The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-11
sc~ YorI, Monday, December II, ls5a.



The News.
TIE sLs amshp Pacific, which lsft Liver pol on
the 10Th nit tor this port ,s now fully due. BY hsr
we shah receive week later news from Europ j.
Aoc,Ioirg 10 tle aspect OF snsirs at the last ac-
corhrs there is probability that we shall receVe
by this STEINER intelligence Of another terrific
battle IN TIE Crimes. Her arrival 10, therefore,
arxscusly looked Tor. In another part Of to-day .
paper additional extracts from our files of for
sign journals may be foutd, the attentive perasal
Of which is Indispensable to the formation Of an
Intelligent opinion Of the momentous events now
pacing in the Old World.
BY wsy of Calla0 we have received our regular
flee OF Australian papers, containing nine days
ksser new. Our dates Melbourne SPIT. 20,
Sydney Sept. Is. A vote of want Of c,nfden Sc in
the government had been carried by the LEGAL
legislature Of Sydney by q majority Of sig
teen. The question Of the regular adoption
of the Panama route for the conveyance Of mails
haa been favorsbly discussed in the Chamber Of
Commerce, and had been strongly advocated by the
Mercantile Journal. Sir Charles HOLMAN, the Gov
ernor, had been n aking q tour Of the mining dis.
tricts, and was well received. At q public dinner
given him ct Bendigo, "the President of the United
States was proposed as toast, and received with
applause. The British war steamer Torch had
visited the New Hebrides Islands. In their con-
merchl reviews the papers speak OF the deploabls
condition Of trade. Large quantities OF goods were
forced off ct suction sales and prices still tended
downward. New South Wales gold averaged at
Sydney f3 It's. cd. to "a per ounce. The produce
OF the mines had been satisfactory.
By the steamer Bogata, at Panama, we have some
interesting ews from the South Pacific. Tae dates
are Valparaiso Oct. 80, Callao Nov. 10, Payta
Nov. IA. Ia Chill tAe police and post Office depart
Dents were about to be reformed, and commis
siOner vas preparing to proceed 10 England in or
DER possible, 70 promote coloniz ation The silver
and copper mines had been very pros oer II has
been ascertaned that the late census was Yer,
faulty, and that the population is quite 2,0Uo,Ooo
iDstesd Of 400 900, stated. Trade was very dun
at Valparaiso, but was expected soon to revive.
We publish to-day SONS additional interesting
items Of news from the Sand sich Islands, includin
full report Of the visit of KING Kamsn aha Ill
to the United States steamship Susqueoauns, and I
she entertainment Of many native ladies and gen
tenaen by Captain Dornin, Of the Portsmouth,.
From the social amenities interchanged on eaca
occasion We Judge that the annexation project"
ss il is termed, was making fair Roadway.
From China We have some further intelh gence OF
the recent WHIT Of Mr.. Silas f. Burrows, Of San
Francisco, TO Japan.
The sudden "cold snap of last wesk proved ex.
ceedbgly ditrims ntal along the line of the canal.
We learn tina. Commissioners Folest, who resshe /
Albany On saturday morning, from an inspection Of
Me division under his charge, ,tes that there
more boats low in than at any former
1hty sre not collected at any particular point, bas
uvrc mall r,u, QuAat "a Nn.~ &c fNU,,
have iull csrgoes OF produce. bound TO dde water,
are well laden with merchandise 10. the West.
u is mentioned "a thing mu, h to be marvellsd
81, thst there il not single applicant for the Off
Of Governor OF the Territory OF Utah. soon TO b.
come vacant by the expiration of Brigham Youns S
tsrm. Brigham hss, il IS sail, sworn that no III 10
ehsh bs Governor Of that Territory bu himself, aac
be Ia generally believed to be man OF his word
Tnis ac,ouLts for the ii l,id,ty Of Outsiders.
Oar police intelligence this morning contains &C.
counts OF frauds, ro5beries, ourslares larcenies,
sssaulta, sad other crimes, Of various grades aud
degrees, showing most depiorsbe state Of society
ard lAmentabls deficiency on the part OF .oe po
ice force Of The city, Something shoold be done a.
once TO put check TO these rapidly increasing
emo mites
The testimony in the c,se o. Tucker, trial 10
tie Kings County Cours Of Oyer and Tsrniner for
the murder Of his child, concluded on stardsy.
A full report OF the eviden,, given on the firs'
page. he case will be given II ID jury This Morn
ing.
An abstract Of the sermon delivered ,ast evening
by Rev. Mr.. Adams, on the morality OF the city,
before the City Tact Society, may be found e'se.
where.
The receipts Of cotton a. New 0rlsans On the
2sth ut. amounted to IL ,276 bales.
The recent severe frosts throughout louisiana IL
stated have been CRAFTY detrimental to the sugar
Gaze on mary plantations. Immediately on tie
Mssis sippi the frcsts have not been 50 Injurious
There has been most gratifying change in the
weather since last Fsidsy, the only dra Tback to
which is the unpleasant state of the Streets that
for the last two days past, have bsen in melting
mood" They we're yesterday covered With moist
slush, COMPOSED of half melted ice and mud, max
ing the owners OF well polished boots sne clean
stockings exceedingly circumspect in their steps
indeed, they trod tie streets ost dairty, and .h
awto obscene dread OF vet fee. before their eyes.
While we write it looks as thou h a snow storn
was brewing but then 1t is useless 20 pro2hesy.
for 'be weather, like business and politics, aod ne
fate OF the allies 10 the Crimea, j. very u1certl1.
Owing to tie early closing ~ canal snl river
rAyigstion, aid mode az 8. mate o -four 10
market, the foreign news by the Union, o. far ~
develo3 Jed, produced no decline 10 -four on sstur-
day. he sales, however, were q some less magni
tude, without change in prices. Whest vas qu'st.
New southern white corn cold a. 92c-, AMI I'D
Northern round yellw at csc. Pork was easier
'c- mess, and firm for prime. Beef was drm, viii
fair TO good export demand. Cotton was doll, with
sales OF only some 500 or 600 bales. Hay, owing %
light re eipts aud cold Gather, fdysucsd to 81 per
100 rs. Freights were about the sans. With fair
mount ofsrag. Among the shipu snts were about
100 bales Ct cotton TO Liverpool, at S-l6f. C1nsf
sfabis quantities Of provisions we're also going
49, wad TO Europe, including 10000 lbs. Of bs-
-. 80 A--ac-,c,. :. =. =. -.