New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.

The New.York Senate was not In session
yesterday. In the Assembly, q petition was pre-.
scented asking that the $4,000 900 offered for the
charter Of the Broadway Railroad be distributed to
the volunteers from this State Aid was asked for
the Agricultural College at Ovid. Bills were favor
ably reported, incorpoIa tng the Hibenian Benevo-
lent Society; relative TO notes given mutual insur-
ance companies; for preventing desertion and en-
ticing away and harboring seamen; for protecting
oyster planting in Hampstead. The New-York
Tax levy was passed. The Senate resolution pro-
posing amendments of the Constitution, by appoint
ing five Commissioners of Appeals, was adopted.
The resolutions relative TO President Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation were referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. At the evening
session, the Grinding Committee reported complete
tbs bill amending the County Tax law. The
following bills were passed: Providing for the
and education Of deaf under ~ years of age;
amonding the act relative 10 jurors and commissioned
jurors of Kings County relating 10 assessments in
Brooklyn. resolution was offered empowering
the Governor 10 appoint committee Of citizens TO
inquire into the feasibility of building railroad on
Broadway. Laid over.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Twenty
second Ward Union League was held in the hall at
the corner Of Broadway and Forty-second street,
last evening" Nj. III. t. Kiersted in the chair. A
letter was read from Justice Connolly, setting forth
his adhesion 10 the Union cause, his belief in the
vigorous prosecution Of the war, and bis desire 10
crush the Rebellion at any cost; also, expressing his
regret that he could not attend that meeting. The
meeting elected permanent officers Of tho League,
and were addressed eloquently by John Sedgwick,
.sc Gan Nva and the Raw Isaac Wesfcof ID ID
The brothers, Charles and Edward Bullock. sang
several patriotic airs, and the meeting adjourned.
The officers of the League are: President, H. I.
Kiersted yice.Presdens. John Gray, Dr.. A. Perry,
T. H. Ferguson; Treasurer, A. NJ. Bininger; Re-
cogding Secretary DR.. Ii. Harrioti Corresponding
Secretary, A. Lamont; Executive Committee, I. 3.
Berry, L. c. Moore, d. Alderman, james Gushing,
ir., S. V. n. Cooper, Dan. Thompson James Ste
phsns, Baiie Sanford, w. w. Drnker, J. p. Ohm
stead, r. L. Daragh, Ward McLane, VIM V. Leg
gait, K. L. Crane, d. v. Halsted, Chas NJ. Wander
WORT, VIM. Taylor, A. Leonard, Chas Z. Butts,
Robert Patterson, George Shea, Judge +. McCarty,
John w. Stephens, james Mckinley, Isaac o.
Hunt, Michael Connolly. Delegates TO Central
Committee--M Martin Thatcher, Solomon L. Hall, Ira
o. Miller, Charles Z. Hartshorn, Thomas Jones' jr.
by the arrival of tie City Of Cork. from Liver.
pool March 81 and Queenstown March %, we have
one day later news from Europe. The aggregate of
tho subscriptions for the Confederate loan in Lon
don. Liverpool, Paris, Frankfort, and Amsterdam
was about fifteen millions. The revolution in Po-
land seems to be at end although the insurgents
were reported 10 have had some small in
che Governments of Minsx, Moslew, and Podolia.
Gen. Laogewiez is upon Austrian territory, and
has been conveyed to tue Fortress Of Cracow. The
very latest accounts report continuing Russian sue.
sesses. A column Of Russian troops had actually
marched through the Prussisn Duchy Of Posep thus
putting in execution the notorious Pruaso Rus,;an
Convention Of Feb. 8.
During the heavy nortbeaster which prevailed
on Saturday and Sunday last, and which caused an
unusual rise Of the tide, about sixty canal-bosts
broke from their mooripgs, in the basin at Red
Hook, aud more than twenty of them were drifted
ashore on Staten Island. Some of them were badly
damaged. The British ship Clyde, ashore on Sandy
Hook, went 10 pieces during the storm on Saturday
eight
--Ths Sixteenth Ward Loyal Union League held
An enthuhasto meeting last night, at the corner Of
Seventh avenue and Twenty street, James
r. Dunn presiding. Addresses were made by Chas.
o. Spencer, 8. Lasar, and Isaac L. Wilde. and
Committee appointed TO make arrange ments for q
mass meeting in the Ward.
The Ninth Ward Loyal Union League met last
eight at No. 10 Abingdon square. and organized by
the election OF John Wilson President and Messis
a. ii. Stratton and Robert johnson as Secretaries.
Half block, valued at about $4,000 in tho