The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14
The News.

Our files by the Canada brought us full details of
the European news to the 18th ult telegraphed
from Halifax, which has already appeared in the
HERALD. We publish to-day an interesting resume
of the cotton and slavery questions, as presented
to Parliament by Lord Brougham; the great An
gloFrench free trade movement, as attacked in
Parliament by an English free trader and defended
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the report
of the French Minister of Finance to the Emperor.
By the arrival Of the brig Echo at this pert, we
have been put in possession of Haytien news to the
2lst nit. The principal topic of the newspapers
of that date was in regard to the hanging of the
traitor John Brown 1t had created unusual excite.
ment. One of the papers, lie Progress, appeared
in mourning for the martyr" On the goth of
January, to use the language Of the paper above
named, mass was chanted in commemoration
"of the frightful martyrdom of the abolitionist
John Brown, by the infamous ruffans of the
Southern portion of the American Union.' All
the papers devote much space to editorials on the
general subject besides full details of the hanging;
indeed the papers are so enthusiastic on the SUBJ
ject that matters of more Importance are totally
neglected. The country appears to be quiet and
the government is vigorously pursuing its measures
of improvement and amcloraton.
The weather remained exceedingly fine; but on
the 2sth ut. a very heavy gust of wind, lasting
about twenty minutes, was felt at the Islands be-
tween half past five and six o'clock in the morn
ing. Four soldiers of the Thirty-ninth regiment,
one of them a sentinel on duty at the time, had
stolen government boat and proceeded to sea in
her. They had been out fortnight and were not
heard from. Governor Murray was daily expected
on his return from England.
From Barbados, on the 18th ult., we learn that
the canes were rapidly maturing, and sugar making
would be very general throughout the island by
the end of that month Gov. Hincks had returned
from England. The return Of sugar exported in
1859 shows 80 sos hhds A service of church sill
yer, worth f250, was stolen out of the vestry room
of the Cathedral on the Goth December, including
the collection taken up on Christmas day. There
was surplus in the treasury of f37,s99.
We have received Demarara files of papers to
the 18th January. Two vessels, with coolies from
Calcutta, and one with Portuguese immigrants
from Madeira, had arrived, adding nearly seven
hundred laborers to the population Of the colony.
Upon the faith Of severe injury to the crop of
Louisiana from frost sugar had advanced in Dema.
rara and spectators were shipping that article to
the United States.
Antigua papers to the 18th ult. have been re-
ceived. The House of Assembly after seven years
existence, had been dissolved, and writs issued for
the election of a new Legislature.
We have advices from Jamaica dated at Kings
ton ON the 26th ult. A mercantile paper says
GA fair business has been done in market since
last fortnight. The arrivals have been very limit
ed, and stocks, in consequence, having been small
the operations have not been forced. We consider
that the transactions have been satisfactory, and
made on a more healthy basis than ordinarily
We have news from Havana to the 10th inst
The sugar market remained about as previously
reported.
We have Sandwich Islands papers to the 3lst o.
December, but they contain nothing more impor
tant than the news received by the overland mail
The weather, as usual in the winter months. was
sultry and depressing. At the latest dates from
Kauai, the weather continued so dry as to retard
the sugar grinding.
Our Port Of Spain (Trindad) files record the
death Of the Hon. ]. 8. Wainwright, one of the
oldest and most respectable merchants in the Yves,
Indies. He had been a member of the Legislature
for many years.
Our Buenos Ayres correspondent, writing under
Gate Of December II, states that in addition to the