The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-26
NV York, Friday, December go. 1856.


The News.
We publish this morning Our neurological index
40 me year viii n will close 10 few days, and trust
shat an attentive perDsa OF s contents will have
sail.aiv effect il res raining the excuses OF the
holidays as well a. in elevating many minds from
mxan pursuits 10 aE admiration OF the dignity OF
virtue and patriotism Il is impossible for any one
no' 10 he more serious when lie reflects on the mum
Der OF busy minds and brave and ambitious hearts
whirh have been sulled within the short period OF
sselve months. This republic has lost Mr.. BsETiel
and Major Eaton members Of General Jackson's
<abinet-Senstor Clayton, Governor Troup and
Commodore Morris, with others who coun-
seIed for her interest in the CABINET, and
upheld aer dignity amidst the contentisns OF
factions and during tie perils Of wa England
has 10 egret the deaths Of Lord Hardirge, the hero
Of many bloc ~ fights; Sir Henry Pottnge mill
ssr, diplomat: Sir John Ross the Arctic navigator;
Bucslsnd the geologst, ard Westmacott, the scalp
tor Russia mourns for Prince Paskiewi,ch, the
brilliant representative o, two Cars in Poland;
Prime. WoionzcE, faitlfal and sagaci Jus counsel
bar: General Rudgers, valiant soldier, and Ad al
nal Sulcoy, whose name il immortdlized for the
planning and carrying into operation tie bridg3
which led his comrades from the south to the
north side Of Ssbastopol after the capture
Of tie Malakof. Poland still regards the
.ame OF Tgnatus Turkall as taat borne by one Of
Der most unspotted patriots, although he returned
10 ar soil 10 die in the train Of the autocrat Of Rus
sia some Of the old statesmen OF France have
ded in din ent parts OF the world whilst many OF
her modern lights have been extinguished In he
capital. 4 page Of Napoleon the Great expired In
Paris aud one Of bis companions on the retreat
tom Moscow yielded up his life a. Buffalo, IN this
State, refusing for thirtyfye years 10 speak the
language which he said had been used for the d.
,tructon Of his chief Count Bombelies, who mar
lied Marie Louise after the hrst Emperor Of
France died on the Continent, in great ndgence.
Cont Esterhazy, OF Austria, was carried OF
rather suddenly in Berliu, where he represented
tie Emperor Francis Joseph as Minister Sir vii
ham Temple Lord Palmerstcns brother, who for
long time held the post Of English Minister a. ths
Neapotan COart il also dead Science literature
and the uc arts have been stricken 10 the persons OF
share q Z geologst; perciva, the American geol'
gist; sir Willlam Hamilton, the mel4ph! sician;
Won Bisla the astronomer; Henri Heine, the Ger
man writer Caroline lee Htniz, Thielry aud Count
de 7, cqaegil.e end host q others. Tic masicsi
ard theatrical circles have lot Madame Nes'ris
Adophc adam John Braham, Hochsl, aud
Lsndua ntcr, who composed - wei a he painted
n. sna, Of Vienna, who vas worth Tour mil.
hons n pounds sterling, saccumbed - death
Whit 1otu -adli,r worldly represented the ~
gait stiDdler- 81 tbc age in the mtnner u his
death 3. h. d.d duilg bis entire career. We coull
not IL j SUMMARY manner classify al TIE famous
or Infamous the case may he persons who have
been summoned to their account during isj6 SO
the ,egder must attcmp. that task himself Tue
disilles ~ Temperance All over The world have to
preye fol ibG Ices or The3ball Mathew who died a.
C,fl III Ireland On the ath OF this mDnth. Tue
widow. of Mr. Euski. o. 81 Eoglan1; Henry Bell,
Who pr8uellcd The Grs. vessel by stem in British
waters. Ciuk.on tle famous aboliti0nsi, and Of NJ
,holas lhadlc our gigantic banker, nave also ased
away. The sudden death OF George steers il fresh
IN the memory al all AMI We may say ihat tie
year has been fatal 10 many en- nent mechanics.
The steamship Baltic, which left Liverpool on the
IOah inst, arrived Il this port yesterday morning
after an exceedingly bcister0us passage Although
later European news. received by way Of HALIFAX,
has teen published. our correspondence aud tue ex
tracts ron our iles which We publish, very in
teiest no The Monitor confirms the report that
the Paris Conference viii rc.as.cmbe u Is said that
Turkey dlssenis. 0ut hat her assent viii soou
he gained. Very conflicting accounts are
given respt llrN the so-clllei revolution In
sjcr iut The course VI The King ~ Naples towards
ppliicH prisoners was more moderate. Adtces
rro.n Constant nope Of The Goth ut state that TIE
Diyan had authorized tie English acet 70 winter IN
siuoyc The English capitalists are saneuiuc y u
the II cess or tho proposed telegraph across Tie At
lauttc The malls brought BY the Canada reached
his ciy "A al earl, hour TIL morning. bu too late
he 81 service 10 IL. Our Geographic summary Of
the news, published In Wednesday, paper, con.
tanned al tie impotan, points OF the Intelligence
IS way Of England We have news from south
America The dates Bucbos Ayres 3D. Mon.
aeyideo Oh. RIO Jabciro sta. EJna 18th, and Per
pambuco 10th OF November. Adviccs from Baonos
Ayr,s report thft trade in October had not realized
general expectation. the winter which limits inter.
communication having lecn unusually protracted.
Treigbts wee cxorbitantly high and business vas
almost confined e the local market. Monteyideo
was per'c .ty quiet business IN imports rather
bnsk ard l0ud rising fapidly in price Ia Rio ia.
metro the ele ton. had gone az peacefully, but il
was suppl sci that the general result would be the
downfall OF the presen. ministry. The transactions
IN coffee had been important. Good qualities we're
s,.ycc aud holders firm. There was but little doing
in tpr1r ard hidee. At Bahia sugar had advanced.
ury aoolswce IN dem3nl In Pernambuso the
election. had psssed eli quietly, the goyerament o.
,ain ug latge mpj rity. lair business bad been
done IA dry foods. supplies Of sugar increasing
an tbs above mentioned ports we're healthy.
We Dave a0v ces from the West Coast Of Africa to
,hc 18Th b November, The frigate jamestown was