The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-24

TO the Board, in which h states tina. the force no
employed 10 removing obst ucdons. carting. 40. on
the park grcunds numbers 697 persons Nearly all
the interior enc o:ures have been removed and also
a great number of bouIders. The briars and sucn
shrubbery as was deemed Injurious have neaAy all
been removed from the 10 yer half OF the park, aud
satisfactory progress made in draining and re-
moving steg nsnt water. The Board will meet again
next "Wednesday.
The Commissioners of Emigration could not get
q quorum together yesterday, and adjourned with
out transachng any business. SO far this year
l39,965 emigants have landed at this port. being
Al SIS more than arrived in the same length of
time last year. II Is prob bic that the emigration
this year will exceed that Of last by 10000 There
is balance In the Commissioner fund Of $685.
297 80.
The Committee of Repairs and Supplies Of the
Board Of Aldermen met yesterday to deliberate on
the rival claims Of the 7th, 18th and I'd regiments
to the use of the upper stories Of Tompkins market
After long investigation the committee adjourned
or period of two weeks
The trial Of Michael Canoemi, for tbs murder of
officer Anderson the 2lst Of Last July. was con-
tinued yesterday in the Oyer and Termiaer. A jury
was obtained in the afternoon composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen
! Jsmss Cool they, shoemaker, 50 Grand street
Vim Brlon oyser store 2o6 South street
8. Ibonas Hs,eht. shoemaker, 800 Mo sYenue
ssmuel y Artsuy pr. vision deaIe' GO aIeeae street.
John sro.n n ~" t %.s-- es7 a% s s.on street.
Ea'tas Iseneld, expresss IN, 200 weu Thirty third
Charles Alden, cocoa Manufacturer $50 West Thirty.
9TH street
Aorz' Taylor, sewing machine manufacturer, Ila
10 jacob D Hesey, straw goods, $50 Broadway
II Bailey Lang, iron mercnsnt, 1876 West Twenty
IL James hsoo m builter, Is Lsight street.
ExJudee Phillips who is associated with the Dis
tiict Attorney, opened the case for the PEG.
pie by giving a succinct statement of the facts
upon which they relied for q conviction. Officer
Underhill was on the stand when the court ad'
jourped.
When the Court of General Sessions opened yes.
terday, Judge Russell rendered his decision on the
motion to quash an indictment aga inst Thomas Rus
sell for an alleged violation Of the Sunday Liquor
law. 1t will be found in another column. His
Honor denied the motion to quash and informed the
counsel that they could demur to his decision.
Messrs Taylor and Phillips gave no tice that they
would do so on Saturday. John Hennighan was
convicted of highway robbery and sent to the State
prison for forty years. Charles Lewis, an old often
der, sentenced to five years imprisonment in the
same institution, he having perpetrated burglary.
Judge Russell appears determined to put an end to
the reign Of terror insugurated by murdaers, gar.
rioters, burglars nd highwaymen, and his praise
worthy efforts must meet the appreciation of all
good citizens II is said that the Grand Jury will
bring in true bill against Henry Drake for the
murder of the negro Salters.
In the of the application of the grandchildren
of Deborah Grant for pension, to which they alege
she was entitled, TIE Attorney General has Just rem
dered opinion which is likely to reverse the pra,-
tice pursued by the Pension Office for the last quar-
ter of century. After referring to and examining
the acts Of Congress bearing on the subject, Judge
Black says that he is compelled 10 arrive at the IN
clusion that none Of them win enable the children
grandchildren OF revolutionary soldier to sustain
a claim against the government based on the mere
fact that their ancestor performed services for which
pension might have been allowed him, but which
he did not apply for during his life time.
The trial Of Donnelly, at Freehold N. j., is fast
approaching its termination, AMI as the finale ap-
proaches the excitement appears TO lie on the in
crease. He still exhibi the same selfpossession
as at the CONNER cement Of the trial. The court
room was crowded yesterday by persons In attend
ance on the fair at Freehold, who were anxious to
get glimpse OF him.
Judge Nelson rendered his decision yesterday ia
tho libel case OF Caron Sandiord and others, and
Gee eed q, 800 to the owners, master and crew of
the ship Delaware for contributing TO the rescue Of
the ship Under writer, stranded on Squan Beach in
April, 1854. Judge Nelson also rendered his decree
in the charter party case Of Ogden W Parsons
modifying the previous Judgment az lnst the defen
dsn's by deductng 81 200. In the suit Of the
New England Screw Company vs. Charles Byen,
the Judge decreed Judgment 10 the sum Of 81 ,a96
FOR the company and in the case Of Bliven vs.. the
Company, Judgment for defendants was rendered
The sales OF olon Yesterday confined 10 eco
800 bele,, without charge In prices Flour heavy
for ,he lover grsdcs while In general way the mske,
vas unchanged and sales were made 10 fair extent.
wheat pretty freely dealt In and for pr lots OF
sor,hern red AMI xbite prices were hrn, viii rood
sound western uncnansed Corn opened At ia. for
western mxtd and oose3 81 40. Pork qIist, with
small sales Of AT s25 AID prime ~ SO Sugars
sod % The eUCu; or asc TOO hog,heas' cubs
do, ct rates given Ia another eou Coffee quiet
and prices unchanged Corn wa engaged TO liverpool,
In bulk and bsss, ct Sd SKA and cotton si i6i To
Iopdon pcn,ine taken al ~ I'd. per barrel oil
cshe ., "a per barrel, end measurement eaot, a. 2ss
mr. Buchanan aud the Connecticut Memo
rislisss--A Rstoindsr 60 the Prssidsnts
Letter.
The scathing rebuke recently administered