The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1859, Page 4

\ ae 4 sion on the best manner of celebrating the anniversary of the French revoitit f 1848. ludge Edmonds spoke on spiritiahem at De Ib the evening he was answered by Protersor Monti on the other gide of 18: the questiov... Interesting communication from the Street Commistioner, « yg lnformation aud suggs- fons relative Adfairs of his department, was publish. ed in the Hsrarp,..,..The Rev. De, Cheever delive germ on the outrage of reopening the slave trade. 7—Tke February term of the Geueral Sessious com- menced, when the Graud Jary were empauuolled and charged at great leugth upoa various topics by Recorder Baruard, §,—A horrible tragedy occurred in the rear of No. 251 Elizabeth stroet. A mulatto girl, about twenty years of age, uated Aun Maris Bosley Cojay, made a ‘brutal and desperate attompt to take the life of her mother while the latter was lying asleop in bed...... Tn the United States Circuit Court Judge Iegersoli rendered a very important decision in the cage of Denning Duer, a member of the firm of James G, King & Son, bankers, aguinet Wilson Small, Roceiver of Taxes, on the question ‘of the lability of uon-residents to taxation,.....The weather and the atrecis were everything but agreeadle. The sky was overcast, the atmosphore moderate, and the strecls were in a sloppy and slushy coadition......1a the General Ses: pions, daesen Fox, who was indicted for stabbing Patrick Riley with & knife, on thy 8th of December, pleaded guilty to ab assault with juteut to do boaily harm. 9.—Interesting #ctre of Dr. Foy at tho Cooper Insti. | tute. Hu advocated the modern practice, and the use of the probang and nitrate of silver. Ho reviewed the Whit- ey case, Lor-Tbe American Geographical and Statistical Socicty opened their new rooms at Clinwa Hall last night, ow occasion which there was quite a pleasant social gather- Jug of the members... .,"The woather was, quite cold. 1.—A meeting of the Bank Prosidents was attended by inetoon Presiaents. Au immense audience assisted at the performance 1 Pasqualo”’ at the Academy. Sunvay, 13.—The Church of the Pyritans was crowded to excess, Dd: fashionable audience, to hoar Dr. Chee- yor’s second discourse on tho slave system as affecting the welfare of the nation. 14—The revenue cuttor Washington, returned from a eruise in search of vessels in distress, reported having fallen in with tho brig R. D. Clark, Captain Rumney, of ‘and for Boston from Philadelphia, on the 4th, in a da- maged con: ition, and leaking 60 badly that she sank..... Skatinj th Ph Jadies; fine weather but bat ice; lively times and good sementa, kc.....-St Valentine's day .....The thir- Yeemth annual bail in aid of tho Masonic Hall sud Aaylam Fund, took piace at the Academy -of Music......An Eug- lish Comedian, Mr. Harry Pearson, made bis début at the Broadway theatre, in a domestic drama called “The | Villagers. toe the case of Mrs. Sarah W. Morrill against N. A. Bume, charging bim with commiting a rape upon her | while she was insensible in a spiritual tranoo, was Drought up before Justice Quackeabush, at the Jeil.rsom | j Market Police Court. 16.—Meeting at Hope Chapel in behalf of the poor...... ‘The ship Challengur, Captain Winsor, sailed from this port | January 25, for San’ Francisco, and’ experienced such a | succeasion of stormy and disastrous weather that she be- | came completely disabled, and was compeiled to make her way back to + 11.—S. T. Jones, the alleged Connecticut bank default- er, Was breught before Recorder Barnard, charged also with oblaining $1,608 under falze pretences trom Warren Toland... .. The twentivsth auniversary celebration of the Clay Club of this city, in commemoration of the distin- guished statesman and orator, Henry Ciay, came olf in the shape ofa splendid ball in tho Apollo rooms. Me. Botts, of Virginia, was the principal guest 17.8. T. Jones, the alleged Colchester Bank defaulter, Governor of that State. Suxnay, 30—The steamship Black Warrior, which left Havana 0a the 15th ipst., with the mails, paesengers and a valuable cargo, fo w York, went ashore ou Rocka way bar during adense fog this morning. She was in charge of a pilot at the time......After several days of fog and drgzie and rain, the wind about sunset -this even- ing came cut strong from the northwest, clearing away the vapors and refrigerating the atmosphere, A number of accidents occurred to the steamers and ferry boats on the rivors during the dense fogs that have prevailed. 22.—The anniversary of Washington’s birthay was cele- brated with great spirit and enthusiasm, by parades of the civic and military societies in this city. The dinner of the Nationa! Guard, at the Lafarge House, was a most satisfactory aifuir to all parties participating. Speeches were made by Col. Duryea, Colt yton, Col. Preston, Mayor Tiemann and others. 23.—Dr. Johnsen, alias B. F. Hibbler, was convicted in the Oourt of General Sessions, on a chargo of keepinga | faro bank at 876 Broadway, and also for cheating a gen- tleman out of the sum of $300. 25 —A public meeting of the citizens of Now York, fa- yorable to the establishment of a first class observaiory in the Central Park, in this city, was held at the Academy of Music. Over $5,000 was subscribed toward the pro- ject. The steamship Prince Albert, of the Gaiway 1 at this port and came to anchor olf the Bat- tery, having on board Mr. William Smith O’Brien, the dx Unguished Irish patriot, who came to this country on a tour of pleasure and instruction. 26.—' Steamship Lbnois arrived at this port, from | Aspinwall, with $1,287,967 in treasure, and the semi. monthly mails from al! parts of the Pacitic coast. 28.—The news of the murder of Philp Barton Key by Hon. Danie! E les, at Washington, produced a gre: sensation in the metropolis. comment since the Bur Jell murder and Atlantic cable ex- citement more generally noticed than this sal case of do- mestic ruin and bloody revenge. In the streets, the law courte, public houses, privaio dwellings, and, in fact, everywhere, it was the prominent topic of conversation, The Flushing Ruitroad wan oolt tn imam Mharliol ., for $165,000. MARCH. i 2—At a regular monthly meeting of the Academy of | Medicine, Dr. Samuel Percy presented the report of a spe- cial comuittee appointed in June, by the Academy, in ac- cordance with the wishes of the Mayor, asking the opiaion of the Academy as to the effects of milk taken from cows fed on swill, The report in substance condemned the use of swill milk. After which he submitted to the meeting a lengthened and graphic paper upon the subject, | the reading of which occupied two hours. 3.—Mr. Ten Broeck and Mr. Robert Harlan, two well | known gentlemen of the turf, left to-day by the City of Manchester for Liverpoo!, taking with them an additional stock of ** thoroughbreds”’ to add to the number of Ame- | rican horses that bave for a year or two back been con- tending on Fagland’s race courses for glory and gold. . At noon we were visited by another enow storm, whi made the walking everything but agreeable. At dark | there were two or three i es of 810w Ou the ground. 7—The court room was donsely crowded this morning, by parties either attracted by interest, or calleion by duty toattend the trial of The People vs. James Stephens. The prisoner, it will be recollected, is charged with iconing his wife, Sophia én the 22d Septem er, 1857. Her body nearly a year sabse. quent to her demise, w ho Coroner, afvar investiga- tion, held the husband to ausw death. 8.—About one thousand persons asscmbled in the Cooper Institute to hear Dr. Brownson r Church and the threatened revulsoa in will of Hermann Weissextbora, one of the unforuin sengers by the ill-fated steamship Austria, wae admitted to protiate by the Surrogate. 9.—Quite a large and enthusiastic meeting of merchants wag beld $esterday afternoon, which ti measures to erect a new Corn Exchange in. pla dilapidated edifice in South strect William Go¢ an alleged fugitive from justice, and the supposed trator of a murder committed at Mystic, Conn. , some two years ago, was arrested in this city by policeman Joby #ton, of the Eleventh precinc!, and in & few hours afte: wards was sent back to Connecticut for trial... -The | telegraph reported that the ice in the North river at Al- bany, was breaking up......Tho Coroner's investigation in the caso of the Chinaman Appo, charged with killing Mra. Flotcher, was concluded, when the accused was com- mitted to the Tombs, to await the action of the Grand Jury. 10.—The Police and Emigrant Commissioners were thrown inio considerable excitement, from a false report which appeared in one of the morning papers, setting forth the fact that a secret meeting had been held’ on Sta ten Island, in the vicinity of Rucky Hollow, calied for the Ppurpoee of deciding unon the propriety of again demolishing the Quarantine buildings......Gencral Wheat, of Nicaragua notoriety, and Colonel Cauty, of Costa Rica, measured arms outside of Delmonivo’s, to the entertainment of be tween oneand two hundred onlookers. The General broke hhis cane over the Colonel's hoad, giving a sever it, but nothing dangerous......An edifying and interesting ora tion on the subject of colonization and the prospects of the Liberian colony, was delivered by the Hon. Mr. Latrobe, at the Academy of Music. 11.—F. 0.5. Smith, chief owner of the Union Telegraph line between New York and Boston, was arrested at the Buit of D. H. Oraig, Agent of the Aasoniated Pross, for libel, and held to bail in the sum of $10,000, by order of the Superior Court of this city......Two fine shad, the firet in our waters this geasop, were caught by George Smack, of Staten Island. 14.—There was an enthusiastic mecting at Tammany Hall, in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, Senator A. G. Brown, of Mesissippi, Hon. John Cochrane, ‘and other fo ie te gentlemen, made,able speeches Appropriate to the occasion..,...The Chamber of Com- merce held a special meeting, and passed resolutions Tequesting the Legislature to reinsert the item of ten thoutand dollars for the Harbor Commission, which was stricken out in the Assembly. 15.—The steamboat Austin Austin’s line of steam- ers, left for Albony, with thirty-five burges and canal be i Tae ae tow of the season .Guns were ar ourly in commemoratior Postmaster General Brown. 16.—Henry Rohner was convicted in tho Court of General Sessions of having in his possession counterfeit | notes on the National Bank of Austria. . Commissioners dismissed from the force Se1 late of the Mayor's squad, on a char published incorrect statistics of arre: aad. . The Police ‘goant Birney, of causing by the yor's Squad. 17.—The interesting and solemn ceremony of laying the | Corner stone of the Firat Free Will Baptist church, to be erected in Twenty-eighth street, near Broadway, took place in tho presence of a large and attentive congrega- tion,.....The anniversary of St. Patrick’s Day was cele- | brated with unusual spirit. A grand parade of civic Rocleties and military took place in the afternoon, and in the evening the various societies partook of banquets. Scxpay, 20.—The funeral of the Hon. Mike Walsh took place, at balf-past two in the afternoon, from his late resi- denco, No. 208 West Twenty-first street, between Kighth and Ninth avenues. ...... The city theatres did a prosper- as business last week. At Wallack’s the “Veteran” went through the entire week. 21—Col. Thomas L. Kane, of Philadelphia, delivered Jecture before the Historical Society of this city, on “Tho Executive of Utah.” 22 —The Twelfth Regiment, Independence Guard, went on « visit t. Albany to petition Governor Morgan to abro- gate the order to consolidate them with the Tonth Regi- Zaent. 24 —Tho anniversary of the St. George's Cricket Olubof | New York was held last night, and celebrated by a din. ner at the Franklin Coffee House, ip Maiden lane, 20.——-The jury la the case of James Stepnous, whoge trial “\ on a charge of poisoning bia wife ovcupled the Court of \ ‘onthe Central Park pond—A deputation from | delphia Skating Club on the ice; large iucrease of | ack to Conuecticut on a requisition of the | There has been no topic of | for the cause of her | the death of: | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1859.-TRIPLE SHERT. Oyer and Terminer for three weeks, rendered a verdict of ily spaitist the ace 2 ‘Tho weather was delighttul in the ms Nis, The y Was cicar, the sua bright, and air just cool enough to rebaer it ugreeable, During the day all the conveaivuces for (ublic travel—the ferry boats and the city railroad —cid & good busine: P The Shiloh Presbyterian church iu Prince street (colored) was filled with an audience composed mostly of colored people, on the occasion of the presentation of a Rible and gold watch. from the colored ladies and gemtlo- men of tbis city aud Brooklyn, to Hon, Joshua R. Giddings, a8 a kKstimontal of regard for bis efforts in Congress, for twenty years, on their behalf. 29.—This morping, wt a quartor before goven o'clock, Henry G, Smith, of Gilbertsville, Owego couaty, N. Y., atterpted to cotmit suicide by cutting his throat with & penknife, on beard the Jersey City ferry boat Hudson, ag she was lying at the Jersey side of the river. 31.—James Stevens, convicted of tho murder of his wife by poison, was sentenced, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to be executed on the 20th of May next...... About seven o’clock in the eveniag, as the Custom House barge was passing the Staten Island ferry slip, she was rup into by the steamboat Hunchback aad capsized. { There were seven persons in the barge, all of whom were saved but Timothy Donohue, one of the bargemea, who | was drowned, i APRIL. | | { 1.—Oscar W. Sturtevant died at the Astor House, after an illness of three days, Ho was elected Alderman of | the Third ward three times successively, was a lawyer by | profession, and was well known throughout the city. His | age was 49 years, | &—The Metropolitan theatre, lately known as Burton's | theatre, attracted a very large audience. The leading at- | traction was the re-appearance of Miss Joan Margaret Da” venport, after an absence of five years from the Now York stage,.,...The work of demolistilug the Broadway theatre was commenced this morning......The great sparring exhibition came off at Hoym's theatre, Bowery. | Heenan aud Morrissey met for tho first time since their | Canada fight—had a splendid set-to, and parted in the best of friendship. | 7—The Rev, John Lora commenced at Clinton Hali a course of lectures on the representatives of modern civi- lization. His subject was: “Columbus—-Maritime Disco- | vories.”’ The audience was comparatively large and ap- preciative,.....The Tammany Socicty held a eo mectipg and initiated General Joseph Lane, United States Senator from Oregon, a member of their body. A large | attendance of the members was present, and the proceed- ings were unusually interesting. } _ 8,—-In the Court of Common Picas asuit was commenced | for libel, in which Edwin Forrest was plaintiff and N. P. ‘Willis was the defendant. Damages were laid at $20,000. Tt was tried gome five years ngo, when the jury disagreed. Mr. Forrest was in court all day, and was represented by | Mr. Van Buren aod Mr. Carpentier. Sunpay 10,—Attne Church of the Holy Cross (Roman | Catholic) in Forty second street, there was a panic among the congregation, caused by a curtain catching fire from | alighted candle. Two children bad their arms and legs } broken, and some thirty or forty persons were moro or Joss jared in trying to make their exit from the edi- fe -The bark Roebuck, which arrived from Rio | Ja ,lost three of her crow by yellow fever during the passage, and one by erysipelas. T1.—Quimbo Appo, the Chinaman who murdered Mrs, Fletcher, at No. 47 Oliver street, on the 8th of March last, | by stabbing her with a dirk, was tried in the Court of | Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Davies, and was found | guilty of murder, with a recommendation to mercy by the Jury: | 12.—The Henry Clay Festival Association colebrated the | anniversary of the birthday of the great statesman, in the | evening, by a banquet at the Latargo Mouse. | _ 18.—The jury in the hbel suit of Edwin Forrest against | N. P. Willia,in the Court of Common Pleas, brought in a verdict (or the plaintiff of $500. 1 ‘Mr. John McLeod Murph: ‘ered bofore ican Geographical and ciety an ela- borately prepared paper on the “ Isthmus of Tehuantepec, | its Inbabitants and Resources,” ‘The new chapel tached to the Colored Home, on ‘Sixty-tifth street, near Second avenue, was dedicated with appropriate exercises, | consisting of reading the Scriptures, singing, &c. 15 —A deputation of British residents of this city, beaded by Mr. Archibald, the Dritish Consul for New | York, waited upon Lord Napier at the Astor House, and | presented to his lordship an address containing an expres- | sion of their appreciation of his personal and official con- duct during his occupancy of the post of British Minister at Washington. Suxpay, 17.—Palm Sunday was observed in the St. | Patrick’s Cathedral by the usual interesting ceremonies. | a very large and devout andience were present. The | music was icularly fine. Palms were distributed ‘throughout the cathedral. | _ 18,—At a meeting of tho Police Commissioners General | Superintendent F. A. Tallmadge tendered. his resignation, | which was accepted.......The Scott Life Guard, Captain J. H. Hobart Ward, composed exclugively of men who | participated in the battles in the late war with Mexico, eg the twelfth anniversary of the battle of Cerro | Gordo. 23.—The funeral of the late Senator John Doherty took { place from the residence of his mother, No. 118 West | Forty-third street. Scnpay, 24.—The Easter festival was appropriately ob- served by the Roman Catholics and Kpiscopalians. High Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s cathedral by Arch- | bishop Hughes, and Rev. Dr. Haight preached an appro- priate discourse at Trinity. ‘The new Broadway Taber- | nacle, located corner of Sixth avenue and Thirty-fourth | street, was dedicated by the customary sorviccs, w steamer Pelbo, built for the ponag.of A th street, East river, for Hi ong via Southampton. 25 —The St. George’s Society of this city celebrated its seventy-third anniversary. Bishop Southgate preached | the anniversary sewmon at St. Matthew’s church. In the | evening the Society celebrated tho aaniversary by a | grand banquet at the Astor House. | 26.—The fortieth anniversary of the organization of the Order of Odd Fellows was celebrated in this city with great enthusiasm. The day was beautiful, the atmos. phere warm and the sky clear. There were upwards of ten thousand persons in the procession. 25 —The celebration of the completion of the now water works by the citizens of Brooklyn proved a magniticent affair. The procession was over five miles in length reaching from one ond of the city to the other......All | the sick conflned in the temporary bulldings at Quaran- tine wero, by orders of the Commissioners of Emigration, removed to Ward's Island......Delegations from various Odd Fellows’ lodges in the United States visited the va- | rious institutions under the charge of the Board of Ten Governors, at Randall's and Blackwell's Islands. , 20—The National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention, which was in session in this city for several days, con: cluded its deliberations and fiually adjourred. May. Scnpay, 1.—A farewell meeting to the missionaries to Japan appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Dutch Church, was held in the Rev. Dr. Macau- | ley’s church, Fifth avenue, corner of Twenty-first stroat. 2—The Seventh regiment (National Guard), under command of Colonel Duryee, gave a grand serenade to his Honor, Mayor Muyo, of Richmond, Va., at the Metro- politan Hotel. 8.—The Board of Ten Governors had a lively time at their meeting. They apointed two clerks at salaries of | $1,200 a year cach, discarded Jonathan Sterns fram the wardenship of the Almshouse, increased the salaries of several officers, and abused one another without mercy. | 4—Mile, Piccolomini commenced her farewell engage- ment at the Academy on Wednesday, in the ‘Traviata,”’ with Brignoli aud Amodio. | —The funeral of the late Hon. J. Phillips Phoenix took at one o'clock P. M. from Trinity church. The re- 8 were taken to the family it at Morristown, N. J. 7.—The splendid clipper ship Surprise, Captain Rand- lett, sailed for Hong Keng, China, from picr 26 East river. Among her passengers were the Rey. Richard J. Walsh and wile, Rey. S. B. Brown aud wife, Rey. G. F. Verbeck and wife, Dr. 8. B. Simmons and wife, Mr. Francia Hall, | Mr. Geery, two Misses Brown, Miss Adrian and Master | Brown, tik aries to Japan, sent out under the auspices of the Reformed Doteh Church,..,..Hon, Wm. H. Seward | eailed for Earope, in the steamsbip Ariel. In accordance with previous arrangements, he was wulted npon at the Astor Houge, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, by committees from the two Republican Central Committees, | _Scnpay, 8.—Professor Morse, the distinguished olectri- | clan, and family, arrived in this city from Porto Rico, whore he aetouished the natives by erecting a line of elec telegraph..... +The pretiroinary anniversary meetings commenced in this city, and the filme weather attracted an unusually large attendance of spectators to witness the | exercises, and listen to the annual sermons before the ya- rious religions and reformatory societies, 9.—The following i# a statement of the temperature of the atmosphere :— tA. M. 12M. oP. M. 5 P.M. 63 degrees. 78 degrees. 81 degrees. 76 degrees. 10.—In the Court of General Sessions, Gerson Cohen was found guilty of stealing $3,000 worth of jewelry from Isaac Hermann. 11.—The ctfect of the war news by the Kangaroo and Persia on commerce and financial affairs coutinued to be felt to-day. 12.—-The Count Joannee, alias George Jones, appeared in our law courte a6 4 plaintiff’ against a Sunday paper in ap action for libel. About five hundred of the Mormons who arrived here on Friday from Europe left for the Weat by Al- bany and the Michigan Central Railroad . Chartes Hillsborough, a gentleman residing at the Union Place Hotel, made a complaint of libel against Captain John 8, bited States Navy, who lately commanded lagara on her ‘age to Liberia with the slaves taken trom the brig Echo. | , Senay, 15 —The British yacht St. Ursula, of the Royal Yacht Club squadron, owned by Mr. Tenet, of Glasgow, and commanded by Captain Cairnic, arrived at this port \ in thirsy days from the Clyde, on a pleagure trip. 16.—Tho Seventh regimont4(National Guard), Colonel | Abram Duryee, went to the Fashion Course, Long Island, for a fleld day At the Metropolitan Hotel Mr. Hackett, commenced an epgayement, playing Falstaff’ in the “Werry Wives of Windsor,” apart which Le has made Pecnliarly bis own. | 17,—Judge Allen refused to grant a motion for a man- deamus to compel the Serle to pay the galaries of City Inspector Morton and his deputies, and declared the } often vacant under the provisions of the city charter ap- | Piicable to the case; whereuy Mayor Tiemann took pos: session of the City vo, tray 's office and effects. 18.—The great double team trotting match between | Etban Allen and mate and the Bashaw gelding Lantern and mate, came off oyer the Union Course, and resulted in favor of Ethan Allen, who won the secon, third and fifth heats—the first and fourth were dead feats, The time made was 2:24)¢—2:27 44—2:40—2:36--2:35, a complimentary dinner, tendered them by mombers of the Police Department, at the Astor House......The New York Light Guard, Captain J. R. Garland, accompanied by Dodworth’s band and drum corps, left this city yesterday noon, for Reading, Pa., to be present at dhe opening of the East Pennsylvania Railroad. 20.—The Police Commissioners appointed Mr. Amos Pils- | bury, now Warden of Ward’s Island, as General Superin- | tendent of the police forea, in place of Mr. Tallmadge ‘41.—The pteamship Uceau queen, of the Vanderbilt line, left this port for Southampton oa her ret royagu, | son, of the graduating class.. There was a largo crowd of apectators at tho wharf 0 Witness ber departure, 23 —Coptain Morton Price, an English gentieman, who was sLnourced a4 & “distiuguished amateur,’ made his first #ppearance at the Metropolitan theawe in two pieces, in which Mes Catharine Lucetto also made her déiud be- fore a New York audience, 24.—This wag the forticth anniversary of the birth of Queen Vieturia, baving been born ca 24th of May, 1819, The Englich chipping in the harbor wag dressed of in beautiful style, wih flags and bunting, and in many metarces American vessels were similarly decked with the flag of St. George entwmed with the American en- Sigv.,....TWO important failures were announced in Wat street, namely, Meyer & Stucken and Hargous Brothers.,,.,..Willam Smith O'Brien and @ select party of invited guests visited the publio institutions at han- dali's and Blackwell's islands upon invitation of the Tex Governors, 25.—-The great chees ovation in honor to the genius of Paul Morphy, the far-famed champion of the game, came off at the New York University with great ‘About 1,660 ladies and gentlemen were present. The preseata- tion of the chessmen was made by Mr. John Van Buren, and the watch by Mr, H.J. A. Fuller,.....Le Comple Sartiges, the French Minister, and family, sailed for Europe in the Persia. 27 —Tbo steamships Westernport and Caledonia, of the Paraguay expedition, arrived at this port from Montevideo via Barbadoes, all well. 28.-—A grand military and civic ovation took place in this city on tho occasion of the departure ot William Smith O’Brien from our shores for Europe. Tho ments: for tbe proceedings were excellent, and the affair through: @ut Was quite enthusiastic. Our Irish fellow-citizens were out in large numbers. of the Cali- 80.—The contract for the transportation fornia mails via Nicaragua, under tho bid of D. H. Jobn- gon, was signed and sentto Washi through Post- master Fowler, with approved su1 , ‘Messra. George ‘Washington White, of county, ald Hiram Grimes and George Irving, of herbs © being the bondsmen. 81.—The long contested much controverted Lowber: Claim was settled by er Haws drawing his checks for the full amount of the certificates held by the purchagors of the property at the Sheriff's salo hold ia the City Hall. The principal, with intorest added, amount- ed to $239,000. Brown ers & Co., Moses Taylor, Duncan, Sherman & Co., and others, were tho holders of certificates. JUNE, 1,—The fur house of Sid. Gage, 49 Broadway, was bur- glariously entered by thieves, and over three thousand dol- for the last time at Laura Kocno’s, to an undiminished audience, the house being well filled in every part. 2—The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Club came off to-day, and the Madgie took tho first class schooner prize, the Dawn the second class schoouer prize, the Deer the first class sloop prize, the Haswoli tho second class sloop prize, and the Flying Cloud the third class sloop prize.......Ata very numerously attended meeting of the Amorican Geographical and Statistical Sooiety due honors were paid to the memory of the illustrious Alex- ander Von Humboldt. 4.—The ateamtug Margaret Kemble, while lying at the foot of Gouverneur street, exploded her boiler, totally de- stroying tho boat, and injuring two of the hands severely, 6.—In the Court of General Sessions a motion to quash the indictment found against in F. Wood and Charies H. Murray, for an alleged violation of the lottery laws, was granted by Recorder Barvard, 10.—The floating Quarantine Hospital was towed from her dock at Brooklyn to her anchorage near the Horso Shoe, in the lower bay. ‘ i —The Milwaukee Light Guard arrived in this city by the steamer Isaac Newton from Albany. They were re- ceived by Company C, American Guard, Captain W. J. Coles, who escorted them to the Lafarge House, where a bountiful breakfast was in wailing......A lady namod Dayis, while partaking of some refreshments in a saloon in William street, in company with her husband, was shot in the back of the neck by a bullet from an air gun, fired from an uppersieey of the Giobe Hotel by a man named Wilson, who was firing for amusement at the gas lamp in the street. Sunpay, 12 —The managers of the Newsboys’ Lod, Hovse, No, 128 Fulton street, eniertained the nowsboys the city, at one o'clock, with @ good substantial dinner. The object of this proceeding was, if possible, to keep tho boys off the streets and from working on the Sabbath day. |4.--The bark Orion, from Congo river, arrived here in charge of Lieuts. Dullas and Campbell, and anchored under the guns of the Navy Yard. ‘Tho Orion was seized on suspicion of being a Blavor. The captain, John E. Hanna, died on the 25tb uit, it is said, of a broken hoart. 15.—The trial of James Glass for the murder of a man named Owens, in Elm street, by shooting him ou the side- walk, was concinded, and the case given to the jury, wha rendered a verdict of mansisughter in the first degree against the prisonor. 16,—The Milwaukeé Guard left this city on their return home, after a sojourn of five days. They stopped one day at Wazhington’s headquarters, at Newburg.......The new Russian frigate General Admiral left this port at three o'clock for Cronstadt. The steamer James A. Stevens, a number of invited guests on board, accompanied her as far asthe Narrows...,.,Tho trot between Flora Temple and Princees, three mile heats, to wagons, tor $5,000, over the Eclipse Course, took place, aud was won by the for- mer in two straight heats. 17.—Mr. Delavan, the new City Inspector, entered upon ‘the duties of his office......The State Fencibles, company A, Eighth regiment, Capt. C. H. Burtis, paraded in full uniform, white pants, accompanied by the Washing- tom Drese Band, to celebrate their seventeenth anni i See es morving entertainment, similar in character to his yy agreeable soirées, descriptive of foreign travel and venture. 23.—The cricket match between the St. George's Club, of this city, and the Boston Clab was concluded—the firat named club being declared the winner. 2%4.—A brutal assault apon a young wife by her hus- band’s brother and sister, named Riley, was perpetrated. ‘The family resided at 296 Ninth avenue, and when Thomas Riley brought a wife to share their home they could not agree, but attacked her and nearly killed her. The ac- cused were held to bail in the sum of $1,000 toan- swer......' ‘The race over the Fashion Course between Bill Cheatham and Tar River was won by the first named horse in two straight two mile heats. Time, 3:45~—3:461. Robert J. Walker won the mile race, beating Don Juan im 1:52%;—1:533;. 27.—Governor Banks, of Massachusetts, left town for home. He was in town and vicinity for about a week, and bad received every attention from all classes of the community. .Governor Banks paid a visit to the insti- tations at dall’s and Blackwel’s islands by invitation of the Board of Ten Governors. 28.—The one hundred and fifth commencement of Co- Jumbia College was celebrated at Niblo’s theatre. The valedictory address was delivered by Edward H. Ander- Mr. George @. Barnard, Recorder of the city and county of New York, was mar- ried to Miss Fannie Anderson, daughter of John Ander- son, whose name is identiied with the Lorillards, Gilseys and’ Lillienthals, in the tobacco trade of the metropo- fis Capt. Pilsbury, the new General Superintendent of , fave an entertainment to the Commissioners of cmigration and a select company of invited guests ut the above institution yesterday afternoon, prior to his ro- tirement from the charge of the Emigrant Refuge. 20.—The weather was excessively hot, the thermome ter at one time marking as high as 96. In the evening, T,we were visited by avery welcome shower, tempered the atmosphere to a delicious coolness. Captain Amos Piisbury appeared before President man, of the Police Board, at headquarters, and 19.—Ex-Police Commissioners Nye and Ward partook of. rh in as Goneral Saperintendent of the Metropol tao Police. Deputy Superintendent Carpenter and several of the Police Commissioners wete present and congrata lated Mr. Pilsbury on his acceasion to the office. JULY. 1.—At the meeting of the Commissioners of Health, reports from the Health Wardens were presented, repre- senting the streets to be cleaner than they haye been for a long period. Scnpay, 3.—Coroner Jackman held an inquest at the Seventh ward station house upon the body of the noto- rious Patrick Cosgrove, alias Cockroach, who died from the effects of a stab in the left side of the chest, inflicted during a row on the 2d of January, 1859, at the Oregon House, a groggery in Fulton street, near West street. 4—The anniversary of Independence Day in this city was As noisy as usual, but the day passed off without any startling disaster, though the casualties from firearms and fireworks were quite numerous. 7.—The express bag which was sent by the United States Express Company from St. Louis for this city, in the balloon Atlantic, reached this city with contents in very good order. It was in Iake Ontario two or three days, and found on the shore about seven miles from Os- WoRO, 8,—The Police Commissioners adopted a series of reso- lotions, presented by Mr. Ulshoeffer, in relation to the en- forcement of the Sunday laws. 9.—The three Collins steamships, the Atlantic, Baltic and Adriatic, were sold by Brown, Brothers & Co.’ They were purchased by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company ard tte Panama Railroad Company conjotntly. 11.—-While the scavengers weré cleaning out «sink in the rear of 168 and 170 Kast Thirty-eccond street, they found a human leg in a Flightly decomposed state.’ The police soon after took charge of the premises, until the Corcner was notified. The limb was placed to a barrel and covered* with alcohol... ..'The th annual com- mencement of St, Francis Xavier's College took place be- fore a numerous aezembiege of persons..,...The corner stone of the new synagogue, “Shearith Israel,” situated m West Niveteenth street, near Fifth avenue, was laid, with the Jewish vercmonies usual on such interesting oc- casicns. This synagogue is intende4 for the aecommoda- tien of the Portuguese Israciites of this city. 3.—Bisbop Boone and family took their departure in the Golden Rule for China, together with the following new): sppointed miasiovaries and their fam)lies:—Rev. Mr, Parker and wife, child and servant; Rey. Mr. Yooum and lady, Rey. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Smith and wife Rey. Mr, Schereschewski, Rey. Br. Purdon, Mr. Habbard and Mr. Doyen, (laymen,) aud Mrs. Doyen......Tho Heaith Commissioners wet’ and authorized the Gity In- spector to call upon the owners of bone boiling establish- roents to abolizh them forthwith, or remove them outside the city limits, on ze of having their boflers and ma- chines removed to Corporation yard...... ‘The hottest: day of the season, by several degrees, terminated in a terrific thunder storm and a deluge of rain. 16.—The steamship Vanderbilt left this port for South- ampton and Havre with 251 paesengers and $1,337,076 in specie, and the City of Baltimore, which sailed for Liver. pool, took out 310 passengers and $1,092,160. Scnpay, 17.—Rev. Dr. Baird, who has travelled much in italy, delivered an interesting lecture at the Lexington avenue Baptist @rurch, on the Waldenges and the war in Italy. 18.—The Fifth company, National Guard, under the command of Capt. Speight, left this city in the steamer Koickerbocker on an excursion to Albany......A detach ment of one hundred men of the Hudson Brigade, N. J., paid & vieit to this city under command of Brigadier General James T. Hatfield. 18... Iudge Woodruff. of the Superior Court, deelted, in the case of Catharine N. buriet vs. buwin Forrest, to graut Wie motion tur e change of referee; siso tbat the de- fendont pay alimony atthe rate of $200 per month, and $1,600 for plamufl § counsel feces awd logal expensos...... The Academy of dimsic was crowded on the occasion of the commencement exercises of the Free Academy. Diplowes and prize nedais wore awarded to the gradu: uiig class,,..,.Perseverance Hoso Company, of Phila- delpbia, arrives im town on their way home from an ex- cortion fo Niagara, aud at uight the firemen of this city hopored them with a grand torchlight parade. 21,—-In the Board of Supervisors the bill of Professor Doremur, amounting to $4,415, for analyzing the bodies ot Mre. Stephens (lor whose murder her husband has been convicted), and Fayette Robinson and Mrs. Botham (poisoned by somebody’ in Fourteenth street), was ro- ceived, and referred to the Committee on Criminal Courts. 22.—-Captain Waterbury, of the Fourth preciact, died of show consumption, ‘There were not far from five thousand people im the Central Park, listeving t Dodworth’s band and enjoy- ing the beauutul Weather, Sunpsy, 24—-At Jones’ Wood it was estimated that trem fourteen to sixteen thousand people were as- sembled to listen to the grand sacred coucert which closed the mammoth musical festivals avd fetes champétre +++. No further attempts than during the ‘past three Sun- days were made yeaterday to euforce the Sunday laws, Mr. Pilebury, the Police Superintendent, mot having yet iseued any Lew edict. Nearly all the liquor saloons and low groggeries were shut, and there were but few arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. 26.—The lute Twellih regiment, under the command of Col. J, C. Cocks, accompanied by Sholton’s Cornet Band, paraded in full uniform, for the parpose of delivering up their arme to the State, pursuant to orders: from the om. mander-in Chief. 26.— About eleven o’clock at night a difficulty occurred @t the liquor store of Chas. O'Brien, No. 250 avenue B, between a number of men, ove of ‘whom, Charles Lynch, was dangerously and it is thought fatatly stabbed iu the left side with a butcher’s kuvife, by Cornelius McBrive,. By oirection of the City Inepector, the Superint of Sanitary Inspection, aided by a strong corps of health officers men, proceeded te dis- perse the pigs and demoligh the bono boiling establish. ments up town. They succeeded tolerably well, and placed quite a number of pigs in the public pound, and also induced the picts of the piggeries to agree to ou seine peace WE. ‘27.—Judge Sutherland, in the Supreme Court, decided to sustain the action of the Tax Commissiouers in re- fusing to deduct trom the asseeament of the Bank of Com- merce rata for $103,000, which the bank had invested in United States stocks. 28.—A grand swindling schome, conducted by knaves in this city, who used the name of Rothschilds, the Buropean baukers, for their purposes, discovered. ‘Tho scheme consisted of a pretended loan of of $14,000,000 poi ‘by the Grand Duchy of Baden, connected with a tery. 29.—At a meeting of the Police Commissioners, a com- munication was received from Police Surgeon Ives, ad- mitting that he was a member of the Tweuty-second Ward Republican Association. Tho Board thereupon, by a vote of four to three dismissed Dr. Ives from tho depart- ment. 81.—Colonel_Heman Thorn, a wealthy citizen of Now York, died at his residence, No. 8 West Sixieenth stroot, in bis 78th year. Colonel Thorn was a wealthy and well known citizen, and in past years bas figured largely both in this country and in Europe AUGUST. 2.—The funeral services over the mortal remains of the late Colonel Herman Thorn were administered, at 33¢ P, M., in Calvary church, of which the deceased had been a communicant elnce February, 1! 8.—A general court martial was held at tho United States Army quarters in State street, for the trial % Major Ozborn Cross, lately Quartermaster at San Francisco. Californin.......The new steamship Yorktown, of Messrs. Ludlam & Heineken’s line of Norfolk and Richmond steamers, went on a trial trip. There wasa largo party of invited guests on board., At the mecting of the Commissioners of Health tho Health Officer reported that twenty veesels have arrived this season which had been infected with yellow fever, but only four persons were sick on arrival, all of whom are in a fair way to recover. 4—The members of the Common Council of this city paid a visit to New Haven, by invitation tendered them by the authorities of that city, and on which occasion they were most hospitably entertained and showed the various institutions and manufactories of the town. 5 —About noon a thick darkness began to spread over the city, and an hour later the storm commenced with great fury, the rain falling with almost unprecedented violence, and the storm accol by terrific thunder and iene. 6.—As policeman Dobke, of the Second ward, was in the act of cocking his pistol, in order to shoot’a horse, the weapon exploded, and the ball entered the brain of a bystander named Jacob Ottenger, a respectable German, residing in Orcbard street, causing his death ina very short time. 8.—At the meeting of Health Commissioners the Health Ofiicer reportod the arrival at Quarantine of the British bark J. N. Thurston in distress, from Havana. When there er captain and mate died of yellow fever, and since leaving six men of ber crew had boon prostrated by the game malady, two of whem died. 9.—The trot on the Eclipse Course, between Flora Tem- ple and Princess, mile heats, in harness, resulted in favor Of the former. ‘The time made was unprecedented, the heats peing respectively trotted in 2:23 —9:22—9:3336, wees Tb fa ‘tion into the case of Dr. Thomas Ellis, arged with certain alleged swindling operations, was geotnues before the powoe magistrate. "This tuveetigxtion trial. po 10.—The annual session of the Grand Lodge I. 0. of 0. F. of Southern New York, closed. 11.—At a special tc the Chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Charles H. Marshall, Robert L. Tyler and E. FE. gal, were unanimously re-elected Pilot Commissioners for the ensuing two years,..,..A sult was commenced in the Supreme Court by Mr. A. Van Cotter against the Cor- poration, to recover the sum of $126,236 71, for the value of land on Ward’s Island sold by him to the city...... The work of placing labelled lamps at the corners of the pria- cipal streets of the city was commenced. 12.—At ten o'clock at night three laborers in the Cen- tral Park, engaged in charging @ blast, were seriously tao by the premature explosion of the powder. One of them lost a finger, and all were badly burned about. the face, cut and bruised. 18.~The Richmond Grays, of Richmond, Va., on a visit to this city, arrived early in the evening. They were re- ceived by two companies of the Seventh regiment, which escorted them to the Prandreth Houge. cNpAY, 14.—The new Sunday order iesued by the Su- perintendent of Police, which went into effect to-day, pro- duced a slight change as far as relates to the sale of intex- icativg liquors on Sunday. There were fower liquor saloons open than on any of the past few Sundays......'The Rieh- mond Grays attended divine service in the morning at St. John’s church, where seats had been reserved especially for their accommodation. They wore fatigue jackets, caps and white pantaloons. * 15.—The Richmond Grays, escorted by the Third divi- sion of the Seventh regiment, visited the imstitutions on Randall's avd Blackwell’s islands, where they wore hand. somely entertained....,.The Health Commigsionors paas- ed a revolution authorizing the removal of all piggeries between Fortieth and Exghty-sixth streets and Third and Sixth avenues. .Tbo annual Staten Island Rowing Re- gutta, under the auspices of the association whee head- quarteys are at the Nautilus Hotel, came off, aud was ob- served ag quite a gala day on the Island, while several thovisand visiters attended from the city. ‘The Richmond Grays, under the escort of a battalion of the National Guard, were reviewed in the afternoon in front of the City Hail, by Mayor Tiemann and Mayor Mayo, of Richmond, Va. , and thé Common Council, besides ahost of invited gnests and military men. The affair paseed off with great éclat. In the evening the Common Council gave a banquet to the Mayor of Richmond and the Grayg atthe Metropolitan Hotel, which was partaken of by upwards of four hundred guests. 17.—At the meeting ot the Academy of Modicine, -Dr. Henry Smith, of Cincinnati, read an interesting paper on the subject of the pretont condition of the Croton water. he ship Hannah Crooker, Captain Huntoon, arrived the afternoon at the Lower Quarantine, from Hava na, aiter a passage of fourteen days. Her captain reports that the first mate died of yellow fever in the hospital at Havana. Three others were taken sick with the same disease and were transferred to the hospital, whence they were discharged cured and resumed service on the ship ng! ....The steamship Persia sailed from this port for Liverpool with 149 passengers and $378,082 in specie. 18,—The Richmond Grays, who had been the guests of the Seventh regiment since Saturday last, returned home vin the New rigid Railroad, in the 6 P. M. train. Thoy were escorted to the place of departure by the Third and Seventh companics National Guard, numberivg about 140 men, under the command of Captain James Price, and ac- companied bye National Guard band and drum corps. 19,—John B. Rogers, who has recently been ‘employed to do subordinate parts at the Bowery theatre, was taken into custody on charge of stealing asilk velvet’ gown, val- ued at $30, from Horace N. Wall......Tho ship Vistula, which arrived at this port from Manila, reporta that the ship Kineo, of Bath, while off the Cape of Good Hope, picked up a bef Nerd containing ten men who had aban- doped an English ship. 20.—There were seven steamships loft this port for va- rious routes, each carrying a full complement of passen- gers and profitadle freight lista......A¢ the Peck stip fer- ry boat Eagle was proceeding on one of her trips, she was ron into by the James slip ferry boat George Law, Capt. Thomas Rockfellow, breaking in one of the cabins of the Fagle and injuring several passengers. One of them was severcly hurt.......'The fifth of the people’s promenade concerts in Central Park occurred, aud was attended by eight or ten thousand people. Svuypay 2).— Packet ship Antarctic, G. C. Stouffer, mas- ter, arrived from Tiverpool with thirty Mormons and apother large Jot of full blooded stock. 22.—The Baltimore City Guard, Major Warner com- manding, arrived to-day at four o'clock, by the New Sereey Railroad, et the foot of Cortlandt street. They were received and entertained by a battalion of the Na- tional Guard, Munroe, for ashort time, and left for Manchester, N. H., at5 P. M., in the steamor Connec- ticut, of the Norwich and Worcester line......The so.call- cd Mortara cave, which has occupied a large share of the attention of the Supreme Court and of the pablic for the past few weeks, was concluded by the Judge dismissing the writ for want of suiliciont evidence. 23,—The American Telegraphic Company have obtained permission from the Secretary of War to open a marine gas station at Fort Lafayette, —The heading of the tunnel to be constructed — Vista Rock was completed yesterday morning. 24 —A mecting of the stockholders of the old Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company was held for the purpose of confirtaing the late contract made between Joha E. Body and Gen. Jerez, the Nicaraguan Minister, 27.—The steamship Vanderbilt sailed from this port for Southampton and Havre, She took out 183 paseongers, pedi horses for the Emperor Napoleon, and $891,879 in specie. i fuNDAY, 28.—The Baltimore City Guard, who, after their visit to Mamchester, N. H., while here wore the guests of the National Guard, by whom they were hospi- ay ontortained, returned home by the New Jersey Rail- road, . 29.—The members of the family of Mr. Mewlott Peters, of 80 Clinton street, consisting of five adults and four ‘dren, were all poigoned while purtaking of tea, The prompt application of remedies, however, prevented fatal Wobeciucuces, 30 ~-The Superior Court, general term, Justices Bos- worth and Siceson on the beach, aftirmed the order mate by Judge Woodruff at special term, granting Catharine N. Forrest temporary wlimony and denymg the application for a commission wo take testimony iu California relative to Mrs. Forrest's reputation. SEPTEMBER. 2.—The Cahawba arrived here from Havana, makin; the passage in four days and one hour. She brought one hundred and sixty thousand Mexivan dollars on freight from New Orleans to Now York. 8:—Edward Kelly, the maa who was shot in tho drink- ing saloon corner of Whitehall and Bridge streets, oe tho night of the 31st ultimo. while engaged in a dradken rew with John Hays, died at the New York Hospital yostorday morning, from the effect of his injuries. 6.—~A bloody affray occurred in Jackson square, at the Junction of Kighth and Greenwich avemues, betweeaa large party of Irish laborera and others. Daring the ‘melée deadly weapons were freely used, and sevoral of lioned house, by culling his throat. He had been ili for a week of slow fever......Com. Stewart, the senior captain of the American Navy, and one ef the most illustrious of its commanders, returned from his European tour. 9.—Judgo Russell dolivered an intercating decision im the General Sessions, on a motion to quash ao indictment against Dennis Campbell for the alleged larcony of a valuable Newfoundland dog. He discussed the various statutes on larceny Be om Sb Eanes, B80 coociaten fhat are personal a ere! steal- dogs are poi Atoaref) of them is an ‘baieeal a 10,—The City of We sailed from this port for Lis with 267 era and $630, in specie, Fa Ne era re Sunpay, 1L—J. HL "Kearney himself at poisoned French's Hotel. Henry F. Wood put an end to his life by taking laudanum at No. 162 East Twenty-fourth strect. Edward Cassenbrock, keeper of a dance house at No. 81 James street, committed suicide by shooting himself with ‘a heavily loaded pistol. 12.— Joint Committee of the Common Council ap- pointe to memoralize the Governor to reorganize the Ifth regiment, agreed to appoint a sub-committee to draught the memorial, after hearing the counsel of tho regiment apeak at considerable length against the course pursued by Generals Sandford and Ewen in disbandiog the corps......The Academy af Music was opened for a short initiative Italian Opera season, the ‘‘Poliuto”’ of Donizetti being the selection for the commencement of the season. 18.—A largely attended public meeting was held in the theatre known as Volks Garten, in the Bowery, to give expression to the popular semtiment adverse to the en- forcement of the odious Sabbatarian laws. There were between two and three thousand persons present...... ‘The National Grays, of Kingston, New York, arrived in this city en roue for New Flayen, Conn. y were re- ceived by Company C, Captain Alex. P. Kinnan, and Com- | pany G, Captain W. J. Coles, of the Seventy-first regiment, who made a joint parade, and marched their guests through Broadway. 15.—Two men, named Patrick Clancy and Patrick Sweeney, rambled about town while intoxicated, and finally tumbled into a cellar at the corner of Broadway and Thirteenth street. When discovered by the police in the morning Sweeney was stone dead. 16.—A disgraceful riot took place on board the steam- tug Meses Taylor, one of the tugs employed to take pas- sengers and baggage on board the Galway steamship jason. 17.—Cimrles H. Lock was arrested, charged with hav- ing, in connection with ono Paul Leithel, defrauded tho firm of Geo, 5. Robbins & Son to the exteat of $6,104 11. ‘The accused was held to bail in the sum of $300......The United States ateam vessel Governor Floyd, built for the government to ply between the fortifications of Sandy Hook and New York, was on Saturday forcibly taken pos- session of by one of her builders and towed to Williams- burg, on the plea that she was not paid for. 19.—The British steamship Persia, from Liverpool on the afternoon of oe! 8a erie com her dock at Jer- sey City early this morning, after a very stormy passage. ‘When two days out, on the 6th instant, the Persia broke the crank pin of her port engine, which forced her to lay to under canvass until the night of the 7th. 20.—Gen. Scott took his departure for California and Oregon, to scttle the difculty in relation to national right of title to the island of San Juan, near Oregon. The ue collected several thousand people to the steamship dock. ssse.Tho horticultural and agricultural display and American Institute cattle show opencd at ton Park, 24.—Another shooting affair occurred in Broadway, in which a man namod James Wilson was seriously, if not fatally, wounded by a pistol shot in the abdomen...... The investigution in the case of Wm. J. Lane, Jr., who was charged with embezzling some $60,000 of the funds of ton Bank, took place before Justice Osborn. ~In tho Court of General Sessions, Ji Sentenced John McAlpine, who was convicted of swindling @ governess out of her welry and cloth,ng, to imprison- 27.—Tho introductory ‘lecture of Professor Doremus on “the poisonous gases’’ drew togother an immonce number of persons at the New York Hospital, among whom were a largo mn of ladies......The great International Cricket match betwoen the Eleven of England and Twenty- two of Canada resultea in the triumph of the formor. 29.—Tho National Guard, Seventh regiment, Colonel Marshal Lefferts, bad a field day at East New York, They mustered 453 members. The drill was & complete fuccess in every point of view, and called forth enco- miums of praiso for the new Colonel and his command. There were about 1,500 spect&tors present, including many militery men......A8 some laborers were em- ployed in whitewashing an area wall, which had just been erected, at Nos. 313 and 215 Greonwich street, a prop gave way and the wall fell in, burying two med, namod john Gaffney and John Bryan, under the ruins. 50.—At a meeting of the Police Commissioners the charge agninst Dr. A. 8. Jones, accused of receiving a bribe, was dismissed and the Doctor honorably acquitted +++...Jn the Episcopal Convention tbe resolution respect- ing Bishop Onderdonk was taken up, and a motion mado to lay it on the table, which was loat by ayes 85, nays 190. After further discussion, a resolution was adoy er that the remiasion of the sentence of Bishop Onderdoni would be acceptable to the Convention, provided the re- Strictions as to the exercise of his official functions, which he submitted in his letter to Bishop Potter, or such other restrictions as might be considered advisable by the House of Bishops, were made., About six 0’¢] A. M. the steam boiler at the Girard House, corner of Chambers street and Weet Broadway, exploded with a terrific crash, killing a workman named Jchn O'Connor, and severoly in- | juring Job Colling, the firoman, and two other men. ‘The | walls, flooring and contents of the rooms in the vicinity of | the boiler were entirely demolished. OCTOBER. Svypay, 2—About half-past nine o'clock P. M., the im- mense brewery of Speyers Brothers, on 110th street, near the North river, was totally destroyed by fire. The flames were first discovered in the upper floor of the main build- ing, which soon enveloped it in flames. .—The great cricket match between the famous eleven English cricketers and twenty-two United States players was commenced atthe new grounds of the St. George’s Club at Hoboken, The weather was excocdingly ne, the epectators numbered some cight thousand, and the play- ing was pronounced the most scientific ever witnessed in this country. 4.—The tenth anniversary mecting of the American Bible Union commenced at the Baptist church, cornor of Broome and Plizabeth streets,..... Mr. Charles’ M. Loupp, a leading and wealthy leather merchant of this city, com: mitted suicide while in a state of insanity, by shooting himself through the heart, at his residence in Madiaon’ avegue. He was a man universally esteemed...... At the meeting of the Board of Education Jast evening the apnual estimate of the expenses of the Board was pre- sented. The total is $1,514,000 62—about $68,000 in excess of the estimate for the year 1859. .... Postmaster (eneral Holt, and his aesistant, Horatio King, left this city for Washington. 8.—Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather in the afternoon, a considerable number of per- fons congregated in the neighborhood of the Rambie in the Central Park, to bear the music; but the sudden storm of rain which came up about haif-past three o'clock caused a hasty and sudden scattering and running...... At Colchester, Conn., a complaint was made against Mr. Warren Leland, of this city, charging him with conspir- ing with Samu. Jones, the cashier of the late Colchester Bank, for the purpose of defrauding that institution...... ‘The steunship Vanderbilt sailed from this port for South amptou and Havre, with a full complement of passengers and $704,726 in specie. The Cily of Baltimore also sailed for Liverpool, with 226 passengers and $23,265 in specie. 11.—The champion sculler’s race came off at ten Island, and was won easily by Joseph Ward, of Newburg, to whom the prizo, a silver Velt, was awarded. .. The clectien for directors of the New York aud Frie Railroad Company took place, and, notwithstanding the strenuous exertions of the reform party, nearly all the members of the old board were ro-elocted hy a large vote......By the falling in of a seaffold on the floating dock between Pike and Rutgers slips, East river, Lenhardt Haalze, a laborer, was killed, and three others, Henry B. Merritt, Wm. B Robertson and George Marrall, were fxtally wounded. + 12.—The Jefferson Guard, Fifth regiment, Col. Chris- tian Schwarwaelder, had a parade, review and inspectien, at Hamilton equare......The noted heroes of the prize ring—Heenan and Morrissey—met in front of the Park, and were near treating the public to au impromptu rough and tutoble, The timely interference of friends provented a collicion The Jewish festival of Tabernacles com- menced, ¢ orizin of the celebratiou’is found in Laviti- cus xxi: 43. 13.—Tho great diamond wedding, which had boen the talk of the city for weeks, tock place at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The edifice was crowded almost to suffoca- tion, and the streets were 80 thronged as to be rendered almost impassable. It was, in fact, the grontest aifair of the kind that has ever taken place in this city......Go vernor and ire, Banks, of Massachusetts, were in town, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel... John seilkins died at No. $22 Weet Forty-third street, from the effects of viclenoo sup. posed to have been received during a drunken ailray in the Twonty-second precinct... .Inthe Board of Alaer- men, resolutions oxpreesipg the sorrow of the members of the Board upon the receipt of tidings of the death of Senator Broderick, and eulogistic of his private and pullic career, wore adopted. 14.—In the Court of General Sessions Thomas Farrell, said to bo a Sixth ward gchool officer, who was indicted for an aseault with intent to do bodily harm, pleaded guilty to an agsault and battery, and, at the request of tho complainant, Who was not dosirous of progocuting, he was fined $26. .16—Iord Howard, the Hon, Krnest Cochrane, Royal Navy, sad Capt, Somerset, Royal Navy, were on a visit to +. The revenue steamer Harrict Lanc arrived core Battory, after her oruiso in search 16.—4 numerously attended meeting of Germans wi held at the Couper Institute, for the Dirpose of initiating 18 Measures for the better observance of Lord's Bereta German and Amorican gentlemen addressed 17.—The Fire Departme great trievnial celebration. It pry oat ia tall pease hundred and twenty companies, numberin, ) probably, a thousand men. The day way cloudy aud threatenod rai, but fortunately it continued fine. In tho foroneor te preeentation of a flag by the munici lity to the oat mls ac cy fat wha ape ihe nateg ib eet pay e Meeting of members of Engine No. 84,and others, was held, to ti ference to the decease of the late Sen or Brose, a commiltee was appointed to make pane funeral demonstration of ‘je ene So S 20,—A meeting of the presidents of the clube of Now York, Brooklyn. Witliamsburg Pi al was held at the astor House, for the poo of entering b a friendly rai y— with ping eae of Kagiand ‘orlcketors... +. yo Mhe Seventh Cryer ey ‘Guard, Colonel Marchal Golonet’ A. 8. Vosburgh, assembled r Yorkville; tu full’ ouiforta, with magrnlen| . ar A fond amed Louls Charles Piquet .—~A gentleman ni wes drowned at the Hoboke landing, at tho feet ef arrangements for pas Lefferts, ana the Regiment, at Ha ji kmapsacks, Barclay at tailon coortened while pre) Attorney, the case of James ‘d, convicted of arsem in the first degree, was remitted to the Sessions, the Comrt (3 Apert bavind, ted him a new trial, . Elisha Belcher scret, charged ‘was commenced in the ate tthe tndependence Guard, Ca Boyle, of thé tte 24. pen: Twelfth regiment, mumberig fora muskets, ceeded On & vinit to Philadel, josiene of, ar Mies. Colgon and Strakosch, i , Ferri Bocon, rasa en for the sect, tae this season af the pn od on “Bargain 8,’ at the Coeper da- atitute, 25.-—-Che steamer Toland between York and Norwalk, rare oes a Meh ae near Sand’s Point, Papg Island. je oe er a New bite! sunk ia the Nort ver opporite » The passengers pte ‘by tho sloop Jack Downing and tho soataiag. C4 Ohio, The accident, it appears, was caused by the way of the framework suj ing the walking which snapped the connecting rod in two and drove end of itthrough the bottom of the boat. The the boat and cargo was estimated at $125,000, upon there was but a partial Iugurance. —Two men, named John Donnell and John Mena- ghan, got into a fight at No, 220 Wost Sixtcomth A friend to both parties, named Charles Cobane, fered for the purpose of separating the combatants, he was stabbed with a knife, receiving a deadly wound in the chest, likewise one in the abdomen......The akig Indiaman, Captain Smith, cleared for Hong Kong, Chima, intending to proceed thovce to . She ry board as passenger Mr. Samuel Gouverncur, Jr., United States Consul to Foo-Chow, China. 29.—The annual fair of the American Institute, ab Palace Garden, closed, and an immense number of pesgle were in attendance im honor of tho occasion Suspay, 20.—Rev. Heury Ward Beecher and Rev. Dry Peters (white), and Rev. Mr. Garnett (colored), made the Harper’s Ferry aifair and the irrepressible eem- fict”’ the subject of their pulpit discourses. NOVEMBER. 4.—The steamboat Champion, previously reported sumic in the Sound by collision with the propelier Albatcoss, ‘was raised and brought to the city iy tow of two steam- tugs. ‘ 6.—Arcpbishop Hughes performed the interesting @eremony of blessing -the bells of the German Catholie Charch of St. Francis Seraph, in Thirty-first street, be- tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, Baptist church, located in Twel hth street, near Broadway, waa dedicated with appropriate servioes. ‘4 Be i eas Pca roel La ae. oh jown to thé Jerse; 2 0) 0 Columbia, Dr. Kano and Cine tus = 10.—The Supreme Court, General Term, Judges Roosevelt, Ingraham and Sutherland presiding, granted tho writ of probibition in the case of Quimbo Appo, de- ciding that the Court of Oyer and Terminer has no right te grapta new trial at any term subsequent to the one at which a prisoner is trie 11.—The bark Emily arrived at this port in charge of Lieut. Stevens and a prize crew. ee da ot bola engaged in tl mouth, oD Sus} i trade. When captured sho had on board a quantity of lumber, several bags of salt, a large quantity of rice, ans F articles. 14.—The suspension of the house of Slate, Gardner & Co., 2 highly respectable firm in South strect, was an- et mi that about ten o’clook A. Ma —It was re, about o’closk A. M. by teoric Dall seen over the of York- reedalhny ~ rae he inhabl. tants. ‘goant Clinton, of the Metropolftan Polloe Nike ‘Twenty-third precinct headquarters, in Eighty sixun street, in a hectic ted report to the cen! office, im Broome street, that he witnessed “ one of the mest singular things ever geen in this city. A large body of fire in the shape of a comet, with a body as large asa horse, and a tail about forty feot long, fell from the hea. vens, between this page (Yorkvi and Seventy-first street, lighting up the whole neighborhood. 16.—Captain Franklin, of the brig Reindeer, which ar< rived at thia port from Port au Prince on the 1st inst., spoke the ship Harry of the West, from St. Thomas for Mobile. She had loat eight of her crow by fever, and her captain and the remainder of her crew, excepting three men, were on the sick list. The Harry of the West re- ported the ship Pocahontasat St. Thomas having lost six- teen men by fever. 19.—A very important seizure of diamonds, jewolay and watch movements, amounting in thelr aggregate value to $60,000, was made on the arrival of the steamship Asia at Jersey City. The property belonged principally te two Spauish gentlemen.,,...The steamship Vanderbilt left this port, for Southampton and Havre, with 137 pas- sengers and $607,920 in specie. The City of Baltimore for Liverpoo!, also sailed with 213 passengers and $227,008 in specie. 20.—Tho obsequies of the late Senator Broderick took place and were witnessed by large concourses of citizens throughout the line of the procession. 21.—< piece entitled “ Three Eras in the Life of a Fire- man,”’ founded on and illustrative of events in the life of the ate Senator Broderick, was puton the stage at the Old Bowery. The fact of the ement having been obliged to postpone its representation, until after the Broderick obsequics led mapy to suppose that it con- tained something objectionable to the Fire Department, but it did not, 22,—Charles ©. Cooper, tho scaman who murdered George Ritter on board of the sloop of-war Brooklyn, om the morning of the day on which she left this port, wa brought before Judge Botts, of the United States District Court, on a writ of habeas corpus. 24.—Thanksgiving Day was moro erally observed than ever before in the metropolis. ing the day the fazhiopable churches wero crowded and the streets pre- sented a most animated spectacle, The theatres, concerts and shows of ail kinds reaped a rich harvest...,..The Jury in the case of Orris M. Judd, one of the revisers of the Scriptures of the Bible Union, vs. James Edmun Secretary of the American Bible Union, for libel, bro in a verdict of $2,000 in favor of the plaintiff. 26. Among the passengers of packet ship Tonawanda, which arrived at this port from Liverpool, was Mrs, Anna McKenna, a native of Donegal, Ireland, aged ninety-nine years, with good teeth, sight and. hearing. Sho was ag- companied by RI poate a lg “SIX Yoars......» The anniveraary of the eyact of New York by the Britizgh army, which took place on November 25, 1188, was celebrated in the usual manner, by a parade of the First Division New York State Militia, ior General Wm. Hall commanding, in the absence of Major General Sandford. At an early hour in the morning the shi; in the harbor, the Li lets the hotels, the City and indecd ail the public buildings, had the national other flags flying to the breeze. 26.—A supposed murder was perpetrated in the even- ing on board the schooner John M. Clayton, lying in the Fast river. The subject of it, being still allve whon dig- covered, was able to relate the circumstances, and desig- nated a man named Downey, who was subsequently ar- rested, as the individual who had shot him....... French, agent of the Treasury Department for the exten- sion of the Capitol buildings, was arrested by a Depuy United States Marabal of district and taken to Wash- ington......The trial of Charles Moore, who was charged with killing Daniel Stackpole, at Harlem, was concluded in the General Sessions. The jury, after an absence of two hours, rendered a verdict of not guilty. Sunpay,27,—The Miasiopary Church of St. Paul, the Apos- tle, a deautiful and substantial edifice, was oponed for divine eervice for the first time this morning, when there was a tremendous rush of Catholics from all parts of the city ta be present at the opening ceremonials. 20.—The news of the death of Washington Irving, at his residence at Tarrytown, on Monday nigbt, was received in this city -day. The announcement caused « prof sepsatiow, and tmmediately flags were displayed at half- staff upon the public buildings, and such other incana were resorted to as would appropriately express tho feclings of the pubiic on the occasion,.....A Convention of the St. George’s, German, French Benevolent and Swise Socictica was held at the rooms of the German Savings Bank, in Fourth avenue, to take steps towards ee an orga. nization to prevent the switd!ing of emigrants by emigrant runners, bogus ticket dealers, &c.....'.Tho Polish Demo- cratic Society, composed of resident Polanders, held a great gathering at tho Stouben House, 193 Bowery, tocom- memorate the outvreak of the Polish revolution on the 26th of November, 1830. 30.—Between nine and ten o’clock A. M. a fire broke out in the extensive (carpet manufactory of A. & E. 8. ~ Higgiue & Co., situate in Forty third street, near the North river, ‘The loss was estimated at betweon $40,000 and $60,000—fully coverett by insurance. Some five hundred workmen were thrown of employment. DECEMBER. 6.—The municipal clection took place to day, and re sulted in the choice of Fornande Wood for Mayor, Greene C. Bronson for Corporation Counsel, and James Lynch for Almshouse Governor. The Seventh regiment was under arms all day, on hand for any emergency. No very 8¢- rious fights took place; it rained all day. , 8.—Aldermen Taylor, Dayten and Green, of the Brook- lyn Common Council, appointed to confer with a special coramittee of the New York Common Council on tho éat- portant subject of considering the best modo of leasing and regulating the ferries to Brooklyn, mot in tho City tail. 9 —Botweon ton and oicyon o'glock this morniag « dis i if Lah 4