The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-19
Tho News.


very full report of the proceedings at the antiNe
hraska gathering at the Tabernacle last night, to
which is appended sketches of the transactions in
similar meetings elsewhere. We have commented
ut length on the subject in leading editorial.
The mails of the steamship Canada reached the
sity about two o'clock this mornng-too late to ena
bic as to give very extended details of the this
morning. We however make room for much inter-
eng information that had not already been furnished
by telegraph from Halifax, and shall hereafter pub
Nsh our letters and such other matter as may be
deemed Of importance. From the synopsis of the
debate upon the war question in the British House of
Lords it will be that several Of the honorable
gentlemen echoed the belief that they were on the
sve Of general war in Europe and that there should
D no delay in fully preparing for the emergency.
Notwithstanding the extreme caution OF the Cabinet
Ministers, their remarks tended to confirm the i'm
pssssion that the crisis had arrived, and that the
great problem Of peace or war would be decided in
. short time. The Collins steamer Baltic, which il
nearly due at this port, will, it is expected bring
news that will set all doubts at rest
The rumor that Smith O'Brien, The exiled Irish
patriot, had escaped from Australia is contra1icted
by letter from that gentleman himself, dated Oct
l. in which he declared that. having no intention of
months.
30 tar as the welfare of the people is concerned it
would have been about as well for our State Legsa.
Me to have followed the example of Congress- by adj
jeurning over from Friday till tomorrow. The case of
The contestants for seat from this city was the only
matter actually disposed of by the Assembly yester
day. Mr.. Clark, soft shell, was ousted by vote of
seventy-seven to nine, and Mr.. Mcguire, hard shell,
was authorized to fill the seat by sixtyve TO twenty
one. The former gentleman, however, can console
himself for the disappointment with the fact that he
has drawn pay for half the session. The contested
case in the Senats is still in allegiance. Owing 10
The fact that the initial c. placed in the centre
Of Adam Storing's NAME on portion of the tickets
In the Eighteenth district, . cerdcste Of election
was given TO Mr.. Bakely whig, although it was
apparent that the friends of the former gentleman
who is democrat, were largely in the majority. On
reference 10 our despatch it will be seen that an
ether project has already been started to take more
money from the people for canal expenditures. The
citizens Of Buffalo desire number Of bridges bnilt
ut an expense Of thirty thousand dollars, over
the canals in that vicinity Should their request be
granted all the other cities and to vns in the State
through which the canals pass, will demand similar
favors No matter: the people rich, and mill ,ns
are nothing to them, proved by the result Of
the election last Wednesday. BY the way, it is init
mated that some of the whig, at Albany are quite
Indignant because Mr.. Clinton, q national democrat
has taken the wind out of their sails with regard to
the preparation Of bill for the completion Of the
canals. We may expect lively controversy on this
question before the close of the session. The Senate
passed several bills of no general importance.
We elsewhere publish biographical sketches of all
The gentlemen who have served as United States Sc
majors for ne together with variety of interesting
incidents connected with the history Of that State
Those DESTROYS of keeping fully posted up with re
gard to passing events, should not fail TO peruse
these "reminiscences, and also to preserve copy for
the future reference and instruction o. their children
A dinner was given TO Capt. Watkins, commander
Of the late steamship San Francisco, by the ship
owners Of Boston, yesterday.
We regret to state that there was an increase oil
foryone in the mortality of the past, as compared
with the previous week. According to the official
report Of the City Inspector, the whole number OF
dealt for the week ending yesterday was five hun
dred and thirty Of which less than II were
produced by consumption; commissions 42-only two
adults; Group, 10; COMPOSITIONS, q; diarrhna, l6;
dropses 3d. fevers AZ cases Of which 20 were scar.
Let; infammatons, 72 msrasmus, infantile Is; pre-.
mature births and stillborn a, and small pox, AZ.
This showssa decrease Of fifteen in the last named
disease which, in reality is the only sickness Of an
epidemic nature In our city, and this would no doubt
speedily diminish, II not altogether disappear,
were the proper precautions adopted. While
npon the subject, II is proper TO remark
thai New York is not by any means the only CITY H.
fected with the small FOX This dreadful pe,tilenoe
is raging in almost every place Of note in the conn
try, and doubtless will continue 80 TO do until the
Legislatures take the matter in hand and make il al
hgstory the local authorities to see that every Der
son is yaccinsted and revao Snated wheneysroccl.
sion may require Perhaps nome 50 far as business Is
concerned, are more Immediately affected by the "a 1
Of The existence Of this disease than our mercantile
community, whose trade must suffer largely, FOR the
f@aoE thai country people have the utmost dread the