The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-02
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| LNerpO0l, WIN european news QateQ on tne zVth
of June-four days later.
Cotton was firm in price, with quiet market,
| in Liverpool, on the goth of June.
Flour was very dull in Liverpool on the 10th
at decline of eight pence sterling per barrel
| COnsols closed in London on the goth Of June
at ssH s9% for money, and 90N 9OA for the
account. There was very little change in the rates
| for American securities.
The Emperor of France had agreed to acknow-
ledge the independence of the new kingdom of
Italy, but he will continue to keep his army in
Rome, for the present, for the protection of the
Pope"
| j. Mace, Of London, won the battle for the
championship of England, beating in a most ex.
traordinary but decided manner, 8. Hurst, the
"Staleybridge Infant, in eight rounds, which last.
| ed fifty minutes.
Troubles had commenced in Syria after the re.
moval of the French troops
| funeral drge in honor Of the memory of Count
Cavour was celebrated in the Church of the Made.
leine, Paris, on the 18th ultimo, with very great
ceremony and pomp Of state.
The Irish papers announce the death Of Mrs. W.
Smith O'Brien, wife of the celebrated revolution
airy patriot of lS4s.
BY the arrival of the overland express we have
adyices from San Francisco to the 10Th ult. Bust.
ness was very dull, with a general downward
tendency in prices The Republican State Con.
yention had nominated Leland Stamford for Gov.
| ernor, and adopted resolutions endorsing the war
| policy OF the administration. Two regiments had
been raised in California for the war; should their
services be called for.
Louisiana, with free population Of $4,000
has sent over twelve thousand troops to the seat
of war. The Governor has refused to allow any
more to leave the State.
There are thrty.fo full regiments, numbering
| at least thirty four thousand men, now quartered
in the District of Columbia, in and around Wash.
iDgton. Twenty two regiments arrived within the
last twelve days.
The refreshment committee Of Philadelphia last
week fed eight thousand soldiers, who passed
through that city en- route for the seat of war.
Arrangements have been made by the committee
FOR all the men who desire to write letters back
to their friends. A room has been fitted up for
that purpose.
| One of the first acts of the new Legislature of
Virginia, which met at Wheeling yesterday, will
| be to elect TIVE United States Senators in the
| places formerly occupied by R. NJ. T. Hunter and
| James NJ. Mason. They will no doubt be in
II
Over fifty thousand dollars worth of contraband
goods destined for the rebels have already been
seized in Cincinnati.
General Rousseau, who has been authorized to
raise two regiments of volunteers in Kentucky,
has selected his eneampment opposite Louisville,
in Indiana. They will be attached to General
McClellans command
| The forty steam gupboats which the govern.
i how Tod Cor mil ha tai 4
ready for sea in about four months. The aggre.
gate armame Mt and force Of these vessels will be
| as fohows:-
Oncers and men,. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
| Thirty two pound cannon. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 480
re1 lncn ..'''.'..'. ~
/ klned Cannon. 40
Captain Bayley, Of the schooner Amelia, arrived
at Newburyport, Massachusetts,, from Mayaguez,
Porto Rico, June l6, reports no local political
| news. Merchants there, though sympathizing with
| the North, were unwilling to ship sugars to the
| United States, probably through fear of priva
teers. Previous prices were maintained. Sugar,
"a to cents molasses, IL to Is cents. No
freights offering TO the United States, and several
| vessels leaving in ballast for Turks Islands.
| 1he Boston Post, yielding to the necessity that
prompted the prudent course ofso many journals, y
has reduced its dimensions.
One-haf of the papers in Mississippi have been
discontinued, owing to the hard times" The other
half will soon go for the want Of paperald patrcp,
| age
| Tie Old Wigwam was the scene Of very interest
ing ceremonies last evening, it being the occasion
of the inauguration of the Grand Saohem and his
council board. The accomplished veteran hero Of
hundred fights, Col. Daniel L. Delavan, occu.
pied the chair, presiding over the proceedings with
dignity and grace. The new Grand Sachem, VIM
u. Kennedy, was installed with all the honors, and
after the transaction Of other business connected
herewith, the subject of celebrating the Fourth
Of July wss considered. It had been intended that
the undaunted patriot, Andrew johnson, of Ten
nessee, should be the Tammany orator on that
occasion; but Mr.. j. has informed the Sachems
that his arrangements will not admit Of his being
present in New York on the Fourth This will
prove great disappointment to the public
generally. 1t is understood that General Wall.
bridge will deliver the Fourth OF July Grafton at
Tammany Hall, in place Of Senator johnson.
At tie meeting Of the Board of Aldermen last
evening preamble and resolution were offered
setting forth thatthere is much suffering among the
families of soldiers who have gone to the war, and
suggesting public meeting Of citizens to devise
sOlue pau OI Itl4tl. AlLST some uSSOIl,
during which the action Of tie Union Defence
Committee, as regards the troops sent to the seat
OF war, was severely aaimadSerted upon, the reso.
luton was adopted and sent to the Councmen for
concurrence. The report making additional ap.
preparations for 1851 to tie amount Of SO ,jO0 was
called up, tie amendments OF the Councilrnen dis.
agreed to, and the subject reconstructed and laid
aside. The appropriation Of $4,000 for the cele.
bration Of independence Day was again laid over.
The Board adjourned till Monday next
The Board of Counoilmea were in session last
evening, when Mr.. Stevenson cfered preamble
AID resolution stating that the amount expended
by the Union pefence Committee for equipping
regiments for tie war being much greater than il,
was first expected, AID IS the amount set apart
for the relief of the families Of volunteers is almost
exhausted, the passage CT az ordinance Is recon-.