The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-07

Reported Battle In India-Troubles In sy-
ria, Portugal, Sc, SC.
The Caledonia arrived at Boston yesterday morn
ing, after pleasant passage of Is IL days.
The news is of no very great interest.
Among the arrivals is the celebrated J. w. Coch-
ran, the inventor of the revolving ordnance, with
important dispatches from General Cass, the Anne
rcon Minister at Paris. 1t is supposed thew relate
TO the views of the French government, on the late
Treaty on the Right of Search
The Columbia had not arrived at Liverpool, but
was spoken by the Caledonia the day she started,
abreast of the Skerries, at about 10 in the eve
ming.
The overland Mail from India was hourly ex-
pected, as the arrangements to reduce the time be-
tween Suez and Bombay from eighteen to twelve
days. were reported at the last arrival TO be nearly
completed.
Troops for India, in considerable numbers, are
assembling at Canterbury, Gravesend, and Tilbury
Fort, and the embarkation of the men is going on
with activity. Three additional regiments have
been ordered to that country the Seventy Eighth
Highanders the 10th Foot and the Ninth Lancers.
The 10Th Regiment had embarked for India,
and in a few days the 10th Regiment, greatly aug
mented. will also embark for the same place
The total augmentations of the army for foreign
service will amount to at least 0OO men. Lieut.
General Sir BENJAMIN Durham goes to India as
Commander in Chief.
One of Lord Ellenborough's first ac.s, as Cover
nor-General Of India, has been order the resora
ton of Batta to the Madras sepoys.
Orders had been issued at the British Royal
Foundry for the casting of 1000 cannons of various
calbre, intended chiefly for the larger vessels of
war.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered twenty
powerful fire engines to be constructed for use in
the national dockyards. Nine of those engines
have been completed and sent to Woowich to be
| proved
Among the fifteen ships which sailed from Ant
werp on the Sd this month was the Belgian schoon-
er Jupiter" Captain Herloghe, bound for New
York with a cargo of Goals
The Gazette de Guernsey announces the arrival
Of Major-General Napier, who has succeeded Sir
James Douglas as Lieutenant Governor of the
island.
Friday nights Gazette announces the elevation
of Mr.. John Prize, Lord Mayor of London, to the
baronetcy
The order of the garter has been conferred upon
the Dukes of Beaufort and Cleaveland, and Lord
Salisbury.
The preliminaries had been concluded for
matrimonial alliance between the Duke of Bor-
deaux and the second daughter of the Emperor Nj.
cholas OF Russia.
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Tuscany have
lost another daughter, the Princess Ann Maria,
making the third within two years.
Madrid papers of the 9th, mention that NJ Ter
man, who regarded agent of Prince
h,J IL,
capital.
Letters from Constantinople state that there has
been a sad mortality among the Turkish troops at
Adrlanople. Out of II 600 men upwards of 1000
have died of the typhus fever in three months.
Letters from Mauritius mention the death of the
Governor, Sir Lionel Smith. His disorder was
dropsy IN the chest.
April, 1912, is l,l93, 1921, of which, including
6lS, 43M for the Canton ,0lS 43W has been
provided for. The estimated expense of the year
ending April, 1913, is l,5OO,OOW
Another large East India house had faied-that
OF Forman " Hadow, at London, long establish
ed concern. An almost unwonted depression APP
pears to hang over the East India trade
One OF the largest manufacturing houses in Ire
land, that of Joseph Beale Il Co. of Mounmellick
has stopped PAYMENT By this event no less than
1000 persons were thrown out of employment.
The large banking and commercial house ofTho
mayer " Co., at Vienna, after having suspend
ed and resumed, has again gone by the board Its
liabilities are very large.
A fire broke out in London on the 18th, which
DESTROYED the extensive leather manufacturing es-
Establishments of Bailey Il Co., the largest in Lon
don.
The banks OF the Thames river, opposite Dart
ford canal recently broke away, and the water
rushing through, covered 800 acres and destroyed
vast quantities of marsh hay in stacks
Another fall of one of the chalky cliffs at Hast
M fear
almost irreparable injury TO the harbor of that
place.
No fewer than fourteen mines were discovered
in the province of Logrono during last February !;
eight OF copper mixed with silver. one of sill
yer ore unmixed, two of lead, and three of other
metals.
The distresses In the manufacturing districts of
Great Britain still continued, although the demand
Tor labor was OH the whole somewhat better than i;
had been for some time past. The Spitalfield wea-
had been partially relieved by further contrbu
tons from the metropolis and the commercial towns
and the distressed operatives at Paisley were in the
receipt OF donations sufficient TO save them from
tua starvation. Still the amount of suffering was
very great, and much greater, probably, than even
the British public supposed II could be, under the
circumstances.
We hear on all hands of reductions in the wages
OF manufacturing workmen The hand-oom wca-
yers in the employ of Messrs. Fiden Brothers, of
Todmorden, had an abatement made of about 70
per cent. on their previous earnings
NEW STEAM FRIGATE, THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
The Admiralty have given instructions for the
building and equipment of new steam frigate.
| which Is TO surpass, in size and power, everything
OF the kind yet aioat. She is to be of $50 horse
power; To nave engine-room for GOO tons fuel /;
complete stowage under the matches for 1000 troops
with four months stores and provisions. exclusive
of a crew of about 100 men and is to be armed
with - guns of the heaviest cabre besides car
ronades The vessel is expected TO be fully com
pleted and ready for before the close of the
present year.
THINGS TBEATRIcAI.-Vestris Mrs Nisbett and
Mathews. are engaged by Macready for the
next season at Drury lane; and Covent-garden we
hear is likely TO be given principally to OPERA sus-
tanned by the high talent of Miss A. Kembe. Mr..
c. Kembe, Mr.. Beale, the music-seller, Mr.. Butler
and another are spoken of as the lessees.
AssAssINArIoys AT RoME.-A letter fom Rome of
the I'D March says For some time past noctur-