The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

The News,
Our European files by the Arago contain some
ehly interesting extracts relative to the crisis in
Italy and affairs in SPAIN and the prospects OF a
General wan.
Accounts from Hayti, dated at Port an Prince on
the 10th and Jereme on the 18th inst, state that
the revolution was about over. One account says
that the Emperor was defeated in battle by Gen.
Geffrard and retreated, with the imperial army at
his heels, to the capital while another mildly states
that his Majesty was compelled to return, and it
was thought he would soon abdicate. Indeed, the
Empress had advised Soulouque TO that course, and
he threatened to shoot her for her pains. All ac
counts, however agree that the country was
thoroughly aroused against the Emperor, and the
proclamation of the republic at Port au Prince was
daily looked for. 1t is the intention of the republ
cans. should they succeed to throw open to trade
the ports that have for years been closed to COM
merce, and also to revoke the monopoly law.
We have advices from British Honduras to the
2Sth ultmo. The failure of the house of Hyde,
Hodge & Co., of London and Belize, had caused
great distress among the mechanics, laborers and
mahogany cutters Of the colony, as many as two
thousand of whom had been thrown out of employ
ment. number of judgments had been obtained
in the courts by the creditors of the firm; but
owing to an informalty in the proceedings the cases
had been reopencd. This, it is alleged, was what
Hyde & Co. desired, as before other judgments
could be obtained and executions issued the
affairs of the house would be wound up
under the bankrupt act, and the creditors
in Belize thus left share with creditors in England
and elsewhere whatever assets the firm may have
Business was very dull, and logwood had fallen
from sls to 81 per ton. The wreck of the schooner
Susan and the landing of the flibusters at Belize
created the utmost CONSERVATION among the people
of the town, but the prompt action of the Cover
nor in sending the invaders pa.h " nfobne soon
uuieted their alarm. The filibusters conducted
themselves with the greatest propriety while on
shore. Severe gales had prevailed along the coast,
and several shipwrecks are reported-among them
the bark Ellen Simpson, the ship Fortitude, and
the Mary bound from Belize to New Orleans, with
$4,000 in specie on board.
Our correspondents at Havana, writing on the
23d instant state that the steamship Baltimore, the
pioneer of new line between Havana and Balti-
more, was to leave the first mentioned port in few
days. The shipping masters fee of two dollars
per head upon each seaman shipped on board Anne
rcan vessels at Havana has been abolished, through
the exertions Of our Consul General. No tax
is, therefore, now imposed upon shipmasters in
procuring crews 1t is questionable, however,
whether the shipmasters have been really benefit
ted by this move, they will in all probability be
obliged to pay larger sum than two dollars each
for men henceforth, under the system OF employing
crimps, which will doubtless be revived. The slave
trade was quite active. Several cargoes of Africans
had been recently landed, of which, it is posi-
lively asserted, was marched by the estate of the
Captain General
We have news from the African coast dated as
follows old Calabar and Fernando Pc the I'd,
Logos the 9Th, Cape Coast the 18th, Liberia the
14th, Sierra Leone the 14th, and Bathurst the 23d
of December. At Bonny, Accra and New Caiabar
trade had not commenced, but it was expected to
be renewed at the last port in few days. At the
other ports Of CALL and especially at Fernando Pc
trade was dull. The Rainbow, of the British Niger
expedition, with DR.. Bake on board, was in tina
harbor but would leave in few days for the river
Mr. Fairweather, one of the expedition, died Their
of dysentery on the LIST of December.
Our advices from st. Thomas are to the 18th inst
Flour rated at from So so to 81 so and IS per bal
REL according to quality The weather was fine AM
the island healthy. Exchange on the Unite'
States, at sixty days sight:--Bank drafts par Il
half per cent premium; three days sight, l!
per cent premium.
We have files from the West Indies dated a
Kingston Jamaica, on the 10th inst, but the papers
do not contain any news of interest.
We have papers from Australia dated at Sydney
the 18th and Melbourne the 18th of November
but the main features of the news have been anti
cipated. The Melbourne argus of the latest dat,
says:-The escorts delivered into the gold Office o
the treasury this week 961 ounces, total abov,
the weekly averages of the year. That for the frs
quarter was Al 925 ounces for the second quartz
5,298 ounces, and for the third quarter 1929
ounces. II is also above that Of the year l5j
which amounted to 1870 ounces. The price o
gold remains unchanged at E3 15s to GO 1ss. 70
dust and f3 14s per ounce for ingots. During tn
past week the demand for the precious metal ha
been exceedingly well sustained.
The United States steamer Harriet Lane Cap
tain Faunce, sailed from Rio Janeiro for the Rive
Plate, on the l4th ult.
The first American religious mission to Japar
was inaugurated publicly yesterday at the soutl
Dutch church, corner of Twentyfirst street ant
Fifth avenue. Rev. S. r. Brown, who has been se
1ected as the leader Of this and important reli
gious movement delivered an interesting address,
on the occasion, a report Of which is given in an
other column.
The examination in the case OF Robinson ani
kchney, charged with obtaining $500 worth o.
1neFchandise from Charles G. Keller, under alleged
fl! representations respecting certain land II
Cinderville, N. j., came up on Saturday afternoon