The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-25
DECLINE I'M CoTwoN

In a ~ YIN - r AM
Trial Trip Of the New Steamship Persia.
&C., &C., &c.
The Collins mail steamshp Baltic, Capt Constock,
rived at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning She left Liverpool
at qnsrec past two O'Clock on Saturday afternoon tns
18th inst.
On Sunday, the 18th, at Hso A. M, the B, saw the
steamship Asia bound east; and Tuesday Jan 18th,
as. 81, lopg. 20, she the steamship Pacific aso
bound east.
II is asserted in accounts r Berlin that Count Nes
selrode has declared to NJ de Seebach that In his opinion
Russia had made in the circular of 22d December the
last concessions she ought or would consent to.
stated that the first period allowed 10 tho Cabinet
Of St Petersburg for deberaton the Austrian propo
Sitons has been extended from the 5th to the 9th ins
and he second period from the 9th to the 18th inst.
We learn by telegraphic dispatches from VIENNA and
Berlin that Count stackebeg, who the bearer OF the
Russian reply to the proposals Of the Allies left St. Pc
tersburg Monday, ana expected to at Vienna
| about the 18th 1i,h instant.
The Danish has lost all hopes of bring
ing anything like conference together the subject
of the Sound Dues The government is described IN this
letter the greatest and disunion
the to be pursued towards the flag Of the United
States Its first attempting to pass Kronenberg duty
free after the expiration Of the present treaty 1t
is naturally enough feared that the attempt if
full will be initiated by other nations and the example
become widely contagious. 1t is affirmed that the
Danish authorities have at least deberated upon the
plan Of letting the Americans through uumolested but
Of keeping account against them for pre-
when the subject OF the Sound dues shall haye been
adjusted.
Accounts have been received in Paris from Marshal
Pehssier announcing that the 26 h ut the French
army surprised Russian outpost when eighteen Rus
sians including the commander killed. and eighteen
others taken prisoners and quantity Of arms captured
The French sustained casualties either in killed
wounded
Advices from Consantinople of the 31st u
that committee has been appointed for investigating
the Kars affair.
Omer Pasha had fallen back Redout KaleiA and
his troops suffering much from the inclenency Of
the weather 1t tdsd that the Russian detachments
v re harrassing his rear as much as possible:
The Danish government has issued q circular 60 the
various European States renewing the declaration of
her continuing neutral Power and declining to admit
that she is in any way bound by the recent treaty be-
tween Sweden and the Western Powers.
The return from the Bank of England for the week end
the 5th of January gives the following results when
compared with the previous week -
Public deposits .E5 5l4, ,s35 Decrease 1929 397
Other deposits IL, ,607 $40. Increase 21532s
Rest 3285, 1873 Increase 1926
On the other side of the account
Government securities SIS Increase .f402 23
Other securities 1851, ,S74. Increase. Ola
Notes mployed.. $500 1916 Decrease. 443, AIS
The amount of notes In circulation La flS9 so5,
beng increase of f2Oo 9o and the stock of bullion in
both departments is flO $50 800, showing decrease
f2S3, 234 when compared with the preceding return
The Council Of War had assembled in Paris at the Tuie
%AcD &C.
nsr Of 18th inst publishes the following observations
respecting the councii:-
The council is not charged with drawing up tho plan
of the campaign, with celebrating upon the po.
ltica considerations which might make one plan pre-
ferabe to another Its object il only to enlighen the
allied governments the different military combina-
lions which may BIZ adopted to anticipate al eventuai
ties and to be prepared for them Formed chiefly of
perenced generals who, nearly all Of them have
glorious part in the operations accomplished in the
and in the Baltic the Council of Var can only give
advice founded mature reflection and propositions
eminently useful for the best employment of land
and sea forces which bong prepared BY the Western
Powers. The council is composed OF the Emperor the
Prince jerome Napoleon, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince
| Napoleon. Lord Cowley, Sir Edmund Lyons, Admiral
Dundas Sir Richard Arey, Sir Harry Jones' General La
| Marmora, Marshal Valiant, Count Walewsk General
Canrobert General Bcsquet, General Mel General Mar
| timquay Admiral Hamalin, Admiral ,Iarer de la era
| Were, and Admiral Penaud.
The Spanish government, with view Of introducin,
ae English system Of keeping accounts in their naval
partments. have despatched Brigadier Juan dc Dio
Rames Y1quierdo, belonging to the naval establishment
that country to visit England for the purpose of ob
tanning knowledge of the method of keeping account
used in her Msjesty's dockRrds. This gentleman ha
visited woolwich with the uEenton of being initiate,
Into the mode pursued in that establishment keepin
the timber and stone ledgers.
In Vienna the Russian Is by the lower classes
sdered the of the usual severity of the weather
and in support Of this angular opinion, the following
cts are aAduced Almost the coldest winters ever
in this country that OF 1899 and 1900, (us
sian campaign under suwaroa) that of 1872 (Moscow)
that of 1880 Poland), and the present winter.
Marshal PeIisser has notified the Consantinople pa
pers that henceorh mention whatever is to bs made
Of the movements Of French troops and even the list
arrivals of transport ships Is to be discontinued.
Count Bodisco passed through Berlin January 5on bis
| xav from Washington to st. Petersburg
His stated with regard to the affairs of Edward Oliver
thst the unavoable opinion originally expressed viii be
confirmed The ship Zealand from whose earnings much
was expested has proved unfortunate 1t is alleged tia
ESQ 600 calculated to from another source
which has since assumed appearance it would en-
! IN total loss.
The American Minister entertained large party Of tn
oorps dplomaqs at dir ner, Wednesday evening th,
sth at his residence in Upper Harley street. London
Our London Correspondence.
/ LONDON, Jan. 4 1861.
The Peace Ngoiiesions--The R1san Repiy-Great nrie
ty-7ea Of the Proposals--7he Scandinavian Po,ocy
-Spedish Circaldr-The Sound Ddles-First Co'lfegen
-Ioao Denmark uN act Tbards Au,eyscan VeScls--c51
! DIN on Peace-Msceilaneops.
We are sn In that peculiar position In which Mahonet
coffin Is presumed to be--between Heaven and He'll
| alias between peace and war