The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-11

There was q strong effort made to postpone
nominating, with a view to making some arrange
ment with the republicans 80 as to have but one
ticket but the ultra Americans fnally succeeded
in etecting the nomination of Mr.. Riker. The dis
tricts comprises the Twelfth Ninteenth, Twentieth
and Twenty -second wards.
The ship Sultana, which arrived at New Orleans
yesterday, reports having seen four bodies and a
piece of wreck on the 23d ult of the coast Of North
Carolina. The bodies were supposed to be those of
passer gers Loot by the disaster to the Central
America.
Dispatches received at Washington from Comma.
dore Armstrong, dated Shanghae, July It, state tina.
the Chinese and Portuguese had had an engagement
at Ningpo which resulted In favor of the former,
who destroyed the Portuguese vessels but committed
DO outrages on other foreign shipping. No fear of
any further disturbance WAS entertained, as quiet
was completely restored. The Chinese offered no
oDstructons to commercial pursuits at shanghae,
where every thing remained tranquil Some of the
senior Officers Of the San Jacinto had been suffering
from peculiar climatic disease which induced
Commodore Armstrong TO leave Hong Kong and
seek 3 colder climate. The change had proved be.
nedcsL The Levant had been ashore, but with as
sistsnce from the San Jacinto had been got of with
out having sustained any apparent damage.
Our Berlin correspondence, which we publish in
srtsnso this morning, will he found extremely in.
teieeting. Tho Evangelical Alliance at Berlin
had created quite o sensation in Germany,
and was looked upon by the religious world as an
event Of great importance. Much good Is expected
% ssuit from it, deliberations. The attendance was
quite large ,254 members being present at the Con-
fsrSroe Of which thiriyhve were from the United
States. Mr.. Wright, the American Minister, gave
diner 10 the American members, at the Hotel d.
Angieterre. Our correspondent gives resume of
sbe proceedings Of the Conference.
10 another column will be found the report
OF the Select Committee Of the English House
OF Commons appointed 70 consider the state OF the
Briiish possessions in North America which are
under the administration OF the Hudson's Bay Com
psuy. The committee, il viii be seen, recommended
the cession 10 Canada Of the Red River and Sas.
kstohevsn districts, and the termination of the
connection Of the Hudson Bay Company with
Yanco1vers island. AZ 10 the extensive regions
In Rupert's Lend and the Indian territory, they
think that, both In regard TO the interests OF the
fur trade and the Indian population, il is
desirable that the Hudson Bay Company should con.
tnue TO enjoy the exclusive privileges which they
nov possess Whilst on this subject we may state
that ct q meeting held in Toronto, at the close
o. last month, strong resolutions were propos
81 insisting that every part OF the territory
he'd by the Hudson Bay corporation should
b. thrown open to commercial enterprise and
trsihc. and regulating any compromise Of the
QUESTION such a. that proposed by this report One
81 he speakers went 80 far a. TO say that he
trusted TIE circumstances embodied in the resolu.
tons would be acceded 70 by the British government
for II not, the colonies would probably take example
from the pages Of history, and take by force that
which they now demanded a. a right This sen
tinen. was enthusiastically sppauded by the
meeting.
The Paris Pres" Of September 81 contains a
long article about the affairs OF Kansas and slavery
The writer approves the course Of the aboItioniss
for having abandoned the ideas Of emancipation nv
violence, and adopting that Of compensating the
owners CT slaves lie ia OF opinion that the oppo
sition manifested against free trade by the Con
vention held In Knoxville is merely threat against
The Northern States.
prize fight between two pugilists, named
Horngsn and Lazarus, was fought in Canada, nearly
opposite Buffalo yesterday afternoon, and resulted
IN erswn battle. The contest lasted two hours
and fortsdp minutes, during which l2s rounds
wsV fought. This Is the second fight between
theae parties viAin q short time. In the first one
Horrigsn vas deferred.
A Gre occurred In M. arvinc bouse of Mr. SchuIl
a. Paterson, N. j., last evc.rs wb,cb with an m.
occupied building, was entirel, conaumed.
Francis Haines appeared before,he Recordes YES.
ierdsy, and made affidavit that h, aisposed Of a
stock CT groceries in September 10 wilham Bruce.
Cor which be received in payment three prou,ssory
na,es ~ 5000 each, purporting 70 be endorsed by
J @. Stevens, Of Brooklyn, the signatures on which
a. v. car4.runan pton0nnred "a he fafaa The -.