The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19
The News.


southampton on the 2sth of February, arrived at
this port yesterday forenoon. Her advces were
anticipate by the arrival of the Africa at Halifax.
The detention of the Hermann in England was
caused by the presence of immense masses Of ice in
the river Weser By her arrival we learn that the
Norma steamer, belonging to the British and Fo
reign Steam Company, was los GA the night Of
the 25th ult., on the North Bisho Rocks, on the
ceast of South Wales. The Officers and most of the
crew were saved but about sixty Of the passengers
mostly soldier, have to be accounted for.
The mails OF the Afica reached this city from
Boston yesterday. We are, therefore, enabled to
hay before our readers this morning the letters of
our London and Paris correspondents, which will
be found highly interesting, in addition to the CO.
pious details of the European news which appeared
IN Sundays HERALD. It is needless to observe that
we have nothing more definite regarding the re-
ported death OF the Car than what transpired in
the British houses of Parliament early on the
evening Of the I'd instant. Our London cores
pendent, having ard Of his serious illness the
LIST of March, alludes forcbly to the effect which
his death would produce on the course Of events
both in the Crimea and the capitals Of Europe. We
also give the comments of the Liverpool and Man
chester press. From Paris we have a graphic de.
scription OF the scene which was presented on the
occasion of the celebration Of washington's birth
day Mr.. Martin Van Buren, having arrived in Paris,
was invited to visit the Emperor, and, having been
hunted up after much trouble, and fixed in decent
trim was hurried to the Tuileriss, where Napoleon
and himself had long talk on our Russian tenden.
cies our relations with Spain, Mr.. Mason, the Che.
Waller WikoG and many other things we are not yet
informed of.
Singapore (E. u papers of January 20 have
important news from Batavia Java) relative to
the movements of suspicious squadron, consisting
of five war ships, supposed to be Russian, In the
Pacific. The intelligence appears very precise, and
may be correct. IL was feared that two large
British traders, out about one hundred and forty
days, had been captured by the cruisers. The
BsMorhly Circular of January 20 reports the
imports. exports, and rates Of price of gold and
gold dust, during the fortnigh. ended on that day
thus:--The imports during the month consisted Of
1914 buncals from the Archipelago. The rates re-
ported for Australian are 500 to $40 rs for brs
and $2s to *2s so per bun:al for dust. Exports
243 buncss.
Cape Town &C. G. H. papers Of the 3oth Of De-
cember contain the particulars of violent assault
which had been made on the captain and officers Of
the American chip Medford, by Swedish sailor, in
Table Bay. The mutineer Inflicted some serious
wounds, and IL now on his way to the United States
Cor trial.
The United States ships Vandalia, John Adams
and j. Fenimore Cooper, we're at Shanghae Dec. H.
A detachment Of marines and sailors had been land
ed, to cooperate with the Eugsh and French forces
in protecting the factories Of the citizens of their
respective countries.
BY the arrival Of the bark Princeton yesterday,
We received cur files Of Georgetown (Demerara)
papers to the 18th Of February, with some addition.
al news from the West India Islands. The iutel
gerce s not important and the Demarsrs papers
contain no local news. From St. Vincent (Feb. y
we learn tina. the legislative bodies conr eously re-
sponded 10 We opening speech of the pew Lieute-
nantGovernor but they arc unanimously explicit
upon the subject Of economy. The JVetkly Mirror
states that the island is unhealthy even the doc
tors are leaving II 70 settle elsewhere. Antigua
dates GRE TO January "a. Paupersm appears to be
en- the increase in this island at least report of
the Guardians Of the Poor, laid before the Legsla
tue stated that the number Of inmates Of the asy.
um had increased from 81 to l04 and that enlarged
accommodation was required. The papers announce
the death OF the Hon. Vim. Husgraye Senior Puisne
Judge Of the Cape of Good Hope, aud formerly At
torney General of Antigua. Nothing new from To.
bsgo or Granada.
Full details relative TO the loss OF the packet ship
HENDRIX Hudson, from this port for I'oudon, on
the 18th inst, are given in another column. The
hurricane of the 10th proved unusually disas
truus, and we received by every arrival from sea
accounts Of vessels abandoned and sunk or seriously
damaged. wetoday record the loss of the schooner
Ben Nevis, from Curacao for this port also the loss
OF the schooners Ann and Mary II. Case A British
ship, from Savannah for Liverpool, Is likewise re-
ported lost. Proydentially the crews and passen
gers Of these vessels were rescued from death.
We published yesterdayithe concluding evidence,
and the verdict of the jury, in the inyestig sion
before the Coroner in the case Of Poole. After
listening 20 the testimony produced for eight suc
cessive days, the jury found that the death was
caused By gunsh ot wound from pistol in the