New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-16


london. The sale will also comprise an extensive
assortment Of standard American books suited Tor the
holiday trade.
Tar Tx.pAYrRs' AssocIATIoy.-A meeting Of
the Tax.psyers Association was held at noon on Fri
dow in the Directors room of the American Exchange
Bank. Mr.. +. r. Tilou in the Chair, TO receive the
replv of Mr.. Mintun TO the nomination Tor Mayor
rendered him by the Association.
Mr. LIVINGSTON presented the declination OF MI
AIipturn stating in addition that the chief reason
which induced slr Minturn to decline was the ten
deney TO disease OF the heart to which he was suo-
ioet. The following is Mr.. Mipturns reply;
Hastings on the Hudson, Nov, Is 1851.
GENTLEMEN have received your a. ,a
Of ihi. date rendering to nae the nomns1on lot { 49,
city Of New ORR IN behalf Of the AK Iayes ts ~
lion and ills evidence Of confidence nom gentlemen oi
such hish standing Is very gratifying 30 me. ,,e Nth
In envy bes to ,ay that thoroughly synpamle ~
von e4ofts TO reform the City Government and have iuy
considered the view. which on Pe;1ta' 20
yon for g. sad for The gratifying manner III "hch A
p'e'eI's ann - gentlemen. with great respect,
ROgT Is. MINTURN.
NJ, ,,.ip Tm,, eso l. T. d. Lauer. esq John Living
ston esq Richard H. 5chiefein, esq James senw we
ESQ. aud other g nemen Of tho Committee oil the lax
,Vrrs Uuion Association. 1850,
| NJ lanes NJ. Woolley then moved that Mr.. VIII
liam b. Astor be nominated which was carried unan-
imously.
II was also moved that Committee Of five be ap-
pointed by the Chair TO wait on Mr.. Astor, ana re-
port to the Convention at their next meeting IL
was moved that the Chairman Of The meeting DC
added 10 the Committee to wait on Mr.. Ast0r.
The Committee was then announced rs l0HoWs:
Messrs. TiIlou, Gould, Livingston, Lmier, Scliei-
felin and Ransom.
The name Of the Association was then changed,
and il viii hereafter be known "a the - laH-iayeIS
and Rent Payers Union Association
Immediately after the adjournment Of the Nomi-
mating Convention the different Council and Alder
manic Delegations met and took the following action;
Fourth Csuneiiuanie DfifretThe delegates agreed on
Ado phu, OF their candidaes and Adousi io'
husl actiou. - FL
Repper H. A. smith Anthony Miller, Mchsel g. Gro''' H.
n. Wilhelm, And Jo'eph Mosbaet H., =. ,,o.I.
Sirih aaf Ssrcnh-The delegates adjourned 20 Monosy
next without making any nominations go
The Aldernsuic COMMITTEES adjourned without taxing any
sctiou.
TIE Tax.Payers' Association had another meeting
at the Everett House last evening. when the Com
mi,tee appointed TO wait on Mr. William Is. Aston
and tender TO that eminent " Tax-Payer aud
q" Rent Receiver the nomination for Mayor, re-
ported that Mr. A., while deeply fympathhing with
tie objects Of the Association, felt constrained to de-
cline az his private business required his whole a''
tentou. so, after third or fourth effort, the Tax
PAYERS found themselves without candidate VINO
would stand fire. The name OF hlr. George Grlf'
void was suggested; but that gentleman, being pres
ent declined without subjecting the meeting to the
formally Of appointing Committee TO wait upon
him. Tie Convention, after indulging in redsona-
bic degree Of speech-masing, appointed AiesSis'
Charles Gould, John Livingston, and George "fi'
void Committee TO wait upon certain eminent o''
zeus named, and ASCERTAIN which, II either Oh them
would accept nomination for Mayor, and adjourned
to meet again at the Everett House on Monday even
ipg next.