The New York herald., 1862-11-07

The rooms were weil filed. and the audien'
I listened with profouod attention. The Esqu IN
| family created quite sensation. Captain .. u
iiudiiagtoa. of the famous b rS s,eDiss denrJ,
was present.
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday concurred
with the Councilmen in sppropriatiag tae sum Of
$500 .009 for the relief Of the families OF voiun-
| teers. A communication received rom. the
| Mayor nominating Andre Fromeat taemodrshc
| Alderman Of the Fifteenth dstrict as street Com
missioner Aldermen Poole and Walsh paid some
| equyocal compliments 20 Alderman Froment, Al
| ,lerman Walsh designating the nomination as q
1 Tremain and Dickinson dodge TO draw from the
| Board one Of their beat men. The nomination OF
| Mr. Froment rejected by vote of nine
| 10 three. The Mayor sent In the name Of Robert
| IT, Darragh fcx-Aacrmap) for the Office Of Assist
| ant Commissioner of the Cro.on Aqueduct De-
| psrtment, which referred to special COM.
mtiee of three Aldermen Booe, Allen and Mitch
| ell. The Board adjourned to Monday at one
| O'Clock.
| In the Board OF Councilmen last evening. the
aborers employed by the Croton Alueduct De-
| partmont presented petition for an increase Of
wages. which was referred to the Committee on
Salaries and OnSoers. resolution in favor Of es-
| tablishing market on the North River. between
| Hammond and Twenty-eghth streets, referred
| to the Committee on Markets. The Beard granted
| permission to General Anthon TO use their cham.
| Der on and after Monday next for the purpose Of
the draft. The ordinance providing for the raising
Of an additional sum of 900 for the relief Of
the families Of volunteers was adopted.
The Aidermanc Committee on Ordinances met
| yesterday, TO consider the petroleum question,
| with view Of framing ordinance to guard
the citizens aud their property from accident
| by the use OF that combusibie. Mr. STAINS
bury of the Merchants Insurance Compa-
| ny, behalf of committee from the We
/! rious insurance companies In the city, VINO
were present. gave his views on The subject
| and recommended that the storage of petroleum
! should be permitted only ar distance of one hun
| ired feet from any brick or stone building and
] two hundred feet from frame building. He al
| luded to the growing importance Of the manusac-
ture of crude petroleum into refined oil, and eaid
that when confagrstion OF this substance took
place it was next TO impossible to put it ont by
throwing water on it. II could only be extingush-
ed by throwing earth on the flames. The tenden-
cy to drive this trade, far large deposits
we're concerned. to such places as the petroleum
might be accessible to water carriage. and thus
/ avoid danger to the cities. Re also alluded 10 the
for safety adopted By the cities Of Pitts
burg, Philadelphia aud Brooklyn. brass nstru-
ment for measuring the vaporizing standard of the
article was then exhibited, and the committee ad-
journcd until twelve o'clock to-day. the Board of
Aldermen being about to hold their session.
The Commissioners of Public Charities and Cor.
rection met yesterday, when document was laid
before them containing detailed estimate of ex-
penses for the year 1858, q copy of which WAS
transmitted to the Comptroller. agrceably to his
request. The sum required for the Department Of
Public Charities and Correction for the ensuing
year. as per estimate, is $3.50 GOO The estimate
for last year was $6l2 000 and the increase in the
present estimate is accounted for by the additional
demand for temporary hospital buildings, food and
rsiment consequent upon the condition Of our
tonal affairs. The Treasurer's report showed
the cash receipts for the month Of October to
be 81, ,1Gs OF. The number remaining in the va
rious institutions on the 25th ult. was 6.33s; ad-
mitted since 1923; died, 26; discharged l.2sG;
sent TO Backwell's Island. 1885, to State Prison. l.
| decrease, 10.
The Turks Islands Standard Of the 18th ult.
says:--The demand for salt this week has been
brisk. The season for gathering may be consider
ed at an end; few pans have been raked but
they were In very forward condition before the
rains set in. Seven cents s considered the market
price; but we understand before the recent ar
rivals cargo sold little below that figure.
We have to record to-day the death Of another
gallant general Charles d. jameson. sketch
Of his liie and also sketch Of that Of the late
General Mitchell. will be found in another column.
The jury in the United States Circuit Court. be-
fore Judge Shipman, yesterday acquitted Santos
OF the charge OF fitting out SLAYER. Santos
/ defended by Messrs James T. Brady and perr-
The United States District Attorney. and his assist
/ ant, Mr.. Andrews, appeared for the government.
\ The stock market heavy yesterday, and prices
q per cent lower, especially the Western rail-
way share list Spectators 20 be beginning TO get
tired of holding Tor the rise Aid the prudent among
them selling out TO keep the money they have
made Gold rose to 1917, elcsing at lalz o,a.
! change inactive at tA5ax Money wss in very
active demand al per cen, on call
The cotton market was again armsr yesterday, mid
ding closing nc. go, with sales aud resalcs OF
$500 bales. An active business reported 10 bread
s.ufs. with slight rise prices OF -four, wheat and
Groceries less active, but very hrm. Pork
and beef quiet while lard bacon butter cheese
fair demand. The in other articles
gllar.
PUrrNG on THE RED CAP.-In the Tribune OF
yesterday poor Greeley announces that II Go
vernon Seymour attempts 10 stop the war by
guaranteeing the Southern people their cons,i-