The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-16
The News.

The steamships Weser and Borussia, both from
Southampton arrived at this port last evening with
advices from Europe to the Sd inst.--three days
later. The news is of highly important charac-
ter. War had been actually declared between
Austria and Sardinia and France and the report of
the first battle was hourly looked for in London.
Austrian troops were pouring into Piedmont, and
the French army had made rapid advances
towards the scene Of conflict. The Grand
Duchy Of Parma was rcvolutionized for Piedmont
and the Grand Duchess had left. England was rapid
Iy placing herself in state of efficient armed neu
trality. Consols had advanced in London to s9i
eof, an Improvement Of fve-eiglts as compared
with the closing quotations of the 30th ult. The
demand for money was active, and further ad
vance in the rate of interest was expected. No
additional failures are reported. American securi
ties continued heavy: an improvement in Illinois
Central shares is reported. In Liverpool cotton
had declined an eighth, and some circulars say
quarter of penny while breadstufs had advanced,
and provisions were buoyant, without material
change in prices. The particulars ofthe wreck ofthe
ship Pomona, Of New York, on the coast of wex-
ford, Ireland, are given in another column. -Four
hundred and twenty lives were lost by this terrible
disaster.
The steamship Avon was at Lisbon on the I'd
inst, from Rio Janeiro, with the monthly Brazil
mails, but the dates not given. The opposition
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have weakened and rendered it undecided what
line of policy to adopt in the administration of in
ternal affairs Exchange on London, 2il. Remit
1ances To England in draft, f55O,Ooo. Since the de-
parture of the last mail coffee has been exported to
the United States to the amount of 1854 bags !;
stock 1900 bags The price of coffee has risen
300 reis. At Bahia exchange was at %; sugar un-
altered. At Pernambuco exchange was also at 25;
cotton 500 reis higher.
The letter Of our Panama correspondent pub.
behed this morning, contains the details of the
news from New Granada given in the HERALD on
Sunday morning. 1t appears that the Tevolutonists
in Santander had fought two battles with the 70.
Vernment troops, in one Of which the acting CO.
vernon Of the State was killed. II looks az If this
eerious movement originated in political party
5quabbles, the President and his Cabinet
In Bogota wishing to depose the State au-
thorities of Santander, who are liberals or
democrats The Jsthmus, as announced, was quiet.
The ratified copy Of the CassHerTan treaty from
Washington was lost, as already reported in the
HERALD, in the Magdalena river. The Court Of In.
quiry which had been sitting on board the United
States ship Yandalia investigating charges pre-.
feired against Commander Thorburn, had closed its
proceedings and forwarded its report TO Washing
ton.
we nave files from the Bahamas dated II 10 : sau
~. T., on the 30th ult but the papers contain little
news. Inc Legislature was proroguel 10 the 18th
pI juno, put the Governors speech was not IsIb.
Esneo. Execuuve assent was given 10 several bills
passed by both Houses, amongst which were an act
Tor establishing Court for hearing aud deciding
cases of divorce and other matrimonial eauses
within the Bahama Islands. Also, an act tn i'm
prove the harbor and town Of Nassau aud TO Afford
greater facilities for repairing vessels that have
sustained damages.
The great Catholic reformatory and educational
movement, likely to affect the members Of that
church all over the United States, was formally
maugurated yesterday by the laying Of the corner
stone OF the new House Of the Angel Guardian, at
foxbury, Mass The Right Rev. Bishop rf.zpa
Hlck, OF Boston, conducted the ceremonies assisted
ny great number Of clergyrnen in the presence Of
thousands OF the laity, who attended from every
part OF Massachusetts and the adioining Sta+os.
Rev. ID. Cummings, pastor of St stepleps cI,nrch
New York, delivered an eloquent address which !,
reported at length in to-day's HERALD This s,o,
III the Catholics has been received with CO r,,.i,
enthusiasm that it will probably end in ,be
entire separation Of the youth Of that persua.
zion, for school purposes and moral trainnr
from the different State establishments Of tho
country to institutions built by Catholic funds and
conducted on principles strictly Catholic. During
The past week we issued triple sheet TIEgALDs al.
most every day in order to spread the sermons,
t'atacs and financial reports Of the anniversaries