, 1859-06-03
ADDITIONAL NEWS ITEMS,
AAtriFtD fy TINE LAST l.Au

4 ThsH. 7 Correspondent of the 8 F. Herald -
letter dated April 10th says that the Cuban Glbr.,
ing expedition, Ham!hgy announced is reprai.,.,
by the leading hlibusters hsTe-laughed at ly,h.S'
cials Of Cuba, and generally believed to be an ab,
farce, hzEe, fash in the pan, S>delusion. ana
snare-a sound Of wind and fury sgnifying uo,biDa.
Lord Napier, the late British minister 10 Ns,his-
ton, left Baltimore for Annapolis april l9GA, foy ~.
purpose OF taking passage in the Ou.acco, for hon.
Lord Lyons arrived at Washington A9iil 7tb a,
companied by his Secretary Of Legation. and s.si
quarters at Wizards. Next day be was pres.p,.a q
Secretary Cass by Lord Napier, when very fri.pas
but Informal discourse followed touching the rel,bo,.
existing between the two countries. r.. 81,
Mr.. Dallas. United States Minister at London h.
again written to the President that in the hgbes, ~
fetal circles in England in Europe is consde,.a
unavoidable.
dispatch from Washington, dated April 23d. ,.,,
that the general opinion in regard to the trial Of NJ
sckles is that he will be acquitted
So alarming has been the recent increase of Grim.
in the city Of New York. that since the sitting Of bs
last grand inquest, there aheady eleven cases d
murder and manslaughter to be presented for indc,
ment by the grand jury which has inst been emp,u.
eIled ..T
The receipts Of the Patent Office last month ar,
stated to be about $l4 900 over the expenses .iI
The Post-ofiice Department is having printed blspt
forms, to be severay filed up with smounts Of in
debedness to mail contractors. They are in the ps
tlre of certificates intended to serve as a LasI, "a,
loans until Congress shall relieve the present pecuuh
ry embarrassment OF the Department.
aS-lntellgence of the discovery OF A pass In ,b.
Rocky Mountains above the head waters Of the UppSr
forks of the south branch of the Saskatchewan H.
reached Iorento' Canada This pass is located about
the ttyirst degree OF latitude, and was discovered
by Capt. PelseT, who has charge Of q surveying pSS
ty sent out BY the Imperial Government Ii has zen
announced in the Canadian Parliament that me- n
cense OF the HudsOns Bay Company, giving them ~
right Of exclusive trade with the lhdianb will Ia
brought to an end next June. The Queens selection
OF Ottawa on reference to the Canadian Legislature
has been sustained in the Legislative Assembly Nv
majority Of five, resembling vote of last session nv
which Ottawa, by majority Of thirteen was declared
unit place for the seat Of Government. FOnF M
grain are very scarce throughout the provinces and
there is in some places good deal OF distress among
the inhabitants.
RB- The Courier Des Etats- Unis, Of April lIth.
gives long account Of the loss Of the ship ST. PaI
and the Of three hundred and thirty peFsopi
on board both sailors and passengers The 81. Paul
belongs to Hayre, and making At the time Of bsr
loss, voyage from China to Australia with load of
Chinese emigrats IL was near Of the numerous
islands OF the Louisa Archipelago that the vesss was
lost. The wreck took place on the llth Of Septem-
ber but the passengers escaped from this perl and
an English vessel was hailed, but she was too lman
to carry away all the unfortunate and three HUNDRED
and thirty were left until word Waa taken TO SdneA
and another vessel sent To their relief This relief eI
lpedition arrived at the place in December or Janua
ry and found that Of the three hundred and thirty in
ldviduals but one Cbinaman had been saved al The
others had been massaered by SaVages amidst the
most frightful tortunes. % NJ "a
81 The Mississippi and tributaries are Ove1aousd
to unprecedented extent ...-.. .,-.ir
Sc A French ship recently landed ht Havana four
hundred and ssventy;6Ee coolies from Macao, She
was out l22 days and ninety unfortunates died the
passage. 81 .sal
S5- The great Billiard match which took plaee a,
Detroin the llth and 18th has resulted in favor q
New York. The first match was for $500, between
Dudley Kavanagh Of New York, and Michel Foley Of
Detroit, a thousand points up and was won BY ka
vanagh. The second match was for SO OOO, between
Phelan and Seeretcr, two thousand points up and
was won by Phelan. Sssreiter kept the lead IN the
game until he turned the string in the fourth hun.
scored 504; while Seel eter had only reached the end
of the first string. Phelan beat Setteter bygS.
HsrGovernment has not, as was report(d, d,t.r-
mined to give contract To company fof carry-
ing the Pacific mail ola Nicaragua instead of Pana-
ma, after the lst Of September next An offer TO thai
effect was made to the Government BY Mr. VIM NO
ney, on the part Of himself and others, accompanied
by the condition that the line should enjoy protection
But proposals have been invited for renewal Of
mail contracts between New York aud San Francisco,
for the term of nine months from the LIST Of October
next, till the lst OF July. Offers WILL Of course be
considered if made for service by the PANAMA. the
Nicaragua and the Tehuantepec routes But there d
no determination to drop the Panama and take the
Nicaragua route, rs has been stated. The Panama
route cannot be dispensed with for the mail service al
present.
l TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DIsAsrER-The regular New
Orleans and st. Louis packet st. Nicholas Capt. Nc
IN hart fr0nn Vnuia toN
Orleans when passing st. Francis Island ninety miles
below Memphis the 2Ath April, exploded her boil
ers and then caught Ore and was totally destroyed
4 The number Of passengers officers and crew killed,
lost and wounded by this disaster was very large. The
survivors arrived at Memphis Ou the steamer SusquO-
hanna. The lost and killed are forty in number.
Rs-The Government has assurances that can be ~
lied on, that Sir William Gore ouselsy, in his dplO-
matte negotiations in Central America, has, repre-
senting the British Government, acted in good faith
towards the United States
B5-Information has been received here. from Mica
ragua that Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar, u s. Minister
to Central America, will ret9rn home in the next
packet.
sS-Col. William Bent, Of Bents Fort, arrived In
Westport, Illinois, few days since. He Is o. the
opiuion that money cannot be made at Pixies Peak,
unless richer veins discovered than have yet been
fonnd. Bents Fort II will be remembered l. In the
midst Of the reputed gold region.
aE-The President has appointed James QuIgley Of
Pa, to the Consnlship at Antwerp.
ES-Sir William Gore 0useley has offered to make
treaty with Nicaragua. which Is now pending, for
the relnquishment Of the Mosquito Protectorats on
terms satisfactory To the United States. The delay
has been Dccasoned thus far by Nicaragua; but a.
Sir Gore Ousey returns from Costa RcA there
Is no doubt the treaty will be negotiated. iI
NEW ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The Paris corrsspon-
dence of the Boston journal says that an interview
few days since with several English eapitAlilts, tho
Emperor expressed his confidence in the propoeed
laying Of a telegraph cable between France and
America the termination OF which s 10 be the city Of
Boston The company is being formed and The whole.
affair will be carried into execution npidy a. poe
. silLp.