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_* be _ @ license for each car used upon astd roads, in ac- LOCAL AFFAIRS. Mrmr NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL, (OFFICIAL.) Btated Session. BoaRp or ALDERMEN, Nov. 12, 1852. ' Presont—Richard T. Compton, ay aa ; Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, » Boyes, ‘rancis, Smith, Bard, Ward, | Barr, Tweed, Brisley, Denman, Cornell 4 vord, Doherty, Peck. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. f PETITIONS. Alderman Hatey—Potition of J. G. Abbo, Sight of Hose company 20, to have their house . To Committee on Fire Department. Alderman Moorz—Petition of E. Griffin, to for use of pier by night scavengers. To Com- mittee on Finance. By Alderman Oaxiey—Petition of Harvey Key- sor to havo taxremitted. To Committoo on Finance. By Alderman Denman—Petition of L Thompson, for correction of tax of 1851. To Committeo on Fi- ance. By the same—Remonstrance of Schuyler, Living- ston and others, against a railroad in Second avenue. To Committee on Streeta. By the same—Petition of Louis B. Leshonsand, to be relieved from tho payment of personal tax. To Committee on Fin ance. By Alderman Waxrp—Petition of Edward J. Warren, for relief from tax of 1850 and 1851. To Committee on Finance. By Alderman Twrep—Petition of Engine com- pany No. 12, for a {now apparatus. To Committeo on Fire Department. By Alderman Francte—Potition of J. S. Van- felt and others to have curb and gutter set out to | the proper width in East Fourteenth street, between First and Second avenues. To Committee on Streets. By Alderman Smirn.—Petition of Jimmierson & Beers, and others, for @ railroad inavenue D, Co- lumbia and Grand streets, Hast Broadway and other streets, to South ferry. To Committes on Streets. By alderman Smirn—Petition of Ludlow & Siney,: for pormission to lay a railroad track in Houston,\ and other streets, to South ferry. To Committee on Streets. By Alderman Pecx— Petition of James P. Dunn, for permission to remove the earth from, and grade Hamilton square, under the direction of Stroet Commissioner. To Committee on Lands and Places. By Alderman Cornzii—Petition of John J. Kelly, for relief from tax of 1819. To Committee | on Finance. By Alderman Oaxiry—Petition of John B. Lavepom, relative to compensation for attendance on Court rooms. To Committee on Finance. By Alderman ALvorp—Petition of Garrison, Merriam & Co., for a railroad in First avenue. To Committee on Streets | the same.—Remonstrance of sundry persons | against a railroad in Front street. To Committee on Sireets. i By Alderman Donrrty.—Potitien of James Walkley, to have the sidewalk in front of premises, | in Forty-ninth street, flagged. To Committee on Roads. RESOLUTIONS. By Alderman Dournvy—Resolved, That the sunken lots on 120th street, between Harlem river and avenue A, (south side), be filled in immediate- ly, with good and wholesome earth, under tho direc- tion of the City Inspector, and that ho attend tothe Pap icawbiag Referred to Committee on Public | ealth. By the same—Resolved, That Forty-third street, from Broadway to Fitth avenue, be regulated, curbed and guttered, and sidewalks flagged there- on four feet wide. Roferred to Committee on Roads. By Alderman Harey—Resolved, That the Com- missioner of Repairs and Supplies be,'and is horeby, directed to have Fulton street, east of Broadway, repaired without delay. Adopted. Aldorman Boyce—Resolved, That tho liconsos of the cars on the Sixth and Highth avenue rail- | roads, [be, and are hereby, fixed atithe sum of $250 per annum, and that the corporations of the Sixth and Bighth avenue railroads be required to take out cordance with tho provisions of the agreements en- tered into"by them with the Corporation of the city of New York. Referred to Committee on Streets. By Alderman Donerty—Resolved, That the Su- pee of Repairs and Supplies be, and he is ereby, directed to cause posts and rails, similar to thoge now on Eighth avenue, to be placed on Broad- way, between Fifty-ninth street and Sixty-fifth street, in such places as may be by him domed no- ecssary. Adopted. By Alderman TwrEp—Rosolved, That the coun- gel to the Corporation be, and is hereby, directed to inform this Board if the shed placed over the pier | at the foot of Duane street is placed there in avcord- ance with the law, and if not, that he be directed to take such measures as will cause its immediate re- Zaha Referred to Committee on Law Dopart- | ment. FROM BOARD OF ASSISTANTS. Report of Committee on Strects—In favor of re- | laying the flagging in Second avenue, between ae and Fourteenth streets. To Committee on treets. | Report of Committee on Streets—In favor of ex- tending time allowed John McGrane to regulate Forty tifth street, between Tenth and Eloventh avenues. To Committee on Streets. Report of Committee on Roads—In favor of grad» and regulating Fifth avenue, from Forty-socond to Forty-ninth street. To Committeo on Reads. Report of Committee on Sireets—In favor of fencing vacant lots on Thirty-third, Thirty-fifth streets, Broadway and Seventh avenue. To Com- wittee on Streets. Report of Committee on Streets—In favor of tak- ing up the brick pavement on east sidewalk of Third avenue, between Fifteenth aud Sixteenth streets To Committee on Streets. | Communication from the City Inspector— Relative to a nuisance, arising from the exposure of re- mains of deceased persons interred in the old Pot- ter’s Field. To Committee on Public Health. Report of the Special Committee on Eighth avo- nue Railroad—In favor of extending the track of said company through Vesey and other streets. To Committee on Streets. Alderman Srurtevant presented, in connection with tho above, a remonatrance against the same. Petition of Edgar Rush—To have word ‘‘expel- led,” opposite his name on Firemen’s Rogister changed to “resigned”; granted by said Board. Was referred to the Committee on Fire Department. Regolution—That the Commissioner of Lamps and Gas be directed to have Eleventh street, between avenue 8 and Third avenue, lighted with gas. Con- curred in. Retolution—That the Com:missioner of Lamps and Gas be direoted to have Twelfth etreot, between av- enue B and Third avenue, lighted with gas. Con- curred in Resoluticn--That the seirtasvsy in Washington street, between Chambers and Reads streets, be ro- paired. Coneurred in. Resolution—That the Commissioner of Ropairs and Supplies be directed to have crosswalks at corner of Prince and Greene streets relaid. Concurrod in. Resolution—That the east side of Varick streot, between Laight and Canal streets, be lighted with gas. Concurred in. Rerolution—That the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplics oiuse the pump in Madison street, near Montgomery, to be repaired. Concurred in. Resolution—That the crosswalk in Washington street, at tho corner of Reade street, bo takea up and relaid. Concurred in. Communication from tho Street Commissioner with the following estimates, viz ;— Por laying crosswalk at intersection of Pine and Front streets; for pior foot of Perry street, North river; for pier foot of Thirteenth street, North river; for Tegulssing, &o, | Nineticth street, botween Fourth and Fifth avanuos; for reguiating, &0 , Thirty-sevonth street, between | Second and Third avenues; for regulating, &e, | Efghty-third street, between Fourth and Fitth ave- | nues; for regulating, &0, Thirty-ninth streo! tween Tenth avenue and North river; for regulating Sixty-third street, between Fifth and Sixth ave- nues; for regulating, &e , Kighty-fourth street, be- tween lourth and Fifth avenues; for reguiatiog. | &o., Seventieth street, between Third and fouria | pieces confirmed by said Board, wore concurred | in. COMMUNICATIONS | Apportiohment of a&seesmonts in tho matter of | regulating Forty fifth street, fiom Second to Third avenue, Adopted. | ‘The President gave notice that document No. 54 | would be the special order for Monday ovening next. REPORTS. | Of Committee on the Obsequies of the late Hon. Daniel Webster. Adepied Of Committee on Fire Department—In favor of ooncurring with Board of Assistants to rebuild 143 Hose Co. No. 25 and Engine Co. No. 21. dopted Of came Committee—In favor of conourring with Board of Ai ts to pay for certain repairs to house of Hook and Ladder Co. No.6 Adopted. Of Committee on Roade—In favor of concurring to grade and flag sidewalks on. the south wost corner of Ninth avenue and Forty second streot. Con- ourred in. Of Committee on Pablic Health—Recommonding tho adoption of the revolution appointing Abnor Sanford colleotor of lens inourred by the City In- spector fur the abatement of nuisances. Which was adopted on & division, viz :— ‘Affirmative—Ald. Moore, Haley, Startevant, Oak- ley, Barr, Dwoed; the President, Ald Br sly, Fran- cis. Sinith, Denman, Cornell, Doherty, Peck—L1. ‘ Of Committeo on Fire Department—In favor of erecting a new hoase for Eagine Oo. No. 18. | Mam Carr, wa ing te eundcy cenken lots, tn varives pections of the oy, A on a division, ive—Aldermen Moore, Sturtevant, Or , Boyce, » Tweed, ths President Alder- men ley, Francis, Smith, Bard, Cornell, and Of Committee on Fire Department—In favor of re- pairs to Engine No. 4. Adopted. Of same Committee—In favor of paying for repairs to house of Hose Company No. 54. On motion, the Beard then adjourned until Mon- day evening, 15th inst., at five o’olock. D. T. VALENTINE, Clork. Debates In the Common Council. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. (Our Special Report } On a resolution offered by Alderman eres, in reforence to the license of the Sixth and Highth avenue railroad cai Alderman DenMan rose and said, that the returns of thore companies wore erroneous. The receiptson the ae avenue railroad for one month was about $15,000, therefore, he ry those companies could well afford to Pay $i license for each car rapnum, instead of $250, offered in Alderman yce’s resolution. He therefore moved the adop- tion of the resolution, with the amendment of ¢ instead of $250 license for each car. Alderman AxvorD said he was not awaro of the receipts amounting to so much. He moved that it be referred to the Committee on Streets. Alderman Siri rose and said, he did not seo why it sbould be referred to the Committee on Streets, and hoped it would be adopted. Alderman SrurTev ant gaid, that he rose for the purpose of discussing the resolution. The gentle- men who presented it was one of those far-seeing individuals, and had some sinister motive in pro- posing it ; it bore the impress of that gentleman’s ind. Alderman Boyce said that Alderman Sturte- vant's remerke wero personal and insulting; he did not see any reason for his duing so. He therefore wishod to withdraw the resolution. Alderman Denman hoped he weuld not. Alderman Puck said the resolution wi fore the Board, and was one of impertanc therefore hoped that it would not be withdrawn. Alderman Sturtgvant said that, if Alderman Boyce regarded his remarks as personal and inault- ing, he might do so, but ho could not helpit He did not see why tho cars of this company should pay a licence of $250 per annum, when stages only pay $25. Why not offer a resolution to the effect that all raiiroads im this city, used for city purposes, pay slicense of $250 on cach car. This would be fair; but for those two companies only to pay this license is absurd. He was not in favor of doing things in a hurry. These cars are very advantageous to the community in general; he thorefore moved that it be referred to the Committee on Stroots. Alderman Boyce said that he had done only what he considered to be his duty. Tho resolution was then reforrod to the Committee on Streets. ow bo- He Theatrical and Musical. Bowsny Tueatne.—The same attractive pieces whiol are drawing large audiences every night will again be presented this evening, namely, “La Bayadere,” an opo- ratic drama, and the admired tragedy, by Maturin, en- titled “Manvel.” Broapway Turatre.—The beautiful play of “ Love's Sacrifice,” in which Miss Julia Dean sustains the charac- ter of Margaret Elmore, and Conway that of Mathow El- more, wi!l commence the entertainments, They will con- clude with the new piece called * Married and Settled.”” Ninxo’s Gaxven.--The emnise nine called “Box Mar- ried and Cox Settled,” will be the commencing feature. ‘This will be succceded by the ballet entitled “ Rosite,” with the accomplished ¥rench snd Spanish dancers in the cast, Ail will close with “ Robest Macaire.”” Burton's Tuxatne.—This place of amuscment con- tinues as prosperous as ever. The programme for this evening is one of great variety, and will be sure to attract a large accemblage. ‘The first piece is the “ Novel Expe- dient,” which will be followed by “Begone Dull Care,” and will terminate with “Ome Thousand Milliners Wanted,”’ Nationa, Turatre.--The same bill as last evening is offered egain for the amusements to-night. ‘Hyder Ali,” a very good drama is the first in order. This will be succeeded by the prosperous and favorite drama called “Kya. the Irish Princess,” and Cony, Taylor, and Master Taylor will appear in the last piece,“ Don Juan.” Watracx's Lyckum.—This snug little theatre, which is ably managed by Mr. Wallack, is gaining in popularity every day. The pieces for to-night are “i'wo oan play at that Game,” the fine comedy of “The Rent Day,” with Wallack as Martin Heywood, and the much admired pioce entitied “Matrimonial.”’ Amrrican Musrum.—The now temperance drama styled the “Last Nail, or a Drunkard’s Vision,” is to be repeated both this afternoon and evening. Wrrre’s Taeatne or Vanirtirs —The same attractive bill which was given here last evening, isto be repeated to-night, comprising three capital pieces, Cunisty’s Orna Hovse.—Christy’s Ethiopian Opera Ccgnpany advertise another very aitractive programme for this evening. Woops’ Minsrnexs have provided a good selection of Ethfopian amusements for this evening. Go early. Cincvs.—A full and beautiful display of horsmanship will be given this afternoon and evening at the Bowery | Auphitheatre, Marine Affai Por Evrorr: —The United States mail steamship Arotic, “Captain Luce, will leave at her usual hour to-day, for Liverpool. She will have a good number of passengers; her list numbering nearly seventy at noon yesterday. Among them are the Hon. Thos. Baring, of the house of the Boring Brothers, London; Commander W. F. Lyneh, | U,S.N., and J. Hosford Smith, Esq., United States Con- sul to Beyrout. Annivats at San Francisco.—The steamship Tilinois brings the news of the arrival of several vescels at San Francisco, from Atlantic ports,among which are tho clipper Racer, from this port, and the Witch of the Wave, from Boston, On the 19th ult., there were eleven arrivals, six of which were from this city. Lavunce or Onirrer Suir Jacon Bart.—The fine ship Jacob Dell was launched yesterday morving, from the foot of Stanton street, East river, notwithstanding the unplearart state of the weather. She is a most beautiful ship, and a noble representative of the lamented archi- tect, whose name will leng be remembered in our com- mercial community. She was modelled and commenced by Mr. Bell, on his own account, and was to have been named the William Platt;j but his sudden and me- lancholy death left her in an unfinished state. to bo ccmpleted by his heirs, She was finished by Rosevelt, Joyce & Co., with whom Mr, Bell had previously con- tracted for the work. She is in every respect a fine substantial ship, and ene that promises groat speed: Her bow presents a noble and truthful likeness of the architect whore name she bears. She has boen purchased by Wm. Platt & Sons, of Philadelphia, and is destined for the California trade, to be commanded by Captain Killam, n Lavncurp.—At East Boston, by Mr. Donald M’Kay, on Thureday, tho clipper ship Bald Haglo, of 1,400 tons. A few minutes after Mr. Samuel Hall jaunched the clipper ebip Flying Childers, of 1.100 tons. ‘At Mattapoisett, on Thursday, by Wilson Barstow, E-q., & fine chip of about 360 tons, called the Daniel wood, owned by Mesers. J. B. Wood & Co., New Bodford, and intended for beg ty whale fishery in the Pasific ocean, to be commarded by Captain Tallman. late of the Tiydaspe, Aleo, by Measrs, Loring Meigs & Co, a snip of about 360 tons. owned by Messrs. @. & M. Starbuck, Nautucket, and intended for the whale fishery, Court of General Sessions, Before Judge Beebo, Aldermen Barr and Boyoe. Nov, 12.—Tvial for False Pretences,—In tho matter of Bimou Setacher, Indicted for a false pretence, the do. fence was concluded this morning, and the jury rendored 8 verdict of not guilty, Trial for I a Pocket—A cr man named Wil- laved before tho bar for trial. on aw in- | dictment charged with picking the pocket of Mr. Chaun- neo while on board tho steamboat 0, Van- jer Mr Parker testified, and said—I was om board the steamboat (, Vanderbilt about eight weeks ago. and while at the Wicket office my pocketbook was stolen from me, containing about forty doliars in bank bills ; I recollect distinctly seeing the prisoner near me in tho crowd at the ticket office; the man Turner, the other péisoner now in court, said to be an aceomplive of Carr, Talso saw near me ; he was pushing me on my back. Officer Allison, of the First ward police, tostitied, that ho watched the two prisoners, Carr and Turner, and ano- ther man, not arrested, go on board the said steamboat, on thet occusion, knowing them to be suspicious chatac- ters; watched them, and raw them crowd upom Mr, Park- Torner hed a coat hanging on his arm which he used as @ cover, While the accomplices picked Mr. Parker's pocket; the officer raw something pass from the arknown man to the accomplice. Turner; Turner then hastened | from the bont, and the officer took him into custody; Carr was aleo arrested, but on searching the prisoners no evi- dence was found of the aie pocketbook or money. ‘Whe cave wes briefly summed up by connsel for the do. fence, and Mr, Lol, the able Assistant District Attorney, on the part of the people, and on the charge from the judge, the jury retired, and in a short time returned a verdict of guilty of grand larceny. Indictment for fergery.—The next prisoner plrood at the bar was Kdword HH, Shepherd, on an indictment chargt him with forging a chock on the Broadway Bank, par- ing to have been signed by Mr, Kdward Crolius, for he sum of $26, The guilt of the prisoner was clearly es- tablished, and the jury found him guilty, The court se manded the convict back to prison for sentence, Indictment for Meonslaughter.—A man named Samuel Blank was placed on trial, charged with causing the death of hit mother, The Assistant Distrlot Attorney stated to the Court that the evidence produced by the Coroner's inquest, did ‘not by any meat, eHow ehad the privoner was the canse of hia mot there was no evidence that he had ever inflicted a blow ony more than an inforence formed by the Coroner's ju- ty. The legsl gentleman was therefore of an opini it would be vselecs to take up the time of well ax an injustice towards the further with the case, ion, and the jury rendcreda doptod 40 Coinnittteo on Fire Departmont—In favor of Re ing bill for repairs to Engine house No. 44 oped Oe Coumittes on Pubily Lyalia—La fever of fil- verdio' Court took a recoss until Monday, Atrank, containing $3000 im bile on the Frontior Bank. of Kartpor’, Mo. ts missing, ba adhe. wing probably beon er's death by vinienoe; * THE PRUSSIAN CASE, Arr Police Intelligence. DECISION OF JUSTICH STUART IN THE PRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT BILLS. It will be recollected that some few weeks since two persons were arrested by the police, charged with forging Prussian loan office bills. The magistrate before whom the acccused were brought has now, on the final hearing, given a written deoision, the main features of which we give below. The accused partios have been held to answer :— The Comeul General of the Prussian government for the United States preferred a complaint before me, on oath, alleging that at the city of New York, on the lat day of July, 1852, Theodore Pritman, Antoine Garvacci, and others, did felonicusly make, and procure to be made, 00) pre, plates tm imitation of genuine Prus- sian loan office bill plates, and with having forged, by taking impressions from those false plates, a large num- ber of loan office bills of the denomination of ome tha- ler each, being a strict similitude of the genuine Prussian bills, and with bavidg them in their possession in this city for purposes of fraud, Counsel on the one side and on tho other side agreed to ascume, with a view first to determine the law of the | case, that all the matters and things alleged by the com. plainant were facts in the premises; and it was submit ted to me upom able argument on both sides, whether these loan office bills are indeed the subject of forgery under the laws of this State. I have given the matters presented much consideration, and will determine the questions of law involved to the best of my ability, aware, as indced Lom, that the care embraces many important legal princSples and questions touching tho offence of for e1y. It is im proof, by an established copy of the laws of Prueeia, that in 1848 an act was passed by that govern: ment for the creation of public loan offices, and tne issue ef loan office bills. Among the provisions of this law, the followirg are those that enter into the consideration of the subject before mo:— “Sec. 1, Im Berlin, and in the places where branches of the Prussian Bank exist, loan offices shall, if required, be opened, under the guaranteo of the State, for granting on security loans for the promotion of commorce and in. | dustry. For the effecting of euch loans and establish- ment of depots, agencies may be established by the loan offices, also. in such places where branches of the Prus- rian Bank do not exist. “Bec. 2. For the total amount of the loans granted. pa- r money is to be issued. under the name of * Darlosan Karen Scbeine,” (loan office bills.) These bills tak» the place of epecie in payment. All public receiving offices thall take Unem at their full nomial value; no private persons are obliged to reoeive them. No bill is to be is- sued without sufficient security having been given ac- cordirg torectionfour. The total amount of the loan office bills issued ehall not exoeed ten millions thalers. “Bec 4. As eecurity may be taken and bills issued on the pledging of merchandise, agricultural, aud mins- ral produce, and manufactured goods stored within tho country to one half, in excepted cases to two-thirds, of their valeation, according to the different articles, and their saleable qualities, and on the pledging of inland go- yernment stock, or stock issued under the permission of government by bodies politic and associations; provid. ea their nominsl value bas been paid in full, and the re- guler payment of interest or dividends thereon, has com- menced; aftcr deduction of the current or market dis- count, Theloan rhallin no case exceed the nominal value; stcck not irsued to the holder must be asalgned over to the loan ¢fiice, “Bec 9. The formalities provided In articles 2.074, 2075, and 2078 of the Rbenish Civil Code, are not to be ob- servid by the loan offices; the entry of the loan upon the books cf the loan office has the legal eifect of a public document. “Bec. 11. ‘The loan offices are independent offices, with all the rights and pcwers of bodies corporate; tcey enjoy all the rights of the public treasury, with the exception of the privileges grunted io the latter in bankruptey, and priority cases. Sec. 12. The Prussian Bank undertakes the manngo- ment of the loan offices tor accouut of the State, and un- der the direction of the Ministry of Finances, but atrict- ly repsrate from its other business, The general admin- istration is conducted at Berlin by @ separate bank do- partment, under the name of ‘General Administration of the Loan Ofiicos;’ besides this. for and by each loan of- fice s proper president is to be elected. for which prosi- dency merchants and moechanios are eligible. The in- terest of the State is reprosented im each ioan office by a goveinment agent, to be named in each case by the Mi- nister of Finance. “Geo, 14. Iwo members of the directory being mer- ebants. or mechanics, shall every week, changing weekly, attend toall the businefs transactions of the loan office, and shall see that loans are given exclusively for the pur- e of furthering commerce and industry, and that with- in these limits ail interests are, ro faras possible. provided for in an equal manner; if, in their opinion, this is not the case, the loan must be retused Sec. 15.—The government agent shall take notios of all the business transactions, ond shall have the right of re- fusing the making of the loan in all cases where one is asked. “See. 17. The ton millions of thalers in loan office bills, sball consist of tix miliions in one thaler bills, and four miilionsin five theler bills. The loan office bills are made by the general adin nistretion of the loan offices. and are to be stamped by the committee created by our own or- der, dated July 16, 1846. (Laws, page 264.) for the control of the iseue of bank notes, to prevent no more than the | amount allowed by law being issued; and then tranrmit- ted tothe different loan offices in proportion to the amount needed. The Minister of Finarces has to make known monthly the amount of loan office bills in cireula- tion. “Seo. 18. As soonas the continuation of a loan office is no more required, the Minister of Finance has to decree its diecontinuance, and to make the same known publicly. All the Ican office bills sbail be celled in within three years at least, and a proclusive term of not less than six months shall be fixed therefor. s Theeo loan office bills, upon the one side, represent ag follows :— Loan office bills ; loans of April 18, 1848 ; one thaler currency, ufter the standard of 1764; Berlin ; grand ad- ministration of the loan offices; and on the other side, Loan office bill, one thaler currency ;” with the number of the bill, and the mame of the president of some one of | the branches of tho Prussian Bank, purporting to be his signature: as also the names of the officers of the “ bark department’’ charged with the general admini-tration of the business of the loan offices ; they bear a vignette, with such other designs as are common to bank notes of this country, ard each genuine bill is stamped Counsel for the prosecution, when this cave was first brought before me, presented it as within the 36th seo- tion, article 3, chap. 1. pertiv., 2d vol. R. 8, 2 edition ; which provides that © Every p:rson who shall have in his porsestion apy forged, altered, or counterfeit negotiable note, bill. dreft or other evidence of debt. issued, or pur- porting to have been Jseued, by any corporation or ccm- pany, duly autboriced for that purpose by the laws of the United States or of this State, or of any other State, go yerpment or country, the forgery of which is herein be- fore deciared to be pupirbable, knowing the same to be forged, altered, or counterfeited, with intention to utter the same as true or as fale, or cause the same to be uttered, with intent to injure or defraud, shall, upoa conviction, be subject to the punishment herein pre- scribed fer forgery in the second degree.’ It was con- tended that these instruments were the issue cf @ cor- orate institution; that they were. in the language ot the Prussian act, the issue of loan offices, “having all the tights and powers of bodies corporate,” avd for all the purposes of forgery were clearly within the provisions of the siatute of our State just read; that being biils iseued by a corporation duly authorized for that purpose by the laws of another country, they were the eubject of forgery not only. but that the prisoners were liable for a felony, under this eection. To this the firet answer of the de- fendants was—‘Admit that they are the fasue ofa cor- porate institution created by the laws of a foreign coun- try; they are, therefore, not the subject of forgery under thelaws of New York, and for the reason that they are of a denomination leas than one dollar, (about seventy cents ) the circulation of which, in this State, is not only inhibited by law, but is made a penal offence. Seo. 8, chap, 20, part Ist, R.8, Ist vol page 708, 2d ed, pro- vides that “no person thall pay, give or receive in pay- ment, or in any way circulate, any bank bill or promis sory pote, check, draft, or other evidence of debt, issued by eny banking company within this State, or elsewhere, which thall purport to be for the payment of a less sum than one doilar.”’ 1m of o;inion that the inhibition by this section was intended to guard against the circulation in this State of the issue of any of the banks. or of any banking com- of avy other State or territory, where the curroney standard of the United States controls, and where the standard of 100 cents to the dollar obtains as the fixed United States bg currency of the country ; and not against the use of notes and bills of foreign inoorp> rate institutions, jasued under foreign Jaws, and upon a Ojfferent ttandard of currency ; and this view is coun- tenarced by the eighteenth eeotion of the same title, where the cection last referred to is declared to apply to all notes or bills that purport to be issed by private bank- ers or private individuals carrying on banking business in any State or country, omitting to inclado, and thereby acceptirg the notes and bills of public institutions incor- | porated by the laws ofa foreign power, where the etandard of public currency fe at variance with the uniform law- fui standard in all the several States of thie government. That I may be wrong in the construction of this statute is possible, perhaps probable ; and to secure the prisone:s against injury from error, ‘(in this pasticular, at least,) 1 am willing to regard these Prussian motes as withia the meaning of this prohibitory law, and their circalation in this State as illegal ; and, under this view, will consider the point raised by counsel, that, therefore, they arc not the eubjects of forgery. The cavo of Wilsom, sixth of Jobn, wes cited as conclusive upon this point. Wilvon was indicted for having im his possession, with in- tent to utter for frand. in this State, a bank mote iseued by the Bank of Vermont, of the denomination of seventy- five cents, American ourrency The court held, that be. cause of this prohiditory section, no one in this State could. in contemplation of law, be defrauded, as all were bound to know that it was illegal to receive any such note in this State. amd therefore, it was no erime in the ices to have it, with imtent to pass in New York. othing is more certain than that where it is legally it possible to consummate « wrong, it is equally tmpsasible to intend one, and for the reason that the means, (| conrphacy.) designed to violat th be by them offenced, however wickodly perpetrats not criminal, The court in this Sg gril howe’ that they do rot mean to determine this note would not be the subject of larceny, nor thatif the prisoner had been ind/cted for having it im his possession, in this State, with intent to defraud the forged inctrument in hand. with intent to uiter, lenigm was to defraud the person who would pay it if genuine ; indeed, there nas never boca any doubt that this principle is as weil settled in law. as it i# legitimate of reagon eavo what little ground for cavil may be found in the ind court. Incidental to the main question v care, counsel for the defence submit that if tho accused did fabrica’e similitudes of these Prussian notes. it was one Hoe mg doth in Ge! < & legal srocemes ion. to ui! them, w: jurisdiction: New York, and thet be Ge tna headin ecceenr, and of « denomination of less than ome dollar, had beem committed; whatever may have bron in fact the intent of the prisoners in making there false securities, [ look after thetr design through the eye of the law, end for the reason that they could Bot preccs froud upon the citizens of New York t am legally precindod the suppecttiva that tue) Invemded aay. 1k oorreos a it is am: legal cortainty that these thet ieptin fraud and being (as they cer- talnly are) in ict similitude of valid notes, they were made toutter wherever they would work a cheat: and as are the counterfeits of instruments having a legiti- existence under the laws of Prussia (eo 17, P. L.) of am absolute fixed value (sec. 2, P. L.) operating a3 & currency between the government and the people of that fos 39 feo 2, P. L.) I am bound to infer that théy were made to cheat the king and citizens of that country, If they were made in fraud they were intended to operate for fraud wherever fraud could be by them effected. * * * * * * * * ‘The crime cf forgery is an independent common law offence, a misdemeanor indeed, and the statutes, both of England and of this State, have done nothing more than simply to declare it & felony, define it Into degrees, and affix penalties. save that afew peculiar instruments are included, which were not befors ombraced by the common law definition Tho fraudulent making or counterfeiting of apy instrument, whereby the rights of the person or eee eet may be injured, or in any manner effected, i8@ standsid common law definition of this crime, and which is precieely the definition of our statute, as declared by the thirty-sccond rection, and the second subdivision of the thirty-third section, ‘already recited, and which is intended, in the language of the revisers, to embrace every act ef forgery that ever has been or ever can be perpetrated—to include every instrument and every writing ever known tothe common law, or leg! ted upon by the British Parliament, ‘Tho inquiry still is, are these loan office bilia instruments, af deflued by the language of the Legislature, just repeated, and within the meaping of the thurty-seventh section, which declares that “every person who shail have in his possession any forged or counterfeit instruments. knowing the same to be forged, with intend to utter, or enuse the same to be uttered as true, shall be guilty of forgery,” &o.? It is not denied, (treating the Prussian law as evidences in the premises,) that these bills are not only issued under the penction, but under the guarantee of the government, and under the eupervision of one of the highest depart- ments of State (Ministry of Finance.) for a valuabie consideration, (rections 1, 2, 12); that they create and convey the obligations of the government to re. ceive them in dis eof debts due the pab- Hic wuthoirties, (rection 2;) amd more than all that, they take the place of spcole in payments, (xo 2,) with all the nominal, if not the real value, of the precious metal iteelf, Is not, then, the government liable, in oon- templation of law at least, to be injured by the fabrien- tion of these instruments? (which ie ome respects are not whlike the treasury notes of our government;) and may not apy person. any of the citizens of that coun- try—for the term “any person,” in our statute, means not only any person of this State and this country, but any person of any State and of any country, any person or all persons, here and everywhere—be in some manner affected in their property by the circulation of there counterfeits? But to make a closer application of the inquiry: A citizen of New York is indebted to some one of the public departments of the Prussian government, (the department of customs,) in the eum of ten thow- sand thalers, and he in this city purchases of those de- fendants, for genuine, ten thourand of there forged government guaranteed loan securities, with which to discharge the obligation, and which he might do with the fame propriety as would be the purchase of United States treasury notes, for the payment of a debt duo this government for duties impord. (for if they are not tho Aesue of a corporation, their ciroulation is not prohibited, even though of a loss denomination than one dollar each.) would he not be defrauded even here, within the Btate of New Xerk? * * * * * * Tt was contended that the similitudes upon which this complaint was brought are not perfec! —no? such fedri cations as were calculated to deceive, in that { no stamped as the true securitie are —and as tl an law requires them tobe '! nts the question, w Of, where the law urity sual be stamped, ace an imitatic it in fact, a complete simili tude wit) amped correspondence with the pare in word. is the stamp any part of an iustrum rely a character impressed upon the paper fo: independent) purposes, aud not a3 a com- ponent p. (he writing? As, for am instance, is it motin Englana o purely commercial regulation for purpores of revenue, and in Prussia a requisition strictly precau- tionary, to guard against tho issue of notes to a greater amount than ten millions of thalers? (See. 17 2. L) It is the law fn England, that a bill of exchange without a stamp cannot be pleaded or given in evidonce, or ma in any way available ia law, or equity; andyet, int case of Harkwood, 2, last. PB, O., 0, 19, 145, page 955, who was convicted of forging a bill of’ exchange, omitting to stamp it, the point that it was not, therefore a sey was saved for the twelve judges, who unanimourly decided that it waa_a perfect aad complete instrument without ® stamp, and the person justly con- victed. In the eato of R. va. Lee, Leach 258, tho same point was again raised upon an urstamped Dill of ex- change, and the court held precisely as in the case Inst cited. Both convicts wore executed, Martin and Ross, 340, was convicted of iorging @ promissory note upon unstamped paper, ‘The twelve judges held the conviction proper, and, what is most important to the entire char- acter of these Prussian bills, that it was bot necessary, to stitute forgery, that the instrument should bo availa- or such as the payment of which could be enforced bi ina court of justice, so long as & pacty might be do- frauded by a voluntary payment Deing lost to im, or he be deprived of the use of the wilting for a collsteral pur- 0. ‘The came doctrine was held in Feagues, caso 2, 3. $79, where the court raid that if the ia- moh on its facoas that if true it would be valid, provided it had proper stamp, the offence was ecmplete The seme law was declared ia the case of Ro- culiist, 2 Leach p. 703. If the want of a stamp to false iustrumente, ander the English statute, where no writiog can be valid ot enforced ina court of jastice without it is no bar toan indictment for this felony, can it be argue: that these Prussian securities, the law creating which requires that they sball be stamped, “to prevent moro than the amount allowed by Iaw being fesued,” can not be countertelted without the fbrication bearing the im- prestion of a forged stamp also—cleatly not A stainp is no part of an instrument, mot an ordinary incident, bat in this care an extraordinary requisite for @ purpdse en- tirely fcre'ga to the lawful composition of the bill. Iam by uo means certain that to make a false stamp to im- prees there billa would not of itself bean offence aad it | would be strange indeed that it were necessary to perpe- trate a second crime to make the first complete; however this may be, Lam without a doubt that thove false loan office bills are as much a forgery without the stamp as they would be with it. bl ha Ea ‘ed * be ‘The laet point raised by the prisonors was, that these notes were not written, but printed instruments, and of consequences not subject to be falsified. It was urged that no instrument which is not embraced by the follow- ing: 45 sec , of art. 5. partiv, chap. Ist, 2 vol. R. 8. 3d Eu., is Hable to be forged, “every instrument partly writ- ten, and partly printed, or printed with a written sigan. ture thereto, every signature of an individual firm, or corporate body. or of any officer of such body. and every writing purporting to be such signature, shail be aeemed a writing, and a written ivstyument within the meaning of the provisions of this chapter ” This section dors not give a general ccfinition of what is neceesary to constitute such a paper as is liable to be falsified, but only aad specially declares what eball be regarded written inst: ument. By reference to the preceding secuion (83,) it Wl be seen that the language of the aot is: any “in- sirument” or ‘ writing,” purporting to be the act of au- other, &c., and it is only the term writing, aud not the term instrument, that is defined by this section. It is ‘rue, indeed, that a Prasstaa lony bill cannot be treated a8 4 writing for the reason thet it is all printed, as well what purports to be the mames and signatures of the Presidents of the branches of the Prussian Bank, and of ‘the cflicers of the “general acministration of the loan offices,” ag the rest of the bill are engraved on the plate, and printed; Lut while this isso is not the term instrument ‘ufliciently comprehensive to include these securities? [tis curious to notice that the section (57) which, if any, de- clares againat these fictitious bills, does mot employ the word “writing” at all; but tbe language is, ‘any person who shall have in bis possestion any forged or counter. feited ‘instruments,’ the forgery of which is herein before declared,” &c. ‘Herein before’ viz., 33d section, which rays; “any instrument, or writing, purporting to be the act of another,” Srill this is, perlaps of no impor- tance, as, to my understanding. the term “instrument” embraces a “writing.” even though the term “writ: may not, (although I think it does,) incicde the fu'l sense and extent of the term “instrument.” It was undoubt- edly the intention of our Lrgistature, in revising the statute of the State against this offence, to includs not only all the instruments embraced by the provision of the reviced laws of New York. and the four hundred acts of the Britith Parliament, as also to declare upon all the common law tuljeots for forgery—in fact, to provide, to the greatest possible extent, againet @ felony which, in the language of Justico Cowan, “is mors metaphysical than any other.” as in its general compass it spronda over the whole region of fraudulent device in the faorication of forged paper. diversified almost to infinitude, as it may be. by the studious adaptation of depraved ingenuity. If. in truth. our statutes embrace all fraudu'ent writings instruments and papers. knowa to the common iaw, and legislated upon by tho British Parliament, and the Legisia- ture of New York, of which there is no doubt, then are printed, if they be the tmmodiate creatures of Inv, as well as written fustrumenta, the subjects of forgery, aud the fraudulent making of similitades of the ono as well asthe other (if their oply diiferonce is the one betng en- gravedon plate and printed, and the other written with a pen.) ia, aa was deolared by the Boglish pariiamont, i Geo IV..0 92,8 3, and repeated, if not in express terma, in spirit, by our statute, comprehending every epecion of forgery a felony without question. Prin’ed Justice Holt, (alluding to a peried in Englicn bistory an‘crior to the knowledge of printing, or writing wien impresiows of seals, and family arms. were stamped by potable persons upon wax as signs of rights and ¢ tracts) n@ more wor less than legal ‘ sigas’’ of tiabili- ties, obligations. and el is, ad these Prussian notes are “ rigns’’ certificates. witnesses of the credit of a go yernment loane@ to the citizem. and which are declirod by that government te be a currency in lieu of silver, for epecified purposes, To this end thease papors are perfec’, and complete by tho law ef Prussia and to falsify them for fraud is equally within the peril of our statute, as though they were written entirely by the kine’s in lisa of being printed by authority of his ordinance One word ovly is necessary with reference to the com- plaint against the prieoners for making the false plates upon which these notes were printed, The law of this Btate declares it s felony (2 8. dd Ed. part iv, chap, 1, art, 3. see 30, Ist & ion,) to make, or engrave, any pinte inthe form or similitade, of any promissory note bill of «xchange. draft check, certificate of deposits, or other evidence of debt issued by any incorporated bank in this State, or by amy bank incorporated under the lows ot the United States, or of any State, or terri- tory thereof, of under the laws of any foreiga govern- ment. or country, without the anthority of such bank, &o. If the false making of these plates are not in tion of this eeotion. it is not offensive to any oth r st tovy provision; and if I am correct in the conclusion that these Prustian papers are not the issue of s bank incor- porated under the lawy of a foreign country, the plates are not in form, and simtlitade of any promissory note, or other evidence of debt iseued by an incorpora’ed benk poder the of any State. or government; and the making of thom therefore, however fraudulent the intent. fs no crime at law, It is no felony under our ototute to engrave for fraud plates in similitade of promis- sory notes, oF other evidences of debt, issued by a foreign podem ox foreign p:ince, or an unincorporated \- ution, or private pervona; nor isitin their case misde- meanor aS common law, for the reason Beco vn were but means in the execution wand the lessor 0. ) is on prisoners must from ie. bility for *ny offence: while. if Tar mot In actor with re fo Whe quests vt lawl have comsidered, dacy | | positive evidence of eye. witm | are the names of thore sworn :— | ment; I came here with conscientious scruples, but the They will answer accorti . SIDNEY H. STUART, Polloe Justice Court of Oyer and Ts rminer. Tho Hon. Judge Edwards and Aldermen Cornell ead Ward. presiding. ARSON Nov, 12 —Melchlor Schipfer pleaded pot guilty to an im- dictment charging him with frloniously setting tire te dwelling house of Henry Khode, of the Seventh ward hia trial wae set down for the fourth Monday im (iin uoml The court arrigned Mr D, B. Sickle ner. TRIAL OF JAMES bp Hk MURDER OF CARs | KRY. | the bar charged with the vu OTTER James Doyle was plnoed w murder of Charlotte Connery, im Pearl etrest ta the d, on the 16th May, 1562, by cutelng ber throat zor, The prisoner ts a large, t man, ST years of age. a native of Ireland, and ® biecksrith by trade, The door was U6 years of age. aad iveot Bootland. The prisoner boarded wi e © three by years previous to the offence with which he now stands cborged. ‘The District Attorney, (Mr _N. I. Blunt.) appeared for the prosecution, and Mesarr. Cilaton and Ulggins for the risomr. Om the juror (Herman Krubel) being evtied r. Clinton oballenged hima, on the grounds that ke bad expreased an opinicn en to the guilt oF innorence of the prisoaer, and asked to have triers sworn. The District Attorney took iseue on this motion, and angaed thet Lhe question should be tried by the Court, The Court de cided that the District Attorney was right and Me Cite ton excepted to the ruling. The juror was then sworn, and inte regated as to Dis indifference between (he pet ple and the accused and the District Attermey excepted to the ruling of the Courton the prisoner's right lo ask a juror bimerif,as to whether be had formed aud ex- pressed an opinion. ‘The juror was then interrogated; he raid, in anawer to Mr Ciinton, that he bad read the acrouats of the tren» action in the newspapers. and he then believed (hem In reply to the District Attorney, the jaor said he bed not formed an opinion as to the guilt o eace of the prisoncz. The court overruled t of the pri soner’s counrel, and Mr Clinton ex Mr. Clinton then challenged the juror on the ground of favor, and the Court appolated’ Mears George J Cornell and Wallace as triers of (his issue. The ja ror them sald that, according to the account im the papers, he thought, at that time. the prisoner was gwity. Question by Distelot Atvorney—las any. thing that you have read produced such a bias a® would prevent an honost verdict upenm the evidence " to. Mr. Blunt then put the question in this form—iave you resting on your mind any bias for or against James Doyle. the prisoner at the ber, upon the question of bis guilt or innocence of the crime with which hi charged? A—Isiated before my ool whon I read | the pa Thave rot now any t 1 know of Countel address:d the tricre, and the Court charged that the simple irsue they had to try was, whether the juror was possessed of bint: if ho was, he did not etend indifferent between the pec «i the prisoner ; if | he was not biased, ho was an indiflerentjuror. ‘The (rie found the challenge not true, and the prisonor’s cou challenged the juror peremptorily. Thomas Davey, builder, Greenwich avenue, was the called as ® juror, snd the same fori of questions was through. He suid his wife, according to the geue- ral rule, read the account of the transactior him ont of the nowspapers, at the brewkfast (Laughier) He does not think that there was any decided opinion formed on the occasion ; they thoaght it a pretty 1 case, but he makes it a ralo never to form ap épinicn on a newspaper account. (Laughter ) There's always two sides to a question; oe paper gives one account, and another another account, of a transac. tion. District Attorney—Have you any scruples as to finding a verdict of guilly, where the penalty is capital punish- | ent? A.—-My creed is founded on the Old and New | Tectoment. The juror was then sworn. James Davis, j , juror, was interregated in the same way, | as to his indifference between the people aud the accused. Br, Davis was (ben sworn Up to one o'clock the time was consumed in empaunel- | ing the jurors. ‘The some challenges wore interposed to each juror ag he came forward to be sworn, and tho challenga for favor not being proved, the prisoner's oounsel, in some in- | stances, exercised bis right to challenge pereinptorily. Alexander McPbearson raid that his conscientious reruples egainst copital punishment were so strong, that | he ehould prefer not being on a jury in a cave of life and deaih, He was challenged by the District Attorney, and the challenge wassustwined by the Court, The juror said that there might be cases ro clear that he could not re- fuse to render a verdict ot guilty, but if there wasa doubt of the prisoner's guilt, he would give him the benofit | of it. Mr. Clinton therefore contended that such a declara- | tion rendered Mr McPhearsona good juror. | In enseer to Mr. Blunt, the juror eaid thathe belonged toa religious denomination who are decidedly opposed to enpital punishment, Le is opposed to capital punish- ment, Lecause he thinks it wrong | The Court directed the juror to stand aside, and pri- soner’s countel excepted to the ruling. Richard KR, Greenwood admitted that he was familiar | with the cace. end had formed an opinion at the time he read of the tranvaction. He had heard nothing siace to | change that opinion, Ths District Attorney conseated | that the juror should stand aside. Several Germans were exeused from attending, in con- | kequence of their imperfect knowledge of the English | lengurge. Up to a quarter past two o'clock there were but eight | jurors empanpelicd, | Obediah Hopkins depored, that he had most serious | conrcientious scruples against cxpital punishment; ho would not finda verdict of guilty, without the inst post- | tive evidence; he did not think that he could imagine any cbain of circumstantinl evidence eo strong as to make | the guilt conclusive to hia mind. If the evidence was so conclusive as to Irave no doubt of the guilt of the acu. | sed, he supposed be should be compelled to render a ver- dict apainet him. Tho Court sustained tha cbaliengs of the District Attorney and the juror was direoved to stand acide. Jackson Young also stated that bir scruples wore sich | that he would not convict where life was involyed, and he | was directed to stand aside. Abiah W. Swift was challenged on the ground of con: | scientious ecruples, In answer tothe District Attoruey | he raid ho was nota etrict believer im all Christian doc trines; ho was not a strict believer in future rewards punishments; he wonld not bring in a verdict of guilty whore the punishment was doath; he would give a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree, if the ovidence was conclusive of his guilt, so that the prisoner might got rome degree of punisbinent, but he would not convict him of murder. The Court sustained the challenge of the District Attorney, and the juror was excused from fur- | ther attendance. | Gcorge D. . Ordway was also challenged on the ground | of contcications scruples He did not believe in the moral right to inflict legal death; if sworn as a juror he would not, of course, perjure himeclf, but he wonld waut | of the reone Q. Ifa man was found standing over the dead body, with an in. | stiument in his hand. and that it was proved that no one else had been in the room with the deceased. would you | censider that couclusive evidence of guilt? A. No, I | would not; if evidence was 80 conclusive that there was | n0 doubt, I would bs bound to convict, and would do so, | though It was against my conscionco. ' The challengs of | the District Attorney was sustained, and Mr. Clinton ex- | cepted to the ruling of the Court | john Jobn on was challenged on the groundot eomact- entious scruples. Ihave no reruples as far as the law is | concerned, but I am generally opposed to capital punish. | time bas been used up. eo that I am determined to meet | the law. and act by the law, and am realy to be sworn to | de my duty. The challenge was withdrawn, and thejuror | sworn, Josiah W. Wentworth was also challenged, and ex? cused from attendance on the ground of conscientious scruples. Alfred Willard boing called, was accepted by the pri- soner’s counsel In answer to the District Attorney, he eaid he was opposed to capital punishment, yet he would render @ verdict of guilty, if the evidence justified it. The District Attorney then eaid that he would chal- lenge the juror, peremptorily, under the at which au- thorizes two ckallenges in civil cases; he contended that the power is applicyble in this case, as the majority of the | Supreme Court had decided that theAttorney General, or District Attorney. could challonge two peromptorily in | capital ences, He referred to Sth Barber, 161. he Court had long thought that the Legislature thould pass a law, giving eush power to the prosecution, | and every one attending courts should sco the necessity | of it; butthoy did not, ho think, that the eon | struction put by the District Atcorney, cn the act. They | therefore overruled the challenge of the Distzict Attor- ne y. ‘This completed the jury. The prisoner's counrel chal- | lopged seventern jurors peremptorily, and the following JIL D. Butler, 9th ward 1—Thee. Davey, Oth ward. 2. 8—Kwd Flood, bth * i as. Davis, 12th “ &—Geo. A. Peck, 7th “ Johnzon, 18th“ 4—Ant'y Brower, 0th “ 10-R Bogart, Sth © 5—Lesi Baldwin i(th © = 11—Jo, Graham, 1th 6—N.G. Minor ith “© 12—A Willard, Tith “| It wes now near four o'clock, and the Jadge suggested | that, as he should be engaged at Special Term on Satur. | day. from which he could not be exempt, this case should be adjourned over to Monday morning. Even if they were {0 proeecd with this trial now, It was not at all pro- | Dable tust it would be concluded on Saturday evening, | and then would come the inconventence of keeping the jury together oli day Svnday Counsel on both sides consented to the adjournment, and, after en admoni- tion from the Judge not to hold any communication the subject of this case with apy one. and not to read | ‘any accounts of the proceedings. the jury were divcharged i Monday morning, to which timo the Court took a Tec’ 88, Police Intelligence. ¥ Stealing a Horse Officer Jeffreys, of the Third ward, yesterday arrested @ colored boy, named Ben. Austin, | aged about fifteen. ona charge of stonling 9 sorrel horse, valued at $200, belonging to James Amory, residing at | 44 Mott street. The boy, it seems, has been empioyed by | Mr Amory on feveral oceasions to take the horse to ® Diacksmith's ebop. and on the last occasion he took the |, horse to Yorkvilte, and from there to Hoboken, and sold him, getting » portion of the sale incash, and tho balance in a promivory note. ‘The horse was recovered, aud the young rogue conveyed before Justice Osborm, who com- mitted bim to prison for trial, Mounper nean Wasurrcton —On Monday night an elderly gentleman, named Rezin Pumphrey, formerly of this city. and residing over the Kastern Branch, four or five miles from Washington, was attacked by a man named Jobn Long, who strack bim on the head with a largo ttone. fracturing the skuil so dreadfully a2 to cause his death on the ensuing day. Long had bad a quarrel with women who lived mear Burat's mill, and they threatened him that. unless he ceased his misconduct, they would send for Mr Pumphrey, who kept the mill. On cooing Mr. Pumphrey coming towards it. and mithout any provocation, Long committed deed which we have just related; and afterwards said that he had killed hia, ies mE aye om the exclamation with » vulgar epi- thet, quite in charactor with his murderous assault, am showing bis utter depravity — Washington Republic, j dev. ain Dewa. moj Democratic gale vince 1848. RHODE IFLAND Coumives Prterot Kent Newport. Previdenes Warbingten Tote! TMOG 6 Seto 66718 THB 169 Dem may tom Whig maj aw tem Dem ciaiie gain since 1818 + 4170 xew seuSEY -—— 12 Coen tir Pines, Seatt Abenite t oat Nerve. aun Rup iting ton ae Conden 109 Onpe May ae i berleud leu Drees 6500 Ulevewster Loss Hudson Dem. ms) Whig ms) Democratic grim rings 1848 PENNSYLY ANTA— OFFICIAL. The following is the official vote of Peansylvamte, PieToe oo. 660+ | 98, 8S Seott 179 ss | Hele. sone 5 5te Brown . lowe The Atlantic Storms, Mr Benyerr:— With your permission, I would call the attention of my brother shipmasters to the obligations weare under to Lieutonaat Maury, of the National Observ- atory, for the valuable assistance ho has given as within tho past fow years, by hiv able rerearches and theorigs for our benelt, invested as they are with a value that trao principle and sound usefalness alone com impart; in fact, tho striking peculiarity of Licutenant Maury’s position is, that every sew paewage or voyage seems only to confirm ina vor strong and marked manner the truth of them, pla- cing him in the front rank of the usoful and phile~ fophical men of our day—thus enabling the mere chant service to keep pace with the rapid changes and improvements daily being mado ia other pur- suits of life. Experience iz,as all will admit, the surest and best guide of a shipmaster—in fact, @ qualification that no money or talent can propose am adequate substitute for—and joined with presones of | mind, forms the two most indisponsable points of character in ono to whom both life and property are | entrusted ; hence the necessity for receiving with caution all now theories; but I think I may safely say that the truth of Mr. Maury’s positions are proved beyond a doubt, in which opinion I am per euaded there are but fow if any shipmasters whe have given his directions a fair trial who will net join with me. I, myself, being a ‘young band,’* naturally, and with reason and propriety, look te my seniors in service for sound prastioal ad: such ag they alone can give, and having con’ much with them on the subject, say it in trath, thas Thave yet to meet ove who does not either from trial heartily acknowledge and uphold Mr. Mawry’a rules, or who, from partial trial, expresses his ap probation as fer as he Hand gn Tae Our merebants genera! ave already approved of Maury’s tracks being Lutlowed by their vessels, and my object in intruding now is to say that I com- sider that, in ol fairness and honor, thors is due from usas a body somo testimony of our senso of the value of his labora to usin prosecuting voyages and, ag a movement in the matter would with more propriety come from some older and wiser than me, Potagest that seme of our old ‘rea dogs” call a meeting of shipmasters at the Exchange or United States Hotel, for the purpose of expressing our seme timents to Mr. Meury, and taking means to rent him with some token of our respect and appre ciation of the value of his services to aod which, I am informed, have been of so arduous ang confining a nature as to compromise his health. Even viewed in a selfish point, Mr. Meury has saved us much expense and anxiety of mind; for he hae almost used up tho old ‘horse latitudes,” and Lhope, before he gives the matter up, make these things to be talked of in timo to come as some- thing gone by, and that, instead of calms, rains, and equalls, for days and weeks together, all that = fellow will have to do as he pokes his head companion-way, on a bright, beautiful morni will bo to ‘freshen the nip” of his stun’ tacks, whistle to the girl he left behind, as he throws his eye aloft at everything drawing ‘fall and free,” and feel ina good humor. By-the-bye, did any old web foot ever notice how much faster & vesecl goes when ‘the old man” is in a good hu- mor, and, somehow or other, how, the ropes and. blocks al) Joad fairer and pull better! Every one happy ard cheerful, and nowhere can man be more #0 than on board a good staunch craft, with plenty of grub, a fair wind, and God above and around smile and protect. Contrast this with rolling and tumbling about all night, until ono’s bones are sore, haif suffocated with heat; in the morning ili eed) on deck, poking your tired oyos over what ought to be the weether quarter, rigging owt and in, bracing up, squaring and boxing round, chasing every ‘‘catepaw” aa it furs up, the crew looking hard at the skippor, just though he ought to scare up @ breeze, aud, finally, afver dig» y: usting youreelf and ail hands with labor for | Siving down below, ‘stirring up’ the stews with an anxious thought of owners, sweothearts wives, bless everything ‘‘an inch high ands old’’—ocontrast these two sides of the question, say, ard then tell me if we do not owe something to Lieut. Maury. D. Naval Intelligence. ‘Worx ar tie Pruapecemia Navy Yaro—Oar Neve Yard is at present in = more activo, busy and bustling condition than it has been for a long timo past. The sound of the mallet and plane, and the clatter of masy hommers mingle with the voice of the rigger and the orack of the teamster's whip. The firat loss sloop. of war Vandalia. which was ou the dry dock » week or more ago, is now cif, the bottom of the ves! having beom csulked and coppered, aad it fs now at one of the piers, where workmen are engaged in scraping the hull previous to painting it. The ship bas been dismantled, and wilt receive geurly a new set of gun carriages and razon. The third clasa sloop-of war Freble, has succeed the Vam~ dajia upon the dry dock, where workmen are engaged re- icing the bottom. The Preble will also receive some Petae repairs, and will be removed from the sections of the deck to-day. A machine is at work dred, the bet tom of the river in front of the sectional dock, an? mute progress bas been made im increasing the of water theree Phil. N. American, Nov. 9. ‘The U. 8. filgate Reritam, Commodore M Cauley, wae at the Payta ‘Manas, and siiled thence on the 2d of Oe- tober, for Callao. Work ror ati wio Want 1r —Miners, moohae nics, and labo of all kinds, says the Lak Sape- rior Journal, ‘are in great demand the whole settlements on Lake Superior.” roads railroads are being commenced in different the country, and farms cleared up, all giving em- | ployment to mechanics or farmers, and we know of a number of mines, now almost destitute of mem that wish to gmploy for the coming winter, fifty toa hundred men each, and there was never @ better time than the present for all classes, and o# pecially miners, to come into this prosperous coum try. Fara Arrray tx New Oacmans, — Antoine D'Angelo and Andre Cutino, both Italians, who, duriag the Inst year have been frequently before the publie ae offenders in various bloody transactions, got Ce La cation last night which reeulted in the death « vas Between 7 and 8 o'clock the parties Cd jn Cirous street, at the end of the hg market. D’ a * Fat Cutino, whieh wounded him i Cutino then drew a stilletto, which, be carried a his person. and attempted to stad bis © pistol D'Angelo ren, and being clorely pursued, drew tod thot Cutino through the rat, loll dead ame Gintely, D'Angelo was Oct, 5. in Beare om pson, ler ind port, Maine fetl through the souttie from 26 ‘wharl, Boston, om tbe 11th inst, bo mae the bospital from the injurisa received, Pa ected oy beogecvatls aha