The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-23

inst, arrived at st. Johns, n F.. last evening Her
advices are three days later than those previously
received At Liverpool cotton had advanced one
sixteenth of penny, and the market exhibited an
upward tendency. Flour mad declined sixpence, but
corn bad improved shilling to one shilling and
sixpeDce. Consols are quoted at 924 92S for
money. The British Ministry had asked for fl00 900
sterling to defray the expenses of the Persian and
China wars The present duties on tea and sugar
are to be continued for two years. The only inte-
resting item Of Parliamentary VS. is the defeat of
the Jewish Oaths bill in the House of Lords by
thirty four majority. There had been some disur-
Dances in Spain but the cause is not stated.
We have aovices from Belize Honduras, to the
3Osh of June. Our correspondent, writing on that
day, draws very gloomy picture of the present
condition and future prospects of the colony The
trucking season. had closed and the yield of ma
bogsny was unusually short. The entire crop of
wood Tor the season would not amount to five mil
lion of feet instead o. fifteen million, as calculated
In cor sequence of this the article had advanced
very much and the poorer sorts was worth $50 cash.
Smallpox and cholera morbus had carried off a
great many people during the wet season, amongst
whom was the Scotch Presbyterian clergyman
at Belize. Trade was dull and declining
all over Honduras so rapidly that it was
thought the colony would be vaueless to
England within ten years. Foreign trade with
Belize Yves paTalyzed. Colonel Kinney was still at
Rustan but his finances represented as far from
fourishing He intended a. first TO 60 to Belize,
but his vessel became leaky and out of repair, aud
as the Hondurian people would not permit him to
land at Truxilo, be forced to go to Ruatan. In
that town his vessel was condemned and sold. His
presence startled the quiet folks Of Ruatan for time
but the latest reports represent him very popular
The new Anglo Hondurian treaty did not work well.
IL Belize the merchants looked on the proposed
railroad from Cortez porto Cabelo) to the Pacific
as measure which would in the end ruin their
local trade. The English bark a. NJ, which strand
ed Oh the slaLd Of Cozamel, had been plundered by
Mexican pirates Breadstufs were plenty in the
Belize market, but pork, beef, lard and butter
scarce and very high. Hides and sarsaparilla were
exceedingly dear the last named article having
been sll bought up by one Spectator.
We have advices from BIO Janeiro to the 10th
ut Six Thousand Eve hundred bags of coffee were
forwarded to New York on that day. The market
for coffee was more active, prices ruling from Eve
milreas to $1,000 ries per aroba. good deal of ex
element and sympathy was aroused on behalf of
a slave woman named Matilda who, having had
q child born to her master, was sold, with her Off
spring. by her seducer to another. By this man she
was treated cruelty that when crossing the bay OF
Rio lately one Of the ferry boats, she threw her
child into the water and then jumped after it. A
sailor saved both. Matilda was tried and acquitted,
when her advocate paid the sum of $3.50 and
gave her her freedom.
BY the arrival at this port Of the brig Isaac Car
yer, Captain Partridge, we have news from Laguna,
Mexico, TO the 25th ut. The health Of the place
was very good at the above date-no sickness what
ever in the vicinity of Laguna. The vonto had
made it's appearance at Vera Cruz s-d Campeechy.
On the night of the 10th ult there occurred sort
of revolution. II seems the chief movers in the
affair were Custom House officers, who sought to
dep ,se the present Governor, Nicholas Dorantas,
and establish in his s,esd one Pedro Requena, but
they were not successful. The collector, the capt,in
Of the port, and several others implicated in The
affair, were arrested and confined and would he
cent to Vera Cruz. Three Mexican war vessels,
built in New York, were condemned and sold at
public auction.
The annual meeting OF the Associate Alumni Of
the Free Academy was held last evening. The only
matter of interest that transpred was the adoption
Of resolution establishing fund for assisting poor
the benefits Of the Academy. The ma mes Of the
officers for the ensuing year AREAS. Steers, Presi
deat; s. J. C. Jellife. Secretary; Jas. r. Brani,
Smith Bloomfield. Francis ID. Moulton, VIM. Cruik-
shank, Samuel b. House A. A. Mgord. Russell
Sturges, Hugh Mcfarland, Executive Committee.
The hearing in the matter Of the habeas corpus in
the case Of Abraham Latourette was bad yesterday
at Richmond County Court House before Judge
Mccall. The Judge reserved his decision
as TO bis right to discharge the prisoner hold him
TO bail, and directed that be should meantime be
held in the custody Of the sheriff
meeting Of the democratic organization Of the
Fifteenth ward was held last evening at Convention
Hail. Wooster street, the stated object OF which was
10 give A opportunity TO those who had not enrolled
their names as mem oers Of so doing. The stten
dance WAS small probably owing 10 the limited pub
Lefty given TO the subject, and the fact that we
president Of the organization was prevented BY ILL.,
ness from being present; and after some quiDbliog
to the formaty Of transactng the business Of the
association in his absence the meeting was adjourned
until Tuesday next.
The large spoke mandatory belonging TO David
Coleman and the machine shops owned by Samuel
Howard, ut Milton, Ulster county were totally des.
troyed by fire on Tuesday last The loss is esti.
mated at between six and seven thousand dollars.
partially covered by insurance.
The Commissioners Of Emigration met yesterday.
but transacted no importan, business. The emipra
ton 70 this port up 10 18th inst. was l07 49, being
an increase, as compared with the hgues Of las,
year, of 3s,7l5.
The General jackson Gold Box Committee met
again yesterday, when a long discussion as TO the
merits Of the contestants for the prize took place
We give a full report elsewhere. The committee
VIII probably make their report the frs, Monday
in August next.
The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday. From
a communication sent In by th Comptroller il ap.
pears that the SUN to be raised by tax for the year
1867 IL t7,7l5, zee 81. A long debate ensued upon
q plan for recognizing the Tax Commissioner de
psrtment. The rooms now occupied by the tax AMI