Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-31
LITTER FROM NEW YORK.
( Correspondence Of the Richmond E"7.irer.
New YORK, December 2s, lS5s.

! LITTER FROM NEW YORK
| rCorrcp,ondence Of TIC Richmond Enquirer.
New YORK, December 2s, 1855.
| The Cunard steamer Asia arrived from Liver
pool Yesterday with news TO the 11th instant,
which was two DAYS later than that brought by
the Pacific, from Galway TO St Johns The
intelligence by her presents many points oi
general interest.
The Bank Of England had reduced the rate
of interest to 81 per cent, which had impaired
| increased tirInmcss to consolS. while cotton and
other produce was unaffected by il. The i'm.
ports Of gold and silver into England, for the
week ending the Sth of December had amount
/ cd to about so, 600 pp; and the exports to
s.. 000. 900; showing gain to the country Of
! about 81 QDn GOO The stock Oi bullion. in both
! departments Of the bank, amounted TO about
| SOL 800, o00-Showing gain over the previous
returns of S124,3S6. The Bank Of London.
and county and city banks. had reduced their
interest and deposits 10 the uniform rates al
| IL per cent, with seven days notice. The
| final quotations Tor conSoiS were ut aI!a91;,
for the January account. French three per
cents closed ut - 0ja73 - for cash and ac-
count The Bank OF France. after having
within two or three months, withstoOd Il drain
Of specie equal to about Sl5, O00 900, has again
taken more favorable turn. and her last re-
port shows an increase of about 81, 800 npD IN
specie, while the total held by the bank
amounts to about SllQ, 800, 0o0-thu> showing
the amount OF specie. held at the three princl-
pal commercial centreS. TO he as follows:
London-Bank of England. 49,. s9l $4,000
Paris--Bank OF France. ......... II. 3"n,''o
| New Ycrk--I,anks If New York. 2G,%GS,21l
lotal ........... S--',""",- j
Later news from australia was received 10y
the Asia The dates from Melbourne are to the
10Th of September. The amount Of gold ac-
companying the Australian mail via Ccylon. was
about S100,U0o The Orwell and Kent smiling
vessels had departed from Melbourne, for Eng
! land, with about S3,jnn,00o Of gold. Miners
who had visited Port Curtis. had. many "i
them returned disappointed.
! The news from Madrid does not square with
the reports made by the Spanish Minister at
Washington. All Spain seems 10 be moving
and excited by preparations on grand scale
for prosecuting the war against Mexico. -
What does it all mean. Is the heavy ordnance
casting at Seville, the organization of Artillery
regiments and shipments Of siege for Cuba.
! used against Mexico, including naval ar
mamcnts. on grand scale. simply for
the purpose Of demanding Il small intlcm
nity in money, from 4 weak and distract
I'd country: Neither is il certain that Span
iSh hostilties have ceased 1T Tampco. Our
government. while exercising frankncSs i'll its
policy towards other countries, should demand
equal sincerity from them II Spain. alone. or
ntl IN
wool" over our ewes, or to play falsely towards
US such conduct should he denounced and re-
sisted at every hazard whether If peace or
war.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company arr nothing
10th 70 abandon their enterprise Of establish
ing electrical communication between England
and America. The question OF replacing the
route with new submarine cable was to be
decided in few days. The Company had ar-
piled TO the Government In guarantee - per
cent on about $2.5uophu Of capital. subject Ia
the same regulations Is the Red Sea line. This
proposition has been backed by the leading
business men and firms in the commercial cities
of Great Britain. Should the application he
granted. it was proposed To contract for the
building of . new cable 1T once. Ia he lald
during the ensuing summer The subject *
one Of great Importance To the British nation;
because, could 4 working cable he laid across
the Atlantic 1t would connect the North Amc-
rcan colonies directly with the mother conn-
try. And, by establishing q submarine line, as
proposed. from Halifax TO Jamaica, via BerInu.
da, Minister Of the Crown in London, could
give commands 10 stations throughout the
Cunadas and 10 British fleets on the Halifax
and West India stations. on the same day.
In less than five wears, Calcutta and other
principal cities Of India. with Ccvlon and Aus
tralia. will be in daily communication with
London With cable across the Atlantic,
and the present lines %! Canada continued TO
PugetS Sound, England wonld b" enabled to
communicate with all parts Of her vast empire
on which the sun never sets.
Such communication would give her add-
tional control and strengthen her government
over her vast possessions. Such extensions oil
the telegraph system would not rebound ex-
clllsively to the benefit Of England, but equally
tend TO the spread OF civilization over the
world, in which other countries could not fail
to participate.
The Asia brings accounts Of renewed trouble
in Ireland. The revival and progress of Rib
bonisln has probably been exaggerated. and
more importance given 10 it than il deserves
Some months since. all Irish regiment Of this
city made application to n captain Of one of the
Galway steamers, TO know whether they would
be allowed to visit Ireland. us citizen soldiers,
on board his vessel This application, after con-
sultaton with the authorities in Ireland, was
discouraged on the ground that ii granted.
it might lead, on the landing and marching OF
the regiment through the country, to riot and
tumult Finding no official consent could hc
obtained for the grant OF the privilege. the sub
ject was dropped. Since then. every steamer
has brought some account Of the formidable in.
crease and spread Of Ribhonisrn and especially
in the Southwestern countries. And this. In
spite of the late proclamation Of the Lord Lieu
tenant On the 9th inst, .rrt|cd you0g men,
said to belong to families Of respectable posi-
tons, were arrested on the information and aili-
davit Of one Of their own number, by the name
of Sullivan The parties arrested were charged
with the design Of bringing about the invasion
of Ireland through the aid Of "fi}i;b"siers
from the United States: which, we think, is Il
very idle fear, on the part Of the government.
Skibberecn where most Of the accused were
arrested, is in the Province Of Munster. and
county Of Cork, 40 miles Southwest Of the town
of the same name, and in 1851 had popula-
ton Of 1880 chiefly Catholics. The town Of
Bantry is also in the county Of Cork. 10 miles
South of the city Of Cork. on }antry Bay. In
1881 it had population of 1876 ard the Pa
rish in which it is situated contained popula-
ton of II, 665. of whom l".7i7 were Catholics,
and only 94S belonged to the established
Church Of England
Twelve of the arrested wcre from Skihhcrcen
and three from Bantry. Much disorder was