The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-30

The steamship Arabia Is now due at this port
with news from Liverpool 10 the 10th inst, three
days later than previous adyices.
The steamship Star of the West with the Califor.
mia passengers specie and mails Of the 5h inst, is
now fully due at this port, according to the usual
time consumed on the passage. But We see by a
despatch from Charleston that the Catawba had ar.
rived from Havana, having sailed on the 18th, at
which time nothing had been heard Of the Star Of
the West She may be in today.
The steamships Philadelphia and Quaker City ar.
rived at this port yesterday with news from Havana
t. the 25th inst. The duplicates of exchange aud
correspondence on board the wrecked steamer
Central america reached this city by the above
mentioned vessels. Monetary affairs In Cuba we're
still IN critical condition, bat the banks held sui
cient cash for the purposes OF trade. Sugar was
dull and prices declining. Freights were also dull.
The hearth OF Havana was good Our correspon-
dents state thai tae landings OF slaves frequent
and earned on in the most undsguised manner. The
flags OF France, Holland and the United States
were displayed by the traders. Five hundred and
ninety nine free coonists from China had been set
ashore from two vessel, one Of which lost sixty
coolies by death on the passage. They came by
way Of saint Helena. On some OF the sugar
estates these unfortuDa,es cruelty dashed, and
suicides were 20 frequeat amongst them that a 60
yernment Investigation Of the ca1ses which led 10 IL
took place, when revolving state Of management
was exposed. Fourteen thousand eight hundred
ano Ninety. lie Asiatics bad been SCI ashore during
The wear up - the Esd Instant aud two thousand
three hundred and four others had died on the pas
sage A cargo OF Africans vas landed al the Punta
Castle on the 18th instant, which filed forty volan-
ties, in winch they were driven OF to the planta-
tions. The captain and crew escaped. The Amer
can bark Mazeppa had teen captured by Spanish
war cruiser az slsver She had several huadred
negroes and the smallpox on board.
We have O. rom Buenos Ayres 20 the li ult.
The custom house law for 1853 had been published.
At differs little from that nos in force Articles Of
export which subec. TO d specific rate al present
will be then rated II tariff same "a imports, re
duClng Ill iour per cent. Trade during July
very Improbable. Goods suited to the markets Of
the interior sold well, however. Brazilian
schooner AID effected trading run TO Cuyaba and
returned 20 }uenos Ayres, but the results Of the
speculation were not known. American flour was
heavy in the market Lumber was In good demand.
Six thousand political exles were expected nom
Naples AZ Eute RE, where five hundred Swiss emf.
grams were already settled.
We have news from the West Indies dated Of
Kingston. Jamaica; 81 Vincent, Barbados, and St.
Thomas on 27th ut, and AZ Bermuda on the 10Th
inst The reports from Jamacs represent the
weather as exceedingly propitious for the growing
Crops the island having been visited with rain In
abundance The wet weather had occasioned con.
siderable sickness. Governor Darling was well re.
oeved by tie people. The Kingston sugar market
had greatly declined. Sales are quoted Al us. to
500. 30. per 100 lbs, and some had been made ct
2es. CD Mr. eyre was expected 10 resume the go
vernment Of St. Vincent. The export Of arrow root
from St. Vincent had reached Gas barrels. The
Trinidadiaps 1ere exulting over handsome returns
from their estates for the season just ended. The
discovery II considerable seams Of coal is confirmed
,22s barrels sugar III puncbeons and $50 terces
moasses had been exported TO 7th Of AuggstsxIhs
British ship u war Brunswick arrived ct Bsfb5-
on the 18th q august, and sailed the l9tfl
GreytoEn. There l. nothing Of importance rom
Bermuda or ot Thomas.
We have news 'rom Nassau, n. p, 10 the 10Th
inst There nothing d interest occurring. Later
aovces from the rold mines recently discovered IN
Giaus state thsi the meta procure f,on them Is OF
fine quality Accounts from Mathew Town state
chat the company hsd rated II the aggregate about
IS 600 bushels of salt, some Of which had been sold
al ten cents per bushel. The weather continued fpe
Our correspondent at por-suprince. Hayti.
writing on the 18th inst represents trade az very
dull sith frtigh's difficult 10 obtain. old coffee
cold a. sl2. RICE, tobacco and flour were scarce
and high There was little sickness in port. The
condition or foreign seamen sick in the hospitals
was very wretcted. They are poorly tended and
fleeced txorbi,sntly Tor medical charges; but mel
tber tue government nor merchants seemed 10 take
any interest IN tue matter.
John Bridget sas arrested yesterday upon the
charge Of setting Gre 10 premises No. SO Cannon
street He va committed 10 prison 10 await the
Investigation OF The Fire Marshal. The premises re
peived but little damage.
Captain sctiOvan Of the steamship Empire City
hAe been presented BY the passengers Of thai vessel