The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-13

In the Board of Aldermen last evening the ma
jssry Of the Committee on Repairs and Supplies re-
ported tha. they had found the department TO be in
q most deploraoIe condition, and they say that Q
BETTY tadesInan, doing business OF 50 600 year,
vooId De ashamed to have il discovered (much less
- admit openly such reckless mode Of transact
ing business The Committee, in view of the reck-
less system OF conducting the business in these de-
parsnents in certifying for sums OF money from Is
= 100 per cent over the usual fair trade prices,
commend that Nathaniel s. Seah, Commissioner of
Repairs and Supplies, and Jas. Irving, Superintend
sOt Of Repairs of Pubic Buildings, be requested to
resign. The matter was laid the table, in order
10 give time for the presentation of the minority re-
port
The lease OF the Gouyerneur street ferry was Of.
fersd for sale at public auction yesterday at the
City Hall, and no one would buy it. movement
Has been on foot to change the terminus Of the ferry
- jackson street slip, to which the Union Ferry
Company are strongly opposed, and do not now
seem inclined to take the lease Of the ferry, x
espt under very favorable conditions. If any
person should purchase it by paying higher price
kAan the company, he viii have, in accordance
with the charter of 1853, TO buy from the company
sAeir boats, houses, &c. Therefore no one seems
Inclined to take the lease, and it is probable that
she ferry will De stopped long, the lease OF the
present company having elapsed on the 18th IF
kst month. full account Of the matter will be
found in another column.
In the Board OF Councilmen last evening report
Was read in Committee Of the Whole, recommending
the payment Of the accounts incurred by the N Il
sen nativity investigation. stephen H. Branca's
hill Of si5oO was by amendment, REQUIRED TO 81 ,oO0
ocSso f,r hsrAr
hgwever, was lost. The report ooncurring with the
Aldermen in approving Buckman's plan for new
> Cry Hall was ordered TO a third reading.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
s-Yhird Avenue Railroad was held yesterday. Else
where we give . report Of their proceedings From
xhe ANIMAL exhibit of the officers, 1t appears that
NE Affairs Of the company are in sound condition.
The receipts during the past year amounted 20
1 S7,743; expenses, t249,7l2-showing profit OF
n early thirteen per cent. The number nj pasaen-
g, ~ carried over the road during the past year
"a xhed seven millions and halt The company
mt ND introducing cars with seas on top capable Of
ga, ing thirty passengers
n Commissioners Of Emigration met yesterday.
A y tier was received from Henry W. 7. Mali, the
Be,g N Consul, admitting the justice OF claim on
Ms 90 ,ernmen FOR emgraas surreptisioasly ship ed
n hi. country. During the month OF October
n AN, migrants landed az Castle Gardeu bringing
v;,h IN. m 81 ,216,5le in mouey-being an average
A. Az per head. Over SIS 900, 900 yearly come
10 ,b,s ountry through emgraDts that is scarcely
svar motto ell by business men. The total emigra
non 40 n :, this year. has been l22,5ll-being 429
-. than 70 the same period last year,
Easewher /, in todsy's paper we give graphic de-
s.,r,,.rs ~ she ladies' iar at the Crystal Palace
ana tbo sal, Of Charles q. Huntingtcn's stud Of
nores also eports Of the proceedings Of the Board
- comfy "a. yassers and the Board OF Education.
An,7 nortap ( partition suit between William 3
uo,ar, "a v;s 3, aud John Mclean and others, In
.o,,i,y ovey AID 0Ooo worth OF property on Broad
ma IA xicin ny, Il set down for argument In the
E,,orerns conrt General Term for to-day, in which
~ navsa p,nl 2, own, Of Philadelphia, Is engaged
a. ~. a.sona.rt. and General sanford and Mr.
Blhnge for plsiEti ".
r. l.r,,re sea.o a opened last night with an sd
A. l. 49, pon q Gorge p. Marsh, Of Vermont, be
49,. ,hs New Engla, "a Society being the first Of
enes of six that " TO he delivered oe'ore ina
b.Sy. "Ensland, Oh land New" vas the subject Of
shs accomplished lee uFtf discoofse' our fep0f
n unsvoidsbly crowds Tout
On Tuesday senior aorso De E+caiAn'e' 1ne epa
nish Minister q. WASH aston' presented " As i"
siden. the letter from ms sovereign announcing
that bis resignation ha' ' oeeo sccep'eo. VIZ
derstood that Mr. Magah on tne nrs' oeo'esAiy "
Legation, viii act las Char We An1res ga "te11m-
The celebration OF the OF sning OF the Orano trunk
p.,ro.d extending from 1 'ortland, Nc, 70 STRAIT
ford. Canada West distan % o. eight hundred ana
Rfty.fve miles, commenced Yesterday ~ montreal.
rssre uas a grand process VI. banquet, and =
,orchlight deronstrason in the evening. Large
delegations from all pars Of III United States and
Canada we're present Eysryt hing went Cd with
s.laf The festivities Will wind up With grand
hau tonight.
W. have sdvices from Bidgeto, vn. Baresdoes, 70
,hs qoa mn. Copiou showers h. Vi fallen, 70 the
urea, relief Of the planters, VINO, fr IN the previous
lougconsnued drougff, had pea-on' ApP'enena
serious injury to the crops The mar Ses 80 su''ea
vito American produce, szcspsirg "a. ~ ~h'cn was
held at high rates.
Lady Byron, the widow ct ihe poet, mas confn-
la ed fs5 sterling 10 the relief Of the vunerers 10
Kansas.
with but g moderate supply Of beef cssze on
market yesterday, and the avsnnge qusa'ts being
somewhat better than usual, the desnind Tor good
descriptions vas quite active, et tribe advance on
4 It weeks prices the ruling rates hsing 70. lssc
per pound. Cows and calves were Ia moderate o.
mand az s25 eco. Veal caves vent 90 briskly ~
SC. a 6lc. per pound. sheep AID lambs were abun'
cant. bot rather dull u sole At ~ 81 sss ZACH.
swine we're in large supply aud told qaic Eyat &C.
nc. rer pound.
rbs ra,ton market yesterday WA unsettis d, Nth
s,lss of abous 500 balea, including some lot OF
uiddling uplards ~ lIsc.s ll5c., AMI q =. MARKS
Florid,. d.. q about l2c. Flour va hrHsv, vita
. "a domestic and export demand Sits free sales,
r,osns a. about Ave cents PEI barrel advance, espe
cially On extra nrades. Wheat was quite acve,
with . q, "a sxpor; demand, and the net cioSed
al about .so cents per bushel advance. Corn vas