The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-03

mercial library, and yearly reports would b publish
ed embracing volumnous statistics Of the commerce
Of the country. ado oted last night ia sue
oessfully arrived at 1t will make the Chamber Of
Commerce more pretentious institution than It is
at present.
The Cunningham and Eckel case was brought up
in the Supreme Court yesterday, on petitions Of the
accused for the transfer of their trial from the Court
of Sessions 30 the Court of Oyer and Terminer.
The request was granted.
In the Assembly yesterday the Committee Of the
Whole passed the bill sppropriating SIS 900 for the
Improvement of the navigation Of the Hudson river.
The bin also provides for the appointment Of three
commissioners, under whose superintendent the
proposed improvements are TO be made.
An interesting paper was read last evening by
Abram s. Hewett, Esq, before the Geographical
and Statistical Society, the subject being ION the
use Of IRON in War" Our report is unavoidaby
crowded out. The author advocated the prepa-
ration of MIME rifles by government in sufficient
quantities to arm every ablebOdied man in the
United States with that weapon, and strongly por
trayed the advantages Of seacoast Notifications in
conjunction with railroad SYSTEM in preference
to steam fleets as being more effcacious and less
costly. A letter was read from DR.. Kane's father,
thanking the society for their resolutions in refer
ence to the lamented Arctic discoverer.
Teas were active and firm yesterday. The trans.
actions at private sale embraced about 900 5000
half chests of greens and 500 do blacks from recent
importations, all at full prices, closing with a
hardening tendency in quotations.
Mr.. G. L. Tucker was ordained, last evening, pas
tor of the Eastern Congregational church, corner Of
Madison and Gouverneur streets. There was a
large and appreciative audience in attendance.
The ordaining prayer was made by the Rev. iona
than Crane. An interesting and appropriate dis
course was delivered by the Rev. Joseph p Thomp-
son, ID. ID. The charge to the pastor was given by
the Rev. DIR. Cheever, and the right hand Of fellow
ship by the Rev. Mr.. Tompkins, of East Brooklyn.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced sbou, $500
2coo bales the market closing nrm There vac more
doing in the -four market, and common grades were
frmer The sales embraced some parcels fer export.
Wheat was quiet and prices somewhat nominal Prime
Sou bern white sold ut 81 SO. Corn was In good de-
msnd, with sales OF Southern and Jersey yellow at
esc, . &C.,, and of Western mixed at oqc. .
&c. Pork in moderate request, with sales -
aew meas ai S23 50 . s2a 90, aud Of prime
At SIC 80 . 10 30 Sugars were aotve With
aIes Of about J. 500 bids. Cubs muacovsdo and some
os Porto REQ and 800 bhds moado, Ill st full oricss.
uolasses also active with sales Of $50 500 hhds
>uba n prices given In auosher column. Coffee was
esoy, but quiet private Geographic despatch dated
st and received from New Orleans yesterday reported
ales OF 20 900 bags Of fair 10 good Rio coffee Of l0kc
okc In freishts gram was taken for Liverpool in brk
md bags si 5kd. . 6xd -four n IL. l0d 2s; lard
and bacon as 2os, and unoompressed cotton st sloa