The New York herald., 1860-09-18

application was received froIn the second Avenue
Railroad Company. asking for permission to lay
several cross tracks and branch roads Referred.
petition from number Of citizens was present
ed by Alderman Henry, asking for the establish
ment Of ferry 10 the North river. in the neighbor
hood Of Canal street, to some point in New Jer-
sey. Also referred. Alderman Brady presented
an ordinance, enactng that there shall be an
officer in the Croion Aquoduct Board who shall
be called " The Inspector Of City Railroads
Of the city Of New York, whose duty it will be to
see that the railroads kept in good repair and
also TO see that the ordinances of the Common
Council relating TO gas companies are fully COM
Piled with. The salary Of the Inspector to be
5000 per annum. The paper was laid oven
On motion of Alderman Tuomey eommunica-
ton from the Croton Aqueduct Department, asking
for the award of contract TO J. Hackley for the
Fourth avenue mains, was called up, and rejected
by vote Of l3 to 3. The Board adjourned to five
O'Clock on Thursday.
The Board Of Councilmen held short session
last evening. The only business OF importance
was the presentation of o resolution by Mr.. Shaw.
directing the Finance Committee, OF which he is
chairman to report what steps are necessary to be
taken for the purpose Of recovering the revenue
accruing from auction duties to the State govern
ment to aid in constructing the Erie canal. II ap-
pears that in the year 1917 this city oeded the
above revenue with the understanding that these
duties should revert back to the Corporation. A
resolution was offered in favor OF establishing
ferry between Harlem and Westchester county.
The special Committee onlVgarancy, appointed
by the Board Of Aldermen, which was to meet
yesterday to take into consideration the subject Of
vagrancy, had TO postpone the meeting in conse
quence of all the members not being present. Al
derInan Barry, the chairman of the committee, ad-
journed The investigation until next Wednesday, at
one =. NJ. Parties Interested in the recent action
the arrest of all persons found unemployed in the
streets, are requested to be present.
The Tappen and Craven investigation was con-
timed yesterday afternoon il the City Hail. The
Aldermanc Committee declined hearing new
charges from Mr. Wadsworth or any other cit-
zens on the ground that such proceedings would
be irregular. The May or did not appear, end they
adjourned I'LL Thursday next for tho purpose Of
aiording him another opportunity of sustaining his
charges.
The motion for an attachment against Taylor and
Brennan for contempt in continuing to receive the
rents of the West Washington Market after the de-
csion Of the Supreme Court prohibiting them from
doing So was to have been heard yesterday, but
was postponed until this day.
Don Juan Bcllo, Minister from Chill to the United
States, died on Sunday night last at the Clarendon
hotel in this city. He was about returning TO
Washington, and his death was quite unexpected.
The members Of the Diplomatic Corps and his
friends are invited to attend his funeral this morn
ing at half past ten o'clock, church Of st. Francs
Xavier, Sixteenth street.
The settlement Of the order in the New Haven
Railroad case {the Schuyler frauds) was also post
poned until to-day.
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 4T4 deaths in the city during the past week,
decrease Of 40 as compared with the mortality OF
the week previous, and less than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re-
capiuation table gives deaths of diseases Of the
bones. io:nts, &c, IS OF the brain and nerves. Of
the generative organs, IA OF the heart and blood
vessels, liz Of the lungs throat. &C., Is OF old age
30 OF diseases Of the akin and cruptive feyers, l5s
Of diseases Of the stomach bowels and other diges
tive organs, 4sof general feves, premature births,
2 OF disease OF the urinary organs unknown, aud
2s from violent causes. The nativity table gives 332
natlvcS Oh inc Cmteu DAtesp Oi uclAuu, 20 Oh
Germany, Z Of England, Of Scotland, and the
balance Of various foreign countries.
Tho cotton market yesterday drmcr, under the In
fucnce OF the foreign but without quoabe change
in prices The saics embraced about 500 bales large
receipts with the unavorabc intelsenc from Europe
produced Amos, stampede 10 the market for breadstas
yesterday The whole desline in some grades Of -four
reached loc. 2oc per bol, while sales mod.
crate. Wheat fell of Sc 10 per bushe though II was
active at the decline Corn heavy, n Csc SIC for
Western mixed with fair amount Of sales Pork wAs
dull with saies Of new mess st $40 2S sls 3Ts and at
sls II sl& Is for prime. Sugars steady and
In good demand, with sales reported Of ~ 800 400
hhds at about the OF yesterday Freghs
were active and frmcr with tree engagements rates
given in another column.