The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-10


The News.
Decidedly the most important feature Of to-day's
news is contained in the despatch from New Orleans,
relative to Mexican affairs. That country is COM
pletely revolutionized. The new President, Ce-
valos, having apparently caught the spirit Of the
people, put final quietus to the imbecile Con-
gress by routing the members at the point Of the
bayonet. This coup d'etat was undoubtedly neces-
Mry, in order to prevent the overthrow OF Cevalos
hineelf The citizens had declared in favor of the
Eevolutionists, and there other alternative.
Cevalos Immediately issued pronunciamento, call
ing for National Convention to reform the consti
fntion elect President and legslate for the benefit
q the people. He also ordered cessation of hos
lties on the part of the troops against the revolu
fonists The crisis has at length arrived, and we
shall shortly ascertain whether poor Mexico is to
once more rise or be entirely bloted out from the list
a republics. The decisive and vigorous movement
q Ceyalos may possibly save the confederacy.
A despatch from New Orleans announces the ar
nval of the steamship Philadelphia, with adviccs
from California to the 18th ult.--two weeks later
The news from the gold regions is still very IN
fhvorable-the miners were deferred from prose
cutting their labors by the feshets-the roads were
generally impossible, and in many places nour
brought one dollar per pound. This article, how
ever as well several Others had receded in price
In the San Francisco market. The New York steam
ess Ohio and Uncle Sam were left at Aspinwal.
The former had five hundred passengers, and mil
Eongand half in gold dust on board. This is over
three hundred thousand dollars ess than brought
BY the Georgia, two weeks ago. The decrease is, Of
course, accounted for by the foods.
A joint session Of Congress was yesterday held In
fhe Hall Of the House, for the purpose Of counting
the electoral votes for President and Vice President
of the United States from the 4th OF March next
The tellers having performed their duty the Pres-
dent of the Senate rose, and officially declared that
Franklin Pierce and William r. King were duly
elected after which the two bodies separated Sena
tor Hunter, Of Virginia, and Hon. Meszs. Jones, Of
Tennessee, and Hibbard of New Hampshire, were
sppointed q Joint committee to wait on General
Pierce and notify him of his election, and the Presi
dent of the Senate was authorized to give like
1iAcation to Hon. W. r. King An interesting arti-
cle descriptive of the different Presidential elections
win be found in a subsequent column. In the early
part Of the day an unsuccessful attempt was made in
the House to have the somewhat ridiculous proceed
ings of the night previous erased from the journal
Probably for fear of repetition Of the performance,
that body resolved to wind up the days business
without holding an evening session. memorial from
the New York Chamber Of Comm cree, recommend
iuQ certain amendments to the Warehouse bill was
appropriately referred.
According to the last advices from Cuba, Hon. w.
B. King had been invited by Captain General Canedo
to reside at the palace during his sojourn in Cuba
Little in the shape Of business was done in the
New York Legislature yesterday. The Senate very
properly avoided troubling the O'Sulvan memorial,
though It il understood it viii be brought up again
to-day A warm deba'e sprung up, and lasted
throughout the day, on the Railway Consolidation
bn-the point at Issue being the proposition 10 re-
uce the rate of fare for way passengers to the same
ratio as il charged TO through passengers. The As
sembly discussed the resolutions making provision
for the temporary improvement Of the canals. The
members of the two houses appear have cooled Off
considerably lately with regard to this question. We
may therefore expect that they viii devise some
method whereby the canals can be legally completed,
and the dispute put 70 rest for ever.
Curious to relate, Kos5uth was the eau-e OF much
excitement in the State Agricultural Society, which
convened at Albany yesterday. The executive ad-
dress, in which the Magyar was highly eulogized,
was read by its anthor, Secretary johnson. This
irrelevant and extraordinary movement seemed to
of whom expressed their disapprovsl in the most de-
cided terms Senator Monroe, OF this city, taking the
lead After spirited controversy, the Kossnth fea-
ture of the address epudiated by the Society In
the most decided manner. Hon. Lewis q. Morris, Of
Westchester, was elected President for the ensuing
year and il was resolved 10 hold the next state Fair
at Saratoga
The United States Co1rt, in Philadelphia, yester-
day sentenced five counterieiters, Of them fc
male, to Imprisonment in the Pen.entiuy.
The receipts Of cotton at the different Southern
ports are reported TO be five hundred and seventeen
thousand bales more than up TO the same period last
year. The foreign news brought BY the Atlantic,
impaired considerable frmness TO the New Orleans
market yesterday, without producing any change IN
prices
The Virginia Legislature has rejected the proposi-
ton to make an annual appropriation Of five hundred
thousand dollars for six years. for the construction Of
. railroad to the Ohio river.
The freshets throughout the East are gradually
sabsiding. Those in Pennsylvania have caused but
little damage.
Tire Board Of Assistant Aldermen met, per al.
journment, yesterday evening and transacted good
deal Of official business. The only interesting fea.
ture Of the meeting was short conversation that
arose between Messrs. Ring and McGoyn. relative
% report which the latter gentleman presented
from the Committee on Roads concerning the OPEN
ing Of l3Oth street. from Tenth avenue 10 the Hud
son river Alderman Ring desired 10 see the report
lay on the table and be printed, that the Board
might be the b.ttor ,clal.cd 10 judge Of TIC matter,