The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-15
The News.

The Hern,ara, from Bremen and Southampton,
arrived at this port yesterday forenoon with London
papers of the Goth of March, and the America,
from Liverpool, reached Halifax in the morning
with advices 10 the LIST instant. We, therefore,
enabled to publish full weeks later from
Europe. 1t is of highly important and very ex-
citing character. We publish copy of the mes
sage which was sent down by Queen Victoria to
lighthouses ofthe English Parliament prior to the
declaration OF war, and also copy of the official
declaration itsslf. The war announcement made by
the Emperor Napoleon to the French Legislature
is also given.
The contrast between the reception of the declar
alton of war r the British House of Lords and the
Corps Legsa of France will attract the readers at
:. tention When the utimatum of her Majesty Queen
IVictoria read to the House of Lords, the Earl
esf Derby and .Eaa Grey, with remarkable selfpos-
session and cOolress, suggested the propriety of
fflming such anaadress from Parliament, in answer
to the Queen. as would receive the unanimous sup
port of the members-.that is to say, the address
should be so clear ints statements purposes and de-
clan would be unanimously supported, other
wise some members Of the anti-ministerial party
mgk be sufficiently obstinate to oppose it. All this
was Characteristic of the cool matter-offact pru-
dence Of John Bull. Now, mark the scene in the
French Corps Legisletit Upon the reception of the
message from the Chief CT the State it was net with
loud cheers and the Assembly broke up with shouts
of " Pre- fEnperow!" How strikingly characteris-
tic of French aspirations ,or glory. "TIoe FEaa-
rerew on ibis occasion has the echo of Austerlitz
Saolensi and Borodino. On yes! England goes
int the war with GOODNESS and resolution-France.
with fiery energy and enthusiasm. How this old
beldame, our mother earth, will tremble byandby.
From China We have files dated at Hong Kong
February 18th. There is no decisive news re-
garding the progress of the war, but an important
commercial notification of the United States Con-
sui will be found elsewhere.
We have adTices from Melbourne, (Australia) to
the 30th of January. Trade was improving at sgd
ney. New South Wales gold sold at Sydney at
6. l5s 3d. per ounce, Port Philip and Owens bring
ing f3. lis. 3D.
From the East Indies we learn that the United
States storeship Lexington had fired on fleet of
pirates in the Archipelago, and that the vessels i'm
mediatey sailed of TO windward.
We have received the Singapore Bi-MoatHy Cir |
cular of the 10th of February, from which we |
gather that the imports of gold for fortnight |
ending on that day-consisted of Old buncals from |
the Archipelago. Large supplies of Australian |
were on hand. Therates reported are 500 to s29a |
for bars, and s27i to s2s per buncal for dust. Elk
ports 592 buncals |
AS was anticipated would be the case so soon a
business should be able to clearly comprehend the
course of events in Europe, there was general re
action in our markets yesterday. Despite the an
nouncement of the strineency Of the London money |
market and the decline in consuls stocks street
advanced considerably and closed firm Prices ofevery
description of American securities may now be ex-
pected to run up to high figure, owing to the fact
that the more cautious portion Of European capital
lists will prefer investing their funds this side of
the Atlantic to trusting them to the precarious
chances at home. Flour advanced soc. q CSC. per |
barrel after the receipt of the foreign news and
State brands, common to fancy, closed at s7e2
with higher figures asked. Wheat was 10 cents per
bushel higher; and cents TO 10 cents advance in
corn was demanded. Freights were also higher
though little was done. Cotton was unsettled.
Our washington correspondent writes that the
administration and its organs are again busily en-
gagged in endeavoring to mislead the public with re.
gard to. the important and exclusive news which re.
Gently appeared in columns respecting Mr.. Bu-
chanans project for treaty with England in which
the maritime rights of Americans will be directly |
acknowledged. Their denial of this fact il simply |
ridiculous Even were not oar statement fully con.
frmed by the correspondence from Mr. B. now in
the State Department the awkward predicament
in which they placed themselves by positively deny
ing the accuracy of announcement of the project
Df the Gadsden treaty, would convince every sane ]