The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-05

United States, which states thai men are enlisted
here for the British "Forsign Legion" and pro-
ceeas 70 show that there is Law, right, equity, and
every thir q else, In favor Of the enlistment Rap
pesrs to have baen published By authority, and Is
therefore an important document. We saaI |
epdeayor to fud room for 1t Z: morrow.
Mr.. Daniel Ogden, one of our leading shipping |
merchants, q few days since addressed 3 Letter 10
ue Hon. William L. Marcy, Secretary Of State, 20
lteIy asking Information Of the department. whether
it would cons der the employment Of American
merchant VESSELS h the transpo tation Of troops
and provisions TO the Crimea for another govern
ment any 1iolation CT our neutrality laws. To this
respectful hqury the sage Of she Stats Department
briefly ard in substance replied to Mr.. OSdaD, toll
ing him tina. If he wishea the opinion Of the de-
pa,tment il declined TO give it, and tod him rather
abruptly that he had bstter consuls his co1nss.
Ire Secretary must be rather out OF humo; about
these troublous Cuban times. Hlw about tue MI
ing into the ssesme Daniel Webster By the Spanish
vessel Of wsr2 What is tie opiHi0a OF tas Sss q
De PAL tuiert about that? Mas. her owlers eoa'ns
iheir counsel2
The Committee on Lands and Places, "a q report
presented to TIE Board Of Councilno. Last night,
esked to be discharged from furts0 considerat;I IN
OF resolution IN favor of curtslSing thu Central
Park. The committee say that thf many arguments
sdvanced in favor Of the Palk Va it's present fern
| have induced them to come to such q conclusion.
Their report wsx referred to the Committee Of the
whsle, and we ancerey trrrt it viii be adoesed by
the Board. The resolutions Of the Board Of Alder
men annuliiug all grants, licenses, rights or privl-
eees to lay rails in Broadway, were received, bat,
without any DE- bate, the Councilman refused to
cur in them by vote of 81 to 10. Several msm-
L uoTk hair No. akot~ 40
| which h given in az other column.
| Alderman Howard presided at q meeting Of the
| Fire Department Committee Of the Board Of Alder
men las. evening, when a number of complaints
| against companies for fah.ng against each other,
| sssaulting individual members, running on side
walks, sc, were carefully Investigated. The chair
man announced the suspension Of foreman,
assistant foreman, aud other firemen, for two
! months A report and List Of names are given. The
committee will meet again next Wednesday.
The committee appointed by the Boari OF Alder
men to inquire into the nativity Of the members Of
the Police Department, met yesterday aftsrno On and
examined large number Of witnesses. The prin.
cpal object no Wever, Appeared to be to find OUT the
birthplace OF the Chief OF Police and for this pur
pose they summoned others before them who are
not in any way connected with the department
Among these was old lady, named Sherlo Il, who
was an acquaintance Of the Chiefs family, and who
testified to the fact chat his father was native Of
England. She was not so certain, however, o! the
biz thplace Of the Chief but Of one thing she was
certain-that che was q son of old Mr.Matsell" The
members Of the committee do not seem 10 agree,
al In u]ge occssi nally in allusons which any
thing but complimentary. The equanimity of Al
derman Briggs was somewhat disturbed by be en-
trance Of Alderman Brown, who desired TO know
what was going on, and who refused to leave unMl
it pleased himself. Alderman Nemsnn was exsmtn-
ed at his own request in relation to that coat y
but nothing definite was ELECTED in regard to its
ownership.
The sales OF cotton yesterday were large, having
reachsd about 900 bales-part supposed 70 have
been in transitu. The market closed firm. Fl,ur
sold to fair amount, without change Of moment in
prices, except for Canadian, which sold freely Of
better prices. Southern good white whea. sold at
| $245 Q 81 so. Indian Germ, sound white and yell
Hosale eaJP n6s dogs slaughtered ct the West,
again closed at higher rates old mess sola o. SIS
rs SIS 81, Afterwards held at SIS 81: and new
sold a. SIT so. Other provisions were in good re-
quest, without change Of moment in prices. About
LOO bales Of cotton were shipped for Liverpool,
compressed, al 5-32i. Other thi9gs we're slack.
| About 500 tierces OF beef fer London, small and
lnee, at 3s. a IS. Cd.