The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-22

The United States mail steamship Fulton. Captain
wotten, which left Southampton on the 9Th Of
April, arrived at this port early yesterday morning.
The news is four days later.
The Fulton has brought the following
schnchardt Gebhardt two packages sS5 600
G. Rossire Co., one package: 10000
L. Won Hoffman Co., three packages. 74475
Total. .sl4O OTIS
She brought one hundred and fifteen passengers.
The steamship City of Washington, from Liver
pool at 10 o'clock morning of Wednesday, the sth
inst, arrived also early yesterday morning.
The City of Washington brought FIVE hundred
and twenty.three passengers.
There were two births on the passage.
The steamers Leopold 1. and Hermann, from
New York on the 2lst ult, arrived of Cowes on the
night of the Sd, the former few hours in advance
of the latter.
The mail steamer America, from Boston and
Halifax, arrived at Liverpool on the 9Th inst.
telegraphic despatch from Constantinople Of
the LIST inst. announces that the English feet left
there on the previous day, making for Malta.
The English counties have already returned ll9
liberals (of all shades) against l43 conservatives.
The estimate of the London Globe is to the latest
time. s65 government, 249 opposition.
Gen. Ashburnham is appointed 10 the command
of the military force to be sent to China from Eng
land.
Accounts from Athens of the 2sth ult state that
the Senate had passed vote favorable to the Mi
pist9y.
1t was considered in India, according to the last
accounts from China, that the closing of the FIVE
Chinese ports against European commerce was i'm
minent
At last advices the Persian army was firmly
posted at Shiraz and General BUTLER was fortifying
Arabistan. The Southern provinces were tranquil
Reforms are progressing In Turkey. In two cases
Christian witnesses have given evidence against
Turks in Bosnia, and in both the Mussulmsns were
found guilty. The passport card Of identity sys
tenn has been introduced into Bosnia.
The Grand Duke Of Tuscany has, "for the pre-
SENT declined to conclude with the Papal chair
concordat like the Austrian.
At the Gloucester sssizes, on the 4th inst. YER
dict of f500 damages was given against Cardinal
Wiseman, at the suit of q French priest named
Able Roux, lately in cure at Chelsea, for breach
of contract, upon which the plaintiff alleged that
the defendant had received q document signed by
the Princess Letitia Bonapsrte, niece to the EN-
peror Of France, which the Cardinal had either lost
or disposed Of in some other way. The document
was an acknowledgment on the part Of the lady
that she owed Roux rs O00f, which she desired her
children would pay as sacred debt"
The accouchemenf Of Queen Victoria was daily
expected to take place.
The English elections are over with very few
exceptions. The new House of Commons will have
strong liberal majority.
A fearful tragedy was perpetrated on the 9th at
Liverpool A butcher, M ned Gibbons, who had
been in responding state Of mind for some time,
owing TO failure in business, cut the Threats OF his
wife and two of his children, wounding third on
the cheek bone. The Oldest child, four years old,
WIS quite dead, and the mother and the youngest
were not expected TO recover.
The Emperor of Prussia Ia said to have defnitivey
given up his intended journey To Western Europe.
An order in Council had been issued, prohibiting
the importation into England Of cattle or OF horses
hoo hides or skins from those territories Of Russia
Prussia or Meckenburg (Schwerin) which lie on the
Gulf of Finland, between the gulf and the city of
Lubec. This precsution has been taken TO prevent
the introduction into England OF the infectious dis
ease which is destroying the cattle Of the Baltic
provinces.
The Paris Conference on the affairs Of Neuchstel
has held another meeting Two or three points are
said TO be settled, namely: the amnesties the par
tcipstion the part Of the whole confederation In
the expenses Of the occupation, also the preserve
zion TO the Prince Of Prussia Of the title of
Prince Of Neuchatel. Other points are yet distant
from settlement, and there will be no further
meeting for some days. II Ia indeed reported that
the Conference adjourned zine de In consequence OF
impactlcable demands by Prussia; but our infor.
nation on the subject Ia quite meagre.
II is denied that the question Of the Danish Ouch.
les has been submitted TO the exclusive judgment
Of the Germanic Diet, or that the Engsh and
French governments have "a yet returned definite
answer 10 the King Of Denmark's request for thei
good Offices. Both governments have, however, ex.
pressed their friendly sentiments towards the king
II IL thought the Conference in session al Paris
viii take up the question Of the Duchies soon az
the affairs Of Neuchatel and the Danubian Provinces
are disposed of.
A telegrapbic despatch from Madrid Of the 4th
inst, states:-Some sedtious movements have been
discovered, and oounteracted. Mtzico has recog.
nised ne Justice of ne demsnds ofhs Spanish go
erpmsnt
Prussia has ratified the treaty with Denmark re-
istive 70 the Sound Dues. Rstihcations were ex
changed at Copenhagen prior to the LIST instant.
The abolition Of the Sound dues has causcd very
great satisfaction 70 all classes In Sweden, the
trade OF the country Ia thus relieved from yearly
tar OF no less than million of rix dollars or the In.
teresl Of capital Of 10000 900 rix dollars The
proposed new tariff ia a worthy addition 70 this
treaty and win place the customs law ~ sveden an
the most liberal footing making free trsae reality
In that country.
DINA Is Is now complete. AZ Austria will consider