The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1850, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. NO. 5690. Tne Code of Criminal Procedure. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURK OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ‘The Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings have the hopor to rvbmit herewith their complete report of @ Code of Criminal Procedure. In preventing the result of this portion of their la- . ‘bore, the Commissioners deem it pot inappropriate to toan objection which has been taken to their consideration of ‘he subject embraced in this report It seems to have heen sappored by some. that the rega- lation of the modes of procedure i vil courts was alone within che scope their duties. A reour- rence to the constitutional provision under which they were sppointed. furnishes, however, an abundant an- swer to thisobjection Thatinstrament declares, that it * ghall be the duty of the ‘ommirsionersto revise. reform simplify and abriige the rules and practice, pleadings, forms and proceedings of the courts of record of this State, and to rep: r! thereon to the Legislature, subject to their adoption snd modiscation, from time to time " The same langoss+ is «lo used in the act under which »eointed, ae well as in that passed extending the commission. The term, “Courts of Ry oord,”’ clearly embraces the tribu- a“ nale in which crim nal as well ministered Used. a it isin th of description, it comprebends ‘Terminer and Sessions. and the Mayors’ and Courts porsersi rimiual jurisdiction, and poses upon the Commia-ioners the duty of revising, simplifying and »biidging the pleadings and practice in those courte; and #* a necessary consequepee, that of adapting the proceedings of other judicial and ad- soinistrative officers to such reforms in the parotice ax fall more literally within their expresely prescribed owers. bi In thelr report of a eode of criminal procedure. pre eented at the Inet sorte, She Comrmiesionatt tors. o°- eesion to ray. that they bad wi great caution “J a ‘$ od itself to their minds, which they he details, even the minutest. by could be successfuliy carried in- to practice. with thems matter of regret, that owiny (> (he pressure of time. by reason of the sppreaching expiration of the commission, t! were unable to prerent all the subjects which that should have in«iuded. er to accompany their report with such explanation: as might lighten the labors of stature ty conmdering it In the code wich accompanies this report, they ' have obviated ther« difeulties, and while they havy in 10 respect departed from the principles of that for- merly reported, they have comprehended the sndjeots which were then omitted. and have embodied in the code now presented. smple explanations of the pri ciples and details whieh it contains. | as the Commirsion~rs have been al tire bedy of criminsi preeedure, and in t will prove, if i should be adopted, a o: substi for the piesent regulations, whet! ing at common law or by statute, im respect to the jects to which it relates unnecessary, in this port, to make particular reference either te the pria- ‘ciples cr te the detn'ls embraced in the proposed onde ‘Thore will be found «xplained in the provisions them- selves. and im the notes by which they are accompani«d ‘A brief reference. however to the general plaa of the ecde, is perhaps net improper. itis divided 4; Ri pia 4s code being derigned am hings, to the funetions sf sit the judieial tribunals of the State, necessarily includes these which relate to the criminal courts. ‘Their repetition iu this code is required, in order to make it a complete guide to crimiusl pro- cedure. and to dispense with an unnecessary reference from the one to the other; while, by the brevity of the provisions themsrives. the eode is not inconveniently extended, ‘The tecond part relates to the prevention of public effences. a subject which, with but few exeeptions, has ‘een left unregulated by statute, and in regard to which theCommis-icners deem a system of practical regulation of rights duties of the private citi. wen, 8 well a8 of the public officer, both conventwat necessary. he third part relates to judicial proceedings, for the removal of public oftcars by tmpeachment or otherwise In this respect. alro, the code supplies what joners deem an important defect in thi statu Tegulati. ‘This part is conflaed to the ra moval ef ja | flor re and their elerks, nod provides Riviform practice fo this rerpect, for the wan’ of whieb. it embsrrassments have been exoeriensn ¢ oapectally im the proceedings for the removal of justices cof inferior courts \ ‘The fourth part relates to the proceedings in orimi- | ated dy indlotment and comprehends die offenoes, the time of } ~-the indictwen*~ihe proceedl on the indiotment Ddefore trial—the trial —the prodéetitzs afier trial and | before judgment—the judgment end execution. and | apperls; aud embroces also, under t of misorl- | ' laneous proceedin + Niag the attendance eeeee conditionally jiry into che inranity of ¢ viction—compr co) certain pablic offences by lea of the action, before oF after ta- for want of prossoution, of otherwiss -r saitting the puntchrect fn certain cases proves tim, oe eotitiiog sMdavite—errors and gs wed other proceedings - dixporal uty stolen or embesiled—and teprieves oom- sand pardon art relates to proceedings in the polios peere substitutes tn place of the proseat af pr mutat The Gith courts, whic! and om! juties of coroners of pene 3 coprictet fugitives from toy eld to labor re United States, and es A Slate proomeds ingr reepecting bartnds proceedings rerpectiog ve grante— proceedings respecting di-orderly persons proceedings reepeuting (h# support of poor persons proceedings ee mantel Wh were ts—erlmiual statitics sod miscelinueous provi- or territory of the eventh pa « To these is nad forme of iad) tiene of th relaten to ooets in crimical actions of a rtminal metw i am appeedix, * in conformity tainiag brief ch the prom fe State demands at the > bande of the Lrg! isture @ more searching at rFeogh examloation,or « more complete ana eff . than the priveiples and ractice. Depending ae #reiety does ‘o (oe most gorous enforeem =a Pi ed to ® false profension of om the part of the . coumissloners to say. that while Ubey have spprosched the performance of thie duly with & determination so fares they were able, to at~ tain both there objects they have at the rams thine realised the deliency and diffeuly of the work In the dlecharge of that duty they have not been unmiadful, on the one hand that the rights of the eitisea. tn pro- ceedings of a crimive! nacure should be most thorough ly protected. while om the other they have not gotten that the jnterrets of pubite juative ehould be ount te the ob-erranee of the asetess forms aod eb it has been #0 oftem in their report « report, they do » Info the details of the practical steps teq conduct of acaure. than t« estential to the euoce carrying ont of the principles which they thed ere mainly designe f civil Juriedt sch log uyoe which the Td to | goreTp ment of courts } 3 body of inteliigesoe and k fn auto peiianae may be placed J exoouste Commissioners f+ for ® faeres A inating applionth gO derigned ae toe to th tts pres Deneficiallp reduced to prootice Upon that or) trace bey are willing to rely eo the eode of ety . cedure ts concer pot dowbeing that wh visions have bec dofect#, potfpeen man undertaxtng sb»! Jegieiation ot by be: de found to rery ic in a still higher degree of one + iamtliag by pract east upon him fr the the anpreferric cult and delice of the law. in tte due enfore pressive eBerenchment © 1 daties designed for v6. y oF OP hia guide, in which the sisting acetates « iy deficient, and mooh of which ts now farnished by euo- the end almost fnacces (bie rules of the common tar the Ctmailesioners bore, telt bound to ys = by provisions which. th ‘b minute, ere not uo sOry, abd which shall di -tisetly and plainiy p' fore Bll, not merely the duties they may be pn perform, b y are to perma. The referred to constitute nc Taconeiderabte 5 aod im tb ment as well we their style, eke them oe plain and simple 9 ble warrants have beow prescribed or undertakings required or allowed. their form has in every to been given. In short (ie object has bee to m | Add jo thie dimotut paid tor code @ body of practieal direo! ). intelligible in their bara with the mepen the proper means effeo- result of their labors to the Legis- Jature, the Commissioners will not pretend to assert that it is free from omissions end defects; for no human work can be without them They have «pared no effort to render it perfect, and in return. they ask tor it the candid consideration of the lature and the people. All which is respectivily submitted ARPHAXED LOOMIS, DAVIO GRAHAM, DAVID DUDLEY FIELO. Albapy, December 31, 1849 vice Atmany, January 1, 1850 ‘The Superintendent of Common Sohools, in obedience to the requisitions of law, respeotfully submits cue fol- lowing annual report: — From the abstracts furnished by everal county clerks. of the reports of the respective town anperli- tendents of common schools, it appears that there were, on the first day of July last, fa the 878 towns 81 wards of cition in the State, 11,191 school distr of «hich 8411 are composed of territory wholly #i ated in the town where the school house tands. remainder are joint distriots, formed from two or © adjoining towns. Reports have heen received from the trustees of 10,928 dist from which e several re] ined by duly qualified teaghers. for an average of elght months during the year embraced in the ‘The whole number of childram between the ages of five and rixteer, residing in the reapective districts from which returns were received, was 739 655. and the whole number of children taught im the several district schools during the year was 778 bein, of 2.587 over tae number taught during tl Of the number thos t onth d cities from which reports have beeo reerived, there were 1.893 wate aod unio- cor porated schools, in which 72785 pupils were under instruction during the whole or » p of the year reported; and 85 schools ter the instractten of colored children, cowprising 4.006 pupils, the expenses of which were defrayed by the appropriation of $2865 97 from the public movey applicable to the pay mentof teachors’ wager, aud $2 149 60 raised by rate bill o to the echools, EXPENDITURES OF THE YEAK KEPORTRD, During the year embraced in the augual report of the trustees, t FLIBS614 27 wae paid tor teachers? « of which $653 704 63 was reoety fiom the State treseury, and trom the availa of town and coup! jon and loeal fands, $489 696 63, e.1 tributed on rate bille by those who seat to school; ard $10 616 11, raised by texatiow on the inhabitants of the distriet to meet the amount dur on the rete bills of such indigent persons as were exempted by the trustees from the payment of their -hare of such bills ‘The wumber of children so exempted io the several reporting districts, is stated at 16.600 The eggregate amount of money expended during the tame year im the purchase ef books for the district brary by law, was $e 4 The following sums were of the several districts duriog on tbe real and personal eat Tee peetive purpores euumerated, d by the inhabitants same year, by a tax districts, for the For purchering sites. . viene sees $25008 25 Fer building schcol-bousce. <2.) Wart 33 For renting on or roome for the school 6.227 78, bor repairs vee GANT 87 For fuel. .... . es +0 $5 618 46 For teheol books furniture and apparatus 14.040 18. Hor de Votencten in rate bill 16,547 35 For otber district purposes thouzed by WOW, 5 ce vevee: . ‘17,203 56 $453 ToS 47 459.696 63 5b Px! tbite ap aggregate of......... gonlol0 A wtribu'ed by the inbaditents of the several sehoot e during the year reported, for the # poortef hools; ard the entire amount expended during the year includip 1m anportioned, fromthe Common Sebool *uad. the «am« raised by the boards of supervisors of the respective countios. and | the loon) fund> belonging to the several to: ble to pchool eurnes the teveral district libraries. . Apa the entire ageregate will amount to. $1,700 81 56 The revernl amounts raised in the respective se noot districts throughout the State by direet taxation for utborizet by law have been aa the first time, vald be felt wx by rive re amount rai on rate bills fur the payment of teachers waces daring the year last reported. afver applying the pu sic money, was $466,074 80, of $12.876 BS Only. more grepete amount voluntarily raised im the see triets tor ordinary district purposes. Is it, the tobe supposed that the mere rubstirwtion of direst taxatioa Tate Dills, will, ander euch etre pv valer ee mR epirien Hey revelvod fr the several ebarged wit cepts wed dieburrements of ely Tiv 45 of which $626,460 60 iw arona the several dietriets tor te (55 £4 (or library purperes, aud toe baie geutexpentes in the several where epeelal provision fur ite exp ‘The ennval revenue from the ew their respeet whole umber of eBid winters residing theret. {fle ree to the Legiviature whetcer the rat { bulten ef the eel f app yt dong tw the Ry ti intr bution. strong induc to (be texable tubabtiants of place their ebt drew t k wm (here, for ® seproperiion » Ip the oittes ne Peedily be he private bi brarte tened to the 3 d far beyon tt al want ceen the pitts ne fund ts tes than le Weta { Free Soho * State” and prequent thee rper provisions into the ets tn t ete as ® portion of our mon foho | eyetem, ecustitutes « new avd Interesting era ia the bostory and progres of that ryetem. Every chitd b the we and twenty-one, residing in the r bed of law end perro. 78 sobog f leryiog aiar mode ¢ 4 y ip chvgitnation, mae forth be free to all divided as beyond Ditely ve’ and may be Mt of public opi- The oF this point. « tovtocinaing the react nion and rev rm at differen nitous ednes in har been monly j d the man and that the sificient o@: Moers of the several | be sroured im carrying into practiont 6 Crrion® of the new epstem, to diffuse b Out every reotion of the State the Inovtim: amen of am rn and moral edecation * petted In the year st which the sew law 98,104 Bd * ® t into operation, har precluded the poeliret ay action on the part of the board of supervisors of a large Proportion of the counties. in reference to the raising of additional amount of public money required its provisions for the support of the school: epsuing year, and thereby an inoreased burden of taxe- tion might, at firet view.eeom to be cast upon ¢! bitants of the several districte. [n several of the coun- ties, however, the necessary appropriation bas beea ready made; and inasmuch as in the reeid quired amount. whether board of supervisor tor, or ratved by a rious inconver from the former Ne dime: itis to be appren yd that. in very many of the districts. the means of supporting the rebool fer a longer period than four mouths will be withheld. either from the distaclination of a majority of the legal voters tw impose an amount of taxatt themselves beyond that which the law «bsolutely re quires without regard to the interests amd welfare of the schools or from mistaken vinws of the legal eifvot of their refusal to vote the requisite supplies for # longer period the opinion is very n of the board of sup:rvisora spective districts from hat law; in others, it is suppor in the absence Of any vote of the district authorizing a tax for the sup- port of the schools. trustees will be at libarty to raise the requisite amount on their own authority. for the ainterance of the school for four moutha, and there- atter to resert to the system of rate bills, The neces. sity, alto, of providing, by district taxation. for the Payment of the wages of teachers, falling due subse- quently to the period when the new law went into operation, although for services ia a grea’ part render. ed previously, adds to the embarras«ments and in- crenves the burdens of many of the distriota There, with various other difficulties, incident to the or- ite operation during the first y ton, The belief ir, however, con that an coon as these prelimt of public money duly raised in the reveral countics of the State in accordance with the provisious of the new lew and thi 'd judgment of the inhabitants of the teveral districts brought to bear upom the policy, the objeete and the design of the law no obstacles will be jolerpored to its healthful and invigorating action. If expettence sbail discover defects fa any af ite provt- sioca and perfection is the attribute of no bua in stitution however carefully devised —the Legislature Wil), doubtless, promptly aud cheerfully apply the nm cenury jemecy It is, however, dae Co the ealightene y hich dictated the Iaw, and t» the clear aud un- of the "popular will nte that it sho opportunity ef dew been acopted. befor and those of our fellow-ct have given valldity to ite provt- sione ee they exiet, owe it to thesoselves, aad to the cwuse of eduestion ecrdially and cheerfully to unite ta carrying thore provisions {nco effect, in the mode best Adapted to secure the mos! favorable resal's, Having, by (heir united aciion at the polls, determined that heneeforth the beurtite and blessings of elementary eoveaticn thall be freely placed at the disporal of every child of rviiable age reriding imthe State, they are bound by every consideration of pedite duty and pri te obligati n to render the invaluable boon thus con. n, fully atteivadie and werity for apy subsequest amend tor alteration of the law. if any euch pecessity Id exist cen be adequately manifested only by @ Ul adberence, in (he Oret inatauver, to its provie they ace by which alone s fair test oan be af- forded of its practical utility. If, however it should be deemed expedient to make Y aiteraiow inthe law atthe preswut seaston the extenefon of the term of instruction from four to wight mouibs, where the iubabitants refuce to vote the neces ary esimater for the rapport of schools for that po- Tied, fe respectfully recommended. ° . . CHRISTOP AER MORGAN, Saperintendent of Common Schools, Meeting of tne Board Supervisors. 1 v.¥ Feit, Sheriff for dy OF $128, wax ordered to be itonat Searcher.— & of #dditionsl searcher, ia conse of the office, was re. sigourly adopted. ailo- ontihg & rum of $1200 per aunum for wo additioual femrerer rte Se Jail The um of $450 was appreptiaied «of this Memeomente —T gred, reoomm: 5 te me presented to the Legi-ialure, relative to vormments o. TEM nd perrounl property io the city ko nnd req™irtng @ more proper and equal ying taxed 2 MEittow stated had been cailet to very gross (ited by many of the as- io the aesestaenta for the year for the p port of 8 faed ryote that their site ard tiegitic 210 Bromdway tin (he rear of the ging to tbe ram « #od Now 50 amd 80) Peart at $8000 remting for $1,760 each, aod ug been recently sold fi co Vaditen evepue Riehteenth ward . wed geld on the Lots on Mad 2 a Thirey tt streets, 4 cold on the Lith Dee ce of $2,000, Lote tn the vieintty of Fivty fourth sty Sixth and Seventh avenues dat $2000, worl AB femet a 8000 tO Love te Bloor Joh the owner hi +d mi $400 each, v0ld for $1. A strent. aesoneed 4 lots, corner of Cartieia and Ween weved at $16,600. sold at auction far 4 tot, Thirty siath “ Loteom Pbirty-se third and bh) foarth atrew a at $500 teeb owner refored (he eum of $2 000 The for kK ere & few of the mony exes which ef the attention of the commitier, but fr anoually eleoted t perviaery powers vv t port wae mpanied by a draft of an act e tr 4), #08 Of nasexement of (Nees r end. da memorlal to be presented ° ¢ oaking for the passing of Od, reiw tow to property ia the f the Fifteenth w rement he had ever eeu ta his an ww ed (bat one thensamd enpias of the act, togetber with t ci, be printed ‘ ' the payment of the sam of $100, tor books onery ; wan received and > eight opposite vb termes howard gave p be would ts oo tderation of that q the next meeting, an board adjourned to 4 o'clost this dey (Fatorde } aw A vimenti—Jangary, 1850 1 i ere names of thor geatiemen whree app bare already been ratified County Clerk ty County Clerk rh Supreme ourt im Favity lork Nelron ¢ Wma. Sto welaat bepaly County (lerk. eo lerk, Joun Harper, Bookhor per amd Trearurer Superior Court, at week io January term #h ay, the Toh ¢ the od Bri open at 11 o'clock. The Treueferred ¢ o- Wence wt 10 o'clock Seoond week, vice Third karin fret week, There wil be no jury trinis in | the January te Commen Press, The Hen, Daniel P. Ingrats first Jutge ot the Common P ages the tow. Charles Weedioft | Court ef Appeats G6 Bronsco, Chiel judge, Aaateon G Charles H Freebhen ee term expired bet it years City Inteiligence. Tux New Democaatic Geneuat Commerren,—The members of the new Democratic General Committee met en Thursday evening at Tammany Hall, Major Denman was popes Chairman pro tem, and Mr. Peter Parke, of ‘Tenth Ward, Seoretary. The roll 8 calied over, and the attendance was found very large ‘The contesied wards were taken up A pro- test had beer enter: are of Captein Wurd occupled » great leagth of tim not get through with the the whole ticket was disputed. the Bolton and the Harrington ticket; the the ticket elected and the latter was the ed the Third the commi opposing one, The allegation of the opposition is, that there were two bundred and twenty-two tickets laced intl jot box, whereas there are only one undred and seventy-two names on the roll; that, therefore, there must hive been foul play aud double ballots voted; that the opposition ticket, having eighty- four votes polled for it. aud ten of the veters in favor of it having been kept buck by violence tili the ballot box was closed, this would give them ninety-four. true majority of the entire number of the votes on the voll Thew, they could not arrive at « decision upo: course, the question will be resomed at ext sitting. The Eighth aud Fifteenth Wards are also coptested. and Daniel KE. Sickles and James T. Brady, ll be ‘miy opposed We under. effort made to oust the me fun may be expected. Hepry Arcularias and Fernando Wood, we under- stand are candidates for thi manship. Fine — Thursday evening at 5 o’clock.a fire broke out in the steamer Hero, lying at the foot of Fourth t, East Ki It was eccastoned from the excessive by tove-pipe in the forward cabin. The ceil- ht, the flames were spreading rapidly; it were soon extinguished, A little y. and nothing could have saved her. Captain Squires and « platoon of his men were in attendance, giving all the assistance in their power, Dancrkous Acerpent — Lart eventa, aman vawed Patrick Ruseeli, feli down aa area in Gold etreet and bis head was so severely injured by the fall, that it ts feared he will wot Li veyed immediately to tl and Capiaip Leonard, unable to procure any fmay diate medice! aid. j dictated, (for he was ia a state of inswnsi- bili‘y.) and im @ short time. he was abiv te tell bis Dame, but appeared extremely ill. His head is very severely wounded Captain Leonard had him removed to the City Hospital, Dascrnousny Union Market, named about 6 o'clock, mes Forrest, fell asleep in his stall om Thursday evening, and. being too near the stove wbich was in it.had his right lez burned in a | dreadful per, He brought fn, yesterday, to | mi Bellevue Hoepital, and it is feared, from the dangerou ature of the burn, that amputation will have to be re- sorted to, Acciwwest —A woman pamed Ann Moran, residing at 104 Thirteenth street, was knooked down, yester: morning. about & o'clock. at the coroer of that street avd the Bowery. by « sivigh which was d a furious rate, tor right aa ceived some terious bratees, She was convey hespital. Accipent.— A men named John Edwards, residing at she ed to the 42 4 llen street, was employed. with three other med ia | excavating fora pew house in the Third avenue, yes- terday morning. about 10 o'eloek. when the bank caved in. aimort Ce) him and sovtber man, named Thomas Waters, When they were dug out, Edwards's Jett leg pas found to be broken, but Waters escaped | upburt. Peter Hacket, the lad who t ten dave ago. at the tupnel.ou the Wudson Kiver road peration of trepaauiog was parfor: the ¢ ity Herpital, died there yesterday morning Nicwt ann vie Hose tate that neither Gov Hember ight, mine street, as they wi Camrnene Lames — Thar day camphene burst at the house corner of Grand end Ludiow streets and t#* fame spread about in all @ireotione; but fortunately, it was extinguished before miveb damage was dune. Bowstine or 4 CRorow Pere A Croton pipe burst 4 v e149 Water part the builaiog. it police of the First ward veets OF Dissiration.The Coroner yester- terday. beld an inquest at No 4% Laurens street, on the body of Hugh MeRinley. aged 44 years a native of Ire. lend, who came to bis desth suddenly, by ieregular Babite of living. coordingly Police Intel! Charge of Grand Larceny. ~\ e-terday, oficers Lyons and Weish, of the Fourth ward, arrested « man by the Bradlee, on a charge of stealiug a faintog by bills amounting to $1t7, Mr Ga rge M. KL ppears that oo ed the py book coutalning the of moary » Mr. Wioslow Ames of No, 118 Boath streot, the prisoner dressed up in a new eit of clothing, and knowing bim to be a kind of loaferich character, well huown along South street, suspected at onee trom the apprarauce of the prisoner, decked ip @ pew suit, that rome one had suffered; this impression, Mr. Awes caused bis are Prisoner, the pe found, and id alned the $117 chase of cluthivg and other T wus then taken belorw Justic committed bim to prison for tri ing purchased by the weousod ordered by the magistrate to be taken back to the phir ahd be fo reture the moury thus received Kolbing 1s Moter.— A young man by the name of ted, yeote day by Capt. feynoids, of the Fifth ward polige, on a charge of rte re Geld breceivts aed other jewelry valued w cae property of bis mother. who heepe® house of disrepate at No 100! hureb rtrest. ‘This youvg maw appr » 4. this wm very badly divp ’ tena p, before getting mebip ran yeoterday vet # beck to the elty aga * tered his mother's house, stole the above remned property sod room after pawued them to ® baeh pre kare the young forther nes Marine Lavron oF rae Stan or rie Weer At The marnticent frehet +bip Star of the Went, will be launched to-day, Gaturday). at half. part one o'clock from the whip yard f Mestre Perrine, Patterson. & Stnok, Williamsburg, weer the (rand whom street ferries She bas deem built for Meets Samuct Thompron & Nephows’ Liverpoot to be commanded by 6. Lowber, (inte of ¢ packet ship 1 ate. rato Hh Marshall fu whose employ he last fourteen years and which ie we feations for the rinnt (ret conided Fo him) She t# 177 feet long, joches depth of hold, and m with leng poop deck eile to Ue bier frame t+ of the beet white cak w live oak, locust « spron, Knight beads. stern f be no « alto two thiok ith copper, om the most ap- fr thr hn wed, by compels < iF aite. belooging amedation bin and steerage passengers is om the mort extingive ro@le, with « to tl health A comfort, having & borpital room for patients, ti Of rleknens, euirely separate from other passe bin, wh a Hoprevements, # mest powerful machine having four euetions, © eoongh to teaeh any part ot the anip. When mrovsmary (0 free the eb ater (he cutaide amotions of the engin bh will eomble it to H she ile) “preimen of paval architecture. and will tecond to Bo slip owt of this of auy other port. day of eaiiing i tbe frst of February All + 00 fe6 & foe Inwood, would do well to go tm time tegolar flee of the Jornot do nei by the tine | apain Townend he 26th She seiled 8 November, ‘co whice date che brings af fmtetligenes, whieh ts twenty. thre later Iban our last secounte from tha ie & locwne Of Bi: chiwg off to the committees sat till near one o'clock. | of) of the fremem, who were prompt. | Buasrp.—The owner of a fish stall in | wmmercia of Rio de Ja | Common Council Boaxp or ALDERMEN. x 4.—The President in the chair. ‘The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Report of committee adverse to allowing Owen Daly any compenration for damages alleged to have been done to his premises by a mob —Adopted. Also. the committee report adverre to paying M. T. Brennan for ved from & mol Retort in fever ‘of allowing De, Niehols, of the t in E th ward, $50 for medical attendance during August last. alter the Sanitary Committee had abol- ished the ward physicians. Dr. Nichols sent in his bill for such servis 290 virite at $1 each, ferred, port, and allow $50 for euch services. The Alderman of the Eleventh ward offered te insert $100, and to pay for half the medicine furvisbed. ‘This motion was lost, and the resolution, as reported by the committee, was adopte ‘Ship Caleb Grimshaw —The following preamble and resolution was offered by Ald. Webb: ‘Whereas, the sbip Caleb Grimshaw, belonging to the firm of Samuel Thompron & Nephew, of this city, was | destroyed by fire near the Azores, in November last, | while on her voyage from Liverpool to New York, with ® valuable cara: covered commanded by Capt. D: otwithstand. | ing the cea was rongh the wind blowi le. imme- | diately went to the rescue of those on board of the Caleb Grimpbaw, and. atter five days perseverance and hard labor,scuceveded im raving trom a watery grave nearly 400 human beizgs. And. whereas, it is under- stood the raid bark is soon te arrive at this port, Therefore, Resolved, That said Pavid Cook {s eminently en- titled to the gratitude of the civilized world, for the humanity and generosity evinced by him on (he afore- mentioned melancholy ocearion; and the thanks of the people of this city are hereby tendered to him, in | consideration of his iM . g sth mony of the high estimation in whion he ts held by the members of this Common Council, individually and collectively. Rossived, That a copy of these preambles and reso- Jutions be presented to Capt. Cook. om his arrival in this city, or sent to him at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in cate of bis not arriving at this port. Resolved, That the rum of $100 be, and hereby ts, | appropriated to carry the above resolutions into effect. | Adopted. | — Report in favor of erecting an iron fire alarm beli in Varick, near King street. Referred back, | Petition signed by B. Porter wad others. in favor of | the enlarg: ment oF the Battery. presented by the Al- | derman of the First ward. Referred to Special Com- t The Board here took a recess of forty minutes, for supper Tetons concurred in from the other Board, in fa- vor of grading and regulating Fortieth atreet. from ¢' Sreond to the Third avenues. Also, to flag a space four feet wide through the sidewalk around Tompkins Square Also, to regulate aud grade 119th «treet, from the Second to the Fourth avenues. Also, to construct a fire bydront in Great Jones street, | Re-olution, that the Com mirsioner of Lamps be di- | rected to light Cedar, Rector, aud West streets, from | Battery Place to Liberty street, with gas, Conourred in_with the other Board Resclution to pay Joseph R. Taylor, Deputy Comp. troller, $147 94, for extra services rendered on the Adopted death of the Comptroller, Mr. Lawrene concurrence. ‘A motion was ich was carried, and make the usprpsion of the twoengines to two weeks h Adopted elution to accept, with feelings of gratitude, ogs with beichteved by the which tt is sccom, the magnificent statue, om- Diemation! ot our sister republic, presented on bebalf | of Mens Gsyrard, and that Mons, Vattemare be re- | quested to convey to bias @copy of this resolution, Adopted. Report concurred in from the other Board, in favor jere Nos. 9 and 10 jute the East Ri- of Stephen Whitney and others. Report in favor of appointiv Boudinot » Commissioner of Deeds, in the p H. White, Terigwed. Report in favor of fiagging the sidewalk in Thirty- | mecond str etween the Ninth and Centh Adopted Revolution to rem street. between the sud Fourth avenues, Re- ferred, heport im favor of eonourring with the other Board, ip re-inetating Jacob Orgott iu the Fite Department, asa member of Hook and Ladder Co, No.6 Adopted. Peport in favor of lighting Great Jones street, from Latayetie Face to Bowery, with gas. Adtpted Resolution that it aball be the duty of the collector of the city @, to eellect all the ren ; w excwption of thy buteh Adopted by Alderman Mullins, authori. athe Comptrofier to pay Alderman James Kelly, while acting a4 Mayor, in the absence of Mayor Wood _ caused by tick ners, at the same ratv as the Mayor, dopted Resolution in conourrener, in favor of fixing the falory of the Clerk of ssistant Aldermen at $2,000, to take eileet op the Ist inst. Adopted Resointion tn taver of directing the piers Nos. 8. 9, 10 11. 12,13, 14, 15, 16.17 amd 18 to be extended into Adopted At bait pact ten o'clock, the Board adjourned until So'eioek this ew ning. Beano cv Acsnmants —The Board of Assistant Al. dermen met le ning, to wind op the affairs of the beard previous to retiring from office Keports of mites — The Committee on Alms Howe Depertment reported in favor ot coneurriog with the Poord of \idermen, tn resolution to batid twe vauite on Rendali® (elend, In whieh to inter the re- wi alte Of pets city's exper Conour- red tn ‘Lhe Committers om Repaira and Supplies report 1 of grenting the use of the room at the Coroner, to the report fa f takes possession reported in favor of | od feoth onourre fot lighting Third # Fest Biver. with gas; alto Cedar street, from Brosd way to Greenwich street. Adopted Alpo, ia favor of | ring with Board of Aldermen, to Ligh’ ive frem Twenty-third to Tuirtieth rtreet, with rty-winth ot On metion. eoneurt din Leveretram the Bourd of Aldermen —Resolation to ap- te BA008, ne @ donation to the Fire Department, tlee on Street erence (Cur feet wide. tl in favor of ough the # wing with brick jewnike of Upird Avevae from bighty-fret Wo Kighty-etxth street, «© io Fights rire ath street, from the . reet pied by the Doerd of Aldermen This by ereur Keport of Committee on Streets, In favor regulating utter Plomes, and paving fr strent. between Brom: Conearred rotting eurbaod way in Thirty. wint avenue with an ordinance (mm unteation frem the Street Com mending to the ounetl t amit the elaim Ww for rervier ted in favor allowing $6400 65. a0 from 1844. A motion to con } lost by @ vete of 7 to 5 | ved. That it «bal the Cellector of the (ity Kevemne to collect all the vente in Fulton Market, with the butehere! stelle and market fees Adop beara adjourned til Saturday ev [From the Charleston Courter December 31 } fof a Wer from Capt Stoddard, of the Seamship ty.te Mr H. Miveroon, of " Dean | hed the misfortune oo the 17th of Da. comber im int 28 ¢% lon, 72 62, to break the crow rail Much damage to otber parte of it. , the sehr Sarah 4. Smith, took thirty-teo of Une passengers to ( hagres; the Korovr, eight to Havenn, apd the brig Marcial, sere to the Intte ving Miteen om beard bing of the 16th of December, | bore op for Om 4 but having nen, wade Flow progrern, plenty of provisious sy ©, STODDARD nohored off the Har Laren rom 81 Dowinoo,— We lear from Captain Curtis of brig Wachington, from Port ea lrines, which | place be left om the 16th wit , that the Emperor Maustin | | bed errived from the South. aod that nothing bad | bee heard of the fiay tiem or Dominionn fleet The Kapress be feast, which way e it ave hed it taken from them by the govern Jet when Capt ft fifen | Third to eifth | be the duty of eption of the | Theatrical and Musical. Boweny Tuxarny.—The “Four Musketeers,” con- tinues to command crowded houses at this and splendid theatre. Ite avenues, seats, oo al and parsages, are nightly erowded. There areseveral scenes which deserve particular notice these are tbe o ocean. and the awfui destruction of the Felueca. This the most eifective and strik- i oduced upoe I only one fault it fault it can be called, the couman al of ail upon this earth which is great. pretty, ‘orious, viz: it vanishes away so soon, and is more, like beauty, riches, or admiration, which appear and dassle fors moment, and di from the possessor forever. An Shakespeare long ago sald, “ that all the world was @ stage,” no wonder the stage is 60 like all th ‘and all that is in it, ve . se Broapway Turan ing. Tudeed, we are in- formed that the greater portion of the’ seats were engeged in advance. The consequence was, that those who did not teke time by the forelock, aud do likewite, found it very difficult to procure even & standing place, and thove who had ladies with them, were, in a great many instances, compelled to go ami The bill of entertainment put for |, together with the an- nouncementthat Miss Cushman would appear in com- edy as well as tragedy, and that Mr, Blake th. would likewise participate in the perfor vening. were sufficient to fill that house. wice as large as itis. Suoh was the charact Dill last evening. and, as might have been expe was the rush of people to witness the performances, erday evening this magnift filled to its utmost ca Ninio’s Garvex,—Y h wonderful agility and daxterity, elicit. pg the admiration and applause of the densely crowd ed house. They were succeeded by the comic paato- mime of “ Godenski, or the Skacers of Wilna,” whi was sustained with great ability. ‘Tho aimuemeute cenoladed with the gorgeous eomie pantomime, com- Pored by Jerome Ravel. aud called * Raoul, or the Ma- gic Star,’? which was received last night with every de- monstration of pleasure aud satisfaction ‘Tue period, of the exgexement of the Ravel Family belug now about toexpire, we would advise all te hasten ia pay ing @ visit to with the magnificent xpectacle of “‘Jocko,? which are the entertainments iblo, where they will be amply rewarded. Raoul” Bunrton’s Turatne.—The great novelty which char- acterizes the performances at this popular theatre, has so established it in the good optatons of our citizens, that the attendance is always respectable. and very often the whole houge i# crammed. The “Serious Fae mily’’ in, perhwpa, one of the bert dra et peo duced by Burton, Everybody like the paike cotillon. as danced by the company. ix tly admired, and is nightly received with the most enthusiastic cheers, A fue bill for to-night, with many of the best actors attached to this prosperous aud justly favorite establishment. Crasraau’s Natiowar Turatae. - Last e benefitet A. H Purdy, Eeq , of this thea mau extensively known and highly appreciated ware real and solid bumper, just such as one likes to see om behalf of 1 vines bles who deserves tobe honored. The y's Marchex; cn this special occasion oaly, the ingenious d d inventor who played mort beautifully during the evening. Tho Ne- tional orebestra ts really first ra Yesterday event wood ae favorite themselves to uuiversal eatiafucti with repeated plaudits fhe Ob Guard” was sveceeded by the comic drama entitled “ Pet of the Petticoats,” which was sustained with mirable comio ability, witnessed with expres riovs of pleesure and delight. The amusements com cluded with the entirely new soenio buriet “Twelve Movthe,”’ and the laughable farow of « in india,” which passed off admirably well, contriba: ting in « great measure to the merrimieot of the eves. ing To-night, “Olympic Revels,” * ‘Twelve Mouths,” Ft of Petticoate,” and = Trumpoter's Wedding” Ir Orena,—There war, last night, quite a ao Jempity at the Astor Place Opera House. For the last time, this season, bas been Verdi's opera seria d oveurion to speak of T Truth has b pove all the expectati Ino has she been received with trem-nd va Signor Forti, who is every day gaining in the appreciation and esteem of the pubilc, and Siga tt Bereventano avd Novilil, have wobiy acquitted thea. of their arduous task. In short, this representa. Gon was ip every respect, remarkable; mad artista and marsiro bave received the applause justly dus to their exertions by a very evening, the pew Boles,” the compo ill be produced for the first lyric tragedy. im four acts The cast of char excellent ~Henry VIIL by Signor Novelli, Perey by Signor Forth; ¢ city. tti and 4 ‘minstrel, Siguorina ays KTeet Variety in the compositions of Dontyetti; aud (bis opera. being considered hie ablost prodvetion, will no doubt savor more of thi ral Welty of his eharaoter, than any other ofhis mustosb mMporitions It will by remembered by musieal coanois hew'+ that the part w d to the distinguished voowlat Signerina ber many thrilling and melo- diour ger berendered with Lhe utmost musi- cu) precision, aud with her exosilent method of ve tiem, ‘The chorus department is ably fille orchestral prrformauee, unde ader. Mr. other than w " played every Teasoa to be nt conductor it will be produced A manver every way worthy of the bigh repatation justly rarbed by his splendid abilities The great rash to the ng by Ge aot popular Awrnioan Mu sevat, ~The entertainments gt siterncon and evening. are of w very novel aud am eharscter. Th tt) Paani on Piace —The equestrian perform: iven in this amphitheatre are of « eaperior « he manager. Mr John Try Wnceasing in bis exe ertions to procure the best we ik the Fg of the ot Silett. the Queen's jester, ty engaged for ‘The tre his benefit om Mend on —A grand concert, in ald of the Lae @ Benevoient Sewing Suctety, comes of this above rooms — The program several cholee places. The great facie and Lec flute and vielin Several other eminemt per ormer « Rindly volunteered Soermty Limkany.— This evening, being the closing night this reason, of the great magician and ventetlo- quiet, Signer Blitz, be promises to eity ertainment Those who hare not, as yet, teen bim, should embrace this opport Room etn Bot fren it to ‘will be exbibited in thir Crs rar Col. A. G, Sino, ind servant, F, Piaher, Obi: Joba R Peters. $ it burrows, New Yor, wr Met oon U8. N Indy. ohi rvaut; &. Lord. Prer wont, Homer Ramedell Newbargn, oon Black Janes Binck, Montreal; JF Carter indy and sieter, Philatet- phin; JK Clerk and lady, Maine, L. Hayward, Galt m Jobo Knap, Boston, & C. Wiggior, WB. low 8. b. Fiteb. st hd Loute, Joba Butrerteld, Utiea, Lesrped, jt. Troy; James Kidd je. HMw ¥ Lei, JM. Fremeb, Albany; Hoo. Morte White. of Wisconsin; Dr. Carpenter iiiaote, WV. A. Civeinatii; HC. Bassett, Wert Point, Gea Kidd, ford, arrived yesterday at the irving ouse Hi, Stoddart, Charleston, $ 0., J Cooper phia; Hon H inger, Fiusbing, Mo Se Hom. JM, Kye gt J Little, Bostom: Dry bany, W. Vandyke, Maesachw A Moulton, Baltimore, ere at tt G Gilme Dupree, Fb ridin: ©. I hrandtert, Howard as the The Hon | WwW. thin