The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-23

The Asia from Liverpool on the 10th inst az
rived st Jersey City yesterday morning. Her
advices are about two days later thaa those
brought by the City of Washington.
Cotton bad declined one-eighth of a penny.
Breadstufls were steady. The stock of American
cotton in Liverpool amounted to us 00s bales.
Consols closed in London ON the 9th at 95I o6
for account ex-di,ideId.
Active preparations were still being made for
the assembling of the European Congress, but it
thought that Epgland's action ia not sending
a direct representation would detract from its
importance.
Some additional details relative 70 the progress
of the war between Spain and Morocco e given
10 our compilation Of the news
From st. Petersburg it was announced in London
that the Chinese had ordered the Russians to
evacuate the Amoor river settlements, and had
shut up the Embassy at Pekin in their palace.
We have files from the Cape Of Good Hope TO the
eth ult. The Parliament has been further pro
rogued until the 18th Of January.
Our correspondent at Bridgetown Barbados,
writing on the LIST instant says:-Within the past
ten days three vessels from the United States have
arrived with breadstufs and strange tossy. prices
have advanced. Flour, Sc SO rs; corn meal. IS 20
S. 40. Corn is wanted last sales 81 50, and none
in market. Good behring's, alewives aud mackerel
are wanred Goldfish in good supply. The weather
continues very genial; the heavy rains through the
country have been succeeded by bright sunshine.
with occasional showers, mostly at night, very
favorable for vegetation, and the crops continue to
improve rapidly. Writs for the new Assembly will
be issued next week, so that the House will be
ready by Christmas to meet his Excellency Mr..
Hincks, who is expected by the steamer that leaves
England December l. The water works are pro-
crossing rapidly, and will be completed by the mid
die of February next.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen yes
terday, report was presented from the Joint Com
mittee on the Comptroller's budget, recommending
an addition of $4,000 for city contingencies,
$4,000 for donations, and 900 for street re.
pairs; also deducting 81 900 from the estimates for
lands and places, 81 900 from that for water pipes
&c. and s35 27l from the estimates for schools
adding $2,729 to the Comptroller's estimates. The
amount to be raised by taxation for the expendi-
lures of 1860 is put down at $685. 900. The re-
port was made the special order for Tuesday next.
The Board concurred in the report appropriating
$4,000 for repairs to, the bridge of the Grand
street ferry.
The Board of Councilmen last evening author
lied donation of $4,000 to the Fire Department
Fund. The Comptroller asked for an additional
$4,000 for printing authorized by the departments
without the authority of the Street Department
The ordinance respectiog the inspection of steam
engines was made the special order for Tuesday
next.
The Board of Supervisors met last evening. Mr.
Bell said that in consequence of the slim attend
ance of members he would defer his resolution re
speeding the proposed increase of the Judges sala
ries for the present. The Committee on Printing,
&c, reported on the bill for printing the minutes
and documents of the Board, and gave it as their
opinion that the work could be done tor less than
,0lS. They recommended that the present bill
be allowed, but that committee inquire whether
the work cannot be done on more reasonable terms
for the future. report of the Committee on
Criminal Courts, recommending the payment of
the bill of the Manhattan Gas Company for gas sup.
pied to Essex Market prison, court room, &C.,
amounting to 81 $50 o. was rejected on the ground
that the bill was not properly county charge. The
report Of the same committee, recommending the
increase Of the police force to l4O0 men, was re-
ceived and adopted. The Board then adjourned to
Tuesday next.
The express train on the New York aud Erie
Railroad, bound east, when near Painted Post.
Steuben county, about half past one o'clock yes
terday afternoon, struck cutter containing two
persons, killing one DANES Thompson) almost in
stantly and inuring the other (name unknown) very
seriously. The horse was also killed and the cutter
smashed up. Mr.. Thompson was the owner of
tannery in Painted Post, and leaves family to
mourn his untimey end.
large number of the members of the Fire De-
partmen turned out yesterday afternoon and united
in paying the last tribute of respect to the remains
of Francis Kane, late of Hose Company No. IL, who
lost his life while in discharge Of his duty at the
late fire in Wooster street. The funeral took place
from the late residence of the deceased in avenue
A, and the remains were inferred in Calvary Gene
terry.
The foreign by the Asia had depressing influence
the cotton market which fell off yesterday one eighth
Of AGENT per pound; sales more active however
at the concession especially for lots in transit and en-
braced about 800 bales mostly in transit, including
about bales in store the basis of 1lc per h. for
midding upands, and at IL &C. for strict middlng do
Flour was less active and buoyant while prices were
without important change. Wheat quiet, and in the
absence Of sales of moment quotations nominal
Corn heavy, and closed decline OF &c. &c. per
bushel Pork frmer, with moderate sales at SIG
SIG 12s for mess and at s11 so sl1 621s for prime
Sugars firm, with sales OF 400 500 hhds and 500
600 boxes at prices given another column. Coffee was
quiet, while holders were firm The stock on the Goth
inst embraced 1906 bags Rio, 49, 500 mats and 1000
bags Java. The total of all kinds amounted to 6O392
packages. Freights firm with fair enga sements
The Cali for the Republican National
COMMUNICATING the Back Track.
The ''call +" for the National Convention of
the republican party, which we publish to-day,
is very remarkable manifesto 1t was the
result of great labor and much Tibulation. 1t
is brief; but it embodies a volume of matter
in regard to recent political events and disclo-
sures, and touching the present alarming and
threatening crisis of the slavery agitation, and
the movements afoot for the organization of a
new Presidential nartv unon a national Mat