The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-13
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Arrival o. the Persia and City OF
Washington.
TIE RECALL OF LORD NAPIER.
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The Central American Question and
The Angio-French Alliance.
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An Anglo-French Fleet Ordered
to the Gulf.
Conviction Of the Count de Montalembert
NO THINGS or THE NOLAN EMPIRE.
Death Of Admiral Iyons, fhe Father Of tho
New British Minister 30 Washington.
ELTGRT DECLINE IN COTTON.
AU, &c, &c.

The cunard steamship Persia, Captain Jniklns, which
efi soon Sa,urda, tho 2th OF NJ,
v~nber, arrived at this port AZ ihree O'Clock yos
ss~day afternoon bringing Tho mas and one hundred aud
seventy one passengers.
The following shows what sort of weather the Persia
experienced
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ss; s IL T. s stc. a o ss SalS ass
iSrreasipg gale wrh tiab dis,anct raa i9l miles
D.: Ss 10 % s0"s ss s sn
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sea; sE,anos iae MIKES s,naisw slroag gaze
W bard gale wah ssay, squalls q h.,l and dsloee
.s y. ... n lis s saf .- Ss n.y W. ss
ssxes and cloudy distance run 251 miles 5-Niod W ~
i!.: w @ ssons y, % ssT ard 1ss sss q s,s s, @
s.ss hrr squalls of ard distance 10
s. , w :'Ss ' ossss % a%s sr.ss soas aas ns Ss
ve.,ns. a'.,aas run ss nile ,ssi'sa ps' ~ = 70 an,
rlals .s and d. al AsSis 80 ? n Of Ss nas.s
The steamship CITY Of washmgtou Captain Petrie from
liverpool Nov "a arrived at her wharf Last night,
The news by the Persia is seven days than that
brought by the Europa Halifax, and three days later
san eur elegraphc adyices by the City o. Washington,
psbhshed last Thursday morning.
In rDris asserted that Anglo French feet will
the 18Th OF DeCemDcr Tor the Gun
Una, the French aees viii have board battery OF art
sy order oppose any enterprise Of the hbusers
against Central America.
The French company formed for cutting canal
Me territory Of Nicaragua, 10 unite the Atlantic and Pa
emo Oceans has offered the Presidency Of its board Of
directors Baron Alexander Humboldt.
The steamship Indian Empire had not been heard
a. The had published statement that they had
intelligence Of her having left Halifax The rate Of in
her had advanced to 40 per cent and even at
shese extreme charges could be effected
- any extent.
The steamship Fulton, which left New York Nov 13 for
sssthAmpon had not arrived when the Persia left Liver
1ooi
Money continued abundant, and the Stock Exchange
lsnaon, it was diihcut 10 effect loans any terms
hey were freely offered til January at per cent
The funds were dull, and consols closed weak the
26ab uliimo at ps FOR money.
Aessrs Barring Bros. had announced the terms Of the
new Chilean loan undertaken by them The is 10 be
Il 5SI 500 AZ per cent, bonds at %, with dividend
from the LET OF December.
The London Aaaing Hegaad, in an article which as
sumes be semi ofcai, asscrs that Sir John foungs
prcIee, not only has received the sanction Of tho
government bat tits damctrcaly opposite 10 their view
with regard the 1onan Islands. The annexation or
distribution the Islands, in possession Of Great Britain,
Greece or any other State, would be consideration
beyond the competency Of any government or govern
meus TO decide Such question could be settled only by
a congress Of government powers The government or
Britain have no intention Of proposing auy change
necessltatng such an appeal.
The task OF completing the Great Eastern steamship
was about to commence; and Il considered certain
that she will be ready her first trip TO Portland
BY midsummer next The years trips Of the vcseel
are il s said, TO be between England and Portand bot
where che will be eventually employed was Undecided.
The London Times has satrcal article on the propcs-
ton alleged be in contemplation a, Washington 70
place n tax on tea drawing attention q the
which Ike proposition treated a, Boston in l.13
Neesrs pernlstoun Co., the eminent Glasgow, Liver
pool and London Arm, yesterday issced circular an
nouncne tha, the Goth hey.wn bo prepared 20 com
pete the entire liquidation of their debts, which, when
they called their creditors together year since yoster
day amounted 10 G2,i42,ooo The two nstalments
tcilated by the above mentioned circular duo
nl December 81 and January 20 noxt The confidence
expressed the firm at the time Of their difficulties has
thus been fully jus,ned. stated the Tmes City
Article that their ultimate ossos viii prove much smaller
ihan could have been originally hoped under the
sanguinc calculations
The British Board of Trade returns for the month Of
October shos falling Of Of f7i6se2 in the value or the
exports, compared with the same month last year.
The shipments % ma1ufaoturcs however, exhibited
= largo increase.
winam Lemon oliver. tho London stock broker who
found guilty Of forgery, and applying 10 his
and property entrusted 10 his care, had been
sentenced 80 twenty years penal servitude.
The Canadian Nsrs has undoubtod authority for ssy.
ng that, although her Majesty found impossible Cor her
and the Prince consort 80 pay visit To Canada short
interval only viii carse before q tho young princes
will 40 tbcre.
scnor Ros dOhno had been appointed Captain General
os MADRID, and General Concha will In Havana
until the difficulties with Mexico arranged.
The Spanish squadron destined to act against the Ra
pirates LEFT Cadiz the 22d utimo.
The Bank Of frankfrt Ind reduced s rate Of discount
from 70 per cent.
The Prusssan elections had resulted in the complete
triumph Of the constitutional party. The new ministry
supported by threefourhs of the deputies whose 10
tarn yet known.
An important reduction hal bccu made in the army
Austria. current that the Austrian Cabne,
had despatched note tho Court Sardinia protesting
aeains, the vehement policy q the csyour Cabinet
The King Of Napies s said 70 have decided that al
foreigners employed In his States cause themselves
90 be naturaired.
The Commissioners from the imperial government Of
China had arrived at Shanghai, arrange The tariff &c
At Canton business s,u suspended, but the political
symptoms had become peaceful The stock Of tea
Canton was 300 to 500 chops or inferior quality nc
ports Of tea to October ~ showed deficiency compared
with last year Of 1900 900 pounds and Of silk the do
hcicncy was l2,oeo bales.
Intelligence had reached Loyis within The sraco o two
three days Of the loss Of fewer than eight quebec
homessrd bound ships, incudlug the rhips Peerless
Barbara and Rankin; barks Lady Campbell Petrol ana
Claude and the brig wilkinson Thirteen ycs we're lost
The Cunard Company advertise tho screw steamer Kar
nak to sail from Liverpool Cor New YORK on The 4.h n
Dccernbertbe same day that The Arabia saas Gov Jau
FAX The Kasnsk g be employed ~ the conveyance of
rrlls between New YORK aud Nassau, NP.