The national Republican., 1866-12-19
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LONDON, Dec. l7-evening.-Advices rom
Bonisley state that there have been more ex-
plosions in the coal.pits there, but no add.
tional loss Of life. About one hundred fune-
rails have taken place; two hundred widows
mourn the loss of their husbands; and four
hundred children are left fatherless. All are
left in destitute condition, and their appeal
for help is very touching. Eighty deaths are
known to have occurred from the Stafford
shire calamity, and many more are supposed
to be dead in the pit.
VALErrA, MALTA, Dec. l7.-John H. Sur
ratt will be at once taken back to the United
States by sloop-ofwar which has just ar.
rived here, and which will 60 to Alexandria.
LONDON, Dec. lit is now definitely as.
certained that the reported arrest Of @. o. /.
R. Stephens is destitute Of truth His where.
abouts is unknown. Quiet prevails in Ire
land.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Correspondence from
Paris intimates that the mission Of General
Castelman to Mexico is to induce the abdi
cation Of Maximilian.
PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE United States steam
er Swatara has sailed from Malta for Civita
Vecchia.
ROME, Dec. ls, o'clock, p. m.-Cardinal
Antonelli has settled the dispute between
General King the United States Minister
and his Holiness the Pope satisfactorily tc
both parties. The Pope, it appears, misun
derstood the Minister.
BERLIN, Dec. l8.-The National German
Conference commenced its session in thii
city to-day.
LONDON, Dec. ls, noon.-Consols, SO IA
] 5-20's, II l-2; Erie, Al IL; Illinois, II IL
LATER.
LONDON, Dec. 1s.-Articles of agreement
and Of alliance, offensive and defensive, were
exc cuted yesterday between the famous Rem
ter News Company and the special agent o.
the United States and European News Asso
clati on Of New York, to go into operation OF
Jan, ,ary lst, 1867. The Renters News As
sociation sustains the same relations to the
Press Of Europe as the New York Associated
Press has heretofore sustained to the presl
Of America.
The New York Associated Press specia
agent, dispatched to London to secure ex
elusive relations with the Renter company
failed to secure the object Of his mission, th'
Renter company preferring to ally them
selves with the popular News Association o
which Mr.. Craig is manager, rather than th'
effete and would-be monopolists Of the New
York "ring."
After the 1st Of January, 1867, the Eu
ropean news of the United States and Euro
pean Telegraphic News Association will b.
consider ably increased in quantity, an
through the Renter alliance at London tn
news OF Europe, Asia and America will or
pear 81 multaneously in the London Time.
New Y ork World, and other journals cor
tracted with the above Association.
PAR Is, Dec. l8.-It is reported in of6ca
quartz RS, and with the appearance Of truth
that TIE Marquis De Moustier, the Frencl
Minist er for Foreign Affairs, has tendere
his r. ,signation to the Emperor, and that
has b cen accepted. His successor is state
to be M. De Lavaletta, the present Frenc
Mini ,ter of the Interior, and the temporar
pred,.ce ssor to NJ. De Moustier in the pos
ton to which he is now said to be formal
appointe d.
VIENNA, Dec. ls.-Itis is said that the Aul
trian Gov ernment having failed to reconcil
the varia, ices between the different race
within the Empire, will leave them to effet
q solution the subject for themselves.
LONDON, Dec. ls.-The report comes frol
the Continen, that the condition ofthe Frcnc
Notifications on the frontier Of Germany
being looked after, and that their strength
likely to be ma terially increased.
MAScHEsIisR, Dec. l8.-The market f
goods and yarns, sympathizing with the a
vance in cotton at Liverpool, is frmer, ar
prices are q triie higher.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-The money market
easy. Consols closed at SO IA for none
The market for American securities is stead
with an adv ance Of o quarter OF one p
cent. in Illinois Central. The official quot
tions at the close OF business to-day wer'
5-20's, II IL; Erie, Al IL; 1llinis Central,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. l8-The cotton mark
is active and buoyant to-day. An advan
of IA was asked and obtained by holder
The sales amounted to 10000 bales on Il
basis Of IA I'D. per pound for Middling U
lands, which was the current quotation at t
close Of business. The market for breadstu
is unchanged. Western American mix
corn sold at 38s. per quarter Provisi'
market quiet and unchanged in prices.