The New York herald., 1862-01-01

concurred in. A resolution complimentary to the
President Of the Board. Mr.. Genet, was offered by
Alderman Dayton. to which the President respond
ed in appropriate terms, and tie resolution was
unanimously adopted. Resolutions complmenting
the subordinate officers of the Board and the re-
porters Of the press were also adopted, and the
sessions of 1851 were brought to close.
The Board of Councilmen were in session over
four hours yesterday; but nearly all the papers dis
posed of referred to unimportant matters. Pc
tition of the Captain Of the Montgomery Troop for
an appropriation of S., 900 to reimburse them for
mounting and equipping the regiment was referred
TO the Committee on National Affairs. A donation
of $500 was made to the Inebria.e's Home.
long list of Commissioners of Deeds, whose ap-
pointment was recommended for confirmation. was
concurred in. committee from the Board Of
Aldermen announced that they were about ad-
journing sine die, whereupon the President stated
that the Councmen had no communication to
make. He instructed the committee to tender his
thanks for the uniform courtesy extended to the
Board during the year by the Aldermen. The
Board adjourned till Thursday, which win be the
last meeting.
Skating was resumed yesterday on the lower
pond of the Central Park, and about fifteen thou
sand persons visited the ice during the day. The
ice became very soft after the sun had passed the
meridian, and unless there should have been colder
weather during the night the chances of skating
to-day are poor. However, should it mot actually
thaw, both ponds of the Park will be thrown open
to the public as New Years present Where the
ice on the upper pond has broken away, through
the effects Of the wind the holes have been fenced
in with barrels and panks so as to allow the
sound ice to be used. Should the public be disap-
pointed in skating, through the softening OF the
weather, the Park authorities will mot deserve
blame, as they have done what they could to
enable the ice to be used.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday
Joseph Georgi, who pleaded guilty a few days
since to manslaughter in the second degree. was
sentenced by the Recorder to the State prison for
seven years and six months. Valentine Coomb
was convicted of an assault with an intent to do
bodily harm, and sent to the city prison for thirty
days.
private despatch received from Washington
states that General Mcclellan on investigating the
specifications Of the charges against Brigadier
General Benham. has ordered the iatter's release
from arrest, and he is to be. ordered at once to
duty. This will be grateful news to the numerous
friends of this brave officer.
We are under obligations to VIM. Tobn Of the
Union Coast Guard. Colonel Wardrop, at Fortress
Monroe for late Southern newspapers.
The market for beef cattle opened buoys ntly
yesterday, at an advance Of a quarter Of cent on
all grades, but closed heavy. Prices ranged from
six to ten cents. Mich COWS. veals, calves and
sheep and lambs were steady and unchanged.
Swine were active at three to four cents for still
fed The receipts were as follows:--3,SS ,SS9 beeves
sc COWS, 2O4 veals, 1888 sheep and lambs, and
4O,4ss swine. Our regular report Of the market,
published in our weekly edition, will contain the
figures for the entire year, as they have appeared
in our columns from week to week. We may
mark here that the receipts of beef cattle daring
the year have been enormous, amounting to not
far from 225 900 head.
The cotton market nrmer yesterday while the
sales, in lots, embraced about 100 bales closing tho
basis of SIC 3Sc. for middng uplands. The nour
ket was rmer but active and closed about and
in some cases much lOc Per bb higher. Wheat
held above The views of buyers. The demand good
and prices quite firm, with moderate sales, in part for
export Corn firm chiefly sold at 66c in store aud
aaoat for shipping lots Western mixed. Pork heavy
while sales OF 100 bbs. made, in lots, at s2 a
sle so for old and mess and 80 80 so for new
and prime mess al sI3 25 SIS Is; India sold SCI
Sugars were firm, with sales of 200 600 hhds Tho
stock Of sugars on hand 80 663 hhds against 6ss
tho stock embraced A OF bags Total Of all kinds
on hand II COO bags Freights steady, with mode
rate engagements.