The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-17

The News.
The Senate yesterday unanimously adopted the
resolutions reported by the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs respecting the recent aggressons of the British
After an executive session the Senate finally ad
joumed, thus bringing the extraordinary session to
close. II is understood that all the appointments
were disposed of.
There was large attendance Of the members OF
the Republican Committee ut their rooms, 6lS Broad
way, last evening, for the purpose of hearing ad'
dresses from members Of Congress who might have
arrived in town during the day. At nine o'clock,
Mr.. J. A Kennedy President stated that several of
the members who had arrived the day previous had
left town and as gentlemen had reached the city
during the evening from Washington, he did not
deem il proper to call the committee to order. The
meeting therefore separated.
The committee of the Common Council having in
charge the subject Of transferring the remains Of
President Monroe to Virginia held meeting yester
day. Representatives from the yirginians in New
York, and also from the Seventh and Eighth regi-
ments and the Scott Life Guard, were present, and
offered suggestions as to the programme of arrange
ments number of virginians were assigned
places a. pallbearers on the occasion. There is a
Iaudable emulation among the military organiza
fions mentioned to obtain prominence on the occa-
Sion Of the removal of the remains The Eighth re-
giment and the Life Guard each desire to perform
escort duty We understand that the National Guard
have offered TO take upon themselves the entire
charge and expense of the removal. They under
take to charter steamer to escort the body, with
the full complement of the battalion-from eight
hundred to thousand men strong-and to assist at
the funeral obsequies al Richmond on the 5th proxi
mo. This handsome offer cannot but give the South
erners higher opinion than they are accustomed to
expect OF tie hberaty and faternal feeling Of the
people of the North. We trust in future they will
De disposed TO accord TO Northern chivalry place
in their vocabulary Of compliment
At the meeting Of the Board of Aldermen last
evening, communications from the Street Commits
siorer exposing some nefarious practices with
reference to the improvements in Fiftysecond
street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and
Forty sixth street, bstween Broadway and Eighth
avenue, were read.
The Board OF Councilmen met last evening and
concurred with the Aldermen in appropriating
$500 600 for Central Park improvements Thereport
Of the Committee on Assessments in favor of CON-
peiling the citizens OF Lexington 10 pay the
assessment for paving that avenue with Belgian pave
ment from Thirtyfourth 10 Forty second streets,
was adopted. Mr.. Brady argued strenuously against
the passage Of the measure stating that the property
owners did not ask the improvement. The Comp
iroer sent in a communication giving an account Of
nj the moneys paid from January 10 March, the
aggregate amount OF which was 0ncludng bonds)
81 302 265 IS. The resolution Of the Joint Commit
lee on Accounts, asking for an appropriation Of
IS 900 TO enable them TO ferret out the frauds that
have been perpetrsted upon the taxpayers. was
violently opposed by Mr.. Genet, who succeeded in
occupying The floor until large majority of the
members had an opportunity TO retire. leaving the
Board without quorum. The scene in the chamber
was disgaoeful and unbecoming body protesting
10 have a regard for the interests of the city.
regular meeting Of the Board OF Education
took place last evening but the business transacted
was Of very liifling account. An appropriation OF
$500 was made TO pay for a new heating apparatus
lately erected In the Forty-fourth street school
house, in the Twenty second ward The report Of
the Executive Committee on Normal Schools recon.
pendng the recognizing Of the daily normal schools
On certain new bases regarding the qualifications re-
puired In teachers was laid over till next meeting,
when Il viii be made the special order Of business.
Nothing further OF the slightest public interest
came before the Board previous to their adjourn.
meat.
The third trial OF CsRcemi for the murder Of DO
boemsn Anderson stll occupies the attention OF the
Supreme Court Circuit; the testimony however, was
closed yesterday, and the counsel wo on each side)
viii sum up TO day. The evidence yesterday went
10 show that the shot was heard by two men when
In wagon in Genial street, aud that they saw man
run down Broadway and along Canal street: they
did not know him. The character OF Mr. Muller 1.-THE
withdrawn Juror was attempted 70 he impuened by
ihe prosecution, but was fully sustained By witnesses
for the defence Mr. Cristadoro deposed that phrase
in the sicilan language frequently used by men and
boys charged with offence IL an saccui nienfi which
means, 81 know nothing about IT, and sounds like
fhe word accident" in English, which Cancem is
said 10 have made Of 10 the officers when in Gus
fody. The examinations Of Lauth and others, taken
in the Office Of the District Attorney were read and
made part Of the case for the defence.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday the
Recorder delivered his charge 10 the jury 10 the case
OF Martin Dowd, tried for the murder Of John
Dooley They retired at twelve o'clock, and at
eleven O'Clock last evening returned verdict of
"Guilty OF Msnslaughter in the second degree"
INC Aldermanic Committee on Railroads met ves
ferday TO hear parties in reference 10 tho petition
asking that the Fourth Avenue Railroad Companv
be required to run their small mp town as far as
Forysecond street, instead Of Twenty seventh
street No one appeared before them, however, 70
speak upon the subject and therefore the committee
discussed the question among themselves for some
lime but they finally adjourned without taking any
action.
meeting OF DR. Cheever's church members was
ned on Tuesday evening, at which the forty-eight
ltQtestLng members were d1m,csed fhc clpurcb