The New York herald., 1865-01-05
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xURoPxAN NEWS
The steamship Nova Sootian from Londonderry o. the
22d OF December reached Portland, Me-. yesterday
| morning. a
The steamship Asia from ouesnssown on tho 2ssh Of
Dscsmber arrived at Halifax yesterday morning and
| sailed Afterwards for Boston
Our telUraphic reports published In the HzsALD TO-
/ day contain nsws three days later
General Shsrman's march was s&i the prominent topic
Of military comment In England Some Of ths wrisssu
were becoming convince that no LEFT Atlanta not
trsss, but in pursuance OF matured plan
Tho London 1m$s again asserts that Secretary 6eward
influenced In all his Official acts BY very hostile feel
| ing towards England vi r
Cardinal Ansoneli replied In tho Of the Pope 70
the rebel manifesto lately addressed 70 the Court Of
Rome and other Cabinets Of Europe The Holy Father
treats the paper State document expressing wish
tho part Il the Davis for psaoe By means
Of negotiation 10 this snd tho Pope will cooperate
any favorable OCCASION In proof Of this hs calls a.
tention 10 his letters the subject addressed 70 tho
Archbshops Of Baltimore and New York far back -
| October, leo& ~
The Bank Of France reduced its rate OF discount from
nve 70 four and half per osn The Bank Of Holland
bad also reduced the rAts Of disoount I ssrariliA
There were considerable arrivals Of cotton In France
and the 'ccssoh crsis' was dawins 70 elose IA the
empire. 4 ~ ~.
ms spos ssas President Jurss had issued lssss ef
nasaus sgstnst Franco Mexican trsdsn fully 10
ltsvsd IN Trsnos where II excited considerable alarm
mo spansh Cortes met In session tho ana Of Dsoen-
bse Queen Isabella in her speech, expresses hope
for "promp. solution" Of the Peruvian question and
friendly sentiments towards the empire Of Mexico, bus
makes no mention Of the w1e h In Domingo The
Queen confess that the ssnssa condition Of tho mon
aschy \ mot very satisfactory
consols closed In London on the - Of December
(yHday) n seK sox for money American securities
were q nominal quotations.
Tho Liverpool cotton market closed nrm on tho 2sd
ultmo u the advance experienced during the week.
Breadstufs wore arm u slight advance Provisions
were dull All the markets closed from the 2lth 70
the 97th Of December on account Of the chrstmas ho
days
W THE LI0IsLATuRx.
In the Senate Of our State tsgasurs yesterday among
the bills noticed were the following For aid 70 the
families Of soldiers and Sailors 70 incorporate paid Fire
Department In New York; 70 prevent encroachments In
the harbor Of New York and for the completion Of tho
Battery extension and 70 amend the charter Of the city
Of Brooklyn bill introduced to provide for nng
the quota Of the State by paying State bounty Of six
hundred four hundred and two hundred dollars for three
and year men, local bounties being prohibited
In the Assembly yesterday several bills noticed
among which will be found bill to amend the Soldiers
Voting law for railroad in avenue and other streets
in New York also to alter the map and plan Of New
York bill was introduced to provide for the payment
of the State bounty to volunteers also authorizing bank
Ing associations to become national banks
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Costa Rica which arrived here yeser-
day from Aspnwal the Goth of December brought Us
DnNa
and Lima The Costa Rca's specie list amounts TO
about million one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars The trouble between Spain and Peru was still un
settled but had not yet commenced The different
South American governments appeared TO be watching
and awaiting tho action Of each other and Of the Con-
gress Of Republics at Lima undecided what course ex
acy to reference the menacing and dictatoa
position by Spain There little Of importance
by this arrival from the Isthmus Central America
At meeting yesterday OF the Volunteering Committee
OF Board Of Superviors preamble and resolutions
adopted declaring IL unnecessary at present as but
three thousand vc hundred required to all our
quota on the Presidents last CALL pay thousand
dollars bounty to volunteers proposed at previous
meeting The old bountes Of three hundred dollars to
recruits for three years. hundred dollars 70 those for
two years and one hundred dollars 70 ono year men
with the respective Of nifty, thirty and twenty dol
lara hand money are therefore all that win be paid
less Ia found tina. tho required number OF volunteers
cannot be raised without Increasing the payments.
We have dates from Turks Islands to the 24th Of De-
ccmbsr last There is nothing Of importance in the
papers, except The quotations concerning the all
crops Tho Standard, Of tho oath Of December, Says
About thirty thousand bushels Of salt have been
shipped from the diRsrens ports Of the colony during
this wsok which, with the large per ocnage wasted from
the exposed salt by heavy rains will reduce the quantity
on hand very considerably From East Harbor learn
they have about seventy thousand bushels which, added
that Salt Cay will be about equal to the quantity
hand a this Cay Each month 20 Oar since our season
,lossd have had heavy rains Should these continue
he next three months the coming season win be worry
ass one and with the ordinary de.nd oil now on hand
viii have been shipped before another bushei can be
gathered Lass sales, fourteen ccnss.
The seven rebsl pirates who were arrested on board
the steamer Salvador on Panama November last By
our naval forces in the Pacific and permission TO trans
port whom across the Isthmus refused BY The or
madam authorities arrived II San Francisco few days
ago. where sy will be tried They are now seahned in
Fort Alcatraz
Tho lovers Of sieghing IN this city and the vicinity
have bcen considerably vored during the past three o.
four wesls Though we have had no very heavy falls
Of snow we have had several Of them, sbsaiag fair
quantity OF that kind Of sport which enjoyed on run
ners On Tuesday night we had another snow storm,
the neecy deposit OF which, added 70 sna on
the ground made excellent seghng In the less travelled
Of our and the suburbs yesterday In the Park
and on all the roads leading out OF town IL very Gne
and there were ngnss Of bells and iniermi
nablc streams OF sleighs dashing in all dircctions
Tuesday nights storm prevented skating yestcr
day on the Park lake and most OF the ponds around tho
city On the Fifth avenue pond, however, there was
very good skating The 10y surfa@ ncariy all tho "a
yorite resorts OF the last night cleared Of
and thore are therefore good prospects for full enjoy
ment Of the sport to-day.
Final DEGREES OF condemnation against the steamers
Armstrong, Emma and vxcn, recently captured while
attempting violate tho blockade Of Wilmington, wcre
entered yesterday tho Untcd States District Court by
the United States District Attorney
The two houses Of Congress will rcassemble to-day,