The New York herald., 1862-03-28


asking that the State Engineer be given power &c
survey and sell certain lands in the hsrbor of New
York. reported adversely to the request. The re-
port was referred to the Judiciary Committee
considerable portion of the session was
taken up in discussing the bih 10 90
amend the General Railroad law as 70 Perin''
the grdron corporators to proceed with the con-
struetion of their roads. 1t was finally defeated
by nine yeas to sixteen nays. In the Assembly,.
the Ways and Means Committee reported Dill
transferring from the Comptroller to the County
Treasurers the sales of lands for unpaid taxes The
hin to increase the tax on hawkers and pedlers
was passed as well as several others of private
character The Speaker named Committee on
the Mode of Directing the National Tax. The bill
to punish frauds on laborers was reported COM
plete by the Grinding Committee. The bill to
amend the assessment laws was considered in Com
mttee of the Whole. and had progress reported.
The bill relative to the Kings county Jury Commits
sioners, was debated at some length.
The steamship Saxonia, from Southampton on
the 18th inst, arrived at this port yesterday
evening Her news has been anticipated.
Twenty-one emgrants sailed yesterday for Hayti
in the bark Chanticeer They are. with one ex-
ception, farmers from the West, and from their
appearance will no doubt be valuable acquisition
to that island. steamer win leave this port for
Hayti on the 20th of next month, being the COM
mencement of regular line sailing from this port
on the goth of each month for the conveyance of
emigrants. The Haytien government is making
every effort to encourage the settlement of colored
persons upon its fertile soil.
Rev. W. T. Conway. Chaplain to Hawkins Zou-
aves, delivered a lecture last evening at Cont
mental Hall, corner of Thirty-fourth street and
Eighth avenue. The subject was the NEGRO"
and nothing very interesting was elected large
possee of the Twentieth ward police was on duty,
in anticipation of row; but the lecturer was so
tame that no one became excited.
There has recently been some inqeiry concern
ing the whereabouts of John c. Breckenridge and
Humphrey Marshall. At last accounts the former
was in the mountains in Tennessee, and the latter
was trying to squeeze himself through the Cumber-
land Gap.
Ebenezer Magof6n, q rebel prisoner, has been
found guilty by q court martial in st. Louis on
the charge of breaking his parole, and sentenced
to be shot.
The rebels have again commenced the barba-
rous practice of shooting Union pickets. Three
were murdered last week at the canal locks near
the Chain bridge.
The Fourth Ohio Volunteers, having taken pos.
session of the Office of the Clark Journal at Ber-
ryville have issued paper of their own, under the
title of the Fourth Ohio Times. 1t is creditable
Sheet and plainly shows that the pen goes with the
sword in the advance of our army.
The nows with regard to the Merrmac caused almsst
panic in Wall yesterday, and stocks declined at
one timo 4 per cent. In the afternoon operators
plcked up courage and about half the decline was
recovered. the market closing steady. There 10 no
change in money exchange Gold was rather hrmer.
The cotton market quito firm yesterday, with
sales OF 100 bales which, added 10 100 sold the day
before, make the sales in two days amount to $500
bales closing kc higher than Al the close Of last week
and Arm on the basis OF 2sc. for midding upands By
examining the circular Of Messrs VIM P. Wright Co..
OF the Goth March, 1861 find that the receipts and
distribution Of the crop from the LIST September $780, to
the 2eth March, 1851, were as follows
Receipts at the cotton ports from September l. 1850 to
March 26, 1851. bales. 147 900
Exported TO Great Britain. 644 900
Other foreign ports chiefly 70 North Europe 2el 600
Taken by Northern spnners. ............ 2l4, 900
Stock on hand March 26, 1851 $4,000
The supplies held in the ports at the present time
uncertain and said TO be quite limited, while the small
amounts which have gone to Europe have either run
the blockade have been seized by government and
afterwards sod in part bought for shipment abroad
Tho -four market heavy yesterday for the common
grades, with moderate sales Wheat inactive and
prices irregular though with inquiry in part
for milling and in part for export Corn &C
tivc and prices unchanged Pork dull, with sales
at $l3 . SIS rs for new mess, and at $40 so
$40 IS for prime. Sugars steady, with sales
OF 100 200 hhds. and 81 boxes Coffee quiet;
sale OF 800 bags St. Domingo, for export made At
p. I. Freghts were steady with fair amount Of en-.
gagemsnts.