The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-16

ders' Exchange, anA amending tAs NschsnicS
Lien law for this city. The oommitteeb report On
the Broadway Railroad bill u said 10 be CON-
pleted, and Is expected TO be presented 70 The
House to-day. Tho committee have made
several amendments IN the bin, % that
it differs materially from the form in which
1t passed the Senate. Among the amendments %
one giving the surplus Of tho road to SOL
diers and their families instead Of to the Central
Park. and another prohibits the running Of oars In
Fifth and Madison avenues.
MISCELLANEOUS NEws.
The steamship Bremen. Captain Vessels. nom
Southampton on the lat of April. arrived at this
port yesterday afternoon. Her news has been
anticipated by the City of New York.
The seventy fourth session of the New York An
nual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church was opened at half-past eight O'Clock yes
terday morning. in the church of which Rev. DR..
Newman is pastor. in Washington square, Bishop
Scott presiding, and the proceedings were opened
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Clarke. Rev. A. H. Fer.
guson acted as secretary. There were about three
hundred olergymen in the body of the building
the galleries being almost exclusively ocoupisdby
ladies. The usual standing committees to present
were appointed, after which special committee.
consisting Of the following gentlemen, was in
struoted to prepare q report On the state Of the
naion:-J. w. Lindsay, J. P. Hermance, L. w.
Peck, G. Palmer, M. d. G. Crawford and c. Jost.
After the transaction of some unimportant busi-
ness, the Convention adjourned to halfpast eight
O'Clock this morning.
In the case of William Grosvenor against the
New Jersey Transportation Company-an action
for injury, by running over plaintiffs footthe Jury
in the United States Circuit Court yesterday, be.
fore Judge Hoffman, rendered verdict of 81 900
for Mr.. Grosvenor. It was tried on a former oc-
casion; but the jury did not agree.
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday, be-
fore Recorder Hoffman, James H. Burke was tried
and convicted of grand larceny in stealing $50
In Treasury notes from Q returned soldier; SEN
fenced to the State Prison for two years. George
Stanley was tried and convicted of burglary in the
third degree; sentenced to the State Prison for
two years. William Smith. stage driver, pleaded
guilty to two indictments for grand larceny; re-
manded for sentence. william Peters, an Irish
laborer. pleaded guilty to. an indictment for re-
ceiving 6tolen goods. The prisoner is alleged to
have induced persons in the employ Of . halter on
Broadway to sell him hats worth IS for fifty cents
each, which he then disposed of for three dollars.
Mary West, apasser Of counterfeit money, indicted
for forgery in the second degree, was allowed to
plead guilty to the minor offence Of forgery in the
fourth degree. Georgiana Brooks, . woman Of
loose character. pleaded guilty of grand larceny,
in stealing $26 from man named William Riar.
don; remanded for sentence.
At the meeting Of the Board Of Education last
81 A.
retsry Of the Board Of Education at Melbourns.
Australia, expressing . desire 10 exchange COM
munications with the Board. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the clerk 10 exchange docu.
ments Of this oharacisr and preserve those receive
ed. The other business that came up was entirely
routine, and void Of interest.
J. McNaughton, surgeon. who Il suspected of
having stolen $3.50 from one of his patients, who
had cut his throat, was arrested yesterday By
detective McDougal, and detained for examins.
ton.
Henry Halfpenny, . rigger, fell from the fore.
topsal yard Of the ship Richard Alsop yesterday,
and was instantly killed.
Wall street not very active yesterday Gold fell 70
1sax, rallied 70 1sAk. and closed 1ssx bsd Exchange
was relatively lower than gold. Stocks were Irregular
some higher, some Fraction lower, but generally nrm q
~ close guaranteed leading the MARKET Money was
extremely Vssy; cali loans . per csat.
Tho domaine for -four and grain limited yesterday
and prices were generally shade cheaper. There was
less doing In provisions. II deciaius rates. and more in
groceries, at steady Agures ne cotton market was quite
dull a. e7e &c. for middlings. Hay was in fair d.
mand Most other articles very lightly dealt In,
though buyers had any existing advantage The freight
market was inactive.
Are We Drifting into = War with Eng.
The American people are proverbially sus-
ceptible race. Eighty years Of such prosperity
as the world never before witnessed have
caused US to become somewhat vain Of our