New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-08
GENERAL NEWS.

In the New-York Stste Senate yesterday the
bill relative to writs of error in criminal was
passed. Tho following were ordered to third
reading: Relative 10 the exemption OF household
furniture from seizure incorporating the American
and Mexican Railroad and Telegraph Company;
amersiinp the law relative to hens on vesses;
amending the law relative to burgasies; ineorporat
ing the Machinists Protective Association, New
York; amending the Law relative 10 pilotage In
New-York Harbor; relative 10 the highways Of
Suffolk aud Queens Counties; authorizing the cor
poration of Nsw-York 10 construct pier IN front
of the Battery and lease the same; permitting
Savings Banks to loan on town city bonds author
lied by the Legislature. where tax is levied for
their Ultimate payment; amending the Charter Of the
Kings County Savings Institution; dividing the
Eleventh Ward, Brooklyn. The following bills
were passed: Incorporating the Upper Hudson
Improvement Company; incorporating the Trad
ers' and Mechanics Exchange Of New-York !
for the drainage Of certain lands Of Mortified In
Richmond County; incorporating the Leviathan
Dock Company; incorporating the Dry Goods
Early Closing Association; incorporating the s..
Marys Academy OF Buffalo, appropriating S5DO, 0O0
for the defense OF New-York Harbor; appropriatipg
500, 900 for the improvement of the Hudson River;
establishing Bureau Of Military Statistics. The
Gold bill was ordered to third reading without
amendment. The bill allowing the Brooklyn Cen
trial Railroad TO dummy engines was referred 10
the Brooklyn Senators to report complete. The
Richmond County Guaranty Claim bill was debated
without result.
In the Assembly the following bills were passed
for the relief Of the South Brooklyn and Bergen
street Railroad; amending the charter OF the New
York Warehousing Company; amending the act
rsia,ive to the use Of partnership names amending
the act relative to auditing military acts. The
Grinding Committee reported complete the following
bills: Repeating the act relative to school libraries
in the City Of New.York; relative to Common
Schools in the City Of New York; relative to IN
claimed property and the Senate bill amending the
Brooklyn and Williamsburgh Consolidation act, pro-
vding for the continuation Of proceedings suspended
by the death of Sherifs. The Putneys estate bill
was ordered to third readingi also, the Chenango
Canal Extension bill. ..r -t,
AT meeting of the New-York Historical
Society, last evening, Dr. Augustus X. Gardnerre read
highly interesting paper, entitled The Ships aud
Ship Builders Of New-York," in which lie spoke Of
the advancement that had been made in that branch
of the mechanical arts 10 this country, by various
builders, prominent among whom was Henry Eek
ford. DR.. G. paid tribute Of respect to the men,
ory of Eckford, whom he characterized as one Of the
greatest ship-builders of the age, and put to rest
many of the aspersionB upon his name. DIR.
Gardner condemned the plan adopted by the Navy
Department in the construction of vessels, citing tho
failure of the fifteen gunboats recently built for the
Government, from Government models, and thought
that the Secretary Of the Navy should tender his
resignation TO the President on account Of in
capacity. ......
Tho Indian Bureau has entered into treaty Of
friendship with the Representatives OF the Kowa',
Camanches, and Apaches, by which they are to re-
ceive annually So, 900 worth Of agricultural impe-
mepts, &C., and agree to locate themselves remote
from the line Of emigrant travel. The delegation OF
Utes now here express friendly disposition, and,
doubtless treaty will be made with that tribe dur
ing the next Summer. These Ipdian visitors VIII
return 70 their homes this week.
The dullnes Of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
OF this city was eplivened yesterday by the discovery
Of the absence Of juror regularly drawn on the
panei-not remarkable fact, certainly, but the
reason therefor was that the said Juror was taken to
the Penientiary the previous week by order Of the
same Court for committing assaal. and battery.
We learn from q late number Of The Bermuda
Gazette that two English blockade runners, the
Conuba and 81. Georgia, arrived at St. Georges
from Wilmington, n; c., with eargoos Of cotton.
Il ID yepVstNa that Higs numbers Of Africans and