The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-04

Yesterday being the Sabbath, we, as usual recey-
ed but few items of news by telegraph The extra
ordinary barrenness of our Geographic column to-
day, however, is very fortunate circumstance for
the reason that it gives room for much very inter-
estng and useful reading which we would not
otherwise have had the satisfaction OF publishing
The recess taken by the Legislature has tended
greatly TO relieve columns of the monotony
which the daily publication of the proceedings Of
the wiseacres at Albany tends to produce. The
generality of readers are becoming somewhat tired
of politics. and they are particularly weary OF poring
over the partzan disputes which have characterized
the transactions OF our legislators they first
sembled in January last. Even the most inveterate
politicians as well everybody else, like variety
and in this numbe our paper we have endeavored
to satisfy the wants of all.
The steamship Empire City, which arrived from
Havana last night, brought some rather interesting
information relative to the arrest of Count Carlisle
on a charge Of conspiracy, the design of which ap
pears to have been the overthrow Of the present gov
emmett of Jamaica by the black population. yes
sci lad been seized, loaded with munitions of war
alleged to have been furnished by the Count and
others. Should the charges prove well founded, the
movement for another negro empire in the West In
bring her to her senses with regard to the maneu
vres Of the disciples of Uncle Tom.
We elsewhere publish some important official docu-
ments relative TO the question Of jurisdiction
United States vessels in British ports being the cor
respondence between Lords Malmesbury and Pal
merston, the American Minister and Others concern
ing the attempted arrest of the chief mate of the
steamship Hermann, by English policemen, while the
Ii Al II, sc c.,
November last. We have commented upon this sub
jet at considerable length in another article.
Hon. Pierre soule, the newly appointed Minister
to Spain, arrived in the Empire City last night. He
is en- route for Madrid.
The curious movements Of the people throughout
the entire country on national gala days afford
fund of amusing contemplation. The general order
of things on such occasions Is invariably reve sed
Citizens, who can, always fee 70 the countryto avoid
the noise and confusion, while the rural inhabitants
of all ages and make it point to visit the city
and enjoy the festivities. The metropolis is at pre-
sent completely overrun by strange pedestrans-fa.
miliar faces are not to be met The parks the thea
tres and other places of amusement, the hotels and
saloons. will all be cramraed to-day and tonight
with thousands upon thousands who were never here
before, while the majority Of our population who
have been compelled to stay in the city will quietly
remein at home, and perhaps enjoy portions Of the
displays Of fireworks from the roofs Of their houses
This extraordinary change in location is not only
the case in this but in every other large city, in IL
lustraton OF which fact observe that the Albany
train which reached Boston on Saturday evening,
was composed Of thirty cars filed with passengers
Eighteen thousand pounds OF fresh salmon are said
TO have reached Boston last Saturday from 81. Iohn
During the week ending last Saturday four hundred
and five deaths occurred in this city being one hun
dred and fftysix less than in the preceding week.
This gratifying decrease in the mortality IL mainly
owing TO the publication Of the atmosphere by ire
puent thunder storms, thereby almost entirely pre-
venting deaths from heat There only six fatal
cases of sun stroke and Elk Of congestion Of the
brain while the week before there were twenty Of
the former and twentyone Of the latter. OF cholera
infantum there forty ive commissions, thirty
nine; consumption, tbirtyfour various niammatlons,
fortyour dropsical diseases thirty seven darrhoea,
twenty three; dysentery, fourteen; marasnus, six
teen; and apoplexy, ten. The deaths among children
under one year Of age numbered QUO hundred and
sixty whereas during the week previous they reached
two hundred and fifty. While contrasting the pre-.
seLt with lie uunegacnt report OF .ne Cay