The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-27

The steamship Circassian which left Galway on
the 18th inst, arrived at st. Johns, n F., yester-
day. She brings Liverpool dates by mail to the
evening of the l6th and by telegraph to the fore.
noon of the 18th, FIVE days later than previous &C.
counts. The news is highly interesting. The war
question was assuming very threatening aspect.
The proposition for peace Congress meets with
little favor evidently though negotiations were still
slowly progressing. Austria refuses to have any
thing to do with it unless there is general dis
arming, while France continues her military pre-
parations and will, it is stated, be ready to take
the field in a month or six weeks. The British
Parliament was to be dissolved on the Dist instant
Mr.. Reed our Commissioner to China, had arrived
in London. The warlike aspect of affairs does not
appear to have sensibly affected the money markets
or public securities still further decline in cotton
ls reported. Breadstuffs and provisions were firm.
The news from Utah, which we publish under
the telegraphic head this morning, is important
serious difficulty had sprung up between General
Johnston and Judge Cradlebaugh on the one
side, and Governor Cumming on the other,
growing out of the call of the Judge
upon the General for troops to protect his
Court, which action was distasteful to the
Governor. The Governor is sustained by tie Nor
mons, and the Judge, probably to avoid collision
Of the citizens and military, removed his Court
from Provo to Camp Floyd. The Mormons, it APP
pears, were stirred up to the edge of revolt in
consequence of the investigations in progress re.
speeding charges of murder preferred against some
of their head men, who had fed from Justice
It is reported that a large body of Indians had
banded with the Mormons, resolved to resist the
arrest of the suspected parties.
Tho Sickles trial terminated yesterday in a YER.
dict of acquital. The excitement on the rendition
of the verdict was intense, and the enthusiasm Of
the populace was wrought up to the highest pitch.
The scenes are graphically described in the reports
that are published in to-day's paper. Mr.. Sickles
will, it is said, remain in Washington several days
The remaining portion of our very interesting
correspondence from the South Pacific and Central
America, brought by the St Louis-which was
crowded out yesterday by press Of advertise
ments-is published this morning. It will be seen
that during the late outbreak in Valparaiso the
most deadly and rancorous assaults were made
on the American residents by the Chilean sodery.
Mr.. Horatio Gates Jones, an estimable man, was
shot dead in the midst of his family and his head
was afterwards transfxed TO the floor with bayo-
net His brother-n-law was MORALLY wounded
DR.. Blanca and Mr.. Albert Sness, American citi-
zens, were both robbed, aud the house Of the Ame-
rican Consul was rudeiy violated. Hon. Mr..
Bigler, United States Minister, had already as
sured the Chilean government that full salts
faction must be given for these crueltes, and
it was considered that the official clamor against
our Consul was revived purposely in order to direct
attention from the facts. The Chileans hate North
Americans, owing to our having proved them to
be such an inferior race in the early days of the
gold discovery in California. Our naval aud other
letters from Central America give reports of the
movements Of the United States squadron in these
waters with some remarks on the canal work OF
M. Felix Belly.
We have files from Bermuda to the 18th inst.
very severe storm from the northwest passed
over the island on the 9th, blowing down trees and
damaging some small boats We have not heard
of any further mischief. The crop of potatoes did
not suffer very materially.
The foriieth anniversary of the organization OF
the Order Of Odd Fellows was celebrated ia this
city with great enthusiasm. The day was beauti
full the atmosphere warm, and the sky clear. Early
in the morning the various societies. headed
by bands Of music, were seen moving
through the streets, and the general appear
ance OF things was similar to our national ami.
versary. At nine O'Clock in the morning the
various lodges of this city and from abroad mug
tered on the Battery, and at eleven o'clock thew
took up the line Of march at the direction OF the
Grand Marshal Of Ceremonies. The assemblape of
the members Of this worthy fraternity was large and
it is supposed by those qualified to Judge that there
were not less than ten thousand persons IN the pro-
cession. After the column had marched over the
route designated in the programme of arrange.
ments, they halted in Madison square, and
formed around platform erected for the OCCASION
and from which the Hon. r. b. poyiston, Of South
Carolina, delivered an grafton. 1t was pre4.csd
With vocal and instrumental nusic. At six O'Clock