The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-11
The News.

The News.
Aweek later ne VS. from California is now due at
this port. By the expected arrival we shall also
receive later news from the South Pacific.
Gov. Gardner, of Massachusetts,, has declined to
remove Judge Loring from the Office Of Probate
Judge, as requested by nearly unanimous vote Of
both branches of the Legislature. His Council, too,
were adverse to retaining the Judge In office. The
Governor has, therefore, taken the responsibility;
and although he will most sssuredly for this act
receive the hot denunciations of the aboitionists,
vet his course will be viewed with satisfaction by
al men whose good opinion ia worth having.
A bill pullifying the Fugitive Slave law passed to
a third reading in the Massachusetts, Senate yester
day.
The anniversaries are drawing to a close-indeed,
the mos. important societies have already finished
mp their business and adjourned. Yesterday the
weather was delightfully."- pleasant, and the attend
ance at the various meetings, particularly OF ladies'
was more numerous than on any day previous
during the week, except, happily, at the abolition
gatherings.
The American Anti Slavery Society-the CARR,
sonian abolition party-held its second days ami
versaIy sessions at the Free Will Baptist Church,
Sullivan street. The attendance at both morning
and evening sessions was very thin. The day was
spent in the most fanatical and contemplate dis
cussion in reference to the proposition to dissolve
the Union and establish Northern confederation.
In point Of moderation and good sense the colored
speakers stood in strong contrast to the wild, alb
sud and ranting orators Of the white race who ex-
hibited on the occasion.
The New York State Colonization Society csle.
brated the HIst exercises of its anniversary in the
Reformed Dutch Church, lafayette place, last even.
ing, before 0 crowded audience. Rev. DR.. G0urley
made an opening address, in which he denounced
the seditious and disunion harangues OF the aboli
zionist orators durIuY wceA, y-i-.-a - -
jure the cause Of the colored man, and ALLEVIATE the
feelings of all humane Southerners from the cause Of
African Colonization. Rev. Mr.. Pinney, returned
from his fourth voyage to Liberia, interested the
society intensely with q vivid description Of
the actual state Of the settlers in the colony,
Their wants, faults, progress, and capa.
bilities were pointedly alluded to, and the
dangers attending the acclimation of the colored
man from the United States not concealed. The
building OF better dspots for the reception of ei
grants on lanoiDg, and the cultivation Of healthy
American trade with the coast he locked on as the
only means of salvation of Africa now. The finances
were reported good. Il appeared from the annual
report that the British gov eminent had presented
the republic with vessel of war, ard Napoleon III
had sent enc thousand sand of arms with accousre-
ments. The society meets this evening in tae
church OF Rev Dr. Bethune, in Brooklyn.
At the National Coun Ill of colored pc pie reso.
lutions were adopted appointing committee to
aid cocred youth in obtaining instruction as mocha.
mics; also recommending exertions to counte,act
the efforts of the Colonization Society. Fred.
Douglass presented reports upon the educational
priyile ges, the religious and benevolent so ieties.
and the numbsr OF mechanics among the colored
people. The proceedings were con Quoted with de-
colum, which may be accounted for by the ia that
Fred. and one or two Others transacted all The bu
sDess.
The ninth anniversary of the Prison Association
of this city held lsst night in the Church OF the
PurissDs at Union square. Spet ches we're made by
The Rsys. I. l. Guy Ter and Samuel Osgood. From
the anpusl report we find that s., 900 62 had been
expended by the society during the last year. Over
two thousand criminals had been assisted by the
sssoCistion, and much good hsd been done.
TIE Tempersr &c Union held m setting last night
at the Tabernacle, at which the Rsv. Dr.. Typg pre-
sided, ard made an address, Addresses were al
made by Rev. Mr.. Ccombes, of Philadelphia, and
Hon. G. W. Sterling, Ct Poughkeepsie. Foil reports
Of the doiugs of several anniversary meetings, in
cludirg those Of the Hebrew Chri:tian Association
the American Bible Society, the SHeienborgian
Printing ard Publishing Society and the Institution
for the Blind, are published in our columns this
morning.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of the
New York and New Haven Railroad was held in
New Haven yesterday. The old board of directors
wss reelected. A brief synopsis OF the report Of
the directors Is given under the telegraphic head.
With regard to the suits involving tho Schuyler
stock, the report says the counsel of the company
10 coDfdentn the success OF the corporation in the
position it has taken.
Accounts are received of the prevalence Of malig-
rant cholera in Kansas and among the emigrsnts on
the steamers on the Upper Mississippi The disease
he said to be unusually virulent.
At on election for Jucge of Probate in Mobile re.
Gently, the Know Nothing candidate was chosen by
q majority Of eleven hundred over his democratic
competitor. AT Providence, on Wednesday, the
Know Nothing ticket for municipal officers was
elected by handsome majority.
In tie Supreme Court yesterday, an application
was made for order TO authorize the sale Of the
John street Methodist church property. After a
statement OF facts on behalf Of the petitioners.
Judge Roosevelt granted the application. It was pro
posed by majority Of the trustees Of the church I,
remove up town. The minority objected, and hence
the resort 70 the court.
The proceedings In the Board of Education on
Wednesday are published in another column.
The appears a very lsudsble disposition on the
d OF TIE Board 30 reform certain abuses with
references to the qusi6 cation Of teachers aud the
mar Der Of 6 cir selection. In fact, general over
hauling oftte systm ~ ems 10 be determined on.
he 4 yofua Ia Euyrrn Cnu.tsn.a ,,oJat
shio New Woile sailed yesterday fur Liverpool
with .wo huttre, I'D nifty s.cola olbia aid