The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-02

Yesterday morning, with Liverpool papers OF the
18th ultimo and London and Paris news of the 18Th
Although there is nothing definite regarding the
ultimate issue Of the Eastern question, it would ap
pear as If it rapidly tending TO crisis. The
British government had chartered thirteen steam
ships for the conveyance Of troops to Malta-amcog
them ,he Cunard steamer Niagara, which was to have
left Liverpool for Halifax and Boston on the 18th
ult-snd the French feet had sailed from Brest,
With orders TO embark forces at Toulon, A'g'ers
and Civita Vecchia for the East. It was expected
that the Gear would soon declare finally his course
Of action in a Nesselrode letter addressed to the
ambassadors at Vienna. The period of forty days
which had been agreed upon by the Sultan's Cabl
net as that at which the Russian Emperor should
declare his acceptance rejection Of the last pro
positions of the Four Powers, expired on the Sth
February, and the time fixed by the Admnals OF
The combined fleets at Constantinople as that at
which the Russian ships should return to their har
bors in che Black Sea, had also expired. In the
meantime the Russians had sixty thousand men
around Kalefat The Emperor had ordered that the
Turks be driven out of Lesser Waacha, and the
Turkish troops had been defeated at Trogana, near
Kaletat, and Giurgevo.
Popu ar feeling continued much excited in
Italy.
Lord John Russell introduced the new reform bill
into the English House of Commons on the 18th
ultmo
From the commercial advces we gather that con
sols were rather heavy at London The Liverpool
cotton market was more active, at steady prices
Breadstufs were unaltered. The news produced bat
very little effect on the New York markets for bread
stufs Flour fell Of Gle. to lac. per barrel; COM
mon State closed at 81 81 IS, having previously
reached Its highest point 1t 50 80 II, about one
month or six weeks since.
The Nashville is due at this port, with one days
later news. The Niagara having been withdrawn
from the Halifax and Boston line, and the screw
steamer Andes substituted, it is uncertain when we
sball receive the intelligence to leave the 18Th
nit.
We have received files of Bermuda papers to the
25tb Of February with intelligence from St. Thona
to the goth of the same month. The Bermuda jour
mas look upon the free list" portion Of the pro
posed rev tariff of the United Ststes with much
faver far relates to the Importation OF fresh
vegetables of all kinds, the produce of that Island
Eli Andrew, q seaman on board the American ship
Tennessee, killed a comrsde named Josef Manuel,
on the 18th ult Her Britannia Maestys shipof.
war Cumberland arrived at Bermuda on the 18th
ultimo, with Vice Admiral Sir George Seymour. Sir
for Halifax, in consequence of receiving dispatches
from England. The papers state that this move.
ment is rendered necessary by the altered state of
affairs in Europe. Admiral Fanshave will sue
ceei Sir George in the command of the North
American and West Indian station; and We are told
by the Royal Gazette that he will have feet aoa.
bic of meeting any letter of marque vessels which
may appear in the waters where he keeps guard.
Disease had disappeared from st. Til ,mas. Nine
hun bred persons had died of the cholera at Nevis
during the visit Of the cpl ,emc. The weather a.
Bermuda was cold, but pleasant.
As usual on the opening of the United States
Senate now days, many petitions against the adoo-
ton Of the Nebraska bill were presented yesterday
moving. The signers Of these documents ev-
IDENTIFY determir ed to make up In fuss aud noise
what they lack in numerical strength. The gen
erality Of these petitions have bat few signers; and
when one happens TO contain four or five hundred
q thousand Signatures, even though half OF them
are the Of females, especial pains taken to
spread the fact throughout he connty by telegraph
The Senate passed bill making Lakeport, La, a
port Of delivery. Resolutions were also adopted IL
pay Mr. Young for his services 10 Investigating the
chxrges against Gov. Ramsey, and directing Inquiry
as TO the pr0priety Of purchasing Mr. STARTS por-
traits Of the first five Presidents. short debate
followed the bill granting lands for the INDECENT
insane &c, and then ex Secretary Clayton took the
floor npon the Nebr lska. Kansas bill lie commend
ed by ding his whig brethren in the North
lecture for the course they had pursued against
him with re- ard u this question, aud seemed
rather gratifed with the impression that, next
70 Judge Douglas, be was rhe best abused
man in the country. He related an interesting cir
cumsancs connected with the disposition Of tae ter.
rtorisl question in 1913, at which time special
committee OF eight Two from each party in the
North and in the South appointed 70 confer on
the subject. The Southern members proposed thai
the Missouri Compromise line should be extended
direct to the Pacific; but this was tnaui nously re
jected by the Northern portion az the committee
This at repudiates the assertion Of the free soil
err that the North always has been aud still willing
10 abide by the Missouri line, and that The solth has
ever been anxious to erase the same. NJ. c. ex
amined the whole subject In detail, and preferred
that the question Of slavery in Territories should b.
left in the hands Of the Supreme CJmt instead Of the
people, until they are admitted into the U1i1n. H
had not concluded when the Senate adj burned.
The House Of Representatives spent che morning
hour In discussing the Wisconsin railroad land bill.
This measure appears 10 stick-there Is evidently
screw loose. The late action OF the Senate parcel
ling ent lands By the wholesale for railroads, seens
70 have atouoded some Of the members Of TIE Hoase
and they ere now looking around t. ascertao
whether, should all these projects become laws. auy
Of the pubic domain would be left flr dl..ributi,
among those heads Of white families provided Tor II
the free farm bill 10 tie sfterooon the House after
considerable exeitsm mt add confusion, proceeded l.
ball for printer 10 bidy, Ia place o. tic Ia
Gen. Armstrong. Judge Nicholson secured oue hun
drtd ard tEen two Of the one hundred and ATTY
nine democratic votes and was declared elected.
An unusually large amount Of very interesting
lwiness was transacted il or STATE Legislature