The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-28

The grand public demonstration, it seems has been
fixed for the 18th Of November. On Friday OF this
week, that being the day for the funeral In Boston,
the Common Council have recommended the closing
Of stores between the hours OF twelve ana TWO
o'clock and have also ordered the church bells to
toll in memory Of the illustrious dead.
Assistant Alderman Brastow, of the Nineteenth
ward, died at his residence yesterday Both boards
of the Common Council met last evening, and adopt
ed tie customary resolutions Of respect to the memo
nv of their late associate, viii be seen by the Off
eia report of the proceedings, given in another page
The very curious action, for malicious prosecution,
is still occupying the attention of the Superior
Court in this city. According to the report of the
case, some of the lawyers have got into regular
snarl among themselves.
On the arrival of the steamship Washington, yes.
terday, her captain. purser and first mate, were ar
rested and the vessel was seized, by order Of the
United States Marshal-the parties having been in
dicted by the Grand Jury for smuggling, on five diff
ferent voyages The officers were admitted to bail
in the sum of five hundred dollars each.
Commercial prospects are considered favorable.
Our ship owners, after having experienced q long
period Of depression in freights, seem to have ar
rived at turning point. The great diversion OF
English tonnage for Australia, together with the
calls for California and Southern ports, seems likely
largely to contract the number of vessels available
for European ports, and consequently rates have
gone up to Is for flour to Liverpool and to 3D. for
cotton, and to about I'd for grain turning point,
it is believed has also been passed in breadstuffs,
which have for some time ruled lower in proportion
than provisions; and consequently while the latter
is now declining, the former is improving, and from
this time forward, exports expected to be larger
and prices to rule higher for the remainder of the
season. Cotton is heavy, temporarily, account
Of the large receipts at New Orleans but it is be-
lieved the cold season is now far advanced that
its growth henceforward has ceased, and the crop
will not likely exceed the future consumptve de-
mand. Naval stores have reached the highest point
attained for years, and fears are entertained that
prices cannot be maintained for any great length of
time.
We publish a report of the interesting exami.
nation of the pupils in the schools of the Dutch
Reformed Church, in Lafayette place The exer-
cises were held last evening, and passed off in
most satisfactory manner.
Owing to another tremendous pressure of adyer-
tisements, we have no to refer to much int.
resting teegraphic local. and other matter given in
ourpages this morning
New York In Is52-Progrcss and Destiny OF
the Empire City.
New York in 1852 There is no such spectacle
of material progress and prosperity on the face of
the globe, as the rapid expansion and improvement
of our Empire City. The great metropolis of this
continent, with its vast arteries of commerce ex.
tending ''over the land and over the sea- and
gathering within itself the solid and substantial bu-
sness elements of London, and the gaeses and fas-
cinations of Paris, its ultimate destiny, with the
preservation and expansion of our federal Unon is
that majestic position of the great metropolis of the
world.
From time to time for several months past, We
have published catalogues of the new buildings in
progress in various parts of the city; and we con-
cude the enumeration to-day, with list of the im-
provements for the current in the .entieth
ward; and the following is recapitulation of all
the improvements as far as collected, within the
limit, of the corporation, to witt