The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-26

The correspondence between this government and
Austria, relative to the imprisonment of the Rev
C. l. Brace by the latter country, was transmitted
to the United States Senate yesterday, The most
;nterestipg portion of this information being the
letter of the late Prince Schwarzenbug, assigning
the for this imprisonment of IN American
citizen, will be found among the Congressional pro-
seedlings The Senate consumed the larger portion
Of the day in the consideration of private bills, and
finally suspended business till Monday for want of IL
quorum
Several Intellectual motions were yesterday made
80 virtually defeat Mr.. Benefits bill for the dis
t1ibution of certain portion of the public lands to
all the States, to be divided according to the Con-
gressional representation Of each The vote on the
final passage of the bin will be taken to-day, when
it is hoped that every member from the old States
will be in his seat and do all in his power to secure
to his constituents their just dues If our legsla
tors determined to deprive the government
Of the proceeds to be derived from these lands,
i is 10 more than justice that the property should
he equally divided among those who have coutri-
buted to pay for it. THIS bill appears calculated to
aliay the feeling of bitterness that has, not without
reason, been engendered in some sections in
quence OF the enormous amounts of land already
granted for railroad purposes in the States, and
its passage therefore, is looked for with anxiety by
all " no do not wish to a sectional difficulty
spring mp, that may, few years hence, assume
shape that viii be the Of vast deal of trouble
The contestants for the seat from the Eleventh
district Of Pennsylvania heard yesterday after
noon Their has not yet been decided upon.
Polite and jealousy Of sister associations appca~
70 be the leading features in nearly all a:semblage;
days-whether they be meetings of the reli'
gous, the mechanics, the farmers. what-not.
Collins steamers. Canadian reciprocity, the ware.
house system, among many other measures of Con-
gress. all came in for share of denunciation in
the National Agricultural Convention, at Washing
ton, yesterday. See the Geographic report of the
proceedings.
We elsew here give the most important Of the de-
tails of the European intelligence brought by the
steamship Niagara, which reached Boston yester-
day The letters of our foreign correspondents, as
well the extract relative to the California gold
mines, possess great deal of interest.
Several telegraphic dispatches, together with
other interesting matter to the politicians, will be
found under the head Of political intelligence.
Thomas Davis was yesterday convicted, in Boston,
of having murdered his sister nine months ago,
because she had married whom he disliked.
On reference to the Geographic column it will be
that a most affecting incident took place in
the court room during the summing up of the coun-
sci for the prosecution.
1t appears that new steam line is shortly to
commence running between this city and Quebec
the vessels to touch at Picsou and Halifax, n. S.
The steamship Albatross was pureh ased for this
route las. Thursday
"A melancholy case ofmutiny at sea, on the part Of
Mr.. Burnside, the chiefmate ofhe ship Ravenel from
Liverpool TO this port, by which the mutneer lost
hts life accidentally, in rencontre with the cap
tain, will be found fully reported in another part of
the HERALD. The captain (Alr. Pittman) volun-
tarly surrendered himself to the authorities at this
port, and his sworn statement of the transaction
leaves but impression Of the sad event.
Our columns this morning contain great variety
of local and other Intelligence Of highly interest
ny character to which the attention Of the reader
e directed. Want Of prevents special
reference.