The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-18

The steamship America arrived at Halifax on Sa-
turday from Liverpool, with European advices to the
2dfnst. The news is interesting. Financial Affairs
had improved. Money continued abundant at easy
rates; consols had advanced to "a! a 94s for account,
and a further reduction of the bank rate of interest
was shortly expected. No commercial failures are
reported. With regard to American securities, one
circular reports business limited at previous rates,
while another states that there had been an i'm
proved demand for all descriptions at slightly ad-
vanced prices. Owing to the holidays, but little
business had been transacted in the produce mar
kets. Cotton had advanced half a cent a pound,
and the market closed with an upward tendency.
A better condition of things is reported from the
manufacturing districts. The stock Of cotton at
liverpool st the closa of the year amounted to
dosA66ysCEp EAsoh 1sSDD ,balas. were American.
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and sPeH1aQS1yha wsea@sksHesBa Kne1A The at
tack OF The Engih and French on -G3S&SA was to
take .p'apsaboqt ~ IT sSsRecsmher. Doubtless
sere TIN. thssS1t3 fs.5ihaPsE ys,i d stss Q~eles'ials
has beSesbsosytHts sSissAI - st~~5-
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The only NsMs u pbb1acd snews of interest are
Che spYoiussssxSf MrA1ssndeu a. theaBelgian Min
lister 70 The 5esHed S&s2l$A,and q report that Spain
win CONSIDER r2nedAatton Of England and France
in the Spanish Mexican gusrrj at an end if Mexico
does not aoosst ell The coeaikpns psopdsed by the
mediators- Spain, meantine wa ktvslyfreparing
for a hostile demonstration against Mexico. Mr..
Spence. our Minister to Turkey had arrived in Paris.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived at this port
from Havana yesterday morning, with news TO the
18th instant, which is one day later. The health of
The city was good, and there was no report of fever.
Sugars were unchanged in price, with fiftyfour
thousand boxes on hand in Havana and Matanzas.
Freights had not improved. and the number Of YES
GELS was increasing. Exchange on New York was
quoted al 8 TO 81 percent premium. The DiaTio de
Ia Marina of the 10th states that during the pre-
ceding week two great financial operations took
place, by one of which one single house Of that city re-
ceived for its relief the considerable sum Of 81 100 900.
and by the other, a similar operation, to the amount
of 5000 900, had been effected for the benefit Of one OF
the most important industrial societies. In the first
operation three banking establishments were COM
bined, and the second was realized only by the Spa
dish bank, both ofthem based on the most solid guar
antees. The slave trade was most fourishing, and
more openly pursued. A SLAYER had driven off by
force the boats Of a Spanish war schooner sent to
~ " Ab1 NV ~ ais NeN
naval officers. Santa Anna was said TO be closeted
an Havana, preparing, with the aid of Spain, for a
vigorous effort to regain his foothold and power in
Mexico.
We learn that in consequence OF the late arrival Of
ihe steamship Philadelphia, she will not leave this
port today for Havana and New Orleans. as adyer-
tised, but will be despatched with the mails to-mor-
row at two O'Clock in the afternoon thus afording
merchants and others ample time 10 prepare their
correspondence.
Copious details Of news from Mexico down TO the
I'd inst. are published in today's paper. A brief
telegraphic despatch, containing intelligence a week
later, has already appeared in our columns. From
the letter Of our correspondent at Vera Cruz il ap-
pears that the league against Comonfort and the
Plan Of Tacubsya has reached formidable dimen-
sions, and a general civil war seems inevitable, with
q very fair chance Of the ultimate defeat and expul-
sion q the Dictator. Comonfort's message, accept
ing the Plan Of Tacubaya, is given, from which our
readers may learn the causes which led TO his a.
sumption OF d~ictatorial powers, and the use he de-
signs making Of them.
By the arrival Of the brig I. Mayhem at this port
we have Bermuda dates TO the 18th instant. The
papers contain little news Of interest. The com.
bined Court Of British Guiana had passed resolu.
lions 10 receive for life such numbers of the East
India rebels a. the home government, and the sutho-
rites Of Guiana may agree on, provided the East
India government send them 10 the colony free Of
expense, the combined Court p~ledging itself to pro
vide the means for defraying the cost Of bringing
over the families Of the exiles.
The annexed table shows the temperature Of
the atmosphere in this city during the past week,
the range Of the barometer the variation Of wind
currents, and the state Of the weather, at three
periods during each day, viz. at 9 A. NJ, and 3 and