The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-03
The News.


New York, Mond.v, narch 3, 1856.
The News.
The Baltic il now in her twelfth day out from
liverpool She brings advices from Europe to the
1oth ult.
Advices from South America, by way of England,
are dated at Buenos Ayres on I'd; Aontevdeo, 9TH;
Mo Janeiro, 18th; Bahia, 10th; and Pernambuco
32d Of January. Specie and diamonds valued at
80 900 had been received in England. Things we're
anll and gloomy in Buenos Ayres. Flores had
again invaded the country. He landed at Las Pie
axas, with four or five other chiefs, and Christ
mas day arrived at Arroyo del Medic, the boundary
line between Sante Fe and Buenos Ayres. After
hAlting here some time and measuring the force
they would have to encounter, the party leaders
Nddenly broke up and dispersed, Flores shaping
his course South, in the direction of Programme.
strong force about to attack the Indians in the
South. Trade was much depressed, owing to the
war movements and preparations. Articles of daily
consumption were heavy. Large contracts for hides
had been made. Shipping trade transactions were
few and not remunerative, The money market in
Buenos Ayres oscilated very much daily. In Monte
video anarchy, confusion and social disorder prevailed
h every FORM Cholera had disappeared from Rio ia
nero Business prospects were lighter and trade was
expected to revive there Interesting statistics
Of the nn1ts and exports during the year 1856 are
given. = the Bahia markets dry goods, -four and
fish wes1 abundant. Coffee was in good demand,
and cocoa ea4arIy sought for. In Pernambuco there
had been heavy sales made during January. Flour
moved of slowly; sugar was looking up a little;
charters for freight were very heavy.
Our Havana correspondent, writing on the 25th
Of February, announces the landing, from the Br-
tsh ship Australia, of three hundred and fftyeight
Africans, who are called apprentices, but are in
reality slaves, uncared for and hopeless The I'M
fortunates were shipped by company chartered
N Madrid. The British arbitrator in the mixed
Spanish commission, organized under the slavery
suppression treaty, had also arrived. The officers
Of the United States sloop-of-war Cyane had
been entertained at the palace previous to sail
ing on a cruise. The steamship Pelago got ashore
. few days before, in the bay of Neuvitas,
when, after an alteration, the engineer shot
the captain and killed him. The second mate
Immediately discharged pistol and killed the
engineer. Robberies and murders were still rife in
the island. The Archbishop of Santiago was reco
vering from the wounds inflicted on him lately by
an assassin. There had been some gand military
fetes in Havana and a description of the light ar
tiery of the island is given. The peace news from
Europe was well received. Sugars had, however,
advanced. The city of Havana was healthy.
Our correspondence from Albany, published else
where, is very copous and more than ordinarily in
teresting, as it presents most complete resume of
all the matters which engage the attention of the
executive government, or are transpring before the
Legislature. Only one town in the State has paid
anything into the treasury Of the mill and quarter
tax, and the Comptroller has been forced to borrow
money from day to day in order that the govern
ment might be enabled to go on. Members had
been literally supplying themselves to some hun
dreds of volumes of the colonial history, printed at
the expense Of the State. An exciting debate took
place in the Assembly the question of referring the
New York Tax bill to a select committee, composed
of two city and three country members After Messrs-
Anthem, Duganne, Baiy and others had spoken,
the matter was referred to the Committee on Cities
and Villages 1t was proposed to erect a monument
to the memory Of Tom Paine, in his character of
propaganda of revolution, but the motion was lost
About twenty pages of the Canal Commissioner re-
port are wanting. They contain important tables,
giving the cost of repairing the works. full re-
port Of the speeches of Messrs. Anthem and Mallory
on the Tax bill reference given with the report
Of the Select Committee of the House, recon-
mending the repeal of the present Prohihitory
Liquor law. The appeal Of Major Cocks to the
Comm andern-Chief from the action of General
Hall in causing his arrest has brought forth the inn
portant military decision that brigade majors are
responsible to the Commander.inChef alone. A
spicy correspondence between General Sanford
and the Adutant General in relation to this matter
il given. The canal claimants and lobby men were
exceedingly active. Details of their maneuvres are
reported. Mr.. REILLY, of New York, has proposed a
new bill for the regulation of city gas companies
whilst other members have proposed measures for
the purpose of creating another city park here;
abolishing the business of pawnbrokng; regulating
the carriage of gunpowder; regulating savings banks,
insurance deposits and establishing an hospital for
Jews in New York.
It will be seen by report, given in another
column, Of the Committee on Ordinances Of the
Beard of Aldermen, held on Saturday afternoon,
that the subject of a new contract to remove the
oAI Of the city, augurs fair for considerable pre-
minary squabble at least. 1t is to be hoped it will
mot each in durance the Reynolds contract lit-
sGation.
The trig Linden, from New Orleans, for New
York, wih cargo Of sugar and molasses, went on
more, absut one mile north Of Squan inlet at two
n clock ON Sunday morning. The crew were saved
tlaat accounts she had nine feet of water in her.
The Delaware river Is now navigabie, after an
am, xsQo of ice since the 1st OF January. There
were yesterday about one hundred and fifty vessels
y, the roadstead at the Delaware Breakwater, wait
inc ste an to tow them up TO the city. At Baltimore
psy;oat ton was resumed yesterday.
The va he Of foreign goods imported at Boston
during I, y week ending Feb. 20 amounted to
s7l6,447.
The sales cotton were active saturday and the
market closetN firm. The transactions embraced
about 1000 bl les. Flour and grain were without
change Of nom snt, while transactions were light,
ma dealers were waiting steamers letters. FORK,
80 - tho laro e stock on the Let instant, fell