The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-20
The News.

Vne News
Hon. VIM. R. King Vice President of the United
States, is no more The telegraph announces that
he reached his home, in Dallas county Alabama on
Sunday morning last, and expired on the next even
ing. We have elsewhere given a graphic and very
interesting biographical sketch of the life and public
services Of this venerable statesman.
The information detailed by our special Washing
ton correspondent, this morning. will be read with
great interest by all who have been in the habit of
transmitting newspapers to their friends in Europe
II appears that they have been paying just double
price when sending in the open mail to Great
Britain. By the letter from the London Postmaster,
quoted in full by correspondent it will be seen
that England acknowledges having been twice paid
for al newspapers sent from this country since the
postal treaty of ls4s went into operation and is now
anxious to refund the overpus thus received. Among
sther material notifications just adopted by Judge
Campbell, the present Postmaster General, is
enc by which the postage on each newspa-
per is to lie two cents instead Of four, when for
warded from this country in the open mail to
Great Britain. This is the United States post
age only The full United States, British and
German postage, six cents is TO be repaid on
each paper sent in the Prusssn closed mail. Too
much credit cannot be awarded Judge Campbell
for SO speedily discovering and promptly remcdying
the evil in our postal affairs, with which thousands
Of people, both in this country and Europe, have
been 80 long afflicted.
Our Washington correspondent makes some dis
closures with regard to ex-Secretary Corwn and his
method of purchasing United States stocks that will
he likely to create considerable establishment in and
shout Wall street. Read the despatch, and also the
,extract appended thereto from the Republic, rea-
tive to the policy Of the administration, &c.
A special despatch from Albany furnishes the
names of the successful bidders for the loan of FIVE
per cent to Pay the State debt of four hundred and
.ixty seven Thousand dollars. The premiums received
amount to thirtyfo thousand dollars which is
. clear gain by the State the operation reduces
the debt by that sum, and one per cent Of interest
Complaints from Taxpayers are beginning to reach
the Comptroller, relative to the injustice done them
by advances to the canal fund They protest against
payment out of that fund for any purpose not au.hs
fized by the constitution.
Undertb head of the Dominican Republic, we
give the translation of very important passages
IN the mess age Of President Baez TO the Dominican
pc pc his surendering his Office to his successor
General Santana. The tone of this document is de-
cidedy hostile TO the United States, and peculiarly
friendly to France and Spain. 1t aludes to the re-
Gently exploded project of organized emigration
from this country to the eastern portion of the Island
0f Hayt, and speaks of it as a spurious attempt to
conceal the real design-the invasion of Cuba. 1t
win be found a suggestive and interesting document
and may serve text in any future debates about
he Monroe doctr ne.
More recent advices from Singapore, East Indies,
inform that since the date OF last circular OF
prices current, the imports Of gold dust from the
Archipelago comprised three hundred and forty
buncals There had been large sales of Australian
gold. About two thousand ounces were purchased
for the English market. The exports from January
rs to February 10, comprised s35 buncas.
Cases of official corruption are daily coming 10
Light in other places than this city The grand jury
Of Columbia, in this State, have indicted all the su
pervisors in that county for alleged official miscon-
duct.
The reported discoveries Of golI above Austin and
also on the Upper Colora do river are confirmed by
the last accounts from Texas. Large amounts of the
precious metal said to have been collected caus-
ing great excitement throughout the State.
In the Circuit Court of the United States. before
Judge Nelson, very important antirent suit was
brought 70 a termination by the jury finding YER
oic' or 'he plainth, which result we hope will be
ouno W nave powerful tendency to restrain the I'M
lawful acts OF that portion Of the community. The
premises in dispute are in Sullivan county. n Y.
and the action was brought by Mrs. schott. daughter
Of the late Commodore Ridgely, and granddaughter
of the deceased Chancellor Livingston. against Yoal
d on, who has figured at many antirent state
con ,ventons A verbatim report of Judge Nelson's
eharr. to the jury will be found in another column
The TO -ty.sevel,th anniversary of the Orphan Asy
lum was celebrated yesterday afternoon, in Niblos
saloon. The extrcis es were of most interesting
character, ard lie ". srance presented by the chill
1Ien could Io be stler,yse Than sratilying to the