The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20

In Toe Court Of General Sessions I'LL the Juae term,
in oonss queace OF the panel Of jurors beiag OK.
hausted before the requisite number had bcea
selected DENNY threatened 10 take the life OF The
District Attorney On Monday, ana when no wss
bruugSs into court tbs officers searched hin. bat ~
weapons w0e found IN his posscssiea. The Grand
Jury were discharged for tho term. Daniei Csl-
lAgher was tried second time for an alleged rape
upon Mary Ann Connolly last July. Tho closing
speeches were finished last evening. and Judge Rus
sell will charge the jury this morning.
The Metropolitan Police Commission transmit ed
q reply to the communication OF Mayor Wood yes
terdsy. Il ID also understood that they resolved
to fall back upon the clause In their bill
which gives the power to call out . military
force, and up IN that to establish sort OF police
organization independent Of the municipality.
The demonstration at the Fifth ward station house
was q repetition Of that upon the previous evening
mere assertions. In Brooklyn the Mayor and
Common Council continue to have collision With
the Chief Foulke. similar In degree to that which
the NUM- Spal authority in New York has with the
Captain Of the Fish ward. In Williamsburg the
department has pretty generally recognized the new
law.
Ii having been discovered that the United States
steamer Michigan. on the lakes Is one or two tons
larger than the size allowed by q Treaty between
Great Britain and the United States, snd Lord Ma.
pier having called the attention Of our government
TO The matter orders have been given to discontinue
her In her present capacity. The Michigan has
been Of grea. service in assisting vessels, British as
well as our own, In distress; and in view of the
chances Of losing her. the attention of the Canadian
Parliament has been called to The ia Il. The Cana
dams say they are not at all afraid Of the extraordi
nary size Of the little steamer and that, 80 far as
they are concerned. they very much In favor of
| her remaining where she is.
We publish elsewhere tho proposals issued BY the
Consulate Of Spain in this city, for supplying the
| Spanish goveInn ent factories with Kentucky and
Virginia tobacco, for period commencing on the
10th of July next and ending with Dece nber, 1862
together Wit a tabular statement Of the probable
quantity required FOR consumption. The value Of
the supply to be contracted for VIII amount to
from five to ten million dollars per annum.
The Board Of Ten Governors were to have met
yesterday at tho Penitentiary, on Black wells Island
to fill the vacancy caused BY the resignation Of
joseph s. Taylor; but no quoi um appearing, the
Board adjourned over.
The extreme ncemency q the weather yesterday tend
cd to check operations In branches Of trade
pecay In such depended upon outdoor arrangements
The foreign by the late steamers this port COM
bned with that brought to Halifax yesterday by the Ma
CARA impaired greater nrmness to the cotton MARKET
which adv anced 80. NC per h., with sales OK about
coo 100 bales Flour unchanged sales made
to moderate extent Wheat unsettled and transac
tons limited Included In the sales Missouri white at
81 ST. and s. Louis mixed at 81 7s Corn rin with
sales OF Western mixed and Southern yellow, In store and
delivered nj soc. qOc and white Southern N
Pork lower with doing the sales Included 900
barrels mess the usual way and 900 check on the
day s23 60 The bad weather checked sale, OF sugars
which confined to about 200 300 hogshesds Cuba
muscovado at rates given in another column Coffee was
steady but quiet Frelghts 10 Iverpcol were rather
frmer. Corn, in bulk, was taken at 3D. and cotton at
%. 81.