The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1851, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6873. MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1851. Ses PRICE TWO CENTS. DOUBLE SHEET. | THE LAST NEWS FROM CUBA. ADVICES TO 8TH INSTANT. Wames of the Revolutionary Party @aken Prisoners, Bic., Ses, Ses Our filésef El Faro Industrial de la Habana to ‘the Sth instant, brought by the Charles Kershaw to Charleston, reached us yesterday, by thy Southern mail. Tho nows is not strikingly important. There is no intelligerce of the landing of Lopez, or of the whereabouts of the Pampero. The Faro Industrial contains several official documents relative to the insurrection, which we tranglate and publish as a part of the history of Cuba. The theatres of Havana continued to give per- formances, which attracted numerous audiences. On the whole, it does not appear that the tears of the revolution have much agitated the minds of the inhaditants, who had full confidence in the measures of the Governor General. The United States steamer Vixen had arrived at Havana on the (uh inatont, from Pensacola. ‘We learn from u business letter, received at Charleston, that there was a fair demand for sugar, yellows, browns aud cucurushos. The stock on hand was not estimated at over one hundred thousand boxes. Tho last sales of rice were one hundred and six casks, from Philadelphia, at eleven rials. There was a better demand for exchange on the north, and drafts on New York were quoted as four per cent discount, al(hoagh small sales were expected at a quarter lees. THE PACIFICATION OF THE COUNTRY. {Translated from the Fanal of Puerto Principe, July 27.] ‘The apprebension 0: Don Joaquin Aguvro y Aguero with hie five com; y has put 4 complete sea the pecification of the country. Neither the bad state oi che roads, por the heavy rains of the searon, have stopped ‘the ardor of our soldiers, who upon some oceasioas have marched more than sixty miles a day. over muddy roads, and crossing rivers night and day, on foot. and with that cheerfulness and patience that are chy °c: eristic of our soldiers, What obstacles are there wuich cannot be over¢ome with that constaacy. endurance aod fsicbfal- ness, which defy all proofs? Thus it was that our sa- cestors happily terminated their almos: tabulous wars; thus it was that they brought this part of thy worla to « state. of civitization, and opened it to the emuerve of 4he world. We mike mention of these faots, as but lately, some journals on the neighboring continent, sup- pcrted by the famous boiders of Cubau bonds. aaimsted the pirates, telling them tbat our troops ¢ uld not march over the rugged hilis, aud through the th.ck woods; that they would be uséless, on account of the difficuicies of travelling, and the badness of thy weataer. sad Larough deing unacquainted with the country; th. they would ‘wear themselves out, ton) purpose, in marcuing and <ountermarching, without auy satisfactory resutt. Lot them live under that idea, and let them uot heod the trial just made by our eoldiers, and soon will they be un- deceived in a terrible manner. The captain of the regiment of Cantabris, Don Uarios Conus, Likewise the forces under hiscommand, merit arora’ particular police, om account of thy le exit, ad y they have w: Dibited in the painful service toey have »0 hap yily per- formed. In the field, Captain Conus nas girea thy coun- try evident proots of his decision, as-isting the troops with ui! the resources and information in nis puwer; and the service Of the expresses has beeu admirably coo ducted. The letters that we have recsived oon drm this; also. we have to eulogize the strict disctpliny observed by our troops. in every part they have visited Cnus it is that they have been so prompt; thus it is that they deen able to apprehend #ix fugitives, who never rested and have always kept to the part of the country. The govern.sent, for dts part, has shown the greatest coniidence, for it has ‘made no F! ite strength, or avy great preparations in this place; aod ifwe are rightly wfurmed, not more ‘than two companies of infantry, sud seveaty horse sol- r8, divided into sinall columns, are all the troops that bave been employed in bunting up the revolters, sent frm this city. Not the slightest shadow of fear existing of public —_, being again disturved, public actentioa is now ted towards the prisoners, who are expected ty arrive here to-day or to-morrow. AbMY OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA. wit annanan Pages ARTEAGA. : reports received to-day, by his Excellency Sr. Cap- ee mene ge that the Oriental aud Cen ar linente the most perfect teanqai- lity ; that on the 20th ult. D. Joaquin Aguero y Aguero, and the five individuals who composed his beatea parcy, had arrived at Puerto Principe, undor a stroag escort ; that in the bunting and dispervion, suppormed by the p. ty of Armenteros, the troops had taken fifty horses. Of th prisoaers and those who have surrendered themselves, are the following persons :— D. Manuel de Sol. D. Jor Tereyro. Pardo Martano Borel, Marin Kodriguez Jove Medimilia, Lucas Colme. Pardo Jose volores, del conde Brunet. Pardo Narcwo Peas. D. Juan Queneda, D. Toribio Garcia, D. Viewate Loon. Pardo Manuel Kivero. Idem Caridaa Guevara towlo Ucvanles al Larosa. Paid Santiago Calderon. ‘That the chief of Ubis party, D. Isidore Armenteros, had prevented himself, imploring the pity of Ber Majesty, through the Lieutenuat of the reguavat of Arragvus, DP. Joré Maria Eepinosa, who guarded the passage of tne river Hapabilia, called El Guayabo In all parte the excelievt spit of the inhabitants was shown tu the troops, and a great many of them offered themeelves with erms and mounted vu their horses, to pur-ue the rebels. To Masioaragua thicty cttizens: owed, almost by fores, the Lieutenant Governor, in it ument is pubii-hed in the official Gacera, by orcet of the General Governor. The Chief otonel of FE. M , JOAQUIM MORALES DE NADA. August 1 ARMY OF THE ISLAND OF © Havana, PRA. > * Colonel Lieutenant Governor of Cienfuegos has trans- snitted, under the date of 2d instant, to the Geaeral Go- yernor, the details of the operations which, wich dfty men, and eight horsemen of that garrisou, he executed ta the pursuit of the party commanded by D. Isidoru Ac- menteros, He speaks highly of the good spirit of all the inhabitants in bis jurisaiction, avd thanks especially Captain Petarcos, their lieutenants, aud the chiefs of petrols in the territory upon which be parsed, who of. ferred to him more than five hundred men, ready to rea der all service required, as well as the proprivtors and merchants who presented themselves in the sams view ‘The Captain General has consequently expresed hie de fire that the Licutenant Governor Generel of Urearueges shall thank them, in his name, for their patriots A the publication of their attachment to their Waren inthe Goerta of tbe government. JOAQUIM MORALES DE RADA. Havana, August 5, 1861 (Tronslated from £1 Fanol, of Puerto Principe, July 22 ) 7 invented by the malevo- ce before the infleaibie logic of facta, It importance that some vassal pe pers of the neighboring repuolic deseribe as it plenees nem the ad ministration of the country. Kuow they sew tue ad. rooates of the cause of he ueastine, + can answer to them with e-mmunicntion sent by the on} of the party of San Juan, sod with the report of the Lieutenant Governor of Neuvitas. (There documents have been siready publishea by the New Work Heald.) They #ill understand that their lice and tuat their brave emissaries, who promired themerives so Deautéful a result, have only succeeued in garwiog over about a doven of thonghtiers young men, aad that vel ther their craft nor threats could preveot those 0 leave Laem at ube first unity, in order to » don, and to citer their serviows 10 the g nt against thore who wanted to make of them the tastraments of tent, alt will ts of wary Unt canrighteous plans. It 1¢ #0 thst We an-wer to the gra tuitows ations of those forviga writers, wn, inthe Amporeibility to find slid reasoms, call to their aid a ‘vague phraseology which cannot conduct to saything or eee Pocthing That we enjoy & prefect Individual tranquillity; that the laws are good and beneneeut; and that the authorities are pradent and mitid; are teaths of whioh we ail areconvinoed bat if aay doub: still romain, we have had occasion to obserte the trath of that And now we ree that Lrothers »bandon ‘and that all prefer to come into the preaenoe of the government, to answer for their faults, souner than to emigrate to those countries where, it is said, so much etal thet the ploeipal ehiet of the rebels belierl reflect that Do . himrelf bidden in his Pc ‘Salvador better than if snother place, thinks that wife and his children are in security inthe city of Puerto Principe, where they the residence of the arguments? theat which the success of the rebels, according to rumor, been accomplished; and neither now nor before, will sagieny be able to pire that we have not spoken the We believe, in fine, that the facts which we have wit- nessed will be, for the future, very useful lessons. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVAL FROM SAN JUAN DE CUBA. Boston, August 18, 1851, ‘The brig Eliza Burgess arrived at this port this morn- ing from San Juan de Cuba, with dates to the 5th inst. She reports that all was perfectly quiet in that part of the island. Disturbances had beer heard of on the other side, but the general opinion at Sam Juan was that they did not amount te much. NEWS FROM CARDENAS. Bactimore, August 18,1861. The Savannah News contains » letter from Jackson- vile, (where a vessel had arrived from Cardenas) which says it was reported, in the latter place, that the govern- ment troops had had several encounters with the pa- triots. One of some importance, in whieh the latter bad completely routed the Spaniards, killing 100 mon and capturing 14 pieces of artillery. It also confirms the rising of Villa Clara, Trinided, Santiago and Pinal del Rio, So there only remains to the Spanish government Havana and Matanzas in the Western department. BY MAIL. [From the Charleston News | The steamer Wm. Gaston arrived yesterday morning from Florida. We learn by this arrival that, on Monday evening last, the 11th instant, a brig arrived at Jackson- ville, from Cardenas, in five days. and reports that all the previous accounts published of the success of the pa- teiots over the Spanish troops are correct. That the pa- triots are daily increasing in numbers, and are sao; of success. ey have possersion of maay strong 4 and are well supplied ith arms and ammunition They re ly await seed gar, Spy i ae 4 atsome point on the island, whon there would be a general rising of the people. MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE. New Orveans, August 8, 1851. Departure of the Pampero with General Lopez and 500 Fillibusteros—The Offcers—The Cincinnati. The great popularity of the Herald in this part of the Union, and the habit your million readers have of looking to it for the earliest, fullest, and most reliatle information on all movements and subjects of public interest, induce me to voluateer to gire you reliable accounts of transactions in this always important, but at present, unusually interesting point of ebservation. The news of the recent more- ment; if Cuba fell upon our inflammable popula- tion like a bomb shell in a magazine. riod of the year, there being no business, and bu: little to engage the attention of our stay-at-home population, any new or startling intelligence is a God send. ‘The Cuba revolt was an unexpected and most ac. ceptable relief to the ennui which for a few weeks en- wrapped the Crescent City. Ever since the gi estexcitement has pervaded our whole populstion. General meetings have been held to forward the cause, which were more numerous and enthusiastic than any! ever witnessed, daring a resideace of four or five years in this city. Tho feeling in favor of the Cubans extended to all classes, and rose su- perior to all party ties. Whigs and democrats, rich and poor, native and foreigaers, all united oa Cuban grounds. The only dissenters are the ol Spaniards, and afew of the more bigoted Citho lics, who are ander the influence of the Priests. ‘The latter, it is said, have openly takon tio field against a movement which may result in the intro- duction of Protestantism into the present soundly Catholic island of Caba. Our merchants, especi ally those eogaged in Western trade, are very warm in fe vor of the movement, as it will, if successful recover a large portion of the Western trade which this city has lost by railroads connecting the Wes with northern parts. You will perseive that all the papers of any weight or influeaco of both politi- cal parties, hig espouse the cause. Nor oecr sympathizers confine themselves to mere sympathy and professions. Substantial aid has been promptly raised. There are now at least 3,000 s:out mon rais- ed, only waiting trar sportation to embark their lives and their all in the struggle of the Cubans.— Daily crowds of young arrive from the neighboring States, all well armed and fully accou- tred, € for the fray. Those gallant young offi- cers— Hawkins and Pickett, of Kentucky—the lat- tera gs s h scholar, who has resided some- time in the West Indies, have two hundred picked riflemen of Kentucky, who will be among the first to embark in the next expedition. On Suaday last at 3 o'clock, A. M., the Pampero, which was built Captain screen for the Chagres trade, and by whieh has been § city and Galveston, left tho wharf at Lafayette, with the advance party under Geaeral Lopez They were all picked wen, and included 150 Spaniards and \Creoles, who all lived in Cuba. They are under the command ot Creole, of Porto Kico, of the name of cout fellow, seven feet high, and full of energy and decision of charac tor. General Pragay, the distinguished Hua- garian, Adjutant General of Klapka, at Cormorn, who has been in forty-two pee, and is a most skaltul and gallant offer, goes with Lopez as secoad in command. There are also twonty Huagarisn ors are, Cul erginecrs in the party. The other o! Crittenden, late of the army, a nephow of the A torney Geberal, who bas immediate command of enaitillery company; Col. Voliman, of Georgia, who served through the Mexican war; Major J. A Kelly, who served in Florida and Mexico, aod who enee edited a Sar whig paper inthe State; na W. Scott Hayoes, A. J. Dailey, and hose names I do not at present remember. be: ‘e five hundred rank file. ‘The Pampero is commanded by Captain Lewis, who directed the Creole so successfully in the Car- expedition. He is a true, gallant fellow, and an admirablo sailor. She is quite fast, and sill run abead of any of the eamers. la case of attack she carries grappling irons to close ia with her antagonist, and board. Ina melee, the bowie knives would prove vory effective in the haads that will wield them. We expect to get the drat news of the Pampero by herself. The Spanish consul was badly “sold” by some specalators here, who ed off a miserable apology for a steamer, called the Cincinnati, which was to run ahead of the Pampero, and informed the Captain Geaeral of ber coming bere. She will not get there under two weeks, ifever. There was sorious talk among the flibusteros, of Mn gone her when she got out tide. This, howe would bo a perilous alfair, the sails under jeriean col: My letter ii now already too long. I have, wever, many other paitioulars res, the fillibusteros, whieh I must reserve for another letter. Pina [From the New Orleans Delta, August 10 } We have authentic intelligence that the French vex sels of war, stationed near Cuba, have tendered their vervices to the government of ieland, to wid tt agsinet the people and have actually bers wagaged 18 transportation of troops from Lavana to various parts of the irland, BY TELEORAPH.Y Lovrevruee, August 18, 1851, Some gentlemen arrived here from New Orleans state that the Expeditionists, in the Pampero, left with the determination to blow the vessel up rather thansur- render to the Spanish fleet Batox Rovor, August 9, 1851, The steamboat Cuba, from Vicksburg, has just landed here baving on board a large party of young men bound to Cuba by way of New Orleans. They are accompanied by @ band of music, and are in fine spirite, The Opera at Castle Garden, ‘There will be a grand treat to-night at the Opera. for all thore who love music for ite real, and not for facts. nye y = as the number cf connoimenrs in the city is pot small, a very large audience be expected To morrow night we are to have an catertainment stil more exciting. in which Bertucca-Maretark, the wife of the admirable manager; will make her fiest appearance for the present season. “ Ti Barbiere di Siviglia’ ix to be performed, end, aa it will be aided by the while of the bewerful troupe that can be pressed into serrios, a very the reeult may be expected, We should suppose thar ‘he anncuncement of euch An opera, with n cant ao pow erful. wculd attract bey@d any entertainment of the ‘ Doubtiers there will be ® very gomeral Wier. ice In compliment tthe favorite Bertnoon- Wein a & nbd to the shill and enterption of ber admirable hysbena, | (oC Tm heennine eopertor, auele lhe manager At this po- | for sometime between this | COMMON COUNCIL THE CHIEF OF POLICE. Proceedin; of the Board of Aldermen, Avoust 18.—/ Morgans preeiding. DRIVING CATTLE THROUGH THE STREETS, Alderman Miter, (who was very imperfectly ) called the attention of the Board to the driving of cat through the streets in day time, and to the number of accidents which had lately occurred inconsequence. He said they t to be limited to the five hours between twelve o'clock at night and five in the morning. ‘Alderman Suaw, (who was partially audible) said it was questionable whether the Commor Council could make an offence a misdemeanor, though the charter gave extensive general powers. Alderman Kruty said it was in the power of the Cor- ee to fine such parties, and grand juries could ot them. Nothing can be made a misdemeanor with- out @ Btate law. Alderman Siaw said something inaudible to the re- porter. Alderman Barrton inaudible. The Parsipent inaudible. Alderman Doncx inaudible. Alderman Miriax moved the following :—Resolved, That it be referred to the Committe on Ordinances, to report to this Board an ordinance, prohibiting the driving of cattle any of the streets of the oly Forty-second street, exeept between the hours of twelve o'clock P. M., and five o'clock A.M, and making the violator thereof @ nor, The resolution was re- ferred. ‘THE AS8AS8INATIONS OF THE POLICE. Alderman Miuver. (who could be only heard ina few words of all that he said,) drew the attention of th Board to the recent assassination of the police, with knives, and said if the ruffians who assailed them only knew that they had revolvers in their pockets, bat would ‘be very careful how they attacked them, He moved the following resolution :— Resolved, ‘that his Honor, the Mayor, as head of th» department, be requested to communicate to this ‘d, First—His opinion of the effect of authorising the captains of the several police stations to arm their men With revolvers, when on duty in dangerous localities Second—His opinion of its probable result on such des- does as committed the late assassinations in the ‘ourth ward. Third—Such information 4nd views a3 the Department may have formed, or come in possession of, from such arming in Philadelphia, The resolution was referred. MONUMENT FOR PAUL JONES. An application was received from John II. Sherborne, the author of the Life of Paul Jones, asking a place in the Park fora monument for that distinguished naval hero. The application was referred to the Committee on Lands and Places. THE NOMINATI ND CONFIRMATION OF THE CHIE OF POLICE. Alderman Grirrin. as Chairman of the Committee on Saleries and Officers, to whom was the Mayor's nomination of Mr, Matsell as Chief of Police, presented his report to the board, Alderman (oox then presented his minority report. Alderman Keiivy moved that both reports be laid on rinted together. The experience of the minority member of the committee is great; and it is due to the Board to have the whole cuse before them, that they ‘Vote intelligently on the subject. Alderman Sturtevant moved that they be read first. Perbaps there would be no necessity for printing them at all. The motion to read was cerried; and the motion to print was lost. ‘The reports were then read, as follows: — MAJORITY REPORT. | The Committee on Salaries and Offirers, to whom was | referred the annexed message from his Honor, the Mayor, communicating his nomination of George W. Matsell | to the office of Uhief of Police. respectfully REPORT : ‘That it appears by investigation, that the office of Chief of Police is now vacant, and that it bas been suffered to remain in this condition for a long period of time, not- withstanding thet on the occurrence of the vacancy in | such office, the “act for the establishment snd regulation | of the police of the city cf New York,”* passed May 7th, 1844, and the acts of 1816 and 1819, amendatury thereto, eke it the duty of the Mayor to nominate to the Com- | mon Couneil, and with their approval to appoint, a Chief of Police, to fillsuch vacancy. This duty having been neglected, aud the law thus evaded, or non-complied n interval, the Legislature found it amendment to the charter of the , 1861, for the purpose of enforcing the per- of @ compliaace itn J | formance of such duties, and with this provision of law. | "The follwing is the clause, relative to the appointment cf Obief of Police, in the act of 1844, and recited in th» | amendments, both of 1846 and 1549. | _ “The Chief of P slice shall be nominated by the Mayor Soe yf and with their approval shal harter above referred to. 0 the 1)th of July, 1¢51, is inthe following words: ry in case the Mayor shall neglect, or refuse to nominat i the chief officer of « bureau in the police department | de-ignated as the Chiet of Police, for five days poke | jou and jv case the Meyor shall make such nomination, an | it ebail be rejected by the Board of Aldermen, the Boar | of Aldermen shall hay oer ot ene eaten | the Common Ceuneil to appoint such oificer, providet that fire days of an; such session shall elapse withou: | another nomination ing made by the Mayor, and that | Bo appointment of such officer shall have been made as | beretotore provi: Your ccmmitice cannot view the above provision of | the police act ax having been repealed by this amend: | ment of the charter; and if such view be sustained, thet | the Chief of Police should have been nomivatea to the , Common Cor while the nomination to the Board of Aldermen, in the anzexed messa, ithout legal suthority, avd therefore void. More than five days of the August serrim having elapsed, the Board of Alder. men would. consequently, have power. under this eon- struction of law, to appoint such officer forthwith. But your committce are not willing to take advantage | of any erroneous prc eceding, and thus resommend to the Board the exercise of the full power of appotatment as the | onid seem to Warrant, nor are they dir; to avoid a direct i necany J of the question submit! to this board by his Honor the Mayor, viz; whether they will give their conreut and epproval to the appointment of W. Mateeil to the offive of Chief of Police, xtraordinary, and, as 14 believed, the unprece- act of accompanying a nomination with a state ment of the views which influenced the executive in the performance of a legal duty. together with the submis- tion of an spology for the reiection made by him, and defepee or recommendation of the nomiaer, would seem to indieste that the Mayor either apprehended the exi+t- | epee of s rious objections to the nominee, or that he in- ter ded to prejadge aod forestall in going tato the merits ano (Ualifcations uf bis chosen candidate. ‘Thin document, therefore, seems to claim the atten- tion of your committee, and especially as it contains propositions in which this Board cannot acquimee, with- Cut # surrender of its independenoe. its digaity, aud tts right of judgment. The propurition pat torth by his Hicnor the Mayor, claiming that it i¢ not only proper, but eminently necersary, that the head of the depart. ment sb: uld have the uncontrolled selection of bis chief executive officer, is one to which your committee cannot . Yet your committee would not recommend the ap- polattisent or rejection of any candidate on political thet n bias, as a candidate ascot ‘an officer selected from the minority party would hold himeelf aloof from political influence, while ‘selected from the majority would be subjected to ae eee Ore s paleebiy abensd 40 60 carey with it ts own refutation. ‘8d. It was shown on the occasion of the Astor Place riot, that the nominee who has been presented by the Mayor to this Board is Ing in one of the essential qualifications of a Chief of Police—that of ability to lead ‘and use the police force with that efficiency of which it is capable in the suppression of riots and the preservation of the public peace. It is known on the fira! outbreak of this riot, on Mon- day night, near the close of Mr. Havemeyer’s adminis- tration, the impunity with which the rioters were per- mitted to commit acts of tlolence. to destroy property and endanger life, ey rod of the Chief of Police and his officers, without osition of such preventive efforts as could have been made, was a cause of the succeeding calamitous outreg+s. In consequence of the inefficiency of the police on Monday night, it was currently believed by the rioters that no effectual resistanos would be offered to the sub- sequent execution of theit plans. Emboldened by this circumstance, 8 mob was organized to attack. burn aod destroy the Astor Place House while goraies by two thousand people. On the following Thursday the busipess of ae fore Mayor Woodhull by the Chief of Police, who then stated that the police force was insufficient, and that it would be necessary to call for the military, and, notwith- standing this opinion of the Chief of Police, he had not taken the precaution to axrest thore who were kaown to have participated in the plot of Monday night, nor those who were to be leaders of the riot planned for Thursday night, notwithatanding nearly 3 days had intervened from the commencement of the outbreak that preparations for this most formidable riot had been ing on for a week or mere previous to the time when, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, the military was necessary to preserve tI e. Yet during this inter- val he bad made no f'3 to prevent or ruppress the riot in its incipient #, though well directed ef. forts to this effect would undoubtedly have avoided the fatal juences which ensued The conduct of the Ohief of Police on that most dia- estrous night shows his unfitness to command on great emergencies. Mayor Woodbull, who had but yust entered on tbe duties of bis office. entrusted, as wat proper he should, the management of the police undet grnecal orders entirely to the Chief of Pclice, whose long exne- rience, as well as his position, justly devolved on him that i ibility. Notwithstanding the police was inefficient, end the opinion that military force was necessary, as given by the Chief of Police (whose position entitled his opinion on such a point to be received as final authority ); and though this opinion was coincided iu by the magis- terial authorities consulted on the occasion. Mayor Woodhull was, nevertheless, averse t> such action, and only gave a conditional order for the military to ren- dezvous at a certain place, there to be called on by the Chief of Police, if, on trial, he should find the police fa- ¢ficient Positive orders were also given to the Chief of Poliee to proceed to the place of danger with ail the police foree he could command for such fervice, and to use all his efforts to quell the riot; but, in the eveut of hia force being insuf- ficient, then to send for the military. How did the Chief cf Police fu'fil this order? He repaired to the Astor Place Opera House with but one-quarter of the lice, while on subsequent nights, when # much less Rees was necessary. he ordefed to the scene double the number of men; instead of drawing a circle around the house. in placing pclicemen at such poiats as would best enable them to stay the esa of the mob and protect the house, the Chief of Police retired withia the thestre with the greater part of his force. leaving outside comperatively but few men, mort of whom were sub- sequently driven in. The mob was then left in undis- puted and almost undisturbed po-seasion on the out- side. ond for an beur cr more battered the walls and windowe of the buidiog without resistance was fulfitled the ccmmand to exbaust the entire polices force in efforts to suppress the riot, Nothwithstandiog the Chief of Police reems to have early abandoned any earavst ¢ffort to use the polis in resistance to the mob, he nevertheless failed to fulfil the order to send for the mili tary when he sbould find the police unavailirg aad hence the mob had undisputed possession of the fivid for an eubmit Ibe law. from the organization of the police depart- ment to the prevent time, bar made thir Hoard a co-ordi nate branch of the power of appoiatment, and has ea ty of exercising its judgment ia the ot Police. e do not. therefore, think that this Board ite rights, or abandon its duty; bat deep sense of the obligations imposed on it it should insist on giving or withholding ite ap- ted seurd ance its own vie’ r the public good require The oharter of our city, th» od the ordinances of the Common impored mucual cheeks on th p flerept branches of the Corporation | and any attempt by the chief magistrate to usurp t Dimselt prerogatives ta viviation. of such laws, should b | promptly met by this Board. While your committtee would not attempt to qnestion the postiicn assumed by his Hooor the Mayor, that hi intererure with the present locumbent of Unies of Ho lice bes ewsbled him te form ® correct opiaion of hi qualifications, they would re«peetfuily claim that th wembers of this Hoard, from the circumstance of thei baving hel uch tonger offfeial relationstap to th police department—their exeperer of a co-ordimate pr 4 oll its membere—torir position as City —snd as representataves of the interests of their re speetive warde— have given to thy | pertunities to judge of the manuer ent bas been governed Liaving dispo " of Ubeeo preliminary considerations Car cr mmitice procerd to con: ider thedimet iar now 4ere the Bowrd Shall ite courent aa approval be kiven to the appointment of George W. Matesié to the «fhice of Obief of Police? Vo epable the Board to judge the more pavisedly on the qurrtien, your commiutee @uboit Ue following statements as the result of their Wnvectigations ; aad a: the Mayor bee raised the ineue te his mewage, sad has invited inquiry hereto, the qvasstion uf the proper qualt beations of the nominee te 0% wi Int. The original appoltgtment of Mr. Mateell wae Ftrietly political ; and the prior nominee, Robert Caylor whee cupertor fitness tor Unis office was universally &.- knowk dgrd, rejected by w democratic Common Council Iwenu-e be was a Whig. The mtroduction of political to furnee into the Pohe » Department by this app sintment. + Hill 1 be much F gretied. Mr Muteeli’s two rucows prointinente ere also received from his own politi ry ; While che two whig Mayors, through whove ved. bad no opportunity of ex ny ¢'soice In regatd to the inrment of im. for Mr, Mateell’* term eapire dur pg the periods of their off precedent of the several appotatments of Me rtnvetly dala the Woiversal party Je, would, wt least, Javify the “gti of, aud trio successively +h eed i majorities, to select one ioe of Ubief ef Police A very remerkabl prevented, ifs pw omer sho + ppone nt toa #, 0, WO Ps ant te ® polltiont proveriprion of friends, more to be cated than a proscription of violent opponemts bour or mere during whieh time it gathered strength and bcléness. sufferent to impel it to attack the military troops on their arrival ‘The Coroner's jury, which held an inquest over those who had fallen on this occasion, gave. in their verdiot, ich is ubjoined ) the opinion that the police forces q arbance :— bs sufficient to have quelled the dist, VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY. ‘That the deceased pers ons came to Seete dente by gate sot wounds, and the guns being fired by the military by order of the civil authorities of New York, and tha the authorities were justified, under the existing circum stances. in ordering the military to fire ‘the mob. And we forther beiieve, that if a number of police- men had been ordered out, the necessity of a resort to the use of the military have been avotded. Your committee coinei with this opinion, and be- lieve that if the orders of the Mayor bad been obeyed, and the whole available strength of the police ie: ‘ under a competent leader, the calamities of that bloody ited to night might have been avoided. 4th. Tbe nominee whore name has been presen! this Board. has been guilty of neglect of daty to an inexcusable extent. regulations of the department require that be should visit the several station hou: once in three months, and report on fer, tbe bork hapeat thon ples. Yt terly, the me et there ere station houses which he has year. There also has been great laxity in such a bes ype —_ Pegnne Le a convenience an: preservation of public Fer, By the last two quarterly reports of the Chef Police, ft will be seu during the six months euding Warch the police for garbage into streets, the umber of arrests for this offence does not went occurener fa ‘The total number of arrests for tho alme versal violation of Uorperation ordinances amouase to four hundred and ninoty-ove during those six moaths— that is. about (hree per dav ‘arrest pet weok for 1 number tep por werk derly bows per week 7 but fifty one—that ie. lees tha two ber of arrests for gambling, bat f auiber of arrests for vo per | » | P abe ut ticense. whith for the second quarier, eight h dred and forty-seven unlicensed houses are repor while but one ar 4d judicious enforeement of the or. Tporadien. and the prevalent and dao. fihting. coumittiag peroonnl at koe ping die orderly houses; of Keeping op: alicwnsed gtogepries, the resorts ef prostituoer, vagal nnd Uhietes of erery deseriptions. stv epflesed ty exist to a aiarming ratent, while the intesporitio of the police Chief. to arrest the poouress uf Uhese gre te produse bat [ttle + Cheae evile. nod-exprcisily Hufference of va-t numbers of low nad dangetows deos f view existing only ax mide avd spotting the face cf the ety in cdmost oF ‘ edly t wo of the great increase of petty orime, public violence aad frequent murder, whled ar bee ping t Staiwra in the minds of ovr eitiz * ® pert These wee ere breeding places uf every view ano fufnmy hh have bern railered grow in open vielation of lew w the wd dragon of the present Ohiet cf Pehoe are the fruitfat causes of the ba- crease of erime ever that of population, whieh d the interporitos of @ more setive and efisient police « agstem of this city. pl agit should be, under abler mana ment. is unduubtedis eapable of te coming the best inthe world; but at geesent it needs some strong aending mind. to develope the intent talaat which exis inthe departawent There ma laxity of ais cipline, 080 & wat of preper direction to the efforts of the mem. shueb greatly anpair ite usefuleess The po- Uileal aad personal fawortim whic’ ons so long bern practiced ip the ¢ fiice od Chief of Poliee, has had the na- vrel effect to Weaken the energy aud depress th -apiriia tue of the best mea in the department, wh..are de ‘e tog of ereater exgouragement and whose merit va thee the pines Promotiva, mow held by « rand abjer guidance the f being the eulyje@ ot ceaseless compiniat #4 d the coustant revpect and admization of « of citizens Lt would wipe from the city m y the «weilin the ee d extend more broadly and vecurely the otection ever the dieting place of | srderder. Mine baodred men, eapioyed at an aonieal pe f more than half a million of dollars, aod ea. t b the weighty reepousibility of protecting the perty. the liberty, and the Lives of this populous sicy hould be under the immediat+ control of an officer at noe alle, di-erret. ard ineorruptible; and the apprint. ment of euch en officer only. your committee believe and trust, canteceive the epproval of this Board 14 With these considerations, your committee returm to the Board, for euch action as may be deemed pr per. nomination by bis Honor the Mayor, of George W. Mateeli, to the office of (hief of Police RDMUND GR Wit. A DOOL! MINORITY REPORT. The undersigned, one of the Committee on Salaries avd Offer whom @ne referred the message of his 1 nor the Mayor cominating George W. Matel, Req ae Chief of Police, after due deliberation, respectfully That the act amending the charter of the city. passed the Tith Jul ’ vemion of the Common Voauerl. ia tne month of Angvrt lart, vold. Locause the act aforesaid annals a provision of the obar- ter MiLOUt the nasemt Of the people of Chis olty; while to meet the mob was first laid be- | Tndeed, it appears | Bake t te | Jad of no binding force, | the constitution of 1841, and the no fot amendments ‘ure, being wholly unauthorized, should wor! iture of a chartered nest Acting upon the great principle that the charter is inviolable, and finds its guarantees in all the constitutions at various times adopted rH? the State. standing as a compact between the people of the State and the people of the = dept ve pelled to deny the validity of the amendment under which the nomination of Chief of Police has been made. Bur the Legislature have passed the amendment which compels the Meyor to make the nomination, or, it refused yy him, to work a still greater outrage, by changing the appcinting power, from the exceutive to the l ive Jepartment— ult defining the charter of city, | | as one alike uomirdful of the rights of the city, and re- ardless ¢f copsiquences. ‘This Board, by a majority of | ite members. nssumen the validity of the amendment, and eptertains the nomination. A refusal on the part of the minority to assent to the nomination because the amendment itself is invalid, would produce @ result in relation to the nominee ad- verse to their opinions, and leave the man in whom they bave confidence standing before the public without a solitary vote for his confirmation I am forced, there- fore toconsider the nomination as properly before me, -_ to pass upon it, under the responsibility of my po- | 30 The nomination of Mr. Matsell comes from the Chief of the beg ‘and that offlcer, under See Sighoss | rerponsibility. has fravkly avd fearlessly assigned bis Teasour for making it. The great experieace of athe nominee. as bead of the detective police for years, his persopal koowledge of the criminals of the coun- try. of their haunts and associations, bis stern integrity and inflexible justice, his prompt and perse- | ‘vering energy. bis and physiral courage, so aptl define bis distinguished qualifications for the offi | to leave no doubt on the mind of the Mayor oj duty to bimself and to the Ubiéf. Not a valid charge is brought »gainet bim, and I am left to conjecture the rea fons Which have led the Committee to report against his | confirmation They are respectable and responsible cit!- 4 they cannot desire immuaity to crime. They order and peace of the city; they would not bazard either, by an experiment in the removal of am officer whose agency contributes so largely to the preservation of both; they are the political and perronel friend« of the Mayor, and they woald not Alderman Mitten then moved that a teselution, to ite ited. 6 W: Miedeal: ba not -enniented, ‘Ro \dded to the majori , . The Panucees cold the motion was Cut of order. Alderman Krity said it wae not out of order, for the prey om Aa ld only left the board wh te they were im the | It recommended noaction. Reel TURTEY ANT —" resolution is simply absurd. Alderman Ketry—Suppore the Tgolstion offered by reference was made to the committee, would it not have eg. = —i a been; but, having beens te DEN’ A ferred, the case is different. peblderman Kecuy—It is 8 distinction without a dif rence. Alderman Moncans, the President, here left te ohair, and placed in {t Alderman Franklin, and taking ‘is on the floor of the house, suld the prop »\ition was toall experience, ard was done for the purpose of ia- verting the proper order. The negative cannot bd put. Tt isap ‘ive question— Shall the nominatio® of the Meyor be confirmed?” Bat even if the nvrative were put firet, it would not help the centlemen, for af the negm- tive were lost by & tie vote of 9 to 9, the question wout® then come up on the affircsative, and be lost justin the same wa} Iderman Kelly understanus tie whole mat> ter aswell ag anybody. Alderman Keity.—I do understand it, and it ia bee cause I wish to unmark the trae character of this whole proceeding, that I want the resolution put that man way appear in his true colors. I witt rote t, but I want to teach the committe» tho: they must aot be permitted to avoid the rerpensib lity of reoommend- ing the course of action to this board that it isevideat, from the report, they want it to adopt. There is no use in their reporting. i? they do not improve upom the ort- ginal document, but leave it as they found it. ‘Alderman Dosox —Nothwith=t:- ting the pariiemen- tice with which my \'end troor the Tair’ is puffed up, [ have no hesitet: n 2 eayiog that a motion to reject ig at any time inuidkr. Tote is no absurdity in it. Alderman Britrox —1/ we id b> Setter to refer the matter back to the com:..ch +, and now adjourn Clll te morrow evenirg. ‘This proposition did oct weet with much favor, am® the question was then. ta en on the motion of Aldermam Milller, toadd the resohw on rejecting the nomination o€ Mr. Matrell, to the m port Nine voted in the wfii: ma. Nine votedimthe nega fared test tive. ‘The question then cam: ov va the confirmation of the tary ‘The resolution was ‘| nomination. Alderman Coox —I wish to say afew words. The com- initteo, when they met together, concluded if there wore: any charges against the Chief of Polics, the accusers should put in an affidavit, and Mr. dfaterii should be permitted to reply. They accordingly met next day te receive those ebarges. No person came to accuse a mam, who is in cflice for Uh: 1st five years. Weagainadjourned with the understend'og tat if any charges were msde, we should nevive them From thet time to this me cba bave been and why a different coarse should be pursued in Mr. Mateell’s case from saat we bave adopted in any 0 her, [am at a lors toste. The mittee on Salaries and Offices have hithert» adoy the principle that they could confirm all nomivations antoply disturb tbe public confidence in him by raject- ing his nompation of so important an officer. Indepen- deb. men themselves, they would scorn to be as regarded the toris of fuctien. aud woud never lend their fair | nomes to crown the dark desigus of unprincipled politi- | cal partizans Experienced themselves ia public officers, | they know how to Value confidential relations between public tunctionsrivs, and how deeply the public are af- | fected by apy rupture im these relations. The Chief of Poiter w the immediate counsellor, while he stands in | ibe relation of coufidential agent of the Mayor in the | GircLarge of his most important executive duties. This megirtrete arks of the Board to aliow him to retain a | long tried friend in the public service. The committos | deoide against so rewenable m request; they do more, | they make the denial, aud withhold all good reasons for of men recon. mended by the heads of the departments, unless there charges agaimt them Is not the Muayor #s capable of rel.cting @ proper person as otber head of department his «wbordinate offleer? It admitted ov a1 hands that the :tayor is an upright, im- telligent man. Why offer the insult to-your ohief mae gistrate, of telling bita that he is ineapebie of maxing # proper choice? He says he is satistied with bim, cause, though Mr, Matcell is five years: in offive, me charges could be brought against hii. ‘fhe Mayor ts @ good whig and under ine responsibilities of a soleam cath, He says Mr, Matseli is a good man and ft for his cflice. ard after giving the head of each department his man, sbail we take the responsibility upon ourselves of saying we will not give the Mayor the same privilege ? their conduct. ‘The provirions of the Police Law and amended char- ter, ae they apply to the office of Chief of Police, give to the present incumbent the full right to hold the office | ll & successor shall be appointed. If, then, the Mayor | Was rutiofied with him, there existed no necessity for a | nomination. In tact. the Chief held the office daring the pleasure of the Mayor,a tenare best calculated to | insure fidelity in the discharge of his dati eutirely ubject to his chief. and it may be remarked. as | & strong proof of his fitness, that his admimstration bas | passed under the supervision of five different Mayors, | and har met with their entire appreval. Enjoying fice under such extraordinary circum. stancer, without a solitary petition, ot # single complaint from the public, without @ vote of remonstranss feom | the Connell, the Legislature at Albumy,in the | ondess Of aggression, passed an act eo ament- | ebarter of tbe city as to demand of the Mayor | five days ® nomination of an officer whose | ing the with ce is filled to his entire satisfaction. That * cure had ventured upon the exercise of 4 | doubtfal power. fir the purpose of involving ue Suave , in « debt of nine millions of doidars, without coasultiog © the people, should fi.d no scraple ia violating the char. | ter of the city to gretify political or partizan hatred | aiford no ground of serprise; but that members of this | Board should be found willing to lend their ald in con. | summatirg such am net, may justly awaken, dn this | community, the most serious apprehensions. If the | rights of the city are thus to be made subject to the ea- price, the prejudice, or the vengeance vl men at Albany, | | clothed with transient power, without serpensibiiity te ur. many, if not mest of whom, have already fallen into en obscurity from which sevident. for a moment, had | raised them, sball this ey government invite farther aggressions by a tame su! to 80 unexampled an j cat enge f | ‘The undersigned, with the political friends with whom | he bas acted in this Board, bas, on ail occasions, followed neiple of confirming nominations wade by | the Departments We have in no instance as rumed & political position, but. on the contrary, ou some | occasions have labored with geal for the coutirmative of ‘warm political opponents, on the groand of respet for carrying out bread doctrine by a silent bul apparently | fad cpporition, affords ground (ur deop regret, apuet mfluence me ageivet the mainteasace of | fore, L leave my col- ommitiee to gather t wa laurets for cy have it pooper Ww parsue, am 4 by reepeot for the Obyet Magistrate, by dor | be charter of city, as well wa by coascien uvictions Justice of my cours, to report the Jol owing revo Kerolved, Ubet the nowination of George W. Mateell, be 90 J iL COOK the Vom and Oiller Alderman Coon—Pieare read tbe lant clauwe of the mab | Yity report agai It having read by the Clers, the President said mo | setion ts mete Alderman That means, I suppooe, that Mr. Mat- | cl be fete # auger | hat the reports of the ma- | ale nod ptiated | Shas been d ee CO Balarios ef to give time » logic of tae erenttag, in #, the agare mur jority repert Alderman Ubat arrests ba fn anid the majority report had asserted pot beew made for throwirg gacbage tn. | Le street wuld lke Lhe Fexpousiiny of savings tbat reven Out Of eFery Len of those were Giccharged b Aldermen an to order ticular ru <1 did ot refer ty yout be whole of the eity. aad (do avt tal iderman Laws hase never dieaharge 2 Alderman Siaw—This is a case of personal right | arty rights public puvea aud public eharacter, aud © ceht pet te deetde ties hurry We are cxpecesd give eFeLy sahject all tre delivoration Kk demand, aa JOUF bariy wyielation bet tov frequently ofevd # made | | inthe chamcver of thueity, Lecktne Bert, tuetetor heiremmpection Favm the rouwmimo # | wetore of the majority report, one aught hare vapeote | proc fof ona bus Tiooked to fata fora } prewf of aay ovarge. But eaca | cm cheer exmminatya be contawed in that Deport, an Ate Geottmtl ‘ou accoans to weigh & well Al Know Ghat the demyerntic partgare tn menority hers | end ave not reepousble for Udy Iegutacion of the Bosed | | Wenge mervly ndvieary, aud co our daty io that respec AD tnfurtuente quartel Bay broken OU Ovtwren the Cbiot Magivtrace, wbo isa stunling ag, amd the maocity of the Board, whe aw shoge aiev Phoagn | do aot toe any Fery wrong twterset tu this Fumuy qascew, yt Linink the wef Magwuste oti aoe ty Ov napemomed | at « he has been tinyeschod, aad mon ove one Lo Aloas> te qrt hin impeached by the Lagiaa ure | pander to | Avbany y im teat those #bo caine after them may ty- Wut L fear | am taking agninsttime Uf Auted a urtyr, they may pul youreiveseus of this Board There tx ee! tt the whote ele ipstavce of an individua be ft Bot av Taee there t« bat litte sat ‘The cae ix settled siready. It may be weil, however, fer you. gentlemen of che whig parcy. to agree among Ji Urseives, and consider what may be fur your taterest im the long run, lest you tay sre youre Iv turard out ef office by the because you have msde ® victim agitiate. 1 bope, ete, the matter ; ° Twelfth ward has aking the Legtelature Jobs of this Rind erefrred to the delegation from New York; and T know by what loboying the master In fact. La so muen of corraptioa | thet Loflered te teke @ ewmtraot to abolish the ober. ter. and the Common Ocane!! itself. for $500 The metion te portpone Was hen put, aod nine mem ters Folung im the aficmativy, and cine in the mogetivo, sb ns COMMeynenty lost, | | «Pep oprgbt cbiet will be post pe a » Were arrested by | Alderman Monaans—Tno Alderman says there sete no charges against Mr. Mateeil. 1 will admir that he is # good man, ifthe Akierman ts that. Butis he the evly good man that bas been put out of office? fhe Alderman himeelf. sitting there, Tomoved good man, Were we (the whige) (he fir t to set an example of cription’ How long 14 it siace the lion-hearted Jack- son, at Washington. announced the doctrine of teription, end est che incumbent had no more ri to complain of bring pus out of office then the man who bad never ‘obtained 1; aod that the spoils of the vam- quisbed belonged to the victors? (Here there was ap- plaure ovteice the bar, which was immediately sup- 1P ted by the Presiden’ Aldermen Uoox—I correct the leman. We are sustaicing awhig. The Mayor is whig.and we are rostaining bim Alderman Morcans—The dectripe of proscription te is not Lo be charged to own account. The democraware ibe mep that from }ou7 laid violent hands ype every I don’t find fauit with Mr. Mateeil, as I said; for any ineficiency, nor frem apy personal feeling, for bave ne but beeamse my party trionds desire Dis re moval at ‘oaamuch an thy Wi we pe fallod tn, he inty in that respect. I wil! do mine independently of Chief Magistrate If it be a sound doctriae oy 4 head of a department has « right to bis man, why then ere we wade arbitrators to revise hie nomination’ Les checks are copstitutiwnal, and t pr tvads cur g verpment all through. The democrats every whig out of ofBee when they got into power. We bave acted more mag- panimourly. Alderman of the El-venth wanted tocut the head of a veterau democrat (Mr. Valentine) counest- od with this Board, if we would only give him another democrat. (Great mughter) But we refused to do so, en ree ee ee ee ee ‘Alderman Coox--If we go back to 1889 and 1839; you will find that Bolton, and Williamson, and Ewing, were retained in office by the demcerats. Alderman Moros Mr. Williamson was a demoorat, andes for Ewing. he was and ts one still, Bolton was @ hind of fixture that coutd not be well got rid of. Aldermen Coox denied that the two first named were democrats Alderman Dodge—This report comes in like a thief im the night. Searcely a word of truth inthe whole of it, and worre than that, they refase to have it printed. Bat it will be printed, if I were vo put my preke: aud payfor it The rebake of the Alderman of the deve: th to the report, when be says be has noching eunivet Ur Matvell. ie & No 1; bat I waat to beve printed, that the public may rebuke it aleo, ‘The question Was (hen |axen vpon the confirmation of ibe me aaeeton, When it come to Alderman Doage’e turn to veto, he declined voting ‘The objet of tis ap- peared to be partly for deley and partly to show that there were only vile members voting, and conseyuemdy: m prem nt 4 i+ that every member vote in the negative or ofirmative. unless he is exeused by the Board, or have un tnmediate interest in the rote ‘The question Was them toben whetLer Aldermaa Dodge would by excused and was decided agains: hia Ald rman Frasacis ({#estdiog) then ealled on him te rot Ald+ rman Denar #till) declined Aldermen Miller, show, Bard, and others declined te vote ‘The Parenent said le would take action, after the member> who were willing to vote had vo ced Aldermen Srverytant (addresdug himwif to Alder. man} dge)—You refuse co vote, and yet you swear to rules of thie Board, and, therstore, to vote ho terest 1 wm tuterested. wied thet idea of the word Mrurn—How can you com) Tgvaat at At t coededa with, when it appeared, sod nice did not vote 1 any man to Taere fe mo pre oted in the ‘Then there are oply nine members um a qantas enedee @t thet there was a quorum, and mination wasn jected 4 p.d0 his dee!ston, when maine Was bend at the st was brenking ba, lamediately o@ hed in Alderman Conckila, secumpaated dy Cor OF Leep: licemon tho had been evidently bring ing bim wp All appeared vo be outef breath. He just arrived in be piek of thew The vote = upon sustaining the decision of th chor, and. was lot by 18 to § Alderman Grr then moved that the matter be postp: ned Aloerman Coox mowed that te minority report amd, resolution be adopted ‘A doeman Canc xs in —T want,to bear both raports read. Aldana Borvon then moved that both report 6 printed. end thatthe matter be deferred till the Sep. tember session. T want the genti-man who has just ecma in to understand the sate mailer. Addermen Coons tow the portpoaement, however, was carried, aod the Pinrd then n@journed Ub to-morrow (this) ewomug After the Board # parsted. several of the opponents of Mir Metarli claimed » victory. and eaid the gominstion fe legally wejected, Phe Dreetdert raid oe fonld hare A tbe non-voting gentlemen to eustedy, bus for ngs took = Lhe whig members who ew yor ave Smith, Berton and Oomoklin, a loud aad termed the M: Police batelligence Crores of Rolling a Priend.—Yestvruny, the police the Sixteenth Ward arrested a man onaed how op a cberge of stewling froma trunk $36, the perty of Joseph Gardaee — The parties, it anems. are Te and aesooimte Worka@n, and bonrding ia bowe. situated to the Sith at nye, bet LS i 363 if 49 8& 2 f key of bie trunk for the parpore —and Gilbow of ef tor Ring at new bu ding. and that to the said cruwk since (tlbow, Tested by the police, am bis pei en eearched, $53 84 auppomd to be t reoted Justice McGrath committed the z ‘bantee ‘wre madeto | The toro who detained them tn aad noure were