The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-06
News or the Morning.

According to arrangement, kossuth was intro
duced to the Senate yesterdays shortly after which,
in order that the Senators and vsiters might have
opportunity Of paying their respects to the dis
;inguished guest, the body adjourned. The House
passed the resolution for . committee Of FIVE to
introduce the Magyar, by yeas 1913, nays "a. No
business of consequence was transacted in either
house
Our Washington tele raphic correspondent in
FERNS that in his interview with the Secretary
Of the Interior, Ksssuth acknowledged that his
mission to this continent had been q failure From
his inquiries relative to the method of procuring
land it is inferred that the Magyar has some idea
ofabandonng, for the present, his purpose of renew
ing the war in Hungary, and following the more
pacific policy of the veteran Gov Ujhazy, who has
very wisely settled down n the West, and turned
his attention to the cultivation of the rich soil in
that region.
From Albany, we learn that caucuses were held
last evening for the purpose of nominating candi
dates fer officers of the Senate and Assembly. Ira
IHIues was selcCte0 Wy eHo ucMoSi6cS AZ Twin
oi tie Senate. The democratic members of the
Assembly chose Israel L Hatch, of Erie county, for
Speaker, and Jas Nj. Elwood for Clerk. The
wings nominated Jonas c. Heart, of Rensselaer,,
sor Speaker Of the Assembly, and Il. M. Sher-
wood, cor Clerk. The Legislature will meet to. day
The accounts relative to the instruction 10
Northern Mexico are SO contradictory that it is
utterly impossible to arrive at the truth. One &C.
count states that Caravaial had fed int Texas,
after oombarding Ceralvo for two days, and that
the revolution believed to have been ecctually
suppressed. A later despatch represents that one
thousand men had reinforced Caravajal, who was
again preparing to take the field. 1t is also init
mated that Canales, the notorious Mexican gene
raj was making overtures to the rsvolutionsts, and
that the government was exceedingly anxious to
compromise matters One thing is not contradict
ed, ard that is. the sudden retreat from Ceralvo,
sf:e- very severe battle, account Of which will
lie found in another column.
Dates f-on Havana to the 30th ult, we're yes
iegday received by the steamer Empire City. No
.hIg Of importance had recently transpired on the
island
The new Common Council were sworn into Of
fee yesterday, and organized Immediately for bust
ness. The annual message Of Mayor Kingsland
was received and ordered SO be printed. The
Mayor, in bis message, alludes, among other mat
:e-s to the magnitude Of taxation; recommends
lore gas light along the docks and slips is in fa-
70. Of the Sixth ard Eighth avenue railroads;
and acknowledges the Russ pavement as the best
and the most durable Of any yet adopted. In the
evening, very strong manifestation was exhibit
cd. in the Beard of Aldermen, by the passage OF
resolutions calling upon the heads OF departments
TO render full and particular accounts, showing the
expenditures, contracts, &C., Sc, since the or
ranization Of those departments Retrenchment
and reform appear, at present, to be the order Of
the day Time, however, will tell the story