The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-25

The News

We have advces from Vera Cruz to the 2lst inst.
The reports Of the capture OF Guadaaiara are con-
frmed The British legation at the city of Mexico
had been forcibly robbed of million Of dollars be
longing to British bondholders, and great excite
ment existed throughout the country in conse.
quence. The liberals were still marching on the
capital.
The steamship Nashville arrived from Charleston
at one o'clock yesterday morning, and brought
back forty seven steerage passengers, who were
not permitted TO land, by order OF the Mayor of
Charleston. The returned passengers were kindly
Informed that their presence at this time, owing to
the excited state of feeling OF the Inhabitants at
that place, was not desirable.
The steamship Florida from Savannah which
arrived on Friday night brought back fourteen
cabin and twcntyeight steerage passengers who
we're sent back for similar reasons. They were all
sent back passage free.
The plot thickens in the Beardsley divorce case,
now under trial at Brooklyn. New and strange
disclosures were made before the court yesterday
of the freaks of rural editor, a clergymans son
and the plaintiff, with gamblers and other bad
characters in houses Of i'll fame. For dccency's
sake We are again compelled to suppress some OF
the more revolving features of the evidence. Ac
/, being tried, il is scarcely likely TO be con.
cuded before Thursday: and, therefore, in order
to avoid an adjournment over Thanksgiving bay,
his Honor has announced his intention 10 protract
the proceedings far into each night. II lis generally
aimltu by the members of the bar, and others
couyersant with such matters, hat this mystery
Of iniouity' throws completely into the shade the
Burch case.
In the Coult of Oyer AMI Terminer yesterday,
sentence upon William Mulligan, convicted Of
deadly assault upon policeman Oliver, was post
poned I'LL Saturday next. Bail to large amount
was offered By the friends Of the prisoner, but the
Court would Not accept any bail anu Mulligan was
committed 10 prison.
AT twelve O'Clock last night fire broke out in
the top floor Of the five story building No le3 Front
street, occupied by John Moore, agricultural ware
house. The damage was but tiang. man was
arrested by Sergeant Kelly, of the second ward on
suspicion Of setting the premises on fire.
The steamship Bremen sailed from this port YES.
teydsy for Southampton and Bremen, with o. pas.
sengeIs and A,273 in specie The Kangaroo also
sailed yesterday fol- Liverpool, with Is passengers
The majority of Mr.. Wall over Mr.. Nelson TAYLOR
(dem.). seventh and Thirteenth wards and vii.
amsbuTg district. appears 10y the official returns
to be reduced to 60. Mr.. Taylor Is determined to
conte., he seat upon strong grounds one Of which
is the allegation that over three hundred negro
votes were polled for Wall. which, under the bred
scott decision, would he held Illegal by the House
Of Representatives. NJ. Taylor has retained Mr..
y. Z. Sickles a. bis counsel.
The frst really cold weather OF the season
chilled New Workers yesterday for the first time.
The cold was waited TO Us as swiftly a. blew the
strong northwester Of yesterday. In the evening
AT eight o'clSrk the thermometer stood at
Is degrees above zero.
The cotton market steady yesterday, with ssee OF
sboat go 500 bales Of which about 900 we're 10
transit, and the remainder taken from store BY
spinncrs Price. closed with stability, though
without QUO able charge. Flour In good demand,
while Saes we're In some degree checked by nrmness
Of holcers yet transactions were rather larger than
those made IA tho previous DAY tso, white
quotas. os we're unchanged wheat ARMY held and
sales Moderate, while prices were without change OF
moment Corn opened heavy, bet closed with some
more spirit. TIE transactions were chiefly made for
domestic consumption and we're to fair extent at &c
CSC ior Western mixed anua. ~i,h some os reported
NJ esc and &C. for southern yellow. Fork w1 10 bet.
ter request with sales Of coo Too Do, q al 81
and prime AZ sli iBss7 scgar, were unchanged and
sales OF hossbesds very limited being aaed 10
about 100 hhds and 100 boxes sold for reonins
Freight engagements to Liverpool we're moderate
wheat vas taken q limited extent Al IL ID, 10 ships
bags, s3d four 81 Sc ID q, tsd. To London 10 goo
bushels wheat At Ia I'D, bulk aud small lot Of aour
al o. ID To Antwerp grain -as taken Al i3d, IN
ships bags, and -four At ~