The New York herald., 1851-09-12

The intelligence from India and China, althoug h
no later, il of some interest It appears that the
! valley Of Berar is to be ceded to the East India
/ Compapy-in other words, to the British govern.
ment-as a security 70. the debt owed to Great
| Britain by the Nizam. The peace of Cashmere
/ has not been seriously disturbed, Gently
reported. In China, the rebellion Of the lthorn
provinces represented as still going or but have
no means Of judging Of the character of the revolu
tion from the accounts now and previously received.
The English newspapers call upon the government
to retaliate upon the lawless islanders who
Gently massacred several English sailors, and, at
/ the same time, significantly mention that the
! French government is about to make attempt
to open the interdicted intercourse with Japan,
which has been closed against foreigners for more
than century. The French seem to have a
knowledge of the political construction Of japan,
which, sooner or later, must be in direct trad,
with California.
The BATTERY ENLARGEMENT .wINDLE.-Ac-
coraiDg to an opinion given by Henry L. Davis,
Esq, Counsel to the Corporation the public were
yesterday informed that the project which was
started some time since by few interested specu-
ators-Owne-s of property, and candidates for jobs
and cor rtracts-to enlarge the Battery, had be, me
tending the area of that promenade would be en-
tered upon at an early day AS might have been
! expected, this announcement took the people
by surprise for nineteen of every twenty sensi-
bic men in the community, looked upon the enlarge
mens Of the Battery not only one of tho most
useless and unnecessary projects that was ever
brought forward, out one of the N De. impudeat
and glaring attempts to rob ani plundsr the city
treasury, and waste the money and means Of our
overtaxed people, tha. was ever made 10 truth, i.
was looked upon, and very justly, too in opinion
as a downright and unmitg ated swindle, conceived
in corruption and be carried INTO effect by
trickery Of some Kind other and not by honest or
honorable means, IL it were consummated a. all
SUCH being the vie VS. and opinions Of the honest
and sensible majority Of citizens, it Is not to
be wondered at that the announcement Of so alb
surd, ridiculous, and dangerous a measure becom-
/ ing law, created so mush astonishmeat and sur
Prise as il did yesterday. The matter was debated
and discussed to a considerable extent, during the
/ day, and the grour is on which the Corporation
Counsel based his decision, that il q law were
carefully examined. The result was agreement
in opinion with Mr. Davies, that, technc ally, this
project had become an ordnance Of the Common
Council. According to the amer ded charter Of this
city, every ordinance resolution, &C., pissed by
the Common Council, before il takes effect, shall be
pres snted, duly certified, to the Mayor for his ap-
proval. If be approve, he shall sign it, IL not, he
shall return il to the Board in which it originated
With ms objections, within ten days thereafter; or,
II such board shall not be in session, ct its next
stated meeting. The Mayor, it appears, did not
exactly folowthe course pointed out by the charter
in lot returning the resolutions authorizing the
enlargement Of the Battery, AMI they have, in Mr..
Davies opinion, consequently become q law-as
much so as if be had signed them.
This is indeed, pretty state of things, and mat
ters have come to nice pass, indeed, If Corpora.
ton ordinsree repugnant 70 the Of the people,
and authorizing vast expenditure Of money, is to
be forced upon the city, merely because the MaJor,
through ignorance Of the pro ysions of the arter
sonetang else, did not return the resolutions to
the board in ~ki;h they originated, in the manLer
pointed out by the charter. We trust the oppo-
mems Of tins scheme to plupder the city tres-
sury will not submit TO be choked OF by a
technicslity; and recommend the owners Of
property in the neighbork ood Of the Battery,
Whole interests would be impaired by the PRO-
posed enlargement, as well as eur merchants,
who are uch concerned Ia preserving unimpsred
the channels In our rivers and hays, at once to.
bestir the nselyes, and take measures to prevent
the cons un nation Of this fraud. There IL DOT
court Of equity in the country that would not set
aside these resolutions, Ter the circumstances.
They have become legal, not by the desire Of the
people at large, but in opposition to it net with
the concurrence Of the mercantile community, but
against it-by technIcality, and in the very teeth
Of the opinions Of eminent men connected with the
Coast survey, that the project, carried ints effect
woul tend TO seriously impair, IL not irreparaby
destroy, the navigable wa;ers of New York for
commercial purposes. Bat even il the people were
in favor Of the enlarge nsnt Of the Battery <hich
we know they are not--tbe proes; should be ap-
preached with extreme care aud caution. Provi
denee, in his wisdom, has grated privileges, a.
commercial city, far greater than those allotted
to most other places in the world II would be
worth millions and millions Of dollars to Liverpool
If she possessed such advantages as New York does
10 this retpect. Are we to jeopsrdire these advsn-
tsgesl Are We TO run the risk Of iDjuring and de-
stroying the navigation Of our waters, because q
corrupt Common Council thought proper to pass
these resolutions, and the Mayor allowed them 10
become Law, through ina5sertepce or Ignorance 7
p q word, are the best and most important in
tercsts Of this great commercial city TO be jeopar
died. in order to give fat contracts to the relatives
and friends Of the mem bers Of the Corporationl We
trust not.
We cannot account for Mayor kingsland's extra
ordinary conduct IN reference to this matter. Can
il be that he did not knov the contents Of the char
ter, which he swore to uphold, and which should be
bis guide in performing the duties Of hs oficel 1t
certainly is strange that he did not at once prompt
y yapliy he veto to the iriquitous scheme, and