The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-01

TIL COMMON CoUkCIL-NEw RAILRoA Girl
This doy the Common Council enter upon their Ia
bors for July, the stated sessions commencing the
first Monday in each month and continuing till the
brought before the Board of Aldermen the report Of
the esl committee whom referred the subject
Of the establishment Of railroads throughout the city
tsppears the committee In favor Of the ultimate
organization of tive lines Of railroad communication
through the whole length Of the island one for the
west and the other for the oside Of the city For
the present Ii Is that that permission be
accorded to certain parties to construct Of the pre-
posed lines In me western side OF the city rom Bar
1t s to be extended to the Battery aud Harlem at the
option OF the Common Council This line Is by way
temperament TO test TIE utility Of these roads to the
public, though the committee themselves say they
have doubt the and that the day is not dis
tsnt when the citizens will be asking for railroads
through all the principal thorougharss OF the city
We doubt the realization Of this citation and
rather thinh that the proposed hnss w meet Win
very hssn @vsfI evhtempiaocntns radssoe defshfsd
PRr-Ata quarter past O'Clock yesterday morn
irg Gre broke out in the foundry and machne-shop
Of Mr. Miller, at ~ Edrdge street. The IRE was ex
tu guished by the about clock but consider
able damage vas fret done, beth by fire and water.
Tnr wEArnrR.-The air, yesterday, was still more
sultry and the heat stil greater, than Saturday
The thermometer was above 20, and there was not q
breath 81 cir. IL very prostrAtng aud thousands
sought the Battery, Hsboken or staten Island or
COMFY Itlsnd-any where, in fact. on the seashore.
wihstsnding those horrible worms, we never saw
such number of people eougregated on the Battery
without other object than cool themselves The
eIesrsion steamboats, seemed alive with human beings
and after dark the confeetonaries and ice
Establishments, in broadway and other leading streets
we're literally nled for hours with both sexes
TEr CosGRIss OF TRipEs-The Congress Of Trades
meet this evening at Grand street House corner Of
Grand street md Broadway.
Tar sALN IsE I,osY srArvr ~ sAvIouR.-
The it'll. financial world Of the metropolis will
trste to-day at No all street at IL o'clock, to bid
high upon the ivory statue Of our Saviour, carved by
monk, In Italy, from a single tosth. The manifold
tsnfgrssons Of those who buy and sell and get gain
may be somewhat atoned for, now, by de,re TO pur-
ehsse this unique specimen Of the statuss art 1nde
p.pds OF the subject the genius OF the sculptor has
made great work, which may be deemed very just J.
Of rare excellence. We do not suppose that any OF
tboee whose habits to speculate in works OF art as
well in soeks would purchsfe such an article Of
rs,fu except to treasure Il. The Divine Master
,old for thirty pieces Of silver. bat doubt, even II
the love Of mAmmon In Wall street would prompt any
TO buy this image merely for the purpose OF selling
Il at profit IL Is 90 b,sutiful-so admirably exc
out.dsc hnithed and % such value for the sssocia
lions which u will raise of the character and life Of the
Saviour that 10 will readily command price approach
ing its real value IL l. not often that such work OF
art Of such intrinsic excellence, aud 90 interesting In
lite character put mp for sale In Wall street There
will be great curiosity to knoH the purchaser ~ the
competition will be very spirited
Knep .rio- roR JusE- IHNrssr FIiLi-o 0yr poR rHr
LAST ho1TH--The passengers arrived from foreign
ports Tor the month of June just expired are IS TO-