The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-06

o roop, owing to the scarcity II breadstofs Ships
ar Liverpool found il dhhculs to engage freights
,xcept at very low rates 10 -four was Offering,
while only about 10000 Bushels Of corn were en-
ragged on private terms, supposed to be at fraction
,nder Cd. There good demand for deal freights
rom the Canadian provinces to English ports-two |
,essels were taken up yesterday to load at Bio,
river st. Lawrene,) for London at fz IS. The
for Oelifs rnia, was filed leaving only
seven ships, Gall cHrpers,) for San Francisco, IN
,luding the new clipper ship Ocean Telegraph.
The I'm ted States Senate yesterday, after ~ in
eectual attemptto suspend the rules, PROCEEDED to
the consideration of private bills. Twenty-Five bills
were passed. including that to pay for tobacco de-
stoyed in Maryland by the British twentyfour
were postponee four House bills were rejected and
seventeen remain not acted on The Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
The House. in Committee Of the Whole, resumed
the consid ration of the bill creating the oPice OF
Surveyor-Gener in Utah and granting lands to &C
tua settlers the question being the motion to- strike
out the proviso providing that the benefits of the
bin shall not extend to polygamiss in that beausu
Territory. II was urged ON the one hand that poly
namyis purely religious matter, snd consequently
that Congress has no power to pass law on the
subject while on the other hand it wcs contendec
tbat il is in the same category Of crime as other
pe,t ntary offences and that if Gongr has power
toeasate on the it may also eisa te the other
Aftr much discussion the bill was lfid aside, with
the Recommendation that lido not pass. The bill
antholizng the people of Oregon to frame
constitution and to admit The Territory intothe
Urion as a State Yves then taken up. Mr.. bane
stted that Oregon conts ins between sixty and
seventy thousand pcpulatson--more than either
Florida or Illinois hoo when admitted to the Union.
IA suggestion that, accoint of the Importance
Of the matter, it be postpoaed, was concurre6 in
An aI nusing scene occurred in the House after the
tadiou inment was unnounccd, which will be found
graphically described under the telegraphic'hcld.
The whole of the third day of the trial of Major
yvys was consumed in the examination of witnesses
for he defence, ia the course of which grca. deal
of in sportant information elected in relation to
the quality of vessels employed by the government
az transports. One Of, the witnesses, speaking Of
the Falcon, said that the San Francisco, in a Storm
perfect palace tohor, and all agreed in stating
that her reputation among nautical men was bad.
We publish elsewhere report of the missionary
meeting held last evening at the Tabernacle Every
seat was occuped-theTe was not even standing
room in the aisles. From the crowded state Of our
columns we are only able to give very brief alb
strac of the eloquent nd lress delivered by the Rev.
DIR. Duff ON the occasion.
The Board of Aldermen transacted a vast amount
of routine business last. evening. very lengthy
report in favor of the extension of Albany street
through Trinity Churchyard was presented and
ordered to be printed. Three hundred dollars were
received for the friends Of the sufferers by the late
caamitous fire in Broadway. motion was made
10 appoint reporter to report the debates, but was
laid on the table, as also resolution directing
the Comptroller to advertise for contracts for put.
hshing the official proceedings and advertisements.
resolution directing an advertisement for plans
and specifications for building new City Hall was
Had on the table until Monday. Several suspensions
and two explosions from tie Fire Department were
reported and adopted.
The Board OF Councilmea met last evening but
nolhing of interest or imB crtance transpred. il
being Friday night, under tie rules all reports were
ordered to a third reading that required an expen-
diinre of money. Consequently nothing new came
up. Towards the close of the sitting the Board
wen into the Committee of the Whole, whep a
number of reports were adePts ruFtfhQ f"t to third
reading, to take place on Friday next.
noon, but adjourned after very short session.
preamble and resolution were introduced by the Su-
pervisor ofthe Seventeenth, appointing q committee
of three to visit the county Jail, with view Of in
speeding The premises, and TO report he to the
Board at an early day.
9h. Coronsr was yesterday called upon 10 hold
an inquest on the body of Rose WI,liams, whose
death is said 80 have been caused by Ter husband
giving Ter poison. Il is very curiops case. We
give an acconnt Of the rumored facts unser the APP
proprate head elsewhere.
The trial of MIs.Hayes was postponed yesterday
until Monday morning, in consequence of lie serious
indispositon of the prisoner
In the case of the United States against Mr.. Col
Her. late Collector at IN Francisco, the jury retarn
ed special verdict, By consent OF both parties sub
ject to the opinion of the Court In the United
States Commissioners Courts, John s. Ken was
committed for tfal on a charge Of murder. o. the
high seas, and Ciss Hamilton was committed on
charge Of stabbing the captain OF the ship GsFego
f'everal bills of indictment were rendered By tie
Grand jury yesterday in the United States Circuit
Court.
The steamship CLEOPATRA, from Liverpool arrived
at Portland, Maine, yesterday, She had very bad
weather on the passage, and experienced considera
bic daolage On the 10Th ul.. tie Cleopatra took
Of the captain and crew OF the British bark Bellona
from Cardiff for Quebec, she having been completely
disabled il a heavy gale
John Herdrickson was executed AZ Albany yes
to-day, for the murder Of his wife. An account of
tie proceedings may be found elsewhere.
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Progress OF the Black Warrior negotiations
Jrog1bic In spain.
Mr. Soule's attentions to the Queen of Spain
do not seem TO have been of much use to him
Our last accounts from Madrid not only contra
dict the story ilet the Black Warrior difficulty
had been settled bnt represent the negotiation