The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-18
New York, Friday, May Is, 1855.


CUT uOm LiVeIpOOi, uau uUb lunuu bSA opPS~ASASo
on Sandy Hook at one O'CLOCK this morn ng.
The "Personal Liberty BILL" measure practi-
ssIy nullfying the Fugitive Slave law, passed thu
lewer branch of the Massachusetts Legislature yes
terday, having previously passed the Senate BY a
nearly unanimous vote. Its provisions are as ssrin
gent rs treason could make them.
We give elsewhere the details Of news from Mex
loo to the 9Th inst, brief synopsis of which sp.
peared several days since under the tslegraphic.
The intelligence is quite interesting.
We publish some interesting news from Great
Bait Lake In another column. Gel S;apsoe had failed
In bringing to punishment the Iudian murderers
Of Captain Gunnison and party, solely through the
aupHeity Of the Morm0ns, who, it appears, take
every opportunity to impress upon the minds Of che
savsges the idea that the Mormous and Americans
are two dis tinct people. This is done with he u
terror design OF forming league sost the Uoitsd
States horties in Of any attempt by the gov.
ernmert to abr ge the power of the Mormon leaders.
Il is reported that Colonel Stsptoe has declined the
governorship of Utah Territory, and that Chiei
Justice Kinney has been offered the appointment
We publish to-day . very curious and amusing
supple me ntsIy rsjoinder on the part of Judgs Ed
moncs to the original communication which appear
cd in cur columns q few weeks since, from Mr..
Ever OF San francisco, in which the latter sao we'd
how he had Hystified the Judge by fictitious
narrative Of pretended spiritual revelations. Il is
but eight to state that when this las. letter of the
Judges was written be had not seen the second
communication of Mr.. Ever, which ws published
on Tuesday. Had he done 80, there is no doubt that
his communication OF to-day would have embraced
the points of the latter The Judges former reply
10 Mr. Ever contained, readers will recollect,
frank admission that he had been duped, not by
The ingenuity Of the latter, but by some
unpIogreseed and evil disposed spirit, who had
assumed the name OF the fictitious hero of Mr..
EweI's romance. In his letter Of to dsy the Judge
assumes quite a different position, havin; aincs
discovered evidence to prove thai there was in
reality such person as the John f. Lane in
question, Who died in Florida some twenty years
since, by his own hand. The Judge thiAks that he
has completely turned the tables on poor Mr. Ever,
for he ma ntans that subsequent spiritual reve.
latiens by this same John F. Lane the later has
stated that he had i'm pressed Ever to write the
letter In question, and that Ever was the mere
instrumsn mt of his voi,ion. Notwithstanding all
this, there are, no doubt, many benigbtsd minds
which will persis. in thinking that the mere conci
dence of name between Dir. Ewet's hero and the
john F. Lane whose existence is thus established,
does not alter the complexion Of the case against
upon to pronounce amp opinion, leaving the public
to form q Judgment for themselves upon the
matter.
Mr.. Thos. Msciean, mate of the American schooner
Bay City, writing from Rio Janeiro on March ls.,
gives detailed statemsnt Of the late overhauling
and boasding of tina: vessel by the commander of the
British cruiser Bonnills, when of the Brazilian
coast en- her voyage to San Francisco. The Ens-
Eahr nm "a Pav In he a Ru alan
risateer under American colors, fired gun to
. sanss her 10 heave to. This was not done until
seven other sho,s were sent abwsrt her course a9d
TIE ate states that delay In showing flag was
the sole cause Of this sharp action on the part Of
Lieut. Weekes, who was in command of the Boanilla
Oh the time.
Our correspondents at Hsvans, writing on tas
9th, 9th and l0tn inst, furnish Q summary of the
most important events trsnspiriDg on the island OF
Cuba up to the last date, ~ith an interesting
report Of the movements Of the war vessels OF the
Utited States, SPAN, England, Francs and Mexico,
IN the troubled waters which surround it. It WAS
reported tbss General Santa Anna had made ZEN
der Of naval aid from Mexico to General Concha N
ease Of any actual war difficulty between Span and
the United States, and hence the arrival of the
steamer Santa Anna on the 6tn Instant. The gun
pratt on bard the slips of portion Of Com.
AeCauey's fqusdroni a. Key West mad so alarmed
the Spanish Consul there tina. he sent of spe ,is
courier with cespstcaes on the subjec, to the Cap
tan General Militsry prepsrst;ns OF defence we're
being contin led; .egro cavalry giment was aoont
30 formed, ara suspected persons were still being
bsGisned Or imprisoned. Rodrguz, who betrayed
Pinto, hsd sslled FOR Spain. new passport yuls,
with new ds0re relative - the ls0d,pg 81 pssseu
ger from vgs,slf--bot o. ghicb Ws publish vii be
found peculiarly annoying - travellers. II psss
pert be TO- gotten or last, tse person wanting IL ~
Table In all cases TO q short Imprisonment, peou.
riary fine ard other srouole. The Sonora D,as
Rita Bsbio, With some otaers, are sun noned 50
sppear for tJial for the crime Of infdncta 20 the
Qoeen. The executive had determined not 70 per.
nit, under suy pretext, the landing Of Gooue Kin
Key or any CT HE fellow expedilonsts in Cuba.
II ives dreaded that the "eoapists in reality med,
tased Q descent on tjat island, uoder cover Of
Eiesrssus Improvement scbeas. Havana w.s
healthy, and the expert trsds very active.
Governor Clark visited lis home AZ Csng7dAiguA
one day last seek. The Repository thus describes
the reception hs met viih "UA te d 81 evening OF
his arrival the Governor was treated 70 cnfi
ysr,' q serenase Of no vey dslects.le order nsing
a compound Of Tin pana, horne, bells TN whistles,
and tier villainous i1syumsnts." This perform.
apoe called cut counter denomination, and tho
bard Of Nortbs circus, then il She village geve him
sersnsde on subsequent night. Bat even this
was perverted by the aDpliuse which the crowd
reserved for "Hail Columbia" aud ether "Sln"
tuner.
Yesterday morni,g JOSEPH Hall was srragh-d
before TIE Recorder, In the Courtof General ses
sleus, on the charge of homicide, f2r stoosGg VII
dam O'Bnen, CT tho corner of Grsnd aud Lsursas
streets on the evening CT the rst day Of last Jsoa
w. This IL the first tnal TO- murder 10 the Court
n General Sessions in Accord snee with the new
~. passed at the last session Of the Lsgslsture'
coun0 man waIl dreaaad and NJ