The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16

The fast sailing ship Sea, Capt. Edwards, arrived
last night from Liverpool. She sailed thence OF
the 18th ult and has, therefore, made remarkably
quick run over the Atlantic.
We under obligations to Captain Edwards
for the latest papers from London and Liverpool
There is not much news of importance.
Ireland is quiet, and O'Connell is sick.
Wales and Scotland are as they were.
Parliament has been further prorogued to the Is
of February next.
The Queen and Prince Albert are going to visi
Warwick Castle and Birmingham.
We find nothing relative to government steam
er leaving for New York
The Roscius arrived out the 18th.
Steamer Caledonia arrived out on the l4th.
Cotton was down. See market report
The grain markets were dull.
Spain seems to occupy general attention.
Louis PHILIPPE diskes to see the Duke of Bor
deaux in England
Sir .Pottinguer, British Penipotentiary in China
and Sir G. Metcae, Governor General OF Canada
have both resigned account OF illness, and are
coming home.
Accounts from Antwerp state that the trade o.
that port has been unusually active lately consider
ing the advanced period OF the year. and the cause
assigned is the opening OF the railway TO Cologne
the transport business forming material part OF the
increase.
An English vessel, called the Vitula, has beer
seized by the Peruvian Government at Lima, fol
stealing guano OIL the rocks on the coast: The
crew made some resistance, and the captain was
shot in the shoulder.
Mr. Adam, NJ p. for Leeds who is now on q
tour through the United States, has Just purchased
the Frickley Hall, Yorkshire, estate for E63,OOO
| Public attention has lately been called to pre-
ject for extending the steam navigation IN the Pa
northern point touched by the Pacific Steam Navi-
CATION Company Is Lima, and the effect OF the ex-
tension would it is supposed, be to bring the let
from the western coast OF South America with
in the operations of the West India packet lines.
report published by Mr.. Wheelwrght contains a
view to the adoption of this project: The lnvestl-
CATION of the coal mines in Chill and Panama seems
to have been attended with very favorable results.
London Times, Dec 10.
SMUeGLINo.-On Monday Michael Conway, a
passenger by the Hottinguer, from New York, was
convicted in the penalty OF E1OO tor attempting to
smuggle 46 lbs weight of tobacco, which he had
concealed in his chest under false bottom. John
sum for smuggling ~ lbs. weight OF tobacco. In
the first case, consequence OF the Fermentation
no recommendation for the mercfu consideration
| of the Board of Customs was sent by the magis-
trate, but in the latter the prisoner was recon-
mended TO mercy .-Liue,paol. Mail, Dec. 16.
LIEUTENANT MUNRo-We stated on Wednesday
that it was generally believed to be Lieutenant
Mnnro's intention to leave the Royal Horse Guards
|
aton in adding to this, that he intends to enter the
| Prusslan service.
The LATE Mr.. LoUDoN death OF Mr.. Lou
don is great loss TO science, well as to his nu
merous circle OF friends In private life. To most
amiabe and benevolent disposition he joined an ar
dent love of the study of nature, particularly
Of the vegetable kingdom of which his encyclop9-
dias and his ably conducted magazine bear ample
| evidence
The New CoMET-M. Arago communicated on
Monday last to the Academy Of Sciences the ele-
mens of the determination of the parabolic orbit
of the new Comet discovered on the 22d ult by M.
Faye, pupil at the Royal Observatory of Paris
These elements do not coincide with those of any
comet hitherto observed This star, therefore, is
Epoch of the passage to the periheon, on the 18th
of September, 1913, at So minutes AZ seconds past
3 o'clock (mddle time of Paris counted from mid
day. Distance of the periheion from the star to
almost double the distance from the earth to the
sun. Longitude of the perihelion So deg. "a min.
30 sec. Longitude Of the ascending knot 220 deg.
Is min. 56 sec. Inclination of the orbit IL deg. Is
MUSICAL AND THEATRIcAL.-Mr. John HnIIah
has been appointed Professor of Vocal Music in
Balfe's opera of "The Bohemian Grip is so at
tractive at Drury Lane, that arrangements have
been made to play it every night until Christmas.
The Observer states that an arrangement is now
in progress, which will have the effect of bringing
back Madame Vesrls and her husband from Paris
to the Haymarket.
me NIasSOW CltlZen states tllat Nlr. Manner Is
candidate for the choir of music In the Edinburgh
University, vacant by the resignation of Sir Henry
Bishop.
The negotiations with Messrs. Phelps, Kelly and
Anderson, for the lease of Covent Garden Theatre
have been broken Off The ground of their term-
nation said to be the resistance of these gentle
men to the demand of the proprietary for the exclu
slve use OF six private boxes
Mr.. HAMILTON BRAHAM.-FrOm various positive
announcements and from rumors of coming events,
Liverpool seems likely to be kept full of life this
winter. The new primo basso, Mr.. Hamilton Bra
ham, we hear, IS about to visit us very soon, and
from what the London papers say, we may calcu-
late on his being very attractive.
Ireland,
There have been various rumours afoat these
few days respecting the delicate state of Mr.
O'Connel's health, none OF them, however, suffic-
emily authenticated to warrant notice of the mat
ter one way the other, had not his friends taken
the alarm, and, by way Of counteracton, publish
ed the following rebuttng statement in the Repeal
papers OF this evening"
BY letters received in town this day from OAR
| rynane, we have the qualification Of stating that
the LberatOr Is enjoying the wild sports of his
mountain home, and is in possession of the highest
| health and spirits
| More perfect tranquility never regned through
out the provinces than al present, and 80 vigllant
the local clergy and the repeal wardens in sup
pressing secret societies and violations of the law
that in several places they have caused to be ar
rested incendiarles that were going through the
country attempting to swear in rlbbonmen.
France.
The Paris papers of the l4th ult., have arrived,
| but they bring no news. The trials of the Comnu-
niss. the affairs Of Spain and the Notifications OF
PARIS, are the principal subjects referred TO in these
journals, and on none have they produced anything
| new.
| The French government affects tor it cannot be
seriously apprehensions OF movement in La Ven
dee. The National states, that a notification has
been made to the Spanish refugees domiciled in
Lower Brittany, that they must choose a residence
| more in the centre of France.
The French funds were firm on Thursday with
a slight advance. The per cents closed at Slf Sc
the 5 per cents at 1920 95c.; the Orleans railroad
| shares at 1857 25c.; the Rouen 77Of.; the Hare
597f Soc, and the Spanish Actves % 81.
La Presse, of Saturday last, complains that the
merchants and cotton manufacturers of Great Br
tain have monopolised the whole of the markets OF
| Algiers
| Spain.
Our accounts from Madrid of the 9Th, show only