The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-24

Will be paid for their services when released the
same a. though they had been actively employed,
but no paJ can be advanced until they return.
negro insurrection IL reported to have broken
out in Mississippi, and It is said that property has
been destroyed on General Quitman's plantation
TO the amount of over hundred thousand dollars
Among the sixty-four secessionists who have
been assessed In st. Louis to mako up ten thousand
dollars for the benefit Of the Union refugees are
several fashionable and wealthy ladies. At last
counts they had failed to see the justice of the
der Of General Halleck.
The system Of recruiting now practiced In Gin
cinnah is to accept no enlistments for particular
regiments, but to muster the men into service and
assign them to such regiments the proper officers
shall deem most fitting.
The Republican State Convention Of Connecticut
is called to meet in Hartford the 18th Of Janu
airy next. The intention Of the Central Committee
is to make this an administration gathering, and to
kick the abolition and disorganizing element Of the
party out Of doors.
The anniversary Of the Landing Of the Pilgrim
Fathers on Plymouth Rock, on the 22d Of Decem-
Der, 1920, was celebrated yesterday by the New
England Society of this city with banquet at the
Aston House, at which speeches were made by
Mr.. Evarts, President of the Society; Rev. DR..
Adams, Robert J. Walker, Rev. DR.. Storrs, Gov.
Curtin. of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Charles Anderson,
brother to General Anderson, and Others The
proceedings, of which we give a report, were
quite interesting.
Colonel Mulligan was serenaded last evening
after the delivery of his lecture, by the remaing
members of the Sixty regiment, at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel He appeared and bowed his re-
spouse. After which, he was introduced to large
number of the gallant men rendering him the honor
The evidence in the case of Charles NJ Jefferds
charged with the murder of John w. Mathews, was
all given in when the court adjourned last evening
The cross-examination Of Mrs. Walton developed
some interesting facts as to her history, and will
form the most interesting chapter of this remarka
BILE criminal investigation The summing up
speeches will be made to- day, and the case will be
given to the jury in the afternoon.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last
evening communication was received from the
Mayor vetoing resolution designating the pre-
misses in Theatre alley recently occupied by Hose
! Company No. Sc as depot for fuel for steam fire
engines. The resolution of the Councmen ap-
propriating SIS 900 to provide uniforms for the
Sixty-ninth regiment of State militia was concur
red in. The weekly statement of the Finance De-
partment shows balance in the treasury on the
2lst inst. amounting to So 1896, s46. After the
transaction Of some unimportant business the
Board adjourned till this evening.
The Board of Councilmen met last night, Morgan
James, Esq, presiding. Several unimportant reso.
lutions, petitions and bills were received and re-.
ferred to the proper committees. A memorial of
John McQuade was received from the Board of
Aldermen asking for the interposition Of the Com
mon Council to procure the release of Captain
Hugh McQuade, prisoner of war at Richmond,
Va, and was adopted. Nothing else of Importance
TRANSFERRED
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 429 deaths in the city during the past week
an increase of % compared with the mortality of
the week previous and 50 more than occurred during
the corresponding week lastyear. The recaptua-
ton table gives deaths of alcoholism of diseases
of the bones joints &c 6s of the brain and nerves,
of the generatve organs IL Of the heart and blood
vessels, l67 Of the lungs throat, &C., of old age
so Of diseases Of the skin and eruptive feyers,
premature births, AZ of diseases of the stomach.
bowels and other digestive organs; 80 of uncertain
seat and general evers7 Of diseases of the urinary
| organs, and 10 from violent causes. There were
2s2 natives of the United States, 10 Of England %
of Ireland, 81 of Germany, OF Scotland, and the
balance of various foreign countries.
The Hudson river is again free from ice, and ma
vigation unobstructed.
The inclemency Of the weather yesterday had IN un-
favorable influence business transactions The cotton
market was unchanged while the sales embraced about
400 500 bales the basis mostly Of 37c. $780, for
middng upands, while good to strict mddlng do was
scarce and nominal at Doc The stock has become SO
much reduced ~ to prices to vacate
rregulary between the opinions buyers and sellers
Flour was inactive and heavy, and prices for some
grades Of common were &c. per barrel lower,
while good to primo extra brands were unchanged.
| Wheat was unusually quiet, and limited, while
prices for most descriptions were steady and in some
cases Arm. Corn was Inactive and sales Of import.
ance TRANSFERRED while prices favored purchasers with
sales OF Western mixed for Shipment ahoat and from
store, at o3c e4c. Pork was quiet at $12 25 for old
mess, and at $12 Is for new, and prime So so &c.
Coffee was moro active, with sales Of 5000 bags Of Rio
| at 17Kc. 1SKc., with rumors Of additional sales
Freghts were Arm, with fair engagements. The govern.
contract for 900 lbs bacon sides was taken at
TIC. 7Xc., and 100000 lbs. hams do at about &c.
The Trent Affair 1t Washington-sOur
Policy No Excuse to England for War.
We make no pretensions to precise under
standing of the instructions before Lord Lyons.
nor of the attitude which will be finally assumed
by our government in this affair of the Trent.
We have, however, advanced the opinion that
Mr. Lincoln and bis Cabinet, rather than accom-
modate the British ministry with convenient
pretext for bringing their fleets and armies to
the assistance Of our Southern rebellion, will
yield to the ultimatum Of England, although it
may require the restoration of our rebel ambas-
sadors-Mason and Slidell-to the protection of
the British flag. As between this act Of restitu-
ton and war, we have no doubt that war will
be avoided. We have no misgivings upon this
point. We entertain the conviction that our
Cabinet will SO dispose Of this question as to
leave to England not even bubble or tech
nicality as an excuse for rupture.
In this view Of the subject we cannot be mis-.
taken in the opinion that the people of our loyal
States will cordially support their government,
to the extent Of yielding the point of national
pride involved in order that the life of the ma