The New York Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1853, Page 4

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Fhe United States mail steam hip Georgis, Captain Bel'ock, will leave this port to morrow afternoon, at ‘ewo o’clock, for Aspinwall. The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific, will close at one o'clock. The New Yor Wessty Henatp, California edition, with the Intest intelligence from all parts of fhe world, wil be published at ten o'clock to-morrow morning. Single copies sixpence. Agents will pleare send in their orders as early as possible. The News. Alarge and enthusiastic meeting in favor of the d@mendments to the city chartet was held last even- ing in Metropolitan Hail. There were about two thousand persons present, who manifested great in- terest in the proceedings. Mr. Cooper presided. Addresses were delivered by Judge Vanderpoel and Mr. Curtis W. Noye, and an address and series of re- solutions were adopted. A full report will be found in another part of this day’s paper. According to the brief sketch furnished by our special correspondent of the scenes and incidents connected with the grand railroad excursion from Albany to Niagara Falls, the members of the Legis- lature must have greatly enjoyed themselves yester- day. They left Albany at six o'clock in the morn- ing, and upon arriving at the Falls, at half-past two, found a good dinner in readiness to be consumed, and various speakers prepared to respond to their toasts. It is hoped that the dashing spray of Ni- agara will have the effect of re-invigorating them after their very arduous Jabors at the capitol within the past two weeks, and that they will return suffi- ciently refreshed to attend to the business of their constituents. During the afternoon session of the Senate on Friday, Messrs. Vanderbilt and Rogers, democrats, and Mr. Upham, whig, were appointed a committee to confer with the Assembly upon the proposed amendment of the constitution in order to provide means for the completion of the public works. The vote appointing said committee stood fifteen yeas to five nays. Some of those who have narrowly watched the progress of the canal question in the Legislatare are now under the impression that the difficulty may possibly be settled very nearly in the style proposed by Senator Covley in January last. At all events, it is pretty certain the abominable contracts of 1851 will be repudiated by the Legislgture, as they have already been by the Court of Appeals. Perhaps the excursion to Niagara, which will bring the members of the two houves more closely together, and allow ofa free interchange of ideas, will enable them toeffect a compromise upon the canal dispute, and also to devise some means for the better preservation of life on railroads. Who knows? The Assembly accepted the invitation to visit Cleveland by the New York apd Erie and Buffalo and New York City Railroad and steamboat lines. As for the invitation to take a ride upon canal boats to Buffulo, that was rejected Dy both houses. Four or five bills were’ passed by the Assembly, among them one organizing the New York Volunteers in Mexico into an independent bat- talion, and another amending the bribery law. The supposed organ of the government at Wash- ington declares that unless the seizure of the Mes- silla Valley with an armed force, by Gov. Trias, of Chihuahua, is disavowed by the Mexican authorities, “the United States cannot hesitate how to act.” This language, which is very significant, is repre- sented as bearing the impress of authority. An anonymous writer in Washington has given circulation to a report that Seeretary Marcy isto zo out as Minister to France, and that Col. Benton will succeed him as Secretary of State. What will be the next move? The Navy Department has issued orders for the immediate return of the United States frigate San Jacinto, which at last accounts was lying off Alex- andria, Egypt. Hon. Richard W: Walker was nominated as the candidate for Governor by the Alabama Whig State Convention. Among the resolutions adopted by the convention was one recommending State reform. Five days later advices from Havana inform us that the principals of several schools had been severely reprimanded by the Captain General for in- stilling liberal opinions into the minds of their pupils This arbitrary proceeding of course created consider- able excitement among nearly all classes; but an attempt to get up anindignation mecting was fras- trated by the authorities. This indicates that the leaven of discord is still working among the masses of Cuba. "The last accounts from the Texas gold regions, though contradictory, generally represent the amount of precious metal found to be too small to remunerate the searchers for their trouble. Treasure seekers will, it is contended, still have to wend their way to California or Australia. Twenty-five thousand dollars worth of property was destroyed by fire in Cincinpati on Friday night. The Ringgold expedition, for Bherings Straits, &c., finally sailed from Hampton Roads on Friday. ‘The trial of Captain, Molony for the alleged mur der of a seaman,a Spaniard, named Emanuel, still occupies the United States Circuit Court, and at tracts the presence, not only of al arge number of sea- aring men, but of the meneantile and shipping in- tereats of the city, friends of the accused. We have fully reported the proceedings as far as they have gone. The case for the prosecution having closed on Friday evening, the defence was opened yesterday. Captain Molony is a man of very mild and gentle manly appearance, and of a bearing and cast of countenance that makes one credalous of his being guilty of the horrid deeds attributed to him by the witnesses for the prosecution. For the sake of humanity we Lope that the opening statement of bis ae counsel will be sustaived, and that the evidence of the first witness for the defence will be corroborated. In the case of Thomas Neary, the convict under sentence of death for the murder of his wife, the sheriff ’s jury last evening were unable to agree upon a verdict in regard toa plea of insan'ty, which had been urged by his counsel. The jury were equally divided, and were discharged’ by the sheriff. This disagreement of the jury will be the meeans of causing the interference of the executive power to stay the execution of the sentence until further action can be taken. From the last report of the City Inspector, we learn that the number of deaths in New York during the past week was 310, which is a deorease of 18 on the mortality of the previous week. The deaths from consumption were 55, from convulsions 28, from marasmus 12, from smallpox 8, from inflammation of the lungs 19, from inflammation of the bowels 13, from dropsy in the head 11, and from croup 10. In connection with a great variety of interesting foreign and domestic intelligence, to-day’s inside pages contain letters from London, Paris and Bos- ton; report of the Ismite Convention, at Hartford; sketch of the origin and progress of the German Turvers, financial review, &c. Proceedings of the Legislature— Phe Railroad Accident Law. itis excessively unpleasant to allude to money matters in connection with gentlemen, but itis impossible to forget that memorable clause in the sixth section of article third in the con- stitution of this State:—*When convened in exira session by the Governor, the members of the Legislature shall receive three dollars per day.” Our Legislature has now been in session twelve days, at a cost to us of something like four hundred dollars a day, exclusive of mileage, incidental expenses. &c. We may fair- ly be allowed to inquire what equivalent we have received for this large outlay. When there are so many public works of urgent necessity which cannot be undertaken or completed for wants of fands, it is but natural that we should object to allowing the public money to be spent at the rate of four hundred dollars per day, if no benefit accrues therefrom to the State. That the proceedings of the extra session now being held at Albany have been hitherto absolutely useless and unprofita- ble, no one who has read the telegraphic reports can doubt for a moment. We have had personal altercations, coarse language. angry debate, and acrimonieus repartee. to our hearts content. Mr. A has called Mr. B aliar. and Mr. C has clearly convicted Mr. D of snoring during Mr. C’s speech—both which edifying facts it is ex- tremely useful to know. We have, farther, groped through long and pointless debates on the canal question, which now seems farther from a settlement than ever. We have also heard of petitions for and against the City Park, urgent entreaties that Jones’ Wood be pur- chased. and anxious prayers that the Central Park be chosga in preference. Mr. Taylor has called for a commitice to inquire into the cause of railway accidents—and there the matter has ended. Now, if the people of New York are prepared to pay four hundred dollars a day to read a formal account of such proceedings as’ these, we shall, for our part, utter no complaint. We think the article is dear at the money; but, no matter. We will pay our scot, and look cheer- ful. Dut if we can excuse sins of commission, we cannot extend a like charity to those of omis- sion. The former tax our purse, which is toler- ably elastic; the latter our patience, which has already been stretched as far as it will go. Mat- ters of the highest importance, involving life as well as property, now call for legislative inter- ference. Commerce demands the definite settle- ment of the canal question; the poor of New York plead, on bended knees, for a Park; tra- vellers throughout the State call forsome gua- rantee for their personal safety on railroads. All three measures require immediate atten- tion; all three are dealt with by the Legisla- ture as though their indefinite postponement wae the most natural thing in the world. We have said so much, and pleaded so ear- nestly on behalf of all three, that itis almost wearisome to recur to any. We will, however, make one last attempt to recall the Legislature toa sense of its obligations in respect to the lives of our citizens. Ifit fails, our only resource will be to mark our present members at the next elections. The man who wilfully allows the extra session to pass over without making some attempt to prevent slaughter on rail- roads in this*State may safely look forward | toretiring into private life after the expiration of his term of legislative service; nor will he retire with unblemished character. An in- tegral share of the responsibility of future rail- way accidents will rest on his shoulders. Widows and orphans, deprived of their na- tural protector, by such means, will regard him as the original cause of their be- reavement. Had he devoted a few hours to framing a law for the prevention of acci- dents—had he exerted his influence to carry it through the Legislature—the murdered man would still have lived. Does any sane person believe that the Norwalk dicaster would have eceurred if the law had compelled the New Haven Company to pay $10,000 for each of the forty-five or forty-six lives there sacrificed ? This is literall a matter of life and death. One requires unusual self-possession to treat it calmly. Men and women are siaughtered— helplessly, openly slaughtered, at our doors, day after day. Fora week after the disaster the whole city is in an uproar; but on the eighth day tranquillity revives, and those who caused the slaughter walk in our midst, not only un- harmed, but absolutely respected. The New Haven Company testifies its contempt for the public judgment, and its indifference to the fate of the victims at Norwalk, by re-electing the President and Directors. A few weeks or months hence we may again have a similar eecident to deplore on the lime. Nor are they singular in this respect. Neither the Harlem nor the Hudson River, nor any of the other New York companies, evince the slightest concern for the safety of passengers on their roade. To gain speed they will spend thousands; to save life or limb not a cent. So they act, in short, that the average mortality on our railroads, as we showed a few duys ago. is not less than one life a day. Upwards of three hundred and fifty men and women are killed every year with impunity by railroads. Abroad such slaughter is unheard of. Rail- way accidents never occur in France, because thel aws wisely render the directors and offi- cers responsible. In England. in six months, nine lives were lost on railways turough the fault of the companies or directors. In the same period, out of o less number of travellers, here, upwards of one hundred and seventy- five persons are killed. The reason of the dif- ference is very simple. In England the rela tives of a man killed on a railway obtain from the company damages varying from $10.000 to $100,000. Where a case of clear negligence ] against the directors the jury find them guilty of manslaughter, as was recently done. Henee the superior care and watchfulness, ineuring greater security, on the English railways. To no other cause can the fact be ascribed. Our engineers are as skilful, our roads as good, our cars as safe. The only difference lies in the provisions of the law of each country respecting accidents. We now ask the Senators and Assemblymen of New York whether they are willing to grant us the same protection that the governments of France and England secure to their subjects’ We ask Mr. Taber, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Loomis, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Shaw, how they will meet their constituents, if, on the day after the adjournment, another railroad accident occurs, and other forty or fifty lives are lost? We ask every man in that Senate and that Assembly how he will dare to face the relatives of such victims after refusing or neglecting to enact a law that might, and most probably would, have averted the catastrophe ? Tue Inrivet. Coxvention at Hantrorp.— Our reports of the proceedings of that picbald gathering of infidel fanatics which has been in session for several days at Hartford, will have convinced our readers that the various organs and missionaries in the North, of socialism, abolitionism, atheism, spiritual manifestations, and amalgamation, have not been laboring in their ungodly and detestable work without sue- cess. They have gained some proselytes—they have picked up a considerable number, indeed. of crack-brained philosophers, sceptical teachers of religion. strong minded women, and poor, de- Inded negroes. and are leading them about as a Jack-o'-the-lantern leads a benighted traveller nto the depths of a morass. But, shameless as have been their doings at Hartford, they will react to the advantage of Christianity and the recognized moralitics of society. from the sick- ening disgust which the abominable principles of this infidel conclave cannot fail to produce upon the public mind. And we here discover that all our previous predictions concerning the tendencies and ob- jects of the movements of our abolitionists and infidel and socialist reformers, are confirmed to the fullest extent. The resolutions offered by William Lloyd Garrison yesterday, are per. fectly conclusive upon this point. The first of the series, in fact. covers the whole ground. It is as follows :— Resolved, That the doctrine of the American church and priesthood—that the Bible is the word of God, that whatever it contains was given by Divine inspiration, and that it is the only rule of faith and practice—is self-evidently absurd, exceedingly injuri- ous both te the intellect and soul, highly perni- cious in its application, and a stumbling: block in the way oi human redemption. The other resolutions are but supplemental to this. But to show still more distinctly than is indicated in the first, the particular drift of them all, we here repeat the fifth resolution, to wit :— Resolved, That it is the climax of andacity and impiety for the nation to receive the Bible as the inspired word of God, and then to make it a penal offence to give it to any of the millions who are held as chattel slaves on its soil; thus conspiring to make them migerable here and hereafter. The great object, then, of this so-called “Bible Convention,” is to strengthen the abo- litionists in their assaults against the Bible by a more extended infidel organization throughout the North, and by the more imme- diate agitation than heretofore of the argu- ments of infidelity, sedition, and Jacobinism, The Bible stands in the way of these blood- thirsty abolitionists. It is “astumbling-block’”’ which they have at length declared shalt be removed out of their path, though in removing it the entire system of our political institu- tions, and the whole structure of society, must be destroyed. They haveset up their Goddess of Reason, and have pronounced for a Reign of Terror, as the only means consistent with and suflicient for the full achievement of the rights of man, the rights of woman, and the instant liberation of the slaves of the South. This is the point to which.this most notorious and most execrable Hartford Convention has brought the issue between the abolitionists and the fgiends of the Union. of peace, of law and order. and civilized society. Now, the question arises, how far will the various organs and mis- sionaries of abolitionism, Fourierism. infidelity, woman’s rights, and spiritual manifestations, follow up this Hartford movement? May we expect hereafter to find the Harriet Beecher Stowes. the Mrs. Swisshelms, and the Frederick Douglasses co-operating together upon the same anti-slavery, anti-Bible platform with Lloyd Garrison, Abby Kelly Foster, Andrew Jackson Davis, and all the Fourierite, Maine Liquor Law and bran bread philosophers of the day ? From this point, at all events, the movements of the different abolition societies and coteries of the North will be worth looking after. They must meet the issue which this Hartford Con- vention has raised. They must repudiate the Lible or cut the society of Garricon and Andrew Jackson Davis. What have our Fourierite phi- losophers to say upon this question? Tre Mesitia VALLEY—WILL TuERe Be Wan! The Mesilla Valley question, reduced to the limits of a nut shell, is as follows :—Our admi- nistration claims the disputed territory—so does Mexico. To make good her pretensions Mexico has detailed a body of troops, under Gov. Trias, to take possession ofand hold the territory; while our administration sends Gen. Garland with a body of troops to drive off the Mexicans, if necessary, eo as to maintain the neutrality of the disputed territory till the question of juris- diction is duly settled by law. Now, as itis possible that the troops of Mexico and the troope of the United States may come into collision in the disputed district, there is some ground for the question—Will there be war? Santa Anna betrays an ugly disposition ofhostility, from an unsatisfied spirit ofrevenge, againstus. Everything he lias done, and is do- ing, since his return to power, appears to have been dictated by his hatred of this country. Is he not satisfied with the sound thrashings he has received? Dees he intend to hold the Mesilla territory by force of arms? Is he reckless enough to rigsk it? Perhaps heis. Will there he war? We refer back to the movement of Gen. Tay- lor down to the Rio Grande in 1846, and we ask again—Will there be war? Does the nd- ministration desire war? If yea, then there will be war. What says the Washington organ? Our present impression is that there will very likely Le another war within a short time. between the United States and Mexico. Santa Anna ap- pears to be resolved upon it, and our admi- aietration hes bad a tempting taste of glory from the last war. The President and three members of his calinet shared in its crowning triumphs. That Mesilla Vallfy question may be the nu- cleus to greater and more comprehensive results than the boundary question of ’46. Let it run into @ war, and we do not see how we can possibly emerge from it short of the northern boundary of Central America. That boundary was @ mere matter of acceptance or refusal in 1847; but General Scott, as he says himself, thought fit to refuse it. General Pierce is well aware of that fact. And does he not know that there is an increasing desire among the better informed Mexicans for annexation? Look at it as we may, we are struck with the pertinency of the question, and we call upon the Washing- ton organ to answer it—Will there be war? A Pxea ror THE Porka.—' I, as a dying man,” said the pious Alexander Campbell—a model of sanctity in his day in Argyleshire, and a man who was shrewdly suspected of secret communings with the Archangel Michael —I,as a dying man,” said the old High- lander, in his last will and testament, writ for the instruction and guidance of his numberless kindred and mankind at large. whose follies he had often times deplored in his lay pulpit—*I, asadying man, leave my testimony against play actors, pictures, and dancing schools, as they are the works of the flesh.” Alas! for the credit of ‘auld Scotia!” Her hoary sage had scarce been laid in his grave when a company of stars achieved a series of unparalleled triumphs in Scotland—a Highlander attained brilliant fame as a painter—and the Jeanies and Efties of Glasgow, Perth, and Auld Reekie, eagerly embraced a new variante in the national jig. Not. however, that the veteran’s dying ad- monition had been entirely committed to the winds. If the weakness of the flesh had pre- vailed in the cities, the spirit was yet strong on the moorland. If the “ Mammonites ” wor- shipped Wilkie and the fiddle, there were sturdy Scotsmen still in remote gleas, who stoutly maintained that “pictur’s” and dances were an invention of the deil, to be put down at all hazards. Of such, we imagine, were the ances- tors of the worthy preachers and elders of the Presbyterian Synod that has just assembled at Buffalo. Most faithfully have the sons preserved the creed of their fathers. In charity perhaps for the tender age of art in this country they have refrained from anathematizing the votaries of the brush and the pencil; but the defenceless waltz, polka, and redowa, have been ruthlessly sacrificed. Christians may not dance, says the learned body of devout men. Not even the harmless old fashioned quadrille has escaped. Neither the monotony of the movements nor the dullness of the air is any excuse. Dancing as a whole is excommunicated. Sin. say the Pres- byterian parsons—the spirit of Alexander Camp- bell inspiring their council—is latent in every movement of the feet. Crime lies hid in the un deux that Cellarius taught us, perdition lurks in the deua-temps, and a chassez-croisez cannot he expiated by a life of penitencé. You may walk arm in arm with a lady for any distance. and so long as your feet move forward some twelve to eighteen inches at a time, you are spotless as a lamb; but once begin to alter the process, to revolve in a circle, in steps of nine inches, with the same companion, and, your salvation is hopelessly destroyed. So with musi Massacre the Old Hundredth, Devizes, or Luton, to your hearts content ; nay more, indulge, in jovial moments. in “I’m o’er young.” or “Whistle, and Ill come to§you,” and other barbarous melodies of a like stamp, and the most stiff-necked parson will not deny you a place at the communion table ; but letit once be known that you have allowed the Bridal Polka, or the Gipsy Redowa, or the Sturm March to be played within your thresh- old, and thenceforth you are an outcast, a Pa- riah, to be shunned and hated by all right- minded Christians. The difference does not lie in the time, for that differs but little; nor in the tune, for that does not admit of analysis; nor in the emotions suggested, for the Scotch melo- dy is obviously the most liable to objection on this head. The only solid distinction is in the fact that the one is suggestive of somnolency, the other of harmless amusement. To be serious for a moment—if such a matter is susceptible of serious examination—what do the Presbyterian parsons expect to gain by so foolish a step as an edict against a healthy, harmless recreation, which serves to employ and amuse young people, and restrain one sex from the drinking saloon, the other from scan- dal? To hope to check it is ridiculous, as their own experience must prove. People will dance, in spite as well of the parsons as of the very re- fined young ladies at Washington and here, who declare that they intend to give up the practice in future. Men and women ofa cer- tain age require an occupation in which they can mingle fally and enjoy each other’s society. All cannot take part ina serious or a lively conversation. Society is composed of dull as well as intellectual people; to hold together it requires a cement that will adhere to both. If the Presbyterians regard the polka as sinful, will they suggest a substitute? Until they do, their proclamation of the fact will only serve to impair their own authority and undermine their credit. Tue Orcan anp Tur Concress Printina.— We are informed that a movement is on foot for the esiablishment of another democratic organ in Washington, with an eye upon the printing of the next Congress. Is this movement, also, by authority? or who pays the piper? Marine Affaics. Toe Sreamemp FRrankuiy, Capt. Wotton, left at noon yesterday, for Southampton and Havre, with 163 passea- gers, and $795,472 in speci Tue SteAMemp NorTuern Licet, Capt. Miaer, left port yesterday afternoon for San Juan, with passengers for California. Tue Stsamemtr SovTiernen, Capt. Foster, arrived yester- Gay morning from Charleston. Mr. Purser Traver will aceept our thanks for late papers. Tae New Currer Sur Witp Duck —This vessel is now loading for San Franvieeo, at pier 11, Kast River, on Mr. John Ogden’s Pioneer line. She is the productien of Mr. Geo. Raynes, of Portsmouth, N. H., who also built the clipper Tingqua, Wild Pigeon, Romsn, and other eelebrt- edcraft, The Wild Duck registers 860 59.96 tons, with great stowage capacity fora clipper. Her extreme length is 175 feet; breadth, 33610 feet; depth, 20 feet. Her PEears to be somexbat after the Wild Pigeon,- lump, buoyant look, with easy, graceful lings, a8 arp bow, without the dead wood that char- acterizes many of the clippers ef Fastern construction. The head is beautifully finished off, avd ornamented with Je, on the wing. Her lines ran aft ing in & very eaty run, sure tern ornamented with the fig- roll work, She has a topgallant forecastle, containing the quarters of the crew, and house ebaft the feremart fur the forward eficers, ca- doose, &e, The cabin ie under a half peop. The cap- ‘tain’s acd eflicer state’s :ocms are on each side of the anteroom to the cabin, as is elo the pantry. The whole are well arranged, ond, ag, «cll as the pas enger.? ftatercome, thoroughly’ venifiated. She has # mag- rifcent between Cecks, the timbers being very heavy, and put togetber and finisbe! of in a most snperior wonner, and well papported by a large number of inassive bangirg ard Judge knees, all thoroughly bolted and fasten- cd culsi’e, Aloft bor oppearavee is usexceptionable, her masta end spars being vs fine » -et of sticks as wore ever put in aship The lower waste are painted white, with varnished topaasts, and her yards are well set, sud wotl proportioned to the height /f the ronsts, From stem to stern, and from keel to truck, she in perfect. and is weil worthy a place among the other splendid clippers built by He. Resae, simovat hor ag Loe times for Cale fornia freights, she bas alri alf hor cargo ei and is expected to lave here by the 20th fast. nee commanced by Captain A. G. Hamilton, late of the Jacones, a very experienced navigator who wiil nodount put ber Ubrongh to San Franciseo in double quick time. eorporation from passing Broadway railroad, it. Tt will be recollected that the alderman failed espa upon the return of the first attachment, when Judge Duer ordered a new attachment to ioone, eee be was subsequently brought into court. bond arrest was taken on his declared rt and these plaintiffs were authorized to prosecut ‘Messrs. Jobn Van Buren and Hevry Hilton appeared as eounrel for the plaintiff. Mr. Hilton in opening the cane, stated to the jury the proceedings out of whieh this attachment ay: ‘and read from the “Revised Statutes” upon the subject of contempts and their punishment, and claimed to recover as damages in this suit the costs and ¢xpevses in prosecuting the attachment—expenses including reasoneble counsel fees. It was then proved that the amount paid to the counsel in the railroad case was several thousand dollars ; that there had been paid for counsel fees on the motion for attachment far exceeding $600, and that the services of the counsel were worth much more than that 4 Mr. David Dudley Field appeared a counsel for the de- fendants, and insisted that Judge Kent by his report in the proceedings, had fixed the value of all the services of counsel in the twenty-seven attachments aguinst the Al- dermen, at $2,700, and as at the time this pond was for- feited orly about one-fifth of the whole work had performed, the jury should not assess damages in this case at over fifteen or twenty dollars. Mr. Van Buren, in summing up, after briefly re- ferring to the cause and charac‘er of the attach. ment proceedings. the magnitude of the questions in- volyed, and the atduous duties of the counsel engaged, stated’ to the jury that the practice of the law was be: coming quite unprofitable; so much so that many members of the profession were already devoting them: selves to otber pursuits, and some had taken to manu- facturing codes, as a much more remunerative business But ifthe amount stated by Mr. Ficld should be taken asa standard of yalue for serylees of this description he (Mr. V. B) would advice his friends in the profes. sion to seek some other kind of employment immediately. Go ride in the Hippodrome—exhibit a woolly horse—even torn their hands to code making, or follow any other ro- spectable business of that character, as it wouid be found much more lucrative than the practice of the law under euch circumstances. (Laughter.) ‘The Chief Justice charged the jury that reasonable counsel fees were proper expenses io be allowed in pro ceedings of this description, But what those counsel fees should be was for the jury to de‘ermine, and in this suit they could not exceed the Penaltygof the bond, nor should they allow for the services of more than two counsel; and in fixing the amount, they should rega-d the mogui tude of the questions involved in these proceedings. and the eminence of the many counsel engaged. both part's eared by the most eminent counsel ever gath- er in this court. ‘The Jury retued, and afterwards sent in to inquire of the court whether t) could render a verdict fur over $500. Upon being informed that they eould not, they came into court with a verdict for that sum, being the full penalty of the bond. Judgment was stayed until the opinion of the General Term should be had upon a case to be made. City Inte! nce. ‘Tae Weatner.—The storm Friday night did some good, from the clesnsing of the streets that followed as a congequence from the heavy rain that fell during that period, The thermometer yesterday at noon was 80 de- grees, and fell by 6 P. M. to 76 degrees. Frg.—On Friday afternoon, about four o'clock, P. M a fire oceurred at A. W. Flint’s packing hou Wash- ington street, near Spring, | Damego estimated at $2,000 for $2,009. Insured in the People’s Insurance Compan The Police of the Eighth district, and Captain Ackerman, with a platoon of polieemen from the Ninth district, were promptly on the ground, and rendered every possible as- sistance in extinguishing the fire. A Proper Scusect For THe Humane Soctery.—A man named John Ennis, on Fricay night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, P. M., fell into the river at the foot of Barling slip, and was rescued from drowning by Michael McGse and ©. Sullivan, boatmen. McGee is a proper persou to be rewarded by the Humane Society, this being the se- cond person that he has rescued from drowning withia ‘A Cinup RUN over By 4 Car.—A little boy, four years of age, was run over yesterday by a car in Hudson street. near Charles, He was immediately taken to the office of Doctors Miller and Van Antwerp ‘The right leg was aw- fully lacerated and fractured. The kicdest attention was bestowed uyon the little sufferer, Arter having drosrod theleg, Dr. M. advited them to take him to the City Hos- ital. peAccIDENTS —Yesterday morning a German, of the name cf Lawrence Pemmel, by trade a machinist, in the employ of Messrs, Jackson, at the corner of Canal and Centre streets, and who resides at 25 Spring street, bad his arm broken near the wrist by the accidental fell of part of a punching machine, at which he was working. He was taken to the City Hospital. James Connor, a laborer, who was employed on a new building in the course of erection on Broadway, between Reade aud Duene streets, whilst arcending a ladder with Lis hod miseed his footing, and fell from the height of about five floors to the ground below. Fortunately his fall was broken by @ projecting beam, or otherwise his life migat Lave paid the forfeit; as it’ was, he was con- siderably bruised about the body, and now lies ia a criti cal condition at the City Hospital. CoLoNEL BeNTON ON THE FEDERAL APrPorNT- MENTS FOR MissovuRt.—Colonel Benton, in a late letter to the citizens of Springfield, Mo., speaks in the strongest terms of condemnation of some of Previient Pierce’s ap- pointments for thatSiate. ‘The President,” he says, ‘was deceived by false represen‘ations, to give offices to reamps whose legs were never seen cr >ssed under a gen- tleman’s table—who were the scum and dregs of all par- ties—who were fugitives from routed fields, or deserters rom pledges given to the people, when they obtained these appuintments.’? To the Voters of the City of New York tn favor of “* City Reform.”—Read attentively the act amend- ing the charter, and then etudy the following examination of its merits incomparison with the existing charter. Vote not until you have read the act which is to be adopted or rejected on Tresday next. Priends of Reform! the new charter now presented to you will effect no reform. It will open new sources of cor- Fuption, by tukiog the control of iillions from & rospozst- nd conferring it on an irresponsible and unknown Tt will {eave unclosed and untouched that hich th Treasury was last year in- the Iaw wag right, it night be said felent- sy. ) and $400 000 and this year is to be drained of between $450,000 an Read this deceptive act, and you will trample it heneath your feet It was created, und {8 now attempted to be thrust upon you falecly, a8 a measure of reform, in part by men who havo grasped, and are to, grasp of these bundreds of thousands, gonually plundered by ‘an infamous lew, from the City eRBUTy.. ‘Some of these men have elimed thelr way into the company of honest reformers, and have managed +o aaturate the now- ly formed charter with concoled poison. They have seized on the occasion of refurm to destroy nearly every vital im- provement proposed, and to convert this et into an in strument for the perpetuation of that (ico through Which tho eity's gold flows into their pockets. They are (Greeke,) to be especially feared when clamoring for reform. ‘hey are enemies, who fancy that this charter is their wood- horie, and thet concealed within its bowels thoy are to bo Vorne by it insice the walls of the city treasury. Attend, Vut for one moment, while we try a pointed spesr on its trembling ribs, and you shall first bear an in and next behold the onemy full exposed in its stalking monster is permitted to enter the us carefully exam ine the subjeot :— Ist This act is ominously silent on that greatest of tho cat—that feightfully Increasing outrare—by which the pub. Re tressnry is now bleeding at the rato vf half = million an- nvally, for the benefit of a few owners of unimproved up town lots, dome vi whom, azcidentally periaps, kappen to, be those whore voices are loudost in the outery for reform. The pro- posed charter, by being silent on this monster abuse, will, they hope, tond to continue it for an untold number of years, We allude to the law relative to strovt improvements, and to the practice which has recently grown up undwe it. This law provides that no property shal) be liable beyond halfits value, an agecssed by the werd & for the expense of opening, Tegulating and, grading etrects, ‘while the balance is to be token from théeity treasury, Such improvements, where property is improved, are entirely paid for, without charge on the city; but the reky ond swamp lote ap town, which are aeecssed at from $2 to $10 per lot, can be taxed for only from $1 to $5, whilo the actual expense of the street has scmetimas Leen from $100 to $400 per lot. Thus the city has paid from $99 to $209, and the owner bat $1, for an improve- ment which has incr the value o/ the lot more than the amount of expendituro by the city. ‘Thus have owners ro- alized thonsands of dollars through this outrageous law, Upwards of $221,000 hes boen aseessed upon the city for that portion of Sceond Avenue lying between 98d and 125d streets, erd this expenditure has increased the value of the adjoining property more then that sum, qT Jot, without known value before the improvement, and asecesed'e¢ from $2 to $10, 13 increased in value by a sum equal, and even greater, than that paid by the city for such improvemont Last year the city was in this manuor made liable for nearly $400,000, and this year the sum will robably be doubled, ‘This law is bad enong, but its effect fs inade far worse by the enormous extortions practised by the counsel t» the corporation, in tie shape of hundreds of dollars, charged for a few momonts’ service, and large sums for clerical and other labor, proviously paid for, aud ecnse- quently twice paid for cut or the treasury. Any amendments which are silent ic regard to these enor- nal groan, ere th y's wate, Lot mous fravds—in comparison with which all otucr rob rice of the putlic nre trifting—should be rs for thote adoption would postpone for years any for tempt at reform. When we consider that persons interasted in the those who continuance of there strect frauds ar framed the newly proposed charter, we ly conclude that the cause of relorm demands the rejection’ of an fo hich may be likened to the play of “Hamlet”? part of Maraiet omitted, 2d. This new act omits to provide for a more responsible and econemical administration of the exesutive rt ley now ‘orm, as it were, at asromblage o| vendent governments, Each head male ment of the money he shall want fur the com- tereut is submitted to the Board of Su. no power to ait-r the amount asked cand Board of Kducation. ‘The Super se “ctatements” or appropriations to the woally confirms them without modilea- he departinents have excl: large sums at their weal, and about reven-eighths of the public money it iu ‘Lis manner expended by the departments and the board of Education, independent of the control of the Common Council. Any charter rhould be rejected which omits to provide more stringent provisions for the aots of the departments. 4a. This pervicort, who hw jor by the Almeho visors forwn Uther throngh design, or the imbocilit, the pretence of stationing @ new guar asury, aetnally takes away the gaard w @ over the public t now have, ani leaves it exposed to s now opportunity of fraud and plunder, of tho most alarming nature, Undoalt- framers of this new act supposed that tho auditing, ad- f the corporation, and troduce the following for them to bie plrpose :— . “See, halite a borean in the Department of Fi- nance to be called the ‘Auditing ereau,’ and the chief of- foer thereof rlinl! he the “Autitor of Accoun' ree iJ and scttle all aceounts in which city is con. ditor; it ehall keep an account of im fer or neningt the Corporation, and of the sams yoon each. and certify the eame, wjth reasons there. r The Comptrollcr Mhall resort to the omot ancil, ovce in ninety dayr, the name and dect. sion of the auditor upon the same, together with the dnal action of the Comptro!ier thereon. All moneys drawn from the city trensnry ehall be apon vouchers for the oxpendicure thereof, exowined and allowed by the Auditor, and ap- proved by the Comptroller.” Compare the above new with the charter of 1849, Seo, 11, an follows :— “feo IL. There shail be an Executive Departmont, which shall te denominated ‘the Department of Finance,’ which fhall bave control of all the fiscal concern: the Corpora: tion, snd shall preveribe tho fo f d rendering all city accounts whatever, rendered to or keptin th Aty government, and shall ke visiou of the officers 7 . im whlea the Cofporation is concerned, eith debtor ditor. hief officer of this tent shal i‘he-called “whe Compareller of the Oty of New ek. bis two auditors, bookkeeper, who alt to other important duties, wi a ‘by the new Beco by ir e—romovable by consent of” mptroller; or, as the law at the pleasure of the Comptroller- ‘What a check would that bo nd Bor the Com 1d in this place, for the perposd of tesseniug” Mimeal® fret sporsibllity for any Treude he micht commit, But the Comptroller has slrendy two wudivors and. bookkespor, cing precisely. th nu the “anditor of ex vy ropoces & fatal partment. It takes the cb tof fin Hiility from the Comptroller, dinate. The subordinate is to the appointee to ururp t can uo. longer “reviee, Tegal respousttility is to and public disintcrestedn cleed. His power would b legally gor fo is to ay clerk, wh is to have the legs!” pow bil Suppose this elerk or ‘auditor of accounts” should pi Dill whieh Mr. Flagg might think wrong’ Mr. Flagg must pay it, for be bas no power to “ reviee, audit, or sett! counts If he vecrpe the power, and jeot passed by the ‘' auditor of necounts,”’ then this ¢l Ordinate superior would be useless; for Mr. Flagg could just as well have rejected the bill, without its approval by this. mongrel or hybrid “ auditor of accounts.”” ‘The legal effect of this new act would be to arrest Mr, h ke is now exereis Flagg, and strip him of the power for the public benefit. e, by his power to Just and settle accounts,” refused to pay bills. saidto be legal, tothe amount of nearly half a million of dollars. Why’ take thie power from Mr. Flagg, and require him to eelect an “auditor of accounts'’—a mere clork to exorcise it for him’ | Was there ever proposed a greater absurdity? ‘This section is s very dangerous one. It, may result in greater public rebheries than were ever dreamdéd of. Suppor A corrent Comptroller should come into office, He seleot 1 itor y Dass of the most outrageous ay them with impunity, character, and the Comptroller oa: for ho has legally no discretion—he has no power to, "re' vise, audit and settle,” and can, with propriety, pay any bilf which his corrupt ‘‘auditor of accounts” Tay pass. This rection will be a nonentity to an upright Comptroller, and to a corrupt Comptroller an instrument to screen him from the consequence ofany robbery which ho might commit, and for which he might now be held responsible. By the proent law, the Mayor is & cheek on the Comptrol- ler, and if the chief magistrate understands his duty, and Terforms it, xo money can be improperly drawn from the cit, ont ‘he Inet clause of the 18th section of the new act, repeals the following very important clause of section 19 of the charter of 1849 :— “= No expense shall bo inonrre! by any of the depart- menteor oMecra thereot, whether the object of expenditure shall een ordered by the Common Conncil or not, iation shall have beon previously mado concerning su ense.’? By the new act, the Comptroller and his auditing clerk can legally pay any bills whatever, without regard to appro- priations, or any other consideration. The power to psy absolute, if the Comptrolier’s “auditor fof ao- , none can tell. the “auditor?”* cutive power and respon- spartmenty, and make hi iment of his duties. But The true o sibility on the hend of tho answerable for the faithful fal throwing. th cron sn irresponsible subordinate, and givin jth absolute, power to pass any bills, would jend to robberies, compared with which the biackest deeds. ever committed by a corrupt public servant, would be white as snow. 4th. This now act opens the door to great and profligate expenditures, by legalizing alf oxponses for public proo sions and public entertuinments. Now, every dollar pended for such purposes. is illegal, and hias been paid only hecause euch las been the custom, 5th, The provisions of section 4, reqmring Bills of appro- pristion to originate in the Board of Councilman ul ity. except in reeard to public processions and ments, for this exclusive power to originate bi only in eases not “imperative” by law, and nea all ex- penditures are made imperative by law; and therefore this. section amounts to nothing. 6th. The empted restrictions in sections 16 and 17, on the Almahouse Governors and the Board of Edneation, ‘are: utter nullities; for, if these bodies apply for money by & two- third vote, (and they always (ore than s ¢wo- i third vote.) the re 01 3 an ind as thes now do—that is, they have the absolute and unoontrolle power to take and spend as much as Shey please, ang in such manner as they please. ‘These two sections bear efdonce of Laving been inserted with a design to decvive the public 7th. The election of sixty, instead of twenty mem ers, as at present, in the lower brauch of the Common Coungil, wilP prove to be an evil. By t jlause, the wards will have. on an nyerare, to be divided into throo districts och. John Smith, who has kept an establishment for rowdies on tho corner for a few years, can rally fotces enongh, in his im- mediate neighhorhood, to nominate and elect him; whereas his case would hehorel nomination from the whole ward, tion with a larger number of candidates, somo of whom would be of superior qualifications. The smaller the num- ter of election districts the lower will be the grate of eandi- dates. The proper: measure in this case wou! to leave the Assistant rd os it is, and reduce ti of Aldermen to nine or fifteen members. ‘Ti members will amount to $23,040 per ye: sent number to $7,650, making an inere: £16,300 por annuia., Arnin, thore will be sixty excise oom- missioners to pay, instead of twenty, and this will about equal the reduction of expenses by taking the aldo: from the judicial hench: hut this will be followed by the penditure of abont $5,000 por year, ag salaries of new jnd; who. it is nnderstood. are to be provided for, to supply places of the latejudicin! aldermen. ‘th. Section 11, provides for the appointment of the officers of the police and policemon, by a beard of commissioners, consisting of the Mayor, Recorder, and City Judge. This is. the same provision that is contained in the now police bill, and it has already proved so impracticable as to render it abandonment necessary. These officers have already m than they enn do, and do well; and consequently, thy a unable to perform the duties imposed om, themy either commissioners or ns jndges of the criminsl courts. Tha Commiesioners themselves admit the impossibiti ng out the design of this law. But if this then this police clause wi'l be adopted with it mporsibie to obtain a repeal of it, without o:ain amending the charter, and eubmitting it to the people. Ameading the police law would have no effect on this clanse of the charter. Sth. The attempt in Section 2, to provide « classification of the tormsof the aldermen tmay prove abortive; for should the ballot “even” be drawn. then the terms of the members having an even numerical designation, would expire at the end of two years, while the term of the other metibers would be left indefinite. 0th, The ageption of the havea tendency to postpone the work of ro'orm for, years, while its rejection would lead to the formation and ‘adop: tion, by the next Legisixtura, of a bill which will eontain such amendmente as would truly improve tho organisation of the city government. A RFCATITULATION. This act for amonding the charter should be rejected. bo- cause it omits to provide a remedy for the gross ctroet frauds Yhich are now depleting the city, treasney, under an ont~ rageons law, to the amount of half a million a year, for the Lenefit of a few individcal owners of up-town lots, some of Nhom were instramental in framing this newly proposed charter. Tt omits to provide for a more economical and responsible administration of the executive departments. thtough which the most enormous corruptions may be now practised, with- ont adequate check. ‘The second section {s indefinite agto the classification of the alderm nd would yield a rich crop of lawyer's foes. ‘The 30 section, providing for sixty Councilmen, would be attended with about $25,000 additional expense; would im- pedo legislation, and would result ia the choice of a lower grade of legiglators. ‘Tho 4th eection is a nullity, as nearly all oxpenses are “imperative” by ‘and consequently appropriation bills could originate in either bowed ‘The 5th rection, requiringa two-third vote to pass a vetoed measure. is highly to be npproved of. ‘The 6th section, prohibiting the Alaermen from acting ag ot nxt 0 pay of six that of the prec ‘of expenditure of roposed amendmouts would judges isright, and ehould have gone further, by taking from them the power to discharge prisoners from alatiom houses, The 7th section, lotting ferries at auction, is risht, if the city bas the powcr; but reveral eminent counsel the opirion that the cits je tion, without forfeiting . hae always reserved t t to regalate the fare, Av todocks, piers and ships, this is right. ‘The Eth rection, rejecting bids and contraots t> persons in arrears to the corporation, is but a recapitulation of the pre- rent Ia) . ‘The 9th section, legalizing celebrations, processions and entertainments, which aro now illegal, is wrong, and will open the door to great and unprecedented waste. ‘The lth section, againrt extraaliowancors4e now the law. The 1th section is utterly wrong and cannot be carried out, as the Mayor, Recorder and City Judge have not time to attend to the duties of examining ani appointing polloe~ men. ‘The 12th section, providing for contrac law, and in operation under the prosox t chi Tie 18h section ies dereption and sn, absurdity, as it aholtthes the power of the Comptroller, and confers #t on a Iroady the subordinate, and instend of operating a8 2 check, opens now onpertunities for public frauds he Mth re hing bribery, is right. to contracts by the Board of Sa- the law. House Governors and Board of Education whenever they ark for money, by loss than a two-third vote, will not ope- rate ns any check at all; for these boties will continue to- doas they have always done—that is, ask for money by more tian a two third vote. The 1*th, 19th, 20th and 2tst sections sre mere details av to carrying the Charter into effect. No proporition, it iz holieved. was ever submitted to the people of this city, xo nearly affecting ite rrent interests, which seems to have been so favorably roceivod without amination, It eoeime te bo preeumed that this new ehay will be a grent benefit without reading or derassing i merits; and many appear 7, to vote for it without b oquainted with its prov! t attentively will vote for WHO HAS EXAMINED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, You Can’t Lose your Hat If you have your likeness in i PFERTY & LEASK, No. 57 Chatham Ftreet, opposil rs strect, are the only hatters in the- United Stat t can put your daguerreoty po in your hat, plied tor & patent for this invention, an e put every cnstomer’s likencss in his hat free of ‘A word to the wi Defiance Salamander Safes, Gayter’s Pa- ROBERT M. 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