The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-16

house. was read and NJ fsrEud to committee. re-
solution was sed authoriz ng the President and
Secretary to draw . requistion upon the Comptrol-
Ter for twenty five thousand dollars Governor Her
rick offered resolution relative to imprisonmsnts in
the City Prison. and the speedy removal OF the Sixth
ward police station from that building. The resou-
ton was adopted. resolution requiring the COM
mittee upon the City Cemetery to report if there
has not been such neglect in the department as to
require additional precautions regarding the inter
ment of the dead" was offered by Governor Draper,
and passed unanimously The Board then adjourned
to Tuesday next.
Archbishop Hughes yesterday presided over
meeting, comprising many Of the leading Roman
Catholic clergy and ity of this city, at the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION, Chambers street, convened
for the purpose Of expressing the sympathy Of the
Roman Catholics Of New York for the Archbishop Of
Santa Fe lately banished from Granada, and Dr.
Newman, convicted some time since Of sbel against
DR.. Achilli, in the Queens Bench, London. state
ment was read, expressive Of sympathy with the
Archbishop Of Santa Fe, which viii be presented
to him by committee named for that purpose, TO-
gether with gold chain and crose and it was fur
Their resolved that subscription Should be entered
into the proceeds Of which, together with state
Catholics in this country at the conduct Of DR.. New
man, should be forwarded to that gentleman in
| London.
| Mr.. Pny Miles, last evening, delivered very in
struetve lecture on Iceland at the University, Wash
ipgton square He described its bays, volcanoes, ge-
| illogical formation, &C., and concluded his remarks
by many interesting facts relative to the Arcti: re-
| gions A fun report will be published tomorrow.
| A further examination took place in the Broadway
Post office case eThe evidence ofexJudgeW aterbury
taken, which, in consequence of want of space,
We defer until tomorrow.
| Hermann Behringer, aged fourteen years, was
choked to death yesterday morning, by means of q
large piece of meat which stuck in his throat at the
residence of his father No. lis Hester street. Coro
ner Wilhelm held an inquest
William Stoddard, fireman employed on board
the steamboat Abbie, was killed at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning, by incautiously STOPPING under
the crank when the boat was making her landing at
the Catherine street ferry. The crank struck him
upon the right temple, dashed out his brains, and
completely carried away the right side of his head.
Coroner Gamble held an inquest The deceased was
a native of Massachusetts,, and thirtyfour years of
age.
Coroner Gamble held an inquest, yesterday, upon
the remains of an infant, which were dug ND by
laborers working in the of the lot No. IS
Orange street. The body was rolled in rags, but so
much decomposed that it was found impossible to
distinguish the sex to which the child belonged.
The jury rendered verdict Of death from unknown
causes.
We are compelled to omit, among much other in
tercsting local matter report Of lecture on 1.-The
Yankee delivered in the Tabernacle, last evening,
by DR.. Pomeroy, Of Boston.