Which
Napoleon Means to Escape.
TEE BONDS TIE ONLY DIFFICULTY.
TIE FRENCH COMMERCIAL MANY.
CHRISTMAS STORY OF ENGLISH LIFE
TERESl'S GREAT Rival In PARIS
hGSs,Ni AND TINE KING or PORTUGAL.
Charles Dickens Tribute to Adelaide
Anne Proctor.
&c. &c. &c.
TIE FRENCH COMMERCIAL MANY.
CHRISTMAS STORY OF ENGLISH LIFE
TERESrS GREAT Rival In PARIS.
nUss,Hi AND the king or PORTUGAL.
Charles Dickens Tribute to Adelaide
Anne Proctor.


&c. &c. DC.
The Mexican Question.
lpare dec t5 Correspondence OF the London News
what thSy are talking about say that NJ. Hdllgo, Maxi
!iaus Envoy this Court, strong in other strength
than MS own has gone 70 the city Of Mexico 70 give ms
sovereign good wggng' the part of the Emperor
Rapoeon have heard the strong expression used that
he Emperor is ''dsgustodn with his prsegS Putting
tooeiher GOOD many small Indications have TO
a conclusion which, however, cannot put higher than
a conf ctgIa oBcthat FGnce and TIE DattcG SAFES 'H
~ friendly rag ht plan r gtr'ig fIl scope 10
ae Nonue riae toi,sos hurting ue dignity Of France
Ale Tie following three propositions as being pretty
nearly beyond doubt:
Eiit-That the to France unexpected suppression Of
the Southern rebellion has rrt OF eng % any pJcc's
,ich Ne Emperor NAV acre coceirs3 " po!Iosiisig the
Lafia 1c aS apossa % he -S1roa 90 The Aaercas
sqtinsat and that in conformity with the Gnmistai.
anie wishes Of bis people, he desires nothing mUcl ms
10 withdraw his from Mexico, provided he cal do
without any semblance OF disgrace;
Sc rd-Tha The Emperor Gaxmilian is thoroughly
Convinced that he cannot keep his empire without the
SUPPORT Of FrenC, bay 0nets, and
ThirdThai Tho United States, though thoroughly re-
solved not permanently TO endure monarchic govern
ncGt IN The American continent maintainedoy EURO
pean army most sincerely desire not 10 goo war Win
Franco.
Hrbiie mag BE- nod use Of IN 'oay condtue 70 NE cetos
II Oh ecries The mother Of The infant lately SAID to
have been adopted by Macmillan is nov in Paris and
working with all mothers zeal TO advance the interests
OF her Guild How 10 concliate Juaez IS, perhaps,
difficulty; bat do no. think that an mnperaoe one
tu. teto es Of psacsaJie and orderly government
ccsid b. O'ieied s'ndr the nag 81 "nGttDe prince
sas,d Rxbiae just che ne ffea troops mere entdrk-
ing at Fsra Cruz fcr Fraace appearances wad BE- pre-
sFrs aud whether the lubiie dynasty lasted or not,
tie attempt to set him up woufi, Doubtless, very well
answer the purpose Of his parent guardian, besides
launching in the world the present representative Of
very transient monarchy With now impetus nave
ncen ne speculative IN ne ss remarEs o9i f'''
The French government, in the arrangement wnicn
tnk likely, VIII make great point Of pFe''n''nst 'he
ierrd'a'ion Of NaStniir.n loans
The French Commercial Navy.
suMBGl. oil satrs POSSESSED by fRA,eh.rhENch
sr,ryfNGa AFTER TRANSATLANTIC TkADE.
ilrom Gagnaris Messenger DC 10.
Tho backward state Of the me',da fEp,mS Sciong
msrsad on py ,be s.,ic nnsadmtted With an expression
OF regret The eoveIu.'"t peihs .uuy aware oi we
.h nc,cs 49, navy, tine back instituted
cnmmissory> inquire INTO the natter, and the result
S.s de publication OF ihree large volumes giving
, ,S6rrnaton collected But vito will wade.
SdSpcrary asks, through those thick and wearsomc
volumes? What shpowner, vhst seaman, has time and
patience to examine with moderate attention tho
numerots-'oo namerousdetans 80 'ahorioasy brought
together Our contemporary does profess any
ton OF doing 30 ether bat publishes soo hgurcs on
Ae Subject Which rot without interest The writer
says--
Eoth.l Gse55s tons. In 1860 te number "a 922,
and the total tonnage se6 2i that y TO SAY, rloi
pan. ny 20 vessels and 500 so Duripg That
interval England ttne unitei snsdoIa end The eoonesl
% ~ slips rielsarire So 900 tors and in 1850 the
number % her vessels amounted ~ %, 0i. and their
tue Former country 10 hps and 900 $50 tons and in
fhs latter il $50 and 3i1q0G0 respectively. Tie ncri-
oriiy Of France Therefore greater IN lso0 than
$50 Does that mean thaf must de pair 2
No fr1nce proceeds N different manner from Eng
laud bot sho arrives II the sino result Take for
pic railways rrrland ana Belgium had alteadv cjn-
s'retcd in grelt measure thcrnetvors while France
was stll discussing projects aud feeling her way. AZ
prseng an hc- great lines terminated the second
rnd tc management ~ tho rails ~ France led
all rivals The e1nc wiz be the case with respect
10 her merchant shfwnr Although France has a large
oxfent Of co1a, and luncreus populations which suhsi
By navigation ana fishing shc ils not a very cnorrs.
maritime spirit Her seamon are incontes'ably
good sailors Is those England, bat they
nave not TIE perseverance, aud the haFdihood of
thcir uorhhors " al things Frenchmen are
Fo1ncwhN artists, and m many things mrch
Thoy have the qualities shai make seamen, but not
those Vhicl form naylc and especially commercial
which individual oEofi Occ1plos 50 larsc place
bu The spirit Of assoc atoB msy and does already make
ui France tor the rs;fHcirnry and defects Of the
nntonai challc''f mus not maritime tnmpan g. ens-
hlc her % strive advantaeenusy with Eng sh shippng
g. =" @ - N, q = l.'' LUZ n''',u. n,''ao''''e;
hayre, Mantle and BorneauN possess several snc asso
cations, which pornrn the service 20 Corsica,
AEera, me eoast q SPAN. Italy, England, Jer-
~, Sc No doubt France Is stu FAR from pos
H.ss,ng the tonnage Of England, bot her two great
mar urae Transport companies the Messagcnes and
Tie iraEHuen-gue, rnnder 70 French commerce and
industry very Considerable services and free the nation
from III 'ribrie 70 had long paid 70 England. The
kcssagereg Imp-rsies Company possessed the 3lst
Dec.m bsr 1854 very respectable naval force. It's
fact consisted OK IS shys Of IL $50 horo power
measuring lO2 40 tons and which have cost 70 millions
81 france Those ressss perform the service 10 Algeria
the Grsek irtniyelago CoDsaniiuops, Smyrna, Bey-
rout Alexandria, India and China BY means of the
development 81 that country the French flag floats
where formerly appeared Int rarely and France
AT prosent regularly exchanges her productions with
co1nires which Enrland formerly held nnder her
commercial rule The, Trsns1'lant.qro Company Of
which the creation only dates from tho "a July,
1901, possesses 81 vessels of 10000 horse
power, almost equal 20 tho force Of the nf,y eight
slsamers Il the Ncseagorics They between Hayfc
ard New York, and between Nssarc ana the Antilles
Mexico, Guiana colombia and The isihmus Of Panama
rtnt vast network solbraces all the extent Of
prscd between the Amazon and tho -. Lawrence Tho
tota resources OF the conpaay amount to about seventy
Two millions Of francs An asso Of capital could
alone rapidly create steam fleets Of sch Importance and
enable trnrce compete with her formidable neigbbor
points Witch had hitherto considered inacces-
shlo 10 her activity BY The aid ~ that princplothat
powerful isvcr assocationtr France viii restore her
mcrea navy % rs former spondor. where individaa,
initiative can DO little nothing companies ~ cnec;
b rAcc-
Prom the London shipping Gazette, Dec l6l
The steam 'crt IT tho French Transatlantic Company
whom completed will consss OF The following vesses:
Napoleon III, Of l,t00 home power, Vile de Paris,
lAO; fereire, 100. Washington, l. 200; Lssay cite,
100; kufufc, 100, tnnce, IL 200; Impcratrcc Eu.
gene, LOO Nouvcau Monde 200; Panama 200
~ Laurent 200, Louisiana. 600. Forldo, 500. Vera
Cruz, 200 Iampiso, 800 Guayanc 800; Darirn, $50 (;
SoBora, $50, ,anhe, $50; Cacquc i50 Caraveile 800
Total = vessels, o. 10 600 horse power