The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1852, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN. VERY LATE FROM EUROPE AND ASIA. Ap English Expedition to Loo Choo, 3Won-Arrival of the ‘Washington at Southampton. Arrival of the Susquehanna at Canton. THE BURMESE WAR. Another Sad Steamship Wreck---Over Forty Lives Lost. THREE WEFKS LATER FROM THE AUS- TRALIA GOLD MINES. ’ in Bgypt. THE NEW PRESS LAW OF SPAIN, ‘The Rebellion in the Chinese Empire. Terrible Farthquake in Ning-yun-foo---Ten Thousand Houses Destroyed. RUMORS RELATIVE TO SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. Meixure of an American Vessel in the Indian Archipelago, Charged with an Attempt to Juduee the Sultan of Djambie to Revolt. ‘The Case of Mr. King, the American Mis- sionary at Athens, The French Steam Line to New York. &e., &e., &e. ‘The United States mail steamship Franklin, Capt. 9. A. Wotton, arrived at this port at eight o’clock yesterday morning, having made the passage from owes Roads in eleven days and eleven hours. She arrived off Sandy Hook at eight o’clock on Monday night. The Franklin started from Havre early on the morning of the 15th of April, crossed the British @hannel, to touch off the entrance of South- ampton water for the usual mails, sent from thence ima special steamer, and after embarking the pas- gengers and mails, proceeded on her voyage at nine P.M., ofthe 15th inst. The proper day of departure | was the 14th, and an attempt was made to get out of deck in the morning, but owing to the lowness of the tides on the French coast, a detention till the 5th was rendered unavoidable. She brings ninety-seven passengers, and a large aad valuable cargo of continental merchandise, shipped at Havre, and $85,000 in specie. The news by the Franklin is fully five days Hater than that received by the Asia, from Live pool. There is nothing, however, of great import- anee by this arrival. The Niagara arrived at Liverpool on the 13th, at nine P. M., after a boisterous passage of thirteen | and a quarter days from Boston. The United States mail steamship Washington had wet arrived when the Franklin left Cowes. im her twentieth day from this port, and much un- easiness was manifested in consequence of her non- appearance. As everybody in England appeared to be making the most of the Easter holidays, and, enjoying to the utmost the magnificent weather which pre- vailed, and which had been of long continuance, all political affairs were ata stand still, and beyond the preparations of the different constituencies, for the coming electoral struggle at the approaching general clection, there is nothing worthy of note in the political world. The Solicitor-Gencral had been returned for Harwich, but as the election was not a @ontested one, the proceedings are unimportant. Boih houses of Parliament having temporarily sus pended their sittings for the celebration of Easter, there is nothing to report under this head. It seems pretty certain that the glass house in Hyde Park will be pulled down, and in anticipation ef such a determination on the part of the govern- ment, a company in London have offered Messrs. Fox, Henderson & Co., the sum of $350,000 for the building, with a view of removing it to some spot in the outskirts of the metropolis, for the purpose ef establishing a winter garden. At the Mark Lane corn market held on the 12th imst., the prices brought to us by the last steamer were with difficulty maintained, and white English wheat could only be sold at ls. per quarter lower. Foreign wheat was rather more steady. Flour slack of sale. Indian corn Bd per quarter better The depression which has existed for some time in the English corn trade had excited some attention, and strong expectations of a favorable reaction to Fome extent were indulged in. It has been clearly proved that the extraordinary rise which took place during the winter in the prices of wheat and rye at many of the Baltic ports, was the result of speculation, and the reaction has been, in many cases, great. At Stettin, where the operations were on a large scale, wheat has receded €s. to 10s. per quarter from the higheet point, and rye even more. The Liverpool cotton market was steady, but the @ealings were very tame on the 12th, when 5,000 to 6,000 bales changed hands, at prices without change. The London Stock Exchange was very animated, and a large business was doing in all sorts of fands, railway shares, foreign bonds, &e., which were ra- pidly riving in value, under the combined influences ef the great plentifulness and easiness of money and the extraordinary accounts of the yield of gold in Australia. The quiescent state of political affairs, both at home and abroad, also strengthened the eonfident feeling which prevailed. Consols hadrisen to 99] to 997, und were thus close upon par—a value bhese securities (Three per Cents) had not attained since the year 1845. Exchequer Bills were 69 to 72 premium, and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents 100} to 100}. The es in the California gold mines had become a little out of favor; but an in- ereased speculation was going on in the Australian shares, and companies for working the colonial gold anines were as plentiful as blackberries. Accounts from China advise the arrival at Heng Kong, on the 5th February, of the U.S. steam fri- gate Susquehanna, Commodore Aulick. The Eng- bish frigate Sphinx had visited Loo Choo, an island, said by the London Times to belong to Japan, being commissioned to deliver a the commander etter from Lord Palmerston to the Regent, with whom, after a little negotiation, he had an au- dience An entertainment was prepared, and every attention and kinduess shown towards th English captain and crew. We believe Loo Choo belongs to the Chinese empire The advicer from Hong Kong stat pox had but a trifling effect ; in the Seamon’s H. however, there had heen seven deaths duri the month that the small pital yut of twenty-three adimissions of thoee wh one Kana died were Americans The Liverpool Jownal sa During the week. the Germans ioto Live the head of the M Dimeclf superintended genre number wae received » Viebroent in Moe nd Vulenr and by to-day the whole w have rent vessels for Amerien : ol : Ovicans. a few for Canute lw Plates thin two days port in diffe ned for New for the ft the ie romaiuder ounts from A fthe 4 Fand bf tontinople, t By « Jenn that Miission Shon Pacha. The representatives of Franc had advived that the differenc without de Krom twelve to f di had a hould be eon Uhousand mon ey wore wl work on the railway She was | The London newspapers give full details of the new law forthe “regulation ” (otherwise, muzzling.) of the pross, recently put in force by the Spanish government. The law ts pronounced to be almost & shadow of the one recently enacted by the French dictator. The spirit of the decree is one of hostility and distrust againet the press entirely, while the chapter which specifies and defines the offences of Newspapers seems really to leave little seope for its operation in any direction. Nearly all of the Ma- rid journals were seized on the 7th, in consequence ef their having published strictures upon the new Jaw on the press. A letter from Malta, dated April 8, says:— The United States are sending @ large navy to the Medi- 0 terrancan. The has already passed the Straits of Gibraltar in the Jacinto. The f Pow- hattan, St. Louis and Levant, sloops, may be daily looked for. The weekly reviews, from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce markets, mention, that owing to the approach of the Easter holidays, business had been limited. Coffee, in the few transactions that had taken place, had been better supported, but no general advance was quoted. Sugar and other ar- ticles remained without essential alteration. The accounts frem Hamburg and Antwerp represent a nearly similar state ef trade. Admiral Suin, who is to replace Admiral Le Pre- dour in the command of the French squadron in the | Plata, was to leave Paris in a few days for Brest, where a vesse) wasin readiness to convey him to his station. A most horrible murder had been committed in Lambeth, where a young man of respectable connec- tions, named Thomas Crosbeo Wheeler, decapitated his mother. The culprit was pronounced to be in- ane. The Arctic Expedition—Sir John Franklin’s Ships seen In an immense Iceberg. The British admiralty has issued a serics of doc- uments and evidence which appear to convey tho proof that in the spring of last year the two vessels comprising this ill-fated expedition, were seen off the Banks of Newfoundland wedged to an icoberg. It appears by the evidence referred to, that a Mr. Storey, the master of an Enghish merchant ehip, when at Tynemouth some few months since, fel! | into conversation with an English naval officer, in | the course of which he accidentally alluded to a | statement he had heard made by a Captain Cow- | ard, of the British brig Renovation, of North | Shields, that the latter had seen, in the month of | April of the last year, on the Banks of Newfound- land, a large iceberg, some five miles in length— | that on a nearer approach to it, under the water, | it could be observed shelving out to a considerable | distance at the lee side, thus acting like a vane in | | keeping that part to the leeward--that on passing, | as close as prudence would allow, two three-masted vessels were observed close to, but out of the iceberg | —that they were regularly housed, with their top- sail yards and topgallant masts down; and that no | human beings could be seen on board. The naval | oflicer naturally inquired how it was that this pieco | | of information had not been communicated before, | | and received for reply, that Captain Coward, | | | | | | the master of the Renovation had, with sur- | prising stolidity, contented himself with merely mentioning it to his friends. He, it appears, was | then on his voyage to Venice: and the British Ad- miralty has forwarded instructions to the consul at | that port to interrogate him closely upon his arri= | | val. Ofcourse, the general presumption is, that if | the statement be true, they were the two ships of | | the Franklin expedition; and, it is assumed, that | the catastrophe ofan iceberg’ breaking away fro | the place where it had formed would, no doubt, be sufficient to cause the crews to rush on foot to the | nearest safe point, the ships drifting away with the | iceberg in the interval would leave no means of re- | | joining them. The respectability aud good faith of | Captains San, and Coward are vouched for. he British Admiralty then addressed a coufiden- | | tial letter to the coast guard officer at Sunderland, | directing him te proceed to Tynemouth, and make | | i} | inquiries crecan Storey, who stated that he left | | Bristol for Quebec, as master of the brig Agnes, on | the Sth of April, 1851; he crossed the Banks of New | Foundland about the 20th, and arrived at Quebec on the 5th of May. There he met Captain Coward, who, as fur as his (Capt. Store: "s) memory served | him, gave him the following relation:— ~ When near the east edge of the bank, in lat. 45 deg. 30 mii ii ..fresh breezes and clear weathe ‘ry foretopmast studding sail, fel | in with icebergs. one of which was yery large, with | ice attached toit. in which there were two threc-mast | ships, having their masts struck and yards down. and a made snug; to all appearance they had passed the winter | together in the ice. Atabout five o'clock in the moruing. | when within one mile of them, the mate called me to sce | the iceberg and ships; by the time I got up and dressed and | Oudeck, my ship was abreast of them; took spying glass | and carefully examined them, to eee if there was any on board, but could not see any one, At the time Idid not think of Sir John Franklin’s missing ships, unxiety to get ahead out of the danger while the weather was clear from foge, and being too far past before T could make up my mniud. caused me not to reduce rail and examine them | | MoH Aditately, tam since Of opinion they might poz | | ribly be the missing ships. Captain Storey states that a Captain Cleugh was present when this narration was made. he coast guard officer then sought an interview with the wife of Mr. Coward, who also stated that her husband had mentioned the matter to her, and she furnished him with his address when he should arrive at Venice. Mr. Cleugh was alse sought out, and stated that he also heard © | and that he had joined in the conversation. chief officer of Captain Coward’s vessel. son r nid w: ward's statement, The On the 20th April. 1851. at six A. M..I aaw two full- | Tigged thips (one about 500 tens. the other 360), on an | iceberg, high and dry. the larger one on her beamends, head to the westward, three ships’ lower masts only | standing with bowsprit, masts painted white, apparently | not houred over; the smaller one was about 330 tons, | head to the South, with lower and topsailyards across, sails unbent. topmast on end, yards very square and black. not housed over, nearly upright; both vessels ap- | parently abandoned. The Renovation was then about 30 | miles to the eastward of Cape Race. and the iceberg about five miles northwest. The master was sick in bed, and when I called him and tated that two vessels were in ‘00 unwell to take any notice, therefore did not like to | ponsibility of ng up to examine the ves- on board the Renovation was kept by me, umstances were entered by me in the log: I k it is «till in possession of Mr. Emanuel Young (the t North Shields, Mr. Simpson has furnished the Admiralty with a sketch of the vessels, both of which were painted black. The man at the wheel on board the Renova- | tion has also been examined, and corroborates Mr. Simpson’s statement. | We leave our readers to draw their own conclu- | sions from these statements. It is probable that the appearance of the two ships was an optical di lusion, caused by a double reflection of the Renova: tion frem two surfaces of the iecberg to which it is said they were attached, as, if the objects had been real ships, some other vessels would have seen them | and thote ei thi i on a coast #0 much frequented as Newfourtdland is | F y fishing and trading vessels. | The Arctic Expedition. | The letters from Woolwich, England, of the 160th | inst. eay:—The Intrepid, screw steam-vessel, com- | mander M’Clintock, and the Pioneer, screw steam- | vessel, lieutenant-commander, Osborn, were taken | out of the basin to-day, and are now at moorings in | the stream, readiness to leave with the Adssist- ance, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. B., and the Resolute, Captain Kellett, ©. B.,’ when they are | completed, which they will be in a day or two; and | they still expect to be able to leave G nhithe on Thursday next, the 15th inst. as originally | nained, on their enterprising voyage. The lords of | the Admirality intexd payi it of inspection | tothe vessels of the Ar yedition at Green- | hithe, on Thureday next, previous to their depart- ure for sea. Captain Sir Edward Bel Hamilton, R. N., Seoond S ralty; Col. Colquhoun, R. A., carriage departinent; and Capt, Washington, R were present on the wharf wall at th nding pl in the afternoon, with a number of officers, ness Mr. Hay, the lecturer on cheinistr ing the rdiers of the royal! mari attached » expedition, in the chi cunpowder under water by galvan tery. The explosive charges consi ted of half « pound’of gunpowder in tin eanisters, which were sufficient, when discharg » bottom of to show the principle to which battery can be applied when explosions md nece dl get ed all the gas apparatus connected with th for distributing messages in the Arctic ré alro to supply a number of new balloons and th means of inflating them with to be used the prese peaition. The } are made this o¢ 6 float on the water uld they come dows The are to be printed oa 8 fy 18 . and on papers of all colors, d t 560,000 of them will be printed on both ides, leaving room to fill in in writing the lati and longitude of the vessels at the time they a ent up. Som these meseag: i hy the parties under Capt 0 the Bebring Straits expedition | would be proclaimed. | on Monday, the 12th, and the multitudes of well | 30,000f. each. | is an increase copy ef the messages which will be des fi } P nesctate:— . woktel.trom “Despatched ——. by a balloon from ‘* ship Revelute, Capt, Kellett im late — Neng, we ‘To Sin Joun Frawxnin.”? On the otier sid6 > * Provisions leftat -——. Steering for —. nai to winter at ——. or in the vicinity id eae A new feature is to be introduced in the vessels of Captain Sir Edward Belcher’s expedition, Mr. Greener having been ordered to supply several of harpoon guns, with a view to enable the officers and men to kill whales, and other large fish, in the Are- tic regions, for the purpove of using their oil as fuel. These means, with tho addition of Minie rifles for killing birds or deer, will enable the onterprising voyagers to obtain resources hitherto unavailable by any of the previous expedition: alee of the ier ead says:— greatest activit, deen. di: Woolwich dockyard, to complete the sorse tequised fot the veseela of Arctic expedition, that all may be on board to-night, or early to-morrow morning. as the whole of the squadron are under orders to be ready oe ng river, between 9 and 10 A. M., ep pril 15. at to proceed ‘Thursday, France. We learn from Paris that the found anger and that the observance of the Easter festivities had passed off with the greatest ood humor and enjoyment on the part of the popu- ion. One of the chief features of the news from this Coe is, that M. Emile de Girardin had re- ceived formal notice of warning from the Minister of Police, onthe subject of the series of articles which, under the title of Gonservons la lique, Ox- cited a considerable share of public attention. The following is the form of warning, which is a curiosity in its way:— The Minister General of Police, considering Art. 32 of the organic law on the pres dated 17th February. 1852— Considering the article published in the Presse on the Oth inst., which contains the following paseage:—“It (the Empire) would be the direct provocation to altentat, apital enjoyed pro- which probably would not be waited for; for if no Alibaud was to be found in the repul Ly, & Merino said article would be found in the to hare ty.” signed “Emile de Girardin.” ogee Considering that it cannot be permitted, without out- raging at the same time public morals and the character of the nation, to im as an inevitable fact an attentat on the of chief of the State, whatever may be the peasy of hypothetical circumstances on which so guilty an argument is founded; Considering that the Presse has thus forgotten that moderation and prudence are the first Jaws of the periodi- cal prose; Decreese— Art. 1, According to the terms of Art. 32 of the decree of Feb. 17, a first warning is given to the Presse, in the reons of M. Rouy, one of the directors, and M. Emile de jirardin, the editor. Art, 2. The Prefect of Police is eht tion of this decree. DE MAUPAS, April 9, 1852, Minister of General Police, Tne Prince de Canino had again arrived in France, not having been permitted to proceed to Rome. Business affairs in Paris were slightly improved, hart ert amongst the wholesale establishments, ut the retail traders still complain of the slackness oftrade. The demand in the fauburg St. Antoine for articles in the eabinet making line was so great that several of the masters had increased the wages of journeymen ten frances @ week. Wheat and flour had again fallen in price in the Paris market. The stock of flour was 20 great that sales were very difli- cult. ‘The silk trade at Lyons was not brisk, owing to the orders received from the United States being under the current market prices. The Legislative corps resumed its sittings on the 13th April; but the President’s meseage, which was to have been presented to that body, and which was to embody a résumé of the events since the coup état, was postponed for a few days. The 10th of May is fixed for the grand review of distribution of eagles in the Champs de Mars. All the regiments composing the garrison of Paris are to be present, and iia other regiments ot the French army are to be represented by their colonel and a deputation. A grand /éte will take place on the oc- casion, and everybody seemed to think the empire with the execu- If we were to judge from the display of equipages that crowded ihe Boulevards aid Choe Ligeees, dressed pedestrians on Thursday and Friday, form- ing the procession to Longchamp, Paris might be pronounced as in a most prosperous condition—so far as trade is concerned. It is said that the names of the Senators on whom a dotation is to be conferred by Louis ir atch are to appear in the Moniteur to-morrow. ‘Their num- ber is 29, among whom are two ex-Ministers, several Generals (including General Castellane, commander- in-chief of the army of Lyons), and other well known characters, such as ti Leverrier, the astro- nomer. The dotations are to be 10,000, 20,000, or The President of the republic reviewed two bri- ig to be vorted in Madrid trom the 100 pe payers of direct taxes, from €0 in the provincial capitals of first clasz, aud 20 in the rest. | The spirit of the present deerce may form the | first part of the long ministerial exposition which is signed by allthe members ofthe cabinet. [tis one of distrust and hostility towards the press; whilst the chapter of the decree, which specifies and de. | fines the offences of the press, seews really to leave | ! is | Very little scope for its operation in any direction. | ‘The exposition commences thus :— Sxxona—Of the elements which constitute the organiza- tion of the constitutional system there are few which merit such special care as the right of publiching ideas by means of the press, ‘This right. elevated to the hizh here of works of science and study, and to the examinae | gy, tion of the great questions of general interest, has been | ordinarily a powerful vehicle of social and intelice:uai ad- | vances. whilst, reduced to the circle of the periodical | press, it carries with it ‘and dangerous incouve- niences; and when it is im just and prudeat Limits, it easily comes to bean it of perturbation andanarehv. Converting itself, under this aspect, into amere machine, the er with difficulty pro- dueer, it is abandoned to itself. more than the dis- credit of the eame institution even in its truly useful | part, serving to give aliment to the bad passions. and to | offer a vast to the violent and sterile struggles of parties. Society. alarmed by 80 many excesses, does not now regard it with that predilection which it merited, when it thought it raw in the press its regencrator; and | the time of illusive hopes having pasted, the undeceiving has arrived, there being nothing more to be feared than the reaction which this adverse dixposition of men’s minds may produce. It is necessary. therefore. to save it from itself. restoring its beneficent and civilizing nature, extri- pn te from the false ways in which it has wandered, and ol ging it to secu iteelf with nothing but the uxe- ful objects to which it is destined. &e. The following fe @ translation of the 3d chapter of the decree which treats of offences of the press:— Art. 24. The offences of the press are:— 1, Against the Sovereign and royal family. 2. Ageinst the rafety of the State. 3. Against public order. ‘ Against society. x, ’ . Against religion or public morality. 6. Against the maieettan, , q inet Boverei 8, Against private individuals. Art. 25. Commits an offence againet the Sovereign, that whieh attacks. off ‘or depresses in any way, and nn- der w! form, sacred person, dignity, rights, or Prerogati ives. Art. 26. Commits an offence against the royal family, that which attacks, offends, or depresses in any way, and under whatever form, the persons, the dignity, or the rights of all or any of its members, ‘Art. 27. Offends against the safety of the State:— nds ‘That which attacks the form of government estab- er ‘d. 2. That whieh tends to coerce the free excreise of the constituted 5 3. That which excites or provokes a foreign power to declare war against Spain, or reveals secret data by which it may be done successfully. 4. That which tends to relax the fidelity or discipline of the armed force. Art 28, Offends against public order :— 1, He who publishes maxims or doctrines directed to disturb the. tranquillity of the State. 2. He who incites to disobedience of the laws or of the authorities, 3, He who by menaces or sarcasms seeks to coerce the liberty of theauthorities, 4. He who provokes or foments dangerous rivalries amongst the bodies of the State or elasses of society. 5, He who publishes warming or fulse news with rela- tion to public affairs, 6. He who manifests fears of events which may disturb the general repose. Art. 29, Offends against society:— 1, He who makes the apology of actions qualified by the laws as criminal. 2. He who propogates doctrines contrary to the mghts of property, exciting the poorer classes against the richer ones, 8. He who attacks, offends, or ridicules classes of so- ciety, or corporations recognized by the laws, or offends the same classes or corporations for the defects of one of their members, Art. 30, Offends against religion or publie morality: 1, He who attacks or ridicules the Roman Cathol Apostolic religion and its worship, or offends the sacred character of its ministers, 2. He who excites to the abolition or change of the same religion, or to the permitting of the worship of any other one. 3. He whopubliches writings which offend decency and good manners. Art. 31. Offends against the authorities: 1. He who publishes calumnious or injurious facts against persons whoexereire public charges, employments, or tunctions. individually or y. of whatever origin or nature they may be, 2, He who supposes bad intentions in official acts, 8. He who ridicules the official acts or the persons ot ay of those comprehended in the first paragraph of this article. 4. He who publishes, without previous authorization. reserved or private conversations, or private correspon: dence had with any person of those comprehended in the same paragraph, 5. He who publishes royal decrees, orders, circulars, or any other official documents, whether it be entirely or in extracts. before they have had legal publicity, or without ttein, req ‘to wait on him without delay. Count paxy arg Hy for come months Austrian Minister iu London, and his different missions at Turin at St Petersburg. and more recently at the Conferences of Dresden had excited the particular attention of Prince de Schwarzenberg, whe finding his health impaired, inted him out to the Emperor as his successor, Count uol is about forty-tive years of ae. He will eontinue the line of policy of the deecased minister in the direction of the foreign affairs of Austria, He passed through Brusrels the evening before last, en route for Vienna. Letters from Vienna give long details about the magnifieent funeral of the deceased Prince, which took place on the Sth inst. All the garrison of the capital was under arms. The Emperor and the corps diplomatique were present in the procession, walked immediately behind the coffin. On the 9th inst., the Customs Congress at Vienna resumed its sittin, ates on the subject of Prince Schwarzenberg’s Seath, and announced that that event would not Iead to any modification in the political and com- mercial system pursued by Austria. The Emperor, hasaid, had given orders that this fact should be communicated to all the representatives of foreign courts. e French Consul at Trieste has, by order of his government, taken down the escutcheon bearin, the words ‘* Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité,’ ax replaged it by the imperial eagle. Prussia. The Congress of the Zollvercin, to be opened at Berlip on the Mth inst., will be attended by the following delogates:—For Prussia, M. Von Pommer Esche, Director of the Tax Department, M. Phil- lipsborn, Councillor of Legation, and M. Delbruck; for Bayaria, M. Meisner; for Hanover, M. Kleuze; for Saxony, M. Von Schimpf, Director of the Post Office; for Wirtomberg, M. Von pea Director of the Department of ‘Finance; for lon, M. Hack; Nassau, M. Vollpracht; for the BMuringian States in combination, Von Thon; for Brunswick, M. Von Thiqau; for Frankfort, M. Senator Koster. M. Ancona Hasselbach will act as secretary. There will be no lar publication of the discussions; but the results be officially communicated to the press to avoid misrepresentation. The semi.official organs describe the preliminary conference of the representatives of the Southern States of Darmstadt as unimportant, as far as an: movement, epeian the integrity of the Union is concerned. They state that none of these govern- ments seriously contemplate a separation from the Verein, and that the discussions are confined to those modifications of the tariff that may be required by existing circumstances. They dwell on the certain Joss of revenue the States would incur by a separa- tion, and intimate that it will effectually prevent. any disturbance of the constitution of the Union. The Austrian and Southern journals still, however, keep up a discussion on the subject. They state that by the admission of Hanover and the northern territory into the Union, under moderate protective duties, Prussia has made an actual approach to the Austrian plan, and thereby rendered it easy of ac- complishment at some future time. The Society for the Protection of Native Indus- try, under the protection of Prince Hohenlohe, has, in a recent sitting at Frankfort, declared itself in favor of the continuance of the Zollverein, and affirmed a resolution expressive of its approval of the sctal gamaton of the northern States with it. A motion pledging the society to endeavor to procure, after the union should have been reconstituted, a separate commercial treaty between it and the Aus- trian government, was negatived. ‘The Empress of Russia is expected to arrive here in the first week in May. Her Majesty will remain at the hotel of the Russian embassy only one day, and then proceed to Potsdam, where apartments have been prepared for her in the palace of Sans Souci. After a fortnight’s residence, her Majesty will set out for the baths of Schwalbach. The new constitution for the Electorate of Hesse, under the guaranty of the Confederation, is ex- pected to be proclaimed in that principality in the course of the present month. It resembles that just Ags to Dessauin the composition of the legislative edy, and its powers. Music andthe drama are recovering more than their former influence over the Berlin public, and appear likely to become what they were before the revolution, not so much the relaxation as the se- rious business of life. In the next week there will be in full activity the German opera, the German dramatic company, a French troupe, and the Italian operatic company from St. Petersburg, including Persianiand Tambr ‘There is a second German theatre for vaudevilles and light operas, several ama- teur theatres, summer theatres in every suburb, and new ones are to be opened as soon as the skies can be trusted; in proportion to its population Ber- lin is more abundantly, if not better supplied with dramatic entertainments than London, or even Pa- gades at 12 o’clock on the 12th inst., in the Place du Carrousel. There were two regiments of lan- cers, two of chasscurs & Cheval, two batteries of artillery, two companies of engineers, besides the infantry regiments on the ground. ‘The Prince dis- tributed the medals, ason the former occasions. As the day was most favorable, a considerable num- ber of persons was collected on the spot, and the troops, the lancers particularly, received the Presi- dent with loud and frequent eries of “Vive Napo leon ?? and the band continued playing during the review the well known air ‘* Partent pour la Syrie.” General Canrobert, aide-de-camp of the Presi dent of the republic, has addressed to him the fol- lowing letter, dated Clamecy, 4th of April, 1852:— MoNericxrur.—I have the honor to render you an ac- count of the result of my mission in the arrondissement of Clamecy. Allthat [haye rend, all that L have beard as to the ra- vages of Foci in this country. is much less than the truth. Iam here inthe very heart of democracy The evil is immense. the wounds are deep, and «till bleeding. Let the incredulous come into the Nitvre— let them sce what it was previous to the 2d December. and what it is at preseni—let them study the dossiers of 579 individuals of Clamecy, condemned either by court martial or by the departmental eommia-ion; and what- ever may be their determination to close their eyes, they will be compelled to open them, and to confess that the a# saved soc great act of the 2d December Notwithstanding all my your intestions hy. usiy als. many of whom sre simply th tion of punishment, In visiting the prikons of this town I found in thom 42 individuals politically compromi ed, upon whom the anixed commiesions had not d. have pronounced ou their fate in extending to all the effects of your mercy. Tam, with profoun: Monseign your very humble and very devoted serv't CANROBE: ety. ir, to fulfil thas boon indeed & commuta- ne object of ion of 84,000ic., and M. Lucien Murat had received a million. Prince Jerome has recei i The Princess Mathilde de Demidoff, his daughter, has dropped the pension which she allowed Jerome out of the settlement which Prince Demidotf was obliged to settle on her by the Czar. ‘ The emigration to the United States continues on alarge scale. A great number of vessels are load- ing at Havre for New York and New Orleans, amongst which is the Mary Sarah. This vessel not having obtained freight in Rouen, came down the river, and was chartered at $3,000 | ‘A project is afloat at Havre for placing three | large steamers on the line between that port and | New York, subsequently to work in conjunction | with the steamers already plying on that line, and which touch at Southampton. In return for the gratuitous conveyance of mails and despatches, the pone of the undertaking demand from the ‘rench government the annual sum of £40,000 (a | million of franes) for each boat employed. The project has already received due deliberation from | the Havre Chamber of Commerce, who naturally view it with much favor, and have resolved stren- uously to ore its adoption. The vessels to be placed on the line are to be built at Havre, and are to be of iron. They will be of 2,000 to burden, and the engines of 1,000 horse power. Spain. THE CUBAN TRADE—THE NEW LAW AGAINST THE PRESS. Advices from Madrid are of the Sth inst. It appears by returns from Cuba, that the high duties imposed’on foreign flour, in order to promote | the importation there of Spanish flour, have so far | answered their purpose, that in 1850 only 845 bar- | rele of foreign flour paid duty, against 256,006 bar- rels of Spanish flour. The duty now A i er barrel on Spanish flour in Chere ves- 7 per barrel on foreign flour brought in Spanish vessels, and $10 per barrel on foreign flour brought in foreign vessels. The census of the popu- n of Madvid was taken on the Ist of January, ear, and the result has just. been published. gentyal return gives a population of 113,913 nd 120,285 females ; total, 234,178, which f 12,509 over the returns given by | the census of last year, { rand states that the governor of Mataneas, | on dismissed for not preventing the | ¢ negroes, who had been imported as | slaves by several planters. Despatches from the Captain General of Cuba, dated 12th of March, announce that the entire island d the most perfect tranquillity. Norzagaray had taken the oath as Cap- | of Puerto Rico, and was to sail for that island from Cadiz on the 16th. Letters from Vich, in Catalonia, state that the y bandit, El Bon, who has for many years pus districts, has his accomplices, and the had secreted bim, Bon | niself wealthy by his kidnapping vealthy farme wid might, wf he | d, have retived on his ns, but his thirst | gold and love ofadventure kept him in hie eld | auatstill he wastaken mearare respecting the press is published ‘acdte of the Oth ine f which it oceupi m, nearly four page the jury whieh is to reof the press, | in | 04, now levied at Cuba | 2 | nephew of the well known | Commereial Bank. | decessor, both domestic and foreign, would be | uthorixation. Art. 32, Offende against foreign sovereigns: — 1, He who calumnintes, abuves, or ridicules, the mon- rehs or supreme chiefs, or the constituted powers of auy nation that is not at war with Spain. 2. He who calumniates, abuses, or ridicules, the repre- rentatives of the same nations vho excites their subjects to rebellion or sedition. Alt, 35, Offends against individuals, 1. He who abuses or calumniates any person. 2. He who, without committing abuse, calumny, or pointing out persons. gives to the light, without the con- sent of the party in facts reiative to private life. and altogether foreign to public affairs, ithout the same consent, publishes tters. papers, or versations wh may have taken place between individuals, altho the uty t may have wholly or in part relation to public affairs ‘The mere publication of what is mentioned in the two preceding paregraphs, shall be considered as an aet of injury. Art. 34. Neither injury or calumny is committed :— 1. By publishing or censuring in any print the official conduct or acts of any public fuuctionary with reference to his charge. 2. By revealing any conspiracy against the sovereign or the State, or any attempt against public order, But in both cases the parties responsible for the print shall be obliged to prove the truth of the facts which they denounce, under the responsibility of injury or calumny. It will be observed, among other things, that the publication of “alarming” news is equally an offence as that of ‘ false’? news ; and to advocate the permission of any ¢ for of worsh'p ts equally punishable as attacks on the religion of the State. The maximum fine for one offence is 60,000 reals, and six years the maximum term of imprisonment for the same. All publication of novels (the fuletin of the journal), articles on the political or admi- nistrative affairs of the colonies, to be subject to a censorship; and works or writings, when religious matters, not to be published without previous censorship, and the approbation of the bishop of the diocese. In order to diseourage the smaller publications, the deposit. money is raised on those printed on paper less than twice the size of the regular stamp paper to 60,000 reals in minor towns, 120,000 in first. provincial capitals, and 160,000 in Madrid. The journals generally are to make a deposit of 120,000 reals in Madrid, and 80,000 and 40,000 in other places. Port Overland intelligence had from Lisbon, dated the 31st , Mentioning the existence of a ministerial crisis. A private letter from the Portuguese capital gives the subjoined ex- planation :— In consequence of the adverse vote on Monday last, March 29, which threw the ministry into a minority of thirty-eight to fifty on the Reform act, the Duke of Saldanha and ‘all his colleagues tendered their resignation. The Queen declined to accept it, and authorized the Prime Minister to take any measures which he might think proper under the existing circumstances. After an ineffectual attempt to induce the majority to come to a com- promise and nullify the vote, it was finally resolved o adjourn the two Chambers to the 20th May, when they are again to m and continue their labors fortwo months. This interval will afford time for the elections to fill the vacant seats, by which the administration hopes to gain a little more strength. But an impression exists that this adjournment is only the prelude to a dissolution. Portugal remained quiet, and it was not thought that tranquillity would be interrupted by the minis- terial interreguum. : Letters from Oporto of the 30th March bring ac counts of the lose of the Porto, Portuguese steamer, on her passage from that city to Lis! il the s ers (thirty-six in number) perished, and but seven o) the crew were saved. It appears that, the | Porto left for Lisbon on the 28th ult. (Sunday), and from some cause or other bore up again, after being as far south as Figueira, and on taking ‘the | bar on Monday evening about six o'clock, she strusk on some rocks called the ‘* Forgados,” inside the bar, when the anchor was let go, but she drifted, and, not answering her helm, she got embedded in a reef of rocks, where no aid could be sent to her; and night coming on, she went to piecesin a few hours, Among the suflerers are ar. Joseph | Allen, of Oporto, and two daughters; Mr. Ander- | son from London, shipowner. who was here on ae- count of the Harriet, bound to Australia; M. Des- trées, French consul at Oporto; Mr. Anderson's nephew; Senkor José Augusto da > ra Pint Senhor Albano. bon; Senbor Antonio Jo: Placido Bi 3 Senhor Francisco Vieira de Sousa Oliveira, of the ivedin London | No bodies had been picked up when this account left. Austria, The nomination of a successor to Prince Schwar- zenberg Was awaited with much anxiety. It was understood that Count Buol Schauenstein would be elevated to the important post occupied by the de- ceased staterinan, with that of the Bresiaency ot sie | Couneil. It was reported that the policy of his pre- | strictly followed by Count Buol. The Paris Jowrnal des Débats has the following on the subject:— | ‘We learn by telegraphic enpetchee from Vienna that, | immediately after the death of Prince de Schwarzenberg, tbe Fmpercr vent by telegraph to Count Buol Echauca- ris. Not only is it unnecessary to provide novelties to attract People to the opera, but doubling the prices does not keep them out of it, and evenat that rate tickets are often only to besecured ata premi- um. For the first appearance of the Italian com- pany they are already impossibilities. Hungary. The newspaper accounts from paoeeey, assure us, aga matter of course, that the Archduke Governor and lady were received everywhere on their arrival with great enthusiasm. Ihave not yet heard this directly contradicted, and in the meantime must be allowed to doubt it. One circumstance has been re- lated to me, which proves, at all events, that the system pursued in Pesth resembles to the letter that adoptedin Vienna. A highly respectable and loyal merchant, while walking, neglected, from some cause or other, to doff te the Archduke Albert, who was passing. He was arrested on the spot, and put in confinement, and there is no knowing what would have happened to him but forthe intervention of his personal friend, the captain of the town and chief of the police, who assured the authorities it was all a mistake. Affairs in Germany. ‘The Weser Gazette announces that the Hanove- rian Diet is convoked for the Ist of May next, and that the only business before it will be the budget. A projet de loi for re-establishing the punishment. of death ee heen adopted by the two Chambers of Darmstadt The Breslaw Gazette states that great distress continues in Western Gallicia from scarcity of food. The country seats of the nobility and gentry being almost besieged by crowds of starving peasantry, imploring relief, the Governor of the province has issued an order that every commune shall provide for the support of its poor. The Diet of the little principality of Reuss has just terminated the revision of the constitution. The duration of the session has been prolonged from two to three years. A letter from Carlsruhe of the 7th, states that the illness of the Grand Duke of Baden had made such rapid progress that his dissolution was hourly expected. It was announced that the hereditary Prince Louis will be proclaimed Grand Duke, but that Prince Frederick will take the reigns of govern- ment. The German Journal of Frankfort states that the diplomatic congress at Darmstadt, on the subject of the congress of the Zollverin, has ended without any result having been come to respecting the different propositions which were brought forward. The Chamber of Brunswick, in a recent sitting, rejected a motion for the abolition of the lottery. Greece MR. KING, SIONABY, Accounta from Athens are of the 28th of March. It is stated in the German journals that the Supreme Court of Appeal of Greece had confirmed the sentence of an inferior tribunal, condemning Mr. King, the American missionary, to fifteen days imprisonment, a heavy fine, and expulsion from the kingdom, for having’ preached the Protestant reli- ion, in violation of the constitution, On this, Mr. King addressed to the Minister of loreign Affairs a protest against the judgment, both in his own name and in that of the American government, from which he held, he declared, an official mission. He added that he would not voluntarily obey the judgment. [t was not known whether the Greek government would expel him by force ; but, if it should, it was considered likely that the United States would take up his defence. The letters add, that great scarcity exists in Greece, and that dreadful misory prevailed in con- sequence. The government was making extensive Lah of corn in Turkey, for distribution to the ople. Preonidas Bulgaris, the writer of the anonymous letters recommending the overthrow of the constitu- tion, was, as you must be aware, arrested at Syra, after a desperate attempt to escape. Two soldiers, who were employed to distribute the letters, have since been taken, and are now undergoing a very severe examination. The Const of Africa, By letters from the British Afri squalron to the 19th of March, we are informed that Commo- dore Bruce has entered into treaty with every natice THE CASE OF qT E AMERICAN MIS- chief in the Bight of Benin for the abolition of the pl trade, eetesion of missionaries, &c. The blockade is entirely withdrawn, except at Whydah, and there it will pot last long, as Commander Forbes, of the Philomel, has gone to Abomey to treat with the King of Dahomy. The capture of Lagos brought about these hoppy results. The chiefs who six months ago would have killed any English officer who had the misfortune to be thrown in their power, now hail us as their best friends, swear the slave trade shall never be renewed in their territories, and desire nothing but merchant ships for legal traffic. Turkey. Adviees from Constantinople of the 27th ult. are received. The Porte, acceding to the request of Sir Stratford Kees hag consented that Abbas Pacha shall exercise for three ears longer the right | of life and death over the criminala of Beypt. ‘fhe wer of n is to be exercised in the name of the Salish Winer rights of severciguty the Pacha iu expected to acknowledge, Dr. Hock addressed the dele- | two veesels of war. and thirteen steamboats. Ad” ditional forces fiom China were expected. The a partes of the expedition was to take place from t Saleutta and Siadras on the 19th of Mareh. The - forces were to rendezvous at the mouth of the Cass, * or the eustern branch of the Irawaddy. The expe-* dition would probably proceed up the Jutter branch,.~ to avoid the resistance prepared on the route by’ | Rangoon, where 20,000 Burmese troops were assem- ¢ bled. The British forces were intended to advance H Other accounts ia the London Times state that it \ Was unceriuin when the expedition woukl sail, ast the government was averse to action at the prosent + time, and considered it would be better to. fos | the Martaban and Rangoon expedition till the eold weather set in. The lust accounts from Moulmein + | pave a attempt on the purt of the Burmese, to ! er mnijesty’s Se i Ulockading Bassien, >) P'S Serpent, which was The cveilsnd mall teem Odie oe ¢ overland mail from and ©! in London on the Eth inst., with fee ered cutta, March 13; Madras, Mareh 13; Bombay, March 15; Hong koa , February 23. London papers publish the subjoined telegraphic h:— the Burmese expedition consists of 6,000 troo 1 to Prome. Parvies of the Burmese bad ravaged frontier villages Te Italy. ‘ The Chamber of Deputies was sti) engnged, on the 8th inst., in discussing the new treaty of com- merce coneluded with France. M. Menabrea, one : of the leading members of the anti-constitutionalist opposition, attacked it, on the ground that it was , detrimental to the interests of Savoy as a wine- growing country. He further contended that while ‘ the treaty favored the oil trade, it tended to dimin- , ish production in general. Count Cavour, Minister of Finance, observed, in answer to the former speaker, that of the seven provinces of Savoy there was but one which grew wine to a certain extent, and that it would be no loser by the treaty, since the intro- duction of French wines could only threaten bad wines of indigenous growih, not the good ones. The Minister could not conclude his speech on ac- count of the lateness of the hour, and the discus- sion was ad; to the following day. The Grand Duke and Grand Duel Constantine were to leave Venice for Florence on the 13th. They are to visit Parma and Milan, and to meet the Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael at Monza. The French government had authorized the removal to Chatillon of the remains of Marshal Marmont. Tt was stated some time ago that M. Moutinho de Lima had been received by the Pope to present his letters as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- otentiary of the Emperor of Brazil. It should have been stated that they were letters of recall. ‘Turkish Republic in the Archipelago. The Senate and Chamber of Samos were opened on the 6th ult., by the Turkish Governor. For some time past, this island, the population of which is be- tween 40,000 and 50,000, has, though belonging to .Turkey, been’ in possession of the representative system of government, and the inhabitants exercise it with co prudence and order. The present Go- yernor, M. Conéménos, has done much to consoli- dateit. Before the formal opening of the session, the deputies assembled in one of the principal churches of Chora, and elected their senior member as provisional President, and their junior member as Secretary. ‘The Archbishop of the island then ai ministered to them the oath of fidelity and submis- sion to his Imperial Majesty the Sultan. A depu- tation was afterwards nominated to invite the Cai- macan (governor) to come to the ehurch, aud in a ee of an hour he arrived, accompanied by the chief functionaries of the principality. He was _re- ceived with enthusiasm by the cpr The Cai- macan then read the opening speech, which set forth the improvements which had been effected in the administration of public affairs during the year, and those it was proposed to adopt for promoting Pa prosperity. The speech was of considerable length, and from the minuteness with which it en- tered into details on public matters, resembled a message of a republican president. It caused great satisfaction, not only to the erates: but also, it is eaid, to the vice Consuls of England and Russia, who were present. After the speech, the clergy chanted the Te Deum. This was followed by en- thusiastic cries of “‘Longlive the Sultan! May God rant him long and happy days!” ‘The Caimacan then returned to his hotel, accompanied by the Archbishop, the vice Consuls of England and Russi: and the great functionaries; and there he receiv the congratulations of all the authorities of the island. The deputies afterwards assembled in their hall, and resolved to send a translation of the Cai- wmacan’s speech to the French newspaper at Con- stantinople, accompanied by aletter trom the Pre- sident, expressing unbounded gratitude and devoted- ness tothe Sultan. The Assembly wag to meet on the 9th, to proceed to business. ‘The Indian Archipelago. SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL BY THE DUTCH— SUSPICIONS OF AN ATTEMPT AT A REVOLUTION— SINGULAR STORY. Advices from Batavia, Java, to the 27th of Feb- ruary, are received. The month has been marked with the usual occur- rence of shocks of earthquakes, more or less felt throughout the island; but the frequency of which has ceased to make people uneagy—they having be- come an almost everyday matter. Steamer agenc is now pesmi general throughout the Date! Archipelago—to Macassar on the east, and to Pa- dang on the west, large and powerful steamers have commenced to run monthly, and a third is daily expected to open the line hence to nares or within four hundred miles of the English colony of Australia. Some political changes will probably result from this regular communication with the vast possessions of the Dutch in these seas. A tow days ago, am American schooner, called the Flirt, was brought into Batavia Roads, im dow of a war steamer, fiom Palembang. The owner and all om board have been made prisoners on a charge oj high treason, for endeavoring to induce the Sultan of Jamlne, or Djambie, to revolt against the Dutch. The recent disaffection at ae and its neigh- houheed Les groutly alarmed the Netherlands go- vernment, which is well aware that the natives have no affection for its rule. According to the Dutch version of this treasonable affair, it would appear that the Flirt arrived at Palembang, and that the owner, Mr. Gibson, stated that heawas on a pleasure cruise, as aman of fortune. After a short time, during which the utmost cordiality and hospitality existed between Mr. Gibson and the officials at the station, the suspicions of the authorities were excited, and a strict watch was kept over the veasel’s movements. The mate, or supercargo, who is said to be of a romantic disposition, was despatched by Mr. Gibson with a letter to the Sultan of Jambie, written in the Malayan language, and stating that if the Sultan wished it, Mr. Gibsom would enable him to throw off the Wk h ae that there was a large flect of American vessels of war, which would assist the Flirt against the Dutch. The mate travelled in a native dress to avoid suspicion, and when captured, the letter alluded to was foun concealed in one of his stockings. The matter has caused much excitement here, as the aceused parties are to be tried for treasonable designs against the Dutch government. On his arrival here, Mr. Gibson was kept a close prisoner, but released by the court, on the ground that the affair appeared to be no more than a foolish escapade. On the same day the Procureur-eneral had Mr. Gibson and crew imprisoned. They are now inearcerated, awaiting trial before tho Supreme Court. The whole, certainly, is a very singular business. Mr. Gibson has addressed x letter to the American commodore, begging his interference aud protection. The Chinese Empire. THE PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION—SEV ERA! BATTLES AND GREAT SLAUGHTER OF TROOVs ~KGPORTED DISCOVERY OF SILVER—TERRIBLE HARTHQUAKE— TEN THOUSAND HOUSES DESTROYED—SEVEN THOU- SAND LIVES LOST—FAMINE. The Overland Friend, of February 27, hasthe fol- lowing general summary: The Chinese New Yoar holidays have passed over quietly, so far ; and the affairs of the empire are not known to be ina mach more desperate condition than they wore at the date of our last despatch. Fears were entertained, before the commencement of the year, for the safety and quiet of Canton; but, as mentioned on a previous occasion, we need not fear for Canton whilst Kwel-lum-foo, the capital of Kwang-si, (the adjoining province,) is in the hands of the imperialists. Th of this writing was not dry when wo re- ceived the following imy nt item of intelligence. Teen-teh has ordered his troops to [na from five different points to attack the city Kwei-lin-foo; in consequence of which the Tartar general is in a great fright, and has sont diepatchesto Seu, demanding an immediate supply of men and money. The dis- patches were received here yesterday. " Another let- ter refers to troubles in Hainan; but, together with some late Gazettes, translations must stand over. As our wholo knowledge of the progress of the rebellion is founded on correspondence with different parts of the country, cerroborated occasionally by notices in the Peking (the government) Gazette, without venturing to express more opinions of our | own on this tiresome, theugh important subject, we shall, until we are in a better position to observe what is actually going on, simply give abstracts of such correspondence as regards what is being done in the provinces. [From our Chinese Correspondents | It is reported that on account of rcbels having taken pessession of Ping-nan-heen and Chaou-ping- heen, the Tartar general had collected troops from the four af rte of Kwang-tung, Kwang-se, Yun- nan, and Kwei-chow, to the number ef 13,000, to attack the rebel camp, which was distant about 120 le (40 miles). On the way they met, as by acci- dent, a small body of rebels, who hastily rotreated before them ; the troops kept up a close pursuit, but, in ing the night Sroegh an extensive grove of bamboos, they found themselves ruddenly