The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-21
The News.

Inc steaIIsnp Sanawoa, u. u. Butlocn, COM
mander, arrived early yesterday morning from New
Orleans via Havana, having left the latter port
the evening of the 18th instant. There is polit-
cal or commercial news of importance. The English
man-ofwar Powerful was still in port, but was to
sail in few days for Bermuda. The United States
squadron, under Commodore Pauding, was to sail
on cruise to windward. Our correspondents in
form Us that the intelligence of the i'll success of
General Walkers troops in Costa RIGA had reached
the city, but was not regarded very reliable.
Paul Julian and Patti had filled the Tacon Opera
House, and were well received. Bullbaiting and
balloon excursions engaged the attention of the
people. A very angry quarrel had taken place in
The Cafe Dominica, between Colonel Leon and Mr..
Just, Catalan lawyer relative to some letters pub
lished in the newspapers. The negro robbers of
Senior Vadriveso had been arrested. Senior Cantero
had been tried and acquitted by the Military Com
mission. Shares in the Bank of Spain were below
par. Twelve new omnibuses had arrived from the
United States. Mutual Relief Society of Engi-
was about to be established. The negroes had
committed several daring robberies.
We have news from Australia, dated Sydney Feb.
Is, and Melbourne Jan. T. received by way of Ba-
tavia- The markets were dull, and provisions
heavy. Flour had again fallen at Sydney, and eight
of market. Gold sold at Melbourne at e. ISIS. per
ounce
Advices from Port Louis, Mauritius, up to JAM
&C. furnish US with The following interesting infor
nation respecting the sugar trade We have no
change to make in our former estimate of the nrt.
sent crop say s5 900 tons The total quantity ship
ped to the present time is g. 900 tons. The desire
OF every one who had sugar to ship it early as
10 md ~ of IN me- no
creasing demands required against shipments, have
brought down exchange unusually low. The wea-
ther is very unfavorable for the next CROP Through
the whole month we have had scorchiny heat, with
ost any rain worthy of mentioning and this is just
the season when heavy rains expected and most
necessary Already the plantations have suffered.
The smallpox has increased considerably during
the late excessive hot weather The total mortality
in Port Louis in the month OF December (incuding
smallpox cases,) was 405.
Late accounts from Kingston, Jamaica, mention
tie prevalence Of typhss fever at that place. The
cause OF popular education occupied considerable
attention, and public meetings in reference to it
we're about being held Seton Perry had performed
at the theatre. colored man had been murdered
by one Edward Wilcox, the former having interfered
with the latter during domestic quarrel.
The letters from our correspondents at the princi
pa European capitals and the vouminous extracts
from our flies of papers published in todays paper,
afford our readers complete history of the events
transpiring in the Old World previous to the 5th
inst the date of the departure Of the Africa, which
reached this port on Saturday
The value Of foreign goods imported at the port
OF Boston during the week ending 18th inst
amounted to 81 967 O73. The imports for the cor
responding week of 1855 we're valued at 1871 l22.
President Pierce, Secretary Dobbin, the Governor
and Secretary of State of Maryland, large delega-
ton of Congressman together with number of
other officials, visited the Naval Academy and
new ste frigate Merrimac, at Annapolis, on Satur
day. They had pleasant time.
Some fears are entertained for the safety Of the
schooner Pennsylvania, Captain Bentley, which
sailed from this port on the eth inst. for Phiade
phia with valuable cargo. The spars Of
schooner with sails and rigging attached, were
passed on the nth inst about twenty miles north
eastof Absecom which has increased the anxiety
already felt.
The cotton market was again excited and active
on Saturday, with sales Of from 5000 5000
bales and closed firm at III 4c. for middlng Up
lands About half to two-thirds of the transactions
were made in transitu. Private dispatches from New
Orleans gave notice Of an active market with an
advance Of middlings to lie. per 10. The Africas
news came to hand at too late period in the after
noon for its effects to be developed Flour was
steady and rather better for some grades, while
Others were unchanged, and closed without ANNA
ton. Southern white wheat sold at 1885, and 10.
of poor do. at l7Oc Corn was firm, but unchanged
in prices. Rye was wanted for export, and Penn
sylyania sold at 92c Pork again advanced, sales Of
mess having been made at sls, and prime a. sl6
Sugars were again active, with sales Of about 200
bbds at full prices. The news from Bahia, (Brazil)
had tendency to stfien the market, though sales
were moderate at steady prices. In freights there
was rather more offering for Liverpool, and engage
uents were to a fair extent mostly at quite steady
rates.