The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-08

OF the presentation Of the box to Mr.. DyckmAn
WA laid over.
The Board II Councilmen were In session last even
Ing. resolution was referred to the Committee on
Finance suggesting that the ordinance authorizing
the issue Of bonds upon contracts payable BY assess
ments be amended so % to authorize the issue Of
bonds at rate of per cent All the papers Of
special committee. appointed eight months ago to
investigate into charges made against the Hudson
River Railroad we've banded to the Committee on
Railroads. The special committee appont to
draft an address to the people Of tho State rela
tive to the usurpation of our black republican Legs
lature was received and ordered to be printed.
1t will be found in our report Twenty thou
SAM copies will he distributed throughout the
State The report of the special committee on re-
dstTicting the city was made the special order for
the Is b inst. A resolution to compel the Twenty
third street ferry to their ooats to Greenpoint
often as the Tenth Street Company run ;hers. was
lost for want of constitutional vote. The report of
the Committee on Streets, authorizing the Croton
Aqut duct Board to advertise for proposals to pave
the Bowery from Chatham square to Franklin
quare with square blocks was adopted.
Yesterday WIS the first day the Office Of the Re
ceiver Of Taxes was opened for the payment of
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taxes of si persons who pay them between that and
the last of November next The office Of the Receiver
is in the basement of the Few Court House, in the
Park. 1t was opened at 10 o'clock In the N oraiag
and closed at three In the afternoon. during which
time sS7 1867 40 were received. Part of the DAY there
was q large attendance OF Taxpayers. but tie rush
will no. begin till towards the last of November.
The Committee on Sewers OF the Board of Coun-
cilmen met yesterday afternoon, but the busioess
which came before them was devoid Of public in
terest.
The questions involved in the liquor traffic are
now fairly before the courts. A very interesting
case cane up yesterday before Recorder Smith, it
being the bearing of argument on O writ Of certo-
rar and habeas corpus to discharge ID. s. Page, sc.
cretary of the Liquor Dealers Society. from arrest
on bench warrant, wherein lie stands indicted
with some three hundred Others for selling liquor
On Sundays, in violation of the excise la v. he hav
ing on Friday last surrendered himself to Justice
Connolly and by him commi ted to the Tombs, for
the purpose of testing the legality Of the indict
ment. Law points were submitted on both sides
when the Recorder announced that he would render
a decision in the on Thursday next. The Sep
TENDER term of the Court of General Sessions com.
merced yesterday, before Judge Russell A quo
rum Of Grand Jurors was not obtained, but the
panel will be completed this morning. The District
Attorney, according to previous announcement,
called up of the indictments presented by the
last Grand Jury for an alleged violation OF the Sum
day liquor law, but on motion of counsel for the
defendants, the City Judge postponed the hearing
of the matter till SATURDAY next, when counsel will
move TO quash the indictments on the ground that
the statute provides that the accused shall have
preliminary hearing before a magistrate, which
these parties had not
The cotton market steady yeterday and under the
nfccnce OF the Arsso's aolde's manifested
spirit while the sales embraced about coo 700
bales without quetsbe change In prices Flour agsin
dull and lower, and the market closed at decline OF sboD
l6c. 25L per bbl especially the inferior aud love.
grades while the sales were moderate. Wheat was I'M
settled eAes OF sound tennessee red made 81 81
AL 49, and Southern white do Al 81 IS u 90 The l,
ter figure being an outside rate. Corn closed .
Tac 7ac. for Western mixed. Pork wa steady. but
prime Sugars were 10 good export demand with saiss
OF about l4co hhds Cuba muscovado including 900 for
export the remainder 10 the trade given Ia
another column. Coaeo VAS quiet, and prices
changed Freigtts armer With moro oacrne grain
Wa, taken In shp bags 4Hd 81 and $. the close Sd
wat rssed for Liverpool and -four Wal taken as Is aad
afIerxa fos Ia CT sksd. f~o vessels taken up,
ere fro- ibis prt 10 Cadz aud snother from Mobile ar
New ofitGns for Coses and m0kei on private terms.