The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-13
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New York, Tuesday, July -, 1854.
The News.

The particulars, which publish this morning,
relating the personal Misunderstanding between
Prince John Van Buren, and n p. Willis, growing
cS the trial of the Forrest divorce case, very
curious ard amusing They are rich Mr. Willis, it
seems has demanded either u written apology or
friendly meeting somewhere out Of New Y ork with
.cofee and pistols for two" and the Prince declines
TO give him either the apology or The fight II seems
bard that Willis get somebody to shoot
At him in tho settlement of this lsness Perhaps
Edwin Forrest might accommodate him. Who
knows? Let him look sharp. however, on returning
10 New York, that he does not fall n victim to the
Revised Statutes
Notwithstanding the excessive warm weather,
The members of the House of Representatives
cssded in getting through with great deal Of
heavy work, yesterday. The morning hour Was
eopsumed in discussing the amendments to the
Postage bill. BY referring to the alterations
already agreed to, it will be seen that it
Is proposed to materially simplify the system of
newspaper postage. According to tho present scale
there about seventy different prices-but by the
proposed scale there will be graduating price that
every body can easily understand For in
stance, the price to be prepaid sheet
weighing ounce, for any distance uador
three thousand miles, will be half cent, and
on 3 sheet weighing over and under two,
one cent--or, i'll other words, single sheet HERALD
viii be rated at half cent, aud double sheet
one cent postage. There are various otherimprove.
m.nts upon the present Law, to which we have not
room TO particularly refer. To be sure, there are
many mpe,fections in this bill; but if no better
he had ii is hoped that it will be passed before
the close Of the session, for it is at all events de-
cid,d improvement upon the system By which our
postal arrangements are now governed.
Evcrybo will be glad to hear that all the
Sepaie's amendments TO the Deficiency blu were
approved of by the Committee of the Whole House,
yesterday. The appropriation granting additional
compensation to the Collins line of steamers was
carried by majority of eleven-the vote being
eighty Jour to seyenty-three. This unusual exhibit
siou Of industry the part of the House shows
.hat majority of the members are busily preparing
30 wind up the national business, with the intention
Of returning home and taking the stump in behalf of
the ether of the Presidential candidates.
Well. the they vacate the CAPITOL the better
it will be for the public treasury. Nearly all of
them deeply interested in the coming cam
pagn hat they unfit to gislato for the people.
The members Of the United States Senate appear
TO have been quite ehervated by the recent heat,
and, rs a consequence, have ceased making long
several amendments the bill for the better pro-
te,tion of the lives of passengers board Of steam
vessels, and afterwards ordered its eDgrossment 1t
is sincerely to be desired that this will eec
tually reach the object contemplated, for really tho
Wholesale destruction of life by steam particularly
90 the Western and Southern waters, calls aloud for
remedy. By the way, despatch. in another CO.
lump gives the particulars Of the explosion Of the
ST. James, by which sixteen persons were hurried
into eternity. and nineteen horribly scalded Much
other business, Of special Importance. vas
transacted by the Senate, among which was
.be passage of three relief bills. More petitions
were sent in asking for the enactment Of the free
Tarm bill. The few around the country who are de.
sirous for the passage Of this measure seem to DC
getting quite nervous, and evidently fear that the
bill OF Mr. Bennett, giving certain quantity Of land
10 all tho States, win supersede and obtorate their
peculiar pet or the two, Mr.. rs measure is by
far the most popular and If put to the vote Of the
whole people il would no dogbt be carried oyor the
other, by at least five to one.
BY way of Baltimore VIC have numerous highly
interesting items from Mexico, Texas, &c. 1t
Appears that the United States Consul ct Matanzas
recently undertook to prevent the execution of two
Americans, and nverred that if they were shot 1t
would be through the American flag. Ho1ever,
the prisoners were shot ct five o'clock, instead Of
en- the time fixed, in order, as Gen. Avaos stated,
o avoid the necessity Of shooting our Consul.
This contemplate evasion Of the humane intentions
-four representative should be promptly inquired
nto. 1t is high time that some Of these Mexican
fbcers should be made to respect our agent and our
ag, even though their government repudiate tho
reaties they enter into with our citizens.
Three more persons have lately been arrested Gt
;incinnati, for manufacturing bogus money Many
ounterfeiteIs have, within few months, been con-
icted and sentenced to the penitentiary in that
lily; but if VIC are to judge from the immense
mount Of spurious coin said TO be iu circulation all
yer the West there must be o great number &C the
ogues still at large
The full particulars Of the terrible conhsgraton
Montreal, as well as the details Of the destructive
70 AZ Boston, viii be found in our columns this
corning. The telegraph also furnishes accounts Of
ne or two serious fires in Philadelphia.
The Board Of Aldermen, last night, passed a re-
lution inviting the Press, &c, to make public any
,se they might be aware Of, in which any Of the
ommon Council had been guilty ofbribery orcor-
milton, with the names Of the individuals. The
onination by the Mayer, Of a. B. Whiting, M.
as Health Commissioner, was rejected, being
4 sixth or seventh time that tho nominations for
he Office have been SO treated The difficulty
,nply Il. that The nominees are wings. Ia the
bsrd ii Assistants nothing worthy Of motto tram
r,d Both stand adjourned ill ibis evening.
lfomsr Lawson, charged with the commission Of
u anl fofgciios On the general government, in
erageppmlut II llnl warrants. baa beer neld 10