The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-02


Mr. Buchanan leaves Wheatand for Washington
sAis morning. The capital was yesterday filed with
sarangers anticipating his arrival, and numerous
military and fire companies, and thousands of ortho
aox democrats are en- route to participate in the
Aaauguratory ceremony.
Our Washington despatch states that the Senate
have under consideration a commercial treaty be
sween the United States and Persia. 1t was nego-
tsted between Mr.. Carroll Spence, our Minister at
Constantinople, and the Persian Ambassador at the
Turkish Court.
The HERALD of yesterday morning contained
three dsys later news from Europe, brought by the
Niagara at Halifax. Additional particulars may
he found In TO dayspaper. The news from Canton
rs down to the 3Oth of December, at which date
the British Admiral had suspended hostilities, and
was Strengthening his position. All the foreign
buildings had been destroyed. The British had
bombarded the city with hot shot, but we have no
account of the damage done. There has doubtless
been an immense destruction Of life and property. II
s reported that the Emperor was DESTROYS Of peace
but the Cantonese would not yield. The
Chinese threatened the destruction of Hong Kong.
There is later intelligence from Persia. The Per.
sian forces meditated an attack upon the British
camp st Bushiie. Active preparations were making
papers assert that England is about TO forego her
warlike operations both in Persia and China. Lord
Cowleys negotiations with Feruk Khan will, it is
thought put an end to the difficulty with the Shah
and no troops will be despatched to China Mr.
Golden has brough. forward motions in Parliament
condemniDg the demonstration upon Canton, and
directing inquiry to the state of commercial rela
hons between Great Britain aud China. II has been
Ill, H.
duced An article in the Paris Moniter on the subject
Of q union Of the Danubian ipalites-repub
Eshed in the HERALD OF 26th ultimo-hsd greatly
excited the London press, dreading as the writers
did, q probable encroacbmeDt by France on the
constitutional rights Of Turkey. The French Legs-
iature was to be opened on the 10th ult by the En-
peror in person. An Insane man on the l2,h
attacked the Empress. He had no weapons, aud
said he merely wished to embrace her Majesty. The
conference for the settlement OF the Prasso-S .iss
difficulty viii be held in Paris. The steamship
Persia, from New York, reached Liverpool on the
14th, in little more than nine days. Cotton had ad
yanced three sixteenths OF penny. Breadslufis
were dull. Consols 9Sl "a.
The steamship Atlantic, which left Liverpool on
she 18th ultmo viii probably arrive at this port
morrow. She will bring four days later news.
The neigbborhood Of Broadway and Fulton aud
Nassau streets was thrown into great alarm early
hast evening bya loud explosion. Upon investiga
Mon the cause was found 10 proceed from
tbe store Of Macy & jenkins, IA Full
ton street, where a quantity OF gunpowder
exploded, violently bursting out the front
and rear doors and windows OF the lower story Of the
building and scattering the spliuters AID fragment,
Fulton street 10 the great peril OF persons in
the vi.inity. Fortunately none Of the pissers by
injured. The affair is quite mysterious. There
has evidently been diabolical plot OF some sort.
The matter will, we Understand, be thoroughly in.
qEired into by the proper officer.
Advices from Porto Rico to the Path Of January
state that Tt DUN had been chsnted in the cathe-
drsl at Ponce because Of the cessation Of cholera,
which had for a long time been prevailing, prin,i.
paIly among the slaves. The sugar market was I'M.
quiet, but fear and ndeeson stI prevailed 70 the
yield Of the crop. Shipping was sccunulating in
che port Of Ponce and il hoped that the market
voud improve in activity. The stock OF sugar on
hand was estimated at | 500 hhds., OF which 100
had passed into second hands at cents, and 90 at
o. cents.
BY way Of Charleston we have Havana dates
10 the 25th ult There was no political news.
SUGAR remained unchanged Our correspon.
dent in Havana writing on the 23d, states that
che meeting Of Auercan shipmssters who felt
offended at the action Of the United States Con
sul with respect 70 the Kane funeral arrange.
nents, was not held, as two sea csptlins were
added 10 the general committee by the Consul. II
was agsin reported that a navS demonstration
would he made against Mexico, and that frigste
and three steamers would sail soon for Vera Cruz.
Shares Of the Spanish Bank had declined from fifty
~ thirty per cent. Spanish gold coin OF the value
81 g. hsd been put in circulation. Silver coins
condemned in the United States were-if the pillars
were not efaced-taken at twenty five cents for the
quarter. but II deiaced the quarter only brought
twenty cents.
We are indebted TO Mr. H. J. Bulay, purser OF the
steamship Philadelphia for late files OF Australian
l,spcrs, from which we take report OF the Mel
bourne markets. Eight hundred Chinese had ar
rived AZ auckland from Bendigo and hos, Of them
vas Assembling Fat Melbourne. John Chinaman
had been seized with perfect passion for billiard
playing.
The Eco del Pus6io. Of 81. Domingo City, of Jan
~, lays that the government Of President Bsez was
ticking energetic measures against conspiraces
which u supposed 70 be maturing. General Santana
bed cou conducted 10 the capital under az escort Of
tlroo hundred men. which stated TO take him pn.
soncr at his retreat In the province Of seybo, and
hroueh Tim, without meeting with any resistance,
60 san Domingo. where he arrived on the sth
Of ihat month. and was Immediately shut up in
prison. To Judge from the violent language Of the
pies with regard 70 his person and objects. Il was
wy likely That he would he expelled from the
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