The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-02
Yns Nexvs.

% Aue'ohia, IRON Hamburg and Soufhan1ptor
ana the Ocean Queen, from Havre and Cowcs
reached this port yesterday, with European fIes
oateo on The zotf ut The extracts from the papers
winch We puphAh today are very interesting The
mankesto OF the Emperor of Austria informs the
word OF the reasons which induced rim to conclude
peace with the Allies. Tbe seen, at the meeting
oi 'he Emperors of France and Austria, near Villa.
Hanca previous to their retirement to the room in
winch TIE all-important peace treaty was signed
was exciting and affecting in high degree; no per-
son entered with them, and tie members OF th,im-
peria stafs standing outside we're constraine d 20
dead silence by the gravity of the occasion. VIXEN
they again returned to their officers Napoleon lock
go careworn and Francis Joseph deadly pale.
Lord Derby and Mr.. Disrae,i had been ,enter
tanned at grand Conservative banquet in Lo ndon.
The speeches on the war in Italy and the ecsn
peace,as reported in our paper-particularly tina
of Lord Derby-are of high Importance.
Kossuth, after all his high sounding proc lama.
tions to the Hungarans, made rapid retreat from
Italy into Switzerland when he heard Of the oescc
treaty, and teegraphed to his arily to rems in in
England usual. We have no report Of Car baai
Count Arese, the Minister of Piedmor t, las
been faithful friend and fellow travel lereof
Napoleon, having shared his fortuaes--som e say
Dtu-uuinS HIS C-AiiC Ii TIC Cuitc1 CcteS.
Our correspondent in Kingston, Jamaica, yrising-
on the l4th of July, announces the death of Me-.
Hopkins, newly appointed Consul Of the Uriteil
States there. He died on the day-the let ter 1s
written. The brig Eliza Balm, Of Glasgc w, We
burned on the 10th ultimo in the hesbor tad e
was dull
AT the meeting of the Board of alder mer4 y IS.
terday the Committee on Nominations for me nsa..rs
of the Croton Aqaeduct Board reported tina nth ey
were unable to agree and asked to be iischaug ed
This was agreed to by vote of ten to light ub
eequently message from the Mayor, non inai ing
Myndert Van Setback, Thomas B Taprap. and
Alfred Craven respectively for the Of ices Of Presi
dent, Vice President and Chief In gnecv of TIL
Croton Board, was read, aud then th fur Sher con
sideraton OF the subject poSsy ,oneds till ne 1
meeting. The spois politicians EN- letrmins 81
to get their dirty hands upon the money and pa
tronage of the CrotonJ AqueduSs Board. Hitherto
this department Of the city government ha
been iudiciousy managed-iR Iced it may b,
said with truth, that it is the on ~ bureau thaa ha
been preserved from contaniD alton In these day
of universal municipal coTO milton, and the bes
and only way keep 80 To let it remain in tn
charge of those officers whp have so satisfactory
managed its affairs.
In the Board of Conn0 linen last evening, M
Lent presented Teso,uo on to the effect that IL
Common Couneitregras ted the disbandment Of Il
Twelfth regiment, and would hail its restoration
its former posihon IN the First division an act
justice to the men Q nd benefit to the city, whit
after short aehaf was adopted. Mr.. Ottarst
was, at his own re- uest excused from voting n
remonstraneo Oh General Sandford against memo
alizing the Oofe rnor ia favor Of recognizing I
above regimen was referred to special comm
tee. The CoI nptroller was directed to appoint
collector oil rents for West Washington market
he thinks lat the interests Of the city require
services { such an officer. large number of
ports an i papers from the Aldermen were prese
ed and laid over.
Sew eral of the deputies who were dismissed
the st of July from the Tax Commissioners OIL
sen t in their bills yesterday to the Comptroher
II cir salaries for the past month, winch the 70
roller refused to pay. The decapitated once
rs animated their intention to test the ieeaii'l
heir removal. prolonged litigation may IN
ore be looked for and the entailment OF he
bill of costs upon the city.
Virginia Stewart was fast approaching diss
ton last night She has become contrite for
past excuses, having prepared herself for dc
in accordance with the requirements of the Ca
lie religion. Two Sisters of Charity visited
Yesterday, at which she was very much rejoi
Her appearance last night was emacdted in
extreme, and it is impossible for her to live m
longer.
The Health Commissioners adopted resolu
Yesterday to notify all bone boilers and pig
proprietors between Broadway and Eighth ave
and Sixty-frst and Sixty-eighth streets, to dis
tjnue these nusances without delay. The Cit
spector reported that the offal melting estat
meuts are in an offensive condition, and espeC
that of j. j. Eckel, in Forty-ffth street
Norton, the man who is 10 fight on the 9th
with Thomas Walsh, had sparing exhoih