The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-11

v embrace the received BY mail and telegraph at
- scs during the previous week, and to the hour Of
publication.
The News.
Our special despatch from Washington Ia i'm
portant. Cuba is still the question before the Cabi
net The late speech of Jefferson Davis In Missis-
sippi respecting that island, brought our relations
with Spain to crisis in the State Department, and
set Marcy at work in earnest to SETTLE early as pos
sibe, all cur troubles, old and new, with Spain. He
has prepared Instructions and even project Of
treaty, which go out in the Baltic to-day, in tn,
pocket Of Mr.. Buckingham Smith, If not stopped by
telegraph and It ia supposed that soon after they
reach Madrid negotiations win be entered upon BY
Mr. Dodge with the Foreign mister of Queen lisa
bella the Second. There was Cabinet Council on
the subject on Monday last, when the emphatic re.
marks Of Jefferson Davis had quite effect on the
President Although Marcy has prepared all the
documents Mr. Pierce is still in doub. whether TO 80
with Davis and the South, or Marcy and the North.
Marcy was in favor yesterday, but telegraphic
despatch may yet upset all his beautiful plans. The
Baltic will not leave till IL o'clock.
The steamship Illinois, Capt. MsKinstry, arrived
NJ this port last evening, from Aspinwa, bringing
mails from California up to the 10th ult., $50 pas
ssngers. and $sss,6ls in treasure.
Our Valparaiso (Chili) advicss are to May 81.
Congress was to meet ON the lss Of Juae, aud the
probable tenor Of the Presidents message was much
eanyassed. Great exertions were being made in
order to secure the internal improvement of the re
public, and railroad projects were mach fo+
tered. national exhibition is to be cid also. Five
steamers would soon be trading bstwesn Valparaiso
and Liverpool. A long continued drought prevailed
The markets were exceedingly dull
In Peru the approaching meeting Of the Const.
tuens Assembly engaged public attention. Il was
dIeadee that political rupture would soon take
place between Castillo and Elias. TIE liberated
slaves had presented their advocate Doctor Ureta,
with service Of gold plate. General Castillo had
issued decree regulating the standard Of the cur.
rency. The U. 8. ships Independence and John
Adams had sailed from Paita.
Bolivia was maintaining q more sctive trade With
Peru. Senior Lenares stood fair chance Of gaining
the Presidential election.
Brazil and Paraguay had, as before reported, SET
tled their difficulties, and treaty had been made
which win define the boundaries Of river navigation
for the future.
Our files Of New Granada papers are, both at
Panama and Aspinwall, to June 80. Mr.. Boyd.
United States Consul at Aspluwsu, was con,
yalescent. The U. 9. ship John Adams had arrived
a Panama. The working of the new constitution
was anxiously watched, and the papers advocated
she rieh. Of foreigners to full participation of it's
benefits Some hands employed on the Panama
railroad had stopped work owing to reduction Of
wages. Toe Chiriqui Improvement Company was
looked on with much favor. The weather ct As
pinw all IVES very.wet.
A correspondent at Virgin Bay represents affairs
in q most deplorable condition in Nicaragua. In
consequence of the cholera, and the dissentons ex-
listing In the country, the population Of Virgin Bay
had been reduced from two hundred to twenty five.
An the officials Of the Transit Company had lett,
and everything was in confusion.
We have news from Melbourne, Australia, to
April "a. The proposed export duty on gold was
much opposed by the people and press The go.
vernment land monopoly was source, also, Of much
discomfort. The Chinese immigration was begin
ming to create feeling OF alarm for the public mo.
rails. new theatre was being built IN Melbourne.
Some American goods were in fair demand. Gold
was quoted ct Melbourne from e. l6s Cd. to 60 It's.
Sd. per market report The demand exceeded the
supply.
Our advices from the West Indies are from King
ston, jamaica to July 4. There very little ne Vs.
The liberation Of the American slave from on board
ths brig Young America, at Savanna La Mar, had
caused mnch excitement and being investigated.
Trelawny had been much damaged by the late
foods. The Kingston markets were very dull. The
anniversary of the earthquake which formerly do
stroyed Port Royal was duly observed. la the other
islands the free trade with Canada question was
much debated. II was said that the English gov
ernment would transfer st. Lucia and Dominica to
hhAA EYop in chcn0 fnr fha NJ
nsgore. The st. Lucia papers demsnd an imme
date annexation TO some other rulers on acc0ant OF
war taxation.
There has been recently started In the city Of
Brussels daily journal under the title Of LIZ Nord
<Tne North), which Is to support the interests Of
Russia In opposition to those OF the allies. Great
preparations have been made, and expenses in
CURED, to establish this journal on Arm and inlu-
ental basis. II has been stated that these measures
have been taken on the part of the government Of
81. Petersburg. We have received 9 specimen copy
Of the paper, and present 70 rcaiers a ransla-
tson OF is declaration Of principles. Walls 1t 10
plainly and opeuly declared therein that Its
sImpashes are pro- Russian, and tina. t1e majority
Of Its shareholders Russians It IL denied that it
is subject to official control This we may creitto
. certain extent, particularly az we seo that lie
Ncyd MAINTAINS agencies in London and Paris. IL
those agencies are allowed TO exist, or indeed IL
the publication Of the Journal ITSELF be permitted, 1.
must pursue such cautious course al win not
expose IL TO the vengeascs Of the Enyish aad
French governments, and as VIII at the same time
deprive it OF any great vigor and Of the intere,.
which will otherwise attach TO IL.
The second Coroners inquest on the bo,y Of the
man killed by the military Ia the recent Portland
riots, returned verdict on Monday evening, de-
c,sring that be met his death By the rash aud lie
gal orders Of She Mayor and leaves Il for the courts
10 decide whether Neal DIV IL guilty OF murder or
parsIapgbter.
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