The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-27

test the sense of the House upon The slavery
question, it specially relates to the agitation Of
the subject in and ont Of Congress. ando the resto
nation of the Missouri restriction. II will be re-
Rembered that under the rule, no debate was per
mitted upon the declarations contained in the rese
htions alluded to. We will recaptulate the business
II the day. Mr.. Dunn, Of Indiana, proposed, in sub
stance, first
No man shall be elected Speaker who does not fully
md heartily szppathze with large majority of the
country for p restoration of the Missouri Compromise
who shall nAnte to exert himself for the restora ton
Of that restriction.
This was rejected by majority Of one. Second
The restriction shall be restored q proper indication
sf the wisdom patriotism and pghted honor of the
statesmen who imposed it. the necessary and certain
means Of revvDg harmony and concord among the States
Of the Urion.
This was adopted by majority of one. Thirdly
Ufelees and actious agitation of the slavery question,
h out of Congress- Is un~ise and unjust IN every sec
tsu the Union but until the restriction is restored it
= solemn duty to the past. present and future
70 steadily and my persist IL the Efforts TO that end
This was rejected by a majority Of three. Mr..
FuIer-we presume it to be the Know Nothing can
didate for the Speakership-p proposed rsGDntion,
declaring that
The agitation of the slavery ques ion is unwise and
pnjSs portion OF he people, injurious 10 every
ticH, ard ought not to be countenAnced.
This was adopted by one majority. MI. Meacham,
Of vermont, offered resolution, asserting that
The repeal Of the Missouri restriction example
mr. and iactous agitation of the slavery question
This was adopted by vote Of one hundred and
eight to nnety-three Thirty-two members were
absent The sentiment of majority Of the House,
a. indicated BY the votes upon these several propo
sitions, is unmstakeabe. The declar ston that the
Speaker shall be of the black republican stripe
rejected also the assertion that the restoration
Of the Missouri restriction shall be persisted in.
One of correspondents states that the plurality
rule will be again brought forward on Monday or
Tuesday next, by democrat, and that its adoption
10 not unlikely.
We devote large portion of our space to day to
Aetters from our correspondents at London, Paris,
Madrid, and Vienna, and liberal extracts from our
hate files of foreign papers. The letter daguerreo-
type. it were, the state of the public mind, at
the four capitals whence they are dated, upon the
important and absorbing questions of the day.
Among the extracts we give speech of Lord Elgn,
late GovernorGeneral of Canada, upon the affairs Of
Europe and America, and the opinions of several of
the most renowned British Admirals upon the ope-
rations of the Allies in the Baltic
The investigation in the case of the Chief of Police
was adjourned yesterday ia consequence Of the ILL
ness of the Recorder and the absence Of the City
Judge, who was engaged in the trial of Eblng. The
seunsel for the defence was also absent, but the
counsel for the prosecution were both present The
investigation will be resumed on Saturday next
The trial of Mr.. Ebling, Commissioner Of Streets
and Lamps, the charge of bribery, was concluded
yesterday. After some hours elaboration the jury
reported that they could not agree upon verdict;
but the Judge instructed them to deliberate further
upon the case. Up to nine o'clock last evening the
jury had not reported their decision. They were,
therefore, locked up for the night.
Elsewhere we give report OF the evidence adj
duced before the Aldermanic committee, at their
meeting yesterday, in support Of the claim Of Alder
man Drake to retain his seat in the Board, against
the counter claim Of Nicholas Seagrist The In
specors of the First district of the Twenty
ward it win he seen, swear to having counted for
Seagrst the scratched ticket alleged ia the petition
of Seagrist as having been thrown aside The re-
manning testimony aims to discredit the testimony
of Felix Callahan, who swore to having voted for
Drake at the last general election, though not
naturalized citizen at the time The evidence, |
though closed, shows nothing rebuttng the state
ment that eight votes given for Nick Seagrist
not reckoned in the canvass.
From the official report of the City Inspector
we learn that there were 375 deaths in the city
during the past week, namely: 55 men, 70 wo-
men, 1873 boys, and liz girls exhibiting an in
crease Of 81 on the mortality of the week previous.
OF the whole number 229 were under ten years
Of age. There were deaths of bronchitis, AZ
of consumption, 10 Of Inflammation of the
lungs Of congestion of the brain, OF infian-
70 alton of the brain, 20 of dropsy in the head Of
inflammation of the bowels, Of dysentery,5 Of
disease Of the heart Of malormation of the heart,
of typhus fever, Of small pox, 50 of commissions
(infante), l3 Of Group Al OF scarlet fever, IS OF
marasmus (infantie), and 2 Of hopping cough.
There were also premature births, 20 of still
born and l3 deaths from violent causes, including
. suicides and cases Of poisoning. The following
il the classification OF diseases Boaes, joints &C.
g. brain and nerves. 79 generative organs s; heart
and blood vessels Ia lungs, throat, &c, 1905 skim
&C. and eruptiye fevers, 81; stillborn and prema
ture births, SO; stomach, bowels, and other diges
tive organs, uncertain seat and general fevers,
q: old age, 6; unknown, /. The nativity table
gives 2s7 natives of the United States AZ Of Ire.
land, 30 of Germany, unknown, and the balance
of various European countries.
Activity in trade yesterday was checked by the
clicked condition OF the harbor and rivers with ice
The Atlantic docks were 50 frozen in as to make
the delivery of goods from them in q MEASURE i'm
possible; and as large quantities of grain and flour
are held there Storage sales for speedy delivery
on shipboard, were impractcable. Vessels arriving
with cargoes from southern ports find it difficult to
discharge them, and in cases il is found to be
impossible. In the meantime the receipts by the
railroads were light and had to be carted to vessels,
if moved at ALL and at heavy expense, as the
Streets from the debris Of the late storm are
rendered almost impossible, and as high as two
cents per bushe has been paid for carting grain from
the Erie and Hudson River railroad depots across the
town from the North to the East river The sales Of
cotton yesterday embraced about GOO bales, without
change in prices. Flour without change. There
continued 70 be good domestic demand for medium
extra brands Of Southern and Western, and among
Tie sales were 1000 barrels It. Louis Bay State