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

WA LONDONDERRY
The Russian government had received news of the
English and French prisoners. DC Norman Anderson
Bowby, and three French officers, massacred by
the Chinese.
The negotiations for the evacuation of Gaeta having
failed its bombardmcpt would recommence December 49,
The directors of the Atlantic Telegraph had resolved
at their expense to keep the ahoat in hopes
Of operations being renewed in future.
The London Times city article Of Thursday evening"
December 20, says:-''The English funds are dull to-
day from variety of They opened at decline
Of "a, and subsequently experienced further fall
The from Bombay OF organized resistance the
part Of the native tributaries 10 the income tax and the
unsatisfactory state Of the army in that presidency
constituted the chief Tor the prevailing heavincss
The tendency to depression the Paris Bourse coupled
with the ntimatons given to Austria that she must
sent 70 sell veneta or be prepared for in the
spring likewise had effect upon:the market, which
influenced by sudden and considerable increase In
the demand for loans government securities. Therat
for advances the Stock Exchange this morning was
four per cent at which there active demand In
the afternoon the requirements increased and spplca
ticns made 10 the Bank where the minimum rate
Of discount is five per cent In the discount market there
is also active demand About go 900 in bar gold
from the Bank to-day II expected that the Aus.
tralasan (Cunard) st smer Saturday will take out
some more gold to New York The railway market
remains good but depression caused yesterday
partly by sales to close speculative accounts preparatory
the holidays Most Of the leading stocks left on at
a per cent lower The Grand Trunk Railway OK
percnccd renewed decline Of fully per ycstcr-
day the publication Of the report of the Committed Of
Bondholders It is beyond doubt that the projected
Turkish loan is complete failure here and its prospects
scarcely better at Paris
Calcutta papers say that the DISARMAMENT Of the Fifth
Bengal European regiment followed BY the mmedi
ate military execution of prisoner He marched
around the square in the rear OF his coffin and shot
dead at the first voey lie Acknowledged the Justice OF
his sentence and met his death with manly re gnaon
Scarcely had this terrible been enacted when the
Twenty third regiment Of moved up in front Of he
Fifth European regiment The artillery was loaded
with grape either nsnk. The Fifth regiment
then commanded to order arms. and then
TO pile their They obcyed, and were at
once marched shor, distance clear OF the
piles No they quite clear OF the piles than
two companies of the Seventh and Thiri regiments ded
rapidly TO the spot interviewed between the Fifth rcgi
ment and their arms prevent tho possibility Of
any rush TO them When this accomplished
the Brigadicr read order prcnouncng the doom OF
the regiment. II struck from the army st:
all its commisso officers were reduced to the ranks
and the were drafted into the five remainng regi-
mcnts Of the Bengal army Men with medals on their
breasts who had fought Engands battles all the world
over many of the old soldiers who bad been drafted
from the old Bengal and from the Royal regiments APP
pcared 10 be utterly heartbrokcn and sobbci aloud.
Marquis Dalhousie is dead, and having male ISSUE
the Scotch earldom and the estate Of pslhousie m to
his cousin, lord Panmure.