The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-27
New York, Friday. November 81, 1857.


The News.
The steamship Vanderbilt arrived at this port from
southampton at an early hour yesterday morning,
bringing files of Paris and London papers to the 18th
and l4th insts. respectively. She also brought
$3.50 900 in specie and sos passengers. The Wander
bilt was of Cape Race on the afternoon of Sunday,
22d INST, and Geographic summary of her news
which reached Us after some delay-was published
in the HERALD of Wednesday. 18th inst.
We give this morning copious details of the pro.
Cress Of the wild monetary panic which set in in Eng
land on the 18th instant and prevailed with great
intensity in all the cities of the United Kingdom
until the official order suspendng the Bank of Eng
lands Charter act was received, which produced
Temporary calm in the centres OF commerce and
finance. The crisis in the money market was Sc
verely felt in Paris, Vienna, Berlin and Hamburg
ah had reached ST. Petersburg.
We have the following corrected and extended
list of failures and suspensions which took place
subsequent to the departure of the Atlantic from
Liverpool on the 18th Instant
City Bank Of Glasgow ..................G Glasgow.
Sanderson, Sandcmann &Co............ london.
Fitch skect.. ......................... London.
Messrs J. Monteth 4 Co. ................ Glasgow.
NJ. Guimaraes Co. ......................P Paris
wilson Morgan Co... ...:............ London
Mackenzie, Ramsay Co................. Dundee.
Bowman, Grinne Co. Liverpool
Draper fietrcni Co....................L London.
Steegman Co.......................... Nottingham
honro Grant Co... swansea
Coddngton Co......,..................L Liverpool
cambridge Co.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. London.
Glasgow was in very excited state Immediately
before the news of the suspension of the Charter
act was received there, and military precautions
ri had haap oGo,, he,
closed in London the 18th instant at sst a sol.
The Bombay mail had reached London with pa
pers TO the 18th Of October and telegaphic advces
from India dated at Calcutta on the 9th and Madras
on the Iath Of October Lad been received there.
There was little additional news and the chief point
OF il was the situation Of the English at Lucknow.
General Outram reported that their sick
and wounded could not be moved to
Cawnpore in the face Of the enemy
without, the aid Of more than two thousand soldiers
which was the entire force at his command. He was
consequently again besieged The mutineers were
very numerous in Dude and all Of Central India was
greatly disturbed. No more British troops had
arrived but il hoped that large reinforcements
would pour in during the month Of October General
Wilson had toasted Queen victorias health in the
palace OF the Great Mogul in Delhi The accounts
Of the English assault that city, with the report
Of the capture Of the King aud his family, together
with the description Of the taking Of Lucknow, are
very interesting We copy the official accounts of
these important events.
The steamship Africa, from Liverpool morning of
the l4,h inst, arrived last evening She brings So
passengers and s2j, 900 in specie.
Our adyices from China are dated at shanghae
18th, and Hong Kong, 25th Of September. violent
typhcon bad destroyed large number Of vessels in
Tie China seas, and done much damage in and around
Foo.Choo. The Russian penipotentary await
nE an ofcal reply from pekin to the notification Of
b. mission t. the Emperor. The tea market Of
Shanghs, wa firm. an ilks were quiet.
Prom Australia We have news dated at Sydney.
llth and Melbourne 18th of September. All was
vcu a. the gold held.. i prolific mine had oeen
discovered al Aarant 100 miles from Melbourne.
Tie wool market was very firm, and cousscts were
taken d, j high rate The coming clip was expected
t. b. le-- than the Last. Money tight There have
been great foods II New South Wales, and con-
siderable destruction q property on the Hunter.
Paterson and other rivers some prolific gold fields
lid been discovered al Nelson in New Zealand:
500 ounce had arrived thence at sydney.
We have nCws fom South America. The date.
ar, Bu,no- Ayres %. Montevideo 9Th. Rio Janeiro
18Th. Bahia lsth. and Pcrnambuco I'd 81 October
The Bahia sugar market had declined and sales
VIZ, dull Cofcc was in small demand and freights
nominal, III the Rio market sugars were unchanged
bit coffee bad fallen slightly, Exchange on London,
q a27l. AtPemambuco sugars were lower. Cotton
had advanced. The political news from Bucnos
Ayres ! not important There was report Of an
intended invasion y The state On the south side In
which Cafucura wa T. b. aided by the CHILEAN
Indians News had been received IL an Indian
invasion on The northwest side but the details are
not given.
our despatches from Washington contain impor
taut news. Governor Walker had an interview with
the President yesterday They are wide a. le poles
apart in their view q the Kansa. lccompion cons,
lotion and affairs look quite squally Read the des.
patch under the telegraph head.
Thanksgiving day was very generally observed in
tlis city yesterday. Business was entirely suspend
ca and All classes Of our citizens sinners well
saints enjoyed the day each according to its own
and the theatres and not few amused them
selves by target shooting, while all who could
afford Il patook Of a Thanksgiving dinner
AZ Acir own houses. We give elsewhere the
exercises 81 the Five Points, At the House Of the
frcndlcss and IL The church of the Deaf Mutes. All
ihe charitable institutions have reason to se thank
fu for The assistance they received yesterday The
target parader out In full force Yesterday and
tAe tDeaTes were hed to overfowng both in the af