The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-28

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The United States mail steamship Franklin, Capt
j. A. Wotton, arrived at this port at eight o'clock
yesterday morning, having made the passage from
COwes Roads in eleven days and eleven hours. She
arrived of Sandy Hook at eight o'clock on Monday
night.
The Franklin started from Havre early on the
morning Of the 18th Of April, crossed the British
Channel, to touch off the entrance of South
ampton water for the usual mails sent from thence
IN special steamer, and after embarkng the pas
sengers and mails, proceeded her voyage at nine
p. M, ofthe 18th inst The proper day Of departure
was the 18th, and an attempt was made to get out
Of deck in the morning, bat owing to the owness OF
The tides on the French coast detention till the
18th was rendered unavoidable.
She brings ninety-seven passengers, and large
and valuable cargo of continental merchandise,
ahipped at Havre and $S5 900 in specie.
The news by the Franklin is fully five days
later than that received by the Asia, from Liver
pool There is nothing, however, of great import
ance by this arrival
The Niagara arrived at Liverpool on the 18th, at
nine p. NJ, after boisterous passage of thirteen
and quarter days from Boston
The United States mail steamship Washington had
net arrived when the Franklin left Cowes She was
m her twentieth day from this port, and much un-
sasiness manifested in consequence of her nom
appearance.
As everybody in England appeared to be making
che most of the Easter holidays, and, enjoying to
fhe utmost the magnificent weather which pre-
vailed, and which had been Of long continuance, all
political affairs were at stand still, and beyond
the preparations of the different constituencies for
the coming electoral struggle at the approaching
general election there is nothing worthy of note in
the political world. The SocitorG eneral had been
returned for Harwich, but as the election was not
contested one. the proceedings are unimportant
Both houses Of Parljament having temporarily sus.
pended their sittngs for the celebration Of Easter
there is nothing to report under this head.
1t seems pretty certain that the glass house in
Hyde Park will be pulled down, and in anticipation
Of such a determination the part of the govern
nent, a company in London have offered Messrs.
Fox, Henderson & Co., the sum of $3.50 900 for the
building, with view of removing it to some spot
in the outskirts of the metropolis, for the purpose
Of establishing whit er garden
At the Mark Lane corn market held on the 18th
inst. the prices brought to us by the last steamer
were with difficulty maintained, and white English
wheat could only be sold at Is per quarter lower.
Foreign wheat was rather more steady Flour
slack of sale Indian corn Sd PEI quarter better
The depression which has existed for some time in
the English corn trade had excited some attention.
and strong expectations Of a favorable reaction to
Eome extent were INDUCED in.
1t has been clearly proved that the extraordinary
rise which took place during the winter in the
prices of wheat and rye at many of the Baltic ports,
the result of speculation, and the reaction has
been, in many cases, great. At Stettin, where the
operations were large scale, wheat has receded
S. to los per quarter from the highest point, and
rye even more
The Liverpool cotton market steady, but the
dealings were very tame the 18th, when 5000 to
5000 bales changed hands at prices without change
The London Stock Exchange was very animated
and large business doing in all sorts of funds,
railway shares foreign bonds, Sc, which were ra-
pidly risng in value, under the combined influences
Of the great pentifuness and easiness money and
the extraordinary accounts of the yield of gold in
Australia. The quiescent state Of political affairs,
both at home and abroad, also strengthened the
confident feeling which prevailed. Consols had risen
70 500 to 995, and were thus close upon para ralue
kose securities (I1ree PER Cents) had not attained
SINCE the gear 1916 Exchequer Bills were 60 to 4.
premium, and the Three -and-a-Quartcr per Cents
1904 to 1907 The shares in the California gold
mines had become little out Of favor but in
creased speculation going on in the Australian
shares, and companies for working the colonial gold
mines were a plentiful backberres
Accounts from China advise the arrival at Heng
Kong, on the 9th February of the U S. steam fri
gate Susquehanna. Commodore Auck. The Eng
Rsh figate .Slhinr had rised Loo Choo, an island,
SAID bv the London Times TO belong 10 Japan,
the commander icing commissioned 10 delic@ a
iota from Lord Pqimoston 10 The Regent, rttt
srhom, after iiuie negotiation, he had an ou-
dience. An entertainment was prepared and
every attention and kindness shown towards the
English captain and crew. We believe Loo Choo
belongs to the Chinese empire.
The adyices from Hong Kong state that the snail
pox had but triGing effect in the seamens Hos
pital however, there had been seven deaths during
abe month, out Of twenty.three admissions Four
of those who died were Americans Kanakah,
one native of Goa, and one Engshman.
The Liverpool Journal .ayss--
During the week there has boon AZ immense influx ~
German INTO Liverpool - gopie ior America Dir Sabei
the head OF tho M"orcds emigration establishment has
hms,n superintendent the shipment 81 ZOO. Thi, i'm.
n.ne number Nht received and quartcre1 IN his cstab-
lhfnent IN Moortcld ana Vulcan within two days
and by TODAY the whole vii have ir the port in dfe
rent vessels for America about 100 destined View
Orleans few for Canada and the remainder for the
States
Nv accounts from Alexandra u the tn April, we
learn tlat rand EGcnd had arrived on special
mission nom Constantinope. 10 confer with Abbas
pachu. The representatives q France and Russia
had advised that tie differences should be settled
without Gclsy From twelve TO fifteen thousand men
were NJ work on tie railway