The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-09
New York, Thursday. August ., 1850.


By the arrival Of the Europa AT Halifax we have
Europcan advices to the 29th ult., two days later
than those previously received. Owing TO the in
terupton of telegraphc operations our summary
of the news is necessarily very bres The intelli-
gence, however, is not of special Importance.
There is nothing new respecting affairs in Syria.
The convention of the great Powers, providing for
Intervention in Syria, had not been concluded, but
it was expected that il would soon be signed.
There arc reports that the Neapolitans had not
evacuated Sicily, and also that Garibaldi had beea
wounded at Melazzo.
The American produce markets were much the
same as before reported.
We are in possession of intelligence from Jamai.
ca, dated at Falmouth 9th of July. The only
matter of Importance is the dissolution of the As.
sembly by Governor Darling, on the I'd of the same
month. According to conventional rule the As
sembly expires from effiuxion of time. This rule
has been maintained for the last two centures but
Mr. Darling was disposed to abide by the letter Of
the constitution and allow the Assembly, contrary
to precedent, to run for the full term of seven
years. His retractation is considered by the colo
nists a graceful, though not unooked-for conces-
sion, and will result in the purging Of the House
from much Of its obnoxious negro element.
The Convention OF the New York Breckenridge
democracy at Syracuse closed its labors yesterday.
The platform adopted by the Convention and the
names of the district Presidential electors selected
were published in Tuesdays paper. To-day we
give full report of yesterdays proceedings, in
GLIDING the names of the electors at large and the
nominees for State offices, as follows
Electors. Gideon J. Tucker and Henry s. Randall
Governor .... James I. Brady, of New York.
Liest Gorrrnor II. X. yicle, OF Buffalo.
Canal C0mmis'r. John NJ. Jaycox
STATE Pris Ins'r Robert W. Allen, OF Kings
In our columns this morning may be found an ac
count Of the first days sailing of the yacht squad
ron, which commenced the usual August cruise
yesterday. The yachts left Glencove at eight
O'Clock yesterday morning. and arrived at New
Haven at four in the afternoon-the Julia leading
the feet, the Rebecca arriving three minutes after
and the Maria coming in third.
The Long Branch mystery remains as impene.
trable before. The District Attorney was at the
place yesterday engaged with the Coroner in inves
tigatng the affair. The blood has been Analysed
and pronounced TO be that Of a human being. A
full report of all the facts thus far ascertaned
will be found in our paper Of today.
The Sole Leather Tanners Association held their
semi annual meeting at the Astor House yester.
-. aud decided TO continue their efforts TO curtal
010UluoD of that article, in hopes Of raising
the p4ce ssa more remuneratve figure. A report
of the proceedings will be found elsewhere.
A meeting OF the Commissioners Of Emigration
took place yesterday at Castle Garden A resolu.
ton to notify the Health officer and Quarantine
Commissioners that fever patients will not be re-
ceived on Wards Island, was adopted. A full re-
por, Of the proceedings, together with the weekly
statement will be found in another column.
Yesterday afternoon the corner stone of a mission
church, erected by the friends of the Methodist
Episcopal church, was laidin Twenty fourth street
between Eighth and Ninth avenues, by Bishop
James. The building is TO be Of brick. and when
completed will cost about s2s 900. Interesting and
brei speeches were made by Bishop James and
Drs. Thompson and 0sbon, and the necessary
amount required to complete the edifce 80 600
was subscribed.
The directors Of the New York Central Railroad
Yesterday declared q semannual dividend Of three
per cent, payable on the 10th inst.
Beet cattle yesterday were in good demand for
extra quality, at half a cent per pound advance,
but other kinds were dull and unchanged. Mich
cows were steady. Veal calves were in fair de.
mand at full previous prices. Sheep and lambs
were steady at about last weeks prices. Swine
we're plenty, and the best were a shade lower,
prices ranging from TO "a cents per pound. The
total receipts (ncluding Bergen Bill) wese asa
beeves, l5s COWS, 752 calves. 1855 sheep and
lambs and 5 ole swine.
The cotton market yesterday steady, bat not
active: the sales embraced about 900 bales, quota
tious given In another column. The receipts u o0t
Ton the southern ports and especially those the
Gulf are larger than usual for the Of the year 50
Tar hoseyer from this fact aOrdng any In icaton ola
large crop, may generally be taken as the reverse.
The loug dry hot and forcing weather has caused the
bols TO mature and open with an unhealthy rspdiiy.
The receipts Of cotton last year said TO have bean
nearly three later than those OF the present year
The receipts OF the short crop years since said
commented very carly. Prom all that can be learned
the crop seems 10 suffered most In EHtern Texas In
the Red river disfio, Of louisiana In some parts OF
Mississippi Central Alabama and In the upper parts o.
Georgia and South Carolina AZ las, accounts rain had
occurred msny tracts u country, but feared
hardly In time to repair the injury already inflicted.
Some parts Of Texas consider cd too far s)uh aud too
lntertropcs 10 certainty In the crops year
with another. Very long droughts, veil long
periods Of rain, are equally preludcal 10 the propv
srosth and dsvcOpement Of this annual plant The
nour market opened srm, with upward tendency In
p.ices but The scnesy Of vessels and the advance N
feishts tended 70 check sales and the closed
dun WHEAT was Arm, and wanted for export, bui the
bieh rreghts checked operations Corn steiy. With
moderate sales Of unchanged Tsiccs forx
heavy with sales OF at sl9, aad y. ace prime
si tls sosAs exhibited Aeay.ness, "a. Fia21.