The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-01


On referring the teleraphic matter in this edi-
ti@-~bicb by the way, is again rather scarce-it
Wi be seen thai our special Washington CORES
pendent r,peats his assertion that Minister Letchsr
viii return from Mexico. si6ply for the reason that
that government has refused bold any further in
tereourse With him THIS appears to be the long
and the short Of he matter Our correspondent in
Inmates that il is in contemplation to raise the Com
uissionersbip TO China TO full mission Our in
creased and rapidly increasing trade with China,
particularly since The acquisition Of California is
probably looked upou as fully war; ,nting this STEP
No douhy but short time will elapse ere steamers
aud other vessels win ply between our POETS on the
Pscifc and those of China, regularly as they
do between the Atllntic ports and Europe Hence
tbe propre'y of heog we'll represented at the court
ofhs Celestial Majesty.
After the transaction of business Of minor i'm oor
taoce Yesterday the House of Representat by
vote of 81 to 90 repealed the present contract sys
ten of doing the public printing. aud authorized
the election of printer to do the Congressional and
Executive work and also the election Of superin-
tend.nt, whose duty it shall be to see thar the
pubic printer does bis work properly, expedition,
~, sc This arrangement Will doubtless operate
better than the contract system bat still it is very
far from the mark ADD will We I, ar utim itey
prove 70 be nothing more than the old plan o"
vardibg imhe,e politicians for services rendered
their party The office of superintendent. under
the present aIrsngeme looks like the adding OF
6f,h wheel to coach. Ia the first pace. the CO.
ve'n1ient engages one person 10 do the work in a
proper maorer and then. another, to ruperintend
the execution of The work in order that it may be
properly done. Congress will get rid of this
painting oiiI ulty until it establishes government
painting office That would save time, money, aud
ammo,
We have received q very curious despatch from
Pp,adeip ha, pu'perting to DE The outlines of the
psoc .edings of Union convention which assembled
IN that city Yesterday, aud nominated Secretary
Webster for President, and Gen J w Kennedy, of
Pa, for Vice President. Al the Philadelphia jour.
nsls totally silent with regard to any such
meeting. aud Nobody whom We have seen knows
anything ABBOTT it, of course decliue Publishing
,as despatch 1t i siugularly funny affair.
~ wy Of Boston, We learn that another Ameri.
ssn isbirg vessel has been seized by British
Gutter. ii the vicinity Of Sable Island. Various
otter vessels we're warned oil, and eft accordingly
To- { ; steamship Mississippi, Commodore Perry,
ieft his p"r Yesterday, with the view of looking
s'sr tbs Interests Of the American fishermen,
spong y nom h. greatest excitement exists
lale~krie mas agan been visited by u heavy
Fepal which did considerable injury to the vessels
~. q port As far as known, no lives were lost
ConIod I.nta, Germ an, lately committed suicide,
"a tae vicinity If Pttsbufg. by ting his throat.
.or Of "a alty or -eif destruction appears to ex-
- among cmig giants tom the Germanlc St,tcs. 1t
stttas la about f.e of hem commit suicide to one
teFo every ohcr country, except France Why is
tuis2
owing q the news Of he bad vintage in France,
tt.d.ht Cut by the Eoiopa, all kinds of French
sTar9tes md sires have Fih barge speculative
stcs within the past 20 dlys-clo.ing at an I'D
yspee over previous rates.
IT, q eauie of Judge Lewis Sanford were
Performed yesterday. With due solemuty, in PRE-
s1nte 81 large u0ulbe' Of ,he members of the To-
s4l profess on. lie cas buried in the Second Ave
ave Cemoterr.
Tie supreme Court vas adjourned yesterday, in
sobor " the memory Of A3ra1im Crst, Esq, of
ue New YORK bar, who lost his life on board the
/ l-'afed sesmp,at Henry Clay. This 10 the third
.ime, within The lat few weeks that the courts
ssye been called upoa e pay a similar mark of
psct 10 deceased D,moe,s If he profession,
,y. "a thc 6catl3 r VI David Graham, Judge
) srdlord and NJ Crist.