The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-03


The-xews.
The draf. q o new city charter, ttSsks the plece
Il the present abomineSle one, WILDE found ia an
ether psrsf this daye paper il rs The result Of the
IAbors Of majority ;the members Of the Bot.l Of
Aldermen. At an informal meeting, held on Satur.
day eves.ng last, spscsl committee was sFpoint
ed to draw up charter suchas the experiences Of
The iEst thrsesusrters Of century would enable
i've Intelligent mon to do. Mcesrs. Williamson, Ely,
VaTinn, Voorfis. and Hericf, composed this com.
mitsse. They reported the result Of their iabors 20
q special meeting on Thursday evening, when six-
seen Of the twenty-five Aldermen were present. The
document, O. given in another column, was uaani-
n,usly adopted, and will be strongly rIed upon the
Legislature If it pasees that bsdy IL becomes Q
sxed fact, q the usual clause ubnistiug il TO the
people wss stricken oct. having bssz decided that
no Legislative act oan~he thus legsAirea. n
The pE,sical exottocnsnt at Albany is rapidly
iDcreasieg to fever heat. The 1rsmbers OF bath
branchcc of the Legislature have dropped al o.ssr
business and turnc their sttesion 20 ths Ssnss5ral
question. Yesterday, in the kessubly, tns dsoase
on the resolution defining tho qualifications of-s
United States Senator was resumed. Bat tais wes
merely feigne1'issue the ros question being tie
fsneCs of VIM. IT Seward for tae pos. to whi:hhs
adhsrents. We publish sketch Of the debate, rnier
tho proper head, from whish may BE- gathered an
idea of theEtsnse feeling the. prevails in opposition
10 the whig aE abo N candidate tor United s.ssss
Senator. That Seward secured his noni1ssi,n
through frauS and Corruption openly charged IN
The foor'of the Assembly aad that many Of the
pa.ticipstors in the WING oGlcus acted contrary TO
pledges gwen with all the ssnc.ty OF an oath was
mot denied. The debate viii be resumed 10 day, and
viii no doubt be continued until Taesday-.he dag
appointed for the election.
Our correspondence from Warrington, pu olishsd
under the telegraphic head, opens rich placer to
the prospecting politicians Of tais metropolis The
resignation OF Col ector Esdheld, aud the purgiug
OF the Custom House Of It's corps Of hitting
scft shells brusers, and the appointment of respsc-
table citizens in their stead are the novelties Of tue
season.
Yesterday vas private bill day in @ ong Tess, and
hut little of general isteyest transpired. In the
Scnase Mr. Msllory's bill providing for reforms in
Tho personnel Of the naval service vas considered
and passed. Officers ort OF the line. of pro ,.ion
and npon leave Of absence ara to bs plicsd on the
reserved list, and those Incapable of psrfo-rnag
sctve duty are to bs provided for. The bill for tn;
relief Of the claimants Of she psivasesr big Gsneea
Armstrong was discussed By Mr.. B=nja mia, wao
opposed the grant on the ground of the DANCE. of
the principle involved. Messrs. Seward, 3ayard
and Clayton advocated the csuse Of the claimants;
bat without takicg the question the Senate sd
jou,Red.
In the House yesterday the bill renting tAe
duties goods Of Msssrs. Bslden Co., csnfsc itsd
IN Mexico, was passed. In Committee OF the Whole
Shrtysix private billsuere perfected an faEo-sbly
reported on; but when the com mistss rose il WAS
- lok -
AEd.an adjournment took place, leaving the prose
tutors Of private claiss to dance attsndancs for
ether week.
Cotton was active yesterday, aud the s,las en-
hraced abou. 900 bales, including i 500 baes en-
the spot and 500 in transiru, indicating specu.
lAtive movement. The market closed at tul! prices.
The,movemeEts In another leading sta ols hava no.
been without interest We allude {, tobacco. To,
Easternwa has exercised NO unfavorible influence
its value, aud strongly alive prices have
ruled for year or two past, while the stock in this
market is lass than it been q. the same period
within three years past. On the first Of February,
1858, We had stock Of s,9o5 hhds ,7Q9 OF val ID
were Kentucky; ia 1854, 7O23 hhd,., of w1ich
6.s22 we're Kentucky; in 1856, 1880 hhds, 1910
of which were Kentucky; being little over cns-aalf
Of the previous year. Prices range fro n ca.
90 lie. per pound. which may bs considered
high rates, and quite profitable 70 producers. In
sarler TINES, Virginia, karyland and North
Caroliaa produced the chief ruppliss; ba; the
great bulk now gro wR In this couasfy is produced
beyond the Allegheny noun aims, and chiefly in
Kentucky and Missouri, With s,me Ia the adjoining
States, nearly sll Of which is styled in this market
sndertbe general name of Kentucky" The finest
quality produced is in Mason county Ksnta ky,
near Maysville. This Continental people are TIE
largest cu.toners for this staple and that used Ia
france In government monopoly, aad Ii purchased
IN the Unitei States annually by agents OF that
government. Were the restrictions with VIII n It's
ctroductien into foreign countries ore saiilej
ABOLISHED, its consumption would be greatly in
cceeset. Within few years the cular ltoa OF an
inferior quality known II this marks. az aesd leaf
used for saear Wrappers, has greatly increased IA
PenEsylvsnia, ehio New = ork, aud the Ne Fog
land States, and some expsrts OF IL have even been
made 20 Havana, to be ussd by segsv nanufac.
turers. Flour anG gram were without marked
change. Old mess pork was ra'Aer easier To
Liverpool and 70 It's Continent provisions war,
going forward ID fair extent a: previous ra,s,
To the former, raies foE cation, grain, and G)1r,
rather favored ahippes.
Our readers will fac Ia another cluna az ia.
teresting account OF scers which occurred yesses
day afternoon On board the Empire City, fsr
moments psaviousto her departure for Hwias. A
Cuban youth, namsd Ffauk Hetnaldez, was ao5u'
leaving this country In company with Mr.. C.st,os
Csroosli, on his re.1rn home, when his uncle, u
Joseph Hernandez, mads his sppeiraocs on boni;
ard en- finding that It WIS against his wish -
was seing, brought him asAo.e, and the vessel plo
ceedsd on its way without him.
We haze nova from LIBERIA ~ tn 18th NSysnoer.
As az evidence o. tie progress, OF civilization, the
ihbahiIanh we're for ming political patty conblns
uoSs In Opposition 70 The election OF pfssiispsRJ
beis, who has already sc.vsd fsur terms. ana Elo
LAs como 20 be regarded a. a.rt of ola snrx rha