The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-09

The steamship Star Of the West we'd asst
night with intelligence from California to the 18th
nit. The news S of little interest. The Mexican
Consul at San Francisco, an account of whose con-
duct in an attempt to violate the neutrality laws
we published in the asst intelligence ON Calfor-
MA has been indicted. Capt. Watkins and Major
Emory, Of Walkers flibuster expedition, have
been sentenced to pay fine of 81 500. Another
attempt will be made to elect United States Sena-
tor during the pres mt session of the Legislature
Tie strife between the Broderick party and its OPP
ponents ran very high. The news was brought
down on the Pacific side by the steamers John L.
Stephens and Sierra Nevada. There nothing of
special interest from Oregon or Wash ngton Terri
tory. Governor Stevens, Of the latter, came pas
senger in the star Of the Yves alter intelligence
from the Sandwich Islands is also received, but
there is nothing Of importance.
The court martial in he case Of Major Wyse was
yesterday engaged taking additional testimony
for the prosecution in reference 10 the seaworthness
Of the Falcon and the condition Of her boilers and
I engines. The witnesses-one of the firm that built
the vessel the boiler maker, the engine maker, and
the person who put the engines in the ship-gave
evidence, of course, favorable to the prosecution.
Capt. ScGowan Of the steamer Empire City, testi-
fled to the seagoing qua tiles of the Falcon. Our re-
| port OF the proceedings is crowded ont.
| We have in type seyera reports of anniversary
| meetings, held yesterday, which we compelled
to omit publishing, owing to the pressure Of other
interesting matter upon columns, including the
proceedings of the Union Theological Seminary and
the Sabbath School Union of The Reformed Protes.
tont Ouch church.
The Board of Aldermen met last night. The Law
Ccnmittee Of the Board was instructed TO devise q
plan for publishing The official proceedings and ad-
vertsements of the city in papers Of general cir
culation" without disregard of the twelfth sec Ton
Of the amended charter. Ii it is desirable to publish
the municipal advertisements and proceedings, in
order 70 give them general circulation the corpora
ton must pay accordingly As matters now stand,
the business Of the Corporation will be broueit
10 halt, for it cannot legally carry its affairs
without advertising. Alfred Carson was nominated
Chief Engineer Of the Croton Aquedlct Depart.
mtnt.
The Board of Councilmen were in session last
evening, but no business OF Importance was tran
sacted although they were in session until q late
hour.
4 jury in the Superior Cont yesterday returned
verdict Of 50 800 against the Hudson River Railroad
Company for causing toe death Of gentleman
named Button, in Now, 1853. This is an exemplary
verdict as the miserable and unsustained defence
was tat the deceased was drunk at the time the
calamity occurred, and that lc was therefore aces.
sorry to his owl, death. This calumny on the dead,
uttered in the presence ., his afflicted widow and
orphans, was properly rep0diated by the Judge and
jury, and the railroad company was amerced in the
sum Of $500.
Several decisions were delivered in the Supreme
Court, General Term, which win be found under the
legalnew The of leilbronne. the late fugitive
from England, was brought up and the judges ex-
pressed their opinion that the charge against him
did not amount to forgery, and sustained the opinion
of the Judge (aitchelD who granted his discharge.
The case Of Edwin Forrest The American TRACE
dian, against \. p. Willis, for libel, was On the
Common Pleas calendar yesterday, but postponed
FOX 4 day or two. Damages were laid at 500 600.
The trial Of Clara Hayes for the murder of Doctor
Iutener is still on. The case for the prosecution is
not yet over. The report viii be found in another
column.