The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-14
New York, Thursday, July II, 1859.


xhe News.
BY the arrival Of the Etna at this port, and the
receipt of dispatches brought by the Canada at
Halifax, we have additional news from Europe to
the I'd inst. 1t embraces official accounts of the
great battle of Solferno from the Allied and Aus
TRAN camps; and although the accounts are of cha
Tacteristc military brevity, they convey clear
idea of the nature and extent of that sanguinary
conflict The latest dispatches from the seat OF
war give the losses Of the contendng armies as far
as ascertained The French loss is put down at
1920, the Austrian loss at 10000 and the Sardi-
'nian loss at 5000-the entire loss being probably
about fifteen per cent of the force engaged In the
eight report in the London Times says that
0,000 men had already been buried. The French
loss includes 720 officers, of whom l20 killed.
Among the wounded are FIVE generals, seven colo
nels and six lieutenant colonies.
On the 1st inst. the whole of the French army had
crossed the Mncio, and reinforced by thirty thou
sand men under Prince Napoleon, were on the way
to Verona, leaving corps to watch Mantua, ano
ther to guard the passes Of the Tyrol, while the
Sardinians were occupied with the operations be-
fore Peschiera.
Lord Palmerston's Cabinet had re-affirmed the
neutrality Of England in the Italian war in the
most decided terms to both houses of Parliament
Energetic preparations for the defence of Great
Britain would, however, be continued.
The Philadelphia arrived last evening, with
dates from Havana to the sth inst 1853 passengers
and $4,000 in specie Three hundred and
twenty eight Chinese coolies had been landed the
ship having lost thrty-two by death on the voyage
Sugars had advanced, freights were lower and
rates of exchange declining. The Fourth of July
was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the
rooms Of the Consul General who entertained
large party on the occasion.
We have interesting news from Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela, to the lst inst. Our correspondent
writes that continued disturbances distracted the
republic. On the 18th ult 400 insurgents attacked
Puerto Cabello, but they were repulsed by the 60
vernment troops, with the loss of ten killed and
twenty wounded, while the government party loss
was six killed and more than forty wounded.
General Paez was at Caracas, and had become so
Disguised with the internal feuds of the country
that he had determined to leave it shortly for the
United States, to spend the remainder of his DAYS
in re tirement. In the Puerto Cabello market COM
podities were scarce and high prices prevailed
We have files rom Barbados to the Oath nit.
with some later news items from other islands Of
the West Indies. At Barbados breadstufs were
in good demand at an advance. 'Superfne flour
went of at SIS l6 and extra Ohio at IS SO; mess
pork was at $22 81 $22 SO; pine lumber declin-
ing. The weather had been showery for fort
night, with high winds The public health was
very good.
The subject of coolie emigration engaged the
attention Of the Legisl Are of Demerara. The
Governor proposed n letter laid before the
Council of Government on the LIST inst, that
the agent in China for Demerara should act for
Trinidad also, Trinidad paying its proportion of
the expenses; that the Demerara agent at present
in Calcutta should also act for Trinidad on the
same terms, and that the Trinidad agent at Madras
should also act as agent for Demerara on like
terms.
At Granada a change had taken place in the
weather highly beneficial to the crops in the
ground Scarcely day or night passes, the Chroni-
Gle states, without genial showers coming to the
rescue Of the long suffering vegetation Of the coun-
try. This change occurs, too, just in the nick of
time, when manufacturing operations having been
brought to close upon the estates, the planters
are in position to attend more particularly to their
fields The ship Jalawar was mpatientiy awaited
with the third batch of coolies for the island.
Our advices from Utah are to the 18th ult. The
Territory was quiet lne Iolciau vi Iue 1Iauu
Jury of Salt Lake county had charged Captain An
derson of the dragons, with spelling his grain
fields, in suIting him grossly, and falsely imprison
ing him. Brigham Young had made character
istic speech in the Tabernacle, the points OF which
together with the details Of the matters referred
to, may be found elsewhere in today's paper.
The great Boston trade sales commenced yester
day with the sale of fifteen thousand cases Of boot
and shoes, a sale of glassware and sale of car
Tiages We give among our telegrsphic despatche
Some particulars Of these sales, which will prove
pf interest to dealers in the articles mentioned.
The annual exhibition Of the pupils of the Dea
and Dumb Institution took place yesterday, in the
chapel, when diplomas were awarded to q number
Df pupils. The exercises were very interesting as
will be seen by our report elsewhere.
The Emigration Commissioners did not obtain q
quorum at their meeting yesterday. The numbe,
of emgrants arrived during the week was stated to
be 2,775, making the number for the present yea,
30 far 42,778. The balance Of the Communication
Fund now amounts to $l2,z20.
The Health Commissioners met yesterday ant
authorized the City Inspector to call upon thu
owners of bone boiling establishments to abolish
them forthwith, or remove them ontsde the city
limits pain of having their boilers and machinerJ
gemoYSd 10 the Corporation yard; and also the pro