The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-27

bic. SoFties are made continually BY 10 garrison
In recent one they wers followed = 10 very wsl,
taken and kept by the English. The number OF re-
norce already arrived 10 estimated at IS 000
and additional TRANSPORTS ar I've daily. By the mid
ole Il Jspusry. huss for so 900 men, and wooden
stsb,s for 10 600 horses, viii have arrived. Every
tovD and village IN England u contributing its mite
10 ssrd out food, wine, hnt tobacco, and other ne
csssaiies snd Injuries 10 the army. The Royal
Yacht Squadron IL sending out yachss laden with
coed things, and the war continues a. popular as
ever.
It is still confidently statsd that Admiral Dandas
is recalled. His tine Of service has expired, and
the opportunity offers 10 release him OF mis- duties
without d. srsce. He ia very IN popular. Lyons
will Pre- badly take the command.
Tue Soule affair is regarded IN Europs as quite
Stsses sSd France have NOT for no nsnt bsen in
tesiupted by the incident Toe French government
feels cor6dent that a. Washington as ut PARIS, the
affair viii lot be thought OF y nature 10 tr0uble the
frie ndly relations between the two countries.
Madrid letter, N announcing the return Of NJ Soulc
- tBas pitA states that NJ. Pschec0 has declared
that in oresr 10 avoid dssgreesbe discussion, he
would communicate With him ouly in writing. II
was not knosD, however, whether the successor Of
N. Pachsco Intended 20 adopt the same course in
his relations with NJ. SOuie.
Senas Madoz has ben elected President Of the
Spsnish Cos-es and General Infante Vice President
cuiioue incisent took place In the sitting OF the
Sardis ian Chamber OF Deputies on the "a irst- 1t
shows That cart Sardinia w0ald take Ia case Of
general European war. On the estimates for pubhc
instruction h%inS moved, N. 0feri0, the leader Of
the extreme laft begged the cabinet to explain It's
policy bs50e The supplies were voted. French
r-ginept, he hea d, was 10 pass through Piedmont.
Whenevsr ,orelsn troops had entered the country,
they bad, he said, eataiied suilerings upon It.
These trcO, supported q despo.ic government
were they going to Paris or to the Crimsa By
allowing TEN TO Pass through, Piedmont would
be taking psrt 10 the war. Nor, this war was
not war OF prin cipss, but war Of personal an
bitten. journey of NJ. da Persigny 10 Turin had
been SPOKEN OF is Tculd be painful to see Pied
mont drawn into an alliance, vhen France and
England are being joined by Austris, who would
thus stard side BY side wisn Piedmont. Tho MIN.
lister o. Foreign Affairs, ID reply, expressed his
regret that she speaker should have entered upon
political discussion quite uncslled for by TIE sub
jtc' before the Cbaubsr, which only related to the
Budeescf Public Instruction. The policy OF the
government, he sad, consisted in displaying cold
ness tow ards other State until 1t should have
ceived such reparatiOn az was due TO it. With
ether governments, Piedmont entertained friendly
SeatiODs. As to the war, it was well known on
wbish side her sympathy lay; but t, eympathi,e
and To contract an alliance were two different
thires. Were an alliance ever to be contemplated,
the government wsud consult the Chambers. The
passage Of French cavalry was 70 take place on g.:
couDtcf the difficulty Of conveying It BY sea, and
he could not see Row Piedmont could com r0mise
her neut' alty by such step. As to NJ. de Persig.
ny journey, the government was not informed Of
1t. NJ. M0ia remarked that declarati0h Of SYM
patty made by minister In the Chamber had some
importance; and that the passage OF French caval-
~ was dangerous, a. il gave an advantage 70 one
Of the belligerent parties. The minister replied
thst be maintained the word sympathy, which ex-
pressed no hostility towards any government, and
that the passage Of ps could not be considered
an advantage FOR q belligerent at such distance
from the scene of action.
From Roms we learn that the coDfereI co of Car
d,nals and Bishops, held at the Holy City, closed
on The goth, after coming to . nearly unanimous
conclusion on the matter under debate, which, 10
you are aware, is the immaculate conception Of the
Virgin Mary.
There has been during the week good demand
for the federal government securisies, with We
limited supply, and prices are well maintained;
whilst in some OF the State stocks the supply has
exceeded the demand, and prices are generally
lower. In RAILROAD bones t. actual transa ,tions
have not been to any extent, While there has been
an inquiry more particularly for the New York aud
Erie Third Mortgage the PennsJ lvania Central and
Philadelphia and Reading Boz d..