The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

embrace received gol0Erapn
the Office during the previous week. and to the hour Of
publication.
The News.
The steamship Atlantic IL now due ut this port
with one weeks later news from Europe. she left
Liverpool on the 2lst ult, and is therefore now In
her eleventh day out A weeks later news from
California is also due.
We publish thisSmorning an interesting account
from European traveller, of visit which he paid
few days ago to Washington Irving, at his resi-.
dence at "Sunnyside." As he Is an enthusiastic ad
miier Of Irving, we have no doubt his letter
viii be read with pleasure by all who have perused
that authors works.
The second and twenty fifth sections Of the pro-
hibitory liquor law went into force yesterday.
The first named section relates to the qualifications
and liabilities Of persons duly authorized to sell
liquor under the new statute; the other section pro
hibits the granting Of licenses, except provided
for in section second, and states that all
kqutr kept in violation Of any provision or prov.
sicns Of the act shall be deemed and is declared to
be public nuisance. The licenses now held ex-
pire on Tuesday next after which time they win not
be renewed. In this CITY, however, until the 4th Of
July we shall have free trade in liquor, his honor
the Mayor having SO decreed. Sunday selling Is
punishable on conviction, but by q merely nominal
penalty. In other parts Of the State after Tuesday
next, persons selling liquor in less quantity than
five gallons are liable TO fine of twenty-five dollars
for each offence. Not until after Tuesday, there
fore, does the liquor kept in violation Of the new
law become public nuisance.
Navigation on al the canals in this State was
resumed yesterday morning. Up to one o'clock
ordo off usy VIZ boat had cln
the collectors Office in Albany, for which tolls were
nent has prohibited the use OF skeleton" bills,
10 prevent frauds upon the revenue.
Our correspondents at Havana, writing on the
25th ult, state that the Concha and McCauley CON-
ferences we're virtually at an end, and that the
Commodore was about to sail for Key West without
having made any demand for redress on the Cap
tain General. The most pleasing peace rumors were
prevalent, and it was said that the blockade Of the
ishnd would be Immediately raised, and the extra
drills ofthe volunteers and regular troops suspended
From ward room gossip on board the Princeton, it
would appear as il some United States Off ,ers saw no
cause for complaint in any of the late occurrences.
The diride ct imptra principle Of the rulers of Cuba
had been ably caricatured. General Concha had
replied to the complaint Of the captain Of the ship
Thon as Church, citing as fact that she had not
opened register previous to obtaining charter.
II was reported that cholera had appeared amongst
the troops in the Csbanas fortress. Tourists from
Havana to Cadiz by the Fernando ell Catolico
spesk highly Of the new route and pleasures Of
the trip. The Roxburgh Castls-a British vessel
had landed i've hundred and seventy.fve Cinnamon,
from Annoy, at Havana, the philanthropists max
ing tie nice distinction between voluntary and in
voluntary slavery act as balm for their conscien-
ticus qualms.
Her Catholic Majesty has MAJ tested to Captain
General de In Concha the grief with which her pous
heart was afflicted on being informed o. the recent
revolutionary proce ediDgs in Cuba, and has taken
the opportunity OF ieiterating the assurance that
the Spanish nasion-as represented in the Cortes-
win protect the form and conditions Of property in
The island, recognizing explicitly that one OF the
most essential conditions thereof is slavery. She
thanks Copcha for the zeal he has displayed 10 re-
81 essipg criminal outbreaks; and notifies him that
she ia disposed in anticipation to approve Of what
soever measures he may adopt. Finally, she en-
powers him to return tn Anks in her royal name, to
the land and sea forces of the isaad and its loyal
Inhabitants, and to assure the latter that the rein
forcements Of troops which are to be sent to Cuba
will be more than sufficient to repress all farther
outbresks. We give o translation of the docu-
me ut.
Our correspondent at Valparaiso, writing on March
18th, sdvocates the propriety OF establishing
regular American steam lire communication along
the Pacific coast, from Panams to Valparaiso very
strongly. He thinks it would serve the trade Of the
United States vastly reoder intercourse with South
America more certain, make her resources better
known, and read wholesome lesson t, the old fogies
OF the British Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
ut the same moment. He also points ont the prob.
able profits and cost of suco speculation. The
Yankee enterprise for the navigation OF the Bio
Bio river was progressing favorsbly, and
even now American four horse stages sweep from
Valparaiso to Santiago. The inhabitants, however,
were still decided anti-annexationsts. Vessels of
the allied Pacific squadron were moving about prepa.
ratory to another attack on Petropaulovski which is
called in Chill "the Sebsstopol of the Pacific" The
cause of the Gar in the Crimea had the warm sym.
pafhies of the Chilisns, and bets Of FIVE hundred
dollars were made that the allies would be unsuc-
ceesful. great religious farore was created on
the receipt of the news of the settlement Of the
Immaculate Conception dogma. Commodore Mer-
vim was in port with his flag hoisted on the United
States frigate Independence.
The joint committee of the two houses of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, appointed on the Gath of
March last for the purpose osnvestigating whether
bribery or any other improper influence had been
Tesorted to during the late election OF United
States Senator TO all the vacancy occasioned by the
expiration Of the term Of the Hon. James Cooper
handed IN oDg and elaborate report TO the Senate