The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-31
Cns News.

: meeting was heu IN the Broadway 1dDefnacle
st evening to give expression TO the Indignation Of
This community in regard TO the assault recently
committed in the Senate Chamber III Washington
by Mr.. Brooks Mr. sumner The building was
packed TO its utmost capacity. There seemed to he
but enc eervadipg sentlment-that OF decided and
unqualified horror and contempt for The crime
The meetipg'was addressed by aessrs. D. a. Lord,
doe Hoxe Charles King, President OF Columbia
College; Id win b. Morgan, N. c. Of this State;
John II. Stephens, President Of the Bank of Com
moree; and Henry Ward Beecher, Of Plymouth
church. TIE speeches were strongly worded, tu.
did not even seem TO CONE up in that regard 10 the
sentiment of the meeting. Mr.. Morgan described
the Senate as the great slaughterh1use at Wash
mgton, ard spoke Of EIr. Brooks as a villain. see
our report.
Secretary Marcy letter to Lord Clarendon, On the
Central American question, communicated to Con-
gress On Friday is published in ertenso in to-days
HERALD. The main points discussed in this docl-
NEXT are The difference Of opinion between the
British government and that IL the United States
regarding the construction AID effect OF the conven
lion Of April 70, 1850 popGlsrly known the Clay
ton Buwer treaty, and the proposition to submit TO
arbitration for settlement the questions in dispute.
Mr. Dallas is instructed to ascertain, in the first
promptly terminated by negotiation; and, If they
caDnCt then 10 discuss the conditions Of arbitration
We publish elsewhere the report Of the Territorial
Committee OF the House Of Representatives il favor
OF the admission Of Kansas into the Union with the
Topeka constitution together with copious extracts
from newspapers giving both the pro-slavegy and
free State views Of the recent occurrences. Our
htes Geographic accounts stIte that eight pro
I,sln Da%ro ia
Creek by he aboonists, and that two Of the latter
party had been shot on the l6th, near Lawrence,
by sheriff Jones posse. Tranquility prevailed a.
Lawrence, Franklin and Lecompton. Upon Kansas
affairs some Of the good people Of Massachusetts, are
rapidly becoming demented In the lower branch Of
the legislature yesterday, motion was offered ap-
propratng ten thousand dollars TO he expended in
such manner as shall most efectuay aid the free
State cause.
TIE motion Cor an injunction against the Mayor
and Comptroller toprevent conveyance Of the Brick
church property 30 Messrs. Wesley and Others was
commenced yesterday evening, before Judge Roose-
welt at his private resid nee for the accommoda-
taon OF counsel. The case is exciting grea. interest
and will be resumed this morning in the Supreme
Cont chambers. when Mr.. D. D. Field will close
tie argument for the plaintiffs.
We have received files of Buenos Ayres papers
to the nth of April but they contain nothing Of
general interest.
Bermuda dates to the 18th of May have been re.
ceiyed. The steamer Medea sailed for England On
the 18th. statement of the import and export
trade CT the colony has been published. The total
value of imports in 1855 was Gl62 $50 excess, az
compared with 1854 f24556. Total value Of ex
ports in 1885, f41 ,420--excess, as impaired with
m
says:-We are sorry to learn that yellow fever was
raging at 4 Thomas, particularly among the ship
ping, TO an alarming extent. There had been seye-
raj deaths in the Marine Hospital. Common remit
tent fever and ague also prevailed among the nhapi
tents. 1t was generally apprehended that the
coming summer would be very unhealthy ole
throughout the West Indis islands It was reported
at St. Thomas that the British war steamer MALAGA
Lad lost some eight or ten Of her crew by yellow
fever.
Our correspondent at Port au Spain writing ON
the 10Th Of May says that the rainy season had 7t
set in. The previous dry weather had enabled
planters 70 make progress with the crops, OF which
~ 900 hhds. and $500 terces Of sugar had been
shipped up TO 18th inst. There are $4,000 acres Of
land under cultivation, $4,000 OF which are under
canes, and will produce hid. of sugar FER scre
The quantity OF rum mace Already II over 5oo,ooo
gallons, together with $4,000 gallons molasses.
different account OF afrs comes from the Island Of
GRENADA. Drought prevailed to an alarming extent.
From st. George, through ST. David st. Andrew,
St. Patrick, ST. Mark 81 John, and across the noun
tain PAS Of Grand Etang, and through the Island
nothing but witheied, arid ard parched country
presented itself to view. The export Of sugar this
year viii not much exceed 5000 hhds Breadstuf5
and provisions to be supplied from the United
States, and at present paying prices era current
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about
coo bales, the market closing without change ia
prices. II is alleged that the mode adopted by
crpoo for making up quotations for cotton il liable
10 objections Il i said that The Secretary u the
Board consuits with The leading brokers, from
whose advice the official table Of quotations il form.
al. II - stated s1 adyices Of acdal sales mode fl
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