The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-26

vessel She was worth g. 900 She nov lies in
about fifteen feet Of water al low tide. and can be
faised l.: the aid Of boom derrcks and air tight
Casks. At meeting Of the rescued passengers
from the long Island, on board the Maynower,
complimentary resolutions adopted for The
prompt action displayed ~ Captaia WOOD.
The examination in the case ot Mclsovtrn. VITO
complained before the Mayor that he bad been de-
prived Of his stand in Washington market by the
Superintendent James Irving. because he was not
reSitenr of the city. was postponed until this
morning 3, ten O'Clock. large number Of wit
nesses have been subprnacd. most Of them dealers
in Washington market.
A session Of the Beard Of Supervisors wac held
yesterday Afternoon. SUPERVISED Kennedy moved
TO Sill yassocy il INC registry Of the Thrice uti
district o the Thirteenth waro. Mr.. John L, Ctoeu.
the resi-nsr asreiLted Ming out Of that district.
Joseph tutu AZ vas chosen IA his place. 4 similar
case happeni r ia the Tenth District Of the Eighth
ward Rchago Dsihe was chosen as registrar for
thai district 4 motion to permit the Clerk of Ar
Tic Hse Il The Supervisors room for sales for
arrears oi taxes was carried A snoton that the
Board meet on Monday afternoon TO fill vacancies
in the +. gistfy prevailed. sSs5 appropriated
to pay various bills for pest mortem examinations.
The BOARD, after hearing reports Of various COM
mittees. adjourned.
The Cooper Institute was mole than half filed
last evening by highly fashionable and intelligent
audience to listen to the first Of series Of lectures
on astronomy by Professor o. NJ. Mitchell The
lecturers remarks were listened to With the pro.
fouudest attention, and his lucid explanations Of
the laws Of motion and gravitation AZ applied TO
the earth aud moon were in the highest degree in
teresting. He skctched briefly and eloqaentiy the
history CT the science Of the celestial bodies.
dwelling particularly on the great discoveries by
Kepler and Newton. the grandest ever achieved by
the human intellect. He alluded also to the man
of seasons, length Of year. &C.. had been found out
concluding amidst the heartiest applause. The.
next lecture will be on Friday evening.
The cotton market exhibited rather more heaviness
yeserdas VIII lie the sales embraced about 1900 bales,
closing dull on the basis of IL &c II &c. for miidiing
upands The receipts Of -four large BY the canals
and river. and the market heavy though sales were
fair. Prices closed at decline Of &C. 15c. per barrel
Southern -four was in good request but for com
mon and mixed brands, while extras were unchanged
Wheat was in good milling and export demand with
doing and at rather rmer rates fop good to prime
lots Corn was inactive but steady at 81 0S for Southern
yellow. Mess pork was heavy and Irregular with sales
at SIS IS SIS 37a Prime firm, with sales at $40
93X. sale OF 1000 bbls. mess was reported deliy
cradle next month sellers option at SIS Beef was steady
and lard heavy. Sugars steady with sales Of 60oa
700 hhds and 200 boxes at given another column
The public sale OF Rio coffee yesterday drew good
company. The catalogue embraced about 5000 bags
24o0 Of the better quality of which were sold at an
average of 1l45c.; 600 bags, chiefly common grades
auth he ctedc
easier prices compared with previous sales Freights
rm both Liverpool and to london, while engagements
were moderate. Among the shipments were 5000 bushels
wheat Liverpool at 3D., in bags and some cotton at
31ed and cheese to London at 4o with sperm oil at
4Os. per ton.