The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-06
The News.

The News.
An sorts Of rumors are afoat as to the COMPOST
tion Of the new Cabinet. The subject appears 10
be as much mystifed as it was o month ago The
latest reports from Washington are given under the
Geographic head. Our correspondent gives list
Of the Cabinet as it stood lest nigh. there are,
however, so many contingencies to be avoided or
provided for that the schedule may have been
changed before sunrise this morning. TIE Pres.
dent yesterday signifed to the committee of the
Senate appointed to wait upon him that he woald
send them communication to-day; therefore we
nay be able to announce the names of the nominees
in our evening edition. Our Washington special
report Of the Inauguration of President Buchanan,
ne well as that of the ball which followed in the
evening, is unavoidably crowded out.
An addition has been made TO the new tariff,
whereby all goods remaining in store when the law
goes into operation will be subject on to the duties
levied under that law.
The Assembly yesterday passed the bill providing
Dor the removal OF the Quarantine Nothing Of im
portance was done in the Senate.
We have four days later news from Earope, re-.
seived by the steamship Atlantic, which left Liver
pool the 18th ut., and arrived at this port last
evening. The intelligence, although not very i'm.
psrtant is Interesting On the 10th ult the E npe.
Dor Napoleon opened the session of the French
Legislative Chambers with speech from the throne
With the exception of passing ausion to Neu ,hatel
And Naples the address is entirely devoted to home
nAtters A new line Of French transatlantic steam
srs is to be established. France Is described as pros
Porous, and bis Majesty says ne shall not want any
more money for the present. As regards the Men
ehatel question he simply says be hopes soon for
satisfactory solution. With respec, to Nap is
government had acted with that Of Queen Nist1.ii,
with good intentions" The rest Of the speech is
philosophical disquisition on progress an cviza
ten.
Great excitement existed in Madrid from the
sxage Grated accounts published there OF tee mas
saere Of Spanish subjects in Mexico and the govern
Dent intends TO ct out powerful expedition to pro-
seed from Cuba against that republic. Some OF the
papers express the hope that England and France
will Join Spain In this matter, so 10 prevent the
United States from interfering, while others hope
Abe honor will be left solely with Mexico.
In England the nine pence additional income tax
is 70 lie taken off, The secret treaty affair still
much commented upon. The King Of Prussia still
endeavors TO retain his sovereign rights over the
Neuchate. Principally. The report tina. Austria
had addressed violent note 10 aidina is contra
aie.ed. The relations Of the two States were still,
however anything but friendly. In Spain the cleo.
t,ons had ended without riots. The Queen had not
left Tor Andalusia. The Emperor and Empress Of
Austria were still at Milan and becoming popular.
They prececd 10 Vienna shortly and thence 10
Hungary.
The accounts from Hong Kong are merely con
hrnstory Of previous sdvices. The americans have
not taken further par. in the Canton afaif bot DR.
Parker had Issued a circular 10 &c serve the rights
Of our countrymen.
From Persia there il no further news. Bushiro was
tortifed. An attack was anticipated and large re-
Inducements were being sent 70 the gulf from India.
Cotton was more quiet In Liverpool. Flour and
bresdsiufs dull Consols 80 The Atlantic brought
SlsG $50 in specie.
Advicos from N nrovia, Liberia. g. the 18th Of
January, state that the native had a.tscksd tie
solonis'- at Cape Ps'nss, and destroyed a large
amount OF property including two extensive villages
situated OF the verge Of the Cape. The cause Of ia,
difficulty i. not stated ne OF the colonsts and sew
ersl natives were killed. II IL also reported that the
Protestant Episcopal Mission school houses, with
the station al Mount waugh, hid been torn down.
They were IN charge of Bishop Payns. This is the
first tumut the Cope Palmss colony has had with the
natives from ~ foundation in the year 1884. The
treaty Of comm aud navigation, recently copclu
ded between the libeIias republic snd france, bad
beor published in full.
Elsewhere We publish full ropou Of yesterday.
proceedings IN the case Of The alleged Frcn,h rail.
road fraud. a compendium Of the annual repor, Of
rhe Commissioners OF Emigration al account Of
the melancholy suicide Of Or. Phillips proceedings
In certain contested will cases before the Surrogate
rep1us of criminal trials 10 the Court Of Sessions,
emo list q the names Of the persons composing
tbe Grsnd Jury together With several other inte-
resting reports Of local matters, 10 which we have
no space r. slludc more particularly.
1tc steamship Illinois Ion this port yesterday for
Aspinvsr. Sac csuied ont about Eve hundred ras
songers, including detachment Of two hundred and
nfiy United States soldier bound for Oregon and
wash ngt0n Territories
The rvenne cutter Washington, Capt Fsupce,
~iurrsd 10 thi' port yesterds, frum cruise. she
hn'-g ION s'r"s tre sinoe despatched TO the re