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MUNICIPAL MATTERS. Letter from the Late Comnsel to the Corpo- ration. To run Citizens or New Yorx. New York, Tharsday, March 10, 1853. The manner in which I executed the im; it trusts of Counsel to the Corporation, confided to me by your suffrages, has been mnade the subject of seve- ral articles, first published in the Journal of Com- merce, and subsequently re-issued in a pamp let form, under the imposing title of ‘A Sertes of Unanswer- ed and 'nanswerable Editorials.’ Considering the grave nature of the charges, and the importance which has been given to them by the new form under which they have been presented to the public, as well as the fact, that if true, they not only degrade me as a public officer, but also blast my reputation as a man, I have felt it due to myself and to the city, to set the case fully before you, in its true light. In doing this, I beg you to understand, bei that Ido not apzear before you to correct my takes or to apologize for errors. I ask nothing from your indulgence, nothing from your forbearance—I ask only a verdict from your justice. The articles to which I refer make three distinct charges, either directly, or by the most pointed im- ions :— 1. That I influeneed the action of the Common Council whieh enacted the ordinances and fixed the compensation of the Counsel to the Corporation, after my appointment; and even altered, or induced others to alter, the ordi- nanees when in the hands of the printer. 2. That I received illegal and exorbitant cempensation in the cases of the street openings. 8. ‘That the fee of ten thousand dollars, paid to me in the fire cases, that were argued and tried in New Jersey, ‘was exorbitant, if not illegal The first charge is one of so grave a nature, that I addressed a letter a few days since to the editors of the Journal of Commerce, See them to far- nish me the Logi on which that charge re made—presuming that #0 grave an accusation wor not have been are against a public officer without the clearest proof, and that such proof would be eheerfully furnished to the accused. To that note I have received no answer. The ordinances in question were peevared at the request of the Common Council, Lag avid Graham, Eaq., now deceased. He had himself been Counsel of ai Compra ae well acquainted with the res- pousibilities and duties of the office, and thorough! versed in our municipal affairs. His character, stand- ing at the bar, and known probity, are guarantees that in framing these ordinances he was guided by what he deemed to be the best interests of the city. It ie but justice to his memory to say that he did not advise with those who were to be affected by their operation, and I deem it proper to state, further, that Twas not consulted by him in regard to a single or- dinance, and did not’ know that he was engaged in the preparation of them, until after they were com- Pleted by him, and printed. I was absent from the ¢@ity when all that portion of them was adopted that relate to the compensation and duties of the Counsel to the Corporation. | I left this city on Thursday, May 24th, 1849, about noon, for Boston, where my family then were, and did not return until Monday evening, May 2Sth, and did not leave my house on that evening. When I left this city, as I understood, the joint eonference of the two Boards had under considera- tion Title 6, relating te the Department of Streets and Lamps. On my return, I was informed that they had revised and amended the subsequent titles had completed the,same; and that as amended they had passed the Board of Alderman. Tnever saw the ordinances, as adopted, until they were printed, and sent to me in the usual way as a corporation oflicer, and did not know what altera- tions, if any, had been made in them. You cannot fail to perceive, from the affidavit of Mr. Dusenbury, that the ordinance finally adopted was less favorable to the Counsel of the Corporation than the one origi- nally proposed. To place all these facts beyond ques- tien or cavil, Isubmit the affidavits of Mr. Dusen- bury, the confidential clerk of Mr. Graham, and of Mr. ‘Macoy, the foreman of the office where the ordi- nances were printed. In regard to the second charge, I have simply to say, that the cost of opening streets is not borne by the city treasury, but by thove who are benefitted Af the improvements. The street openings are made under direction of co joners appointed by the Supreme Court, and with the sanction of the court and the laws they appoint their attorney and counsel, and for greater security to the city and to other 2 sep interested, it has been the uniform prac- tice of the commissioners, in all cases, to employ the Counsel of the Corporation, who, for that particular duty, becomes the counsel of the parties in interest. All the fees which I have received, with one excep- tion, during my term of office, have been first passed upor by the commissioners; then, in every case, af- ter notice of fourteen days, in four public papers, and a like notice posted in hand bills, to all the par- ties concerned, and after a copy of the bill of expenses has been deposited for fourteen daysin the Street Commissioner's office for the inspection of all con- cerned, every such bill has been submitted to one of the Judges of the Court, for taxation; and it is a gra- Siying fact that not a single instance has occurred | where a party has objected to a charge made, or tie Court disallowed one. It is true that many streets have been opened during my term of office, and that the aggregate of | Esco ted appears large, as indeed it is, but nothing like the sum stated by the editors of the Journal of Sorts writen of street opening through e process of carrying a street opening through | ite car stages, from the first step to its final com- pletion, requires both time, and labor, and great care; | and nearly my whole compensation for street open- inge was received during the last year, for it was in that year that the cases were mainly finished. The | editors of the Journal of Commerce have named that | gum, as the amount received in ‘‘a single year,” and then by multiplying it by 34, (my entire term,) have found a very large sum for the “ probable” amount | received during my term of office. The error of this ealcalation is shown by the fact, that previous to | 1852, the whole amount received from an open- ings was but a fraction over fourteen thousand dol- Jars, as will be seen by Doc. No. 17, Board of Assiat- ant Aldermer, Dec. 10, 1861. Besides, the figures | shears by the editors of the Journal of Commerce y no means exhibit the net receipts; for large dis- bursements for clerk hire and other charges have yet to be deducted, and these have amounted, during my term of office, to near ten thousand dollars. | leome next to the fee received in the fire cases, which were pending in New Eiotk The condition of these cases, (33 in number,) in- | volving claims against the city tothe amount of about | eight hundred thousand dollars, was, at the time of my appointment, somewhat eritieal, and were prove: | with great pertinacity and professional ability. | Under an ordinance of the Corporation, I could have | entrusted their management to others; but it seemed | to me to be the duty of the counsel of your city to at- | | tend personally to a matter involving so much pro- perty and so many interests, and such were the opi- nions and wishes of the late Mayor, Mr. Lawrence. Accordingly, these cases received special attention, from my first appointment to office, ap to November Jast, when they were finally decided in favor of the the ordinanees defining the duties and fixing the compensation of the Counsel to the Corporation were limited to services rendered withia the State, there coud be no doubt that additional compensation was due for any services rendered in other States. Unwilling to assume the responsibility of naming a compensation for myself, I addressed a note to Chancellor Williamson, who was the associate coun- sel in New Jersey from the commencement of the euits to their final termination, asking him to name a gam which he thought would be adequate to the ser- vices rendered. I then submitted his letter to several of the most | gine counsel of our city, and final- | ly cent all the pees to the finance with the remark I should be satiafi the lowest cum named; and that was the sum finally fat These letters are now oa file in the Comptroller's office. On communicating the failure of @ motion to re- = these oases to Mr. Lawrence, I received from the letter appended. He well understood the nature of the services rendered, and I need not say to how competent he is to judge of their value. low, fellow citizens, I have stated to you my whole case, and Iam sure that you understand it. I was first appointed by the Common Council, and | then elected by your si peed & res] ble office, | the duties of which were all prescribed, and the oom- meation therefor fixed by others, without any owledge or agency of mine. I have served you to the best of my ability, and do not know that the city has lost anything either by my neglect or want of capacity. What tt may have gained by my labors I | shall leave for others tosay. In regard to compen- | sation, I have received precisely what was adjuded by others having no interest in the question, as a | just equivalent for the services rendered. Beyond ‘that Ihave not received a mill from any source, either directly or indirectly, nor have I n con- nected, in any ae or wey, pecuniarily, with any proceeding of the Common Council during my term of office. I have the honor to be, with great res obedient servant, Henry EL APMIDAYTT OF A, 8. DUEENBURY. City and County of New York, s«,—Alfred S$. Dusenburry, of raid city, being duly sworn, deposes and uring the spring and sur 1549, he was ix ployment of the late Ds raham, Feq., as general clerk; that during that time and, as this deponent thinks, in the beginning of the month ef May, reba was employed by the Commi(iee on Ordinances of the Board of Aldermen of *bis city, to prepare an ordinance organ- {ving the departments of the city government, pursuant to the amended charter, which was by law to go into fect on the firet day of pared a draft of paid under his own § of enid ordinances assisted him a et, your AVIES. hat Mr, Graham pre- raft was printed ration job the pro cof, this dey B ham’s dict att: tng him in revising the whole of the printer ich proof this deponent almost inverinds on from the printer, and re. turned t0 him when eorrocted; thut after the printing of agi’ draft ordinance had been completed, the ame was delivered by Mr, Hroliam to said Committee on Ordinances, and by them, 89 this depenont as beon informed aud pe: | -Bervices. Heyes, submitted for examination and approval at several informal of both Boards of the Common Gonne cil; that some alterations were made at the ee one different members of said Common Council, w afterwards written by this deponent, on a printed copy of said draft ordinance, under the direotion of Mr. Graham that the said printed draft, alterec in wing a8 above mentioned, was afterwards—to wit: on the 28th day o! May, 1849—read and passed by the Board of Aldermen, and om the next day by the Boartict Aasiatony Foran — approved by the Mayor, , 1849. pont further ple that oath preparation of said draft ordinance, Henry E. Davies, Fsq., did not, to the best of this deponent’s knowledge and belicf, have anything to do either by way of ion or otherwise, with the provisions thereof; thi same was prepared princi- pally under th asi sion of, and in consultation with, Alderman James Kelly. then President of said Board of ‘Aldermen, and Alderman Hawes, one of said Committee on Ordinanees. And this deponent further says, that he has compared a eopy of the ordinance as passed by the Common Council, and a eopy of the original printed draft thereof, in that part of it relating to the eompensation of the Corporatinn Counsel, viz.: title X, article II, section 435, and finds that the only alteration therein is as fol- lows:—In the draft o1 said section read : “The ralary hereinafter directed to be paid to the Counsel to the Corporation shall be a full compensation as between him and the Corporation for all the services he may be required to render by*this article; but he shall neverthe- less be entitled to receive from adverse parties the taxa- ble costs in sll actions in which he may succeed against them, prosecuted or defended by him’ on behalf of the Corporation, or in which they are interested, and he may also receive from other parties reasonable and customary fees for drawing all contracts or other papers, to be exe- cuted between them and the Corporation.” the ordi- nanee as passed, said section reads: ‘The salary to be paid to the Counsel to the Corporation shall bea full com- pensation as between him and the Corporation for all the services may be required to romdae ke this article. He shall nevertheless be entitled to receive from than the Corporation the taxable costa in rosead ines whicks may be cenducted, uted or de- fended by as such evwpanlias provi by section 420. 8. DUSENBURY. Sworn before me, Mareh 4, 1853. M. BR. Brewsn, Commigsioner of Deeds, * ian ot a a ek ay, of b a ‘ew York, ss —! rr '’ said city, being duly sworn, doth depose and say—That he is foreman in the office of Messrs. MeSpedon & Baker, printers to the Common Council, and has been such fore- man sinee February, 1848. This deponent further saith, that in the month of May, 1849, there was sent to said office to be printed, an ordinance entitled ‘‘Am ordinance organizing the departments of the Municipal Gevernment of tho eity of New York, and prescribing their powers and ution,” prepar order of the Committee of Ordinance —that the rame had been prepared by David Graham, Esq , a6 this deponent believes, and the same was sent from his office to the office of said printers; that said or dinance was originally printed precisely as the same was prepared by Mr. Graiam, and the proof-sheets were vent to him for examination avd correction, and the same wore finally printed as said proof-sheets and corrected by him. ‘This deponent further saith, that said ordinance was origi- nally printed for the use of and examination by the Com- mon Council, previous to its final adoption by that body; that after the same had been adopted by the Common Council, which was done with various amendments there- to. the same was sent by the @lesk of the Common Coun. cil to raid printers for printing; #hat this deponent super- intended the printing of the said ordinances, and exam- ined the same and corrected the proof-rhcets thoreof, with said original copy as furnished by the Clerk of the Common Couneil, and this deponent yd ther saith, that he verily believes that the said ordinances were printed exactly in accordance with said original furnished by the Clerk of the Common Coancil; and this deponent saith that to his knowledge or belief no pesson altered the said origine] in any particular, aftér iv was received from the Clerk of the Common Council. This deponent farther saith, that during the progress of the printing of said or- dinanees, either as first printed or subsequently as adopt- rties other actions and ed, Henry E. Davies, Kaq., never saw said ordinances or | the preof-sheets thereof, or said manuscript copy, to his knowledge or belief, and that to his knowledge or belief he wi during that time in the office of waid printors, and this deponent never saw the said Henry E. Da- vies im said office, until several months after, when he called there in reference to the printing of his first annual report. And further this deponent saith not. ROBERT MACOY. Sworn before me this 4th day of March, 1853. Epwix F. Corsy, Commissioner of Deods. LETTER FROM CHANORLLOR WILLLAMYON. ‘Trantor, Thursday, Nev. 4, My Dear Sir—Your letter is ‘strictly eorrect tails, in reference to the particular proceedings in the New York fire eauses, in which you were ei mG falls very far short of eonveying any adequate impression of the importance of the professional services performed by you, or of the value of thore ices. ‘our opportune appearance in them as Counsel of the Corporation of New York—the zeal, industry, perseve: range and ability, with which you have followed them up, at any sacrifice which their attention from time to time demanded, and the success which has erowned your efforts, have been of a value to your elien:s which cannot be at’ all appreciated from any mere statement of the actual services you have performed. I feel from my eonneetion with the causes, that I am the only one competent to put an estimate on your Thave thought of the matter sinceI saw L have thought of the matter since I saw you. I think the sum you mentioned, to small. A feo of at least $16,000, you richly deserve, and Iam sure your clients will most willingly pay. Most truly yours, (Signed,) B, WILLIAMSON. H. E. Davins, Esq. LETTER FROM CORNELIUS W. LAWRENCE, New Yors, Thur-day, March 3, 1853. My Drax Sm—I received, yesterday, your favor of the Ist inst., advising me that final judgment had been perfected in my favor, on the whole of the fire suits, com- menced and carried on against me during the last six cars. * Immediately after you were speoicsed as Counsel of the Corporation, I called on. you to inquire about the progross of the suits, and stated to you that I felt very uneasy with regard to them—the amount claimed being very larze; that a judgment against me would destroy my credit, and be an incumbrance on my property—inaeed, that I was entitled to, and expected a judgment im my favor. [ stated that the cases would require very careful and strict attention, and that the expenses, I irasted, would be freely paid by the corparation. I may have bad forty conferences with you, (of course you charged me nothing,) which satisfied me that you were giving them all the attention necessary, and that the law was with us, And further, although we could not compel the attendance of witnesses, think there would be any difficulty in obtaining triumph- ant testimony. I feel partienlarly indebted to you for the zeal and at- tention that you gave to the suits, as well as your cour- tery and kindness to me during the whole time. I think better could not have been done than you did; although, inthe bes nolo! I thought more counsel have employed. been I understood you received, as counsel fee, ten thousand fention to the cases during dollars, for your while ati the four years; whieh, eonsidering the amount invol and the time and attention given to them, I think a very | moderate compensation. Ihave never doubted the propriety and necessity of blowing up the buildings, and believe there was no other way of ‘stopping the conflagration; and, alse, that many millions of money were saved by it. With the assurances of my best wishes, believe me truly your friend, C. W. LAWRENCE. Haney E. Davms, Esq. The Grand Jury Presentment. £0 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. My attention has recently been called to a eommuniea- tion published in your paper, signed Oscar W. Sturtevant, reflecting upon the late presentment of the Grand Jury in the eity of New York, and the evidenee I gave, upon which it was founded; and professing also to give a de- tailed and correct statement of the transactions which ‘wok place between Mr. Sturtevant and mypelf. Justice to myself requires that I should correet some of the errors inte which Mr. Sturtevant has fallen, and sup- ply some material omissions. ‘As a preliminary to this statement, I would remark, that I was regularly rabpenaed to appear before the Grand Jury; that I attended in obedience to such subpoena {repose now very bref to state my tanesctions with Propose now a jons ar. Bertevant’ and thelr eigin. if . As the owner of the lot at the eorner of Weert and Ham- mond streets. I was entitled, as I believed, & the water [sec in front, and was informed that such it was to obtained from the Commissioners of the Fand. , from time to time, to con fy applications, however, were alwa; understood the Comptroller insisted ¢ liar rights, and that the Commissioners t 10 make a grant to any person whomaocever: I beeame alarm- ed and anxious, and urged my eounsel to procure the grant. After the delay of about two months, uring all whieh time I had been using my best exertions to obtain a meeting of the Commissioners for the purpose of axing the price of the grant, I was informed by my eounsel tha be had retained Mr, Sturtevant to assist him, and ho ad- vised me to eall and see him, and talk over the matter. T aecordingly called upon Mr. Sturtevant, and this, to my recollection, waa the first time I ever saw him. I stated the object of my call. He informed me that $2,000 would be required ana bonus, in order to obtain the grant, not ove cont of which would go to or be retained by him. On this statement, and with my apprehensions aroused, that I should entirely lose the grant if I dia not accede, I agreed to give the $2,000 as = bonus, in addition to the consideration which might be fixed by the Commissionors. | Twas farther informed that seventy-five per cont of the consideration for the grant could remain on mortgage. As I had net the money on band at the timo, {t was in order to raise the remaining twenty-five per cent and the | $2,000 bonus, that I was desirous of procuring a loan on | m nd this is the sum mentioned in Mr. Sturte- vant’s communication. To do this, I confess I was very anxious and urgent. It was the Comptroller, and not Mr. Sturtevant, who suggested that a purchaser could be found for’ my right. I was very desirous to obtain the grant to myself, and would have given the $2,000 ou did not | bonus, if Lcould have raised the money; but finding I | could not, within a time sufficiently brief to proyent, as Tcuppored, the grant being given to a stranger, I con- ented to sell for $10,000, it being understood all round that, if Told, the $2,000 would not be required. The Comptroller therenpon named a Mr. Martin as the por- son who would buy, He, however, after some negotiation declined to purchase. The Comptroller then named Mr. Griffen asa purchaser, with whom I made the contract to sell him my pre-emptive right for $10,000, Tho next morning, after tho contract was signed, the Commis sioners of the Sinkirg Fund were convened, a resolution wae passed tomake the grant to me at $75 the running foot, upon which I transferred my right to take the grant to Mr. Griffen; received from him the $10,000; and the grant, as Iam informed, waa made to Mr. Griffen ac- cordingly; and thos the whole transaction was closed. I was in no wise Mr. Sturtevant’s client other than as above stated. I have no recollection of my offering to sell to him, or requesting him to-procure a purchaser, of my right;’ nor do I believe I did.: The Comptrolier offered to find me @ purehaser, and not Mr. Sturtevant, It is true that both Mr. Sturtevant and the Comptroller reprgeemted pho right te be yery yalgable, But such , deans representations only inereased my apprehensions of it. ‘ottnbs ir. Baitor, ian plain statement of the case—the substance, at least, of whieh I stated to the Grand Jury— from which the public ean draw their inference, and for which inference, either of the public or Grand Jury, 1 do not hold myself pata le. As you baye published Mr. Sturtevant’s statement, I trust you, in courtesy, will not refuse this an insertion. Paterson, N J ARTHUR QUIN, The Aldermen tn Contempt—Referee’s Report of Plaintiffs’ Expenses. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Duer. Mancu 10.—The People ex rel. Davis and Palmer vs. Oscar W. Sturtevant.—Mr. H Hilton read the re; of the referee, Wm. Kent, -, of which the following is the substance :— The undersigned, a referee sppcinied by an order of this Court, in the above entitled cause, entered on the 6th March inst., to report what are the costs and expenses of the relators, Davis and Palmer, in this matter, including the expenses of the reference, and reasonable counsel fees in this matter, respectfully reporte— That the attornies and counsel of the relators have appeared before him and the counsel of the defend- ants, and that he has taken testimony in relation to the matters referred, and heard the arguments of counsel thereon. . That, in making this , he has taken into con- sideration the pendency of twenty-six other cases, in which motions for attachments have been made, and subsequent proceedings in this case, the Figregpes of law being essentially the same in all, and the agu ments on which those questions were decided having been made in ioge rae aie xtexce Lee nena receeded on principle ig the ag; e te araount of costs an , and counsel hes, all the cases, and of actiguing to each case an equal had proportionate share this aggregate amount. The referee finds that the relators have incurred the following expenses, which should be reimbursed to them, viz.:— Sheriff's fees in twenty-seven eases Bintan various documents of the Conte of tiffe legally taxable seven cases amount to $540, being $20 on Bult.....sesceasseees: eeeeneeee= 540 00 Tn inquiring as to the amount of reasonable counsel fees, to be reported to the Court, in pursuance to the order, the referee has experienced a difficulty in passing upon services to which no precise standard of value can be applied, and which can be only im- Rete y cenit to him by testimony. The sum which is reported below is much less than was claimed on behalf of the relators for their counsel, and less, it was testified, than the relators were pre- pared to pay. The number of counsel employed by the relators was proved before him, and it was con- cluded that the lakor and occupation of time had | not been equally borne by the gentlemen who acted | as counsel, The referee does not feel himself called upon by the order to enter further on this subject, nor to make any distinction in the fees of the counsel. He reports as, in his opinion, reasonable counsel fees in the twenty-seven cases, the aggregate sum of | $2,000—the expense of the reference in the twenty seven cages $50. He further reports that the sum of 69 cents is an additional sheriff's fee against the defendant, O. W. Sturtevant. The items above mentioned of costs, expenses, and counsel fees, compute together the sum of $2,740 78, which, divide equally among the twenty- seven cases, makes the sum of $101 50 applicable to each case. To the last mentioned sum must be added in the present case the sheriff's fee of 69 cents. The referee therefore reports, as the costs of ex- penses in this matter, including the expenses of this reference and reasonable counsel fees, the sum of $102 20. All of which is respectfully submitted. Witt iT, Referee. New York, March 8th, 1853. Mr. Field, on behalf of the defendant, objected to the report. He did not wish to discuss it, but de- sired to have the objection entered. Ex-Chief Justice Jones—Especially as to the allow- ance of counsels’ fees. Mr. Hilton then proceeded to read the testimon: taken before the referee. By his (Mr. H.’s) own evi- dence it appeared that the fees claimed by him for Counsel's tees were—for Mr. Bronson, $2,000; Mi Van Buren, $1,500; Mr. Gerrard, $750; Mr. Wood, $750; and “Mr. Whiting, $500. ‘Mr. Hilton stated that since the commencement of these proceedin; nearly the whole of his own time and that of his clerks had been occupied by this matter, and that he has had several consultations with the counsel, and that the attention of Mr. Bronson and Mr. Van Buren has been almost Capen | given to this case, in which they have made several arguments before the court. Judge Bonson wished to be understood as object- ing to the report, inasmuch as that the referee had not allowed the taxable costs. Mr. Hilton offered an affidavit to show the expenses sustained by the relators, in consequence of the de- fendants disobeyizg the injunction, but the Court re- fused to hear it. The Judge then said that the Court would, on Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock, give their final decision on the question of contempt. Supreme Court. By Hon. Judge Morris. Marcu 10.—Ramer S. Vedran and Wm. Vedran vs. John W. Borchers——This was a demurrer on the leadings. Judgment for plaintiff ondemurrer, with leave to defendant to amend his answer in twenty days, on payment of costs. By Hon. Judge Mitchell. Valentine Benner vs. Charles Jordan-—From the peer: of the jury, together with the undisputed facts in the case, it appears that the plaintiff owned a large public dwelling house, an inn, in which he entertained boarders and visiters, and that he rented the store part of the first floor of a Leapee, Regerse ed with the public house, and part of acellar, to the defendant; that the upper part of the building, seare of which was leased) was occupied as of the inn; that the defendant entered and put in operation in said store an endless chain horse power, upon which a horse was put to travel daily in the store; that when the horse er was put in operation, there was a noise more or leas annoying in the apart- ments adjoining the store. An injundtion was ob- tained Pes bale) and the jury found the damages six cents. e plaintiff was entitled to his injunc- tion; but as the jury have found his damages to be only six cents, and the plaintiff charged the defen- dant with causing nuisance by noisome bones, of which the jury have exculpated him, the | Bees is not entitled to costs. Ordered that the injunction continue so far as the horse r, each party pay his ona costs, and the defendant pay plaintiff aix cen! United States Comlisstoner’s Office. Before Mr. Commissioner Scovill. Marca 10.—The White Slave of America.—in the matter of thes le ht a white man, claimed under the Fugitive Slave law, as owing service to Mr. Felt, the jetor of = book-bindery and paper manu- facturing establishment, in New Jersey, and also doing business in the eity of New York; it appears that the defendant was apprenticed to Mr. Felt, and served up to a short time since, when, belie: that he had arrived at the age of independent manhood, he left the service in New Jersey and eame over t» thiseity. The investigae tion has been some days before the Court, Mr. Wi Evarte eonducting the ease for the claimant, contending his right to the service of the white boy. For the fagi- tive it was alleged that Stevenson was of age, and that bis empleyer had no legal right te his labor. The Cem- missioner decided that the defendant had some time to serve when he left his employment, and, therefore, Ordered that he be delivered up to the claimant. The defendant—whose father anxlously watehed og ings—was, therefore, sont back to service, the most feet calm.’ There was mo exeltement, nor none of that eommotion which we have se frequently ro- nee See ives from serviee. Court of General Sessions. Before Hon. Judge Bebee and Aldermen Ward and Cornell. Marc 10.—John Farrell, a iter, aged sixteen years, was indicted for larceny and burglary in the third de- gree. It 9 that the prisoner, on the £24 of Fe Tuary, broke open the rear premises of Mr. Neustadt, clothier and merchant tailor, 816 Bowery, and stole sev- eral overcoats, voats, &e., amounting | in value to $300. Verdict guilty. The prisoner having been imprisoned in | the Penitentiary, and the House of Refuge, the learned Judge said that he should send him to the State prison fer three years and two months. The Leland Bank Forgeries Abraham A¥en, eoal mer- chant, was indicted for counterfelting various notes on the Leland Bank. The bill found on the prisoner, alleged to be forged, turned out to be H the prisoner's counsel stating that he had a large number of most re. spectablo citirens in court to prove the high eharacter of r. Allen, the jury at once acquitted him. A “Jug” Broken Up.—William Hake, a native of Ger- many, the proprietor of a grocery store situated at 27 Orange street, corner of Cross strect, waa indicted for receiving even barrols of flour, the property of Josiah Fisk, knowing them to be stolen. Verdict, guilty. Sent tenee postponed until to-morrow. Fraud on the Sowhport Bank.—John W. Toms, a Ger- man, was indicted for passing altered notes of the South- rt Bank, Connecticut, and other banks in this State. ficer Barton deposed that on hia arresting the prisoner nome weeks ago in the Bleventh ward, he said This is a great deal of work for n very little pay; T havo genorally passed one a week, and sometimes two.’ Whea arromed, 4 large bundle of counterfeit notes fell from the sleeve of the prironer. ‘The case was not concluded when the Court rose, and they adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o’oloak Larner Fine tn New Orteans.—About half past 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out near the corner of Buterpe and White streets, Misst district. The wind being strong at the time, and a scarcity of water being much fe't by the firemen, the flames soon spread along the row of houses on the lower side of Euterpe street, until all except one between White and "ercules streets were burned. There were, as near as we could judge atthe time we ar- rived at the fire, twelve houses burned in all. Four of them were on White street, and eight on Euterpe street. The houses were all of woo and all, ex- three, were only one stery high—-New Or- icayunc, March 1, t Bowxay THmaTRs.—This well, under the it ‘the former is long and favorably known as the treasurer, and the latter ay one of the mo«{ energetic stage 8 in theeity. The are all capital in respective walks in the Mr. E ly is @ great favorite, and performs his round of characiera to the Seta eecnahcbe pinret esther ot for 1 are, rama « the “ Writing on the Wall.” Broabway Tagatae.—Mr. Forrest appears to-night in the play of Pizarro,” supported by a strong cast. Mr. Forrest will sustain the er of Rolla, whieh he rep- resents in ap admirable manuer; Conway as Pizarro; and Mrs. Abbott and Madame Ponisi in the leading female characters. The entertsinments will terminate with the “Two Bopnycastles,” in which the admirable comedian, Mr. Davidge, will ‘appear. Miss Price, the favorite danseuse. will appearin a pas seul, and the orchestra will | play several beautiful pieces of musie. | Nip1o’s Garpen. accom plished voealixt, Madame Henriette Sontag, will appear again this evening in Doni- | zetti’s splendid opera called ‘Maria di Rohan.” The ad- | mirers of this distinguished artist will therefore have a rich treat to enjoy. Her execution is highly finished, | andthe purity and refinement of her style entitle her still to the first rank in her profession, Her face is ani- mated and expressive, and she walks the,stage with grace, ease, and self-possession. She will be assisted by Badiali, Pozvolini, and Signora Pico. No doubt Niblo’s uutiful theatre will present a dazzling picture of our fashionable otizens. Burtow’s Tumarrx.—This favorite resort, where the dullest spirit is sure to be made lively and animated, con- a! tinues in a career of prosperity. Burtonis a re ma- nager, and justly deserves his great popularity, night comprises three ex- be offers # very attractive bill, whic! cellent . The first is the “Old Duteh Governor,” which will be succeeded by the amusing piece of “ The Smiths,” and the entertainments will te: te with the fine eomedy of the ‘Serious Family.” Navona Tuzatre.—The amusing character of th tertainments which are given at this theatre, seem: draw large audiences every night. Pury is very ei getic in his management; and here is his suecess. someay 20 has engaged numbers several eminent a tists. pieces ed for this evening are the drama entitled the ‘‘ Doomed Drunkard,’’ the ‘' n Mountain Boy,” and the “Yankee Duelist.” During the evening Epa croenien will play some national and other pieces of music, Wattacn’s THEatrr.—This house has become a very fashionable resort, and is ina very prosperous career. Every night the theatre is well filled, and the audiences, generally speaking, give the warmest demonstrations of their pleasure. “With such artiste as Blake, Lester, Brougham, Reynolds, Rea, Miss Laura Keene, and Mrs. Blake, Wallack cannot fail to please his patrons. The pices announced for this evening are the excellent aketoh called a ‘: Morning Cail,” the new drama of “Pauline,” which is very much admired, and the farce of the “Re- view.” if American Musrum.—The same excellent bill of enter- tainment which was given at this highly popular estab- | lishment yesterday afternoon and evening, and which at- | trasted a crowded assemblage on ench occasion, iy to_be | repented to-day. It comprises “Faint Heart never Won | Fair Lady” and “Blue Beard” in the evening, and ‘A | Capital Match” and ‘My Friend in the Straps” in the | afternoon, Sr. CHARLEG TomaTre —Tho new local drama called the “Gambler's Wife,” was enthusiastically recoived again last evening at this establishment, by a crowded audience. | It is to be repeated to night, in conjuntion with the | amusing pieces of the ‘Youth who never Saw a Woman”? | and a ‘Kiss in the Dark,” Miss Mitchell, Mis, Mason, | Miss Albertine, and Mr. Robinson sustaining the leading | characters in each. | Crown’s Benerrr,—Wallett, the original conception of | Shakspeare’s privileged jesters, and the most sarcastic, | humorous, witty and oif-hand clown that ever played ractical jokes with a ring master, takes a benetit and Eis leave of the New York sudienee this evening, ut the Bowery Amphitheatre. Wallet, and the altractive array of talent displayed in his bill, will eneure hima full house at the close of his | reer in this city. Curmty’s Orgxa Hover.—Christy’s Ethiopian Opera | Company have provided another attractive programme for this evening. Fierce’s beneAt will take place to- | morrow night. Woon’s Mrvsrneis.—This highly popular and talented band of minstrels announce another rich bill of amuse- ment for this evening. Horn, Briggs, Campbell, Brower, and Newcombe will appear. Rosrrt Hetier’s Evenivcs or DiaBcerin are excoeding- ly attractive. His beautiful saloon is nightly the scene of beauty and fashion, and his experiments elicit every demonstration of approval. Rustey’s Tuames.—This splendid panorama continues to draw large and highly respectable audiences to 406 Broadway. Baxvann’s PANORAMA oF THE Hory Lann.—The Shrine of the Holy Cross has been added to this eorrest and beautiful painting. ‘The great popularity ef Mr. | First Decision UNDER THE New SteAMBoat Law.—tThe inspectors of steamboats at Cincinnati, appointed under the new steamboat law passed by Congress, have made a thorough investigation into all the facts touching the recent collision on the Ohio of the steamers Falls City and the Pittsburg, The oy elicited established the following facts:—The night was a foggy one when the collis- ion occurred, and the rules and regulations requiring the ringing of the bells and blowing the whistle at intervals of two minutes, when running in the fog, were not complied with. Had ghey been complied with, the collision would not have taken place. As it ‘was, laudable efforts were made by both boats, par- ticularly the Falls City, to prevent it. The signal bell of the Falls City was tapped twice, signify- ing her wish to go te the Jarboard, atid that of the Pittsburg tapped once, Seireenoe 8 dosire to go tothe starboard, but unfortunately the signal ofthe one was not understood by the other. It was also roven that the collision would have been rendered fooe harmless had both boats instantly apnea on discovering each other. This was done by the Falls City, but not so promptly by the Pittsburg. In view ot all the facts, they acquit the two engineers who were on duty at the time, and suspend for twenty days the license of John White, the pilot of the Pittsburg, and the license of Jeremiah Mason, the pilot of the Falls River, for ten days, for not observ- ing the rules and regulations. The inspectors state that the penalty in this case is made light from the fact that the rules are new, and as yet imperfectly | understood; but thatin all future cases they shal exact the mort rigorous penalties of the law. A Mure Convention.—The Montpelier Watch- man gives an account of the proceedings of a Mute Convention which assembled in that village on Wed- nesday last. It was composed of some seventy or eighty deaf mutes, of both sexes, from different States, but principally from Vermont. The objects of the convention were mutual improvement, and the raising of fands for the erection of a monument to the memory of their much beloved teacher. The Watch- man says the proceedings were extremely interesting to themselves, and quite as much #0 to the inhabit- ants of the village, who witnessed the silent commu- nication of ideas by signs, and k of the spirit of devotion as prayer was offered to Him who hears the thoughts of the sincere heart as readily when con- veyed by signs as when uttered by the tongue. Mos sy Srronc-minpep Women—The Cleve- land Herald says that on the 1st instant, some thirty women, well backed by nee eet to the rocery of Anthony Jacobs, in As! id, and asked fim to discontinue the sale of liquor and the use of a bagatelle board, which had enticed many of the outh and some of the married men from their jomes. He refused, and the ladies chopped his ba- gatelle tableinto kindling-wood and emptied his li- quors into the street. ey then visited another grocery and a tavern, both of which capitulated. Arrarrs at Cuariestown.—The excitement at Charlestown, though less than on Monday, was by no means suppressed last evening. Rev. Mr. Eiie's charch, corner of Main and Green streeta,was entered last evening, by forcing the doors. The raf- fians had no time to commit depredations, as the po- lice were near by, though the party escaped.—Bos ton Bee, March 9. Froutine Justice.—General Avalos, the mili tary commandant at Matamoras, puts on airs ooca- sionally, and iseues manifestos, threatening death and destruction to his neighbors of Bi le, if they do not keep quiet. Recently some shots were fired from the American side of the Rio Grande towards his sentinels. On learning the fact, Alvalos ad- dressed a pous note to Justice McLane, of | Brownsville, threatening that it the shots were re- | ated, he,would bombard the town. The follow- a is Judge McLane's reply:— (ovrictat.) Brownavitia, Jan, 11, 1953. Daan Gmvmnsi—We bave received your appreciated | note of this date. Lat her rip! (Signed, F. J. MoLANB. Justice of the Peace, Cameron eounty, Texas. Moxvment to ‘Gen. Harrisoy.—A_ public meeting was held a few days since, at Vincennes, Ind., with a view of brie the Legislature for aid in erecting in that town a monument to Gen. Harrison, the first governor of that State. A further meeting will soon held to carry out the project. The Vincennes Gazette thinks that town is the only pro- | per place for such a memorial of the departed gene- ral, both as the place of his residence and the scene | of his numerous councils with the Indians. Very Wet Done.—An ingenious swindle was perpetrated recently on two of the banks of | Oh meron, 8.C. A young man, of genteel appear | ance, calling himself Rufus Malan, deposited a sali sum of'money in each, and by systematically paying in and drawing out various amounts, gave himself the appearance of being engaged in some business in | the city. He deposited in one of them a draft for 250, purporting to be drawa on the other by Malan | Brothers in iis favor, and forthwith went to the paying teller and drew out the whole of the amount credited to him, including, of course, the $250. He then went tothe other bank and played a similar ame, depositing a draft on the first bank for $240, the cash for which he obtained in like manner— | thns netting $490. The frands were not detected | until the usual closing hour, when both banks came | to the irresistable conclusion that they had | “ done.’ | charter. AFFAIRS IN ALBANY. Amount of Work before the Legislature. Summary of News by Mail and Telegraph, &ec., &e., &o. Our Albany Correspondence. ALBANY, March 8, 1853. Water for Williamsburg and Brooklyn—Tazing the People—Banks, and Railroads—Broadway Railway—Another Lunatic Asylum Wanted— Union College Again, §c., &c. The excitement of the day here at the capitol is the Williamsburg and Brooklyn water question. As the bill was likely to be again taken up in the House to-day, for increasing the capital of the Williams burg Water Works Company, large delegations were present from both cities. The facts are nearly as follows:—The corporation or citizens of Brooklyn caused a survey to be made of certain lands, ponds, and water courses, with the intention of purchasing, and subsequently arranging to conduct the water into the city. Being rather negligent in the matter, the authorities of Williamsburg made a purchase of the premises in question. Brooklyn has no possible means of obtaining @ supply of water except from the source in question; and its citizens feel much ag- grieved that their rival neighbors should possess this invaluable monopoly. Hence the sending from both places a large lobby to further each particular in- terest. The all-absorbing canal question is now under full dixcussion in the House, upon the bill introduced by Mr. Loomis to levy a direct tax to raise fands to finish the canals. Mr. Champlin, (democrat) from Alleghany, proposed a substitute, limiting such taxa- tion to bank and railroad corporations. ‘The ques- tion upon the latter proposition was once taken,gome two weeks since, and defeated; but some of the most ultra are undertaking another trial, fearing that the people will never sanétion a direct tax upon them to eomplete the canals. Whatever plan may be adopted by the House will not succeed in the Senate. We have, as yet, heard nothing from the special committee of the Senate constituted upon Mr. Van- derbilt’s proposition to amend the constitution go as to borrow from the surplus canal tolls three millions a year until the enlurgement shall be completed. There may be good reason for delay; but there can he little confidence in a measure which is kept so long in secret when the whole State is anxiously weiting for legislative action. The uncalled for sar- cass administered by presses in concert with Mr. Loomis, upon the bead of Mr. Vanderbilt, will not be very ing him into concert with any meas in the House. As matters now re stand, there is no possibility of an agreement be- tween the two houses—consequently, the question will be carried to the next election, food for politi- cians, which is just what they want. - The Legislature is now ripe for action upon any amendments or alteration in the New York city The indictment of two aldermen, the im- | pouaing fate of those who disregarded Judge Cai i’s orders, and the meeting at Metropolitan Hal have combined to convince the Legislature that they | must intefere to prevent further acts of corraption. So, send up your Metropolitan lobby, with Dill in hand, and it will be run directly through both branches of the Legislature in the course of twenty- four hours. Things are ripe for it now. In connection with this matter is the Senate bill, restraining running railroads through cities, alias the Broadway railway. The committee having the mat- terin charge have allowed free discussion before them by all parties. That is now ended. A report will soon be made favorably to the bill. Ten days since every member of the New York delegation in the House, with the exception of Daniel B. Taylor, was opposed to the bill, and in favor of Sharp, O’Sulli- van & Co. constructing the road. But since the indictment preferred by the Grand Jury quite a change has occurred among them. It is reasonable to count upon a majority of the eity members, while two-thirds of the rural districts will sustain the Se- nate bill. The more institutions there are created and sus- tained by the State the more are absolutely required. Because there are three State prisons all full, to ex- ceas, too, therefore the State must have three asylums for crazy men and women. The one at New York, and the other at Utica, cannot furnish accommoda- tions tor all the lunatics of these latter days. In or- der that this public charity should be made to keep pace with the poe for criminals, another asylum must be created in the western part of the State, and a bill to that effect has already passed one branch of the Legislature. It is proposed to establish the insti- tution at Rochester, as being a convenient location for the “ rappers ” who originated there, and whose “ mediums” are fast filling the Utica asylum. The financial condition of Union College will soon be brought before the Senate by Mr. Beekman. He has been most indefatigable in his researches into this matter; and, although he bas had great men, mighty power, and tremendous force arrayed against him, he has persevered with an unconquerable eneray. ‘The report from the boookkeeper, soon ex- ted, will throw much light upon the subject, and r. Beekman thinks there is no doubt but he will be able to show that the financiers of that college have, for a series of years, diverted large amounts of funds from their legitimate purposes. A report was re- cently submitted by three of the five commissioners appointed to cause the books to be examined dis- creditable to the college managers ; the two who dis- sented, were Mr. Buel, of Troy, and P. 8. Van Rens- selaer of the city of New York. Another one was made to-day to go into ex- ecutive session, for the pore of Sopa of the Governor's appointments. No sooner did the Presi- dent of the Senate announce that special order, than Mr. Cooley moved to postpone and go on with the regular order of business. He voted with the whig Senators, which gave them a majority, and the ses- sion was prevented. This is truly annoying to the oflice expectants, gions the applicants for harbor masters in New York, who are here in droves to-day, as they have been on ser previous Tuesday, ex- pecting to return home with commissions in their pockets, and oust the lucky hold-over whi Cooley takes the responsibility of disappointing them every day assigned for that business. As but three or four days of the session remain when executive sessions have been especially ordered, it is quite likely that his obstinacy will continue to the end of the seasion, when Senator Cooley will retire to private life, repu- diated by the democracy whom he thus defies. Work Before the Legislature. The following are among the most important bills introduced in the Senate, which are upon the gone" ral orders, not having been as yet disposed of :— Repesling the act establishing teachers’ institutes. = provide for the better supervision and regulation of railroads. Repealing all laws relating to the publication of the eolouial history of this State. To amend the act in relat‘on to the partition of lands. To prevent grants or devises to ecclosiastical officers from vesting in their successors. To facilitate proof of oe ment of debts. To incorporate the Uni tes Trust Company ef New York. In relation to common schools in the city of New York. To amend the existing laws relative to bribery. To authorire the Atlantie Doek Company to build docks, bi set Mie) basins, &. ‘To amplify the manner of collecting taxce and assera- ments in the eity of New York. To render more porfect the laws concerning escheats. To repeal the act requiring the registry of births, mar- riages and deaths. ‘fo amend the laws regulating assessments and equal- ising the rame. In relation to the taxation of real estate and of mort- gages thereon. ‘0 ee a ferry at Fort Montgomery, on the Hud- son river. To incorporate the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the ore heated the abt (a ting Greeawood Cemetery. ‘fo amend the corpora: reon tery. To ir oorporate the New York Corn Exchange. ‘To enable the supervisors of the city of New York to | raise money by tax. To prevent corruption in elections. To provide for the instruction of eommon sehool | teachers. To establish the Wostern State Lunatic Asylum. In relation to transportation of freights on certain rall- ronds. To provide for the recovery of illegal assessments of taxes. To amend an act in relation to streets and parks {n Brooklyn. To amond the act incorporating the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company. In relation to the deaf and dumb, For the relief of families of State prison convicts To amend the acts relative to commissionors of emi | gration, To incorporate the New York Live Stock Insurance | Company To authorize the elders of the Reformed Duteh Church, corner of Greene and Houston streets, New York, to change their name, To prevent the sale of into To amend the charter of te Biidge Company. To incorporate the Atiantic and Pacific Railrdad Com ting drinks. lngara Falls International very. There aro about one hundred and Atty others, merely of a private and local nature. The Hours of Labor, Tn Arsembly, on the 17th of January, an act waa ro- ported complete by D. B Taylor, from a select committee, to regulate the hours of labor on the public works and in all manufaetories, and at all meehantoal trades. ople of tho State of Now York, represented in § Assembly, do enact as follows -— 1, Dt shall not be lawful for any individual, com, sons engeged in ban! or ae eaneschen, ae blic or private works, to employ in = pursi any mechanieal trade, any Cr persons as = to work more than ten hours per day, nor mere than six days per week. = fection 3. It shall not be lawful for any individual, contractor, or company of individuals, corporate .or otherwise, to employ in the manufacture ef goeds wares of any kind or description, any ehild under. ace of fourieen years. to work more than eight hours per ey, six days per week. Children under bap! raig =! age shail not be employed in any manufactory, either indivi- dual or corporate; nor «! aay parent or out or hire their own children, or those charge, to work contrary to the provisions of this aet. ction 4. This act shall not apply to those engaged in agriculture, anufacturing lumber, or to those engaged in the domestic affairs of household work. Section 5. Any individual or company, eontraeter, corporate or otherwise, who shall violate the provisions of this act, shall, upen conviction, pay a sum not te ex- ceed one hundred and fifty dollars, nor a lees sum than fi'ty dollars; ove balf of said sum’ shall, om reeovery, go to informant, after deducting costs, Suits may be eem- menced for recovery against said meer i on said company’s agent, er against any individual se 3 ing. An; ed or guardian offending against the previ- sions orth act be liale to the above named pemalty for the first offence, and for each and every other offemce in addition thereto, thirty days imprisonment in a eounty jail. All acta conflicting are hereby repealed. Seetion 6. This act shall take immediately. The Proposed Reconstruction of the City ‘Wards. ‘The bill introduced by Mr. B. T. Gilmore divides the wards of New York as follows:— ‘The First and Fighth wards to remain unchanged. ‘The present Fourteen Koad the Ninth waré. The present Tenth wa: romain ‘The precent Thirteenth ward to be the Eleventh ward. ‘the present Ninth ward to be the Twelfth ward. ‘The present Fifteenth ward to be the Thirteenth ward. Bout era halt of the Seventeenth ward to be the Four- centh ward. Half of the Seventeenth ward to be the Fifteenth ward. The nt Eleventh ward to be the Bixteeath ward. The ent Sixieenth ward to be the Seventeenth ward. Southern half of Kighteenth ward to be the Righteenth ward. Northern half of the Eighteenth ward to be the Nine- ecnth ward. ‘he Twentieth ward to remain unchanged. The pyerent Nineteenth ward to be the Twenty-first ward. wy present Twelfth ward to be the Twenty-second ward. or 5 if NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. AuBAxy, March 10, 1888, A memcrial was presented for an increase in the num- ber of Commissioners of Deeds in New York, REPORTS To eonfirm cer‘ain conveyances made to the Reformed Dutch Church en Green and Houston streets, New York. . Parrerr reported by bill to authorise railway nies to construct branch tracks. . READ AND PASSED, UNLESS OTHMRWISK NOTED, tion to road districts in Ledyard. porate the Rookbottom Bridge Company. d'the act incorporating the Montgomery Mue rance Company. ng the articles of acsociation of the Farmerd. Te constitute Moravia a separate road district . For the relief of the Union Bank of Troy. ANOTHER PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE OONSTITION, Mr. Bristor., (dem.) offered the following amendment! € the constitution; it recites the present constitional pr¢ Visions and adds the following :— “re less a more speedy enlargement aud completion of ¢ in the qocement of the Levislature, will be for the nf terest of the State, in whioh case the Legislature: may bylaw authorise the Lorrowing of sum of money net exooedi ions of dollars, in such amounts and for ot exceeding ‘eighteen yoars, from th an hall pee eemed best. he Dey Lo ned shall be applied to the ent of th $1,500,000 canal certificate de! and to the ealacgements completion and improvement of such of the canals of this State, and in such sums to each of the said canals, asthe Le- gitlature shall dircet. The debt authori: by this amendment shall be nated the “remainder debt,’ and the remainder the canal revenue in each year shall bo appropriated to the prinei- Pal and interest cf the rame. After paying the intorest of the said remainder debt in exch yeor, the residue of the said remainder shall be safely inverted, as a sinking fund for ite redemption. To acetae the people of shis State aguinst taxation in eon- gequence of the more spoed, the cenale of this Stal 0 by this amondment, the tolls upon the buaincss of the canals, as now establishes shall not be reduced in the aggregate withoutit be. by an xct of the LegisIature, passed by a vote 0! of all the members elected to each house there: suid remainder debt is paid aff and discharged, for ‘aforesaid, sufficiout to pay the nomi- ent and completion of f t juced this on his own responsibi- lity. Believing that the democratic party were im favor of the enlargement of the canals, he had reduced his views to this amendment ¥ Mr. Goaray Gem ) was fsa Shas, tos gentleman ne presented his views, an no doubt the oy Would be well eonsidered, pei After some informal discussion, in which Mr. Wright, Mr. VanSchoonhoven, and Mr. McMurray, participated, a motion to print the same number of eoples of Mr. Bristel’s proposed amendment, as was ordered of that reprrted by the majority of afr. Vanderbilt's committee, was made. My Coorxy believed they should have this preposition distributed as wisely as pos:ible, The people should know them all. ‘The motion to print was adepted. Mr. Priston that if bis p'an should susceel, all parties would ute in it—for if the canals were finished, the whole Stace would rejoice in it. He @osired toavow, that here and everywhere, he was oj tax for the completion of the public works. the revenues of the canals cient—to complete the ea: claiming, tha: the tolls sl the condent of three-Aft elected to = house of the Legislature, would be mest im- portant. Mr. Cornet (dem) said there was a family likeness between ae eee of the Senator from the 2d (Mr. Van- derbilt) and the Senetor from the 23d, (ar: Beata.» They ought to be attached together in life. as they wi not be separate in death From the minorit; the committee he expected such a report as-would indicate the canal policy of the democrats—their policy for years —all summed up in one word, economy. Mr. Cooizy thought the Senator premature in anneune- ing the funeral of these plans. They would live in their pee when those who now discussed them were gone forever. Mr. Upnam (whig) objected to having these several pre- positions united, as it was not a part of the report ef the committee. ‘The question was taken on attaching Mr. Bristol’s pro- position to the report of the select committee, and the motion was lost, by ayes 12. nays 14. The Committee of th Whole p the bill changing 10 Committee ¢ Whole passed the the name of the Houston street Keformed Duteh Chureb. ‘the bill to incorporate the Orphans’ Fund of the Asso- eiate Preebyterian Chureh in North America. The bill to amend the Militia law. ‘The bill for the relief of Levi Hurlburt and Charles P, Vrooman. For the relief ef the Ellenville and Cocheston Plank Boad Company. The bill providing fer completing the locke om the Champlain eanal THR ARALTH Law. The commiitee considered the bill for the amendment tos le believed ficient—more than sufi- and his proposition dis | ofthe law relating to the public health, and them ad- journed. Aseombly. Ataaxy, March 10, 1868, ‘THE TAX BTL—RAILWOAD TOLLS, BTW. Mr. Loours moved te lay all previous business em the pg ir CHamprix, (dem ) of “ re: at some length: abd conciaded by moving $0 protect the bill to the Committee of Ways and » with ine struetions to amend by adding substantially-the pro- visions of the Senate introduead by Mr. Pierce, by which s system of tolls are equitably adjusted pen cou- ee 1@ eommittee to report the eom- plete. This measure will give, it {is estimated, $750,000. Ht will reduce the tax on the property of the State seven- tenths :f a mill, ihe sommittes ean report the bil at ence for the action of the 3 Mr. Borrovoms, (ind dem) of Orleans, said he had attempted, last even!ng, to move that the bill be sent Duck to the committes. without os instruetions, that the House might have the benefit of their mature eonsideration, He wished them to take ‘he full reepomei- bility of reporting to the House. He would” move to. amend the motion ef Mr. Champlin to this effeet. Mr. Kxwnuvr, (whig) of Cayuga, wae sorrcend atthe: course of some geutiemon who elaim to lead of the House. mittee of conference. The gentleman from Allegany, thianged his petitiog, and oppored fi. The tajority, ai anged his oppo: ed it, - though profesing to be favorable to the ae. ment, acted against it, Me did not beli wer he wos mistaken, the mnjerity would act speedily, in order that 9 measure for the enlargement might’ be acted upon in the Senate. Mr. Woop (whig.) of Onondage, sald, a few yee since the minority bad this feature introduced into urged the House to retrace this action, und after Gore, he came forward and asks us t0 vote again to im- ore tolls. This is @ singular inconsistency. Mr. W. Rosired the bill to be referred back, but without instrae- tions, Let the committes report @ bill in seeordance Mr, Suaw (dem.)of New York, had notjthought of taking’ yart In this ‘angry discussion. "But after much time been spent in reériminations of corruption. it way the duty of the House to accept the first proposition having a view toconciliation, When he came in here there wag which he would not have favored, The eanale belonged jroperly, not to the State of New York, but to ihe city. They would never confer the benefit of which they are capable until the city should own them really Every plan for the completion of the canals the party Ia power intend to destroy the eanals? Ho feartd there was not the integrity here which was needed. ‘The opposition here, too, seemed morefdesirous of injuring the majority than of benefiting the eanals, For three days we have had charges ef corruption in £0 manage- in this iniquity, This shows that the State is not in tis right bands—it must be managed otherwise, A i ee oe teas and rail he! bes | vot oh aye is done why not fe @ imposition o! on railronda: He preferred the Mrabre oorrse: bat tuat bo sincercly desirous of doing anything for t bill. The gentleman from Per! (Mr. Say ee with their mature judginent. no reasonable plan for the enlargement of the canals propored here has been beaten down. Why is this? Da» ment of the canala, Both partios have been implicated: ing defeated he wouk! tke up this, He would go for thy