The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

The News.
By the arrival of the steamship Africa at this port
We have three days later intelligence from Europe.
Her news is Of very little Importance. Peace had
been proclaimed at st. Petersburg, and created
very general feeling of satisfaction amongst all
classes but the old Court party The news had also
been announced in the Prussian Chambers, but was
received with apparent Indifference. The Baltic
feet has been ordered back to England to be incor
porated in the ordinary squadrons of the peace es
adjustment The blockade of the northern ports of
Russia has been raised and the armistice has been
prolonged for another brief term to the time
which will elapse before the ratification of the treaty
There had been another meeting of the Paris Con-
gress on the I'd of April for the discussion of minor
points arising out of the conditions of the treaty
1t is thought that it will not break up for another
month. The review in the Champ de Mars on the
LIST, in celebration Of the conclusion Of peace was
one of the most magnificent spectacles Of the kind
that has been witnessed. The appearance of Mr..
Dallas, the American Minister, in the House Of Com
mons, attracted some attention. The London
respondent of the Glasgow Daily Nevs describes
him as "a remarkably mild looking old gentleman,
of fair, fresh complexion with white locks, looking
very like a country clergyman in the dissenting
line
The cotton market was again excited and active
yesterday, and closed firm at ii c. for midding Up
lands About half to twothirds of the transactions
were made in transtu. Private dispatches from New
Orleans gave notice Of an active market, with an
advance of middlings to lie. per ID. The Afrca's
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
oIa
ton. Southern white wheat sold at ls5c. and lot
of poor do. at l70c. Corn was firm but unchanged
in prices Rye was wanted for export, and Penn
syvania sold at 92c. Pork again advanced, sales Of
mess having been made at SIS, and prime at BIG.
Sugars were again active at full prices. The news
from Bahia, (Brazil,) had tendency to stfen the
market, though sales were moderate at steady prices.
In freighss there was rather Offering for Liver
pool and engagements we're to fair extent, mostly
at quite steady rates.
The case Of the Nicaragua flibusters resumed
yesterday before Commissioner Morton. We give
report of the testimony in another column. 1t is
quite interesting.
A convention of railroad ticket agents, COM
prsing some sixty delegates, representing the i'm
portant Western roads, as well as many of the
Eastern, was held in Boston on Wednesday and
Thursday last the desire being to establish such
system as would, on the whole, conduce to the
benefit both of the railroads and the passengers
Some interesting reports were made respecting the
settlement of cash balances and other matters per-
tanning to extra baggage which latter was as fol-
lows, viz: that each passenger be allowed 100 lbs.
over the various lines of road and that so cents be
the charge for every 100 lbs. extra for each 100
miles. The amount now generally allowed is 80
lbs. The convention adjourned to meet at St. Louis
ON the 10Th ofNovember next.
We learn from the report of the City Inspector that
the deaths in the city during the past week numbered
3S7 namey:--5S men, &c women, 136 boys and l37
girls showing decrease of 46 on the mortality OF
the week previous. OF the whole number 24f were
ten years of age and under But 20 deaths oc-
CURED among the inmates Of the twenty-five penal
and other public institutions, exhibiting very salts
factory sanatory condition regards those establish
ments. OF the total deaths were Of bronchitis of
congestion Of the lungs, 43 of consumption, 20 of
Inflammation Of the lungs, of apoplexy, OF conges
tion of the brain, Of dropsy, 26 Of dropsy in the
head, 4 Of typhus fever, l3 Of Inflammation of the
brain of Inflammation of the bowels, Of palsy 10 Of
smallpox, % Of commissions (nfante) IS of scarlet
fever IA of Group of debility Gnfante), of hoop
ing cough, "a of marasmus Gnfantile) and o.
measles. There were also premature births, "a
cases Of stiborn and ii deaths from violent causes
The following is the classification Of disepses:-
Bones, joints, &c. 4; brain and nerves. SO; genera
tive organs, g. heart and blood vessels, Z; lungs,
throat, &C., Ill; skin &C., and eruptive fevers So;
stllbon and premature births, 50; stomach,
bowels and other digestive organs, Sc; uncertain
seat and general fevers, 26 old age, l; urinary or
gsns, g. The nativity table gives 306 natives of the
United States SO of Ireland, 10 Of Germany, IL Of
England. 3 Of France, and the balance Of various
European countries and the British provinces.