The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-20

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The News.
The steamship Nashville, now in her thirteenth
day 0ut from Liverpool, had not made her appear
syce off Sandy Hook at twelve o'clock Lass night
The soft shell General Com nittee passed series
Of resolutions last night endorsing the administra.
tlcn, denounciDg the Know Nothings and the Pro.
hlhisoEy Beucr Law, abusing the wbigs and threat
enipg the Spaniards. The meeting was large ems,
and Ill the big guns Of the party were present,
though several of them went off bsfore the vote was
taken. John Van Barren urged the Cuban resolu
mems strongly. Toe administration, it ia said, hiss
endorsed these resolutions, and they may be cpnsi
dered the official platform for the Presidential can
vass Of 1866.
The liquor dealers are energeticslly organizing
their forces and arranging their plans to defeat the
psobibtory liquor Law. We publish else where an
epinion Of "A Magistrate relative to the con.
aructon OF an important point In the Law, to which
We direct particular attention. Tie brewers met
hss evening and resolved to operate in the move
.Asnt to test the law; and aanrge meeting OF Gsz-
mans opposed to coercion assembled at Williams
burg las. night to express their views on the sub
jecs meeting Of Albany liquor dealers WAS held
On Wednesday evening, at which il was resolved to
test the validity Of the liquor law recently passed
They have taken initiatory steps already by the
employment Of eminent counsel TO test the question.
Meantime the sale Of liquor ia unprecedented.
The Board Of Aldermen were in session last even
ing, when ON exciting debate took place upon the
pending investigation to the nativity the police
force in era, and that of Chief Kassel In parti
GUAR with the solution Of the nsrisate and imoos
SAINT problem of the disposition OF the funeral cloth
90 side issue. Alderman Briggs, che head invesei
GATOR, wanted extended powers in pursuing his in.
qrifies, but the Board refused to grant them
Indeed, the opinion seemed to prevail that the
whole affair wss q dsgrs eful kunouy. Bat
is evident the Aldermen do not appreciate
Mr.. Briggs exertions-tney do not properly cstt
mate the Importance Of his rertinscity in striving
70 elaeida.e the question whether Mr.. katsell was
born or nos or what cndersty spper alb out tbs City
Hall had coat made of cloth used about Henry
CIsy's ceffn on its journey from New York 70 Ash
knd. The Investigation, however, is TO 60 on.
Mr.. Briggs will distinguish himself hereafter as he
hss heretofore. Give him 6 chance.
A specisl meeting of the Board Of Counci|men
vas held last evening to take 1to consideration the
report Of the Committee on Repairs and Supplies,
Submitting plans and specifications for new City
Hall. The Board, in Committee Of the Whole,
amended the resolution in the report, as to real
s'shat the plans presented by Messrs Gilbert, Jack
son & Stuart be, and the same are hereby approved
and adopted and the Commissioner OF Repairs sDd
6up plies is instructed TO advertise for proposals for
che erection Of the oaid building, according 10 law,
sUd send the same 10 the Common Council for COL
6fHatiop, said bniSing to be erected In the Park,
adjoining the City Hail." The resolution, as
amended, was adopted by the Committee of the
Whole. The specifications Submitted by the arcni-
hcts were then taken up in sections, and adopted
Win some amendments.
By q letter from our Honolulu correspondent, it
will be iesn that sountrymen in the Pacific are
already Fastening to avail themselves of the opsn
ings Offered to our commerce by the treaty with
by establishing trading firms in the free p,rs
sess5ve6 to cur use Our correspondent encloses
copy Of the business card OF the frss American
house which has been started In Hakodadi since the
ratification Of the treaty which We insert as one Of
The greatest curiosities as ye. received from this
hitherto exclusive empire
We publish to-day an exhibit Of the shipbuiding
progress at the New York yaris. It viii be seen
Mat the amount of the work on hand is Of an
extremely limited character for this region, and Is
an index Of the inactivity that pervades most
branches Of industry 81 the the present time. The
nunber Of vessels on the stocks at oil the yards Is
hut L. mostly Of small tonnage. and nearly half Of
which viii pe launched in o few Days, with no new
contracts TO replace them.
korrisSy and Hyler, indicted for part pating
n the ssanwix Han tragedy, were yesterday re-
eAsed from custody, bail in ten thousand each hav
ing been entered for their appearance ct tks tins
Of trial In tn case Of Van Pelt and Linn tie
amount Of bail required was reduced from twenty
70 cen shcusspd dollars, but their friends have not
yet come forward to their assistance.
In the Court Of Oyer and Te,minsr yesterday
me trial Of Moses Meyer, charged With arson, was
postponed ill Monday, and the case OF william
S<fsffeDbuIg, Indicted for homicide, was deferred
Eu "Wednesday next. TIE trial OF Peter N. Law
sor, for he murder Of o'Ned, was concluded, and
ise jury rendered vsrdist Of guilty OF manslsugh
ser In ths fourth degree. The case Of joseph Han
charged with the nuri Ter Of VIM. O,B,ien. was
transferred e. tie Court Of Sessions for trial
Liz will be the first capital case tiled before thai
a at.
n e have dates from Porto CaDello TO the co.'s
u. Nothing new in politics had happened ssacs
res,,, asvtcss. Business continued very active.
In IN. Supreme Court yesterday the jury rem
area W die. Of sI5,2a4 So sgains. p. T. Blrnum.
s,ns thee. ntracs price Of two bunjred aud twenty
nee s.ssea Crystal Palace stosk, bought Of Or.
~ d. MUM a. "a. sae tina NJ. D. assumed The
rssi6sz cy csts. Palace.
TLs co.tSa r.a,. tei Ss.esi1y vas rasher quiet.
~ sizes embraced .9oal 900 bA'es, chiefly taken
' summers, vi.EoIs tss1gs " prices. Dss's-s !
'tIt d,tpSsSa 10 ssf fSs issef k.,ss due b. ire J