The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-12
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY L. 1853.

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each but owing to the strenuous opposition of one
of the Governors the matter was laid over There are
now iii persons under the care OF the Governors,
being decrease of II since last week.
Fire Marshal Baker arrested James H. Magee yes.
terday, on bench warrant, he having been indicted
for arson in the third degree, in setting fire to his
grocery store, corner of Fortyfourth street and
Ninth avenue, on the Goth of July. In default of
g, 900 bail he was committed to prison.
In the Court of Sessions yesterday John Thomas
youth of fifteen years of age and notorious pick
pocket, pleaded guilty to grand larceny, having
been indicted for highway robbery sent to the
State prison for five years. He was jointly indicted
with John Nolan and James Gigsey for assaulting
VIM. R. W. Chambers, chief clerk to the City
Inspector, on the night of the 10th of April.
while passing through Broadway, and rob-
bling him of gold watch and chain
and an opera glass. James Tyler alias Crawford
was convicted of grand larceny and remanded for
sentence. He hired horse and wagon from the sta
BILE of Abraham Lent for the ostensible purpose of
going to Long Island, but did not return The horse
found in the city ten days afterwards. William
Harrison, indicted for stealing $50 worth of clothing
pleaded guilty to petit larceny. and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for six month"; James Cusick, a
youth pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in
the third degree having been discovered in the base
ment of No. Bedford street, and was sentenced to
imprisonment at Sing Sing for two years and five
months. John Klipsall was acquitted of feonious
assault said to have been committed upon
Michael Fitzpatrick in a Baxter street street
porter house. Alexander Hoag was tried for
keeping dsordery house in Mercer street, said to
be resort of prostitutes and notorious thieves The
jury failed to agree upon verdict eleven being for
conviction and one for acquttal.
The Persa's news, received yesterday, was looked
upon in favorable Light far cotton concerned
and while holders manifested less disposition 70 press
sales, prices unchanged. The transactions
confined to about 500 bales on the basis Of l2Xc to
12Hc. for mddng uplands The market, may be said
did no. fairly open under the news the weather
very ncement, and merchants had hardly time to
examine their letters with until the business day had
pretty much expired. Flour continued heavy for in
ferior and common grades, while extra brands were
steady; the sales were 70 . fair extent, and without
change Of moment in quotations. Wheat was lower
for most grades, but more active at the de-
cline Corn was frmer, with sales of yellow
at 74c. . 75c., and In small lots at '76c. TIC
and COO bushels prime white brought 75c. 76c Pork
WAS heavy and cheaper, with sales Of at Sl7 s7
SIS 12H and Of prime ct $4 10 ael4 80. public sale
Of Santos coffee held yesterday which drew good
and spirited company and full prices were
bags were sold II exc. 16xc, average about 10 &c.
Only about 200 bags Of the catalogue were withdrawn
Tho cargo Of the woodbne consisting OF bags of R
was sold on private terms, and 600 mats Java at lsc
Freghts continued firm. 10 Liverpool grain ships bags
taxa a md ~~Ia "A
and bacon 81 27 3d. To California 400 tons were engaged
II &c for Light aAd at Soc for heavy weight per foot
measurement
Our Foreign Relations-Policy OF Mr.. Blu
chanan upon Central American Affairs.
According to letter from well informed
Washington correspondent, which we publish
to-day, the administration is now directing its
attention to our foreign affairs; and its policy
in regard to the Central American States is
already definitely resolved upon. 1.-THE admin
istration," our correspondent informs US, "will
take firm stand upon this ground-that the
right of way across the several isthmus routes
of America shall be free to the world, safe to
commerce and travel, and unburthened with
onerous exactions by the local authorities"
and If said transits cannot be made 30 by the
local governments respectively concerned, the
government of the United States will do it,
even to the extremity, if required, Of an armed
interventon-ar resort which will be fully autho-
rized by the established general law of nations.
1t is not at all likely, however, that there
will be any necessity in any case for this ultima
ratio regurn. The demands indicated in refer
nee to those transit routes are so perfectly
fair and impartial to all parties interested,
that they can involve no serious ground
of opposition from any quarter. The
right of way is general public right
which overrides all local rights of To-
cal jurisdiction, and an armed Intervention.
therefore, If necessary to enforce this public
right of way over any one Of the isthmus routes
Of Central America, would not in the least
degree be an infraction Of the doctrine of
non-intervention In the domestic affairs of
the State thus coerced into submission.
Of course there would be no opposition
to this armed intervention from any
foreign Power, when it's object Is the COM
mon right of the travel and commerce of
all nations We may, therefore, accept the de-
claration of the alternative indicated as equiva-
lent to the full accomplishment Of the gene
raj object in view, through the quiet process of
treaty stipulatons with the several State gov
ernments of Central America.
Two treaties have already been entered into
in view of this general poicy-ene with New
Granada and the other with Nicaragua-known
as the Cass-Herran and the Cass-Yrisarri trea-
ties. But although II has been understood that
both these treaties have been ratified on the
other side, it appears that there is hitch in
each; that. while in the former case the treaty,
though approved by the President Of the re-
public, has not yet received the ratification of
its Congress, in the latter case, though ratified
by the State Congress, the treaty has not yet