The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-31
New Ysrk, Sunday, July 81, 1853.


The News.
Our Washington despatch announces that Mr..
Champion, the British Minister, with Messrs. Marcy
and Cushing, left that city yesterday morning for
Borkey Springs, in order to proceed with the negot
atons upon the fishery and reciprocity questions In
aquiet manner This is done by request OF the Secre
tary of State who desires to avoid the frequent in
terruptions met with at the capital The British
Post Office authorities have stated their readiness to
refund money enormously collected upon newspapers
sent from the United States through England to
other countries. Secretary McCleand has returned
10 his post 1t is said certain New York and North
western members OF Congress- and Others tostart
new democratic paper in December next. under
the sdtorshp of Mr. Bacon. D. E. Sickles was yes
terday commissioned as Secretary of Legation to
England.
By reference to the Geographic column, accounts
Of several marine disasters may be found. The
British ship England, from Tralee, Ireland, for this
port with salt and three hundred and ten passengers
went ashore at Great Rip Point, Nantucket, on
Thursday evening. Two steamers went to her as
Instance, and st high water, Friday afternoon,
succeeded in getting her off Ship Mary Croker,
from this port for St Stephen N. b. went ashore on
Me north side Of Mantle, on the Goth inst Assist
apee has been sent to her. Brig Nitheroy, bound
for Boston got ashore Friday night at Sandy Hook,
hut will probably come off at high water.
Accounts from the British provinces state that the
reports received at ST. John, \. b. Of the catch of
ash, were very contradictory. Sir E. Head, Governor
of Nova Scotia had left Fredericton on tour to the
northwest Delegates from newfoundland appulu0eu
TO seek tie concession of responsible government
and free trade with the United States had sailed for
England.
By an arrival at this port yesterday we have ad-
vices from Curacao to the 10th inst The fever had
disappeared from the Island. The rebellion in vene
zuela had not been subdued.
The report of The City Inspector shows that
seventysix men, seventy-fve women one hundred
and eighty Eve boys, and one hundred and eighty
seven girs-making a total of five hundred and
twenty-three persons died in this city during the
week which ended last night. This is increase OF
Two in the number of deaths as compared with the
return for the foregoing seven days. Thus the ag-
aregate amount of mortality remains, we may say
he same the character of the prevailing diseases is
nnaltered, and their classification would indicate
nat the influencing causes were alike during the
fortnight OF the deceased adults, sixteen died Of
various fevers, fortythree Of indamm story affec-
hons--attacking the brain in seventeen cases
forty-nine of consumption, and seventy-seven OF
dysentery and diarrhea. Sixty infants were carried
away by cholera infantum, twenty.four by hydro.
eephalus aid thrtytwo by sprue One hundred
and ninety OF the whole number were children
nnder one year of age and three hundred and forty
eight bad not attained ten years The tabular record
Of death by ward returns is great improvement,
it fixes public attention upon healthy or unhealthy
localities and by this means will inquiry to be
made ss to whether disease is generated by causes
Incident to local situation, propagated by neglect
Of sanitary rules. Taking the return before US, we
find that 10 five down town wards-counting from
the first to the ffth-sixtyfour persons died during
hast week whilst in five up town wards-counting
from the fifteenth to the twentieth-two hundred and
forty six people died within the same time This
aisproportionste mortality must be attributed to
The overcrowding Of lodging houses consequent want
of ventilation, underground moisture deficient sewer
age, and the exbalation Of poisonous miasma from
1he filthy stagnant ponds which allowed to re-
main in many vacant lots in the upper part Of the
city. Three hundred and eighty of the deceased be-
loneed to America, seventy-seyen to Ireland, and
thirty three to Germany.
John Shawney and joseph Dodge were executed
ut st. Louis on the 23d inst, for the murder of two
Indians, on the plains, some time during last
summer.
The ceremony Of laying the cornerstone of Christs
Episcopal church, recently removed from Anthony
street took place yesterday afternoon on the site of
the building in Eighteenth street near Fifth avenue
in the presence Of large number of people full
report of the interesting proceedings will be pub.
hshed to morrow
During the month Of July there arrived at this
port 4l3 vessels Of all classes making in the aggre
gate l44,050 TONS
The yellow fever at New Orleans is represented
as worse than ever before, and is confined princi.
paly to the poorer classes. There were one hundred
and ninety deaths from this epidemic at the Charity
Hospital during the week
A desperate encounter took place on Friday night
at Boston between the harbor police and two river
thieves, in which, after a brisk discharge Of fire
arms, the police were victorious.
The Earl Of Elesmere and family left Boston yes
terday afternoon for Halifax, on board the war
steamer Medij.
VERY FUNNY.--The latest disclosures from
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