Glasgow Courier. — 1854-05-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE ASIA.  By tte arrival of the royal mail steam-ship Asia at Liverpool on Sunday, we have date, from New-York to the 3d inst. The Asia left New-York at noon on the 3d instant, and signalised the American ship Fidelia on the Stir; experienced fine weather during the whole of the passage; and arrived in the river at 9.20 A.M. on Sunday. She alm passed the Ben Nevis and the screwNteamer City of Manchester no the 12th instant. The Asia has brought 192 passengers, and $562,773 in specie on freight. The miscellaneous advice§ mention that immense damage had been caused in New-York and its neighbourhood by floods. A melancholy accident had occurred at Brooklyn. The rain carried • mass of earth and rock against a frame building situated on and overhanging the brink of the lleights, demolishing the lower story, and, strange to say, leaving the upper part of the house almost unharmed. Two persona lost their lives, and fire others were more or less injured by this casualty. Major Wipe, U.S. army, was being tried by court-niartial for refusing to embark with his troops on board the steamship Falcon. The Major did not think the vessel seaworthy, and lie wea right, as she had to put back for repairs. He was on board the San Francisco when she was lost very recently. The latest accounts from the scene of the shipwreck of the Powhattan state that sixty-two bodies had been cast on shore by the waves at Brigantine beach; six bodies had also been found upon Absecon, beach, apparently Germans, and no doubt a portion of those on board the Pow The truth of the reported victory by Santa Anna over Alvarez was much doubted. A New-York paper says, ' On the 18th April, on the strength of this victory, the lists were opened to competitors for the payment of #13,000,000 to be derived from the Meetlla treaty, provided always that the successful candidate should pay down on the same day $380,000 on account. The contest was limited to the Clipper Company of Davidson and the Screw Company of Jecker, the latter being the favoured one. There are rumours that one of his conditions is, that an extra 2 per cent. circulation duty is to be laid on to ensure a good sale of his bills, against which measure some merchants begin to kick in anticipation.'  Judge Mondelet, who presides in the Supreme Court of Montreal, declined to adjourn his court on the humilistion (lay. He said he would never consent to adjourn for soy such occasion. If a net of murderers chose to cut each others throats he saw nothing to call for prayer for it. The belligerent armies were murderers, and the war • disgrace to the nineteenth century. Why could they not settle their quarrels in some other way, without cutting each others throats? His Honour repeated these sentiments with great emphasis.  In the Senate • resolution was offered by Mr. Slidell, of Louisiana, directing the committee on foreign relations to inquire into the expediency of authorising the President, during the recess of Congress, to suspend the act of Congress preventing expeditions leaving tbe country to act against foreign states. Mr. Slidell delivered a speech on the subject of the Africanisation of Cuba, and the interest of the United States to prevent the same. The resolution was adopted. The Senate had ratified the 'treaty of commerce and nal igation with Pampa. The despatches respecting the treatment of the Rev. J. C. Cooke Richmond by the Austrian authorities had been laid before the House of Representatives. Mr. Marcy, one of the United States charge d'Affaires at Vienna, in his despetch, intimates that the re•, gentleman is insane. At his intercession the Austrian government had treated him mole mildly than he deserved. A motion to de'patch • steamer in search of the lity of Glasgow was rejected. According to advice' from Hayti the Emperor was making preparations for invading the republic of Dominic°.  roxsiEllCl I.