The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-13

full bench of Judges. The bench concurred in the
opinion of Justice Robertson, in virtue whereof
Flanchet was remanded in the custody of the Mar
Shall to be held at the order the United States Con-
sui. Their Majesties and the young Crown Prince
were enjoying excellent health at Kona, Hawaii
One hundred and sixty-se,en whalers had arrived
up to the 18th Of November, and the average take
was five hundred and lightweight barrels each
OF the Hawaiian feet, II left last spring for the
northern grounds Thirteen arrived with GAS
bbls. whale, 9s3O0 lbs bone, besides quantity Of
ivory and peltry obtained by trade. Two vessels
had been reported with $50 bbls. between them,
bringing up the Hawaiian average to 4SS bbls. and
7,4G0 lbs. bone per vessel.
The President yesterday officially informed the
Senate that the yacht wanderer had landed cargo
Of Africans on our Southern coast, and also that
the government was making every effort to bring
the guilty parties to punishment. 1t was deemed
inexpedient to communicate the correspondence
regarding the affair." report from the Naval
Committee, authorisng the President to place
Commodore Stewart at the head OF the active list
OF naval captains, as recompense for his dis
tingushed services, was received and laid over.
The Printing Committee reported against printing a
number of papers, including fifty thousand copies
of the speeches Of Senator Crittenden and the
Nice-President on the occasion of leaving the old
Senate Chamber. The Pacific Railroad bill was
then taken up, the question being on its recommt
ment with instructions to the committee to report
bill for northern and southern roads. The mo-
ton was defeated 10y vote of 30 to 25. The de-
bate on the merits Of the bill was then resumed,
and continued till the adjournment. In the House
an unsuccessful effort was made to obtain leave to
report bill providing for the admission of Oregon
into the Union. The discussion on the motion to
refer the Naval Appropriation bill to the Commit
tee of Ways and Means was then resumed, but
without arriving at any decision the question
the House went into Committee OF the Whole, and
devoted the remainder Of the session to speeches
on the abrogation of the ClaytonB ulwer treaty,
domestic politics, &c.
The telegraph announces that Gen Jerez has
been received at Washington as Minister from
Nicaragua in place q Senior Yrisarri, who resigned
the post some time since.
The proceedings of the Legislature yesterday are
given among our telegraphc dispatches, to which
our readers are referred. The Governor yesterday
sent to the Senate the nominations for Bank Super
intendent, Commissary General, Commissioner of
Emigration, and Trustee of the Idiot Asylum. They
will doubtless be confirmed in due time.
The Police Commissioners met yesterday in Sc
cret session, and made fity+ive appointments on
the patrol force, said to be mostly democrats sug
gested by the democratic members of the Board of
Supervisors. The names were withheld from the
reporters, but will be given as as passed upon
by the examining physicians. Among them are a
number Of the old force.
The Board of Emigration Commissioners held
their regular weekly meeting as their Office in
Worth street at the usual hour yesterday, but
transacted no business of importance. The return
shows the number of emigrants arrived to the 9TH
of January to be pa, and since, to the 18th, 5ll,
making total of 1855, az compared with $50 to the
same time in 1855 The number of inmates iu the
institutions stands thus:-