The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1852, Page 2

——— meee THE NEW YORK FIRE CASES, hiy Interesti and le History of cee iecribisGontigetiio: ox tton WHPORTANT ACTION ON TRIAL AT NEWARK, BEFORE JUDGE POTTS AND A SPECIAL JURY, ARISING OUT OF THE DESTRUCTION OF POWPER, DURING THE GREAT FIRE OF D! 1885. VIPTH DAY CONTINUED. Samuel Swartwout examined by Mr. Davies —Was Col. lester of the Port of New York in 1845; was in the city of Kew York on the morning of the 17th Desem'or, 1535 1 was im my own house when the fire was aunounced went out to look at 1 left my house lock. amd renched the Exobange #t half pret tem o'clock; from twenty to twenty-five buitdings appeared to be on fire at that time; I remained at the eurver of the Exchange, in Wail street; I worked at an | eugine for ab ut balfan hour: I worked till the engine | stopped; we could get no more waver; the Exchange teok fire about twelve o'clock I think; after T arrived at | the Gre it was very appalling; I went round to the coraer where the fire commenced; the fires was in Hanover street, and the street now called Exchange place was ‘ake on fire; the flames were extensive, and the heat was imtense; I became very such excited, for 1 apprehended the eity would be entirely consumed; I weat to work at the engine, as a good citizen should; it was about eleven e’olock or may be twelve o'clock, when the engine would po longer deliver water, trom the intenseness of the ‘cold; at this time there reomed to bes general panic among the firemen; not sn engine conid play when the Mxehange icok fire; after the engines had ceased to play upon the fire I asked Mr, Gulick what was to become | of ue if we all stood there idle and see the city burned | j, @own. (ihe opimion of another party was objected to by piaintifl’s counsel.) The tire was so destructive in its progress, I believed that nething could stop it; not a gallon of water could be thrown upon it; I went from that place to the Post Office; it was kept in the southeast | eoruer of the Exchange; | saw General Swift there; [| ‘went down to oiler my assistance; | went from there to | the Custom House, between Pine and Cedar streets, near Wasson street; I went to that part of the building where eur office was; | sent for the key; the clerk came, and we us up the papers, ready vo leave if the fire reached the stom House; I saw the meeting of the Mayor and several aldermen in the corner building of Pine and Nassau sireets; A went in and repeated lo the Mayor the state of the fire department from my own observation, and from what Mr Guiick bad informed me; I st tothe Mayor that I Bad come from xchange pluce; these gentlemen were in consullation with the Mayor; Lexpressed my anxiety that something shouid be done, as the fire depart- ment could not work; I told the Mayor that the engine ould pot deliver; that buildings were consuming with fire. and that nothing but an act of God could resist it, except something was resorted to besides water; I said that General Swift and myreif had considered the sub- ject of rescrting to some other expedient besides water, for that water was out of the question; the Mayorasked we if I could find General Swift und bring him to hia; I found him.svd went with him to the Mayor; there was @ consultation between the Mayor and Aliermen, aad Dystanders aud General Swift and myself, Mr. King was there, and, I think, Aldermen Benson, Taylor, Morgan L. | Smith and James L. Hamilton; the conference was as to the means to be resorted to with propriety, and withia the power of the chief magistrate, to stay the firs; it was almost imniediateiy determined to use gunpowder and biow up buildings that would be properly decided on; General Swift's opinion was desired by the quaniity of powder that would be sufficient, Of using it; those means were afterwards applied; know nothing abcut the blowing up; 1 was not present; 1 change my clothes, for | was covered with i the engines were stopped the fire was in the Exchangs, and the terror was wut ite height; the old New York In- Furance office was a wooden building: Mr. Gulick sug- gested that wet blankets sheuld be used to keep off the fire from it. the city banks and some others; this I w nessed, and this I approved of ; | was not present inis- change place when buildings were blown wp; I re- member the building No. 48; cannot suy if it was on fire before the powder was put in; the Dutch chureh was on fire before No. 48 was blown up; all the otber buildings were burnt up; from about half past eight to twelve | o'clock. thirty or forty buildings were convumed snd be fore six o'clock in the morning six huadred were burnt up, with (heir contents; it might have been fifteen or twenty minutes between the explosion of No. 48 and the explo- sion of No 62. Te Mr. Whitchead—When No. 48 was blown up there ‘war no abatement of the fire mor could there be; the feeling op the public mind was of the profoundest horror— terror had taken possession of the minds of all; the wea- | ther was intensely cold. | Mr. Wetmore—Examined by Mr. Davies Resides in tho sity of New York; have resided forty years there; | ac a merchant; wy store was No. 87 Water street, betweeu Coffee House p; it was consumed the night of the fir one building, No. 83 Waier it was in 1885; street, was pot burnt, ail the others were; the only building toat was net burnt in the space of sixty three acres that was burned over that wight, ‘Taeppen’s store was in front of mine and was burnt; I was in my residence, in Broadway, above Broome street; when I became aware that it was a large fice, 1 went down town, us s matier ef duty and interest; wy Brst act was to ascertain the condition of my own property; I went the nearest way to get to my store; as soom as I entered Water street. [ became immediately satistied that the fire had pasted over the spot where my piece had stood the evening before; I proceeded in my however, a: near as 1 coutd to the rains; my prin- cipal anxiety was to know if the citizens or officers tad endeavored to save the books; L was informed that the booke of the houses there bad been saved, and lef: at Peck slip; I arrived with some difli at ths place where the market had stood end found t! it had been barn up, with its contents; baving now some leisure. [ looked about me to ree if { could help others: this wae between balf pact 11 and 12 o'clock; wy place of business was in Water street; the fice commenced in Merchant street, my impression is, that the store in which it origi- pated was on the northeast of the street; the wind’osr- ried the fire in that direction, and it burnt dowa to the river; after it reached the river, it retraced its steps, and. to use @ professional expression. i! worked to wind- ward. and then it was the fire reached the Exchange; 1 passed from the site of the market, in Vid slip, to Hanover square; this was where the wealthiest silk houses in the city were siivated; nearly all thore extemsive stores were wither destroyed er burnt; the goods bad been removed as far as was practicable; Hanover snare was an open space, With an arca of some seventy-five or elzhty feet, and tapering to thirty or forty; at this tims my attention was attracted to an extraordinary sight: it was a pyramid of goods piled upin the square; I examined them, aod found them to be of the richest kind of goods, left there for sefety; when I returned to th» sume place in the ge remained of them. they wece all burnt; 1 went from Hanover square into William street, to the rear of the Exchange: I found the crowd there very great; I then went towards Garden street. this saem- ed to me to be the track of the fre; it was thon half past one o'clock; my object was to follow the of the fire; as T approactied towards Brond street, pass through the crowd, I hesitated » moment; I was teid thse they were about to explode a buildiug; [ remained to sve the effect of the explosion; I saw t ding, No. 43, Dlewn up; did not ree the powder takea into the build- ing ; my recollection is, that the siore mex: to it was on fire: eutnot tay whether No, 43 on fire or not; don’t recollect so well. relative tc when 48 was blown up, Garden street church was on fire; I koew t department was ueclees and completely paral water could be got; the weather was intensely cold; engines were done working; they could not be worked our tremen worked to the last. Cross examined by Mr. Van Wagener —The fire pro- ered rapidly; great attention was drawn vo the fire Vater street, in relation to the house 83, whieh was not Pnrnt; my opinion is, that its safety was a complete aoci- dent; it nad & wooden corridor iu front, whieb wae an at tion to fire; the building was occupied by « very emergetic. man’ named Benson; be shut bhimewif up fm bis houre with assistants in the commencement of the fire; he got water and “a hand engine ; and wherever fire appeared be put it ont; it was ou fire reveral times; Mr. Benson and bis assistants were at ove time on the roof and were given up for lost but iiey were saved Samuel Jones Willis—Examined by Mr Davies.—Was # cotton merchant of New York im 1835, of the firm of Hicks, Lawrence & Co.; our store was 22 Exchange pleco on the routh ride; I belonged to the fire department wes a fireman seventeen years; was five years en engineer; L have been an Alderman of the cit e city the night of the fi 0 1835; was at th hed the fire soon after it broke out; it might have been from nine to halt past nine o'clock; the fire commenced in the store of Comstock & Audrows; the fire baraed very rapidly, the Bxchange occupied one half of the biock; afver arriving at the fire. and Waiting a rhost time, I was convinced that it would be a serious contingration; I went vo the store and took away the books snd valuables to my house, in Madi- son street; J returned to the fire sbouc tem o'clock; it then appeared inevitable that our slore would be burnt; we then began to remove the goods; when the fire reached us. a great quantity of goods remained in the rtore the goods that we did remove were afterwards burut up in Garden street church; our store was burnt im the neighborhood of twelve or haif past twelve o'clock; very soon after the fire commenced. 1 knew that the engines would be rendered useless by the in- tense cold, and from that fact I began to remove cariy; a! the Lime our store was destroyed | don't remember t hsve seen @ stream of water, or one nolitary engine endeavoring to stop the fire; it crorsed from frvad street to William street very soon after it caught our store there were four stores between our store and William street; when it crotsed it burned with tho greatest rapidity; the goods in the stores added a good deui to its rapidity; was not present at the consultation for blowing up; | faw Mr. Lawrence and told him that in my juilg. ment nothing but blowing up would stop the flames; £ was seventeen years a fireman; that was my opinion then and still is; there wece no other mean lefe but to biow be was in the neighborhood when No. 48 was blown ap; ¢ effect of delay in removal would have caused a great spread of fire; and there would be no means of stopping it; there could be no calculating the damage if there hed been apy delay in blowing up; the fire would not have stopped short of Broadway; sw what I supposed to be Yowder carried into No. 48 by Mr. Wenham; a few r after Teaw the powder going in the explosion too Mr Wenham went to look at the train; he returned im- 4 waid (het ell was right; No, 48 was then om wrence said he woud blew tbat one up: the fire communiested to the building No. 62: saw the powder brought; believes that 62.was ou fire: einoke waa pointed out to me coming out of the eaves; this emoke was from 62; it was almost immediately atier the r was brought into 52 that the explosion oscurred; the effect of delay in removing goods Would be that the fire would bave got into Broad street; thinks that it would have been impossible to save anything from 50 and 54; there were great obstructions in the street; don’t think that any goods could have beeg brought out of 62 ev ‘an hour before the powder was put in; we had diffcut in our goods from the church, when wo wery con that it would be burnt; we saved but a very eral amount indeed ‘The Court edjourned until Thursday morning THURADAY-—81XTH DAY. Court assembled at the usual hour, and proceotod ‘the examination of the witnesses on the part of the doferee. Oemelius V. Anderson—Examined by Mr, Davies— Resides in New York; have lived there sinee I was born; wae chief engineer Of the fire department from 10th jay, 1897, to cone 1848; was seven Ey en @eetuee, wablog ja all nineteen years; woe fod prevent at the re of 1995, was at the fire as fore- | wean of Engine No. 1. doing duty; reached the fire ten Minvtes after it broke out; the engine house was at | buildings; we were ag foct ef Duane strect; reached the fire about mine o'elook; we went to Hanover square; when we there, the only building on fire wes the hou: e it commenced; coals many endeavors to stop the fire; we commence: at the bonre next but one to the fire, about half way be- tween South William street and where the firs broke to this house; we had not beea there above ten minutes when we were directed by the chief engineer to leave the building. as it was alton fire, heard t ery in the street; immediately ordered the men ded to the third floor; y get out the engine; we de gov out the men sed érgine; Igo! out of the bauding by the @ame way that I enterod; the stairway was so much en fire, L was ed to go to the ladder; this was pot more than ten minutes from the time TL eatered the building; this was the last effort made there; our next attempt was on the south side of Hanover square and Stone street; the fire was not then crossing Wiliam t; we were supplied from a hydrant on the corner of | Stone’ street; the goods out of Hanover square were thiown out upon the hose; I found the water had failed; I went to the bydrant; saw the water flowing from the hydrant, but discovered that the goods which bad been thrown out of Havover square had burned the hose; when Treturzed, the fire had crossed William street; Stone street was piled full of goods; reported to the chief engineer that the water was out off. and diat we should » made through Stone street to Coenties i. water bad failed cleewhere; when we got to Coenties slip our engine was frozen; it was thea between one and two o'clock; the men were in good condition for work. but the water was al frozen; the night before there had been two large fires, which bad exhausted tho reser- | Yoirs; no means existed to stop the fire; from two o'clock we were standing idly looking on; believes no other means existed but blowing up to stop the fire; hook and men would make little progress in puiling down directed to go to Stone streat; we bad got alittle head of water from the tank in ‘Thi teenth street; would not think it was possible to remove goods; never saw a tire burn so rapidiy; know little of the progress of the dre westward, waa not on thet side of | Ube fire, tbe fire proceeded westward after crossing Stone to William street; it was buraing very rapidly; I saw the fire mostly in ite ditection to Coenties slip; I think, judg- ing of the obstruction in the streets, and the rapidity wi which the fire ran along, that no goods could be removed from a building next to a burning building; the last eifort made during the night was made on the corner of Stone and Hanover streets; we were not the only pipes there; there were others there; we went to the nl g to prevent | the fre coming on usin that way; we did not consider we could have done any good in che house uext to the fire. Cross examined by Mr Vaa Wagener—Was on the south- ern part of the fire, thinks it reached the Eust river an hour after it broke out, it went on straight line north | to the river; it made its way back on the south side of | Tappan’s store, and it was then Tappan’s store was burnt; on the south side, Tappam’s store presented an obstacle to | the fire, uptil the stores morth cf tt were burned; the fire | then ®ent round this store and destroyed it; the fire thea | burned towards Wali street; it swept rapidly on the south to the Bast river, as rapidly as it had on the north; the property Was rapidly consumed; as the buildidgs wore burnt, the fire found fresh fuel; the heat diminished as | the fire went out, To Mr Whitehead—Most of the goods removed out of stores were afterwards burnt up; silks, sating, amd all descriptions of goods; our bose was burnt under these goods im Hanover rquare John Cox—Laamioed by Mr. Daviee—Resides im New | York; retided there since 1 was born, avout | yearr; Was connected with the Fire Department fifteen ears; ran with the nes when my father was Uhief | Spgineer; he was C) Engineer seven years; witness was Foreman of Engine 26, and was on duty the night of the fire; L reached the fire about twenty ininutes after the alarm; went down Wail street tothe Bust river; we ran down Wail street; it appeared to be avery face fire; there were then one or iwo buildings on fice; it had not then crossed William street; we went down to form a line to carry water to the fire from the river foot of Wali street; we gor the engine on the deck of a vessel, and to work im about twenty minutes; by some cause whien [ | don’t know. we got orders to stop playing; we waited twenty minutes before we got rt again. and at that time our n; | i went in fearch of the chief engineer, and told bia the condition of things; he gave me orders to take my engine from the deck of the vessel. and get my hose ready if L could, and work slong the course of the fire; we went up Hanover street opposite Wail street; I seat men after | hore, and otbers for sult to put into the engine to keep it | from fieczing; we got hose; we then went into Water street. about 150 yards south of Wall street; we got into atime there, but we found the engine valves frozen; I ordered it to be taken away, and the men to assist ia re- moving books and safes; the fire was then breaking out on the west ride of Water atreet; L made a purchase the day before in Water street; my goods bad remained there; J told my men that I had goods there to acertain amount, und that I wanted their assistance to remove them; had twenty-six men in iny company: they commenced remov. ing, sud when I thought I had my goods out. the fire was | falling down the hatchway: the store I was removing from wus three stores feom n burning one, and it was in about twenty minutes that I saw the fire coming down the hatchway; ae the fire was progressing, its rapidity beeme greater; ‘we got to Old slip. and from there to the west side of the fire; we got info Stone street, from Stone to Broad street, and iato Garden street; we assist- | ed in getting out books and safes; this was what | we principally did; got into Gardem street about ly o'clock ; the Exchange was then on fire; the fire bad not got into Broad street; the Fire Depart. | ment were principally froze up; the whole Departmont were generally engaged ax we were; they had altogether abandoned thelr engines; at first we looked on at the Exchange on fire; we then commenced in Garden street, remi the corner of William street, removing books and nafes? in awhile the would get a case on; sometimes we broke open cases id carried them away in portions; it was three quarters of an hour from this time before the fire crossed William street; we were princtpally at work on ths south side, removing goods; We assisted in that direction fifteen or twenty minutes; I drew off the men, and got ds far as No. 48 Exchange place; the fire was burning 0 rapidly and the men #0 worn out, that we started for the purpose of cecking refieshments; We stopped at No. 48, looking at them carrying goods into the church; the church nearly opposite; while there, we were ran against by those bringirg goods out of No. 48; some persons came out of No 48, aud asked me if I would assist; I said yes, that we were there for that purpose; I went into the store with my men; # person said, if we would assist compensate us; I said we wanted no compensation, we came to assist; went to work, and threw out goods front and reer: one ofthe men came and eaid, “What is the use of doing that, you are only blocking up every place;” i went to get the goods away from the street; when I went out for the purpore, I saw an Irishman, who asked me if I would exopley him; I told him { had no authority, put if he went into the store the proprietor would engage him; he said there was a hand-cart near by. but that 53 bained to a post; I told him to hold on a moment, I would go into the store and get an axe aud get the cart; I got the axe and went with him and got the cert; we cleared the way with the cart, and the Irish. man brought goods init to Broad street; this oseupied me an hour: there were no means of taking them out of the yard; th d was covered with goods; there was about a down, along with my company, helping to re- move from 48; one of the men came and told me the fire way coming into the building. and that there was no use in being there; I told bim they might buck out, and ail the men came out with me; 43 was thea on fi mayself; it was ou the east next the adjoining builcing ; met Morgan L. Smith, the Alderman; he toid me tuat they bad rent for powder to biow up some stores; he asked me to go along with him; he said Ae had boon locking for some person to blow up those stores, and that if 1 went with bixa be would be vory glad; he told me he was then going for powder; I asked bim who was going to blow up ihe stores; he raid he intended to assixt himself, and that he wenld be giad if f would help; I said L would; Le eald “come along;”” we went into Brovd stry Sir. Werham; he joined us and we went up Broad " d found powder in the neighborhood of Wall street; r Wenham found the powder ia an open barrel om a cart; be asked a man why be brought it in that maaner ; the mau raid they got the cartridges in the arsenal and they opencd the curtridges into the barrel; it was huif full; we got the barrel, and carried it down to Broad street; on golug down, some one cried out the powder w spilling beluod ua; we stopped, and Mr*Wenbam paw a man with 4 blanket over his shoulder, and Mr. Wenham cried out, *stop:"? the man said he was no? going to steat the blunket; we took the blanket aud put ic over ths powder; it was raining fire at that time; we then tool up the barrel between us, and took it into No. 45 Lxcbange place. by the orders of Morgan L, Smith; we put itinto the cellar, im the eentre; we took the powder end isid.a trai to the cellar door, on some can’ lin; a question was asked who was going to f xeon cried out, that be (the person) Mr. Wenham had acandie in the c Wet ail wae ready, and they might go to work anid fire it as Foon at they plessed: we came out of the door; I don't know who fired it; we then left the building; I sappo-e, inaboat five minutes alter, Mr. Wenham said, “ wh, doenn’t that go off,’ we started back to see why it dida'’t go off; we got opperite the cellar, and Mr. Wenham prid, “there it pors up the barrel. apd then we ran; it imme istely exploded: I was not injured at that explosion; whan we brovebt in the powder to 48, it was then on fire; it was to a few minutes after I lefc store 43, that we woat up for the powder; no goods could be removed out of the stere—#il would be burnt wp; it only took twenty minutos to burn mp; the sion of 48 shattered the stere 50. the fire communicated to 50; I went to see the effect of the chattering; I then went into 62; I did not take notice of goods being removed; I went up stairs in 62, and I wet a person, who told me that 52 was on fire up atairr: J immediately went down, got into the street, and saw the «woke coming out of the windows; I heard, oa the street that a party of sailors had come from the Na Yard to blow up the buildings; saw the marines take the power into the cellar; I stood on the opposite ride of the street; the powder was put into 52 iu about two or threo minutes after I got on the «treet; L heard them cry out, ‘ Clear the road,” as I came out of the store; I judged 62 wos on fire, from seeing black specific smoke coming ont; firemen ean generally tell whether smoke comes from: a fire, or amy other causes; 62 was almost iastan- taneourly biown up; [ stood looking oa. it was to be blown up by scientific men; they did it as we had done 48, but that the officer. who lighted the train, put his bands in his pockets, and walked off if nothing was to happen; the blowing up of 52 stopped the fire going towards Broad street ; be- liever nothing but the resort to powder, to blow up thore buildings would or could have stopped the flames; those explosions occurred in the neighborhood of four o'clock; they oecurred one after the other, ia the the goods could not be removed would be barned ia fifwon minutes; ‘ve burned into Broud street; ifany times hed bean nilowed for removing, the fire wonld have got into Broad street, and there js no telling whore it would have stopped; it would have destroyed the whole ore part of the city; there were no ordinary means then exteting to atop the fire. Crone-exomned by Mr. Van Wagener--In 1835, my oo. cupation wasa baker; | amat present connected with an ineurence office—with Stuyverant Insurance at the cor- ner of Bowery and Broome—T am a purveyor in that office; my company was composed of tweaty-rix m can't tell'their names; I was foreman of the company four or five years; don’t know that it is usual to stend in the engine house, waiting for fires; can’t recollect the homes of the men: Wm. Cox is the name ofone; he is « brother of mine; William Haneock was one; witoers be- cate foreman in 1630 or 1841; there were then twenty six members: it ir impossible fo say how many membere left between 1680 and 1531; there were several compa bees Kimd cul of it; the members of the oom pany helped me in Water etreet; Daniel 9. Cox was taodber of the company, I believe; be is a brother of mine; don’t kmow the name of any individual that worked with me that might, out of the twenty-six; Suppose that thove two named helped me that nig! whoever belonged to the ny worked with mo ttf night; thore two men, I believe, did belong to it; recollect George Cotang and George Adams; think I have another brother who belooged to it. James G. Cox; think there Was @ man named Wiltiam rown in the company; think Mr, Cotang was assistant foreman; rupposes all thove named belonged to the company, and supposes from their | belonging to the company tiat they worked with me that night; I can’t say how long it was ofter the herning in Wwer street that [went to Excbamge place; | was em- ployed from place to pisce; axa general thing the buitd- ings in that block burned down ia twenty miautes: 52 was positively on fire when { was ia it; mor Me Smith im the +treet; fire was raining down im Broad street; wont into Exchange place; put the barrel of powder la the centre of the ocliar. No. 48; laid the train of powder on | murlin; it cceupied only twenty miwates from bringing the powder till the train was ready; 1 went one side after the train was set on fire; | tonched the powder: it was a dry train; went to see thecause of delay in the explosion; saw the powder running up the barrel; this was in cight or ten minutes from our lighting the train; it was dome as quick it could be done: 1 may have been wrong in saying ten or fitteen minutes Lcorrect myvelf. and say it Was done as quick &8 poz sible; I hardly think it occupied ten or fifteen minutes; from bringing the barrel into the cellar and lighting the train. was. he supposes, about five or six minutes; I should suppore from bringing im the barrel to lighting the traim was five minutes and from the firing of the train till we went back and saw the powder going up the bar- | el, five minutes more; I am positive that 45 was on ire before the powder was put in; xaw it myself; I was look- ing at tne explosion; i mid I raw the fire fa No. 48. in- side; when I exme out Isaw the smoke; 1 might bave seen fire; I then went into No. 50, up to the second story, to see the condition of it; eannot say on what side the stairway was; did not go bigher than the second story; I saw no fire on that story; saw the tire through the hatch- way; the top of No. 52, I believe, was off ; saw no fire on the ‘second or fist stories ; I went up to the head of the ttairs; saw the fire through the hatchway; do not know that fire came through it; went up ant came down immediately; I then went into No 52; do not know whether I was on the second or third story ; as I was going up sowie one sung out, © the store is on tire;”” it could mot have been long from the time of the explosion of No. 48 until I saw the smoke come out of No. 62; did not see any fire in No. 52; when I came on the street T raw the smoke and Judged it was on fire; when { came out of No. 62 I beard the marines were coming; can’t say how long it was fiom the putting in of the powder by the marines to the blowing up; think it was about five minutes; did not go into the court yard of No, 48; did not go into the boilding at the rear of No, 62; there was a pastage way from No, 52 of about six feet to the building in the rear; there was a communication between the building in the rear and No, 48 The Court took a recess till balf-past two o'clock. The Fair at the American Institute. The exhibition in Castle Garden is still inoressing “im popularity, and the visiters appear to bestow their at- tention on the various articles in detail, which fact is as creditable to them as it is complimentary to the exbi- bitors, We now resume our description of the objects :—~ Ax Aviomaron Gouperatex.—Dhis is # recent inven- tion, It serves a double purpose, and ia therefore entitled to the more praise, Not only,dovs it hammer, but will | likewire move, the gold leaf. so that the hammer shall beat it equally all over. The hammer is attached toa long handie, and thus rendered the heavier, Iv is elevated by a wheel projecting points, and falis by its own weight, which process continues as long as the machine is in action, Directly under the hammer is the block on which the gold leaf is placed, which is connected with the | machine by arod. This rod is moved trom one side to another bya series of wheels, which likewise tum it. In this consists the merit of the whole affair, for hitherto the beating machines used necessitated the attendance of # man to turn and move the leaf about A Patent cus Latte, for tarning and boring tapers by means of a moveable slide, which governs the direction of the tool, and is readily set, by an index, to any desired angle, thus keeping the centres always in di- rect Lin This lathe swixgs about taree feet, and ix ad- mirably adapted to railroads, shops, and heavy work gen- erally. In the manufacture of this really us-fal article, there are forty men employed, and within the last year upwards of sixty of the machines have been constcucted. Inpia Runes Can Sraincs.—These springs ate now in general use on all the railways, which isa teet of their merits, The models exhibited in the Fair display the methed of their ute, and from them it will be seen that the carriages have them fitted in between the wheels and directly against the buffers, longitudinally, which, of course, adds to their retistance. ‘A Vextitator ror RaiLnoap Cans.—The perfect venti- lation of railway carriages involves other requirements than the changing the air and freedom from dust. The ventilation must be accomplished ina way that will not subject passengers to strong dranghts of air. or sacrifice the comfort of one portion of the car for that of another, Nor is it enough that these mere requirements are at- tained; their mechanical structure and arrangements must be such that minds of the most limited capacity can understand their mai ‘as the commonest detatis cf windows or doors—free from extra expense in their working, and independent in their action of everything but the motion of the carriage, of which they form apart. A full knowledge of the diifi- | culties here set forth, and a practical experience of years, have enabled the invevtor to xccomplish # great many points Air isinjeeted into the car by the onward mo- tion of the train, and she dust and cinder which it holds in suspension, are errested and detained in a smali tank, suspended in the cylinder of the ventilator. Thus, by a simple and inexpensive contrivance.and one that cannot by any possibility get out of repair, a powerfal and pure current of air is pressing into the car while it is in mo- tion. As the descent of 0 great a volume of air vertically into the car would incommode passengers in its vicinity, the aperture of the injector is fitted with conical stopper | | | yement; they must be durable | or valve, which. adjusting with a screw, closes or opens £0 | as to dispense the air through the car in diverging lines, and xbove the heads of the passengers, For purposes of ventilation only, no other apertures of eseape for the en- tering currenté are necessary, than those which naturally exist in the loose fittings ot the windows and deors; but in warm and ruitry weather, some provision must be made to secure a rapid and continuous displacement of the atmosphere in the ear, The opening of the windows now in generél use would accomplish this requisite, but it Would also subject the traveller to the annoyance of dust and cinder—for the quantity of air entering through the injectcr. cannot. as before shown, be made to neatra- Hze the pressure of the external air against the windows; therefore, some modification of the window itself becomes imperative, and this modification is accomplished as’ fol- lows :—The windows are composed of two leaves, one hinged vertically to either side of the window framing, and forming, when closed, an obtuse triangle, whose baso is the interior line of the car's side, and whose apex ex- tends beycnd the exterior line of the ot ide. The tri- apgular rpace thus formed on the stool of the window offers 8 convenient resting place for the elbow. AcnicvituxaL ano Hoaricoctenan Imerements.—In the manufacture of these articles, which are exhibited by one firm. there are about twenty men employed, and a gteat many cf the articles ure turned out weekly, There are sever.l different machines exhibted, but we will only notice the priveipal:— Kiceand Coffee Hulkrs.—These machines are made of three or more sizes, No 1 may be operated by hand, and will hull 100 ibs, of rice or coffee in an hour. By means of a band wheel, it can also be driven by horse feast? steam Itmotonly hulls the coffee, but gives tabright and clear color, and greatly improves its qua. lity and appearance, even wheu damnged. No. 21s of larger construction. and may also be driven by hand or other power. [t will hu! over {50 1bs. an hour, No. 3 in evfliciently jarge to be driven by a two-horse power, and will hull 260 lbs. per honr, Side- Hill or Swivle Plough —These ploughs are also manufactured of various sizes, of the sane um i the preceding, and are derigned for ruvning furrows along the sides of steep bila, They are so con- structed that the mould boards can readily be ehifted. by the ploughmsn, from one side to the other, walle the team is turning about: and on going back and forth by the last-opened furrows, all the slices are turned down- wards with as much precision as if doce on level groand. By this operation the soil is lees liable to galley or wash than it is when ploughed in the ordinary way. Subsoil Plughs.—Theve are made of vario and are an improvement on the best Soovch patterns, They ere advantageously employed in the cultivation of alt plants whose root doseend deep nto the soil, particalariy where the ground is stiff hard. or too moist. They are used by following in the rope furrows directly atver » common plough; Sy this meats they penetrate the earth to a depth of fifteen inches to two feet. Excelsior, or Cuirfornia Ptoughs —=These celebrated ploughs are constructed of all sizes and patterns, adapted to every class of soll, and suited for (he cultivation of the various kinds of crops. They are made of wrought iron, with steel pointe and shares, and may be bad with or without clevises, draft rods, or wheels. Thoy are also made with wooden handles and beams. | ty-tive feet wide. be built on spiles, to connect the pior Hand Corn Shelicrs These machines are made after | various models, usuaily of wood and iron combi: One man, with the aid of a boy, will shell from one hundred to one hundred and fifty bushels of corn in a day. Sausage Machines pe consist of two parts, one to cut the meat tethe requisite degree of fineanss, and the other to stuff the skins. The cuttera are made of different izes, and will prepare {rom one thousand to hundred pounds of meutina day, The “ stuffers” the labor of eight. or ten persoas, meter Churns.— These churns are made of wood | under the direction of the Street Commissioner, the ex and metal combined, and are to constructed that the | milk or cream is readily rature, (2 deg. E of churning A Macnixe vor Pononixe Sieet MeratThia is a ma- chino which appears to be admirably eduptod vo the pur- pores for which it was designed. Those persons who have ht to the required tempe- Been it i understand that the shoots of tol are Laid upon the les ves,and the tur ving 01 che cog wheel draws for- ward the pack table, with the sheet of copper omit, under the punching rollers, where the sheet i: punched, and then drops down on the fivor. of the handle, another sheet of copper is punchodjwhile the sliding table is being moved in the other direction; the machine works both ways, aud therefore i saves ® goat denl of ime, It wikbe observed that it cw be tly adjusted to punch any number of rows or holos in By reversag the motion a row these holes can be made of & diamond, rquate, round, or aoy form, by having the punches of diferent forms. Itean aleomakeany sizod holes, by raising the shaft of the puncbiog rollers. This machine punches the sheets, and leaves them 4 smooth aa when taken from the boxes; the holes are all punched trae and of eqaal five, and Siteen hundred sheets of copper punched by one person is considered a day's work in New Bedford, Maee., where it is in operation. Imrnoven Faces —The inventor of this article «tates that, experiencing many difficulties in manufacturing au article of fence which could be adapted to all grades of surface as wi) as different courses, an effort waa m to obviate this difficulty and also devire some plan where: by iron could be ured instead of wood. not only for orna- mental fence, but also for farmers, railrouds, highways, canals. & c. clasres of these fences ehould be fiexible-—that Is, a plan of fence should be so constructed that a‘ter it waa manu- feetured and prepared for erection. it might be placed on any ubduluting as well ne tevel nt oleae y derired course, crooked or straight, ana aiso reduce the expense Of manulacturing iron feace, and thus bring it ) whioh greatly facilitates the opsration | } of $2,000 be, and is hi | Tt was an iiwportant consideration that all | | cial Committee. also yt ; orate pes be mt ‘ * means roducing & wroug! iron fence. which would py. a tor the pre- adopted. And after deveting much mental ‘as well ss physical labor for the past four years, and, om application, Jetters patent were gravted to him for im- provements in flexibie fence, which is applicable to all classes and grades of fence made of wood or iron, farm or ornamental fence His iron fence in particular, is most ingenious. Toe wires are so placed im the iron posts that when affected by the atihoaphere they will expand or.con- tract as the ease mavbe. In different directions, ons acting. as it were. against the other, and thus always remaining | tout A great mony have been sold to the farmers | around Troy and Albany, avd about twenty mon are em- | manufactory at the former place. p Sewinc Macmine --This machine hes recently been invented, and was shown to the publie for the first time, on the afternoen of Wednesday. the 13th, instant, at the Fair. It is entirely new and original and is so simple in ite mode of construction and manner of operation, that any lady or little girl who can sev with a common needle, can oon learn to cperate on it. It makes a most perfect stiteh. in strength ani beauty, and works equally well on woolien, cotton, or linen clot! ‘This machive is destined to work an entire revolution the mode of rewing A Pranex with Freo Morion.—The advantages al- leged to be derived from this machine are :—First, the carriage is drawn from its centre ; secoad, it is drawn by a downward turning pinion gear, working above the rack, thus preventing nny rising motion of the carriage ; third, all belts and gears below the machine are dis pensed with, and pnt above, and out of the way of shavings, &c.; fourth, the shipper bandies are all distant from the cutters, at a convenicnt point, near each other. The invention is about a year old, but is not yet patent. ed. About thirty men are employed in manufacturing it, and they have already turned out a great many. NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL. (OF FICIAL.) Stated Session. Boakp or AvperMan, October 18, 1852. Present—RicMard T. Compton, Esq., President; Aldcr- men Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Hey. Boyce, Barr, Tweed. Brisley, Francis, Pearsall, Bard, Ward, Denman, Cornell. Alvord, Doherty. Peck. ‘The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. PETITIONS. By Alderman Hatey—Remonstrance of citizens of the Second word. againrt the proposed Broadway railroad. To the Special Corumittee. By Alderman Mooxe—Kemonstrance of Robert Onder- donk and others, against a railroad in Broadway, Canal, and Grand streets. To Committee on Streets. ‘By Alderman Stunrevanr—Remonstranee of occupants of property in Broadway. agaiust,a railroad in Broadway. To the Special Committee. By the Pursivens—Remonstrance of occupants of pro- perty on Bowery against the Broadway railroxd, To the Special Committee. by Alderman Warv—Remonstrance of ci Fifth ward against the same. To the Special Committee, By Alder: Buisiny—Petition of residents of the Eleventh ward for a railroad in Broadway. To the Spe- cial Committee, By Alderman Stuntrvant—Petition of citizeus of the ‘Third ward for the sam To the Special Committes. By the sauye—Remonstrance citizens of the Third ward against*the Broadway railroad. To the Special Committee. By the rame—Remonstrance of (. P. Davis and others against the same. To the Special Committee, By Alderman Pecx—Petition of William B. Stewart and others to have vacant lots fenced in oa Thirty-third, Thirty.fourth, 'y filth streets, Broadway, and Seventh avenue. ‘To Committee on Streets, By the came—Petition of G, P. Lydecker and others, to have erty eighth street, between Seventh and ath ayenwes, lighted with gas. To Committee on Lamps aad G as. By Alderman Dexman—Petition of citizens of the Se- venteenth ward for a railroad in Broadway, To the Spe- By Alderman Prck—Petition of citizens of the Twom tieth ward for the same. To the Spocial Committee. By Alderman Dexman—Petition of Marshalls & Town- send for a sewer in Thirty-seventh street. To Committee | on Sewers, By Alderman Baxn—Petition of Samuel Weeks and others, for a sewer in Mulberry street, between Grand and Hester streets, To Committee on Sewers. By Alderman Wano—Petition of Francis Hendricks, for correction of sale of lot for assessments. Te Commit- tee on Finance By the same—Petition of members of Engine Company No. 34, to have the word expelled’? erased opposite the name of Jucob Kuss, on Firemen’s Register. To Com- mittee on Fire Department. By Alderman Twexp—Remonstrance of Peter Moller and others. residents of tne Seventh ward, against the proposed sewer in Clinton street, between Hlenry and Monroe streets. To Committee on Sewers. j By Alderman Bann—Petition of citizens of the Sixth Bite for arailroad in Broadway. To the Special Com- mittee By Alderman Denmax—Bill of Dr. McKenna. amount- ing to$6, for attendance on Mss. Doyle, of Kighteeath street. To Committee on Police. By Alderman Fraxcis—Petition of Slate, Gardiner & | Co., and other firms doing business in Front and South streets, for the repairing of the same, To Committee on Streets. By Alderman Pransari—Bill of Dr Fisk, for a! ance at the Thirteenth ward station house, To Cor tee on Police. By the rame—Petition of Michael Dowd, to be compsn- ated for the loss of a horse. 10 Committee om Finance. By Alderman Dovwexty—Petition of Robert A, Hall and others. for the regulating of Eighth avenue, between Fifty-tourth and Fifty-ninth streets. To Committee on oads, RESOLUTIONS. By Alderman Bristry—Resolved, That the following places be designated as the polls for holding the election of the various districts in the Ninth ward, viz:—Virst district, No, 652 Greenwich street; Secoud do., 18 Morton street; Third do., 393 West street; Fourth do, Market corner of Grove and Bleecker streets; Pitth do., 709 Washington street; Sixth do., 89 Perry street; Seventh do., southeast corner of Twelfth street and Seventh avenue; Eighth do., 29 Gausevoort street; Ninth do., southwest corner of Horatio and Fourth streets. Adopted. By Alderman Prcow—Resolved, That Thirty second street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, be lighted with gas, and that the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps be instructed to cause the rame to be done forth- with. Adopted. By Alderman Fraxcis—Reselved, That William F. Godfrey be, and is hereby, appointed an Inspector of | Election in the Third district, Tenth ward, in place of | William Douglas, removed from the ward Adopted. By Alderman Bovce—Resolved, That the Commissioner of Lampe and Gas be and is hereby, directed to cause Anthony street to be lighted with gas, from Broadway to Hudson street. Adopted. By Aldermen Donenty—Resolved, That the various polis in the several distriets of the Nineteenth ward be, and they are hereby, ordered to be held as follows, iac—-First district, at the house of James Blavin, in Ferty-sixth street eon Tenth snd Eleventh ave- nues; Second district, at the feed stable of John Hagan. in Forty-second street, between Third and Lexington avenues; Third dittrict, at Costello's, in Forty-minth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues; Fourth dis- trict, at George Faddon’s, between Broadway and Ninth avenue, and between Sixth and Seventh avenues; Fifth district, at the houve lately occupied by Mr. McCarthy, in Kighty-fitch street, between Third and Fonrth ave- nues. Adopted. By Alderman Auvon»—Resolved, That the place for holding the poll of the First district of the Fighteenth | ward be, and is hereby, ordered to be held for the ensuing election, in Seventeenth street, next adjofning the corner said Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue. Adopted. By Alderman Dexmax—Kesolved, That Forty.fourth | strect, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, be paved. | Adopted. By the snme—Resolved, That curb and gutter stonos be set, and the carriage way of Forty-foarth and Forty- fifth streets, from Eleventh avenue to the Hudsga river, be Macadamized. Adopted. By Alderman Boycr — Whereas, the use of certain streets in the city, has been granted by the Common Council to certuin associated companies, for railroad pure poses : And, whereas, reveral petitions ate now before the Common Council for a erent for the use of certain other streets. for a like purpose ; And. whereas, it is found that the privilege of using such streets for the aforeraid pur- pore, ia of great value to the grantees —therafore, Reoived, That mo such privilege shall hereafter bs granted to individuals or companies, but that in al casea where rails ure necessary in the public streets, for the accommodation ot the public, by railroad conveyance the Corporation sball lay snid rails, and roquire a certain | amount for each car that may be licensed to run thereon, | and that no care shall be permitied to run thereon, bul such as are licensed by the Common Council. and under such recolations as shail be proscribed. Referred to Coin- mittee on Streets. | By Alderman Brist.cy—Resolved, That a bridge, twen | with the new bulk hoad at the foot of Twenty-first street, North river, under the direction of the Btreet Commi sioner, and that the amount be taken from appropriation for new work. (docks and slips.) Adopted. By the same—Resolved, That a space four feet wide through the routherly sidewalk of Thirty: first street, be. tween the Sixth and Seventh avenues, be flagged, under the direction of the Street Commissioner. Referred to | Committee on Streets. | By the samo—Resolved, That pier foot of Perry strent, North river, be widened amd extended so as to make the same four hundred fect in length by forty feet in width, pense thereof to be taken from the appropristion for docks and slips, repairs, aad new works. Adopted By Alderman Tween—Rerolved, That James R, Terry bo, and ia hereby appointed Inspector of Elections for th» Fourth district of Seventh ward, in place of Thos, B Cone, resigned, Also. Thos, O’Brien as Tuspector of Bleo- tions for the Second district of Keventh ward, in place of James KR. Terry, removed from the district. | Adopted By Alderman Orniev-—Resolved. That an appropriation eby. anproprinted for thy use of the Superintendent @f Streets for lime ased In liming gutterr and yards. Referred to the committee on Public Henith By Alderman Srcnrevant—=Wherens, it fe nnderstood toaé the Hon Jobn P, Hale,» distinguished Senw the United States who ix a candidate for tho highest of- fice in the gift of the people, In expected to visit ‘hus elty on of about the 20th inst., be it, therefore Resolved. (if the Board of Assstant Aldermen concur) | ‘That the Mayor be reqested to tender to the Hou, Johu P. Hele the use of the Governor's Roow in the Uity Hall, for the reception of his friends, at euch time aftor his ar- rival as he may designate, Adopted, ON ATIONS, Resignation of Thos, B. Cone, as Inspector of Elections for the Fifth district of Seventh ward; also of John K. Bridges. a4 Inspector of Hlections for the Beeond district of same ward, Accepted. By Alderman Dorfenty—Resolved, That Fifty fourth street, from Broadway to Highth avenue; Vifty third etreet, from Brosdway to Ninth avenue ; Fifty: second street. from Broadway to Tenth avenue ; Vifty: first street, from Broadway to Eighth avenue; Fiftieth street. from Seventh avenue to Ninth ayeoue; Vorty-ninth from Sixth to Tenth avenue ; Forty eighth atroct, from Sixth to Tenth avenue ; Forty-roventh street, from Bighth to ‘Tenth avenue ; Forty. sixth strect, from Kighth to Tenth avenues, be liglited with oil, Reterred to Commitee on Levene ond (ne By Alderman Conwris—Nesotved, That Jona MH Ww hit- more be, and he je hereby, Innpector of Eleo | | Wia. F. Hopson for work done in 1842 | from Firet to Second avenue, b= repaired under direc- | evening, Zlet inst. at So'clock. in the Fourth @rtziot he reby, appointed an Inspector Firet district of the Fifth ward, in place of Benjamin A, Collard. removed from the ward. Adopted. By the same—Besolved That Stephen Paret be, and he is hereby sppoluted an Luspector of Elections in the 3ve- ond distriet of the Fifth ward. in place of John Briggs, removed from the ward, Adopted, By Alderman Mooar—Revolved, That the house No, 23 Beaver street. occupied by Hore Company No, 18. and | Slook and Ladder Company. be repaired forthwith, under | the di ai of the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies. Adopter Resignation of James W. Beebe as Inspectoz of Elec- tions, Accepted. | t—In favor of pur. chasing from Mesera. Vanness and Torboss, a second class engine fer Engine company No. 41, Adopted on a divi- ston, viz :— Aftimative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley, Boyce, Barr, Twoed, the President, Aldermen Beis- ley, Francia, Bacd, Ward, Denman, ‘Alvord, Doherty, ck—16. Of Commitiee on Fire Department—In favor of build- ing anew hook and iadder truck for company No, 11, Adopted on a division. viz :— ‘Affirmative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak | ley. Royce, Barr. Tweed, the President, Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Bard, Ward, Donman, Alvord, Doherty, Peck— 1 O£ Committee on Lands and Piaces—With a resolution to reduce the width of Park sidewalk from Hall ef Re- cords to Chambers street. Adopied Of Committee on Fire Department—In favor of rein- stating in the Fire Department John Elkam. Adopted, Of Committee on Police—In favor of referring potition ofJ. G, Haviland to the Committee on Finance. Adopted. Of same Committee--To concur to pay medical bill of Doetor J. W. Fell. Adopted on a division, vii Affirmative--Aidermen Moore, Huley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley, Boyce. Barr, ‘Tweed. the President, Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Bard, Ward Denman, Alvord, Peck—16. Of same Committee—To concur to pay medical bill of Doctor F.C. Franklin. Adopted on a division viz :— ae " street. bet: truer Adoptee by the fog rota: Seton batt, Rodman, Brenden. W. dereon, Bouton, Wright, Wheelan, Barker, Valentine Brastow, aud Mevonkey—17. jots in Fortivih street to the City ees ; to repair the pavement in Twenty first street, between Fourth ave- nue and Broadway; to conour to lay eross walks, &0.) corner of Hudson and Morton streets property of 8 Van Duzer; to concur to remit personal tax of Charles Swead, to correct erroneous tax on pro- | Perty of James R. Shaw. All adopted. Extra street with gas. Adopted. the south side of Clintun market, &s. Adopted by the following vote . | Mebbatt, Redman, Brenden. Woodward, Bing: Wells, Anderson, Youton. Wright, Wheelam, Barker, Valentfae, Brastow and McConkey—17. curring with the Board of Aldermen in contrming sundry” oy tec in the Fire Deparrment. Ado} L. resolution to build a receiving busin and culvert at the Fighteenth ward Concurred in the Eighteenth ward, river, be Bieee on the east side of the northerly L. Concur- | red in. mittee on Wharr« nine districts, ef th street and the Bor Affirmative. -.Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley. Boyce, Bary, Tweed, the President. Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Bard. Ward, Denman, Alvord, Doherty, Peck --16. Of Committee on Police—In favor of paying medical bilis of Doctors Harris, Quackenboss, Rochester, Jackson, Marsh, Traphagan, Morrell, Dolan, and Deforest. Adopt- ed ona division, viz :-— | Affirmative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley, Boyce, Barr. Tweod. the President, Aldermen’ Bris- ley, Francis, Bard, Ward, Denman, Alvord, Doherty, | Peck=16, | Moth and 164th street, lighted wi Of Committee on Sewers—In favor of building a rewor in Sixty-first street, between East River and Second ave- | nue, Adopted on a division, viz :— Afirmative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley, Boyce, Barr, Tweed. the President, Aldermen’ Bris- ley, Francis, Bard, Ward—12 ‘Of same Committee—In favor ot building a sewer in Christopher street, between Hudson civer and Greenwich avenue. Adopted on a division. viz :-" Affirmative=-Aldermen Mocre, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak- ley, Boyce, Barr. Tweed the President, Aldermen Brisley, Franeia, Bard, Ward, Denman—I3 Of same Committee—In favor of building a sewer in Greenwich street, batween Vandam and Charleston streets, Adopted on a division, viz :-— Affirmative Aldermen Moore. fuley, Sturtevant, Oak- Barr, Tweed, the President, Aldermen Bris- Bard. Ward, Denman—13. FROM BOARD OF ASSISTANTS Resoluticn—That the second election district of the Second ward be removed from 65 Beekman street, to 65 treet, Coneurred in. Jution—Designating the places for holding the ‘the various dictricts of the Eleventh ward. Con- in. REPORTS RESUMED. Of Committee on Ordinances—In favor of filling cer- | tain sunken lots. Adopted on a division. Affirmative—Aldermen Moore, Sturtevant, Oakley, Royee, Barr, Tweed, Buisley, Fraucis, Pearsall, Bard, Denman, Doherty, Peck. and the President—14. Of Commitieo on arts and Belences—Relative to the use of zine paint. Adopt: Of Commitice on Finance—In. favor of compensating Adopted on a division, viz: Affirmative—Aidermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant. Onk- ley, Boyce. Barr Tweed, the President, Aldermen Bui- ley. Franels, Bard, Ward, Deninan, Alvord, Doherty, Peck—16. Of Committee on Police—To concur to pay medical bill of Dr. Charles Marsh, Adopted Of same committes—In favor of referring petition of Ira Munson, for relief to the Committeoon Finance. “Adopt- FROM NOARD OF ASSISTANTS—-RESUMED. Resolved. That B street, between Eighth and Eleventh avenues, be lighted with gas. Concurred in, Resolved, That the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps be directed to have the Seventh avenue. between I'wen- ty fourth and Fortieth streets, lighted with gas. Con- Resolved, That Hose Company No, 41 be allowed five no me! Referred to Committee on Fire Depart- ment. Resolved, That the Croton Aqueduct Department be | directed to cause water pipesto be put down in Forty- fourth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, Concurred in. Report of Committee on Finance—In favor of selling gore of land to Daniel B. Taylor. To Committee on Finance. Report of Committee on Koads—In favor of opening 100th street. between Fifth and Eighth avenues. To Com- mittee on Roads. Report of Coumittee on Strects—In favor of paving Chatham treet, between Roosevelt and William streets, with the Pinkerton pavement. To Committee on Strects. Report of Committee on Streets—La favor of paving and setting curb and gutter in Mangin street, between Ri- vington and Stanton streets. To Committee on Strects. Report ot Commiltee on Lamps and Gas—In favor of ree | munerating Mesars. Curtis, Mitchell & Co., for loss of # cask of oil at Corporation yard, To Committee on Lamps and Gas, Report of Committee on Streets—In favor of re-grading Bpring street, between Broadway and Crosby streets. To | Committee on Streets Report of Committee on Streets—In favor of fegsing sidewaiks in Clinton street, betweem Hester and streets, To Committee on Streets. Report of Committee on Streets—In favor of laying new crosswalks at the intersection of Pine and Front streets. Yo Committee on Streets. | Report of Committee on Sewers—In favor of building sewer in Mi ‘om etreet. between Oliver and Catherine streets, To Committee on Sewers, Resclution, That the following places be, and the same are hereby, designated as the polls in the following dis- | tricts—Eleveath ward, Virst district, No, 146 Atcorney | street ; Fourth district, No. 707 Fourth street. Con- curred in, Revolution in favor of paying for arid to the house | of Hose Company No 11, Concurred in. Report of Comisittee on Fire Department—In favor of organizitg a new crgine company, comprising Wil- liam Ackerman and others. Coucurred in. Report of Committee on the Fire Department—In favor of paying bills of repairs to house of Engine Coapany No, 2. Concurred in. Report of Committees on Streets-—Tn favor of adhering to their former action in granting permission to Watt Sher- | man to erect a bay window corner ‘Twenty-recond atreet | and Fifth avenue. Referred to Committee on Street Report of Committee on Fire Department—{n favor of | Yemunerating Mr. Mortinger for damages at 223 Rivington | street, by fire apparatus, Concurred in. Resolution—To place two lamps in front of the church, at the corner of Nineteenth strectand Fifth-ayenue, Con- curred in, Resolution—-That the carriage way in Seventeenth street, tion of Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, Con- curred in, COMMUNICATOINS. Communication from Commissioner of Repairs and Sup- plies, relative to resolution allowing Engine Company 13, and [lose Compaay 2, the second story of their houses for meeting rooms. To Committee on Repairs and Sapplies. Communication from Commissioner of Streets aad Lamps nominating Benjamin D, Welsh as regulator of public clocks. in place of Jas, W. Faulkner, Accepted and mination confirmed. by the following vote, ¥iz:— Affirmative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Oakley, Tweed, the President. Aldermen Brisley, Bard, Denman, Cornell, Doherty, Peck— 11. Negutive— Aldermen Sturtevant, Boyce, Pearsall, Ward. On motion, the Board then adjourned until Thursday i} | | | | | | D, T. VALENTIN Boanv or Assistant Acoruwen, } Mownay, October 18, 1852. j Present—Jonathan Trotter, Enq. President, in the chair; Astistant Aldermen Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, Rod- ran, Breaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Anderson, Bou- tov. Wright, Wheelan, Barker, Valentine, Brastow, aud MiecConkey. Clerk, PETITIONS. By the Parsivent—Of John C, F, Solomon, to be al- lowed to exhibit kis specimen track and cars. to be Laid in such streets and avenues as may be deemed expodient by the Common Coucil To Committee on Streets, By Assistant Alderman Rixe—Of members of late Da. gine Company No. 16, to he paid money that the compa- ny have expended on engine, To Committee on Fire | Department. y same—Of Nathaniel Nilesand F, B, Cutting. for sewer in Forty fourth strest. from Novth river to Tenth | avenue, To Committes on Sewer By Asistant Aldermen McCorxey—Of Join MoGrane, for ‘extension of time in completing his contract on Forty fifth street, from Tenth to Eleventh ayonues, To Committee on Streets. By the Same—Of Jobn Williams and others, for Croton watirin Thirty-ninth strect, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. To Committee on Croton Aqueduct. RESOLUTIONS. Ry Aveistont Alderman ‘Txrr—That the election poll of Second district, Second ward, be removed fiou No, 66 Beekman sireet to No.66 Gold street. Adopted Uy Assistant Alderman Boator—That tho following places be, and are designated places for holding the polls of the First and Fourth distriota, Bleventh ward, vir ; Viret district, 146 Attorney streat; Fourth district, Fourth street, Adopted. » Dopactmont—To concur to au. | Of Committee on Law D: thorize the Counsel to (Mine non to Mead Le ceedings sgoinst Jobn jdge. former Sau oe | Corporation, for the regover ny deeds, &e , belonging \ U perry. 4 i} rae iaittes om Wharves, &e —In favor of building a | short bulkhead at the foot of 125th street, Harlem riv i | that the owners of plat No, 19, North river. be required | to build said pier. adopted, each by the foliowing vote: rmative-—The President, Messrs. Brown, Tait, matpett, Rodman, Breaden, Woodward, Ring Wells, ‘Anderson, Bouton, Wright, Wheelan, Barker, Valentine, Brastow. and McConkey—17. Of Committee on Sewere—'fo concur for sewer in Thirty- eighth street, between Second and Third avenues; to con- ear for cewor in avenue A. from Fourteenth to Sixteenth sirects. Roth adopted, each by the following vote: Affirmative--The President. Messrs. brown, Tait, Mab- patt. Rodmen. Becaden, Woodward. Ring Wells, Anderson, Touter Wetb’ Wheelse, Barker, Valentine, Brartow, and Mctlonkey~17. In Of Committee op Streeto—In favor of peving and fiag- | no insurance. | Bighteenth ward, be held in Seventeenth joining the corner of said street aud Fourth avenue, | Concurred in. Chambers and Greenwich atrrects be re-laid with Concurred in. | polls in the five distriets of the Nineteenth ward. Cou- ourred in. pal church in Johm street, to have two lamps in front of their church. Concurred in. tion of Third district. Seventeenth ward, im place of | John Coukley, resigned. Consurred in. from Fourth to kighth avenue, take place forthwith, and Abner Sandford appointed collector. in, and Hudson Ris unite, &e. streets, between Fourth and Sixth avenues, be lighted with g Inspector Election of Third district, Tenth ward, im place of Wil- liam Douglass, removed from the ward’ Concurred in irming the foliowing assessment lists, and ting Abner Sanford collector therefor, viz fen Be ‘Third | street, from the sewer at Avenue A toa point at er near | the east line of the Bowery; in Thirty-sixth the sewer in Madison avenue to a west ot Fourth sewer in Third a section of Lexington avenue; in Centre street, from the sewer in City Bail place to a point about sixty feet from the intersection of Tryom row; for raising, regulating, | setting curb and gutter stones. repaving earrtage and building culverts, in Old stip. betweem Front South streets; for paving Thirdavenue, from Fortieth to Forty-fourth street; Thirtieta street, from Tenth avenue to the Hudson river; Twenty-first street, from the First avenue to the East river; for paving and setting curb and gutter stones in Thirty-fourth street, betwoen Ninth and Yenth avenues ; for par | between avenues A and B, and setting curb and gutter stones therein | fate iol 1 and rese ting curb and gutter stones street from P: tbs receiving basin, and culvert at the south-east corner of, Delaney and Chrystie streets ; for 8 | asy _ a Mee: ri fotki 62, 94, 96, ‘ulton street; for regulating, regradit | curred in. | and gutter s'cnes in Thirty, cighth street, between Se- cona and Third avenues. Adopted by the following nuisances, ‘vote :— Affirmative—The President, Mesers. Brown, Talt, Mab- batt, Rodman, Breaden. Woodward, Ring, Wells, Auder- son, Bouton, Wright, Wheclun, Barker, Valentine, Bras- an eae eame—In favor of conew in Abner Sanford collector of certain jiens in the rere rare! batt, Rodman. Breaden, Woodward, Ri son, Bouton, Wright, Wheelan, Barker, ¥ tow. McVonkey—17, on the Law De; structed to examine tors of elections made by this Board, in connestion with the Board of Aldermen. and report to this Board whether. such appointrocnts are legal Adopted. o'clock. The minutes of the last proceedings were read and approved. Pale of paying the Pe or Sheed Gatley, elie 34, yr eummonin; nd and petit jurors, and supplies pti tne ff eet prit a prisoners to the penitentiary, was adopted. bill of Mra. Foster ae e7 50 for meals furnished Catharine ea confined as a witness, was also ordered to be paid. rooms aed halls of justice. $346 56, for carpeting tho police office, Halls of Jus- tice. ing, glazing, &c., first district court rooms. Sleigh & Son, $i4 33, for plumbing work at court, hone, Jefferson market. titions for correction #f taxes, were also referred. Denied with #10 costs. other evidence then his own affidavit, that he did not himrelf withdre@ any of the money from the bank. z pass who are just in from the Pinins, Affirmative—The Presideot. Messrs, Brown, Tait, Mabe ‘oodward, Ring, Wells, Am» Of eeme—To refer the matter of in of sunken Of Comanittes on ¥inance-—'Lo concur to remit tax om of Committee on Lamps and Gas—To eoncur to light Of Comm ittee on Markets—To concur to place shed om Aflirmative-- The President, Messrs, Brown, Talt, Of Commities on Fire Department—In favor of cou. Committe on Croton Aqueduct Department—Ow enst corner of Twenty-third street amd Third ue. Adopted. FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Resolution. appointing Inspectors of Election in the esohution. designating places of holding the polls im Coucurred in, Resolution—That the pier foot of Watts street, Nortir repaired, with an adaitional small block to be~ Resolution—That pier No 20 be repaired. To Com” Olle in the ward. Concurred in. be repaired. Cone: in. election poll of the First district, street, next ad- 8 Resolution, devignating places of election Ninth Resolution, Th: Resclution, That Resolution, That the side-waik north-west comer of flagging. Rerolution, Designating places of holding the election Granting petition te have Kingsbridge read, betweew oil. Concurred im, Grantivg petiiion of trustees of the Methodist Episco- Kesolution, That Francis Leonard be 1nepector of Elece Resolution, That the actual opening of 119th street, Concurred in. Resolution, That the basin at Manhattanville be filled Company notified to Coneurred in. Resolution, That 4 crosswalk be Inid on corner of James avd Batavia streets Concurred in, Resolution, ‘Chat the sidewalk in front of Nos, 187 and | 139 Walker street be repaired. Concurred in. Rerolution, That Thirty second and Thirty-fourtlt . Concurred in. Resolution, That William T. Godfrey be REPORTS. Of Committee on Assessments, In favor of confi street, from joint about 125 teet nue; in Fortietl jue tos point at or near to the inter- Tend Fourteenth street, regulating and grading Thirty third wemue to the East river ; for at ‘in Melberey to Houston street ; fer building a 3 for rd idewalk im 9832 and 108 ‘and resetting curb Adopted by the following vote :— Aflirmative—The President, Messry. Brown, Tait, Mabe » Wells, Ai be RESOLUTION. By Assistant Alderman Banker—That the Committed ment be, and they are hereby, ia- into the uppointment of i The Board then adjourned to Tuesday afternoon, at 5 From the minutes EDWARD SANFORD, Clerk. Board of Supervisors, Ocr. 18.—His Henor the Recorder in the Chair- THE SHERIFF'S BILL. The report of the committee on county offices, iw ridge street prison, and conyeE ae e BILLS REFERRED. Bill of George Gates, for repairing police court Bill of James Smith, Bill of C. C. Locklin, $244, for pnint- ill of Some small bills, and pe- THE PRINTING ON THE INDEXES. A resolution was offered by Alderman Sturtevant, | iar riating the sam of $5,000 to Messrs. Arthur an printing the indexes of the Registrar’s office, ‘was oppored by tho Recorder and Alderman Den- man and ultimately withdrawn. then moved that the operation of making the index- es be suspended until anestimate of the probable ox- penre of the work to be performed is made out and tent to this board, The matter was then referred, ieee eg adjourned to meet on Monday next, at 4 o'clock. and Burnett, on accouns of their arrangin; at it Ce Alderman Boyce Court of Common Plees, PART FIRST. Before Hon Judge Woodruff. Ocr 18.—Jgnatz Hurzug vs. the Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company —This was an action to re- cover $1,600 on a policy of insurance etfeoted by the plaintiff on hi with the Brooklyn Fire Insuranco Company. defence set up was, that the loss was over-esiimated; and that the plaintiff, at the time he ineured with the defendants, bad also an insurance effected on the same property, which fact he did not communi- cate to the defendants, who, had they been aware of it, would not have insured him. Verdict for the defendants. stock of furniture in this oy PART SECOND. Before Hon. Judge Ingrabam. Derrickson and others vs. Travers and another.— This was an action for goods sold, and delivered, to the amount of $1,776, of which the defeniants paid 646; avd, it it alleged, owe a balance of $1,188. ‘The defence is, that d and that the debt was not due at the time this ac- ’ tion was commenced. Sealed verdict. 6 goods wore sold ov credit, Supreme Court—Spectal Term, Decisions by Hon, Judge Mitchell. Carpenter vs Ford. —Motion to vacate order of arrest, Defendant should have shown by Verma vs. EB. wdair Beattie, Executriz w that the defendant herself make @iscovery of letters. No coats allowed. Bartholf vs. the Sherbet Company.—Motion to set aside judgment and exeoution, Granted. on stipulation bel 7 Ween that no action ehall be brought ainst the Sheriff, wone against Campbell or the plaintiff, except for such part of the property taken as shall not be returned, and for actual injuryto market velne merely. No costs allowed, fhe property—not for change im In the matter of Wm. 8. Sears.—The motion of confirma tion of referee's report allowed. with $100 in addition. Layeoreft vs Forster. —The verbal consent of the partiea is sufficient Garrat Monratiry ox THE PLAIns —Among tne gers on the Banner State were the three Miss ants, These ladies for- merly resided in Kipley county, Indiana, and in the month of April last, in company with some seven or eight members of their family, passed through this city en route for California They had not made any considerable 6 in their journey across the Plains before the cholera, in its most malignant form, made its appearance among ‘them, e and home, and the return trip without encounter- ing any extraordi privations. ‘This is a very re« markable and ly interesting case.--S’, “Louis Union, Oct. 9, a ‘Thomas’ steam mill, in Owensboro’. Ky., was 1d by fire on the SOth ult. ‘be lore tothe owner ia $5, or | Thire way & large 000, and to the community a great deprivation si, all