The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-17
The News.

ditiona articles of importance relative to the
effect produced in England by the reports of the
progress of the war in America. We publish a
number of these this morning. The most i'm
portant among them is one from the London
Post, organ of Lord Palmerston, in which the
British Premier makes a distiRct avowa of the
neutrality Of that country in the contest, ap-
proves of President LincoEs war policy of
blockade, and declares that Southern privateers
| should be treated as pirates when captured. Eng
land had, on the 4th of May, twenty three weeks
supply Of cotton in store and afoat. 1t was said
| that the Emperor Napoleon would despatch di
| plomatic agent to the Southern States who will
| watch the course of events there and report to
| his Maiesty's government thereon.
| Kingston, Jamaica, papers Of April 80 are re-
ceived per steamship Ceator which arrived at this
| port yesterday morning There is no news of any
interest to be found in them, their columns being
principally devoted to chroncling the recent
events transporting in the United States. An earth
quake had occurred there on the eth, but no
damage is reported.
The Great Eastern is now loading with grain
and -four for Liverpool, and will leave on the 2jth
inst, with freight and passengers
DR.. Gustave Holland, who was arrested on his
arrival from Europe in the Arago, on suspicion of
being bearer of dispatches to the secessionsts, has
been discharged from custody. An examination of
his papers convinced the United States District
Attorney that there was nothing rebellious in the
movements of DR.. Holland towards the federal
government. See his note in another column.
The United States District Attorney applied yes
terday to Judge Nelson. in the United States Cir
cult Court for a warrant for the arrest of certain
mai fy chor0 pplor 81 al
Court of Philadelphia, with the murder of one of
The soldiers while going through Baltimore. Judge
Nelson denied the application. on the ground that
the Court could not grant federal warrant on the
process of State Judge
"a warrior so bold" as TO enlist under seven
teen years of age was brought up on habeas
"crpus, before Judge lngraham, in the Supreme
curt, yesterday, and his discharge demanded by
his parents. His name is Henry Reed; and it ap.
bearing to the Judge that the ''bould sodger boy
anne under the baby act he was discharged.
70 the honor of the legal profession, II must be
mentioned that when Colonel Duryee was served
with the writ of habeas corpus, nine gentlemen
stepped out from the ranks and said they were
awyers, and would attend TO the process Of the
'aw. Lieutenant Jas. York appeared in court
in regimentals, to resist the application; but the
boy was surrendered to his parents.
The proceedings of the Board Of Councmen last
evening were very interesting. \ resolution
was adopted disseminating the New York
Daily Ners and the Day Book as Corporation
papers, in consequence of the disunon tone Of
those journals. Permission was granted to the
state authorities to the vacant grounds of he
city whenever necessary for military purposes.
Governor Sprague of Rhode Island, has sent
home an officer of his staff with orders to enlist
second regiment ofiniantry and another battery of
light artillery for three years service.
Fort Icayenworth has been strengthened by the
addition of well armed and well disciplined COM
uany of volunteers. II il now secure against any
attack which may be made upon il by Missouri
border ruffians.
General Beauregard j. not dead. He arrived
with his aids Coils. j. l.. Manning and A. e.. Rice
and Captain S. W. Ferguson, in Charleston on the
10th inst.
Henry May has been nominated Union can
didate for Congress in the Fourth CBatimore) dis
trict of Maryland. in opposition to Henry Winter
Davis. who is looked upon o. republican candi.
date. Mr.. May says in his letter of acceptance
that lie has always been firmly opposed to the
principle Of secession and that he docs not believe
that sufficient cause has existed to justify IL.
Leonidas w. Spratt, one of the arch seces.
sionists and slave trade advocates of Charleston
s. c., is gall, antng among the confederate troops
at Harper Ferry.
The Southern papers are considerably put out
because provisions and coal have been pronounced
contraband by the authorities at Washington The
New Orleans Picogune says that If the United
States government is allowed to go on, il will
manufacture an entirely new code of international
law.
The Kansas Legislature has appropriated twenty
thousand dellars TO assist in carrying on the war
II is rumored that the Legislature Of Missouri,
in secret session, has passed secession ordinance.
If this should prove true there will soon be sharp
work in that quarter.
On Sunday last seven thousand stand Of Mimic
muskets were taken into Harper Ferry, having
been sent there from Richmond Twelve cannon
arrived there on the same day, and twenty more
pieces of heavy ordnance were expected to ar
rive on Sunday night.
The Cincinnati Gazette, the organ of Salmon
T.. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, pitches into
the administration for it, lack Of energy. IL
says-"lf the government is restrained from occu-
pying the positions necessary to it, security by
any feelings OF delicacy, it is time its delicacy
| was puncturcd by another attack and defeat -
| And further, that the government may require
battle and perhaps severe defeat to establish
true definitions" Why cannot these republican
| editors exercise a little patience,
The Corwin constitutional amendment, has passed
both houses Of the Ohio Legislature.
In the Western Virginia convention noyy in ses.
sion nj Wheeling, twenty four counties are repre-.
,ssd by four hundred and twenty-five delegates.
The Board Of Aldermen did not organize last
vening, for want Of quorum.
The General Synod Of the Reformed prcsbyte.
risn church began it, regular sit,ings at Dr.
Mel Gods church, in Twelfth street, near Sixth