The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18

The News.
Our speci@e correspondent at Washington states !
mat the report of Mr.. Champions dismissal is pre-
mature Il had been determined on, and Mr. C. was
10 have been officially notified yesterday, but the
President was informed by the French Minister that
q British express messenger had arrived with a
reply to Secretary Narcys demand, and the subject
was laid over till Monday, when it viii again engage
the attention OF the Cabinet II is understood that
she British government decline recalling Mr..
Champion.
The steamship Philadelphia, from Aspnwall and
Havana, arrived yesterday. She saied from Aspin-
wall az noon of the 9th inst, arrived at Havana
morning of the llth and sailed from thence at noon
next day. There is no news Of interest from the
hast mentioned port. The Illinois, hence for Aspin-
wall, arrived at Havana the morning of the 18th.
Among the passengers by the Philadelphia we
notice the names of Senior Cavalcanti, suite and
family, formerly Brazilian Minister to Peru, and
now Brazilian Minister to the United States; Hon
John Bigler, Ex-Governor of California, brother Of
Senator Bgler of Pennsylvania; and Col. VIM. "
Wells of California, the originator Of the Walker
expedition, and protector of the Honduras gold
mining enterprise.
The first boats through with Canadian produce
arrived yesterday. They were the canal boats North
Star and NJ. W. Botsford, of the Rome and New
York line, loaded with seven thousand bushels OF
Canadian wheat, which came through this spring by
way of Cape Vincent and the WATERFOWL and Rome
Railroad to Rome, thence by these boats to New
York. This route from Canada has only one hun
bred and ten miles gal navigation.
By the arriHa, OF the bark Clara Windsor, Capt.
Button at this port we have received advices from
Port au Prince to May 2. In consequence of the
great rains The place had become healthy, and the
fever had entirely disappeared. The c. w. has not
had case Of sickness either while lying in port or
during the passage. Coffee very scarce, and not
much to be had al any price.
Our files from Rurmuda are dated to May Z. Her
Britannia Majestys ship Powerful, eghty-four guns
arrived from Havana on the 4th inst. The British
brig of war Arab arrived the same day. The Royal
Gazette, of the 7th inst says Three whales have
been taken by boats belonging to the east end Of the
island. We regret to hear that the potato crop,
being dug, will prove short one. The unusually in
clement winter which has just passed away committed
very serious havoc among the fields of potatoes, and
in some places the ground was quite denuded Of the
growing crop through the high winds and very
chilly temperature that prevailed. Some planters
will not gather onefourth, and others not fifth of
she quantity they raised last year. The arrow root
crop is also much less than the returns of the last
and precedirg years. The Easter term Of the Court
Of Gener al Assizes had commenced. The Asses
invariably attract public attention, but more than
usual interest was centred in the opening Of the
present term from the fact that the judicial depart
nent had been entirely recas since the last sitting
Of the court.
Letters from the West India Islands have the fol-
lowing:-The sugar in course of manufacture at
Granada proceeded with activity, but, in quantity,
IT would fall much under that of last year. The
establishment Of government Post Office at
the Island of st. Thomas was meeting with much
opposition on the part Of the merchants and Others.
Governor-General Hncks and his private secretary
had left Barbados for St. Vincent in her Britannia
Majesty's vessel Mariner His ExceIlency was to 60
70 Granada from ST. Vincent, where he would await
the arrival of the nterc0lonial steamer The scheme
of the union Of the several Legislatures in the West
Indies at one central spot, and the uniting of the
Islands under one Governor, with common civil
and ecclesiastical establishments as proposed by
Sir William Colbrooke, the former GovernorGeneral
of the windward Islands, had not met with appro-
val by delegates recently assembled at Barbados to
take the matter into consideration. The manner in
before the delegates was stated to be satisfactory.
According to the report Of the City Inspector
there were 362 deaths in the city during the past
week, VIZ: 6s men, GA women 12s boys and l02 girls
showing decrease of on the mortality of the week
previous. There were s deaths of apoplexy, s of
bronchitis, Of congestion Of the lungs, SO of
sumption, 10 of inflammation Of the lungs, of conges
ton Of the brain 8 Of inflammation of the brain, 10
of dropsy in the head, of other dropsca complaints
Of disease of the heart, Of palsy II of smallpox
Q Of yphus fever, q Of commissions nfantile), of
Group, Of debility (nfante) 81 Of scarlet fever,
3 of hopping cough, Is Of marasmus Cnfantile), Of
measles, and of teething. There were also Is
premature births 20 Of stlborn and 10 deaths
from violent causes. The following is the classifca-
ton of Diseases Bones, joints, &C.. 4; brain and
nerves, "a; generative organs, |; heart and blood
vessels 8; lungs, throat &C., 109 old age, 81 skin,
&C., and eruptive fevers, 40; stillborn and prema-
ture birth a. stomach, bowels and other digestive
organs Al; uncertain seat and general fevers, "a;
urinary organs 3. The nativity table gives 240 ma
tives Of the United States 20 of Ireland 20 of Ger
many, IL of England, and the balance of various
European countries and British America.
The cotton market was more active yesterday
and closed if anything, with rather more buoyancy
although prices were somewhat irregular Middling
aplands were quoted at 10gc., while some holders
demanded lOlc. Flour continued stiff, especially
Tor the better class Of grades, with more doing.
Sales Of wheat were confined to common and mid
ding fair lots at unchanged prices. Corn was
plenty and heavy sound yellow was at SEC. SIC,
and prime Southern white sold at coo. Pork was
.od Ia moderate lots, at sl9a $40 123, and In small
,arces AZ s1g 25 for mess: 900 kbls. sold for An.
rust delivery at Ell. Bacon, lard and cut meats
we're all firm. Sugars were steady, with sales Of
so 800 hhds. Cuba, at prices given in another
olumn. Coffee was quiet. Freights continued
IN, with fair amount one ring.