The New York herald., 1862-01-26
Of tho Potomac whensvsr the federal army shall move
forward The offer meets the favorable considerations o.
the President and Of Gsnsrs Mcclellan

forward The offer meets favorable consideration q
the President and Of Gsnsra Mcclellan.
ARrILLKRY EXPERIMENTS.
Capt. Grifhn's battery Lieut.. Haslst commanding. al
though Capt. Griffin present Thursday made some
permenta shots at Miners Hill with method Of cut
ting fuses for the Parrot gun They fred twelve rounds
from two tenpounders, using shrspne she'll The new
method worked admirably all the shslls but two ezpod
ing. The firing was At two thousand yards distance
Each shot either struck within close grazing
distance OF the target. It Captain Griffin battery
that did such gallant service Ball run, having twenty
eight men and sixty -four horses killed.
ELECTION IN THE BUcKrAn RIFLES.
AT tho election to I'LL the Colonecy the Buck
tail Rifles, Captain Barker, Of Company B. chosen
Lieut. COL Kane was his rival candidate. Congressman
Bdde was tho original Colonel Of this regiment but
signed at tho commencement Of the session.
ARRIVAL OP THE NEW JUDGE OF THE SUPREME
COURT
Judge swayns the newly appointed Judge Of the United
States Supreme Court has arrived in Washington and
will Immediately take his scat upon the bench.
ADvICEs FR0a MEXICO.
Recent advces from Mexico state that the French and
Spanish invaders are greatly disappointed at the
dton Of affairs which they hnd after taking possession
Of Vera Cruz. appears that the expedition was un-
dertaken upon the representation Of Mramon that the
landing Of the Allies would be hailed with delight
by large portion Of the Mexican people, who were
ready to welcome them deliverers from
an nolerable state Of anarchy and domestic feu and
that IL the Spanish forces placed under the
mand OF Mamon the people would flock to his standard
Upon thcir arrival the Allies found ars
from what Miramon had represented they would be.
They found the people united in opposition their ad
vance, and preparing to dispute every stop OF their pro-
gress towards the interior through the almost mpreg
nabe passes which cannot be avoided the route Mi
ramon is, consequently, still left at Havana almost
regarded in the character Of prisoner; but the
Alos discover hoy have their hands work OF much
greater magnitude than they expected Their immense
naval armament useless and it becomes necessary for
them to procure largo forco Of reinforcoments from
Europe before they dare attempt to bulge from Vera
Cruz.
STREET RAILROADS.
The Metropolitan street railroad project is about to be
summary disposed Of by the Mayor and City Council OF
Washington. For several years there have pending
In Congress various bills for q street railroad from
Georgetown to the Navy Yard It's construction be-
come public necessity but charter could be obtain
ed, account Of tho force competition between the
several parties seeking monopolize the profits what
Is supposed will be . mine OF wealth to its IN
the meantime Mayor Wallach has discovered
that, by its charter from Congress, the Balti-
moro and Ohio Railroad Company is invested
with all the right Of and necessary privileges subject
only to tho consent Of the municipal authorities
struct and operate the road. correspondence the
subject has already been bogun which will probably
suit in the immediate beginning Of tho enterprise
great chagrn Of Of patriotic individuals anxious 10
obtain Congress the exclusive privilege Of building
the road.