The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-22

Eighteenth ward this city referred to the comm"
tee ON Cities 10 be reported complete.
In the Assembly the bill Increasing the pay OF tne
Metropolitan police which passed this body some time
ago. was up, j: came from the senate win the
amendments aboshing Board Of Excise Commission
er and making the sale sprtuous liquors In the Metro
polsn district on Sundays rlisdemeanor when these
additions TO concurred in, ana committee
or conference the disagrsements was ordered the
annual Tax BILL for the support Of the State government
for fiscal year commencing October next and tho
bill TO punish bounty swndes volunteers, passed.
great number Of bills OF little interest 70 the
| public generally also passed, and Senate amend
ments to several previously passed by the House
were concurred in. The bill in reference to the
public schools OF this city was ordered TO
its third reading the bill consolidating all the acts
relative 10 the district OF this city. The New
York county tax levy after being under consideration
for some time in the Committee Of the Whole also
ordered to its third reading. contest took place
over the appropriation for advertising.
Governor Seymour yesterday signed the bills prescrib
ing the in which the soldiers in the field shall
vote, extending Seventh from the Park TO Harlem
river authorizing the Corporation OF this city TO expend
5000 900 in building reservoir and extending the Crc,on
water upper end the island. and tho Hadson
ana Harlem Rivers Canal Company ball.
| MIsCELLANRoUs NEWS.
Our special correspondence from London, Paris Berlin
and Vienna contains important review OF affairs in Eu
rope 10th OF April-the latest date. Napoeon's
diplomatic proposition the effect that the Powers about
assemble tho DanoGermanic conference In London
should give tho people OF Scheswg the right OF
voting their form OF government produced great
CONSERVATION particularly the OF Berlin and
Vienna Austria and Prussia, fearing that the Same prin
cpe will be applied in Hungary venetia Poland and
amongst the populations OF the Of the Rhine
II thought that Queen Victoria will abdicate in
favor OF the Prince Of Wales An article in the Epade
RusSe OF ST. Petersburg tho official organ OF the Gar
recalling all the circumstances attending the entry OF
the Allies into Paris and the fall Of Napoleon the First
very considerable political circles
in France. An American swindler, passing Captain
Bernard OF the Union army had been tried aud convicted
in Vienna Maximian's OF policy while in France
produced impression not at all favorable to his ability
to rule Mexico.
In the Supreme Court chambers yesterday, Attorney
General Cochrane moved for perpetual injunction against
the Harlem Railroad Company, restraining them from
laying their track in Thrty-ourth street. from Fourth
avenue East river Judge Peckham reserved his
decision
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday, Judge
Hall presiding the OF Othnie De Forest, BENJAMIN
he Forest and Charles L. Rowland called tho parties
being indicted for making false claims upon the govern
ment The District Attorney intmated that after
thorough examination Of the 1t concluded that
there evidence sufficient to submit to jury
nolle prosequ accordingly entered and the parties
thereupon discharged.
In the Court OF Sessions yesterday, City Judge A.
Russell presiding the Grand Jury handed q large mum
Der OF indictments for ordinary offences The prisoners
arraigned and, after pleading. remanded to
await their trials No being ready for trial the
Court then adjourned until this morning, at eleven
o'clock.
The Fair still holds high place in popular opinion
Thousands visited yesterday, and the sales very
heavy. The sword contest is becoming very exciting.
Mcclellan nearly hundred ahead the closing
OF the polls last night.
The number public institutions OF the
city 1856 decrease OF fourteen for the past
week. The number admitted ,427 and the number
who died, were discharged transferred was !, AL
The Commiss OF Charities and Correction have
agreed TO county inebriac un in pursuance
OF the law passed by the Legislature The site the
institution will probably be on Wards Island
The share yeste day after opening strong the
morning. broke down at the first board and the advance
Of Wednesday nearly all ped out. Gold opened at
LOT for State bank currency aud 1866 for greenbacks II
afterwards sold up TO 16ass Government securities
have recovered their frmness. The money market,
although stringent than Monday and Tuesday, Is
yet very close.
There was better feeling business centres yester-
day. but there general activity, operations beng
restricted by the fluctuations gold. The markets
generally firm especially FOR imported articles, which
kept up by the expectation OF a large increase in the
duties Petroleum dull for crude, but active
aud frmer for refined which sold to.a fair On
Change and wheat dull and the cheaper
Corn was shade dearer also wbskey. Pork was
in speculative demand, and under decreasing STOCK
prices advanced soc. T5c. Other hog products were
firm but active Freighs continued depressed, and
heavy goods taken by American vessels for Liver
pool, in instances, free Of charge. as ballast
The Rebel Diversions-The Necessity of
the Capture OF Richmond.
We give elsewhere the report that the
rebels, with ten thousand men, had made
an attack on Plymouth, North Carolina, on
Sunday last, aud that they had been re-
pulsed with great slaughter. This adds bat
one more to the rebel attempts to divert
men from our main force in Virginia by
| show Of great activity in other quarters. II is
| tolerably well timed with the similar attempts
| at Paducah Paintvile, Fort Pillow, and Plea
SAINT Hill on the Red river, and will, OF course
be equally ineffective. Indeed we must sup
pose that the rebels have rather ovcrdone this
matter; for, if the government were disposed to
spare any men Just now from its central force
TO assist the threatened points, there are SO
many points threatened that it would not know
which to help first, and would stand still
from mere bewlderment. And for this, if for
no better reason. our preparations will go on