The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-23

their pss,or DR. Ch.eser, IN sending Miss John
stone e. EugIsnd 10 collect funds for the relief O
| portion of the church; and MS it nad become the
euijccr not oniy a. public uotoriety hut one
GU which appeared Ia hang tae existence
of tie chu, ch itself. it WAS detersnined "a cul, a
me. Ting Of the whole BODY aud submit for It's cor
! ad rtion of the censurd proceeding the mission
OF M'ss Johnst"ne Ia England. A lengthy docu-
ment was rend at the meeting detailing these ,acts.
upon which The subscribers 10 II, with Dr. Chcever
grounded their Justification. This docu.nent aud
the RESOLUTIONS which accompanied it excited a
very lengthy debate, which was only brought to u
close by majority Of lie neetng accepting tho
statement a,,o adopting the resolutions. after some
SIX hours debate. IL was past one O'Clock when
the proceedings closed.
another s,cr,ny session Of the Board of Educa-
ton took place last evening. at which the Bible
Question was the sole suoject If discus ZION. The
question arose out of n communication ann resoln,
hon Submitted rs Mr.. Byrne, Of the Fourteenth
w ard. asking and ordering the payment Of iii the
teachers whose salaries have been withheld except
one which would be reserved TO institute a test
case On TIE subject. as usual nothing was ascour
plish-d, the whole subject having been laid ON ihe
table.
The Beard of Ten Governors met yesterday
afternoon, Governor Dugro in the chair. The
weekly statement showed the number Of inmates
in the public institutions to be 1861 up the 18th
INST, an increase Of LAG over the week previous.
communication was received from Mr. George Con-
ron. the contractor for the gas fitting OF Island
Hospital. Elackwei''s Island asking for the privi-
eee of putting in higher did for the work, which
he asserted Was larger than he understood when he
accepted the contract. The Beard decided it
would he unfair to the other contractors TO grant
this reques, and ordered the work TO be Assigned
TO ,he rex. lowest bidder.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, but,
beyond some mere routine business. the proceed
ines were uuimportant.
Charles c. Cooper. the seaman who murdered
George Ritter on board Of the sloop-orwar Brook.
Ign, TN tn morning of the day on which she lef,
this port. was yesterday brought before Judge
Belts. Of the Unit "a States District Court, on q
VII, OF habeas corpus The discharge was claimed
the gioond that there was no legal proof author
izing his commitment, a1d also that the United
States had no jurisdiction over the offence. The
debce TO show that the offence was committed out
of The jurisdiction Of the State, and therefore
granted his discharge. AS soon as he was at
liberty however. he again arrested by an officer
of ihe navy, for tie purpose of being tried by court
martial. The Coroner Of Richmond county being
present the Judge informed him that the proceed
ipgs would in no way interfere with any action
that might be taken by the State authorities in the
matter.
The whole Of yesterday was occupied in the
GeEpral Sessions id sumnliug up the case Of
Horace Cooley, who Is charged with receiving parts
of sewing machines patented BY the Wheeler &
Wilson Company and inserting them in bogus ma
chimes. At FIVE o'clock Judge Russell delivered
lucid charge 70 the jury, but they had not agreed
upon verdict ut late hour last evening.
The sales OF cotton yesterday embraced about 1000
bales considerable portion Of which transit The
market closed tamey 90 the basis of ll3sc for mddng
upaDds. Flour continued firm, though some less active
There fair demand from the domestic trade with soma
inquiry for export Southern flour continued in good re-
quest With fair amount Of sales. Wheat continued frm
and sales were made TO a fair full prces Corn
was in good supply, with sales rather easter
| prices. Pork active and irmer, with sales
1 Of mess q. sl5 SO sl5 75 and Of primo at
| $40 s7js S1I. Beef was in good request and
rather irner Sugars were firm. Private telegraphic
dispatches from New Orleans reported an active market
there at full prices The sales here embraced about GOO
hhds 100 boxes and 400 bags Pcrnambucos and 500
bbls crushed, to go West given in another CO.
lumn Frcghts were firm, with fair Of engage,
nents The sales Of coffee embraced about 200 bags
Rio and 600 triagc Laguayra at rates given elsewhere
The stock embraced IS 406 bags Ro $40 and 100
bags Java and total of packages Of all kinds Of 0l2