The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-17

Joint Committee of investigation, relative to the
canal contracts, to report next Friday. By the
way, this procrsstinaios begins TO assume rather
suspicious aspect.
Governor Hunt has pardon ed Lopez, the Spanish
sailor who was condemned to be hung for the muir
Ger OF policeman Foster, en- condition that he i'm
mediately leaves the country.
resolution passed both boards Of Common
Council, last evening, to wait on Senator Houston,
at the Irving House, this afternoon, to tender him
their respects; and special committee OF Ave from
each board were appointed to tender him the use
Of the Governors room to receive his friends.
Yesterday evening, the annual report OF the
Comptroller, giving an account OF the city revenues
and expenditures, came up before tho Board OF
Aldermen, and was ordered on file, to be printed.
This interesting document will be found in another
column. resolution, by Alderman Temann, was
referred to the Committee on Ordinances to report
on ordinance dividing all wards into smaller and
more convenient election districts than the present
division Another resolution, by the same, request
ing the Legislature to suspend any action ia taking
the Jones' Wood grounds SIS City Park until the
Common Council consider whether q City Park
should be in the centre side of the island,
vas adopted, after a great dea, Of useless discus
sion.
Ia this city, last week, there we're four hundred
and twenty.four deaths, Of which eighty nine were
Of diseases Of the lungs twenyfour died Of scarlet
fever twenty eight of typhus fever thirty Of con
vulsions eleven Of small ox; thirty Of dropsy sc.
In the Court Of Common Pleas yesterday, Judge
Daily held a person named Christellar, to bail in
the sum Of $4,000, for attempting to tamper with
iur0r in ha IF .ir nus nd
others. Another person was accused Of similar
mislemeanor, but, on investigation was acquitted.
The trial Of the alleged Cuban expedi.ionis.s is
gone of till Eext terra when it is unders.ood that
the parties are to be ready, without fail.
LETTERS FROM SPAIN AND FRANCE, ny New
YORK LApY.-Wo place before our readers, else
where in our columns, this morning, the last of q
series Of letters, by New York lady, (Irs.
b, the lady of the editor Of this journal)
from Spain written during short tour through
the interior and around the ssnhoard Of that
historical and romantic country This portion Of
her correspondence gives rather interesting
description OF The novelties Of steamboa. travel
ling along the Spanish coast interpreted with
sketches Of the ports and other points Of interest
Of the excursion.
The letters, which we give from the same hand,
dated at Paris, are the more interesting, az this
time, as giving the views Of female mind on the
present unique and momentous state Of affairs, po-
litica ard social, Of the French capital. The in
formation which we get Of the policy and move
ments of Louis Napoleon, and their reception by
the French people, comes to us mostly through the
English prese. 1t is, Of course. en- par.c Their
correspondents obtain much Of their Information
and indignation from French editors and writers
thrown out Of employment by the Suspension of
nearly all the journals Of Paris. The facts and the
opinions Ct the English newspapers, besides a
natural anti French bias, are thus colored and
exaggerated. From the most authentic accounts,
concurred in by our Partisan correspondents, the
shop keepers and indeed all the business classes Of
Paris, and society in general, were quite pleased
with the coup q e,at, and the resoiute proceedings
Of Louis Napoleon to make it complete. And
we do not doubt it. The new government is 0
novelty in its wayit pleases the Farisians, jlss
children are pleased with new rattle; but
when they get tired Of it, rs they will soon, like
children, they will cast it away for something else,
better or worse. Lat as long as Louis Napoleon
can amusc them, he is secure-bu. no longer.