The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1851, Page 6

THE NEW YORK CANAL BIL ‘To provide for the completion of the Erie Canal Enlargement, and the Genesee Val- ley aad Black River Canals. OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. Axsany, June 18, 1851. ‘This morning Senator Upham reported the Canal bill, which bas been under advisemont since the com- moucement of the extra session. The only material alteration is an amendment, giving the power to one man—either Commissioner Cook, or Engineer Seymour—to make the contracts or the expendi- * ture of the whole nine millions. If there were serious objections to the bill as it stood at the regular ses- sion, giving the power to execute contracts to a majority of the Canal Board, composed of five per- persons, how much more danger is there in vesting such powor in a single individual, together with the surveyor and engineer, and that individual Com- missioner Cook—the constructor of the famous Chemung Ship Canal. The following is a copyof the bill, aa reported this morning, and as it will pass both houses and the executive chamber before Saturday night :— In Senate, June 18, 1851. ceived from the Attorney General, and referred to the Com- mittee om Canals—reported favorably from said Commitiee, and ordered to.@ third reading sdpriljts—read, and no quo- rum on its passage). AN ACT ‘TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPLY TION OF THF PRIN CANAL PNe LARGRMENT, AND THE GENESKE VALLEY AND BLACK RIVER Canara, if The of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as folloros:— Sec 1. The remainder of the revenues of the | State canals, after defraying the expenses of col- lection, superintendence, and ordinary repairs, and after paying the several amounts provided by the constitution to mn ogened to the extinguishment of the canal debt, the general fund debt, and for the necessary expenses of government, shall be ap- ag in each fiscal year to ‘he completion of the | canal enlargement, and of the Genesee Valley | and Black River canals, in the manner hereinafter directed, until the said enlargement and the said | canals shall be completed. | See. 2. The comptroller shall cause to be pre- | pared certificates, to be denominated ‘canal reve- nue certificates,” in the manner specified in the section of chapter three hundred and twenty of the laws of one thousand eight hundred and thir- ty-one, and of the denominations therein specified, jeept that the same may be in any sums not less fafty dollars, which shall purport on thelr face issued by virtue of this act, and without any liability, obligation, or pledge on the part of | jis State than such as i i f Fl FE and to be re- and the interest thereon to be satisfied as in this act. Such certificates shall be made payable at such time, not exceeding twenty- | one years from the time of their issue, as the Comp- | troller shall designate as being the period when, in | bis judgment, the revenues provided by this act will | be sufficient for their redemption, and the payment of the interest thereon; ae they shall bear an in- | terest of not exceeding six per cent per annam, pay- able semi-annually, on such days and at such places as the Comptroller shall direct. All the existin visions of law in relation to certificates of stoc! ed by or under the authority of the Commis- | sioners of the Canal Fund, so far as they are ap cable, shall extend and be applied to the said e: revenue certificates, and all the powers and duties | of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund in respect | to the certificates of stock issued by the Stateunder | their direction, shall devolve upon and be performed by the Comptroller in relation to the canal revenue certificates authorized by this act. The said certi- ficates shall be in the following form:— CANAL REVENUE CERTIFICATE. ‘This certifieate is issued under the authority of an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled “ An act to provide for the completion of Erie canal enlargement, and the Genesee Vailey and Black River canals,” rer day of one thousand eight hundred and fifty one; and en- titles or assigns, to receive dollars, on the day of 18 , and the interest thereon, at the rate of per cent per auoum, éemi-angually, on the day of and the i 'y day of in each year, until the time when the principal sum will be receivable. at as pro- vi in aid act, without any other obligation, | liability or pledge on the part of the State of New York than such as is contained in the said act Dated this ls And they ehall be signed by the Comptroller of- | *ficially, and countersigned by any transfer agent se by him . 3. The surplus revenuos specified in the first pated this act wi have and may accrue, in | hundred an hteen hundred and fifty-one, eighteen fifty-two, a. hundred and fifty- | three, and eighteen hunired and fifty-four, shall be applied te the Erie canal enlargement and the Ge- nesee Valley and Black River canals, until the same shall be completed. After the cl of the fiseal year in eighteen hundred and fift b earlier period as the said enlarg: ‘shall be declared by the Cana! Buard to be completed, the whole of the said surplus revenue specified in the first section of this act, as the same shall be ascertained at the end of each fiscal year, shall s0a- pear por fund for, and be applied to, the pay’ at of interest on the said canal revenue cer- tifeates so issued by the Comptroller, as the same | Shall fall due, and to the redemption of the said certificates as they shall become redeemable, or to the purchase of such certificates as hereinafter pro- vided; and as soon as the amount of such surplus shall be ascertained in every fiscal year, the Audi- | tor of the Canal Department shall, by his warrant | on the Treasurer, transfer he same to the credit of the said fund, until a sufficient sum shall have been tags transferred and safely invested to redeem all the canal revenue certificates issued under this act, and to pa,’ the interest theroen; euch sufficiency and | safety to be pertified by the Commissioners of the Canal Fund. See. 4. The Compra lier and Treasurer shall keep accounts of the san. funds, separate and dis- tinet from all other funds, ana ¢24ll annually report to the Legislature the conditien, thereof The Comp- teoller shall, from time tor 0 draw ais warrant oD | the Preasuret, Pern ie outjof the said fund ony, | or the pay” ut of interest vn the saidcanal revenue wates, aa the same shall become due; and also for the redemption of the said certifieates as they shall become redeemable, and for the purchase of such certificates as herein provided; and for the in- veatment of any part of the said fund; and for the payment of the expenses of preparing, issuing, and transferring such certificates . 2 See. 5. The Comptroller shall, from time to time, invest any part of the said fand, which may not be required for immediate application to the interest or neipa! sum of the said canal revenue certificates, in any stocks, for the payment of which the faith of this State is or may be pledged; or in the manner provided by law for the investment of the capital of the Common School Fund; and he may, from time to time, purchase any canal revenue certificates issued under this act, on such terme as the (' i ofthe Canal Fund shall judge to to the fund hereby created. a like manner, invest any income or interest arising from any investment s made by him Sec. 6. The canal revenue certificates, issued ae- | cording to the provisions of this act, shall be re Served rom person, or « ation of persons, formed for irpose of banking, and intending to conduct ing operations — : : —_ e | to be delivered to this State, for ctreulating note suob or association, in the same manner, upon game terms, and to the same extent asnow provided by law, reapect to the public stocks | sasued by State; and the said certi es may also be received from aay insurance company, or in any other State, in compliance with any nw ring the deposit of certificates of stock, a acourity for the performance of the undertakings of web com he Comptroller shail sell canal revert see. 7 certificates imaed as herein provided, to the amor | of three millions of dollars, within year after | the passage of this act, and within the second year afver the p ¢ of this act, to the further amount of threo millions of dollars; and within three years after the passage of this act, to such further amount, ‘not exceeding three millions of dollars, as shall be certified by the Canal Hoar to be necessary for the Gnal completion of the |irie canal en ment, and the Genesee Valiey and Black Niver canals, if | such sales can be made for the full amount of the principal sum for which the said certificates shall be letued respectively. The «ame notice of all such sales shall be given by the Comptro «is now yes ag by law in relation to notic vans to tnade by the Commi ners of the Canal Fund. Seo. 8. The avails of all sales of th i i ates, toge cher with all premiums re shall be immediate y paid inty tho treasury of this Stale, and the same, together with all interest that shall acetue on the deposit of such avails, saall be applied exclusively to the completion of the Erie jaigement, and the \ sy | and Black River canals, in the cate | or may be provided by he canal revenues; and to the payment of t on the | certifientes aforesaid as herein: provid dthe sam of three millions five hundred thouss dollars ie hereby appropriated, to be pnid ow uch availa, , and interest, and the sur; venues of | e cannle, ax herein be A, on the | nt of the Andlitor of Departmen " the ye . t ved dodlae ereby appro; ye pe outy b avail, preantames ands 3 foveuwes, and yn the like warrant, duriag the secuad of this act, to be ap- id onlargement See. 9. The sum of one hundred and eighty thousapd Bory is hereby sppeonctened and yment of the first r’s interest on the canal re- br certificates Bons under this act, and the sum of three hundred and sixty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the payment of the second ear’s interest on the said certificates, to ba paid the treasurer, on the warrant of the Auditor of the Canal Department, out of the avails of the sales of the certificates authorized by this act, and the premiums received thereon, and the interest that shall accrue on the deposit of such avails. Sec. 10. If at any time after the y hundred and fifty-four, the Leagialasure shall direct the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or apy part thereof, out of the surplus revenues of the canals, to be applied to the necessary expenses of the government, as authorized by the third sec- tion of the seventh article of the constitution, the sum 80 directed to be applied shall from thenceforth cease to constitute any part of the fund hereby created for the payment of the interest and redemp- tion of the principal of the canal revenue certificates issued under this act, and such amount shall not be transferred to the credit of the said fund, so long as such direction shall continue. See. I. The Canal Board shall, from year to year, until otherwise directed by act of the Legislature, adjust the rates of toll oo all articles transported on the canals of this State, in such manner as in | their dudgresnt will produce the greatest amouat of | trade and revenue. See. 12. The Canal Board shall cause the Canal Commissioners, or in case of their inability, neglect, or refusal, then any one of them, Lia. ree with the State Engineer and Surveyor, and the Division gineer having charge of the ‘division of the pub- ie works where the work is to be let, to contract for the completion of the Erie canal enlargement, and the Genesee valley and the Black River canals, upon such terms as the said Beard shall direct and approve, first causing public notice to be given by the aforesaid officers, or such one of them as they shall direct for the time and in the manner now specified by law. The contracts for the work shall require the sone to be completed oa or before the first day of May, 1354, on terms which shall, in the judgment of the Canal Board, be most safe, economical, and advantageous to the State. Sec. 13. Such contracts shall contain a stipulation expressly limiting the ey of the State to the payment thereoa only of such surplus revenues a shall be constitutional! applicable to the comp'o tion of the said canals, and of the moneys realized from the si act; provided, however, that the contracts for the completion of the whole of the work upoa such canals according to the plans and specifications adopted by the Canal Board, shall not exceed to the amount of ten percent, the sum of ten million five hundred aad eight thousan: one hundred and forty- one dollars, being the amount of the estimate for completing such canals, except for structures or work not included in the specifications and esti- | mates ag contained in the report of the State en- ineer and Surveyor for the year one thousand eight undred ani fifty-one, exclusive of land damages. Sec. MM. That the certificates to be issued under this act, shall in no event or contingency, be so construe: tocreat any debt or liability against the State or the people thereof, within the meaning of section twelve, article seven of the constitution See. 15. This act shall take effect immediately. Amendment offered by Mr. Lyon, and directed to be printed with the bill—*‘Amend section seven 80 as to ensure the completion of the Black river canal by the opening of navigation in the spring of 1558," Acaany, June 17, 1351 Difficwilty in Keeping the Legislature in a Working Condition —Great Flare-up again on the Gambling Bil—No Canal Bill, District Congressional Bill, or a Bill to restrict Pub- lic Officers, yet introduced, §« The excitement of the extra session is fast subsidin, and several of the members of both houses are threate ing to return to their homes in the early part of the next week. It is now with the greatest difficulty that » quo- rum, in either house, can be kept together two hours » day. A large majority of the members are actively en- gaged in their own affairs at this season of the year, and the daily loss which they sustain in being absent at the capital, is fifty per cent more than they are allowed for their sqpvices im tubing care of the interests of the “ dear people.” There are some exceptions, however; because there are some members, having no business or occupa- tion, who would gladly lounge about the halls, if the trea- sury contributed to their support. During the last few days, the Assembly chamber has been quite deserted— oftentimes not a sufficient number being present neces- sary for action on the third reading of bills. This morn- ing those who are usually present and in their seats. were again annoyed by the absence of full one-third of the members. A resolution was offered and adopted. making a call of the House. The spectators in the gal- eries and lobbies were directed to depart. and the doors were closed. Some three-quarters of an hour elapsed. when the Sergeant-at-Arms returned with a number of absentees, whom he found at Congress Hall, the Frank- lin House, and under the shade trees in the Park. The delinquents were arraigned before the Speaker, offered apologies for their absence, and were consequently ex- cused. There is scarcely a day, but the thianess of the Senate renders it necessary to suspend the reading of bills which require for their passage « two-third vote A circumstance occurred in the Senate, this morning. which produced. for an hour, quite an excitement, After the order of business—the reports of committees—had passed, Senator Miller entered the chamber. and asked consent to make a report from the Committee on Litera- ture; which was granted. He then reported a bill euti- tled “An Act forthe Suppression of Gambling” This announcement awakened the Senators, and the title and whole bill were them read for information, Mr Miller moved that the bill be immediately ordered to a third reading. Mr. Crolius interposed objections to the bill. and hoped the motion would not prevail. Mr. Cook was Op] to the motéon. and to the bill iteelf It was now evident that the whole Bull and Suydam transaction— th stomp at bribery; the signing of certificates by Senators Jobpson, Stour, and Robinson the Artor House; the expulsion of Bull, the repri the three Senators; and the whole affair of gambling bill. as it occurred in April, in New York aad this city—was to be rehearsed. as an episode in the busi- nessof the morning It seemed that the billdid not come legitimately before the Senate, a4, from inquiry made by Senator Cook. the fact came out that it was in dit. the hands of the Judiciary Committee; and it Hoult Matic: io eaplsia to the Senate b bands of the Literature Committee, an: lly it could be separated from that committer, when Mesars Beekman and Carroll, the two other members with Mr Miller both denied having consented to its introduction— the former declaring that he had not examived it aad Knew nothing of ite contents, It was thus made to ap- that Senator Miller had taken the responsibility of introducing the anti gambling bill rolely upon himself, and without the concurrence (f a majority of the Com- mittee on Literature. The bill, instead of being ordered tom third reading, was referred to » Committee of the Whole, which is in effect strangling it for the session Neither the Canal bill with “variations” has been in- troduced, nor Mr. Babeock’s, of which be gave notice. to restrict the powers and duties of the Attorney Geavral and the Superior Court, and the Court of Appeals, Thew will probably. be brought forward near the laet of the session. after thy humdreds of other bills demanded by the lobby, are disposed of No movement has yet been made with regard to tr-districting the Congressional districts. It is audibly whiapercd. within the last forty cight hours. that a certificate which the law requites own not be obtained from the &eretary of the Departuent of the Interior at Washington, of the basis required fur th apportionment im consequence of having no authentic returns of the census in his office from California, It iv loo asserted that the demoeratic members of the L lature will not participate in the distrieting. but com that the pext Legislature will be the proper body to p wy al#o newt that as the Inet Com re formed in 1842, the scrond year the next division of the The districts ter the «numerat should be in 1862 now evident. that the State, it will be dering a8 would best comdues to their party imterests Statistics of Crime—Report of the Secretary of State, New York. The Seeretary of State Christopher Morgan, has made hie annual report relating t Btate, during the year 180 criminal convictions in this This report is made in com pliance with the provisions of the act entitled \ An act reepeeting convictions in criminal courts, and to preow atistionl inf n concerning passed iets April 26, 1839, eompiled from the returns of clerks and riffs of the several couuties in the State made during the year 1860. Table A exhibits the number of eopvietions for crim nal offen courts of record in the several counties during the year In this table the court and term at which the convictions were had, the offence and the sea given ntences upon these conviction - Toe bung 8 State prieon House of refuge. é Imprisonment in penitentiary. jail, or loca! prison 30! Fine and imprisoument ” Fine vis Suspended, ke ? ‘The sentence upon the conviction for one of the cap tal offences. which wa. for murder, was commuted to im prisopment im the State pri-on during life Of the sewtences to imprisonment in the state pris { which two were upon of burglary, Sd degre fdination of perjury Th i Inthe ye atio way sia. were pardoned Table Misa uring the yes ie of the certificates authorized by this | the year 1849, the ratio was 15.287. ‘Table D is a comparative statement of the number of convictions in the courts of record for the twenty-one years, commencing with 1830, and ending with 1860, with | & classification of the offences, and the number of convic- | tions for cach offence in each year. From this table it ‘appears that the least number of convictions | year was inthe year 1834, being 869; and number in any year was in 1845, boing 1,680, nearly two former to one of t . The number of convictions in | 1349, was 1,531, being’ less by Zl than the number im 1850. Table E contains abstracts of the from sheriff's | of the different counties, of the convictions in courts of record during the year 1850, This table shows the num- | ber reported, their sex, age, social relations, nativity, de- gree of education, and other details, in the several coun- ties, alphabetically. A condensed form of these abstracts is given in table marked F. The number reported is Mal le ; Under 15 years of age From 15 to 21 years of pas From 21 to 25 years of age . 2 From 25 to 30 years of age 135 From 30 to 40 years of age . 180 From 40 to 60 years of age . 100 From 50 to 60 years of age a Over 60 years of age ..... 15 Unknown and not reported 228 Married..... 413 Have children. 162 538 17 608 igh countries 336 | Not reported and unknown 1a Can read and write aT Can read only... . 86 | Cannot read or write... . 215 Not reported and unknow; 133 lied reiigious instruction. . * 216 liud no religious instruction, but few Parents living. 341 Father li 83 Mother living. 125 Varents dead. ‘30T Not reported and unknown 261 Convicted before ...... 105 Never before convicted 625 Not reported and unknown. 301 Temperate 493 I 5 . +t Not reported and unknown iit Colored . a less than the number reported by the ofunty olerks. This difference arises from neglect, aud apparent dis- regard of the law requiring the re to be made, on the part of rome of the sheriffs, No reports have been reecived from the sheriffs of the counties of Delaware. Richmond, Rockland, Steuben, Suffolk, and Westchester, The reports of the sheriffs of one or two other counties are Fo meagre that but little information can be gathered from them. ‘The cepies of the act of 1839, and the accompanying instructions, which were printed for distribution among county clerks and sheriffs, according to the provisions of said act, have been distributed. It will, therefore, be necessary to have others printed to meet the demand for them by clerks and sheriffs. In table 1, the results of the returns from the several counties are given, with the totals of the several co- lumuns. Frem this table it aj distments tried, was.. pears that the whole number of in- 1,310 Number on which convictions were had... . BLD Number on which defendants were acquitted 44 Number en which jury did not agree... Pee Number of persons convisted on confession + 664 Number of indictments on which persons were dis- charged without trial... . 650 By the seventh section of the act of 1839, before men- tioned. the clerks of all the counties were uired to transmit to the Secretary of State copies of all certifi- cates of convictions made by courts of special sessions, which should be filed with such clerks, Table K is condensed from these copies, and exhibits the number of convictions in each mozth during the | year 1850, in the several counties in the State; the sexes of the convicts; the offence and the sentence, under tho names of the respective counties, Table Lis a summary of the same returns, in which | the results in each county are giver ‘The whole number of convictions } Males. fs Ps Females. 425 Convictions for assault and battery. . 1,863 | Convictions for petit larceny 2s Convictions for trespass..... 13 The number of convictions in courts of special sos sions, in 1849, was 3,74, being 250 less than in 1850. ‘The following table will show the number of these con- victions in each year, during the eleven years beginning with 1540 and ending with 1850, together with the num- ber of malos and females convicted in each year:— Wiole No, Males. Females 630230 2087 |. By section 5, 0, ties in which the several cities in the State were situated, Were required to make reports respecting persons con- Victed in courte of «pecial sessions, similar to the reports reepecting persons convicted in courts of record. The cities in the State at that time, were Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Hudson, New York, Rochester. Schenectady, Troy and Utica, Since then the cities of Auburn, Oawe- go and Syracuse have beem incorporated |” As much the greater proportion ef convictions for minor offences takes place in the cities, andas the in- formation derived from the sheriffs’ reporta concerning persons convicted of these offences is important, showing in & great degree the relations of society to crime, it is imports nt that such re} should be made for all the cities in the State. Section five of the act of 1839 ought to_be so amended as to include the cities Iast named. Table M is a consolidation of the reports received from the sheriffs, giving the results for eech city, as specified in the law, except the cities of Hudson, Rochester and Utica, in respect to whith no reports have been received from the sheriffs of the couuties of Columbia, Monroe and Oneida Table N is an abstract of these reports, showing the number reported, the sex, age, social relations, nativity, | degree of instruction, &e., of persons convicted. The pumber reported is 5.167, of which 2,664 were males, aud €05 were females. The number of natives of the United States convicted, was 1,08, being na] to 2.925, to the | whole number, There were 1.063 natives of Ireland, being about one-third of the whole number convicted, including Ireland. pearly two thirds of the whole num- ber of convictions ‘The Late Tragedy at Beaver Island. KING STRANG'S VERSION OF THE BENNETT MUR- DER—LETTER MA GENTIL From the Detroit (Mich.) Tribune, June 13 } I rend iaat evening, with the deepest pain and auguish, the communication and your remarks on the recent out- rages trated at Beaver Island. I have since learned the facts in the case, upon reliable infurmation, aad beg you. in justice to some hundred persons, whose lives are Gaily in’ peril, to give place to this brief statement. Nearly four weeks «ines, t¥o men, whose names I have forgotton fell upon Mr Samuel Grabam, a Mormon, and for many years most respectable resident of Jackson county, in this State, but now @ resident Lest bim with club cane, breaking his arm and his reull A warrant was istued against them by J. M. Greig, Judge of Mackinac county, charging them with assault aud battery with intent to kill, and directed to the Sheriff, and he refused to arrest the offenders. Subse- quently another warrant was issued by M. M. Aldrich. » Justice of the Peace of Mackinac county, and the Sheriff refused to execute that; aud the Mormons, awed down by threat« and menaces, were obliged to submit without legal proteetion. For the correctness of these facts l refer. by permission, to the Hon. David Shook member of the Legislature fom Macomb county the Hom Mr. Le a. now of Pine Kun, lates ber. beth of whom were there at the time Seme time last week Wim, N. McLeod, the Prosecuting Attorney of Mackinac county, went to Beaver [siand to sccute puch persons as he found in rebellion against wa of the State, and obtained a warrant of M. M a Justice of the Peace, against those who had the acault upon Grabam, and put it imto the ambers, » duly elected and qualitied cuted d to make the arrest, but waa warned t. who, with w b if by attempted oflepders ferious gad ineffectual re- he f Teported om oath ta the for, and obtain sting the officer iu the execution of process. Constable Chambers. under the direction of the justice, and in pursuance of the instructions of the prosecuting atter Ley. took « large posse and went to arrest the Bennetts Ar he approached their house they went in and closed the door his posse bebind. he went alone, and urged them to desist from gets of violence, pointing out to ihem the fruitlesenese of resistance, and in the kind- #t manner entreated then to rubmit to the wuthority of They not oply refused, but drove him away be threat of shooting him Ketiring # +bort distance. he called bis posse to his as- + and as they advanced th i chet took eile atally in the head, but After thi he posre fired; sod J submit toa candid world. that if +y bad not dome it, they we cowards, cr as tecrennt to the law P netta was killed and the other wound be tis not common, when & mag Irses h e {in open, bold resistance of the legal ycivii wulhority of the Stale to characterige the act aa murd Fur these facts. I refer the reader to the Hon J.D. Irvine, member of the Legislature from Mackinag lem aware that the public have been alroady told that the Beunetts were omy reeisting “Mormon law” aad Mormon authority.” But this Morn aw is th + and common law of the State of thie Mormon authority fe the authority of the ei ected in accordance with The M y h any law of their x as matter of discipline in theit ¢ y arnestiy to be governed by the ordina f, ate and claim proteeti jer it Trwy aod JAS. 4. BTRANG \ King Strang’t version of the recen 1, obtained ae wit! be aeons, te int plaaee by the adsir & didere The number of convictions reported by sheriffs, is 431 | cummtances attending the murder of Bennett, as commu- nicated to us, were as follows: — A di had occurred between # Mr. O'Donnel. a Gentile. (as Mormons term all who do not belong to their church,) and s Mormon named Graham. On ij tothe Mormon settlement, Graham renewed the qu. wich O'Donnel, following kad threatening him, until they finally came to blows, and Grahau got pretty effsotually whipped; but received no serious injury, nor was his arm or scull broken, as stated by Strang. We do not learn that the Bennetts had any connec- tion with that affray; but it seems that, in pursuance of the previous threat of Mormons, # process was obtained against them, under some pretenee oF other, by the pro- secuting attorney, who, we are told, never qualified, and acts under the appointment of Judge (:) Greig, the Mormon choice, which was handed to Mormon offfcers— every one of whom, we believe, hold their offices by at least thirty-nine or forty illegal votes. These officers, with some sixty Mormons, surrogmded the house of the Bennetty knocked at the door, amd deuranded admasision, stating they came to arrest them. Bemnett, the decease 1, asked if the ess was iasued under Mormon law. The reply being in the affirmative, Bennett informed them that he would never submit to Mormon law, but the law of the State of Michigan he would submit to cheerfully. On giving that reply, several shots were fired into the house, Bennett instantly stepped forward to take down his gun, when his wife interfered, took hold of it, and endeavored to prevent her husband from using it; in the struggic the gun was aecidentally discharged, the con- tents lodging in the eeiling or roof. Hearing this, Mormons burst open the doc r, rushed upon Bennett, shot him down, and dragged him out the door by the hair of his head, having been pierced by five musket balls, and buck shot. During the affray, the o.her Bennett ran; he was fired upon, severely wounded, and now lies in # dangerous situation, The body of the dead msn was then removed te their settlement by the Mormons; ® coroner’s jury called, and an inquest held, during which the body was horridly mutilated. and the heart taken out—literally, in the language of the letter, “wash- ing their hands inthe heart's blood of their victim.” ‘This report is given us by gentlemen whose integrity we have no reason to doubt. @ talk of Mr. Strang about the Mormons being “awed down,” we regard as mere bravado. There are not more than forty resident ‘Gentiles ” on the island, while the Mormons number some seventy or eighty. or more, well armed men, with a cannon, guns, pistols, &c., end come twenty or thirty of the ugliest looking two- edged knives that human eyes ever saw. Hoar what their paper says, of which Mr. Strang is the reputed editor :— “he Mormons on Beaver Island are not to be driven foo their position. They are able to defend themselves agatst any Bree that can be raised in the country, and _ to waste and “dertroy any that can be sent here.” In the rame column from which this extract ie taken, in an article commenting upon the Gentiles, “ speaking of Mormons in terms of obloquy,” and urging the Mor- mons to “ vindicate the true dignity of their nature,’ we find the following; to our mind, it exhibits the leading spirits of that people in no enviable light, and is specimen of the manner they have been urged on, to offer indignities. and trespass upon the rights of others | until it has firally led to bloodshed and the loss of life. | In reference to those who speak against Mormonism, the editor says :— | “A practice has been adopted here of flogging every | one who spoke reproachfully of them (the Mormons} In our opinion it would not be amiss to extead it to | other places. We should like to see it put in practice ona large scale, Those whe have such a sickly squeam- | ishness, that they cannot endure to see a villain punished, | may submut to his villanies, but they will be despised as long as men can tread on them with impunity.” The Ministerial Seduction Case at Spring: field, Mass. ANATION OF MR. DOHERTY. | (From the Springtield Republican, June 17.) Rumers were rife on Saturday evening, that there would be a disturbance at the Catholic Church on Sua- day. if the Rev. Mr. Doherty should attempt to offlviate as usual. A considerable number of the Irish population appear to be incensed against him ou account of the de- velopements at his recent trial for seduction, and they | held meetings on Friday and Saturday evenings to con- | cert measures for driving him away from the parish, Ho undertook to disperse the Saturday evening meeting, but was greeted with insults, and soon left, On Sunday | morning, there was # considerable crowd about the church, which was not opened till his arrival, whoa most of the females, and portion of the mules who had ga- | thered in the street, went in, and the usual services were conducted by Mr Doherty in quiet, A number of con. stables were in attendance to suppress any disturbance | that might happen, but their active servioes were fortu- nately not needed. The parties opposed to the clergy appear to have listened to better counsel, and to hai least postponed their contemplated violent measures. Betore entering upon the main services of the morning hour. Mr. Doherty made a speech to the congregation upon the recent’ proceedings, He attributed the suits against him to those enemies who had been busy in per- scouting him almost ever since he came here, and de- nounced them in good set terms as enemies of the church. He declared himself innocent before God, of the charges made against him As to that first tried—the indictment for assault—he remarked, that an upright Judge, and & | true and impartial Jury of his fellow citizens, had pro- nounced him innocent—guiltless—and stamped the pro- secutor as unworthy of belief, The other suit, after being commenced, was settled at the instance of the opposice | party, and consented to by him for the sake of personal and | public peace—for the good of the church fo Which he wag | devoted, aud the SomiLaaity in which helived The over | burbs for the settlement were not made by him, but to him, | Constable Braman being sent to eall him to come and listen to @ plan for settiment, He denounced as false Yarious reports that he had confessed himself guilty, | and the father of the child that the girl has had, and | said that he was able to read to his congregation the | Sermes of the settlement, which would have been published | before in the newspapers; but that he only obtained them on Saturday evemrg from the lawyers, who had retained the custody of the papers fur three days from the setlement of He then read legal docu- ment, signed b; m, and fretting forth that, in consideration of one dollar to them by Mr. Doherty, they withdrew all. sui hit he document was witnessed by the lawyers in the case, and the reading of it caused some sensation in the congregation One reason that prevailed with him in consenting to | settle the case. was that he had no coufidence in the Jury. NoJury in New England, he said, could be ex- pected to do justice to Catholic clergyman, except under forced ‘circumstances. He had made no con- ceasions— the settlement was perfectly honorable to him He had said that he knew nothing against the chastity of the girl; and of his personal knowledge he did know nothing. He had consented to settle only for the sake | of peace. Had the suit gone on, it would have been proionged for years—six, eight, and ten years—and kept the community in excitement all the time; aud it was to id this that he had taken the course he had. His course bad received the full approbation of the bishop, of several clergymen who wore acquainted with the | history of the matter, and also of the more respectable | and intelligent of his congregation, Ile concluded by saying that he was entirely indifferent aa to what others may think. Let us pray for peace. for the removal of bitterness from among us, from the eon- gregation, and from the community, so that we may be one in mind and heart, as we are in faith In dirmissing the congregation, he further remarked to them not tw pay any attention to tbe slanders which | bis enemies and the evemies of his chureh should utter— to pass them by in silence; not to get angry; but to suf- | fer aud bear all for the sake of the chureh and of Christ, to whom and to whose followers be compared himself It was given to all disciples of Christ to suifer, and he was not ashamed or afraid to bear his share of the burdens. These are the substance of bis remarks, though not always in the order in whieh he uttered them. In every essential particular they correctly represent what was raid We presume the statement of the reverwnd defendant will call out an authorized and detailed account of the | terms of settirment. This will fully substantiate the ao- ice we have heretofore made of them. Nothing can be accomplished. in the long run, by attempting to impose upon ignorance and #tupetrtitious reverence as to the {neta in this case, Nor will anything be gained by iaeult- ing the honor and impartiality of an Americaa jury ‘The peculiar circumstances of the settlement of ths re cent euits have made it proper for the press to refrain from passing any judgment inthe premises; but in the face of such mistepresentation a« abounds in the above statement, it may well be a question how far this sense of propriety should extend. ipnoeence npeds no stronger shield than tr He who, in defending himself, passes beyoud that, places # weapon in the hands of those who believe him guilty PERSONAL at MERTING OF THE CATHOLIC LAITY THE CoM- " From the Springfield !’ost, June 17.) rly yerterday, handbills were posted about calling @ public meeting of the Catho- lies of this town, ut Foot’s Hall,to repudiate the le by Rev. Mr. Doherty to his eon- gregation on the Sabbath, and to appoint a delega tion to wait upon the Bishop of the Diocess, at | Boston, and request the removal of Mr. Doherty | from his pastoral relation to the church in this town Agreeably to this call there was a large assom- | blage at the appointed meeting when cigat v'clock bad arrived, in which both sexes were included. Mr. Murpby, the chairman of tho moeting, called the house tw drac’, u a few appropriate introduc- tory remarks, w ypon motion, Saacn avin, John Madden, John Melutyre, and John O'Con- | nell were appointed as hali wardens, their da being to collect money to defray the ex of the evening, and the expense of sending a dele ation to Boston, to wait upon the right reverend Bishop of the liocess j Mr. Winchester by request ofthe chairman, read a statement drawn up by Henry Morris, bay, | plaintiff's counsel in the suit of Mouaghaa va. Do- | herty, which was substantially the same that ap- | n our columns to-day. Tho following reso- | were then offered for adoption:— Whereas, Purity in heart and life should boa | characteristic of all in the Church, and especially | in its ministry | And whereas, Serious charges, affecting the character of Rev. J. J. Doherty, pastor of the Catholic Church in this town, h neon brought against him, and which, by the investigation had, we believe to be true And where The statements in regard to t char d the facts relating thereto, made by the Rev to the Church yesterday, were, in our opinion, grossly and entirely false, there- ived, That we repudiate and reject thom in 1, That we hav ire confidence in the f this d . ond that he will not the Kev. Mr. Doherty from his pastoral office, unfit for that sacred station, or at least remove m this pacieh Hesolved, ‘That this meeting send a delegation to to lay the fuets before the bishop of this A motion was mado to lay these resolutions oa | secured by mortgage. | Pe | named the tabl resounded in every chairman rose state i 4 score at the same “Order, order,” 3 give us fair Val emacmreatak. § 7 8 © 6 ably we “I hove aright to the floor; I commeuced spenk- \ one man, who succeeded above the tumult which roee,”” said If, heard it ime was every mn yore “Gentlemen,” said the chairman, “ will please come to order.” ** 1 have the flo ‘1 have it.” “Put him out.” “1 claim the floor, Mr. Chairman, and it is your place to preserve order.” The chairmanagain and again sihenipiad to put the question, and was ag often interrupted by per- sons who had evidently come thore to break up the Constable Braman being called uj meeting. order, reneeeae the attention of the meeting. He said that he had addressed the Irishmen opposed to Mr. Doherty, on Saturday evening, by request of that gentleman, and urged that they should not dis- turb him in his ministerial functions of the morrow. “And,” said he, ‘I have to speak with high sat- isfaction of their orderly deportment on that occa- sion. Is it unreasonable to ask the friends of Mr. Doherty to maintain the same order and decorum in a meeting of those who disagree with them ?” Some degree of quiet resulted from this appeal, and the question to lay the resolutions upon the table was put and negatived by a very decisive ma- jority. A motion to adopt was then carried by a nearly unanimous vote. Messrs. Patrick Melntire, James Cahill, John Cardiff, Michael McDonough, John Madden, and Jobn Murphy were appointed delegates to wait upon the [ ashow. It was then proposed to take up a collection, and several persons, impatient to con- tribute, threw their twenty-five cent pieces Sg the table. Some gentlemen who were aapointed dele- ar requested that there should be no collection, ut that the delegates be allowed to bear their own sEpenite, whereupon a motion was passed to that effect. One of the persons engaged in disturbing the meeting was carried off by constables Shaw and Sykes, and lodged in jail. “There was less uproar Votes of thanks to the chairman and secretary were passed, and the meeting wound up. Jn reference to this case, the Springfield Post n to maintain | publishes the following document :— | MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT OF THE Ca‘ MONAGHAN V3. DOURBRTY, JUNE LI, 1851. Defendant to pay $1.600, as follows: $400 cash, $400 note in four months, well endorsed; $300 notes To siga declaration, as agreed upon. Plaintiff to sign discharge of suit, and plaintiff and daughter to discharge the bastard, i: OF suit; and nonsuit and default to be entered in bot! cases, and counsel to sign discharge of bastardy suit. Grores Asi a, for laintiff. Henry Morris, for plaintiff. Wm. G. Bates, for defendant. Erum. W. Bonn, for defendant. In aceordance with this agreement, Dohert; Baaed the certificate which has been publish exhonerating Miss Monagan from charges of mis- conduct with other men, which he had publicly, by his counsel, alleged against her in the trial of the cage for assault. He also, through his counsel, paid over to the plaintiff ’s counsel $400 in cash, and de- livered to them two notes of $400 each, which, for convenience of collection were made payable to one of the plaintiff's counsel. The following are copies :— i" Seringriecp, June 11, 1851. Value received, I promise to pay Henry Morris or order four hundred dollars in eighteen months from date with interest. no. J. Doneery. Srrinerizup, June 11,1851. Value received I promise to pay Henry Morris or order four hundred dollars, in twelve months from date with interest. Jno. J, Donerry. These notes are secured by a mortgage on the defendant's dwelling house, executed £5 ‘Sie, and now in the hands of the Kegiste rof Deeds, as ap- by the following certified copy:— Know all men by these presente, that I, John J. Doherty, of Springfield, Hampden county, Mas- sachusetts, in consideration of eight hundred dol- lars paid by Henry Morris, of said Springfield, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do here- by give, grant, sell, and convey unto the said Mor- is, his heirs and as: igus, @ certain tract of land, situated on Howard street, in said Springfield, and bounded northerly on said street, westerly on land now or lately of Samuel gcc ty southerly on land now or lately of Silas B. fish, and easterly on land of Orrin Baker, with the buildings standing thereon, to have and to hold the afore granted pre- fiise« to the said Morris, his heigs and assions to his and their uéé did behoof forever. And I do for myself, my heirs, executors, and «iministrators, covenant with the said Mor and ay signs, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the afore- | Sema premises; that they free of all incum- ANC 28, bye rig ti! 350 to the Savings Bank, and one of $380 to Noah Porter, Jr.; that I have goat right te sell and convey the same to the said Morris, his heire and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. “In witness whereof I, th: John J. Dohorty, have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand — hundred and fifty-one. Provided, nevertheless, and the foregoing deed is on the following condition:—that, whereas, the said Doherty has made and executed two missory notes of han 1, bearing even date bere wi Er tor 40), each, payable in twelve and eighteen months from date, to said Morris, or order, with interest ; there- fore, if he, the said Doherty, his heirs, executors, or administrators, shall pay to said Morris, his exec- utors, administrators, or assigns, the full eontents of said notes, according to the tenor thereof, then the foregoing deed to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Joun J. Dowerry, and seal. Executed in presence of Ephraim W. Bond. soe ory ss., June 11, I851.—Then the within obn J. Doherty acknowledged the within instrument to be his free act and deed, before m Lrnraim W. Bown, Justice of the Pea Hampden, s#, June 16, 1851.—I horeby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a mortgage deed, received and entered for record in the Kegis- try of Deeds, June 12, 1851. 7 Wittiam Rice, Register. There was some difficulty and delay on the part | of the defendant, in — satisfactory endorsers of the note, payable in four months; and it bas been left in the haads of Mr. Bond, his attorney, until proper endorsers are procured ; Mr. Bond, tn the meantime, giving his own note, as follows Srrinerieip, June 12, 161. $400. Value received. I promise to pay Hen — four hundred ota, n four pan ater late. ‘The Plood tn the West From the St. Louis (Mo) Union, June 7) The wrath of the monarch of rivers is now fairly aroused. and he is fast vindicating his claim to majesty and empire Opposite the city we have a broad expanse of relieved only by the tops of the trees on Bioody jeh is almort totally submerged; a breadth of ual to that of the Hudson, at N Busi. n entirely interrupted on the lev: being willing to make pu: of produce which may be aw (ok mean be obtained to ship it Bteambonts experience great difficulty in effecting Iand- ings, and are obliged to try point point without success, The merchants all along the line of the river are removing from the ground floor of their warehouses, in the ‘ain prospect that the waters will be upon them thia evening. or early iu the morning, There has beeu additional rise in the Missouri within a day or two, which cannot fail to augment the volume of water in the Mississippi, and arrest business operations on the levee for a number of days, Night before last the rise was nine and » half inches, and yesterday morning the river was only one foot and nine inches below the city directrix, ‘This comes within & little more than pine feet of the rise of 1844, and all present indications are that the flood of this season will fully equal, if mot surpass, that memorable overflow. For along stretch of the lever, namely, from Green to Vine street, the water is up to the curd stones, and in @ few hours the first floors of ali the warehouses within those limite will be cubmerged to the depth of several feet. The amount of ou of various é¢eseriptions injured on the levee night before Inst, is very large. ‘The Quarantine Isiand is entirely under water, Yes. ay the ferry boat went down for the purpose of tak. 2 on board the healthy residents om the idand, and 1; nO one the Mayor during the day, was making efforts to charter | wéteambont to serve as a temporary hospital for the sick during the prevalonee of the flood. In ease be ould not be able to find o te to be transported | to the Sisters’ Hospital learn that con ve injury bas been done to the O'Fallon Railroad, from Broorlyn to Y yville, three hundred yards having been yed by tt! ore, he abowe was have ascertained that of the river, is com ory of the how the town most of the inhabitants stor in the upper stories of t the place in flat bonte t ticipation that th # built of brick, and, Wached away hor on account of ite solidity of rs what ever are entertained of ite safety. The extensive pork house of Mesars, I. Ames & Co.. is full of water, and two ing tint boats were engaged im removing the goods remal in it. A portion of the farm belonging men is also under water, and they were by last evening in driving theit eattie to tire part of the turnpike, leading from Tilinoistown to th biuils, te three oF four feet under od & portion of it carried off and destroyed. Rogets’ Railrond bas been injured, The two bridges om Cahokia creck n cartied away ; and in consequence land com muniestion between the ferry and the bluff is broken off and the ouly means of reaching the high ground is by ekiife, Papetown is already pattialty inundated, and water hae actumily rene the blutfs “Bloody Istand is Altogether atder water, the exception of a strip of avout gue hyndred yards, Brookiya is thoroughly «qh. hief part of it hae been carried away. It 1s impossible to reach the boat at the foot of Bpru street, by availing oncalf of a rkiff, ad no prospect of @ stand still for 2 three up rivera the bottoms are overtlowed ; towns, built i capoved situations. sabmenged ; the crops destroyed ; business suspended ; honses floated off; and sees universal and iewlar excite lamevtation created. the opposite side of the river, from the ferry landing to the biufls. with the ex- ception of Papatown, there is one wide of water. Yesterday, several houses were carried off frony [Minois- town, an immense amount of furniture was deetroy- &@ perfect abvet of the lower end of ed. this side of the the levee, All the flour miils in the northern works: ‘Mietusippii water extends from Rocky Braxich to the city aro submerged. The gas are com- pletely swrrounded, and Second. atmet, near Convent street, is mtn § overflowed, which, from its being one of our principal thoroughfares, gives rise to great incon- renisees Fhe Ree has na ge to'the suburb of St. George, al © water nearly reaches the Carondelet road. The current of the Missiasippi is of course strong and impetuous. We saw yesterday a somewhat inexpe- rienced gentleman attempt to row over to the opposite shore in a ekiff; but after a few desperate strokes he sur- rendered to the majesty of the King of Floods. and re- treated with aching arms and copious streams of perspi- ration to the place where the levee cught to be, Additional News from the Great Salt Lake. (From the St. Louis (Mo.) Republican, June 10 We have a letter from a o mdent at Great Salt Lake City, dated the 20th April. The mail from the United States had not then reached there, having beea out sixty one days. if it left on the first of March. ahem tae 10 of 4) aw © y of fifty Mormons, com, of the principal men, Governor You: them, started for Iron county, or Little Salt Take. ‘They were on an exploring expedition to the different valleys at the south. It was generally belleved that there was much gold near the Little Salt Lake, some specimens having been found, and this is probably one of the ob- jects of the expedition. ‘The Indians were giving the Mormons and the emi- grants much trouble, by stealing and running off their stock. A large party started about the 10th of April in search of the Indians and to regain the stolen animals, On the Toorlee Valley, one of the company, an emigrant, was shot by an Indian, and killed His name was Lorenzo Dow Custer, from Ohio, and a wife and two children are left behind him. They had stolen four of his horses. On the 19th, one of the company retured to Great Salt Lake City, with information that five of the [ndians were captured ; and for stealing their horses and refusing to tell where the remainder were encamped, the: shot. ‘The party were determined to follow the to their encampments Money is represented as being scarce, in the hands of @ few, and not in circulation. Wheat has gone up to $4 per bushel. A much larger amount of merchandise is expected ut that place than there is money to buy, un- lesa gold is found in Iron county, by the company which has gone to seek it. ‘The health ofthe citisens of Salt Lake City was good. An cnumeration of the inhabitants was in progress, and it was supported that the nineteen wards of the city would average two hundred persons each, or say 4,000 all. About 1,000 emigrants have left that place for California. and a great many Mormons had gone South to settle the different valleys. ‘The expenses attending the troubles and difficulties with the Indians are very heavy—the writer estimates them at pot less than $50,000 since he has been there. To call out fifty or one hundred men, at a time of the year when every man should be at work on his farm, is ho small loss to the community. In a second, or supplemental epistle to the church, it ia stated that Messrs, Miles Beach, of St. Louis. and Blair, of Texas, have opened an establishment for the manufacture of sugar from the beet root, and emi- grants are directed to bring out all the white sugar beet seed they possibly can. They are progressing in making molasses and vinegar. The epistle continues :— It is expected that this establishment will continue its ions. and be prepared for more extended !shors ¢ approach of another harvest; but it will mn. be possible for one factory to supply all the sweet that will needed; and if a practical chemist and manufacturer of sugar from the beet, cne who understands the business in all its bearings, or a company of individuals who are severally verred im the various branches, could come to this place and open their sugar factories, our farmers and families would gladly surrender their domestic opera- tions, and procure their supplies. in a more perfect form, from the ies; and it would now require several extensive establishments to supply the people. It is our wish that the y in England, France, and other places, should search oul such practical operators in the manufacture of #ugars ae fully understand their business, and them to this place, with all such apparatus As may be needed and cannot be procured here. POLiTica® Fre FROM THE MORMON CITY. « erew Sant Laxe Crry, Deseret, Mareh 1, 1851. TO THE HPTTOR OF THK NEW YORK HERALD. Sir—I enclose the accompanying piece, embraci some of my sentiments on the subjects named. Should you deem this communication, from no who lives #0 far out of the world as Deseret, worthy ot pubncMtion in your paper, you will confer a favor on Yours, most respectfully, Janes Boxo. THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. My JAMES BOND, How thankful! ought we all to be, and highest praises send, To Congress. who do now to us their clemency extend A Territorial govert ment, these men of power and (ane Have gianted as, with special care, and with jt a aew nome, For Utah is the chosen word that shail our caption be, But may her citizens be named the pure, the wise, the ree; And Deseret, ‘that beauteous tame, our glory and our pride, Like as a better garment now, we'll gently lay aside Now, what could move their generous hearts our Gover- nor to choose. From Deseret, our odious selves, the ruling power to use ? But who so fit as Brigham Young to govern such a State elr appointments wait? | Of governors in embryo, who thi | For be will govern righteously o'er this our nation’s school, Not ruling like an autocrat, but teaching how to rule; Preparing us while here we stay for what shall yet be E’ew states and kingdoms, thrones, and principalities, and powers But lo! the ga is near at haod when God shall nomi- nate, And we, Ly vote unanimous choose officers of State; So may we hope in Providence, to live and flourish yet, Under a title Cf our own, * The State of Deseret,” " ora New York. ince, I publicly ex, d the oxtraor- dinary manner in which » bill pamed the Common Couneil, which periled the most valuable portion of our city, embodying, in my communication to | the public, the present District Attorney, whom I providentially saw coming into the Mayor's office, with the fatal bill in and, in order to procure the e of the Mayor. ‘While I was talking , with the Mayor, Mr. Blunt branded the firemen of New York as a set of rowdies—a charge from which he now strives to relieve himself, by adroitly introducing matter which was not broached at our | interview. Finding, on that occasion, that I was irreconcileably opposed to th idden destruction | of the three Fire Companies in Chambers sti | he at once exclaimed, without any previous or aub- sequent allusion to the ‘nine club rowdies” before the Grand Jury: “What am I to d>? I am cramped for room? I have to take care of all your rowdies,” &e.; which he would now deny by de- clearing that by “your rowdies” he meant tho is mys Short +4 pein a now on trial for attack- ng fremen, who certainly can with more proprict; be called] ‘his rowdies,” inasmuch as they aud their companions caw be found at our primary and legal elections, fightiag political battles ia the whig or dewocratic camps, and forcing worthy citizens from the polls. Aaron Burr, himself, never more ingeniously devised a plausible escape from a very bad dilemma than has the District Attorney, in this case before the people. The New York 7) sbume of Tuesday has tho fol- | lowing remarke :— Chief Engineer Carson haa isstwd another manifesto denouncing the Common Council, the Mayor, and the District Attorney. The Common Council have deter- mined to enlarge the New City Hall. in order to afford additional court room accommodations, which, in the present building are rather cramped, In order to effect this enlargement it will be nece sary to take down the . Huildings on Chante re strert, now oecupied Soy Engine Company No, 22, Hose Company No 28, and Win aod Ladder Company No.1 When the suiject was first up before the Couucil, the Chief Engineer sent in his Monatrance age ust the dirlodgment of thes fire com- panies. The remonstrance of the Kagineer, however, aa ‘weil ae his arguments with the Mayor, after the bill had paseed. did not prevent bia Honor from affizing hia aiena- ture, and the ordirane «thus beeame a law—whereupon | the Chicf, who, om a previous cecasion, almost used up | both branches of the City Counell, embraced this oppo: tunity to finich the job and he has put forth a card that We presume was intended to surpass the annihilating | properties of Phillips’ machine, for Mr, Blunt and Moy & Kingsland are ioe! not be as well ded in his denunciations. Would it Mr Carson to keep quiet watil the companies an ed out of house aud home, »« he seems afraid they will be? Wedo mot think the city Authoritice would willingly dispense with the serv r fire companies, nor think th f would be of any avaib had chey ing over most of thse reckless, unmanly, aud unfeeling remarks, levelled at me for doin, what I conceived to be wy duty, | would inquire of this Corporation print, what would be its opiaion of (supposing the Tribune Buildings should again | be on fire) if I had sanctioned the destruction of tha three fire companies in Chambers street, and the | removal of their apparatus to the public yard to await the tardy action of the Common Couneil at its next regular session, in September? It would then have cause to denounce me, in terma of great severity Truly, if such advice as the Tribune im- parts should be w , our city might soon be re duecd to apile of ashes Indeed, would not out tizets feel wore secure if the Tribu ac and our ma- pal guardians should not advocate or sanction the removal of the apparatus, for » solitary bour, from the two lower districts, were con tantiy required ? ALrrey Carson, Chief Engineer Cree Esaingen’s Orrick, June 17, 185) al slaves have tecently been arrested at New ang, with folve free papers, The fi » awsn oamed Drown, wien &