The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-07

TIE Virginia Convention has taken 4 recess O. q,
the 18th Of June subject to be called together at
an earlier day should circumstances render II
necessary.
We publish this morning some additional Euro.
pean news received by the City of Baltimore,
among which viii be found q very curious an
nouncement, that in the event Of the death Pic
Mono Cardinal Wiseman will succeed to the
Papacy, taking the surname Of Pic Decimo, and
that the seat OF the Papacy viii be transferred to
London.
Companies have been formed in Liverpool for
the purpose Of establishing line Of steamers be.
tween that city and New Orleans, and also one
between Liverpool and Charleston, s. C.
The steamship North American, which left Liver
pool on the 18th, and Londonderry on the 2Gth
ut, vas intercepted BY the news yacht of Cape
Race on Saturday last. Her advces are one day
later than those received by the City of Baltimore
but contain little of Importance. A telegraphic
summary Of the news may be found in another
column.
The twenty-fourth anniversary of the Union
Theological Seminary took place last evening in
the Mercer street Presbyterian church. Thirty-fve
young men graduated, making total Of $50 who
have graduated from this seminary since its founda.
ton, and who are now spread over three quarters
Of tie globe. =
An election OF officers OF the Board OF Central
Park Commissioners took place on Saturday and
resulted as follower. nj. Blatchford President
Henry G. StebbiDs, Vice President; NJ. Green
Treasurer NJ. Fields, Secretary. Operations arc
to be continued towards identifying the Park but
Of course viii not be prosecuted on scale 80 ex-
tensiye rs they would have been but for the war.
The Comptroller yesterday received the follow.
ing subscrptionsin addition to the s5l1 900 already
received Continental Bank, 10000; East Ri
yer Bank s. ,OOc; Metropolitan Bank 40 ,Ooo; Sc
yenth Ward Bank, $4,000.
In the Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday,
the ease Of Dir. Hackley, the street contractor,
was adjourned 70 this (Tuesday) morning.
According to the City Inspectors report there
were $50 deaths IN this city during the past week
decrease of sc as compared with the mortality
of the week previous and 10 less than occurred
during the olresponding week last year The re-
capinlaiion table gives deaths of diseases of the
bones, joints, &C.; - Of the brain and nerves, )
OF the generave organs, 10 Of the heart and blood
vessels, l26 Of the lungs, throat, &C.: of old age
81 OF diseases OF the skin and eruptiye fcyers 6
premature births, Of alcoholism, AZ Of diseases of
the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs;
Il Of uncertain seat and general feycrs II of dis
eases OF the urinary organs, IL OF violence, &C.,
and unknown. The nativity table gives 2lS ma
tyes Of the United States 81 Of Ireland "A Of Ger
many, II of England, of Scotland, and the ba-
lance of various foreign countries.
The extreme inclemcncy of the weather yesterday
tended 10 check outdoor business, and transactions
all branches OF trade light The sales Of cotton
embraced about geo bales, 500 of which transit
We have change to notice In quotations Flour was
without change OF mo--ent and owing to the stormy
weather sae, moderate. Wheat nrm and
choice white scarce and in good milling demand, while
sales were fair Corn heavy and lower, and sales
moderate. Pork was Irregular, and the chief demand
en- government account. The gales embraced mezs
q; az 50 49, and Prime at sl3 q, and thin
SIT 25. Beef was frm, with fair amount OF sales.
Cohee MAS quiet. Freghts steady, with moderate