The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-21

Tne News.
rnr REMAINS OF srE JOHN FRANKLIN AND ms CEEw

rnr REMAINS OF srE JOHN FRANKLIN AND ME CEEw
DISCOVERED.
A telegrsI hic tespstch from Montreal gives US
news resp' ctirg the 10 Il ST. John aoklin apd
Ms company. 4 letter received by Sir Geo ne
Smpscn, Governor of the Hu 'son Bay Company,
from Or. Rae, the celebre.ed explorer, dated York
Factory, August A, 1854, conveyed the Intelligence
OF he discovery Of the remains q he intlepd navi
gator hs companions, Who Starved % death, in
the spring OF 1850, to the northwest OF Fox river.
The information is regarded perfectly reliab e.
The expedition commanded by Sir John sent on.
10 search of q Northwest passage through
tAe Polar Seas, comprised the shios Erebus
Anda. Terror. It left England In 1915, aao
from thst time until Argus, Of the present year M
BRACE of them had been found. The vessels wsrs
probably ground to atoms amid the Ice foes of the
Arctic region, and the unfortunate company, In en-
deavoriDg to reach the settlements Of Che Had. ON
Bay Company, after exhausting the ausy supply
Of provisions saved from the crumbling shi D. Law
down to perish. No event in history affords a
parallel to the universal sympathy felt for thu fate o.
Frankun a-o hi, mi a,sots; and ev "a at this mo-
melt, as is wei known, an expedition, commanded
b. cur COUNT, na1, DR.. Kane is exploring the / e
lock regicrs Of the North to effect their rescue
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Africa arrived a. This pot ysster
day afternoon from Liverpool. By her we have
Chr eeays later intsli gence wlich is exceedingly
Interesting. The IeFot ou received of the
exploits of the allied q "a tue Crmea. With the
Ok option Of thoe regarding the ba. lie of Alma
turn out to be inventions IS. 1t is now cert ain
however, that the alles hsd invested Ssbastopo On
the 27th uls. All the details respecting the move.
nenis Of TIE hostile armies MAJ be found in the co.
piaus extracts from foreign journals that we publish
ia to-day's paper. TIE CONNIE rcial intelligence
presents no fixtures of particular interest.
NEWS FROM MEXICO
We have received the details Of the news from
tbe city Of Mexico TO the 9Th inst, and from Vera
Cruz tnt 10tb brief abstract Of which mad here
tofore IsSchs ID us by telegraph from New Orleans
At the capital The rumors of the progress of the
revolution stifed amid great reoc ngs in honor
OF the teclN alton OF Mexican independence in tn
eourse Of which 1t was believed Santa Anna would
bsve the imperial dignity desgne1ly TRUST upon
him. Still mora stringent laws against the libert,
Of the press have been enacted and all foreign Jour
nails coniainr ST. ictures upon the government or
the ational dignity are 10 b. prohibited from cir
culAt!on.
LATER FROM HAVANA.
BY way OF New Orleans we have news from Ia.
vsna to the 18th inst. The intelligence presents the
usual featuI es--rumors Of oonspa,iss, landing Of
saves DEGREES Of the government, and attacks upon
ne administration of 'he late Csptai, General
TEE POLITICAL LIBEL SUIT: -
Our rea0ers are rsle red to b. rep yrt of the .
eeeoiDgs in the case of Barr ben, ia IT ..r
IT. a TOca =
Bs.ing.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
fire occurred last nioht {" 81 -" elk story |
buildings MOE. S, and Canal street, extending
through TO Nos SO, 100 md l02 Walker street. The
upper stories were not yos oo,upied, and the fire
enersfoe Only gutted them, leaving the walls stand
ing. Tie loas will probably amount to upwards OF
$50 co., Another fire was kindlsd in the rear o.
No. 80 Pel strest while the former was burning,
caused by an incendiary in q cabinet shop. An &C
count Of the fires viii be found elsewhere.
THE STEAM SHIP FRANKLIN.
Messrs. Waiter Gfeenough & c., sold yesterday
considerable PORTION of the rough materials savsd
from the wreck of the Franklin, consisting Of parts
Of her machinery, copper Cylinders, copper sheath
ing, steel lead sails, ropes, and six FOUNDER brass
cannon. The sale drew a large company, ard the
articles b ought full pr ,es old copper br,ugh. DC
md lead SIC. per pound. The aggregate s,le
amounted 20 about $500. The cabin furniture,
such M rich crimson plush cushions, chairs, silver
plate, mirrors &c. is to be sold next week. Tie
bull, at MorIictes, on the leto instant, brought
81 ,625, instead o. 81 500, az stated yesterday.
STATE OF THE MARKETS,
Flour end corn were without change Of mn.
ment yesterday, with rather more doing. Prime
white GeDesee wheat brought 80 Is. Mess pork
sold freely a. s2 49, it'll some small lots for imue.
date shipment, in the forenoon, at sl2 81. Cotton
WAS firm, with fales Of 400 a 500 bales. Transac
lions were afterwards checked by the announce
ment that the africa was below.
TIE DRY GOODS TRADE.
There has been an active business doing the plst
week at the principal dry goods auction rooms.
Though not on very heavy scale compared 70 those
made earlier In the season, they have been well at
ssnded by animated companies. Prices have been
veil sustained, and in many cases goois have been
sold at decided improvement in prices, especially
In woollens and other seasonabls and desirable
goods.
Messrs wilmerding, Hoguct Humbert, held a
arge special sale Of embroideries, aces, and white
Eoods--the catalogue comprised 6Ss lots. The sale
drew large and spirited house, and, with the OK.
ception Of few lots Of laces, all were sold. The
Ale was one Of the best Of the season. and all the
desirable lots of embroideries and laces were sold
.. 81 Improvement n frices.
Messr. Van wycke. Kobbe & To ~nsend, held
catalogue sale Of foreign and domestic dry goods
yesterday, including broadcotbs cassimeres aud
tailoring s'lss and silk cap pushes. The sale EN-
braced 200 lots. The line of pushes brought abou,
15 per cent over former sales. The prices ranged
from 92ac to 81 TO- 81 CT and 81 75-the latter for
best qualities. Inferior Gei man lgat cloth, i'm
proved about is per cent, on an average. Taiorns
silks, especially black velyets, went of well aud a
Full prices.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The trial Of Henri Glad for the murder of james
comm reed on Thursday Ia the Court OF
Over and rerminer, was concluded Yesterday Tn,