The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08

'elsrxement Of these important avenues Of internal
commerce. is subject In which the producen Of the
West and consumers n the East are deeply inter
ested, and everything bearing upQp the matter will
attract attention. The Auditor has shown that an
immediate enlargement of the canals Il absolutely ne
sessary, to maintain their productveaess and secure
the transportation Of produce from the extreme West
to tide water.
The returns Of the recent election in Rhode Island
show What the people in favor of continuing the
prokSitory liquor law, although it Is believed that
they have elected majority to the Assembly who are
opposed to that measure.
Adyices from the city of Mexico to the 2lst ult.
STATE that the votes of the different States for Presi
dent were officially counted some days previously, OF
which Santa Anna received eighteen, and other can
didates FIVE. Santa Anna was therefore formally
declared duly elected to the chief Office Of the nation,
and would be inaugurated Immediately upon his ar
rival at the capital solemn treaty, providing for
the fulment of the Sloo contract had been entered
into between the American Minister and the Mexican
Commissioners
The steamboat California, worth, with her cargo,
about twenty thousand dollars, sunk in the Mississippi
river few days ago.
Arthur Spring has been re-convicted, in Phiade
phia, Of the murder of Mrs. Lynch and her sister,
He still persists in solemnly asserting his own entire
innocence and accusing his son of the horrible deed
He was yesterday rebuked for his hardihood by the
Judge on the bench.
The wings of the Ashland district in Kentucky
have nominated Ex-Governor Letcher for Congress.
Nblo's was crowded last night with highly
fashionable audience assembled to witness an exhi-
htion by the pupils Of the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb. The proceeds 60 towards the endow-
ment of o church in which this afflicted class can
worship, and receive the comfort Of religious in
struction We have no doubt, from the sympathy
evinced with the object of the Rev. Mr.. Gallaudet,
that the project viii be completely successful. The
| mute appeal was powerful and we have no doubt
but our citizens separated pleased at heart they
would be if the notes Of sontag Aboni were fading
| from them.
The following list comprises portion Of the con-
tents of to-days inside Proceedings in the
Board of Assistant Aldermen; Interesting Letters
from Australia; News from the West Indies; The
presidents Inauguration; Funeral Sermon on
Mrs Fillmore; Anniversary of the Massacre Of the
Dartmoor Prisoners Father Gavazzi's Sixth Lee
ture; The Greenwich street Murder in the Court Of
sons who have recently left for California; Finan-
cial, Judicial and Theatrical Affairs, &c.
The Swiss Refugees-Thc Conduct Of tho
Austrian Authorities.
We stated, the other day, that we felt no In
clination to portray the scenes Of bloodshed and
tyranny which are being enacted at Milan. In
addition to the instructive repugnance with
which one approaches such topic, we felt, in
truth, a positive disinclination to devote our
columns to exciting a national luminosity,
which, though perfectly just, appeared to hold
out no promise Of practical benefit As the
case stood when we wrote, it could have served
no salutary purpose to stir up angry feelings
among the people Of this country against the
Austrian authorities; while the bare recital OF
the events which have taken place at Milan
during the last month might very possibly
have reused such burst of indignation as to
place in actual jeopardy our relations with
that empire Between the Austrian despot and
the American freeman there can be no real
friendship. Necessity compels both to assume
its outward guise; and SO long as the mask in
wolves No real sacrifice on our part, we do well
to wear it, and he serves his country i'll who
would wantonly pluck it off
| But cases may occur which not only excuse,
but absolutely demand, departure from this
polite rule. Such a case is that disclosed in
the card Of the Swiss Consul published in our
paper the other day. 1t is therein stated-and
we are enabled to give the statement the au-
thority Of our endorsation-that over six thou
4 nd ~ M NJ ~ T;osc -
Switzerland until recently residents of Lombar-
dy, have been suddenly expelled from the Aus
trian dOminions and forced to take refuge. in sore
distress, in their native land. Among the exiles
are many old men, women, and children. whose
numbers are being rapidly thinned by the COM
bined influence of inelement weather, hunger
and want. These poor creatures-whose home
could not afford them the means of subsistence
have been for many years in the habit of cross
ing the frontier, and hiring themselves out in
the towns Of Lombardy as farm servants and
mechanics. Industrious peaceable and frugal
they were sure Of constant employment, and
| constituted. perhaps, the most valuable and
most respectable portion Of the ,Lombardo-V We
netian people. A common language and COM
| mon Ialtn gave them q natural claim on the MI
lanese and their neighbors: and never in q
single instance has that claim been impaired by
any participation of theirs in the political move
ments Of the country. These are the individu-
ais whom Radetsky and Strassoldo have exiled
at a moments warning, and doomed to perish in
their native mountains, if the hand of succor
| is not extended to relieve them
To establish their claims on our sympathy a
brief review Of the late insurrection and it's con-
sequences may be necessary. On the 9th Feb.
ruary last. riot broke out in three quarters Of
the city of Milan. A few sentinels were muir
'dered by the rioters, and feeble attempt made
to erect q barricade But the bulk of the citi-
zens took no share in the ARRAY, and the Aus
! trian soldiers found no diAieulty in suppressing