The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-09

The News.
The steamship Cambria, which left Liverpool on
the 1eth ult., is now fully due at Halifax, with
weeks later news from Europe.
In the United States Senate yesterday bill re-
Mtting duties on merchandise destroyed by fire was
passed. Mr.. Geyer concluded his speech on Kansas
Affairs. In the House.-he debate on political ques
tons was continued. The discussion is distinguished
for nothing but insunerable dullness.
The announcement ia che Legislature yesterday
Of the death by smallpox Of Hon. Isaac Wells,
member of Assembly from Jefferson county, led
- the adjournment Of botn houses after the expira-
non Of the morning sitting, and reni ers the proon
cation Of the session until Saturday almost a GER
tainty. In the Senate the Police bill was debated.
Resolutions in favor OF Congress satisfying claims
arising out Of French spol:ations were adopted
The bin re-enacting last years prohibitory liquor
law, with the unconstitutional clauses omitted, was
ordered TO third reading. This is regarded as tam
tamount to defeat of all the liquor bills, of what
ever character, now before the Legislature. In the
Assembly the New York tax bill was passed. The
Governor sent in message recommending an ap.
preparation of two hundred thousand dollars for the
Commissioners of Emig alton. The document may
be found under the appropriate head.
Isaac 0. Hunt, Know Nothing, was yesterday
elected member of the Board of Councilmen, from
the Twenty-fourth district, in place of Robert n.
s. Dixon, deceased. Very little interest was taken
IN the contest by the voters of the district.
The Know Nothings and niger worshippers have
carried both branches of the Connecticut Legislature
This course insures the election Of the fusion
didates for State offices.
Captain C. Carroll Hicks, of General Walkers
army, John Kingsley and ]. G. Hemmchs were
seized yesterday on board the steamship Orzaba, as
she was about sailing for San Juan, Nicaragua,
charged with organizing body Of armed men TO
proceed to Nicaragua and there fight against the
republic of Costa RIGA, with which the government
of the United States is now at peace. The scene
presented on the departure of the steamer was one
of considerable excitement and interest, and gra-
phic account of it will be found elsewhere.
The Hudson river is clear from Albany down to
Coeymans, closed from that place to Baltimore,
open from the latter place to Stuyvesant closed from
6tuyvesant TO Coxsackie open from the latter place
70 the Four Mile Point, and from Hudson down to
Poughkeepsie it is closed The steamer South
America is advertised to start this afternoon for
Hudson. Such weather as we are now in the enjoy
ment of must soon break up the ice, and we may,
therefore look for the opening of navigation at any
moment.
Judge Capron delivered very elaborate charge
to the Grand Jury in the Court Of Sessions yester
day. The immortality of gambling and the action
Of the majority of the Court Of Appeals in pro-
nouncng against the constitutionality Of the coer
Give liquor law are the principal ingredients Of the
production.
Firemans Hall, in Mercer street was formally
opened last night and the occasion called forth the
fluctuations of large body of fremen, who were in
attendance to witness it. -Four fire wariens were
voted for. George Brown, of Engine Company No.
30, and W. II. McDonaugh, Of Hose Company No.
25 were elected. Up to the time our reporter left
the meeting the others had not been chosen.
The Board of Almshouse Governors met yester-
day, but transacted no business Of special i'm
portance. Cornelius V. Anderson appeared and
took his seat, in place Of VIM. S. Duke, resigned.
There are $685. persons under charge of the
Governors being decrease of rs since last week.
We learn by telegraph that the authorities Of vir
gina have seized the schooner Maryland, Of this
port, and imprisoned her officers and crew, for re-
fsing to allow the vessel to be searched for slaves
in accordance with the law recently passed by the
Virginia Legislature The seizure caused great ex-
element at Norfolk, it believed slaves were
secreted on board the schooner. This is the first
arrest under the law and it should serve a
ing to masters Of vessels trading to ports in vir
ginia.
We have advices from Monrovia, Liberia, to the
Goth Of February. The emigrants who left this
port by the bark Lamartine which sailed about the
10th of December last, arrived in good health there
being only one two sckly. Dr. Roberts John
Marshall (colored), Mr.. J. ID. johnson and Mrs. Ar.
net-passengers by the Lamartne-have each writ
ten to the Colonization Society in rather hopeful
terms A war CONFUSION had temporarily unsettled
the finances of the country. An overflow OF emf
grafton was dreaded The supply should be regula-
ted by the demand. John Marshall says: Every
man must look out for himself here, and you must
pay the Africans the highest price for what you want
BY the arrival of the brig PENGUIN, Capt. VAIN
wright, from Bermuda, we have received files Of
papers TO the 9th ult Farther particulars Of the
loes OF the steamer Curlew Capt. Hunter, given,
but they contain no additional facts Of importance
Seven of the nine mail bags on board worked their
way out Of the state room in which they were de-
posted, and were picked up some three miles from
the scene of the wreck. A bag Of newspapers, and
another bag containing British American letters and
admiralty dispatches, are all that were missing.
The Mayor and principal inhabitants Of Hamilton
had presented letter Of sympathy to Capt. Hunter.
The papers are filed with the details Of the cleo.
Gions Of members of the Assembly and projects Of
Legislative reform. The Governor General Of Bar.
BADGES has proposed a convention Of delegates
from the windward Islands to devise some means
OF releasing them from their present non-progres-
sive state.
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about
300 bales, based upon middng uplsnds at about
I03c. Included in the sales were considerable lots