The New York herald., 1867-02-01

me sssasAship Africa which left Liverpool a ham
pas eight the merning Of the 10th and Queenstown
the 20h Of January tn the aternoon arrived u Halifax
eight o'clock yesterday morning IN vone % Boston
She had seventeen passengers for Halifax and the
number Tor Boston Tho Africa sailed for Boston about
half past yesterday afternoon.
The steamship Damascus, from Liverpool January II
and Londonderry January 49, arrived Portland, NO.
yesterday evening. The Damascus had ninety eight
passengers She reports having passed the 25h inst
at five o'clock p NJ the City Of Cork, bound east; and
on thes2Sth inst, at eight A. NJ two-funneiied orig
rigged steamer, bound west
By mail kilograms from the Africa we have few
details Of our dispatches by the Atlantic cable dated to
her day Of sailing
Mr.. Gladstone, ex-Chancellor OF the English Ex-
chequer In circular dated at Florence calls on his
supporters assemble the opening Of the session
Of Parliament and it is said that on his arrival in Eng
land conference Of the heads Of the liberal party will
be held under his auspices relative to the reform and
other questions
The ice catastrophe on the waters in Regents Park
continued absorb public attention. The total number
Of bodies found about forty and the search pro-
crossing when the Africa sailed.
Tho weather continued very throughout Europe
and travelling greatly impeded Tho mails we're
largely in many directions The postal service
owing to the In some parts Of Denmark even tho
telegraph wires buried in the snow which in some
places fourteen feet deep
Several OF the Paris evening journals attach credit to
the rumos OF the modification of the government
organization OF Franco.
The French Ministers would allowed defend per-
sonaly before tho legislative chambers the measures
connected with their own departments
Signor SciulaJa had made his financial statements 10
the Chamber Of Deputies The total deacit for the pre-
year amounts TO lS5 1900 Of lire OF this he
proposes to 900 by financial reforms
the remaining 900 must be made up by extraor
dinary means loan Is impossible under tho present
therefore the State must have 70
the ccclesasca property, which proposes to tax 70
the amount Of 600 0o0 900 lire which will tho
nual denci till $780, when the budget viii be in equil,
brum. The revenue is steadily increasing and tho ex
peudure decreasing The expenses Of tho ministry
had been reduced 70 ~, ,000, 600.
The Prussian Chamber OF Deputies by vote Of l7S TO
lO0 passed bill introduced by two private members
providing that delegates tho German Parliament should
DO remunerated. The government had previously de-
ciined TO take part in the debate On the biA
This Chamber Of Dsputiss In Bsfiia had adopted the
Mortgage bill removes the i;uiseion 70 The legal
rates Of interest and loans real estate with Wow
Of facilitating the raising Of capital upon the security Of
landed properly
Prince Dsdlan, Of Mngrsa, bad, in his own name and
that OF his successors voluntarily ceded hts sovereign
rights to Russia Ia consideration Of million roublss m
demnity
The Governors Of Seville, Valencia, valadolid and
other provinces Of Spain bad arrived ct Madrid.
decree Of the HOspodar authorities the Minister of
Finance Professionally collect taxes on tho basis Of last
year in order to carry on the public service In the
Danubian Pnncipailties.
Another Of the West India mail steamers. the Ia
Plata, had arrived at Southampton With yellow fever
ON board She had sixtyons cases during the voyage
Of which twenty-shrss proved fatal
The stock Of cotton In port u Liverpool January 10
was estimated aa SOL $50 bales Of which 500 bales
were American.
Tho Brazilian mails had arrived at Lisbon. At Rio
Janerc December 2S cose sa1o0 6asoo fos good drss
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