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

The News.
Decidedly the most important feature Of today's
news is contained in the despatch from New Orleans
relative to Mexican affairs. That country is COM
pletely revolutonized. The new President, Ce
uloe, having apparently caught the spirit OF the
people, put a final quietus to the imhecile Con-
Erees by routing the members at the point OF the
bayonet. This coup dfetat was undoubtedly neces
Mry, in order to prevent the overthrow OF Cevalos
himeelf The citizens had declared in favor of the
revolutionists and there no other alternative.
Cevalos immediately issued pronunciamento, call
ing for National Convention, to reform the consti
ation, elect President and egislate for the benefit
q the people. He also ordered a cessation of hos
6tes 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 be entirely blotted out from the list
q republics The decisive and vigorous movement
a Ceyalos may possibly save the confederacy.
A despatch from New Orleans announces the ar
sival 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
hyorable-the miners were deferred from prose-
cutting their labors by the fieshets-the roads were
generally impossible and in many places flour
brought one dollar per pound. This article, how
ever wen several others, had receded in price
In the San Francisco market The New York steam
ers Ohio and Uncle Sam were left at AspinwaI
The former had five hundred passengers, and q mil
EonEand half in gold dust on board. This is over
three hundred thousand dollars less than was 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
he 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 telers 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. Messrs. Jones, of
Tennessee, and Hbbard, of New Hampshire were
appointed 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
fifcation to Hon. w. r. King. An interesting arti-
Gle descriptive of the different Presidential elections
win be found in a subsequent column. In the early
part of the day 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. A memorial from
the New York Chamber Of Comm cree, recommend
ing certain amendments to the Warehouse bill, WAS
appropriately referred.
According to the last advices from Cuba, Hon. w.
r. King had been invited by Captain General Canedo
to reside at the palace during his soourn in Cuba
Little in the shape of business was done in the
New York Legislature yesterday. The Senate very
properly avoided troubling the O'Sullyan memorial,
though it il understood it win be brought up again
today. A warm deba'e sprung up, and lasted
throughout the day. on the Railway Consolidation
bir-the point at Issue being the proposition TO
auce the rate Of fare for way passengers to the same
ratio as is charged TO through passengers. The As
semby discussed the resolutions making provision
for the temporary improvement OF the canals The
members Of the two houses appear 10 have cooled of
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 cause OF much
excitement in the state Agricultural Society which
convened at Albany yesterday. The executive adj
dress, in which the Magyar was highly euioyzed,
was read by its author Secretary johnson. This
irrelevant and extraordinary movement seemed 10
greatly astonish the majority Of those present several
of whom expressed their disapproysl in the most de-
cided terms Senator Monroe, OF this city, taking the
lead After spirited controversy, the Kossoth fes
tue of the address was repudiated by the Society In
the most decided manner Hon. Lewis g. Morris, OF
Westchester, elected President for the ensuing
year and wa resolved 70 hold the next state Fair
at Saratoga.
The United States Conrt, in Philadelphia, yester-
day sentenced five counterfeters one Of them a fc
male, to imprisonment il the Peatentiary.
The receipts Of cotton at the different Southern
ports are reported to be Eve hundred and seventeen
thousand bales more than up to the period last
year. The foreign news brought by the Atlantic,
impaired considerable firmness to the New Orleans
market yesterday, without producing any change in
prices.
The Virginia Legislature has rejected the proposi-
tion to make annual appropriation Of five hundred
thousand dollars for sx years, for the construction Of
a railroad to the Ohio river
The freshets throughout the East are gradually
subsiding Those in Pennsylvania have caused but
little damage.
TIE Board or Assistant Aldermen met per al.
joumment, 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 McGown, relative
% q report which the latter gentleman presented
from the Committee on Roads concerning the open
ing Of 130th street. from Tenth avenue To the Hud
son river. Alderman Ring desired 10 see the report
lay on the table and be printed so that the Board
night be tins better .elatlcd II judge Of TIC matter,