New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce was held in the Merchants Bank at
o'clock yesterday aiterooon. quorum being pres
ant and the Secretary being absent, Mr.. Blunt was
chosen Secretary pro tea and proceeded to read the
minutes Of the last meeting.
After the adoption Of the minutes, the first business
In order was the ballOting for members MI james
Smith and Mr. J. Rufus Smith were elected members
NJ the Board. The next business in order was the
slec,i. of a member of the Committee OF Aroitfa-
ton 10 Oil the place Of Mr.. Phelps. Mr.. A. H. Us
good OF the Atlas Inurance Company, was elected
70 ~ the vacancy. ~,
Rarstoy from the Committee ~ 10 the usury Laws,
reported verbally that the COMMITTEE mao sent oa'
their memorials, which were now being CT cuia'ei,
and that The Committee was also IN Correspondence
i,h yarous bus pess locsh les upon the subject; that
favorable responses bad been made from many oil our
Commercial Goa uittees all over the coaptry.
The PREHDKST remarked thate oommnnicauon
vas before the Board, received from Douglass L"i-
sncwell In reference 70 the Mercantile Library Asso-
einton. II was referred 10 the Committee OF the
Nsrcastile Library. A commune anon was ,ecsNen
from Mr. Boom. son Of Gov Broom applying Tor
The Office OF purser in the navy The Board decided
Thai The, could not act officially on the subject.
Communication was received from Henry Rogers
of Balumore accompanying book containing some
important improvements in signals Tor vessels IL
was ref. IN to Special COMMITTEE, 10 report
A. RrnsT on.sed a resolution IA reference 10
tish, House on Cape Race; and he moved that the
PT.,;dep NJ of the Board he rsquetted 10 sn.l, pur
Government 10 communicate with the bfluso "o'-
srpmen on the subject, and report the resuH 20 'ne
Chamber OF COmms rec. ,, ..,,;,
wALrKR X. JosEs Esq President OF the a.au'o
Mutual Insurance Company nov rose, am sai' INST
N here WA 10 other business before the b'ard nc
visi ed 10 say few words in reference u suyeo'
az mach int. ret 30 the public. II vas as 70 aer1ug
elief 10 Comrnsrder X me, who lef thus port N Tue
sprirg OF less, for scleutidc purPos ana ior 9u,u
Irg relief 10 Sir John franklin and his party hr.
Jsnes offered the following resolutios, which was
s.ooDdss b, Mr.. Blaut ard unanimous ADOPTED
X, sared That the PRECEDENT Of this Board oe re-
oues,,d TO prepare a memorial 90 Congress 70 De
synsS by IL officers requesting ala spprop 1stiOn OF
ssusioient sum 10 officer man, suppl equip ana 10
nrrcbsse II nscesssry as'eAm-propels rs0d store
hin With sappli.s, To ss under h- orders and drec-
ton al The secretary Of the Navy 10 such places IN
IN, Polar set a. may be thought proper for the pnr-
go Of afording relief 10 Commander Kane, his obi
s,s and crew who let this port in Nay 1858, in the
k,is Advance for scientific purposes and also With
Sisx 10 the discovery Of Sir John Franklin and the
r,sv. Of the vessels which bad previously len Eng
isnS and were then missing, with the whole
expedition ..,,,;v. % Aha
Associssios now organized In The Ciy' lot inc Pu.
poss of giving relief TO the sufferers on our coast
10 definite action wss taken on the SUBJECT
NJ y p. Pn0Kx submitted oesati'ai modei u
an imrsysd life boat and offered resolution, asns
ths nj Of the Chamber Of Commerce 10 ornslns suo
subiect before the public but the rcsoIaoSI @'s'
soIs dshsts was laid On the table Ac"1'As~