The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-14

was quite number of ladies. whose persons and
performances excited the liveliest admiration. The
display was very attractive
The Board of Aldermen met last evening The
Special Committee on the Tax Levy presented
their report, the consideration Of which was laid
over The Committee made several notifications
in the original document, reducing several ap
preparations and introducing others The ordi-
nance to prohibit the sprnkling of salt on
Broadway during snowy weather was car
RED communication was received from
Comptroller Haws, in relation to informalities in
the assessment list for regulating and grading
10th street, between Eighth avenue and Harlem
river. He returns the list for reconsideration.
Among other items, $3.50 are charged by the Col
lector of Assessments fees for signing his name
and notifying the Comptroller of the same. The as
sessment was sent back to the Tax Commissioners
for correction. motion to discharge the committee
to whom was referred the question of City Inspec
torship was, after q heightened debate, laid over
The Board of Councimen met last evening, when
the President announced the committees of the
Board for 1859, which will be found elsewhere
The republican members expressed great dssatis
faction at the appointments of the presiding officer
The present State officers of Connecticut were
yesterday placed in nomination for reelection by
the Republican State Convention, which met at
New Haven.
The rivers and bay were again enveoped in
dense fog yesterday morning, causing much annoy
ance by the detention of the ferry boats. The
steamer Empire State, of the Fall River kne did not
reach the city until two o'clock in the afternoon. Her
captain reports having encountered but very little
IN tho H. c.,
Stonington, also arrived about two o'clock
The Grand Jury presented very large number
of indictments yesterday in the General Sessions,
for burglary, forgery and larceny, to which the
prisoners pleaded not guilty, and were remanded
for trial. Stephen Webb jointly indicted with
Henry Foster for breaking into the store of Samuel
Lchtenstein, was acquitted and ON the rendition of
the verdict Foster was discharged James Lathin,
charged with William Worrum, was tried and con-
victed of forgery in the second degree, having ON
the 18th of December passed a counterfeit S. bill
on the Granite Bank, Mass. The jury recommended
him to mercy, and he was remanded for sentence.
Rose Smith was convicted of stealing gold watch
and chain worth $l66, the property Of Stephen T.
Gregory, of No. SO Rivington street, and sent to
the State prison for two years. Thomas Mahones
was found guilty of an attempt at burglary, having
been caught in the act of attempting to enter the
store OF W. c. Bernstein, Jr., No. $50 Sixth avenue
on the night of the 18th of December. He was
sent to the State prison for two years. John Dunn
indicted for forgery in the second degree pleaded
guilty to the fourth grade of that offence, and was
sent to Sing Sing prison for two years. James
Rogers, very bad youth, pleaded guilty to bur
gary in the third degree and was sentenced to two
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prison. Thomas Stanley pleaded guilty to an at
tempt at grand larceny, and was remanded for SEN
tence. William johnson was tried for breaking
into the store of Henry Miller, but the evidence
was insufficient to convict him. and he was dis
charged. Robert Shansey, jointly indicted with
johnson, pleaded guilty to an attempt, and was
sent to the penitentiary for one year.
Our files from Australia, dated at Sydney on the
18th and at Melbourne on 10th of October, contain
an interesting resume of the progress of the colony
during the past year. A return of the gold YIELD
from the first discovery of the metal there, is given
with full statistical tables of the revenue imports
exports, insolvencies, increase of population, &C.,
for the same period of time We publish the ex-
tracts this morning, with the news that the Port
Curtis gold mines had proved miserable failure.
Our European files by the North American, dated
at Liverpool on the I'D ult, reached this city from
Portland yesterday evening. The papers are not SO
late by three days those received by the Africa
and Alps
The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1000
bales. The Nagara's news impaired stronger tone 10
the market, and holders manifested better feeling while
prices were without quotable change. Flour was frmer
for most descriptions, with a fair demand from the
trade. Wheat was frmer, with a speculative demand
good Western red. ware IN n fair oxtant
and at full prices for all good qualities Corn was rmer
and with small sales including Southern yellow at
SOC. Sic, and Western mixed at 84c S5c The Ma
gara's news gave more buoyancy at the Close to the
market for breadstuis Pork again active and
1rmer, both for immediate and future delivery old mess
sold at ST and at SIT so, and prime at Sl2 s7,a
$13and at higher figure for June delivery Beef and
lard were also firm. Sugars were rmer and closed at
full &c. advance; the sales embraced about 1900
hhds at prices given in another place. Coffee was
steady, while sales were limited Freights were dull
and engagements light Spices this week have become
active, and have undergone material advance. Mer-
chants and brokers in this city have been appealed to
by committee at Washington regarding the trade in
spices, with the view of asceranng whether they would
not bear reasonable duty without Inconvenience to the
trade and the consumers. They now free Answers
have been returned to the effect that they would bear
fair duty without material detrment and that should the
duties OF 1916 be resored0 to 40 per cent ad vaorem
they would yield revenue Of about 100000 per
annum 1t is the impression among dealers Congress
may renew the duties that has part contributed to the
present speculative movement.
The Spells Politicians of the Day, and Their
Presidential Movements.
The first great duty of the American people is
to take the business of the next Presidential
election into their own hands, regardless
Of party associations party caucuses or
spells and plumber jobbing party conventions.
During the last fifteen years, under our
managing party politicians, our governmental
afairs Coaaerrassioaal S4a4a