The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-29

Ihe steamship Etna. from Liverpool on the 10th
via Queenstown on the 18th inst, arrived at this
port yesterday afternoon. She brisgs lous dsyu
later news and 81 SOC 900 in specie, making a
grand total OF sA4,725 900 received from Europe
since November 20.
The news by this arrival Is important. A dis
patch from Liverpool announces the shipment Of
several rifed cannon from that port TO Charleston.
s. c. On the 18th inst. writ Of habeas corpus
was issued by the Court Of Queens Bench. Lon
don, discharging from custody John Anderson, the
fugitive murderer now in prison at Toronto, Cana.
da, whose case has attracted so much attention Of
late, both in this country and in Europe. A full
report Of the proceedings will be found else where
The reported withdrawal Of the French feet from
Gaeta is confirmed. A part OF the squadron sailed
on the l4th, and the rest were TO leave ON the
18th. There was rumor that Francis ii. would
place himself under the protection of Napoleon
| H., and leave Gaeta on French frigate.
| 1t is reported that General Turr had consented
| to act a. mediator between Garibaldi and Count
Cavour, with view TO persuading the former to
postpone his attack on venetia In discussing the
question of peace or war. the Turin and Paris
journals argue that Italy must postpone the
struggle.
| The Prussan Legislative Chambers were opened
on the l4th inst by the King in person, who made
| q speech on the occasion. He remarked that the
relations between the great Powers had been made
more friendly by the personal meetings which had
| taken place among the sovereigns, and expressed
his regret that the steps taken by Germany for the
settlement Of the question concerning the constitu
| ton Of the German Duchies under Danish rule,
had remained without any result. This question
he emphatically declared Prussia rs well as the
rest of Germany felt il national duty to bring to
settlement.
BY this arrival we have intelligence of the death
of the Duke Of Sutherl and and also of the Count
and Countess Montemolin.
Great embarrassment was felt in commercial
circles in France, and it was rumored that sus-
pension of specie payments by the Bank of
France was not improbable.
Consols had declined. Cotton advanced I'd. Q
"a. on the 18th.
by an arrival at New Orleans we have advices
from the City of Mexico to the 10th, and from
Vera Cruz to the 23d inst. The constitutional
government was in full operation. The Spanish
Minister, the Papal Nuncio and the charges from
Guatemala and Ecuador, had received their pass
ports. The United States Legation had been re-
moved to the capital.
3D. arrived at this port yesterday morning in five
days and six hours. She reports business dull
and very little doing in foreign exchange. Trans
actions in new sugars very trifing Exchange on
| New York TO Q per cent premium. The census
takers of the island of Cuba are to make their re-
turns on March IA, instead of January 49, by order
ofthe government. Our thanks are due the obligng
| purser of the Matanzas, Mr.. j. E. Huertas, for
| customary favors.
In our summary news column of yesterday, in
calling attention TO the action of Messrs. Waddell
Majors, Jones, and others who have made an
assignment Of their assets. we inadvertently con-
veyed the impression that they were the represen
tatives Of all the overland lines to California, an
impression we wish to correct in justice to the
Overland Mail Company, with which those gentle
men have no connection whatever, being simply
the proprietors of the Pony Express.
The Alison poisoning case, which is the third o.
fourth of q series Of wife poisoning cases, which
has attracted much attention throughout severa
neighboring States, was commenced yesterday o
the Oyer and Terminer Court of Hudson county
After much delay in procuring an unbiased jury
the case for the prosecution was opened.
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 403 deaths in this city during the past week
decrease of IL as compared with the mortality
of the week previous, and II less than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re
capitulation table gives deaths of diseases of the
bones, joints, &c. 81 Of the brain and nerves
. of the generative organs, ii of the heart and
blood vessels, las Of the lungs, throat &C.; Is Of
old age so of diseases of the skin and eruptive
fevers, 9 premature births. AZ OF diseases of the
stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; 40 OF
general fevers, Of disease of the urinary organs
and l unknown-of which III were from violen,
causes. The nativity table gives 264 natives Of
the United States, IS Of ireland, 4 OF England Is
| Of Germany, 6 Of Scotland, and the balance o
| various foreign countries.
| The will of Joseph H. Binnger was admitted I,
probate yesterday. The testator bequeathed al
his property to his son and daughter, who are ap
pointed his executor and enecutrix.
The Central Park was yesterday visited, accord
ing to the official returns by Is 900 pedestrians,
equestrians, $50 wheel vehicles and $500 sleighs
Among the latter were two four-in-ha and
large apparently hotel sleigh, drawn by six horses
and containing about forty persons. Abou
| five hundred Of the above number of sleghs en-
| tered the Park after dark, and the jingle Of tn,
bells mingled with The voices Of the occupant
singing in chorus. The attraction Of sleghinl
seemed to have decreased that Of skating, for bu
few persons comparatively were on the ice yester
day until evening, when the pond was lit up. Thu
ladies' pond was completely illuminated last night
and large number Of the flair SEX were at tina
time present. The skaters yesterday had an op
portuni,y Of seeing the amount Of labor necessar,
TO keep the ice in order. nearly two hundred mel
and eight horses being employed the whole day :,
clear of the snow.
The cotton market was firm yesterday, and the sale
embraced about 600 bales including 900 900 II
transit and 200 for export Prices closed firm Thu
basis Of 12ae for middIing uplands. The Etsss
bringing accounts OF active market 10 Liverpool
better prcescame TO hand toe late the Afternoon
for rs effect 10 be developed flour steady, with
fair amount OF sales at Saturdays prices Wheat VA
heavy and prices somewhat irregular while sales wer
TO fair extent. Corn In good request and improved