The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-28

e4ciN .neDt throughout the city. However, the peo-
piS soon became comparatively quiet, and it may be
possible that the determined action OF the railroad
company viii have the effect of checking the dis
graceful transactions. The Sheriff yesterday took
possession Of the track and Is resolved that neither
the employees nor the i1ers shall Esoest it till the
DEGREES of the judicial authorities are made known
The Sheriff also served large number OF njunetions
upon the citizens 20 restrain them from Djarng the
Western road
Adviccs from the city of Mexico, to the 18th inst,
inform that Santa Anna had accepted the position
OF Emperor at salary o. sixty thousand dollars He
adopts the title of Most Serene Hghne u.s. and has
promulgated his intention OF naming his successor.
We elsewhere publish very interesting letter ad-
dressed to President Pierce by Mr.. 0. II. Brown
with regard 10 affairs in Nebraska territory. This
document affords much valuable and instructive in
formation concerning the Indians inhsbiting that
territory, the difficulties experienced by white set
tiers, &c, and will doubt be perused with great
attention, particularly by those who contemplate re-
moving to that wild and far distant region.
Another unsuccessful attemys was made to elect q
Mayer in Boston yesterday. DR. Smith, the peoples
candidate, lacked thirty votes of an election.
Elk Mayor Bigeov, the wing nominee, ran far behind
the actual strength OF his party.
The weather is reported to have been intensely
cold in all parts of the country yesterday. The Hud
river is frozen solid at Albany that t is anti
Spated teams will be able to cross on the ice this
morning. The violent gales on Friday and Monday
nights sppear 10 have extended all along the coast
from Charleston to Boston, but rs yet we have not
heard that any material damage was done to the
Shipping. There a heavy snow storm at Bos
ton on Monday night, and they had ine sleighing in
that vicinity yesterday.
Among other important Judicial proceedings pu I
lished today is the opipionl of Judge Morris, in
the Supreme Court, in the celebrated Mason will
case and the remarks Of District Attorney OConor'
and the proceedings Of the court in the Extradition
case of Alexander Hebonn. claimed as fugitive
from justice by England.
The term of the official capacity of our city fathers
is fast drawing to closs they have but four more
days to serve, ana consequently now working
with a vigor and expedition that is astonishing to
contemplate. A resolution appropriating over
twenty-five thousand dollars for the erection of
freman's hall was adopted by the Board of Alder
men, as were also reports in faver of lighting
the city every night in the year, for the extern
sion of the Bowery to Franklin square, the
widening of Pearl street, and the exteI sion of
Albany street TO Broadway. Much interesting
information is contained in the last named re-
port with regard to the Trinity Church property,
the opposition Of the church to public improvements
IN its vicinity &C. The document is given in full un
der the head of Debates. The Board Of Assistants
concurred in resolution of the Committee on Sala-
RES and Offices authorizing that the salaries of the
clerks of the Essex, Clinton, Tompkins, Centre, and
Union markets be increased to the rate of two dol
lars per day The pay of the doormen at the different
police station houses was also raised from five hun
bred to six hundred dollars per snnum the aldermen
having proposed that sum- instead of seven hundred
dollars A very large amount of miscellaneous bust
ness was transacted BY both boards for the details Of
which the reader is referred to the official and special
reports.
In consequence OF the illness of the Hon. J. r.
Giddings, the Rev. Thomas K Beecher delivered the
third sntslavery lecture at the Tabernacle last even
ing. The audience at these lectures Eeems to be ra
pidly diminishing already.
Rev. DR.. St0Irs delivered a lecture on MANLY Cha
rscter' in the Brooklyn Athenaum las. evening, for
the report Of which we have no room today.
Our pages to-day contain among much other inter
estng matter to which it is unnecessary to refer par
tculsrly important news from Albuquerque, rela
tive to Lieut.. Whipples surveying party letter from
Portland, giving curious account of the intestine
war among the Maine democrats; Paris correspon
dence; examination before Mayor Westeryelt, with
regard to the treatment Of emigrants, &c.