The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-16
Foreign News.


steamer City of Washington, Captain Brooks,
which left Liverpool at nine O'clock on the
morning of the list, and Queenstown on the
morning of the I'd inst, arrived here this morn
ing.
Her advices are four days later
The cholera is reported to have broken out
at Wolwich, England. No fatal cases had
been announced, however.
Its appearance at Woolwich is by some at
tributed to the putrid matter brought back
from the southern outfall of the sewerage
which it was anticipated would have been eff
fectually carried off but which often lies on the
surface of the ebb tide. aa7aa
No official announcement had been made
concerning the new Cabinet. A council of
ministers was again held on the both, but
nothing TRANSFERRED. 1t appeared certain Lord
Clarendon would be Foreign Minister.
The Cattle Plague continues, throughout
Great Britain 4''Hhe statistics says the Lon
don Times, "wear CHASTITY look"
Upwards Of $4,000 animals are known to
have been attacked by the plague since its
first appearance, and of these nearly 10000
have died. To be sure more than 5000 of
these victims were killed to save the curing,
but they swell the total loss of stock As to
the recoVeries there ale registered Just 701
which would be only per cent. on the whole
attack; but then the proportion can, of course,
only be measured by the number of cases in
which cure was attempted.
The long expected visit of the Prince and
Princess of Wales to Liverpool, took place ON
the 3lst ult. The visit was nominally only a
private one, no state was observed, the pro-
cession merely consisted OF few mounted po-
lice to clear the roads and bring up the rear
The Prince and Princess were seated in an
open carriage, and appeared both very atsfed
with the ovation they received,
Two very considerable fires had taken place
in London The first occurred at the ST..
katherinis Docks, on the 28th, and the loss,
it was feared would reach 100000 sterling
German politics are looking very stormy
again. The Prussian and Austrian Govern
ments have instructed their troops at Frank
forty of whom there are a large number) to
prevent by force, the meeting Of the Ma
tional Veren to discuss the Schleswig- Hols-
TEN question. Meanwhile the National Verein
has met and demanded that the question shall
be settled at once by taking the vote of the
Schleswig- Holsteiners themselves,
,n VERY LATEST MARKETS.
Liverpool, Nov. -Cotton-sales for the two
days $4,000 bales at a decline of Id per pound
the market closing with an upward tenden-
cy for American. The sales to spectators and
exporters were 5000 bales.
Advices from Madrid state that Spain had
informed the British Government that she
intends taking energetic measures to put an
end to the slave trade.
The cholera was decreasing in Madrid and
Seville.
The Ministry having been defeated on
question Of confidence, had resigned. M. Bull
gars having been summoned by the King to
form new Ministry, declared that he could
only accept the task on condition that Count
Sponneck should quit Greece. The King re-
fused this condition, stating Count Spohneck
held no official position NJ Bnlgars there
upon declined. "a
New YoTk, Nov l3-In the Stock Market
general decline is shown in many leading
securities.
Money is in more demand, but there are no
changes in the rates. On all, business is done
chiefly at per cent. Discounts move slowly
at from to IS per cent, according to quail
ty. l5a5aa
Gold has advanced to-day. 1t opened at
1464 and was held at 147 nearly all day, 60
ing a little above that point.
LOUISIANA POLITICS.
Washington, November 13.-Ex-Governor
Hahn, of New Orleans, who was elected Uni-g
ted States Senator under some one of the sew
eral forms Of government they have latterly
had in Louisiana, does not, It is said, expect to
get seat in the Senate, nor does he think he
is entitled to one. The Legislature under the
Wells Government will probably elect Sena-
tors. Mr. Hahn says that the negroes i'm
Louisiana are often brutally treated.
1t has been stated recently. as upon authors
ty, that the army now numbers 100000 men.
| think | may say that the figures viii not be
reduced for some time to come. France,
freedmen, and failure of some Southern States
to comply with the acquisitions of the Presi-