The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-17
The News.

aAs Office during the previous vs. and to the hour Of
publication.
The News
TIE s,eamship Arsgo arrived at this port yesser.
day, bringing four days later intelligence from
Europe. The interest Of her news is concentrated
% the death OF Lord Raglan, who expired o. his
headquarters before Se,astopol on the evening Of
The 2sth ult His Lordship had been ailng for some
tme, but, until the afternoon Of the day on which
h breathed his ast, fatal result was apprehend
Cd. This event had cast general gloom over both
armies, by whom the deceased nobleman, n 1t With.
standing the errors imputed to hin, was uni
vsrsAly esteemed. The event was announced
BY Ministers in both hoases of Parliament
sn the Sd, and a message from the Qaeen
wss DELIVERED, calling upon them to testify
their sense of the deceased nob!emsr's services
By allowing pension Of FL 900 year to his widow,
and one Of e. 600 year to his eldest son and thu
succssor to his title, with remainder to his rex;
male heir. An address to her Majesty was agreed
10 IN both houses, expressive Of thsr Concurrence
in the objects Of her message. In the Commons
Mr.. Miner Gibson avsiled himssN Of the opportu
nity 70 make q severe attack on ministers 10 CON-
LeCti0n With the wa.
, General Simpson takes the command Of the Bri.
sessor is appointed. He is, we believe, an old In
dian of .er who has good deal Of SERVICE bat
always in subordinate rank. II another column
win be found an interesting biographical notice o.
NE late Commander in Chief.
We have received no account OF any fresh militia
~ operations by this arrival. It would appear from
statements in the Paris papers and elsewhere, that
the losses Of the Allies in thu affair Of the 18th Juue
were much hea ier than the previous advices led rs
30 suppose. Tho Union states that the French had
upwards of 900 men put hors dc combat. We have
nc suthenti, details yet Of the British casualties.
We learn from these last accounts what we did
not know before ths.the combined squsdrons took
part In the general attack, and lost considerable
number OF men.
TIE French govern ment are about to propose
1ew loan Of 75O 900 600 francs and also fresh levy
Of lao 600 men. This would indicate the convic.
taon that general war 10 imminent. The French
Empesor's spee,h - the legislative b,dy contains
reference to Austria, which, coupled with these
-kcts, has rather threatening signiRcation.
From the Baltic there ale accounts Of one or two
small affairs, 10 which the ships of the combined
squadrons were engaged. The bombardment Of
6weaborg, which had been previously reported,
aWindles down into an exchange OF shot between
he Amphion and one Of the forts. A powder ma
gssire was, however, blown up by the guns Of the
fesneY. There Is Q rumor teom Stockholm that
Mystadt had been destroyed by the British.
The demonstrations ia Hyde Park against the
6abbeth recreatons of the EJg!isn nobility had as
saned 30 slarmiog character, that Lord Robsrt
Crosvenor had deemed IL advisable to withdraw his
Sunday trading bill.
AustEias contemplated secession rom the West
ern Alliance ia commented upon at length in our
editorial columns.
Our file Of Singapore (E. ~ papers Is dated to
9th OF May TIE Bt Monthly Circular of that
aAte ssys:-The imports Of gold and gold dust d.
ring the month consisted Of l, 504 buncals from the
Archipelago. The rates reported for Australian are
s29 to 1924 for bars and $2s to $2sa per bunca for
dust. Exports, as above, 978 buucals
Before the reception Of the Aragos news yes
terdsy about 500 bales of cotton were sold. After
IL came to hand no transactions OF moment were
made. Common grades OF -four were dull, while
transactions generally we're to a moderate ex ent.
Corn was active, and closed with frner feeling
for good ship ping qualities. New Southern wheat
sold more freely at shout 80 IS q 81 40. Pork vas
firm, with fair sales at ful prices, including par.
eel Of new mess, for delivery By the 10th OF August
u $40. Coffee was active, and the aggregate sales
reached about IL 600 a $4,000 bags, about 10 900
bsgs Of which were Rio, and which closed ut abou.
r.. per H. advance. Sugars were firm, with sales
fabout 1000 100 hdds., for particulars Of which
We refer to another column. Freights were mac
bve, without material change In quotations
fa'r amount Of engagements were made for remen.
Our despatch from Washington, or rather portion
It, Ia interesting to those connected with the Ca.
madam trade. II appears that the duties paid under
prosese~hle the Reciprocity treaty was being rati.
Fed blythe Col onial Legislature are 70 be refunded
IS rapidly - circumstances viii permit. Nearly
half Million dollars have already been paid
sash by the Secretary of the Treasury. dprops
me Reciprocity treaty we cannot learn that the
secretary Of The Treasury has yet decided that
Enk can ne received along the lines from Canada.
lows can Dc sentover, MIXED on this side, and
'hen ofven back again, bat milk alone can't be
received; " must coua IN the "originsl packages
or nct a. all The othv portions of our despatch
are more interesting 70 Virginia and Ionisan,
politicians than to snybody else.
On Sunday morning last ire brake an. IN mil,
No. !, Of the Manchester Corporation. M.rcbsstar
N. H.. destroying about one hali the n7,Ia,n,, .va
i've contents. The NH wss dve hundred Co. -
and re portion burned was occupied 10, ,,.,an
Manufactures. The Ioss is $4,000 AND svs ~.
sss persons are thrown cut OF employment m.
mill vas insured for only 900 600, 40 flIlowr-
$4,000 In the Royal once, Liverpool; ts 600 in
re HOME once, New Yok; $4,000 10 tie North.