The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-18

was held last evening. The special committee sent
TO Washington to lay the case before the President
made their report. The committee prepared let
Tar and placed it before the President, in which Dr.
Pecks case was fully set forth, and which summed
mp with demandinR-1st. That a special agent
should be sent to Cuba to secure for DR.. Peck Q
fair and impartial trial; I'd. That he should be
released from prison or provided with com
Portable quarters; and Sd. That he should be in
Identified by the Spanish government for all In
Jures sustained by him In consequence Of his arrest
The replies of the President and Secretary Marcy to
the representations and demands Of the committee,
ss rendered by the chairman, are given in our re.
port of the proceedings last night. An agent will
be despatched to- Havana forthwith, to inquire into
the matter-the President and Mr.. Marcy take the
Hveliest interest in the case-the Cuban government
must be crazy-"there is point beyond which for
bearance," &C., &C., appears to be the sum and sub
stance Of the Presidents reply.
We give this morning number of reports of local
matters TO which we have no space to refer psrtcu-
larry. The trial CT Capt. Dit:hett OF the Fourth
police district, on charge Of refusing to release
prisoner at the order Of Justice Bogart, was com.
menced yesterday. The committee Of the Board of
Aldermen whose special object seemss to be the ex.
animation OF policemen's pedgrees were in session.
Chief Mstsen was industriousy pumped by Alder.
man Briggs relative to the place of his nativity and
he persinsciously persisted in being New Yorker.
a number Of Witnesses were examined as to that
Heary Clay funeral cloth, supposed to have been
manufactured INTO talmss and paletots, or other fo.
eign fashioned garments, for certain functonaries
about the City Hall. The public are awaiting the
sepOrt OF Alderman Briggs on these important sub
3ects with nervous anxiety. The sale Of leases Of
Washington Market cellars on Monday shows that
that description of corporation property is rising in
value. An attempt by party OF persons to storm
he Sebastopol Of an intelligence ofics keeper in
Rvington street is detailed under our police head
The timely arrival of detachment OF policemen
compelled the beseIgers to desist from their work of
vengeance.
The Almshouse Governors met yesterday, and
passed resolution instructing their Clerk to il-
form the Board weekly of any excess of the ex.
pendtures over the appropriations. This is all very
fine. It sounds, however, like ON economic dodge
and it is to be hoped that the Clerk will immed
ately notify the Board that over four thousand dol
lars were spent by the Governors on the late legs.
Ative froIc, when oaly fifteen hundred were appro-
priated.
Our Quebec correspondent states that the opinions
Of the people Of Canada with respect to the Militia
bin have undergone wonderful change since the
introduction Of that measure in the Provincial Par
hament. The ministerial majority Of fifty obtained
on the second reading was reduced to ten on the
motion for the appropriation TO meet the expense
Of the force proposed to De raised. The Upper Ca
madam vote-allowed to be the real expression Of
public opinion stood twenty-five for the appro-
priston to twenty-four against IT, The bin, having
been pruEed OF its obnoxious clauses, ia now re-
garded as merely establishing an official constsbu-
larry for the maintenance Of law and order instead
Of an expensive and useless standing army, as at
first designed.
Trinity chapel, new Episcopal church edifce,
located in Twentyffth street, between Broadway
and Sixth avenue, yesterday consecrsted to the
service of the Lord with all the imposing ceremo-
MES Of the sect 70 which 1t belongs. Provisional
Bishop Potter conducted the proceedings, which
were Witnessed by throng Of spectators com
posed mainly of ladies; and IL may be said with
auth that Solomon, in all his glory, was not
arrayed like one of these.
Late accounts from Zante, Greece, represent the
inhabitants az still suffering 70 the las. extremity
Of dss:itution from the continued failure of the
surrsnt crop.
Hon. Robert Q. Winthrop has been elected Pre5i-
dent of the Massachusetts, Historical Society.
A steam boiler belonging TO the hosiery iactoryof
Charles Spencer, at Germantown, Pa, exploded
yesterday with terrific force, blowing the outbuild-
ing Of the establishment 70 pieces. The engineer,
Mr.. s. Scissor, was instantly killed, the top of his
head being blown completely of The damage to
the building was estimated at about eight thousand
dollars.
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about
100 bales. Pieces closed rather tame az previous
rates, dealers being disposed TO wait for later for
eign news, now nearly due. Flour was again firmer
for state and Southern with fair sslss, while Csns
dian was unchanged. Corn was higher, and nes
white and yellow sold az high as 81 10a 81 10i. A
srlsll lot OF southern white whest wss sold a. 81
70. Old mess pork sold a. m advance Of l2t,.
lsc. per BE-. LSrd Vas frm, and sold at . Sigh.