The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-27
The News.

Inc Unlted states mall steamship Humooiut,
which arrived at this port at S o'clock yesterday
morning, brought of four days later date than
that contained in our files by the Arabia. The in,
telhgence does not possess any feature of peculiar
interest. There was slight improvement in bread
stu in the English market and the prices of cotton
remained without material change. fair demand
existed for the latter article at the last quotations.
and holders seemed to anticipate an advance. The
political circles Of London were nearly inanimate.
The Canadian Clergy Reserves bill was passed in the
House Of Commons by an unhoped for large ma
jority in favor of the government. Although Eu.
rope is at peace, we learn that the government
experienced much satisfaction from the successful
trial trip of a man-ofwar ship mounting one hun
dred and thirtyone guns. A paragraph in one of
the London papers announces the arrival of Mrs. H.
Beecher Stowe at Liverpool, in the Canada, upon
the 10th inst. We are in receipt of the different
issues Of the same papers from that day up to the
18th, but can find no account Of how she was re-
ceived, nor any record Of the fetes, addresses SC
We are not told where the monster address was at
the time the Humboldt left. The Queen was conva-
leseent, and the Duchess Of Sutherland may have
been at court. We publish the letter Of a Poor
Clerk" addressed to the London Times, upon
the white slavery treatment Of his sister.
The Eastern question is not settled. The most far
seeing politicians both in Paris and London felt un
easy lest Russia would execute coup dc main in the
Dardanelles. The manufacturing interests of France
had experienced decline, which caused some MUIR
nurDg. 1t was believed that the Pope would not 60
70 Paris to crown the Emperor, but the religously
inclined consoled themselves with the assurancethat
Louis Napoleon is great man, and can effect great
changes. The Prussian and Austrian governments
had instituted rigid system of passport surveillance.
The rebellion in China is progressing that his Ce
estial Majesty did not find himself at ease in his Pa
radise. Italy was quiet. A full financial, CONNER
cial, and maritime statement up to the last moment
win be found in our pages to-day.
According to the details of the news elsewhere
given, as well as the Geographic despatch appended
thereto, the proclamation of Governor Lane claiming
the Mecilla valley as the property Of the United
States had caused the most intense excitement both
in our own territory of New Mexico and throughout
large portion Of Mexico. The authorities Of the lat
Ger country had formally protested TO Judge Conk-
Ling, the American Minister, against the movement
Of Governor Lane, in addition 10 which the Cover
nor Of the State Of Chihuahua was preparing his
countrymen to resist with force d any attempt
to dislodge them from the disputed ground. On the
other hand, Governor Lane was peremptorly refused
the support of the United States troops by Colonies
Sumner and Miles, for the reason, probably, that
they deemed the seizure mpolitic and unauthorized.
However, the illieeling existing between the people
Of the two nations Of such character that the
Governor would have little difficulty in raising an
army of backwoods volunteers, whose unening rifles
would soon send the Mexicans flying across the Rio
Grande. One Of our correspondents explained the
cause Of this territorial dispute in yesterdays
HERALD. Read Govern Or Lanes proclamation, and
then await the action of the general government
upon the subject in order to ascertain whether no
will be sustained in taking the responsibility The
present aspect of the affair is certainly very unpre
possessing; il may possibly be the cause of rupture
between the two countries
Our special dispatches from Washington announce
the recent arrival Of myriads of ofice-seekers who
are wiling to accept Of almost anything, from a
full mission abroad TO the most petty cerkship or
other station at home-no matter what IL ia 40 long
a. each can procure a situation. Upon the openinp
Of The doors Of the White House YESTERDAY thew are
represented to have poured in until they were Az
thick a. bees in . hive. It is understood that all
the foreign appointments viii be disposed Of to-day
The cabinet having for several days been engaged
in arranging the preliminaries. Our correspondents
have considerable to say with regard to the foreign
policy Of the administration, but we have hith-
erto given our views upon the subject at consider
able length, it is unnecessary to recaptulate.
A despatch from New Orleans states that the
election of United States Senator for Louisiana, in
place Of Senator Soule, has been postponed till Fri
cay Gen. Houston has arrived at the capital Of that
state, with the intention, is supposed, Of advanc
ing the cause Of Mr.. Shdell
The Maryland Senate has passed the bill ncorpo-
rating the Maryland and Delaware ship canal and the
the Louisiana Senate has passed the free banking
law
Th' Minister from Peru TO Bogota was lately rob-
bed OF hurteen thousand dollars at Gorgona
One forth of q million of dollars Of new silver
coins consisting Of quarters, dimes and half dimes
vas yesterday issued from the Philadelphia mint
Advices from Buenos Ayrcs to March IL, an.
nounce that Urquna was soon expected to come
down with conciliatory propositions. The armstice
still lasted in the city but skirrnish had taken