The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-06
The News.

Some idea of the rapid progress OF our country
may be cleaned from the highly interesting railroad
intelligence published in another part of this paper.
This information will naturally incline the rejecting
mind to pause moment and contemplate the giant
strides we have made within the last few years
towards the Development of our internal resources,
and the fostering care that has been extended to
commerce and agriculture. The time made on the
Legislative excursion from Albany to the Falls,
although not what the projectors anticipated,
by three-fourths of an hour was sufficient
to satisfy all moderate going people-that is, all
those who are averse to breakneck speed. TO
be sure, Senator Seward thought it was hardly up
to the mark but then it should be remembered that
he was making an after dinner speech to men whose
appetites had been whetted just previously by an
eight hours ride. In addition to synopsis OF the
principal speeches, &C., made at the dinner table,
we give report of the banquet on the occasion Of
the twenty-frst annual meeting Of the New Jersey
Railroad, including account of the present condi
stion and prospects of the road description Of the
Grand Trunk Railroad Of Canada, &C., all of which
viii well repay attentive perusal.
From Washington we have the names of two or
three gentlemen who have been appointed to office,
together with the announcement that large amount
of fraudulent bonds, purporting to have been issued
by the Spanish consul at Philadelphia, are in crcu-
lation in this city and elsewhere. Active measures
for an investigation Of the alleged fraud have been
taken by the Spanish Legation, and in the mean
time the functions Of the Philadelphia consul are sus
pended.
Late adyices from Halifax represent the colonial
fishing schooner Velocity as having been driven from
st. Georges Bay by French cruiser. 1t thus ap-
pears that the British Provinces will not be quietly
permitted to have everything their own way with re-
gard to the fisheries, after all. They are beginning
to discover that there two sides to the question
How are the negotiations for the settlement of the
difficulty far as concerns this country progressing
at Washington?
Three schooners were driven ashore at Cape
Henlopen during squall on Saturday night. Two
of them were totally lost, and the other, at last
accounts, was in very precarous situation.
We understand that the steamer Hancock, be-
longing to the Behring's Straits expedition, has
returned to Norfolk in leaky condition, and will
have to go into dock for repairs The other vessels
are still in Hampton Roads
The sales Of cotton at New Orleans during the week
ending on Friday, amounted to ten thousand bales,
at which time the stock on hand was one hundred
and thirtyone thousand bales. The increased re-
ceipts at all the Southern ports over those of last
year at this time, foot up two hundred and thrtysix
thousand bales. The cold nights and droughts are
said to have had very unfavorable effect on the
crops along the banks of the Mississippi and Red
rivers. This, in connection with the last European
advices, probably the cause Of giving more firm
ness to the market on Saturday.
The body Of Charles Connolly, supposed to have
been murdered, was found in the river at Albany,
yesterday morning.
Two weeks later news from California may be ex
pected to-day or tomorrow, either by telegraph from
New Orleans, by the arrival of of the Isthmus
steamers at this Fort.
Do not neglect to read the entertaining letter
from our Shaker correspondent. II gives a graphic
description Of the Stakeholder mode of worship
faith, sermons, singing, shutting and all.
We annex brief summary of the contents Of to
days inside pages Full report of the extraordi-
nary and unparalleled proceedings in the Ismte Con-
vention at Hartford Interesting Catholic Ceremonies
in New York and Canada; Letters from Quebec.
Albany, and Boston; New Publications, and the
Fine Arts; the Territorial Dispute between New
Mexico and Chihuahua Sketch Of the Life of Parks,
the Supposed Murderer; Another Victim to Gipsey
T:rre Telling; Flranc'a, 2cy.ew, &c.