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THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7471. INTERESTING RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE. ‘The Legislative Excursion to Magara Falls— ‘Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Railrokd Company.—The Grand ‘Trunk Railroad Company of Canada. he, de, &o, TELEGRAPHIC. ‘New Your, apewe anv Burraro Tecronarn ComPany, me No. 244 WALL ernest. ’ $HE LEGISLATIVE EXCURSION TO NIAGARA—THE ‘TIME MADE ON THE TRIP—THE DINNER—THE SPEECHES OF EX-GOV. HUNT, SENATOR SEWARD, SPEAKER LUDLOW, AND OTHERS, ETC., Nuaara Fas, Saturday, June 4, 1853, ‘The Legislative exeursion came off to-day, in fine style. The train, consisting of six cars, containing about three hhundred persons, left the depot at Albany, at six o’clock ‘his morning, and arrived here at two o'clock this after- meon. The actual running time exceeded the time table about sixty-six minutes, owing to the unexpected size of the train, as will be seen by the following, which was ‘THE ACTUAL TIME CONSUMED IN THE TRIP. Arrived at Schenectady (17 miles) at. 16.35 A. M. ‘eft do. 6.37 03, 20 72 137 8.02 8.04 8.16 832 8,34 10,07 10.10 2.80 P.M Lott 5 12.85 Arrived at the Falls (76 miles).. 2.00 ‘The Utica and Schenectady road is entitled to the flag, ‘the distance, seventy-eight miles, having been made in stwe hours; the time over the Rochester, Brockport aad ‘Niagara Falls road, seventy-six miles, one hour and fifty- eight minutes. ‘At half-past three o’clock, the company sat down to a wumptueus dinner, at the Cataract House. After the removal of the cloth, ex-Governor Hunt rose and said that to him had been assigned the agreeable task of welcoming the members of the Le- gislature to the cousiy of Niagara. He proceeded to wpeak of the pleasure it afforded him personally ‘to meet so many of the representatives of the State on such am cccasion, and to the advantages which sccrue from a free intercourse between the people and their legislators. He also referred to the event which had Drought the cempany together, and to the rapid passage —eight hours—from the capital of the State to the Ni- ‘agara river, and recounted his own experience in making “the journey, a few years since, in seven days and nights. The Governor closed his remarks by saying that he saw ‘around him many old friends, who, he hoped, would not leave this part of the State without coming to seehim at ‘his house, and see how a retired public servant enjoyed ‘himsel’ at home. His remarks were received by the whole company with hearty applause, and were closed with the following sentiment :— seproneslative stu tree enligtaae® tal hapey onesies re Fes Seemed wisdom entitle them to the gratitude of thee Mr. Bpeaker Lupiow, of the Assembly, was loudly ealled for, and responded in a speech, in which he re- ferred to the vast and happy results of the raflroad enter- prises of the day, and warmly approved of the consolida- ‘tion act, which had brought the several central lines in this State into one, In concluding, he gave— ‘The Central Line of Railroad—a proud monument of enterpriso, capital, and skili—may its success be com- ‘mensurate with the grandeur of the project. After the Speaker took his seat, : Hon. WiiuaM H. Sewarp was called for, and on rising, was greeted with three hearty cheers, He proceeded to remark upon the first building of the old railroad through Auburn, Geneva, Canandaigua, &e., and the pleasure the Citizens bad experienced in seeing the tide of travel through their beautiful villages—but, said the ex-Gover- nor, it was discovered that by building an air line, twenty wailes could be saved between Buffalo and Albany. And after building this sir line, what do they do? They ask us to come here and celebrate the sacrifice. Mo yoioe on the old line had been raised against the air line, but he gave notice that they must carry their passengers faster than they had done to-day, or his friends would build roads which ‘would enable passengers to reach the capitol ahead of them. Like his distingu'shed friend, who had firs, ‘Addressed them, he welcomed the members of the Logislat. ‘ture to Western New York. They should have come sooner, but they were welcome now. He referred to the scenery which they had passed in their rapid flight—the falls of Cohoes, Trenton, the Mohawk, Oriskany, and other ‘beautiful streams—the silver lakes and fertile fields; but, ‘to pass from nature to man, they had passed works which were an honor to human enterprise. But we cannot fol- low him through his speech. It was eloquent and offeo- tive, and elicited hearty applause. : ‘Comptroller Wricut was next loudly called for, and he was not to be found. Senator Bamror was then called up. He responded in a speech of some length, but in so low a tone as scarcely ‘to be heard by the reporter. His argument seemed to be, that the world would move on very well while we had a free press, independent of party, and a party press inde- pendent of party. Parx Gopwin was called on, and made an eloquent speech. He tolda story of a man in Londan who was quite sure one night that he felt the shock of an earth- quake; but on reading the London Times the next morn- ing, and finding no mention of an earthquake, he con- cluded that there had been nono. So in this country, if the press did not herald what was done, here and there, from day to day, the people would not even know that « cele- bration bad been here to-day ; and many of the persons present would hardly believe it, unless they read the pro- ceedings in the morning papers. Railroads do much to cement and bind together distant parts of the Union. Ho spoke further of the value of railroads to the country, and elosed by giving an appropriate toast. ‘The company separated at six o'clock. RAILROAD FESTIVAL AT SAVANNATL. BAvtrmore, Jane 5, 1853, A railroad festival was held at Savannah on Thursday, which was attended by a large number of guests from Columbus and other points. Senator Berrien gave a pud- Hie dinner and ball on the occasion. ‘Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Railroad Company. On Saturday the New Jersey Railroad and Trans- portation Company held their twenfy-first annual meeting, at the City Hotel, in Newark, for the elec- tion of directors and officers for the present year, when 8 very able and satisfactory report was laid be- fore the meeting by J. P. Jackson, Esq., Vice Presi- dent of the Company, accompanied by the fiscal re- port of January last, from which it appeared that the capital stock paid in was $2,197,800; the fanded debt was $476,000; the floating debt, $85,627 37; the surplus earnings expended in the construction of the road and payment for property, $376,361 46; and a declared dividend on the first of January of $109,892. It appeared, also, that the number of passengers over the whole line of road last year, was 212,982, vand those to all intermediate places, 1,379,088, making a total of 1,592,070, of which 724,930 were between Jersey Cityand Newark. The amount of goods, wares and merchandise ferwarded, amounted ‘to 34,6553 tons, and the number of miles ran by pas- senger, freight, and other trains, was 270,480. The taceipts from passengers, freight, and other sources, were $602,942 33, and the ordinary expenses $316,- '250 85; the transit duty on passengersand freightto the Btate was $13,081 29, and the tax on capital stock to the State was $10,490 60. ‘There were no passengers killed or injured while im the cars during 1852 ; but four persons lost their ives by jumping from them while in motion, and ong MORNING EDITION---MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1853. while standing on the steps of the platform, com- ing in contact with a freight sled. Six passen- gers were slightly injured by jumping off the cars while in motion, making a total of killed and injured eleven. A very trifling amount of casualities, considering the almost perpetual motion in which people indulge when tra railroads in the United States. There was one employe killed, eight seriously or slightly injured, and seven persons killed on the track, owing to their own recklessness or imprudence. This very satisfactory statement may be attributed to the careful management of the road, as described in Mr. Jackson’s report, to which we shall now briefly refer, and which is of conside- rable length. The report states that the company was organized on the fourth of January, 1832 ; but owing to the powerful competition against which it had to con- tend, and the limited resources of the population of New Jersey, a very amall portion of the stock— about one twentieth—was taken by persons in that State, and the Commissioners were obliged by their own personal credit to raise the remaining stock elesewhere ; and one of the most expensive opera- tions, that near Bergen Hill, was commenced when there was only $25,000 in the treasury. The com- mencement of so important an undertaking as the New Jersey Railroad, with such limited means and resources,'Mr. Jackson compares to an attempt to storm the rock of Gibraltar with a pocket pistol. At this period, however, he states that the enter- prising house of Nevins, Townshend & Co., of New York, and other capitalists of that State and of New England, became meee of stock to a large amount; and the com! loners were thus enabled to d with the work between New York and New ick, in accordance with the provisions of the charter. On the first of July, 1835, a first dividend of threee per cent was declared, at which time nine- tenths of the entire stock was held by the capital- iste referred to, and the remaining one tenth by forty-six New Jerseymen; a mueh larger number of whom now own nearly twelve times the amount which was held at the period referred to. The apts states, that in accordance with the pro- visions of the supplement of the last Legislature, authorising a further a] ionmentof stock to stock- holders, $250,000 of the surplus fund, now amount- ing to $376,364, had been thus apportioned, being tent per cons per share, for cach ten shares. re- ceipts for through and way trade, are described as continuing to increase—but g0 also are the expenses, Maina ice a betantial Une’ of road aioe complete a and sul of road, which necessarily will lead to a considerable outlay. The managers, agents and employes are then de- ears complimented, for their care and vigilance in conducting the affairs of the road; and the com- en the public are congratulated on the re- markable aie from serious accidents, to which the road might be considered liable. owing to the air of oer that are aay passing 4 repassing; rectors vi roperly deemi it a cause of ‘thankfulness, that pa the twenty-first anni- versary of the company and its coming of age, it may Veep that of thirteen ap nat passen- gers who have been transported on road, no Tay etre metaietos eee id very oe recaution, the report observes, coninne de en to prevent accidents, by a well digested of » & minute and constant examination of the wheels and axles of the cars, and machinery of the en, ; and by an important and indispensable a1 towards greater safety, which has hitherto prevailed—that of indiyidual re- sponsibility and to avoid danger on approaching bridges, no less than five persons are required to watch for the signal when the draws are open, anda reduction of speed is rigidly enjoined and enforced. Accelerated speed, Mr. Jackson remarks, is however, required by public sentiment, which increases the hagard of travelling on railroads, the regulations of which are still in their infancy, and which occa- sionally ot seereat the occurrence of horrible accidents. He, fore, ronceninaends that a more considerate public sentiment be vated, and one that would be contented with a less rapid speed. The adoption of a double track on the entire route is aleo recommended, and which is at present com- | peso from New York to Elizabethtown; and an ovement is suggested, by widening and straight- ening the Bergen Cut, and the extending and multiplying the depot and ferry accommodations at pies ¢ City on an extensive scale; to effect which the directors, it is stated, should be warranted by the stockholders to enter into negotiations for the purchase 'of (po Aer for other put the sup- plement of egislature having authorized the in- crease of the capital stock tothe extent of $500,000; and having conferred the power of making improve- ments, whereby the obligations to the public may be realized. The report concludes with stating, that the amount received last year by the State was $23,879, which makes inthe ‘aggregate $207,076 that has been pea into the public treasury by the company, em ich it has received in return no exclusive Ti The report having becn referred to a committee, they subsequently reported in favor of the several Te- commendations which it contained; among others, that for a testimonial to Gen. Darcy, the former Pre- sident, and J.P. Jackson., Esq., the present Vice President, for the untiring zeal and energy dia- Bieved by them in the performance of their ar- uous and important duties, and a resolution to that eflect was subsequently passed; for which those gentlemen expressed their acknowledgments. THE BANQUET. At half-past two o’clock, the members of the com- pany, and a number of invited guests, consisting for the most part of the representatives of sister com- pauies, assembled in the dining saloon, where an elegant and substantial repast was provided by the proprietors of the hetel—the company numbering about one hundred and eighty persons, who seemed to have appeared as if by magic. The President of the company, the Hon. J. Philips Phonix, M. C., presided on this interesting occasion, having on his right, Chief Justice Hornblower, and was assisted by J. P. Jackson, Esq.; Hon. Daniel B. Ryall, Col. J.W. Scott, Henry A. Remson, and W. Rankin, Esq.; with H.J. Southmeyd, Esq., the Treasurer, who aeted as Vice Presidents; and when our re- porter entered the room, having been detained to complete his abstract of the report, he found the party discussing ‘a hasty plate of soup,” and prepa- ring for an attack on the more substantial edibles, with all the energy of men who justly appreciated “internal improvements,” eptenp those which appertain to the strengthening of the “inner man.” ‘o enter into any consecutive account of the proceedings of this happy re-union, would be im- possible. All seemed bent upon enjoyment ; and appeared to be much in the frame of mind of the man who, when judiciously reading a book, “ gives the reins of his imagination into its author's hands, is tga he knows not why, and cares not where- fore.’ The President pre successively, “ Tho Ex- ecutive, Judiciary and Legislature of New Jersey,” and “ The Mayorand Common Council of Newark,” Lomein ae toast with brief and pertinent re- marks. ‘The sister companies were also toasted, and the compliment was aptly replied to by their repre- sentatives, who were present. Chief Justice Horn- blower replied to the first of these compliments to the State authorities in a speech of considerable length, bat which was lostin the din of conversation and certain popping of champagne bottles, which afforded unmistakeable evidence that the Maine liquor law is not in force in New Jersey. Other toasts followed, apy riate to the occasion, as they rose Lenny in the minds of those who gave them, which called forth hho abounding with happy hits, that would have lost elsewhere than where they were uttered, but which seemed to be duly ay ‘iated by those present. In reply to one- of theee, Chief ‘Justice Hornblower said he was not on antediluvian, but still he was old enough to re- member when the sole means of travelling between. New York and Newark was monopolized by two Fone entlemen, tates he ae in Leaping U ot one of the company , a passenger thoug! he Led eg @ goed day's work if he wentand returned on the same day. toast in relation, to the Common Council was responded to by the Mayor, who said the city of Newark and the railroad lm Rae Gry! contribators to cacl. mpd trusted a good understanding rosperity, tween them would always continue. During the eee ‘the President stated, that, sengers who had tre'velled the road of the corapany, they had all beep carried over it without injury to life or limb, The toast of the Western New Jersey Railroad, again called up Chief Justice Hornblower, who re- that he mented its. upon their and pect for the laws, in which they compared favorably with the citizens of other States. ee if were Gd ange present who had been in Cali- fornia, the ex the whom he requested to favor the com; with an piled, by. aud ng. the ogin tnd progres a he pled, by le PI railroad, and referred to the aid which it had received from Messrs. Nevins and Townshend, and other capitalists of New York, but said very little = Sipe to the subject alluded to by the Pre- lent he Eroen) _wee een abean which was replied to by Judge Naar, editor of the True American of Trenton; who expressed a hope that its conductors would always widadt with caution and 5 After some farther remarks, he gave—‘‘ May the powers of New Je be combined in one object— the promotion of the honor, happiness and Yeceper ity of its le.” An editor of one of the Newark apers, who followed, then gave—‘ J. P. Jackson, Ee the Vice President of the New Jersey Company—able and efficient in the discharge of his duties, kind and courteous to all with whom he has model officer and a model gentleman.” By this time six o’clock had nearly arrived, the hour at which the return cars were to start ; most of the company had left, and the others were pre- pera 6 leave ; and our reporter took his depar- ture, there being nothing more to describe other the separation of those who were “ happy to meet— sorry to part—and who will be happy to meet again.” The Grand “Trunk Railway Gompany of Canada. é The Canadian Legislature having passed an act authorizing the amalgamation of the principal rail- roads in Canada, embracing that between Montreal and Portland, a company has been formed in Eng- land to carry the plan into effect. The Grand Trunk Railway will be 1,112 milesin length, with a uniform guage of five feet six inches, and will engross the traffic of a region extending eight hundred and nine miles, in one direct line, from Portland to Lake Hu- ron, containing a population of nearly three millions in Canada, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. At Portland, it will connect with railways reachiag eastward to the province of New Brunswick, and ul- timately to Halifax or Nova Scotia, and southwardly by lines already in operation, to Boston and New York. From Richmond, near the province bounda- ry, on the Portland line, it runs eastward to Quebec and the Trois Pistoles, whence a line is contem- plated to extend through Miramichi, and eventually to Halifax. At Montreal it again meets three rail- ways, now in operation, between Boston and New York. Westward of Montreal, the main trunk will con- nect with a tributary line from Bytown, and the vast timber districts of the Ottawa, the northern New York road to Ogdensburg, and the Rome and St- Vincent Railroad, also from New York. From King- ston to Toronto it will receive the entire produce of the rich country north of Lake Ontario; and at To- ronto it will connect with the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railroad, one hundred miles of which is near ly finished, and which will connect with Georgian Bay. -At Toronto it will also meet the Great West- ern Railroad from Hamilton to Detroit, two hundred and forty miles in length, at present ina forward state for completion, by which communication will be had with the southwestern part of Canada; and also with the raliways 1u uperution from Dotroit to the States of Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin; and the American railroads in course of construction will place the Grand Trunk line in the most direct commu- nication with the arterial line to the Great West and the Mississippi. The entire section from Portland to Montreal, of 290 miles, is at present in operation for 250 miles, and in July next will be fully completed. The line from Quebec to Richmond will bring Quebec and Montreal within six hours of each other, and will open to those cities the most @irect access to the ocean, at Portland, Boston and New York, passing through a most populous and fertile part of Eastera Canada. Taking the receipts of the Canadian and Ogdens- burg lines asa basis for computing the revenue, it is assumed that the revenue of the company, from the sections to be completed in 1853, will not fall short of $1,521,000 per annum net; which, allowing fifty per cent for working expenses, and deducting $300,000 for lease of the Portland line, “would leave a sum nearly equal to the charge for the entire mortgage debt of the company, and thus from actual present earnings would accrue to the bondholders their in- terest, or ail the capital intended to be raised by debentures.” It is proposed, simultaneously with the construction of the railroad westward, to proceed with a bridge over the St. Lawrence, at Montreal, which is essential to the satisfactory and economical working of the Grand Trunk Railroad, and the structure will be of that substantial character which a work of such magnitude requires. The work has been contracted for with Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Jackson, of London. The conditions of the other contracts are for the construction of a first class single track railroad, with the foundations of all the large structures sufficient for a double line, equal in permanance and stability to any railroad in Eng- land, with every requisite essential to its perfect completion, to the satisfaction of the Canadian government, The combined capital of the company will amount to $47,600,000, of which there has mn already mived in shares, and spent on the St. Lawrence, Que- bec and Richmond railways, $3,417,000; amount al- ready raised on bonds, $3,665,000; reeeived in shares and debentures for the shareholders in the St. Lawrence and Atlantic, and Quebec and Rich- mond railways, on the amalgamation, and for the bondholders of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Rail- way Company, $4,188,000—making a total of $11,270,000; leaving a balance of $36,230,000.to be created and Ue as_ follows :—Stock, in 144.020 shares of $126 each, $18,115,000; debentures of $600 each, payable in twenty-five years, bearing interest at six per cent, payable half yearly in Lon- don, $9,057,400, and the same amount in debentures convertible into bonds of the Provincial government, of $500 each, payable in twenty years, and bearing interest at six per cent—making $36,230,000 ;. the contractors agreeing to take one-half the shares and debentures, with an understanding that shareholders may take in equal proportions two-thirds of this moiety twelve months after the antici opening of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic ion of tha railway. Debentures to the amount of. $1,000 (one-half of each description) will be issued. at par, with each $1,000 of shares; and as the provincial bonds are to be issued as the work advences, they will be held: in trust, to delivered pro rata to the holders of the con- vertible debentares, Interest at the mate of six percent, from the completion. of the amalgamation until the entire wonks are finished, will be paid half- yearly in London, or sterliag, on tla amount from in London. The first it im respect of the shares and debentures, Hil take. place on allotmen' bankers, in London, Liverpook or Canada. remainder will be called up by instalments, not ex- between each call; and the first call will nat be made vatil the expiration of six months from the othe i P advices received in Cai from elas nae England, it, appears that a meeting of the influential a 4 tore of ries hss Lye gs o ie ters @ Gran A See tare een the renlt o¢ ehaen had bees the conclusion of an amicable grrangement, of a nature advai to both parties; and there was every probability that one satisfactory and favor le sn made directors of the Toronto and Hamilton line. The Railway Com- mercial Journal quotes the shares of the Grand, Trunk line at from seven to eight per cent premium. "| to THE CHARTER ELECTION. relation to clostons in toe ley ot York,” passed April 8, 1842, and as subsequently 8.—No. 110 Greenwich street. SECOND WARD. Dis. 1.—No. 61 Ann street. 2.—No. 70 Beekman street. Dis. 1.—No. 47 Cortlandt street. 8.—No. 35 Warren street. 4.—No, 246 Greenwich street. FOURTH WARD. 5.—No. 1 Oak street. . L.—No, 88 Leonard street. 2.—No, 183 Duane street. 3,—No, 147 West Broadway. 4.—No. 107 Hudson street. 5.—No, 82 Vestry street. Hotel, corner Duane and Centre-sts. 8.—No. 102 Centre street. 4.—N. —N. American 5.—No. 474 ark atest 6.—No, 135 Walker cor, Beyard st. and Bowery. Se eee rma ap 6.—North-east corner Broadway Gouver- ‘7.—No. 682 Water street. EIGHTH WARD. 1.—No, 65 Mercer street. 2 —South-east corner Prince and Wooster streets. 3.—No. 179 Prince street. 4.—No. 20 Dominick street. le. 160 Varick etreet. ‘No. 62 Dominick street. 7.—No, 828 Hudson street. 8.—No. 339 Spring street. 1.—No. 652 Greenwich street. 2—No. 18 Morton street. 8.—No, 393 West street. 4,—Market, north east cor. Grove and Bleecker sts. }—No. 708 Washington street, jo. 89 Perry street. 7.—South east cor. Twelfth st, and Seventh avenue. ‘No. 29 Gansevoort street. 9.—South-west corner Horatio and Fourth streets. . 1.—Bolet’s, corner Delancey and Lops 5 streets. jotel, cor. Broome and Forsyth sta. 3.—No. 193 Walker street. 4.—No. 2 Ludlow street. 5.—No, 74 Ludlow street. ELEVENT! 1,—No. 196 Stanton st: 2.—No. 99 Columbia atreet. 3.—No, 187 Houston street. 4.—No, 707 Fourth street. 5.—No. 90 Lewis street. 7.—No, 140 avenue D. 8 —No. 181 avenue C. Tw: 1,—Houre of P. McGannis, Bloomingdale road and 2nd BER Tih t,t oer S ide ty: street, two of Fourth avenue, wah 8.—Third avenue, one door north of 125th street. 4.—120th street,” between Bloomingdale road Fleventh avenue. 5.—158tb atreet, one door west of Tenth avenue, TRTEENTH . Clinton and Grand sts., (Onderdonk’s.) street. S—No. 58 Willettetreot 4.—No. 640 Grand street. 5.—No, 38 Mangin street. FOURTEENTH WARD. - 1.—No. 76 Prince street. 2.—No. 42 Prince street. 8.—No. 204 Grand street. reg ), corner Broadway and Grand sta. 6.—No. 170 Hester street. FIFTEENTH WARD. . 1.—No, 167 Bleecker street. 2.—Constitution Hall, No. 66 Bleecker street, A. Kerr’s, corner Broadway and Astor place. 5.—No. 40 Fifth avenue. 6.—No, 2 West Eleventh street. SIXTEENTH WARD. . 1.—No. 61 Ninth avenue. 2. ni 211 Ninth avenue. 102 Seventh avenue. 126 West Nineteenth street. 208 Seventh avenue. SEVENTEENTH WARD. 2 Rivington street. 384 Houston street. 138 Stanton street. 7.—No. 1. 8.—No, 92 East Eleventh street. EIGHTEENTH WARD. Dis. 1.—Seventeenth street, adjoining the corner of said street and Fourth avenue. House, northeast corner of Seven- street and Third avenue. 3.—Bull’s Head Hotel, northwest corner of Twenty- fourth street and Third avenue. house north side of Twenty-seventh street, adjoining northwest corner of Twenty- seventh street aod Fourth avenue. 5.—Northwest corner of Thirty-fourth street and NINETEESTH WARD. Dis. 1.—House of James Slavin, Forty-sixth street, be- tween Tenth and Fleventh avenues. 2.—Feed stable of John Egan, in Forty-second street, between Third and Lexington avenues. 8.—Southenst corner of Fiftieth street and Brond- way. 4.—House of Charles G. Griffin, Bloomingdale. 6,.—Thomas Starr’s, Third avenue, near Seventy- TWENTIETH WARD. ‘273 Seventh avenue. . 428 Seventh avenue. 8,—Thirty-sixth street, third door east of Ninth 25 Ninth avenue. 5.—No, 397 Tenth avenue. The Police and the Election To-morrow. A proposition was made a few days ago to the Mayor, by the Clerk of the Common Council, asking for the ser. vices of two policemen, to attend the polls at theelection diatrict{of each ward, for the purpose of delivering out the tickets to the voters, on the adoption of the new charter. At first tho Mayor felt inclined to grant the re- quest, but on reflection, he declined to permit the police to mix in with the politics of the city, any further than to Keep, the pesce—and the following order was {ssued to the Gapta! GENERAL ORDER, ISSUED NY THR MAYOR, TO THR CAPTAINS Pon t sunrise, on the morning of Tuesday. t! in accordance with General Order clause of said order, You will also bers of your command, to be pat sage way to, and fram.the polls, open, se.thas cl eRFesn, y enabling "Tacoma, WESTERVELT, G@xonox W. Miersest, Chiaf of Police. The Swartwout and Birdsall Affair, THE NEW YORK IERALD. New Yor, Juve 4, 1852. Sir :—The statement published im your paper of the.tst time to time pedd-up on each share; and the divi- |} #st., signed by Mrs. Birdsall, demands a notice fromme, dends as declared, leo be payable in sterling || Permit me to express my regret that it should be so, and to present the following as tho real facts of the case The statement made by Mr. Swartwout on the 5th April is correct, Mr. Birdsall’s cheeks to Mr. Swartwout for the sums of money borrowed, according to the atatemend of Mrs, Birdsall, were surrendered to Mr. Birdsall, under Mr. Swartwout’s instructions to me, The checker were delivered Mr. Bircrall. My certificate was antedated.at Mr. advised Mr. Swartwout — him to give me bis written declaration held harmless in the transaction. Therewith attach. My Dean Hanny : Avyou ver TO THE EDITOR OF ty elaim or lia- Mio, that you have never Tospoasible for it in ht * any way whatever. Very teuly, yours, ™ Binet) Mew 'L SWARTWOUT. heaps i ruin Yorx, Mey hl ne. aTe he oriaina OSL SWARTWOUT. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From Washington City. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS~-FRAUDULEN? BONDS IN CIRCULATION, BTC. Wasmnatow, June 5, 1853. Captain Robert Morgan, of Oswego, late candidate for the Vera Cruz consulship, has been sppointed toan $1,800 clerkship in the Sixth Auditor's Office. The President has sppointed Thomas Thornley Warden of the Penitentiary in the District of Columbia. bea Rochester Post Office will be attended to in a few ys. Gen. A. O. T. Nicholson arrived here to-day. The Union of Saturday, publishes an oficial notif, cation from tho State Department, amnouncing that a large amount of bonds, purporting to have been iasued by Hon. George De Chacon, Spanish Consul at Philadel- phi, payable in 1856 at Madrid, or at said consulate, are in circulation at New York and elsewhere, for which the government is not responsible, said bonds having been issued without its authority. Active measures have been taken by the Spanish Legation in this country for an in- vestigation of the alleged fraud, and the funotions of the Consul at Philadelphia have been suspended. J. Auguste Mocatto has been recognised by the Presi- ent as Consul for New Granada, at the pert of San Fran. cisco, Exciting News from the Fishing Grounds, RUMORED CHASING OF A COLONIAL SCHOONER FROM ST. GEORGE'S BAY BY A FRENCH CRUISER, ETC. Boston, June 5, 1858. ‘We have received late Halifax papers, from which we ‘earn that the Provincial fishing schooner Velocity has been driven from St. George’s Bay by a French cruiser, ‘The Halifax Recorder hopes that the haste of the French cruiser, in this instance, will wake up the vigilance of the Basilisk, Devastation, and other British vessels, engaged in the same line of business. ‘The ship Lady Clarke arrived on the 28th ult. with the last division of the Twonty-sixth regiment from Malta, un- der the command of Major Gardner. Major G. proceeds to St. Jobns. The troeps now stationed at Prince Edward’s Island are to be removed, and the barracks sold, Three Vessels Wrecked, dc. PuiLapgtraia, June 5, 1853. ~ Three schooners, General Hersey, for Portland ; Han- nah Clarke, for Wells, Maine ; and James and Lucy, for New Bedford, went ashore last night in a squall, at Point Cape Henlopen. The General Hersey and James and Lucy are full of water, and will bea total loss. The Han- nah Clarke has not yet filled, but is lying ins bad situa- tion. ‘The eighth steamer for the Parker Vein Coal Company, by Captain Lopez, was launched yesterday. The Bhering’s Straits Expedition, d&e. Barmmors, June 5, 1853. The vessels of the Bhering’s Straits Expedition are "till in Hampton Roads. The steamer Hancock has re- turned to Norfolk leaky, and would have to go into dock ‘to repair. Ne mail from beyond Mobile has been received today. The Southern Crops, dc. New Orcxans, June 1, 1858, Accounts from the Mississippi and Red river districts are ptill unfavorable for the crops, swing to cold nights and continued drought. ‘The Arabia’s advices reached here at eight o’clock this afternoon. From Albany. SUPPOSED MURDER—SUDDEN DRATH, ETC. Azary, June 5, 1853, The body of a man named Charles Connelly, was found in the river this morning. Suspicions are entertained that he came to his death from foul piay, at the hands of two men with whom he had a quarrel at a dance house on the pier, on Monday, since which time Connelly has not been seen alive. The supposed perpetrators of the deed have both left the city. Charles Bryan, who has had charge of the Savings Bank department of the Albany Bank, since its organi- zation, was found dead in his bed this morning. Cause apoplexy. New York Legislature. TITLES OF ACTS PASSED, THUS FAR, AT THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE. 260.—To amend an act entitled an act in relation to the trustees of Cayuga Academy, passed April 1, 1844. 261.—To amend the act incorporating the village of Sebuylerville, ond to extend its boundaries. 203 —To authorize the Monticello and Wurtaboro’ Plapkroad Company to purchare from the bation, Saag eee Turnpike Company a bridge across the - sink river. 268.—For the relief of Aaron T. bene ocogel Henry Hewitt and Charles Russell, commissioners for improvement MeL UTo amend the act entitled an act to incorporate }.—To amend the act en’ an a the Waterville Volunteer Fire Company. 265.—Further to amend an act entitled an act incor- porating the Fast River Mutual Insurance Company, and to change its name, sed Murch 18, 1848, 266 —For the relle of George xin ee 267.—To change the name ot ipgsboro . tional Church, “to the Presbyterian Church, Fulton county. 268.—To smend an act to authorize the town officers of Hyde park to purchase ground for s town cemetery, pasred 5 1, 1852. 269.—To authorize the village of Oneida Castle to be a rate road district. .—To fix a permanent line of piers for the city of Brooklyn. 271.—To amend the act incorporating the village of Saratoga Springs. 272.—In relation to the Utica Academy. » 273.—To amend an act eatitied an act in relation to the Public Schools in the city of Syracuse, passed April 11, 1848. oe the village of Adams a valid corpora- tion, &c 275,—To amend theact to incorpoaate the Rochester Water Works Company, paszed April 16, 1852. 2%76.—To supply the village of Fort Ann with water. 277.—In relation to the Mandon and Bristol Plankroad Company. 2%8.—To authorize the city of Utica to take stock in Black River and Utica Railroad, to sell its bonds, &c. 279—For the eonstruction of & workhouse in the county of Monroe. 480.—To- authcrize a tax for police expenses in the Eighth and Ninth wards, Brooklyn. 281. To amend an act extending the boundaries of Ogdensburg. 2 To divide the Eighteenth ward of New York into two wards. 283, To authorize the President and Trusteseof the villsge of Rome to subscribe and pay for. stock in the railroad from the river St. Lawrence to Rome. 284. To enable the Salmon River PlankroadGompany to sell part of their road to the Pulaski and Selkirk Plank- road Company, &es 285. To amend the several acts relative to the village of pa) mira. 286, To authorize the city of Oswego to take stock im railroads, and to sell its bonds for payment thereof. 287. To authorize the towmof North Danville. to box row money to construct a plank road. 288. To amend the act te incorporate tho. village of Payetteville. ‘339. To amead the several acts relating to.the village of Geneseo. 20. To amend the charter of the village of Elmira, passed April 6, 1850. 201. To enlarge the powers of the trustee of the vil- Inge of Holley. $o2. Authorizing the Commissioners of Highways of the town of Wilna to lay out a road less than three roda wide. 203, To legalize the official aets of Stephenson. T. Bost. wick, as Justice of Ponce. 204, To amend an act for assessing the expense ef establishing grade lines in the Seventh, Righth, and Tenth wards of the city of Brooklyn, passed April 16, 2. % e Canal Board to hear and deter- 85! 295, Authorizin; -mine the claim of Kdward Murray. 29%, Authorizing the saleof the county peor house.of Sullivan county, &o. 297. To authorize the construction of docks, piers, and bulkhoads, in Williamsburg. ‘498. To supply the city of Brooklyn with water. Markets. New Opixays, June 1, 1853, Cotton, to-day, wan flat, the sales barely 400 bales. e receipta to-day were 900 bakes, and. the ex- te 8,900. mh New Onurowa, Juve 2, 185% Cotton was more active to-day, the sales ing 6000 | Dales. The better qualities were fim, bub lower grades declined a Lah The quotations are—For low mid- per vie vec Loy were et ‘The reeel Healideds Tair, 8X0. Prime molassen, Yeo. 2 18}¢4 New On'nans, June 8, 1963. 181,600, ‘avd the increased ree pe te aS ports 226.000 bales. Sterling 9. Freights to Liv- erpoc! 9-16, ) Saturday, died at the hospital. PRICE TWO CENTS, ee stock in port is 51.000 Sage. The market is extremely Cuan.esrow, June The rales of setten forthe nak oe aval | e reached 96.500 Ibs. has been very active for ting ‘at m 1 advance on most styles. The sales have been 83,800 piea %- Fireman’s Fa neral. IMPOSING PROCESSION —BIOGA “APHY OF GEORGE TRENCHARD, THE DE TEASED. George W. Trenchard, late forema, * of Hove Company No. 16, who died from injuries rece 61 at the fire im Ensex street, on the evening of May 3, \—the particulass of which were given in the Hmzap of the day—was buried yesterday in the Cemeten, 7 8t Greenwood, | ber to have been present at a fireman’sfu wral. Indeed, there bas not been any thing of the kind te compare with it, as far as respects the attendance of firea vn since the funeral procession of the fireman, who it wh 1 be recol- lected was killed at « fire in Water street, soum 'fow year ago, when there was s similar large attends 2° The residence of the deceased, and where he died, wm “ at 700 Fourth street, between avenue D and Lewis atree * Oppe- site to the carriage house of the Mechanic Hos ® Com. pany, which was decorated with funeral drapery (| ™ im- deed, were all the engine houses that met our view) ‘2AY- ing the following inscription: — e00CCCCCOCOOCOOOSDD00R00004N ? - (WE MOURN OUR 1088.”” ©00000000000800000009909000 ® The appointed place of rendezvous was the parad © ground in Tompkins square, which presented an animated | but melancholy spectacle yesterday afternoon, from the numbers of people congregated about the spot, drawm together from anxiety to view the scene. The appoimt-_ ed hour of forming into line was one o'clock, P, M.; but on account of the large number of fire companies that : intended to be present, many of which must have come from some distance—for every fire company was repre- sented by some of its members, and the majority withe full complement—it was after two before the prossssion was ready to start. On the signal being given—for which purpose the fire alarm bell was tolled—the precession moved from Tompkins square, through avenue B to Fifth street; through Fifth to Lewis ; and through Lewis to Fourth strect. The coffin that contained the remains of the deceased was placed in the middle of the street, op- posite to his late residence, the upper part of the lid be- ing removed, so that the head and face were exposed te ferry, under the command of Alfred Carsem, Chief Engineer, who acted as Grand Marshal. Fire companies in reversed order, the foremen and as- sistants carrying their speaking trumpets shrouded im crave, the highest number at the boot, four abreast, a citizens dress, without apparatus, musics, or banners, each member wearing crape on his left arm, and a mourn- ing device with the number of his fire company, wern om the left side of the coat. seme nie Department, preceded by their banner, with following ription:— geeceecccccceeeececc 900 Cee NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT. 4 i Guarded by members of Fire Ne Tasted joes waco Be. Members of Hose Company No. 16 and Tompkins Ma- PETS ye a fort one, ry member of the other. Police officers of the Seventeenth ward, te which the deceased belonged. Police officers of other wards. ‘The Chiet’s aids. Captain Hopkins, of the Third ward; the Chiof of Pe- lice; and Ca) Leonard, of the Second ward. Bs ate ot tnt, estos 8 an ives of the ‘There was a large crowd of people in attendance to view the ceremony, but the utmost decorum and sileace pre- vailed, the whole affair being conducted ina manner and with the bebavior fitting so sad an occasion On the arrival of the hearse and coffia with the re- mains of the deceased, at the corner of Fulton street an@ Broadway, the fire companies who preceded formed im open order op both sides of the street, the two lines ex- tending from the locale above mentioned as far as the South ferry. The hearse and followers, consisting of the police force, of which, as already described, the was a member, and of the members of Hose Company Ne. 16, and of the original No. 80 Fire Company, with tlte friends and relatives of the deceased, passed. down the street, when the first-named body quitted, leaving the remains of the deceased to be escorted across the ferry by his late comrades. BIOGRAPHY OF THE DEORASED, The deceased, George Trenchard, who met so unt a death in the discharge of dis duty a8 a fireman, been twenty five years engaged in service. In 1827 he joined tLe origiaal No. 90, known as Tompkins Fire Ba gine Company, as a volunteer, and became a member of the same in 1829, remaining with that-fire com um: tilit broke up, in 1840. He then joined No. Company, and remained with it wovil 1848, when he and hid Sot take ‘any active part in the tire depa: for some time. On resuming his duties as fireman, he organized Hose Company No. 16, under the title Leki 3 kins Hore Company, the same name that belonged to old No. 80, of which he was formerly a member, and acted as its foreman. However, he wards the place, but subsequently joined again, about six months ago, when he was re-el foreman. The cai house of Hose Company No. 16 is at the juuction of Houston and First streets. The deceased was likewise a police officer of the Seventeenth ward, and was attached to the Chief's officeas Inspector of Carts. He leaves a wife and twe children to mourn his untimely end. ANOTHER FUNERAL PROCESSION. In the course of yesterday there was a large muster of the membegs of the Order of Gcod Fellows, who appeared. in full regalia, to pay the last tribute of ‘respect to. Mr. Benjamin B, Smith, Grand Master of the Order, who died. mh ay night last, of consumption, at his residence im the Seventh -ward. The following lodges, accompanied by aband of music, joined the procession;—Prospest Li No. 30; Lodge No. 6, having on their banner the Charity,” Charter Oak Lodge; Grand Lodge; ith the motta, **! and Lage motte Long loved, and : longed was covered: with craps. me ; pal offeers of the order formed: of the ft nate cession, and the deceased G: Master was con’ om Cypress Hill Cemetery for intexment. Coroners’ Inquesta, Dears By APorusxy.—-Coroner 0”! yenterdagr” held-an inquest at No. 306 Bleecker reat, Uh the boty e net a te ae rote ie ot cone ‘ 0 bis Fee ae te eats Oe yume See Ene Veemene doath by apeplexy. Kuxp sy 4 RaRoar Cap.—The bor ‘William Soest who was run over by one of gi 7 Avenue cara @ a ce heerlen emus Ukr y te iver, ape, isha hye erase to anmit the Inquest ont the body, which will be held by Dr. Hilton this day at ‘eleven o’alock, at the City Hospital. Government A) H. Archer has been a) elector of Caste ms for the port Mt St Marks, Florida, in place of BR. W. Alston. Jas. H. has been aj Mail Ageat en Portland and Boston route, vite W. W. Gra’ 1. J. Ultmann, Eeq , been sp; Cot. Macxenet Fissivo.—A fleet of mackerel catchers were in the bay on and Thursday. and found fish quite wbhundant. They have also been Ne Shae Ag gen days in va ae ak harbor, te. t brou dye barrels one week, > Tur: mouth Reptater, ills J