LATER AMERICAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 49, 1 May 1866, Page 3

LATER AMERICAN NEWS.

The barque Novelty, which arrived at Auckland on the 22nd April, brought American intelligence to the 26th February. We extract the following from the Auckland papers : — New York, February 15. — A destructive fire today destroyed the City Assembly Rooms, the American Theatre, and several stores on Broadway. Loss, 200.000 dols. Nashville, February 15. — General Sweeney, and Colonel Roberts (Fenians), arrived last night, and were serenaded by a band. To-night they address the Fenian Brotherhood at the old theatre, and preparations are being made to give them a big reception. The proceeds of the sale of tickets will be applied to the purchase of arms. A miscellaneous crowd, headed by Judge Hughes of Indiana, Green Clay Smith, and George Francis Train, with a band of music, serenaded the President last night, in honor of his veto message. The President did not respond. The President's veto message is all the talk. The first remark of everybody was that the President did not write it, and the next remark that the President has separated from the major ty in Congress and gone over to the other side. All agree that the message is most aoly written and is an admirable argument, presenting incontrovertible points. The common belief is that Mx-. Seward wrote or revised it ; hence conies the speculation how the Cabinet stood, and report says that Messrs. Seward, M'Culloeh, Welles, and Dennison favored the veto, the others opposing. The effect immediately apparent, here is marked between joy and anger — perhaps dismay. It is only too apparent that the breach is widening between the President and the Radical party, whether too wide for either to jump across, or whether either is disposed to jump, remains to be seen. The veto having been addressed to the Senate, the question came up at one o'clock to-day, whe» her to pass the bill over the veto, which was lost by a vote of 30 ayes to IS noes, iiot two-thirds. The question was lost, therefore cannot reach the House, the veto having been put on general grounds. No attempt will be made to pass another Freedman's Bill. The question of reconstruction has become muddled and doubtful, more especially if the President signs the Civil Rights Bill, pending ill the House, which has become doubtful since Sumner's Radical opposition, or if the Representative Constitutional Amendment passes the Senate. Speaking plainly, matters will be brought to an issue— at present, all things ;ire very much mixed. Rumors that both Stanion and Harlau will resign, in consequence of the vote. London and its neighbourhood were visited with another heavy gule on the 11th of February, and a good deal of mischief' was done to the shipping in the river. Several houses in the metropolis were severely damaged. A cottage at the- rear" of Bedford-square -vvns Mown in, burying the occupier, his wife, and children in the ruins. They were subsequently rescued without sustaining serious

injury, at Greenwich, the market gardens were flooded; at Windsor and Datchet, the Thames rose 4ft. above its ordinal y level, and several trees were blown down in the park. The gale raged with great violence on the south-western coast. Two vessels were driven ashore off the mouth of Christ Church harbour, and 10 seamen were drowned. The fishermen of the district saw two vessels go down with all their crews in sight of Poole harbour. At Brighton a great many houses were stripped of their roofs, and persons who happned to be abroad during the height of the gale were thrown down by its voilence or hurled furiously against the sides of the streets. In Portsmouth, trees were torn up; roofs swept away, and heavy walls demolished but no loss of life, is reported. The ship Demmiu, of Rostock, was abandoned by her crew, and suffered to drift ashore at Deal. She is supposed to have gone to pieces, Several barges were sunk at Chathanrij the streets of which town were deserted during the greater part of Sunday in consequence of the immense showers of slates and chimney pots falling from the roofs. The storm subsided towards evening. Similar accounts have been received from several other districts and seaport towns of the effects of the gales. At a Council receutly held by the Queen at Osborne, a proclamation was ordered to be issued giving currency in the United Kingdom to the gold coin of the Sydney Miut.