The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

stood that the gentleman whose appeared that
OF the sness not at all satisfied that be himself had
not written it. The party TO whom the shares belonged
naturally applied to the board to have them IensAted
The matter carried to tribunal at Gal say the
tried and the company defeated and they
Obliged - restore the shares that had been .uduenty
transferred IN his name
Lord .CAsTIExAISE-I wish to know who that per-
was2
rHS CnARNAs-I have no difficulty in saying it was Mr.
VoiCE-I was thir king it was.
Letters received In Dublin from the United States
tion that the commissioner is earning Subsistence
. entrfbutor to New York journal, and that with
spirit Of 10y atty towards the British government beyond
all prase, he yields his pen vigorously in condemnation
of those erng elo Celts of who threaten he
Invasion OF Ireland upon day either before after
Tbs eve.
Theatricais I'm Italy.
Turin, March 10 Correspondence OF London Times
Our Opera brought to = conclusioa last
night after very unsa factory campaign for both the
ger and the public the former being las |: ssd)
fesvy oser and the latter having been constantly dis
satisfied.
private letter from Sienna of the 10th instant gives
the following account of demonstration there in favor
Of the celebrated dytiste Maria Piccolonini:-
We lett Florence yesterday to be present at the benei
Of the Pccoioin before her departure for Mantua aud
PARIS. great many Forennes we're with US, bound on
the same erand ourselves and the railway station
positively snoumbered with bouquets OF white and red
csrness ordered by her ad miers said to have been
the value Of more thsn 800 The theatre densey
crowded every passage choked by people who could
not find standing IN the pitfar more in fact than
the house INTENDED to hold. Toe opera WAS
VercIs "Trouvaore After the first act the people lost
AL control ever their feelings they continued constantly
sppaudpg their Avorie before the curtain aud sho
ing bouquets at her feet This repeated at the
clnsion Of each act and at the feae it appeared II
they would cease For half hour she WAS
obliged to remain and this boistsrous homage
She deuged with bouquets, crowned with garands
she nnr Of rir onpspisa with Saippns sen: from
the boxes and godeaf and flowers thrown the stage
she Was AZ length allowed to rete bat not before the
lights being extinguished At the door she
ceived by the gentlemen OF Sienna with candles, who
formed procession TO light her home. preceded by
bard Of music. IL truly interestrg sight,
and that must have been deeply felt by the person
whose honor /. took place.
Annual Report Of the British Iron Trade.
From The ercuar Ct hessrs. g. Is. Ioms Co., OF
London
last circular bore date 2Stn of March, 1856 the 6rst
apnvsi ssy OF the eecars lou of aed period con
siderable uncertainty ami deprt sson Another ysar has
now elapsed AID, sue glad to say, the present
observations the position aud prospects OF the iron
trade under circumstances of far happier augury
viz when confident prevails that
the Of the of pesce IN Europe which
ope may be attended with much prosperity to this
important branch CT industry 10 gancing at tue course
OF business curing the tso years oil active warfare from
which we are emerging the most prominent and note
wo Thy fact ed with the iron trade to be
that prizes gwen way such extent many
persons anticipated The 10 point that rails have
touched since the broke out is t6 IS. per ton,
and Scotch plps 5s 3D. per ton The inherent vitality
and souneness of the trade have thus been evncei
in high degrees under the severest circumstances
OF financial pressure; FOR. although the ma'era9 OF
var has undoubtedly constituted heavy item In the
demand blast furnaces and f,updries, the
other hand the consumption OF manufactured iron has
suiered oecau'e many magnificent railway enterprises,
In wnch immense capital was embarked, have been
rested crushed by the a-absorong interests and in
huences of the late struggle. America, best
TONER mas also sympathlsed largely IN the money criss
this SIDE and her orders for English iron to build rail-
ways hsye consequently been issued only extremely
limited scale. II must not be forgotten too that, the
d hay two
against the shipments CT this article At hone tae pres
sure Of TAXA ion has led to the posponemnt of the
cuion Of many public works that were in active pro-
IN 1906, and which would have absorbed in their
construction iron 10 considerable extent. On the
whole it is patent that the has cast dark shadow
ercis enterprise in general Whatever politi
cal and moral ends have been attained by its
cuton. Annexed VIII be found usual table Of
OF iron for the past year. which, as compared with the
two preceding years. shows the following results all des
cripiions beng reduced to pig
1863 s14 2a1 tons
1854 Observation-Disclosures. L 735 l36 tons
Thus The diinuion amounts to about zoo 600 tons per
annum in he shipment Of British iron to foreign ports
during 1855, compared with those OF 1853 ncon
siderable failing off from make OF iron estimatei a.
$500 COO ger for the United Kingdom. The
stocks on hand throughout the country are very
siderable; these q pigs In Scotland are estimated 10
20 geo in Pigs in the north Of England with which
cspons, all the iron made has either gone ABROAD
been consumed a. home. e., broadly and roughly,
about half the iron produced is exported ard the
reusandes used in this country Any revival exten
zion Of TIL demand in any quarter of the world would
here ore, very Insignificant stocks in Great
Britain and consequently act immediate st ueus
to the market. As much attention is directed
the growing strength 0: the iron trade, in connsc
ton with the discovery of the Cleveland
the Yorkshire eoast. have prepared reliable
staten Of the whole Of the blast and roag
mills north of the Hum Der e The total annual output OF
pig iron In the northern dstric. Is equivale -
446 ESQ of which 1888 $40
into alleaole on and ships the remainder for forge aud
foundry purposes coastwse and foreign The expansion
OF production in that quarter while very considerable
has IN certain published statements been theess
over rated. But few furnaces have been erected
the last Turning from the past to the future the
grand question Is, into what phase about to
passfwll peace brog spsthy activity to the iron
trader We ncre to think that its good effects though
perhaps not Immediate wisas ing certain
that We shall only have to wait TOR easier money
ket 10 give renewed impetus the demand throughout
the world for that metal that has constued
the 'fright OF civilization"
Rsllre ad Iron. The wants Of Inds continue to mari
fest themselves large scale and 80 900 t,ns
been negotiated this week The price believe have
been about - in London, very nearly the 8
similar quantity contracted for Last December. Tie
bulk will re manufactured in the north England aud
the rest in South Wales France is likely soon
pre- sure Of has away, to be buyer
greater extent than eUrog its EXISTENCE and she has
taken irsieni1can. quantity of from us these
two years last past Russia will probably be in the
ket for rails large scale shoity after peace is de-
csred in order 20 her nee south ward for the
has revealed bow possible it is for her uccess
fully Iepel IL vaion VT hout increased facilities for the
transfer Of troops and stores O.her large continental
orders sFoken Of iifely TO come forward The
market is firm and The last all from States brings
rders FIR ras Snd saeets.