The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-14


New York, Thur, day, June n, 1855. .
IT no News.
The Know NothiD Convention at fhilsdelphis,
AFTER three days d. pate and amidst the most intense
excitement, las' night came to decision On The
shvery quests n. The report of the minority, thas
sAs Missouri compromise should be restored, was
defeated by forty majority; oil the compromises
sgd make proposed shared the same fate, and
1As rcso iutons Of the majority Of the Platform Com
uittse weys sustained by . very decisive vote.
Aes1 resolutions In substance, deprecate all agita
NDsp of the slavery question, favor the execution Of
ne Fugitive Slave law, and declare that Congress
ought NOT to legiiate upon the subject of slavery
n the Territories or as It exists in the District Of
CsluUbia. This knoty point being settled, tie
Convention will probably next resume the consi-
dsration OF the naturalization question.
Although our despatches from Philadelphia make
70 mention Of any formal boiling of the abolition
cion the report of the proceedings Of the fansics
songregated yesterday at Cleveland, Ohio, which
We publish is conclusive evidence that the aboli'
isrists have set up for themselves. The Know
Something's, organized under the presidency OF
Johr w. Stebbns, of Rochester, adopted the title Of
The Republican party, appointed committees, and
yaA up the black isg with freedom and Protestant
m,without regard to party color, race,
condition, inscribed on it's folds. The convention
b represented as being very enthusiastic. Gen.
Wilson and ex Governor Boutwell,, Of Massschu.
setts, expected to take part in It's dshbesatons
hat there Is reasonable doubt as to the latter
Gsntleman's participation.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives
yesterday elected James Bell and John P.-HAe to
he United States Senate, the former for the long
Tern and the latter for tRe short term. Mr. Bell
received 224 out of 311 votes, and Mr. Hale recev-
- 208 ont Of 307 votes cast. The democratic can.
aidates, Hubbard and Wells, received 81 and 80
votes respectively. The State Senate win probably
% into an election in day or two.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Atlantic yester
day morning, we are in possession of seven days
laser Intelligence from Europe. Her news is of q
highly important character. On the nights Of the
asa and Gath of May, General Pelissier ugnrased
- commencement Of series of vigorous opera
tasns In the Crimes, by carrying fortified open
pace between the central bsstion of the fortidca
items Of Sebastopol and the sea- from whence it was
intended to support the sorties Of the garrison.
From ZOO to 5000 Russians are stated to have
been put hors de combat in this affair.
The second expedition to Kertca had been a.
were disembsrked at that town on Queen Victories
birthdsy, and the Russians fed, blowing up their
Qualifications on both sides of the straits and de-
stroying their steamers Ten vessels aud fifty guns
fell into the hands Of the allies. Subsequent des
patches from Sir George Brown aud Sir Edmund
Lyons had announced the destruction of four Rus
sian war steamers and of large depo.s of corn by
the Russians themselves. The allied troops had
succeeded In bio wing up magazine ct Arabss, and
In Destroying about one hundred merchants vessels.
We make some further reference to this affair in
our editorial columns.
Nothing has as yet been d,ne by the allied fleets
IN the Baltic They are anchored within sixteen
miles of Crsnstadt.
The further peace conferences announced IS
being about to be held at Vienna, on the 2Ssh had
not taken place, the necessary instructions from
London not having arrived.
We notice In the Gazette de France q rumor that
. conference between the Emperor Alexander and
several other soyereigns, (names not specfed) was
about to be held at Myskovitz. The Gear was to be
accompanied there by his mother.
The following statement appears in the last mum
Der of the independence Beige-"As the anticipated
commentary Of the note in the MonifetT on the
fortfeations of Kamiesch, there was rumor gene.
rally current yesterday IN Paris that II the new
operations commenced by General Pelisser had for
result to beat the Russian army IN the field and to
occupy the southern part Of Sebaaopol, the allies
would no. push further their successes tina. sde
and would quit the Crimea ng merely q gar
rison of TO- 600 men ct Kamiesch. This is q, yet
only rumor, to which the note published this
morning by the Moniteg gives certain COASTS.
tency."
We copy from the Moniteuy the reply Of Count
Walewtki, the new French Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, TO the note recently published by C5urt
Nesserode, giving the Russian version of the late
negotiations at Vienna. Count VALE Eski's answer
h written with more ability than we had given him
credit for, II has probably been drawn up By NJ.
de Thouvenel.
There has been an attempt at Carist insurrec-
ton at Saragossa. The government had, however,
no difficulty In putting an extinguIsher upon it.
The Pope is going to excommunicste Sardinia,
after all. Our turn will come next.
The motions in the English Parliament, impeach.
ing the conduct Of committees In connection with
the war, have been defeated by aristoofstic inau.
ence. Lord Grey has got himself into trouble
by taking part ia the movement. His motion was
negatived without division.
Our file Of tie Singapore e. ~ Bi M,nthiy Cur.
cuar, Ia dated TO the 21st of April. Il says: The
imports of gold and gold dust during the month
consisted Of .404 buncals from the Archipelago.
The rates reported fer Australian are $40 to 1924 for
bars, and $2s TO $2st per buncal for dust Exports
as above, 978 buncas.
In consequence of the Atlantic's news, the cotton
market became again excited yesterday. with sales
Of 5000 1000 bales, at the full advance of 10.
per ID. Common grades Of -four declined about
l2ac. per bbl small lot of Canadian white wheat
sold at 81 Al q 81 so. Corn was active, including
oonsi ierable lots for export. The chief sales were
In Western mixed. Sound shipping lots on the spot
were abJut the same while unsound and inferior