The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-19
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
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Arrival Of the Vanderbilt and
Borussia.
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS.
Lord Covvley to be the English
Representative.
N a II OIL EON'S l. ETT E L..
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The Spanish and Moorish Losses at the
Battle Of Ceuta.
THE ITALIAN QUESTION and GARIBALDI.
&c, de-, &c.
THE ITALIAN QUESTION and GARIDALDI,

The ITALIAN QUESllUN and GARlBALDl,
&c, de-, &c.
The Vanderbilt steamship Vanderbilt, Captain Leevre
which left Southampton at eigh, O'Clock evening
Wednesday, the Tth inst. arrived on the Highlands Al
five O'Clock Saturday afternoon and made her dock yes
terday (Sunday) about loon. The Vanderbilt was de
tanned outside account Of low water the bar and
high running This is unappr the rapid
winter passage made
She landed two hundred and eight passengers, the
French and English mails, and unusually valuable
cargo Of merchandise.
Monsieur J. Belo Minister from Chile to this country
was on board the Vanderbilt.
The Hamburg screw steamship Bcrussia, Captain
Trautmann from Southampton the 4th inst, arrived
! Il this port yesterday morning.
The news by these arrivals three days later than
| brought by the America from Queenstown
| The London Post says
ID decided that the Congress win assemble at Paris
on the 5th Iapuary.
The Paris Pays says that England has consented to take
part IN the Congress.
The Paris Pa,rfe of the 5,h says
We are assured that most of the European Powers
| have given ia their adhesion TO the Congress.
! The Paris Independence Of the 9Th, says
The adhesions Of most OF the Powers that will const
ue the Congress have arrived in Paris the appoint
ment, certan OF Lord Cowlcy as the first plenpo-
ten'ary Of England tends decrease the primitive impor
tance OF the projected meeting IL is not, says the hide
pendaa,ce that want to doub. the merit and the apti
,re ol that Eoglsh dplomatist but it is to be feared
that Great Britain does not send either her Minister Of
Foreign Affairs the Prime Minister or even Lord Cla
rendon, who was her representative the Congress Of
1856 the other great Powers save perhaps France and
Austria w asn hesitate their part to be represented
by their Ministers Of Foreign Affairs first penpoen-
tiarcs This being the cas the member Of the Congress
possessing less authority will be less free in their actions
and they will feel oener the necessity of referring
to their respective governments before taking definite re-
| solutions.
The number OF French volunteers for China exceeded
| that required very nush.
The journal speaking Of the expedition 10 China
| remarks.--
complete twelve pound battery OF Sir W. Armstrong
gans, carriages inbcrs hospital and ammunition wagons
forgcs &c ordered 10 be packed Thursday to
menced shipping two heavy batteries Of sixty-eght-
FOUNDER gurs, with an equipment to form thorough
siege ran and requisites subdue the resistance offered
| to the passage Of the Peiho.
Forty five thousand five hundred rllemen had been
| enrolled in England on the 10Th of November.
meeting attended by from forty fifty persons,
held at the Feemasors Tavern london for the purpose
Of organizing London Irish volunteer rifle corps
In France instructions have been given that quarter
masters and men who have completed period of forty
months service the 3st December shah be ne dately
| discharged and sent home.
The French Court returned to Paris the 3D. instant
in the evening thc Emperor enjoying cordial
| cep,ion.
The Paris 1ass Of the 9th instant has few words on
the creduty exhibited by Mr.. Roebuck in his late
| ration concerning prince OF the Orleans family
We should be unable TO understand how Mr. Roebgck
could give credit 10 so absurd story If he had tho
monopoly OF attacks against all the governments that
reign or have regned n France. This speech in
which be has given proof of his naive reception Of every
idle irmor Is SO offensive towards the govern
ment OF France that We refraned from taxing notice OF
The Paris Cosstitutioane Of the 9th inst has long
article the necessity OF considerably improving the
dock and hubor accommodation at Marscllcs. 1t com
mences in these terms
The Mediterranean, which in ancient times and in the
| middle ages the OF the commerce OF the
world seems destined U regain its former activity The
relations with India tend fact the direction
they followed up Inc fifteenth century, previous to the
discovery Of the Cape Of Goo Hope and the cutting Of
the sthmus Of Sucz, which Will be executed in spite Of
the opposition encounters will corsummate that revOll
on or rather counter fevoluon which VIII havc inclcl.
liable consequences for commerce, policy ana CIVILIZATION
special meeting Of the shareholders Of ule Great
Eastern Company Lad teen convened fer Thursday tie
l5h instant, receive roport tho directors. THE
Chairman IA. in'inaed his Aoaou TO request Die share
holders on thai appolu committee % ia3le
into the affairs of the unocr,axtg from tic ceu4mcuco
ment. All questions OF dispute between the company
and the contractor left for arbitration. II is
stated that onar has been made by Mr. Lever for
the purchase Of the Ship Of the most liberal character
The terms said to be 100000 down to form working
capital to complete the ship to charter her twelve
months pay the shareholders five per cent in advance
and TO have the option Of purchasing the ship for $3.50
being the amount OF the capital Of the present company
Liverpool correspondent Of the Manchester Guardian
writes thus on the 4th inst -
Nothing definite transpred Saturday relating the
correspondence between four gentlemen In Liverpool and
the letter in question written by the four gentlemen
while enjoying the pleasures OF a full board one eve
ming about fortnight sine. Nothing dreamed
Of the letter was posted, but reply antci
pated A copy was not even kept, and the whole matter
was looked upon as good joke. The conduct Of the
writer's of the ctter to the Emperor met by hearty
denrnciaion by nearly all the local papers.
The london Post Of the 9th inst. remarks on the letter
writer's
re him to he id in civil French y was the Duke
OF Wellngtons direction To hts secretary when imper
tnent foreigner asked him absurd question. Nopo
Icons endorsement the letter Of the 'four Liverpool
merchants probably the same though reads very
prcttily in M Mocquards neat and antithcuca wording
The King Of Naples has authorized the laying of tee
graphic cable between Gaca and Corsica, by means Of
which Naples will come n,s direct communication with
Paris
The Paris Pays says that the difficulties between Pied
mont and Tuscany, the subject Of the Regency Of
Rnoncompagni, are not yet removed.
The Paris Unics of the 9th inst publishes long arti
Gle on the subject OF reforms In the Roman States II de
clares that the very Of Plus IN. sufficient show
that his Holiness is willing accord such reforms
be safely introduced But the revolutioniss IL afrms
want infinitely more-want, in fact, from the
papnl rule considerable poron If not the whole, Of It's
temporal dominons, and that Of course the Pope will
firmly oppose Our contemporary particularly bitter
against Count Cavour whom il OF encouraging
~ times the hostile parties which desire the dsmember
mept Of the Rom;n States Gioberti, Farni, aud fact
all who have insisted on Papal reform, are in like
| spoken against strongly.
b. guoucompagp will take the title Of Governor Gene
raj Of the League of the Provinces of Central Italy.
| The concorjat Of Rome with Baden has been published
aud is simarto those OF Austria and Wnrtemberg.
u was ramoTed that the infant Mor;na bas been
brought to Piedmont the movement in the Papa
sa'es might have prompted corp p main for his rescue
oowas OF Jcsaits seeking refagc in Sardinia since
tbe Suppression Of their order in the Ropiagua &
\ Venice atcr uf tie ~ Instant iu the Nsrd Of Rrns