The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-05
organizatiOnO of the French Nicaraguan
Canal Committee.
BUDGET OF FRANCE FOR 1860.
Names of the irish Revolutionist
Under Arrest.
DIPLOMACY OF THE GREAT POWERS IN CHIN
DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

DEATH Of The EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
THE AMERICAS HALLS IN SNOW BANK,
&C., &C., &O
The steamship Fulton Captain Wotton from Havre and
southampton, via Halifax, arrived at this port at five
o'clock last evening.
The Fulton left Southampton the 18th ut and having
experienced very violent westerly gales for twelve days.
forced TO put into Halifax for coal the 31st ult.
he left Halifax for New York the LIST inst and reached
her dock as reported.
Our telegraphic dispatches published the morning
the 1st instant, embraced the main points of the Full
news and have had three days later advces by
the America
The mails of the America, with details of the news
ased TO the 18th Of December, left Boston yesterday
morning. and due here half past five O'Clock last
evening. The train, however, became embarked in a
snow drift at Worcester, Mass and consequently our
nes and letters did reach They may come to hand
this morning.
The London Gazette of the 14h ult contains the follow
ing notification dated the Foreign Office the previous
night
The Queen has been gracousy pleased appoint Lord
Napier, now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Penipotentiary to the United States of
America, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenpotentiary to the King Of the Neither
lands
LORD Lyons, now her S' Taessys Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary TO the Grand Duke Of
Tuscany, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentary to the United States Of
America.
This upsets the report received by telegraph from
Haax that Lord Abercromby to take Lord Napiers
place. The error from the statement that Lord Ma
pier is TO succeed Lord Abercromby at the Hague.
The IondOn Sar of the 18th ultimO saws
The French inquiry into the nature Of the traffic in
black aborers shipped the African coast has, il is
understood resulted in report to the Emperor that hs
commissioners nothing Objectionable in ths
traffic The commissioners seem to have rather rashly
to definite conclusion The rumor at Paris,
meanwhile, is that another seizure Of French ship
gagged in this trade has been effected, and by British
cruiser Fresh conflicts, too, with the berian auhor
ties, have arisen from the same cause.
snow reported that the Emperor of Japan died
after the American treaty signed The cholera it
said, had disappeared from Nagasaki, but raging
other places The Hong Kong correspondent of the Lon
don Ne,us, writing on the Goth of October, says
The Of the death of the Emperor of Japan
frmed He died Of cholera, which disease was carrying
off great numbers The United States Minister had re-
turned TO Shanghae but some apprehensons enter
tanned for the French Penpotentary, nothing having
been heard of the chartered steamer Rem, board Of
which vessel his Excelency had embarked from Japan
for Shanghae.
The London Telegraph Of the 10Th ult says
correspondent informs that the Emperor Of Japan
aed some days after the American treaty signed.
There were reports the of his death
that he ripped his belly, another that he
dered and third that he died Of cholera Being child
less, before his death he adopted Foer tgo Prince OF
Ku SIM aged sixteen years. as his child and successor.
The London Necs of the 18th utmo has the following
The shares Of the Illinois Central Railway Company have
sustained fresh fall owing to rumor, which appears to
have been transmitted from New York. that call of five
dollars per share will be required in order To provide the
Of meeting the interest the bonds due March
and April next. The shareholders will already have
gathered from the recently published report of the depu
taton from the London committee that the company are
u want Of money There impression, however, that
by dealing with the interest fund landsn which have
been specially appropriated to this purpose The express
object of this appropriation to make the deficiency
between the earnings of the railway and the charges
the companys bond debt until such time the working
of the railway shall become remuneratve and the
companys other shall acquire their full deve
opement.
The Moniteur de la FJoae of the 14th ultimo says
The committee for organizing the execution of the pro-
jected canal OF Nicaragua is 1t is said occupied in
petng its numbers NJ Ellie de Beaumont Baron Ch
Dupin NJ Jomard and NJ Michel Chevalier are named as
likely To be chosen for France Sir Roderck Murchison
and Sir Locke, for England; NJ Paeocapa for Sardinia
N. dc la Cruz de Casteano, for SPAIN and Lieutenant
Maury director of the Washington Observatory for Amc
RIGA.
In the Belgian Chamber of Representatives the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs informed the Chamber that the govern
ment had sent Consul General to China to conclude
treaty and collect such information may be useful TO
made with Japan, Cochin China and Siam.
letter from Vienna says
The financial which are TO be adopted in
the course Of this month looked for with great impa
ence The object Of them is to enable the bank which
Is in very critical position 10 meet all the demands
which will be made on 1t from the 1st January next in
consequence Of the monetary convention without its
being compelled have recourse TO restrictions An ex
pedient might be found, in the reimbursement, even IL
partial Of the debt Of the State the bank but the diff
Guilty would be to discover the Of enabling the
State 10 do SO.
Spanish official return published in Madrid on the 9th
ut shows that the number of vessels which protect tho
Isle Of Cuba 20, and that they carry 3s guns The Sc
nate had held sitting, and tho Cortes
pied with election matters In the former General Prm
twas stated, intended, in the debate the address,
propose motion blaming the projected with Mexico.
letter from Rome says
We have nothing but here and there does not seem
any great chance Of It's ceasng The Tber has overowo
s banks and all the quarters OF Rpeta the Ghetto ani
the Place OF the Pantheon covered with water Thi,
latter building presents most singular appearance Out
side It's pillars rise from the midst Of water, and inside
vast lake presents itself 10 the eye One could almos
imagine he had before him Of the bathrooms of the
Iernes of Caracaa or one Of those grottos to which
access s obtained by means OF a boat Tho water Is
about five feet deep visters pay for being allowed to
view the SPECTACLE and without any doubt the sight
worth the money
Colonel Perceval, Sergeant at Arms Of the House of
Lords, died December o. aged 72 after protracted ILL.,
mess.
coal pit explosion producing the loss of at least twenty
nve lives, occurred about Saturday December H.
~ Tyldeslcy, Leigh, stafiordshire.
The London Herald rcmarks:-
Inc rumor denied at the timc) that Mr.. Robert
OF Ednburg, was the author of the " vcstges
Of the Natural History OF Creation is confirmed by tho
new British Museum catalogue
Advices from Dublin of the 18th ultimo say
Accounts rom Kerry, received 10 day, announce the
thirteen persons charged with being members Of
m Illegal society.