LATE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 56, 18 January 1864, Page 4

LATE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS.

[Lrom the QucenseliH'correspondent of the " Sydney Herald," Juiuiiii'y 4tli.J Saturday, January 2, S"3O p.m. The Intercolonial steamer ' Otago' arrived here this afternoon, with news from England to the 4th November. Three papers of that date were thrown overboard, but she would not stop. LATEST TELEGRAMS. The following telegrams were received in London:— I'RANCE. November :3rd.—lt is believed that, although the publication of the official yellow book will bo postponed, a resume of the home and foreign policy of the Government will be distributed upon the (sth inst., among the senators and deputies. It is asserted that the treaty respecting the cession of the lonian Islands to Greece will be signed in London in a lew da vs. To-mor-row the Emperor will receive the Annamiie Ambassadors who will shortly leave for Madras. The Emperor will preside at a ministerial council to-morrow. The Emperor will open the session of the Legislative corps for ISISI in person. His Majesty will receive the oaths of several senators and members of the Corps Legislatif. The Bourse, !3'40 p.m.—The Bourse has been steady. Rentes closed at G7f. 30e., or sc. higher than yesterday. ' AUSTRIA. Vienna, November 3rd.—ln to-day's sitting of the Reichsrath the finance committee recommended a loan of sixty-nine million florins to cover deficit. Twenty millions of the loan are to be devoted to relieving the ! distress in Hungary, and twenty millions to j the redemption of the floating debt. HOLLAND. j Thorn, November 3rd.—Advices received \ I here state that General Trepow, the Chief 1 of the Gendarmes, was wounded yesterday ! with an axe in the head in the Senator-street", ' at Warsaw. The guilty person was arrested. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. Cracow, November 2nd.—The Russians j were defeaf ed by f he Chimeburk and lvielce. j Wierybicki had an engagement with the I Russians on the 2(ith of October, at Goscieranow in the Palatinate of Lublin, which

terminated, to his advantage. Many engagements have taken place in the district of Opoceeno, Palatinate of Padoom. Letters received here at, Warsaw to the 2(>th October, announce that the Russians continue to make numerous arrests during the night. The prisoners are taken to the citadel. During the day the soldiers arrest and search tho passengers in the streets. Women who wear mourning are arrested in the streets and conducted to the barracks. Lett)berg, November 3rd.—Crachowski having entrenched himself in the mountains of St. Croix defended liis position yesterday until his corps had diminished to eighteen men. He then retreated. Three new insurgent detachments have appeared in the Lublin district, led respectively by Komerowski, Zinckiwics, and Aladar/ Jvruck has the command in chief. TTA LY. Turin. November 3rd.—The Marquis Popoli, the Italian Ambassador at the .Russian Court, will leave here on Saturday, for Paris, and will immediately afterwards repair to St. Petersburg to resume his duties. SPAIN. Madrid, November 3rd.—Scnor Pios Pros;is will be the ministerial candidate for tho Presidency of the Congress. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. "Woolwich, November 3rd.—Every arrangement has been made for the embarkation, during the present week, of the Fourth Battalion of the military train corps, and detachments of other troops for service in rNew Zealand. The force will proceed to its destination on board three transport vessels which have been fitted up in Victoria Docks, and inspected by the military authorities at Woolwich; and a large amount of war stores, which are packed in readiness, will be forwarded from the Poyal Arsenal.

LATEST FJtOM AMERICA. The following litis been received 1 in London :— Per the ' A tVica,' liy telegraph, from St. • John's. Yoitic, OcloberL'GUi (1 [>.ii!.) —Ivee'.s infantry is reported to have crossed to tlte north side of tlio JJappaliannock on Saturday, repnlsiwir (J ft ltlt'm Federal cavalry with heavy loss. Alter a slight eni;a:;'eiiKMit with two .Federal infantry brigades, the Confederates then passed forward to Beaton station, where they again attacked the Federal cavalry, with what result is not; known. 1 Lee occupied a lin:; with his left restiiiL; | near liuvcrley ford, crossing the railroad north of Beaton station, and extending toward Stalford Court-honse. The object of this movement is unknown. The remainder of General Longstreei's corps has reinforced General "Bragg, ami the Confederate incursion into Kentucky is reported. The steamers Canada and City of Corkpassed Cape "Race on the Kith instant. Gold-liU percent, premium. Money easy. 2U'\v Voric, October 2(i, U p.m. General Grant litis arrived at Chattanooga. 13reckenridge's and Hinduism's divisions have been withdrawn from the Federal front at Chattanooga, and are moving in force upon the "Federal left. It i.s rumoured thai the .Federals have made an attack upon the rear of ilie Confederate positions at liome and Atlanta. COMMEECIA L INTELLIG EXCE. Money, tight: gold, 1!) per cent, premium. The rise in gold is caused by the newsof Lee's advance. Exchange on London; Banker's bills. ] (55. Stock, steady. [From our Melbourne Correspondent." Sunday, !) a.tit. LC.R.M.S. Otago, Captain Smith, arrived in the bay last evening. She left Dttngeness early on (Jth but her latest papers are to the 4th. She put into St. Vincent's and the Cape of Good Hope, and brings papers from Cape Town tothe loth December. The passengers by the Otago are Mrs. J{. Smith, for Queensland ; Miss Jngelow, Lieutenant Gamlrer, and A. Alexander, and nine in the steerage, for Sydney ; eight first-class, thirty steerage, for iSew Zealand. | CAPE OE GOOD HOPE. There was great excitement tit the Cape in consequence of the Untied States war steamer Vanderbilt sei/.ing the barque Saxon near Tchaboe, its a Confederate cruiser. The seizure is said to be in revenge for having taken supplies to the Confederate steamer Alabama. Mr. Gray, mate of the Saxon, was shot by hoarding oflicer Donagcan from the Vanderbilt, apparently on small provocation. AMERICA. The Morning Sf/ir of November 3rd says : —A democratic, mass meeting was held in jNew York oil the 23rd October, at which resol ill ions were passed declaring tliedemocracy can never consent to the distruction of the Union. Also, declared that no Emperor •should ever be crowned in Mexico. ' General Meade has visited "Washington to 1 consult with President Lincoln as to the future of the Federal troops. There litis been no movement against Charleston, but stormy times are expected. The Press is very strong against General Eosecrans. ! General Grant is moving to take command at Chattanooga. President Davis warmly congratulated General Bragg. Forrest's cavalry was repulsed in an attack on General Sherman's advance. Southern journals report that General Price, with twenty thousand men, was marching to Little Rock. PRUSSIA. The new chamber of Deputies is made up as follows Liberal, 2(50; Conservatives 1 2-1.; clericals, 33 ; Polish members, 20 ■ un- ' certain, 2. The Confederate cruiser Georgia lately 1 of the Cape of Good Hope, arrived at Cherbourg for coals and supplies. The iron-clad Prince Consort nearly foundered ill a gale in the English channel, having sprung a heavy leak, she put into | Dublin Hay. Her Majesty the Queen wrote " a letter of Innnk.; to the oliicers and crew lor ! 1 saving the ship, in which she takes especial ; > interest. I ~

The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia after visiting the Queen at Balmoral, visited the Dukes of Piehmond and Argyle, and then the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham. The "Worcester Autumn Handicap was won by "Brooke's Summerside. Heavy gales prevailed on the eastern coast of England, during the latter part of October, occasioning severe losses. Berlin, Nov. 3.—The Bank of Prussia has raised its rate of discount from 4 to l-.V per cent, upon bills. George, King of Greece arrived at A thens the 31st October, and was well received. There have been some extensive transactions since the departure of the English mail lor Australia. A rise of a shilling has been established for leather, which is now in good demand. Hides unaltered, tallow quiet. I'lie Tuii/'x says the out How of bullion is equally severe from all parts of Europe. Sixty thousand pounds are to be raised by the proprietors of the Great Eastern to fit her out for the Australian and Indian trades. In two years and a half the Great Ship Company lost nearly £230.000 in the New York trade. Obituary —Mr. Stewart, the editor of the Illustrated London JVeirn, and Mr. W. Ciibitt. M.P. Undoubtedly the most startling piece of news that has reached us is of a domestic character—domestic in the strictest sense of 1 lie word. Our lively octogenarian Premier has positively been made a co-respondent in a divorce case, the lady being a Mrs. O'Kief, the wile of a clergyman. The damages asked for are £20,000. Of course, we would gladly doubt the accuracy of this portion of our intelligence, but we fear there is no room to suppose there is any mistake, for one of the papers received, the J1 lomiiu/ S/ttr, November 3rd, contains the following letter—

" Divorce Court. Sir—l beg to inform you that there is no foundat ion whatever for the statement made in your paper of the 3Lst ult., viz., 'that an arrangement had been entered info bet ween the petitioner and respondent, in a certain important suit now instituted in the Divorce Court, and that: the terms of such arrangement had been agreed to. I am. Sir, your obedient servant, T. \\ ki.i.s, solicitor for the petitioner. 17, Moorgate-street, E. C.. Loudon, Nov. 2." It is easy to imagine the sensation the trial of this case will create in England. Still further reinforcements for New Zealand wore leaving during tlie week theOtago sailed.