The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-28

provisions by which tho city was supplied pissed
tia: way. The ccncurrencs Of the American and
IN GIL authorities YES ootsned for this pro ,eed'
ing, much 20 the DISCUS; Of the American resisDs,
as the reb.ls had up 10 that time bsen On the most
freddy terms with them. The wall was according
ly kalt on the French and afterwsS5s ex.e .dsa on
The EDgheh and American sides. The rebsls, d I'd.
Ing they were in danger Of being comp .etely hsm'
med IL, ssu cut In force and Destroyed the wal.
An engagement forthwith enEued betwesn thsM and
o. French, which was attended vita soae loss o.
ife. The Admiral next day published oroclaua-
ton declaring the place in state Of SIEGE and II
was reported mat he IVES only awaiting the arrival
Of sno,hsr fraste and corvette to sle the city 10
| the meanwhile meeting of the foreign residents
| was held At Tho English consulate, and a resolH.
/ ton was unanimously come TO, to have nothing TO
| do With the erection Of wall between the settle
meut and the city. The conduct Of Captain Pope,
the United States officer in Command, 10 severely
csnsured by our correspondent He states that the
captain suffered himself to be completely hood
winked in this matter by the French Admiral, and
that the course which he has taken Is decidedly op.
posed to American interests.
The eject of the foreign news, 10 far Is cotton
was concerned, was not developed yesterday. The
saes only amounted to about 500 bales, tae market
having closed in an unsettled state. Though the
MAJ ket hsd been very active in Liverpool g. "a ad-
vance, which had again been partially lost, yet the
rapid rse here hsd rather more than ti:ipated
the effect Of the Emperor'B death and pea,e pros
poets upon the Liverpool market Hence, sales
could not have been forced yesteri ay without
concession in favor Of buyers. Holders, however,
were disposed to await the receipt ofshe Asias news
st Halifax before doing much. As prices Of bread
Rufs here are regulated by loca. causes, s1ch as
supplies and the domestic demand, the foreisn
had no effect upon that branch of trade. Owing to
fears Of serious diminution in the Western pork
CROP tina. article, Win beef, continued firm, while
oil er articles were without i'm portant change in
prices.
In tie Senate yesterday the bill prohibiting bonds
and mortgages - bal king bs,is was debated and
referred to select committee to report com plete.
The deba'e on the Temperance bIl, was resumed.
The Influences at work for and against this mea-
sure peculiar that il is utterly impossible to
conjecture from one day to another what courie
win be pursued 10 regard to it. On Monday mo.
ton that the bill take effect on the Fourth Of JAY,
and that licenses be granted after is passage,
was defeated by a decisive m,j,rity. Yesterday,
however, the motion was renewed aad adopted. II
adhered TO, this viii enabs our liquor mer.
chants 70 prepare for the law BY selling of
their stocks, which are estimated at thirty
millions Of dolars. mosioa to strike out
the search ana seizure clause was rejected by
majority o. eight. In t1e Assembly, the Senate
bill TO prevent obstructions upon the hsrbor Of New
York was passed to a third reading without amend.
ment. The bill providing for tolls on railroads was
hoc 10 fbo s,xa cS w
in compliance with the solicitation OF the officers Of
the com oaDks interested in order to afford oppor-
tuDity Tor . full discussion Of the sabject. A bill
was reported levying tax Of one mill ON the dollar
on all real and personal estate, to meet the def.
cheney in the revenue Of tia present year. The
halt mill tax Of 1912 ia to be repealed.
We have news from the city Of Mexico {, the
10Th inst. Santa Anna had returned to the capital
where he was received with the usual dem,ns.ra-
tons Of enthusiasm. The bombastc reports pre-
viousy circulated relative to the discontinue OF
Alvarez mswhst modified. and 1t IL stated that
nothii positive was known concerning him. The
story that he fed precipiasely on the approach OF
Lie government troops is, however still, persisse in.
The telegraph from New Orleans gives us brief
account Of tho burning Of the ste ,me. Bulletin on
Saturday, below Lake Providence. Twentythrse
uH,
former Mr. J. D. Williana, OF this city. The vessel
end cargo consisting Of $500 bales Of cotton, are
total loss. The steamer huntsville has also bsen
destroyed by fire. She had on board 1000 bales Of
cotton.
The water in the North river Is unusually " for
the season CT the year, and vessels of ordinary
drsusht ground on tie bars What has bscone Of
the appropriation by Congress FOR improving the
navigation CT this river?
TIE Committee on Repairs snd Supplies Of the
Board Of Counoilmen, met yesterday afternoon 70
hear The various parties WI, have presented plans
fer The proposed new City Hall. There vera no
less than eight OF these preeented; but that de.
sisI ed by Messrs. Jackson, Gilbert Il Stuart, APP
pesred to meet with more favor than any other.
This bas already been descsibsd. Il will have an
extent OF $40 feet on Chambers street, 365 on
Broadway 365 On Chatham street, and $50 rooms the
largest of which will be 80 by a. and the smallest
81 by 81. The building proposed by Me- Buck nsn
would have 2s5 r0oms tho lrges. being A py ~,
and the smallest 10 by 70. Mr.. Gilbert and Mr..
Bn.kman were both heard In favor Of their rsspec-
tive plans, after which the committee sdournei to
meet again on Thufday st 8 o'clook.
A. the charter election In New O;lesns, on Mon
day, the candidates Of the American party were
chosen by handsome mn j,rity.
The News by the Atlantic-NO Prospect or
Peace.
II is to be presumed that the Thomases who
doubted the correctness OF our opinion with
regard to the death of the late Nicholas |. are
satisfied by this time, and viii not persist in
the theory that the business is q farce played
by Alexander and the European governments
for stockjobbing purposes. The allies have
found 1t a pretty substantial reality by this
time. The first impression created BY the news
OF the Cars death was that it would be fa-
vorable to peace The Grand Duke Alexander