The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-26
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF The CITY OF WASHINGTON.
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FOUR DAYS LATER NEWS.
A War in Italy Looked on as
Inevitable.
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One Hundred Thousand French Con
scripts Called for.
Austrian Troops Marching to the Sar-
dinian Frontier.
Manifestoes of Napoleon and
Victor Emanuel.
The ENGLISH MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
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The Steamship Prince Albert Put
Back to Galway.
vuE CREAT FINANCIAL LOANS,
The Steamship Prince Albert Put
Back to Galway.
The GREAT FINANCIAL LOANS
ADV ANCE IN CONS OILS,
Nc, kc., Aes

hs.. &C., 10.
The screw steamship City Of Washington, Captain Peirie
which en Liverpool four O'Clock in the afternoon on
"Wednesday the 18Th instant arrived at this port al 4oo
r. NJ yesterday.
The news is -four days than that brought by the
Arabia to Halifax and is of an important character.
The war question still monopOzed attention. Rumors
pf the most alarming had been current and was
al one time asserted that Austria had actually declared
xu against Pied mont This proved 70 be destitute
of authority but was nevertheless regarded as me sra
tSosc Of an erent not far diiaEt
The Continental journals and correspondence ere ned
With warlse apprehensons and the conviction appeared
20 be general that crisis close at hand and sat
soM could nNbe areTtei
On the afternoon Of 18th nst however there was some
what Of hull in the panc and under the influence Of
some reassurng 10 regard 70 the Peace Congress-
the funds became firm, and prices advanced both Id Paris
and London.
Trieste despatch says that the transport OF goods on
the Southern Railroad, between that town aud Vienna,
be discontinued from the 18th 10 the 2sh OF April
The troops continued 10 advance upon the from
Tiers Of Piedmont and taking up very threatening
positions.
A despatch from Turin says
The attitude Of Austria the frontier is menacing.
Reinforoemens every day arriving at Milan and at
Payia, from Milan c0ntrm the Authenticity
he account of the begerent order OF the day address
ed 70 he Austrian army
The Paris Pa1ie states that the posting OF the order
Of the day in the barracks at Milan was hoax.
The excitement in Piedmont had reached high pitch,
AID ayming carried forward formidable scale
Passports we're given by the Roman authorities 70 vol
unieers for Pedmontese service from the States OF the
Church. but with The intimaton thai they would be
garded as exles.
ctntae ZtpC'c adv
had become aggravated that j! believed he would
not survive the week.
In the House Lords the lltn instant the Earl of
HArdwck ntirnated that the Earl of Mamesbury would
make his promised statement respecting the foreign rea
GU0e Of England on Friday, the 18th instant.
IN the House of Commons the 18th instant, Sir B.
Hall questioned the government the alleged dismissal
or retirement of two three Lords of the Admiralty be-
cause they had refused ssand at the approaching cleo
ton for the borough Of Dover.
Sir J. Pakngton explained that IT was thought highly
desirable that the Admiralty should be represented IN
Parliament by some OF the senior Lords, and Capt Car
nege been appointed 70 Office the understanding
that he should obtain a seat Parliament He had since
declined 10 comply with this condition, aud had resigned
hh Office 10 consequence. Sir r. Dnadas bad also ten.
dered his resignation in preference TO entering upon
Parliamentary contest, but il had not been accepted
Mr. Berkeley moved his resolution in favor OF vo.ing
by ballot. In adverting 70 the measure he said:-
They had heard great deal about the failure Of the BAL
ot in America Let be understood that the advocates
Of the ballot here had never put forward the American
system which had their appreciation. That system,
though possible for man 70 conceal hs vote under
4, was reality of open voting; and what he (Mr.
Berkeley those who acted with him contended vas
that system would be satisfactory in this country which
was not entirely secret. But in America, in all those
States where originally open voting practsed they
had by one to adopt the ballot and now there
we're only two States which adhered open voting, viz
the most dsgracefu scenes took place The fact
vas that the ballot box was the only security America
for those who advocated the abolition Of slavery while
open voting insisted upon by s advocates in order 70
insmidate those who wefe opposed TO them.
debate ensued in which Lord John Russell mildly,
Lord PalmerEon strongly, opposed the proposition Il
was rejected by 102 TO 99-majority 8.
was said in London that efforts would be made by the
opposition 70 proven. dissolution Of Parliament, but
there was little doubt the ministerial programme would
be carried out
The London Ga.sae contains order for prayer and
Thanksgiving in all the churches on Sunday the s, Of
May, for the suppression OF the Indian rebellion.
The Gazette also contains the titles of the newly created
Peers, viz Col. wyndham to be Lord Leconfeld Mr..
Egeron 70 be Lord Egerton and Sir Charles Morgan
Lord Tredegar.
The Indian Loan Of e. COO bad been formally intro.
apced in the London money market The loan for
years secured debenures bearing per cent interest
the remainder in June and July The London Neo, re-
that the present loan may very shortly be followed
by a supplemental one of IS 0O0, 900.
One or two Of the Madrid journals Of the eth nstan,
state that General dc Concha had resigned the post
President of the Senate but they give for the
SEP, and the official journals do not confirm the an
ncuncement The other papers contain no political news
Letters from Narseilles announce the suspension OF
Meesrs Aquarone, Fills, Porro Co., with large liabilities.
The London Star OF the 18th instans says-A copy of
work by the Rev Dr. Cheever, Of New York, entitled
'God Against Slavery, recently sent to the Queen
by friend Of that distinguished American divine Sir C.
Phpps sent most courteous reply, 10 the effect that
her Majesty was graciousy pleased 70 accept Of the
work. AS OF the first acs Of her Majestys reign
The abolition Of the apprenticeship system there be
doubt Of her active sympathy with the negro race.
Orsnis eldest daughter just died in Piedmont, Of
consumption.
The Dublin Frprcss has the following from Galway
appears. that the Prince Albert had made run Of
about 800 miles during the first twenty four hours after
leaving port, when Captain Nicholson found that she
taking in water He Immediately brought the pumps
into requston but they proved comparatively inefIsc-
tive, as some Of them were found 70 be cboked. A!
water per minute, 20 that IT was deemed i'm
possible 10 proceed the voyage with safe.y The en-
CINE ires time in imminent danger Of extnc
on and the Storage passengers (who strange 70 say
refused 10 lend assistance towards the relief Of the
ve0Eel) were oDlgod all 70 leave tneB Dertn9 Inere
were stowaways on board who proved most useful In
the efforts the vessel Immediately her return
70 harbor telegraphlc message forwarded 10 London
for another vessel which is expected will arrive.
The passengers have not been allowed land neither is
any Communication from the shore 10 the ship permitted
The mails from India and China, dated at Calcutta on
9th OF March, and at Hong Kong on the 2ssh Of Febru
ary reached London the morning Of the 18th instant,
and was expected that the American portion would
rive at Liverpool time 10 be put on board the City Of
Washington.
The Governor General OF India had proposed 70 increase
We customs duties TO the extent Of 81 100000 year.
one Of the eans for relieving the financial embarrassment
81 ibe government
In China the supplies o. tea were very short and prices
were higher al all tbe ports AZ Hong Kong business was