The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-17


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The proceedings yesterday in relation to the
Street O. ma,iseioner install ston by the city gov
srument, in defiance Of toe prerogatve Of Governor
King, were Of sn absorbing character. The
details are given eiseWh Mr.. Conover
n.see a fresh demonstration, and was again
a. kindly, cordially and a. characterstl-
caiIy ,jec ed a. be had been before. -Four
warrants were served on the Mayor. on two OF which
he WIS arrested. He gave bail in $4,000 for one,
and was libeg ted . habeas corpus from the other
arrest He prooeeced home at about o'clock,
having issued q proclamation. to which an effset,
more at length is made by the White street Conmis-
sioners Boh give assurances of keeping the peace,
vhi n is a Wholesome end desirable assurance.
Five hundred polio men. together with the Seventh
Regiment, were on duty to keep the peace in the
Park after it had been broken by tie Metropolitan
police In an efYor, TO seize the City Hail. Commis-
sioosr Devlin was qualified and duly installed IS
6tpet CorRmissiouer sld Is in full possession of the
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The Board OF Aldermen held special meeting
Last even ny, when Q communication was received
from the Mayor nominating Charles Devln to the
cfRce Of Commissioner of Streets. The appointment
vss confirmed by vote Of IL to A. The appoint
ment Of Peter Duffy as Inspector Of Vessels was
also conGrmeo The proposition from the Council
men relative to cleaning the streets BY contract Was
concurTed in.
The Court Of Appeals opened its June term yes
terday at Albany. The most important cause thss
II win have To decide is that in reference to the char
tered rights Of the city of New York-whether the
local government Of the metropolis is to be admins
tered by the municipality or bya bureau Of black
republicans at albany It vii virtually decide that
in rendering judgment on the constitutionality or
upooustitutiouslty of the Metropolitan Police act
The cause " ses down fur argument this morning.
Two council will be heard on each side, each Of tae
srgus euts being limited TO two hours, SO that the
case will probably close tonight The OPTIONS Of
the Court will probably be delivered next week.
General Walker was duly received at Amboy
Yesterday By the Committee of Reception, aud
landed on the Battery in the afternoon, whence he
WA escorted amid shower Of raiu Up Broadway,
IN &C ,ord ,nce with the programme. On arriving at
the Park Gen. Walker made very brief speech to
the large crowd Of people assembled. There was a
great deal Of uprosr, and hut little enthus ,sm was
manifested either by the people or the General.
The steamship Europa arrived at Halifax yester
day, with European advices to TIE 9th instant
three days later than those received at this port By
the Vanderbilt The hess is unimpcrtari. The
dispute bet ~een Spain and Mexico was still Unset.
tied. The polit,coreiigious Disturbances in Be GUM
had oessed, some concession to the popular seni-
msnt regarding the reiigioas establishments having
been resolved upon bv the government. The ar.
raDgenents for laying the submarine telegraph gre
completed. The Niags-a will take her share of
the cable. IL is thought the work OF paying cut the
cable will compebce in August next. In financial
and commercial Affairs 20 important change had
occurred.
0ur aJvices from Mexico are to the 18th at. from
the capital, and 4th inst. frcm Vera Cruz. Santa
Annsis friends were intriguing and conspirirg to
bring bin back TO Mexico. Jew conspiracy against
che government bad been discovered in the capital
ans many arrests made. The feeling o. the country
Is workisg up 20 pit h OF enthusiasm 10 defend the
republic against the Spanish invasion. Santa Anna
has written letter 20 hb nephew, stating that he
ardentIy desires TO reform MEXICO The inhabitants
OF Vers Cruz expectej gay time, it was thought
that sn army u sixteen thousand men, commanded
Us PRESIDENT ComonfcTt would ercamp near it dor
ing ths summer. An Eng ish hect wa expec,e5 Of
vera Cruz IN order TO &c nand explanations respest-
ing the Forbes and Barron case, already acted on
bS TIRE Ns.iona onsress santa Annas manifesto
slrcsoy given t6rie HsEALD-Wss very generally
de- dsj. Tae weather vas cool and pleasant. The
city Of Vera Cruz was healthy.
News from kibit'tsu to the 2sth uit., las been
received. Schooner bad arrived there and cairned
sdmittaDoe u5cer the rights and privileges conced.
ed 70 the Tehuartepec Company. The Mexican
authorities, however, astiy refused to recognise
these assumptions, and proceeded to enforce the
Port and Custom House regulations 81 against the
vessel.
We have news from Porto Rico to tie 10th ult.
fbe Captain General OF The Island had returned
from visit TO The principal towns and districts
The country was in Q highly prosperous state, but
tteFe vas great demand for labor and means OF
internal communication. The crops Of the island
Up 70 that date compared With those Of last year