The New York herald., 1863-05-27

yesterday was in the interest Of Secretary Chase;
to-day the Leagues favorable to Mr.. Seward will
hold a convention, and shortly the Lincoln Loyal
League will develop their designs.
The very latest European news by the Asia, tee-
graphed from Halifax, is published in the HERALD
this morning. The United States steamer "yo-
ming struck on a rock in Swatow harbor, China,
and sustained considerable damage. The Polish
revolution was extending and the military at
tempts of Russia towards its repression were
growing more severe daily. Popular disturbances
still prevailed in Ragusa and Treligne, Turkey.
The emigration of Irish to the United States is
now so extensive that. instead of four steamers
leaving Cork harbor each fortnight, there will be
seven in the same space of time, for some months.
A late letter from Cork says" The Inman Com
pany have increased their salings by an additional
vessel rortnightly, and the Cunard Company has
advertised its intention of starting an extra
steamer every second week. In addition to this
increased conveyance, the Montreal Ocean Com
pany will this month resume its trade between
Europe (va Queenstown) and Canada. Next week
the Cunard Company will despatch the steamship
Sidon from Liverpool on Tuesday, and Queens
town on Wednesday. On Wednesday ana friday
the steamships City of Baltimore and ndKangaroo,
belonging to the Inman Company, will leave Laver-
| pool and the following days Queenstown, and on
Sunday the Cunard steamship will leave Cork har-
bor." Saunders Nescs Letter. Of Dublin, British
| tory organ remarks on this:-" From the facts
| which have lately transpired it is not expected
that there will be any further consular denais that
this increase of transport is demanded by the en-
listment Of young men in Ireland Tor service IN
the United States army" The 1hdm Herald,
speaking ofthe exodus says" The exodus OF the
people from Mayo and from this county Galway
is becoming every week more extensive. Whether
for good or for evil, the stream continues to swell
and flow on unintcrruptedly, and the emigrants
may now be reckoned by hundreds from somelo-
caltes." A Dundalk paper says:-"No less than
one thousand emigrants passed through Dundalk
last week on their way to America and Australia.
They are rushing out of the country az if to avoid
some terrible disaster" The Western Star re-
marks:-" We have never known 30 many people
to leave this district within week as from Sum
day to the present. On Sunday long lines of cars,
laden with emgrants and their friends, arrived in
Ballinasloe, the former leaving by the evening
train On Monday and Tuesday there were similar
arrivals nearly all well dressed and comfortable
looking young men and women, evidently belong
ing to the class of small farmers. The desti-
nation of these people is generally New York."
The Clare Oreand) Advertiser of the 18th OF
May says" We wtnesscda novel feature on last
Monday. The trades band Of the town, in full
fig escorting the emigrants to the quay, playing
'Patrick's Day 'Garryowen.' White Cock.
ade,' &C.. in dashing style, and with such mar
tia air as would be highly interesting to an Ame-
rican recruiting sergeant, if he happened to be
| present. crowd of over three thousand persons
cheered loudly for America, and groaned the Brit.
ish government" -~-.ss' -"
! special meeting Of the Board Of Councilmen
was held at three o'clock yesterday. By vote Of
nineteen in the affirmative to two in the negative
a resolution was adopted rendering the hospita l.
ties of the city to Brigadier General Thomas
Francis Meagher, late commander Of the Irish
Brigade on the occasion of his return to this city
| communication, was received from the Mayor
suggesting the propriety Of appointing delegates
to represent the city in the National Convention to
| be held at Chicago on the first Tuesday in June,
for the purpose of facilitating commercial inter-
course between the cities on the Atlantic seaboard
| and the great West. Laid over, under the rules.
petition, numerously signed by the residents on
Staten Island, was received, praying for municipal
| action to relieve them from the bad management
| of the New York and Staten Island Ferry Compa-
n.y. Referred to the Committee on Wharves,
Piers and Slips. The tax levy, as amended by the
Legislature, was adopted bya vote Of fifteen in
the affirmative to thirteen in the negative. After
transacting large amount Of routine business,
the Board adjourned until Thursday evening at five
O'Clock. ieat sA
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday after
noon. A report from the Committee on County
A. of< al.
ditional clerks ip the office Of the County Clerk,
Vas received and adopted. A message from the
Mayor was read vetoing the resolutions adopted on
the 10Th instant directing the Comptroller to pay
several bills for the erection Of the new Court
House, amounting in the aggregate to $9ly $50 20;
and another resolution, ordering the payment OF
| $3.50 81 for work done on the same building. The
message was ordered to take the usual course.
The other business of the Board was entirely rou'
| tine.
The reckless use Of firearms and knives by our
adult and youthful citizens has long been source
of great evil and the hasty cause Of the loss OF
| innocent lives. The Grand Jury Of the Oyer and
Terminer have at last taken the matter into their
! consideration, and made presentment yesterday
TO the Court calling upon the authorities not only
10 prevent their indiscrminate use by citizens
vounp and old. but even by the police. This is an
important move towards a better state Of civiliza
ton The youths of the city should be disarIncd
they would then be more likely TO avoid street
rows. and we are Of opinion that the stern baton'
of the police are quite sufficient to preserve or
der.
The anniversary Of the capture oi Camp Jack
son was celebrated at ST. Louis on the llth inst
An immense procession. consisting oil the mill
tary now in st. Louis, General Curtis and Gov
Gamble, with their respective stats, followed b.
ell those who took par, in the capture marched 4
, the Camp Jackson ground. The address of TIN
day was delivered by Charles ID. Drake, ESQ.,, Q
St. Louis. Speeches were made by other notab
7 ties. Il was o curious feature Of the celebratio