The New York herald., 1867-02-22
AFFAIRS In EUROPE,
Scene at the Opening OF the
British Parliament.
Lord Derby, Bari Russell and Mr.. Gladstone on
The American Claims Canadian Con-
federation, Ireland and Reform.

rhe steamship Allemannia Captain Mier from South
.mp,on on the 9th OF February reached this port yes
serday morning with the German and English mails and
our special European correspondence containing inter-
esiing details OF tSe late cable dispatches.
Under the title Of The Previous Question:" the Paris
Lie replies objections lately brought against
Il for constantly making Of the word liberty on
every occasion. ''You give too much importance to
che term the others remark; 'lIberty is
ce,lenl but It is not everything What
greater folly can there be than to attribute to
n character which 1t does not possess, power that
possibly belong It." The Lberte that
II quite agrees with the persons making those observa-
tons; that it looks liberty q only and that
the whole matter appears to to be only what 10 called
the previous question. For the last fifty years goes
say the necessity Of liberty has been most warmly
debated in France and during all that time legislators
have been making and unmaking laws on the
press, right Of meeting, right OF association,
and the respective aributons OF the public power At
last the struggle ended in revolution and party
to the chief place. BY degrees, all once the
authority took back ~ the liberties previously
corded and the contest then just sharply
Is before. But during that period, who thought. the
LioeN asks, Of reforming the civil laws and probing
the bottom those social problems the explosion
Of which SO greatly terrified the past age, and
she sumber OF which ought not to inspire The
present generation with too much security.
Tho Paris Patrie remarks that the agitation which had
Tor time been observable in Franco relative TO the sup
preston OF the octroiduties, seems TO be dying
away. In fact, the term suppression" by
mon consent to be abandoned and the moderate
expression of transformation" only employed, the
being that where said duties done away
WITH other taxes invariably substituted for them
The Paris Steele by approves Of the arrange
the Church property Our contemporary thinks that the
elergy have boen favoraby dealt WITH and
imply that the Chambers viii not sanction what pro-
posed TO be done.
Russia says the Paris La France is said to have the
Intention Of keeping all her representatives at The present
in Germany This statement appears to be
confirmed by the recent nomination Of Baron de Mcyen-
derff to the post Of Russian Minister at weimar
Tho Paris letter in the Independence Beige, Says
The tasto ofpubc opinion France liberal reforms
having been excited will not content itself with those
acquired and each day s forming desires for further
concessions There are now rumors, not only Of the
creation Of journals and Of the lowering Of the
value OF the stamp, completing for the press
sns sos on. ., inc jurisdiction n q me
BAT also Of the abolition Of the licenses which limit the
eaercse of the trades Of printer and bookseller Of the
s1tensOn Of The right Of assembly, Of the establishment
ef the tribune In the Senate woIl in the Legislative
BODY, with increase in the powers Of tho former
",
Sormasions BY an amnesty and further ministerial
chaAgea Al those measnrcs arc realized there 70
son ths species Of mhtrust or indarence with which
vas Arst received the decree oi tho 18th January.
In tho east Of Europe the Opinion Natioaale OF Paris
declares the situation is becoming each day
plicated; Greece avowedly in much agitation, Serva
y dseontented the Sclave populations impatient n
their suengs and the Crotan troubles yet put
down. Europe, on her side, expresses, by her vast
A.
versal trouble in the East her.
The London Times Of the 9th Of February says in its
money article
The prospectus issued yesterday Of telegraph
Mne TO America to be called the British and American
Telegraph Company, limited with capital OF $500 600
In shares Of coo The light cable patented by Mr. Allan,
By which saving Of about third In cost OF construction
Is alleged 10 DO effected Is the proposed to be used
and the routs contemplated is from Falmouth 10 the
Azores, about $50 miles and thence 10 Halifax. about
1850 miles. The charge for a message not exceeding
twenty words IL TO be liked at "a In part payment OF
she f2oo 600 in shares 10 be takon and the
pateptce is to receive go 900 IN cash, with royalty
profits the precise amount OF which is not specified.
The advices from the Frankfort boursc by the ALE
MAMMA that time passes without any increase Of
political complications confidence revives, and the
capital which boarded owing to the apprehension
Of another war, comes to market and increases the
plethora Of money, for which there is other outlet
than investments in public securities
A communication from Torlon says
The threcdeckcr Souvcrain, which left this port on
she 5th uli., experienced frightfnl weather, which
prevented her for fortnight from passing the
b,raits Of Gibraltar After attaining the an
chorage Of Alges,ras she at last was able to
reacn Cadiz she still the Goth renewing
her stores and coal 10 continue her route to Mexico
According TO orders from the maritime authorities the
Amszons win start on the 5th for CAYENNE, with five
hundred convicts and two companies OF the Third reg
ment Of marine Infantry expected at Rochcfort by rail-
way The Iphigcnia will set sail the 10th with two
hundred and City condemned 10 Now Caledonia with
guard Of twenty men. She viii, make the tour Of the
world soing out by the Cape Of Good Hope and return
iug by Cape Horn.
TINE RRlTisn pARlIAMENT.