The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-25

of 20 desirable conclusion that the Western Powers
have not talked Of altering one iota Of the bases laid
down in the treaty Of the I'd of December notwlth-
standing The fall Of Sebastopol-so that the path Is
still open for Russia TO treat OF peace most honor
able terms.
These pacific visions are not, however, in vogue
here; and, locking at the Enlperors order for
fresh levy, considerable doubt is expressed whether
Russia herself is sufficiently humbed to have become
really partisan Of the Peace-atany price school.
Most probably these essays of the Pr1ssian and
Austrian Cabinets viii turn ont to be rather oicteur
| think the following may he taken al the only
really official inform alton vouchsafed to the public
az to further operations IN the Ct1uiea. IL Is from
| II eppears from the latest dispatches received
fyom The Crimea that the abundant rains prevailing
| there had caused some notifications in the plan
Of operations projected by Marshal Pelisser for the
| close of the campaign. part Of the troops that
had been destined 80 assist in it have therefore
sumed their old positions Mt Baidar and the lines
/ of the Tchernaya. The other part continues to
cupy strongly entrenched positions on the Tchamli
| and in front of the enemy.
| Everything, therefore, shows that the allied ar
| mics are moving into winter quarters. One reason
Tor this step probably that given in letter IN the
| journal de Constantnopte, which says the recon
naissanees showed that the ground was impractical
bic for horses; and that, Notwithstanding the mud
and rain, the moment the troops left the Tchernaya
| they would be obliged to carry their water with
| hem.
| EnRInnd's Cause Of Quarrel with Spain.
Madrid (Nov. - Correspondence of London rimes.J
| There are two cases respecting which our own
| and the Spanish government are Mt difference, and
which, regret to say, have each arrived Mt stage
tchch seems TO threaten rery seriously the t,ieadly
relations bsttceen the t,co Countries and have rea
| son to think that Lord Howden has received in
structions relative to these circumstances and the
| possible result of the negotiations respecting them
shieh aciH be rery unpGiateable to the Spanish 80.
! Vtrnmfnt.
The chief details of the above mentioned cases
| are follows:-Mr. Boyan, an English merchant
of great repeotabty had been resident for foureen
years in the island Of Cuba, and was established
tensive commerce. About two years since IL
was suddenly ordered by the authorities to leave
the island and proceeded to England to lay his case
| before his own government 1t is said though no
proofs whatever have been brought forward to back
! the report, that he was suspected by the Spanish
authorities Of being implicated in political intrigue
which MIR. Boylan firmly denies, declaring, on the
contrary that he has never interiorcd or had any
thing to do with politics at ALL and that his own in
terests were entirely bound up with the peace and
prosperity of the island Itappears that our govern
He had been subjected to heavy losses by. being
obliged to abandon his large establishment
in Cuba, and they insisted on the Spanish
government making him due reparation. The
| result OF the negotiations which ensued was that
the latter agreed to do so, and it was mutually
ranged that the should be submitted to arbitra-
| ton, our government nominating Mr Muir, Eng
ish Consul at New Orleans, as their arbitrator, and
| the Spanish government the Marquis de Espana,
| then Governor of Santiago de Cuba, on their side.
Mr.. Boylan also allowed to return to Cuba for
year to arrange his affairs and abide the result Of
| the arbitration but now comes the most serious
part Of the case. In April last before the result Of
the arbitration was known, and, indeed, before the
| English arbitrator had even arrived Mr.. Boylan
received peremptory order from the authorities of
| Santiago de Cuba to leave the island within eight
days, the pretext for which that he had not full
| filled the conditions on which he allowed to
| return the principal Of which were that he must
| m n letter (which
wouldrequiIe him to change his regon), or must APP
ply to the for special permission to
remain longer. The latter condition he had complied
with, having memoralized the Captain General,
stating that he had found it impossible hitherto to
dispose Of his property there, and praying for fur
ther time to allow him to do SO. To this memorial
of Santiago de Cuba allow Mr.. Boyan to proceed to
| the Havana to lay his before the Captain
General, but he was put on board French merchant
at Santiago and again to England
ruined, and that our government, naturally indg-
nant at the conduct pursued by the Spanish author
TIES after the two governments had agreed to sub
| NIT the whole case to arbitration, have demanded
full and speedy sltsfaction; and believe that it has
| been formally minated Nat The continuance of
friendly relations bet,ceen England and Spain may
| ,cfN.
| Tie other cause is also very serious one.
Spanish vessel called the Fernando Pc, and owned
by Barcelona houses sailed from that port for Fer
casks, respecting which she possessed no document
to prove that they required for any lawful pur
pose: She was captured by two English cruisers
the Dolphin, Lieutenant Commander Weber, and
the Mink, Lieutenant Commander Recon suspicion
of being employed in the slave trade, and sent
to Sierra Leone for trial BY the mixed commits sion
| there. The result is not yet known. The owners
have addressed strong recamations to the govern
| Tent here, ard among them is Don Domingo
| Moostch, who was long established on the AZ
rican coast, and, according to the official reports
OF our authorities, was engaged most extern
| sively in the slave trade at Whydah, and other
parts 1t came to the knowledge Of our government
that had been selected by the government
| here to ill the post of Governor Of Fernando
po' which lying in the blight Of Biaira. and uaasy
become mere depot for. the convenience of
siarc traders, aud strong circumstances
.ssre made .. against such an appointment, in
two countries respecting the slave trade; but il ap
pears that the Spanish government persist in their
Intention and that things have gone 50 far that
government have felt it necessary to intimate that
| the APPOINTMENT Of Don Domingo M0Jstich as Go.
reyn0r Of Fernando Po triH be regarded as tansa-
mount 10 making that island depot for Slaves and
'hot II sciH De dealt aciM accordingly
Interesting Financial News.
| HIGH PRICE OF MONEy-THE DRAIN OF BULLION
AND PRICE OF PRODUCE.
From the London Economist, Nov. 81
The duty Of wise physician, before he pronounces
/ O roIsccddy for disease, is carefully to study the
causes which nave Ieu :. ~. an9 VIC spechi symp-
toms by which it is attended. Although .Gc. .e NAV
| he general and well accredited mode of treating
| particular complaints yet its application must be
| skfuy modified and varied according to the spe.
cial circumstances Of the case in hand ard the
constitution OF the patient. 1t il the clumsy rick
the ignorant practitioner TO have resort npon all oc
casioDs to some favoritc nostrum, no mat. n how
true in general principle it may be- without discriu
nation; as it is the highest quality of learning aud
skill to study and to watch the peculiar symptoms
Of each case, and to treat it accordingly And this
general principle applies to almost every act of life
lit is in point Of fact, simply the difference between
ton which alone be acquired even by the ables
by careful study and patient investigation.
| The circumstances attendant upon the drain o.
| gold, and the consequent monetary arrangement
| upon the present OCCASION are different from a!y
| which have happened in our day. and are much
more difficult to be dealt with. The years ls'
1880 and ls47, the three periods Of great monetary
| Of xaracfical