The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-17

ton. The Committee on Workhous0 reported
IN favor of permitting the women In that ipstitu'
ton to work for j. D. Philips and Co., for ten cents
per day for one month, and twenty cents per day
after that time, at cap making, for eighteen months
The report was adopted. The number now in the
institutions is 1852, being an increase of 81 on the
preceding week.
return to the writ of habeas cor us In the case
Court by the keeper Of the city prison, who pro-
duced the Doctor personally. After hearing the ar
guments Of counsel, Judge Ingraham decided to
hold the prisoner to bail on the Roberts and Hern
stein cases in the sum of 81 OOO and remanded the
Doctor to prison until the necessary suretes could
be obtained The other charges against him were
dismissed. The charge in the Roberts case IL for
the alleged stealing of diamond ring and Penn
sylvania Coal Company bond, and tearing up GER
tam evidences of debt The Hernstein charge Is
Tor alleged false pretences in the purchase of med
cal instruments, for which he did not pay in full.
Complaints were made by the police yesterday
against some thirty individuals for violations Of the
Sunday Liquor law Most of the violations oc
Cured in the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth avenues,
or at least the police in those localities were the
most dilgent in noting down the offenders. The
accused parties will be brought before magistrate
to-day and required to give bail to answer. Among
the number implicated was keeper of lager
beer saloon. whose arrest seems to indicate that
foray is about to be made on those places of Sun
day resort.
The trot between Flora Temple and Princess, over
the Eclipse Course yesterday afternoon resulted in
the success Of the former. The distance trotted
was two miles. The time of the first heat was
i:5oA six and ahalf seconds quicker than the same
distance had ever been trotted before. A graphic
account Of the race and attendant scenes will be
found elsewhere.
The mails by the Persia, which sails this morn
ing, will be sorted on board, ready for delivery on
her arrival in England, under the supervision of
Mr.. c. Nash, Of the General Post Office, London,
and the facilities thus given to commercial opera
tons will, we are sure, be highly appreciated
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 100
osiee including portion for export The marke. Closed
nesvy. Mddl,ng uplanas were qroted at ii%c. There
we're letters received in town yesterday from the prnc
ai cotton marts in middle and upper Georgia, extending
rom Augusta to Columbus, and one from Montgomery
Alabama, complaining Of q weeks heavy rain, and ex
pressing apprehepsiors that If continued, the
grcHing Gotten would seriously suffer from its effects
Flour was eean heavy and about ten cents per barrel
o~er for most descriptions. The market, however,
more active at the decline. Wheat was lower
and unsettled. Included in the raes were South.
m white at 81 80 81 49, ne. red d.
at 81 20 II Is, handsome white Michigan at 81 40
md white Kentuck? at 81 40 81 45. Corn was 10 hgh,
uppy, with sales Of old Western Mixed in store at TIC
FORK heavy aud lower, with sales Of at sl3 62
sls u.s. and prime 8, 50 co 50 TO- Sugars wereseady
sh GALES Of abou, 7CO hhds 22o do oado at rates
wen in sfeadv tha hcf
sale compred 600 bag. Maraoaibo for export, pr
cate terms with small Let Q00 bags) Rio at lll5c
20. Fresbs we're steady. Among the engage nents
we're 7to bales of cotton Liverpool at 32i 10 Nd,
AID ! 500 b0ls -four and SEQ Dbl, rosin at Is Cd
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