The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-10


There are now four steamships on their way to thi-
port from Europe, viz. The Humboldt which left
Cowes, Dec "a; the Baltic, from Liverpool, Dec. 80
the Hermann, from Bremen, Dec. 81; and the Arabia
from Liverpool on the LIST inst.
BY telegraph from Halifax we are enabled IA
furnish a complete epitome of the one weeks later
European intelligence brought by the Cunarl
steamer America This news though not important
ls ia many respects of very interesting character
As has Of late been the in this country all sorts
OF cabinet rumors and speculations were ahoat in
Great Britain; yet nothing definite appears to have
been known concerning the new ministry, with the
exception OF the bare fact that the Earl of Aberdeen
would take the Premiership. with the concurrence of
Lords Lansdowne and John Russell. The latter
gentleman, it was generally supposed, would with
Lord Palmerston, be called into the admins
fration. As the names OF those composing
The new dynasty were probably sent into
Parliament on the 2sth ult.. we shall no
doubt have list of them by the Baltic, which
sailed on the day following, and is now about
DUE All was quiet in France and everything seemed
10 be working to the entire satisfaction of Napoleon
ILL., as well as to his subjects. The news from the
Continent generally was of a pacific nature; hut
from Turkey learn that the Sultan was in trouble
among his people The British forces in India,
having either subdued, or for the time being auetad
the hostile natives, now turning their attention
70 the punishment Of those chiefs who have given
them the most trouble. The commercial adyices are
rather favorable. Cotton was firm aud bread-tuhs
were unchanged, while provisions were in somewhat
better demand.
The arrival OF the steamship Northern Light YES
terday morning, placed in possession OF California
papers to the 10th ult., by which We are enabled to
give the details of the news which was furnished
yesterday, by the telegraph, from New Orleans.
There is nothing of striking importance in the n,el-
hgence but il will nevertheless be found interesting.
The health of California is remarkably good "a viii
be seen by the mortality list, which ia unusually
Eight, and shows nothing but the ordinary disease,
TO which the most healthy countries are subject
The speculatons in io9r have caused the prices of
breadstuffs to run up to very high price, reach.
ing in some of the interior towns. the enormous
price OF $40 barrel. The first legal execution in
San Francisco took place on the 10th ut. A NAV,
having been regularly found guilty Of murder ~ tue
courts OF Justice, sentenced 10 he bung the
day named, and the sentence accordingly carried
into effect by the properly constituted authorities in
the presence Of thousands Of the citizens That por.
ton Of the proceedings which made the execution
public is all we see to condemn aud The sooner
the new State wipes from the statutes that reir Of
bsrbarsm which permits the public to witness such
scenes of horror the better will she be prepared t.
join in the progressive -aoyement OF civilization One
of the assassins Of General Bean, At Lo- Angeles,
had paid the penalty Of his crime, and another. Il
was stated, would shortly suffer ike punishment.
All the rivers had been swollen by the heavy rains
which visited the interior Of the State and the Hoods
bad done considerable damage, bat at last accounts
ihe waters were receding, and all apprehension Of
another great overflow, such inundated the towns
and cities along the streams few years since has
subsidized, leaving the MINER again cheerily To resume
their abors.
Late adyices from Australia received by way of
California and Europe, announce the discovery OF
another extensive goldfeld which promises 10 yield
an abundant harvest. Like California the season in
Australia had been exceedingly wet 50 mach 50 that
che farmers had been waiting for three months for
the weather 10 become sufficiently dry to admit Of
the sowing of grain. Among other articles OF sgri.
culture we observe that considerable attention OF
hate being given 10 the cultivation Of tobacco which
it is alleged can be grown in such perfection as to
warrant the belief that Il viii eventually exclude the
necessity for importation Crime il reported to have
nists generally were extremely laStering.
The intelligence from tho Sandwich Islands Is Of =
rather interesting character Ii appears that fee.
Of one hundred and fortyi,e whalcshps had eoncen.
trated at Honolulu and the consequence was 4 e.
rious mot between the sailors and the people nf the
place, which was brought about in the following
manner:--A seaman, named Henry Burns, while con-
fined in tile fort killed by one Of the constabes
This Of course produced great commotion among the
multitude Of sailors in port, who assembled NJ crowds
Of four or FIVE hundred and commenced IN indis-
erimnate attack upon the fort The resident foreign
ers organized and assisted the troops and natives,
And. after fight, with axes clubs and similar
missiles which lasted several hours, the =eamen we're
repulsed During the melee. the station house was
burned to The ground rnl the safe Of the TTarbor
Master broken open, aud it, contents destroyed. At
last accounts, all was quiet aud the phaleshp4 were
last putting to sea,
According TO the accounts from Oregon. immense
numbers of immigrants continued to pour into that
territory, the beneficial effects Of which were observ.
able in every department Of life. The forests were
fast disappearing from before the hustandman tada
men were overrun with business, and bachelors had
been rendered happy by the influx Of females
We have received the Gdcef0 dc Costa R,cq to
ne 18th ult. II contains no news of importance.
last evening, the Most Rev. Archbishop HUGHES
iaWer Sixteenth .htot ~ took hi. tcxt from the
L.tb cLeIteT q ST. Taps Epists " Timothy verse g.