The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-03

their anxiety for . further knowledge OF Gospel
truth. summary Of the discourse 10 given In our
paper. Mr. Lewis win receive subscriptions this
dsy AZ the Saint Nicholas Hotel to enable him TO
INV more books for the thirtytwo thousand Of his
brethren now settled and ready for education.
The parties under indictment for capital offences
were srr.igned in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer
Yesterday. When the case Of the persons implica-
ted in the 6tanwix Hall tragedy came up, counsel
for the prisoners moved to quash the indictment,
and entered into an argument in support Of the
motion, report of which Is given under the proper
head. The District Attorney applied for an order
70 increase the bail OF Mr.. JAS Irving from $4,000
to 81, 900, but Judge Cowes decided to defer his
decision upon this point until the motion to quash
the Indictment was disposed Of.
Both branches of the Common Council COM
msnced their Apii sessions last evening. In the
Board Of Aldermen communication was received
from the Mayor, announcing the fact that . bill is
now before the Assembly affirming the privileges
and immunities granted to the Broadway Railroad
Company, which were annulled by the adjudication
Of the courts, given upon the case after an elabo
rate discussion, some months since. This shame.
less attempt on the part Of the Legislature 70
secretly set aside the deliberate Judgment Of
the tribunal, and override the powers Of
the city government, has been met by the
Mayor with commendsble vigor. In order to
checkmste the schemers, he recommended the i'm
mediate repeal Of the graut to the Broadway Rail
road Company, and the Board Of Aldermen, with
out hesitation, passed unanimously resolution in
accordance with the suggestion. In the Board of
Councimen no very special business was transacted.
Mr.. Clancy presented Q resolution demonstrating
against the passage Of bill, now before the Legls
AtVre, organizing certain parties into associs-
ton to use the Crystal Palace grounds as market
monopoly. The resolution was adopted almost unan.
imously. In the Board of Supervisors letter was
read from the Receiver Of Taxes, replying to call
for information by the Mayor as to the practice Of
levyipg extortionate fees upon the bills Of delI.
quent taxpayers. The remarks of Mayor Wood,
which we're quite pungent, are given in our report
Of the proceedings.
The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1000
5000 bales, and prices rallied to the extent Of
about cent per Id. ON the previous decline. Mid
ding uplands closed at ste. Flour improved about
6tc. l2c per barrel on common aud medium grades.
Wheat was scarce and firm. New Jersey yellow
corn sold at 81 OF, and prime Southern white was
held at 81 63. Pork again advanced. Old mess
closed at SIS, and new at about SIC 81 SIT. Beef
was also firm. 800 tierces India beef, sold for
export. at $2S so, and 1000 tierces government
navy pork on terms stated elsewhere, and the
freight on the same engaged for shipment to Eng.
land by the steamship Atlantic, at 81. per tierce.
Freghts by sailing vessels were steady, but rather
quiet.
Cuba-Its A frloanixatlOn Assuming q Definite
shape-What Says the Administration
From the highly interesting and important
Spanish intelligence which we published yester-
day, it is manifest that the Authorization Of
Cuba has at length become the avowed and
settled policy Of the government Of Queen
Isabella. We recur to the debate in the Certes
Of March 8, and to the following declaration
Of the Prime Minister, Senior Luzuriaga, which
received on the spot the unanimous approval
OF the Assembly.
We translate from the report Of the Paris
Presse. Speaking of Luzuriaga, in the afore-
said debate, it says =" On this occasion the
minister made declaration which reflects the
highest honor upon him, as well IS upon the
cabinet whose sentiments he expresses. He
said that ,oithout invading the rights OF
| established .property-,oithout refusing to
compensate them by suitable indemnity--the
Spanish government ,oas finally decided to
put an end to a tarbarOus institution, ,chich
all civilized nations condemned, and ,chich
NJ. Lusuriaga did not fear to call a pest
and shame to humanity"
This is Africanization in an official, distinct,
and emphatic shape. The Shareholders Of Cuba
are to be Unidentified according to the British
West India emancipation system, we presume,
which has reduced Jamaica comparatively to o
desert, and which probably contemplates no
thing more nor less than the ultimate organi-
cation Of all the West India Islands into
confederated free negro empire, under .
European balance of power" We suspect
that England, at least, looks to some such
ultmatum, and that the present government
of Spain would prefer the transfer Of Cuba to
Soulouque for trife, to the cession of the
island to the United States for double its value
in ready money.
The Spanish government is finally decided"
upon its course of action. 1t has discovered
that African slavery is "a barbarous institu-
tion;' that "all civilized nations condemn IT,"
an institution which the Spanish premier him
self does not hesitate to denounce as "a pest and
shame to humanity" So we perceive that
since the expulsion of the queen mother, Chris
tina, great moral revolution has been worked
out in the government OF her daughter. The
pin money Of Christina, as all the world knows
was derived for many years from her commits
sion, per capita, upon African slaves success
fully landed in Cuba, in spite Of International
laws and Spanish treaties denouncing the traffic
as piracy. 1t is also known that the Spanish
authorities of the island shared in these pratt