The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-04

Neither the stscmer Canada, due at Halifax from
liverpool nor tie Arago, due at this port from
Hevre, had made their appearance up TO a late hour
hGt night. Atths date of our last despatch from
halifax heavy snow storm prevailed there.
In the United States Senate yesterday the re-
pert Of the Secretary Of the Treasury was presented
and l0,50O copies were ordered TO be printed
Sc GATOR Hale then delivered savage attack
upon the Presidents message, the manner Of its
transmission to Congress, and its authors Presi-
deEtial aspirations. Mr.. Wilson offered reso-
hutton calling ON the President for information
relative to the state of Affairs in Kansas. The
Senate then adjourned till Monday. In the House
Mr.. Walker offered resolution declaring Mr. Boyce,
(dern.) Of South Carolina, Speaker. Amendments
were seyeraly proposed, substituting the names OF
Mcsers. Banks and Pennington. The resolution was
finally tabled by sixty-six majority. Three addi-
tiosal votes for Speaker were then taken, and on
the last and nineteenth trial Mr.. Banks still wanted
six, votes of an election.
One. Of our Washington dispatches states that
Gen. Almonte, the Mexican Minister, will not pro-
ceedss, London as ambassador He will return to
Mexico, where parties said to be holding inauen-
tial positions design eeyating him to the Presidency
of that republic. Our last accounts from Mexico
gave adsporable picture of the condition of affairs
Gen. Comonfort, however, had just formally as
snned The post vacated by Alvarez, and it remains
therefore ito be seen whether he will quietly sub
nit 10 be thzrst aside by Almonte and his partzans
Nothing Of importance transpired in the New
York Senate yesterday. In the Assembly several
propositions were presented with the view of faci
Eating an organization all of which were rejected.
Three votes were taken for Speaker, with the same
result as previously. There seems to be little pros
d., hon
ever, Of negotiations between the hard shells and
Know B-a.hings or the one hand, and the Know
Nothing. and black republicans the other.
Whether this coauetting will lead TO union 1t Is
impossible to predict.
The Commissioners of the Canal Fund held their
first meeting on Wednesday when VIA !. Cornwell
was re moysd from the Office of Auditor, and Natha
mel s. Benton appointed.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania have appointed
The 18th inst. for holding election for United
States Senator in place of Mr. Cooper.
The steamship Black Warrior, from New Orleans
and Havana arrived at this port yesterday. Our
dates from the latter port up to the 18th Mt.
In another column may be found an abstract Of the
news from Cuba.
An arrival at New Haven, from Porto Rico Dec 2,
reports that the cholera raging to alarming
extent on the north side Of the island In one vii
lage, containing a population Of one thousand in
habitaLEs, five hundred persons had died in the
space O. forty-tvo hours. Our Guayama porto
Rico0 correspondent, writing December II,
states that up to the 18th of that month four
thousand cases of cholera had appeared on the
island OF aghich number two thousand five hundred
teIxlinaied fatally. Guyana Ponce and some
othea town were free from the epidemic, but st.
Johns was VI sited at last date. A severe shock Of
an earthquake, with the appearance OF very bril-
liant meteor, sended to increase the popular fear.
THE sugar erep was in critical position, although
the Gather YVES fine and some canes were in pro
cess o. ggind9y. American produce was in re.
quest
An int ,res&ing report on the effect OF the reci-
procity ire Wy between the United States and Cana
ia, was mao . by .2e Hon. J. Phillips Phenix, at
meeting of the, New York Chamber Of Commerce
beld Yesterday. From this document it appears
hat the trade be. ween the two countries has quad
upIed during the last shree years, and is only ex.
,eeded BY two coun ries yiz:-England and France.
ia value is nearly E. ruai 70 the commerce Of the
after. The report re, 'onmends Congress TO stu
arther extend the pr. 'cipies OF the reciprocity
reaty by admitting other articles OF produce Tree
repora was also made ON ne usury laws, IN which
he Chan Der adheres to their Formerly expressed
,pinion il favor Of their entire abolition by the
,tate Legislature.
The Board o. Ten Governors met Yesterday 70 re-
ume thci- eota to elect President fer the ensuing
ear. but isileG to do so, as the democrats ana |
rigs each adhered to their own candidate, and
:. ,osrlt wes a tie, ,0te every ballot The demo
s..r re.sters Of th" Board voted or simeon Ora
y. wing. and the wings and Know Nothings gsst