New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11

from Vera Cruz having been cut of by the Mexican
recapture of Puenta and Nacional. The Mexlcans
are at work on the Notifications Of Jaspa and Mex
leo. In case Of an attack on the Capital they will
food the city and valley by letting down the upper
lake. and thus have only the great causeway to de-
feud. Admiral Wilkes was at Havana when the
Eagle left.
The steamship Hansa from Southampton Nov
&c, arrived here yesterday. Her news has been an
ticipated by the Arabia but we receive four days
later files. We give some additional items of in.
terest. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolution against the abolition Of block
ades The bullet from Garibaldis wound has been
extracted. The chances of Prince Alfred for being
elected King of Greece seem to improve. but Russia
is said to have already protested against it, and
French journals display considerable Jealousy.
The cases of four Metropolitan Policemen
against Fernando Wood for assault and battery,
came up for trial yesterday morning. The action
grew out of the Street Commissioner controversy in
1857, when an order wss issued for the arrest o!
Wood, then Mayor Of the City. The order was
forcibly resisted, resulting in bodily injuries to tie
plaintiffs, who claim $1,000 damages each. The
trial will commence ON Friday morning.
In order TO obtain increased facilities for the
transaction of the business belonging to the New
York Custom-House, Messrs. Barney and Andrews
have removed from the old marble building on Pine
Nassau, and Wall streets, to the late Merchants
Exchange, where rooms are properly fitted up anC
neatly furnished for the accommodation of the prin
cipas and clerks doing business in the various de
lpartments of the Custom-House
AT meeting of the Board Of Aldermen yestes
day. "a communication received from the Con
troller asking the privilege Of transferring S ,97S "
unexpended appropriations, to other accounts. SjOt
was donated to the n. Y. Female Assistance Society
81 900 to the Ladies Union Aid Society, and s., oo
to the House of the Good Shepherd.
The biennial election for Chief Engineer of TIT
Western District (Brooklyu) Fire Department tool
place on Tuesday night, resulting in the choice o
Mr.. John Cunningham over Mr. VIM. II. Furey
the present incumbent, by majority Of SO votes.
The Board of Csnvassers met yesterday, anC
canvassed the returns Of Alderman Aliens District
Alderman Allen by vote Of the Board was ap
pointed csnvasser for the IXth Aldermanic Distrc
in the place of Alderman Dayton, who refused L
serve.
Judge McCunn yesterday committed Augustn
L. Simms to prison to await the action of the GranC
Jury. He told Smms that by his own confession hs
was dangerous character, and ought not to be al
lowed torun a. large.
The engine of freight train on the Hudson
River Railroad exploded at MltOns Ferry yesterday
/ morning, killing the engineer and fireman, anC
blowing the tender and two freight cars of another
/. train into the river.
$ The Councimen yesterday voted TO give St
Joseph Orphan Asylum 8, 900. A resolution 10
increase tie Deputy Street Commissioners salary to
$, 900 year was laid over.
There was a moderate business at the Stock
Board yesterday morning bat the feeling strong and tie
tendency Of prices upward At the Second Board the
market strong Foreign Exchange without mportan;
change in fgores. Feighis sive and
not II uch Aucuetion 10 Gold.