The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17

aonsno' OF ally; 2 Of Scotland; born at SEA;
IN ano1D' a column will be found report Of every
nns Anspirng worthy Of note yesterday on
''a'en island. There is no special excitement at
'ieS INT in the vicinity Of Quarantine. The three
~ ties arrested chay &c of aiding to demolsh
ne barricade got out Oh writ of habeas corpus,
returnable on Tuesday. In the afternoon there was
q meeting of the Castleton Board Of Health, at
which 1t was decid' ID not advisable at present to
place the barriclde. Dr. Lea presented report
showing no case Of yellow fever in town. CON-
mittee was app oted 70 wait on the Commissioners
OF Euigratior and urge more rigid enforcement Of
the Quarant ne laws.
Several captans'o Of the infected vessels anchored
at Graves ,end Bay appeared before the Commits.
sioners CT Health yesterday, and protested against
being emoved - Southwest Spit, as directed by
resols zion of the Board passed the previous day
The board adhered to its former action and passed
further resolution directing the captains to make
the necessary preliminary arrangements for the
removal OF tAeir vessels forthwith. The Health Oh
Ger took occasion to state the fa:t in view of cor
recting any Misrepresentation the public might have
derived from any misstatements read in the papers,
that no party or baggage of any description was
allowed to pass out of the hospital gate without
proper permit
The steamship Arabia, from Boston for Liverpool,
which reached Halifax leaking badly left that place
yesterday afternoon. She still leaking and bad
extra pumps and two spare boats put on board. Her
commander is instructed 70 put into ST. Johas, New
foupdand,i II the ship makes too much water.
number of passengers were unwilling to proceed in
her. and will wait ut Haifax for the Canada, unless
the Atlantic calls there.
From Antigua we have advices dated at St.
Johns on 10th Of July. The Weekly Register of
July Is, has the following items The bark
Eliza, from London, arrived on Saturday, With l63
immigrants from the Cape de Verd Islands, where
she called to take them on board. This is the
second arrival of this hardy class of immigrants,
which this vessel has brought during the present
year. II was reported few weeks since that the
people Of the Cape de verd Islands would no. mi
| CRATE an abundant supply OF provisions in their.
| own country having alayed the desire for re
| moval to another and more prospero0s part
| of the world. B,S the SUCCESS Of she Eliza
| would lead TO the suppssition that there
/ must have b-oa some mistake On the
subject. The country has beea blessed with hear5
fall of rain. 0nGhursday night and Friday we hs !
some very heavyshowers, aud the island - already
si1wing the hensiciai results they have produced.
| private letter from )Demsrara states that kind
Of caterpiser has Appeared in the colony in yas'
numbers, and rapidly destroying all kinds Of yege
tation; ts grass, is aeyoured by them ana the
foliage os trees and plants SOON disappears when
they attack teaying nothing bu. the bare stems and
branches. Eley hav also commenced on the canes,
and had consequently created great une isiness ~
account of their ieves alton.
We pab,ist in our legal intelligence decision of
49, A C,. LIT,
involves gress interest to carriers and i'm
| I: appears tl1t LADY, coming from Europe to the
United stateo, paid certain sum for cow yance OF
herself and baggage to New York; potion Of the
baggage war left behind, and the agents promised
to s-aa il b. The next vessel il came, bat con-
signed TO ans.her party who reconsigncd it to
other person. On the lady applying tor her bag
gage she wss toid that lien of $50 (more than the
passage money!, for expenses &c, was held gainst
Il. This the owner refused to pay, the carriag
| Of Der baggage was included in the passage
money that she had paid. The decision Of the Court
which we not publish will place the circumstances
in their trae light. We have always exposed frauds
upon nnmigrants land they are mnltfarious). Judge
Mccarthy concurred with his associates in the decs
ion On the merits OF the case though he dissented
from them certain legal propositions which had
| no hearirgcn the merits.
The Gotten market yesterday exhibited m)re
| strength, without quotable change in prices. The
sales embraced about 200 bales, part for export
The receipts Of -four very light, an prices for
| common 10 good and extra State brands were firm
| er. The market for prime new white Southern
| and Western wheat was frmer and sales reached
TO 81 10 per hushel. Red was steady, at 81 IS a
81 SO. Wb.se old and common lots we're dull and
| irregular. Cara sold freely, but closed at easier
rates; sooadfnixei brought Gle. a 62lc. Pork was
heavy, with sclss Of mess at 80 SO o sl5 G2l.
Lard was Gun, with sales in bbls. at 49,, and az
terwards held higher Sugars were quiet, while
prices were unchanged. The sales comprised 300
800 hhds. CubA, and 100 do. New Orleans at prices
! given elsewhere. Frejghts were steady, with mo
derate engagements Of grain to Liverpool, at G,c.
\ nc. In bulk andabags.