The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-05

States Consus. His Majesty was about to visit the
various places on the coast. Trade was not very
active. There are now several mercantile firms
established at Bangkok.
Congress re-assembled yesterday, after recess
of ten days. AS previously agreed upon, the Sc
nate took possession of their new chamber. The
occasion was improved by the Vice President and
Senator Crittenden, who delivered appropriate ad-
dresses. description of the new chamber is given
in our report After the removal the Senate pro-
ceeded to business The Chairman of the Committee
on Naval Affairs reported bills providing for the
construction of ten vessels of war and for in
creasing the pay of officers of the navy. The usual
appropriation bills were reported by the Finance
Committee. Nothing of Importance transpired in
the House.
The Legislature convened at Albany yesterday.
As the republicans have majority in the Assem-
bly,, the nominees of that party for Speaker
and the subordinate officers of the House were elect
ed without unnecessary delay. The first Message
OF Governor Morgan was sent in at an early hour.
The document is given in full in to-day's HERALD,
and in the editorial columns we have commented
upon its principal points.
The Board of Ten Governors of the Almshouse
usual hour yesterday, when they proceeded to re-
organize by the election Of Governor Dugro to the
Office Of President, in place of Washington Smith
and W. I. Pinckney to that of Secretary, in lieu of
Mr.. Dugro. Governors Breuninghausen and Town
send were installed as members for the five years
next ensuing. The regular weekly statement of
inmates showed the number remaining on the lst
of January, 1859, to be 7,s42-of which number
ll97 have been admitted since the 25th of Decem.
Der last. The number that have died, been dis
charged and sent to State prison and Penitentiary
is l,16S-the discharged being O44.
The Grand Jury were not empannelled yester-
day in the Court of General Sessions in conse.
quence of the panel not being summoned by the
Sheriff. They will be sworn in tomorrow, when
Judge Russell will deliver his charge. Martin Bar.
ringer was tried and convicted of forgery in the
second degree, having passed counterfeit SIS bill
on the Union Bank The City Judge sent him to
the State Prison for five years and three months,
observing that as that was his first offence he would
inf1ict the lowest penalty the law allowed. VIM.
Jones, colored youth, pleaded guilty to forgery
in the fourth degree, having been indicted for the
second grade of that crime. He was remanded for
sentence.
An interesting and affecting meeting was held last
evening in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church,
corner of Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue,
to bid farewell to four missionaries of the Canada
Conference of the British Wesleyan connection
the Rev. Messrs. Evans, White, Robinson and
Browning-who leave this city in few days for
their future scene of labors, British Columbia Mr..
F. Hall presided, and the meeting was addressed
by the Rev. Drs. Green, McClintock, and the gen.
tlemen of the mission, who eloquently expatiated
on the Of their future labors and succinctly
demonstrated the want that existed for the mission
airy in British Columbia Bishop James also de-
livered an instructive address, abiding to the pre-
sent state and condition of Columbia and the
Pacific coast, and commenting upon the results
which will follow the dissemination of the GOSPEL
and Gods teachings in the locality to which the
missionaries were about to depart. After a
kind farewell, in which the large audience took
part, and fervent prayer for the success of the
mission from the Rev. DIR. Banks the assemblage
separated.
The cotton market continued firm yesterday and the
sales embraced about $500 bales about 900 of which
were in transit. We quote mddlng upands at II IL !.
cents The flour market without change in price, The
violence Of the snow storm in the forenoon had ten
dency to check transactions and hence sales were light
Wheat firmly held for the better grades Corn
FIRM with limited sales, including good Western
mixed at &c., and new yellow Jersey and white South.
at 75c. Pork rather frmer with moderate sales
at prices given in another column. Sugars were firm,
and the sales embraced about $50 hhds at prices given
in another place. Coffee firm but sales limited $50
bags Maracaibo sold at &c., and small lot extra
Java l7c For stocks made up yesterday we refer to
another place In freights there was a little more doing
for Liverpool and London but rates were without change