New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11
Eonrd OF Councilman.

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Wednesday at O'Clock, P. M, Mr.. PlscTsEr, the
Pre-ident, in the chair.
A resolution having been passed at the last meet
ing requiring the Croton Board TO state why the pay
OF the Water Police war stopped on Thanksgiving
day the Crofon Board sent IN communication stat
ing that the Water Police were not paid salaries,
but were employed by the day. The communion
ZION whs laid over.
The Controller sent iu a statement Of the condi-
ton Of the Cisy Treasury on Saturday, Dec .. as
follows:
Balance Nov 1s.............'...ss g, LIZ =, .
Totsl... ".."....................s9sse 81. >, %
Payments. ................-..........s-. '~tuS' ~
Balance, Dec t.....................%f go. 90 -
resolution TO increase the salary Of tie Deputy
Street Commissioner to he sum OF 5000 per an
mum Oh and after the Let OF January ne1t was lad
over
4 report concerning 10 donate sjo 600 20 81. Jo-
feph's Orphan Asylum cane up Tor action, wb,n
MIR. Ross moved 10 appropriate $1,000 TO pay the
debt Il the West Twenty -tfih rect Presbyterian
Church. Tbis amendment caused prolonged de-
bate.
Blr GRo.s cad this was the hr-t in.iano Of
resolution for The Common Council 20 Jay y church
dltt AID If the resolution was adopted It would
open wide the door Tor al the ohu.chos ia tAo ,y
W make similar applications.
Alr. LEST said the church should uay Us own
debts. It alone Wa responsible ard shoald no, have
incurred debts un'css able 70 I4y them.
Tie amendment WINS losi, aud The original reso-
luton adopted
The Board then ad iournod 60 Thursday, AZ I 2. m
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IinY.yr, SrRarroS & PESS.-Last evening, The
lec,urerooln Of Bryant, stra,,on & Penn's Mcrcan-
Tile College a. the Cooper Institute, wa filed to is
utmost capacity by very respectable and arprecia-
tive audience to hear Elihu Burriti, tie learned
blacksmith deliver his lecture on the Mission Of
Commerce Ii. -. S,raton, esq, introduced the
speaker who said he would not speak Of the eie-
menisry principles of commerce, 20 into the iron
sale aud ledger 10 deal with single or double entry
lie would take az ihe higher and more advanced
laNs Of cOuuerce--,ho-c which bound nations in a
le human "a ency could not sever. In lucid AMI
vivid manner, he traced the origin, progress and
mission a commerce. Notwithstanding the lessons
taught by nature. the human mind was slow in con
pI,heudIn1 ihcm. lie showed that the laws OF na-
inrr were tho same nOW M they were when ths
world war created. To the antediluvian period
might be- traced the first elements Of trade and
u!actures. 4 divtrsiiy of taste made Cain and A el
pursue different occupations. Tie gradual hggrega-
ton OF men into communities Ted them 10 sei Is down
into walled cities. demand for articles Of con-
venicuce developed Tie mechanical xiii and tracing
prOpensities Of men. When emigration had loac ed
the suOTes OF the Mediterranean, the pconce Of Iav-
igatiOn was introduced. In a lew hundred years
fhiIs whtened tire sea, Hnd houses Of brick and
stone were built; then followed temples and inou-
umsnts Of elaborate aI,lltecture. Men felt tire
force OF acquired wants, aud then commerce sprung
up TO relieve them. Commerce bar no country but
the world; 1t takes an honest interest ia the welfare
Of nations; il il the minister OF Christianity. Cot;
ton, which Lad bound England 10 Amercn, was
scarcely article OF commerce within tile memory
Of men now living. Coffee, now universally
used was almost unknown one hundred years ago
being brought TO France in l7i4 ~ n curiouiy Each
year contributes some new thread 90 bind the
uons together. The lecture sbounded In beautiful
thought aud imagery, and was listened to with deep
interest. IL 10 tie purpose OF hlessrs. Bryans
Sratton a Penn 10 continue the cOugse Of free lee
tures so aurpciousiy commenced. IN their various
schools they have upward Of twelve hundred pupils
and more than three thousand students have gone
with diplomas from their hands to embark in the en-
t.rurises of the day.