The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-21

and otsrs, the nams Of Cross street wss changed 10
that o. PsIh street. Several reports osscssnns The
police and gsndaDg streets we're disposed Of, the
particulars Of which are given elsewhere.
Tie Boardsf Connsnmsn net las; Dight and Dis
possi OF xrge amount Of business Of NO general
,noelest. An abstract Of he proceedings 70 given
il ,cjsye part. rie Bad viii meet at i've
o'clcek sais afternoon.
Judssn's Hot situated c. No. 81 Broadway, was
yesterday morning entirely destroyed by fire. Mossrs
j, ha aid j. 0'Glsdy we're the pIoprietors. They
had succeeded NJ. Judson but short time since.
Tse entire loss viii not sai much if anything short
q. svrhty five thou and colIac. An account OF the
q, "a alton l. published in another column.
A lie broke out yes'esta y morning about Ave
o'ciocs T. the d e. machine shop and foundry at
Fisbklii an ing, and tefore the flames could be ex-
tigguished the estSb entirely destroyed.
The loss of property is estima ed At A. thousand
dollars, CT viii til re > very little insurance.
TIE fire Is supposed to have origi ated from the
casting.
We sre hfo-n med tina tn contr buttons taken up
for the oeetitate survivors the wrecked ship New
Era slreadyrea,l es e lib raj um o six thousand
dollars, which, considering the tzingency Of the
money market, i. highly Honorable 10 TIE benevo
lence of the donors.
TIE N. W York Historical society eel brated its
ifsjeth anniversary IN this city YESTERDAY. In the
afternoon there was al o ion at Niblo's by Hon.
George Banc, oft, ioll +" el By q grand banquet at
the Astor House, where speeches were made by dis
tipguished orators both at home aud abroad. The
celebration was brilliant affair.
slnns-Finnncc and ID PloMacy.
The Washington Union publishes a defence
of Auguste Bel mont, our Minister a. the Hague
with several certificates touching the alleged
financial and stockjobbing operations of the
accused. We give to this defence of Mr.. Bel
mont including the certificates, the benefit of
our columns to-day and have a word or two to
So. in reply.
First of p)l, little circum stantial evidence
concerning the financial relations Of our Minis
ter at the Hague, may not he out Of place. 1t
was we'll understood among the capitalists and
the diplomatic and political circles Of Paris and
London, that some time during the last summer
the Russian government was DESTROYS OF nego-
tiating loan in some one Ofthe neutral States
Of Western Europe, and that the Gear had ma
turally turned his attention to Holland and its
rich old money changers. Az this time twas
also well known that Belmont and the Russian
Legation at the Hague were on very familiar
and confidential terms. 1t is believed, too, that
our Minister was approached by the Russians
in reference to the prospects OF a loan from the
Rothscbilds. And why not? &c was the
agent of the firm in the United States, the
representative Of friendly power, and
money changer by pedigree, by instinct
aud professionally. He was, of course,
he very man to give the required information.
But the house of the Rothschilds at London,
and the house 1t Paris were under certain OBJ
lga.ions 10 the British and French govern
ments res yect,vey, and could not venture
to give "aid and cemfort' to the enemy.
Moreover, the allies themselves might need
handsome loan or two, before long, to carry on
the war. Still, the offer of the Gar was tempt
ing, and his sc turtles were perfectly satisfacto-
~. What was to be done? There was an easy
method of accommodating Nicholas without
much danger. One Of the principal houses Of
the Rothschilds is at Frsnkfort-on-the Maine,
free city in neutral territory. So the Rus
siaBs opened their negotiations for the cash of
the wealthy Jews at that place and at the
! Hague.
But, before the bargain was concluded, very
| unfortunately some limitations of what was
! going on leaked ont at Paris, where they are
sure to find out everything, from the caprices
of ballet dancer or opera singer to the in
trigues OF dowager OF an Emperor. 1t was
limited, then, in Paris that the Rothschilds,
under cover of neutral Power, were secretly
md treacherously negotiating Lean for the
benefit of the common enemy of France and
England The French government instantly
and quietly iuterposed. A wink t. the Roths-
cbilds was as &. cd as a nod. The project
ed speculation was Ripped in the bud :
but the loan was not effected; AMI Mr..
Belmont is thus innocent of furnishing money
to Russia Though tie brotherhood Of the
Rothschilds. These facts were currenti in Paris
at the time, and it was also currently reported
that upon the heels Of the failure of the loan,
tart and hare corresponds zee ensued between
some of the Rothschilds and Belmont, involving
some curious disclosures concerning this latter
gentleman's financial career in the United
States, - The agent of the said Rothscailds.
But what was done at the meeting of the firm
from Paris at abroad convention at Brus-
sells, M B I'm nj is perhaps better qualified to
INFORM the pubic than any other diplomat in
Europe, not excepting the Russian Legation at
the Hague.
We have n, doubt, In fact, that Belmont, in
the way of business, and in behalf of the Roths-
childs, was es ora of supplying Russia with
funds to carry on the " II in the East-that our
minister Undertook the task of ,pening the ne
go,istions as quietly as possible, and that the
contamination OF the loan was only prevented
by some significant intimations of the allies
to the Rothschilds of London and Pa
ris Belmont may have been indiscreet