Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-04-13
New York, April 7sh, 1854.


In my last letter, I remarked that the
chances were IN iavor Of the Prohibito-
~ Liquor law being pushed through
the Assembly in defiance OF the Gov
ernor's veto T; il originally passed the
Senate, by a vote si n to III /; and il
was not bad reasoning 10 suppose tat
the number ei iis friends would ba in
creased, rather tran diminished by the
Executive opposition il encountered !;
but alas for human calculation when
tho veto vas reported to the Senate, and
il was seen that the passage Of the Law
really depended upon iis action, but
thirteen Of i,s members would give
their voices TOR II, and the measure wsG
consequently lost
The Senste's original vote, with swo
additional ayes in the House, would
have rspasssd the Bill the result
proves, that i, was considered BY ts sol
disant friends merely ss a political
eat's pav. and that they. knowing 0sv.
Seyinour's views regarding ProhIbi-
tory Law, and believing that he would
veto sush an one, voted ii for Bunkmm.
SO upon the Governors shoulders rests
the odum oi Its failure, whr!e our grave
Senators draw wool over tho dear poo
pies eyes. by pointing 10 their votes,
and his veto.
Signor Bedini's letter, advising Of his
unexampled Christian forgiveness ard
magnanimity, in sending to TINS hard
sned generation several true sopies Of
the Blessed { (winking) Virgin Of Riminir
has been received by Paph, and Pro-
tsstaai, Sith general smile not the
anti Maine Law, but a good hearty
laugh, such as rang though Europe q
hundred years ago, when his Holiness
Clement XIII sent a conseerated sword
and hat to Marshal Daun, TO ass,st that
tough old soldier in his approaching
campaign agnIns, protestant, or rather
in6dsl, Frederick. The lapse oi . cen.
tury has not increased this worlds rev.
erencs Ter bell, book, and candle, and
the virgia shipment eomss H. q poos
market.
The Signor's reputation rather IA
vors the belief, that, where the Ladies
concerned, tho iniustory work has
usually been given by, rather than to,
him, and ills difficult 10 sredi, the as
ser,isn. rhax he has resIIy been the 70.
eipient of an indubitable wink from
undoub,ed Virgin eyes However when
the Pope confirms tho same, niue TAX
ing all the harm on, Of il, We will al
shout vive Bedini
Red6eld has just issued an interest.
ing book, BY Lawrence oiyPhant, en-
titled The Russian shores oi the
Sea-" the work 10 highly commended
by the English Press, and has passed
through it's third Lond:n Editions in
the present peculiar situation Of affairs
in the Euxinc. is cannot fail 10 impart
much valuable Information.
Mr.. Manager Bum, VIII in Tho
Summer Of so honorsd your city With
his presence, and favored Its mhabI-
tsnts with his unique observations on
English life and manners, has met with
a public rebuks in Lspdon, which will
probably make him a cross bnn~ foy
life; Tor further par tieuiars zee the Lon
don correspondence Of the N. Y. Cour-
iss. The result Of the Connecticut and
Rhode Island Elsc lions cannot aasrd
the adn,inisira,ion much gran6cation q
friend Of mine, sllghtly insans, a. l
oh,ri,ably believe, has Just remarked
with iha, Dir Of coaseious guilt. peculiar
10 invetsrals punstcrs -" tha, the re-
cent elections prove that Nebraskality
10 clearly On uhsrac,ion-of Democrat
ie strength /; airoeious, isnt7
There 10 nothing new in 'he way es
Thse,ricaIs f; Barry left Tor Liverpool
last week, with the intention, 30 says
rumor. OF procuring q stoek Company
for the Boston Theatre.
We have had duriug the week the
usual number Of Rows, Rebbsries, Mur.
ders, and Fires, . death from yellow
Fever, in Chrys'ie street, imported per
Empire City,, an Ear.hq axe, some
whore south, stirring news from over
the water, and a come, in plain sight
God bless us all.