The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-06

ex.poicemsa md dilapiaa'ed politicians. Read the
commute o ion in another column relative to this
abominahe measure, which the il reason to hope
win receive is quetus in tie Sena'e.
The Maine law il meeting with defeat in all
quarters A proh btory LIQUOR bill, with proviso
submitting it for ratification to the people, was re-
jected in the lower branch Of the Pennsylvania Lee
gislatre yesterday by vote o. thirtyseven to
sixty-oue.
Ex-President Fillmore met with highly fatter
ing reception at New Oear s as will be seen by the
account in another column. We learn that it is his
intention to visit Charleston, where he as been in
yited and is expected curing the sitting of the
Southern Commercial Convention, which is to as
sembe in,that city next Monday.
Earthquakes are yain tecoming quite frequent in
the Sou lern hemisp here. II e buildings and ship
1 ping at st. Jago wee considerably shaken by
several severe shoes tie nj hit of the 18th ult.,
aod two days alter the leop,e of Biracoa were
st It'd by similar terrestrial disturbances
The Singapore Bi-Month'y Circular to Janusry
80 has been recevel. It reports the receipt #
large imports of gold dur n the fortnight, COM
prising 1884 ounces from Australia. The rates
were 500 to s29E for bars and s2s 10 s2S per bun
kal for dust. The exports aInounei to 1905
ounces. The imports from the archipelago did not
exceed SIG bunkals; and the exports were l,07l
bunkals; prices for each description varying from
S27 to s2S per bunkal, two dollars weight
Property to the value OF fifty thousand dollars
wss consumed by fire in Paterson yesterday morn
ing. II consisted chiefly Of manufacturing estab-
| lshments.
Flour being in light stock, with a good Eastern
demand, yesterday sold at about the closirg rates
current before the receipt Of the Battles news.
There was very little if anything sold forexport.
| Corn exhibited very slight change FROM previous
| quotations There alteration in prime white
Genesee wheat, which was scarce. Cotton was I'M
settled and Ne sales too limited to establish prices
American dew rotted hemp was held at Sl95 $40
per ton. The last sale of wafer rottcd was made at
\ 1915. There no Russian on hand, except that
held by manufacturers. 1t is said the crop TO
forward from Kentucky will be deficient while that
from Missouri will be so large as to counterbaance
the falling off in tine former State The winter had
been unlavorable for the rotting of hemp in Mis-
souri,, and considerable portion Of the CROP, it
sad would be stacked out, and remain over without
rotting until the next season. Heavy SHOWS pro-
,duce the best rotted AID bleached hemp.
The Board of Aldermen passed great many pa
pers last evening and the question of concurrng
with the Councilmen in resolution to apply to the
Legislature for the establishment of an additional
criminal court there was some debate, in the
of which there were symptoms of minor Brecken-
ridge and Cutting affair. But, like the original it
ended in manner quite satisfactory to all parties.
quite spirited debate occurred in the Board of
Councilmon on a resolution deprecating the action
Of the State Senate concerning proposed railroad
n Broadway. Interesting discussions also took
place on the Central Park question and the contract
for removing dead animals for a graphic sketch of
which see the special report appended to the official
minutes of the proceedings
The report ofthe Committee On the Annual APP
poltionment was adopted at the meeting of the
Board of Education last evening, and a large amount
OF routine business was passed upon. Our report
will be found elsewhere.