The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-07
Arrival of the Herlnann

day morning, having left Bremen on the 18th, and
Southampton on the 10th ufimo.
The Hermann brings about 10 passengers, and a
| large and valuable cargo, comprising 200 tons OF
m.rchana,s- from Bremen, aud about 30 tons
measurement (6S0 Casey of laces, silks, gloves,
velve,s, &c, from Havre, received at Southainp-
ton by the French steamer Nord, specially char
tered to convey these goods for transhpment 10 the
Hermann.
Our private correspondence from Southampton,
ty this steamer, aludes to the extraordinary exer-
| tons being made by the West India Mail Comps any,
under the auspices of the British government, to
get into operation the new plan of steam communi-
cation between England and the Pacific, by way Of
| the Isthmus Of Panama. On the I'd Of August it
was announced that the Trent would leave South
ampton for Chagres direct in conformity with the
new route as laid down by the Admiralty. That
ship would touch a, st Thomas, where three branch
sreamt RS will await her arrival, to one of which
the mails for Demerara and the leewId islands
would be transferred TO another, the mails for
| Trinidad, Tobsgo, 81. Vincent, &c while another
ship would receive the mails for Jamaica, the Gulf
| of Mexico, &c. These three packets would then
| depart for their respective destinations, while tho
Trent would proceed direct 10 Chsgres, touching AT
| Carthagena. The course homewards will he the
| ssme, and the ship bound for England Will meet
the branch packets al 81. Thomas, and receive from
| them the mails which they will have brought up
| from the various quarters from nihcy have az
| rived The voyages are 10 be performed twice
mouth and, with the present vessels, Chagfrs VIII
| he reached in twenty.four days from Southampton.
\ including all stoppages. Mig0ihceDt ships, OF
greater power and speed. are, however, 10 he pro-
| Vided " perform the through voyages, and then
eighteen days only will be occupied. When thus
scheme is in full OPERATION II ~ csicnlated oy inc
the traffic from the West Indies and South Amefi-
Ca, large portion Of which has lattery been divert
ed vi I, New York and Liverpool Whstaer this
will ever be done remains TO bs SEEM aud VIII N
great measure, depend upon the success OF The new
sbile that are 10 he placed on the line Al all
events, IL will beget an active com~ti,lon WIN our
| own mers and they will doubtless get iir
shsre of the traffic. The names Of the hive
new steamers to be built are M follows, All
Of 1880 tons burden, aud $50 (aom'9sD morse
power, viz ;-Orinoco, Magdiiena, Dsuefdra,
Amazon. and Psrsna. The LATER vessel Is 10
/ be built in Southampton, by Messrs. Wlgrams
: Of London Gate If the firm OF Wigram aud Irrea,
The celebrated ship builders, Backwall.) VINO nave
recently established ship building yard AZ Sodh.
c amp,on; two TO be built by Mrs-rs Prchr' ~
{ Nonbneet one by by Patterson, of Bristol, and the
other by Messrs Green the great snip builders Of
blsctwail. The engines are to be constructed by
Maudsley IL Sons, Seaward * Co, aud Napier, Of
London, and Card & Co, Of Creenock, the whole
or the hfrns, whether az ship ar engine builders,
being the most eminent 10 England. The cost Of
each ship will be abo4t .cl00, 900, or say half mil
hon OF dollars, They are To be built OF wood, pro-
PEELED by peddle-wheels, and are 70 be ready for
sea in niue months. The Parma was TO be laid
down at Southampton the week after this Hermann
sailed The West India Mail fleet, thus reinforced,
will consisi OF twenty shp-, viz the hse above
nsm.d, and the Avos, Clyde, Conway, D-rwent
Eaele, Thames, Tay, Teust DE- No. -
Trent. Severn, oIeat Western, and Lame irns's
twenty vessels VIII be employed in p~riormng ,ns
lorui,pni,, West India mail service. and also IN
| cove ing month";, mail 10 aud from the Brszils
Monte sideo and Buenos Ayr. The first Brazil
\ p-ctet was appointed 10 leave SouthamJtou on the
1 OH lam f.ttsluH. both nufw "a. - n.
| wards, ~ Lisbon, Bsadeira and Tenerihr
| The British government mad advertised for ten
| ders for running monthly line II null steamers
| on the screw principle, between Englind and the
| Care Of Good Hope.
| Much regret was expressed at Southampton M
the failure 81 The endeavors OF the Peninsula and
Oriental steam Company. TO establish a mon'hiy
steam communication with Australia via the
l-thmus Of Suex and Singapore The govern
nrnt was willing TO gfant that powerful com
pany contract, but the East India 20 npAuy
placed their veto upon the project, by refusing
TO relinquish the conveyance vi the India MATS
between Suez, Alden and Bombay. The steam
company refused TO take the offered Aastr -ian line
unless the bombay malls were ASSURED TO them-
and sthe East India company confinutN obtarate
the subject. the whole ALTAR has been postponed
for two year., when the comptnys charter oil ex-
piie. Our correspondent sclualns n, thar N con-
sequence Of this ooniys tDibs great efforts will now
be Immediately mode 10 induce the Admiralty 10
adopt the western route 20 Australia from Panama,
in connection With the Southampton and Chsgres
line OF steamers. Although the carving out of the
western plan would he mote expensive aud costly
than the Singapore route, yet, 49, The former pos
sesses many advantages, IL 10 ho2ed that IL will
eventually be- adopted.
A vacancy in the representation Of Southam yoa
occurred just prior to the sailing OF this picket,
caused BY the appointment OF Mr. Cockblrn, NJ y,
as Solicitor General. The election came of
the nth ult., when the honorable gentleman was
elected without opposition, aud he took his seat in
the House 81 Commons on the 18Th. Mr.. Cock
burn Is the member who made the celebrtte1
speech in the house in dccace 81 the foreign policy
of the ministers, and which caused great an
eismen, At the time, account Of the aiflck upon
the policy ~ the late Sir Robert Peel, which
| embodied IN the speech. Sir Robert Peelrcpliedto
Mr. Cockburn with the las, speech be deliver
ed, and successfully vindicated his policy against
the sarcastic taunts 81 his opponent. The address
Of the deceased statesman being characterized by
| nobssness and extreme dignity ~ language, az
much "a the eloquent speech Of Mr. Cockbura vas
| remarkable for powerful defamation and bitter n
| vective.
The ROY al mail steamer Indus sailed from South
| smpton on the Goth ult with the East India and
! China male, and the emgrant ship Vu'oua sso
| sailed from Southampton for Quebec, the s'measy
| as the Hermann.
This STEAMER brings NO later Esropean news
than that received by The Canada, nom baverpDoL
| From Havre, under date Of the 18Th OIL ~e lers
| tbet the cotton market sss very hnrk. with large
salee Ifices NJ 10 IlO 10 ilf francs iVi NrN W
Among The passenger. by the Hermann arc ~
priests aud nuns, from France
Tgy C.rsxr The cabinet ministers now on
duty, ard who were present at q regular cabinet
council held on Saturday, are The Secretary %
State, Mr. Webster; the Secretary ~ the Tres-
sury. Mr.. Corwin; the Secrctary ofthe Navy, Mr.
Graham; the Postmaster General, Mr.. Hall The
new Attorney General. IIon J. ]. Crit. nden, has
not yet reached the city. Major General Scous
acting, I'D trfsrsr,, Secretary 9th Dcpirtmen.
u War; and ID. g. Goddard, Esq. is actng az