The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 13.

The Royal mail steamship Cuba, from New York,
arrived here at 3 a.m. to-day with 101 cabin pas-
sengers and $27,155 in specie. She landed 112
sacks of mails and four passengers, and proceeded
immediately fcr Liverpool. All well.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.

The President's Message to Congress, published
to-day in advance of delivery, is unusually lengthy,
and principally referred to the reconstruction of the
South and negro suffrage. The following are ad-
ditional passages not touched upon in the s'immary
received by the Atlantic cable : It says that the dis-
organisation of the Union is a subject of profound
regret, and that the Union as formerly established
can exist only when all States are represented in
Congress, which is not the case. The President
suggests, as a means of restoration, the faithful
application of the Constitutional laws, which are
not now obstructed by physical force.
The States lately in rebellion were always mem-
bers of the National Union, and the ordinances of
secession adopted by them were mere nullities. If
it were admitted now that they were valid and
effectual, as intended by the authors, we sweep from
under our feet the whole ground upon which we
justified the war.
Referring to the negro question, the Message
says :—The subjugation of the Southern States to
negro domination would be worse than military
despotism, under which they are at present
governed. It points out the dangers attending the
extension of the elective franchise to negroes, and
says four millions of slaves yesterday cannot be
made intelligent freemen to-day. The President
is desirous to better their condition in all their
rights save transferring to them our political in-
heritance. The President says Mexico is relieved
from foreign interposition, and peace reigns iu
Central and South America. The Message, in con-
clusion, says :—" The abuse of our laws by the
clandestine prosecution of the African slave trade
has altogether ceased, and, under existing circum-
stances, no apprehension of its renewal in this part
of the world need be entertained. Under these cir-
cumstances it becomes a question whether we shall
not propose to her Majesty's Government for a dis-
continuance of the stipulations for maintaining a
naval force for the suppression of that trade."
General Pope has ordered the Alabama Recon-
struction Convention to adjourn, as its action tends
to delay reconstruction.

The Austrian frigate Novara, with the remains
of the late Emperor Maximilian on board, accom-
panied by Admiral Tegethoff, arrived at Havana
on the Ist inst. One hundred Mexican soldiers
escorted the remains to Vera Cruz.

It is reported, via San Francisco, that a revolution
had broken out in Durango, headed by Vega. The
Mexican troops who were despatched to quell it
were beaten.

The rebellion i❑ Peru was extending. Prado
was before Arequipa, but without artillery.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

VIENNA, Dec. 12, Evening.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the
Reichsrath the general debate on the financial
agreement with Hungary was continued.
Deputy Brestle, the retorter, defended the pro-
positions of the majority. Baron von Beust also
spoke in favour of them ; he defended his conduct
in the compromise question. He said that he could
not now go back. As regards specially the ques-
tion of the debt, the battle was already decided
when he was called to office. Respecting the pro-
phetic words regarding the issue the Schleswig-
Hoist oin question would take, which had been uttered
in the House when this question was still pending,
and to which Deputy Herbst had alluded, Baron von
Beust said that he certainly had spoken at the time
to that effect, as many authenticated documents
could prove. But on entering the service of Austria
ho wrote to the diplomatic representatives of Austria
abroad that it was not his inclinations nor disincli-
nations that he wished to introduce, but that he
would act according to experience, as in time of
war it was necessary to calculate one's own and the
enemy's forces. As regards the allusion made in
yesterday's sitting by Deputy Herbst to the Prague
Treaty,Baron von Beust said that he was willing to
take upon himself the reproach that the compro-
mise with Hungary weighed upon his conscience :
he had vowed to himself not to sign a second treaty
of Prague. Baron von Beust maintained that the
compromise had improved the political position
of Austria abroad, and pointed to public opinion as
a proof. On this ground of favourable opinion the
Government will continue to build and watch over
the preservation of peace.
The special debate was then commenced, and the
bill on the quota to be contributed by Hungary
passed the third reading by a large majority.
The discussion on the bill respecting tho State
debt will be continued to-morrow.

At the closing of the sitting the Minister of
Finance laid upon the table the Government bill
authorising them to levy taxes up to the Ist of
May.

The bill was placed on the order of the day for

.0-morrow.