The New York herald., 1848-01-12
Political Intelli0ence,

ELECTION CorrEsr-It appears that Colonel Monroe,
District Of this city st the last election
has petitoned that body against the return Of Alder
Jackson; the matter was OF course referred to
cnmmittse Of the House of Representative; the COM
mittee made order to take evidence In this city In
relation the election and the parties, with their
ham in the second branch Court Of Pleas
to take the testimony Several Of the reporters were
serving them stated to the Court that they did wish
to have the testimony made public His Honor then re,
rrsd to the statute and stated that declared that all
evidence taken by order Of Congressional committees
should be taken In private and suggested to the gentle
the press the propriety Of Withdrawing some Of
them however, seemed disposed to demur on the ground
that tho statute was the constitution
declaring that all courts Of Justice shall be held with
open DOORS It was then intimated by COUNSEL that
adjournment would be asked for and that all future
meetings would be held in private Whereupon, the
porters very reluctantly withdrew
CAsApIAN ELECTION REruRSs-The Hamilton &C.
wy Spectator Jan. 5th gives the number Of members
returned up to that time 80 Of whom 19 conssr
vativss and la French and radicals.
CHANCELLOR KENT on THE ArrExArIoN OF TrrAs-
This eminent jurist has left record his judgment,
both upon pending with Mexico and ts primary
cause the snnexato, By Congress Of Texas In letter
to Hon Garrett Davis, he ssys:"I aeknowlsdgs your
speech Of January last on the annexation Of Texas.
have perused 1t with much satisfaction, and deem 1t
perfectly conclusive that the annexation Of Texas by
concurrent resolution of Congress was unwarrantabe,
and usurpaton Of the treaty making power; In every
nisious and unprnoiplsd and will lead to the ruin Of
the Union Parts tKy3 Wesfern Citizen
The whig members OF the New Jersey LegfMAture hed
caucus at Trenton, yesterday and resolved upon the
election of j. c. smslwood as President Of the Senate
and P. j. Gray Of Camden, Secretary For Speaker OF
the House, Dr. J. W. C. Evans; Clerk, Col Alexander
M. Cumming.
FROM BERMUDA. BY the brig New Orleans,
Capt. Bramha, from Bermuda, arrived last
night, we received papers to the 2sth ult. They
contain very little news We copy the following
from the Royal Gazsfte:-
II. NJ. steamer Grower, under the temporary CON-
mand Of Lieutenant Cou arrived here On Friday last
from Barbados which place sho left the 10th Instant
Ger on the windward command In consequence Of her
sckly state On her arrival here she cdiately
placed in quarantine and subsequently ordered to
Ports Island that the sick and ships company might
fever board reported however, to be Of mild cha
racter three deaths only having occurred since her
leaving Sierra Leone, the 18th November last Two
days after leaving the coast her commander (Potbury)
attacked with fever Of which he subsequently, died
The Growler landed the immigrants she brought from
Sierra Leone at Trinidad She has now only her own
ships company board.
We understand that the Of fever all Of mild
type and that her Surgeon concves there s no fear to
be apprehended and hat all the cases will ultimately do
well IL IL supposed that the Naval Commander-in
Chief will detsn the Growler here until her recov-
and the vessel Is thoroughly purified
The royal mail steamer Tay, which was to have left
SOUTHAMPTON on the Id inst direct for these islands
and due here about the 2oth has not yet arrived
IL generally supposed that having met with continued
strong aud head winds, she became short Of COAL and
has bore up for st. Thomas
The royal mail steamer Thames, having waited her
full time for the Tay left Thursday for st. Thomas
A large portion OF the Gazette is taken up with
the celebration OF the laying Of the foundation
stone of masonic temple.