The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-18

il is to be hoped that the latter measure will be
nassed and 60 into operation as soon as possible.
The weekly reports of the terrible mortality among
the juvenile portion Of the community teach us
that the vending of impure milk and other unwhoe-
some articles Of diet, producing greater num-
her Of deaths than consumption or any other disease
to which humanity is subject. The bill for appoint
ing commissioners to Investigate and provide means
Tor the prevention Of further entertainments on our
harbor was ordered to a third reading.
The bills relative to medical science and for the
prevention of the Gror traffic were debated AZ con-
siderable eength liz the Assembly yesterday, but
without ARRIVING at any definite conclusion with re-
gard to either. An adverse report was made to the
proposition to repeal the act establishing the Ger
trail Park, and variety of other business of interest
to the inhabitants of this city and Brooklyn was
attended to, but to which we eaanot afford spece to
refer in'detail.
Apill to regulate the powers of our City Council
was reported in the Assembly. 1t is greatly to be
regretted that, between State and municipal
representatives, some jsdlc0us and stable form Of
government cannot be Gyed upon. Under the pre-
sent arrangement everything is at skies anE sevens
Abuses and mismanagclnent of all sorts exist; the
duties ofone officer conflict with those of enother in
almost every department; we have ne supreme
powertc apply to for relief except by appeal to the
people Through the ballot boz; the Legislature is
kept continually tinkering ut charter and our
local lays and yetthcre is no prospect Of a remedy
unless it should be eventually effected through
Alderman Motifs resolution, which was under dis
cussion in the Board Of Aldermen last evening and
was made the special order for Monday. He pro-
,poses to centralire instead of divide power, in mi
:tation of the provisions for the national and diff
:ferent State governments, by simply eecting egis-
iators who shall make all Reedful rules and regua-
htions, and an. administrative officer who shall APP
point all subordinates and be held responsible for
the faithful execution Of the laws.
The latest despatch from New Hampshire informs
lis that Mr.. Baker, the democratic candidate, has
tbeen elected Governor by about fourteen hundred
majority. The democrats will have majority in
ahe Legislature, and will consequently secure their
United States Senators.
The mails of the Arabia were delivered in the city
yesterday evening, when we received our London
files with the letters Of our European correspondents
to the 4th instant. Our Geographic advices from
Halifax and Boston, already published, contained
the chief points of the intelligence which possessed
an immediate political or commercial interest. We
give to-day full report of the speech which the
Emperor Napoleon addressed to the representatives
of France at the opening of the Legislative session.
important speeches made by Lords Clarendon, e.
lenborough and Aberdeen, in the British House of
Peers upon the policy England; the address of
the Gar to the deputation of the London Peace So
ciety with an important manifesto from Count Mes
selrode to the same body The report of Lord Files
mere, and the other English Commissioners upon
the New York Industrial Exhibition is also pub
lished.
Fifty lives were lost by the sinking of the steam
boat j. l. Avery, below Natchez the 9th instant
This is the third awful steamboat disaster-about
from forty to fifty persons having been lost in each
instance-that we have been called upon to record
this week.
We have intelligence from Utah territory to the
22d of December. There is no news of importance.
It was thought that the Indian difficulties would be
settled as the snow in the mountains would
permit those who had been despatched on peace
mission to reach the warning tribes The territorial
Legislature met in Great Salt Lake City on the 18th
December, and Governor Brigham Young sent in
his annual message. The Governor represents the
finances Of the territory as not being in the most
prosperous condition. and the treasury as not likely
to be speedily overburdened with funds. He calls
upon the general to assist him, and ex-
poets at least that Congress will take the expenses
of the late Indian war upon itself. He says there
are delnquences in the collection of taxes to the
amount of seventeen thousand dollars, which would
leave balance in the treasury-f said delinquences
were collected-of four thousand five hundred dol
lars. The message is sensible one, and we will take
the first opportunityto give some extracts from it.
The Sons of Erin were out in full force yesterday
to celebrate the anniversary Of their patron Saint
will be by the lengthy reports of the process
sions, dinners, speeches, &C., in another page.
Besides many columns of advertisements and the
details Of the European news, our inside pages con-
tain variety Of local and commercial intelligence
Of very interesting character.