The New York herald., 1862-04-05

were passed. A favorable report was made on the
bill making appropriations for the support OF 'hc
State government and to abolish the ONCE OF S'a'e
Assessor. The bill to authorize the New YORK DIS
trict Court clerks to appoint deputies received an
adverse report and rejected. The bill TO moor
porate the Universalist State Convention was or
Gered to third reading general bill, amending
the Excise laws, was reported. Also one for the
creation of commission to examine the
accounts of the State Treasurer's Office and
of the Banking Department The Congress
sional reapportionment was again under con-
sideration Little progress was made in it,,
however. In the Assembly, the bill to extend and
complete the Chenango Canal was debated in Com
mittee of the Whole, and ordered to third read
ing. The bill to create the Office of Commissioner
of Lunacy was sent to select committee of five,
to report complete. The bill for the sale of the
Staten Island Quarantine grounds was taken up in
after which it was referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee, to be reported to the House complete.
Ship Northampton, at Philadelphia, reports.
Feb. 20, lat. AZ 40. Ion. 81 so, eight A. NJ, saw
bark about five miles distant, in distress. Ran
down to her, when she proved to be the W. B.
Dean, of Yarmouth, N. s., from New York for Ross
Island, loaded with corn. She had four feet water
in her hold, one pump choked and entirely useless
theNother in bad order had lost one man over
board; the remainder were frostbitten and ex.
hausted. The captain and crew were taken on
board the Northampton and brought to this port.
In the suit before the Supreme Court of the
Mayor, &C., va. the Third Avenue Railroad Compa.
ny, the defendants demurred to the confirmation Of
the ordinance of the Common Council imposing
tax of fifty dollars year on each of the de-
PENDANTS cars. The General Term overruled the
demurrer, and held that the taxation was legal
without State legislation, and that the Common
Council had right to impose the fee.
Five hundred and fifty thousand hogs have
been packed in Chicago during the present sea-
son.
An election for city officers will take place to
day in Louisville.
Wall street continues extremely dull in consequence
Of the want of from the army. Stocks gene
rally y lower yesterday. Money continued easy at
6a7 Exchange dull: the quotations for bankers
was liz a 112k and 5.02X sos Gold was S lower.
qhs subTrsasurer is sending large amounts of Trea
sury notes to the West, and they becoming
here.
The cotton market was steady ysssrday with sales Of
700 balcs, mostly to spinnsrs closing tho basis of
<oS. ioi ~ 5,ateu tndt
the samples Of cotton on the Magnolia showed that q
considerable portion Of the cargo Of ordinary
quality, and that some was inferior and partially
damaged. Samples will be exhibition to-day at Mr..
Bsnnsrs, lis Wall street. when parties interested will
be able To judge for themselves Under the influence Of
the Nagara's news -four was heavy. and fell or I've
cents per barrel, especially for common and
dunn grades, while sales were fair, chiefly TO tho
domestic trade. Wheat was inactive, and prices
were unchanged. Prime 10 choice lots and
firmly hold. Corn was better, and sales somewhat
checked by the higher views Of holdsrs Sales Of West
ern mixed were made at soc., in store, and at 60c
el Ne, delivered, and &c. was asked by some parties
Pork was rather Armer, with sales OF $1s
sl3 12k and new prime at $40 25 $40 SO Sugars
firm and active, with sales OF about 900 hhds at rates
given in another column. Coffee more freely dealt
in Two carsoes Of RIO sold, embracing together
900 bags, on private terms. Freishts dull
engagements moderate and with the turn Of rates in
favor Of shippers. r