The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-16
New York, Saturday, April 10, 1859.



The News.
The Legislature was in session up to late hour
last night and as yet, so far as we are aware, no
time has been fixed upon for the final adjournment,
though it is probable they will separate to-day.
prolonged and desperate struggle in the Senate
upon the charter for this city has greatly retarded
business, yet still an unnecessarily large number
of acts has been passed and received the Execu-
tive sanction. Our reports and dispatches contain
full details of yesterdays proceedings, to which
our readers are referred.
The several cases involving the Van Rensselaer,
claim to rents from lands conveyed in fee in Alba
nv county have been decided by the Court of APP
peals The decision is adverse to the tenants. All
the Judges in the opinion that the rents and
arrears must be paid. This action of the court of
last resort is necessarily fnal 1t has been looked
for with deep interest by the parties concerned
and the public, and terminates long and exciting
controversy.
Nothing of special interest transpired in refe-
renee to the trial of Sckles yesterday The greater
portion of the session of the Court was consumed
in arguments of counsel as to the admssibility of
certain evidence tending to show previous acts OF
adultery on the part of Key with Mrs. Sickles.
A deputation of British residents of this city,
headed by Mr.. Archibald, the British Consul for
New York, waited upon Lord Napier yesterday at
the Aston House. and presented to his lordship an
address containing an expression of their apprecia-
ton of his personal and official conduct during his
occupancy Of the post Of British Minister at Wash
inpton The address referred to- together with the
presentation speech of Mr.. Archibald and the fell
citous response of Lord Napier, may be found in
another column.
We have received some additional letters from
our correspondents attached to the Paraguay expe
dtion, which are of highly interesting character,
and bring the history of the important events which
have lately transpred in that quarter down to the
latest moment A want of space, however, pre-
vents us publishing this valuable resume this morn
ing. When the vessels OF the United States squad
ron would be all assembled at Parana, it was the
intention of President Urquiza, of the Argentine
Confederation to entertain the officers and men of
the entire feet, at grand dseuner and ball, given
in that spirit of true hospitality which is character
istic of the gentlemen of Spanish-America.
Our correspondent at Kingston Jamaica, writing
on the 2lst utimo, gives deplorable account of
the social condition of the island, in consequence of
the revolutionary excuses perpetrated by the free
negroes, acting under the advice of demlgogues,
both clerical and lay. When the toll gate rioters
were brought up for trial lately, in Westmoreand
county, party of armed blacks entered the court,
drove out the officers, took the Judge from the
bench, destroyed all the furniture, and set the pr-
soners free. This was followed by rising on the
Holland estate and the whole military force of the
island was barely able to keep down the colored
insurgents. The AntiSlavery Society of England
and the Jamaica Reform Association are clearly
chargeable with the induction Of war of class and
color, which is likely to prove entirely fatal to the
interests of the inhabitants Crime was very rife,
and the Jamaica court calendar exceedingly heavy.
small trading schooner had picked up, on the
west end of the island, one of the boats of the
war steamer Jasseur, containing some of the crew
and officers, who were in wretched condition. They
had had no food for nineteen days. One man had
died of starvation and the doctor and purser of the
vessel had become insane, all the remainder being
at the point of death. Health of Kingston good
and trade dull. Sugar Withdrawn from market at
los. per hundred pounds.
The latest accounts from Utah Territory are not
of the most pacific character. The Mormons at
Provo were highly indignant because troops were
stationed there during the session Of the Court, and
threatened collision with the soldiers. The aspect
of affairs was so serious that Governor Cumming
was sent for to queIl the disturbance. 1t is report.
ed that Salt Lake City infested by an organized
banditti, several Of whom had been arrested.
The village of Weston, Lewis county, Virginia,
was thrown into great excitement on the night of
the 10th, by the escape of eight convict negroes,
who were employed by the State in the construc.
ton Of lunatic asylum at that place. There were
twenty-five of these negroes confined in a tempo
rary jail built for the purpose, aud it IL generally
supposed that the runaways had some assistance
from without. The officers started in pursuit Of
them in the direction of Ohio, but up TO the Iast
accounts they had not succeeded in getting on their
track. In Virginia negro convicts are employed on
the public works, instead Of being imprisoned in
the penitentiary.
The ship Shepherd Knapp, Captain York. arrived
yesterday morning from Calcutta. On the 2lst OF
January when in lat 1896 south, long. $3.50
east, the Rev. William A. Pruer, missionary be
onging to the London Society, died suddenly on
board the above ship. His wife, two children and
servant were with him at the time On the 18th Of
February spoke the British ship Bcnak, from China
ior London, and transferred the remains of Mr.
fruer and the afflicted family to that vessel.
the sales OF cotton yesterday embraced about 1000
bales, about half which were cold in ,rapsu The
ket closed with tameness, while proes ware w,,bor,
quotable change, although was claimed that vas
easier for buyers 10 all orders Flour was mora .c,v
and common with medium grades Of tate and Western
were hrmer, while good 10 prime extra brands were nm
changed. Wheat was more active while prices were
without alteration OF importance. There was fair bus,
neae Gone In corn and at rmcr prices for jersey and
Southern yellow, while Western mixed was heavy pork