The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1868, Page 3

UR OPE. ro-Glyeerine Explosion in New- tle the Result of Accident. Re Opinion of tho.Fenian Agita- tien in England, Kerabrea’s Reply ‘to the lian Opposition. IAN TARIFF AND TRADE a steamship City of London, Captain Brook vt Inverpool at noon on the HSth and Quee: bwhoe19th of Decembor, arrived!.t this port yer 5 90n, "bringing files in detaj of & ~ cable da. z dated to her day of sailing frym Trelaiyng, } Dunatd steamship Cuba, which elt LY yerpoo! aist eustown 22d of December, arrived at Halifax at orday afternoon, and sailted for Boston she evening. tday,'* ‘ts relative to ‘ro glycerine tho French (the debato sstion and a synopsis bill, com * T the Irish via, Belgiom ae #rench Opinion of wenstic Explosion an -0 His Friends in Scot- rage at Clerkenwell and its attendant ‘tinued to absorb attention In England, {cy 28 bodies of the persons killed by the flva dy’ progress, and the three persons in eus- . liad een completely tdentided as concerned in tho (ago with au rer mala who had escaped arrest, plan (or a simuiteneous attack on certain armorics po Byuland jaenid to have been discovered at Wol mpton,, and the authorities bad been fully advised reatening letters professing to be written by Fe- bbs bad Leen freely audressed to the conductors of the ding London newspapers. Nitre-Glycerine Explosion at Newenstlc. on-Tyne. Athird edition of the Newcastle (England) Chron‘cle December 17 says:—At four o'clock this aftern’ iGe explosion took placo on the Town Moor, F ure that a scizire of compound nitro-gl; ‘ine had m made by the police. About three o'clock tho beriil of Newcasile (John Mawson, Esq.), tho Towa veyor (x, Bryson), sub-Inspector Wullace and © bie Donald Bain ieft town in charge of a spring cart wins tho 18 compound, With tho object ¢ bg it run away in g0mo of the gullies on the Fr, where it would be While thoy w papulnting the nuro-giycerina it exploded with Fmendous shock, hurling some of the men high into wr and tearing up und for many yards ound, Police Cunstabie Donald Bain and the three mclarge of tue cart were Literally blown to atoms, d the shorilf of Neweastle aud Mr. Bryson were iriy Iy injured and rendered perfectly ingensiblo. y re conveyed to the infirmary, abd are not expected aurvive many hours. The nitroglycerine, froin ine nation received, was seized by the police near ihe athe ‘ket. later edition of the Newonstle Chronicle St ia statcd ft some inystory attaches to the manner in which the wycerine camo into Newcastle, Itscems to have through the hands of various parties and to have m in thetown for some months, Nothing, howover, iranepired to connec: the adair w.th Fepiaulein, egrams from Nev lo, dated to the 13: of De. : ching inquiries fail to afford any The nitro-glycerina was lodged last beer cellar in the centro of the town by a cor a He told the celiarman they were barr . ‘Phe Cellarman’s suspicions being axous kenWell explosion, ho gave information to the which led to its seizure. It was then determined roy it. The explosion is sapposea to have been by a workmau's spade striking the tron hoop fone of the barrels, Tho expiosion was heard for ound, Tuere are hopes of the sherill’s recovery, eyesight will be entirely destroyed, ‘ot Ovinion of the Fenian Movewent— land’s Measures for [ts Repressiov m the Paris Débats, Dee. 18.] “evidently a prineipis of conduct with nang to risk everytbtog for tho deliverance of wthrea who are imprigoued, and uncoasingly to he protection of the Brotherhood oxtendod io all bers. Our readers will, perhaps, remember with exireme cleverness Stephens was ona former m enabled to escape from jail in fre. Yhe affair at Manchester had no other motive; ho deliverance of Kelly and Deasy 4 at the cost of threo lives, im addi b that of the courageous policeman who ft to his daty, On tho present occaston four } aro already dead, and among the forty pe ded and lying in’ the hospitals additional d b> expec! oliject of tho attempt fai Burke stil! remains under bolt ahd bar. help recognizing Im tho meant o fhe Feuians at Clericenwell an extreme audacity & thoroughly sottiogg purpose ot in e opinion wilh a t of terrorism ; that the lato effort should havo ped by sitccess is very difficult to boliey owing down the waliof the pricon by expioting ita barrel of gunpowder at the very moment Burke was taking bis daily exercise in the pris- Y coprtyard, there wore infinitely greater chances bing him under the failing brickwork than of if B means of escape, We may look for i expression of public opinion in Epeland, and chief embarrassment of the government’ will deforth be to resist the goneral outery which wit! de- ‘a chanze of system in dealing with Fenian con ples. Hitherto Engiand has beon held back ia tis t by the involuntary remombrancs of I's former owards Ireland, and by the fear of showing too @ « seif-contradiction in tle eyes of the world if Ibited a spirit of ruthlessness towards o. hile at the samo time favoring the revi Pities in the yest of ope. The Engi sh gov. out for theze reasons abstained jas’ year {rr in- Hog capital punishment on the leaders of tho insur- Hon tn ireland, and even in the Manchoster avair a majority of the Irishmen compromised wero die- fore trial or were treated with indulgence, period for such consideration is certainly gone b: ho Times bas already found it necessary to remind greatly irritated pubiio that every Irishman is Fenian and every Fenian nota murderer, This racy is, ertholess, becoming a fo embarrasstn’ ¢ England, avd wo admit that, incessantly receiving now end finding in the United States a perpetual ragement, Fenianism is of a nature to dicquiet the polidiy established government, Ce: jo, #0 ridiculous on its first appes: uo one at prevent has any right-to jaug!, really dangerous for the English power unless in war, and with the efficacious and avowed assist- a foreign government; but not the less intolera- it to bo assailed almost daily by an invis a Presont enemy, who enjoys the protect take advantage of them; who ean bo Oniy after be bas fret struck @ blow, aad who pretends that his death ts murder, bocauso he the privileges of a state of war, aud domends rights. If this sort of existence should last longer tho English Mintsters may weil be iu ap Tepeat the phrase whica was fatwiliar to the ora of the great Eijzaboth, ‘ibat the welfare of that Ireland should be at the bottom geography a8 docided otherwise, and which determines what policy mu thys Ireland will remain, whatever may be the calinon bail chained to tue ankle nt England, vin the Paris Constitutionne!, December 18.] d is always tho great dimoulty, We aro nob of shat unhappy country; wo h domination fe leciiimate if it does not trample under feot the rights of a ity, and if it does not gathor to-day the fruite of g infustion, Tho question is not at thir moment to sa her the Irish people is jastiied or not in if opprei We only know that the croma. considers tho Irish as its eubjeeis, atid-that the ernment, from @-goMfinont of its righis or Sf itd WMORORMMVOnds to maintain its authority jand, Blow does it act to accomplish that objec tho pokrt to be examined, if, Instead of betug ied by false Sppoarances, @ wisd is entertained of ga just es timate of Loglish Nberalism. Tn ordi. mes Eugihth rule flods sufficient guorantees in ry stato of things ii Ireland. Tho aucient con- fons Which’ have transferred the soll into hands of abarntee English familios; tho tm. shment, the\ diecourngemont, the progressive w t \ opulation in congoque of Restraction of iho farm#, and the cos mn of euttivivion of ceneale and thoir replacement by rag the preseAce of numerous functionaries, ish, of at least Protestant; the impossibility for the # mo Irish peopld to get themsely fully ented fh Parliament, and to obtain redress for grigrances from such & bedy, of which moro than siti a ostite of ind\ ferent to thom; finally, au 01 is a a! Heb Jog elute ways ready to re figora—ouoh arp im general the me of the severity of the English govern. Wards froinud, \. Bupported py all these jn Bogland can, upto @ certain point, pormit nd [6 enjoy some inofensio@ liberties, Which course oags of, and which prodyed Abroad at {iiuslon fat ig her fiberstism. Hut toy the dish te, hb fide Hever allowed what tb eclia fs Fr to » Pading jn tho oxcess of ite sa¥orings the ot despair, strive, as it 1543, fier | Atay bf saming, ri gainat ity | i powerful neigh or von a new Ireland, which has arisen across the Atlantic, threaten England with 38 vengeance, and seek to organize an insurrection in old Ireland; let the national sentiment ptrikiogly manifest itself in processtoas and speeches which seem of & nature “to excite to hate and contempt of the Qaeen’s government; let the English govern. ment at length consider that the perl! surpasses the meastre of her ordinary guaranteos, and at once it acts with all the severity of the least liberal governments, * * * To sum up, it is to deceive public opiuion or to be oneself deceived to attribute a conduct to the English government different from that of all others when {t feels itself sharply attacked. In Eng: land, as elsewhere, the authorities know how to detend thomeelves, and de ghly enough. Certain Froach writers, in addressing to that side their admiration a3 a foregouo conclusion, expose themseives to mistakes which @ more exact acquaintance with the state of things would spare thom, That is not the direction, we warn thom, where they ought to seek that kleal of a government which, of respect for theories of absolute liberty, permits its authority to be destroyed, Garibaldi to His teuds In Scotinnd, Garibaldi has written letters to two of the representa. tives of those people in Clasgow who sympathizo with nis sand objects, In his lettera to the chairmen of the Orange A3sociation {3 the following pa peak. ing of the Pops, he saya:—*You will b id that his Tule is mild, that the people aro contented, aud that it hascverboen so, Now, if this be true how is it that no claim to be the representatives of Curist upon —of him who said, *. kingdom ig pot of the world’—bave, sinco the commencement of the tem- poral power, requeated French interveation sixteen timea, German intervention fifteen times, Austrian ine tervention seven mes and Spanish intervention three umes IRELAND, Phe Reform Leaguo Censes Operations=Ren- sons for the Action. Advices from Dublin of the 27th of December roport:— The annual weokly meeting of the Irish Reform Leagte was held last evening in its rooms, Parliament street, In tho course. of proceedings thoro was a largo number of persons present, Bir. Keovil occupied the chair, Mr, 1. Carroll, honorable secretary pro lem, read the minutes of last mecting, which were con{irmed. Arathor unscomly conversation was carried on between Mr. Dillon (who claimed bis right, aa a member, to geo the original of M: Boate’s letter published i the last report of the League’s proceedin tho othor persons present, Mr. Diilon’s ul edged, The | Cha! discussed at their last meeting whether adv sable to adjourn the meetings of gue toa suitable time, Several well known and ‘o roformers considered that the present excited stato of the political world rendered it pradeut to cease fueeting, He (the chairman) had prepared some obzer- vations Which he would road for tho:n, Mr Keevil then, in the course of a very long staicmont, reviewed the condition of ireland, the position of the govern- awards the peopie, and the whole question, rocial, jons and political, was touched upon. Mr, Keevil ed his opinion im warm terma, and was loudly pplauded by a number of p°rsons who had from the street during the delivery of eck, Kelly, In proposing the first resolution, torms'on the espionage to which he sald Irichmer matter what their polities, were subjected. He prow ssed—That the Trish Reform League, having for its object the political amelioration of the paople, aud to obtain Parliamentary reform by cons! nal means, lads it necessary, for the protection o! the menibors of its couuctl, to adjourn unill such time as the iiberty of her Mujesty’s subjects in Ire protected by the habeas corpus ac onded the resolution, M tion in a long epeceh, which Toe resolution wes carried, Mr, Carroll propos the proceedings of this meeting bo prinied, a sent to ail members subeerivers to the Leug the press of England, Ireland and Scotland, Mr. seconded the resolution, which was carried, The prosecution Joun Mettin, John C. W J. Lalor as the ation ta Dublin was —That d a copy Tamnes ‘on and funeral demo amid considerable ex he was im the p himeolt Galignani of Paris, of the 18th of Decem- ber, sammarizes the bill for the reorganization of the army, just passed in the Legislature, as announced by the cablo, thus:—The new bill on the military organtzo, tion iu France increases the service to nine yeors; in ti me of peaco the soldiers, after Avo years, are to be sent home on furlough avd form part of tho reserve, The who have not sarved in the army belong to the Na- al Guard Mobile, The biil differs from that of the Sthof June <o farthat it leaves the fixing of the contin. gent to the Chambor. The most important modification that the comuilttee proposes to introduce courerns the marrisgo of the soldiers ‘the former measura only allowed marriage during the last two yeard of the ser- vico; that 1s to say, after five years under tho flag and two in the reserve, ih» committee wishes to reduce a year; that is to say, to limit it to five live ariny and one i the reserve, The offered w reduction of six montis ip the period of celibacy; that is to Say, Alter eightecn 1 in the reserve; but the commitice maintains 19 point, and the Chamber wilt have to decide. The committeo has also obiained some less {mportant modifications concerning the legal exemptions; i! malataiusits amend. ment to article eight (for article thirteen) which refers to the oxarcises of the National Guard Mybile, A large meeting of the bolders of Mexican bonds took lace Decempor 16, ia the Cirque de Pimpératrice, Paris, Viscount do la Guérountere, one of the principal bold- ere, in the chair, Tho No». Senator made a sta‘emeat from which it appears that the eums contributed in the three subscriptions which, in the early months of 1664 and at the latter end o{ 1865, constitute the sertes of Mexican toa amount to tho large amount of 201,417,12ifr., ‘thus composed:—First loan (six por cent rente), 102,585,507f; second loag . (iirst series of bonds), 164.514,021f; supplementary issuo made by the Finance Cofuaies of Mox- fcr, 547, 2006. third Joan (bonds converted), 14, 287, 600f. 4 bonds (converted) of the committee aforesaid, 3,177,000f%, Tho chairman added that the whole question counected with the claims of the bond- holders was under tue consideration of the government, and that there was reacon to hopo that some legisiative easure would be introduced to scttlo tho matter, committee of the holders was appoimted to wa over jt interests, and M, do la Gucronniiro named its chairman, Tho ‘assembly after passi vote of thanks to the pregident broke Three mon, named Broilis, Humb were charged before the Tribunal of C Paria, with raising sediiious cries, ‘Th to the judge, M. Delesvaux, for mn that ou the 1 9 course of a trial, appliod to thom the tern Article 878 of the Code of Civil Pri ies to challenge verbally ol against era,” ing pm had us exprossion poned for dure, allovr= y Judge that within six months by “Writing, any ineulting Tho case was post. to bo taken into con A judgment given declares that “the word ‘urawier,’ ed in fam! Ianguage to designate any i 1 who speaks too loud or too often, docs not contain the imputation of a determined vice, and conve. queatiy cannot be considered as an insult, a term of contempt or au invective.” The objection to tho Jude was thorefore overru and ihe throe accused were each condemned to 100 franca fino aud the payment of costs, Two Fronch sailing frigatos, of targe tonnage—tho Forte and the Virzigie—were at anchor tn the Chere with (ull cargoes of coal on board for the Mediterranean squadron, im case of sudden orders to put (o sea for a distant destination, 20 that the ships of the division will be well supplied with fuol without boing compelled to delay their departure, ITALY. then cation sideration by the Council of Judges, now The Roman Debate in the Legtsinture-Gene- ral Menabrea’s Reply to the Opposition, In the Italian Chamber of Deputies, at Fioronce, on the 17th of Decomber, General Monabrea commenced a speech in reference to the position of tho Malian gov- ernment in the recent Garibaldian movement against Rome, He opened his addross by alinding to the an- prepared estate of the army, and stating that when the Cabinet assumed office the army was not m a condition to take the field, Passing to the Garibaidian move- ment the General pointed out that the proclamation of Garibaldi made no mention of the monarchy of the King. It was true that plebiscites had boon proctaimed, but oven giving these a certain value Garibaldi’s procla: 0 wish to overthrow the Papacy. ‘Ament could not follow pndor such colors. nabroa continued :—We are accused of using the phrase of ‘Rome for the Romans,’’ but since Italy hag been bound by plebiscites, can you wish to prevent the Ree man people from also freely exercising their will? With reference to Closing the ingurrectional committees and the arrest of Garibaldl already expiained by the Minister of Justice, General Menabroa said tho Ministry have been acoused of being alarmed by scarecrows, bat T ask if the seizure of muskets, bombs ‘and powder are scarecrows, Danger éxisted, and it was necessary to adopt prompt and energetic measures to avort it, “The Ministor reverted to bis previous deciaration of the tn- toution of government to bring forward, if necoseary, a lovisiative measure to prevent repetitions of these de. plorable acts, Respecting the passage into and return Of the Itehan troops from the Pontifical territory, the Groea book suffciontiy showed the reasons for that pas aage having taken place, Thit, sald tho eponker, was a fact of right which we fulfilled’ notwithstanding the op. Position of France; but another motivo was the fact of our being invited by the populations, General Mona- brea here read several telegrams and documents proving that the populations manifestly requosied the presence of tho Italian troops to prevent disorder and disasters, The return of the troops, said the speaker, was coun- by the ¢ommonest prudonco, immediately the im. porlal threatening tho Pontifical territory coased, We could no longor afford the French government a pretext for rendering the occupation permauen,, and therefore spomtancousiy withdrew, Of the September Convontion Gonoral Menahres sale! :—We are asked, after rocont-evente, whethor the Convention exists or not, Until notice of its termina. tion fy given, a treaty always exists, onlesd some pro. vision {# made in tho treaty itself, No enoh ciause is contained Inthe September Convention, which, thero- foro, exists butia fact or materially; it does wot exist while the Po al terttlory Is ocenpled by Franca, Ove covteacttng Power has not fu Wo are alse tu ame ¢ pit Reymout of our Avo af what wo shall do with the- Convo: ‘may bo in our interest; but first of all t! shall aot ag bject of the overuzmont is that the French troops will leave tho afterwards woe ¢ad consider fur. oman terri thor, Tho "Sep no question Freuch Minister tion wes the bi ralo tembor Convention has or right, It prejudiced fs true that one declared that the Conven. and while it existed, an@ anothor has obilged to give fresh guarantees, We shati see, conduct of Franco afd that wo shall be Mean. While, We must not Compromise ourselves in any way, Dut let the French evacuate the Pontificial territory. We may thon consider whother tt ma, be our interest to confirm our engagements or annul them, or establish others avew, so a3 best to guard our interests. The General was to resuiue his speech on the 18th of December, AUSTRIA. No Lonn for War Purposes. The official Vi as Gasetle of Vicuna, of the 17th of December, is authorized to deny as altogether baseless tho report current ag toan impending forn for military givin; time po’ Count Crivelli, geveral timos oo to hay Aus on th See, but tho p ave tion, will undertake this nogot more than probabi: the no.ottations wi immodiately the he touching, and oa —In the Pra U, de Sybel pres lan gove isinty thet tho Roman Court will oppose its non posiumus to any demand to revise the Concordat, of the law already voted, relative to liberty ence, public instruction and civil marriages. vil forth form part of the organic which could not thenceforib be called into question, by lib tion, ‘The Court of Viouna is © resvived pot to await the and that an tncrense of the tax upon coupons The question of the Concordat, which still agitates the publi rise to numerous n Against it, eeems to have been The now emba whows depar tind in Austria, and i3 itestations both ‘for and a standstill for somo r to the Holy See, ‘e for Vienna has been tho jourunis, which have of ‘the instructions he hes nob yet quitted ament appears to Lave ace nts from Viewua state that the Ministry intends Andon any attempts to overc y wall me the opposition of Toposo a new convention to of the new legisia- whether Count Crivelli he failure of which is couse- esult of to promulgate science and of a would hence. tho empire, and e0, but perty of ingos, whi laws of ni ERMANY. om Berlin dated on the 17h of Nece ber esterday, ber of Deputies mted a resolution to the offect that the treatios concluded with the disposseased princes should not be sancti now In the bay he intere or to in of the latter in si00 Representatives of the yi at M. dent, to decide whether a two 1 anted to the Ministr carvot be voted earlier than the Tat of Janu ms of the 17 s has adopt government, the p ber are to assemble may not bo Munnioh te! Chamber ot 1 of ti pat Br the Recruiting of tue Ar BELGIUM. A Vicar Generel ladict The Echo ds Perlian of Decem> laid agal tho Archbishop of fon of the Mu menis in the c Pro; capital, RUSSIA. Comments on the utor General of wpt, either Tpose ubstac if © er, understands that an i the Vicar Ge: Malines without the previ cipal Council. al ° the posit ned except on condition that the money and Fccuriiies granted to King Gi ds of the Pru rgo of Ha goverament, which das funds belong the moment the ex-Kfo ‘0 soparate anover 3 tothe right of sue or, aud tions of the Chan Kenbeck’s, the Prosi sional fund budget of Decer ay—The 1, coutrary to the wish in of the Commiltee on ad dated the 17th ndictinent has beon 1 who ord: Brus the been = torwar Court of Appeal in this pneh Ye! and the Tariff, The Rossian Jnvatide of the 17th fo! lishes an article on the diplomatte corres; has oppearod on the gene al p December pub- jondenco which icy of Europe ina series of notes dating froin February 24,1868, to October 9, 1 The Juvalide points oui that tho French Yeilow Book does not contain any docum owing the ap. proximation which bad taken place between Russia aud France, leading to a collective doviaration of the four great Powers to the Porte. The Znv. then dwells on the orcillations of the policy of F Ausiria, The French government of A completely adopted the policy tria in the questions of E: st Gormany aud Italy, Sach an alhance in principle condemned the Christians to return to thelr former position of slavery to the Turks as intended to prevent th North German Confederation, the v and dependent devel: b the the Po! dovetopmont of th ity of Italy, the ine rneut of tho Sclayonlan poptilations, tifclal revival of tho pretensions of Should this prozeat policy not be abandoned Mt will convert tue armed peace now existing into ase- rious war. The foliowing is from the Russian Correspondence of St. P rsburg:——The question most discussed at this moment by tho press of this country is that of the ree vision of the cus the Bankers? Ge G welle ad bors of the com torift shall the renee of the m tariff, The @azsite of the Acade ette, tho Mos the protective systom, while the Vi Je the cause of free sion chery be Crit adva vy, nd tho Viest defead and the Aloscow ‘When the ta with the revision of the eed wo shall tndicate 00 ‘cat'ons introduced, as well aa the argumenta which shall bave atiac ed or dofendad them. We may, However, say ia tho menntime that the ques- tion hes never more strongly attracted attention than at this moment, when every one can form an opinion as to the in! torests of Rus: and customs’ receip' Th co of the great reforms ou tha econ rense in the ladirect 700,000 roubles (4fr. eae] more in- venues ia 1867 than in the sere period of 180%) proves that the consumption of articies which are notot ret necessity Is eproading more and :10ro among the marses, and shows an advance In the general w t-being, On the other hand, the augmentation in the im) tion of raw mate. rials and machin uction has ho importation anuactared objecis, 1b that ussian manufacturing y the ingreass remarked 10 tent of land wuder cultivation has lixewise augmented givce tue emancipation, particularly in the cenire and south of the empire, TURKEY. Telograms from Cous ber report:—The Is to the 4th, sta ern of ao ports, the perpetual abol:tion est advices from Ca that the Cretan deleg ply to the proclamation of the Grand Vizier, dem! n from taxation for some years, the creation agricaltitral bank, revision of ntinople of the 17 of Decem- of the paid for military substitutes, Herald the Council of Mivistera had these demands, The rumor that the Ottoman government had prohib ed tho exportation dictioa only applies of to Se re tar moa, which are es, in thelr ro- ox. of tho and tho tion hitherto 9 the Levant docided to accord the “oponing taxation, eouiri Accordin is inaccurate; this inte; rand Alba, in consequenco of the scarcity that prevails in those places, TRE CLIMATE OF ALASKA, Meteorological Observations at Sitka, Terri+ tory of Alnska, from October 18 to Novem. ber 13, 1867. [From the San Frauciseo Evening Dullotin, Deo, 11.) “ @.. 2B. 12190,02) 29.6) 29.00) « |80.67)29.70) + |30.28) - [99.02 420.78) - |20.05) 98.59 120. 16}2.74 «}90.41) 29,18 29.94) 29.83) 29.18 29.87 }20.46) «}20. 76) 20.96 20.84] 29.61 29,0120, oa 0.8 43) SiF 0) Fog, rain and suow, s}Fog, rain and hall. Clear and pl waannt weed Northerly winds, ainy. Winds easterly and variable, Hoavy reins, Winds easter. ly. Rain mod fom Moderate easterly wid Strong easierly wind Rain, hail and snow. Strong easterly winds, Rveuing lightnidg aad thunder, Frown and southerly ‘crow. snaorty winda, Rain and hail. Wind fresh, variable from ENis. to Si, Squats of rain, enow and Mtrong gales KE. to Cyclone Fr. M. load, lightning, hail and rain, Wiad from EN/s to 85E, “Moderate at no. Winds from NE. to 88) Squalls of ran and anow Winds from NE. to £8) Squall of min and snow, Lightning. Winds from NN around to W. Squalls rain and hail. \Winds forthensterly and light. Thick weather aud showers, rain and hail, Hortheasterly "and light. Halny weather, Light winds from NNR. to 88, Raia. and snow, Fresh easterly Weath. or foggy and rainy Light airs Drizaling rain and fog. Ligit, ara. with pain sh b easterly winds, Thick weather, ad snow, 3 from ‘NR. to ;, Heavy rain, stow ® Light winds from W. to 0 « Wealhor and snow it SijLight Winds from NE. to SW. Rata And enow, B5| Light winds from N. around toW, Rainy weathe 87| Frosh breezes fro S, Squalis of Bidtrong gales frou Ny, to S tquads of rain and daik ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY,’ JANUARY 1, 1868 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. —— ‘Tusspay, Dec, 31-6 P. M, The go!d market was steady and rather activo to-day, the extreme range having becn from 153% to 193. with the closing transactions prior to the adjournment of the board at two o’clock at 18924, There was a brisk borrowing demand from the bears, and loans were made without interest and at rates in fayor of the lender, ranging as high as 3.64 per cent pordiom, The gross clearings amounted to $68,076,000, the gold balances to $1,780,639, and the currency balances to $2,593,993. The Sub-Treasury began the disbursement of the Janu- ary interest on coupon bonds this morning, but the re- ceipts from this source were without influence upon the premium. There was a modorately brisk inquiry for mouey from tho Stock Exchauge, and loans were generally mado at seven per cent on mixod collaterals; but the old es- tablished stock houses and the leading dealers in gov- ernment secur were enabled to borrow all they required at six per cent, and before the close of bank hours the supply was in excess of the demand, the mariset being on the whole easier than it was yesterday, The indications are against any disturban g from the preparations of tho national banks for thelr quar- terly returns on the Orst Monday in J and ff any pressure is felt from this causo it will be over by Friday afternoom, as the returns Will show the condition of the banka before the com. mencoment of bus ount t of ited, while 9 or no market, although TAS percest, Tho release ‘ge amount of funds at present ro ed for the out of interest and dividends will contr) to ry cao oarly in tho now year, and cause them to seek roinvestinent largely in government securities, which, by reason of their low piice, offer special inducements to investors. The s market opened ine flurry in co of the break in the stec! Railway Company last ey pay increased mon quence of the Chicago and Rock Island ing; bat it soon became firm again, a sign that ste firmly held, and before the close the greater part of yestor decline, except in Rock Island, had been recovered, Yhe street is less unanimously in favor of a rise than it was last weel, go majority of the brukers and other profes- eulators still on the bu le. This -is uly owing to the railways not having shared in the mercial depreseion tinder which the country bas been laboring for a long time past, the gross carnings of four- teen of tho princty nes during the first eloven mon of this year having boon, on an average, $172 per m gor than in tho corresponding eleven months of last year. The genoral conditions afiecting tho mare ket favor the bulls more than the bears, but it is 30 much cliqned that lations may bo overthrown by clique man and unexpected circumstances, like tho last strategic movement in Rock Island, may ocour at any time and turn the naty ent of affairs, The fact that iho Senato has not sot actod upon the anti-contraction bill passed by the House of Representatives leaves sufficient room for go to cause many iil the tuture policy of the gov- tin this imporiont particniar becomes a inattor plies to all departments of busi- 8 spoewlation on the Stock Exchange, Tho Senato passes the measure tho 2 2¥ woll as tho public revenue, last, evon undor iho most favorable elrcum. is likely to decline tai during the next year doubt with regard to its ultimate pass to defer operations ornr At the commencement of business the stock market was weak, egpectally for Rock Islaad, which declined to 8934, or ten per cont bolow the price at which it sold on Friday last, Tho imorediate cause of this heavy break n issue of new stack by the company, ostensibly to provide for tho coustruction of the road from Des Nolnes to Omalia, Some months since Mr. Tracy, the lent, and s 'd Dows, a diroctor, were author. ized by the board’to make provision for this extension whenever it should ba decided to make it, For this purpose a reservation of foar millions and a half of seven per cent bonds was placed at their disposal, with the privilege of issuing an equivalent amount of now stock wetead, It was not discovered by the strect or, it is said, even by the co.dircotors of the gentlomen referred to until yesterday that they had availed themselves of their authority to issue new stock, and it trenspired to-day at a mecting of the dircctors that forty-nine thousaud shares of tho new stock had beea sold, being the whole of the amount authorized, although, should it be herea! found necessary a further issue may be made 9 company ; but of this there is no Immediate probability, It was announced at the meeting referred to that the company had now six millions of cash in hand, and the question arises, what use has it for #0 large @ sum? Certainly tho extension of the Rock Island line cannot require {t, and if the company has no need of it why should the torty-nine thousand shares of sicck bave been sold all at once in order to raiso the money? The conviction is forced upon the public miad that tho sale of the shares was a stock jobbing operation, in whicheomio of the directors of the com- pany were the principals, ‘Tho stock was selling high, ‘and there was a strong temptation to undertake a bear operation in it, and the opportunity was embraced ac- cordingly to issue tho new stock. If the company continues to pay ten percent dividends on its stock it Will lose the difference botween this rate and whatever it can make by lem@nry the proceeds of the $4,900,000 of stock on call, The total amount of the company’s stock now issued is exactly fourteen millions, At the early ecssion of the open board the market was stoadier in tone, and Rock Ie land recovered to 001 a 91, while Erie eold at 71, Sew York Contrai at 1167; and Northwestern pre- forved at At tho first regular board the market was firmer, and Rock Island advanced, under heayy transactions —the salos aggregating 10,€00 shares—to 93, whilo Now York Contral and Erie, which wero noxt in pint of activity, sold at 1163¢ and T12¢ a 7134 reepec- tively, Now York Central closed 1 lower than at tho same tino yesterday, Erio 2%, Reading %, Michigan Southorn %{, Cloveland and Pitisbary %, Cleveland and Toledo 14, Rock Istand 474, Northwestern proferred 114, Milwaukoo and St Paul preferred $f, Attaatio Malt 214, Canton Jj, Western Union Telegraph ¥%. Pacide Mail wos $4 higher, Goverumont securitios were stondy. Five-twenties of the now issuo of 1565 advancod 44, while tho now issue of 1907 decliued }/, Tho express sharos word 14a % lower. At the open board at one ojclock the market was moderately active and firm, except for Rock Island, which relapsed to 9134 092, Erie sold at 715¢ and New York Coutral at 1161; a 1167, At the second rogular board the market was dull but firm, aud Rock Island rocovered to 98 a 93}4, while Pacifle Mall advauced to 111; New York Coutral closed \ higher than at tho fivet rogalar board, Erio %{, Rock Island 14, Pacific Mail X, Western Union Telegraph Missouri sixes dee climed ‘4g and Teunesses sixes (now) advanced {, At the open board at half-past threo the market coutinued firm and there was a further slight advance in prices, New York Contral cold at 116% @ 117; Erlo, 7240 Hadson River, 13134 9 192; Roading, 9114 9 0154; Michigan Southorn, 8494 @ 8414; I!inois Central, 131 a 131345 Cleveland and Pittsburg, 887% 9 87; Cleveland and Toledo. 93 8 98%; Rock Island, a98)¢: Pactie mutt, LIL a 1114; Western Union Telegraph, 365% a 37, During tho rest of the afternoon the markot was with. owt material change, and at tho cloeo of business at half-past five tho following quotations were curront:— Now York Contral, 117 0 1175¢; Erie, 724 a 72%; Read. ing, 9134 0 02; Michigan Southern, 8434 a $424; Cleve. land and Pitteburg, 86% a 87; Rock Island, 93), a 93 Fort Wayne, 9744 a 9715; Northwostorn preferred, 7014 Pacific Mail, 111}, # 111; Obio and Mississippi certificates, 2874 a 29, Governmont securities wore steady and thore was a moderato investment demand for small fota at tho counters of the leading dentors, At thecloso the follow. ing wore tho quotations:—Rogistered, 1881, 1099; a 10395 Coupon, 1831, 112% 0.11214; 6-20's, registored, 1902, 105 @ 105%; 6-20, coupon, 1562, 1037¢ a 108 do,, 1864, 10536 0 10557; do,, 1995, Ma 100; do, 1965, January and July, 108% 0 108 do,, 1807, 10! @ 10394; 10-40's, registered, 1015{ a 10174; 1040's, cou- pon, 10174 ® 102; June 7-30's, 10455 a 1049¢; July do., 104% a 10444; May compounds, 1865, 11734 9 1175; August do,, 1103; «11694; September do., 116 0 116, October do., 116% a 116, Tho foreign exchange market was dull, ond sterling rates were nominally 34 lower than yosterdoy, Tho supply of cotton and produce bills continues very light, however, and the best bankers’ billson Bugland at sixty days command M0 at the counter, although second hand entes have been mace at 1-101 below this figure for largo @:nounts, At the close ban nidat xty days wore qnoted at 11011034; days, dod a 110 Commercial villa, 100 a 100%; bill 1 ora’ bii18 on Br at three Paris at sixty days, 5.13% a 6.12%; at three days, 5.1214 46.10, On Berlin—Bankers’, 12 a 7214; commer- ciat bills, Tiga 71% On Bremen—Bankers’, 19)f a 7956; commercial, 782f a 7914, On Frankfort—Bankors’, 411¢0 41{; commercial, 4076241, On Amsterdam— Bankers’, 4134 04134; commoreial, 40); 9 4134. ua Mamburg—Bankers’, 3694; commoreial, 86a 26!j. On Antworp--Bankers’, 6.1334 a 5,12)4; commercial, 5.17)5 05.15, Consols and American securities. were quoted thus in Loudon to-day and on provious glutes:— Dec, 31, 91% 1254 483 8055 Conacts,..... TEDL & Highest, 160% «45134 160 ia 19044 Wy oN 459 487 155 143% 5 18 1397 wa 1404 131% 153 pis, pay and balances at the Sub-Trcasury in this city for the ox- pired portion of the week have been as follow: Custom House —~———Sub- Treasury — ‘Recetpis, Payments, Ba Deo, 30... $194,643 $3,809,928 $2,199,007 $105,5 Dec, dl. 230,000 3,074,357 7,850,831 101,0: The Isthmus steamer, arrived at this port to-day, brings $1,111,741 in specie, Tho amount of treasure brought to Now York by each California steamer from San Francisco and Aspinwall during the year 1887 pares with 1866 as foll 1866, Januafy 12.. January 19. Fobruary 1. Tuly. cee 138 145% 149% 3 for customs and tho re Wim 1807, January 10. Jeunary 20 January 3. February 10... February 22 oh 4. $058,919 802,566 Maren 23 Balances, $1,210,057 1,361,368 11310,955 Week ending December 7... $13,431,212 ber 14... 13,380,034 ber 21... 12,045,235 3 Week ending Doce Weel ending Dec Week euding December 8,908,435 907,676 Mavoh 31, April 9, April 20, tay 1, May 25 June 2. Jane 1, Juve . Joly July 1. duly 21, July 31 August 1.. Au Avgust 11, August 31 September 9 September 19 Octover 1. .... October 11, vetober 20, October 22, Oxtobor 3: October 81, Noveinber 9. November Novem Decombor December 1 December 10 1,263,113 December 9 Decomber 22... 1,416,402 December 21... December 31 0,117 December 31... Total ..... 41,901,005 Total...... Decrease this yi Est Annexed aro the total receipts from the same sources for the past fourteen years:— . ++ $40,539,110 1861. $34,570,557 + 41,682,524 180: ; ( 1863, 4 1867 a 1864, 12,052,987 1858 F 1505. 21,444,192 1859 : 1800. 41,901,005 1860 1867. 29,800,228 ‘Total. +++ $449, 667,249 The cash balance in the hands of the United States Assistant i'reasurer (Boston) at the close of business De- cember 28, waz $6,495,836; week previous, $6,382, 741— showing an increase of $63,004, Coin balance, $5,117,874; week previous, $4,000,341—~an Incroase of $157,532, The totai value of exports from the port of Boston, including specie, from December 20 to December 27, The Philadelphia bs statoments of the past two weeks compare as under: 1 Deposits. Cirenlation. Clearings Balances, Recelpts and Disbursements at the Office of the United Grates Assisi ‘ensurer, Now York, for Decembe: November 30, 1867, by balance. ++ $107/05¢,032 Receipts during the month— . Customs. $5,448,244 Gold notes. ++ 8,181,220 Toternal rev 544,872 Jhree per cout cer 10,410,000 Post Unice Depart 103,100 Transiers « 8,038,613 Pate ee 4.625 Miscellaneous, 84,107,409 Disbursing acesunts 1,657,615 Assey Office. . or 404,799 Iutercet accounts. 2,416, 712-$81 was $219,620; previous week, $481,521—showlng a de- croaso of $201,901, The Customs receipts at the port of Boston for the weex onding December 23 amounted to $166,805; week provious, $176,250—show!ug a decroase of $9,394 The Chicago Clearing House statements of the past four weeks compare as anexed:— Clearings, Der, 23. $51,020,281 206,143 16,820,583 16,607,494 34,479,028 BA, 10,635,835 10, + 27,065,275 ~ 2,805,971 Dec. 30, $61,265,269 90,747 Loans... Specie | tenders: 26 Inc. 820, 509 Deo. 4,238 21,353,415 Dec.5,211,860 080,800 De 126,171 Total, reing accounts, . Assay Office, Interest accounts—ia coin. Do, in currency........ 1,488, 753 1,419, 712-$87, 196,004 Balance, Ralance to cr. Balance to er, disbursing ac A OMCO..secrereerers eevee Balance to cr, interest accounts 1,371,5 ———— $101,083, 223 Recelpts for customs in the month of De- + $5,994,075 vee 5,448,244 . 496,881 $101 088,038 comber, 1860... Receipts for ousto comber, 1867 THA Decrease In December, 1807. Statement of Business atthe United States Assay Otlico at New York for the Mouth Ending Decomber $1, 1867. Deposits of gold— Foreign ooin.. Foreign bullion. United States ballton, $2,000 23,000 405,000 Total Depos or Foreige builion.. nitad States bullion Contained in gold., Coloradd.....6 Tako Superior... Nevada, Total. Total deposits Payable in bars. Payable in coin... 1 to United States Mint, Phi for coluage..... SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Tuentay, Dec. 31-10: VT MG 3 6'8, 181, C01, 4, 5-20, ©, "62, 3 A.M. 834 10 she Mer Un 1700 N¥ € w yoo do.. 109 q 200 n Exp tral do. ‘ do... 40, preteen re ae NS W 8 oases euyee 400 Mich fo &NURK., 10 den ex © 10000 Tenn v's, new 10000 4,409 bates, including 2,408 for export, 1,861 on specuiati 2000 Mo 6's, Pao RR 1200 But, NY¥é Foe im 269 Quitey & Tot lea.. 0 shs Qoein bam 50 S Ka ’ eRe Nadonal Baa! BEE 200 Canton © Go Wee a « 835 Pact! bh e oe vo C 0 100 vo too SESS x Mali SG nWater Power x or Union Express Cc MMERUIAL REPORT. : New Yong, Doo 81-6 P.M. Burswax was dul! and nominal at 80 # 40c, Corrox.—There was a vory active demand for th!s staplé Li purposes, and the market closed firm at an advaned fully Aye. per ib, witha fair demand, The sales fo and 1,495 ’ for spinning. Aunexed are the closing qu iongs— ‘rm, ory. pravion vel! uve of the morkat was the on. tes Davos ‘ovmar pric “ 15 cams orgcin tartat, ge, do.5 10 on the spf. a dite Sal goda, part + do. ¢ 100 do; 00 drums ‘caustic 2oda and 190 case: to terms, rive, aby wid 475 clo, bare: the same siato of a week post, th most wholly to the losal prade. 1 * change, California flour was quiet 6,000 bole, honthern flor prices wera quite uniform, t rin, Wilh Eales of 225 meulowes tp getive demand and 1,10) Lola, ab $6 40 a $0 09 for We quote: ~ Choice do. Common to ine nt hoop Ulio, trade und hoop Olio. shipp! onc heen gE apring, $240 for Mo, Mil, and $2 &63¢ for iter, closi 000 bushels, nt but previous Sata’ The y Loridon, Ii Suv boxes eheose, heesey »; WO bales far ora neon ‘To Gi vi! 10) bules cotton, 6t., and 100 Lbis, apples, 3x. 1209 bales cotton, Lge; Shhids,” wbaceo, 454, Tie char: ra Wei Sbip''to Melbourne, Australia, general cargo, lump'som, and 6 Sridea sehgouer froma picily, 44 ipeely, with fruit to New York, or Sostoa, om MUgsne Chora was dull and nominal at, 19. a 200. Messrs. TK. Cumming & C0, thake the stock January a, in Ho:ton, 17,410 doles, and in New York 18,200 do. NY LAGs.—No salog were reported; the norainal Jaanery A, 1803, in New York, 14,050 dn io ‘Manila remained duit and nominal at le., gold kinds wore Hkewise duit and nominal Hay~No change iu prices was reported; iho demand fair py and 253 Hors.—The marke! wos tolerably active and pri steady, ranging from 0c. to 65e., asto quaHly, 3: Urors.—The market we tor het atondy at onr last quotations, Sales wero 1 ; ibe.. at We", olds Tnon,—Scotch jortant change in glinton $85, ex sb Yorkshire on private ters: but quoted steady at sf No, 2 Sales 260 fons Nc were, 1,000 tons 9 . old car wheels, O1 Was ‘The impovis fo) Kk 18 estinated Laius.—Easte: months, Live. —Common was sleauy ws » Lestagn —The transactions in hemlock sole were moage rate, aud prices favored (ue purchaser, Oak -whs duJ-etd unehanged, Motasszs,—The dem. was a trifle more ective at about former prices. There were sale of 8/4 hada. Cuba musco- vado and clayed at dic. ; 193 bola, New Orleans at ble, a He. and (by wuction) 103 do, New Qricans at 75c. ac. Wi quote?—Cuba auscorado, Ae, 1 de. ; do. elayed, $8c. a dle. 5 do, centrifugal, 82c, a 34c.; Porto Kico, 44. a 65e.; Engtiah isiands, 45c. & Sic. and New Orleans, 65c. a 900. ftock, December 31, 1367, 6,732 hit. Cuba, 140 Porto Rico, 20% do, English tsland: 41,075 bola. New Orlea Naval Stones.—The transactions in spris tarpentin were light, but the market wos tirm at Sle, for merchantabl lots. les, 119 bul Ja the rosin merket there wat no activity, but full ¢ rained being held a’ ast pale, 25 0.95; sales, 450 bbls. good 670 do, good No, 2 and low $3.26, Of tar we heard m sales. Wik 3 a $s 25, O1ts.— Lil demand and firmly held at $1 U8 ta casks ‘ked $105. Sales were le of 16,009 gail private terms. Lard was stea: prime winter 16. Ot) abaenco of sales of moment p ere nominal, HOTRUM.-- Business therud” in bull wan restricted by, lncreased beiquess of hokierr, who a ote th ied i Nic. "We heard of to salys of sors aquonce., Honded hight demand and scarcely so firm, stangas’ yhite tainable, at dic a which price m few sattiecnente made, The only sales we heard of 1 duis. ta axe Packages returned, vt 10e. Of free tho sales were bik standard white at se The rece of erude ined for the year 1867 were 85°," bbls. In Put the market was rather more Aur, oUt iat unnsete Hed, Sales 7,00 Obl. standare whi o at ic. a 22e., maimiy atgic. a Provi 319 do, beef, 1.686 packages ext kogs ined, aid 430 dressed hogs. aud, but prices wer higher, elosts, moss, and $22 80 f new do, az’? were about 800 bbls, a and 5 uure feirery 400, Ye 9 jig, nnd love f dption. Dressed ‘werd n, and Oke. ingest ity. intl y for export, ab-ui re about? 100 othe ot Qld « 16 toe 1 $18 a $20 for e: . Tieree Beef was ft q “it 260 vores tndia mess on iihout change of moment ve. with sales of 19 bbls, ry at demand, but withor hie at 22 75, b Bixe, former pric berland euty ie. do, ‘Tho market for olivity. Pric: at 12%. at our last quotations, In fair jovling demand and La coon at 8%o, @ Oe, according quality, (Sioek on led. January 1, 1368, ag made gene O'sullivan d& Co, 3.658 bogs cleaned Kast Indla am 328 casks Carclir'o ¢ more active, and hold. wero frm at previous fo Eo ere ee f vin, tor Gaba au eae ite io. ce d seine Kinds were & shade on al, ors, ices, ming view of the Sight sto Viti=Iijge, 1M ba. tho 8 wh for English Tslanda, ara of private (ei 1A}ge., and 13,128 bags maulta flnod was apnriungly lower. tard was qu hite 9 begs. ure .anged at Oye, gold,” Importg £0) toa a ook, (00 tone A d ive demand ai improvement. “fue teled Susly reporved) were 6,800 a per Belle the 2 1 8 83 1219, 4.000 do, 20 Or) serena ww held at $295 0 in Bi it fe) in Boston $9,000 do, while ¢ $36) n 9275, oa of moment were reported, Jobber: follows’ Ash i Marital sand Tacrow was moderately activo, the sales being | At 100. a Ho, for inferior to pr tne, ‘Tova0co.—ile busivees was light, but prloes wer change of momant. Tiy.—Pia was duil but quite, stanady at Dhi¢e fo a62. Tor Banen aya zie, for Ergheky all a ‘he total stock of all kinds at Boston and New ¥ mated at 7,000 stabs Wiriskey.— Receipts, 269 bbls, We heard of no salos, Prices wore evtirely aoinina Woot.—The dewind for ieece ts only moderately but the market for all grades is firm, Holders generaily a Jndiapoxed to xell larcely at present prices damand Sugnt advance, poawly In consequence ef the Pulled and Ow and firmly hel Without. partioul rice of dumastio fleeen fi r bn toe ¥0 Bie }., and for coarse, 85 S10e Average years, from 186 to 1406 (during ire War) a Be nt 66 i Gle. s f dis, § Te Wace oitt net ato 160000 Ibe amail lot piekiovs at tha State and Michiqa at 40 W Wes, pulier a Yonr L067, i