The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1864, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sarerpar, Dec. 24—6 P. M. ‘The stock market partiaily recovered to-day from the Mepressien of Toursday and Friday, under the loflueace of & better supply of movey, owing to Treasury disbugse meois and lighter drafte than yesterday on the national Danks. Government seourities were especially buoyant, and Advanced go rapidiy at the first board that they subse- quently reacted rather sbarply, coupoa five twenties Belling down to 107s on the street, after closing at 10834 on the Sick Fxchange, ‘bey subsequently recovered to 108, however, and remained firm. The closimg Quotations, as compared with those at yes- terday’s second board, showed an improvement in Ni York Contratof 1, Hudson River %, Reading 3, Michi- gxo Southern 4, Liinois Cevtral 134, Cleveland ai Pittsburg 1, Northwesiera %;, preferred , Rock Isiand %, Fort Wayne 1's, Quicksilver X. Erie and Michigan Contrai were steady. Coupon five-tweaties of the new issue advanced 201%, coupon ten-forties %, One yoar certificates 1. Sixes of 1881 were steady. At the open board at one o'clock the market was firmer ‘at @ fractional advance, but dull, The tamences of the Speculative spirit is attributable, to some extent, to the approaching holidays and an indisposition to hold stocks over in view of the military situation, The same causes ‘Operate in the gold room, and, hence, for the last two or three days the market bas been quiet. To-day specula- tore showed a desire to unload themselves, and notwith- standing the shipment of $1,266,000 in specie the pre- ‘The quotations were:— miom remained steady. The foreign exchange market was stagnant, as usual on Saturday, and rates are weak. Bankers’ sterling at three Gays is quoted at 1093; a \, and at sixty days at 110% o 3s Merchants’ bilis are abundant at 108 a 3. The City of Cork tovk out $1,200,000 in specie and the Limerick $55,000, Neither the Sub Treasurer nor the national banks in this city have yet received orders to discontinue taking Subscriptions to the ten-forty loan after the end of De. cember, as reported from Washington; but those having access to 8emi-official sources of information believe that this will be done, although the Treasury Depart- ment bas not yet officially made the announce. ment. Public confidence in the Treasury has been, however, shaken, aud but for the efforts of large holders of government securities, the national banks among them, quotations at the Stock Exchange to-day would have been jower for the gold bearing bonds. Iudeed, to save themselves they bad to rally the market, and to what better use could government deposits have been put? Fortunately the Treasury drafte on the banks were light, The stock bord adjourned after the first board till Tuesday moroiog. Monday will be observed asa strict holiday, all the banks and public offices (excepting the Custom House for one bour only), and nearly all the Places of business being closed. Notes falling due on Monday which were not provided for to-day will be liable ¢o protest after turee e’clock on Monday, The oil companies continue to increase in number to ‘the oxtent of balf a dozen a week, and those who have mot forgotten the progress and final result of the pumer- ous bubbles which have been inflated in this country ‘within the past twenty-five or thirty years will not bo Startled at witnessing a grand flare up among some of these bogus concerns one of these days. We fe now, ‘operating upon the basis of petroleum, land compani boring companies, ou companies, trausportation compa. fies, cas compagies and refining companies, each divided into shares ranging between fifty cents and ten dotlars, and all seeking to turn the heads of the people and empty their pockets by promises 0: large profits and enormous dividends. Since the publication of our last list we notice the following additional companies:— Capital Par Ve Pornine Spring and Ruble Farm $400,000 ne Big Whitley Creek...... 600,000 5 Bullion Creek... + 600,000 2 500,000 5 500,009 . 200,000 2 500,000 5 900 000 10 000,000 10 ‘500,000 6 500,000 6 Forest Shade 1,000,000 8 Grant... > 300,000 3 Heary Co +1,000,000 10 Hardwick 71,900,000 35 Harrison + $00,000 Hoover ,000 1 ~ aT eee 355288 eomotcapowansoransance SSSssssessssssSSssssssssssssssssssssssssses 000,000 50U 000 ~1,600,000 250,000 500,000 000 10 Virgin 000 1 Witlow Glea ‘ 000 5 Wost Virginia aod Ouio. 500,000 5 Witherop... (250,090 6 New companies Previously organized. Companies now in existence. New cupital.. Previously reported $30,300,000 185,160, Capital of companies organized...... In the lists of petroleam companies that bave been pubiished there are some fifteen or twenty organi- zations, representing twelve to sixteen millions of c#pi- tal, which are known to possess no real merit and are clearly understood to be bogas concerns. Three com- Panies bave failed within the last two weeks, which the Philadelphia Comneroiat List says boasted a capital of & million and a baif of dollars, and althougd the whole of (hat amount was not paid upon the stock, one-tenth of the sum was po doubt called for, and some of it con- tributed py simple stockholders. As tbe projectors of the companies no doubt Kept the lion’s sbare of the stock, it is possible that 50 more than @ifty or sixty thou sand dollars bave been lost by innocent parties who originally invested in thom under the promise of speedy ‘end glittering returns. The following companies are rep- resented by the Commercial List as being entirely worthless — Nome Capital. Allegowi Olt . 060,000 {600,000 500,000 500,000 600,000 500,000 000,000 800,000 500,000 600,000 The ancient city of Schenectady, in this State, is des. tined to become one of the most important railroad cen- tres in this section of the country, and will probably be second only to Chicago. Before the close of 1866 it will be, for ail business purposes, the terminus of the New York Central road, and radiating from it will be separate lines to Troy, Saratoga, athens and (atskill. The following table shows the earnings of some of the principal railroads during the month of November, com. pared with their receipts for the same time in 1863:— 1863 1864, New York and Erie $1,024,649 1,204,908 New York Contral 1,045,515 1,160,404 Michigan Centeal + 839,794 "405,809 Litinow Coatral. + 437,679 617,711 Chicago and Rock Island .. 196,435 810816 Chicago and Northwestern... + 881,795 108 406 Cleveland Toledo.....+ » 2 184 614 Merietta and Cincinvati...... 7 97 OAT ukee and Prairie da Chi ° prof LH Owe jure. kort Wayne & Chicago. 466 .751 Toledo aud Wabash......, 134,563 240,208 Stock Exenange. Savurvay, Dec 24—10:30 A. M SA's Slcou 1161, 13 8bs Erie RR 88 0'6,5-20,00u 107% 125 do. 4 400 40 1500 rt 600 do 100 ¢ 300 . ‘a 110000 do..new is* 1083; 100 Frie RK pref .... 101 0.00 US's, 10-40,re@ 1003 800 Hudson River RR 116 2000 US8's,10 40,008 101% 100 d0......D10 116 sus, 1013 400 Reading Ri 10,40 121°" 100 40 1000 US d's, lyrcer 06% 400 do.. ” 40 96% 100 Mich Central mm do 97” 26 Mich So ANI R 000 Til war joan... 100 100 a0 00 Missdurl 6's... 64 400 Csivserde WOM 900 Tend 6's, '00.. 66 100 I Contra RA... 12534 “ON Carolina 6's. 69 800 do... 126 1300 Cleve & Pils RR 04 400 Cale & NW RR. 41 wo do Odio & Mims cor 34 “9 do t “ove CB, Uy b's dst Lae bd0 41K | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 4000 Mich Soar bds 106 400 . 0% 8000 ChickNW oT 100 t 40% ~ OTK 100 do. . bis 41 lei m.... 1045; 20Chic & NW pref 724. 2000 P, F W&C istm 112 100 @0,........ TIM 20000 P; Ft W&C2dm. 104 4000 Mariposa Ist m 973 Tsbs Shoe & L Bk. 108 50 Fourth Nat Bank, -b30 26 400 do......... 36 6 Det & Hud Canal. 211 50 Penn Coal Co | 195 200 CumbCoal prf.b30 46 100 Cleve & Tol RR.. 109 200 Chic & Rk I RR.. 200 100 N J Central RR.. 176 100 Pit, FWACRR.815 101% do 200 American Coal... 845 100 915 101% 120 Ashburton CCo.. 18 600 do, 101 100 do. 18% 500 do. 101% 100 do. 19” 800 do. + 102 600 QuicksilverMgGo. 95 100 do . 102% 100 do......030 95% 100 do B30 1034 200 do, 95% 200 do + 102 400 do. 20 96 200 Alton & TH pref. 73 550 N ¥ Central RR. 115 100 Cale & Alton RR. 100 do. 114% 150 H & St. Joa RR.. EUROPE. The Peruvian Off. Cape Race and Mails of the Africa at New York. FIVE DAYS LATER NEWS. Our Lenden, Paris,. Berlin a enna Correspondence. Imperial Prussian Indignation at Lincoln's Be-clection. AG ral War Likely to Result from the Dano-German Question. THANKSGIVING DAY IN BERLIN, Sherman’s March Regarded with Intense Interest. “Negotiation” on the American War Recommended. Official Opinion on the Fio- rida Case. FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN JAPAN &., &., &e. ‘The steamship Peruvian, from Liverpool on the 15th, via Londonderry on the 16th inst., arrived off Cape Race At three o’clock yesterday afternoon She was boarded by the news boat of the press and & summary of her news obtained. 1¢ is five days later than that per the Africa at Boston. j ‘The geceral news report by the Peruvian is of no special importance. The mails of the Africa reached this city from Boston at an early hour Jast evening. Our European files and correspondence contain dotaiis of the telographic report from Halifax published in the Heraxp Frity morning. Jo Ireland tbe Fenian emissary Keane, arrested for administering the cath of tbat confederacy, was brought before the magistrates at Skibbereen and committed for trial, The investigation occupied four hours, and excited great interest. Bail was refused. Three others, who wore charged with aiding Keane, were liberated. The government of Morocoo has remored the probibi- tion on the export of cotton for the period of one year. General Todleben, the defeader of Sebastopol, bas taken his departure from Paris for Nice, where he isto wait on the Empress of Russia. AB arrangement having been made betwoon Mr. cebert Byrne, the Liverpool stock and share broker (who be- came bankrupt in September last for £560,000), and creditors for the payment of 6s. 84. in the pound, bankruptcy has been annulled. ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland, arrived at Liverpool on the 14th inst, The steamship Etna, from New York, arrived at Liv- erpool om the 16th inst. Our London Correspondence. Lonpow, Deo. 3, 1864. The British Lion" Digesting Mr. Lincoln's Re-elechon— A Little Biuster on the Florida Affair, but “John Bull!” Amiable on the Whole—Engiand's Want of Ailies— Smalt Dividends for Blockade Runners, and Bankruptcy in Prospect—Investments in American Railroads No'- withsianding the War—How to Feed the United States Treasury, sc. Joho Bull has received the news of the Presidential election with a kind of suilen silence. He has really found out that Jonathan intends to mavage bis own affairs ia the way that seemeth best to him, whether it plewses the Mr. Bull or not. He has jong prayed for Your dissolution; but he finds you will not he meaus to put up with it. Somehow Iately the papers here are not half as cantankerous as they were. I rather think that while Grant and Sherman, and Farragut and | Sheridan, have been knocking the “spots’ out of Jom. Davis’ confederacy, they have been knocking some of the | starch and conceit out of Joha Bull. | A bit of bounce and bluster has been heard touching the Florida affair, characterizing it as a **great outrage,” “breaking interoational iaw,” and all tbat; but the blus- ter bas been of the small species, Mr. Bull happens jus: now to bave no Minister at the Braz'iiag Court, aod be cannot take up @ quarrel on be- ball of a country with whom he happens to be quarreling bimseif, What des Byroo say of Bull’s pug. eacity? “Fought one bait the world, and bullied the other.” Just now the British nation does not happen to have one single cordial or fricodiy a.ly om the face of the globe. Stop;! may bea little too fast. 1 think shat breechiess savage, the King of Dahomy, is Ob pretty fair terms with the sation of shopkeepers, nd though HNianes js BOL ® Very aristocratic one, it tt better than pone. If you will go to work when you get through with your presen ‘and give the usiversal British vation one of the biggest floggiogs he ever bad from you or avy otber foe, it will bea greater service to the world than anything that bas happened during this century, and all the vations willeay amen. Do pot be too sellish, but do a little of ‘the dirty work tat Furope just vow does vot seem dis posed to do. While yoar band polish off the big bully, and nav Blockade ramaera are io the jumps. Your cruisers bave captured 80 many of these gentry lately tbat their dividends sing small. Steamers that ‘ere valued, with undred thoveaod pounds, . Many of the steamers y Alexander Collie & Co., and by tbe Albiom Joist Stock Company. The leading m the latter concern is Tuomas 8. Begbie (not “ Kigh! Begiie,” as it is often printed)—a boid speculator, but rupulous The prospects seem fair that you will drive bim into the bankrupt court. But litte is said as yet of Sherman's bold push. Pro. dabiy it be marc’ itmington, very ber o Mr. Cobden said if he was a man of weaith he would en- dow & professorsbip at Oxford University to teach the Youthful inmates of that temple of learning a knowlede of American bietory and geography. He stated thet i map of the ted States wore Inia be! of that Umiversity, and they were asked to pat on Chicago, he did bot believe one o iid come within @ thousand miles of 1, Unquestionably be was | measuring the projundity of their 1d classes hore—on everything that Bot thet ts an old Gtory—a chronic H patent wilt Never recover from Io the midet all the fustian end noneenre on the fubject Of the American war, Mr. James McHeury, the coutractor aud builder of the Atinotic end Great Western ued two millions eight hundred thou: rtiloater of debenture of that great ay, one milion two hundred thousand jieh were subsoribed (or before the scrip was action comes out endorsed by sir to, Bam. Gurney, M. P.; Jonn P. ik ‘a ier Mozby, Of Liverpool, with Freshie ‘As solicitors, abd E, ¥. Satteribwaite as one of county 08 secu ry, aod none bave ever been t fo readily. The debentures of th tic Ratiw janued at ninety, payable in full 4 yaivalent to twelve per cent inte rganization of your Cabinet it is to be hoped that you will get a man at the bead of the Tressury who taxation. To fetter all the various trades and industrial Pursuits with innumerable petty taxes, James McHenry Compares to putting obstructions im a hose or water pine when you waut to increase the volume of the current. All the experience of English taxation goes to prove thet up to Sir Robert Peel's time over two huudrea and filty different articles and things were taxed; now fegs than twenty, and this inciades every separais article of excise or customs that pays a duty, and every description of tax. ‘And yet the $350,000.00 'a year of (exes is raised far easier than $25),000.000 was before Peel abolished the tax on over two huudred diflerent articies. Here mo ar- Uicle of manufacture whatover is taxod, except beer, whiskey, cigars and one or two more similar articles of luxury. ‘The hovesc tradesman, the cotton, woollen, iron and paper manufacturer, the publishers of books aud newspapers, &c., are all totally exempt from the vistis of the taxgatherer, except to get the one item as @ direct tax on the property, Your Mr. Waiker, I believe, under- Stands that, ard if ho will relieve your todustrial pursuits from tho inquisition that your Congross impossd, be will doserve # monument bigher than the Pyramids of Egypt Our Paris Correspondence. Paris, Deo, 1, 1864 The Paris Press and the Presiden'ial Election—The Se- cession Manifesto—The Emperor and the Duke de Per- signy, do. ‘The Parisian journalists eaid about all they had to eay upon the resalt of your Presidential election the moraing after it reached us here, and since then no articies worthy of comment bave appeared in the Paris press. In fact, there was nothing more for them te say. The result has convinced them and the people of Europe that we have still a country and a nationality, and that wo Intend preserving both intact. ‘The moat bitterly disappointed people here are South- ern secessionists and their Northern copperhead sym- pathizers. They anticipated the general result; but they never dreamed that it would be so overwhelming, and predicted confidently and hopefully that the election would be accompanied by scenes of violence and bicod- shed. which, when it had closed, would culminate in an fmevitable revolution which should swoep the govern- ment from power, end lead to the cessation of the war by the recognition of the Southern confederacy. One of the more enlightened and observant of the Northern copperhead tribe, who has recently gone to tho United States, and travelied over a considerable portion of 1 recently, wrote, however, toa friend of his bere that he did not think the people of the North were yet ripe for revolution, and that it would take auother year of war to bring them to it. This is the hope now, the ouly one, of the secessionists In Europe. The journals publish a@ transiation of the letter with whch Dfegsrs. Siidell, Mason and Mana accom: panied their presentation ‘of the mani'esto of the Southern Congress to the crowned heads of Europe. This document, dated the 11th of November, was unques. tionsbly published at this time with the bope that it nay toacertain extent act as a counterpoise to the moral effect produced by our Presidential election. Some of the jourvala make queer work of the names of tho distin guished diplomats who sign this document, and exhibit the fact that they are not particularly well _knewn here. How disgusted, for instance, must Messrs. Mason, Slidell and Mun be to be “written down," as they are in the Sircle of this morning, as Messrs, Siddel, Monson, Dudley god Mann. ‘The Nuke de Persigey wrote @ letter to M. Emile Girar- din, the editor of the Press. expressing a hope that some ameliorstion would bo made in the laws affecting jour- nals in France. The Constituivonnel says that it i@ able to etate that the Emperor bas expressed his regret that the Duke should have given vent to such an idea without baving consulted bis Maesty. This probably proves two things: first, that bis Majesty doss not contemplate any immediate ameliorations; and, second, that he dues not intend that the members of his privy council shall bave any opinions of their own. Willard B. Farwell, Esq., United States Navy Agent in San Francisco, bas arrived in Paris on business for the government. Pans, Dec. 2, 1864. Sharp Practice of Rebel Newspaper Agen's—England will mot Disarm, Fearing the United Stales, dc. Asbarp piece of rebel practice, with the object of creating public opinion on the Continent, is exbibited in @ London correspondence published in the Parts papers For several days past there bas been a little cross firlog betweea the London Posi and the Globe— both journals of a certain official charactor—relative to the question for European disagmament. In reply to an article of the Posi, the Globe stated that such a moasure could not be adopted except as the result ‘of some prag- tical, very decided encouragement somitg from without and of some great exam;le,for which wo can scarcely hope?” Now the Correspondence Havat, which furnishes the telegraphic correspondoupe for the Paris press, in sending this articleover the wires, adds a quantity of revel suggestions which the article never contained, and intended to tmoress public opinion on tbe Continent with the idea that this is the expreesion of opinion of the Rogliah government throuck one of its orgaus—the Globe. It ip stated in this correapondence that England bas no fear of becoming embroiled in a war wish any Continen- tal Power, aod that if sbe feels obliged to matotain ber forces upon sea and land almost upoa a war footing, it is because she feels that she may be called upon to respond to the 1% demonstrations of the 4d States The idea the bottom of this rebel trick in, of course, to place us in the position of standing in the way of a general reduct.on of the armies of Europe, and a con- sequent diminution of expenses. If Fnglaed will pot dieacm, of course the Continental Powers will not, and England will not because she fears tbat the covert war she ‘been carrying om against us for four years past may, a0over or later, break out into an open one. Tileara irom good authorty that Hon. Cherles Francis Adams, our Minister to England, intends resigning bis Position, Our Berlim Correspondence. Berux, Nov. 27, 1864. The Berlin Bourse and the Presidential Eicction—The Wachusett and Florida Affair im the Prussian Oficial Press—Renewal of the Austro-Prussian Alliance—The Insurrection in Priuli—The Corps Diplomatique, dc. The Bourse has been rather disappointed in its antict pations of the effect that would be produced by the ro election of President Liocoln, Instead of a rise in Ameri- cam securities it bas beea followed by a declive, of no great consequence indeed, but sufficient to cause ruinous loses to such persons as had speculated a a hausse, The vioient language of the Prussian semi-official press in reference to the Wachusett affair excites general com- ment. To read the North German Gazelle and the Krenz Zeitung you would imagine that Prussia was about to send hor half dozen men-of-war to avenge this ‘‘gross in fringement of neutral rights” by blockading the Ameri can coast and shelling New York. Such @ tone is ridicu- Jous enough in the orgacs of a Power whose whole flect could be blown out of the water by a single Amorican iron. clad, and can only be accounted for by their insane batred of republican institutions; for whatever interest England and France may bave in favoring the Soutbern oon- {ederacy and obstructing the reconstruction of the Union, it is cortain that Prussia can have po grounds for enmity to America, and ought to desire nothing more fervently than for the United States to reassume a position which enabled her to form so effectual a counterpoise to the maritime prepowderance of the two great Western mon- archies. The liberal press of Germany is quite aware of this fact, and expresses itself in a manner that presents a marked contrast to the ravings of the goverament jour- nals, The debates in the Italian Chamber, and especially the hints dropped by General della Marmora about ‘the secret intentions of Louls Napoleon in respect to Venetia, have made a deep impression upon the Austrian govern- ment, and bave been skilfully teken advantage of by Prussia to cement the ailiance which was in danger of being broken up by the retirement of Count berg. Mf it was the object of Mensdorff to reverse the policy of bis predecessor and to replace the cernection with Prussia by a good tanding with France he must pave convinced himself that this was impossible without con- senting to territorial sacrifices which will pever be extorted from Austria except at the point of the bayouet. The hesitation of the Cabinet of Vienua to second the pro- Dosal of Prassia for the withdrawal of the ‘ederal troops from Holsteto 1 therefore giving imperious neceesity, and there is & motion to that effect will be brought in jototiy at the Diet by the representatives of thetwo Powers Whether the minor States will yield without truggie is, vever- Ubelees, extremely doubt(ul; though the preponderance of materia force is decidedly against them they will, if uuited, till command a majority in the Diet, aod their rejoction of the joint metion of Austria and Prussia would leavo the latter no altervative (or attaining their purpose but to proceed to open violence, which, ar I ha stated, would be tantamount to the diesoly whole Germanic Confederation. The Saxon lremier, who is ® species Of miniature 4, if he has his way, will go any lengths. king the asemtance of the great horopean Powors as guarantees of the treaty of Vieoua rather than | sobmit to what be considers the unjuatifiadie dictation of | colleagues. Persons wel) acquainted witb tbe policy Of Austria suspect that, notwithsiund. ing her ontevsibie support of the Prassian proposal, ebe has given the minor States to understand that sue oniy does 6 appearances, and that if they hold out she will taks care that the aflair remains within (ne circis of diplomatic sction, and is DOL cut sbort by & coup d'eias on the part of her ally. The disturbances in Venotia have undoubtedly con- tributea to make Avatria more auxious to remain on good terms with the Prussian government, rom whom, fo spi Teported disappointments, # lt hope: obtain .ome kind of guarantee of ber Italian porsessions, The Vien fect to represent the jorurrecti ae trithing airendy put down; but the pr mation of im two provinces, Friuli and fu- nit is of the bivhea! importance may direct public atteotion to dominion in Italy proof that the eountry is suflicientiy rons to call for the stornest measurer of repression, without regard to political considerations, It i# evident, woo, that the movement has apread to the Italian districts of Tyrol, # rogion eminently adapted to gueriila warfare, abounding in mountain passes where a hand(ul of brave mev may defond themselves againat the most overpowering odda, ani where, if favored by the population, they may find places of retreatfrom which hardly any miliary force ti 0 ‘nows the principles that ought to form jhe basis of all ' will Ve able to dislodge thom, laceud, there is reason fo | impede the form: tory, than to ihe eiloris of the Austrian authorities, and it ls not surprising that the conduct of the La Marmora mioie- try is severely criticised by the revolutiovary part bay that if they thought the at least have imitated the exam: revolution by Austria bereelf, who allowed the tneur- wents to nazembie quietly w Galicia and Look care for hor patrols to be always too late to disverse thom or to prevent thenr from or the frontier. Mean- white-Austria is preparing jor the worst. She ig calitng back ber troops from the North, whicb are likely to be wanted in the South, and leaving the occupation of Schieewig and the military road through Holstein en- tirely to Prassia, The new French ambassador, M. Benedetti, bas arrived bere, and will present his credentials. In the fasbionable world no little curiosity ory cred great to wee his wile, a Greek lady of beauty, whom he married at Aloxandria under circumstances, It is not thought, however, that the pair will remain here long, as the last accounts from Paris agree ii ting that the position of M. Droun d’I.buys was becoming moro and event of hia resignation by M. Benedetti We hi dor in the person of Lord Napier, formerly Mipister in Washington, and subsequently in Russia, who has the re- putation of being not only a skifful diplomatist, but « men of exceedingly coueiiahert. ‘manners, and is expected to place the relations between bis Court and that or Ber- lin on @ more satisfactory footing than thoy have beea since the breaking out of the war with Denmark. Buaum, Nov, 80, 1864, American Thanksgiving—United States Stocks—Threaten- ing Altitude of Prussia—Concentration of Troops— Prospective Occupation of Dresden and Hanover—The Germanic Confederation in @ Quandary—Prusia Claims the Succession in Schlenwig- Holstein, de. On Thursday, the 24th instant, Thanksgiving day was kept by the American residents of Berlin, in accordance with the proclamation of the President of the United Btates. About fifty persons, ladies and gentlemen, met ‘at the Hotel d’ Angleterre, with the Hoa, Norman B. Judd fm the chair, Addresses were delivered by the chairman, by Mr. Kroissman, Seoretary of Legation; Professor Tell- kampf, member of the Prussian House of Lords; Profes- sor Neumann, author of a “History of the United States;”’ ‘Captain Ropinson, of the United States Army; Mr. Meado, of Vermont; Mr. Blake, of Boston; Dr. Simmons, of Eng: and, &c.,&c. But the speech of the evening was that of the Rey, Dr. Tappas, whose eloquent discourse on “Free Labor’? made a profound impression on the assem- bly. Various toasts and sentiments were offered, and after ‘‘the foast of reason and tho flow of soul’ had been protracted till near midnight, the company separated, well pleased with their entertainment, which, to many of thom, bad reawakened the memories of early days and the domestic associations which are doubly grateful in a foroign land, Yesterday American securities went up two per eent on the strength of the canard brought out by the North American of Mr. Lincoln's being inclined to make propo- sals of peace to Mr. Jeflerson Davis. If Germany is not on the brink of @ civil war it is not M. de Bismark’s fault, for he is doing all he can to provoke one, A week ago there was reagon to belleve that the dispute with the Diet about the ocoupation of Holstein would be tided over by a joint motion of Austria aud Prussia for the withdrawal of the federal troops. the re- sult of which would be awaited before proceeding to fur- ther action. In fact, orders have already beon given to reduce the Prussian army in the duchies to a single corps, consisting of a division of infantry and a brigade of oavairy, under the command of General Herwarts de Bittenfeld (the Prussian Colonel Pride), and the rest are either on their way home or preparing for their returo, while tbe citizens of Borlin are looking forward to the triumphal entry of the conquerors of Duppel and Alser, for whose hospitable reception the necessary funds had been just voted by the Municipal Couoci!, when on Saturday evening the follow. ing article appeared simultaneously the semi-official North in Gazelle and the jeudal Kreuz Zeituns:— “The Prussian troops that bave not yet left the cerritory of the dachies—viz., thecombined division of Guards, of the Third army corpe and a Silesian brigade—have directed to remaig there until further orders. tbe ‘Thirteenth division ts toocntinue stationed at Minden; the Gixth division, the greater-part of which has siready arrived of Prussian ground, wil! be concentrated near Beriia.’' The sensation by this anexpeoted announcement was tremendous, especially ag the Ar-uz Zeitung added ‘mysteriously ‘that “it was neediess to point out the importance of these arrangements,’’ and “ft beoame known that Princo Hobenzoltern bad started for Vienna, and that two genorals of the royai suite bad been despatched to Dresden and Hanover with categorical in- structions from the King and bis Prime Minister. Europe is in such a atate at present that a spark may ‘suffice to blow up the whole concern, and there is no telling, thoref what the audacity of the Prussian Alliance may lead to; bot if the confederation knocks under, and he gota their troops ovt of Holstein without aotualiy coming to Icggerheads, he will have achieved & splendid triumph and paved the way for the an- wexation of the duchies; for this plan is by no means given up. and is, on the ‘contrary, about to enter a vew phage. Hitherto it was only advocated on political grounds, but now an attempt ia being made to prove ‘that the arguments of the candidates for the succession are all based on false premises; that the Kings of Deo- mark for the last three huodre’ years were usurpers, who, having no rights themselves, could not transmit them either to Oldenburg or August-nbarg, and that the real logitimate beir to Schleswig: Holstein ts the King of Prussia himself. The documents uveartbed by the crown lawyers go back es far as the beginning of the sixteenth conlary, ‘and are to the tollowing effect:—King Joba of , who died in 1513, had a gon and a daughter; the title of Chrie- Joachim L, Elector the aub- Deom! the former su: tian JI. the of Brandenburg. IL, . earnamea New of the North, was dethroved by bis jects in bie stead, who left two son the ancestor of the Inte and ti in 1524, and bis uncle, Frederick 1., elected of whom the elder was present kings of Den- the Prussian juriste, that after the abdication mise, sine posteritats, of Christian II, the ricbtful heir to hia dominions was his sister, the Electress of Pran- deoburg, from whom the reigning King of Prussia is lineally dancended. it is plain that if this theory was strictly carried out the whole political system of Europe would be overturned; the Queen of England would ba: to make way for the descendants of the Stuarts; the Emperor of the French for the Bourbous; the King of Sweden for the Vasas; the Sultan for the repre- sentatives of the Byzantine emperors, whoever they may ba: but the difference is that some of these claimants have not the power to historical rights, where. possession of the dis- for Den- in IX. To be sure, there is & slight difficulty in the fact that the Flectresa of Brandenburg on her mai renounced her claims to the succession in her father's domintons; but this objection is got cver by a decree of the Emperor Charles V annulling the renunciation of the Electreas and confirming her title to the inheritance of the duchies as fiefs of the Holy Roman empire. All this sounds very curious im our age, aod will sound particularly curious of the Atlantic, where people have no idea right to govern them depend upon musty ments ‘The principal thing is that Prussia, as t mentioned, has nine points of the law in her vor, and Bismark is just the man to make the most of them without caring for the protests of other parties and of the populations themsclves, who may find too late that In escaping from the Ecyila of Danish rule they have fallen into the Charybdis of Prussian domination. Our Vienna ‘responden Vigxna, Nov. 29, 1864, Austrian Opinion of Mr. Lincoln's Re clection—Finance of the Empire—Triumghal Entry of the Army from Schleswig: Holatein—Affairs in Italy, de. The re-election of Lincoln has been hailed by the liberal Dewspapers as the secon’ political event of importance to the preset year. The first was the German-Danish war and its termination by the treaty of peace, Both events are of @ vast significance, By re-clecting Lincoln, the North bas acted quite correctly, say our liberal papers. Lincotn waa the last President of the whole Union, and so he is by right to-day. He was not, it is true, the candi- date of the South; but the South participated in bis fret election, and wheo the Southerners rebelled against the result of the election they rebelled against themselves. The Nberal party of Farope are afraid, in the event of the final bresking up of the Union, to see the Napoleonic tem of government gain a footing in North America, which, besides England, is the groat asylum of individual and political freedom im the world. After & long pauee, our constitutional Mfe hes again Degun. The most important event of the present sersions of our Reichsrath has been the report of the “committee for the coutrol of the national debt,” arging government to taxe into thetr most serious consideration the depiera- ble state of the finances and of the public credit, and to Getablish the necessary equilibrium between the receipts and the expenditures of the State, principally by the re- duction of the latter, The frankness, though not wisdom of the report le truly praiseworthy. The Minis. tor of Finance has not seen fit to express his views on this important mupject, but with a few loone phrases endeavored to slide over it, It was the best course he could adopt. A minister of foance is no more avewer- able for the expenditure of a country than a clerk is of the atyle of living of bis employer. Hesidea, public opinion in Austria seems to be littic enlightened in finan- cial matters; and, what * stilt more regretable, our re- preseptativos are, with very few exceptions, not much above pubiic opinion, Aurtria is naturally e rich coun- try, and, 1 we are financially embarrassed, it is our own feult. We could afford to pay higher taxes, and to con- tribute in a greater measure to the burdens of the State, If we choose to augment our productions and to en- courage trade and commerce, instead of demanding from the miniatry measures tending to this eflect our leading men ask from government restrictions of all orte—sbove all the exclusion of foreign products (rom our bomo market. And then we wonder that our ports ro- main solitary, that the produce of our poll is left to rot in our barns and magazines Our troops beve returne! from Sehleewig Motetein, Joaying (hore only que brigade. The Pruspiaas aod the - ‘of what {t ultimately will be. change in our ministry for foreigo affairs t) the Duke Frederick of Augustonburg is in eney, ue also are the prerogati of the federation). Hwrr Yon Brismark is reported declared thet annexa’ion was the only right thing be wished positerity to know that be had aimed at i againet the determination of she King and the Crown Prince, bi bie to eflect his purpose, and 80 Suaily nothing will remaio but to swallow the bitter pill—Augusteoburg, That is ly at the Freach call travaiiler pour le rot de Prusse (i. ¢., 00 love one’ labor). A maritime and military convention between the new sovereiga of Schleswig Holstein and Prussia will be (he-sole gain of this latter Power, white Austria must content herself with tho military glory. The affairs of Italy woar a threatening mora bas stated big conviction in the Turin Parliament ‘that Napoleon would su; Italy in a hostile undertak- it Venice. It is trae be only bis pri. Opinion, but the opinion of a minister, of the presi- Gent of the minisiry, declared in open Parliament, seems to amount to something more than what is generally meant by a said Lami es S The convention of the 15th September was a repetition of the coercive measure by which the Turin government was forced to march against Garibaldi, at Ag} Rome, as the capital of new Italy, was sacrificed, a minisiry, composed of moderate politicians, was formed, and a few days ago we bave seen the Turia governmeut eager to disarm in bloody encouster the bands collected peng Austrian frontiers, ready to cross over into tut, Nobody here thinks that Napoleon sincerely wishes or aims at the uvitication of Italy. Cortain he nas no taten- tion of using military means in the question of Venice, ‘There is no doubt that negotiations are going on between Vienoa and Paris; but we are totally ignorent of the os- ture of the propositions that are being made to bring bout a reconciliation between Austria and Piedmont. Auything that has been said on this subject belongs to the domain of conjectural politics, The Cabinet of the Tuile- ries has again recommended to the Papal goveroment to effect such administrative reforms as are in con‘ormity with the spirit of modern times; but the reforming of Papacy bas been compared by a spirited diplomatist to the clexning of the pyramids of Egypt with a tooth brush, ‘The encounter between Sardivian soldiers and Garibal- dians, avove alluded to, took place in the valley of ‘Tromfria, near the (routier of Austria, on the 16th iostant. A certain Bazzi and other adberents of Garibaldi bad left Milan to rendevous near Brescia, with the intention of invading Tyrol, for which purpose arms, uatforms and ammunition were beld in readivess. On the 14th a vand Of these adventurers had been pursued by Sardinian riflemen and dragoons in the above named valley. In the morning of the 16th this band, four hun- dred strong, was overtaken by the military, aud after ome skirmishing, in which sx soldiers wore siain, the Dand was dispersed and filty Geribaldians taken prisovers. Of the first Friaal bana some individua's have pre. sented thomeeives voluntarily belore the Lalian tribu- {rom Lacorao, has ajourned a lew days 1a the maighoor from bas atew ighbor- hood of Zenna, where be concealed himself in the house Of @ distiller that belongs to his perty. His object was to organize a revoluti: movement which was to coincide with tho partial jogs in the Venetian pro- ‘vinoes and to inaugurate the general death strug. gle, which the Italian party of action bas resolved on. After repeated attempts to destroy the telegraphic wires between Vonico, Padova and Verona, an atvempt was made on the night of the 14th inst. to blow up 8 railroad bridge. A few minutes—nay, seconds —before the traio from Venice to Padova crossed the great iron bridge over te Brento, a violent explosion took place on the bridge. Owing to the bad quality of the gun- verted and = ioe soley of the mine, the Jamage was only slight, and no accident happeued. In. Gallicia the state of siege is still in vigor, and Hua. ary continues to sbun every political contact with t empire. if F finds the management of Ireland difficult, we have two Irelands to contend witn. Horr ‘Vor Schmeriing, the originator of our present constitu. tion, does not it, however, to unite the recaicitrant ations beneath the commoa ban ner. American Affairs. The Britieh Emancipation Society had presented a con- gratalatory address to Mr. Adame, the American Minis- ter, opon Mr. Lincoin’s re-election. ‘The Americaa advices, in view of Sherman’s progress Im Georgia and Hood's operations in Tennessee, were re- garded with the greatest interest. ‘The London Globe thinks that at no period of the war ‘wore greater loterests at stake. ‘The London Times urges the opening of negotiations tn regard to the American war, saying it must come to this at last, and the sooner it does come it will be the better for America and the world at large. LONDON TIMES. ‘You bave transferred from the Glove into your influes- tial journal an article (rom a print designated the Ver- dade sem Rebuco, & Rio Jai , Comtaining very odious imputations on the goverpment of Brazil. To those im patatioa: ap re on ‘to allow me, as secretary of its late Jegation in London, to give the folowing answer:— It is the frst time | have beard that there is any jour- pal in Brazil entitied the Ferdade sm Kebuco, and if any such oxtet it pone pdr this specimen of ite contents, falgify its title aud defile its country by calumny, instead Of {ulfling its expressed mission of spreading ‘‘trath without disguise,” When I point out to you that its against the imperial government of complicity in the capture of the Florida, and of arrangement with General Webb in the diplomatic correspondence which engued, involves, if true, the Minister of Brazil in treason agains, the Em peror and the empire, you will at once, I think, recogniz the incredibility and malignity of the accusation, And whon I add that the government of Brazil Aas sought, Bubsequently to its correspodence with tho Untied States Minister, the fullest reparation { ern- ment of the United States for the outrage, you will see how utterly without foundation are the statements con- tained in the article you bave quoted, On the escape of the Wachusett with the Florida from the port of Bahia becoming known to the Brazilian government at Rio, that government at once removed the President of the province of Bania, and ordered to the me- the officers of its naval squadron and of the forts port, or the purpose of submitting to @ court of ry whether they bad used due exertion in repelling od tn this violation of the territorial waters of the empir tempting to prevent the excape of the fed with itgoapture in addition, the Brazilis ment issue orders tobibiting the admission of chusett to any port of the empire. ‘The outrage was committed at Bahia on the night of the 61h and tbe morning of the of October last. In- telligence of it reachea Rio October. A council of ministers, Emperor, was at once beld. The Minister for Foreigo Affairs, on the 14th of October, addreesed a note to the Mipister of the United States, detailing to bim the facts in the case, and expressing a belief that be would hasten to give the imperial government assurances tnat the government of the Union would attend to the just remonstrances of the empire, On the same day Geveral Webb replied, stating bis conviction that the govern 't of the United States would promptly do all that ite own bonor and honor and dignity of Brazil. On the 16tn of October Gen. Webd ‘addressed another note to the Brazilian government, de- Sailing previous conduct of Captain Collins, “which,” he gaid “unquestionably would josure bis withdrawal from the Brazilian station, even if he had not violated the ueu- trality of a Brazilian port.” And by the French steamer which left Rioon the 26th of October despatches were transmitted to the Brazilian Obarge d’ Affaires at Wash- ington by the Minister ror Foreign Affairs in the sense I Dave alreacy stated to you. Tn this promptitade of actieo by the Brazilian govern. ment in defence of its own honor and dignity, you will find additional disproof of the imputations rat mali- clously inserted in the evening journal, aod then in good faitb transferred to your colamne. Belt ‘that the Times was incapable of sateen § ohio green slander, even againet @ government wh! a8 DO political representative iu London, as 1 know the Englisb public to be incapable of crediting after expiana- tion #0 vile a story, | ask, in the interests of my country, for the insertion of this refutation of the calumny. Ihave the honor to be, sir, your most obedient ser- vant, A. D/ANDRADA. No, 9, Cavenvisn Squans, Dec. 8. The Incendiary Plot. REPORT OF THS LONDON TIMES ON THE ATTEMPT IN NEW YORE. [New York (Nov. 26) correspondence of London Timos.] New York was thrown |.40 a state of panic last night by the discovery of a horrible attempt to burn down the city, Between nine and ten o’olock fires wore discovered in eight of the principal hotels, to two of which theatres were attached, and also in Barnum’s Museum, which was crowded at the time with women and children. The means adopted by the incendiaries were the same in each instance. Some person or persons upknowa engaged @ room at the hotels, placed phosphorus and other combustibles under the beda or in the bedclothes, sot fire to them, and then retired, locking the doors a(tor them, These attempts were. no doubt, intended to be simultaneous, but from some cause not explained an in- terval of an bour or ao hour and a-half betwoon the cariiost and tbe latent. A great hotel Me) the worst building $n the world for the purposes an incen- diary, Inasmuch as the constant liability to fire in such crowded edifices renders extra care and caution fodiapensable, And auch care caution are inva- riably employed, each ontal ent of any note malntoining its pe ks A apy (4 lly apn for bing @ couflagret , - since tim ire was anbdued before much damage waa othe question as to who are the conapirators—for a con- apiracy st must be—ia generally answered this moroing by the ‘assertion that they are Southern emisearies. In my Jeter of the Zist of last month | drow jauention to ao erticle io @ Richmond journal which specially re- commended that Now York aud Boston ghoula be threo days later than (he news alread: baving refused to pay the war indemnity the treaty of peace signed by bim, a jud; laces should be razed to the pal ground wi bold of the idea avi ith the sole ob) of plum acts ia ‘he. Sbensudoas INTERVENTION. {From Goligneat’s Messenger, Dec. 8.) have received, via Holiand, a’ letter (rom Japan y pubilened, that the Prince of Nagate, we It has been alroady{stated ‘tnent of the crimioal tribunal of Jeddo had decided that bis twe yoy god bis servants We now jcara that this singular and Obituary. ADMIRAL SIR MONTAGU STOPFORD, B. ¥. (From the Londoa Times, Nov. 13.) Admiral Sir Montagu Sto} K.0. B., died at Edta- burg on Thursday. He ont the navy in 1810, on Doard the flagship of bis uocie, the tate Admiral Sit jord, then the naval commender-in chief at Cape of Good Hope; and the following year was pres- ‘at the conquest of Java. After being employed ta phtpe, he joined the Alceste, which conveyed big embassy to Chinn, and was wrecked passage home im 1817. The tast com. and he held as captain was of the Pique, on tbe North American and West India station, from 1842 until she was paid off in 1846. For nearly (our years bo wae admi- ral superintendent of Devonport dockyard: in January, 1855, be was appointed admiral superiatendent at Maite, and took part iu the war againet Russia in tho Black Sea. J. RB. M'OULLOCGH, THE POLITICAL BOONOMIST. [From the London News, Noy. 12.) Friday morning Mr. J. R. McCulloch, the woll_knowa political economist, expired at his rosidence. foe di ceased was in the seventy fifth year of hisago He was for many years a coutributor to the Scofsmin newspaper. To 1828 he le't Edinburg, and was appointed protessor of political economy in the new Uuiversity of Londoa, He beld that chair until 1532. Since 1833 he has beea comptroller of the Goverument Stationery oilice, aad enjoyed a pension of £200 per annum for literary ser- vices, given tohim by the late Sir Robert Peel. His chie! literary works are bis “Dictionary of Commerce Statistical Account of the and Commercial Navigation ,’ British Key and his ‘Dictionary of Geography ,’* all of which @ been repeated!y republished. was one of the foreign associates 0: the Institute of France. HUDSON GURNSY, THE MILLIONAIBS BREWER. {From the London News, Nov. 12.) On Wednesday atternoon expirea Mr, Hudson Gurney, ‘@ gentleman of great woulth and standing in Norfolk, an@ perhape the teading member of the house of Gurney. Mr. Gurney had been for some time in failing bealth, and bad (or several years past lived in complote retirement at his seat at Keswick, near Norwich. He was born 1776, and was, at the period of bis decease, in his 90th year. Mr. Garney outlived his generation, aod may be pronounced a forgotten celebrity; but when Canning was coquetting with the Duke of Welliagton, when Broughaas was denouvcing the proorastivation and deubts of Kides, when Huskisson developing te an unappreciative world the doctrine of free trade, Mr. Hudson Gurney was aman of mark {a the House of Commons, ia which be Dad a seat for many ‘years as member for Newport. ie opinion was especially respected in mutters of trade and finance, and any suggestions which be might be inclined to make wore not regarded at all lightly. a Booroon s fortune which was estimated roughly at £2,000,000, for ho was a partner ta tho groat bre: tirm of ca Perkins, Me. apache Sy ® lavish liberality w! appeals were made to him [or charitable and other pur- poses. Misceltancous Foreigm Items. that the bas nothing to The only rock ahead is the breaking out in hie own States—foatered, the Italian government, but by guch suddenness and violence easter by peo hd aly may, If obo. pleases, prov tor by by ay id the insurgents; France may, if abo aid the P rfmmaioo iho viciovs circle whch ied bee sider these things matarely, Monsignor de Merodo, the Pope's Minister at War, given up any idea of forming ® Papal army. and Promotes a echome, said to have been suggested by of the French witramootane party, and which be ts dis- Posed to pre‘er to the warlike means that bave hitherte [aL eapeedicenrn comer emer ern He proposes that the man government should accept the Convention of the were (and any Protestant ones join) enould guarantee to the Pope his present sions. ones "ie Deawouta, weled. states, tha from Beaujen, ia t! 1» wi st t ae exhibition of the new wines of that district took place there lately. The samples were Got numerous, but represented the best vineyards. [twas a:imitted the last crop was worthy of being ranked among the Dest since 1858, The new wine is remarkable for He color, body and flavor. As s00n aa the King of Prussia received the news of the signing of the treaty of pesce with Denmark he imme- diately telegraphei to General Voge! de Faikensteia not reorganization of the postal service ia and to abrogate @ whole series Of decrees which upon the Danish province, and were of a mature to exercise @ pressure upos tho government. An attempt has been made by the incumbent and a churchwarden of St. Doul "a parish, Ireland, to get the Court of Queen’s Bench to quash the indictment ‘ing them with removing bumen remains from the ard of that parish, the clergyman stating that be w toavoid the odium of a trial. The application was rofuaed. Judge Hayes stated that they could not administer justice one way for the clergy and another way for the laity. ‘k Bridge, London, was opened to the publie ‘on the 8th of Novembor. The firat sione of the bridge was laid by Admiral Lord on the 234 of M 3, and it was opened at midoight on the 24h of March, 1819, ag the clock of St. Paul’s struck ve, the following ae id two bulla, nt was walk- ing quietly about the arena when the first bull wus re- leased aud rushed at it with all his might. The elepnamt received bis antagonist with great coolness, and threw him down with bo utmost ease, Tho bull rose agato and made two more attacks, which the clophant resented by killing bim with a thrustof bis tasks The conqueror did not seem in the least oxcited, but quietly drank some water offered by his keeper and ate several cars of Indien corn. A second bull was then released, and in a fow minutes suffered the same fate as the first. ‘The tunnel under the Apennines, on the Bologna aad Florenco line, bas just beea opeved to the public. travet- lers may now proceed from Turin and Milan to Rome and Napies withont any other jogerruption on the railway than the (ew miles which separate Civite Veochia from Orbi- tollo, on the Tuscan coast, M. Proudhon has published 5 es at Brussels against jtallan unity. He avows that he bimself does not believe in the Catholic religion, nevertheless he Stor the iotercet of the French government set to abandon the ‘‘ fortress of couscience,’’ which consiete in the religious opinions of the great majority of Frenca- men, Togive up the influence which the government gains by protecting the ices of Catholics without Substituting some other would seem to him about as wine as the conduct of a general, who, on fires news of the invention of rifled cannon, should jhave de- troyed all hie ofa guns before there bad been time te manufacture new ones, La Prance, of Paris, prints in @ leading colamo, as emt- nently worthy of public attention the following extract from an exposition of Ireland’s grievances, circulated oa » and transiated into Bur Jangaage:—* this rez make cents to congratulate the French people on their all the oppressions aud miseries which weigh upon Ire- jay Providence ever vouchsafe to presorve fer samo Providence ever save ance ffera under the regime decorated with the epithet ‘con- Btitutional.’ ” Senator Guerronniere’s journal character- tse this passage as ‘touching.’ eo outakir was io the PI we 5 atrocious murder bas been committed im Of London, The headiess body of « maa From the appear. ifrom various circumstances which a to the Kopwiedgo of the police, Kobi and his wife rehended, The murdered mam was oo his way inited States, The case was judicial nyvew- cam wore to the tigation. Th mber of fires in Constantinople betwoen the Int of August, 1559, and the 30th September last, amounts to 160, ‘They destroyed 2,844 dwelling hones, 1,246 ware. houses and shops, 23 baths, mosques and otner publio establishmen: dan imperial palace, making a total ot 4,114 buildin ‘appears that, on the average, @ fire destroying 26 butidings occurs at Constantioople every 11 days, Supposing exch houne to be worth 6@ Ppureos, oach shop 40, each public butiding 200, the furnte ture in each of the houses 15 hom Wye es with Its contents 130,000 purses, wo obtain « of 000 piastres, equal to about $9,000,000, for the value of property destroyed by fire in five yoars. The Turkish budget for 1864-'65 shows a rovenna of £14,737,231. Tho expondituro is eatimated at £14,671,294%, The increase on tho latter over that of last year is ocoa. sioned by the publio debt and the Ciroansian immigration, A reduction in the ay DAVY Oxponses to the ‘amount of £57,758 will made. The Otioman Bank entimates the lone on tho cotton crops from the late raioe At sixty por cont, Tho Vatican maintains ailenoe, which doew not meq that {¢ is remaining toactive. alshough nothing transyiio@