The New York herald., 1870-05-23
Our Special Letters from Europe.

Our special writer's in Madrid, Frankfort
on-thc-Main, London and Rome furnish an
ample historical RESUME Of the condition of
affairs ia Spain, Germany, England and the
Holy City as it presented on the 7th Of MAY.
This exhibit is, as will be seen by our columns
today, Of very great public value. The
American people are thus informed of the
Cuban question-an exciting question at all
times to them, but one which is particularly,
personally and mournfully 50 just now,
after the tragic events which have trans
pired on the island. Spanish telegrams
from Havana, in Madrid, report ''great re-
suits" for the Spanish cause in Cuba. Minister
Sickes was in negotiation with the Spanish
authorities. President Grants name was used
in the course of the official Communications.
II appears, however, Notwithstanding the per-
sonal assiduity Of the American Minister, as If
our diplomacy towards Spain as directed from
Washington lacked that broad scope Of idea,
and were wanting, to some extent, in that
elevated range Of executive position which the
importance of the Cuban subject demands.
Frankfort-on-the-M sends forth report
Of the operations which were conducted in
American securities on the German Bourses
Our writer speaks words Of warning against
speculative overlooking and, it may be, con-
sequent panic and financial crash. From Eng
land we have special advices Of caution to
capitalists who may be inclined to hazard their
cash in newspaper specnlations Our writer
chronicles the epitaph OF London morn
ing journal which had just expired
after brief and sickly career; a lite
rary infant, precocious from its birth and
rickety in corresponding degree. An extra
ordinary police case is noticed, as it occurred
in London The Roman Catholic ladies' Of
Great Britain were out in indignant protest
against the Converts Inspection bill Of Mr..
Newdegate. Some of the grand old names Of
| England and Scotland appear on the roll ;
the blood of 'sBelted Will" Howard, Of Nor
! folk, Of the Dukes OF Argyle, OF the
| Stuarts, Of the Douglas, of the Clifbons, of
the Stourtons, and OF others equally distin-
| guished in the annals Of their country, flush
| ing with Indignation in the faces of the fair
representatives Of these houses at the legisa-
tive inputation which has been Just thrown
on the reputation of their sister relatives,
their personal friends and their co-religionists
who have embraced the monastic life. This
protest, as it appears in our pages, would
alone render our European special corre-
spondence quite attractive.
TIE RESISTANCE OF IRON BEAMS The de-
| struction of some Of the beams of the iron
elevated railway is only what men Of expe-
rience have had plenty Of reason to antici.
pate. One of these gave some facts in COM
municaton published by us, showing appa-
rently that the constant application of force
tends to produce such condition that quite
inconsiderable pressure will ultimately fracture
the beam. Perhaps it would be proper in such
cases to say that the continued application o.
force exhausts the ron-works the virtue out
of it--so that last cohesion between its atoms
becomes imperfect or is reduced to nullity
Fire will, 1t is well known, produce this con-
dition in iron, and the consideration Of Tyn-
dal's theory Of heat win show that the constant
that theory force and heat would be in such {
case convertible terms.
SIXTY ROMAN CATHOLIC PRELArEs have tt
be vet heard on the subject OF infallibiity II
the PapaI Council They will ''get through
in about a month from to-day. 1t is fixed tha
the debate on the subject shall close on th'
Goth of June. By that time the heat of th'
weather in Rome--the ''sun, which will keel
baking, broiling, burning on" our helpless clay
will have taught them that man is misorabl.
faIIible.