The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-29

The resignation of6erYeart Cast. ct the First RE-
cnct. brooklyn was received and acceptet, and
vote OF thanks returned TO boat crew No. 2, Harbor
Police, for their efficiency In arresting the mutt
neers on board the stiq VIM. 2. 8torer. WIN. Hal
vey was appointed Assistant Clerk.
Congress was engaged yesterday in debstes-
The Senate discusssd the Post ONCE Defc eacy
Appropriate bill, and the House the Pacific Rail
road bill. The report Of the Committee Of Con-
ference on the disagreeing amendments to the
Military Acsd bhl was adopted by both houses.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday, the
case Of Sc shei kennedy, charged with the homi
eide OF wlnm Church in January last, was
brought up, iu, owing to the absence OF the
defendants COUNSEL, was deferred. Kennedy, it will
be remembered, was indicted Tor killing Church
with cart rung, during street ARRAY on the I'd OF
January last 1T tie corner Of Jane and Washing
ton streets. Tie trial of James Sheppard, charged
with wife murder and arson is set down for to-day.
panel Of 800 jurors has been summoned This
will be the third trial Of Sheppard on the above
charge.
The majority of the Excise Commissioners con-
tlnue their daily sessions without intermissou, ex
cept on Sunday. Yesterday they granted another
half dozen Of thirty dollar licenses
The Circuit Court yesterday heard argument on
the molten of counsel in the case of Albert W.
hicks, alias johnson, convicted Of piracy on board
the oyster sloop Z. A. Johnson for an arrest
Judgment, and reserved its decision.
| According to the City Inspectors report there
were I22 deaths In the city during the past week, an
increase OF 20 as compared with the mortality Of
the week previous. and Sc more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. Tho re-
capituaiion table gives deaths Of diseases Of the
bones JOINTS &C., 6s of the brain and nerves, Of
the eeneratve organs. &c of the heart and blood
vessels, 1856 OF the lungs, throat &C., Of old age,
"A Of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, still
born and premature births, Sc of diseases Of the
stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, A of
general levers Of disease Of the urinary organs,
l unknown, and 90 from violent causes. The ma
tivty table gives 2ss natives Of the United States,
50 OF Ireland, ~ OF Germany, of England, and
the balance of various foreign countries.
The ieresn news received by the steamer Palestine
had deney to check sales Of cotton yesterday and 10
fer prices Ices buoyant. The Transactions
hned to abou, SEQ oaes ct quotations given In another
column which the those previously reported
Flour without important change IN prices while the
local demand with inquiry for export led to fair
amount Of saes Wheat, though shat is oaoy aot
without important change. The chief demand was
for expert The receipts Of continued to be large
and the market heavy while the sales were fir nciudoz
parcels Tor export Pork heavy and lower with sales
Of mess 1t SIT So SIT SIX, and prime at sla
62s. Sugars steady at Saturdays gu xasons, bus
ets active he saes embraced 525 hhds 20 boxes snd
2a2 ht O. eaco. Coffee steady with sales Of about
SEQ bags Rio $50 do Lsguayra and rs bags naracsoo
1t rates given In another column. f,esh~ active
and rates fer grain were firm. The engasemsns Of
and wheat esterday, TO LIVERPOOL amounted To about
1000 buheis, chiefly the former at Sd ssad, In bulk
and in bags with scme wheat IN SHIPS bags at ard
l5Co bb -four at D. 3D. Two vessels 70 load with corn,
for Cork and market were taken up at 3D. in shippers
haar.