The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-22

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mot only to various assertions made therein but to
| the idea OF seekhg "foreign" aid Q, oil. On the
other The proceedings were protraeted till mid
night, and eventually kvss resolved that the state
ment should be submitted 70 . committee Of I've,
who are 70 report upon Il to the general meeting
to be held this evening" at half past eight O'Clock,
at the Same place.
| TIE Board Of Aldermen met INST evening. The
business before them was unimportaa In cense-
quepce OF their next regular meeting day falling on
Thanksgiving, Monday, the 28th inst, was fixed for
the next assembling Of the Board. The Board &C
cepted the invitation Of Major General Sanford
to DO present at military salute in front Of the
| City Hall on Thursday NEXT On the same occasion
standard is TO DO presented BY General Paez, Of
Venezuela, to troop Of the First regiment Of New
York State militia. The Board Of Commissioners
Of the Central Park notified their approval Of q
line OF grade for the continuation of the Eighth
avenue, also for the grade Of the continuation Of
ll0th street nom tho Fifth avenue to Ninth avenue.
At the meeting Of the Board of Councilmen last
evening o resolution for the appointment Of
special committee TO report proper measures for
the spreyention Of abuses In the harbor was
adopted. Professor Lowe Nas permitted to use
Reservoir square two weeks longer 70 exhibit his
balloon. TAs chairman OF the comnittee appointed
10 draft N ordinance ir To examhation Of steam
boilers stated that he would report next Monday.
The Board concurred with the Aldermen to REIN
state Engine Company No. and Hose Company
~; also IN the estimates for building q house IN
l26th street for Hook and Ladder Company Not.
Tho Comptroller sent in . statement Of expenses
paid. and Of advasces and payments made on
various trust accouns prior to December 81, 1858,
to contractors for executing sundry street and
other improvements, to be reimbursed by
assessments to defay the cost Of such works;
also an approximate estimate Of the deficiency ex-
istDg In the trust on December 81, 1858. A reso-
luton to appropriate $500t each of the Presidents
Of the Common Council for services as Health Com
misaioners, was laid over. General Sanford in
vited the Mayor and Councilmen to receive march
ing salute on Evacuation Day, and to attend the
Resentation by General Paez, Of standard to-
troop of the First regiment, New York State mi
litia.
The Aldermanic Committee on Streets had the
subject Of widening Nassau street before them yes
terday. but did nothing further than to examine q
map in reference to it, which was submitted by the
petitioners The plan OF this map is described in
our report. The widening Of Laurens street was
also taken up but nothing further was done than
to hear the parties in reference to it.
A very important seizure of diamonds, jewelry
and watch movements, amounting in their aggregate
value to $4,000, was made few days ago on the
arrival of the steamship Asia at Jersey City. The
property belonged principally to two Spanish gen.
tlemen. Another party is also implicated in an at
tempt to smuggle some ten dozen sets of valuable
shirt studs. The Asia arrived on the 18TH but from
the unwilingness Of the authorities to make the
matter public, the particulars of the transaction
did not transpire until yesterday
Dr.. Wilson, the physician charged with attempt
ing to poison his wife by choroform, was admitted
to bail yesterday by Justice Welsh. His examine
ton was taken, when he asserted that he was en-
tirely innocent Of the charge, which he would
shortly prove by Witnesses
lecture was delivered in the Cooper Institute
last evening by DR.. scudder, on tho late rebellion
in India, to very large audience, an abstract Of
which will be found in another column.
A trotting contest was commenced yesterday az
ternoon on the Union Course between Flora Tenn
pie and the Bashaw stallion Geo. N. Patchen, but
darkness coming on before the affair was settled it
win be finished to-day, beginning at Q p NJ. Three
heats were closely contested by these celebrated
trotters, Flora winning the two first in 2:2s-223,
and the third given to the stallion in 2:24. The
ime made on this occasion, the weather, condition
of the track &C., &C., considered, may be set down
as the very best ever made. Flora went in harness.
the stallion under the saddle.
By recent inspection it appears that Brooklyn
contains 4,4s3 tenement houses, or dwellings, con-
tanning more than three families with an aggregate
of 76,7s4 inmates.
The first mortgage holders of the Erie Railroad
have applied to the Comptroller to advertise the
road for sale under the law of 1S45. The matter
has been placed in the hands of the Attorney Gene
raj, who will proceed at once to foreclose the mort
cages and sell the road
The City Inspectors report of the mortality in
this city for the week ending on Saturday last,
shows slight increase in the number of deaths
over the week previous The principal causes Of
death to be found in diseases of the lungs and
throat numbering l92 cases, the brain and nerves,
90, and the stomach and bowels 81, out of total
Of All. No particular complaint appears to pre-
vail at present The city is uncommonly free Of
feyers, with the exception of scarlet, by which
there were 26 deaths. As usual, the greatest gene
raj mortality was amongst children of ten years
Of age and under, numbering 224 deaths, or rather
more than half the aggregate.
The foreign news by the Canada, which contained &C.
counts of rmer and active cotton market in Liver
pool owing to the large receipts at the South failed
ercise any decided influence prices here. Tho sales
embraced about eco bales, 1000 Of which were sold in
transit closing for lots the spot the basis Of II
Flour better with demand for export and the
market more active closing at advance of &c. per Dbl
for State and Western Wheat owing to the character Of
the foreign news more active and closed with in
creased frmness Among the sales several cargoes
Of Milwaukee club atprces given another column. Corn
was in good supply, while sales moderate and
prices easier Rye sold at ssc. and barley at 7sc
7oc- per bushe Pork, under the influence Of spccua
tive feeling was moro active and prices firm Mess sold
at SIS Is SIS 40, and prime at $40 rs. Senrs were
steady while the sales confined TO about 40 hhds