The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19
The News.

Inc details OF our MeXcan tenLral IA SOutn
American news wh.s we give to-day, will be found
very interesting. In it are conprehended extracts
rom General Santa Annals discourse on taking the
oath President Of the Mexican republic his de-
cree against the officers of the army who rendered
themselves voluntary prisoners to forces at the
period Of the invasion of Mexico the programme OF
administration of the President of New Granada
and other matters of general interest.
Recent advices from Buenos Ayres declare that
the city still besieged, the terms of the treaty of
peace not having been carried into effect.
Not line of political information was received by
telegraph from Washington yesterday The con
tinuation of the summing up of the District Attor
ney in the Gardner case, and the proceedings and
bylaws of the Smithsonian Institution will be found
Interesting.
General Gadsden, according to despatch from
Charleston, has received official notification of his
appointment as Minister to Mexico. He will accept
A despatch from Albany announces that the Su-
perintendent of the Banking Department will to-
morrow sell at public auction, at the Merchants
Exchange in this city the securities deposited by
the broken Farmers Bank of ononda ga consisting of
600 Of State six per cent stock and s. 900 in
United States skies.
The State canal tolls up to the l4th instant, this
year. show an increase of s36,jO2 over those to the
same time last year.
We elsewhere publish very interesting table Of
national Statistics made out at the instance Of "
Sargent ESQ, late Register Of the Treasury. Among
other items of importance we learn that the public
debt, on the I'd Of March; 1854. amounted to sGj.
lSl ,692 l3. The various appropriations made by
Congress, for the service of the last fiscal year
ending June 3d. 1852, footed up, including the in
terest on the public debt and treasury notes, SAL
4sl ,447,
A large amount Of very important business was
transacted in the law courts yesterday, as will be
seen on reference to our reports Judge Roosevelt
delivered the opinion on the Amory viii Case in the
Supreme Court general term, which reverses the
order entered pro fornn at the special term. &c
cording to this opinion tho parties to the partition
sale had not tire absolute title in fee, and conse-
quently the purchaser is not bound 10 complete his
purchase. He must be discharged, and the ten per
cent paid on the sale refunded. In the First Dis
trict Court, Judge Greene gave a decision rem
dering verbal contract between merchants void
Ind OF no effect A curious case was heard in the
Superior Court, being an action of B. L. Corss to
recover one thousand dollars from the Metropolitan
Bank for q violation of the law against the crcula-
appears, received bill Of the Bank of Charleston
psrt payment of note The plaintiff, it is under
stood, has instituted fifty similar suits
The case Of Jane Trainer the colcred child was
terminated yesterday evening by the Judge deter
mining to leave her in the custody of Mrs. Porter.
An exciting scene occurred; but though there was
an abolition exhortaton for q rescue, the anti.
slavery folks did not screw their courage to the
sticking place, ard Jane was permitted to depart
with her mistress, as free child in free State and
bound fcr tic gold regions Of California.
The Grand Juryi yesterday made very timely
and important presentment report Of which is
appended to the proceedings Of the Court of General
Sessions. The jury call aloud upon the municipal
and State legislators to remedy the growing and
s}eplorable evil known as tenant houses. in which
human beings regardless OF number are indiscri.
Intimately crammed, reckless of health and with.
out any means Of speedy egress in case OF necessity
The jury also present several buildings in the upper
rart Of the city as public nuisances deprecate the
running of fire engines on the sidewalks and spe
cially enion upon Legislators the stern necessity Of
enactng stringent law for the better preservation
of life on railroads, &c.
Both branches Ct the Common Council met last
evening pursuant to adjournment. The Aldermen
adopted resolution instructing the proper commit
tee TO report ordinance directing the Street Com
missioner to appoint inspectors to superintend the
demolition and alteration Of buildings in the city
said inspectors to be paid BY the owners of the pro
perry undo rgoing repair. Should law Of this kind
be enforced it will add much TO the security of life
and limb 10 the pedestrians and laborers who
are hourly in immirent peril in consequence
of the careless manner in which houses ore
pulled to pieces and bricks piled up in the
streets. In the Board Of Assistants the report
OF the committee in favor OF paving that portion O
Broadway now paved with the Periue pavement
between Franklin and Canal streets, with squar
block pavement, at aeost Of SO So per yard was al
most unanimously adopted. The veto Of the Mayor