The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-06

to VIC. extended reference Is made in the editorial
columns. is unusually important document as
CARDS the elaborate exposition it makes Of the affairs
Of the city, but especially with reference to its sug
gestions and treatment of the various questions
growing out of the obnoxious acts passed by the last
Legislature.
The Central Park Commissioners met yesterday
but nothing transpired of general interest
The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday, and
spent some two hours in baloting for President
of the Board for the ensuing year, without any
result Benjamin F. Pinckney, (Know Nothing, }
and Washington Smith, (republican) are the cand
dates There are now s,02s persons in the institu
ton; greater number than was ever known before
"a circumstance due to the hard times.
The Grand Jury was organized in the Court OF
General Sessions yesterday, when Judge Russell de-
livered voluminous and able charge. in which he
reviewed the acts of his past official career and de-
Tended himself against the malicious and unjust at
tacks Of certain city journals. He expressed his de-
termination to prosecute the editors Of those papers
they persist in disappearing the proceedings Of the
General Sessions. Cstharine Connolly was convicted
of grand larceny in stealing nineteen watches val
uedat 5000, the property of Marcus Jacobs. In
sequence Of her previous g8od character she was only
sent to the penitentiary for two years. Bartholomew
Fox was convicted of stealing nine live hogs, worth
1920. owned by Jacob Dolby, and sent to the State
prison for two years.
An interesting letter from Commander Foote to
Commodore Armstrong, containing narrative of
his visit in the sloop of war Portsmouth to Japan,
may be found in another column.
The annual meeting of the Historical Society was
held last evening. The old board of officers
elected. A report on the finances of the society
shows balance of several hundred dollars in the
hands Of the Treasurer Mr.. Benson J. LOSING read
very interesting paper on the organization and
personnel of Washington's Life Guard, which was
listened to with great attention.
There continued to be considerable want of con-
fdence manifested in foreign bills yesterday for
remittance by the Persia, and the market for ster-
ling bills was very dull, and closed for good to
first class bankers names at 81 a AT those
rates gold coin can only be shipped at a loss,
as the quotations slightly under the par value Of
exchange, yet considerable amount of specie was
expected to go by the Persia to-day
The saes Of cotton yesterday embraced about 900
bales, chiefly for export closing at about sac for mid
ding uplas, with purchases of good do at about
&C. Flour continued firm and the sales fully maintained
the advance noticed yesterdays summary the market
closing with upwar tendency. The stock in this
ket varousy estimated at from $4,000 to 600 900 b
res Wheat steady, with sales of red Southern at
81 H. and of red Tennessee at 81 H. and white Southern
81 IS The stock of wheat in this market IL estimated
at about 800 COO bushels Corn better and in good
demand, with sales of new yellow and white at Soc
Coz. e4c, the latter figure for white in ship
ping order The stock Of is comparatively
light, and there is little old left in the
ket Pork heavy, and closed at q small decline
New mess sold at sl4 IS to SIS Sugars steady
the slight relaxation i'm prces and the sales
braced about COO hogsheaas chiefly New Orleans
gwen in another place, and 500 boxes for refining
private terms. fair business done in frsights
To Liverpool Eorn bulk was Naken at Sd, -four at 2s,
cotton at 5-32d. and rosin at Is Cd To London aour
taken at Is Cd and bales Of bark al Dos per ton
measurement. Cotton taken for Hamburg at 7c
&c. and Hamburg bark taken up 10 load with rosn
for Hull at S. The ship Telegraph chartered in Bos
load with -four at Richmond for Australia at 81 per
barrel