The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1863, Page 5

FOREIGN NEWS. The London Press Distressed by the Troubles in Dixie. Views ef Southern and Northera Correspondents. Oriticism on the Refinement of the Campaign, &e., &e.. &e. Our Paris Correspondence. Paum, Dec 6, 1863. Welahons Belween England and France—The Allance Broken—Signifioant Article from Prince Napoleon's Organ, dc., dc. As I told you would probably be the cease in my last Tottor, tho flat, and by no moans over polite, refusai of England to unite tn the congress is popularly regarded More not only as destroying ali probability of the congress over meoting, but also as a rupture of the French and Baghisn alliance. France, it is said, now ‘must seek al- Diances olaewhbere.”’ Perhaps it will be with Austria, per- Roepe with Russia, Enogiand ie catching it upon att sides for ther tomority. 4 The Opinion Nationale, the orgam of the Prince Napo- Noouy ia ite yesterday's issue, tella the truth so plaialy, sand expresses 60 ‘ibly the genuine Frenchman's idea upon the conduct of England, that I cannot refrain from ‘oransiating the closing paragraphs of an article from it 4 melative to the congress. After showing in what a singu- Qar position England has placed herself upon the great iqueations which agitate Europe, the Opinion says:— Must we say it? We do not very seriously believe fn this absolute renunciation of all political action pre. ferred by Kugland. It is only a doctrine of circumstance principal cause of which is a bitter joalousy and -— Re gecve W bjriope ot considerable which ‘rave layed for several yoars io ay pears t© make Kugland profoundly a rpg the sey war, it may be said that herentire pulicy has bo oppem that of France everywhere. For ton years on abe ‘agitated Italy. We invited ber to join us in picmetvocdom to that country. She refused; but scarcely ad Gaished our task wheo she claimed to bo more Italian than we, and urged the Itallang into a premature ‘claim spap Rome and Venice. Now France talks about quitting Rome. This ts sufficient to keep Englind away, ‘and make ber refuse to assist at the congress, which ite aight decide the question. In Mexico she accompanied * mas at first, to finally abandon us, She baitied us upon ‘the rae and in Syria. She intrigued in Egypt against ‘Che Suez Canal, for the sole reason that this work of ‘untversal interest, and from which England would derive more proit than’ any Otber nation, was directed by What asad role to play! How can @ grand cor & abandon tho conduct of its interests to such little "dens ‘and euch barrow jupationsr It seems to prefor to offace itself, to abdicate all influence, to retire from the sworld, to desert its most evident duty, to belittie and ender itself mean, than to follow a glorious policy, use- ‘ful to the whole world and itself, but from which France Gain some prestige. policy of euvy and sterility, which says no to OF sblitngs and Ia Gin Wenlaet toercaes of Seen peace of humani- ‘ty , a the shame of Engiand, and the evidence of the moral be hn ie Gunn semgureatens bs or ‘tn its (rain. For the present her peremptory refusal to assist at the Pinger gyro modi the situation, apd leaves Dittle hope of a | solution of pending difficulties, ‘8 European conflagration be dis- (0 peacerul The possible Sriumph of ‘might over right peed not disploase IIberal and progreasive ded could sell her guns to fhe to them jh rates of in- derive some He z E & & Ul will the peace of Europe will know with whom the responss- to ignore England altogether, and meet witbout ber; but it is generally be- France, baving made the proposal, which no mynd response anywhere, will fall Of abstention. In future complica and which now seem to be imint out of the Schleew ig: Holstein can point nt tobi tri- in soagvenebigs Con icely be caly Inid it t0 be able to and that it might attract the atten- from matters for the ras i ete iN if Hi i i FH i a @he New Mexican Monarchy—A New Difficulty in the Way. Sr. Jouns, Dec. 30, 1863, ‘The following was recetved via Galway, not through our agent The Paris perenne. of the Times says tho Ai duke Maximilian considered was formally made by the French govern. Lincoin’s Cabinet. A despatch from Piers vga in reply was to the effect that the American never tolerate, much less recognize, @ cotablisbes at thelr ‘very doors. 1 8 that this will decide the Archduke to 4 “@bandon a 6 Seng On Sree Sa OF AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTR. ‘The London Times of the 16th inst. editorially refers to tetters of its American te publinved in ite fesues of the 15th and 16th inet, One is datea Richmond, November 14; the other is from New York. letters Louch upon the ultimste isaue of the war, Dut the Times, after considering the views of be the ‘nion be Us! aia surrender it, another third iseverea. and bas, perhaps, not ceased wavering; that the remainder stand Qut for the old state &, ee with unexampled tenacity, 3 sos cmb Hsp | is true alae; it, we must agree wi N oor sehen oottnenden, ‘hot ol mystery end dark ‘The Times remarks upon the letters of its American cor- oon “ poodents :— Our correspondent im the Southern States does not dovy that they are in difficulties, and, to complete the the case, these diffieuitios are traced to the seeing tho currency disterbed. The Confederates are courageous and determined, but gloomy, anxious and earoworn—al! because they canaot look at pa an it is looked at by their Northern neighbors. gt the better basis of the two for such financial opera. Clone, but it haa not answered the same perposs To the ‘Bouth feral we arti cur exactly w! shoud expect it fo be, and the South suffers accord: . Other- ‘wise it was never in better plicht. Ite jon of pro. ‘ pa and material have greatly increased, ite importe goods are large, is rauitary credit ia bigh, and stay h, says, our correspondent, i@ unchanged. Never cuelees, he adds, ‘we are on the brink of a precipice.”” orang ae te Noe of meat represent. fom the produce of cmheng>, ¥ it @ certainty clear that “something must be done." The Southerners bave not Uh robuat faith of the Nortberners, and they must fad a eubde;itute for that valuable creda! ae tree oe on tan of this ae can upon our who has, of course, oppor: pons and thinks that as aryiand and Kontucky, ually io sii + 7 Alavama and South | South—How te Remed ish, promises shortly to be worth pir nga currency ‘as 90\"6. only four farthings, bow to be funded, fresn issues to be Auspended, a limited amount of circ medium to be put forth and a solemn pledge given that this emount shali not hereafter be exceeded. [am bound to record that the people aro J a ce to stand extravagant taxation. For many past the Confederate Cebines has been eagerty cepts discussing and excogitating a sclieme of aud & mS. Reapelel convention of the presidents of bavks is to assemble at Augusta on the 16th inst. pp nh Araneae lam @ tho follow- ing bea found favor in the eyes of influential men:— Authority wiil be given to the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one thousand millions of six por cent coupon bonds, and Sey to impose #n annual tax of five per coat on real and personal estato capitalized, of which tax oue-half ide pela in currency and the other halt io speckle or cou of the one thousand million joan. offered (sueb as a boous of five proms) at once to buy up or convert currency into this and't is hoped that so much of the existing circula- tion ‘will be quickly tired as will immediately reduce prices, and admit of mit being put to the outstanding currency. Other details of this achome there are in abundance, but, cacy cnet, VI ones is pot far from what'I have sketched. by Mes hension is ‘that i¢ will 208 be prompt and restic saga io ite ope” ration to sweep away at once tht vast redundancy of the currency, to inspire confidence im a distrustful people, avd to bring supplies promptly into market. If it fails there is uo alternative left for the government but to seize and impress whatever it wants with a high hand, and to thig step it will be tmpelled, rather than yield to ‘the hated Yankee, by tho almost unanimous voice of the Confederate people, “Refinement of the Campaign.” The London Telegraph (December 16), speaking of Amer- fean aifairs, or —Rednement has been extended to tho campaign; aud the same republican impatience to secure for all rake the distinctions granted in Europe only to the (ow, ts enabling oven the ordinary general officer to vie with the most potent imperial commander that ever Jost a victory, The carriage with which the ladies of New York have iately carer ema bryan his campaigning purposes ig in itself a very bijou of war en- ginea. An English land: with @ dicky for two orderties, mo tern within, the carriage combines tx iis drawing room, official Durean, dressing roo, redroom, Kcttchons end all,” Tous the gallant. geners!-—alivstrtone 18 bistory "for once refusing to drink the health of Queen Victoria—goes to the war like a true kuight errapt, equiped by the host of ladies whosy cavalier he is. the means of campaigning om the :ost epicurean conditions, he may write home to the War Department d-spatches recoun the victories which he ought to ided in bis lacubrations by the goldee light jexf the gift and of the memories which A Fashionable hae hnag rigs ‘The latest stir to London fashionable life been oc. casioned by the marriage of Mr. Al gornon W. F. Grevilie, of the First Liie Guards, on of Colonel and Lady Rosa Greville, with Lady Violet Grabam, second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Montroso.' The bride was given away by ber father, the Duke of Montrose, She was dressed in white satin, trimmed with Brussels lace, @ wresth of orange dlossom aod Myrtle constituted her Deaddress, and she wore a necklace of pearls and dia- monds, a gift from her husband's father. The brides. maida were dressed in white, with the Grahain tartan silk cloaks and sashes to correspond ; white bonnets, with a serie OC bes heather, completed their costume, Lord Harls- company attended the ceremony. were very bumorous and some of a Those offered by the Countess of Powis, the a vole, Colonel and Lady Agnes aareay, Ca 4 Greville, Baroness L. sere am id fag valuable and meee: Asa me. event, each of the bridesmaids have Saat n pressed 8 gold mounted crystal locket, bear- ing the coonegsess of Lady VI rage vaste. Mr. Hooker, feerotary ae 3 nitoa States Logntion io Romo opened hi is saloogs at the Patazzo Buonaparte on the 26th November, Thanksziving Day, tobe priacipal Americac visitors to and residents ia Kome, amonntiog in namber to about seventy. After listening "wo 4 prel nary address from the Rev. ir Butler colton apt allusions to the presens criss, Mr. Hooker's guests 4 social evening together in commemoration oot the day. Miscelinneous. An Armstrong six bundred- pounder waa tried at Sbos- buryness, on the 11th of December, with complete suc- cess. A target, in the sbape of a section «f the Warrior's sido, was pliced at one thousand yards from the gun, and the firet shell which struck it completely d dewolished it The shell blow a hole in the target two feet by twenty inches wide. Nover, it is sald, was there such a complete triumpR for the gua. The trial of Geor, My Baty ‘Tow nel, Miss Goodwin, of or Wigwell Heeb, or Peter ae wore ro sweethearts, but for some reasuns sho digcaraed bim. For this slight Towneley took a torrible reveoge. Ue woot to Wigweli Grange, induced Miss Goodwin to accompany him in a short walk, and deliberately cnt ber throat by tbe road. fido. A plea of insanity was unsuccessfully set up on his muraor torminatea on Theatre Francates. On Tuesday evening the artista of the French thoatre appeared | © act melodrama, called La Dame de Saint Tropez, which is founded on a celebrated crimins case which was many years since tried in the Frenen courts. This drama is one of the Porto st. Martia plays, and is as melancholy and tiresome aa the most inveteraie It ts in DO way suited to Batty little theatre. That this public don’t like dramas was proved by the fact (bat a slim audience assembied on this occasion. We confess that we are totally opposed to these heavy plays when produced in so small atheatre, M.Juignet has uot tho opportunity for weonte effects guch as are necessary in dramas. The Lady of St. Tropez should not be attempted by bis artista, You can’t put a whale io a bucket—that is, if the whale and bucket are of catural proportions. Having coudemned tbe production of the dramaon the score of the size of the theatre, we will now totally condemn it on the score that this drama Was writton for a star, Frederic Lemaitre ‘there ia batone important role in the play); and M. ignet has no ‘‘stars.”’ His artints are all exoelient alike; but none of them are 40 far in advance of their camarades that a drama should be gotten up merely to give them a chance for pg he, display. M. Juignet ‘will, we bope, give us no more With the tine troape be has’ secured let bim by all means play come dies, Peacterilles, farces aod With sueh be cau fll his Uitte theatre every evening. ‘Te the perme yb. the Dame Tropez, was & Very satisfactory Goorge Maurice. He- was patural mod eaay io” what be did, acd made us all very miserable and unba by a very lifelie delineation of the miseries of a nbapoy and unbeppy husband. His makeup as @ man being slowly poisoned wan quite artistic. He was duly ‘and suffered very naturally. He acted extremely weit in ‘that scede where the polscoer ia detected. We socord all praise to M. Gravier, but bope that be will no longer ap- pear in dramas, We prover bim, iofinitely, In comedy Mme. Levasseur, as the ge fg Ell lady who sacrifices her love a renee of Glial K.. 4 becomes the wife of Maurice because he had benefitted ber father, played the rele with ber usual grace and distioction, This artute is cortainly deserving of the favor sbe bas won in the esti habitues Of the Theatre Francais. She is ovcieations in all ber roles, We may say | established favorite, Mile. Hambarg. the same © M. Chol, «¢ the villeim, was troly as detesta- bie as be should have been, M. Roche bad bit of & role as the notary, which be made the most of. The same may be ssid of Fdgard M. Faye, as the abandoned lover, played extremely weil. This artist has much in bie favor, at destmed w be- come a fay Like Mesera. Roche: aad elle po hata 5% oy ey under + Ben ad of thi rama. We hope these artists may escape infliction for the reat of the esason J Wo take ploasare in announcing that on New Year evening there will be a jolly performaoce at the Theatre Francais. (On this occasion the price of admission will be reduced to Gfty cents to ai! parts of the house. Sale of Government Bonds. Fmapeurma, Deo. 30, 1863. ‘The agent repofte the anie of 008 million aeveo bundred And forty seven Vhowsand and four hundred dollars jc five-twentios on Wednesda: are being wade from [ecem| The delivecies of vonds y 1 tnclamtve, Death of Townsend Sharpless. Pasparrma, Dee. 90, 1862. Townsend Sharjess, & well known mercbant’ of (his city, died thie marning, aged seventy-seven years. Rossrma 4 loapeo Sunt Military. ARRIVAL OF REBELS IN THIB CITY. Eighty two repentant rebels arrived i this crty at Ball Past cleven o'clock oo Tuesday eveulng from Camp Doug: laa, Chicago, in charge of Captain Barr, ot the Invalid Corps, and wore almout immediatoty after transferred to the receiving abip North Carolina, Brooklyn Navy Vard. ‘They came bere by the Hudson River Railroad, and were Jet out at the Thirtieth street depot, whore a large oun ber of botateroas assembled and commcoced the foot of Thirtieth street, whence they wore couveyed to the Brookiga Navy Yard. These moe were prisovers Of war who availed themecives of the President's am besty prociamatoa, and have deserted Jel! Davis aud tus cause, RECRUITING IN| WESTERN NEW TORK. Recruiting t@ going briskly on in the western part of tae State, We understaud that the quota of Gunesee county is made up, through the exertions of Colonel John L. Dorrance and other leading men of the county, who have held mectings daily to (orward the cause. Wo also learn that the quotas of Niagara aad Wyoming counties aro vearly full. PRESENTATION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK3ON, OF BIKBR'S ISLAND. Brigadier General N. J. Jackson, the commandant on Rikor's leiand, wae presouted with a magnificent gold watoh, chaip and goals oo Christmas Day, a4 « slight mark of the esteem and affection with which be is regard. ed by the numerous officers under his direction. The gilt was accompanied by set of complimentary resolutions, Signed by represontatives from every regiment which has beon gout trom the isto of Now York to the seat of toe elightowt fatimabion gov us 10 the About three o'clock on ition 8 ‘committee of tree, compored of Ma: er aeoge K. Hopper, Sixteenth New York Volunteers: Oue Hundred and Thirty first New York Volunteers, Pat Capt. Wilson, Ninety Wird New York unteers, waited the purpose of ‘others present swore Capt. Prescott, of the reguiar army; Captain Shanoon, A A. G, of General Jackson; Lioutenaut 8. &. Cham! A.D, C.; Lieutenant Drake and Captatn MeCoun. Major Hopper, oa behai{ of his brothor officers, made the pre- ree ve) ja @ peat speech, and General Jackson, wbo was affected, responded in a most approvriate manner, pd that be would treasure ‘up the incident through life a8 one of the most pleasant in his military career, and thanking the donors for the flattering evidence of their rogard and affectionate appreciation, Tne testimonial, it in said, cost over eight hundred dotiars, and was most elaborate in its ornamentation. On the case of the watch waa the following inscription — Gaoaee og Rss" eereentam rege « Prenen Brigadier General N. J.J aoxaow, bis many friends on Riker’s (sland. December 25, 1863. ROME... SOS THE FIFTH VRRMONT REGIMENT. Buruaren, Vt., Dec. 30; 1863. The Fifth Vermont regiment, which is the Oret New England. regiment tbat has re-enlisted for threo years, arrived bere today, and was received with the firtng of cannon and the ringing of belis. The regiment, which numbers three hundred and twenty-five mon, waa escorted to the town hall by the Third Vormoat Dattory, Many distinguished citizens, several provost marsbals of the @, and General Pitcher, Assistant Provost Marsoal participaied in the reception, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT. Lomavinte, Dec, 30, 1863 About three-fourths of the Twonty-cighth Peopayiva- nia infantry, having re-enlisted, have arrived en route (or Philadeipinia, expecting to arrive there Jaauary 4th, oo thirtygdays’ Curiough. The Three Hundred Dollar County Bounty for Veterans. The following documents explain the regult of tho re- cent ection of the varions war commiitess of this city — Hapquantees Cocyty VoLuntewe Comafrrna, Naw Yorn, Dec. 20, 1863. Brigadier General Have, Acting Provost Marahel:— Sir--The County Committee oa Volual will not 3 By pay tho county loupty to any one sow in army. Neither Wave thoy ever inteuded to do wo. If bavi ever paid such tt hua beep through mistake upon papers property Mtied out, s\;ned and to thie Committes from some of the Provost "8 officers, aod in el such cages the money abould be returned ‘again to this Committee §=Woe bave had a maoy appli cations to ascertain if a mae ro-entisting ia the United States service at any place other than this city, and who ry already in the service, could receive the county bounty. We have invariably anawered that when our papers are property Gtied out aod signed by ao officer recognized, by U8, ANd Counting On our quota, we would pay the sama, always supposing that po papers would be signed by @ Provost Marshal except tbe man had been actually mos tered in by bim or to his office, and was not already inthe army. Ths Committee suppose that the severement wauts (0 increase the number of mea ia the army, the county bounty 1s inteaded (or that purpose To 3 By for those already in the army is spending tha moaay which might be used to obtairi additional men. Very re- spectfully, ORISON BLUNT, Caairman, Io eoanection With the above a mébting of the War Commitios was bold, and the following was tne result — Executive War Commie To Promors VoLenremeno, New Yorke, Dec. 39, 1863, At a mooting of the committee, held last ev ening, the following resolution was unanimously adopted — Resolved, That Messrs. 1. A. Boole, Gilbert Deen aad Hyatt ba a special committee to communiente with the Commitee of the Board of Supers isors and with the Supervisors pon the dubject of the payment of the conaty bounties to veteran voldiere re onlitting 10 the fleld, aod that they be requested to associa‘e with them Geveral Sickies, of some officer of the army whom be may designate to represent bim, and that the cor once between Captain McGee and Mr. Blunt, whicn has deco read by Gaueral Hays, be referred to the com. mittee. Extract from the minutes SPENCER KIRBY, Secrotaey Judge Mean thon made the following query — Will the County Volunteer Committes pay the three hundred dollars bounty to veterans who re-enlist at the seat of war or in New York previous to the expiration Of their present term of en istment, and who will be credited to the quota of New York om draft ordered for the 5th January’ To which Mr. Blunt replied ax follows — re, County Vocowreme Commins, ) 240 Baoavway, Now York, Dec. 30,1863. | f per. 16. Dyas Sin—In answer to the following query put to this Com- mites by you ag the representative of the War Com mittee at the Filth Aveoue Hotel, viz-— “Will the Connty Volunteer Committee pay the $300 bounty to veterans who re-elist at the seat of war or in New York previous wo thé expiration of thelr present term of enlistment, and who may be credited to the qufta of New York oa the draft ordered for the 6th of Jnquary?” I have the honor to reply tbat , at a meeting of the Committee oo Volunteering, beld this day, the lollowing resotntion was unanimously adopted — Resolved, That the County Volunteer Committee will pay the sum of @300-—the county boanty—to soldiers now io the United states army whose term of service expires on or before the 4th day of July. 1464, and who may be ro-enlisted for the term of three years or during the war, Provided, such men shall be credited as a part of the quota of the county of New Yortt on the dratt ordored by the President in his prociamation for January 6, 1964. And further provided, that the men #0 re enjisted shall 00 said quota in equal numbers wo each of the Congressional districts in ssid county. Yours, ORISON BLUNT, © Police Inteitig: Bowe Artemrr 10 Kow 4 Save 9. bold atterap to rou safe in the premises of 265 West stroot, was made «+ Tuesday afternoon, which oniy fai no treagure of any comsejuecce on band. The trick i= #b old oa@, but at this particular janeture will bear reading. The operator entered the office wuea be koow the propri my aod asked if be was in Upon receiving the negative, be said he would Ake to write a om cA we The bookkeeper thereupon asked tnfta to sap inaide the railing snd placed before bitm the oeceasary Writing materia”. The copes who ap. peared to be @ perfect gentleman, watched a nity wheo the back ( the bookkeeper was f for an wetant, and rangacked (he sale of $2,500 in prominsory notes and & lot of counterfelt bills, He theo finished the note aud coolly banding it to the apsuapectin bookkeeper, with the request tbat he woul doliver it to the proprietor, walked out of the place as woconcerned a8 though oothing had happened The rob. very was not discovered for several minutes after the | Operator bad turned the corner, jueotly there was bo attempt made to follow him. Fortunately for the establighment fo this case the ine counterfeit mone There was great risk attending the pegotiation of the notes, and Mr. Uperator thought he onaid not doe better thing than return them tw the pro- per owner. Conseyuentiy he mailed them the following day, apd the package arrived at ju# destigation that after. nova, much to the joy and eurprite of the proprietor, and Departures. DEF ARTUREX Livenroot—Ateensbip Aus relagian—Conot French Minisier at Wasningtoa, Madame Mercie Arrtvi Mercier, twochie ren tog purse aod two men rervacte Count de ® Visven ire i le and servant, Mise Moore, M ine ba, Chas B J Prekereg ove of the tb vO Uy ten ned tt ehageipoia 9 one ings "to try men’s souls,”’ pite' imo 01 pi c} the stove, closed the door, and lait quietly down in (root fomen, Haller; aD ae: of ite were tome thirty or torty soldiers io the Gatinas Geraenr: foom at te time, and as the shot went ie « pumber 4 servant, DD sew made tracks, but th '¥ Of them did pot get ont via Mier Kovght ay My stelt exp <a tas save 00 stetas; ay free Wy RTT " costing poe tered. “The officers in aharge, brine of ‘Caan © Andrews an apes y Ragan Y Prout opinion that such experience should te yard fae Share W Wyatt, Wm Shepberd and | us Thom: Crermined that the man shall replace the stove. —Wash- Andrew Nance amd Jessie Harrie, Bo: ington Star. 0 ln ayerie. silt Hawevac—Sieamship Ravaris—J Tre Boeros Haspm. asp Baron SocmeTY gave its annual ee ee b vunere Paris; £ Christmas oratorio of the Messiah st Music siall, inst M Jose = to the largest audience of the Bunday evening, ann with @ full orchestra, the : Baltimore Voeriasee indy ead organ, chorus of three “ bunared menbers and emineat woinwts. The Boston Pont peur shorn Te sayt-—Miss Brainerd was, of course, the star of the st Pra? \, Fed ae She acquitted herself with mach credit, and rap Z 98 we Fo toa Giro ber metropolitan reputation ty W eon achieved ber sucoess in the favorite air of “T re) "(a4 2— Koow that my Redeemer jivet! it with a fervor aod sil! indveattve of uncommon artistic merit Mies Brainerd bas a ne pressoce, and mate aa excolivet im. Pression vn & Bystou audieugo r 6}; | | | hod others in oorege Naw Oni sars—Sieamebiy Crevie—Mre V, wi ¥ Elise McDonald, 10 Allm Lil Clamens, A Meiem, AD Healort, & Tornoe. 0 Anetio, | TH Hates Wk Pensa Cowden, B Trase—aud others in (he slegreee | THE RE D' ITALIA. Her Reeu from the Beach—Bhe fds Untn- JaredqHer Arrival at This Port, &. The tf trou-clad frtzate Ke d’Itaia came up wo the city . Bho arrwed here about (wo o’eiock yeu terday aftermaon, baving,boco bauied of from bor daa Prous @ituapwn at Loug Branch about oleven o'clock om Tuesday nigh karly w tho aftorecon of Tuosday the Coast Wrecking Company's ecbooner Jobaaon arrived at the sceme Of dia Astor, A0¢ W was Bot tong dolore ihe gang of men sho took down vers at work planting anchors aad pro parimgto boare hor off, At an carly hour io the evening 6 ‘Abreia wos pusipon the bawsor, and al about cloves o'cwork she came off handsomely, and was taken in tow immo- diately 40d etasted (or tbo bar, Ab ball past ten o'clock 00 Wednesday morning sho crossed tt, an@came up 0 the city, 000 sachored in the North river, above Canal etrect. It W governity believed that tho Re d’ftalia ta uct damaged \1 the slightest. A (ew shoots of er oopper may be tora up; but whe can be readily docked and put io order, The repairs to her eayine can be completed in Bay leadeys,so that abo can got to sea by the Lien of Jaguary, «0 bor voyage to Naples. Captain Imbort, who tg Ong of tho mast gouiai gentiomen, and said to be ono Of te finost seamen in bis aavy, fools dooply bis mis- fortume, aad te deacrving of much sympathy; but wo Goubt the propriety of his taking ehargo of hia ship while 0a pilot ground @a pur coast iatho winter season. Mr. Webb had been paid the full sum for constructing’ her, and loses nothing by tho acoldent ; but he fesia very sorry Maat it oocurred,sad deoply sympathizes with Captain Imbert & bis troebies. The whole matter will probably be investigated by a court of inquiry, ordered by the Minister of Marine at Turin; and, as tho ship must leave yory soon, it will oot bo held gutit hér arrival at some port io ltaly. Mr Do nia, J. D. Jones and Bilwood Waltor, of the Board of Ua. Gerwriters, are eatitled to much credit for the prompt 0088 with which they forwarded the assistance to whe iunperiiles ahfp. sterious Affair. {From the Hartford Courant, Dec. 30. The appoarance of a young woman, about twenty-tve Yoors Of age. at the police headquarters yesterday, and the recit«! of her story, hos atirred up an amount of mys 4 it will take no Little detective #ktil to unveil, ‘0 with the proprietor of the Union Houso, Now Haven, to whom xho told a portion of her history: for the purpore of having her rights restored. er story is ag foliows e Kays that her father's mame is James Haydeo (ust he keops @ store in New York: that ibe cher in that city, and bad been for sev oral Yours up tom recent date. lier maiden name was Filen Haydon, About eight montba ago she becamo ac- quainted witha man named Ga: be a pbyrician and to own cons: vicimity of New York. long #itco, contrary to the wish of her father, sho mar- ried Bim. They started off ow a bridal tour and came to this city. He, (ook bor to a bovse somewhere bore abouts, 10d she remained there several days, All this time she was sutfering from veuralgia tn the face, and did not loave her room. Her husband, she ways, kind to her and obtained medicines, which by every day One night abe felt worse than naual husband said he would out and got somethi hor atv droggist’s. whic be did’ Fhe Look the dri had brought, and goon fell asleep. . In tho morning, about ory o'clock, #he Kaw her husbaud about the room lovking the things, but soon fall asleep agai. Awaking y after, be bad gone, and she got up. On looking about, two trunk: bch she had tilled wi clothiag, box which container sewing machine, a gold watch from undor her Diners ad 8 diauioud ring from hér fn- ‘ger were missing. went juto the hall and met a man, whom she asked conearning her husband, who told that bo had gone away oa the early train, and bo MAD), FuppoKed she nad gone too, She then gows i in her story, and saya that eomtng up from Rew York, somow hore on the way, ber husband asked ber to tet hin arty bor mouey—some two hundred dollars,’ which she bad saved by texching schovul—and she gave it tobim, After ane awoke io bouse, she nays she took B Vasable morning dveas or dovh's gown, and her bon- Bot, and pawned Hyon to obt ‘a Lara wae fonud vegterday in Loaving Harttord, sie and froin there to V Wasted to Hartfor and the p: abe did, abo affuir ia bor stor bor may dater w to bare, from » ' temnen 2 her ins 3, 290 be % ¥ ‘ to d evou, vother, af oa 4¢ other town than Hart’ ought, Noewils #bory io a straight for wi ‘ ances Of her treat men er of Rev, Yr, Oba- pto’s eared, (wow 4s no.has been telegraplied to Ee wo Chem to the Uaited states Hotel yesterday and Capiaio Nott called upon ter to seo if he ditional feet, While there hotloarned ouse that she bad Leen purchasing something at a dr ny ~ knowing the excitabie v6 Ok MID cho waa in 4 it might be junta.” He miked Der Wt ina mua ny burehase, 4d abe said you Inet she anes a porter oat to got nome thing, "but it was wothiog of any eomseuewc. | Further ify olicited the {act that abe made tho purchase her @ bottle containing two ounoms of laudaoum waa found in her pocket aud sakoa from he. We called at ber room last ind held along conversation with hor, after obtaiaing elsewhere the above statement, and ber story waa the ame as abe bad tole others. Sbe apppeared perfectly composed, ts & wo: Hlont conversationa! powers and finely cuit: nd relates her bistory with much feel enveleped in the greatest mystery con Ld and places. It was thought that she migot have strayed (rom her home inboring under a fit of io sanity; but we are more jaciined Uo balleve tbat there Is truth io her story. that «be has beeo deceived by some unprincipled wretch, who wery likely drugged ber and Kept hor ao tll be accomplished bis purpose, the effect of which bag disordered her brawn and osarly driven ber distracted. Sho said tous, | cannot understand why it im that { am go lost to what bas Lappened to me, it seems like a dreum; berors this trouble | always prided myself upon my goo memory; [ could retain pearly everything, oven to the minutest events. I thick aiter I get rested, in a (ow days, 1 shal! Know more of what I desire so mucth to know.” It sone of the strangest adairs which bas come to the notice of the polies lor a ong time. will remain here till the mystery is cleared up, if possible to unravel it Intelligence fils Excellency Geooral Herrion, President of San Salvador, who recently so oarrowly escayed with bis life, ia at present in the city, stoppiug ia cleice apart ments at the New York Hotel, The General ta a tall and flee looking man, courteous and allabie io his manvers, with a considerable spice of the military dash in bis ap pearance [ie is being overruy With complimentary visitors, the mostof witem are indies anf gectiemen from or connected with the Spanish-American repubtica. Among the arrivals in this city yesterday was Major Lawrence Kip, lospector General of the reverve artitie ry of the Army of the Potomac. He | paering a fow days with ulr friend, Hon. Ferdinand Suydam, after the Tecent mumeer Campaign in Virgidia, K. B. Biliott, Req., Actuary of tho Sanita Comm legion, about whowe safety Our Washington cotrespondent yeator: day expressed anxiety, we are glad w was mtillat Bor!., December 1% srosecating bi Weal labors. Ve (rlend we 9 ayprelen i danger in hie ve G ebreveh Minter, railed Tor Europe armehip Ausbern asian Reward, haw returned to ) Weehington, ‘ vities Of New Yi He repent at bis amily seat @ Aed re, ‘and left for 7 the eight o'clock traic youterday morn. wy Commodore Gotan, of the Tolted States Navy: RD Rogers Lowell, of haya A of N York, aad Mr. Diackioveic, of England, are stopping at the Brovoort Howe Gon il. PF. Sweetser and Col. J. Farneworth, of Peau. tylvania. Gen, J.C. Nivea, of Mouticelto. Cot. 8. $. Smoot, of Washington Capt Major Joba 3. Tyler, of Ve of Boston J Cook family, of Wiseonein Nopping at the Meir ob, of the pited States Army, rmoot H. arton aud party, . Woo and of Chtengo, are Hon. Owee Lovejoy and Mise Lovejoy, of Iliimots: Gen. DW Clark apd # 4 Geo. ©} vao0, of Wash ington Harnilten Castes, of Baltimore Mo Buckingham, of Norwich, Hoo. J M. Rice, of Meine KE. Crane, of Roston, J. F. Fargo, of Huffalo DM. Antony, of Laaven: worth, and T. C. Hersey, of Portiact, are stopping at we Astor Howes. ee The Russiaw Bald Surplus Fund. New ¥ ec. i, 1963 Rosear Ht. Morte ey. Ra. Troms im~—Enclosed are §1.955 44. balf the caffies from subscriptions nt required to defray the expenaes of tae Rueatan Pall. [n accordance with the request of (he con mittee, it gives us mach plengure tlorward you this Bmount, to be expended by the Sockety for Amelio: rating ihe Condition of the Poor of New york, We re yours truly T. TILEBTON, Treasure Txsopona Rooesrerr, Secretary New ¥ Teo 8, 1869 Ey , Treapure aif the surplos from subscriptions orn Of the Romwine Hall ib the dewire of od to the Maw tary Ce sien. Allow us me, to ORpfeRs oor sympathy for | fot W Shieh y evoted so much eoergy. We remain youre truly T TUASTON, Treasurer, Tanooone Rocaevet, & retary of the Myer, aN Ker, Throat ged Cauarrd tre Dr BOWE Se @ ort wrest, Broouiya A Dotem Cartes ae Visite for Ay —t mit eH ual sulted —Lite ee Moo YESS AOE ce bowery A Cheotee Assortment a Wines, Bran- dies, Oneraparres, Cortiaie, Pee TES aRAIT, OU raatise oleret, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3i, 1863. 5 ~ 1 Drawtnas of Murra: maay Deeswines ot, » ¢ Kasroony Ones Gir—Dor. WW, tote . 16, >, ot, 29, 8, 34, 43, 9, 5B, OO, 46, 6. Crewince cout ieee of charge, by edareseing elaner to 2 OF at, Gouia, 42, Omelet Drawtngs of the Livency Asso- aston Comuany's Lauer of Keasiox, Cukan dsb—Doe. 30, 186s 2a, 42, an eT) 27, 1k, 1, 60, 66, 67, 12. ‘Coane 64—Deo. $0, 16s. 15, 26, 46, 39, 60, 76, 62, 61. 09, Managers, Cortagtes, Ky. 37, 69, 49, 2, 66 Otreninee nent by 940 FRANCK, BULLS Octal Drawings of the Hh Letiers of Kent ul oo aa OL.ass T65—Deo. 30. 82, 13, 12, 60, mr. 1, 34. 66, — ts "ab, 16, 71, 70, * Onda THi— Deo. 0. i 63, 67, 40, 29, 62, ee 42, as, 45, G1, 66. Cweumrecent or A4dreemnd, 8 arunown & Guecossors 10 Jno. a. Marra Prizes Cashed tm Atl sage torormation given. .G. KR & Cottege BENJAMIN, atreot, Philadelphia, Prizes Cash « nished ta all legaiired RURCK 00., Brokers, 34 Pine street. wee Cashed in All Leo Information given JOB“ BATKA, Broker, 1b Wallatreet, room L. Pr terion, Moynt Havana Lottery.—T crot hae Seid, for prives, Informal Highest price ost ¢ Doubloona ead ali kinds Pf Gold aud Bilver. way kere, 16 Wall airect, ae i] CO., As Customary, B. @ W. T. ANTH 61 BROADW AS, bree doors from Bt, Micholae Hote re ahead of aii compe! In the beaut) Pt, ity of tne ee Pay HOTOUBAL NIG. ALBUMS For the holidays, and In thete eptendid assortment of ARD PHOTOGRAPHS STERKORCOPES and VIKWS. {mitt pay to @xamide Weir @ock botere purchasing alee where. Arthar Konda w MEROMANT, wr No. 3 William aireet, offers for mate the neat brands of Wino, Branay, uatey, &c., A Beauttfal Complexton.—Latrd’s Bloom of Youth or Liquid Peart (or preserving aad beantifving the complexion and skin. Draggiste everywhere, and Broadway. A Aromatic Schiedam | Sehnappe. Imported in quart ind plat bottles For rale by al! erat and grocers A feautirai Honrany Gt & Haker Elastic Butch Rowing Ma —A Grover will prove an ep Propriate aad moet nooeptable ‘Thin ma. ca highest premiums af all the, ionporient County Fairs of 1A6i arooin 4% now York, aud 182 Yu natreet, Brooklyn. A Suitable New Year's Present for amokers, OLLAK & SONS', moerschaum mauufactu iT Broome street, near Bowery. ne Rights of Jor ed for the holidays by A Fallure.—The D Davis hin friada phot MOLMES, 303 Broadway, A Perfect Hate Dye—Mt conte a box. Try Mt Bott by all drucgtst “A Happy New Yoa sant ut bo we Jt, le in disper that sun. al gladden the house as ii as the street. Some mer ‘complain of the of nestic wunshine, but if they de 006 have it, (9 be effort to obtaia it beautiful Fars, whieh he LC had a eet, (be bust ing the hints, aud ali deware #. tbron? KNOX'S povular ental rons, cranky persone are the @ceplon re tt u fact theta 3 at ng ore KNOX Pues KNOX {01 of arth Pappy etfects anderen I them. Net any does the 3 and though gift, Dut ane Qppreciaies more high: thant aver the taatd pd i rnpreal Which wade a aelection from an emtat liab he rtyle and O stentravagaat antic > ered In apanaable ca the complete a "gentiemne o ~ Yoors Day, and aset of the KNOx" v are will soon } voce ary tg the full costae of pam the pro ; ie Amy bs bi an Intention to aurprise! her or aes in with whand ome gift, will nd nia in the ene brated KNOX SKATING. p ond Collar 2igMroadway, cocucr of Fu Americans, Entertain Your friends men, eotertain your Americad friends. with MOAUL 8 Tish the only genuine in the city. ot inahoery batia. 43 Nassau street. Bee ad- vertise Brazilian Pebbic and Kye Preserve Pt They give extraordivary relief t ee senoe By (604 Broadway, opponite Pond eiveot Britifent and Powerful Day and Double Perspective Gleases for the opera, sea, feld and touriet’s use. compact, portable and eilicient, in every ve Nety, aod suitable for Dresentation MONS. Oculigte’ Optician, wom Brosdwey, under thé Lafarge House. & KR vel fork, and in Paris, 08 ro de la Verreria, DIAMONDS, COKALS, WATCHES, fe, Optician, 05}; Broatway, under the batarge Hanae, Beautifa! Buskets of Fruit.The Most elegant ornaments for a New Year's table, MAYNER'S (ate Parmelee's) {cull store, 685 Broadway Preecnts.—A Large Asaort- aitable for preseots, at DOW LING 8, 65 Books for ment of Books, Nassau street Coral Jewelry—The Best Assortment. BISHOP & REIN, Fifth Avenue Wow! The dye applied 8 Coughs and Colds.—Those who are suf- fering trom Coughs, Cold should try BROWNS BROS fe ~Hoarseness, Sore Throat, IAL TROCHES, « remedy wbich hae relieved thousands, amd which te to a most every cake aTert ia a Na Corns, Bunions, Inve larged Jew wneee feet ain oF (pm oon to the p by Dr. bac urgeom Chiropodist, No. 760 Br ay Diamond Jewelry. BISHOP & REIN, Importers, Fifth Areoue Hote Deafness, Im rea Signe, Norses IM Ti HEAD, CATARRMAL APPROTIONS LM THUR THROAT. CHRONIC CATARRE CATARR OF THE TYMPANIC MUCOUE MEMBRANE. OBSTRUOTION OF TUB EUSTACHTIAN TUBE CROSS EYE #T one “ And every dinnase of: reynirng sithen * wre - . mm BERG, treet Diarices for 1864 — 4 Ler Diaries for IMA, at DOWLING §, ON Divine Wients of 4 hes en ERR EA P | wrw | THY ONT woRnee ana anta j JON DUNCAN 8 HONM the F Agwore fo eas Perris & kon —Roote, Qe Te wreedeny ene Pare for New ¥ lation bow vere royrew vat «Oe Ve wee 8 BAe 7a) core y Oxon tad Wvrwier evens Potcy's Cetebrated Gola Pens. cn faives Font Qases. Bi be 86 cach fore Yeas ever made. ond Pomiod Guid Fen. whiob will last for yeare. We. the subscribers, «i the ‘selne of Soto 4 be Gold & enstant of them tor i yeurar choset uliy vec titou to thuee who wish the Tre “best” or i Motro polian Baak Vice President Mes oqolliaa, Haat kney, Teller dain 1 baok | Cashier Corn Triler Corn . Cashier Naiions 1. Oasiner Coutimental hawk ager hew York Giese Mouse. ident Han’ of the hepulse ‘Cashier Bauk of the ‘Bon, Wigsiow Lanier & Co. vats, Hl [ete “s Fine & Heated, iy A.W. Greentoal & Oo. Jerome, ‘ellocg & Co. James M Drake & Ketcham @ Co, Goa A Mole & Boo Jewell. Harrison & Co. Barciay 4 Livingston. me tanioy A Hawn, Algae Me 5 ae eetary Atianic Mute Cashier Adamuc Mutua! [es Co. Co. dn Vico Present reat Western Ina, Oe, Ginith, Proaigent Commercial Mut. Lag. Ow Beeretary Oommercial Mu Wii readily povceive Crow the foregoing rrcomeraiation thet Foiry's loll Pons ase Use ueet Bod most reliable in the markt. and mach leas Oe- \s deviaive pront of their superiority cofictoner [Lite ne reduced the Price of hia Gold Pous ea follows — Ne.) Gold fen ...... $1.00 Mo 7, Bank | Pon 2 10. Da, 100 No # BER. | DB. odecn 1% P) Nod Do. lw No Do. 200 No 6 Do. 2% X narrel No No. 16 Harrei Peo and Hoider, and atill continue to sel th neither 0 i, ‘A’ 00d Cigld Pen eannot be purchased short of the abowe ca, =) cent or TS «© Oley mans (new Price of the above Goud Camoa, wow sire $1.09 6 Gold Pen and Cano 200 7 Gold Peo and Case. 225 RGoid Von ang Case 9 Guid Pen aod Cane MW or eplenaen for the pocket, ea ft. Pen and Case. 25 1 Gold Pen and Onee Lt Sliver Herew Teueti amd Pea Case, with rena $3.50, 83 75, 85 and $5. No. 1 0 Ne. dwuitabie for Ladies; No, 310 No 16 for genio dora (giver or pid No. Goid Penotia trom $2 te $3) each All fully warranted and may be exchanged free of chagge Within two months, unlest damaged by soci Can send any of fe ove goods by madi to all (o all parte of the, World on receipt of the price very of ail pack Will guarantee aafe A: agen Tr you remit 2) cout ertra the Poet office charge for regio. verinhaall yous eae iy anieeiod according W Inatructiong. Foley % Gold me. Las PY ) &... walionsre ot icon! ‘Biore an Factor} rt Oipddrese 7 Tok roury, Gitta for New Yoar.—F Reverr and Frit, for girte boys and tafants tn wUrecing er: to stele Heaatiful a for ‘Now Keae Gite For enie at BANTA'A, corner of tnd Wooster streets. Pouare Uproets Hate low foreben: oe nee Warranted 3 Meader. Ae hae § Genta, 513 reeset 70 Hin CUsTOMERA very choles Riork of Goode euitable tap HOLIDAYS, . an AxD CHILDRENS Prous, ATS FOR MISSER NTA, ikon RORES, LADIES’ YOOT “rre Thave 1 eptge tes FOR LATER wean 5 BROADWAY, i ‘Also i * MINK AND BEAL ‘i Caps, Cotlars ai Holia Pr Maschinen, tom ity — WHEE, Heb Rowing brown by all drog, Ht, Imtimitantec muttable, executed tn th cents, Mo. | Barclay #tront sat White’ *. tn Se; Also & variety of patter. —Ot ylee ves! manner only, Bhaviog 1 in styts ong Important Notice.—Omce Adams’ presa Company. New York —The steamer Georges Riversised’ ta sail hence for New Oriaape om the I stant. hae been ne 1 detained by ordar of the ‘Hankers who shipped earrenty bv or inrongh the A ¥ Company bet ber 14 and the Aeatined fh Kun Inaured to gob: by the Moraing New Yous, Deo 2 150 ah ere ea’ th to tne obiid, Meee bottle All at low prices. at INVITE MWK, Mo. OTS Broadway, 4 Periodicn! Drope—The Great Feo lor ace wold by wt drogeete Erion 81 pew Look Out for Coan bank pills, but nt ATKVENE® Pare Cohnee are the original, be raly valuable and useful bing of the kind. ’ Agenry ai Helm deia Lrg 204 Chewieal Warebowsn, 4 Browtway Mra. 8. A. Allen's Wortd's Hatr Krstaree ant Zyioteeamom, of Worte Hair Dressing The oalg reliabie ireparacives for reaworing ant 4reseing the halt. Noe. 490 and 208 Bowery —The Che fat Caeh * veranda Oo", Bus he oe WUN1ae & 00, Tpates: aphir Athames for Pree Diratt, rete et Of wholemeal prices & deme sere on LOVED oFre AT Hower Of tree: conven «6 way Reperas Ming 7 of ot veecute: Abume, 1 oe HT ANTHONY ore aed bm pm PATCHBLOR 4 Ve Bond Gore