The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-19
The News.

Inc NanuerDlit, Which lett southampton on the
9Th inst, in the evening, arrived here yesterday
noon, having been Off the Highlands on Saturday
night-a most rapid run for this season of the
year. The North American, from Liverpool, ar
rived at Portland yesterday, brings dates to the
9Th inst.
The news is three days later than that by the
America, but is not Of special importance.
Cotton was rather in favor of buyers in Liver
pool on the 9Th inst, and -four had declined. Sugar
was ia active demand at an advance in London.
Coffee wss steady.
Consols closed in London on the 9th inst. at 97s
to !, or at 95s to without the dividend. Business
was rather animated.
The European Congress would meet on the 5th
of January, but it was thought that little bust
ness would be done before the 18th OF the month.
An important announcement is made to the
effect that England will not send plenipotentiary
direct from London to the body, but that Lord
Cowiey, being in Paris, would attend the sttings,
being instructed to make his interference in Italian
affairs as little prominent as possible.
Serious agitation prevailed still in Italy. Com
mander Maniscalca Director of the Sicilian Police,
had been stabbed while walking near the Cathedral
in Palermo, with his wife and schdren. Garibaldi
again anticipated new revolution. TIE General
had had an interview with the Dowager Empress of
Russia at Nice.
England had forty thousand volunteer rifemen
in arms in November.
The allied expedition against China would be Of
great force.
There is news from Australia dated at Sydney on
the 18th and Melbourne on the 18th of October.
The exports of gold had declined.
fire in Hong Kong China deatroved over
100000 of property on the 10Th Of October.
The Ambassadors from Japan to Washington
would leave Nagasaki in the Powhatan on the 22d
of February.
A letter from a correspondent on board the
steamship Mississippi, at Penang, China, informs Us
that that ship arrived at that port October 81
On her passage home, and expected TO reach here
about the LIST of February.
despatch from Ceylon, dated at Colombo ou
the 10th of November reports There is great
scarcity of labor Trade dull
Manila reports Of the 22d of October say:-Mar
kets dull. Sugar and hemp unatered. Freghts
to England 81 los. e.
The news from South Ameri ca is dated:-Bue
nos Ayras, Oct. 81; Montevideo, the lst; Ri
Janeiro, the 9th; Bahia, the l5th and Pernambuco
the 10th of November Some fuller particulars con
Corning the advance Of Gen. Urquiza Bueno
Ayres are given. Coffee was getting scaut in sup
ply at Rio, and dealers asked high rates Sugars
had fallen at Bahia. Coffee was firm aud cocoa
was in good demand, but without advance. Very
little sugar had been entered at Pernambuco
Hides rated at 265 go reals, or 7sd q Z 13-I6d.
at which about 10 900 had been purchased.
From the French West Indies we have news
dated at Martinique and Guadaloupe on the 9th
OfOctober The journals state that the quantity OF
sugar of the present season exported to France
from Martinique up to Is. October, was 52777
casks, and that 1923 were to be sent of they
confirm the preceding advices that the prospects Of
next years crop are very promising.
A despatch from New Orleans informs US that
Col. Lockridge was to sail for Brownsville Texas,
in the steamship Arizona, on the 10th inst, with
twenty men, to aid in putting down the Mexican
bandit, Cortnas.
The body Of John E. Cook executed at Charles
town, Va, on Friday last, arrived in Williamsburg
about one o'clock on Sunday morning On examin
ing the body it was found that decomposition had
commenced, and that the face and neck were much
iiscolored. The process Of embalming the body
was gone through, and yesterday the discoloraton
had been removed. The funeral services will take
place on Tuesday, at ten o'clock, at the residence
of Samuel L. Harris, Esq, No. ia South Ninth
street, Williamsburg, and not at the Reformed
Dutch church, a. previously announced.
Rev. DR.. D. W. Cahill, the eminent Irish con-
troversiaist, Of the Roman Catholic Church, lee
tured last evening in the Academy Of Music, to one
Of the larges, assemblies that every thronged that
cspscious edifce. His subject was, "The insult
cheney of human reason to acquire Christian
faith and the lecture was eloquent and ably deli
vered. The applause with which DR.. Cahill and
his discourse were received was of the most enthu
siastic order.
The thlty-third anniversary Of the male branch
OF the City Tract Society and the thirty seventh of
the female branch was held last evening at the Re.
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