The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-22

The News.
The European mails to 90 out by the Vanderbilt
will close at the Post Office at halfpast ten O'Clock
this forenoon. and the steamer will leave at one
O'Clock Merchants and others will thus have ample
time to answer letters received by the Niagara whose
mails reached this city from Boston early last even
ing and win be ready for distribution at the usual
hour this morning.
In Congress yesterday the session Of the Senate
was mainly devoted to the consideration of private
claims. Some fifty private bills were passed, none
of them, however, Of any public interest A bill
for the removal Of the revenue building at the Qua
rantne, Staten Island was referred to the Committee
on Commerce A resolution TO print sixty Thousand
extra copies Of the Patent Office agricultural report
was adopted The report Of the Atrato surveying
expedition was presented. Lieut.. Craven, the chief
of the expedition, is Of opinion TINT the proposed
canal across the Isthmus Of Daren is impracticable
involving expenditures not easily estimated, and q
sacridce of life from which the stoutest heart may
shrink. At least two generations must pass away
before the world could realize the completion of
much less extensive work than that contemplated.
The House wasted the day in frivolous partisan
contest upon the report Of the Committee on Elec-
lions admitting Messrs. Phelps and Cavansugh to
seats as members from Minnesota. No definite
action was taken on the subject.
The European msils to the 9Th inst, brought by
the Niagara reached this city last evening. In ad-
dition to some extracts from our English 6les, we
publish this morning interesting letter from
special correspondent at Plymouth, containing i'm
telegraph cable. Il will be seen that while the
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our navy, is pronounced by the English engineers
10 be just the machinery required, Mr.. Hughes,
our ingenious inventor and electrician has succeeded
in transmitting currents Of electricity through
twenty-sx hundred miles Of the cable without diff.
Guilty, thereby solving satisfactorily problem that
had baied the science of the companys electricians
and one that had rendered the ultimate success of
the telegraph enterprise, even though the cable had
been stretched across the ocean, matter Of great
uncertainty.
We have advices from Rio Janeiro TO the 18th ult
The papers are discussing the suggestions made by
Mr.. Meade our Minister, in his address 10 the En-
peror when delivering his credentials, and PROPOSE
tons for the encouragement OF emigration from Eu-
rope 70 Brazil by grants Of bounty and land. No
mention Ia made Of fever prevailing In the port The
coffee market active. Between the 18th Of March
and the 18th Of April 81 900 bags Of coffee were ship
ped TO the United States.
We have files from Turks Island 70 the 2la ult.,
bot the papers do not contain word Of local news
OF any interest In this quarter
We have advices from the French West India
islands dated at Guadaleupe and Martinique on the
10th Of March;--A ship from Cayenne, the Acyon.
which conveyed 10 the colony 37o old immigrants
from the coast Of Africa, arrived at Msrtiniqus on
that day. She IN about SOC. tons burthen, and lost
but six Of her passengers during the voyage from
Africa 10 Cayenne. Letters from Gusdaloupe give
some details regarding the ship (the Stells) lately
mentioned as having introduced 500 African labor.
ers into that island. II appears that abe took that
number on board before leaving the coast but only
landed 647 at Guadaloupe, having lost 1853 during
the passage. The Stella Ia screw steamer but Il IA
stated In letters from Point su-Petre that her fuel
fell short, and she Was consequently 90 days out.
Adding 80 deaths which occurred by accident after
her arrival at Guadalupe, the average mus, be al
lowed 10 be fearful one.
The Grand Jury. having finished their business,
presented q number OF indictments yesterday In
in the Court Of General Sessions, and were dis.
charged by Judge Russell, with thanks for the
prompt performance Of their duties The jury failed
to agree in determining the guilt or innocence Of
osfherins Long. charged with stealing watch and
sllo IN money from q travelling merchant named
John Jordan. Michael Foley was acquitted Of a
charge OF assault and battery, and 50 was colored
youth, indicted for grand larceny. The City Judge
VIII psss sentences this morning.
Comptrollss FlAes was before the Committee ON
Markets of the Board Of CounciImsa yesterday :.
~ss also A. v. S<ovt, the City Chaubsrisn. IN.
Cbairmsn 81 the COMMITTEES laid besor. them a Ne,
NJ the names of the prcrietors 81 sheds and sta.au
or The new ground west Of ws~hingtoo market, and
fhe arnounf paid by each, from which Il appears that
sun Of little Is~ than seoooo n annually collected
from the new made ground The Comptroller de-
MED that any such sum ever came 10 the City
treasury s that stated In the paper drawn mp by
We washington market men The City Chamber.
'A~ @s'es ths' s6'saT ws the whole amount Of the
A'1'J e'use'ed fx We pest yesr IRON the nart., J