The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-17

The News.
II is with feelings of heartfelt sorrow that we again
are so called upon to record another melancholy
railroad calamity. interchangeable despatch from
Susquehanna announces that locomotive on the
New York and Erie Railroad exploded her boiler
yesterday afternoon, killing eleven persons and
wounding many others. Among the dead are three
women and the engineer. -Four or five people, it is
thought, were blown into the river and lost. Is
there no way by which these terrible catastrophes
can be rendered less frequent if not entirely checked
Will not these oftrepeated and sanguinary occur
rences arouse the Legislators Of well as all
other States to a sense of the immediate ne cessty
of enacting stringent laws for the better security of
life and property railways? A bill having this
much desired object in view is now pending in the
Assembly. We elsewhere give this proposed mea-
sure in detail together with the report of the COM
mittee on the subject. For the sake of humanity
let the members of our Legislature take this matter
into consideration at Let not another life be
sacrificed by delay. Now is the time to ach
Discord and confusion for a while regned supreme
in both branches Of our State Legislature as will be
seen referring to the description furnished by our
special correspondent. Messrs Cooley and Pierce
opened the days business in the Senate by very
warm debate on the subject of permitting Mr.. Taber
who is too i'll to be in his seat to record his vote in
favor of the Canal compromise resolutions The
dispute is represented to have been spirited
m the eXtreme-amost equaling the extraordi-
nary scenes that have occurred in our national
Congress within the last few years The Mather i'm
parchment case is also said to have given rise to
some very curious and exciting proceedings in the
Assembly. Mr.. Champlin concluded his speech in
favor OF the resolution, and Mr. D. B. Taylor spoke
in defence of the Canal Commissioner. After these
/. gentlemen had finished a general hubbub com
menced. As the sailors say, "all hands were piped
to mischief" This warm weather is certainly be-
ginning to have wondersul effect upon the wise
men Ct the people. Perhaps another shower bath
beneath the Falls of Niagara would be beneficial to
them.
We to-day publish lengthy details Of the interest
ing European news brought by the royal mail steam
ship Asia, including an important letter from our
London correspondent The perplexed state of the
Eastern question and the news of Prince Mensch-
koff's departure from Constantinople had produced
some unpleasant vibrations in both the French and
English funds which had not settled down when
the fnanciers were again alarmed by the unexpected
announcement, upon the I'd instant that the Bank
of England directors had taken the decided step of
raising the rate Of discount to three and onehalf per
cent, being higher than it has been since the year
1s47 The monetary interest was alarmed and
the political capitalists who adverse to the Aber
deem administration, attribute the operation to the
inability of Mr.. Gladstone to fulfil his promises
made in Parliament upon the budget debate.
The Queen had held grand drawing room at st.
James's which was attended by many American no
liabilities, who were duly presented Mrs. Uncle
fal nh tI,a la
of Liverpool John Bull stare, Manchester sub
scription and an Exeter Hall aristocratic worship
had expected to walk from the "cabin to The palace
but not presented to Queen Victoria. 1t was
rumored that the Countess Of Shaftesbury was re-
fused the honor Of the abolition introduction by Her
Majesty.
Advices from Havana to the 18th inst. were yes
ferday received by the steamship Black Warrior
With the exception of the announcement Of the re-
cent landing of large number of slaves on the
island of Cuba she brings no news of special i'm
portance. The histo~v Of the dispute between the
Captain General and the uni srsi.ies resrecrp 'he
incubation of liberal principles, detailed by our
--."nondsnt will he found quite interfering.
o. &c orr snecia Washington dispatches denies
that any ofcial information has yet been receiver
respecting the rumored intention Of the Spanish
government to render assistance 70 Santa Anna,
should he require It. This is quite likely olnciai
information is sometimes very difficult to procure
ride the departure Of the Cuban Adventures from
our shores during the last administration. Nothing
of AN official nature was ever known concerning the
movements Of the patriots till after they had lett the
States and it was too late to overhaul them. There
ia little fear that the present administration viii not
keep a sharp eye upon the movements OF Santa Anna
and his colleagues and he fully prepared for any
emergency that may arise. Another correspondent
observes that Mr. Nicholson Of Tennessee 1t E under
stood will shortly the editorial charge OF the
Union newspaper.
An Englishman named Dyson has been arrested
at New Orleans, on a charge of having instgated
the recent attempt at instruction among the slaves
in that vicinity. Should the charge be substantatod
against d. the punishment will be very severe
probably DEATH The rumors respecting the intend
ed rising Of tho blacks are believed TO have been
much exaggerated, and the excitement had nearly
subsidized yesterday
We learn that the worlImcn "a the Cumberland
coal mines have struck for higher wages, TO which
the different employers refuse to give their assent
These strikes among the coal miners are likely TO
have very serious effect upon both producers ald
consumers throughout the country. The season i
now quite advanced and the supply OF coal from the
various regions s far short OF the quantity furnished
at the same period last year. The deficiency from
the three principal regions in Pennsylvania IL re-
orted to be about one hundred thousand tons, It ia