The New York herald., 1851-11-22

CITY Intelligence.
MEETING OF THE COUNTY cANvAssERs.
The County Canvassers met ten O'Clock yesterday
morning. In the chamber Of the Board Of Aldermen and
sat until two in the afternoon, when they
until three O'Clock They then resumed business until
the hour appointed for the meeting Of the Board of Al
dermen who sdjourned In few minutes afterwards to
Monday next, at P. u.
The Board of County Canvassers again resumed their
session at half past ave O'Clock The principal business
transacted in relation to the election IN the Second
district Of the Fourteenth ward, where the voting
alleged to have been Illegal account of the inspectors
having been upon Olendorfs French Grammar
instead Of the Bible The vote gave 337 the demo.
cratic State and 81 the whig State ticket Mr. Chat
Seld majority 27O The seats which have con-
tested in the Nineteenth ward decided upon the
admission only the district from which certificates
obtained emitting those districts in which the ballot
boxes destroyed. The arguments conducted
by Mr.. Sanford the whig side, and Mr.. Shepard
that Of the democrats
THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
On Thursday night the city visited by a severe
storm with gale of wind, which resulted in consider
able damage to the shipping in the bay and other pro-
perty along the docks The streets completely
uged, and presented gloomy aspect as could well
be conceived The night Of many poor
families not only TO those who were but hours before
deprived of their little by the catastrophe in
the Ninth ward but to numbers Of the poor who we'll
in the Easements Of dwellings along West, Washington
and South streets The tide rose more than foe above
its usual height The following Is account of the
and damage, as far could be
morning about seven O'Clock the ste amshp Ell Do
rsdo owned by Mr. George Law, moored at foot Of
Tenth street river sank of her
cable having been fastened that she could not rise
with the tide, which rushed into her dead lights with
such violence that the men at work in her hold had
barely time to themselves She now lies in the
water immersed to her upper deck and immediate steps
" 10 oe 10 rare ner she was undergoing REPAIRS
anr wGIta n. nsVg osen ready Ior sea In few day
o, ALL sshors " % th bh er Sncno,s ana
ths Fort ~ OA WIG ''""A ~ o'en iSiano' neaf
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ona,antre ' ' "A' "'''e ZIG
A large number Of stables in Ninth STRAIT hs,wssr
avenues A and r. were suddenly delnged with vster
ana nnmber of horses wers win the g1sstest d;acnt
saved THE water rose s high a. the ton nj tho .tebi
rescued was 70 break one side Of the stables which
WAS Effected by means Of ladder reacine To Tho roof
upon which several men ascenGe and broke large hole
In n ora snccasdad In farcino awav ths .;dss tn.
borsss then swarm ont of the onenin1 thu, made and
were saved In Wet Washington and the streets
the North liver quantity of goods such -four and
ed Many families compelled to shelter in the
station houses of the cellars having been flooded
had much difficulty in getting out the women and
children
new building of a in the of erection
in Thirty fifth street between Seventh and Eighth ave-
fell to the ground with loud crash yesterday af
ternoon the rain and wind having weakened the walls
which, doubt. built with inferior materials
The builder Mr. Clark, and three others were seriously
Injured all Of whom were removed TO their residences
and received medical attendance. Captain Stevenson,
Of the Sixteenth ward police reports that the whole
row Of buildings demand the attention Of the Fire
Wardens.
Of the track of the New Haven Railroad near that
city was so injured BY the storm OF Thursday night that
the cars could not pass over uL late hour yesterday
afternoon The Eastern mail due here at half past four
did not arrive until eight o'clock BY despatch we are
. nieu 20. sne ipJuy n p iepeu' anu 'noio
VII oe ho iuf'her in'eifuP''~n W e'a'eh
PoLIcE INrEILIGENcE.-On Tuesday morning ct three
O'clock Mr. Paterson Janitor OF the New York Society
Library was disturbed by Of burglars, who had