The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1857, Page 1

——— ae Sea at A. WHOLP NO. 1527. Arrival of the Washington at New York, aad the Niagara at Halifax. TURE DAYS LATER FROM PROGRESS OF THE ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND. Difficulty Between Austria and Sardinia. Part of the Spanish Fleet About to Sail for Havana. OPENING OF THE PORTS OF JAPAN. Prospect of Piciat Setided England and China. Consols, 98 3-8 a 93 1-2. COFTON AND BREADSTUFFS DULL, &e., &e., ae. ‘The United States mai! steamship Washington, Capt. @avendy, has arrived, with the German and English malls, She was detained at Hamburg by southeast gales Sor twe days, and comsequeatly did not leave Southemp- ‘tem till carly on the morn'ng of the 26th of Maron, the Gay alter bor proper time. Ske biings aivices to the ‘28th. ‘The Royal mail steamship Niagars, from Liverpool en Ge morning of the 98th ult, errivca at Halifax at bat past four o’clock yesterday afternoon. ‘The Niagara reports passing the steamship Persia, from New York, on the 28th, about thirty miles from Miverpoel. On the 80th passed steamship Emeu, fifiy-five miles weet of Cape Clear, bound east. On the 2d inst, paseed st amih'p America, in Jatiiude 49, longitude 25, bound cast. ‘The steamship Olty of Washington sailed from Liver- spool on the 26th ult,, with 287 passengers, ior New York. ‘She English papers, beng a'moit exclusively ocoupied ‘with the general election which was on hand, and nothing lve was thought of. ‘The London Times of the 24th, has an editorial om the mew American tariff, congratulatory of the victory tor ‘free trade princip'es which it developes. ‘The Austrian ambassador at Turin had been ordered by ‘Ge government o' Vienna to leave that capital immedi- M@tely. The Sardinian government had replied by recal- ‘Bag te embassy at Vienna, ‘We learn from Peraia that = three monthe’ armistloe, ‘agreed upon between the English ard Persian tro:ps, | had been concluded from the month of March. ‘The Corfu olections are declared void, and the Chamber Qeouses the Eoglish government of having tampered | ‘with the electoral lists. | ‘The Monitcur publishes an imperial decree, promul | gating the law adopted by the Legislative body and the Senate, granting a pension of 10,000 francs a yesr to Mar- shal Pelissier, Dake of Malakoff. ‘Trieste aivices state that the Commissioners of the Ea- wepean Powers were all leaving Oonstantinosle for the Danubian Principalities, except the Russian Oommission- er, who would not appear there 111] after the final evacua. em of the Aust: ian corps of occupation.’ ‘TRe Hamburg money market has become easier, the | nate of discount haying receded to 6 per cent. | ‘Tho Rev. Dr. Seymoar, who rad the barial service | (ever ir Joba Moore a: Corunna, bas died suddenly ina | wailway carriage in the north of Kngiand. | Several Roman political prisoners wade an unsuccess | ‘fal astempt to escape from the Castle of Palliano on the ‘Mth ult. Four were killed and five woundek. A soldie end a keeper wore wounded ailzo. Accounts from Rome moation that negotiations were !o Progress for anamalgemation of the Lombardo Venetian md the Roman Railway companics. ‘The Her! of Elgin, the Minister Plen'potentiary Extra. ordinary to Chica, was expcoting to depart on his mis. tom by the seoond week of April. Benry Outtiog and John Lewis, sailors on the Gay Mannerirg, bad been tried before Baron Martin, im the Assize Court at Liverpool, for mans!aughter of seamen on Board the ship, Cutting was soquitted, and Lowis sen tenoed 10 four months hard labor. ‘The bullion im the Bank of England had increased 234,000. GREAT BRITAIN. ‘The country continued in a ferment, in conseqencs of Be elections. Few members bad beea retured, but the (Qemeral appearances were in favor of Lord Palmersion’s gevernment. ‘The Board of Trade returns for February show an in grease of twenty per cent over last yoar. Tho im- ports show a dcorease in breadatuffe, co\toa, copper, tron, fea, with an inoreaso in provisions, dyos, hides, timber, aii, wool, tobaceo, and other articles about an average ir Jehn MoNeil had been offered @ barony or an ap- pom ‘men! as privy councillor, and chose the latter, Ovlone! fullooh has been made Otyil Knight of the ‘Bath. Admiral Doades has been appointed a Lord of Adm! many. ‘Mesers. J. R. Brown & Co., shipowners ia Sunderland, nad failed, with beavy lab! ities. FRANCE. Little was done at the Conference at Paris, om the 24th ‘i, i regaré to the Newobate! question, the meeting be- fg merely for the purpose of receiving propest.ions e@ored by ihe Prussian represeniative Anether mesting ‘was Beld on the 26:B to receive propesitions from the Owws Envoy, which materially differ from those of Prus sia, None doubts but that a settlement will be come to ‘By mutual concessions. ‘The customs revenue for ibe past month abow a tri Sing Werense. ‘The summary of the new postal treaty with the United Gates bad been published. ‘The committoe's report on the budget for the year 1858 feed alse been published. 11 recommends the abolition of ‘Whe war tenth on the registration of dues, the abolition of ‘the stamp duty on printed potices and prospectussen, and @e tmpost of an annual tax of fficen contimes per hundred france on transferrable sevurities. The revenue provided la gaventom hundred and thirty seven million francs, the ex pemsee being catimated at seventeen hundred and sixteen miliena, leaving \weaty millions surptas. ‘had been reported that the Fmperor of Raseta never ‘Mmtended to vist Paris, but that the Grand Duke Oonstan- tne would next month. Am expecition eguinet the Kabyles, to be under the eummand of Marshal Ravdon, bed been determined ea. eo was reported that England bed coded to France Lamgwoo4 House and Napoleca’s tomb at Mt. Helena. ‘A Oabinet Coane] had been held to consider the ques. (Gen of removing political prisoners from Cayenne to « ‘Reahter jooallty. SPAIN. ‘The Apanish navel equedrom at Rio Plata is to be re- Moved. ‘Tee Infante Don Henry, whe t¢ brought forward the progreastete a a candidate for Salamanca, has Saeed on eomress to hem, a wish BO declares himeel! Bho ardent partisan of progress. ‘he government comempiaien the estabtichment of a wodmarine elograph between Cabs and the United Btatas. ‘The first division of the ficet to invade Mexico would ai! edout the 38th of March for Hevana GERMANY. ‘he Gorman P)wers decline the intervention of (be great towers te tbe quarrel between |‘onmark and the Confede- vation, on tbe growad that the question at levee te purely Midarel, in which they, as welles the King of Denmark ast an members of the Comtedereven. At the came tine ‘we are wid that Rasta and France are tavorabie (1 Des. waar im the ofnlr AUSTRIA. ‘Whe Anstrian government in recalling ta representative fom Tarte addressed a circular derpatoh, setting forth Be renccae te tis agents af Tareyeam Goarte, The Nord sapteins 9 vempary. tnverding lo which ine Dodie} of | Was epreadipg. The insurgent MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1867. ‘Vienna is not only diasatisfies wi bh Coan! Cavour’s reply to Sis complaints of the Piedmontese press, and of the tolerance wih which these attacks are treated by the Bardisian government, but it sees a new offence in the lapguage used by the government on the cocasion of tre debates relative to the fortifiontion ef Allessandria. ‘Tue despato adds that ‘‘Ausiria has beovme ocomvinced that Piedmont seeks to piace iteel! at the head of the re- Volutionary movement in Itety—« movement of which the success would be the destruction of the Austrian do wination im Ialy. Piedmont pursues, then, a policy which not only tends to disturb social order in Mealy, but $2 totally change the Kuropean poltiical system eatabiteh @1 by the treaties of Vienna. Jn the presence of these facts, Austria deems that ber dignity will no longer per mit ber to maintain official relations with Serdin's.”” Nevertheless, in informing foreign courte of the step Austria bas determined to take, she declares that this measure will not be followed by others of « more tostile Obaracter, and that tn apy event Austria will avold up to ‘the Inst moment allthat can compromise abe maintenance Of peace, or oreate embarrassment among Eervpean cabinets. RUSSIA. Tt wae stated, via Berlin, that Russia had again refused to admit the British Oonsula to the Black Sea until the allied evacuation bed been compicted. TURKEY. The government has decrerd a registration and cen. forsbip of the press, on the French model, It also offers lands im Roumelia and Anatolia to foreign emigrants bringirg three hundred dollars capital Obristian soldiers were to be tnoorporated in Turkish regiments. ‘M. Pisani, chiet British interpreter, had quarrelied with Lord Stratford and resigned temporarily. ‘The Commissioners to the Principalities had all left for thelr posts. ‘The commission appiinted to inquire into the lending of the Polish expedition to Circassia has not yet rep »rted, but has tn the meantime ordered the arresto! General Swoin and a Circassian, Pasha Ismael, Direotor of Oost, for baving been active im organizing the expedition. ‘The steamer Kangaroo, on her return, brought 85 wo men and 28 children, Circassians, and there was little doubt but that they would be sold at Constantinople. The English authorities preten ded to seize the ship conveying the expedition, but proot was wanting. A letter from Mehemet Bey, Gen. Banjya’s nidede- camp, says the landing of the expedition was effected February 28, at Taub, where the headquarters were fixed. Mehomet brought with bim 200 men for instruc tion im the different arms “of war. He had acoop'ed su- Preme command of the Circassian forces. fhe nobdies and deputies had sworn obedience to him and entrusted him with the prophet’s fag. He would tale the fisid in Mey. PERSIA. Tasurrection had broken outin Persis, and the revolt in Knurdistan bad seized the Shah’s uncle, and threatened him with death unless ransomed. JAPAN. ‘The Journal des Débats gives the details of the reporied British difficulty om the 1188 of Decomber. Two Eaglish | Vesnels of war, after baving visited the ports of Simoda and Hakodadi, appeared before Nagasaki, but were re. fused admission by the Governor. The captains, how- ever, penetrated into port, and anchored within guashot of the land batteries, where they rematnedy tthout host!- My. The mext day they repaired with a numerous fleet to the residence of the Mandarin, who refused to recelve them, but sont word that if they had ny com plaint to make be would forv ard thetr representations to | the Imperial Court and transmit to them the reply, The captains wrote to Yecdo to claim the right of remaining some time at Nengaseki ts conformity with ‘he treaty. In a fortnight the Emperor’s answer arrived, anzouccing that be bad gtven orders for the three ports of Bimoda, Hekodad! and Nangesaki to be opan to the vessels of France, Koglend and the United Siatis. Sucb vessels ‘were perm ted to refi there, to take in provisions, and to trade to a oer tain defined extent, but the crews must not go into the jaterior. THE LATEST NEWS. THE CHINESE GIVING WAY—BATTLE BE- TWEEN THE ENGLISH AND PERSIANS. ‘A telegraphic message bas bees reseived from Calicut te stating that the Emporor of China, disapproving of the Proceedings of the Governor of Canton, had g'ven bia orders to consiliate the EKoglish; also thata baitle was ftooght om the 8th of February, forty miles from Bushire, between ihe English and Persian cava'ry, whioh ended Ww the total route of ibe Intter, with the loss of 808 kilied. ‘The joes on the British side was ten killed and sixty two wounded. Bram, March 27, 1867. Advices from Konigsberg state that Resia has re- duced ber custom tari{l considerably. The duty on cotton and woolten goods ts to be reduced onebalf, The duty on silk ie unchanged, snd om linen # ia raised, Cormrnscum, March 37, 1867, A French note, recommending a sett‘ement of the Hoi- stein and Lunenburg dispute with the German Powers by a European Congress, has been presented to the Danish THE ELKOTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Lomo, March 38, 1867. ‘The papers this morsing are almost wholly filled wih election awe. The f¥mes contains thirty columns ef It Ai Tiverton yesterday Lord Palmerston showed the im- Practionbie character of the doctrine that officers im dis- tant parts ought not to vindicate our rights without pre- viously referring home for instructions. ‘‘Suppese,’’ be said, ‘thet the Obinese bad taken a dorea British ebante and threatened to starve them to death if they Bot do something which they bad no right to be wes cur Admiral—was our | i Eni i i birt i : iH f if HH i [4 i : ‘ y 3 a ? F i bist i i E Hi i vi af ij) if = i, fl i if: i a i i i a i} rg E F} - g E Zz | Hi & HT ‘The Datly News etty arto of Friday evening eaye:— SS eee FINANCIAL AND OOMMERCIAL. MBWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL Saateerela Ue,bard et gear Heempoyede wumber ef za ines teaine hinee “ in Cae ramtred LOnDON MOABY MAuKB?. ws l vey yy arsbonia feet, or Cy extend or heowanty any) pete ee agate eaoarlyannd Pasage of Important New York Bills in est a mam pepropriced poh) tre Sees beyond the exariee or pier line, ner 4 ° for 8 083 0 983, . the i ‘to api relief. : 8. Is aball be the duty of the said commissioners, Cosate tr menay eed 6036 % er Zz caret camlnir gos pore reed sy besa ait cee sage of ges a Soca Messrs, Bell & Co. report a Hmited demand for Ameri be revgrt of the Board Batter wi wi nisuie writen co itn Sy ares ae ee Pisanch of'te reportes | im front ot tho olties of Now York su> Brookiyns veriued 2 Auaany, Apeil 9, 1867, was bere: | ia iike manner, and the term of the said commissioners a The Bapate, late last night, passed the Raterior Harbor the Slate Rngtoear and | je hereby extended to the fifeenth day of May next. 8 35 | Lume Dill, and aso the Fort Wardens’ bill. The House od to the Board: ¥e | Boe, 4. This aot shall take effect imanediataly. 4 posted the Broadway Rehef Railroad bill by eighty-one reperetegs, al —_—_—_—_—_—— a 80 | votes for Benstors, ‘and by the sume MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. toms camo o's. eee ‘The Now York Gharter bill bas just passed the Senate, omens , Sane, a nee @EW YORE LooLAPURE. sult sobsitied,” * | Remonstrances Against the City BRIS Before le" or Michigan Central 82, of ol a 0 Aunamy, April 9, 1687, oe manana’, tome &%, &o., &o. Tiiinojs Central 7’s, of 1800 109 a 110 WLS REPORTED PAVORAKLY, ‘certain park in bie olty, a Titmole Central 7s, of 1878 0 2 OL ‘that he hed been Uimols Central 1's, $80 paid. 85 premium, | Regulating tbe tale of grain and potatecs by weight. ‘on & certain bili Board of Aldermen. The follow. Middiing. 71816 i<” Ordinary to good ordinary 6% 07%. ‘The stock in port was estimated at 396,000 bales, of ‘which 277,000 were American. LIVESPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Messrs. Kiche: dxon, Spenoe & Co., and o hers, report breadstufls geperally dull. wita small ar-tvals. Wheat 3d. lower op the week closing steady at Ts. Sd. 9 &¢. for red, and Ss. 8d, a 88. 94 for white, flour very dull, at @ decline of 1s. from the quotetions advised per Asis; Western Osval selling at $78 0 378. 6d ; Ohio 38a j Philadelphia sed Bulimore 3 208 ; Cavadian 3s. a 61s Corn q decline of 6d a Is per 6d,; yellow Sis. a Sle 6 continued very favorable for agricultural purposes. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKBT. Pork quiet, at 90s, 8 92s. 6d. Hine of rhe rida, f4. @ 54e. 64 ; Oumberiand, . 6d. & 64s 6d. heavy at 72s , buyers, to arrive ary Ay gtd unchange!—North American ry . steady ie thold, esa B Leu'bold. J Leutl va") apd chil ~ Li ea pa & ralsgowiiz, B feundibere. M Guignard. Mrs cue Mr Baseaux Mr Granville and fete. B Besse, fsentes, K Mel. 'H Curtin Mr Yoeb. M Montilion, © Billa Mr ones t} ir ont os, Jaa Gray, W Harlan, poe BY THE NIAGARA. Mra Orborne, Mr Futberland ard ley, Mr Bonn and lady, Oapts L Memon, Dr Frances O'Neil and lady, Mr Austin and Jady, Mre Haworth Mr Gravel and lady,Mr Rodooanaki, McKay, icholson, Word, Goodier, Hrown, Vassev, Boyd, Buntin, Londer, Home, White, Horsfall Kirkpatrick, ‘Brown, De'amare. Mise Delam: Ballayos, Jubb, Lanig, Clark, Munson, Wileon. Bilis. 1h Peariess Tendering, Cheney, Fiost, Dyson, Gilchrist, Amelia, Gravell, Butler. —————$_—_—_. tract from a letter from C. OC. Andrews, Eeq., author of the receat work on Minnesota, to the Hom. F Kaowlton, 1a reply to inquiries from the latter in regard to opportu. Bitioe for settlers in that Territory: —in the southern part i 5 i i i a i i it i i | i ; i il i ? int fl | j ; H f i t i i i 4 :{ f bil i &3 f HY Hee i i i fe & 3 the Mississippi, and the lise in which Norfolk ts situated, mentioned in « former letter ag being abort to aagembie ie F i atl ile - i i i F i ! i if ; i if i s 2 2 a i i Z z a i 52.3 i a2: Ha rH the poe chy =e Wiowaty emated. sees tree fare coe ha Te allow parties toauite to be witnesses. ‘To prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Teo incerporste the Pacific Bock Company. Amending the genera! railroad law. Imoorpor ating the American Emigrant Aid Society. ‘BILLS PARRED, Relative to weight and tare marks om packages. ‘To ineorperate the American Schoo! of Mines. Relative to the Oommissionere of Emigration aad sup- port of Emigrants, ‘Fixing the compensation of the .gea of the Court of 4 Bs $8,000 per annum. Zs lnvorporat the Niagara Canal Navigation Company Making the Auditor of the Canal Department a State of: feer. ‘To (stablish bulkbead and pier Hnes in New York. ‘To provid contesting seats in jadicial and legislative ¥ Awent ing the charter 0: the city of New York. M Siboan voperies compote exe Metropoittaa Police le. Miiir'c. B. furnt reported favorably ihe lll tooorpora- , Sarr Relating to the Disirios Courts, Now York Kaenafog the Revised siatuica, i ReJative to the recovery and possession of real estat». Mr. Urnax one Srey the several canal bile parsed by the \ Mover bills were then made the special order for to- executive session, Mr. Parry introduced a bill for the elestion of Justices of the Peace and Assembly. Atpasy, Apri. 9, 1867, Mr. Foor called up the motion to reconsider the vote defeating tbe concurrent resolutions for the ameadment Of the constitution so as to reorganize the Court of Ap ‘The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the resolutions ‘were again voted down and lost. The Oaral Appraiser’s bill was then taken up and pase- ed. It provides for the classification and term of office of tively by the Gevernor) 0:08 their salaries at $2,000 per annum and limits their expenses to $500. of tke vote on Raled The assembly Apportionment bill was thon teken in Committee of the Whole and ordered ton third read. fine third The bill re-orgsnizing the Board of Povt Wardens in tho port of New York was taken up, and after an amendment providirg at least bree na itioal mea — de appointed as wardens, was read a third ime an: Toe Interoationsl Bridge bill wae debated in Oommit- The House was then occupied for the remais der of the session ip perfecting (he Appropriation bili o! 1867. Affairs in Albany. ALnany, April 9, 1887, The Now York Port Warden’ Bil in the Senato—The Railroad Commintoners—Ez Mayor Hall, of Brooklyn, moved for a reconaiderauon reilef of Broadway, New York. Benate Ay portior ment bi!l was also ordered to a reading. | tee of tbe Waole and progres and the Lobby, do ‘The New York Port Wardens’ bill parsed the Senate late Inet night, Mr, Medden, of Orange county, officiated as oblief engizeor. All the city delegation are oppossd {othe bil/, which makes {t # political affair, by giving the Governor power to sppoint the port wardens, nine ia umber. They are now selected by & board of mor- chants, without apy reference as to politics; bat the bill changes the appoinitog power, and places !t in the hands of the Governer, who will of course select his own pariy friends, Senator Smith, of Brooklyn, ie « friend to the bill, Deemage he reported it to the Senate. As amend. ment, on motion of Mr. Madden, wee tneerted, io which Mr. Smith is stromgty opposed; and if the amcadment, i 5 i a Pe is i | # t Fe i GH z il a AvBany, April 9, 1887. Great Fraud in Pas.ing the Broadway ‘‘Ralie” Railroad Bil—No Harbor Masters Yt—A New York Alderman Eapores Himtell—Comititution Not tobe Amended—Oity Charter—Kz'enrior Water Line—Oommisssioners of Emi gration Gt Thirty Thousand Dolare from the Treasury— Dra Sect and the Suprene Judges, dc dc. ‘There never was among all tte villanous, logisiation ever perpetrated in this State a more outrageous transac- tion than t1¢ rapuing through the House, inte lagt night, the bill called the Broadway ‘Relief Railroad.’’ It was Introduced tm the House on the 20th of March, the copy suppressed and kept back by the public printer untila few days since. Upon inquiry of the member ‘who introduced it no information could be obtained, he uniformly giving an evasive reply. The bil} never was im committee for discussion, but was reported by asclect committ @, and, without any kaowledge of a late House, last night oame up for s tbird reading. The trick suc ceeded admirably. The Clerk announced the bi!!, super, coding dozens of others, and eighty-one members voted for whi one quarter of them hever toox pains to read. tbe residests and property holders om Greene street, Weet Broadway, Oharch strest, Fulton street, Park place, Meroer street, Univer sity place and Waverley piace, should immediate ly send delegations to the Serste with strohg romon- stranoes against such destruction of their property. The men engaged in this railroad project are the same who strove for three years to destroy Broadway. it is now im the bands of the Railroad Committee of the Senat:. Senator Rameay, of Soboharie, is chairman. There is no time to be lost, as everything is driven throogh both Douses, just as the lobby dictates, with lightning speed, ard without allowing apy examination of the detestable and infamous projects, The monopoly of the ‘relict’ Projcot will be one of the most lucrative scheme: over concocted; and if the railroad is to be constricted @ fair competition for he important privilege of constraciting ance managing and receiving the benefile of tho roai abould be silowed. Goverzor King becps bis own secrets ia relation to the masters. Tbe applicants are in Captam be a present to a temperance (:overnor Toe indecen\ pranks jaently played the lobb; frome New Tork, eupectally 65 nenr tho ciees ef the sad, ously Governor, who wi)! sign {i before morning. Some considerable discussion arose on the Exterior | established by the Harbor Commis. | Strong, rich acd powerfal lobby | #0 thal progress might be made Sicl vow that amount from tho Treasory, payable in one ear, Who believes thats doliar will ever be refa jovody bai some gieenhorn But the bait took and thon with this woo! over their eyes the “‘oredalous oountry '’ Senators voted for it ‘The attempt to raise the salarien of the Superior ai Appeal Jadges y susceeded. instead of ¢: five thousand dollars as fropseed, the Senate gave the three thousand fivo bundred It will be recollected by the readers of the Hasarn pred i Het a His LA Le thsi 5 felts i : (i a i 3 t i i un fl i? I i ite 53 rt it a FA ii its ii il re a 4:3; f f He? & : i Fs i i i 1 i | tf 2 i Fy z it 3 fi E br x tf elt f i i Ee a Pa a a i i 3 i The Board met last evening, Jobm Olamoy, Raq., Prest- dent, im the chair, THE BROADWAY RAILROAD. Alderman Bicat offered a preamble and resale iom re- |pecting @ bill in the Assembly authorizing a double track rutlroad im the Seventh avenue, Broadway and other streets, declaring the same unnecessary; and that the people living om sald roate are wholly opposed to the measure. Therefore Resolved, That the Common Council mort carnestly remonstrate egainst the said projrot, and is opposed to the passage of any law which tends to obstroct the streets, avenues or highways of the cliy b; rail tract s therein. . a Adopted. PROPOFKD INCREASE OF PAY TO THR COMMON COUNCIL, Tre Committeo on dalaries aa! Cifices of the Bard of Aldermen reported against concurrivg wita the Board of Councilmen im their resolution to increase the pay of Sesotho Comme Ceenee Seay Ov we OF per =. Alderman Wi1s0N oppoted the report of the Nommittes, end hoped the Board would conor wit» the Councilmen and fncreare the pay of member: + of publio opinion ; he aid not care for pabilc 10m; public opi- Bion bad not sept nim there. aldermen Tvcxsr, Jacksow and others, sustained the Teport, opprsteg |e imcreaso. @ report to non-coscur with the Coupcilmes was then adopted, Ald‘ rman Wilson being the only member ‘voting in favor of the increase of par. ‘THE PROPOSED NRW CITY HALL The special committee on that perton cf the Mayor's how belding. The reading wat fuspondod and tue report new bu! reading Was suspondo ‘was ordered to be prietod on 18 BATTERY ENLARGEMENT, had boon recognised, however, 0 © sppropriation of mmeys, &3, but the ‘ot to complete the work wou'd tarow the coutract into the bands of the Common Ooucoll Mr. Basteed aays:—‘On the whole case as it sta: de, 1 am of opinion je right but the duty of the Common Council twelf to take prompt and epergetio measures to complete the work, and that they bave the power to di- rect the Street Commissioner to advertise for APPOISTMENT KY THE RECEIVER OF TAXES. A communication was received from Mr. Wilson i i is 5 ir i FE ii E FE eg i i. Fe FE it. Hil A resolution from the Board of Council mea, exp: esstve ae wee & Se veraine manual comptied y D. J jon of the Alderman from the Figbtesath ward, was increased to $1,600 im copaequence of the bor of the work and its ad; eee ne oy | by the Aidormin of the Seventa ward, signed by the Meyor and some of tho | Members of the Uommon Council, against the Harbor Commission bill the City Charter and Poiloe bill, now before the Legisiature, Tae document was very volumi- nove. It contains @ rewoostranos agsinet seotion Alty of the charter, changing the bounds of the olty ; against the acoplion of ibe exterior line, by whiot nesly 29 miles of grants to the city are ia whole or im part aa- Bulled ; against tue proposed law jastructing the attorney pony HY a gla recover property on West street Giled im by the city, aud also the Battery ; also, to appel the grents nade by the Commissioners Wo the Lend OMoe of lands on tho East river, witni jorieciotien of New Yor® ageinet the proposed | ‘Dg Commissioners of the Port, 38 ity meen yen paimend ‘wdicd is i