The New Zealand Herald AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1864. ARRILVAL OF THE ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 162, 20 May 1864, Page 3

The New Zealand Herald

AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1864. ARRILVAL OF THE ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

si'KcrKJiru AflK.vno. "(Jivn overy in»n thiao ear. but few thy voleo: Take each man's ronsuro. tmi reserve thy jiutj;mont. This nbevti all.—To thine own>eU' ho true ; Au«l u nui>t *.'How. as the utirht the <h:y. Thou c:ui>t nut then be I'abc to any man."

Eaki.y this morning wo received our files oi' Sydney papers by the l>:ircjiiii ' Kate.' Cap!. •Sherlock, which lett Sydney on the 1 Ith. The Knglish mail ltad arrived at Adelaide on the -"it 1] instant, per lite Xortliam. ami in another parr of the p:i|>er will lie found the English telegrams in t'uil—the A ustrali;; 11 markets and telegrams under the head of commercial. The news from Europe is important. We rejoice! o hear t hat t he heait h of t he Queen has eonsiderahl v improved. JI osi ilii ies had ivcommenceil in Denmark, and were being carried on with varying success, Fortress Fredericin. ami Duppcll had been both vigorously besieged by the German powers, anil Sunderbcrg had been shelled, but the Prussians in an attempt to storm Duppell on the 2Xth March, had been repulsed after five hours' hard fighting. Jll ltalv the utmost excitement prevails. Conllicts had occurred between the French and the Papal troops, and large armies were concentrated on cither side the Po. The Poles were bravely struggling for freedom against overwhelming odds. The Russian Government has issued an ukase emancipating the peasants of Poland. Great cruelties were being exercised against the revolted Poles. From .America the news is ronfirmatorv of late advices. Everywhere the South is victorious. The Florida expedition of the North has been a complete failure. The Federals under Sherman were defeated at Mcridon with a loss of 1501) men. A great battle was fought in the State of Florida on the '20th .March, when the Confederates defeated the Federals with great loss. The Federal army had failed under General Meade in the attempt to intercept Lee's communications with Richmond. President Lincoln has called for 20l>.()00 men. Gold at New York is worth (52 1 premium.