The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-19
Tlle News.

BY desperate effort yesterday, as it appears by
our Geographic advices from Washington, the SEN
ate resolved upon the experiment to-day to gal
vanize into life again the skeleton of the Gadsden
treaty. Perhaps they may succeed; but if they do
it will only be equivalent to recommendation to
the President to reopen negotiations with Santa
Anna or Almonte upon the new platform. Perhaps
the dread of terrible war with Mexico may fright
en- two or three Senators into line and thus
the necessary twothirds vote. Our views upon the
Gadsden abortion are more deliberately given in
separate article. The despatch concerning the
movements of the English in China contains infor
nation which should challenge the special atten-
tion the administraon-that is to say if il is not
30 swallowed up with party plots and counterpots at
Washington TO be totally insensible to anything
connected with commercial relations abroad
The rejection by the Senate of the nomination of
Benjamin F. Angel, Consul for Honolulu, is
doubtless owing to certain statements of the hard
shells relative to his at the Baltimore Conven
ton. 1t is said that Mr. Prior formerly an editor of
the Washington Union, in the columns Of which he
abused this paper without stint, is to be rewarded
for his zeal by the appointment of Minister to Turin
in place of Mr.. Daniels but as there seems to be
some uncertainty to whether the place is yety 81
cant the report may be premature Letters from
Mr.. Buchanan state that the convention between
this country and Great Britain were progressing IA
vorably. The coasting trade Of that country has
been thrown open to all, with view to induce our
governmental extend similar privileges the carry
ing trade with California being their main object.
The police courts yesterday were not over-bur-
dened with rogues. daring burglar was caught
with portion of the property in his possession. A
man was arrested for defraudng the Hudson River
Railroad Company out of 5000, by forged orders.
A fugitive from Philadelphia was caught and sent
back again; and legal gentleman of Boston was
liberated from the Tombs-the particulars appear
under the police head.
The Coroner held an inquest on the body of an
unfortunate German apothecary who committed
suicide on the 10th Of March, and, strange to say,
the body was only discovered last Monday after
noon, in some bushes near Seventy-eighth street.
A meeting of the citizens of the Eighth ward op-
posed to the denomination Of the present Chief of
Police held last evening in Spring Street Hall.
There were about one hundred persons present, and
resolutions were passed declaring the nomination Of
Mr.. Matsell by the Mayor, and his confirmation by
Commissioners illegal in the opinion of the meet
ing. We publish a report in another column.
We publish elsewhere translation Of the royal
6ecree Issued by the Queen of Spain on the 2ith
uUlmo granting Tree pardon 10 CuDan poHtical
offenders
report of the trials which took place before his
Honor the order in the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday, is given elsewhere.
The trial of Fenety. for arson in the first degree
was continued yesterday. The case will probably be
concluded to-day. full report is given.
The navigation OF Lake Erie is now reported TO be
unobstrueted by ice, and as soon as the canals are
opened we shall experience rush of all sorts Of
freight through that great artery of commerce alto
gether unprecedented. There is nota single branch
of industry throughout the State that does not to
greeter or less extent, receive new impulse from
this event, and the present above all preceding
sons is propitous.
report from Vera Cruz has reached New Or
leans to the effect that fifty Americans have been
arrested at San Bias for landing without passports.
The Cochituate Bank, Of Boston which suspended
payment last Friday, is expected shortly to resume
business. Temporary receivers were appointed yes
terday by the Supreme Court, who win probably re-
port tomorrow.
Richard Vaux has been nominated for Mayor Of
Philadelphia by large majority Of the democratic
party Of that city.
Captain Garfield, Of the Typographical Bureau,
Eonin-law Of Gen. Cass, died at Detroit yesterday
morning The General left Washington yesterday
in consequence.
Ex-Governor Nehemiah R. Knight, Of Rhode Is
land, died at Providence yesterday.