The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-21
Sew YORK, Thursday. May ct, 1857.
The News.

The News.
Owing to the storm the steamer George Law did
not sail for Aspinwsu yesterday. She will leave for
her destination at the usual hour today.
The steamship Black Warrior arrived at this port
last evening with Havana dates to the 18th inst.
The Spanish steamer hourly looked for with
orders for the immediate commencement Of hostili-
ties sgssst Mexico. The sugar crop was expected
to fail short twenty per cent compared with last
years yield. Prices still tended upward, while
feighss continued dull. The Black Warrior encoun-
tered heavy gales during the voyage.
The steamship City of Manchester, which Left
Liverpool on the 9th inst arrived at this port yes
terday. The news had been anticipated by tho An.
gas-ssxon, Arago, and Niagara Tho City Of Man
CHESTER however, brought us full files Of European
papers.
Our correspondent in the Bahamas, writing 1t
Nassau, N. p, on the 9Th last. states that Mr.. Mer
nit. United States Consul. had received his excqus
tur The hull Of the British brig Wave, wrecked
during April. had been sold at Long Bay, but 1t WA
said that the property would have brought more mo
ney at Nassau. The French brig Charles had been
wrecked at Ackiand's Island. Rev. Mr.. Cafera, an
English missionary, who had lsbored for seventeen
years on the island, was about to return home
We have received flcs of Great Salt Lake papers
to the I'd Of April, from which we take a number
Of interesting extrscts The discourses of Brigham
Young end other leading elders forcibiy enoln tho
necessity Of perfect unity Of thought and action
amoag the faithful. The projected expedition 70
the No1h Is alluded to by Governor Young in one Of
his sermons
The police question in q manner subsidized yester-
day to its eventtuliness, although the interest in
tie question has reached high pitch. The trial Of
Aatsen was formally entered upon, but the decision
reserved. Lieut. Brian of the Ninth police district,
was dismissed by the Mayor and City Judge.
The proposition to remove from their present
landing places the North river and Sound steam.
boats came up for consideration yesterday before q
special committee of the Board Of Aldermen. The
resolution before the committee upon which the
subject comes up directs the landing of North river
steamboats, at or above Canal street, and the Sound
steamboats, at or above Grand street. Messra
IsAac Newton Of the Peoples line OF stea mboats;
r f. lockwood, of the ssonington line; W. Borden,
of the Fall river line, and Capt Brooks, OF the
Bridgeport line, appeared before the committee and
stated their objections TO the resolution.
We publish else where full report Of the proceed
ings OF the annual meeting OF the Association of
Medical Snperntendents Of Institutions for the
Insane. complete list of the public and private
asylums for the insane In North America, together
with the number Of patients in each is appended TO
the report There are in the institutions in the
United States s,is2 patients and in the asyiums In
the British Provinces there are 070 inmates.
The long pending suit Of Fowies against Bowen,
OF the firm OF Bowen & McNamee--an action for
for Islander, which tried once before and q yer.
diet Of $1,000 rendered-was resumed again yester-
day, On the second trial. The cour, was denseIy
crowded by the mercantile community, and The ca e
seems to excite general interest, % much from the
wealthy position of the defendant as from the gym
psthy entertained for the plaintiff.
In the Court OF General SESSIONS yesterday Daniel
Gaiias her, indicted for committing rape ON Mary
Ann Conoliy, was convicted Of sn assault with the
intent 30 commit thai offence. He will be sentenced
on Saturday. John Dorsey, a st. Domingo negro,
Eps tired for the murder Of Ann Hopkins, in Worth
street The prosecution had closed when the COuvs
adjourned and the case viii be given to tbe jury
this morning.
In consequence Of tht incessant rain which pre-
vailed yesterday the celebration Of the forty-Hrst
anniversary Of the American Sunday School Union.
which 70 have taken place at tho Baptist church
in Harlem, at o'clock, has been postponed until
the corresponding hour on Tuesday next Also, the
which was intended last evening, has been de
ferrsd until the corresponding time on the evening
o. Tuesday next. for the same reason.
The Commissioners Of Emigration met yesterday,
and debaed the propriety Of erecting baggage
house At Cestle Garden for the accommodation Of
Tue emistsnts, whose goods are often stolen by
runners and others II seems that there are large
rumber Of emigrants in the Garden at present. and
Their tuQaarc haEt A
Last sEo days The Commissioners fear that n they
build baggage house they will no responsible so-
the goods stored therein The matter was no. finally
decided.
The General Synod Of the Associate Rceo-,,.s
Scotch Presbyterian Church Commenced a. ses.,or
in this city last evening. There are alou, one hon
bred and twenty-five delegates from all parts Of ,be
country, and there being some antlslavery aepinep,
among thcrn, q discussion Of the question IA OF.
pected. This is We believe, the fr1 time That the
Synod has been held in this city.
There has been great increase Of late in the
uam,er Of cases Of sudden and violent deaths re
ported st the Coroners Office. Scarcely week rolls
along that case of homicide IL no, brought under
the notice OF one or other Of the Coroners The
number Of suicides and accidents has also increased
in proportion. making a melancholy catalogue Of
Casualties from week to week. Droening cases have
also Increased Of lste but that Is not unusual at this
season q the year. IL Is well known that the bodies
OF persons falling overheard in the winter win not
asa general thing rise TO the surface unt the warm
weather sets In. when the gas generated in the
corpses by decomposition, produced by warmth. has
a'epdency to render them buoyant, when they rise
10 the surface and are recovered. There were no
les than q Dozen cases reported at the Coroners
e'hrc yesterday. most q which claim public ai,ea