The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-26

fore manifested on the American question.
The News.
By the Europa, at Halifax, we have news from
Europe to the 10th of June-two days later.
Breadstufs Of every description had declined in
Liverpool Cotton was firm at full prices on the
18th inst.
Consols closed in London ON the 18th of June at
30 800 for money, and 500 9O1I for account
an advance.
9he Manchester trade report is unfavorabIe
In France the legislative body had not noticed
the event Of Count Cavour's death-a fact which
elected some comment Napoleon, it is again as.
serted, will soon recognise the complete indie
pendence Of Italy. The Journal DIES Debdts as.
serts that Austria should again cross the Mnoio,
the war in italy, which "was interrupted in 1859"
must inevitably be renewed.
Pope Plus the Ninth was very seriously i'll.
Count Cavour's oonfessor had arrived in Rome,
with message from the dying Minister to his
Holiness
The question Of the abrogaton Of the Galway
stesmship mail contract was to be feconsidered
by the English Parliament
Madrid papers again assert that the Dominican
rule of Spain in their country.
The steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool 18th
and Queenstown 18th instant, arrived at this port
last night. Her advices have been anticipated =
The United States steamer Harriet Lane, Capt.
Faunce arrived at this port yesterday from Fortress
Monroe, bringing the master aud three of the crew
of the prize brig Halle jackson, and four officers
and nine of the crew of the captured privateer Sa-
vannah. The prisoners were conveyed to the
Tombs and will probably be brought up tomor
row Tor examination
TIE Twenty eighth regiment, New York volun-
teers Colonel DonnelIy, arrived in this city yes
terday, at one o'clock P. NJ, from Albany, and
few hours afterwards started for Washington
The Second Vermont regiment, Colonel Whiting,
arrived in this city yesterday morning and left in
the afternoon for Washington.
The blockade at the Louisville end of the Nash.
vile Railroad commenced ON Monday. Nothing
will be allowed to pass except by permission of
the Surveyor of the Port.
Colonel Kelly, whose assassination was at
tempted at Philippi, Va, arrived in Wheeling
on the 22d inst, much improved. His wound is
fast healing.
In another column will be found the first procla.
nation Of Hon. Francis q. Pierpoint, the new
Governor of Virginia, calling together the mem
bers of the Legislature of that State, to meet in
Wheeling on the lst of July. The people of
Western Virginia are in earnest, and Ex-Governor
Letcher will begin to see it before long. We learn
that the new Governor and his Council are hard at
work, night and day, in maturing the business
which comes under their supervision, and getting
matters in proper shape for an onward movement.
It is rumored that petition is soon to be circu-
lated in Connecticut, predicated on peace doc.
trines, asking the government to suspend HOSTILE
ties against the South, or, in other words to back
out. Ex-eecretary Of the Navy Toucey it is said,
has hand in the movement
Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, who has been elected
to Congress in the Twelfth district of Pennsylva.
mia, to I'LL the vacancy Occasioned by the death of
Geo. w. Scranton, is democrat: but being an un
compromising Union man, he had no regular OF.
position.
When the vote was taken on the 18th of April,
in the Richmond Convention, on the Virginia
ordinance of secession, there were one hundred
and forty mine members, and when the engrossed
copy was presented for signature, on the 18th
inst, only ninety-one members signed their
names.
VIM. r. Snow, Of New Hampshire, formerly
butler of General Pierce, was sent from Manassas
Junction by Beauregard to Richmond, where he
is now in prison on the charge of being Union
man.
The Charleston Mercury says that the ten
rebel States will furnish one hundred millions
of dollars and five hundred thousand fighting men.
The one hundred millions will be shnplaster is
Sues upon the basis of cotton crops which can.
not be Sold
Nurses are much needed among the rebel sol.
hers. We have no way Of accounting for this
unless it be that the women have in accordance
with the plan Of Beauregard, all shouldered their
broomsticks and gone to the war "to beat back
the ruthless invader" It is said that the sick
quartered in the old Nelson mansion at York
town have no attendance and no pillows but
their folded blankets
There are all kinds of rumors in relation to the
position of John G. Breckinridge. To us his sen.
tments are and have been all along perfectly
plain. he is a deep and determined secessionist
and so is his man Magoffn. He may take his seat
in the Senate on the Fourth of July, and if he does
it win only be for the purpose Of embarrassing the
action of the government. A letter from rebel
at Cadiz, Kentucky, the writer of which had con.
versation with Mr.. Brecknridge says he is true
Southern man; and that Ibis position is as sound
as that of Governor Wise or JEFF. Davis HIMSELF
DR., r. J. Banks, Of Hampton, Virginia, formerly
a surgeon in the United States Army, has been ap-
pointed surgeon in the bogus confederacy army.
Tie Presbytery of Memphis have unanimously
passed an ordinance of secession from the General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church of the United
States. The other Presbyteries of the rebel
States will do the same, and then bogus con-
federacy General Assembly will be formed.
Professor Bache has ordered Captains Mechan
Door and Rockwell of the Coast Survey service, to