The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-28

ship Condor 10 The British ship Vixen claiming pro
lection as British subject, the man was returned.
AFTER legal struggle, on the ground that the flag Of
his vessel fixed his allegiance for the time being.
grand court dinner was given on tho anniver.
sary of the recognition of the independence
of the islands by Great Britain and France.
Six hundred and two foreigners were taxed at Homo
lulu. cargo valued at $3.50 900 had been exported
to Norway. Two New Bedford whalers-the Mary
L. Sutton and John Land-had left, with csrgoes
valued (unted) at 81, 295 $50.
We have advices from Acapulco to the 9th of
January, by which We learn that General Soils.
military commander of that city had refused to &C
cept the plan of Tacubaya, and that on the 5th of
January the garrison pronounced in favor of the
movement made by the States of Jalisco, Michoacan
and Colima.
The War Department has received later dispatches
from the Utah expedition but the character Of the
news has not yet transpred. 1t is reported that
General Scott will leave for California the goth of
next month, and that he will arrive here to-day to
make the preparatory arrangements
The Committee of Ways and Means are said "a
have discovered leak in the ouusys of the Brook
Ign Navy Yard, and that only $4,000 will be re
commended as an appropriation for this station. The
investigating committees have commenced their
labors Hon. Robert Smith, Of ILL.,, was examined
on the Fort Smelling affair yesterday, and Mr.. Fay
on the $s7 900 mystery.
The bin for the increase Of the army was further
discussed in the Senate yesterday but no business Of
special importance was transacted by either Senate
or House. The minority of the Senate committee
on the Pacific Railroad have made a report in favor
of constructing the road within ten alternate
sections of land for the space of six miles, to be
granted and ten million dollars to be appropriated
and paid as the work progresses.
Elsewhere will be found the official report of Colo
mel Cooke to the Assistant Adjutant General of the
Army of Utah, describing his march from Fort
Leavenworth to Black Fork, a distance of eleven
hundred miles. Most of the loss among the horses
was caused by starvation. The report says -" The
earth has more feless treeless CRASHES DESERT
it contains scarcely wolf to gut itself on the hun
dreds of dead and frozen animals which for thirty
miles nearly block the road with abandoned and
shattered property. They mark, perhaps beyond
example in history, the steps of an advancing army
with the horrors of disastrous retreat"
The last "nine days wonder in the courts-why
young wife, the bride of hour, should eschew her
husband-will soon cease TO be thought of by the
community Mr.. George Taylor having married clan
destinely young lady named Emma Hawley, finds
out that he is wrong in his speculAtions and has no
right to her. We have reported the proceedings
from day to day, and the maiden wife yesterday
having testified in propria persona that she would
not go to George-she would not live with him,
speak to him, write to him or look at him, the
Judge decided that she might go where she chose,
and she thereupon walked off with her mother, bro
ther and friends, leaving the hapless husband to
mourn over the hopes that left him. Appended to
the report of the proceedings letters from
the mother to her intended soninlaw; but they
dated some few years ago. Maids, wives, widows
and bachelors will read the report with interest.
According to announcement, meeting of the
Representatives Of the Fire Department was held
last evening in Firemen's Hall, for the purpose of
hearing the report of the committee the proposed
amendments in the law relating to the duties and
powers u the Commissioners. There were two hun
dred and two members present-the President,
David Milliken, in the chair, and Mr.. VIM. A. Wood
officiating as secretary. The report submitted by
the committee proposed the election on the second
Tuesday of May next of three Commissioners Of Ap-
peals, by whom all the questions which are now re-
feTed TO the Common Council should be decided.
No action was taken on the subject, which was laid
to the next meeting, TO be held on Wednesday,
the Sd of February. Should the report be then
adopted, IT will be presented to the Legislature for
its action at as early day as possible.
In the Board of CouDcilmen last evening the ma
jority report Of the Finance Committee on the tax
levy for 1858 was taken up which, after being
amended, was received and adopted. The total de-
crease made was sl93,465 so. We subjoin the
items:-Fu clerical hire, increase of $500; for
Mount Morris els 900; and reduction of $4,000
for the Russ pavement; 5000 for copying Judgments
s37 700 for lamps and gas; $45 900 for printing ex
penses, and s7s ,365 So in real estate.
The Committee Frauds, recently appointed by
the Board of Aldermen, held their first meeting yes
terday afternoon, and elected mass Of important
testimony in the cases Of paving in the Bowery,
building sewer in Amos street, the famous $4,000
overpayment to Mr.. Erben, and laying sidewalks in
Fiftysecond and Fiftyfourth streets. The commit
tee decided to recommend that legal proceedings be
commenced against Mr.. Erben for the recovery Of
the 30 0OO and in the other cases elected testimony
going 10 show that glazing frauds existed.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday
Maurice OConnel-jointly indicted with three
youths for the murder Of Teresa sptzlen, in Green.
wich street-withdrew his plea of mansau ghter. aud
was put on trial for the higher offence. The panel Of
Jurors was exhausted before sufficient number
could b. had, and a new panel ordered for this
morning when the twelfth juror will be procured.
Prices Of beef cattle have somewhat declined. The
average quality Of the cattle offered yesterday was
rather inferior. few lots Of fine cattle were how
ever, visible, which brought very fair prices. The
supply was ample, although the number Offering was
less than last week There was good demand for
sheep and lambs, the receipts having fallen Off Fine
lambs brought high prices. Prices Of swine remain
unchanged while the receipts are constantly decrcas
ing.
The cotton market up 10 late hour yesterday exhibited
change prices while sales reached about $40 bales
at the previous days quotations Of 1oxc. 1olc for
middlng uplands Afterwards better feeling sprung up
and the sales suddenly increased 10 about 900