The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-03
The News.

April Advices Of ten days later date, Ito May %
bad been previously received, via England by the
kuropa- Neither arrival had any news of special
Importance. On the 18th of April the constitution
Of the State was sOemnly promulgated in the Plaza
Dc Ia Victoria, and, as an appropriate soemniza-
ton Of the august occasion, all the State prisoners
detained by the police in consequence Of the late
special authorization set at liberty, and re-
stored to the bosom of their families
LATER FROM CUBA
By the arrival OF the steamship Black Warrior
We have advices from Havana to the 27th ult The
political news is unimportaat One of our cores
pondents gives an account of the recent landing Of
large number of slaves near Trinidad, evidently
through the conDivance of the authorities by which
The Captain-General bagged considerable sum of
money, and the subordinate officials, of course, a
fair proportion. The letters, published elsewhere
are very interesting.
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
In this market on Saturday -four was frmer
with free sales for export Common grades Of State
brands advanced l2A to Is cents per barrel. Wheat
was unchanged. Corn was dull and lower. Be-
tween five and six thousand barrels of -four were
engaged for shipment to Liverpool at Is. per
barrel. Cotton was quiet, and prices without ma
terial change in quotations.
AFFAIRS THE CITY.
Yesterday passed off quietly. The street preach
ers In this city and the suburbs held forth usual
and there was not the slightest manifestation of
disorder.
Coroner Hilton yesterday held the inquest on
The body Of Edward Began, who was shot with pis
tol Saturday night, by William Foulkes, in Frank
fort street. The jury returned verdict of +" Wful
murder" A full report of the evidence will be
found In another column.
We understand that in some portions Of the city
yesterday, the keepers of public houses were mott
fed by the authorities that the ordinance against
the Sunday liquor traffic would be rigdly enforced
Many of the fashionable hotels we're included in the
notification. The order was generally complied
with and it was sad to see the thirsty wayfarers
perambulating about town, when refused their &C.
Customed beverages at their usual haunts, in search
Of more hosptable less conscientious dealers In
Philadelphia yesterday the drinking shops were all
closed.
Areport Of the sermon of the Lord Bishop of Que
bee, delivered yesterday in Trinity church, on the
occasion of the ordination of nineteen deacons and
three priests, is given in another column. An i'm
mcnse concourse of spectators attended to witness
the ceremonies.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We publish to-day some extracts from newspa-
pers relative to the emigration to and settlement
Of the recently organized Territories of Kansas and
Nebraska. Now that the Governors and other Of
hcers Of these Territories are confirmed by the Sem
Rse an unprecedented rush TO this rich agricultural
region wiz undoubtedly take place. California,
oregon, and even Washington Territory are tolera-
ny wen supplied with poiiticians-indeed, we may
say they are completely gutted with tae cornnod;.
~ and hara Inr.Ir Eos
pnllers before and after the ides of November to
that ansurveyed country, now in the almost undis
puted possession Of the aborgines. They-the DO.
Hticians-scert their prey long distance, and
whore there are Indians to be swindled, and emf.
grants to be cheated with all sorts Of land claims
there is the paradise Of these broken down, gamb
ling. spos- grabbing cormorants-those moral fun
guses on the body polite To the bold pioneers
OF civilization westward bound we would say be-
ware of these rascals.
Josiah Emery, late Postmaster at New VINEYARD
Me-, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment
for purloinng letter containing one hundred and
fifty dollars Verify, the way of the transgressor is
hard.
A mass convention will be held at Jackson, Michi.
gan, the 9Th inst. of those who think that the
time has arrived for union at the North to protect
liberty from being overthrow and towntrodden."
One hundred and seventy names are appended to
the call, and the meeting Ia to be composed with.
out reference 70 the former political associations of
the participators.
We have received later papers from Nassau, N. P,
but they are barren Of news. The weather continu.
ed intensely warm, although unusual quantity Of
rain had fallen. The captain and crew Of the ship
Remittance, lost the north side Of Eeuthera had
sailed from Harbor Island for port in the United
States.
There were but twelve fatal cases of cholera re-
ported in Philadelphia during the past week.
A Geographic despatch from Norfolk states that
the steamer Legare has arrived in Hampton Roads
in sinking condition. She was engaged, we be.
lleye, in the coast surveying service.