The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-17

The News.

day with Liverpool dates to the I'd inst, three days
later than those brought by the North American.
The financial news is decidedly favorable. The
money market was perceptibly easier, and consols
had advanced to 94l a 94i for account. No failures
are announced. At Liverpool cotton was frm. at a
further advance of half a cent per pound, while
breadstul- were steady.
There is no political news Of importance by this
arrival excepting the appointment of Mr.. Blondell az
the Belgian Minister TO the United States, and a re-
port that Spain will consider the mediation of Eng.
land and France in the Spsnish-Mexican quarrel at
an end If Mexico does not accept all the conditions
proposed by the mediators. Spain, meantime, was
actively preparing for a hostile demonstration against
Mexico.
There il nothing new from India We give, how.
ever, full details of the sanguinary battles between
the British forces, under Sir Colin Campbell, and
the Sepoys, at Lucknow, which will be found highly
interesting.
The American steam frigates Minnesota and San
-Jacinto, and the sloopof war Portsmouth, were at
Hong Kong at last accounts. The attack of the
English and French upon Canton would, it was ex-
pected, take place about the LIST of December.
II was announced yesterday, by telegraph from
Washington, that Com. Paulding intended to return
TO the United States, and that the President viewed
this movement with displeasure. There is evidently
an error in this information, for it appears that the
Commodore intended merely to visit Key West, and
there await further instructions from Washington.
1t occurs to us that Key West comes within the
baiiwick of the Home Squadron, and that Com.
Paulding is therefore within his cruising ground in
dropping in at Key West for further orders.
The Assembly yesterday, after two Intellectual at
tempts to elect a Speaker, adjourned I'll Tuesday
afternoon.
BY way Of New Orleans we have dates from Sisal.
Yucatan. to the 9th inst. A change in the govern
ment had taken place, and the place was blckaded.
Peace negotiations were, however, on foot, and
hopes were entertained that the revolution would
soon be brought 10 an end.
A violent storm passed over New Orleans on the
18th inst. A number Of ships and steamboats, were
damaged. houses were unroofed, fences Frustrated,
and several lives lost. The lake end Of the Pontchar-
train railroad Wa partially destroyed.
In another part of to-day's HERALD may be found
an outline narrative of Lieut.. Beale's exploration for
a Southern wagon road TO the Pacific. The journey
began al San Antonio, Texas. but the survey com
menced a, or near Santa re. New Mexico, and ended
at the Colorado river, in California. The expedition
was successful. in every respect. The route travelled
is the shortest from our Western frontier to Cali
NIu " NV thG hbAN'H - Rt~N' lux
a nearly level region, which IL well watered, and an
abundance Of grass and timber was found along the
entire line. Not the least interesting circumstanc
connected with the expedition ~ the result Of the
experiment with the camels imported by the
government. The adaptation and usefulness Of these
animals in the exploration Of the wilderness was
completely and successfully tested. At the end Of
their journey, which occupied fortyeight days, they
were in ~ good condition a. at the start.
We learn from the weekly report Of the City In.
spector that there were AIS deaths in the city during
the past week, showing an increase Of IS as com.
pared with the mortality Of the week previous. The
Increase appears TO be mainly attributable to fatal
cases Of diseases Of the digestive organs and smallpox.
OF the latter there were 23 deaths-an increase Of s
over the week previous. OF the whole number az
were under ten years Of age, and 6s inmates Of the
public institutions. Tables. giving the statistics Of
mortality in this city for the year 1857. together
with the causes Of death, and the number of mar.
risges registered during the ne period, are given
elsewhere In COR columns - following table ex.
hibits the number Of death turing the past two
weeks among adults and chile co, distinguishing the
eexe-:-
kr Wc-su Boys Girls. rSai.
wses enSinss jan. is.....es i isa 49, as
Among The principal Osus,. q death were tue
following