The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-28

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The News.
The Empire City has arrived at New Orleans.
With San Francisco dates to the 9Th inst The fall
ure Of tho Pacific Express Company Is reported.
Business was dull
Privste intelligence had reached AspinwaIl that
Walkers positi0u It Rivas was impregnsble, and
the Transit route open to the Pacific. The Costa
Rioans bad taken possession Of Punta Arenas Col.
Lockridge's men were conveyed TO Aspinwall by tho
vessels Of the British squadron. One hundred Of
then, accompanied by Generals Wheat and Hornsby,
have arrived ct New Orleans. Tho steamer Illinois
"a now due at This port with the details Of the nsws
An attempt va made yesterday By the defendants
10 bring on the case Of the injunction against the
newly appointed Police Commissioners In the So
preme Court, but the Judges refused 10 hear Il
Judge Davies viii give his decision - to the par
petual Injunction to day.
We poblish elsewhere IN address Of the Executive
Committee Of The New York State Temperance
Society On the new liquor law. The committee win
stop II nothing short Of an entire prohibiton Of the
trsshe IN rum. A meeting of the prohibiionists OF
tbs Stste win b held in the Capitol at A. bany on
The lI Of June, TO take into consideration the nov
license law and other matters connected with ths
cause ~ Temperance.
The Beard Of Supervisors met yesterday. A re-
pert increasing the pay Of Assessors 70 s,o0 per
annum was adopted. The Counsel of the Corpora.
ton sent in IN opinion o. TO the Comptroller's
refusal 70 pay the bill of the keeper Of the City
Hall for refreshments furnished the Board Of County
CsnvAssers, In which the Counsel states the charge
is Illegal
The Board OF Aldermen last evening adopted, BY
vote Of fourteen TO SIX preamble and resolution
declaring that the Legislature had prostituted its
power BY imposing on the city tyrannical laws and
that the City Charter, Police, Central Park, City
Hall, Excise and Port Warden acts shall not take
effect until the validity thereof IL established by
competent authority; and moreover that the Com
mon Council will protect all persons In q proper re-
sistance to the enforcement Of the same. The reso
luton from the Councilmeu, spprophsting 5000
deffSy the expense Of contesting the dis
puted laws. amended by substituting go 900, and
adopted. The Cooperation Counsel was directed TO
passed ty the Counclmen, recognizing the depart
ments would not be q recognition of the constitu-
tionalty OF the new charter. The Board coucurred
in sppreprsting IS 900 for the celebration Of hide
penSenee Day. A report from the special commit
tee On The relief OF Broadway was presented. 1t
sustains the proposed thorcughfare west OF Broad
way. An ordinance was offered, providing that the
repairing OF fire engines &C., shall be done under the
supenntt ndenco Of the Chief Engineer. The Boari
viii meet every evening during the present month.
In the Board Of Councilmen last evening an ordi.
nance reorranizing the Croton Aqueduct Depart
ment in accordance with the new charter was adopt
ed. Two communications were received from the
Mayor, disspprovipg Of resolutions passed by the
Board--one Of which was directing the Comptroller
70 draw bis warrant In favor Of the Chairman
on Music OF the Institution for the Blind,
for 5000, for publishing work on sa-
cred music; the other was . motion en-
powtroG the City Surveyor 10 furnish large
quantity OF maps for the use Of the Street Commit
tee. The blu TO increase the salary Of tho Mayor
and CITY Inspector 70 Is 900 per annum, passed 10
third reading. Mr.. Boose moved to appropriate an
additional sum Of IS 900 for the purpose OF testing
the Legality Of the nes Police bill; bat The motion
wss laid over and made the special order for this
evening.
Mayor Powell. Of Brooklyn, last evening brought
10 the notice Of the Common Council of that city
the psccecdinss had IN reference 10 the Metropolitan
Police act, whacupoa the Common Council
adopted resolution empowering The Mayor 70 rs
tain Judge Greenwood and Henry G. Murphy. In
connection with the Corporation Attorney, TO defend
the interests Of The city agsinst The usurpstons Of
the nev Beard Of Police CommnsaooersL
Ths ddegstes 70 the convention called 70 reform
the priuary election system OF the democroac par
" mss In Tammany Hall last evening. Elijah y.
Pur6y wSs chosen chairman, together with usual
complement OF other officers, and q committee on
By laws WIS appointed. A radical change In the
msnnsr Of conducting The primary elections is con.
tsmplated.
The special committee Of the Board Of Alder.
men, appointed 10 investigate into the cause Of the
ncnfuiAlment d the contract for paving Chatham
ssrees and the Bowsry With Belgian pavement, met
yesterday afternoon. Lewis Caspcpter, inspector Of
With Tcciscsuons; thst the heavy ruts paralle With
ths railroad tnsk were csused By Disturbing the
psveasnt 70 lay the rails. and then relsyins Il In
wet weather; that the stones are ali six inches
deep, 40 The committee intend 10 recommend
70 The bc~rd The use Of concrete osnsnH. The omnt
buses cutting up the pavement
The Coroness ofsce was The scene Of unusual hustle
and activity yesterday. The of,cials wee kept
pretty busy In Consequence Of the number Of impor-
tant and interesting cases which demanded their At
ientioo- Two cases Of supposed homicide after 70
oevins thorough investigation proved 70 be moth.
Ing more than ordinary ones. Then there WA a
ease Of suicide by jumping from the roof Of
house, q fatal scaffold accident. and also three
case~ ~ drowning; besides q number Of
So 'vA1y devoid Of public interos, OF
HsS,tosor The Coroaer have made