The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-12
The News.

The heWss
The screw steamship North Briton arrived at
Portland, Me-, yesterday morning, with files from
Europe dated to the 23d uls. Her news is not so
late as that by the Arabia but the extracts
are interesting The Italian exles sailed from Ca
diz on the 10th ult in an American ship. Russia
will resist any attempt to prevent the union OF the
Danubian Principaties by, it is said, force If ne
cessary No foreign representations as to the do
nestle government of the States of the church viii
be received at Rome NJ. Felix Belly left III
ampton for Nicaragua on the 18th ult, 10 com
mence at his canalizaton Of the Isthmus.
The State Senate was yesterday again engaged
in discussing the Vaudeville case. In the Assem-.
bly, the Judiciary Committee reported against the
repeal of the act creating the Office Of City Judge,
thus foing the efforts of the enemies of Judge
Russell TO GUST him from the place he has filled SO
acceptaby to all save the thieves and ruflians of
the city. The Army Appropriation bill, and the
bill authorizing the trial Of the Quarantine rioters
in any county in the Second Judicial district, were
passed.
An officer long connected with the law depart
ment of the federal government has published an
argument to show that the revenues of the Post
Office Department can be applied after June next
to pay for the transportation of the mails and other
postal expenses notwithstanding the failure of the
Appropriation bill in Congress.
1t is reported that the trial of Mr.. Sickles, at
Washington, will not take place until week after
next, the Grand Jury of the Criminal Court de-
Ginning to give his case precedence of others.
The testimony in the alleged wife poisoning case
yesterday in the Oyer and Termner was Liinci
paly chemical. Professor Doremus was for long
time on the witness stand, and gave most inter-
esting and minute analytical disqusition of the
process of testing the presence Of arsenical acid in
the human body, at the same time illustrating his
remarks by references to well executed diagrams of
the apparata, which were prepared by DR.. Henry
1t is impossible, in newspaper report, to do full
justice to the chemical learning displayed on this
occasion. There were some few members of the
faculty present but had many of the members of
the Academy of Medicine been present, they would
have been pleased and instructed
The award of sos 400 of Central Park Fund
stock was made yesterday at P. NJ. Nearly
million was rendered; all the bids over lOl were
successful The official award will be found in the
money article.
We have files from Turks Islands dated on the
10th ult The Royal Gazette says:-Our market
continues dull and there is no prospect of improve
ment at present. Advices from New York quote
salt at lac, four months The price with us is
nominal, say &c. a &c. Mr.. Winter, United States
Consul, had arrived in the ship Marathon from
Philadelphia, bringing forty mechanics and labor
ers for the purpose of commencing the settlement
at West Caicos, with the view of cutivatng the one
hundred acres of salna leased by Mr.. Winter from
the government
We have files from the West Indies, dated at
Kingston Jamaica, on the 18th ult, but the papers
contain little news. The proprietors and attorneys
ofseveral estates in Westmoreland had applied to
the authorities for large number of immigrants
The applications had been favorably received. The
Colonial Standard Of the 9TH ut remarks:-Cotton
cultivation would be highly profitable in this coun-
try, if labor could be secured at the requisite mo-
ment. We know other method of acquiring this
security than by establishing adequate number
of immigrants on the properties There had been
some heavy rains from the southeast, and Kingston
was not as healthy as usual The Haytien exiles in
Jamaica, about to return home after eleven years
Punishment, had issued an address ending thus:-
90, Kingston, hospitable city thou witt be for
the Haytien emigration of ls4s the object of our
praise and the subject of our Thanksgiving! On
our return to our country, we shall entreat the
blessings Of our fellow citizens ON thee.r
The cotton market firm yesterday, and the salcs
reached about 300 bales closing still the basis OF
1910 for midding upands Flour was more active and
prices for common and medium grades Of State West
efn were better. Southern -four good demand and
sales freely made at full pricee Wheat Hrmer With
ar sales aud closed ut decided advance for good lots
OF Western red and white. Southern and Kentucky were
also held with greater frmness. Corn was also Hrmer
with moderate Gales. Pork better and more active
The sales embraced new mess al sls old do at tl7 62
and prime at S3 25 Beef Grm and in good demand
Lard was heavy Sugars steady, with sales Of abou.
700 hhds New Orleans and Cuba given in another
column. Coffee firmly held holders demanded prices
above the views Of buyers which checked sales There
a movement in naval stores yesterday. Spirits of
turpentine quite active with free sales the spo.
and TO arrive at advance The market closed with
GALES at 521c for that In chipping ORDER while &c. wa
asked Rosin and crude turpcnne also in good de-
mand, with toleraby free sales Freight engagements
were moderate, and rates without change OF moment.
Amg the shipments $50 bales Of compressed cotton
for Liverpool at 310d., and 200 bbs rosn a. IT, Cd
The PROPOSED BANKRUPT LAw-Congress, in
the last session, gave this the go-by; but it will
nevertheless be worked out in the next Con.