The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-24
THIRTY|lTIIsD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.


MINT.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate communication from
the Treasury Department transmitting in reply to Mr.
Fshs resolution copies of the OF the Director
Of the Mint showing the charges collected of depostors
and others. Referred and ordered to be printed.
The report shows that the expenditures of the Mint in
Philadelphia since Marh s. 1853, for officers clerks
pairs amount to $295 6e7 81 That collected
from depostors of gold bullion for coinage is sl3
do silver parted from gold for the benefit of
mint $40 645 3d. Total amounts collected from posi-
tors for coinage, &C., by the Mint at Philadelphia s24
683 76.
PRIVATE CALENDAR
Was taken up The bill for the relief of the owners
Of the private armed brig General Armstrong destroyed
by tho British in the neutral port Of FayaI in sepem-
ber 1914, was first considered
The bill was advocated by Messrs. SEWARD CLAYTON,
StDKLI, BAYARD and BELL and opposed by Messrs.
CHASE, PRATT and TooMBs
It was rejected by the following vote:-
YEAs-Nessrs Atcbison Ha5ard, Bell, Brown Clayton,
Dodge Of Iowa. Foot Gwin James Petit Seward siaeu
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Ss ensfs pessH tSen %as wnS, M
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1854
PRIVATE BILLS.
Numerous private bills were reported from Standing
Oommttees-among them one by Mr.. Fenton, from the
Committee Commerce, to remt the duties certain
goods destroyed by fire in New York and Francisco
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
Two private bills were passed
The House then went into committee private bills
and several were laid aside to be reported.
At quarter to O'Clock no quoram present, and
the House adjourned.
From Qnebec.
PARLIAMENT PRoROGUED-sPEECH OF LORD ELGIN
NEW ELECTION TO BE HELD.
QUEBEC, June 23 1854
Parliament was prorogued this afternoon amid great
confusion. Members of the House insisted speaking
while the Governor waiting in the legislative council:
chamber. His Excellency's arrival being announced
cries of 'et him watt were heard The Speaker could
not restore ORDER and the Governor General was kept
waiting several minutes, during which the House
the greatest confusion
When order was restored and the members arrived in
the legislative council chamber the Speaker the part
of the House, informed his Exceency that he considered
no session had been held
The Governor General delivered the following speech
m G81so
so met ySu ss the Of shs
delay to y, pass such lay in is!sscs period
have bring at once into operston those i'm
Affecting the people
,sT .s;. un.ni%iSst session Having d:sPpsssd
people Of the province, and most respectful to the
sp an Of. s the IN my s. s % s take such
which the o. Tie people
eottfment which 1t desirable
such manner as will be most likely to for the
confidence of the people, haveS therefore, to
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proclamation dissoving parliament win be issued to-
morrow The elections be over and the wIs re-
turable by the 9th Of August"
New Hampshire.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF MEMBER.
CONCORD June %, 1854.
The Senate has resended its share Of the joint resou
ton assigning the LIST of July for the na adjournment
and the House will follow the The session
will probably extend to the middle Of July.
DR.. Thompson, of Lisbon democratic member of the
Legislature, died yesterday.
From Boston.
SUDDEN DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE wELLS-THE
WEATHER.
Bosroy, June 81 1854
Chief Justice Wells, of the Common Pleas and NUM-
cpal Courts, died suddenly this afternoon at his resi-
dence in Cambridge. He occupied the bench of the
Municipal Court yesterday until late in the afternoon,
when feeling unwel he adjourned the court until this
morning. His disease is said TO have been Inflammation
of the lungs.
The weather here is cold and thick, and easterly
wind prevails.