The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-13
The News.

counts the steamer mad proceeded TO LlmaS, from
whence canonading was shortly after heard, from
which it was supposed that conflict was going on
between the Honduras troops and the forces on board
the British vessel. Should despatch prove cor
rect, and it comes from q most reliable authority,
President Pierce may be called upon to take cogni
rance Of the progress of affairs in that quarter much
sooner than was anticipated. This movement, if
correctly stated shows how much reliance is to be
placed in the assertions of British diplomats that
their government is DESTROYS of abandoning the Mos
quito protectorate.
The screw steamship Glasgow, from the city of
the same name, yesterday arrived rather unexpect-
edly-the recent bad weather being taken into con-
sideration-with days later advices from Eu
rope. TIE news by this arrival possesses bat little
interest except far relates to the unprecedented
preparations to emgrate from England to Australia
and from Ireland to this country. The brief sketch
given concerning the suffering among the. Irish du
ring the past winter will be read with melancholy
interest. The Liverpool and London markets re-
manned about the same as per the accounts by the
Baltic. The Africa, with two days later news, is
now in her sixteenth day from Liverpool She has
probably been detained by the storm.
Owing to the unfavorabe state of the weather but
five square rugged vessels able to reach this port
the Humboldt, which drew out from her pier in the
afternoon deemed it expedient to remain in the Mar
rows until this morning. despatch from the
Highlands dated at six o'clock last evening an.
nounced that the four southern bound steamers as
well as the sailing vessels which left yesterday were
all of. With regard to the ship ATLANTA, Mr. j. j.
Sproul, the agent of the underwriters informs US
that at dark last evening the ship laid easy but that
heau il,t ,~bt
get alongside. During the night should the sea per.
NIT the lighters would proceed to take out the cargo
and discharge it at the Atlantic Dock Custom Honsa
Stores
According to our correspondents, the grumblings
OF the placehunters at Washington are both loud
and deep. They are astonished to find that the
President is neither TO be coaxed or driven; and
that, after having spent more than week in eau
cusing, arranging and parcelling out the great and
small Offices throughout the country to suit them
selves, little attention is paid to them or their
claims. After having waited six weeks or two
months longer, perhaps few of them will be able to
understand that Gen. Pierce and his cabinet have
been able to select proper agents without the as
sistance of outside influences Of any kind. 1t as
serted that the New York appointments will not be
reached for several days
1t is understood that the Tehuantepec question
viii probably come up in the United States Senate
on Tuesday or Wednesday. Many of the WING men,
bers of that body are reported to have gone home,
and it is doubtful whether quorum will be left after
next Saturday.
BY way of Charleston we have the melancholy
announcement that Vice President King on the Sd
inst, declined to take the oath of office for the rea
son, be alleged, that it improbable he should
ever assume the duties of the Office and therefore
the ceremony was unnecessary Should be recover,
he observed, the oath can be administered in
tie proper place at Washington. Though the ven
cradle statesman himself evidently despars Of recov
cry his friends are encouraged with the hope that he
will yet be restored to health.
The latest advces from Mexico state that the peo
pie of the capital saaguine of the return and
reelection OF Santa Anna to power, that they had
already secured and furnished house for him.
Mexican revenue cutter left Vera Cruz on the 2lst
ut with a commissioner on board, to invite the re-
turn Of the exiled chief.
The report Of the proceedings in both branches of
the New York Legislature yesterday, though quite
brief, will be found unusually interesting. The most
novel feature Of the day the resolution introduced
in the Assembly proposing to inquire into the expe-
dfency of amending the State constitution az to
authorize the Legislature to sell the canals Though
this may have been intended as a good joke if car
ried out in good faith it would be likely to save the
money Of the peopletbat is if things shall continue
10 be managed by future Legislatures as they have
been by those of the past few years.
In the Senate, Mr. Pierce presented the minority
report Of the committee appointed to consider the
subject Of the completion of the canals and the pro-
prety of so amending the constitution az Ia facl
tate that Object. Thia repnrt Ia rarrsaap.ad "a
directly the reverse OF the one from the majority
takes decided grounds against Mr. Vanderbilt's plan
and rather comedies with the views formerly enter
tanned by Col. Young and Mr. Hoffman But WHY
an End the constitution? Whynot submit the direct
question TO the people, whether they approve OF dis
approve Of borrowing money to perfect the
public works? But instead Of thus coming straight up
to the mark Legislators lodging and twisting
in every possible way, for other apparent purpose
than that Of killing time by doing nothing.
spirited controversy arose in the Senate relative
TO the rights Of New York and Brooklyn, the bill
for the incorporation of ferry companies. The
Senate passed the bill relative to the laying Of rail.
road tracks streets did also the Assembly
the one for the division Of the Nneteenth ward of
this city
The telegraph has furnished a synopsis Of the sec
ond day proceedings in the case Of DR.. Gardner
indicted on charge Of false swearing in order to
procure an award from the late Commissioners Of
Claims against Mexico.
Tie suspension Of tic two Connecticut banks. men
fiencd in yesterday paper, appears 70 have some
what startled the fnancers in the West. A desoatch
from Cincinnati states that the Ohio Life and Trust
Company has refused to receive any New England
bills except those OF The Boston banks.
y Bin yesterday passed the Ohio Legislature which
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