The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-17
The News.
NEWS PROM EUROPE.

The News.
NEWS PROM ECR0PE.
9he Baltic arrived Vt tots port yesterday from
Liverpool, with the important intelligence OF tie
ssmpete success OF the allied expeditionary force in
- Orimea. We refer to the fist page for the de.
AAis, and also to the editorial article the subject
= smother column. The CO 1mercial news presents
- festu-e Of particular interest Cotton was active
- trifirg advance in some instances, and bread
ssaffs were quiet. The news from the seat Of war
w tn all probability, lead TO greater activity in al
branches Of trade for q short time. We have re
>atved our tiles of the Singapore Btmonthly Circular
Sated the 18th of August. The imports Of gold and
SaN dust curing fortnight consisted Of 40 buncsls
nom the Archipelago and ZIP ounces from Aus
trabs- The rates reported for Australian are 500 70
@2sl for bars and s2s to s2st per banca for dast.
Exports, Is above, $40 buucals.
THE ARCTIC CALAMITY.
We i've elsewhere some additional particulars
respecting this event. which viii be resd with int
sest. Capt. Luce reached his home AZ Yonkers last
evening, ere he was met by his neghbors and
asiends with every demonstration Of delighs. In
deed throughout the entire route from Montreal he
Sss everywhere hailed BY vast crowds, who wen.
Sosth TO ", ct bin with joyful congratulations and
honest, hearty 81 mpatby.
We publish IA to- sy'r paper an exceedingly int
restiI letter from Mr.. surgeon OF the brig
Advance, commanded By tho intrepid Kanc, written
IN Bsfin's Bay, ip July, 1853. The health OF the
persons composing the expedition continued goos;
axdan enthusiastic determination to qersavere in
aeavcipg ;ooscerain thc rte OF the long lost Frank
LIN animated each and all Of the gallant party. AZ
eording to Lie plau eed upon before She Advance
,nar+ txru vr,A hasa kal Loci - ia
during the present north or early in November.
Should s,e fail rsah port within that time, i.
will probably be because Capt Ksue had determined
- continue lis researches in the Arctic regions for
another season.
NEWS From VENEZUELA.
Our Caracas correspondent in letter dated the
9th of September. announces tne termination Of the
revolution, AID the death of General Santiago Mari
No. the Oldest Of the revolutionary chiefs, and with
She exception OF Psez, the las. surviving companion
IN arms Of Bolivar. Government hsi suspended all
payments Tor Fix MOI tbs. The country Vas healthy
AFFAIRS N THE CITY.
TIE jury Ia the case OF william Fowkss. charged
with shooting Began, yesterday announced their IL
ability to agree upon verdict after celebrating
1orty six hours. They we're discharged, aud the a.
eused admitted TO bal in three thousand dollars.
Mr.. Gi5orgs, the person VINO was shot some day
since, In Ninth avenue yesterday died OF his wounds
at the City Hospital. No clue has yet been dis
severed Of the assassip.
An inquest WA held yesterday upon the body of
. young ms RED woman, named Mary L. Stone,
who came to her death through exhaustion, pro
Huced IN attempting to commit abortion.
N. Eugene Godorj, Flench gentleman, achieved
. very tuccessful balloon ascension from the Hin
podrome yesterday.
The trial of James Smith, yourg man about
scvepteen years old, charged with the murder Of
sailor, named James Davis, by stsbhing him With
. knife ives commenced In the Court of Oyer and
1erminer yesterday, and conc uded; but the jury
had not rendered verdict when our paper vas put
20 press Thi- Is the fourth tr for murder during
Aee present term Of the o,uyt.
The Boerd Of Supervisors met yesterday, when
number Of accounts ard petitions were ressived and
approp' lately referred.
In the Board Of Aid .rynen last evening the rcso
luton Of ths Council awarding Mr.. Valentine one
shousard dollays for bis services in preparing the
annual manual, was unanimously agreed to. The
report Of the COMMITTEE on Printing was taken NJ
end, after some CONDENSATION, made the special or
der for Monday next. A number of resolutions re-
la&ing to places for Loiing the elections, and
ePpcSntipy mSpecNr, were usspcbe0 Oh.
In the Beard Of Councilman Mr.. c. A. 8. Holden
was appointed first assistant clerk, and Mr.. John c.
Greene messenge'. No other business OF any i'm
portarce was transacted
The Introductory lecture to the winter course OF
he University Medical College was delivered last
evening by Professor Draper. Il was listened to
with the greaes attention and respect. We orc
compelled, from the great press Of uewa TO postpone
NJ publication for day or two. Tho lecture room
was crowded with ladies' and gentleman m many
members OF tn profession, o. also by large as.
semba age Of .tUdents. Professor Bedford, VITO AZ.
rived from Earope In the Baltic yesterday entered
the room Just ss the lecturer commenced, and was
received With great enthusiasm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The passengers wrecked Ia The steamer City Of
Philadelphia left 81. Johns, N. F.. on the 18th inst.
for Philadelphia, in the Osprey The o. arrived at
HsHfax yesterday, 10 receive the passengers who
had succeeded Ia reaching that city. The latest az
counts from the stmnaed steamship state that she is
breaking up.
The schsm crest,d in nc ranks Of the Know
Nothings By the no1ioatiuu Of Utinia FOR overnor
81 nearly complete, The council at Udsa Is taki7g