The New York herald., 1862-08-08

The Memphis BsUetia is advocating peace. Let
it advise the rebels to lay down their arms, and
not only peace. but prosperity. viii follow.
The coin belonging to the Branch Bank of St.
Louis at Bonneville. and TO Triggs' banking house
at the same place, amounting to three hundred
thousand dollars, safely reached st. Louis on the
Sd instant under military escort.
The rolled silver and brass factory of Samuel
Benson & Son. at Bloomfield, New Jersey, was
destroyed by fire on the 5th inst. Loss 100000.
The usual annual regatta fo- yachts will take
place at Coburg, Canada, to-day and tomorrow.
The Board of Education had no meeting last
evening, for want of quorum.
The Montreal Gazette estimates the cost Of
equpping the thirty thousand militia and the thirty
thousand reserve volunteer force which it is pro-
posed to raise in Canada as follows:--
Uniforms, &c. ............... SoaU,O ,Otu
nhes, so0oo
fleiu batteries. ............ ...'....... su'Vou
ArlhoIies uo'ooo ooo
Gun sheds. ....................... Wc00
cavalry equipments. ......... ....... ioV'Voo
Total i..................... 81, ,5G5, 900
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday,
William Mason, indic.edl6r buSglary in the second
degree, was convic cd Of that offence in the third
degree, and sentenced to the-State Prison for five
years. William Thompson, alias John Tlman.
pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with
having committed grand larceny on the 2sth OF
July last; sentence deferred. Catherine Waters
pleaded not guilty to the charge of grand larceny.
Thejury acquitted her without leaving their seats.
Mary E. Wins, young coiored woman, pleaded
not guilty to the Indictment charging her with
having kidnapped young colored child named
Sarah S. Z. Lee, on the "a of September last year.
Acquitted.
There arc now g. 793 inmates IN our public insti-
tutons--an increase of seventeen for the last week
The number admitted during the week was 2,i9l;
and the number discharged, transferred or who
died was 2,17l. Besides these there are 4s3 sick
and wounded soldiers in the institutions.
The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce was held at o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, Peletiah PERT, Esq, President. in the
chair. The minutes Of the last regular meeting,
and also a special meeting, having been read and
approved, the following were elected members,
after which the Chamber adjourned:-Hon c.
Beech. Robert H. Berdell. Henry William Smith,
Richard. D. Lathrop, Duley P Ely, Jasper 7. Van
Week and Horat, Dorr.
Tho cotton market was less active yesterday.
Prices, however, we're firm al 471c. a 4Sc for mil.
ding upands The sales embra q 800 400 bales. The
market pretty VOL cleared of necessity lots, and
exhibited few weak spots and less disposition meet
the views Of buyers the part Of holders Good ship
ping grades Of State and Western brands or -four
hrmer, whic other kinds unchanged. Wheat
rather better for good to primo qualities while common
grades unchanged Corn was some nrmer. with
sales Of good to prime Western mixed for shipment
SEC. 5sc. Pork was rmer and active, with sales
Of mess at $1l 12 $ll Is, and Of prime at % rs.
Sugars fell or about Kc. per Id. The sales embraced
about 2,!49 hhds, Of which 800 consisted Of New
leans and sold by auction chiefly within tho range or
7xc for inferior and at &C. Ioc for good 70 prime do
and 80 do clarified IL r. Coffee steady with saes
Of 900 bags Of Rio at 21Sc Freight engagements were
moderate, while rates easier for Liverpool and
rather slack 10 other ports.