The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-27


1.-THE petition Of Messrs Tying Co. has also ap-
peared in the HERALD
|. The Havana Custom House has yielded in the
quarter ending March 81 1896 1916 more than in the
corresponding period OF 1863 In January, Februa-
| ~, and March, 1858, the amounts received were
1857 621, $3.50 $685. and s454 ,795; while in the same
months OF this year the receipts have been $i5S
$5l7,s67, and s6sl $50.
| France.
PARIS, May'll, 1854.
The Mo~nerr publishes the official report'of AID
miral Hamelin of the bombardment of Odessa The
success was complete. tss-6,a
| dElilliers is recalled to France, to assume high
| command at the camp OF st. Omer.
| Advices from Athens, of the I'd Nav announce
That General Mamouria has issued proclamation
calling upon all Greeks to rise in arms against Tur.
KEY. Armaments are taking place at SYRIA for
Ihessaiy. Piratical expeditions are being or
Another letter from Athens says that the insur-
rection in Epirus and Thessaly Is completely put
| down.
Murder OF an American Seaman In Liverpool.
(From the Liverpool Mercury, May 12.I ~sgss
Another fightful instance of death resulting
| from the use of the knife, occurred in this town
about twelve o'clock last night fine healthy young
man having been MORALLY stabbed in Preston street.
The facts of the case, as far as we have yet been
able to ascertain, are as f0llOws:-The deceased,
whose name was John Kelly, was Frenchman by
birth, but he has been for many years seaman in
the merchant trade between this port and the United
States and during the detention here Of the vessel
to which he belonged he has been staying at o
boarding house kept by Mrs. Mack, in New Bird
street. He was last night in public house at the
corner OF Crosshal street and Dale street. when an
Italian seaman, named Nominate Tabacchi Antonio,
came into the house in company with female.
He appeared to be under the influence of IL
quor, and as soon as he got into the house
he commenced to quarrel with the deceased
and some militiamen, and others who were there.
m Wi n 1uuifh i'm 1afft no
house and went down Preston street to Bowman's
public house; but the Italian Immediately followed
him, and again evincing his quarresome spirit, drew
dagger from scabbard by his side and brandshed
It about in the most menacing manner. The un-
fortunate deceased as though foreseeng what would
probably be the result Of quarrel, again withdrew
from the company, and left the house, without, as
far we can learn, having done any thing to excite
the anger Of the Italian further than joining with
others Of the company In slightly demonstrating
against his quarrelsome conduct The Italian, how
ever seemed as if he had marked the poor fellow out
as an object of his vengeance, and he followed him
into the street. As he was passing out Of the house,
miltiaman, named Henry Moss, was standing at
the door, and the Italian made an attempt to stab
him; but not succeeding in this, he rushed
at the deceased in the most frantic manner and
stabbed him in the right breast. The poor fellow
Immediately fell to the ground, and died on the
spot Police officer Fielding (22l) called to the
spot, and with great courage seized the murderer,
and found the dagger, the blade of which was then
covered with blood, concealed under the sleeves Of
his coat. He was taken to the police station and
the body of the murdered man was conveyed with
all possible despatch to the Northern Hospital The
weapon with which the fatal wound was given Is
dagger manufactured at Sheffield, having blade
about three four inches long, and threeourths Of
an inch wide with silver guard On the blade
there is the following inscription :" Never draw
me without reason, nor sheath me without honor"
There was wound of the full dimensions of the
blade in the breast of the unfortunate man. The
body still lies at the Northern Hospital where the
coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
The Position OF the Bank OF England.
From the London Times, May IL.
The speech of Mr.. Gladstone, on Monday night
threw much light on many things, but probably on
none more than on the relations between the gov
eminent and the Bank Of England. This subject is
gradually creeping into Importance, and assuming
dimensions second to none Of those with which the
present preoccupaton of the public mind allows us
to deal The principle involved is that of the pro-
priety Of transacting the business of government
through the medium of a joint stock company, in
preference to the agency Of public department. and
much may, undoubtedly be said for and against this
proposition On the one hand, joint stock compa-
ny has facilities for obtaining the best information
and the best assistance, together with permanency
and lively interest in the success of its undertake
ings which are wanting to public department But
| public department is a far cheaper, more flexible,
and efficient machine, and, If it be unstmulated by
the hope Of Individual profit, is not SO likely to be
deuded and led astray. by personal interest
Opinion certainly, during the last few years,
| to have been running more and more counter to
| the retention of the joint stock principle among
| the approved and recognized agencies of govern
| nent. The failure of the railways, not only in
| managing their own affairs with tolerable pru
| deDce, but in performing the public duties with
which they are intrusted has not been without Its
tended to discrcdit the agency which has bequeath
ed to such unsatisfactory results. The discus
sions also illustrating the expense delay and divid
ed responsibility that result from governing India
4 fhrprrn Enx.a tai H. -
| public opinion unfavorabe to the permanence of
such machinery. Under all these circumstances
Mr.. Gadstone's disquistion on the relations Of go
vernment and the Bank of England il very sea-
sonable contribution towards an inquiry of daily in
creasng interest and Importance
The very compliments Of the Chancellor of the
Excbeguer to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman
OF the Bank are suggestive and significant =
! He casts no mpuiati on on the Bank, Harmony and
cooperation ought always to exist between the bank
! nnd the government. On the hand the Governor
and DepuyGo,ernor OF the Bank act as the guardians
Of the arate interest of that establishment and,
the other hand the Chancellor OF the Echequer acts
the guardian Of the peculiar interests Of the pubc one
maintains what he thinks right behalf OF the bank,
and the other on behalf Of the public.
No doubt these statements are perfectly true but
are they consistent? Granting that it is expedient
1 that the government should act in perfect harmony
with the bank--that is, with the agency it employs
to pay and receive money on its accounts that
end most likely to be secured by employing an
i agency which has an interest pontedly and obvi-
GU. " opposed to the interests OF the government
And would not this harmony appear more likely to
We obtained by absorbing these functions into the
government itself, by making government, in fact,
its own banker and, instead Of the not very intel
gible plan of securing harmony by creating a
diversity of interest, rendering that harmony
absc lutey certain by their identity? II our
money affairs to be always managed by
conflicting bodies harmony is impossible, and it Is
vain to say it is desirable while we neglect the OBJ
vious means of its attainment. The truth is, by
creating and pampering with 50 large sum Of
public money body. like the Bank ..of England to
! do that for Us which we could do so much better
for ourselves, we neither insure harmony nor dis
cord; but this we do insure-that whether the
banl agrees or disagrees with the Chancellor of
the Lxchequer, the public must suffer. Tneir in
tclests are opposed in the characters Of borrower
and lender, deposior and depository, and, if they
agree, that agreement is purchased at the public
expense by keeping deposit unnecessarily large
and by paying interest to the bank for lending us
our own money. If, on the other hand, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer be not di,