The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14
The News.

by the arrival Of the Asia at this port and the
Hungarian at Portland, yesterday, we have details
Of news from Europe to the I'd inst, and later in
telligence from China, India Japan, Australia and
Brazil.
The Italian question continued to be the all alb
sorbing topic in political circles throughout Eu.
rope. A letter has appeared, purporting to have
been written by Napoleon to the King of Sardinia,
urging him to carry out the arrangements of the
treaty of villafranca. We give the substance of
this important paper in our compilation of the
news. In it Napoleon says that France demands
that the Duke be recalled to Modena that Parma
be united to Piedmont, and that Tuscany with
an augmentation of her territory, be restored to
the reign of the Grand Duke, and that the pro-
jected confederation, on the basis of moderate re-
forms, be carried out The policy of Napoleon is
ably indicated by the Constitutional, in an arti
Gle translation of which is given in another
column. Garibaldi was making rapid progress
towards the perfection of q general revolution in
Italy, provided the Archdukes were returned by
force of arms and the inhabitants did not receive
the full measure Of fire edom earned by their sacr
fees during the war. Naples and Parma were
in state Of complete decentralization, both social
and political. Much importance was attached to
the meeting of the Gar Of Russia and the Prince
Regent Of Prussia at Breslau. II was thought
they had agreed to advocate the union of Central
Italy to Piedmont.
brief but interesting account of the visit of our
Minister, Mr.. Ward, to Pekin, is given in another
column. The English affect the belief that Mr..
Wards reception was not only humiliating to him
self but also to the nation which he represents
Our readers will form their own opinion upon this
point when they have perused the narrative re-
ferred to.
The Circassan arrived at Galway on the 9th ult,
with ne VS. of the outbreak at Harper's Ferry, and
it was telegraphed to Liverpool that "the insur
gents had sent off carts loaded with muskets from
the arsenal to Maryland and other places"
The San Juan Island question was again can
vassed in the London press in terms adverse to the
American claim.
Spain was in a state of intense excitement with
respect to her anticipated victories over the Moors
1t was thought the war, If prosecuted with energy,
would eventuate in serious European complication
France and England had it was said, agreed to
send force to China next February, but the
French contingent would not be SO large as at first
spoken Of
Terrible storms had prevailed on the coast os
England, but the loss of only one American ves-
sel-the Charles Holmes, bound from I.yerpoo IN
Mobiles reported, though several Others suffered
more or less damage. The papers contain very full
details of the wreck of the steamer Royal Charter
after fine run from Australia, when endeayoripp
to make Liverpool from Queenstown. Out Of four
hundred and ninetyfour souls board only thirty.
nine were saved, leaving total of four hundred
and ffy-fve persons lost, either by drowning or
being killed under the falling decks, timbers and
iron work of the ship when she went to pieces.
In Japan the dispute between the natives and
foreigners on the currency question has been tenn
porariy settled by the former agreeing to re-
turn to the original understanding on the subject
There was an active demand for money in Lon
don, and consos ON the I'd inst were quoted at 963
for money
At Liverpool there was an advancing tendency
In the cotton market, and prices had improved one
sixteenth to one-eighth Of penny for clean fair
and middling qualities Breadstuffs were quiet,
while provisions were dull
The steamship Granada, Captain Griffin, from
New Orleans 9th, and Havana 9th inst, arrived at
this port yesterday. She brought fifty passengers,
the Havana mails, and 900 in specie from New
Oreans. General Concha was TO loave Havana in
few days. TWAS not expected that the policy Of
his accessor, General serano, would differ mate
Iiay nsm llat Of Cons.a. The death sen.