The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-04

Elections were held yesterday in New York Mas.
sachusetts, New jersey and Wisconsin.
In New York city the democrats have plurality
on the State ticket OF ten 80 fifteen Thousand over
the republicans. The Americans are nowhere. All
the democratic candidates for legislative and judi.
ciai Offices are elected Mr. Richard Sche WAS elect
ed TO the State Senate district which last TALL gave
majority of over forr thousand against the demo
cratic party. He has nov been returned b, three or
four hundred majority. The returns iro.n other
parts oil the Ste Incomplete. but the indications
are strongly favor oi the OF the democratic
nominees for State aid adicial Offices We give de-
talk ~ far received elsewhere Sundry re gala
tons were eatorced al TIE polls yesterday which con.
duced materially 70 the preservation o. order during
the voting No booths boxes Tor the distribution of
tickets were allowed to bc placed within hundred
f2o; Of the polla and tine glass ballot boxes
were used for tint first time. They looked well and
a. a preventive against frauds should be zen rally
adopted in large cities.
in Massachusetts r. =. Banks. the republican can.
didate for Governor, il chosen by large plurality.
Both branches OF the Legislature and the Council
are also republican by large msjorities.
The election in New Jersey was for member. OF
the Legislature and county offices. But little int.
rest i taken in tie ,e,tlt oot,ide OF the State.
We have nothing decisive from Wisconsin.
The steamship Ars.gu, which left southampton
~ the 2lst u arrived i, TIL, port yes;erdy morn
ing bringing thrcc hundred aud six passcagcrs and
s23s, s37 in specie. II, steamship Indaa. which
sailed from Liverpool o. the same day reached
Quebec about the same time in the forenoon.
The news by the arrivals i -four days later than
that brought By the Persia. and l. highly important
in a commercial point Of view. BY the steamships
Ariel and Canada adyces OF the progress OF the
financial crisis ia the United States to the sth ult,
bad been received IN EGgiand and produced "a very
unfavorable effect on the London Stock Exchange,
which continued irom the 10Th ul the day on which
the news was pabliehea op to the 2lst, when the
Ango sailed The Bank Of England raised it, rate
Of discount eight per cent on the 2oth This step
was taken in consequence Of the advices from Ame
rica. and almost simultaneously with it the Bank OF
France advanced it, rate To seven and half pei
cent. whilst in Hamburg it went up to nine aud
bali. In Bremen the money pressure exceedingly
severe but IL had slightly moderated In Vieana. Ii
London on the evening Of the 10Th. consols closed
al eSi to SD for money and ssi for 10Th Of Novem
Ter. American railway securities were actively
dealt in at iates, dates. The discount houses OF
London had increased their rate Of allowance one
PER cent standing at seven per cent for money and
call and and quarter for deposits with short
notice In the Liverpool cotton market trade was
good deal checked by the fic u thC rate o. discount
and prices closed al teenth ~ oneeighth Of
penny lower Bfeadstuii. were quiet and the prio,
of flour unchanged. Manchester goods mad fallen Ii
price and trade was al a stand still. The silk trade
Of France was very much depressed Messrs. whln
Mclean and Company, Of Glasgow, and Hamilton
Canada and the banking firm Of Balabio and Com
pany. Of Milan, had suspended.
The political news j. not important. The hcaltl
Of the King OF Prussia had slightly improved. il
Madrid Senior hrmoro was likely 10 form popula
cabinet Lord Howden had had interview will
tbs Emperor atoluOn on the subject 0! Spaaisi
polite.
Thcr wa NJ later news from India. The CT
Queen q uude lay dangerously III near London.
The American ship Richard Anderson, from Rot
teftam Ion baltimore, had been abandoned disabled
and her Captain and crew brought to Southampton
her mate. JOAN Aldudgc Wa. drowned
We publish al Interesting resume 81 the Australian
reeve houghi ~ thc Royal Charter 10 England on
tho 18th uhimo The GatcA arc Sydney 10th and
Melbourne 18th 81 August. The mining and acri
tliUfa lsIaifS vCIy favorable whilst the rrpera
rnarksi prices we're wSl supported. Melbourne cit,
Isa been lighted With gas The bank. u the colon,
were IN a healthy condition.
Tho trial ~ Frederick De Cnevs for the murder o
O-aaf 10 Granyal. At IIoLoson. on the oth Of Jui,
last wa brought 10 termination yesterday a, the
Hudson county, Nh, Court Of oyer and fermioei
~ a verde; Of guilty Of granddaughter. Tue punisl
meGs 1 Ct.tf Imprisonment for ten years o. a fn
~ one hDg-and dollars. The jury dclibcraicd TIRE
lours and s'ood hrst six for conviction aud sA 4
atquttta
Tlt nrw iading n the New York Historical y
oeJ was'eIvned las evening. on the occasion q
~, rNTul.. mouthy meeting u that Institution
Addu.er fv made Ny Hon. Mr. Bancroft Hon
Iuthtf Hrdish Rcy. w. RetbnBe and Rev. Dr
Adsus on npott ! csosdcd out BY the pres o
oIler uattcf.
Atn sHd's8a t..'fsil va assembled il III