The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27

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report relative to their with respect to that
Office. We give the paper, together with other
proceedings of the Board, in our report published
iu another column.
The Board of Councilmen met last evening, and
after disposing of few unimportant papers, a re.
port of the Committee on Streets in favor Of con-
curing to lay the Belgian pavement in State street
from Whitehall to Battery place was adopted. The
report of the same committee in favor of con
curing with the Aldermen in giving the contract
to relay Broadway with the Belgian pavement to
c. g. Waterbury was, after lengthy debate, lost
for want Of q constitutional vote. Mr. Babcock
affirmed that person officially connected with the
Board had offered him money to purchase his vote,
which was not denied, although Messrs Ottarson
and Lent affirmed that no attempt was made to
bride them. After the Board adjourned the reader,
who was charged by Mr. Babcock to have offered
him certain sum of money if he would vote for
the measure, seized him by the hair Of his head,
when they got into a sonfiie, but were promptly
separated.
The Life Underwriters Convention, which has
been in session in the Astor House since Wednes.
day, finished their business yesterday afternoon,
| and partook of dinner in the evening A con-
densed report of the proceedings will be found in
another column.
The New Jersey Episcopal Convention met again
yesterday, and baloted for bishop in place of the
late Dr. Doane, but effected no choice.
There was another meeting of the Excise Com
missioners yesterday, but no business came before
them. They informed us, however, that many of
the most respectable liquor dealers have sent in
blank forms and applications for licenses, SO that
they likely to have plenty of business their
hands before many days The Sheriff has served
suDmonses on several of those whose names were
placed in his hands as violators of the Excise law
The Commissioners intend to continue their ses-
sions four times week until fifty meetings have
been held
The Councilmen's Committee on Arts and
Sciences held a meeting yesterday to hear par
ties interested in the leasing of Reservoir square,
formerly the site Of the Crystal Palace to the
American Institute. Messrs. Mhau and Banks,
both of whom own property in the vicinity of the
square argued against leasing the ground to the
American Institute, urging that it would be q
greater advantage to up town property to have it
leased to other parties for market or something
convenient and useful, and that the American In.
sttute have greater claims the city for favors
than any other private company. No one appeared
on behalf Of the American Institute.
Although the Asias news, received yesterday, was
considered present many favorable as the
delay in actual collision between the begerens the de-
elevation Of neutrality the part of England the in
creased easness in the London money Market the ad-
in coDsos and the rally in sharest did not exer
else any material influence the general markets.
which were mostly without animation. Cotton dealers,
although there had been slight reaction in the Liverpool
market of Lied. TO I'd. the previous advance of I'd
considered good sgn under the circumstances that
the depression not greater Although the imports of
the week hid reached the extraordinary quantity of
245 bales the sales Of the week had embraced only
So 000 Of which 900 were taken speculation. The
stock OF American in Liverpool 500 400 bales against
4ob In 1885, and 4s4 900 in 1856 Stock Of all kinds
sss 200 bales against 6ss 900 in 1856. The imports
we're COO bales, against 900 in 1856. The
ports somewhat greater than for the three previous
years while the taken for consumption was ess
with the exception Of 1857. The of American at
Sea was 237 900, against 900 at the same time
in 1858; and from the East Indies 90 900, against
600 last year. The sales yesterday in this
ket were confined 10 about 200 q 800 bales
in lots, at unchanged prices Flour opened heavy and
dull with limited sales, but closed with seadiuess
Southern common and mixed brands with inside extras,
heavy and prices were rather easier. Wheat
dull for grades among the sales about 10, 900
bushels good red winter Indiana at 81 rs, with white
Maryland at 81 90; $50 do Georgia. the first Of the
season, sold private terms Corn closed dull;
prime Western mixed sold 9C. at the close there
buyers above 90c,; white Southern sold at 90c
e2c., and good to prime yellow ats2c. 9ac Pork
heavy and prices somewhat unsettled, while fair sales
were SIT 40 SIT SO for mess clear $40 75
prime, SIS Co. and q sale Of prime reported buyers
option sixty days, at $l6. Beef was steady and lard
firm. The sales Of sugars embraced about 200 300
hhcs at rates gwen in another column. Coffee
active; about 1900 bags Rio sold, at auction at
1os4c a12hc, average 1926; 1855 do do, per bark
Johann Hose, loc Ship the 200 bags Laguayra
sold Wednesday brought &c. l7sc, and two lots of
prime sold yesterday at 12c. l21Sc Freight en-
gsgements were moderate and quotations unchanged