The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-05

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Halifax, Jan. &
The steamer Asis ffom EfvDrpool l44il
and Quessst0sn 46sh, sFfiysd this morn
ing With three daye later ef4eNs.
Cotton 6rmer and adsaneSd III: bead
stuffs frn e.; 4 - 500 /; prOvisioasdall
lard sasisr; pstSsisnn stssdy, refaef :.
no sales crude.
O,ssals s9i. Buliiop IL Bask Of Bog
lind has increased 70 E86, 900. American
sseorities soninal-6. eos 4I}@l23.
The Pope Of Rome, in Response 70 ,
manifesto 81 the Confederate Stated sp
plauds the pacific ssutimsnb expr(sset
therein and dsplores farther contin1ancs
Of the bloody struggle between the North
and South. He will not fail 70 avai
himself Of favorable opportunity 70 urgs
peace.
The Shipping Gasstte saJs the sdtices
from Nantes oou6rm the report that ex.
Presideot JuaFes has issued letters o.
mafqus TO Americans against French
ships, and especially against The stea ners
Of the Frsnch Trans Atlantic Co. All
Of the atesmsrs having on board $780,
600 in specie wers conveyed from Vera
Cruz by French Nan of-War. The
Army and Navy Gazette ridieules the
idea that 6hernAn Vas obliged to leave
Atiauta
The London Times has an editorial on
the letter of Secretary Of State, Ssu lard,
10 reply to Lord WharnicEif's . application
to distribute aid to rebel prisoaersl Il
says that il is no slight testimony I'd the
course taken BY Her Msjesty's govern
ment in its dealings with America, that
Seward. with 30 animus he can { coIceal,
is driven TO make the most Of the obpor
,uni'y offered BY person irresponsible
IS . representative Of the British nakion.
His letter indicates be is prepared to
make the most Of the least official step
that might be made on the part of the
British government. Mr.. Seward must
be hard driven when be 6pds it necessary
to express SO much indignity on SO sri-
fiing an affair.
The Times questions the wisdom and
good taste of Lord Wharuiclffe's offer.
bu, it resiles Mr.. Sevsrd's charge against
the British people, and concludes By say.
ing that he knows in every one of the
questions ras1td By the existing war We
are only moving on the line. already laid
down for us by statesmen. The con
science and public opinion Of the Uoited
States we're in the same case ~ they are,
md whatever abuse Mr.. Seward choses
to lavish on US, simply recoils on bis own
people.
A letter published in the Times ca
trading regulations with the South, con
,end. they are calculated to impede rath er
than promot, traffic. II asserts that the
only available channel for getting cotton
is through the blockade, and that the
difficulties Of the trade have been in
creased. not BY the great efficiency of the
blockade. bat by the regulations Of the
Confederate Government, tending to give
itself monopoly Of the profits of block
ade running.
The weekly returns Of the Bank of
France exhibit sn Increase of capital eu
hand Of nearly one hundred and twenty
Il D0G 0tIA y b8bi AAIatt@u hABN6s nE Dan =
Of France has reduced the rate of dis.
'ouns from to Al. Paris Bourse on the
23d was fat.
The Corte1 opened 90 the 22d Of Dec.
The Queens Speech gives the hope Of :
prompt solution of the Peruvian question,
but is silent on the subject Of ST Donin
20. Il says Spain has no ambitious pro-
| OTIS upon the South American Republics
as regards Mexico. She says the Official
Q ,mmunication Of MfximiIlian's secession
the tarons OF Mexico is the comnence-
msni Of new era 10 the political rela-
sions between Spain and Mexico utfortu
oat-ly NOW interrupted. Another para.
,isph ia the speech is ~ follows:
/ am bound to state the general bondi-
tion Of tho monarchy, considered id al ii.
extent. Il not very satisfactory, dnd Il
remedy this shall lay before you bill
of great importance. This is supposed t
refer to San Domingo.