The New York Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1859, Page 1

‘, ten THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8233. MORNING EDITION-MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. STATE OF WESTERN EUROPE. The Itaiian Question on the 4th of March rapce of therr pereons. Last year it is well known that on e the Fmprets, in ber incognito, making some allusion to a the balls at the Tuileries, she met with such an answer erage Y i tone p> er pele ad ae the afterwards . n T | declared, she was ready to bave the lady's ears, Cur London, Paris, Brussels and Berl Much ib said about tho Empress’ frivolity, apd tbe sppa- Correspondence. Tent countenance his Majesty gives to it; but, with a re- served character like Napoleon’s, {t is, perhapé, not with- ovt satisfaction that he sees one so near to him occupied about matters of euch trivial interest. Had abe been of ap ambitious mind and carious, it would have been no easy thing for him to have preserved that mystic secresy which he holds ag the corner stone of bis strength. * Lat Ler amuse hevrelf,” was his answer to a disparaging re- LORD COWLEY’S MISSION. The Designs of Napoleon in Italy and i mark of ol Jerome Napoleon; “our government wants Mexico, but one head, avd that has quite enough emp oymon: PY xe. ko. without bay other prime minister in one’s wife’? Some of your readers wo have visited Paris will bo forry to know of the death of the Rev. William Chamier, formerly incumbent of the chepel of the Rue d’Aguessaa, whom, th common with the Briish, the Americans recog” nized Dim ag their Epiecopal pastor: A tamor ou his kpeo had scsulted in the amputation of the limb Hia genera. Lesith seemed perfectiy re-establishad, when suddenly the game scrofulous tendency exlubited itself in the otner leg. The remedies he had recourse to undermised his covetitution, and after years of severe euifering he sank on the 28th uit., at Dreaden, . Re was much beloved by bis congregation, and by none more than the American portion ot it, M. Alexis, tho famous somnambulist, whose oczasional “Dad shots” bave onee or twice brought his ‘secoud Bight? sto question, 18, notwithstanding, often consulted m mysterious cases by the French police, and someumes ‘with such good effect that {t ¢ notorious that more than ope practised and in dealiog with other men’s goods has covsidered the game up now that a man in bis sleep half a cozen miles off can render an exact account of bis doings, A few days since a gentieman dropped a packet con- taining three separate rolle of bank notes, each comprising aeum of 1, in dillets of 100f. The joss occurred in the faubourg St. Hovoré, in the neighborhood of the Ma- deleine, Bitls were posted up ia tbat quarter offering 100f for cach roilif returned. After a few days the coachmen of an omuibue peesented himself to the loser of the notes, ana stated that on the day specified he had re- mavked a parcel in the road m_ the fauvourg, and, pulling up his horses, was about to descend from his’ geat to pick is up, whep he was anticipated by a passenger who got uff snd ut once transferred the parce! in question to hig pocket; and that afterwards seeing the ajiches, he feit no Goubt that the straoger had found the lust money. He stated, moreover, that he had recentiy seen thia stranger at work in bis shop, and could identaly him. According ly steps were taken to enable bim to do go in the proper manner. He accompanied the police to the party and swore positively to his iduntity, The accused protested, however, that he bad not ridden on an omnibus for a mouth, ‘and that op the day specited bho was ut work at home, plying bis usual calling. In this dilemma recourse was had to M. Alexis, tho tompambulist’ Knowing perronally the gentieman who bad tory the wmney,t avabed myseil of Opportunity to be present at the consultation. The residence of the sombambulist is by the Chéteau d’Eau, sume threo or four miles from the faubourg St. Honoré, and no attempt had vocn made to afficher the loss, therctore, in that quarter. An appointment was made for four o’clock, at which hoi M. Alexis, having been duly magnetized, was at our ser- viee. He was told that the party consulting bim bad lost sum of money, the particulars of which wero stared in an ofiche contained in the envelope piaced in his hand, but enclosed in a double covering of thick paper. Afwr forme consideration, and apparently examining the en- ‘velope with great attention, be recounted witn the most mnwute accuracy every detail respecting the alieged 1038; that it occurred in the direction of the Madeleine at half Past four; was dropped in descending from a carriage, and wae picked up by the coachman, who had the money Etil in is possession, but who, to protact himself, had Cenounced apother party. On being asked the exact amount, he had at drat some difficulty ; but at last, without wby oesisipuce, distinctly sated it to be 3,000f., in taree rolls of 1,000f., each roil contatning ten notes of 100f, When requested to stato the exact reward offered, be answered 200f., or 100f. for eacd roll. He likewise stated bis belief that the money would be recovered by tho police im less wan a fortnight. And here the mat- ter for the moment rests, excopt that two days atter this consultation am agent from the Prefecture called on the party who had met with the lors to ask if, 98 the matter was now placed before the Judge d’Iestruc- tion, be could furnieh any further particulars for hia guidance. The observations of the sompambulist wero Uhen inadvertently brought forward, and elicited from the Agent ce Ponce the strange remark that the cocher was aleady uncer surveilence, and now that the opgerva- tons of M, Alexis confirmed some previous = that that surveillance would be more strict. Hu men- Uoned, likewise, that, though frequently nothing had re- suited trom the komnambulet's revelations, yet so many Wonderful detections had been mado by thei at different mes, that the police made it a polat never two despise them. 1 sball be curious to watch the further developement of thie afer, and will not fatto notice tim my next. It is of course quite posable t at M. Alexis have read the placasd givmg the particulars of the logs in question, and that, being lable to be specially questioned on such mat- ters, he may Dave particular assistance given him with eFpeet to them; though inacity containieg more than » nilhon of wwhabiteuts, where such accidenta are con tinually occurring, his memory must be singularly accu rate if be can ths suddenly at a moment recall ail th» details, figures, &o. The Ma-quis de Chauyance, I find, bas just been ap- td to the French squadron on the Newioundiaad Gar London Correspondence. Lonpon, Marob 4, 1859. The Osburg-Austrian Alliance Overpowered—The Real b- jech of Lord Cneley’s Missim, fe. Overpoweied by the moral strength of toe position twken by the Emperor Louis Napoleon, and alarmed by ‘the unanimity with which beth Derby and Palmerston @volarce themselves against the brutal tyranvy of Austro- Coburg raise io Italy, Queen Victoria has been forced to @ive wey. The danger of war iaover. Romeand the ‘Legsiions are to be evacuated both by the Freach and tha \Awsirmns; and we may hope that the Reign of Terror ia Ttaty, which existed solely by tho connivance of the Eng- hen Court, with schemes jor Ooburg and Austrian sggran- @Qizement, is at an end. Tras which Lioresnadowed in my last letter has come to pace, unlikely as it appeared when I wroteyou. Oar Mupister at Paris, Lord Coley, is sent to Vienna, nomi- Bu'ly on the question of certam treaties between Austria apd the minor Italian States, in reality to convey to the Reoperor Francis Joreph the excuses of the Queen for ‘yo aong her promise to support bis Italian poidsy. Twenty years besco lsiwry may explain tous bow it happened bat Napovon IIL, the despots ruler, was found on the swe of aban bberty, and Victoria |, tho constitutional ‘moi arch, copspiring 1p favor of ihe moat sickening snd saa- uipary tranny that bas ever disgraced the pages of Sisas We kiow the facte; the details are kept from es becaves the arieiocracy by which we ar@governcd dare wot make pubic traths whicn would, if generally Down, eLuanger the very existence of the throne. In the Hgnavp of the 1910 uit, I2ee that you say ‘Iie change may begin with a war, but it will end with « re- veluuon thus wil sweep away every ihroue in Surope. The manly and nobie policy of the French imporor has averted this danger for tho present. Our Paris Correspondence. Panis, March 3, 1859. Lord Cowley’s Mission to Vienna—Important Miltary Movements in France—Stagnation in Trade—The Exe gress, Marked Balls and Marie Antoinelte—Deuth of Rev. Wm. Chamier—A Mew Thief Detector—The French Ad- sniz al on the Newfoundland Station. Lord Cowley, a8 you know, is at Vienna, and ona mis- sion ef peace. Whatever hoves the annouccement of this fuct may have suggested sn London, they have found lite respevse here. J do not meet with one decently informet party, m apy class or coterie, who bas any other hope of peace than the known disiucliaatious to war of the com- mercial classes. The on dit is that both Emperors wish Sor a fight At Marseilles troops are almost daily arriving from Algiers, whence they are moved up by railway to Lyoss, Tho bakehouses are at work day and night, Tao port of the Joileto is hterally crammed with military stores, and the upper tier of guns of all Frencn ahips are Deing nfed. In tact, never was thero astricter exempli- fication of the injunction to prepare tor war if you wial for peac: Bot no one ot Paris expecte much from Lord Cowley. It Would seem & certain covscioussess Of his inadility that Deas inched thy British Ambassador to require the pro- Bence of hig wifecn soch a nfssion, Lady Cowley te a per- fon of singular abiity, aod very much of the 288 dich bas awended ber husdand’s miseion here may be Places to her eccown! She it mw that bas an cye and car for everyttg:g, aud while ppparently ever departing from &. ttuictly feminine rdle, cau make excellent use of Woile ber tall, good tookig Lord, stance as his native oak, Wubeut a pitamt word for ang one, soaring the timid, ¢Vouug the proud, Lady Cowley, the descend- ant of Eugiand’s Oldest barony, 18 hovering, tike a bee, from flows to Lower, keeping overy one on the gui vive,and gathering something (rom al), Her judgment is excelleat, tempered by ting ular tact and digcresion. paysica powers are really agtonishing, avd the amount of vodily and m+ ntal exertion she caa undergo for weeks woyetue ig almost incredible. Sbe has the art of nover seeming cccupied about any business but her own, Poditice she seems always to avoid. Yet Lord Cowley never takes a Binglo step of importance without coasuiting hor, Indeed, gore of the letters for which he hag gained so much credit are ber production, r Whatever can be dene to popularize his mission will, der ber auspices, be effected; and were there an honest desire to meet each other balf way, on the part of the two emperors, Ear! Cowley, with bis fascinating Countess, might probably do much. Alone, beyond delivering his di. rostions, he would certainly accomplish little, for he is not gifted with the art of persuasion, nor hag ho any of the suaviler tx modo £0 necessary toa mediator. He will be fresh from the hot bed of French politics, and be able to Gizpel avy doubts about Napolcon’s intentioas, and so far tay be veeful in putting plain facta clearly before the Avstrian mind; but] am sure the prevailing opinion in Paris is, that hia lordship will rovurn to the English om- ‘bassy leaving al) essential matters at Vienna pretty much as he found them. ‘The uneasy state of the public mind is producing a very sorious effect on every species of commerce. Such a stag. Nation has not been known since 1848. Everywhere om" Ploy és are being dismissed credit contracted and transac- tions limited. Stocks are got rid of as best they can. Graduaily, but distinctly, the mist which veiled, but only from French eyes, the policy of Napoleon, is being dissipated. It is seen that the indignation of the govern- mcut against England respecting the asylum afforded to refugees was morely a scintillation of a smouldering flame long pent up, but ready at the first draught of air to buret forth. It was only covered by what subsequently occurred, not subdued. Events, perhaps, had matured plans that might havo beon still further delayed; but whether the Orsini bombs had, or had uot been thrown on the 14th of Jannary the same plan of action was determined on, After this it was however that continual conferences took place with M. Cavour, the Sardinian Manister, and with Col. Couza, whose nomination to the Hospodrist of Moldavia and Wallachia is perhaps the real pinch of the question between Austria and France. To bave a just quarrel bag all along been Napoleon's diffi: culty, Without this, he would have todeal with all Europe; but with it, he may exact the “divide et impera.”” Ho tees distinctly that whatever the prejudice against bimeelf, England has none in favor of Austria: hence hia earnest desire 10 fail in with her counctia wherover they do Lot clash with bis own fixed projects, ihas .t was that Lords Palinerston aud Clarendon were gut to Com- pdane. that their recorded auupathy to Austria might tendered available t his views; and in these novie- men he has secured » iu wavveacy In either house of the British Partiament. Sin rauce ba- Moves herself fully capadio of dealing with Austria, who, rT Our Brussels Correspondence. Brvsseis, March 3, 1869. Lord Cowley’s Mission—Comments of the Press—Austrian Stubbornness, de. ‘The mission of Lord Cowley offers a beautiful field for the imagination of speculators, and people profit by it. Yesterday every detail was reported of what bad taken place at Vienna, and of the non-success of the noble Lord. These reports have circulated in London and Paris as well as here, and the general impression is tar from being ‘n favor of the success of bis Lordship, Bowever, it would be wise not to pronounce too hastily, for to last morning that Lord Cowley remains at Vienna: there is hopes of an arrangement. In a letter addressed from Vienna to the Boersenhalle Jw nal we read:—' Lord Cowley will find here the most copcilatory disposition, as as there is only the ques. tion of evacuating Ancona or Bologna, and employing our influence for obtamipg reforms im the administration of the Romish States. But if once it is required of Austria to renounce ber occupation of Ferrara, 0 and Piacenza, end her right of intervention at Parms, at Mo- dena and in Tuscany, or even to consent to the union of ibe Danubian Principalities, then she is irmly resolved to refuse, without any explanation. All exigencies win ou: of this position, even were she menaced to see tans pronounce in favor of neutrality in case of war, abe will But we have every reason to betieve that the prepositions of mediation made by England to Austria are within the limits of the treaties of 1816; we wait with confidence the resolutions that were to be taken in Lon- con on the atutude of England, should the mediation of Lord ee between the courts of Paris and Vienna not succeed, Brossers, March 3, 1859. The State of Europe—Prospects of a Speedy Settlement of the Halian Question—Rome to be Garrisoned by Spain—The French Poly in Mewico—The Church Party to be Sus- tained—Palmerston on the Comtinent—Gossip~The Har- vest in the North of Europe and Russia—Fvar of a Fumine, de, de. If the steamer which takes this from Liverpool doos not bring you the news of peace, the next arrival will, as I am positive that Austria can only refuse upon the cer- tainty of having Engiand, Prussia and Russia against hor. Of course It is needless to anticipate the resulta of a strug- gle between France and Austria ‘under such circum stances. The campaign would be short and decisive. Fighting for Italian nationality, fortified by the mora in- fluence of a good cause, France would crush Austria in Six months. It 1s impossible for the Cabinet at Vionna so 80 isolate and imperil Anstria. She must yield ant pay the penalty for her bad faith to the First Napoleon, hor bad faita to the treatios of 1816, her bad faith to Russia, and her bad fuith to England Eyen Turkey will no longer u » In the future of this humiliation of Austria appears her decline and fall. The union of the Danubian r her own a8 long as ss peg hd Sho saps lot tho | Vrincipalities, the independenss of Hungry and the : devil take ther away if he knows how.’’ Frauoe, who | tonality of Italy are vital, world-wide and self sustaining proudly calls horseif the eiver Uorn of the Latn ‘race, And the mother of & civiyation datiog from 'iv—. ervilization dest ned, a8 sho believes, W travel aroun the world, aud which it her bonaden duty to propagate Dadiy be successivl. But the very rst plain of Austria Wil ruuse Kugland to te rescue, an then, and then only, will the rea! sireggis commence Lord Cowley has, in fact, doen taken in as a more eonpe. BOat, aud it does Hot tho least surprige any one to hear ‘Unat bis return to Paris will de almost immodiave. principles, aud the House of Hapsburg oan stifle these no fonger, The rule of the Ottoman in Europe is over. Christianity is stronger than tho Turk, and he will be driven across the Bosphorus; and when Turkey oxp.res austria will inberit the malady and become the ‘sick man’? ‘The danger of a revolutionary outbreak in the Papa M, do Faicoux, formerly Minister to the Emperor when | States has, I delieve, boon already provided against. peaves Of tie reputlic, Ras. published ‘athe column } Spain i to garriaon Rome. This at-isado of the jontalembert’s journal, the i cort e is) or Views on Italy. ie is curigus that'bo shoud bare besa | PO although sadden, is no entirely of Sfatrid origin, The idea comes from Paris, and tho fact of Spain decomieg the defender of the Pope at Rome is strictly im accordance with the policy of France ip Mexico1 mean, to sustain the church party. ‘The alliance between France and Keglam!—for tho maiate- bance of peace in Europe, is not incompatable with an willance between Spain and Fraueo to maintain the Catholic church and tho power of Rome in Moxiz, the West Indies and Central Amerisa, The adnsiasion of Ge- beral Walker into the bosom of the Church does not clash with this march of eventa, for it is quite possible that he con flod through France that positive recognition which willenabie him tofound anew tropical empire, Allow moto suggeet to you the propricty of repro toeing the celebrated Miniter when the repnolic sent stsarmy to Rome. Hi Spiaions DOW WB tO leaving atone tho clerical governmon Rome pe pouaey not have much offoct on the impo rial mind, Nous avons tout cela, Jt 18 generaily understood that Napoleon wil! evenly take tho field 1m person, but that his pioneer will by Mar- shal Camobert, aud Admiral Percival Duchesne wil! com- Mand in the Adriativ, To turn to lighter mattors, The following canard has been ret afloat—That your fellow citizen, Mr, Barnum, has offerod a million of france, payable in one yoar, to the ex Emperor Soulouque, if he wud the Duke de Is Sarimalade wall visit with him the principal cities of Europe, Evory thing is betag dowe by the court to give the season flilip; but the times are out of joint, Masked balls are ‘fp Ube arcenvant, and the Em, ta said, is oxceed ipgly anxious that they may prove a monns of re-introta CiDg powder as AD Article OF the toilette, To be drossed in- ight, nad more the modo of Lous XVI. i hor greavont d shed pend et h i gee than ovce she bas borseit wished to personne. the. wlor. aa nibgg ia neh oocurredat Ban Franciace, Governor wo Mario Antoine Tho Emperor, who gayly falls in | M8 eapatches on that subject, aud the socret history of t . With ou the Empress’ whitus im iii iin, tunes the ia- © sho tracen jun, Would, if pablusbe 9 the Hakan, pour a . into which England ia being decoyed. Mexico is to Rome ‘what Cuba is to Spain. The Church in the former, hike the revenue officers in the latter, drain the wealth of the New World to support the decay of the Old. Spain as the de- fender of the Pope, and allied with France, may take an of- fepsive attitude towards Mexico and Central America which would piace the United States in a difficult position; but yet not so very difficult but that we could elbow out O11. Those who calculate upon neutralizing our resiat- ‘ance through the Catholic party in the Unived States, cal culate without their host. The Cath: would not abet Frapee and Bpain in apy such cause against their owa country. Aguin, Eng'and would, of course, press her free negr> ey and obtain the liberation of the blacks in Cuba. the relie® upon the abolition sentiment to sastaia her io tbe Northern States. Take for granted that the Africani- zation of Cuba is submitted to by our people and govern- ment, the first resuit would be to deprive Spain of her ebortnous revenues vow received from the island. Tho Spapieb, Cuban and American families would leave tha island, and Lovisiana and Texas receive them as weicoma citizens. Cuba would, like Jamaica and the other free begro countries, relapee into idleness and barbariam, and the cultivation of her great staple (sugar) be travsferred to the Gulf States. When I tet! you that such subjects aro seriously discueeed in Europe, and that Lord Ciaren- don’s celebrated deciaration yet lives, with a vigorous ecbo, in the memories of mep, you can appreciate how far our national torpor hag degraded us ip the eyes of the world. It is understood that America bas no fo reign pohey what: ver, and that we can only be preserved in ovr grand position by the interposition of accidental or scenrenio causes, over which nitions can haye no in- uence, ‘The bombastic oration of Lord Palmerston upon the smnouncement ef the hopes of peace has excited great mirth ou the Continent. The manner in which Disraeli Jepiied is appreciated in a) its original satire, and it is eiatiyivg to think tbat the special enemy of liberty Ubrougbout the world has at been detected by that universal appreciation of the public, against which poli- ticians stropgle in vam to retrieve themselves, Palmer. ston is now Iavgned at on the Continent us he is in Eng- Jabd, especially when he 8} of spirited foreign po- ley”? and of nationalities.” Ione is to judge by the fermeht created in Belgium among the Italiats, the Papal States will have a large ad- aition to their population the moment the French aud Aus- trian armies retire. The conduct of England in Mexico, iu tho matter of the tariff, bas given great displeasure t> the free trade party of Belgium. I would not be surprised if there abould oc- cur fome demonstration not very favorable to the disinte- restedness of England on this point. The protectionisis bave always urged that free trade with England was only another name for protection, and they point to this late act at Vera Cruz a8 evidence conclusive. I learn through a particular source that there is great fear in Northern Germany and in Russia of the failure of the grain crops. ‘lhere has not been the usual protection to the young wheat apd other gem and a cold apell of weather during the spring would produce almost a famine. Our Western furmers must keep sharp look out for the prospects of the grain crop in Northern Europe, in Ger- many, and on the Rhine, as any serious falling off, as now contemplated, would impart a great demand for American breavstuffs. The baptism of the young Prince of Prussia, grandson to the Queen of England, which is to take place on the 9tn of this mouth at Berlin, wiil be a grand affwir iodeed. The Emperor of Russia, who is a co f the young gentle- man, 18 to officiate as godf™Per. Prince albert will of course be present, as also the royal family from Uns Court, several of the German princes, and the Empe- ror of Austria. Napoleon is not expected; but that is not of Breat consequence to him, I suppose, as itis understood to be a family affair. I suppose you have heard the ra. mor that the Prince of Wales has been recalied to Eng- land, and the causes therefor. It cannot be pleasant for the heir to the British throne to be treaied in this man. ver; but bis mother considers him still a boy and governs bim accordingly. Our Berlin Correspondence. Brews, March 2, 1859. The War Question and the Money Market—Austrian Secu- rilies in Prussian Hands—Internal Reforms in Prussia— Ihe Young Prince, &c. ‘The money market is still in a very depressed condi- tion, The hopes raised by Lord Cowley’s mission to Vi- epna, and by the proposed cvacuation of the Papal territory by the French and Austrian troops, have not sufliced to occasion any perceptible revival of confidence, and if the funds raliy one day it is only to descend to a lower depth the next. Ap enormousamount of Anetrian securities is owned by Prussian capitalists, and tho de- plorable state of affairs at Vienna cannot but react most unfavorably on the Berlin market, The Austrian finances ara evidevily in extremig; the Im- perial Bank has nominally resumed specie paymoais, but the marmuvres resorted to are such as to make this pretended reeumptien entirely illusory, and the faiture of the loan they attempted to contract in England has ren- dered their situation hopeless. Nothing isJeft thom bat to iseue payer money ad libitum; and this, of course, wil have the effect of still further depreciating their nots, which are already ata tremendous discount. Anstrian metaliiques have dropped here to (8, and are falling overy day. As yet Prussian stock bas kept pretty firm; but if, as there is reaeon to expect, orders should be given t» ‘molilize the army—in other words, to place it on the war establishment—a complete panic will eusue, and the con- gequences cavnot fail to be disastrous, The now Prussian ministry appear to have woke up from the state of somnolency into which they bad supk at the commencement of the parliamentary session, afd, a3 if suddenly galvanized into life, are surprising the public with a display of activity almost without parallel in the annals of German legislation. No sooner have thoy grap pled with one ticklish question by the introduction of a Jaw relating to the iostitution of civil marriago, than they take another and far more savage bill by the horna, in the sbape of the land tax difficulty, which for the last fifty years has formed a stumbhng block in the path of the various governments, despotic and constitutional, that the country has been blessed with during that period, With. out pretending to give a fall exposé of this intricate affair, which would engross too much of your valuable space, and scarcely prove vory interesting to yeur readers, it will suffice to observe that, whereas in the western parts of the kingdom, where the old fondal rights were oxtin. guished by the French revolution, the nobility are sabject to ‘he same imposts on their possessions as the holders of real eatate in towns and villages, the landholders in the cast— in the provinces of Branderburg and Pomerania, and the duchy of Pruseia, properly 20 called-.are in a groat measure «xempt from these burthens, claiming, in virtuo of their descent from the ancieat Teutonic knights, to be absolute masters of the soil which their forefathers wrosted from the Pagan aborigines. It will readily be imagined that the western proprietors regard these privileges of their east- ern brethren with no favorable eye; they have repeated- ly and very naturally insisted on the injustice of throwing all the burthens required by the necessities of she State upon their shoulders while the othors scot free, and demanded loudly for an equalization of these taxes, re- ducing thoso that were levied on their lands, which, in maby instances, are stated to be excessively onerous, and making up the deficiency in the government revenue b; allotting a due tion of them to the eastern laudho!d- ers, who have long enjoyed 20 enviable an immunity from taxation. No sooner, however, was any project of this nature broached than the chivalrous descendants of the Teuton knights get up & lugubrious howl; they declared the country in danger, the turone and altar, religion and society menaced, aud denounced all attempts at inter ference with thoir vested rights as from jaco- bins, atheists, deists, socialists, levellers, and revolution. sts of the worst description. It was enacted, indeod, by an article of the constitution, that every citizen should be lable to bear his proper share of the public burthens, ana that all immunities epjoyea by certain priviledged classes shall ce but the late ministry, who had @ sneaking kindness for time honored abuses, and whose chief sup porters were drawn from the ranks of the Branderburgh und Pomeranian squirearchy, showed no more eagernes« so carry out this clause of the constitution than they did many others# and ae eS the murmurs of the ‘Scaterm provinces, and the effurts of tueir representatives iu the Chambers, the land tax remained in stafu quo, and ‘he lancholdere of eastern Prussia coptinued in the undis turbed ‘ion of their ancient rights, ready to shod their biood for their country, d displaying the mest wenerous self-denial in mono; the best offices and pocketing any amount of salary that might be offured them by @ grateful nation ip return for their valuable ser vices, but conscientiously refusing to contribute a denier to its necessities. The remedy for this anomalous state of things submit - C ver eto by ee prorent administration partake: irgely ¢ Dature of @ compromine, and as such is not likely to givo entire satisfaction to either tt poses to do away with the exemption from the land tax enjoyed by the castern provinces, and to cetablish an equal rate throughout the kingdom, avoiding, however, a pecuniary indemnity to all thore who are required to give their necks to the upon them. Sach s ve been dispeneed hitherto from taxation in virtus o Up thelr “ancient prerogatives and bow new burthen impovod mere); prescripti aim to th ~ oe rely a ive claim 1© possession of their privileges, will receive thirteen and one third tjmes the value of the same, for which bonds will be issued to them, payable by annual inatalments. It is urged, motive for granting this indemnity, that many of the r jetors have purchased their eetates at higher ratos, in consiteration of their betng tax free; that in raising money on mortgage this circumstance has aiways bvoo taken into account and influenced the valuation of the land, end that * would expose the owners to severe losees M they were to be suddenly deprived of these advantages snd facthties without adequate compensation; but never thelera, it appears @ little unreasontbia that people shoul! be indemyiticd for having the same | 8 OXtonded to them which their fellow citizene have been subjected to from Lime immemorial. I! compenestion is the order of day, one Would think it was due rather to those wo have Day the taxes, thao to the happy individa- als who bave so lopg been exempt fra ‘ene And after all, copcihatory as this echeme i, the magnates of oar: Provrsia are by po means saustied with it ney have al- ways been obstinae etickters for their privileges; acd although their own sepre must toll them thir if they do not accept what is offered the time msy oon come when will be extorted trom them without an equtvaleat, tney are determined to reject the ibe terms held oat to ‘them, apd to pres rve intact the tratitions and preroga tives of feudativm, orto perish in their defeuce. in tae Jower house, Where siinisters have a decided majority, their measure wil) undoubtedly pars, though not witout considerable oppusit'on; bot in the otber branen of tac Legislature ite fate is very coubtful. The Firet Cham. ber—the @tronghold of the aristocracy have alreaty taken various occasions to show Loeir disiike to the liberal Fuccessors Of M.ve Montoutfel, even where tue interests of the vpper ten thuoraud were bot more immediavly concerbed; Iya tvs) hue the preseot, cheretore, which Jonehes them 89 nearly both in their prite aod in their pockets, the most determined resiet: may be antia- Pated; abd perbops it is this question chat will lead W so conflict between the minonty and tae Houre of Lords, which is regarded as inevtable by every ove who bas watched the political aspects of Prussia, which must Tesuit jn the Gownfall of the Prince or in a radieal reform of the jatter. Another Subject that bas ocevpled the attevtion of go- Verpment is the position of the tree communities amd otuer Giesenting sects, Who were sorely oppressud uuder the late régime, bo meas being left optried to drive them back into the orthodox told. Thetr religious meetings were either prohibited altogether, or only allowed w taks place under the surveillance of polos oil 2 them on the epot when any expr -seio officiating clergyman or avy religious performed that did Lot oe agree with the peculiar ifeag of these ea Nighteved functionaries. Women and ¢ en were ex cluded care ch from participation in divige worship. ‘Their Were e0sed, their ministers expelled, their marriages annulled, avd their sexe decigred iliegitimave In short, the system pursued aga net thom was a repeti tion of tho Dragonades of Loum XIV. on a smaller scale. Since the seceteion of M. Averswold and his col eagoes these persecutions have {p a great measnre ceased; toe project Of civil merriaye introduced by M. de Bstbuar jolewig will go far to reneve one of the most intolerable rievances they,bad to complain of, aud strict orders have n given to the police not to iutesfure enher wnb their mectings, or with their sshools, where religious instruc tiop may in future be imparted by clergymen of their owo Persuasion. It willbe even from all this that the new ministry have not quite forgotten the liberal opiuioas they professed when in, opposition; they are advancing, slowly indeed, buteurely, aud if the obstacles are considered which they have had to encounter, even in the highost re- gicne, they will hardly be blamed if their progress doce not always keep pace with the public impatience, ‘The christening of the young Prince is to take place on Saturday, and in spite of the darkeuing aspects of the umes a series of brilliant festivities are in preparation for the occasion. Queen Victoria wiil certain'y not be pre- sent at the ceremony, but there are come hopes that the Prince Consort will attend, accompanied perhaps by oae or two of the younger members of his family. The Diplomatic Intervention of Prussia. [Berlin correspondence (Feb, 28) of the Nord, of Brus- sels, translated for the New York Hera. } At this moment Prussia is employing the greatest di Plowatic activity, and I don’t think that even yesterday, which was Sunday, was a day of rest for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prussia desirer, above a'l, tha mainte- hance of peace. She bas taken to heart ber part as a Mediating Power. One has some hopes that, in couse- quence of some confidential offers that have arrived, Avstria will yield as to what concerns the aifair of Italy, inasmuch as'she will acsept the reunion of the conference to settle that question. Ia the meantime, she contiaues her preparatione of defence fn Lombardy, aod compleies her regiments and arms her coasts. To what will this atuivude of Germany bring us? Ispeak at this moment of Germany as Austria understands it— thut is, Germany witnout Prussia, Many of the German States bave deciared in favor of Austria; others will do the same, and the day when all hopes of arrangement have disappeared—when war will be deciared--most of the German States, becdless of the existence of the Germa. nic Confederation, will fly to the assistance of Austria. TMS 18 a ter ¢ Prosaia, by, every means in her ower, Must keep Of, £0 AS LO PFEVENT tty wae tram am. racibg all Europe. Prutsia will say to those States: Make no engagements until { have made them, for I will not be responeible for what you may promise; you wish to assist Austria, and you will be lost if you do not listen tomy voice; [alone can defend you; Austria cannot pro- tect a sipgle inch of her territory. If you wish that I should proteet you, take no stepa beforeT have declared my intentions, for certainly | bave as mech at heart the ge sry and national honor of Germauy ag you can pos- sibly have, It would be really astonishing that the destinics of Prussia should be at the mercy of the Bavarian aud Nassaurian deputice—that because the Chambers of thoee States have nothing better to do than pronounce h gh sounding patri- otic phrases, it does nol foiow that Prussia should let herevif be ted into a war ogeinst France, provoked by their injurious demonstrations. Shouid this state of aifairs wrive, Who cau gay tbat Prussia at thot mgment could count on the assistatoe of England or Russia? Patriotism is a virtoe of which the Germans are justiy proud. The manifestations at Munich, Hacover, Nassau and Stuttgart, aitbough factitious and’ even dangerous, have that gcod ip them that they re-temper the senumeut of nationality; but the cightcen miliions of form the Prusgian population must knew why this patriot sm: ebonld be brought into action. The Emperor Napo- leon may bave reasons for being dissatiefied with Auetria, but at the same time ho has not the least intention to wound the feeings of the German nation, Whatever Austrie’s {riences may say, it is well known here that the interests of Germany are in ro way inenaced, Germany hes nothing to do with the digputes that Austria may draw on herseif by her illiberal poticy in Iwly,an1 as long as the order of things established by the treaties of 1815 is not violated, neither the integrity nor the inde- pengence nor the legitumate iniluence of Germany is brovght into question. What France Hopes to Gain of Austria. {Berlin correspondence (Feb. 28) of the Independence Belge, translated for the New York Heraup } The rpecch pronounced of Friday last by Lord Pal- merston has produced a wonderful ef 5 with respect to that which the noble lord - ‘vised—the revision of the Astro-Italian treatic He says it would be well to conserve what concerns the common interests agemstany danger from the exterior, but that Aut would act wisely in renouncing the rights accord- ed her by those treatioa over the affuirs of the interior of ‘the Italian States. It may be presumed that the instruc- tions given to Lord Cowley do nut go beyond what the chief of the cypocition in Parliament of the ee y Ausra. But a question arises as to whether varis wil be eatiafied with this; for it has been remark- ed by ove of your correspondents that the French papers seem to rather fear than wish for those concessions on the part of Austria, It would appear that they imply that the more Austria gives oe more will be required of her by her adversaries. ere is one fact whch none can deny, that the work of conciliation undertaken by land and Prussia ig most laborious. For what concerns Prus.- sia We ave assured that prior to her circular of the 12th February she exposed Policy and her attitude in despatches gent to ail the German States. Those commu- nications Were novall identically the same, theform being changed in each, in accordance with the character of the government to which it was especially addressed. 1 need not say ‘hat the sense of these despatches was precisely the came as the circular of the 12th of Fobruary. The Evacuation of Rome. THE POPE, EMPERORS AND QUEENS AT WORK. {Translated from the Paris correspondeuce (Feb. 27) ot the lulepenconce Belge for the New Yorx Henatp.} ‘The news of the double evacution of Rome and the Le- gations ¥ the French and Austrian armies, at the ro- quest of the Pontifical government, was in rumor yester- day, andhas become official today. lam assured that this ie the third time that the Holy Father bas formally made ths demand on France; but after the brochure of M. de LaGueronniere, and the discourse of the Emperor, it is underetood that the Pontifical government expressed ereator determination, and I belicve brought up the eud- scct a few days ago in a very warm explanation of affairs which tok place between His Holiness and the Dake do moni, ur ambaseador. However, some persons are from regarding as a fact which must be accowplished the departure of the troops of the emp: Jn a8 Connection it 18 supposed that this double evacu- ation iseubordinate to the success of other propositions taken to Vienna by Lord Cowley, It is, therefore, possivlo tbat the note of the Moniteur-——which, by.the By, only mentions simply the demand of the Court of Rome—may remajp in the position of a dead letter, Whatever there may be in it, the Inst intelligence from Vienua does not augur , sucors to the mission of the British Ambaseador. You will bave learned of the reduction of tue value of Aus. tran currency and preparations of that government to send two more brigacies to Italy, You have already boon informed of the rumors coucerping the propositions that Lord Cowley is oharged to precent to the Cabinet of Vi- enna. There is now addod—aiways with same reserve understood—that the Ev vinet, rot being able to ap- proach that of Vienna with propos 80 delicate with- out cflering some compensations, had attached tothe suc. cess of that negotiation a new guarantee of the rights of Aus- tria in Venitian Lombardy--rights already acknowledged by asccret treaty between Austria and Great Britain ia 1867, Now, if the propositions of Lord Cow cy are such as are an nouvced, and contain this indemnification, were they a. copted by the Austrian government would the French goverament be in a disposition to ratify ut this moment, ta favor of Austria, engagements 80 contrary to the eman- cipation of Italy? ‘That seems very doubtful. Now, with- out wishing to remove every chance of suceces to the at- tempts at conciliation now pursued by the Cabinet of London, the favorable dencuement that one would Liko to hope for is, therefore, still de} it on the solution of multiplied and opposing c:fficulties, It 8 announced that a negotiation, entered upm by the intermedium of Queen Christina, between the Roman gi and the Spanish government, js upon the point of being consummated. Accoraing to will put two regiments of infantry the government of the Holy Father, ‘d with their mainienance—likewise a A fourth rogimont will be formed To these wiil be added the native Roman army, composed of a corp of twelve thousand men. However, for the success of thee projects, the evacuation ie ‘absolutely becessary. Tho language of M. de Pormigny ix more and more ta at the who will bec! favor of peace cely any room for Bap ing that in the event of conoliawry measures fling Re will be again sent to represent imperial policy in London, The Duke de Malakoll’s return to Pari ts au nounced as a Contingency, either as High Chancellor of tae Legion of Honor, or rathor as commander ia chief of the army of Paris, another situation to be given Marshal Magnan. 1t is paid that, in cage of war, tac hero of Sebaa- topo! will besnaged Govervor of Parie, with great powers thould it be coufrmed : atte Emusror wil conan! the expeditionary army, having uncer bis orders Generai MacMabon, Swrzerland Preparing for Trouble. [Trareated fom tne Pore correspondence (Kd 28) of the Independence Belge for the New Yorx Heraco ) bie opines, which is te suyr does Dot appear favoranly to a war in kaly. wonby of remark is that the conservative aad radies! JoUrbMe are, Louga Opposed in their views, agreed ov Ais pont, In every part of the coufederatioa sie yore of she people is io favor of absolute neutrality, aa orovited ‘ haat and likewise for the inviulaoility of the federal erritory The lescone of Lirtory ere not lost on the Swiss. Every Sine that Nay owon or the Altied Powers found it in ther Apterert 10 iLaverse Switzerland, they did 0 10 spite of tite Promises of waiolabuuny, even, wo must ada without merting opposition. The # sppear either more resolute or more pratent They Lave just invited te Cautons to comple their coutingente, op4 to take mmimary presantions. It, unfortouately, war should break out betweea Ana tria and Fropee, a cu ps darmee of tha lation Power woaid Coubtiess be dir towards Piedtnont by Mount Conia This forwe @ Tatler of Berious considaration tu the Padural Council. Accoreng co 1s final act of the Congress of Vi fda, BBO the trea’) of Paris of ube oth November, 1815, & Jarge porvon of tho terr tory of Savoy is co uprised D the fwiss pevtratity, auch as it # recognized and gnar apleed by the great Powers Ja case of war tt is formal:y Dieroveted to avy foreign army to pass through thst neu tral territorygsr take up posimen thereon, army of SwitZerlaud charged witt the earveitlanc ipviolamility of that portion of territory of Savoy. It nas been recently stated with assurance, that a provisional and conditioni«) contract had bern eptered into between the Frevch gover: ment and the Victor Emmanuel Rat way Company, for convey log, incase of war, thy French troops towards Mont Cent , the Vietor Emmanuet Railroua is constructed in the zone rendered neutral by the public jaw of Europe, from the Brivge of Cuioz, oa the Rhone, wo be neighborhood of Aix les Buing. This circumstance has plased the federal government In 4 singular perplexity ; mn consequence, a communication on the sunject was recently adirssed to ibe Sardinian Mi- bister at Bern, and Dr. Kern, thé Swiae Motster at Pu was charged to notify the Frox sh government of the for tial opposition of Switzerland to any conveyance of troops by the Railroad Victor Emmanuel, The Wurtemburg Cireutar. The following declaration on the part thirty-nine members of the Leg siative Assembiy of Wartemborg haw been addressed to the xe.ect commitice in order to be laid before government:— The whole of Germany ig penetrated by one sentiment— Chat of profound indignation at the attempt that is uow made of disturbing the peace of Europe. Nobody, in bo holding the enormous armaments now going on in France, is to Le deserved respecting the davgers that threaten us. France, it is true, accompanies these warlike demouatra- ous by assurances of her peaceful intentions; yet the fact of her preparations for war golog oa increaaiagly is in- con patible with these professions, On the other band, nobody is so silly as to believe that these armaments are made in the interest of liborty, or for the cauge of oppressed nationalities. The constant’ object ofthe founder of the Napoconic dynasty waa the deatruction of foreign naticnalitics—the spreading of unvtterable woe, and misery in those countries submitted to his intolerable dcespotism—the found- pg of vassal States, afterwarde to be distri- buted among the members of his own family, regard- wi jd ambitious designs. This state of thiogs only ceased when Europe combined, and by one common efforc hurled the oppreesor forever from hia throne, To attack alternately the various States of Europe, and principally Germany—to burden it with intolerable co... tributiope—to destroy peaceful hom, commerce and ia- dustry—to draw f1om it its very lite biood—to est Germans ‘egainst Ger mans for his own selfish designs—to wrest from Germany one piegs after another to incorporate it into his empire—tbese were the constant acts of that Napoleon I. whose glorification has now become the order of the day in Paris. We should indeed have forgotten the history of blood, and of unspeakable mirery, were we to shut our eyes 10 the dangers threatening us’ now. Austria {a the most poweriul State in Germany; itis ber greatest, ber Lrpevt interest to be at peace: sbé can, therefore, ‘Uvy emarceaive policy, She basehown this by the ‘aim abd dignided demeanor evivend om every arcasion, in spite of the provoking and insulting conduct of France? At the same time, endeavors are made to separate Prugsia from Avetria, by spreading the rumor hat exclusively Italian interests aro at stake. We know perfectly well the intentions of Francs with regard to the Rhenish provinees. We also know por- fectly weil the old game of separating Austria from the rest of Germany, and then, whea the former, by sxcriflues in blood and treagure, les prostrave and exhansied, to attack the other States of Germany, and strike themcown ‘one after another. Bitter experience, blooty reminiscences, have tanght Germany to be on her guard, ana energetically to oppose the repetition of such acencs, Bt independently of taese Considerations, a war between France and Ansiria would Nkewise threaten the Siaoe of the German Contederacy, for it would threaten the territories along the German Alps and the German coasts on the Adria But im what position do we fiad Germany under these circumetences ? ‘Whilet Austria, with a promptitade and energy beyond praise, collects her troops along the whole extent of hor fronticrs, and mects the provooations of France by tne most forinicable armamenta, the German Diet looks on in silevce end apathy. Ie this the way to give effect to the diplomatic negotia tions ? And if, as we fenr, the pacific declay are oply made with a view of tulling rope into sleep, vntil France finds hereelf sufficienuy preparet for the etroggle, where ehall we find our matériel and our armies to meet the danger? No German sincerely attached to bis pative land can behold this state of things, fur which we must eeek the only cause in the utter absence of na- tional unity , without the deepest grief. have been ijisteumental in bringing about such a state! But let us sink at this critical moment all minor conside- rations, apd only think of meeting manfully the dangers which threaten our common fatherland, Let us rise lke one man to meet the aggreseor. We know we are speak. ing in the name of millions when we express to the com- mittee our earnest hope that the different German govern- ments will take immediate and energetic measures for the protection of Germany. The Commercial Postal and Tra those of the Unite (From the London Times, March 4] If there should be any persons of opinion that the pr- eric transactions of this country are dwarfed or lost in the parade of warlike armaments, we can correct the im- pression by a very remarkable fact. Sir John Paking- ton’s extraordinary requisition on behalf of the royal bavy amounts to 707, with which gum he proposes to eflect such am improvement in the constitution of the fivet ‘a8 will amount, in mimister al ideas, to its complete re- corstruction, Whether the design has not been expreased with some little hyperbole is another question, but what we have now to —% that the amount vote ts actually than that, which will of England— Compared with rh States. be made for the tment the Post Office, es Me aeee acket Bertice For the mere hire of vyeesels, not in the way o° abso- late engagement, but simply to carry the mails b: contract, Parliament will be asked to provide £986, Considering the magnitude and extent of our commercial operationg the charge may possibly be moderate. A coun- try which annually distributes, as our columns showed, nearly 120 mulions worth of marufactures and roduce over tbe regions of the habitable globe may, per- aps, reasonably ¢ da single million in keeping up its communicat: ustomers; bat, for all that, the outlay certainly seems extraordinary, and its Getails give a more impressive idea of our national great- nees than evcn the enumeration of the territories depen- dent on our empire. Other countries, auch as Spain, havo had mighty dominions, but Spain communicated with “the Indies’? only some half-dozen times a year. Thore is nothing like our present system to be scen in all history ancientor modern. Rome did wonders in the way of communication; but Rome had only subject proviaces. bo distant colonies, no ocean routes, no steam, no worki- embracing commerce, * * * * * * A curious contrast to this immenee developement of com- munication is presented by tho United States system, as delimeated lately in our Americap correspondence, The Americans could pot succeed against us in the ocean race, nor do thry mainiain anything resembling our network of Nines with the remote regions of the world. Notwith- ttanding thia, bowever, their Post Office service actually costs more than oure, even if we add the cost of the ocean f the service at home. Tue charge is pwards of $17,000,000, or eoms £3,500,039, and the explanation of the fact {8 to be found in the ima, pitude of their territory and the youth of their Stace There are towne in America almost as distant from ea: otber se Liverpcoi from New York, and until the Gre: Pacife Pailrowd is constructed these distances con only be travereed, in many cases, by tho most toilscm? and protracted journeys, A® an illustra tion oi conditions we may romark that tho troops of the federal government at Utah are less acces. ble from New York than the British army in the Crimea from London, thovgh in the former case the war was surely @ civil war,and in the latter « war maintained Beco miles from home, The embarraesments, indeed, of the Americans in this respect would be extreme wore it not for the extent to which they have pushed the system of railway communication, and the use they have made of the electric telegraph. Whatever may be said of the navy in approaching do- bates, it is evident that all branches of our mercantile marine have been marvelously developed. We never had so mapy ship or eo much commerce—never such mag- niflcent specimens of veesels, The Amoricans are con- stantly comparing our merchant navy with their own, apd at the Uberbourg fetes ‘it was the fleet of yachts and private steamers which filled people with astonishment. The old East Icdiamen, of which 80 much used to be thought in times past, sink into Lothing compared with the clippers of the present day. Perhaps, upon the whole, it might be maintained that the Royal Navy has not quite kept pace with the develope- ment of the mercbant service; but the check was only partial and transient France overtook 08, or nearly so, in the construction of screw line-of-battle ships, just as any other State mi; bt overtake us at this moment in the manufactore of rite’ ordnance. Buti other rempecta of searcely lees importance we preserved our poeition, {n rome We improved {t, and with the refovro-s of wheh thie country is posveased it is but the work ofa very brief period to Inuneh exactly Ww! Mach, in: Ceed of the work has been the First Lord of the Aomiraity, whilo completion of hie plans, cave a reaper formauces actually accomplisied. w ein sa streams of blood shed ja the pursuit of his The China Tea Trad . [From the Hovg Kong Overland Trade Report, Jan. 14.) Tho remorks made in Last repiei short e tm Lat report rolative - port, par etiarly of black, hate bees Tae hee corroborated by what bus riuce transpired. Tae exports to date staves thus:—To Greut Britayn 32%¢ mittioas this “aso, agsinst 873, miltions ‘ast season, aud $43, mi loss ihe season ‘elo, To toe Uuttet States 1834 millions. 0) "ust 214¢ milffons last seusoo antl 20 mil. hors the searon be'ore, Hf bas beea more than once stated tp this reper! tout im comparing this season's ex. port with ‘ust geasou’s,: shold be especially borne in injed thut the latter ran +xtreme'y ehort as compwed with previous years until the Canton trade wae opened ip *prit, when th’ large stock of cougous found ty stare tnere vogmented the export beyond all auticipation. Pais year’s export, up to this period, uot only fads sbort of last year’s prior to such anemensation, bat the sok wneold st ail the ports is vow reported at 13,600 pa y s2ainet 645.600 packages at correspmdrag period last year; and althongh further oupplies to 4 vary moderate + xtent are said 10 be expe at Foochow and Saaaghae before the China year (heing the allered balaney of this J) ar's crop), snl! the exietynce of anch teas higaly jroblematical, Quarantine Meeting at Staten Island. OPPOSTTION 10 THE I SENT UBALTH OFFIVER, DR. TBOMTSON— THE BOSY COMMITTEE TO “ALGANY KEPUPIATED BY kiVHMOND CoUNTY—SERIOTS CHARGES AGAINST THE UEALTH OFFICER— SPERCHES OF TON. OBADIAN ZOWNE AND RAY TOMPKINS—PASSAGK OF STLONG MESOLUTIONS. On @ notice of but afew hours, a comparatively large meeting of the citizens of Soutufeld, Northfield, West- field aud Castleton, Staten Island, convened at Richmond Bali on Saturday evening, w express, irrespective of Party, their feelings with regard to the removal of Qua- ranting. There were many of the firat citizens of the ialond present, Col, Nathen Barrett was elected chairman, and Michae} P. O'Brien an@ Sanne} B. Frost were chosen secretaries, U;on motion, Messrs. Honry M. Weed, Henry Crab:ree, Jacob B. Wood, Ricaard C. Moore and Samuel H. Frost, were appointed a committee to draft resolutions, who re- ported the following:— Whereas, it has bean stated in certain nes in the city of New York, that a meeting of Ton sitante of Mieke mond county was held on the 12h of Marcb, 1859, fn the village of Factor yville, in said county, werest reso uticos are repre- sented to Dave heen passed ex ‘reagivg earprise at & Gelay in the passage of the bisl for the reaoval of Qaw apune, thus cersuring our worthy reprecentatives and also. the proceedings of the Heahh Ofer of the port of New Yorst Sid whereas it is farther represepted that at auch meetlag © ce) ain committee Was then abd there apptuted, with prwer to be to Albany asd recommend tamediate action upon snel auch ind whereas, it ig tortoer Fepresented that at were passed indirectly can: and reeovmmending tha sali He appointment and whereas, from ail inform stion We ca» obtain, ihe said meeting was called and attended by only some dozen peracns, by private notice, and that the ie Of this county Were entirely noaware of ainy such 10 be bel ed that eald onmamh tae, Barcard Donne'ly and William H. allen, are pow at albany, pretending to be the representatives: Of the people of this counly— therefore, Kesolved, That we firm!y betisve thal said meeting was sur- ly and clavdestinely called, avd atte: ded by @ very few of the citizens who were anxions to have the Health Offiser Tetained, and tous with bim the uowitigated nuisance at Qua- raptive, in the direct and experased opposition of the people ot the whole county; and we usequ.vocally, wholly aid en- Pid repodie e the said méelng, and all the’ proceedings had yer ea Rerclved, That we have the utmost confdence and relience in the abiliy and tategrity of our ‘seniatives, the Hon. sobert Christie, Jr., aud dur Senator. the Hon Joshua B. ‘mith ana fee) confident that they bus far bave and will use uimost endeavors to rid us of our well boown and devas- fing puleance now maintiined to our witat, under the name ‘and form of Quarantine, notwithstanding the unremitier exer- Hons of the suid Kea.th ‘Oficer and bie friends, tozether with sll committees of bis own eclecting, although endeavuring to i m themecives off on the Legislature ag our representa- res, Resolved. That we earnestly request aud solicig the total re- moval of the Quarantive from otir county, Resolved, That having ibe n‘mos: reliance in our Pxecutive end cur representatives and the jnetness of our cane, we hitherto have sefrained, ond pow repu fate ail ettempte or en- Graves to send any commute or delegation (particu the aforesaid commivee), to aloany tor the pnraose of lobbying for the passage of the bill for the removal of Quarantine, Kesclved, That wherever the Quarantine may hereafter be located) wo rigs agen the the for that office = earn er Executive in hie setection of & Healt men the suke of humanity t» the sick and dying, to hest Upon some person known to peasees the quailficauoos of phy siclan, and & person who wil! respect tbe livea of the pevole awong whom he may reside, and who will not sow over Cur laud tbe seer's of diseage and de*th. Perolved, That theee resolatt ns and the proceedings of this be forpished to the newspapers of our cynty, aad to the leading caily papers of the city of New York, exzeptto the New York Daily Times. During the absence of the committee Mr. Bowne wag Tepeatedly called upon to tate the objects of the meet. ing, and finally the chairman, Col. Barrett, called upoa that gentleman to epeak. Hon. Ovapian Bowne, formerly one of the Quarantins Commissioners, then came forward, aad said toat he eup- Pored the meeting had been called for the parpose of cor- reoting a statement which had been pat forta, to the fol owing effect, in one of the New York papers, from which bo would read. |He then read an extract froma weak minded New York paper, stating that at a meeting of Staten Islanderg a series of’ resolutions bad beca adopted, sending a delegation to Albany to expedite the Quaranting remova}, and declaring that the peop'e of Richm md coun. ty do not wich the removal of the present Health Officer, Dir. Thompeon, at the same time giving the old Quaranune Commissioners a side bit.) Now, geatlemen, said be, on conciuding the reading, I take it that the odject of this meeting 18 to show to the Legisiataro at Albany that under ell the meal in that tub we recognise the ca. Fhe abuso of the old Quarantine Commissioners 1s chronic and patent, and J, for one, bave got used to it. (Langhter.) But the statement is put forth that the ES ‘of Richmond county do not wieh removal of the Health Officer. I trast that you bave met togive that 2 denial wpich sball reach the ears of our friends in the Legisiature at Albany. Is not thatso? (Yes, sir!’? and cheers) Now, let ua com- pare votes as to what we know about this Health Officer—state what we think about him. I know it to be avery general opinion that he is nota fit man for the position, and that it vires not only a phy- sician but aman. (‘That's 20”’), I was talking witha gen- tleman oniy ashort time since, who remarked that Dr. Thompson was nota tit man, tor the reason that in the prosecution of his duties he had been recaless and care- less of the interests of those who live in the neighborhood. of Quarantine, Dr. Thompson will have been Health Officer four years on the 12th of April next. He has resided in our midst, and he bas had very much to do with the fret or evil of this county and the people of thie county. iecame here a geutieman pleasing in manners, with a smooth, honeyed tongue, capable of drawing about bim many friends, and of making himself agreeable to every body—pleasant and genial. He gave us to understand that—for a movement was about to be put on foot for the removal of ber niyo ge» ea mat ichmond would find no firmer friend of the removal than the Officer himself. Up to the time thet it became necessary were been for bim to receive a re-appointment these Kept. After that time, until the day when be re-appointed, he was the active friend of the law passed in 1867 for the removal of Quarantine. But from that mo- mett—when be became seated in the saddle a second tune; when he felt himself independent of the people of the county—he turned upon them and resolved, in hig in- most heart, that while be was ith Officer no should take place. I disposed to go into the reasons and adduce proofs of all there things. Istand upon my aescrtion, and am ready to vindicate it when the tme comee.. br. Thompson bas, as I stated, from the day that be was re-appointed, been the bitter, uncompromising foo to the removal of Quaranune. At that time, when he first took this ground, he was seconded by the Commis- , aided by the Health Of re to do no such thing 28 we required. Ihave eecn it in one of the papers to-day, and om told that itis true, that some twenty or thirty of the ‘ship owners of New York made that petition, backed by Dr. Ibompson and the Commissioners of Emgrauon, and the consequence was, our petition was rejected py the Siate of New Jersey. Thus Dr. Thompson at that time, baving been represented and pretending to be the friend of Quarantine rewoval, was backed up by leading moa of the State apd county, and when it was believed to be im- possible to obtain Sandy Hook tor this parpeees indicated avother piace. [ state openly that Dr. self eelected Seguine’s Point Quarantine, and selected it by the advice of one of tho ablest, most popular av . beat judging men of the county of Richmond, sustained by numerous others, With thia advice, the Commissioners of Quarantine decided t» make & temporary lodgement there, Having done so, and lead- ing the thing along, the next step of Dr. Thompson was ta turn around directly, and endeavor to break dowa the project of his ‘wn creation. Pow well he did so you all know better than J can tell you. | Falsehood, ne ater cks in hewspapers, atiecks bere an » in ever, hape, were Pccrted wo, nati faally he had induced tho people of Richtond county to believe he was a great friend of theirs. Next, there came up project of locating Quarantine on an isiand in the lower bay. Dr. Thompson «pposed that in every way; but it received the assent of the Governor, Commiasioners of Enmgration and others, Dr. Thompson hail access to the newspapers, and opposed it there. When the new adminisiration came ia, it chose to demand a change in the Com: ‘whieh I, ‘or one, was very thankful—and thon came ap another phase of the case The county, almost agope man, de- manded a new law for the Quarantine removal—more power and more money, and that in substance as well as in word the aioe be done, and the county sent Mr. Robert Christie, Jr.,tothe Assembly to carry ont that idea. Dr. Thompeon met Mr. speaking, pow day that the Asgem! moval of Quarantine. in Jaw, the Speaker, told while be would not op; Quarantine, he would parsed to take the people of this county out of for trial, and the county be charged with the expenses the imilitary sent down here to watch over the ashes the burned buildings. [think that shows 2 little of spimus uf Dr. Thompson. Bot it became appareat tha. the Legisioture and the Governor were in cxrnest, they meant to remove Quarantine if any law and the - pointment of commissioners could do it. They meant give this new commission power and money t0 CaEry ous 3