The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-26
The News.

Although most Of the Geographic lines leading
out Of the city, were working part of the time,
yesterday and last evening, very little news was
received over them Correspondents, like the
generality Of people, presumed to have been too
busily employed in returning thanks for, and doing
Justice to- the good things bestowed upon them, to
attend to any other business Both the New Orleans
lines, we understand, have been out Of working
order since Tuesday. This probably accounts for
the non receipt Of ten days. later intelligence from
California.
e Hon. Charles G Atherton was yesterday m orning
selected for United States Senator, by the lower
branch Of the New Hampshire Legislature, by q
majority Of five over all opponents. The Senate
undoubtedly concurred in the nomination of Mr.. A.
during the afternoon. AS an evidence of the extra
ordinary refux of John P. Hales popularity, it is
only necessary to notice that he received four votes
ont Of two hundred and sixty Eve.
Col. Preston's wing majority for Congress, in the
Louisville district Of Kentucky, is said to be fully
fifteen hundred. Gen Pierce had majority Of over
two hundred.
Another instalment Of the diplomatic correspon-
dence recently brought to light in an official man
ner relative to the island Of Cuba, will be found in
our columns to day. These documents consist of
the letters addressed to Mr.. Irving, the American
Minister to Spain, by Secretaries Webster and Up.
shHr, during the Tyler administration. and allude
to the supposed intention of England to vrest Cuba
from Spanish domination, by fomenting discord and
revolution among the inhabitants Of the island and
also by putting complete check upon the importa-
tion Of slaves. Subsequent events have tended to
confirm the suspicious entertained by this govern.
ment at that time. That the subjects Of Great Br-
tain encouraged the rebeous feelings of the creoes
of Cuba there can be no denial-that preparations
are now making in England to suppress the traffic in
slaves on the island and that her Majestys cruisers
at this lowering about the Island for the
osensble purpose ofcspturpg slavers We have given
convincing proofs within the last few days.
negro woman and her daughter escaped being
burned to death, in Philadelphia, by jumping from
third story window. last Wednesday night Prior
70 making their own exit, they threw down child,
which caught, uninjured, by the crowd bslOw.
The last European news has caused another de-
cline in the price OF cotton at Charleston.
The jury in the case Of VIM Saul, charged with
Che murder of Baxter, the Waterman on board the
ship Thomas Watson, have convicted the accused Of
murder They did net bring the verdict till eight
O'Clock ON Thursday morning. This is the second
conviction for this murder, and VIM. johnson has
yet to be tried for the same crime.
Last evening" Mr. T. I. nesgher gave splendid
lecture upon Australia, at Metropolitan Hall, which
was SO crowded that nsmbers Of persons were COM
PEELED to 90 away, being unable to obtain admission
even to standing place 1t was an error on the
part Of the committee, and unfair to the public q.
large, to open the door previous to the time an
Aounced. Never were so many persons before con.
gregated in Metropolitan Hall The lecture was
highly eloquent full of information, and completely
successful. In the delivery, Mr.. Mesgher was ami
mated and very effective.