The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27


tAustralia) arrived at this port yesterday morning
after very short run of eightyseven days, bringing
our newspaper files dated TO the 9th of August
She had also six thousand ounces of gold dust on
freight to Messrs. Adams and Company, and about
100000 in the hands Of her passengers, all of whom
had been most fortunate in their mining operations.
This ship sailed from Hobsons Bay upon the 30th Of
August, and Port Philip Heads upon the LIST of
September and has delivered the first direct mail
from the Australian Continent to New York. Mr..
Adams bearer of dispatches to the government at
Washin yton, arrived in the Bavaria The anti-land
tax agitation was progressing, and the tone OF the
independent speakers was becoming more bold and
enthusiastic A great many other crowded meetings
were held at the different dggings" at which the
doctrine of local representative and independent
government vas freely advocated. American enter
prize was pervading the entire Continent, and ex-
tending to every source of improvement or profit.
correspondent furnishes us with brief out
picuant review Of the career Of Tom Warner Of tor
pedo noteriety noticing his studies, his occupations,
and his professional and literary exertons, sic ,e
his arrival at Melbourne. The Melbourne Argus
publishes very caustic but an amusing letter from
q student OF heraldic lore upon the government
scheme of a" Boany Bay Peerage."
The latest gold circular and commercial advise
are published elsewhereJs
The mails Of the Canada, FROM Boston, were de
Eyered in this city last night, when We receive
Eng-h and other European letters and advice
dated to the 18th instant. We publish the most IN
teresting OF these documents which have more imme
date reference to the progress OF the Eastern
The letter of our London correspondent confirms the
account of the great battle between the Turks and
Russians at Olenitza, and the rout of the latter.
Mr.. Blchanans speech at the civic banquet in Gui
hall London Is reported, also the progress of the
gigantic works Of the Victoria Dock Company. No
tees Of theatrical, mercantile, and manufacturing
interest, are also given.
BY an arrival at New Orleans we have news from
California to the LIST instant. Trade exceedingly
dull and prices Of all descriptions OF merchandise,
excepting flour, had declined, with large stocks on
hand. The accounts from the mining Districts were
very favorable. Between two and three millions in
gold was despatched by the steamships which left
San Francisco Nov let, and will arrive at this portn
. day or two. Ten days later advises from the
Sand @ich Islands have been received by this arrival
Prince KaMehameha had resigned the Office OF
Prime Minister, and John Young succeeded him.
Intelligence from Havana to the 22d lost has
been received by telegraph from Charleston ut
which port the steamship Isabel arrived on Thurs
day night. The news is uni Important. The first tele
graph the Island of Cuba was inaugurated on the
Queens birthday Sugar and freigats we're very
dull.
The packet ship Silas Greenman, arrived yester.
day from Liverpool, lost during the passage her
chief mate, Mr.. William c. Cook, of Newport, R /
and twenty seven passengers, by cholera. She left
Liverpool with 35l passengers, and was fo:ty-fve
days out.
According to the City Inspectors report thee
were three hundred and seventy five deaths in this
city last week. Consumption carried OF ~, conges
ton and Inflammation Of the brain 81, infamma
tion of lungs %, smallpox 22 congestive fever }.
OF the whole number Of deaths two hundred and
fortythree we're under twenty years, Of whom 81
died If commissions, IA of Group, and IL Of maris.
There were premature births, aud % still.
born. IS we're Irishmen IL Enslishmen, Scotch
men, 80 Germans, and Frenchmen.
d aolle proseqli entered by the United States
District Attorney in the case against Mr.. Merritt
assistant engineer Of the steamboat Henry Clay, VIII
was charged, together with the officers and oEner
Of that vessel, with having caused the calamity Of
July, 1852. 1t will be remembered that the defend.
ants were acquitted, but Mr. Merritt did not appear
30 take his trial.
Hon. Murray Hoffman, one Of the recently eleoted
Judges of the Superior Court. has been commi,
aoned by the Governor Of the State to ell the unex.
pired term vacant by the death Of the late Judge
Paine.
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer yesterday
Wooason Anderson was tried for the murder Of John
Branagan. The jury rendered verdict of man
slaughter in the fourth degree, and the Court sem
fenced the prisoner to two years hard labor.
Judge Dher delivered decision in the Su ,eror
Court yesterday, declaring the injunction agaius the
Broa lway Railroad pi oject perpetual
In another column will be found detailed &C
count Of the execution Of Laurence Fog.uty, on Fri
day last, at Buffalo With bis last breath the I'M
happy iminal asserted his innocence of TIE crime
for which he has suffered, and firmly stated tat be
nd never beheld the face Of the murdered man. 1t
seems almost impossible to reconcile with our ide.>s
u human nature the fact that man upon the verge
81 eternity. with not even the shadow of hope for
~ safely posy assert ana re,terate will his
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