The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-20

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Croton Water BOARD. II was laid on the table. A
letter was received from the Corporation Counsel
relative to the West Washington market property.
1t may be found in our report Of the proceedings.
report in favor Of an application to the Lcgisla-
tue for authority to issue additional Croton Aque-
Duct stock was adopted. The Board Of Council
men having refused to aid in the proposed inquiry
into the truth Of certain allegations in she HERALD
in reference to members Of the Common Council,
the Aldermen resolved to go into the Investigation
independently.
At the session Of the Board of Counclmcn last
evening, the tax levy for 1860 was adopted with
out amendment. The resolutions offered by Al
derman Brady and adopted at the last meeting OF
the Board Of Aldermen, appointing special com
mittee to investigate the charges made by the
UERALp against certain members Of the Common
Council, were presented for concurrence. On mo-
ton Of Mr. Van Tine, seconded by Mr.. Hogan, the
reading Of the resolutions was dispensed with and
they were laid on the table.
Tho first effort of the Excise Commissioners TO
enforce the law against those who sell liquor with
ont license has resulted in the Imprisonment of
John Keenan,, Of the First ward. The Sheriff found
no goods upon his premises; whegcupon he was
lodged in jail BY the statute he cannot be bailed,
and the question now is, what power can remit
the penalty? The Judgment was $50 and COSTS
An execution has also been issued against another
offenders property Hisname Is Benjamin Abro,
and his place is at SIS Division street.
The cotton market yesterday advanced another SO per
b. making the whole Improvement OF the week &c per
h., or equal to 81 l2H per bale. Considering that the
orop of 1850 s estimated al goo bales Of the
LARGEST ever made In the United States, and of which
2440 eco bales have been already received in the pors
ls47 600 have been exported and COS 600 stock
remains on hand the present advance IN prices was unex
pec,cd by the trade The from Liverpool 30 far
TO explain this fay change in the value OF our great
staple The crop OF ls5s59 having exceeded In amount
that Of any preceding year. supposed that owing
the Ia political disturbances the Continent and other
causes the stock Liverpool the LIST OF January 1860,
would largely exceed that OF former years yet advices
received the Europa show that at the close of the year
or Oh the Of January $780, the stock was bales
than the average for the past ten years Tho imports
Britain rom America year reached 000
which was COO bales in Of any former year. Of
ills amount IS 600 bales ported, whe the
sumption showed increase Of 100 GOO bales The trade
through the year sound only 81 900 bales having been
taken on specuaton-css than in any former year in
nire Should the tranquility Of the rld be preserved,
there Is no doubt the continued prosperity Of the
Dor in England give a wonderful impetus TO manufactur-
inc industry and of cotton fabrics
sent TO Germany and the large shipments Of cotton
fabrics made the East indies likely to be maintained
In greater less activity during tho present year.
This strengthens the belief that whole Of the immense
product Of 100000 bales-worth at present average
prices at least s2lo Oocwi all DO required and
pecay go should the prospects Of the crop to be grown
the present year show any signs Of falling below the ysd
of ls52-60 Flour less active and psccs what
irregular, without change Of moment In prlces. Wheat
was Hrm With light sales. Corn without alteration
of moment Pork better, with sales of old at
$40 81 SIC S7ls and SIT 25 cid prime sll s.
al 62h and ut So Sugars hrm with mode
rate sales Coffee quiet for no; tho sale made at
auction good one aud &c coo bags Ct Domingo
sold at Sc Freights steady, with fair business
doing, especially for london and Liverpool
The News by the AngIo-s.xon-Thc Great
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! BY the Anglo-Saxou ut Portland we have
four days later news from England Involving
some points OF an interesting and important
| character.
| Louis Napoleon saluted the new year of
1859 with words of war upon his lips; and, al
though diplomacy strove for months to change
the courfe Of events which his words indicated,
| il was fruitless in its efforts. The war came,
and despoiled one of the Oldest dynasties of
some of its fairest possessions Following the
old CUSTOM Louis Napoleon again receives the
diplomatic body, and salutes the new year Of
1850. But on this occasion his words are words
of amity. He assures the representatives of the
other Powers that he ''entertains the most pro.
found respect for recognized rights" and that
the constant aim of bis efforts will be to es.
tablish everywhere, as far as depends upon
him. confidence and peace" When we take
into consideration the state of Europe at the
present moment, these words are preg-.
nant with meaning. The Development
of opinion and policy that had neccssa-
rily preceded the calling Of a general Con
gress Of the European Powers has awakened
great fears on the part of the supporters of the
old theories Of dynastc rights, and the year
1859 went out with fear that the Congress
would be prevented from meeting by the
jealousies which these Developments had
brought into action.
Whatever may be the authorship of the
pamphlet on The Pope and the Congress-
whether 1t be prince or peasant, there is deep
conviction that the ideas 1t emi.s and the policy
it developes will be sustained by Louis Napo-
leon and that in the end they will triumph.
| His past career shows that he is not man to
retracc his steps or to recant opinions. He
may delay, as he has frequently done, urging
the adoption Of his views, until the logic which
has accompanied their utterance shall have had
time to do its work. This is the case in the
present instance. The sensible men of Europe
acknowledge that the temporal power of the
Pope, and the theories upon Nhichit is founded,
are at war with the ideas and aspirations of the
present age. Out Of the pale of the hierarchy
of the Roman church, q large majority of the
Roman Catholics are becoming convinced that
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