The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-28

The News.
The steamship Pacific is now fully due q. this PEN
with one weeks later news from Europe.
Our accounts from Washington are omewhat err
citing. The House yesterday voted three times for
Speaker. On the first vote Banks came within thnee
Of an election. miss, however, is as good as q
mile. number of members were absent, bat they
soon rallied, and the second and third votes demon
strated clearly that choice could possibly I've Of
fected. Great excitement was occasoned curing
thc session by Mr.. Miilward, of Pennsylvania, who
charged one of his colleagues with attempting to
bribe him to vote for Mr. Banks, by the promise OF
Ne Craftsmanship of the Committee on Engraving.
During the explanationsI switch followed strong hint
thrown out duplicating the black republicansin
shameless attempts to procure support from among
TIE infexible patriots whose candidates casscd
as scattering. Importan. revelations, confrmatory
Of these charges are promised, and will perhaps
be forthcoming to-day. As we expected, the House
rescinded the resolution providing for continuous
session. and Mr.. Campbell withdrew his proposition
slat Mr. Orr act Speaker pro tenn. The Senate
met ard adjourned, after short executive session.
h is stated that number Of appointments were
sent in by the President including that,of Wilson
Shannon, as Governor Of Kansas. Shannon's re
lection is regarded as inevitable.
1t New Orleans from San Juan del Norte we have
two weeks later advices from San Francisco and
Nicaragua. The news from California is unimpor-
hAnt There had been no marked change in COM
neTcial affairs. The Oregon Indians continued
1roublcsome. The Star OF the West left San Juan
for this port the Goth inst, with passengers and
. half million in treasure. She will probably ar
rive. tomorrow. Everything was quiet in Ncara-
aaa. Walker had received reinforcement Of
troops from San Francisco by the Sierra Nevada,
which made the connection on the Pacific side.
We have important news from Vera Cruz to the
92d, and from the city of Mexico to the 18TH inst.
Alvarez having resigned the Presidency and retired
70 tie South, Gen. Comonfort had assumed supreme
authority, and organized new ministry.
DIR. Kane, the celebrated navigator, addressed a
meeting of the members of the American Geogra-
phical Society last night in the chapel of the Uni
versty, upon his voyage to the Arctic regions The
chapel WIS filed with audience of both ladies and
gentlemen, which the doctor was surprised TO see,
AS lie supposed he was only TO have conversation
npon his cruise with his old associates OF the So
cie.y, instead o. giving a lecture 10 a mixed au-
dience The doctor says be discovered ut The high
6st latitude lie reached open sea OF thousands Of
miles in extent, ab9unding with animal life, such
81 fish and fowl, and This was iceless. He was
oi opinion that this sea might be reached with boats
with proper organization, and lie doubted not it
would some day he aehsd, and nayigacd and ex
plored. In connection with the doctors remarks
publish an interesting article relative to the bark
Rcsolute and Sir Edward Belchers Abandonment Of
the feet under his command
IL tie SupIeme Court yesterday morning the
respective claims of Judge Cowiea and Henry L.
Davies Fsq.. fci the office Of Judge Of that court,
in place OF Judge Morris deceased, were settled by
decision in favor of Judge Cowles. The opinion
of Judge Roosevelt in the case is given in another
column, Ii il thought The decision viii be appealed
from.
The Board Of Aldermen closed it sessions Ter the
year 1855 last evening. A communication was
seiyed from the Mayor, giving his reasons for with
holding Lis assent TO the res,lutiou directing the
Street Commissioner so adv rtise for proposals for
regulating and grading fiftyninth street, from
Broadway 10 Tenth avenue, and TO charge the same,
IN case a contract IL made, to Peter Masterson, Al
derman Briggs, chairman Of the special Police Com
nitee. 10 which was referred the message of the
Mayor in reference to the removal Of tie Chief Of
Police, presented report upon that subject Both
these documents given in cur report OF the pro
stedngs OF the Board. After the transaction of
some other business, Alderman Herriek proposed
the customary vote az thanks 10 the presiding oi'or
AIR. Isnac o. Barker, who delivered graceful vale
iictory address in response 70 the compliment.
The important net Of the Board OF Councilmen last
hight vas passing resolution requesting the
Counsel OF the Corporation TO draft law permitting
the city 10 borrow money 10 the extent Of 800 900
per month towards defayinc the expenses of erect
ing new City Hall. petition was received from
the vsiters at the different hotels, setting forth
The impositons 10 which travellers are subjected
in the city from hackmen, and asking for reform.
This il significant stcp--we suffer enough already
from our own legislation, but IL the whole Union Il
coming IN to legislate for US, we may well pray to
he delivered from too much government
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday but trans
acted no business OF general importance.
The Legislative Police Committee resumed their
investigations yesterday. Mr.. Mcclellan, Clerk OF
abe Chief Of Police, and Justice Mountlort were
examined with reference 70 the routine OF business
in the police courts and the disposition made Of
recovered stolen property. Judge Mountforts tcs.i.
mopy and suggestions are very interesting. We
give full report OF 1t elsewhere.
The Aldermanic Police Investigating Committee
held meeting yesterday, and examined scvcra
witnesses 90 TO certain alleged irregularities Of con.
duct on the part Of Lieut. 0Keefe. From the eyi.
dence, a report Of which we give, II seems that
police station houses occasionally used for pur-
poses different from those for which they we're do
signed by the Common Council.
Arrison, Of internal machine nosoriety, whose
second trial for tho murder Of Mr.. Harrison com.
nenced last week in Cincinnati, has been remanded
20 prison to await another trial, the jury being un.
able to agree upon a verdict. The jurors, 1t was
,Jdcrstood. were eight for acqnttal and four for
.otvistin. ore Of them, named spencer Cooper.