The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-03


day, January 2.
Napo'eon's New Year address to The diplomatic body
was Of q conciiasory, peaceful character.
King Victor Emanuel "prcdicts" year Of peace
The address Of the National (aaxxlnD Committee to
tho Romaa people 10 published.
American Areiweniiss at 7s< In Londea II noon
yesterday.
Tho Liverpool cotton market opened nrm.
THE L4G1sLATu11
IN the SENATE yesterday the Governors Message was
received read and thousand copies ordered TO
be printed memorial from Senator Cornell. askins
an isvesiyason OF the charges against him Street
Commissioner Of New York, was referred TO the Ju-
dicsry Committee Notice given that bill 70 erect
psrmanen, bridge the Eat nver, connecting
New York and BROOKLYN would be introduced and the
Senate after adjourned.
In the A. eiub.y tho message and the amendments 10
the constitution proposed by Congress were received
from the Governor. The amendments and bill provid
ing Cor the ratification Of the referred to the
Committee Federal Relations Notices given of
Intention introduce bills amend the Excise law In
tn, Metropolitan district; in relation 70 public schools
and public markets In Now York city; To reduce fares
city railroads and 10 regulate the use Of team BY
railroads. in New York city; for the 5etsr Of
working won n In New York. and for appropriation
for the erection OF new Capitol
THE CITY.
A meeting Of the Ioard Of Aldermen took place yes
tevdaT afternoon Alderman Brice presiding The session
was short aud the bus ness transacted mostly Of
routine nature The Board adjourned I'LL to day
o'clock
The Bosrl OF Cornclmen met yesterday. An ord
requiring hack and omnibus drivers expressmen
aud por.rrs have licenses before they exercise
theT CALI ng adopted The Board then adjourned
until Thursday
The Bard OF Supervisors did organize yesterday
for want oil = quorum, aud will meet again on Monday
next.
The annual rcpor. OF the Board OF Metropolitan Police
Commissioners has been handed to the Governor They
refer among other things to the necessity for providing
cf escape from tenement houses on fire.
and the report concludes with Recommendation that
the force be increased
The fourth anniversary OF freedom In the District OF
Columbia was celebrated last evening in the Bridge
street churh brooklyn Appropriate religious services
and addresses by George H. Lincoln Colonel Strow-
bridge Rev II. W. Gallagher aud others comprised the
exercises
The viii Of tho late scncr Augue,ln do Iturbdc (who
died recently at TIE Clarendon Hotel in this c ~, on
his return ;rom Elrcrsl presented for probate
yesterday bcior, Surrogate Tucker II bequeathes al
the property the ce lent his son, the Prince I'm
pe,isi Ap~as,n, who has been adopted, Il viii be
membersi, by TIE Emperor Maximliiin as his heir On
account " sbscDce OF tic young prince In Europe,
the wl cannot be Immediately proved, as the citations
must be advertised.
In The Supreme Court Chambers yc teriay, motion
was made 10 vacae the order Of aud reduce the
srunt cf bail In the cf James G. Byrno, WHO was
Committed 20 Luaow street jail SOM time since on
q complain, or Miss jennie c. Pullman, charging him
with seduction and Oh promise OF marriage. De-
csnn re- rv.L
Jaiga elsr, "a tic Supreme Court brooklyn, yes
terlay 4iaflns rendered decision orlering manda
mus n h, "a 2 o. Husac: Walker vs, TIC Comptroller
OF the ely ~ Brrokb u. Toe motion was recently
made b. TIC rlapi,R for fnandamus compelling the
Comptroller 70 ray her interest the amount awarded
her b. the Prospcc, Park Commss from the date
Of the crnnrmniior OF to awards by tho Supreme
Courts, the Goth July, 1861, Mrs Walker being the
owner Of certain property sczcd for The park.
negro committed by Justice Ledwith yesterday
for having bitten OIL and eaten woman's
New Years day.
Tho stock market dull but steady yesterday Gold
closed at 1924 V.
Tho holiday business In commercial circles was en-
cecdingly light yesterday, II on Monday, but
values for oil commodities essentially changed
save In few instances, whore advance was estab-
Iished. Cotton active and firm. Coffee was duh
and nominal On Change -four was In moderate re-
quest and Sc 1oc. higher whcs, advanced fully &c.
though quiet Corn was also Grmer, with more doing
Oats we're steady Pork was ttiae more active though
somewhat unsettled Beef was active and steady Lard
was shade Grmcr. whiskey was duh and nominal
Frsghts were Armer.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our Mexican correspondence s dated Vera Cruz, De.
sember ~ Macmillan has issued two DEGREES Quo
dividing the imperial army into corps TO DO CON-
nandod respectively by Mea. Mramon ADD MarqueE
and the other arranging for the payment OF the Aus
tan and Belgian troops and their transportation to
Europe. The appointment Of Miramon and Marquee is
believed by both parties TO porend active operations
The guerIlas had made effort to capture Masimian,
hut without success Mr. Morehead, American eli.
rem San Luis PoosI sent 70 prison for refusing
v pay bis quota OF forced loan BY Mojia General
Cnslleneau dangerously VI with fever.
Our correspondence from Havana OF the Goth uiiimo