The New York herald., 1863-06-18

tender Treasury notes pending in the Court Oh Ap
peals of this State have been ordered'by the
Court to be argued together on Friday morning.
the 26th inst.-Messrs. Noyes. Tremain, Porter
and Rocker in favor Of their constitutionality;
Messrs. Dickinson, Curtis. Roosevelt and Doty In
opposition to their validity.
City Judge McGunn appeared in person yester-
day before the Supreme Court, general term. to
answer writ of certiorari issued by Judge Bar
nard for the production of the papers in the case
of Kirkland. The case involves vital and import
ant questions as to the rights of the people, and
the City Judge therefore deemed it his duty TO
appear personally; but in consequence Of the
limited time he was enabled to give the matter
he desired an adjournment and the case was ac'
cordingly postponed for two weeks. The argu-
rnent on the Corporation advertising was also ad'
journed to the same time.
At the meeting of the Board Of Education last
evening quite an interesting debate took place in
reference to the dismissal Of Miss Catharine
Mclean. young lady OF sixteen, and the daugh-
ter of highly respectable Catholic merchant.
from Grammar School No. l6, in the Ninth ward,
where she was o pupil, for alleged insubordina.
ton. At the last meeting of the Board, on the Sd
instant, special committee, consisting of Messrs
John Hayes, J. NJ. MCLEAN, F. Smyth, Vance and
Benedict, were appointed to investigate the rea,
SONS which induced the local board to dismiss the
young lady in question, and they submitted their
report last night condemning in strong terms the
course pursued by the local board of the school,
inasmuch as Miss Mclean was not proven to be
guilty of any act Of insubordination beyond .
laudable conscientious scruple to sing the chorus
IL 4I,aD Dc,
lic," with the refrain of "God is marching on"
The young lady had borne an excellent character,
and had, up to within few days Of her dismissal,
received several certificates to that effect from
Miss Kavanagh, the principal Of the school. The
committee condemned the singing Of such songs
as the alluded to In public schools, and after
spicy debate the report and condemnatory resolu-
tions were adopted, and the character Of the
young lady was thus fully vindicated.
In the speech which ex-Secretary of War Came.
ron made at Harrisburg on Monday, denouncing
the administration and asking the Governor to call
General Mcclellan to lead the Pennsylvania troops,
he offered to pay in full the One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh regiment during the whole time
their services were needed in defence of the State
The first government sale of confscated cottor
took place at Cincinnati ON the 18th inst. Five
hundred and ifty-six bales were sold, which were
mostly Of an inferior quality, at prices ranging
between SO1lc. and 501Isc. pound.
The city of Parkersburg, on the Ohio river. in
West Virginia, is being fortified. Guns have been
placed on the south and north sides Of the town.
Three contrabands who escaped from the South
came yesterday to the United States Marshal's
office and claimed protection.
Ths markets all dull yesterday, and seemed
TO know how to operate Gold fell to 145 exchange te
157H Stocks wore generally duh but steady; Harlem
fell Oh SIX per cent, whe Reading was better. Money
was quite easy call loans 8 per cent.
Cotton active yesterday and mddng closed firmly
at ssc. BreadstudS generally lower, with less do
ing. Pork, lard and cut meats were in fair request
while bee butter and cheese were quiet Pork CLOSED
higher Groceries in very moderate demand, with
out change in value. whiskeY rather nrmer ant
pretty actively sought after. Hay hides leather aut
tallow were selling to fair extout at rising prices
Other articles quiet. Freghts were less active.