The New York herald., 1862-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS Hxws.

The Liverpool cotton market closed on the 18th
ultimo firmer, and with better feeling, from
decline experienced during the previous days
Breadstuffs were looking downward and the mar
ket was irregular. Provisions were fat. Consols
closed in London on the 18th ultimo at 93I .
9394.
II was thought that the recent changes in the
French Cabinet boded no good to the cause of
| Italian unity. Napoleon had returned to Paris
from Biarritz in very religious mood, and the
appointment of Baron Droyn dc rHuys to the Of.
fee of Foreign Minister took place soon after.
wards. II was said that the Emperor would ap-
point new ambassador to the Court Of Rome, and
that Cardinal Antoneli and Monsignor dMerode
ws,s.ild retire from the Papal Cabinet. No doubt
was entertained in Paris that, for the moment, the
priestly party were in the ascendant with the
French ruler.
This state of affairs produced great sensation,
with considerable alarm, in Turin.
The steamer Ocean Queen, Commander Tinkle-
paugh, from Aspinwall, arrived here yesterday.
She brings dates from the Isthmus to the 25th ult
We give full particulars Of the news in another
part Of to-day's paper.
Our correspondent in Nassau Bahamas, writing
on the goth of October, states that the sergeant
major Of the Second (3ritish) West India regi-
ment had deserted to the rebel army in the South
from the guard room in which he was confined af-
ter his arrest for former attempt to join the
Davis forces. Yellow fever had subsidized, after
taking off by death the Protestant bishop, his
three nieces. their governess, the Receiver Gene
raj of the islands, and many other victims. The
trade of Nassau with the rebel ports was decreas-
ing
The Portuguese frigate Bartholomew Dias, hav
ing on board the new Queen of Portugal princess
Pia daughter of Victor EmanueD, arrived at
Gibraltar on the Sd ult., escorted by two Portu-
guese and two Italian frigates from Genoa, en-
route for Lisbon.
M. Dumas, bearer of dispatches from the French
Minister at Washington to the French Consuls in
the disloyal States, and Mr.. A. Paul, French Con-
sui at Richmond, left Baltimore on Saturday after
noon, for Norfolk, en- route for the South.
Thes disloyal States, previous to the breaking
out Of the rebellion, received annually from New
England upwards of one hundred thousand cases
of boots and shoes, or over two million FIVE hun
dred thousand pairs.
The political character of the next Congress
will be decided tomorrow.
Mrs. General Mcclellan has gone to Treptos,
New Jersey, where she expects to remain during
the winter.
An equestrian statue of General Mcclellan has
been made in Philadelphia.
In Boston the operations Of the draft have been
reduced to perfect farce. Every day Sundays
excepted-the Commissioners meet at the State
House, attended by an individual born blind. who
under the supervision of the aforesaid Commits
'oners, draws from the wheel one hafie, the IL.
,uciy arer Of which is forced to fall in as con.
script. Altsr that is performed the Commission
adjourns, and the ldemSers rest from their labors
until the following day, whsnp the same act is
performed. This has been going on for about two
weeks.
1t is stated that the m. lltary force in Canada is
about to be increased by soAHe batteries OF artil-
lery and brigade Of infantry. Large addltions
have been recently made to the stores OF arms,
ammunition and material in military depots,
which are now equal to equipping and mainta;atng
in the fields force of $50, 900 men.
Robert Pool has been sentenced to be publicly
hung in Wheeling, Virginia, on the 9th Of January
next, for the murder of Adam Buch.
The amount Of coal transported over the Phila-
delpha and Reading Railroad and through the
Schuylkill Canal, up to the 3Oth October this
year, and to the same date last year, was as fol-
lows
This Year. Last Year.
Reading Railroad, TONS. .2,04s,459 1,45s,744
Schuylkill Canal. ..........- S32, ,s54 983, 1892 |
:, Total, .... .2,sSl ,sls 2,447,los !
Excess this year 434 2O7
An order has been issued from the Internal Re.
venue Department in Washington to the effect
that ten cent stamp must be placed on all mar
riage certificates.
Hon. Elisha NJ. Huntington, Judge of the United
States District Court of Indiana, died in St. Paul,
Minnesota, on the 25th ult., aged ffty-six years.
The cotton crop Of Illinois this year will amount
to twenty thousand bales of upland quality.
The exports from the port Of Baltimore during
the month of October amounted in value to
81 ,39l ,l74.
Sam. High, notorious and dangerous guerilla
chief in Western Virginia, was recently killed and
his band dispersed. He belonged to Imboden's
guerilla army
The St. Paul Pioneer contains rumor that Hon.
Henry N. Rice, democratic United States Senator
from Minnesota, has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Military Department Of the North
west with the rank Of major general
The Seyenty-thrd Illinois regiment contains
twenty-five Methodist clergymen, among whom
are included the colonel and seven Of the cap
tans.
BY our law reports It will be seen that another
new phase appears in the great India rubber con-
troversy.
The stock market Saturday Arm at the opening
but gave way before the close Of tho morning session
and closed very weak as decline and with downward
tendency Governments were strong si an advance Of
per Money was easy 70 nrst class borrowers on
good cOl,eral ou, very tigh. 10 tho street peeua0rs
in fancy stocks Gold closed at about 1sox after selling
at l2sk. Exchange closed at l4sk. The usual trade
tables for the w.ek win be found in the money article
The cotton market continued firm Saturday though
the sales did not exceed 500 bales, including
foreign The -four trade quite limited though prices
declined 10c. wheat rather freely purchased at full
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