The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-25
The News.


The News.
The screw steamer North. American arrived a. Que
Dec yesterday with Liverpool dates to the morning
Of the 18th inst, four days later than those pre-
vscosay received. The commercial news is interest
ag. Consuls are quoted at 95 95i. Breadstuffs
had improved in demand, with an advance in prices.
G0ston remained steady. The political news is IN
important Spain is reported to be tranquil. The
programme Of the new government had no. been
made public. The cholera was raging at Madrid.
The French have obtained some important s1c-
oesees in Algiers- Strange proceedings at the
TuiIeries, affecting the character of the En-
press, are vaguely limited at in the English
papers. Accounts from Madeira represen. the
population as suffering terribly from the ravages
occurred one-third OF which had proved fatal Later
sdvices from Bombay and Calcutta had reached
london
The attest rumor at Washington is to the effect
ma, M Campbell, chairman Of the Committee of
Ways and Means, has prepared a new Army bin, ex-
ssdng the restrictive prcviso and providing for
the repeal Of the Territorial laws Of Kansas. 1t is
seiieged that such bill will pass.
The brig Monsera.te, from Carthagena lst inst,
arrived at thispOrt yesterday. She brings The eur
and Steam Navigation Company. Our correspon-
cent states that the dredging machine Of the com.
pany, which, together with its appurtenances, cost
SEQ 600 has been seized upon by creditors 70 satisfy
Chains amounting TO about q, 900. Bishop Revollo,
one Of the founders Of New Granadian indepen
ssDce, died on the 18th ut at the advanced age Of
niDety-one-
seems that the great Firemens National Pa.
oh nff IN Has. he Al
sub and 9TH o. September, viii not be attended by
any az cur New York companies. twas hoped that
Abe "Exempts~ would be enabled to attend, but at
abe lsst meeting OF the members il was decided that
sbe company should not 60, the principal reason
being ih&. the parade Of the New York Fire Depart
Dent which takes place on the 18th Of October,
viii cause the tax on the companies 10 be SO heavy
70 render /. ineonvenient for them to participate
With the New Englanders- Further reason is,
that The New Workers are not satisfied that they
would have fair show in the trial Of skill to which
NE New Haven people invite them. Our engines
and pipes are no. built for throwing high stream
On an extra occasion. bu. FOR steady and continuous
work, when there is need for it. There are great
preparstiors going on for the parade OF the New
York Fire Department. II will be something extra.
There we're one hundred and six deaths In Brook.
the mortality Of the week previous. Seven fatal
eases Or yellow fever are reported.
The receipts Of tolls on the New York canals
show falling Of this year 20 far, In comparison
with tie light tolls Of last year, amounting 70
sl05 So; aud N comparison with the receipts Of
ls4s decrease Of $500 432 The tolls are less now
than hey haze been during the past fifteen years.
Up 70 the 18th int. only thirty-eght bales Of new
-. ~. e
,his season, while az the same da'e last season tbe
rcceipas tao reached eleven hundred and ninety
three bales.
The t2lse Of foreign goods imported a, the port
Of Boston during the week euding Esd inst amount
Cd 20 fdl36l5
The steamship jamestown, which went ashore on
The Cowpen shoals while on the voyage from Rich
DoD3 arrived sale AZ this port yesterday.
o. saturday the sales Of cotton were confined 70
aboUt 90 70 500 bales, at steady prices middling
Dplsnds AZ about lie. OEing to lighi recesss
ami reauoed stocks. -four about loc. per barrel
hleber Tor STATE, Western and Southern brands.
Wheat wac also frner FOR prime to choice new
southegn AID Western white. which sold a. al GO
fi G0 al C. while red Southern sold a. 81 50a al Sc
and Wes.era choice red al 81 IS a I'll 81. Old
wheat twas dbl. Corn was better, and sound West
ern soId - high Csc in the alp. PORK was dan,
with small sales atslo 25 80 3ll for mess. Lard
was arm. Sugars sere in god demand a, The ae.
cline and sslss 200 a 800 htds. were made con
istibs OF 400 Porto Rico, and SEQ 900 Caba al
rates stated in another column. Coffee was que,.
Rice was active and firm. The sales embraced
about TO- a 500 casks, at 3sc. &c, which was an
advance. Freights were in fair request, with mode
rate eDrasemen,s and without change 10 rates.