The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1848, Page 2

rm inity before elving them to ont rizht Ber if they should be uraeknowle: gr d or thre b Tlie French republic will, then, not meke war on ary ene. 1 bas no occa: to say thet, if conditions of war aro Iai down to the French people it will accept t hem The thoughts of the men who at the bre vern Franca are these: it w or ifwar be declared against it, aad if it be constrained thus to increase in strength and glory iv spite of tts mo- eration. It will be aterrible responsibility for France if the republic itsell declares war without being provok- 9 first casa, its martial us. its im ion. i's etrength accumulated during so | many ycarsof peace, will render it invincible within its own territory, and redoubtable perhaps beyond its frontiers. In the second case, it would turn against it- ge { the regollect'on of its conquests. which di hb the affection of nations, amd it would compromise the first and most universal alliaace, the spirit of mations, and the genius of civitiaati Aceordteg to theso prineictes, tincigtss of Franes—priaciples she o an p: fear, as without suspicion, to h tien enemiss—you will have the to impress upon yourself the fellowing declaration: ‘Tho treaties of 1815 exist us longer as law in the sy. of the Frened repunii: eines, the territorial olr- eumscr'ptions of th mits as a baris, aod with otber nations. But if the treaties of 1815 do not exist any longer ex- cepting es facts to modify @ common undersiandiny and if the republis declares op it mission ia to arrive regularly modi‘ications, the good asuse. 4 to our bo- toned which are the cool witbout point de depart in ite relations science, the prudence of the re Europe's better and m: letter of thone treatic: Kurope iteelf. honorable guaranty than the 80 often violated and modifiod by ir, ty make the emancipstion of the repub- reaties of 1815 be clearly understood, and try to show that freedom has nothing ia it that is irreeonciinble with the repose of Europe. © Thas we declare it op If the hour of the recon- struction of come ‘elsewhere, should itles, oppressed in Europe er to us to bave sounded in the decrees of Provider f Switserland, our faithfal al! eince the tims of Fr: ere constraive: ened in the advance which rhe i i Italy wore - 4 on their internal transformations —tf the right of a among themselves, in order to csnsolidate an contasted by mata force—the French eve itrolf eutitied to arm itself in or- t these legitimate movements of the great- tionality of States: y rapudistes the cra of proseriptions ad and of dictation Bhe is dec: never Te vail liberty at home, She is equally ¢ never to vail its democratis prinelple abroad. 5) oc periait any ene to interpoxe hetwean the pscitio yepd the regard of nations She intelle nd cordial ally of of every progr: very legiti de. ‘of the institutions of nations which wish to as herself She will not en e or incendisry propegand- amengat ber n bors She knows that there 10 durable freedom but that which grows of itself on sown soil But it will exercise by the light of its ideas by the apsctacle of order and of peace which it hopes to give to the world, the sole and honest proselyt- iam of esieom and of rympat That is not war; it is nature. That is mot the agitation of Europe; it Is life. That ts mot toemproil the world; it is ce shine from {ts pleor ea the horizon of mations, to adwance them aud to guite them at the exmetime. Woe desire. for humanity, that the pasce be preserved We even bope ft. Ove only question of war was mooted, a year ago. between Kvgiend and France. It wes pot republican Franee which started tuat question of war; it was the dynasty. The dynasty carrion away with it that dunger 0% war which it had given rise to for Europe by the en tirely personal ambition of its family alliances ia Spain. ‘Thus that domestic policy of the feilen dynasty, which weighed for seventeen years on our nucional dignity, ‘weighed at the same time, by its pretensions to another crown at Madrid, on our liberal alliances and.on peace The repablic has no ambition. The republic bat no nepotism. It inherits not the pre: i family Let Spatm govern itrelf—let Spain nd fox France, for the rolidity of this counts more on the conformity of principles than on the successions of the bouse of Bourbon ! Such is, sir, the rpirit of the couvcils of the republic Such will invariably be the character of the policy, frank, firm, and moderate, which you willhaye to repre- sect ‘The republic has pronounced at its birth, and in the t provoked by the people. and which f Godend uslity, Fra‘ernity. She gave immedi. ay the abolition of the punishment ct men: Liberty, E ately thereafter, death tor ciences, the true commentary of shone three words at home ; do you also give them thelr true commentary abroad. nse of these three The it ; the breaking by France of the ebaii principle ana on its dignity ; the recovery of the ra! which it ought to occupy in the scale of the grest Euro. pe ja fine, the declaration of ye and If Franee feels coarci: ously ite id civilization inthe part prevent age, there is mot one of thi pifiss war | If Europe is pradent aud just, there one of those words which does not riguify peace. Receive, sauranon of my high ertcem (Signi LAMARTINE, Member of the Prov eiousl Governmont of the Repub- lie. and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Paris, Merch 2, 1848. ‘The provisional government received this day a dep: tats f the central committee of the chartists of Lon- 4 to presrn’ an address which was adopted at @ meeting held on the 2d in London. This addres: expreating the high admirstion of thee P at the courage and maguauimiy of the French people, concludes as follow: forgetting the maselves agai! nt your liberties, ba the people will not range of their tyrants, You ai soldiers of liberty, and w h pecple would never lend ar agaiust their brethren of If kings, if oppren lestons of the past, dat can aerure you t themselves to France. M. Garpier Pegés, member of the provisional govern- ment, repiied ‘We recsire with gratitude the sympsthy of the Nish claws ‘They prove to us that England has pe feetly wuderstood the object of cur glorious revolution, aud the high mission Of tho provisional government, This mission mui movement of idi Evglish governme: us, it would be prevemted at the Evglisn people : for traternity ternity amongst ail nations abroad, is w ever sustain t Hiberty. Tal th» provisional go be pecoeably scoosaplianed by the are conviuced that, if the end w fought for | i the English chartists that, in tyou have foand the liveliest sympathy for those whe suffer ; tell them that the revo- Sation Las been made by the people, ard for them ; and that the provisional government, issued from the peo- pie, only thinks of improving the situation cf all the poople. Ovserve the republican spirit ; after victory, no cries of vongecues or hate, but # gsnerous calm, the immediate re-establishment of erder Great and gene- rous, as mach as they have been brave and coura geour,the French people desires to continue their under- taking with calmners but with energy. The deputation then withdrew, crying Vive la Ré- publique! The following is the text of a decree respecting the x ation of the national assembly : republic, desiring itive government ‘sud by the com- rnment of ti # which it exercises on be mand cf the people, decrees — Art. 1 ‘electoral assemblies of cantons are con- voked for the 0th April pext, to elect representatives of the people to the mational assembly, which is to decroe |, be oa the basis of population. cof entatives of the peopl Y). id the French colonies. 4 They sbail be divide eon the departments the preportion set forth in the following table 6. The suffrage shall be direct and univereal 6. All Freoobaw od twenty-one years, resident in’ the commune for ax months,and not deprived of or nurpended from the exercise of civic rights by # judicial derision, are elector 7. All Frenchmen aged twenty Gve years. and not de- prived of or eusperded (rom th: cise of elvio rights, aalified to be eieated ae rey ntatives. & The ballot aball be secret. @ Ali the elrctors shell yoo #t the chi f place of their Each lint shall contein an No person o peopie if he b 10 Enon re { the people shall re indemnity of 20f a-day won of the pene! 11. An fustroction of the provisional government eball Teguiate the devails of the present de- cree 12 The national the 20th of April. 13. The present docres shall be immediately sant to all the cepartments, and published eod placarded in all the commuves of the republic Done at Paris, ia the government couneil, the March Sigoed by the members of the provisional government The Opinion of Loals Pat eo Of the Baccess of the Kepubits. ‘The Paris Presse gives the iollowieg as an extract from # Hovreletter:—“M. KR-—. one of my iriends, was pr sent at the embarkation of (he ex-king in a fishing: jombly shall open on of at on Thursday lest. When oe the point of quitting | the Freneh soll, Louis Philippe turned towerds R— and # Joim the republic frankly and tinesrely. for | “terry with me the French monarchy, end | shall de. hoend with it to the tomb. France. Adieu’ The Freach Revolution and tne Clergy. t dou Herald, March ti.) cirealars or partorals issued on jon in different dioceses i« by in of them sil i ympathy for the suo 6 of praise ascending Two of nts are, however, from the pen of bo, king ond poe, when they ventured to op’e right onouncs # jadielal ation Bpow # Work on the eoclenia the pen of one of the fest law: This lofty wsverter of the prero. | ere in the kingdom the chureh lacontoally with refs- | ad of | to P righteousness,” and directs his eler: ‘eet to the feluhfuithe example of obedience and wished,’ | viewn a Ihave been the iast king of | b | are jow fo etock, and, with moderate arrivals, no great | continues, “to enjoy the liberty which kes our brethren of the Uorted States eo happy; that liberty you ehelihave {f the authorities wish to plant the national fixe on tho religions edifices, y second the wishes Of the magistrates The fligof reoubl baa flag of protection to » Toe phrases complimentary to the lower orders, with a direction to read the missive from if cho has. ot weroigns on the table, it dees not follow that bia puree is not laden with gold. “ It not the mission of the church,” saya the Archbishop of Paris. “ve force upon the world the doctrine of democracy identical with that of christianity) which ‘was to cause no other blood to be shed then that of og tothe last degree, boldly Se era cilagst been the chief rs of the national liberties. but chat ifthe clergy have stood aloof from constitutional governmes ts eatab- lished ia France since the restoration, it is simply ba- cause such governments have not been liberal enough ‘" We bad no fevor for the politicsl liverties which are proslaimed by the oprressore of the church and of the Rountry — those on which the foot of the conqueror trod | —those whioh were never aught bat the stulbing-horeer | of ambition end covetoumens. But wa shall favor those iberties which are about to triumph, beeause their ob- jeot will be to protect the rights of all alike, and to in- ‘sure to all the members of the great family, not a chi- merical happiness, with whisk we have 80 often deluded, bat all the happiners of which a great mation ir Paris) tel’s as, of th e—he Revo- Just at this moment, is that we are thinking so little about t! It requires a positive effort of mind to re- call t! i yur own ministerisl or par baolutely full of Fran ick of Portugal, we Sioilians, q we pity, are divided about Swit mean ee at rs beet ~y joy the pervades the smaller States of t tion. There is vings, oF distant jution at St Patera! the annexation of ter for a seeond editio: rceuntries next morning We ter of the names which the British publie is ich it expects to be dally ax- ‘and dependencies must oon- us at iberty for * not told half a ers Junt to g pen fo flog But there is quite fo A civil war at Caraccas, ond a revolution in Nicaragua, & political epidemio pervading the foreign West Indies d Braz!l.an African elave-desler bearding usin the Court of Queen’s Bench.—nearer home @ new eonstitu- tion tp Denmark, preperationsin Belgium, and trepia. tiom at the Hague, number emong the minor emus-- ments of the news huaticg public. A mau had need rub up his geography in these days. Within one fortnight ho will flod every name ho ever learnt recalled to his re collection. Ths mapacilers ought to be making their fortunes, A man might as weil be eating acorns snd | clad in raw hides as wot koow the Rio Grande, Caffre- land, Labaan, or the Hotel de Capucines ‘There js only one country in the world which jast now we have almost agroed to forget. England has slippe? clean.from our recollection, Che vesrer home, the less we are con- cerned. [reland, by dint of mach bellowing, docs just manage to attrac a little notice to its private affairs British politics in their most inclusive semse are negiect- throoy ° a If weask how this is, some obvious answers may he given. It is not very unueual for people to teke au in- terest in the affaire of their neighbors to the extent of negleeting their own. In point of fact. ities remarke- le era to which we baveoome. The foundations of the great political deep seem now breaking up The whole earth is ebaken By siugular forbearance and good mansg+ment in the ruling and controiling powers of the world the storm may pase by. avd we may escape, but a storm there undoubied!y ts in the wini. Europe bas parsed the third of a century in almost unbroken tren- quillity. Tbe genersl peace kas been mainteined. All of @ eudden we are thrown back to a state which bears a mint portentous, extensive, and circumstantial resom- blence to that which led to the twenty-fve years war — We all know by painfal experience bow England forgot her own progress in that terrible period Naval dewic- ion, colonial empire. maintenance of legitimacy, n° al defence. glory, and we know not what baubles, ideas we then worshipped snd obeyed. The ni triamph and reveras, tho splendors and the ter the stroggles. dezzled and blinded the nationa i Mark the ead consequence Frow 1799 till long «r 1816, there was scarcely avything the eharacter of social improvemen we hed to reverre the legislation of taose days | supply ite omissions Worthlees triumph scquisitions, empty boss.s, international j»-i0u- ® ospitals full of wounded men, pensioners, cri and an incredibie debt, afforded but for the want of moral progre Pitt was a very great man, and Lord Liverpool a very cautious m: | cord bave they Jeft in tho institutions and condition of the country? Now, t a fear that we may now be commencing a similai when we shail forget ourselves ip our geal for the world. or, to speak more correctly, when we shall care less for our actual condi- tion amd intries’c happiness than for our apparent and comparative rank in the great bumen family. Thore is, however, one other bi bly occur to th: it but wh ? The of a nation is most vivid and active in its government and its legislature. Wh: people really awake and progressive, we expect to find that ac- tiwity in the rulers. A government lees vigorous, less 8 forward than the people, is on the e living expels the dead = Wh: members st ffer the centre of t! thet the stimulus must be ap- plisd. Do we pees leading and that will , direct, earry through. imprevemen: country has micgivings on this point With all our ro- spect for the indivivual mem! of the cabinet, we should speak to ttle purpose, avd fail to persuade the ‘bulk sf our readers, if wo were to domand entire conf- denes avd repose in the minister and his plens. Little is promised, but still less is dome, Important measures arehung up ‘There is « wast of momentum and a cer- tain vacillation betrayed. Why is the government so continusily, and we may add, se suecessfully attacked ? Beceuro it sits still and presente an essy merk to the ‘Any simpleton ean bit a stationary govern- No one cen koip these whe will not help them- ‘What are ministers doing ? Lord John Ruseell 60 wes Colonel E)phinstene at Cebul, so was the commauder ef the Snake, who lost his euip on the east coast of Africa last Avgust, aod was sentenced Inst Tuestoy to lore w year’s rank. Unfortunately, the ill- ness of a minister is spt to be lofeotions. Workmen reldem do their duty when the eye of the merter is not onthsm Ateny rate, whet has been dono? What is now doing? end what pledge bave we of eff-otive legis- lation? Yet sinee the first meeting of Parliament, we have had nearly three months sitting. ‘We shall not be misunderstood when we say, that while all our peighbors ere having their revolutions, we wurt have a revolution of our own—one of the quiet and constitutional sort. Al! Europe is taking a starc. Every country is senteipatiog something to movement. France expecta to gain semothing by her ‘change. The British people will be ashamed to beaten in this respect.— They must be able to compare notes with honor. Now, we are not going to vie with France in splendid ideas. litical godderses, and much good may they de ber. What will satisfy the British people is practical {mprovement. Once prove to them thet you have removed an abuse, destroyed an injurious monopoly, reformed the admin: istration of justice, of eommerce, of finance, or of p lic health, secured em»ployment for the poor, er done ai good work, and they wiil be centent ‘to drop the ideal, We want. therefore, prsstioat men; und | s practical, that is, an ¢ficient Mintster, is all the dictator we reqoire. A moderate budget cf good mea- sures, vigorously purhed, snd ultimately carried, is the best revolution; amongst ether reasons, because it isove which ad: of an xonual repetition. More we recd not say ‘The people ask not r revse, but some decided progress; and if it not get inister, i will require him to to another. Markets, | Livenroor Manxxts March 11 —Ashes—In this arti- cle wn improved desoand het sprung up 200 to 360 bis of pote fold at 308 61 to 814, and some pearls at 408 — Bark—8 aall ralescontinue to be made: 120 hhda Quor- citron sold at 10s.a10e 61 per ewt, Beeswax —B tons of A(- eported at £3 164 per cwt. Ircn—The iron (rade han participated to some extent im the uncertainty sriring irom the political convulsiona now agitating the | greater portion of the continent ef Europe Orders for iren for the continent baye been withdrawn, and orders for common, wollen. hardware, aud other goods, hays been ruspended oF cancelled. @apitalists and bankers are more caw@t-un in thetr operations; aod these evures uvt- ted have injured the irom trade, both for exportetion and home consamption, The workmen ia the iron districts have wow generally submitted to the reduction of wages reqoired by the ironmesters, and most of the works are in fall operation As the orders in hand are not consi- derabie, notwithstanding the gemeral suspension of Ia- bor in the Staffordshire irom district, for the lsat two months, we do not expect thit present priors can be | maintained. The price of Scoteh pig hae fallen, ond | other kinds are flat ot our present quotations, with the | exeeption of rails which are in isir demand Present | prices ia Liverpeol—Mercbunt bar, £7 12 6; best rotied | eitto, £9; hoop, £9 10; sheet, £10; Sootch pig, #2 17 6 | Lard—Amerioan declined 3% por cwt in the early pert of the fortnight, but improved fully 1s 64 towards the | end. Oils—A fair demand existe for olive, 130 tons of | which have been rold at am advance of 16 to 12s per tun 65 tuns Newfoundland cod bronght £24 10s per tun, and rome small rales neal at £24 to £30 Seed remain os for. | erly. Oil of turpentine has improved — British te relling | | oF 348, and American at 394 percwt. Palm sold freely at | £22 10 to £33; 500 tuna, to arrive, have been sold at alike price, Frevisions—There have brow extensive sales of eet, at full prices for fine qualities, but at » slight re- | duetion «b secondary aad inferior sorts The cealers olution in the common i abdicste, and give pia new prime mere pork rhere continues an active demand at full prices, exchip Oli mess has also met with a better sale fer the irirb ‘ket, and afew parcels of old prime have found pure Ts The ssies of bacon are to a fair ex- tent. The quality f the easiern cure ts good, and euch eommand extreme pri the western that bas arrived this season $s, however, irregular in quality and cure, | and the prios rules accordingly. Old bacem is nearly | done. A parcel of new Baltimore hams, in salt, met a ready sale at our highest quotations Old continue a dragging sal euro in wouroe At Ieper owt dearer, but the advanced prices ow porchasers to operate more cautiously, At ight reduction from our ast qsotations there has been « large business don andthe stock has not sceumulated. The consumption is chengs in prices is looked for, a perfoctly just government.” | middling wits, © small decline, Rosin—Se- veral pateels of American found buyers at previous rater. Salt—There is rather @ better demand for this article, and the prices are firmer. Thereis also ® probability of an advance taking shortly. Seeda, though in mors demand, have » sale at Cpe prices French red clover seed has moved off at 42s) to 44s, Dutch red at 412 64 to 42s, aud American at 40s to 42s per owt ; fair quality of the latter may be had | lower. A small lot of Madras linesed brought 503 per quarter, Linseed cake has given way considerably, | several lots American haviag been disposed of at £6 to £7 per ‘on, ‘Tallow—In this article the market is not lively. Petersburgh sells at S18 to 5ie64. Some South Ameri¢an, however, at auction, only brought 440 9d to 48s, for very good quality. Tea—During the fortnight the market has beea rather quiet, both for blacks and greene, but no alteration in prices can be quoted. To. baoco—Sinee our last report 250 hhds have been sold, viz., 70 for exportation, 60 for Ireland, and the remainder to the trade. No ehangs ia prices Torp: dvance is still 17 800 barrels sold in early part of the fortnight, at 6s to 8s 1d. Wool—During the last fortuight there has been Jess doing, owing to the unfavorable accounts !rom the continent; but the stocks of saleable qualitses, suited to the present demand, sre ‘acooul very light, which in agrest measure for the trensactions being se limited. East India are very much inquired for; the market is quite bare, but we li have some large arrivals soon. M lores are | in request; lower qualities aro very dull. There has been rather more inquiry for Russian, also for Buenos Ayres, [gm nigeees oe fine qualities ef the latter. Prices are very firm, there is no change to motice im the velue of any description. Fasionrs at Livenreot, March ithe Seeleve mar- ket has partakem in the general dullness of during the Jost fortnight, and lower rates must be considered as established in most cases. Passengers also bave been decidedly lees abundant, and the extreme rates paid for *tween decks of late, bave rasulted ia serious loss to the charterers ia numerous instances. We quote, for New York--dead weight, 8 to 12564 per ton; fine goods, 20s; course, 168; earthenware, 8 to9s. Boston—dead weight, lip 6a to 208; fine goods, 263; coarse, 20s; carthenware, Ss, Philadelpbia—dead weight, 15s; fine goods, 258; eourse, 29s; earthonwere, 10s. Baltimore—dead weight, 20s; fine goods, 253; coarse, 20s; earthenware, 10 to 128 6d.’ New Orleans—dead weight, 123 6d to 15s; fine goods, 203; coarse 15s; earthenware, 8 to 94.—Fucke joult, State of Trade. [From the Kuropean Times, March 11.) Branrorv—At the Piece Hall there is an average at- tendance of buyers, and as manufacturers are Very oau- tivus in their proceedings, the supply of is not much grester than thedemand. T ness of the stocks encourages the hope that when the tempor stagnation, caused by the recent events in France, tll have paseed away, and the demand for the summer trade beoome more general. business will again resume its wonted aotivity. In the Yurn market there is cona!- derably more business done than of late, espesiall: the abipping houses ; and ia several instances manufacturers offered orders for distant deliver cided indication of a speedy improvement The W. market was consequently firm, and there was no change calling for observation. Haurvax There is # great ‘want of animation in our Piece Hail,and the demand for goods, either plain or Lgared, is very limited. ‘Tne politioal events of France, and those thet ace daily oscarring throughout Europe, have had an injurious effect upon trade in? this lo cality. So that the improvement that had begun to ma. nifeat itself in Yarm (irom the shippers coming into the market, owing to the opening cf the continental rivers) has been dissipated, aud orders that would otherwise have been given out, nro now held over for confirmation But little Wool is changing hands. ‘The greatest cau- tiom is displayed by the buyers, and prices may be quoted as slightly in favor of the purehasers Hecxmonpwine —At this market there is an average attendance of buyers; rtbe we have only = very limited business doing Some orders for exporta tion have lately Deen given, whioh will tend to increase iadergone no change for some HaM.—The foreign lace trade is brisk, but depressed. The hosiery trade, it departments ef it have expe- s, which is unprecedented Season of the year. This in some measure, may bo partly accounted for from the political agitations at ne Together with the attentien paid to the strife jail tending to increase the want of that conf. nce which is now so much needed to give an improved turn to the commercial world Le—The demand ry limited. The smong the merchants to pi exoitel ste'eofthings. The not with reaon, of having ithe same has, for the last few days. great unwillingnens ‘at any price, in this lers complain. aud Prices uoted inuc ein the ssotions are reported in plains ef ers at our last market, March 7, was better then far | some weeks past. . Lerensten The worsted tradestiiloontinues ina very lep-eraed state, and msnufacturers make with extreme There is no pus! or two heavy sales have been effected; still. the spring demand hss not yet taken place, nor are there any shivping orders at present to relieve the market.— \Wersted yarms are duli of sale, although wools continue rps—This market continuessteady. On the 4th in- there was an improved attemdance of merchants our Cloth-halls, and \here was an evident incresse in the amount of burinees transacted, as compared with recent markets; moreover, they were not confined toany particular kinds of goods, as we have for some time prst bad occasi nto report, but embraced almest every ds- reription of fabric in the Cloth-balls. Prices were frm, but underwemt no material increase. Jn the 7th the market was without animation; but, although little is doing, prices, in eral, maintain themselves very stexdily. because no heavy stocks preas on the market — The greater port of business is now done to order by the manufacturers. Giascow.— Manufactured have deen in better out any alteration. Note demand, but prices rewain wit withstanding the check to production, caused late unfavorable accounts from India and China, the demand has otherwise extended, and, on the whole, the transactions of the fortnight ere larger than those of the Jost. In the country trade « jerable improvement is perceptible, and a number of buyers from the English wholesale concerns are at present in the market. The riots which heve taken place here have had a slightly icjurious effect, bat this aspect will enly be cf « very short daraton. The continental news had affeeted the trade in that quarter to an injurious degree. Buyers for that quorter are afraid to operate, and, within the last few cays, letters from Holland andiBelgium have deen received by agents here, requesting that the execu- tion of orders be suspended in the meantime, City inteliigenc _ Tae Weatwen—Venterdsy was by far the most de- lightfal day of the season. ‘Che eky was cloudless all dey, and the sic was mort salubrions. It was indeed a spring day, and tho besuty aed fashion cf the city were arrayed im every direction, every one wearing a smile of cheerfulnese. Common Councit.—There will bea meeting of botir Boards of he Comwon Council thisevening, when they willigo into the appointment of Commissioners of Deeds Dows on tux Docs —The Mayor has issued en or- der, which will take effect to-morrow, that all found romping in the street without a muzsle be killed. This arises from the fact that several rabid doy re recent- ly been killed in the city, aud this measure is resorted to to save the city from imminent danger. Te. LE @F Boo: ‘The trade sale of books has = She may enjoy the exolusive possession of her threa po- | been going on for three days,at the rooms of Cooly Keene & Hill, in Broadway. Yesterday,’ all the works sold wore of @ theological character. - Fine —There was « fire yesterday ia house No. 52 Beckman street, occupied by Mr. E W. Merriam. It broke out in the fwd of the building, just under the roof. The activity of the police, headed by the chief, spd members of exgine company No. 5, soon put it ous It appears that one of the servants of the house went up inte the attic about nine o’clock in the morning with ® light-d candle to look for @ ohild’s wagon, and it is sapposed that a rpark fell among the dry tinber. The place being almost sir tight, the wood work burned till neerly six o’elock before tt was discovered. Farav Cask or Stasnsina —Coroner Walters will hold ‘an juquest this morniag at the City Hospital, upon the bedy of aman by the name of Miller, who died last evening from injuries reorived by being stabbed by an- other individual in seme fracas. the niisof which could not be correct!: t. Requisition under the Drink=r reasit ed yesterday, from the French ful of this city, sition for tl French sailors, deser on taped acal— Republique Francaise? is the first reqaisition msued unuer the nw republie in this city Shaving a Stranger —Yeaterday n complai before Justice Drinker by @ young man, a tranger in thie , who stated to the magistrate that he suction shop in Broadway, near wished to disposs at anetion of down wt $14, this was calle ‘notion by the auction: eer and his helps around bis shop, but nos so by thi or the auctionerr,and cho, of the Sixth y the name of Fre- Ng & purse contain- ward, arrested yeeterdsy & derick Frommig, on a charg ing $35, from 4me oket of Peter Jerking, retiding at No. 155 Ludiow It appea's they both slept int ad before Jerkin got up day morning, tole from the com: pooket the above sam of movey,ia bank bill <floer searching the shop where tha accused worked, Matden Lai way by the thie eficer found alot of articles steien from his Mr. Craft, bookbinder Fron papers found in P sion, it seems he was shorily to be married; but the young women knowing him to bave a wife in Germany, would pot consent to have him without hs showed a di vorce; and in order to satisfy her on that eu » bo forged a paper, setting forth divorce with his frat wife, and theu pasted on two Im amp souls, Oat from off a German paraport, making it look like decument Under these olrccumstanceathe you may congraculste herseif that sho did not become the wife of w thief aswell as @ deaeiver. Justice Drinker locked him up for trial on both charg ‘The Crops, The Rochester Advertiser says whont in this vicinity looks rly. The open winter has had « severe effect T unusually | Rice— 6450 tos Carolina sold at 175 mission to tbe sepubiio. You have often oa te 6d owt ; 9000 i ot #1 $a or Madvas, ‘0d'10e to ‘It for tow 40. good NEW YORK HERALD. forth-west Corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GORBON BENNETT, © to . Subsoribers in South America. the East Indies, or the Taandeta tie Frcitc, and'the Weet indion Inands “Wane reer mee een Sat cents Tasted Buates. “Bu eared rem, l Bn edilion (in the Branch as well as nthe Emglish. tan ‘Dill be ‘published on the day ‘ef the departure ef for any port in ith énted re feck’ sh Europe, wi i ie ‘ion American continent whan i Pek DAN Ha WARS LO rwanaay On RISE. (renewe. wir vias! at ni Te ateln Teel (ie Ser evrore in oh t le prices; to PRINTING of of wi te wr at the cor ar of Fulton ond, ie myaen etrectes mail, scriptions, ots pee cores it ed. 4 LAR. RESP ONDEN( pga hn felted from Yjusrter af’ the worlds nd if weed. wilt be Ii paid Jor, liana, Whatever is intended Tor inverttom must be authen: ticated by the name and address of the wri t Wa lentet undertehete return refccied commontoah "ALL PAYMENTS to be made in advance. AMUSKMENTS THI8 EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tus Wutrxsors— Insumnection oF Parts. CHATHAM THEATRE, Chatham street.—Kixo’s Gat~ puwen—Tne ReweaRsaL—Srinrr oF THE WarTens. MECHANICS’ HALL, Broadway, tr's Minsrrecs—Etniorian Sina: cna, ke. CONVENTION HALL. Wooster street. near Bleecker.— Sapie Brotaens—Erniorian Sinaine, ko. BROADWAY ODEON, Broadway.—Sexio Comrc Pic runes, ko, PANORAMA HALL, Broadway, near Houston street — Barvann’s Panopama oy THe Missrasiert. New York, Thursday, March 30, 1849. Circulation of the Herald. March 29, Wednosday..... ++ Average of Daily, a Weekly, ko Aggregate issue last week... +++ Aggregate issue week before. Increase last week. . ... Increase previous week... Total increase in two weeks..........+. 7,416 “ The publication of the Herald commenced at 15 minutes before 5 o'clock, and finished at 5 minutes be- fore 9 o’olock. Farther European Inteliigence—Eiffects of the French Republic in Europe. We continue in our columas, further important correspondence and intelligence, describing and developing the extraordinary revolution in France, and the position of affairs in Europe. Our correspondence from Italy is most interest- ing, and exhibits the excited condition of that country, and the strong probability of revolu- tionary movements taking place there. In fact, the revolution in France is merely the beginning of the age of revolutions. All Europe, on this side of the confines of Russia, must be either republican in a few years, or relapse into despo- tism and absolute monarchy. The great and final contest between these two principles has come. France, more advanced in ideas than other countries, has taken the lead, with an im- pulse and a step that shakes, like an eternal earth- quake, the whole continent, trom one end to the other. There cannot be peace long between the French republic and the monarchies of _Europe. The old republic of 1792 was recognized by Eng- land, and preserved the peace of Europe for some months; but her internal and external relations brought about that conflict which will be re- newed in the present day. Among the extracts which we publish, are some very important documents emanating from the new French government. We refer par- tigularly to the extraordinary circular issued by M. de Lamartine, the secretary of the new govern- ment. This manifesto of the French republic to the world, contains sentiments that will startle and astonish the other powers of Europe. Indeed, he there describes the views and prin- ciples of the French government, and gives such glimpses of the past, the present, and the proba- bilities of the future, as will lead the mind posi- tively to believe that war is inevitable. If the people of Italy mean to create a republic on the model of that of France, as is alleged in the re- cent correspondence of Prince Metternich to Lord Palmerston, the Austrian government is pledged to put it down by force. Such is the mn it. far from preachin, panic, sielance oh the feign wit tho at ‘he Soeseat eppent- auee of the orop is somewhat policy. Then, if such attempts be made by Aus- tria, Lamartine, the Foreign Misister of the French government, declares before the world that France will take the side of their brother republicans in Italy. This, therefore, will at once bring ona conflict between the adherents of the two forms of government. But even without this position of things, all around the new re- public—through the German States, in the north of Europe, and even in England—the popular im- pulses are warming and boiling over, and will most assuredly bring about the great contest be- tween monarchy and democracy. In such acon- teat, the prospects are decidedly favorable for the establishment of republics and the reorganiza- tion of democracieg. We fondly hope and believe that the French will be more successful in their new revolution, and in organizing a republican government and making it available for increasing the happiness of the people, than their ancestors were in 1792. Some symptoms break out, here and there, of a different character. The collection of workmen demanding a forcible diminution of rents, and work, and wages, is not a favorable symptom; but we hope that these ebullitions of unrestrained feeling will pass away, as we have frequently seen such things disappear during political ex- citements in New York and elsewhere in this country. It is feared that a revulsion in com- mercialfaffaire—the depression in prices and the discouragement of trade—may increase those dis- contents in the public mind to such a degree as to impede the action of the new government. We hope that the men at the head of affairs will have discretion, prudence and decision enough to meet the erisi That the peace of Europe is in danger, seems to be absolutely certain: During the old revolu- tion, the other powers contemplated the position of the French republic, a long time before they screwed up their courage to attack it in the field. We do not think, if they mean to oppose demo- cracy, that they willbe so long in council as they were at the close of the last century. It there is to be a war in Evrope, it will soon break out; and that there isto be one is certain, ac- cording to all appearaaces, unless, perhaps, the new religious sentimems of the French clergy cowards democracy should operate in Germany, Italy, and other countries, as they have operated in opposition to monarchy in France. Every arrival, therefore, from the other side of the At- lantic will be fraught with interest. It would be acurious fact if the Pope and popery of the year 1848 should aid in destroying the monarchical systems of Europe, and in replacing them with a series of republics on the French and Ameri- can plan. How strange! of) da Og Interesting local intelligence will be found on the fourth page. Ratroap Accipent.—Aa_ the two o’clock train f cars from S:xonville was approach- fewton Corner Bopot, and when witht 4 yards of that station, the engin ger Cars were thrown off the track jocount of the switch being }) DO One was injured, as the oars were mi: i Yndor wore somewhat datnged-Revton Joutnel a ore Berton Journal, Morch 28. Summary. The recent momentous intelligence from Ea- rope has so entirely absorbed public attention, that the passing events in our own country have excited but little curiosity since its reception. A late arrival at New Orleans brings advices from the city of Mexico to the 11th inst. and from Vera Cruz to the 18th. A revolution had occurred in one of the States, against the go- vernment and in favor of Santa Anna. The latter had asked and obtained leave from Gen. Twiggs to pass through Vera Cruz. It would appear from this, that the report that Santa Anna was organizing fresh forces, was incorrect, and that he was sincere in the desire he has expressed to leave the country. Gen. Lane has returned to the United States The business of Congress, yesterday, was varied and interesting. In the Senate, Mr. Allen introduced resolutions expressing senti- ments of sympathy and affiliation with France in the new position she has assumed. The reso- lations were unanimously received and ordered to be printed. The bill relative to the claims of citizens of Califorvia, was further discussed. A bill concerning bounty land claims, reversing the decision of the commissioner of patents in regard to the existing law on the subject, was introduced ; as was also the House bill relating to improvements in the Hudson and Savannah rivers, &c. In the House, the contested election between Messrs. Jackson and Monroe, was the subject of some little animadversion. A f.w political speeches on the bill refunding certain expenses incurred in raising volunteers, con- cluded the day’s proceedings in the popular branch of the national legislature. The people’s representatives at Albany, trans- acted their usual amount of business, yeaterday —for the particulars of which, together with market reports, shipping intelligence, &c., see the subjoined despatches. Late and Interesting from Mextco. Avausta, March 29, 1848. By an‘express from New Orleans,bringing dates to the 23d ,inst., we have received by the Great Western, ont Mexico, up to the 11th, nine days later news. The Great Western left Vera Cruz on the 18th. The Free American, of the 17th, announces that Lieutenant Allan, of the 2d infantry, was on his way to join his regiment in the interior. Santa Anna applied to General Twiggs for per- mission to pass through Vera Cruz, which was granted. . There was a number of resignations in the ar- my nae the armistice. i he officers appointed to preside over the court of inquiry, reached the city of Mexico on the 15th inst. ; The North American of the 10th, furnishes an account ofa revolution in Gautamela (1) against the government and its pacific intentions, and in favor of Santa Anna. Carverna, it, was supposed was advanced to the Presidential chair in place of the acting President Pena y Pena. jf General Lane has returned to the United States. ih nelle icone Mess =—<ts 5 Medical Students! _— PuitapeLruia, March 29, 1848. One hundred and seventy-cight young gentle- men received their diplomas this day at the commencement of the Jefferson Medical Col- lege, duly licensing them to heal, perchance to kul, the good folks who come under their care in a professional capacity. Flood he Ohio River. Cincinnati, March 29, 1848. ‘There has been a great flood in the Onio, which made some considerable ravages. It has completely inundated many plantations. THIRTIETH COSGRE! FIRST SESSION. Wasuixorox, March 28, 1843. nate. ‘The Senate convened at the usual hour, when the Vice President took the chair and called to order; after which there was prayer by Rev. Mr. Garley. Numerous memorials and petitions were then presen!- ed acd referred. ‘Mr. Hae, of New Hampshire, presented sundry peti- tions, whioh were daly received and referted. RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. A petition was presented by Mr. Joy Bett, of Ten- neesee, from oitizens of that State, praying forthe immediate repairing of the road at the mouth of the Cumberland river, and proceeded to address the Senate at some length, in support of the petition, which was rc- ceived and referred to the Committee on Roads and Ca- nals. Mr. Carrtenpen, of Kentucky, presented a petition in favor of the same object, which was referred to tho same committee. Mr. Jervensox Davis, of Mississippi, reported # bill from the House, respecting the improvement of the Hud- son and Savanna rivers, and for changing the location of certain na houses and buoys on those rivers, which was read 'd time end passed. CONGRATULATIONS FOR FRANCE. Mr. Auten, of Obio, asked and obtained leave to intro- duce joint resolutions congratulating the people of France on the success of the recent revolution through which they had passed, and the esteblishment of a ro- public, &e., which were concurred in and ordered to be printed. BOUNTY LAND Laws. Mr. Asner, of Arkansas, agreeable to tice, asked and obtained leave to brieg i was read the first and second time, by nimous con- sent, and referred to the committee om miiltary affairs. It related to the defining the law respecting bounty nds, #0 as to reverse the decisiou of the Commissioner previous no- bill, which CALIFORNIA CLAIMS, Mr. Cass, Chairman of the Committes on Military flairs, moved to take up the bill r. ig to the adjust- ment of Califorois olaims, which w: ed to Mr. Dix, of New York, teresting speech of considerable length, in the bill He, in the course of his remarks, g description of the various proj for the settlement of California under the protection of Great Britain, which was never lost sight] of by that military occupation by tho United its passage in ve a succivet history xpedition, which said hed shed *0 much light on the character of the country, iaclud- ing a description of its ail, olimate and productions, to- gether with notices of its people, customs, habita, bs Alter, some further discussion, the bill was leid le. Mr. Hanxecan, Chairman of the C ittee on For- eign Relations, then moved that the Senate go into e: cutive session, which was agreed to, and the doors were closed. After some time spsnt thereia, the doors were opened and the Senate ejourned. House of Hepresentatives. The House convened at the usual hour, when Mr. com Winthrop resumed his seat and called it to or- er. Prayer was then offered up by the Chaplain. After the journais were read and approved, and some routine business gone through with, THE CONTESTED BEAT. Mr Lucren B Cuase, of Tenuansee, rore to a privileg- ion, and offered s resclution in favorof Monroe York) b ret heard ‘inst Mr. Jackeon, from 4 district, the 16th, in reference to the contesied seat, which adopted M COMMITTEES d the first thing in order to bo reports from committ Several bilis were then re- ported, which were twice road and reported to the Com- i if the Whol UNDING M@REYS ADVANCED TO YOLUN’ ing mone: vanced to voluntesrs—whioh gave considerable debate pro and con—in which Mr. H and Mr King, of Georgia, Mr A. G Brown, of Mis appt Mr. Mii nd Mr. Duncan, of Ohio, Mr. McKay, of North Carolina, Mr. Burt, of South Carolina, and others, participated. Mr. Lana, of Ohio, made Wilmot paovi democrat. He tory, withou long speech in favor of the Mr L was elected independent sed to nll acquisition of terrl- ry should bs exclnded. Ho went on to uments t strengthen the position he had assumed, many of which had been previonsly advanced in rome shape or other. ‘Ths discussion oonsumed th when, without com! rose, reported progr eater part of the day, to m decision, the Committee ‘and the House adjourned, NEW YORK LEGISLATUR, Senate Avnany, March 99, 1913, 7 DAMAGE RY RIOTS Yerterday afternoon, the House bill relative to riota, was rejected. Mie birt dSTRANE ANP comORS RartaouD 4 leclaring the pub io utility ofarailco 4 from Albany to Cohoon was passed 4 Tody NrtMANT OF THR DOCKS in BROOKLYN. ‘o-dey, Mr Bonew reported @ bill ertain bulkheads in Brooklyn te barron RAILROAD Fane. Mr. Fine reported against the bill to regulate railroad fares from Albany to Buffalo, Mr. Fuovp moved @ reference of the bill to the com- be cy the whole, ald be 1r. Jounson objented—he hoped the report wo #greed to and the bil disposed of. Mr Frovn urged his reference, and the Senate refus- ed. Report agreed to, 22 to 2 ~ bill lost. EQUALIZING TAXATION. Mr. Jonnson moved to refer the bill to equalise taxa- tion, to a nelectcommittes. A long debate ensued and the motion wes rejected. pra Pye arrare ening, ons made the special order for Monday. |, Molasases—18 to 21)4. Flour—-Small sales, LA Pas Ler cmny eg Sew publfo utility of a railread from Sacketi’s te Springs; to amend the act relative to the Attion aud Hornelisville railroad ; relative to the Tonawands railrosd ; amending the general railroad act #0 far as personal liability eff. existing corporations. Assembly. BRIDGE COMPANIES. Yesterdey afternoon, the bill for the incorporation «f bridge companies, wan ordered to a third reading. ATLAS INSURANCE COMPANY, Mr. Puenix gave notice of a bill to amend the charter of the Atlas Insurance Company. NEW YORK POLICE. Mr. Tavespace gave notice of s bill to amend the act relative to the police of New York, THE EMIGKANT BILL, The emigrant bill is the special order for Thursday. VOTE OF THANKS TO ARMY OFFICERS Mr. 8. Smirn offered @ resolution of thanks to General Wool, and that the Governor present bim with asword, kc, Lsid on the table. HARLEM RAILROAD. The House concurred in the amendments of the Se- nate to the bill amending the charter of the Harlem railroad. THR ANNUAL TAX BILL. Mr. A. W.S, Surra’s New York annual tax bill came up for consideration. MARINE HOSPITAL, Ph ig bill to supply deficiencies in the Marine Hospital nd. PRIVATE CLAIMS. ‘The residue of the session was ocoupled with the con- sideration of private Market New Orvxans, March 23, 1848.—Cottton—A sale of 4000 bales of middling at 6% 674. Sugar—No char Freights— Nothing. Exchavges—Fair demand. Boston, March 29, 1848.—Flour—The sales foot up about 600 barrels, including Geresee and other gocd ‘Wheat—No sales reported. Corm—We notice sales of 4000 bushels, incloding white and yellow, at 56 0 689, Rye—Sales of 600 bushels made at 80. Oate—Wu note sales of 2000 bushels Northern at 60s. Provisions —The sak s were confized to the regular trade, at pre- vious rates. Freights dull. Borrato, Merch 29, 188 —Flour—The market was dull. There were sel'ers a: $5 1234, but ne buyers, Wheat—The market was inactive ; handsome Chicago wasfreely offered nt 108 ots. Steamers are daily arriving and departing, although the fee eontinues plenty. . Shipping Intelligence. New Onugans, Merch is—arr ome Diana, Boston. Cid st ip Robert Parker, France; barks Thetis, Boston; A G Hali, 8: Thomas; schr Sophii ¥ Recertion or THE Frencu News IN THE Unitep Srarns.—The news of the French revo- lution has been received in ali places with the greatest enthusiasm and universal approbation. On the evening of the 27th instant, a meeting was held in Washington city to exprees ‘* sympathy with the French revolutionists in France.” The Marseilles hymn was played at every place of amusement in Philadelphia, on Saturday night, and received with great enthusiasm. A public demonstration of feeling on the subject of the revolution in France was suggested, and would probably be carried out. A piece called ‘* Vive la Liberté,” has been produo- ed at the National Amphitheatre, and drews amazingly. When the steamer was announced at Boston, the people gathered in crowds in State street, and expressed the great- est impatience for the news while the Caledonia was lying aground in the harbor. _ OrfMonday exening tiers was quite a sensa- tion produced at the Boston theatre, by the an- nouncement of the foreign news, ‘The orches- tra, between the second and third acts of the play, performed the Marseilles Hymo, after which Mr. Thorne, the manager, came forward and announced that France had decided upon a republican government. The audience gave six hearty cheers, and then the orchestra per- formed Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle. ‘The Death of John Jacob Astor. John Jacob Aste:, eminent for the accumulation of an immense property, expired at 9 o’olock, yesterday morn- ing, at his own residence, in the 85th yearof his ege, Symptomsof coming dissolution made their appearance last Sunday; yet these were outwardly so faint asto en- courage the epinion of a more protracted issue. Even at eight o’elock this morning, an hour previous to the tim: he was enabled to partake of como slight nourishment. H/ death, which was tho consequence of oli age merely— the physical powers having become gradually exhausted —evidenced no painful straggle, but was easy, quiet and composed—to be com, yd most fitly to an infant’s passage into sleep. All his family were present at the scene. The funeral will take place at four o’clock, next Saturs a(ternoon, from the house of his son, Wm. B Astor, 82 Lafayette place. ‘The wealth of Johm Jacob Astor, which at the time of bis decease can hardly be represented in the sum of ten millions of dollars, was in no part he- 1editary. In the year 1784 be stood on eur shores @ poor youth, without knowled; our language or our people, yet im sien of that _Aisponttion ot heart and firmness of purpose, whieb « im to obtain re, wealth, His place of birth was the vil- lage of Waldorp, near Heidelberg, in the Duchy of Baien, Germany; ite time the month of July, 1764. His fathor, who bad good reputation for truth fainess and the leading a oorreet life, held the hum- bie but honorable offies of bailiff of Waidorp. This worthy man sought wita much care to impress on his children those pious views aud resolves which he held as the safeguard to worldly happiness aud prosp-rity.— His means and influence were insvfici-nt to obtain in Germany a situation = fered to his y one el The United Stat 5 ae Seen aon ak eee 2 seneantel . yor » wi many tears an retful thougata, ‘pele adieu to that Thome to whieh the of milliona now inquiringly turn, to behold the first omens of xampied and fortunate # career.— the Channel, he directed bis steps to found, ix his brother, who had eag pf embarked from that port, veesel beund for Baltimor bis property other articles of mer- His first business wos to eeil these. Tho etity amall, were invested in the fur hich hi o commenced to e had but elapsed er excited the ment in Baltimore, of high re gsged Gacierk. Mr. Astor ¢: absorbing, as it were, whatever persomal bene! creased advantages of this situation cffered, une result less deserving of note then the end Astor's integrity and astiduity were well and satisfacterily remunerated by his employer. ter Browne, a first cousin of the latter, and a wenithy butcher, was induced to lend several thousand dolis by which in connection with the late Cornelius Heyer, ix, Astor com id on his own account. The fat of Gerrit Smith subsequently joined him. The occasion is not uninteresting at which Jobn Jacob Astor is known first to have breathed an embitious intent. The revolutionary war, thoughcsusing the posts of Os~ Nisgara, Detroit and others, to bo held by a bos~ tile power, was accompanied with such rerious embar rasament to the fur trade, thet on the formation ofa consequent surrender, Mr, Aswes,! its thence reeulting, deelared that he would make hisfortuae. Tho pr ion was pot jost in air, nor apy benumbing influence suffered to act on the energetic purpose $ sea ee it. Opportunity on opportunity ‘wi joried and skilfully improved — eats followed years of coatiauous thougat aud labor. lations, upbeld by the most wealthy had hitherto monopoiined to a large and Western porti ne of our coua- b Astor, not loving their spoils, medi- ruction of @ ‘eying power. This ouly by ® combination of all Ameri- seo engaged in the trade The prejoct w and apparently unattainable; yet, under bis direction and his skilful guidance of envious elements the Americen Fur Company was estwblished—in itsel€ ‘his memory. Not only has it to fields untouched before, bat he prospect of foreign is prcject realized, he concetved ano- was the settlement of Astoria, with of making it the commercial empo- Alovg that ocean, lumbia river, he designed a of ould recure to their holder the whole tho Rocky Mountains. Vessels from New York were to supply Astoria with commodities, reocive her furs, and, for the same consideration, those of the Russian posts further north. These were then to proceed to Canton, dispone of thelr cargo, and rotura with teas, eilka and nenkeens, [t was in the year 1810 toris, wn exteblished, by a party Mr, Astor ), to realina, per annum, try. John Je tated the cor a view rium of the Northern Pacite. and on the C in the mode mentioned, a million ef dojla Though misfo mot this uod-rtaking at the first, (two of the three versels sent out having been lost.) it would have undouotediy been pressed to nuccers, but thet partner of Mr, Astor sold Astoria to the British North-west Far Company. Brom the catablishment of the Ameriean compavy, Mr. As- tora commercial dealings become vastly tended Svon, on every sea bis freighted The instructions hi ote, on well The minor ception, th th he occupied for many y: Jt w «ployed within d with works expended, Hin ievested in not eto epenk in vast traota of ‘isconsin, lowa, and other W Im value. ‘The bulk tn in this sity, i? | ; 4