The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-13

A letter from Cairo, OF tho l1ih uIt says
Orders have been given FOR coeeing the banks CT
the Milo ell necessary materials for the fornsos OF
frcsh watof canal Tho works v begin as soon ss tho
subsdng Of the waters Will perraii-ihsi TO say abcs,
the end Of February.
IIugh Miller the en- nept writer geology, wss found
dead on tho floor Of his bedroom at hs res denco q
EdnouIr sho, through the hosrt For sorss tine past
had been n the habit Of having loaded revolvor N
bis ROOM IN attempt having been made lately to troNk
into he museum. II s believed that tho Circumstance
OF his death was accidental his general chsrac,es and
position prccueng the idea OF suicide.
The ship Inias, for Savannah Was struck by gn;Ang
on tho evening Of the Gath un while lying In tho Stanley
dock, Liverpool and ready FOR The cabin took IRE
and burned for about two hours; damage about Zoo
sterling The ron steamer Khersoncse was lying
alonsside the LiIias. but received no damage.
s general meeting Of shareholders, held ri ;ne Ex
change, Hamburg on the 20th uli., and u wSsch Ar.
Godeiroy presided, the directors Of the Hsuenrg end
New York Steam Packet Company mado very ssiisso-
tory report Of the stae or Affairs Of that cosany and
with the unanimous consent OF the meeting obtained sr
m,soa 10 borrow the Of 2oooo 600 msr banoo, Tor
the purchase other steamers Of The sare sire and
ouay Al the Borusss and Hsmnona, 10 commence ruo.
nne every fourteen days "a the present year RS ru'
nored aa the directors have ordered tss.S steamers &c
be built By firm Gasgov and thai thsy are Arescy
IN forward state The amount required ws be advanced
,o the company on private loan Ai pog cent by scns
Hamburg capitalists, the banks declining TO make ID
vances At 90 low rate.
Nancy continued In good demand. 10 further ro.ce
uo,iu the rate OF dlsooun, lOosos Tor whns ;he
vniuc of money Vas 20 high the Ccaslnert Ccnsos
eo,ed for account, e. dividend, eta 81. BulISe n.
the Bsnk OF F,siand, Dec. ls Gio oasbs. hrsreNa
stock. Ia good demand. Exchsngc--loadon on Isr',,
Ice. q, m d. 25eos Bej; Hsn5err i3.e'l al. I;
Amsterdam ILL., slLlih.
The Bank Of France again soocrss icr dseorrt 81
having 20 sAys TO run.
In brcnsstuns thcro regular nuse,, b'ns Al
Liverpool some little business hal been dope. wf eat
Was rnSer nc hrrs,y held sns advanced Srees
generally asked Flour uncbasssd indian corn 10 fair
uouiry and again Sd. per quayier dcsfss aSsfed. V
so. seug the vnro OF yeo~ ssd mired >rd ~ le 3is
10 SIS
Pscf remained without alienation, with sris bushes,
doing while holder. continued snrlous 70 so 40 trsne
,cor, IN pors IA on sgsrcd AZ rotae ton Of ~
-cvt vnhssi bringing iorward buyers. Lard "a
very dull ana "a. 70 5s. ob1Apcr. TAlioC.g9 e.
Ia general produce thssc had been N.ls lomx saxa
dali a, L. sd decline from hehcs, ~ nt Rosin ha
declined 70 a. Cd per svt FOR eomrcn A. vhch pro-
there wn . fsr demand. Spirits Of urpeutpe s.,Ai
| nsher and s7s. per barrel had been - a.
d. Ben son Co., London, report TN ~ durns he zee.
there had been good demand fer s aeroan s,ocss
railroad securities mere nd s,so ~ en- AIR snoun o
business chiefly in The bonds Of Illinois CepvA an,
4 n,rhiesn Central Halrosd-