The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-24
THE CRISIS IN ITALY.
WAR EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
THE CUBAN QUESTION IN SPAIN.
The Speeches Of Marshal ODOnnell and Senor
OlOzaga Against the Sale Of the Island.
Singular Disclosures Relative to Overcnd and
Curney and Two Notorious Bankrupts,

Ine news by the Europa, portion Of which we pub
shed yesterday s Of more Importance than any we have
received since the financial revulson Of 1857 We here
fore deem necessary to give copous extracts relative
TO the question which exciting the whole Of Earope
the Italian question and the threatened rupture between
France and Austria.
The Liverpool Times Of the 9Th inst comments in long
editorial on the recent shipment of European passengers
from the United States for the purpose Of being returned
to their native lands Tho writer denies that the govern
ment or corporate authorities Of Great Britain ever sent
out paupers here SUCH He acknowledges that the ma
jory ofte volunta emigrants poor but healthy,
when they arrive and thus Of wealth 10 this
country and continues to argue that unfair to exile
them from IL when disabled by premature age nrmty
brought on by change Of climate labor in our
manufactures, fields public works.
Arrests o. persons charged with belonging to "Phpuix
Clubs" other secret societies. continued in Ireland
On Monday and Tuesday the Sd instant the police appre
hended seven persons in Calan and Kilkenny, and the
prisoners have been remanded by the magistrates and
confined in Kilkenny Jail. The examinations were pri-
vate, and nothing s known Of the evidence which has
been given. One of the prisoners leather merchant
named Have, living in Kilkenny, who Is said TO be
char with administering the illegal oaths The others
appear to be young Of the class with those ar
rested elsewhere Of them being described as pea
SAINTS or farmers. In Kilkenny two young men, named
Kavanagh, residing in Bridge street, and married man
(name not gven) who had recently returned from Ame
rica were placed in the prison by the police
The Paris Pate, OF January 1, speaking Of the visit
made on board of the American steamer Washington by
the Leopard and the valorous says that the perqus
ton made on board Of that steamer is not fully justified
by the Clayton Bulwer treaty. yet be explained by
the special convention entered upon by England and Mica
ragua and which binds the former guarantee the neu
tray Of the Isthmus and protect the latter against the
invasion Of hlibusters
The Precvser, Of Antwerp, announces that in a meet
ing Of the Board Of Steam Navigation Company between
Antwerp and New York, held the 4th Of January il
was decided to submit proposals to the Belgian Nj
mister Of Foreign Affairs for the reopenng Of that rans
atlantic line Of steamers is be hoped says the Pre-
csev, that the government will TO the assistance
Of the company in order to revive enterprise which
greatly contribute to the deveopement Of our COM
merce
The Paris Nonitesy Of the 4th inst! publishes letter
from Count Alton Shee President of the European Com
mee OF the Galveston to Houston and Henderson Rail
way with reference TO the note In the Moniter contra
dieting the assertion contained in printed circular the
effect that the government, after profound examina-
ton Of the affair had approved of it." The letter says
that the assertion in question not addressed to the
public by advertisement any newspaper but was simply
made in circular TO the bankers Of the enterprise and
that as after investigation made by the syndicate of
the agents de change and the cashier Of the Finance De
partment the Minister of Finance had not opposed
issue Of 5000 bonds Of the railway the directors had be-
eved themselves authorized to make that assertion. The
Moiter in publishing the letter. says: We repeat
that nothing could authorize the company the
claration referred to and that "as it completely
nexact and calculated to nslead subscribers, the
duty of the government to contradict it,
Ex.Commissoner Yeh is still in Calcutta. He refuses
to receive any vsers and endeavors to believe and
press others with the belief that he 10 Of
teectual and far superior every way those around
him,