The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-07
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York, Thursdny, April q, 1859.
The News.

Inc NEWS
After three days hard work. jury was yesterday
obtained to try the Sickles case, and to-day the
theory of the prosecution will be developed by the
District Attorney his associate full report of
yesterdays proceedings may be found in our CO.
lumns this morning.
The Court Of Appeals yesterday rendered de-
cson in the case of the old police force. There
were three written opinions. Judges Gray and
Strong submitted opinions in favor of the old po-
lice declaring their discharge by the Metropolitan
Commissioners illegal and void and Judges Com.
stock, Selden and Alien concurred in this opinion.
Judge Johnson delivered De dissenting opinion, in
which Judges DEMO and Grover concurred The
decision of the Court is given in full in to-days
HERALD It in effect restores the old police to their
places N the force, aud also gives them their back
pay, amounting in the aggregate TO upwards OF
half million of dollars. An effort will be made in
the Legislature TO have the necessary amount
placed in the city tax levy, but our correspondent
at Albany states as a rumor that the republican
majority of both houses have agreed in caucus TO
oppose the introduction of the appropriation.
Dr. Gum was yesterday confirmed by the Senate,
by a vote of twentyeigh. to four, as Health Officer
at this port in place of DR.. Thompson. The nomi-
Hospital, was also confirmed. Jared V. Peck, of
Westchester Benjamin Hutchinson, OF Brooklyn,
and Wm. Fl. Burleigh, have been nominated as Port
Wardens ny the Governor.
Little OF importance transpired in the Legisa-
ture yesterday. in the Senate the resolution in
favor Of reducing canal tolls was adopted aud
the Personal Liberty bill was discussed. The AS
sembly passed tie City Hall bill, and rejected bill
10 amend the Excise law. The City Railroad bills
were all reported and it is believed that they will
oil pass in due time.
The lower levec cotton press st New Orleans
containing ten thousand bales of cotton, together
with seventy buildings adjoining, were destroyed
by FIRE yesterday and at last accounts the confa
grafton was still uns~bdued. The loss Of property
is estimated at q million Of dollars.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Councilman last
evening an important communication was received
from the Mayor, in which he reviews the proposed
amendments to the city charter The document is
given else where in report Of the proceedings.
BY the overland mail we have San francisco
dates to the 14th ult. The markets were without
change.
Rev. DR.. Cheever delivered last evening, at the
Cooper Institute, before large audience, lecture
on "the logic of the Word Of God against slavery
and man stealing We give report in another
column.
Our news from Japan, dated at Nagasah on the
3lst of December, IS interesting. The Imperial
Commissioners who are to come to Washington TO
exchange treaty ratfcations had been appointed.
The trade in cattle for shipping had been libe-
rallied towards treaty Powers. Danish ship was
refused entrance to the port, the King not having
treaty. Cholera still ragged.
John Brennan, an American lad fifteen years Of
age, was drowned from the deck Of the China
river steamer Willamette, Captain Wacott, 10 Hong
Kong harbor, on the 27th Of January.
One Of our French exchanges states that the
theft committed to the prejudice OF the Northern
Railroad Company of France, by Carpenter and
bis companions, has given rise 70 a curious incident
in New / ork, namely, that Perod has commenced
a suit against the said railway company, claiming
forty thousand francs, seized in his boarding house,
and domagcs. On inquiry our reporter ascertained
that no suit is commenced, and that only q threat
ening letter has been sent TO the lawyers Of the
company.
Tie Board of Education met last evening The
special business Of the evening was the election OF
Clerk Of the Depository. There were three can
diaates, and H. C. Boyd was elected on the
Of this officer il 81 100 year. An application from
the school officers of the Twenty-second ward ask
ing for authority TO rent the Methodist church in
Sixty-Sevcnih street at 300 year, for the pur-
poae OF opening a new school there with view Of
affording the children Of Bloommgdale educa
tionsl facilities, was referred TO the Committee on
New Schools The school officers Of the Twenty
second ward also sent IN q communication asking
an appropriation Of l44s2 for repairing Ware
School No. IL in Foryseyenth street II was re
ferred TO the Committee on Repairs. The rest 0
,he time Of the Board was chiefly engaged in de
batting the propriety of paying Insignificant bill
for the shovellng Of snow, raising points Of order
and getting through the usual amount Of long windy
speeches on trivial matters, for which their meet
ings are becoming famous
The Commissioners Of Emigration met yester
day in their new rooms at Castle Garden for the
first time. The Mayor Of Brooklyn was present
and the rooms were naugurated by collation.. A
resolution authorizing the Committee on Castle
Garden, the Mayors Of New York and BROOKLYN
and the Vice President Of the Board. 10 lieense
City emigrant runners and Eve steamtug boats was
edopted A resolution was also adopted autho.
ling the appointment Of an architect to examine
She roof Of the building at Castle Garden, and re
port upon its condition and the amount of repairs
it may require. The number of emigrants who
arrived during the week is 9Sl, making the whole
namber VITO have arrived during the present year
7le3, which is s25 less than the number who
arrived during the same period last year. The mum.
Eeg 9s inmates in the institution on Wards Island