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

Der wharf at Chester for Philadelphia.
GENERAL NEWS.
in the New-York State Senate yesterday, the
following bills were passed: The New-York County
Tax Levy; to Facilitate the Acquisition OF Lands
for the Croton Reservoir; incorporating the Nation
al Life and Limb Assurance Company; appropri.
ating $3.50, 900 for the Auburn, Lake Ontario, and
New-York Railroad; relative TO the New-York Ju
venile Asylum authorizing the laying of sidewalks
and planting Of shade trees along the highways Of
this State; authorizing Justices Of Peace Of Kings
County to hold inquests in certain cases; ineor-
porsting the Female Academy Of Visitation Of
Brooklyn; empowering the Canal Commissioners to
remove buildings erected within the blue line along
the canals. The following were ordered to a third
reading: The Oswego and Syracuse Railroad bill;
incorporating the Mechanics and Traders Ex-
change Of New.York; amending the Charter of
Oswego incorporating the Dry Goods Early Closing
Associations incorporating the Long Island Coal
Oil Company; incorporating the Leviathan Dock
Company; amending the Charter of the Neptune
Insurance Company; relative TO the collection of
taxes in the town Of MorissIia; Incorporating st.
kfary's Academy of Buffalo: appropris.ing $780,
600 for tho defense Of New.York Harbor. The fol-
lowing were reported favorably: Incorporating the
Bank Of Savings Of Eev-York; incorporating the
Mutual Bank of Savings Of New-York. The Bank
Committee reported the Assembly Gold BILL amended
by prohibiting banks from lOaning gold, bills Of
exchange or certificates OF deposit in gold. under
any circumstances.
In the Assembly, the following bills were passed:
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number of teachers in the State Prisons; For the
Improvement Of the streets and highways of Merits
snia; incorporating the Lithograpbers' Benevolent
Society, New-York; incorporating the African Civ
ilizaton Society Relative TO certain religious soce
ties in the City OF NewYork; Amending the statutes
relative to public instruction; incorporating the
Soldiers Rest; Fixing the salaries Of the members
of the Board Of Supervisors of New.York at g. 000
Amsdng the charter Of the Southold Savings Bank:
Amending Sections 100, l34, 49, Chapter IL, Arti.
Gle g. Title 2, Part of the Revised Statutes; Extend
ing the time for the collection of taxes to repay boun
ties; Amending the charter of the Chldrens Friend
Society; Amending the Statutes relative TO the Dis
trict Courts Of Nsw.York City; incorporating the
Johannter German Benevolent Society; lncorpora'-
ing the Anglo.African Savings Bank; incorporating
the Machinists' Protective Union incorporating the
Harlem Savings Bank.
BY the arrival Of the Cansds from Liverpool
March 81, via Queenstown March % we have three
days later news from Europe. The Confederate
loan would close March 81 the bids having exceeded
the amount needed, particularly in London In Liv-
erpool, the applications were not heavy; in Paris
the loan was quite the rage. The Daily NepS de-
subscription to the ioan support Of the
slave power. The annual meeting of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company was held in London on March
49, and operations were TO be commenced soon as
f300, 900 were subscribed. Three-fourtbs Of this
amount was already taken. In the Senate, Mr.. Bill
lsut explained the policy Of the French Government
on the Polish question. He deprecated the insuTrec-
lion, and announced that Russia had promised 10
France concessions and an amnesty. The Senate
passed 10 the order of the day, by 100 ayes aud IL
noes The news from the seat of war ID uufavorable
to the Poles. Gen. Langewicz was defeated by the
Russians, with heavy loss. Langiewicz himself was
conveyed 10 Tarnow, and the insurgents rally
Inc again. GsribadD health causes great anxiety.
Re endorsements have been demanded from the
French Government both Tor Mexico and Cochin
China
BY an arrival at this port we have later dates
from Bermuda and the West Indies. We learn that
the U. 5. sloop-of-war Alabama anchored on March
II, in the roadstead of st. Kits lone OF the British
West India Islands, in the Leeward group), having
on board two officers and i've men of the Confederate
prvateer Retribution, who were taken from the re-
captured vessel, A. p. EDcot. The latter had been
captured by the Retribution, and prize crew put on
board, which, however, mutinied and tied the
officers in the cabin. When of St. Thomas. sbe
hosted flag Of distress, when the Alabama, then
In that port steamed to the spot and took possession
Of her. She has since been put again in possession
81 her captain. At the general election in Jamaica
The opposition has been successful. Immigrants
were arriving in Jamaica aud Demerara.
Yesterday, Charles Lewis, said to be one Of the
most impenitent murderers led to the scaffoid
was executed at Trenton, N. j., for the murder Of
MIR. james Rowland, In Princeton, on the 18th OF
November, 1862. he was hung at 12} o'clock, and
died In about three minutes From admissions which
be 10 known to have made, and other reconcileable
circumstances In Lewis career, some persons be-
lisvs that he was the murderer of DR.. Burdell in
January, 1857. The people Of Trenton refused to
have his body buried, even in their Poters field, 30
1t was otherwise disposed Of. He was coarse, bru.
al, vulgar, devilish TO the last moment.
The navigation Of the Hudson River will DO
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