The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. — WHOLE NO. 8171. Agrest of a Third Party on Suspicion—Core- ner’s Inquest Upon the Body of Mr. Owens— Interesting Testimony of Mf%. Decker and the Boy Meyers. ‘The inquest in the case of Richard Owens, who was murdered at No. 21 Elm street on Saturday night, was re- @amed yesterday forenoon, at the Sixth precinct station hhouse, by Coroner Jackman. Some interesting deyclopements wero made by Mrs. Decker, the wifo of the wounded man, and also by her en, William Meyers, going to criminate Glass and hig as- seeiates on the night of the murder, During the progress @f the examination the room was crowded to excess with * ppectators, who seomed to take a lively interest in the re- gult of the investigation. All the witnesses were placed ‘ander confinement after being examined, having been sent tothe House of Detention at No. 88 White etreet, by erder of the Coroner. During Sunday night Inspector Bowling, who has acted very efficiently in the case, suc- seeded in arresting a young maa named James Lofius, on suspicion of being the third person who was in company ‘with Glass when the murder was committed. Loftus was examined yesterday by the Deputy Coroner, Dr. 0’Han- lon, but he denied being present when the shots wore fired, Hesadmitted having been in company with Glass -and Higgine an hour after the murder of Mr. Owens, and thas he was next door, in the liquor store of James Glass, 8 brother of the prisoner, whea the shots were fired. The ‘witness evidently knew more about the matter than he wished to disclose, as his statement was anything but elear an tisfactory to the Coroner or the jury. The following isa report of the proceedings a3 they trans- pired yesterday — tarina Decker, being duly sworn, deposed as fol- Jows:—My husband's name is Wilhelm Decker; he is now Jying dangerously wounded at the New York Hospital; about eleven o'clock on Saturday night I was up stairs, on the gecénd floor of my house, attending to the fire, when I beard some eue running up stairs; on looking arqund I aw the prisoner, John Giaés, accompanied by wo other ‘Men, whose names T do not know; they commenced to break the furniture, when I ran down stairs to call my husband; it was Glass who broke the lamp; I could not say whether tbey were intoxicated or not; wheu they went dowa stairs again my husband met them in the hall; he tried to put them out of the houge, and with my astistunce succeeded in doing so; my husband was about shutting the door upom them when the first shot was tired; I saw the pistol in Glas’ band ; I did not sec a pistol in apy one cl#e’s hand a8 goon as the shot was fired my husband fell wounded; gaw the pistol in Glass’ hand about a minute or so before $h6 shot was fired; 1 have often seen Glass before, but I did not know what his name was until yesterday; I cannot say how many shots were fred after my husband fell; I heard shot outside soon after my husband was shot; I ‘was €o much frightened that I could not say now many gbets were fired; svon afterwards the police came to tho house and took my husband to the New York Hospital; I Cannot positively identity Higgins as boing one of the party ‘who accompanied Giass. William Meyers, being duly sworn , deposed as follows:— I reside at No. 21 Rim atrect; on Stturday night I heard a shot fired, while standing at the corner of Pearl and Elm etreet?; Tran up towards my father’s house, and there Baw two more shots fired; I Luen ran off for a policeman, but L could not find one; the prisoner, Glass, fired the two last sbote; I was standing on the opposite sidewalk when the shots were fired; I'saw the flash of the powder pro- ceeding from Glass’ han; there were others ip Giass’ com- pany at the timo, but I conid not identify them; I know Glass by sight; I ran up towards Broadway, look ing for a policeman, and then came back; when I got bomeJ saw my lather lying in bed; my mother was in the bedroom with him; my father was removed to the hospital about one or two o'clock that morning; Glass was dressed just as he is now; I have known hito for the last nine months or so; I could not be mistaken as to the per- non who fired the shots; there is a gas lamp in the street abobt ten feet off from our house. ‘Michact Tobin, residing in Pearl street, deposed that he ‘was bartender for James Glass, brother of the prisoner, at No..19 Elmatreet: I was there on Satarday night last; 1 sawthe prisoner in the barroom on that night; the pri- soner Higgina wos with him that night; they had been drinking several times; they drank brandy and lager bee: ; I saw no-weapon im the hands of any of the men; I beard the shots fired next door; did not yo out; I saw Giaes in @bout tieen minutes alter the shots were fired; Gilase did mot s3y anything abaxt the shots; I have had no with any one relative to the ing; 1 could not give the names of any other persous than Glass and Higgins; I don’t ‘whether Glags wus in the barroom or not w! were fired; I never saw @ pistol in Glass’ possession; I know bo around there hom owns a pistol; I aon’t know ~ the names of any parties who were in the store when the tus, reeiding at No. 128 Leonard street, de- ow skturday ni Tol ‘Abat he was in James Glass’ store about 11 o’ctock }) When the shooting took place next dor; 1 rephed out when I heard tho first shot was fired, ant awe man lying on the sidewalk; I was in James Glass’ _ store fer half an hour before the shooting occurre l; I did notsee Jobn Glass there; I saw him when he was arrest- ed; I did not see him for several bours previous to the shouting; when I gotto the man who was lying on the sidew three shote had been fired; I start- ed to go out when the first shot ‘was fired, but before I got up to Decker’s place the three shots had been fired; I could not say who fired the shots, ag saw no one but the man who was lying on the sidewalk; there were about thirty five or forty persons ip the store when the fires took place; I know a reat many of them by sight; I in James Glass’ store fer an hour or go after the shooting occurred; 1 did not render the wounded man any assistance for fear I would ave been arrested. 7 Policeman U. B. Cooper, of the Sixth precinct, being duly sworn, deposed as follows :—The murder happened ‘on mny post while 1 was at the upper end of it, corner of Canai and Elm etrects; I immediately proceeded to No. 21 Elm street, where I saw officers Bradiey and Flynn; thoy bad taken deceased to the hospital, 20 that I did not see him; officer Fiynn and myself went in pursuit of Glass and arrested him; the witness Loftus was in company with Glass when we arrested him, also Higgins and James Glass; the arrest was made at the corner of Broadway and Pear! Btrcet; we beard the cry of watch there, and in going up two persons requested us to take James Glass into cusi on arse of assault; just then Jobn Glass stepped int the crowd, when the officer went up and told him that he ‘was wanted; John Glass refused to goat first, when we took him by the collar and conveyed him to the station house; we aid not arrest James Glass, deeming the other arrest most important; the prisoner asked what he was wanted for, when officer Flynn said it was no matter; just then officer Gilligan came up and told Glass that the Captain wanted him, when he consented to go with us; this oc- curred in about half an hour after the shooting took place; Tam sure Loftus was one of the party, as { know him very well; I saw James Glass, Higgins and Loftus in com- pany about Ave o’clock that afternoon. Catarina Decker re-sworn—I cannot recognise Loftus as ‘Deing one of the party who was in company with the pri- soner Glass. William Meyers, re sworn—I cannot identify Loftus as Hg been in company with Glass when the shots were pee Robert Owens, residing at No. 121 Union street, Brook- lyn, being sworn, de) that the deceased was his Drother; he resided at No. 21 Union place, South Brooklyn, wherg he has a wife and two children; deceased was a rigger and stevedore; I saw him last alive at 3 o’clock on Saturday; I did not see him again until I saw him dead at the New York Hospital. Adjourned until 9 o’clock this morning. Personal Intelligence. _ ‘The President gave a dinner to about forty members of Congress on the 14th inat. The President's card of invita. tion is about six inches square, Among those who dined were Hon. William Bishop and lady, Hon. George B, Floyd and Jady, Hon William M. Gwin and lady, Hon. John Slidel) and lady, Hon. Elijah Ward, Speaker Orr, and Se- Bator Clingman. Mr. J. Buchanan Henry, the nephew and Private Secre- tary of the President, it is rumored, is soon to be marricd ‘to @ m opossensing lady, a daughter of one of the officers of ‘tho Bante. Woen the event takes place a great time may ‘be expected atthe White House. It is algo said that Mr. Henry contemplates resigning his position at the close of ‘this seasion, and settling in New York to practice law, ‘The Hon. Charles Sumner is still in Paris, in compliance With the advice of his physician, but he is recovering rapidly. General Garibaldi is paseing a few days at Nico, where he is respected and liked. Ho is one of the few public ‘men who rose to eminence in Italy in 1848, and have pre- the good opinion of their followers and of the li Karr, who resides in Paris, has mot with Deepen be cial ar i bray Magg sories: A ’’ and is at present dorivin, ie ann roti of 40,000 francs’ from his weekly. ieee, ‘Tho state ‘of things in France, where of course reside the majority subscribers, docs not admit of that freedom of which distinguished the brilliant “Guipes’”’ of . Nevertheless, the wit of M. Karr struggles success- fully with the barrennese of tho land. ‘The departure of the future Princess Royal of the Two ‘Bicities from ogy Dea gy el the 12th of Loop t is to accompany hor roya' to Trieste vik Viens. This suid that ibe Princess ber brother Maximilian of Bavaria, is to marry the Count de Trani, od aon of the King of Naples; but the marriage is not totake place for a year. eae two Princesses aro sisters of the Empress of Austria, epee, te trans Cet, oe lemn ult for havi pub- Nished articles ingul the Emperor of the reach. ap. a ALE on the 27 teal a ultimo before the Court of Assizes to lo on condemned to six months’ impri- 90d, Wd y,W H Shaw, W W Drake, Hen jcKnen, B P hanry, i M Crane, Taco, Metaughith ‘and lady, Rev § Bliss, lendum, WC Moultine=agd 14 ia the Thurlow Weed’s Caucus of Republican Vota. bles at the Astor House. Last week Thurlow Weed, the most colebratod State barber since the time of Oliver le Dain, was in thie city and beld a private caucus with some of the’ leading re- publicans, to ascertain the best policy to be pursued in regard to our municipal affairs and the amendment of the charter of the city of New York. We understand that some leading republicans, such as John Kennedy, W. M. Evarts, W. C. Noyes, R. B. Blatchford, Joseph R. Taylor, Wiliam Carrigan and others, met on that occasion, and a Jong discussion took place on the principal affairs of New York and the best mode of getting up new schemes for regulating the politics and placers of this rich bailiwick. Mr. Thurlow Weed was one of the principal spokesmen of the occasion, and he stated that the views of the New Yorx Hera. in reference to the municipal government were right. ‘Bennett is right,” said he; ‘‘it is necopsary for a good government in New York that there should be a greater concentration of executive power in one man; but the difficulty, I find, fs to know who that man is to be. We must do nothing to jeopardise tho prospects of the republican party in 1860. There are vast interests at stake, and while a good government is necessary for New York, and the offices of that government may be very useful for the republican party, we must move cautiously in the matter, Iam willing to break up ail the commis- sions and departments, and concentrate ali the power in the hands of the Mayor, provided we haye a good pros- pect of electing the next Mayor. Unless a now charter election wore to take place next spring, we could not do 50. We elected our Comptroller over all parties, it is true; but that arose from the quarreis of Tammany and the advantage our friends took of them. Probably the best mode would be to concentrate as many of the depart- ments a8 possible in the hands of the Comptroller, who is one of our own men. Iam clearly of opinion that we ought to make arrangemente here for the purpose of get- ting @ cbarter clection in spring, and electing a Mayor for {term of four or five years. We must also havo a rogis- try law, and for the present concentrate as much execn- tive power as We oat in the bands of Mr, Haws.” Other gentlemen in that private candus concurred gen¢- rally in the views of Mr. Weed, but thought that the pro- poged plan fell sbort of the necessities of a good govern- ment for New York, The concentration of the power of other departments in Mr. Haws, they contend, would be only ® partial change without effecting a radical cure, It was supposed by soma others that the best method would be to take a broader plan, and chango the entire form of the city government by uniting all the executive power in the Mayor, who should be elected for five years, and confining the two Boards of the Common Council to legislative duties simply. It was thonght that the Aldermen should not even be allowed to concur in or dis- approve of the Mayor’s appointments, but that absolute power to appoint and remove should be yested in the Mayor himself. It was also proposed to unite al the de- partments of the government—tle Almshouse Governors, Croton Board, Street Department, &e.—in the Mayor. Another project was to make the Mayor, Comptroller and Corporation Counsel a committee to manage all the finan- cial affuies of the city, and give out contracts, and all that; but thie, it was thought, would complicate the matter, Afler much digcuseion among the various parties present, it was held by many to be better to adjourn and reflect for a few days before adopting any specific plan for rovolu- tionizing the municipal government of this city. There was a strong disposition in the mind of Thurlow Weed to go the whole figure for reconstructing the government, ond it was only the fear of injuring the republican party next year which restrained bim. Thus the matter rests. Turatre.—Algerla has been a great thing French, in more ways than one, It bas furnished the novelists with materials for romances and fewilletons without number. The playwrights have made uncounted dramas out of Abd-el-Kader; the painters have found a <} new fivid for their poneiis, and no end of youthful militaires have won their step by virta@of roasted Arabs und spitted Emirs. it is a little singular, considering all this, that the Algerian drama per"se neyer reached the American boards untt] Mr. Lester Wallack discovered the hitherto unex- plored mine, and produced a drama, in six tableaus, called the ‘Veteran; or, France and Algeria,’ which underwent its initial representation on last evening. The first night was duly honored, as first night; usually are at this theatre. The stalls and privat: boxes presented a fine array of the fair, the fashiona- ble and the critical. The more popular part of the auditorium was crowded to excess before the play commenced. The extreme length of the performance (four hours), and the somewhat discursive character of the incidents that make up the plot, render it impossible to give any particular aualysis of it. The action of, the earlier part of the drama takes place in France, in the chateau of Delman (Mr. Wallack),a colonel of the line, Later the scene is transferred to Algeria, and with the play go all the French characters—the Colonel, his son Leon (Mr. Lester Wallack); Blanche d’Ivry (Mies Gannon), niece to the Colonel; Mrs. McShake (Mrs, Vernon), a be- nevolent old lady, who arranges other people’s affairs; and Lieutenant d’Orville (0. Wheatleigh), the special weakness of Mile. Blanche. How all these people became involved with a chocolate colored Emir, ponderously por- trayed by Mr. Dyott; his sententious sister, in which Mrs. Hoey is admirable; an Irish Grand Vizier, in which Mr. Brougham is irresistible, and for which Mr. Clement White has written a rollicking fong, which got a deserved encore; and how everything comes out splendidly in the end, -we must beg everybody to sce and allow us to forbear description. The play itself is not pretentious. The dialogue is smoothly written, and in tone rather above the usual spectacular grade. It is at least expressed in good English, and there is only one “ ‘tis well!” for which all thafks to Allah. The main fault is that the author bas endeavored to do too much, and has thereby made his play so far episodical that the main plot ie often lost sight of. Thus the charac- ter played by Mr. Wallack, although strongly" marked at the opening, weakens as the drama progresses, and would be forgotten altogether were any other actor in the part. As it is Mr, Wallack makes it 80 picturesque, such a grand old viele moustache, that ono might fancy he heard tho drums rolling to call the officers to take part in a grand review on the Champ de Mars. In a purely theatrical point of view the spectacle is ad- mirably done. The costymes are all new, and, with the exception that the Zouaves are made to woar the Fez ca instead of the turban, entirely correct. The scenery an general ensemble surpass any of Mr. Wallack’s pre- vious triumphs, which are matters of dramatic history. ‘The gentlemen were glorious in regulation uniforms, @ la Francaise; the ladies gorgeous in gold and silver tissue, bien chaussée, and skirts not embarrassingly long. Then, the Arabs were of the proper tinge, and looked terribly fierce, as they ought to do, In fact, the play, which «e- pends more upon the costumer, the scene painter and the carpenter than upon the actors or the author, received full Justice. It was well received, and may be safely pro. nounced a succes With a few abbreviations, which the first night will suggest as readily to the manager as to tae public, it will bave a long run. ‘Two Days Later from Buenos Ayres, By the bark Wilhemine, Captain Dillingham, we have Buenos Ayres papers to the 6th of November. The Com- ‘mercial Times of that dato gives the following amusing ac- count of the “revolutionary movement,” a brief refe- rence to which has already appeared in our colomns:— On the morning of the 28th of October, Victor Chirino, at the head of a promiscuously armed rabble of thirty or forty men, made his appearance in the Guardia del Monte deposed the authorities, put the Prefect into prison, and iegned a tte calling upon tho country people to join bim in putting down the irreligious government, who were ruining the country. Next day he departed in the direction of Canuelas, and encamped for the night on an esfancia near to that town, The authorities were, fortunately, previously informed of his approach, and succeeded in colléoting afew Na- tional Guards, whom Lov armed the best way they could, one cartridge head being the allowance of ammu- nition; and in the meantime chasques to the neighboring partidos, describing their situation and pray- ing for assistance. 4x the evening & slight skirmish, took lace, in which a fow shots were yy the robola, and ‘National Guards wore driven from an outpost they had occupied, The following day the officer in command, Don José Alfaro, despatched his small force to reconnoitre tho enemy, while he awaited some reinforcements then close at hand; but the “religions column,” who were just then engaged bt ogeande | breakfast, did not await a further trial of their constancy, bat dispersed in most ad- mirable disorder, followed by the National Guards, who Pag th gl gy in, Victor ’ victors was a cart of warlike stores, which principally consisted of some bundles of aboriginal lances, improvised from broken shears and tacuara canes. Somo arrests have been made in town of persons sup- pored to be complicated in this affair—D. Juan G. Aguilar a lientenant colonel! out of employment, being the mos! conspicuous prisoner, as Sravent bas found bearing his name at the , in Which ho is styled the General-itt-Chief of the religious forces of the province. A military personage of the name of Del Campo has also been arrested on suspicion at Lobos, and forwarded to Chiyileoy. MORNING EDITIO MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. TAXPAYERS COMPLAINING THAT THEIR PAYMENTS ARE NOT CREDITED UPON THE BOOKS OF RECORD— COMMUNICATION FROM THE STREET COMMISSIONER— THE CHAMBERS STREET FRERRY-——THE TAX LEVY TAKEN UP—AMENDMENTS—$25,000 VOTED FOR THE ATLANTIC CABLE CELEBRATION. The’ Board met last evening, Alderman McSpedon in tho chair.. There was a very large “lobby” in attendance, owing,no doubt, to the prospect of the tax levy being passed upon. " A communication was received from the Street Com- missioner, stating that applications were made dally in his office, by parties who had paid their assessments for va- rious street improvements (but whose payments hai never been credited upon the books of record in the Bu reau of the Collection of Assessments) to have the sam» discharged. They complained that, although they had receipts given them by the authorized agents of the Cor. poration, they can neither effect loans nor dispose of their property until these liens are discharged off the record. ‘That there were now on file in the Street Commis- sioner’s office a jarge number of duplicate bills and re- ceipts, with affidavits of payment attached, and that most these been made during the lat few mouths of the term of Joseph Taylor. Under these circumstances, the Street Commis. pepsaipg Og Sa snaps that power be vested in some suitable person to e the proper credit mr te simiabe bile ion of Alderman Apams the motion to the Committee on Joint Accounts. ianivoagas In pursuance. of fution of the Board, ad pursuance of a resolution ty 'd, ado} at the last meeting, the Comptroller gent in a report ook ing the sale of the lease of Chambers street ferry. He states that there was no record in hig department of any lease of the pier at the foot of Chambers street, but that he was enabled to inform the Board that on the 15th of February, 1864, the tease was sold to the ‘‘Payonia Ferry Soups, ” for ten years, at a rent of $9,060 per annum; but that the company bad not signed the necessart TB, although notified to do s0, and that the rent Ret heat since paid regularly by the New York and Eric Railroad, The report was referred to the Committee on Ferries. ‘THE TAX LEVY was then taken up, and read. Alderman Bootg moved to alter the appropriation for imERCY RE Tompkins square from $6,000 to $8,000, Oar. ried, . The following sums were added to the appropriations in the tax levy :— Hook aud Ladder Co. No. 9, lot for house, $3,500; hook and Ladder Company No. 11, $5,000; any No. 8 006 y 18,58 020; Bogine Commer eS: i (aay Hacetion) $3 000; gas for Fire Companies, ; print lepartments, $10,000, cleaning and lighiing’of the City Hall and Park, $100,000, instead of $5,000. Mr, Boouw moyed to amend the tax levy by striking out the provision as made for the Law Depattment, and in- serting the amounts stated in a communivation from tho Law Department, amountwg to $68,750. THE CABLE JUBILER, Alderman Brapy moved to strike out the sum of $25,000 for the ‘‘Atlantic Telegraph celebration.” Alderman Booiz was astonished to heas such a motion made, and hoped that the Board would not adopt it. What would the committee do? They would be held responsible for the amounts. (Laughter.) He trusted that the Board would be magnazimous enough to pay the bills. Alderman BRapy looked at the entire matter as a grand humbug. The Board refueed to pay this large sum, and then they introduced it into the tax levy. Tne committee knew that the Council would not sanction the expense, yet they went on and bad a spree, determined that the cable should be celebrated at somebody’s expense. Alderman Boos replied that it was not the committee’s fauit thht no meesage bad passed through the wires. He hoped the Board would pass the appropriation, for if not the committee would be liable. ‘The motion to ‘‘strike out’? waa lost, hy a vote of ten to five, and the $25,000 appropriated. The furtner consideration of the tax levy was then laid over by the Board adjourning to Monday evening next. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. LEASING TRE BATTERY—REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON MAKEET—THE FINANCE COMMITTEE—WEIGHT OF COAL—THE OONVESTED SEAT, ETC. The Board met lust evening, the President, Charles G. Cornell, presiding. Every member was present, and the lobby was crowded with spectators. After the minutos of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, the Presi- dent submitted the following preamble and reeolation:— Merag,pat SES Ta oh Daa nM e is being weed for ferry p' and Inasmuch as there is no. power In this city to lease any portion of the Battery for mer- cantile or business purposes, fore, be tt Renolved, That the Comptroller be’ requested to’ at Stasee coreecetereegita speek used tor ny an ‘amount of rent “ puid to the eity Tor that privilege. Jt was adopted. & A resolution direstiog. the sell by auction a lease of the ferry the foot of Battery place to Staten Island for aterm not exceeding ten years, was referred to the Committeo on Wharves, Piers and ‘Shps. REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON MARKET. Aresolution was, presented requesting the Committee on Markets to report upon the e: iency of removing beeen gp Market from its present locaticn to some more favorable spot on the North river; also, as to the nature and costof a proper building to be constructed for the purpose contemplated. It was referred to the appropriate committee. 18 THE ERECTION OF STANDS ALLOWABLE? A resolution was algo referred to the Committee on Markets, instructing them to report whether the erection of stands around the various markets was not a violation of the city ordinances, and if it was not, to submit an or- dinance prohibiting their erection. RESERVOIR SQUARR. The Presipent offered a resolution directing the Com- mittee on Lands and Places to report upon the present condition of Reservoir square, and whether it is expe- dient for the Common Council totake any action to place the square, in the language of the resolution, “in an orna- mental condition.”’ " INCREASE OF THR FINANCE COMMITTEE, Mr. Ross presented a resolution in favor of in the Finance Committee to five members, and instructing the President to add two republican mombers to the com- mittee appointed last week, which consista exclusively of democrats—Mr. Valentine, the ostensible republican, haying, as is alleged, sold himself to the majority, AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO WEIGHING COAL. 9 Vay ‘iE submitted the subjoined preamble and re- solution: ‘Whereas, among’ citizens generally there is a con- stant complaint ik regard” 19 tne, dificult in detecting frand in the present manner of weighing coal; and whereas, no does really exist, yt are unjustly suspected; and furiermore, rence to an article of auch general uge and neces- as the sales of coal in thie clty, amounting to nearly one einen ee eae oes oe fraud is pi etraved, Kefalls 20 heavily a ‘our poorer Seoessary ikat some to should be ted fraud; Resolved. That a to therefore, special committee of three be a) repertauiy ie preset maaner of weighing oh nao dete. reportage presen mane eer terests of the citizens in this particular, = ‘The resolution was adopted. THD CONTRSTED SEAT. Mr. ALLEN offered the subjoined resolation, which was laid over:— Whereas, the claim of James McAdam to a seat in this Board, a8 one of the Councilmen ‘elected, was referred, to & committee on the S34 of Japuary, 1850; and ‘Whereas 'it is important to have the question of Mr. ‘McAdam’s right to a seat in this Board settled ag early as possible; there- fore, Resolved, That as safd committee to whom this matter was referred have taken no action thereon, as yet, that sald com- mittee be ordered to proceed at an early day, and that they be requested to resign and the said matter be referred to some other committee. PAPRRS FROM THR ALDERMEN. A large number of papers were received from the Board of Aldermen, which were laid over for future action. The ordinance prohibiting the use of salt for the purpose of melting snow inthe streets, was referred to the mittee on Cleaning Streets of this Board. THR RULRS AND ORDERS OF THE DOARD. The report of the special committee on fixing the rules and orders of the Board was received and ordered to be printed in the minutes. The resolutions presented by Alderman Boole, directing the Joint Committee on Accovnts to take possession of the books and papers of the provious committee, and instract- ing them to complete tho investigation of’ the city ac- counts, was made the special order for next Monnay. Mr. BickroRD offered a proposition of Jules Viennot re- Jative to constructing public urinals, which was reterred to the Committee on Public Health, The Board adjourned till Thursday. ASONS FOR ELorgMEnt.—-Mr, Joseph W; Branch, who recently eloped with a young lady from Connecticut, named Grant, and was overtaken in Albany, N. Y., has published the following card, which is decidedly rich and cool as the rota of Monday last:—About one yoar ‘ago 1 met Mise G, at a party. ‘Twas then living in the town of Willington, Conn. At that time I was livmg with, or ized as my wife, another woman, to whom I was married five years since. We lived un! lly together, after which I went to board wrth te father with the father of Miss Grart for a shorbtimo, and of course became hetter acquainted with her. Ina short timo I went into the jewelry business, and in my travels I Hed often at her house. "Tis true i did think Mise G. Bee Si a Leth Soy ean Jee oe of my surprise, i 5 3 E in socomplish . Tintended to re id do now if in my power,) xr her, yoy her brother. Tho reat know. T would add that when her brother was informed of the true state of afairs, ho became my friend. Postage ro Haytt via ENaLann.—Und Reet & Postal Convention recently concluded be- ween the United Kinggom and U1, the single rate of Postage on letters the United States to Hiayti, for- warded in the British mail, via England, on and after tho Ast of January, 1869, is thirty-three cente, pre-payment required, wl ts i full to destination. the a Clty Inteliigence. Coxprrion oy Tae Cory.—The warm weather during the past few days has very greatly improved the condition of our streets and sidewalks, In the major part of the city the ice has been thawed entirely off the latter, so that crowd. fare will soon again appear in all its ¥ waa Spee the spew off the en tad the mud tho otuer ones tho ety from the mud and 1 soothing 1e filth which go greatly abound, Sr Tce yor Curv4.—Ice ig agreat luxury in China during the summer season. The Celestials are willing to pay handgomely for obtaining it, and the Yankees are keen to furnish them with it for being thus paid. The ship Samuel Appleton, of Boston, has been lying for sometime at the foot of Beach street, loading with ee for the Hong Kong market. The Knickerbocker Ice Company of this city have been en by ® Boston company to place six hundred tons of ice in the ship; for the reagon that the New York packers are the anly ones capable of stowing ice on mapper’ 80 that Jess one quarter melts be- fore reaching the Chinese seas. The best Boston packing cannot prevent a loss of one half the quantity. The wea- ther about this city, 6o far this season, has very un- favorable to securing any kind of an ice crop, either for exportation or home consumption, - CxixpRation ov THe ONs HuNpRED AnD Firry.To1Rp Brmrgpay oF FRANKLIN, BY sie TyPOGRAPHICAL Socnsry.— This annual festivalcame off last evening at Niblo’s sa- loon, Broadway, and it was-an unusually sociable and brilliant affair. The company present was very large, numbering nearly four hundyed persons, and among them: ‘was Mayor Tiemann, who presided at the supper, and many other distinguished liens, The following are tho toasta, all of which were briefly and appropriately ro- sponded to by the speakers who were present:— ‘The Memory of Franklin. ‘The President of the United States. The chy of New York. ‘The relegraph, the Pen and the Press, Authors and Publishers, Pressas a Ruler, eerpees. 8 Franklin, ‘Woman—-The paragon and fonparell type of humanity. The first toast was responded to by Mayor Tiemann, who briefly reviewed the cgreer of Franklin in all its pro- minent phases. Tho dancigg and conviviality was kept up till ap advanced hour, everything passed off'in the most agreeable and lively yi oak in a great mea- sure to the admirable arr: ments of Mr. Faulkner, the chairman of the commit tog them in charge. The music was supplied b; slton’s d in its usual style. A letter was received fom: Hon. Edward Everett, ex- ing regret that he wes unable to be present. The all was got up in ard of the Printers’ Free Library, and it was in every way gi . ‘ Great Save or Lors at gum Excuancr.—There secms to be quite a movement in the gale of real estate in the upper part of the island. We seat advertised that upwards of @ hundred and twenty lote @f ground will bo sold to-day at the Merchants’ Exchatiga, belonging to the Bogardus estate, lying between Kingabridgo road and the Harlem river. The laying out of tho Central Park has done considerable to impregp on the ablic mind that tho city is rapidly going up togm, and Manhattan Island is destined to be covered wil and dwellings, to the exch the feids that in their the blocks and blocks of mgfble, brown stone, bricks and mortar, the Central Park 5 Case oY YELLOW FEVER. O'Keefe held an in- quest yesterday, on board schooner Hiram E. Bishop, recently arrived from. }, upon the body of'a sailor 1 it mortem examination the the Ease ono of malignant yellow fever, sad ibs jory rente rendered a verdict to that effect, Degeatied was.a native of Ivelant, aged 26 years. Police Intelligence. Nicery Cavcnr.—About 1 ek ago Mr. M. Miller, of No. 280 Weet Twentieth atrect, bad a carpet bag, contain- ing $500 in bank bills and a lot of deeds and bonds, stolen from bis bedroom. The money consisted of “fives” and “tens”? on the Brownsville Bank, of Omaha, Nebraska Territory, and were about being sent out West for redemp- tion, Mr.Miller consulted with Sergeant Lefferts in rela- tion to the robbery, when it was ;. the logs of the property, olfering a rewar: recovery of the same. The reward was offered by Ser- gcant Lefferts, who assumed the cognomen of Jones, 80 as to lull the suspicion of the thieves. Yesterday morning two men called at Leffert’s house in Hudson street, and asking for Mr. Jones, said they had called in relation to the “lost carpet bag.”’ Mrs. Lefferts, who was cogni- zant of the plan that had been laid for the capture of the thieves, received the fellows, and found out from them that the property could be had by calling at No. 103 Perry street. When Sergeant Lefferts came home and heard of the inquiry that had been made for ‘Mr. Jones,” he straightway engaged the gervices of officer McCord, and proceeded in search of the stolen property. On arriving at Perry street, and meeting the thieves, the latter re- cognized the officers and attempted to throw them off the track, but in vain. The detectives proceeded to search the premises, and in a few minutes succeeded in find- ing the carpet by) and its contents. The occupants of the house fought hard with the police w! they found, they had been caught, but all to no purpose. A few well directed blows with the baton brought the fellows to terms, and made the work of arrest an easy matter. The pri- soners were brought before Justice Rally, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, where they were committed for ex- amination. ANOTHER ATTEMPT At SHOOTING AND StaBBING.—The liquor store, No. 102 Weet street was the scene of another shoot- ingand stabbing affray yesterday afternoon, A man named William F. Fogerty entered the place and demand- eda drink oncrodit. The barkeeper, John Spencer, re- fused tg let Fogerty have any liquor, when the latter drew a pistcl and threatened to shoot Mr. Wileon, | the proprietor of | the | saloon, if he ‘would not instantly order his barkeeper to eerve up a brandy toddy. Wilson clinched with rty,and suc- ceeded in taking the weapon away from him, when the latter drew a dirk knife and attempted to stab the Pre; prietor. At this juncture policeman Scott, of the First recinct, arrived at the scene of the disturbance, and took ‘ogerty into custody. The prisoner was brought before Justice Connolly at the Lower Police Court, when he -was committed for examination. At first the complainant re- fueed to appear against the prisoner, and it was not until a summons was sent him by the magistrate that he thought proper to appear in court. Foger- ty is about twenty years of age, and has been em- ployed as a porter at the Northern Hotel. Ay Enric Gitt.—Policeman Baldwin, of the Eighth precinct, rescued a girl named Josephine Kane from a vilo den of proetitation in Sullivan street on Sunday night. Josephine, who is respectably connected, is said to have ‘been the victim of a South street merchant, who, after seducing her, sent her to a boarding house in Brooklyn. Soon afterwards the erring girl came over to New York, and falling in with a woman living in Sullivan stroet, | the life of @ courtezan until her whereabouts became known to her friends, when she was fortunately arrested and sent to the Magdalen Asylum, Cuarce or Recervina Stores Goons.—Eda Rather, a German woman, living at No. 44 Forsyth street, was taken into custody yesterday on a charge of receiving stolen goods with a guilty knowledge. Two boys, named George Calligan and Edward McDermott, testitled that they stole ap overcoat, valued at $24, from the premises of Me. Monroe, No. 441 Broadway, and that thoy subse- juently sold it to the prisoner for the gum of $5. Justice mnolly committed the accused for trial in default of bail. A Foor! BURGLAR. —Thomas Johnson, a foolish looking fellow, was detected in the act of breaking into the pas- senger depot of the Hoboken ferry at an carly hour yester- Say morning. What could have induced the prissaer to commit such a burglary itis hard to say. He certainly could not have had any bright expectations in that quarter. Amina 4 PRISONER TO Escare,—John Gautz was brought before Justice Connolly, at the Lower Police Court, charged on the complaint of John Decker, an ofiicer of the House of Detention for Witnosses, at 88 White street, with having aided in the escape of a witness named John Mahoney. The prisoner was committed for trial in default of $500 bail. Me, Morr axn THe Ustow Banx.—Mr. Garrett 3. Mott, who was arrested in Deoomber at the suit of the Union Bank, and held to bail in $142,000, hax procured the ro- quired bail and (been liberated. Mr. Mott has aued the bank for false imprisonment, named George Sele, who /while the vessel was coming up the bay. Doctors Gallagher, who made a si Court—Special Ter: eros Hon. Judge Davies. o— Jan. 17.—Merchants’ Insurance iny us. Richard H. Compa: g Hinman and Others.—Jadgment for piaintifis for their debt, interest and costs, Ley all the defendants, Hutton, an’ same to be apportioned as follows :—1 defendant. ran and wife to pay the two-sixth parts thereof, an’ «och of the otuer four defendants one-sixth part thereo/ In the matter of A dc.—Let an order be en- tered to pay to he guardian $1600 per annum, from Feb. 6, 1866. ‘i Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt Theodore Krauth et als. vs. Isaac H. Bassett et als.—Com- plaint dismissed with costs. Je W. Phinney vs. Theodore W. Phinney.—Com- plaint dismissed with costs, unless the plaintiff cleots to amend, ashe may in twenty days, on payment of costs of the demurrer, George I. Jackson ve, William M. Furritt et als.—Motion pad trial denied, for want of jurisdiction in the spo- rm. —TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1859, PRICE TWO CENTS. Movements of General Seott. OUR NEW ORLEANS VORRESPONDENCE. New Ontaawe, Jan. 6, 1859. His Arrival at Milneburg—A Delay in the Ceremontes—In- troduction of the Mayor and Committee—The Pontchar- train Railroad—Incidents on the Way—Arrival in the City—March to the Hole—What the Common Council Did—Immense Turn Out of the Poople—Enthusiasm of the Citizens, de, i On ‘the night of the 4th we heard by telegraph that Lieutenant General Winfield Scott had left Mobile, and would be in the Crescent City early the following morning. This news, however, only circulated about the Mayor's office and the telegraph station, and the majority of our people awoke to the knowledge that the great captain o: the age was already with them. Then was there a serambling in old closets for dusty flags, and at an early hoor the stars and stripes could be eeen in every direction, whirled about by the dust clouds. The members of the artillery companies were hurrying to their respective arse- nals, buttoning up their coats as they went, and the mem- bers of the Common Council who had been “stuck” upon the Reception Committee were yawning and inveighing against a soldier of Soott’s rank keeping such unseasoua- bie hours. i The Mobile steamer enters through the ehallow lakes of Borgne and Pontchartrain, and lands her passengers at the little village of Mitneburg, about six miles back of New Orleans, and separated by a swamp impenetrable save to engineering skill, which has connected Milneburg with this city by the Pontchartrain Railroad. To this line of communication, then, at an hour previous to daylight, some twenty or thirty individuals of peculiarly excitable temperament, with your correspondent among the num- ber, directed their eager stefs, and no cara being run at such a time they footed it down to the lake. Here we found three persons upon the wharf—one an old negro aleeping ag soundly as if in a feather bed; another was a juvenile darkey, whose shrill voice resounded far out upon the Jake as he gave us an ingpiriting local air entitled ‘Ho! for Beauregard !"’ and the third was the local reporter of the most enterprising daily in the city, who had stood upon the exposed wharf all through the chilly night, ana ‘was just bidding adieu to the last of twenty-five segars, whose stumps formed a little barricade around him. Shortly after daybreak the California steamed up to the wharf, when our little shivering party of enthusiasts sent up @ loud and prolonged cheer which woke every one on bgard of her, Some startled sleepers actually run out of thelr staterooms in their nocturnal hadiliments, but Jack Frost caught them by the loge, spanked them, and in they run ‘again. e Soon after the steamer landed the Mayor of our city, Hon. Gerard Stith, went aboard, though as yet not one other of the delegation had arrived at the lake. Colonel George Lay, of the General’s staff, introduced the Mayor, who told Gen. Scott the committee were not probably awake yet, but as e000 as they came down he would again come aboard to tender the hospitalities of New Orleans to him. Mayor Stith then retreated to the Washington Hotel, and everything is supposed to have remained in statuo quo, gry etomachs, such ag mine was, excepted,) until nine o'clock, when the committee, and Major Gene- 1 militia, arrived by the cara. time for formalities commenced, and the t y marched on board of the California, ad y a by (2) “Jordan,” who was a drummer at thi tile of New Orleans. Arrived in the presence of General Scott, everybody was introduced to everybody else, and then our Mayor drew from his pocket a creased paper, and, unfolding it, read a long articlo tendering our distinguished visiter the hospitalities of the city. General Scott replied in a really eloquent manner, and which surprised many, who had not expected to see the orator blended with the warrior. When Scott first joined the army he was detached on duty to this city, and here the * YOU lieutenant of artillery made many wara: friends, In the course of his remarks he referred very happily to this Deriog. and in two gentlemen who were present, General Lewis and Bernard Marigny , Esq.—recegnized old companions and friends. ‘The fame demure party now escorted him in the same manuer to the Ws m Hotel, where a aa. Was spread, and by way of grace, T su , & detach. @ ealute outside. At the tablo Caner soot in excellent spirits, id ; and soon managed to dispel the lay cloud which seemed to hang about most at the table. He reverted to his last visit to New Orleans, some eight years ago, while on his way to take command of the expedition which marched from Vera Cruz to the’City of Mexico. He looked around to see his old friend, Major ard, United States Engincers, who is Superintending the work on the fortifications of this city, and who was him on that memorable rht of little else than merely a corporal’s guard of artillerists with them, aad had not even brought down a band of music. After breakfast, and about eleven o’clock in the morn- ing, the solemn cortége wended its way to the cars, and took seats therein. ~On approaching the train General Scott waa struck with an arrangement peculiar, I believe, to this road. The rear of the tender was armed with a cow-catcher similar to the front of the engine. Naturally enough, the General asked a gentleman beside him the cause of such a peculiarity, and it wae explained to him that, there bemg no turn-plates on the road, the engine has to run tender foremost when going in one direction. It might also be truly said that, when going in the other direction, the engine is often so slow there is danger of the passenger cars running over it. As the General stood upon the platform the stoker of the train pressed forward and said: ‘General, I seryed under you in Moxico.”” Scott shook the man heartily by the hand. “And I voted for you for President.” At this some thick headed dimmycrat in the crowd exclaimed: “And it didn’t do him no good, nayther!”” “Tt did me good—I can never forget my General,’’ retorted the honest stoker, with indignant earnestness. ‘When the cars arrived at the city depot, they were sur- rounded: by an immense throng of enthusiastic persons, who rent the air with their hearty cheers, while a squad of artillery in the neighboring square thundered forth a national salute. The procession now formed to march to the St. Charles Hotel in the following order :—One drum. mer, two fifers, twenty-two militia drawn by four spirited and driven by @ spruce darkey in livery, in which wag General Scott, Colonel Lay, General Lewis and the Mayor, about six carriages full of gent and three or four empty carriages. Misera- ble as was this part of the reception which the Common Council Committee undertook to arrange, the citizens turned out in immenge numbers, and with their loud cheers Vag their bs a most hearty welcome. As the procession passed by the office of the enterprising daily to which the over assiduous reporter above mentioned is attached, their shrill steam whistle, which calls for; 1 newsboys to their post, piped out its welcome, the crowd of little ragged Mercurics waiting for the “evening edition,’’ stood up on their little bare toes and gave “three cheers for General Scott.” When the General reached the St. Charles Hotel he came forward on the balcony (which is very similar to that of the Merchants’ Exchange in New York), but found himseif unable to make a speech to the immense concourse who had choked up the street and sidewalks in the neighborhood. The Mayor informed the people of the fact, and after three cheers had been again given all quietly dispersed. To-day a furious rain storm ia flool- ing our streets, and Gen. Scott remains under cover; but on the 8th he will be present at our celebration of tho anniversary of Jackson’s great victory. Only $1,500 have been appropriated for the day, which will ‘ely cover the expenses of our volunteer artillery. The citizen soldiery of New Orleans are about entirely disbanded, and I fear we will not have a brilliant celebration. The only active force now in organization turns out about 350 men, 260 of which are artillery, and the balance consists of the remnants of five infantry companies, now mustering from seventeen to thirty men each. gt Lieutenant General Scott visits, by special invitation the Orleans theatre to-night, which is our “Academy of Music.’ After joining in the celebration of the Eighth of January, he will make a tour of inspection to the fortitl cations of New Orleans, in company with Major Beaure- gard, of the United States Engineers, who is the local perintendent. He will ind a thorongh system of defence, which needs a heavy appropriation to be completed. ‘Thon we will have six forts, besides land and water bat- teries, mounting in all some five hundred guns, about half of those in position at New York, — our city bas none of the natural means ofsea coast defence whici Gotham is blessed with, Lake Disasters. The following is a synopsis of marine losses on hulls and cargoes upon the Northwestern lakes for the year 1858 :— Loss on steam hulls.. Loss on steam cargoes Total loss by steam vessels, , Loss on sailing hulls... . ‘Loas on sailing cargoes. Total loss in 1868... 1ose on steam bulls in 1867... $308,047 ‘Loss on steam cargoes in 1857... 84,496 —_—_#' Toss on sailing bulls in 1867... . $670,679 ‘Loss on sailing cargoes in 1857. 339,214 ne Total Lome in BBE... ee sees cog e591 887 085 Decrease in 1858, Loee of life in 1867 Loss of life in 1868. Decrease in 1858..... seeeee Paraguay Parties sonding letters to the care of W. W. Do Forest & Co., New York city, for their friends on this expedition, will insure their being forward- ed by addressing them to the care of the firm, instead of the senior partner, who is frequenUy abeent. ADDITIONAL FROM MEXICO. Progress of the Election in the Capital. Santa Anna, Miramon, Robles and livrbidg Up for the Presideney, ALVAREZ RECOGNISES PRESIDENT JUAREZ - Vidaurri Preparing to Take the Field. BORDER VIEWS OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION Mexican Views of the President's Message, $c, &e., de. Our City of Mexico Correspondence. Maxioo, Jan. 1, 1859. ‘The Last Three Days of the Year—Organisation of the Elec« torat Junta—Priests and Plunderers in the Majority— Why Robles has no Chance—W ho are Candidates for tha Dictatorship—The Banditti Ahzud— Advances oS the Libe- rals—The Diplomatic Imbrogtio—French and English, Schemes—Mr. Mathews, the New British Secretary of Le+ gation, de., de, Thave aiready given you full details of the two pronume ciamtentos we bave had here since the doparture of tha last foreign mail, one of which took place on the 21et ult., and bad for ita object the elevation of General Echea- garay to the Presidency, and the other took place on tha 23d, and had for its object the elevation of General Robles. The former was acompilete failure, but the latter has suce ceeded partially in ita object. Zuloaga abandoned tha Palace on the night of the 28d and took refuge under tha fiag of Great Britain, whose subjects he haa #0 shamefully insulted and persecuted. It is a fair commentary on the Mexican character, this act of Zuloxga. Ho did all ha could to insult and persecute foreignere, and now whee he is in danger he has fairly sneaked under tho protection of a foreign flag. In my previous letter I gave you full particulars up va the 28th. Political events since that date haye been cons fined to the organization of the Electoral Janta and tha forming of a platform for the new government, On the Soth the Electoral Junta was called together, There were ene hundred and fifty members; but instead of their being taken from all classes of soclety, sa pro- pore ¥ te Plan of Kobles, we Jind them made up ag follow PME 6343, SUI Pie ae Of these 150 members ef th: toral Junta there are not more than fifty liberals, and of liberatg and mode= rados not one-half of the whole number. Robles wag verdant cnough to appoint Salas to represent him in the naming of his portion of the members of the Junta, and as Salas is a couservador of the raukest kind it is nob wonderful that the Junta is anything but moderado in its composition. ‘The Junta was opened and a liberal clected as presiding officer, This was done to commit the liberal party to a recognition of the legality of the acta of the Junta. A member of the Janta thet! explainod the urgent necessit; for «he Mmodiate organization of a goverment No government existed, and, therefore, no revenues could ba collected. “The army could not be paid, and the country required its services at once. This speech was reptied ta "by a call for a platform for the new government. Ia this connection it was stated that thd new goverminent mi be ultra-federal, uitra church, annexationist, or an} elee, the Plan of the 234 not Laying been sudieiently, exe plicit. A somewhat leugthy discussion here foilowed, im which the platform party carried the day. A commission ‘Was appointed to draw up the platform, and theve Selong were given unt!! to-day to conclude their work. During yesterday the chances fur the clection of Robles were thorovghly canvassed, and it appears very that Robles wil! stand no chance whatever of election. The candidates to be voted for ar Santa Anna, Salas (Santa Anna’s advocate), Miramon, Echeagaray. ‘You will observe that the mame of Juarez is not in the. Net, and L believe be wili not get a vote. Itis posible that when the election act ity comes on, which imy be to-morrow or Monday, if ever, «2veral of the namea above cited will be dropped. Echeagaray cannot possibly, I think, get over haifa dozen votes. iturbide will aot got over @ cozen to twenty, and Robles not more than Atty. Santa Anva can have a large vote,and so can Miramon. Salas, as the warming pau for Santa Anua, can have o large vote. As the friends of these Jast three are of tha same party, they will most probably drop two of their candidates and run but one. The supporters of Echea- garay will likely go for the conservative candidate, and as turbide’s friends do not think much of Robles, they will likely spit up and aid equally the two principal tides. ‘So clear is it to the friends of Robles that he cannot ba elected President, that last night and the forenoon of to- day they have been working to chango tho Plan of tha 284, and declare another in favor of a triumvirate. They thereby to be able to work matters to suit them. What they are to gain by this isnot so ciear. Robles hag already proved himself a weak man, in comparison to other aspirants in this country. On the 23d uit. he might. have done anything he pleased, but he has dilly-daltied, giving to this party and to that, until now he is laughed at yy all. Should he be one of a triumvirate he would ba but a cypher, or beat once kicked out; nothing is more certain. While this compromise movement is going on in thig city the country is completely abandoned to the baaditti, and it is hard to say why they have not attacked us even here. From news received ast night it is very probabla that the Peace Commissioners, lately captured on the road between this city and Puebia, will be shot. The fellow who has them—a liberal chief, »y the name of Carvajal, @ of long standing—is not distinguished for his e feelings. He has already shot thirteen of a party sens for the Commissioners. Carvajal repudiates ali notious of peace; and, unfortunately, he is but one of many chiefs of the same kind. ’ ‘The liberals have made great ces since therevo- lution in this capital. They ha’ the whole of tha’ State of Vera Cruz under their dominion, and have lately taken several villages in the State of Guanajuato. Miramon is chasing Degollado, and Degoliado is re- treating with his forces toward Colima, on the Pacifia Blanco, with Conriado, Pueblita, Huerta, &&., and large forces, are céming toward Mexico . These are the troops who have entered the State of Guanajuato, and likely ere this have taken the capital of that State. It ig not at all improbable that these hordes of liberals pam early in this month, and if #0, that wo wi Th peste GCGSY Powe be Be pee ¢ prospect looks ex: gloomy the year come, and promises more cbapges and more distress thar we have had in the past twelve mouths, In 1858 wa had four or five actual changes of govornment. I the first place, the resignation of Comonfort to Juarez; the flight of Juarez and Comonfort; temporary police go- vernment; election of Zuloaga to the supreme powers moderate rule under Zuloaga, with Elguero at the head of the cabinet; tyrannic rule of Zal with Joaniqui and Padre Miranda at the front; of Ayutlay by which Ech declared himself President; nunciamient? of the cuartel of San oe by ‘nhicls Robles was made Military Chief, and forced ta leave the palace. We are now without any government. These are the changes for one year in this i city has fared better than ety interior city of the repub- Me. The fine cities of Guadalajara, Guanajuato and San Luis Potosi have been completely destroyed by tha changes and disorders of the past year. Notwithstanding famine stares us in the face, the spirit of disorder was never more rife than at this mo- ment. Local animosities are on the increase, and tha hatred for foreigners remains the samo. noe is because he found that the French briac to the com- person of has capacity Governor on twa, him for am destiny of Mexico, Trappears to mo clear that i . we shall seo the game England has to play in convection with this iance Tt French alliance may be broken q |. Who ever thought we would prove of such portance in the history of the world? General Alvarez Recognises We learn from the Vora Cruz Progreso, that ander date of 10th of December General Alvarez beadquarters at La Proyidencia, to i i