The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29

BY an arrival at New Orleans, we have dates from
the city of Mexico to the 10Th inst. The news is
important. President Carrera had abdicated, but
We are not informed who has been appointed his
successor. The Provisional Council had adopted
The plan Of Ayutla, thus harmonizing the army and
people Alvarez and Comontort had not reach
ed the capital. These generals must move very
lslowy. Every arrival for the past two months has
reported them being within few leagues only Of
their destination. Vidaurri appears to have tried
his hand at reformatory measures. He has imposed
q new and more liberal tariff, and issued decree
recognizing the army. Meanwhile, chaos reigns
in every department of the government
The steamship America, from Liverpool with the
European mails, arrived at her dock at Boston,
about nine o'clock last night. The mails will reach
New York by the New Haven Railroad this after
noon. We have received some additional items of
intelligence, including brief description of the i'm
posing scene presented at the cathedral Of NOtre
Dame on the occasion of TIE Dsum for the fall of
Sebastopol, together with the names of the French
generals killed and wounded at the assault upon the
Nalakoh. They are given under the Geographic
head.
The Buancia, of Milan, announces that fifty MAJ
:2inians had arrived from London designing to kid
nap and carry off his Holiness, the Pope, when he
should proceed to inspect the works in progress at
Porte d'Anzio. The plot however, was known to
the police and the conspirators obliged to take
tothe woods Of Valmontone and Palestrina, where
they were pursued by the gems darmes.
By the arrival of the steamship Granada we have
news from Havana to the 23d September. By a
recent royal decree the old colonial council has been
abolished, and new Counil Of Thirty appointed, Of
which Manuel de la Concha, Marquis of Duero is
Vice President.
Hon. Horatio Seymour our late Governor, last
evening addressed an immense assemblage of our
-sitizens, at Tammany Hall. His speech, as every
other effort Of that distinguished gentleman, an
able, happy, and effective one, and was well appre
eiated and loudly applauded by his audience We
give full report in tOday's paper.
The Hard Shell Assembly Conventions met last
night at their several headquarters, but owing to
some wire-pulling arrangements but few nomina-
Hons made 1t is reported in political circles,
that the soft shells are about to endorse the hard
county ticket, and in return the hards will support
Bofs for legislative and ward offices. The soft pri-
mary elections next week viii determine whether
nis win be not.
The President has appointed Charles Huffnage,
c usnl for Calcutta, to be Consul-G General Of the
q nited States for British India.
The annual Protestant Episcopal Convention of
The diocess Of New York, adjourned sine die last
eve uing, having been in session three days. The
pro aedngs have been devoted almost exclusively
10 miscellaneous business Of the church, che chief
pube CT ofnterest brought forward being to increase
the revision for the maintenance of the rural clergy
The lev DR.. Potters address touched strongly upon
the advancirg prosperity of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and the.decay of RomaLsm in the State
"A large number Of the clergy and laity attended
each day, and took active part in The proceedings
A detailed report will be found in cur columns OF
matters Of interest which came before the conven-
tion.
We publish elsewhere the charge of Jndge Kane,
sof the United States District Court at Philadelphia
10 the Jury in the of Hertz and Perkins tried
npon the charge of violating the neutrality laws in
enlisting men to in the British Foreign Le
-Gion. Hertz was convicted but Perkins, who seems
20 have been a mere boaster, was acquitted. The
Judge alludes pointedy to the part taken by Mr.
Champion, the British Envoy to our government, in
carefully connecting ingenious plan for violating
xbc spirit of neutrality laws without mourning
Sheir penalty.
Our accounts from Norfolk and Portsmouth are
cheering. The epidemic is rapidly abating. and bu
This ia gratifying intelligence AT Vicksburg, how
ever as well as at nearly every other city contiguous
to the Mississippi river the fever is still raging
The cotton market yesterday was measurably at
a stand, and sales unimportant, as dealers were
waiting for letters due by the America. Owing to
The advance in frcights, breadstuis experienced no
Improvement. Flour, however, sold freely, incud.
ing considerable portions for export Wheat was
irregular, with fair amount Of sales; included in
the transactions were 10000 bushels for delivery in
November, at private terms, supposed to be at 10
cents. Corn was about / cent per bushel lower.
Pork closed at lower rates for new NESS Rio cof-
fee was more active, with sales Of l 500 a 1000
bags, at full prices. Sugars quite steady with
moderate transactions. Freights were again higher,
and flour to Liverpool was taken at Isl grain in bulk
and bags, at I'D and lot deliverable ahead, say
in November, at 10 cents.
The present state of the shipping interest il very
peculiar. The change from a long period of low
rates and Improbable engagements to much higher
prices has been as sudden as gratifying, caused
mainly by the large crops and active foreign de.
mand. Vessels are now scarce and in great de.
mand, both at the South and the North. This, too,
n Notwithstanding the immense increase in American
ton mage within the past four or five years. At last
acco unts from New Orleans there were no full YES.
sells il port TO be had, and cotton for Liverpool had
nearly reached Id, or about &C. per pound. At
ahis rate vessel capable of carrying 1000 bales of
cotton 20 Liverpool would earn on its freightage
about $1,000. What has become of American ton
mage which within year past appeared TO be
largely in exces of demand7 The answer is, that
between sixty ana seventy american vessels are in
the Transport seryic. Of the allies, ard chiefly en-
poycd in the Black Sea- Another considerable portion
il either in the Pacific, or bount 70 China and In.