The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-25

OF Hayti on the Esd ult. Port au Prince papers of
the 10th ult state that Gerard. in the costume of
general, on horseback, proceede to the legsla-
tive hail. took the oath Of Office, and then went to
church, where 7s Deum was performed The
Inauguration took place in the Senate chamber
and was witnessed by large concourse of people,
u cting many strangers of distinction.
The screw steamship City of Manchester, which
left Liverpool on the I'd inst, at eleven o'clock in
Three days later news from Europe had been re-
ceived by telegraph on the night of the 18th inst.
hol 1 arrival of the Prince Albert from Galway
s.. 80 ms, N. F., the details of which reached Us
by the AFRICA on the 22d inst.
We have files from Bermuda dated on the 9th
ust. we're weather set in on the island on the
lst of January, and very heavy northwest gale
ushered in the real winter season on the LIST inst.
Capt II ennes Arthur Quartey, of her Britannia
Maje,Iys TwentysiXth (Cameronians) regiment,
drowned in the harbor of st. Georges on the
aightof & e 9th ult. He had dned with the head
uarter m IS, left at eleven O'Clock at night and
when body was found next day his watch was
topped at five minutes to two o'clock A. NJ. There
were 10 marks of violence on his person. The
roop ship Melbourne, which brought the ex-Empe-
ror Sout uque to Jamaica, was at Bermuda, on her
way TO England. Forty military invalds would be
ent from the island home in her.
We have advices from Jamaica dated on the 4th
If February Our Kingston correspondent writes,
There is not an item of news" The steamship
Washing ton, Captain Welsh, sailed from Kingston
the Sd il ST. for San Francisco, via Rio Janeiro
The cotton market quiet yesterday, aud sales were
confined 800 400 bales The transactions were too
limited to enable us to give any reliable quotations. though
n the main they without material change Dealers
were waiting for later foreign news. especially for the
receipt Of tie Emperor Napoleons message No Cont.
GENITAL without affecting the cotton market
eesdes producing considerable portion of cotton fabrics
On the Coltnont the people large amount OF
arms and other cotton goods manufactured in England
war would of interfere with this trade and reac,
gpon tie value Of the material; hence the anxiety
among dealers to know the contents of the expected mes
sage Tue olts of cotton To Europe since the LIST Of
September last DO not amount much over one half Of
the receipts at the ports In other words the receipts
have been about ZOO 600 and the exports 400 900
bales From the large number of vessels now loading
n the Southern ports expect soon to see
considerable increase On the 18th Of February there
we're TAG SD ps and As banks the port New Orleans
o which Of loading up for Europe. The Ocean
Monarch had cleared the 14th inst with cargo Of
over 600 bales I cotton Of the value Of about $3.50 OOO
Flour was firmer yesterday for common and medium
grades Of State and Western, while all kinds steady,
with fair sales chiefly to the homo trade. Wheat was
firm with sales Of Western including Kentucky prime 10
choice white at 81 70 81 u.s. Corn less active and
buoyant while Gales without alteration Of moment
Pork was firm, with sales OF $lS 25 old at
sl7 75 and primo at $13 rs. Beef and lard were nrm
Su ars were less active and sales restricted about
500 hhds at given in another place. Thoro was
rather doing in coffee, including Rio, chiefly at
anhc. Freight engagements moderate, and rates
without change Of moment. By reference to another
column it will be that large sale Of lots made
by auction yesterday in jones' Wood, on the upper and
eastern side Of the island The prices obtained for pro-
perty in and in Canal streets give evidence Of the
progress Of business further up town.
The News from Europe-Arc Words or Deeds
to be Bclleveil1
The news by the Canada, published in another
column, will not bring much consolation to the
moneyed and commercial interests which have
been waiting to see what Louis Napoleon would
say to his Chamber of Deputies touching the
threatened war in Italy.
We had suspected that it would prove to be
one of the sweetest and most honeyed speeches
hat ever emanated from kingly or imperial
throne; and so it has proved to be. The Roths-
childs knew very we'll what they were about
when they postponed the time for receiving the
bids for the Austrian loan of five millions of
pounds, from the day that Napoleon was to ad-
dress the Chamber to four days beyond that date.
They knew better than the Queen IF England
and her Cabinet what the Emperor intended to
say, and so they held back, in order to get bet
ter price for their loan. The first effect of the
speech has been to give more peaceful aspect
to affairs on the Continent, and to raise the prices
of public securities in Europe; but the latest
adyices state that the movements continued to
be warlike, and the public sentiment tended
more in that direction
The fact il. that deeds are stronger than
words, and it matters little what Bonaparte says
while be is preparing for war. Secresy is pc
cuiarly Nepoleonic attribute. OF all living
crowned heads, Louis Napoleon is the most re-
markable for his silence. aud whea he speaks it
is not to blab about his designs, but to divert
attention from them. Who knew anything
of his intentions about the comp detm till it was
an accomplished facts He is a firm believer in
the maxim of Talleyrand that "the use of Ian
guage is to conceal our thoughts"
The conviction is evidently gaining ground in
Europe that notwithstanding his honeyed words,
Louis Napoleon means war, and will have war.
How long it will continue may depend npon
how long the United States will consent to bscb
up bis faithful ally, John Bull
ANorHER RAILROAD CONVENTION OF
Ir.-There was another railroad convention at
the st. Nicholas Hotel yesterday, and It is
claimed that an agreement has been entered into
by which the existing difficulties, as they are
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