The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-04

now in progress. This was laid over. The Roa,xI
took recess for quarter Of an hour. and then
proceeded 70 make corrections in the lists Of In.
spectors and canvassers OF election.
There was very little business transacted I'm the
Board Of Councilmen last evening". A resolution
presented by the President was adopted. request
ing the Comptroller to inform tho Board at its next
meeting what steps had been taken ON resolution
adopted by the Common Council directing lease
OF ferry from the foot of Thirty.fourth street.
East river, to West First street, Hunters Point.
The Board concurrcd with tho Aldermen ia passing
aIesoution that the grade of Worth street. between
Inc west eide OF Broadway and point one hundred
feet west of Church street, be changed so as to
conform to a map dated Oct. 8, 1859. A resolution
proposing to appropriate 81 900 for celebrating
Evacuation Day. and to appoint committee to
make the arrangements, was laid over. Council
man Lent asked permission Of the Board to with
draw resolution offered by him on Monday, in.
st'ucting the Street Commissioner {, advertise for
proposals to take two feet of the sidewalk off
Broadway. which was granted. He said that his
only object in offering was to call attention to the
Inconsistencies in that thoroughforc, and not, as
some supposed, to favor railroad in that street
Thestum towboat DR.. Kane came down last night
from the sunken steamer New World. by which we
learn that slow progress is making towards raising
the sunken vessel. Some two hundred empty
CASKS had been taken up for the purpose of being
placed under her guards at low water, but the
strong ebb tice renders that very difficult The
steamer last night at eight o'clock was still on the
bottom. the water being up to the floor of the
main saloon. No freight except a quantity of iron
and steel on the forward deck and some heavy
freight aft, remains board. If she is raised and
brought down to the city within two weeks il will
be as soon as the workmen engaged 10 getting her
up expect.
The Police Commissioners met yesterday morn
ing, and tried the complaint made against Sergeant
Souder, of the Second precinct, by Mr. Molonsy.
who charged the de- 1dant with absentng himself
from duty and pla. game of cards. From the
testimony ELECTED the charge was proved frivolous
and untrue, whereupon the case was dismissed.
John B. Ross, David Leach and Adolph Bishop
were arrested on Wednesday, on board of the
steamer Europa, just she was about starting for
Liverpool. The party are charged with COM
hitting forgeries on the Nassau and Common
wealth Banks of this city, in sums of $3,l56 and
81 800 respectively. Upon an examination before
the Boston police court. Ross was discharged, the
evidence not duplicating him.
An important foreign mail arrangement has been
concluded By the Postmaster General with the Ca
madam Post Department, by which the mails are to
be transported for the sea postage weekly between
Detroit and Liverpool, via Portland in winter, and
via the river st. Lawrence in summer-the service
to commence by the trip Of the FIRST steamer out
ward from Portland on the 26th of November cur
rent 1t is intended to have the mails or such of
them as may be thereby expedited, for and from
the Western, Northwestern, and probably some of
the Southwestern States, sent in closed bags be-
tween Chicago and Detroit on the one side and
Liverpool and London the other; and to this end
the assent of the British Post Department has been
| requested to constitute Chicago and Detroit ex-
change Offices for United States and British mails.
| We have received files Of Bermuda papers to the
9Th ult but they contain no news of interest.
| The third meeting Of the Special Committee Of
the Councilmen on the subject of reporting an
ordinance favorable to the appointing Of inspectors
of steam boilers, took place yesterday. Several
gentlemen submitted their views upon the subject
compendium of which is contained in our report
| The final meeting Of the committee will be held
| next Thursday.
Amongst the indictments found by the Grand
Jury of the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday
was one against McCabe, for an assault on Mr.
Thomson, editor Of the Daily Nc,os. The court
will meet again to-day, when perhaps the matter
may be brought up.
Tho sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 500
bales part In ransitu the basis Of quotations given In
another column. Tho market closed with easier feel
ing, though without change in prices The flour market
frmer for common and medium grades of State and
| Western, while higher brands we're unchanged. The
sales made to fair extent including purchases for
export Corn rather scarce and the sales somewhat
restricted; lot Of Jersey sold at SIC. Pork was
steady for mess and rather heavy for prince the former
sold at SIS SIX SIS 46, and prime at $40 5sA $40 65
thin sold at SIS 25 Sugars steady and in fa
demand with sales OF about 600 hhds and II 900 bag
China, for refining onterms given in another place. Tit
public sale Of Rio coffee Off yesterday; it drew
good and spirited company. The catalogue comprised
1900 bags OF which bags Of good quality sold
| at average Of 11ssc.; 300 bags withdrawn a
| &c., and 100 do. common were sold at average
lOc. Freight engagements moderate and previous
| rates sustained.
| Tho Contest I'm Mexico-Which Is the Real
Government Thore3
The news from Mexico, by the Tennessee
| shows that affairs there are again becoming com
plicated as the time for action approaches and
| the dry and cool season permits the several
! armies to take the field. The issue of the open
Ing campaign may decide the fate of that re
| public for years to come, and it may be worth
while to take view of the positions of the
contending parties.
The last campaipn ended with the failure Of