The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22
New York, Thu rsday, Novcmbsr ~, 1855.
The N ews.


which commenced its sessions yesterday at Gin
cinnati, may be found on the first page. The
meeting is composed of the boilers from the conven
tien held in Philadelphia last summer.
Our readers are referred to our dispatches under
the Geographic head for the latest news from
Washington.
The steamship North Star arrived yesterday
morning from Havre and Southampton, with one
days later news from Europe, and advices from In
dia and China The intelligence is not important
The steamers Washington and Canada are now
fully due, with dates to the 10th inst.
Additional returns of the recent State election in
Wisconsin indicate the success of Bashford, the re-
publican candidate for Governor, beyond doubt.
An important seizure Of letters was made yester
day by the special agent of the General Post Office
1t seems that portion of the foreign mails brought
from Hayre by the Vanderbilt line Of steamers have
been regularly handed over to private carriers who
deliver the letters and collect the postage thus VIC
lating the United States law, which provides that
all ship letters shall only be distributed through the
Post Office. An account of the manner in which
these frauds were brought to light yesterday by Mr.
Bolbrook, the special agent of the overnment, up
on the arrival Of the North Star, will be found in
another column Of today's paper.
Gov Pease, Of Texas, in his message, has recon-
mended the Texas Legislature to accept the United
States Congressional bill appropriatng seven and
half millions Of dollars in full liquidation of the
Texas debt 1t is fully believed that the Legislature
now in session will accept the bill. Private letters
received in this city from Texas give assurances to
the same effect. In three months after Texas ac-
cepts the bill the s7,5OO0OO is TO be paid out from
the United States Treasury, which will go to the
Texas bondholders, and must tend to render money
more plenty, by taking that from the vaults of
the government and putting it into circulation.
About 100000 Of it will be paid to creditors in
New York, and considerable sums to others in
Philadelphia and other Southern Cities
We translate very spicy, gossipping letter, writ
one Of the principal artists of the Rachel troupe
to the Paris Figaro, deineating his impressions Of
New York and its social manners and institutions
IL Is highly amusing, If not instructive.
The movements in wheat for some time past have
excited considerable interest. Yesterday the re-
ceipts by the Hudson river reached about 90, 900
bushels, Of which 10000 bushels came consigned to
d. A. Kelly, Esq, who had previously received
large consignments. These facts have led to nqui-
ries as to who Mr.. Kelly is. 1t is rumored that
Mr.. Kelly has been employed by Mr.. Ward, of Bos-
ton, in making heavy purchases of grain at the
West, and ia now engaged In receiving and skip
ping the same Mr. Ward sends vessels around to
him from Boston, which he fills for Cork and
market or for Southampton, to wait orders. Mr..
Ward, it is said is the agent and acts for Messrs
Barring Brothers, London; and they, It is believed.
act for the English or French government or
both. II Mr.. Kelly's purchases were all intended
for England they would be shipped direct. BY hav-
ing the vessels to 60 to Cork and to Southampton
to await orders, it proves that they have another
and Interior destination II is believed that they
TO great extent are to be sent to France and par
ticularly to French ports the Mediterranean and
that some, probably, will go to Constantinople
Europe generally is short Of breadstuffs Germany
is short; Italy Is Short while France is said to be
short at least sixteen millions Of bushels OF wheat
and 1t is supposed that England is short of an aver
age crop about three million quarters. Hence the
movement of large houses in Europe for the pur-
chase of grain in the United States. The orders
cent out by Barring Brothers, it is supposed, have
been divided between Mr.. Ward, of Boston, and
Aessrs. Grinnell, Minturn & Co, of New York; while
the latter have employed their own agents and
brokers in this and other markets, Mr. Ward has
employed Mr.. Kelly. The European deficiencies in
breadstufs, If no other insurmountabc OBJ
stacle existed, is of itself sufficient to render
a war between England and the United States
impossible. The demand for our breadstnifs con-
sidering the abundance of supplies, exceeds all
former precedent. While the consumers in our
large cities and manufacturing districts feel the
force and inconvenience Of being compelled TO use
bread baked from -four varying from Common poor
stun 80 u per Dbl, up 10 fancy extra brands at
sl0 so sll %, aud pork at s22 so per bbl.,
our farmers must be vastly benefited by this extra
ordinary state OF things. AS the great bulk of onr
population IL engaged in agriculture, however much
non-cultivators may suffer, we suppose they should
not complain, as the country al large must greatly
gain in national wealth. II il the farmers after
all, that almost everything else has to depend for
support. Then let the farmers thrive.
The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to
about 600 bales. Market closed firm, based upon mid
ding Uplands at about 9lc. a 9sc. Common brands
of State -four advanced l2lc. per barrel Wheat
was firm, and prime lots were held at higher rates.
Indian corn was firm, with sales ut full prices.
Pork was more active, and among the sales were
1000 barrels mess-deliverable in January and
February-at s22 37l. Sugars were quiet, but firm.
Coffee was steady, with limited transactions Bust.
ness operations were somewhat checked by the in
clemency OF the weather Freighs to Liverpool
were dull while they were unchanged to other ports
We publish elsewhere details Of the news from
Mexico to the sth inst, brief abstract Of which has
been heretofore received by telegraph. General
Alvarez had removed the seat of government to
Tlapan, situated eighty miles southwest of the city
of Mexico. II was reported thatafte the ocampo
ministerial crisis, new cabinet had been formed,
with Arrioga and Degollado at its head. Important
financial reforms had been made. All debts con-
iraesed by the revolutionary officers are to be paid
1y government. II was said that yidaurri had for
rarded an expostulaton to our government relative
70 the late ncursion Of the Texan rangers and had
despatched large force to oppose second exped
ton, sent out as he says TO avenge the defeat of the
first one Goeral Comonfort could not agree 10 the
government policy of his colleagues in council 40 no
resigned. sarAa Annals speedy return was alluded