The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-29
The News.


The variety of new and the extreme importance
Europe, Asa, and Africa during the year which is
now dawing to close, induced US to depart from
our accustomed plan OF chronological arran gemen.,
and to keep the history of all remarkable events
which occurred in the other quarters of the globe
distinct from the chronology of events in the United
States and Territories. Our fore gn chronology ap.
pears in another part of this mornings papsr. Our
readers will find brief notice Of al the great
changes which have affected the monarchs and
people Of the Old World FOR twelve months past.
In this short space Of tine Louis Napoleon has
established and maintained the Empire in France;
Queen Victoria has added another Prince to the
royal stock of England; the Queen Of Portugal has
been suddenly cut of from life, and Santa ara
pr aimed His Serere Hghness o. Mexico. We
have detailed the progress of the American Japan
Expedition, and of the English Arctic Expadi-
ton under Mcclure, which effected the dis
covery of Northwest passage. The ter
mination Of the Montenegrne and Kafir wars,
the progress Of the revolution in China, and
the commencement with the battles, both by land
end sea, of the Turkish war, are here noted With
large amount OF matter, which will be found mos
interesting TO read and useful for future reference
ships launched from, and those now in course of
construction at, the New York yards By COM
parison with the close of 1851 it shows that the
mage now on the stocks has nearly doubled aince
that time, an increase probably that has not been
equaled by any other branch Of industry in the
country.
The steamship Winfield Scott whose loss we an
nounced in yesterdays paper, was owned by the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company, and carried the
mails and passengers between Panama and San
Francisco. She was noble vessel, of 300 tons,
built in 1850, by Messrs. westervelt & Mackey, for
Davis & Brooks, who employed her tor some time
between this city and New Orleans previous to
transferring her to her last She was valued
Mt 1925 600, and was insured for S195 900. The
accident is reported to have happened during q
dense fog about midnisht on the I'd inst, within
thirty-six hours run from San Francisco. Messen-
gers were Immediately despatched to the latter
place, two steamers were sent down by the
agents Of the company, and on the 18th instant
the rescued passengers, mails and tge sure were
again on their way to Panama. This prompt and
energetic activity is deserving the highest common
dation. Notwithstanding delays and breakdown s,
the company, by keeping force of steamers In re
serve, have never lost trip in service OF nearly
Eve years. The steamer California, which vas SUBJ
stitlted for the Winfield Scott took from san Fran
cisco one million and one hundred thousand dollars
in go d, and about five hundred passengers.
The funeral ceremonies of Hon. Brookins Camp
bell Of Tennessee, took place in the Hall Of tae
House Of Represenl atives yesterday, and conse-
quently no public business was transacted in either
House of Congress. Mr.. MilIburn, the blind Chap
lain, delivered q sermon upon the occasion that IL
rs hoped will make deep and lasting impression GA
the minds Of the honorable gentleRen who heard IL
His illusions to those sycophants who for the sake
of advancing their own interests, fawn upon egifla-
1ors and other public men, we're extremely apropog,
and must have keenly pricked the consciences Of
fbe groyeing hypocrites who seek TO ganHa liveli
hood by charming the ears OF their fellow with
base and unmericed sattery. The remains Of the
deceased gentleman were placed In charge of CON-
mittee, who viii accompany them to his late home
in Tennessee, after which the House adjourned till
Saturday.
Among other items from Washington, we learn
that general army court martial viii convene at
West Point next Wednesday, for the purpose Of try
ing several cadets. Drafts TO the amount Of 81 70i
go were registered at the Treasury last week See
tue dispatches and extracts from various ne Ys
papers relative to the progress Of events at the
tional capital.
by way Of Buffalo we have some additional and
very exciting particulars concerning the attack maze
by che rioters upon the railroad employees at srbor
Cheek, near Ere, last Tuescsy moroing from which
we learn that many persona wcfe severely mi ired ~
both sides. 1t appears that number Of Toe officers
RI the company, on repairing ththsr % supernteod
ths lsy ing down Of the tacs which had been dsnol-