The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1853, Page 3

_ “IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVEMENT. Action of the New York Legislature on Railroad Accidents. Interesting Report of the Special Committee NEW RAILROAD LAW, Sic, Sion Sie. ‘Ube followicg report of the special committee of the New York Legislature was submiited to that body on Wednesday, the 15th inst,:— REPORT OF THE COMMITTER APPOINTED TO INQUIRH INTO THE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS UPON RAILROADS, AND TO REPORT A BILL THAT MAY PREVENT TH8 SAME. Mr, William Tayler, from the committeo appoiarel aa- der the following preamble and resolution, passed May . 1858, to wit:— “Whereas the nnmerous fatal accidents upon railroads, b: which many valusble lives have hoon destroyed, call ‘or suc! Jogal enactments as will best tend to secure ti of the lives and limbs of persons travelling upon oF ong in the conduoting of suid roads: “Resolved, That « committee of seven be appointed, whose duty it shal! be to report to the Leu fh the least pos Bible delay, suet mensures asin their judgment “re neces gary and requisity to ensure safety avd woourity Irom Sent; and ulsn tr roport what pantatiment shail bo i individuals } weoid whosecon REPORTS: And resommonds thet the accompanying bill presented by them be enacted dy this House. It is perhaps dus to committee to ray, that ever since their appotatment they have been actively exgaged in striving t» secure the objects simed at under the above resolution of tae Hou-e, and in becoming posaessed of all such fact» as have rel tion to the subject under consideration snd would asic due acknowledgments to the t6 committee on rail roads for many of the suggestions whict are nuz porated in tho provisions of theic ‘The Sew gineer and Surveyor ix the accredited organ of communi- cation between the railroad corporstious end the Legisia- ture. Itis » subject of complaint of the present incaa- dent, and also of bis predecessor, that there 1s not suffi cient power at present vested in him to effec'ually carry out the existing laws in regard to the accurate, fuithtul and full returns of the compunies. The former State Ka- gineer, in his report in 185V, saya: ‘1 would most re apectfully recommend that the pevalty for a failure to Sedasd sien macrldedine Ev'ennnch-usderstands “wy whould not be the rame an fur any other violation of chartered rights or duties; but if fine is imposed it should be made targer in amount then it is at present.” To which the present incumbent gives bis assent, and farther observes, “that authori:y should be cvaferred on the State Engiueer to inquire into che accuracy of tho re- turns made whenever they appear to he ezroneous.”” It ia of the greatest importaxee to the people of the State that all foc!» connected with the capacity and condition of our railroads and.canals should be furnished ia all their details to the officer appointed to look after th se departments, and the committee instead of recommend- ing apy hasty change in the directing or eoctroiling by islative ensotwent aa interest so complicated as that of the railroads, or in any way interfering with the police ef such roads, an will divide the respomsibility between the Legie Jatu:e and the companies. It is believed by the committee, that as the mumbor of ronds throughout the State fe steadily and rapidly ia creasing, it is quite necessary that a careful supervi-ion of them sould be undertaken by the State, in order that ‘all iuterests of all classes anall be protected. If it shall be deemed bert by future Legislatures to increase still farther the powers and duties uf the State Engineer, bo- yond those prescribed in the bill now submitted. it would be more preferacle in the opiniow of your committee than to do so at present. By the Jaws ef the United States in relation to steymboat cap ‘teins and othors, it aseumes, in case of several naned accidents, that negligence or carelessness must have been ‘the cause of the same and not imposing upon the olain- tiff in any suit to preve the cause oi the accident by which he or the person he representa has been injured. ‘So wholesome a provision the committee desire to see in- e rated in the law, and believe that its effect would be highly talutery, while it does not preclude the defence from thor to what ex , if at all, the plaintiff is in lly culpable. There are various classes of ac- idents resulting from the ignorance or care- Jesaness of employes upon che rosd—against whom there is no redress It often happens that, in these esses, no loss of life occurs, altho: property toa large amount is frequently destroyed I is against these acts of men, who, from idleness or some other motive, neglect their - Anty, that tho public demands protection’ not leas than the companies themselves. Itis imperiously demanded, that men who assume positions and sgree to the faithful performance of any duty, the neglect of said performance putting the lives of persons in jeopardy, aud often de- stroying them, should be made to feel in theie own per sons consequences of their neglect. 1t is not requir- ing too much to sey, that a bridge keeper who should ne- glect bis signals when the draw is open—n switeaman ‘who forgets to adjust the switches properly—the con- ductor who siarts bis train on its journey without ficst Doving the usval and necossary apparatus, signals lan- terns, &c., in order for vse—the inspecior of engines and cers, who'should place improper engines and cars upon the roed when unfit for the service juired—the engi- neer who, instead of attending to bis duty, is reading a newspaper, or chatting to ssme companion upon the en- give, or any other employe of any sush company, whose neglect te perferm, by acy cause, the duty of his station, thereby endangers the life of any individual—such a one should, in the opinion of your committee, be adjudged as guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject and liable to such fines and penalties as his carelessness, negligence, or @runkennez# merits, and should be punished accordingly, without waiting for the sacrifices of human life as a ne- ceasary requisite to give emcaty to the enforcement aud carrying out of wholesome and salutary lawy, Tt is due to the directors of those compauies whois po- lice regulations have been placed in the possession of the commitiee, to say of them that in all their details they appear to be most admirably adapted to the purposes de- sigded, ard that it is not, in thelr judgment, possible for apy set of persons not engaged in ihe daily use, and well acquainted with the entire system of ratir-ad mauage- ment, to better the same by alteration, They more ver believe that the strict observance of said rules would be a great preservative of human life. Without, therefore, altering, or even attempting to al er the same. they sug- gest that those apparently wise and carefully drawa rules Of the companie- may be regarded in the lightof laws; the infraction of which sbail impore such punishment upon the offenders aa will make others more benest and pru- dent in the discharge of their duties, and thus add to the safety of railroad travelling. The chief object of the pr sent law is, bow the safety of the individoul may oe best secured. It may be well to examive some of the facts copnected with disasters upou railroads, and see if by Jar the larger portion of them have not beeu the revult of che individual's own carelesuess. By the report of the State Engineer for 1852, we learn that the whole unmber ot per- sous conveyed in the cars of twenty-nine railroads in this State amounted to 7,440,663; the miles travelled, 34%.- 068,646, The average distance that each passenger tra- yelled was a fraction over forty-six miles, The whole number of pacsedgers kiled was twenty-six; injured by cpa employes killed, sixty; employed injured, eighty-nino, over persona than pesscugers and ied, seventy *ix; other persons than pas en- ind exployes injured, ninety-four—making a gravd f 162 killed, and 265 wouaded By a more careful examination into the peculiar causes producing death, employes 8 wo find that seventy-six of the whole number were killed | by being as the track, twenty wy falliog between the cars while in motion, or thrown from them; and eighteen Jost their lives while attemp:ing to cet upon the cars, tho same being in motion. +0 remain but forty eight others for all the ouber secdents by the collisions of trains, collisions with wagons, aud trains thrown off cho track, &c. The great disparity between the number of employes and others killed or wounted, to that of pasxen- gr, must be evident to all, while the number of the let r is much diminished, if we subtract f-om the gzoue number of passengers killed, those kilted by jeaving eir ecats when tho curs were in motion. It is not the design of the committee to exonerate the com- paniss from any blame that josty attaches tu them. Neither, on the other hand, to censure them for the wilful carelessness of ‘lose unfortunate per- sons, whether pasrergors or others whose crimias! nesli ence was the cause of their own misfortune We may, jowever, safely assume, that in most of the cases of per ons run over while upen the track, they, it is prosumod. were the most blameab!e. A comparison of the dvaths npon railroads, both in Evrope apd in this country. coa firms the truth that by far tae groater portion is the re- sult of the individual’s own want of cantion—some acci- dents by persons bing ron over by the driving of one train ate reckless, or at least careloss, rate of speed past another train when tho sawe is receiving or discharging its passengers at come station. Ail ssid companies should compel all passengers to enter and leavo the cars at all tines from the si responding to the exterior rail of the track, and to see ‘that no train left avy etstion when another is recatv- ing or dischazging passengerr, until time is given for the ignorant and inconsiderate tobe beyond the reach of harm. It should be the of every company to take all the precaution that can be secu: nd whore duty it is to warn passengers to ck, should do their duty 8 slovent} wanuer than it is now often performed. fhe laws of the Stare punish with great severity the individual who jaces upon any raflroad any obstruction designed to in- jure or upset the engine orcars. This law nas far lon regard to tho property injured than to the lives put ia ly. The turpitude of the crime is such that it is ‘of frequent occurrence; but we would ask if the per- gon who wantonly injures or attempts aa injury is de- serving of severe punishment, is he not alvo guilty. wno carelessly perseveres in a course that often does, and will continue to, injure property aud dustroy life? In examining the returns of ons company made the Inst year, it { > that at forty different umes they hed run over sixty horses, cattle, &e.; in two of these acci- ta the oars were thrown off the track and mucia proper- stroyed; fortunately no lives were lont, althoagh rome ba were broken. For the animals so killsd, the oom- panies were forced to pay, Ought cattle to be thuy allow- ed to stray upon railroads, endangering the lives of pax: nengers and those engaged in the dition of tha trata? if no tion was ever allowed for aay auivast killed com| upon the biped such animal was in the shorge of e person who at the tine was either driving or lead- ng tho same, would not another step ba ated in the security of travel, and those accidents be of !sas fraquent occurrence? The opposition iu some rections of the count: beso induce thorn to think that this waa fa- deed a hardship; but we think the suggestion will com- mend itself to Bie good sense of ail that believe that the proservation of human life, while en; in the lawful pursutts of business, should bs one of the frat duties of any ent. The committee have not adopted any provi or recommended the samo, without deroti ai] the limited time im their powar to the consideration o the subjects Introduced in tho bill now submitved for tho consideration of the House ‘There are at present over 2,900 ruilos of rettreed within the State: the umber of smiles Inid is tnereesteg anna Ally; the unmber of panne: gers ia (acenadng vearly, witio the Semands of tho courmunity serm duly arying om dt Feoters and coniacwrs to & higher nw of «awd, Te Condvet ke miywuue & ayetes Of Hat @rmmaeus ao! Recurer s lerze amount Of practiosl akill oud telat te wy the aid sf this shili 10d ‘nioat thet tee system in Drought to es grcas perlertact: ae it bas tom ft ls, therefore, subject of too grave a character, of too much Partial lgielaton,ct'bointevtoe ta the mataging of Uae 20 police of readiea would increase rather than y accidents. im the same Nght do ‘or other inatitutions, the obief ob- to , coe d bri A dimivis! A. it is fut jo suppoIre at > the amount of capital invested in their roads, and that they do not stsive to work them to be best pay- ing advantege. It is, fortunstely for the interests of elf companies, to reek for the safety of the passenger. Interest, and duty, and safety, happily goin the ramo direction. But while it is the interest of the company to supply the best men thoy can secure for tha various duries swigned, and while we would by no means desire to sereen them for the acts of wanton carelssness and rarhvera which their employes may commit in direct vio- lation of, the wise and proper rules which they may pre- | serive for the guidance of such employes, it is due, we | think, tothe public, that gross inattention 10, or viols- tions of duty by emp oyes, should be punished. Ifan en- give is switched off the track, train destroyed, cars overturned and property destroyed, all that the com: any can do 1s to Cisinixa the offender. To some pereons it would be bot 8 slight puntsiment; to otnors it | would be pene whetever Whenever human ifs baa been put in jeopa dy by the violation of the knows and preccribed rule of the company, it is due to society that the party so oifending shail suffer the peonity bis disobe- dienve deserves. There nre various other subjects connected with the | satety of railroad travel although discussed at lengrh py thee mmitree. it was thonght tmpessivie to frame any | secific bill at this time. which would, iv the opinion of the members of the committes, obviate the difficulties in the cuse. To avoid what might be regurded as au ex: Ferment of doubtful uropriety, an! ye: 10 furnish = few wholeseue lawa, that while it restra‘as no corpuration ia the legitimate exercive oF ity powers, but also check? ac- dents that arise from carelessuess, and pusisies the cflender, while it calms undue apxiely aud wlacm as to Googers That the bis ory of the part show do not exist ia the railro+ds of this State—if these objects are secured by the bill now presented, the labors of the cominittee, arduous as they have been, will not be labor ia vain, All of which is mo-t repeostully submitied, WILLIAM TAYLOR, : A. SHAW, . WILLIAM W. FORSYTH, Hi. Casé, RUSSELL SMITH, GtO V. HOYLE, WILLIAM CaRY, AN ACT FOR THE BRITER SECURITY OF PASSENORRS AND OTHERS TRAVELLING UPON RAILROADS, The peoyle of the State of Now York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enset as follows :— feo. 1, The S:ate kngineor bail bs, and is hereby, con- stituted the State Superintendent of the railroads of this State for the purpores herein mentioned. Bec. 2. The said suyerincendent is hereby authorized, and itshall be his cuty, whenever he rhall deem it me- cessary for the public rafsty or the general welfare, or for the information of the Legislature, to require of any railroad gompeny. in addition to the returns or reports now required to be mode to the State Engineer and sur- veyor. by section thirty-one of the general ratiroad act, perced April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, such Other reports, returns or iafoy mation from time to time, as the ssid superintecdent may deem necessary for the puvlio safety; he sball cause to be prepared the necessary forms, ond hail direct the manner of making such re- torns or reports. or of furnishing such information, and fix the periud of time within which the same shall be mad6; and any railroud company which ‘shall neglect or refuse to furnish such terms, reoorts or information, within the time specified, when required as aforesaid, shall forfeit ard bey the sum of one thousand dollars for every day during which such company thall #9 asglect or refuse to furnish ihe same; and it shall be the duty of the said superintendent whenever be shall fail to obtaiu the information required, to communicate the facts in rela- tiom to puch neglect or retusal to the Legislature at their next session. Sec. 3. It rhall be lawful for any railroad corporation, for the purpose of regulating the conduct of its officers, employes or servants, and for the more effectual en: forcement of its rules and regulations, as well as ior the better protection ard safety of the public, in addition to the powers granted by section twenty.eight of the gon- Pete d ‘act, passed April 2, 1850, to make such further by-laws as may be deemed nocoss time to time to alter and repos! any such by-laws an meke others, provided such by-Jaws shall not bo incon- sistent with laws of this State. True copies of alisuch by-laws, orders, rules and regulations, made under the al powers, shall, within sixty d+ys after the passage of thi: uct, be laid before said superintendent; and evel such by-law rule or regulation not so luid before aaic superintendent, aball have no legal force or effect. Seo. 4. The eaid suzorintendsnt is hereby authorized, azd it shall be lawful for him, to affirm any such by-law, rule, or regulation, +o lafd ‘before him, and it shall be lawful for any railroad corporation, by such by-laws so sflicmed, to impose any such reasonable penalties upon oil perrons offencing against the samo, as such company way think fit, not exoveding one hundred dollara for any one offence; but all by laws wade by such corporation shail be so framed sx to allow the justice before whom avy penalty imposed thereby may be songht to be reco- veearty odes part only of such penalty to be paid, if such justice sball think fit. fec. & If the infraction or non-observance of any such by-laws, rules and regulations sflirmed as afore- said. be attended with danger or anroyauce to the pub- | lie, or hindrance to the company in the lawful nse of its railroad, it shall be Jawfu) for the company summarily to interfere, to obviate or remove such danger, anmoysnce or bindranee; and every such pereon so offending, and sil others aiding or, aeaisting tverein, shall and may be seized and detaited by any officer or agent, or any person | whom he may call to his assistance, and be taken before some justice of the peace having jurisdiction in the place | where such offence sball be commited; and such justice of the peace ia hereby authorized aud required, upon | ermplatat made to him upon oath, to txke cognizance thereof, and te act summarily in the premises. See.6 Every such by Yaw duly affirmed by said super- intendent as a’oresnid, shall be posied up tw some con- spicuous place in each depot, oflico, and in the cars belong. ing to such company, and shall be replaced from time to | time, whevever the rame shall have been dostroyed dofaced or obliterated; ard all such by-inws, rulos, and regulations shall be bindiag upon, and shal! bu observed by, all par- ties acting under the same; and for proof of the publics tion of apy such by-laws, rules. and regulations, it 3} be sufficient to prove thet» printed cop7 of the xame was $0 preted up, continued and repiaced wheneror ob literated or defaced, #3 soon as conveniently might be. Src 7. Itshslibe the duty of the said superintecdent cf railroads to report annually to tho Legislature at the commenceisent of its firrt session, the condition of every raiJroud in the S ate, the condition of its equipage, build: ings, machine shops. and all sppurtenances belonging thercto; the several accidents tbut have occurred upou ¢ach road, whether resulting in personal injury or other: wire. the cansex of tho same, the number of persons KiNed or injured, the cost to ompany- owning or operating every road, of the said aceidents, and the nae Fad ‘on account of pasvengors kilied or injured; and embeds ing in said report allsnch other facts, statistics, or information as he may have ob‘ained, as well as all the proceedings had by him under the provisions of this act, and to suggest such additioual legislation as may be required to secure in a greater degree the public safety and benefit. Sec 8. the raid superintendent, and all percons ap- pointed by him under provisions of this act, shall be in all resyects subject to the provirions of the Gti title of obanter 5of the first part f the revised statutes, so far as the same may be applicable; and said s uperintendont, or any clerk, or any person appointed by him, who shall Girectly or indirectly receive any compensation or pay for avy eervic6s or Exiza servicws cther than tho com- n-ation slowed by the provisions of this act, sball be -emed guilty of @ misdemeanor. fee. 9. Ali penalties « ile cted under tha provisions of this act, shall be uwmesiately paid to the tronsurer of the State. Tbe comptroller shail audit ail accounts for ser- vices and expenses of the State engineer, and persons ap- pointed by him, in executing the provisions of this act, which accounts shall be paid on the warrant of the comp: trcler cut of aay money not otherwise appr priated. Sec. 10. That in all suite aud actions agatast avy rail- yond corporation for injury arising to aay person or pro- perty from any osilsion or other accident or misadven- ture, the fact of such collision, accident, or misadventure shall be taken as fuli prima facie evidence sufficient to charge the defendants or those ia their employmeat with negligence. until they sball show that no negligence has been committed by or those in their employ- ment. Sec. 11. Every action mentioned in the tenth section of this act shall be entitled to a profereace at the trial or poy Mtn thereof, over every other action, at any cir- cult court, or special torm, ‘or at ary goveral or other term of any court, in which the same may be brougut by appeal or otherwise. Seo. 12. It shall bo the duty of every railroad corpore- tion to place some suitable person to taxe charge and custody of eve cravnecas on the line of sneh rail- road. It shall not be lawful for the pors m having charge of such bichon to open or suffer the same to be opened, either within fifteen minutes previous to the time, or until twenty from and after the me appointed for the arrival of each and every train of cars expected or a pointed to pase over the same, (unless such tralv shall, tore the expiration of the period aforceaid, Lave parsed over the came.) and it shall be the duty of evory x 0- mun baving chargo of any acd every ongine ap; ing any much dae bridge. if spp:oxehing tive minutes of over pefore, or ten minutes or over after, the thme appoluted for his crorsing the eame, to stop eot!:ely the motion of the engine and train under bis charge wt n distaucs of at least twer ty rody from such diawhridge, and not put the same in motion again until the parson in charge of such drawbridge shal} inform sueh engiaemaa, by algnals or atherwt6. (after suck stoppays us aforevald). that raid Diwge ia properly arranged and adjusted for the pasrage of such Pie and train Sco 14. Every drawbridge on any raflcoad shall be pro- vided with red avd white signal boards by day, and rod and white siguela by night, ald buarde at least four feet aqnare, and ove of said barca shall bo placed at least half # mile from the bridge, apd in such » position as to be plainly seen by tho enginoman when approaching the belles, end ssid wigual boerds sball correctly show the condition of the bridge. fee 14. Every passenger traia of cars sha'l havo, whem ronning at and over thirty miles per hour, ove brakeman to exch cer, and no train shall run over any dra wbridge, or through any incorpora‘ed village or Cia ata greater speed than ten milos por hour, under penalty of one bun- a168 dollars for each offence Feo, 15, No railroad company shall employ on thoit ronds oF trains any person as conductor, engine fire. w the profits upon thoir roads, ey are careless as to Committee, , and from man brake wWitchman rignal flag drawbridee Iwho ia in tho badit of using intoxt- cating Orivks, under the penalty of tive hundred dollars for overy day «uch porson sball be ao einptoyed. Seo, 16, Every prrson named in ths above section hail be held responsi for a faithful disohaige of heh ‘and for noylect of the duty assigned him abel pe guiliy of a misdemeanor, amd punishable by fiee or imprison. ment, or both, and it shall be the duty of the company on whore road or train the offence was eemmitted to sue for t) > same, | eno 1) If, io courequence of the intoxtoation, or ene tems OF wiifal mlocowrnot M Row\\@ence on the nart [fer y condintor, engin awheh uF Midge uF peaks ter der, or eignal men o- amy othor sormat ef wich cor | perevion any lee of ie shall reauis, or 1 6 Ub shal eroup, suse aeryoet or sack | Hk fi deemed guilty of felony, and shall be im. ment in is Brot selon for forme at ant eneeet ten . is. Te shall not be lawful for any railroad cor- poration to ocpstruct across the rails or tracks of aay other rafiroad trecka or rails. for the purpose of runnit over the same, locomotives, trains, or cars. Any railr, corporation ro offending shall be subject tos fine of mot Jee than one hundr 8 for every day they shall so continue to offend. Sec. 19. In all cases where one railroad fa croasec by the rails of another company, whether consolidated or an independent corporation, sigoals similar to those erec'ed at drawbridges shall be erected, with a sufficient number of watchwen to give notice of the approach of any treia, when at eny time two traina are approaching said cross ing. The right to pare over said crossing first thal at all times be in the train running upon the rails of the road first constructed at such crossing. Nor shall it be lawfal for the engineer of either train to attempt to pass over such eressing when the appropriate signals are uot ex- Libited by the watcbman or «igualman See. 20: It shall not be tawfui for any railraad corpora- tion to run their trains, (when steam power is used.) withont proper signals or gates at all street o¢ road cross ings within the limits of any incorporated village, town, or city. over which said cars do pass. Seo 21. It shall not be lawful for any railroad company ‘wo construct any curve upon the line of their road wita a radius of Jes than five thoussnd feet at er within a di+ tarce of one bundied rods from asy drawbridge, tunvel, cut, or other portion of the road, which from ite charac: ter or pesition, obstructs the view of such bridge, tun: 2:1 &e,, and endangers theroby the lives of pasengers or others Seo, 22, All acta or portions of acts iaconsisteat with avy of the provistona of this act, shall be, and axe here- by, repealed. Svc, 23, This act shall toke effect immediately, King’s County Court of Oyer aud Terminer, Lefore Horm. Judge Barcule, and Justices Stilwell sad Wright. TRIAL OF BERNARD HAGAN FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIEN. Jone 16.—Bernard Hegan, indicted for the murder of his wife Bridget, was brought up for tial. Thee ay- peared to be the least pe interest io regard to is, end but few persons besides ihe witnesses and several legal gertiomen wer re present ‘The prisoner seemed quite calm ané self possessed when brought into court, altbhongh be looked pale and somewbat carewora. owing probably to his long confinement. Fo is evidently about inirty- five years of ege, five feet eight or nine inches im aight, light bair and complexion, aud upon the whole pro-ents the appearsnce of a kardworking peaoeale man He was dressed in a dark frock coat, velvet vest and dark brown pactaloons, and looked quite deceu:, The crime with which he stands charged, it is alleged was commit- tedom Saturday, the 12ta day of February last. at his ther residence, in the basement of a house oa the corner of Charles and Tallinan streets, in the Fifth ward. The prisoner and his wife, it seems, had lived unhappily to gether and had many differencos, resultiog in frequent quarrels and fighta, aud on the day in qnestion at iy al- leged he came home in the afteruood, whun, flading his wife in the woed house in the yard, he dragged ber forth type arm into the house. and there inflicted injuries which produced death on the subsequeat Sunday. HB. ta, Exq., District Attorney, and Alex. Mo- Gue, assistant, appeared for the prosecution, and A. D. Soper, Fsq., on the part of thé prisoner. ‘The following gentlemon were sworn as jurors to try the care :— William Haleey, Poter Debon, Thomas Simmons, Joseph Francls, Samuel E. Lott, Loftus Wood, J. F. Quirk, Jobn H. Hess, Henry D. Hadden, Tames Gorine, Jobn L. Voorhe James R Stilwell. The District Attorney brief care, when the following ev: part ef the prosecution :-~ Cathsrine Glenan, swor#—Live at the corner of Tall man and Charles streets, where I have resided for fifteem months; huve known the prisoner since the 9th of Au- gust; was acquainted with his wife; they lived inthe back basement next to me; she died at two o’clook on Sunday morning; saw her at two o’clock on Sunday, whoa she appeared very weak; ehe was lying upon a bed. and her hair was matted with blood; her eyes ware black and closed; uncovered her bosom, and saw a large black mark; saw blood upon the bedpost and foot of the bed; tuere were marks bke Llood w, the floor, as if it had been washed up, as large asa hat; don’t know bow abe cane by those bruises. On Saturday afternoon heard blowsand noi-es, and some one failing on the floor; heard him ac- cusing her of spending money; she apulogized. and sutd she lost it; saw Hagan and ‘wife bofore I heard those blows; saw him drag her in from the woodhoure by the arm; did not sce her between Saturday and Sunday; after they got into the house heard Hagan talking; she never left the room afterwards; up to the tune of the Coroner’s examination the body Isid_in bed; on Monday morning Hogan came to my room and called for Ann. saying Bridget res wife) waated to speak with her; she went down, and went after; she was very low then; don’t know exacil: how long the beating continued; don’t think ‘Hagan left hia rorin on Saturday. Crors examined by Mr. Soper—I was ironing, assistto my Sangbies Anne, on Seer aay don’t recollect thas was out of the houre on ihat day; the entrance to both basements, cecupied by Hagan and myself, was through the reex, by an entry; thore are two windows in my apartment looking info the street; there is no opouing stated the facta of the ce wad take on the lect that I was out of the room on Saturday; the wood- house n the back part of the lot; I did not see Hagan 0n Yaturday asternvon—that is, after he dragved his wife from the woodhouse; I was in my room at the time, standing at the door; it opens into the entry loading to the yard; that is the only door toy room; I wss expect- ing toy daughter while standing at the door; this was be- tween 3 and 4 o’clock, after I got the fire for iron:ng from my door! can see into the yard; when I saw Hagan he was inside the entry; his door is near mine; I had nothing to drink on that day, as the prisoner there kno#s: I atood at the door until my drughter came in; I dud not make the fire until she cae bome; when Hsgan went ia his rocm he shut the door; can’t ray how lovg after it the roise in his room commenced; the firrt thirg I heard was Hagoa accusing her of stealing money; heard nothing said about when the money was taken} the told him she had lost it; I can’t say with what the blow was siruck; it rounded heavy ; heard ber screaming; seid “Oh, Barney, I didn’t spend tho money;’” hoard the round of four blows, and heard her scream four times; heaid nothing more than Hagan speaking to her iu « low voice; rhe did net appear to reply; couldn’t nvderstand what he said; she never left the room afterwards; I made it my business to see whether Hagan went out or not, 80 thut I eculd speak to ber, Tcoutinued watching for two hours, during which time I made a fire; I heard nothing of Hagan or wife till Sunday morning, befure church ter- vice, when I rept a newspaper in their room vy my daughter; about 2 o'clock the same afvernoon I went in and »ew Mrs. Hagan; it is very likely « person might fall out of bed and caure the rks on the floor. Jobn Cochran, physi nd surgeon, sworn—Some time in February Isst partially mads a post morten «x: auination of tha body; it was lying on ® bed in a back basement of a house corner of Tallman and Caries streets. ‘The marks of violence werr confined io face and head; no other members of the body; face swolicn, and had two wound—one inflicted recently, end one old, which had on it a eticking plaster duced. and identitied.) Discoloration and wound on face; wound on right eye extending Istitudinally. On examiaing the body, the contents of the chest wore found in a ua- tural condition; the belly also, with the exeepon of the liver, which appeared as if the person drank liquor; tho brain was in an astonishingly good condition. jury was evidently of » very light character, small ana trifling. The recent wound was the result of some blunt iaxtru- nent. The swelling would bo either the result of blows of the fist or boot sbown. Au instrument was shown to me something like a phip scraper: though it could not have been the weapon with which the wound was in- flicted, the boot I thivk was, The cause of her death was & combination of circumstances; uo single wound was Fufticient to produce death. I think ehe had been subject to revere cha; tisement before, which, with n death. Probably hat she been in the hospital, she might Baye been still living. Cregs-examination—I judged she had been subjected to chastisement, from the old wound, 1 don’t believe she died from the new wound; a person addioted to Mynor is more subject to fatal consequences than a sober po-n0n; this is not the generally received opinion, but it is mius} it was not the wound, but the shock, that produced drach; if she bad been taken by the hair of the head and letdrop on the crosspiece, the fame results might bave bsen pro duced: that place whee the pillow ought to lay was not covered; it was the bare wocd which was sprinkled with blo: By the District Atiorney—Q Was there any dixease produced, of which rhe died? A, Ishould say she disd of conevssion of the brain. To a Juvor—Ber liver presented evidences that she was a diicking woman." Josephus Buck, a policeman of the Second dis! sworn—I went to the house between sight xn} Monday morning; found the womac iyitg ic a bod wwler the quilt, and her face in a shocking condition; saw Wood upon the ceiling side wall, foot of the hed, and on the bedports: cay no boots thera at that time; naw» ra zor box, which looted as if it had finger marks of blood uron ib (Identited it); naw the boots afiermnads; they bad blood upon them; saw a bundle of clothes in tha woodhouse, which had blood upon them; Mc. Philips dis- covered thé clothes first: the bundle contained a pair of drawers, anda frock and pieoes of cation. Cross examined—I examined closely, to make these dis- coveries, Stephen W. PbUMps, w policoman of tho Second dis- trier, eworn—Was nn officer in February Isst; heard of this oceurrence a little before eight o clock im ‘the 1a0rn. ing; war on my wey to the station house whon ( vn+ in. formed there hed been a murder corner of Uhartey aod Tallman «treete; went up Prospect street, and to the house, where { saw the prisoner; I ncooa‘ed him and vaid, “you are my prisoner," he paid no attention, and nesed on to the gate of his houso; he asked the oificor to + Ihim in to coe bia wife; the privilege was refused, and Larrosted avd (ook him te tho station house, I took him by the oollar. and ho sald “lot go, I'll go with you;”” ho appeared @ little confused, snd continued, ‘he’ was not uilty of what [had orrested him for,” 1 asked ain how fie kaew what I had arrested bivo tor, snd he cocimenoed crying; when # got (o tbs station house, he aaid ho ould its 10 +00 his pistore, 1 eked him woxnd return- €4 to tho dwelling; Laaw the body of his wife lying dead fy the ved; tho face war very binck @,0# ood up; on the foot brard and part of the bedstead there were blood and piecas of heir; around the bedposts toere vse er marka of blood; aleo saw blood on silowal ceiling apd op bedstead: tho blood ox th» oviling leok syetered, om the side wall pretty much the eame; found a beot with blood oo, avd hair watted te, near the head of the bed; it was fino, long hair; foaod’ the trom art.of = shovel in the Gro place (boots produasd, oud dontifie’), i. vas quite warm; (instrument produom); it looks lsbe the same one; the floor bad ths appraranoe of being wived up; I went into the wood houve after I ex- ewlued the room, aud fouvd ». pair of drawers and some women's appari found some pieces of bi Ar vets, which wore wet, also some cotton clotved with bioud, and tied in a parcel; returmed to the house that evening, ond found a taxoe onse anda bandbor, likewise a women’s cap stained with blood; forget where | found overalls; hey wore under the table; @ bine shirt I picked up t think bad blood upon it, food T went into the houre aboat alae n't teko tonler soticr i ‘love, I bun't remember | AwEAing 10 ms Hout te Injury to ble wife; (vari rae beet say that che fell oman iro furnace: T broughs gart of rhe things 1 foundaray with we, afer I revarued Attorseg—{ pm oot certa’n whan 1s told by whiob I could iook into Hagan’s room; I cannot recol: | (Boots pro: | eglest, cansed | made by the two; be wanted aud rhe would not come; I occupied the room over Hagan’s: I heard some screaming after they ge’ into the room, like the noise of falling, wome heavy thing being thrown ou the floor; heard che sereame only for a short ~ minutes; Iheard nothing more during the eveping: I vever saw Mrs. Hagan after that; saw him that evening in ibe yard Cross: examined—-I'do not now know Mr. Hagan; I did not ree bis {nce that day; I never saw bim to know him; heaic po words: I heard the noise of falling more than one time; heard the soreaming first and noise afterwards. Aune Glenuan sworu—I_ was at home the Saturdy pre- vious to Mrs. Hugan’s death; beard # noise, and saw Fagan taking her from tke woodoune; don’t know whether he kad hold of ber arm or not: he had when near the stoop; she cried “Anne, for God's sake save me,” I saw her about 10 or il o'clock next morning; everything seemed towed about the room; banded a paper to Hagan, when 1 looked around d saw her laying down, her eyes closed and bieck; sometime ov Sunday I ‘saw blood upou the bed clothes wud pillow; in the evening I saw blood apon her bead and alse on the fluor, which appeared to have born wired up; this was on Sucday morning; there was lice: wire blood upon the wail, which I remarked on Moaday werning, Tobserved no hair; I also saw & stick of wood with bined on i, Crow-exaniced—I went in on Susday and prepared some tes ond icast for ber; her husband went to the cheset reveral times, aud got something for her io drink; idon’t know what it was; [heard something from sore body that she fell out of bed, I ik, oa Saturday night, I heard som pg fall that night like lumber; Tent some heir from ber Peed, and Hagen put a plaster on tho vourd. To the Court-—She talked very little on Sunday; she moared and wae vomiting ll day. Te the District Attorney--No doctor was sent for on Suuday. Niza Stewart eworm--Lives on the corner of Tallman apd Charles streets back room, second floor; saw M Hagan after her death next morning. Jems Stewart, sworm—Live in the same house with Hagan: on Saturdsy night I beard, from the roou above where Hogan lived, the words, “fy the holy Jesus I'l ent your throat;”” don’s know whethec it was Hagan’s Me ce or not, iL was «bout 10 o’clock whea I returned me. Croce oxaminod—There was no light ia that room oa y night, that Fsaw: I beard a wots on the inside, tr induced me to stand still, when I head the ex- yreeeion, p ary Britteia, eworn—-Resides on the corner of Tall- and Charles astrects. second floor; raw Mrs. Hagan on Sunday, about 11 o'clock, in her bed; Hagan aud Anue Gleooan were there at the time, he acoused his wite of spending money im drinks, she drew the haudker. chief from her eyes, end said, “No Tdida’t, Barney; I lost it,” her face looked badly bruised; never saw her druvk; saw bim intoxicated several times. Cross examined—Whilo 1 was there Mra. Hagan bogged for » little gin and water; be said bo had no woney, and Tpave Lim some; he then went after it. John K. Mundell, sworn—Am a constab! ‘aw blood on the ceiling and side walls of Hsgan’s house, on Monday Doruing, ot 12 o'clock; it looked like freeh blood, in spots about the rite of peas. EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. Michael McGuire, ss orn—Have known Hagan for three peer tlwaya found him to bo an honest aman; thet is, 1 now nothing against him; he is a peaceable, hardwork- ing wan, ‘and always paya his way. m sy the District Attorney.—He is not a bard drinkin, Vhave seen him drink liquor; he is peaceable an Soap mored fam Christian, sworn.—Teve known Hagan threo or four years; has been in my employ for about three yams ik industrious, peaeeable, and honest; have :een in liquor several times; is @ very mild tempered man whee im liquor, as harmless as @ dove, would not hurt » child. Thomas Fields swern.—Had known Hagan about eight years; hoow nothing bad of his character. TuuRsvay, June 17.—At the assembling of the court this morning, the trial of Bernard Hagan was proeceded with, and Ja¢ge Soper, counsel for the prisoner, recalled one of the witnesses, who testified yesterday. Anne Bijttain, seealled, testified that wi she weut into Hagsu’s apartment on the Sunday previous to bis wife’s death, she asked hor how she became so disfigured, ond she answered by a fall; witnesa asked her what she fell on. and che replied that she could not see nor say. To the District Atto:ney—Thinks she said that he her with a boot or shoe, could not tel! which; was in the Labit of beating hia wife repeatedly; I interfered twice in their quarrels; once, about three mouths before her death; never saw Hagan under the influence of liquor more than two or three times; the last time was on the Friday evening previous; never saw her intoxicated; when I was in the room I saw spots of blood upon the wall, but did mot see soy upon the ceiling; the blood marks were apparently frerh. To Mr. Soper—I was prezeut at the coroner's Investiga- oy but cannot now recoliect what I said upon that oc- casion. ‘This conclujed the evidence, and Mr. Soper summed up on the part of the prisoner. Ho said thore was no dispute as to the death of Mrs. Hagan, but he contended that the injuries were inflicted upon her person without preinedi- tated design to destroy live. ‘The only inference wh'sh could be drawn from the evidence was that they hada qvarrel, aud a blow miyh: have been strock iu the heat of passion. The testimony of the physician, howoves, istsmetly proved that tid wound was of ‘nature too Gght to cause death, and his opinioa was that she died of concussion of the brain, produced by a coibination of Greumstavces. vot the least o! wiich was, that the de- ceared had beon addicted to drinking. It was likewise rbown that the wound was not inflicted with am instru- went which could be denominated a dangerous weapon, and therefore there could have’ been no inten, to kil As to the exact article with which the blow was struck, the evidence was some what conflicting. shie; and it wai possible that she died of the offecta of fall trom tha bed, upon the flvor, Tae counsel then weat into a detailed review of the testimony, and concluded his by adverting to the good character the prisoner Jways borne. and ccotended that this fact shoula Dave grost weight with 4 jusy. MoCue, Eeq., Assistant District Attorney, wad np on the part of the proseoution. Hv coaten’ at thia ease was one of the first importance, because the violence infiteted upon the wife of the prisoner was so extreme us to cause death, Thore was no dispute ax to the death, or the cuuses, except so far a» related to the viclence ured oa Suburdey or Sunday morning. The ovly pretence set vp on the part of the defence, was that she died 0; concussion of tho brain, pro@uced by falling from the bed, which was not sustaiued by the test!m: {t might be true that she had been in the habit of driuk- 1 yet there was no direct evidence presented to and he beld that the whole of the testineny adduced went to show that she died of tho effecss of vio lence, unficted by her busband, He referred to ihe boows, the blood upon the bed, floor and ceiling, all of which vent to prove that vioience Aad been committed, and concluded by urgicg the e aviction of the priscaer of Taurder, as alleged in the indictment Jurge Farcnlo, in charging the jury, said that the in- dictment wns for murder, under which @ conviction inight bo bad for murder or manslaughter, according lo the evi dence, The statute defined murder, which was the killing of a howan being, witb promecitaied design; and secoxd, by committing homicide with no object or inteat wnatey- er, which was owing toa depraved mind and reckloss dis- porition, It would de for the jury to determing whether the evidence brought 't within either of these two clauses. dhe heating had not been seen by avy person, but blows ‘were heard which {t was alleged had been inficied by her berband. Whether it was consi-tent with the state of hoc person to suppore that her death was caused by injories Fustained by falling from a ber, was likewice the daty of the jury todetermine, Ho exilained the law in regard to ell the points im the case, and the jury retired incharge of an officer, After an absence of nearly an hour, the jury re-entered court, with » verdict of guilty of manslaughtor ia the a6 cond degree; whereupon the prisoner was sentenoml to the Stave prison for the term of sevea years, and the court adjourned. It might have beon either a boot or a Superior Court—Part 2. Before Hon. Judge Paine. RAILEOAD COLLISION. Ture 15.—Danies W. Whitney vs. The Dudson River Rouzced Company.—This was on sction brought by the above plaintift against the defendants, for injuries sus- teined by the fortoer, in consequence of a collision on the sué+on River Railroad, on the 4th day of Dacember, 1861. near Croton, in Wertchester county, by which ac: cident the plaintiil’s ribs were alleged to have been broken or fracture tag oe injured aud broired. Damage was conteuded by his cor 1 Mee: Tallmadge and Lathrop, that the plain iff was permavently injured for life in consequence of the accident, and that the defendants wore guilty of wreat negligence, Which resulted in the coilision. the defenow it was net up that the iajurien wece ‘ but exaggerated for the purpose of extorting from thy compiny more damages than thoir nature entitled tho Plainuf to receive. The cause was tried once before, when the jary @longreed, a Jury 16.—Tho case wan resumed this morning. and the Jory returned a verdict for plaintiff, $2,600, di Superior Court—P: Betore Hou Judge Junn 16—Jonas A. Hovey and others vs The American Insurance Ecmpary —Thix was en action on s policy of insvrance ngulpot fire effected oa the plaintifi’s oil factory in Willistoeburg, and which was subseqnontly destroyed by fire Verdict for plainuifs $2,657, the amount claimed, with imterert. FUNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MAREDRT. Tuvespay, Juno 16-4 P, M. ‘The market opened heavy this morning. With one or two exeeptions, prices were all lower than at the close yesterday, AG the first board to-day, Canton Co, da chned 44 pér vent; New Jersey Zine, 1; Nicaragua Tran- alt, %, Cumberland Co,, 3; Ero Railroad, %, Hudson River Railroad, 34. Reading Riileoud advaacod 3{ por cent; Parker Vein, {. There wero «ome large transac- tions in Nicaragua Transit and Camberland Coal, both of which declaed undor (he pressure of stock oiferod, Railresd bonds ware pretty active, Erie bonds, 1862, foll off 34 per cont, Thero was no chong in aay otber class Back stocks are occasionsily sold at the board in sma Lota, without eny materini variation in the market vanie. At the second board there was a better feeling among apeoulators, and better pricon wore obtuinod. ‘Tho pales at the diiaing Board to-day were as follows s— 1,000 rlunres Ulator Load, 23 200 els, MoCnilock Gola, 636 ‘tw do, Labo Superior % do, Marzis Jopwar, 7 Mix Lag Co, 5% 600 do Mineral Cappor & Tore wes soles of the MoSullosk Gold and Cagps stock. this afternoon, at 6 per cent, belag an ndvapoe of A per cont mimes yorbindey. 1a aud WOOL Ib BT awe 10 per stale ‘The Bank of Nerth America has declared s semi-annual dividend of three and » half per cent; the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company three por cent for the last six months, The offerings for the $3,000,000 loan ef the Illinois Centre] Railroad Company, amouated to nearly five mil- lions of Gollars, and the vids ranged from par to five and a balf per cont premium. The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, does not bring anything of importance in the way of financial and com- mexcial advices, Quotations for cotton remained va- changed. with a moderate, steady business, There had beep an advance in wheat, while other breadstuffs wore firm at previous quotations, The London Times of the 4 inst. says:— The ssecvlative operations carried on yesterday and thie mornicg. in comnetion with the raising of the Bink rate of discount, caused a revival of the wish that that estabdlishinent would follow the true business course of ebargirg from day today such rate ar the coud tion of the money market may warrant, and discontinue the pruciice of making sudden apnovasemeats, wich, a thongh they have little reel signui are at all times culonluted 10 create excitement and disturb the value of picperty, The rate of dicconmt cow rget by the Bank as the highest rate that has prev: for nearly five tars, Ce the 24 of November 1818. it was redneed from Bip percent io 3 per cent, ator below whi has r9- niaired ever since Consuls were then 86, and the bullion in the Bank £18, 400,600. Tho rece! pte at the office of the Avsistaut Treasurer of this port, today smounted to $116,105 44; payments, $131,°50—balance, $7 654,239 91. ‘The North Carolina Copper Company has thus far proved ope of ths most productive in the country, [i is esti- mated that, with sufficient force, full fifty tons of ore can be mined every twenty-four hours, About ome hun tred men are now &t work, and the product must give imaonsa dividends. The ore obtuined thus fo- uas beea merely from the shafts. From this we can form some iden of what the production will be whew the mie has been fully constructed anc placed in thorough working order. The earnings of the Obio and Penusylvania Railcood Company, for the month of May, ineash of the past two years, were as anuexed:— Onto AND PENNSYLVANIA R. Recefpts during May, 1853... . rs 1s ROAD, $47,308 00 20,803 65 Tmerease.....e... $20 472 36 The fuilowing presents correo! exhibt: of the receipts for the first five months of 1852 and 1853:— 1858..... +0$196,931 23 1852, 2° ++ 16,084 37 ——— teen ceeee eet eeee eee s OLN, 989 87 When’ the other western connections of this road are completed, the increase will exceed even this smount, wreat as it is. ‘The Gslena Jeffersonian, of the 24 inst., furnishes a very encouraging statement of the increase of the lead trade during the prosent year. The statements, we have reason to know, are sutheatic. The high price of lead, and experionce of the uncertainty of gola mining, have stopped the rage for migration to California, and coinps* ratively few persons have left the wines this sesson’ Others have gono to work in the mioes, ani the result has been am increase of 68,104 pigs, compared with the ship- ments of the same time last year. The fullowing is the statement of the Jeffersonian: Shipped frou Galena, ver river, pigs, “ “ Buens Vista and Cassville, Potosi and Dubuque. ......ceecereeeeseveeees 17,052 45,581 Total for Mey... 3.033 Shipped in May, 1852. 64,059 Increase in May, 1853 sees 8.974 Shipped in 1863, from 21st March to lat June... ..173,208 be 1852 Jib My solid 109,104 Total increase to date, for 1863, pigs.....e..+.++- 63,104 ‘We learn that the lover mines in Missouri ara employ- ing all the bards that can be obisined, and with an fa- crease of mineral. The high price of lead has induced many persons to engege in mining, instead of continuing their ordinary pursuits, and by the end of the year the production will be materially increased. The Boston Journal of the Iith inst. says :—“Copper miping stecks sold with moze fzecdom. Copper Falls, Forest and Toltec, were moat prominent, and show higher quotations. The friends of these stocks fee! quite conf- dent of thefr intrinsic value. No letters have been re- ceived recenily in regard io the Forest, but those who are best informod continue to-be sanguina in regard to its merits, ang believe it will become a good dividend Faying mine. Copper Falls is spoken of ns beyond a oubi, and a dividend, during the year Pes is counted upon ag quite certain. Toltec is ati! a@worita, and was decided}y upwaid in its tendency at both boards. We’ refer to these stocks as they aro received by parties in the stiest, who have faith in copper mining enterprises; and although we ba7e been disposed to think that too much “steam’? was generated in the temporary exclte- ment which prevailed recently, we have neverthelees always expressed faith in the success of many of the companies started. Copper mining c2anot be tested in a month ora year. It is a work of time and the value of this @r that miac, independent of speculative prices, caanot be calculated with any accuracy. While, there- foie, we could not argue anything particularly favorab'e to intrinsic merits, from the inflation of prices which indiscuiminate and reckless speculation produced, we cap draw no unfavorable conelusions from the reaction which was incyitable.”” Accompany was organized under the goneral corpora- tion law about the first of last February, to construct a rsilroad from Utica to Clayton, on the river St. Lawrence, 8 distance of shout one hundred miles, The preliminary surveys, preparatory to the location, will be completed this week, and the report of tho engineer will bo publish- ed soon. The eatinrated cost of the road is between two and three millions of dollars ; but it is almost invariably the case that the actual cost of railroads greatly exceeds the first estimates. Those interested in the projet say that something like one million dollars have alcealy been subscribed. By enact of the Legislature, passed on the 27th of May last. the city of Utios was aathorized to “take stock in the Bleck River and Utica Railroad, and to sell its Londs to provide for the payweat thereof ;'” aud on Monday last, pursuant to the provisions of said act, the question wes submitted to the tax paying voters of the city, whether the city would take stock to an ammount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Almost tho entire vote wan ia favor of the city’s taking the stock. The act authcrizing the issae of the city bonds provides that the laa rball be at ao rate of intoremt moo exceeding eeven per cent per annum, for a period not ex- ceeding twenty yoars, and that the bordy shall not be Aispored of for lens than par. It in proposed to put about one third part of the roat, commencing at Utiee, under contract within the néxt two months, Mx. Theodore 5. Faxton, of Utica, Inte President of the Now York, Albany and Buftalo Telegraph Company, is President of the coz- poration ; Mr. E.G, Merrick, of Clayton, the wealthiest citizen of Jefferson country, is Vice Prosident, and Mr, D. C. Jerime is Chief Engineer. ‘The Harvey Steel and Iron Company is the name of an association organized under the genoral manufacturing law of this State, lact year, by the oleotion of Eugene Bogert, Faq, President; James B. Oliver, Esq., Vics Pre- sidont; J. W. Harvey. Chie? Koyineer; E, 8. Billings, Trea. aurer and Secretary. The Board of Trustees is composed of Bugene Bogart, Fdwin Hoyt, Joua A. Davenport, Win Rider, Jamos 1). Oliver, Tarrant Putnam, Samuel Lord, 1. F, Seeor, and T, W. Harvey. Tho company commenced operations in the carly part of Juno, 1552, with a capital of $1,000 000, divided into 100,000 shares of stock, the per value of which is $10 per share. The company own fourteen acres and a half of Jand at Mot: Haven, im- mediately adjoiniog Harien bridge, with o water frout npon the Haslem river of one thousand and sixty-five feet, with a sufficient depth of water for tho largest class of yoasels, sfording a sige for the location of iron snd steel works, unequalled by any other, The company also holds lease upon six lots of land, with the privilege of purchase, situated to the east of the railroad, joining and opposite the site just described, at Mott Haven; shese love are occupied hy the furnaces and steel works in suc- cereful operation, and they are now erecting a large con- verting furnace and other improvements, which are near, ly completed, enhancing tho value of the property, which otherwise has advanced, from the great inoresse of popu- latien in that neighborhood, to double the amount re- quired by the tormea of the Jeaso. Tho company alxo owns 8 veiuable forge property at Canaan, Conmoctiout, where the larger portion of ita from is now made; there is au ag. tive market im that vicinity for stecl and iron, suitable for tho bigher railrond aud mechanical purposes, at bot ter privos than eny other American and imported tron will command, ‘Ghe mining rights of tho company {nclude eight farms ja the town of South Kast, Putnam county, in this Stato From ihe published results of tho invostigationsjmade by téu Siaio Geologist, in 1847-3, a marked pre-ominencs was Riven to those mines over all others knewa npou any part of the globe, It was well knows im that nei¢hborbout some Bfty or sixty years ago, that an excellent iron oro bed oxisted there, which was Ceomed of such importance as to pay for traseporting the ore, in some imatancos, for Atty or alxty soiles, on the backs of wvles to the furaron, ‘The whule population beoame #o bm preaced with ite veloo that evento this day many {scinora bavo apectioes: of Ce froe, im rhe veapo of chaine, wagon tivos, &9., fre. sare) with groat care jue opeoias uses, Soca thi ty oF Poviy yeacs dnos, wood fer obsconal became aoreeB in that vicinity; the unlearned miners supposed, for some that the vein had nearly rus out, amd it became ges ly reported that the ore had all been exheusted. Gem ‘Thomas W. Harvey of this city, a practical minerslogist, and 4 gentleman wel! k: own, of yreat experience and skill in the manufacture ef iron, commenced a geological turvey of this whole region about the period of the State Geclogist’s report, which resu'ted im not only confirming the various opinions of the superiority of this ore over all others, but he also discovered eight separate outcrops, together with « perailel vela of the same, specimens of” which having been aunalyzed, proved to be the richest apd most valuable description for the manufacture ef the finer qualities of iron end steel—ell located within a thert distance of the continued line of the Harlem Rail- rond,aré withia fifty miles of New York; and every subsequent investigation has served to establish the fact more fully, that these mines not only sfford an inexhaustl- Ue supply of ore, but that its metallic richness has never been surpassed in this or any other courtry—not eved excepting the renowned Dannamora, which bas Lithorto stood first in fame and quality. ‘The chemical cowposition of the Swedish or Dawna- more ore is 09 per cent peroxide, awd 31 per cent prot oxide of fron; while thet of the Harvey Company yiekle 98 per cent protoxioe of iron to 2 per cent of silex Fveu the surface oré, from the poorest oaterop, yields B& per cent, ® The company has had one great difficulty to surmoca® In the establighwent of this euterprise, vis., the prejue dice existirg generally against ail American ated. Thig ction hea heretofore been well founded, from the fact thats suitable and uniform chsracter of ores could net hitherto be cbtafped, apa hence the previously variable character cf sl American steel. The Harvey company have been able, from the great purity and superiority of ite ores, combined with the beet scientific skill in shete mannfacturs, to achiove and retains pre-eminence overthe productions uf all competitors. Its steel has beeu tested, and is now used with entire eatisfaction by the following, among various other individuals and manufacturing companies:—Eeg'e Cutlery Company; Beardsley Seythe Cempany; Winsted Manufacturing Company; and Johm Boyd, of Winsted; Scovilie Manufacturing Company; Brown & Brothers, of Waterbury; Dewill Scythe Compasyg Stevens’ Hoe Company; Plymouth Hoe Company; Nauga- tuck Hoe Company; Hartford Tia Company; Tauntom Seythe Company, &¢., &e. Many of the above companies sxe using this steel for all their purposes, and ethers for pres dies and bammer dies, which require the severes® tests. Mr. Conover, of Pleasant Valley, Barkhamated, writes—'I heve used your steel for axes, adses, chisela, &e., &c., and pronounce it better than any Koglish steey lever saw, and hereafter will use no other steel.” Mr. Seeor, agent for the Allaire Works in this city; Mx. White, agent of the New York Iron Bridge Company, am@ several other gentlemen engaged in manufacturing ma- chinery, &c., upon an extensive scale, testify in the strongest terms to the superiority of iron and steel made from the ore of this company. ‘The new de-oxidizing furnace invented by Gen. Harvey, and conveyed to thie company for its exclusive benefit, is now in successful operation. By this process, a saw ing upon the production of the bost description of ham mered bars can be made of about fifty dollars per tea— the cost, therefore, of making iron and steel, being thas materially reduced, is not only calculated to bring about & revolution in the whole iron interest of the country, but it places (his country far beyond the reach of any tariffs and if the laws of nature remain unrepesled, the Harvey Steel and Iron Company, with its sixty millions of ore above (he water level, aad its unfathomable quantity be- low, will soon be able tomake itself felt in the commerea of the country, by the export of its iron and steel, andite ore, to Europe. The compsny still retains in its possession twenty thousard ehares of the capital stock, which at the pre sent par value, is equal to $200,000. A portion of thir may be issued, to enable the company to extend its works and develope its mines and manufectures more rapidly. ‘Thus far its operations have been upon a limited scale, and it may be deemed advisable to make its revrved capital availeble, for the purpose of increasing ite facie ties for manufacturing. Stock Exchan; 100 Comb CoalCe.b60 200 do. ai. 1000 BE RK en bs "02, 7000 E RR cn bs 0936 101% 2600 o...es0. 101% 4000 Hod RR new be 9336 10000 Osseeens 0) 60 ehs Merch’ts Bak 134 204 Def & Huds Can] 122 16 Mercantile Bauk.. 125 6 St Nicuolas Rank 10044 300 N 0 Cal &Bkg Co. 115 § Continen’) IneCo. 1063, 20 Crystal Palacs.. 148 ke BEESESSSSs é} saaeees 2 50 Canton Co....660 3034 He 100 do. B83 3035 8: 300 N Jersey Zinc.... 12 56 350 Nie Transit Co., 80% 65: 950 do. 20 95: 08: 93: 03: 0 do. +60 98. 50 Hudsn Ry RR.s60 72 260 10...s0sen0 73, 10 Chemung RR..., 90 bCiaH & DRR.., 11436 SECOND BOARD. $2000 Califor’s 7’n'70 91 260 uhs ParkerCoalde 355% 2000 ERR con bs 71 993g 100 do......b30 36 4000 0...44-. 999% 100 MoCullockG Mine 6 6 chs OrystalPalace 149 = 200 baad 6 200 Canton Co.,... . 393¢ 500 Readis 98: 135 Erie RR, 87 100 do......085 303 150 250Ports'th DryDock 4 800 we. 87; 200 Flor & Key Pk Rd 37 59 200 Nic Trausit Co... 895; 260 8Y: 200 do..... -b60 SL 100 do. ~ -b80 87. 300 do. .860 801% — 8 Sixth Avenue RB 116 100 a b16 803¢ 100 Harlem RR, cose 100 do... ..d80 393% 100 do... 66, ONY &N HRR,, 109 CITY TRADE REPORT. ‘Tuvrspay, June 16-6 P. M. Asia —There wero 200 bbls. takes, at $476 for pots, and $5 123; for pearls, per a. Incaperers — Flour was in very brisk requowt, ot exhenced rates; the soles amounted to 12,000 obla— sour, ai#S 811 a $4064. enperfine No. 2, ut $6 06% @ $1 26; ord nary to choice Stato, at $4 604 a $4.76; mixed te fancy Western, at $4 665; a $4814. and other at proyortionaie prices. Cevadian was quist, but sveady. The trancactions in Southern comprised 2,900 bbls, a& former quotations. We have no {orther sales of rye flour vt corsueal to report Wheat was less active, but tended upwards; the sales embraced bushels Wostorn white, at $1 19; and 5,000 Canadian do., im boad, ‘$1 18. Rye, barley, and oats were essentially um anged. Corn’ favored buyers; the sales did not exceed 20,000 burhels—at 6c. » 9c, ‘for damaged; 60c. a 62e. for mixed and white Southern; 613¢¢. a 6240. for round white; 62ig¢. n 64,0. for mixed Western; 64}c. a 65>ge. for rewnd yellow; and 653¢c. a 663<c., for Jersey ama Southern do., er bush Corres. Bat 180 bags Rio changed hands, at 9¥%e8 9%e. per Ib. "Eto 0 Asia’s advices are more satisfactory them those per Pacific, but as a focling of uneasiness prevalla, bnyers have the advantage, and, to effect sales, bolders au whit to cectue of Men, at which about 1,000 bales were dis of to day. ene ‘Crackzns, About 500 boxes Canton, 40 packs, re- alized $1 45. Frure FREES have been 400 boxes bunch raisins soll, t $2 70a $2 72%. st duns 13 tiverpool about 10,000 to 18,000 bushels in wore engaged at 64¢d., with 8,000 do. wheat at 6: fr ehip's bags. ‘There were 4,000 bbla. flour Ie. Od, and 2,000 do. wi 1s. 10;¢d. Cotton was at 4a jer lb, There waa nothing new to Havre or Toadse. Hates cursent to California ranged from 400. a 60¢, The Queen of the Clippers was taking goods at 60c. per foot, mencvrement. 50 tierces rioe were for Rottor- dam at 258, and 60 de. ashes et 228 Od. A vessel was chartered for a Nova Scotis port, to load for Hull at 107% 6a, and ar other at St. Joha,N. B, for Hull at 1024. 64 Hay — Some 650 bales river were procured, at 600. a Oe. er 100 lo PSrors - Only 17 bales found purchasers, at 190. « 900, per 1b. Ver ub, —There were 600 pigs Ulster county sold, at 9658 pey100 Iba. MK —Kocklanas in“djwfair demand, et 60c. for com- moor, and $1 80 for lump. per bbl ‘A good inquiry prevailed for Glens Falis, at 660, a 800. for masors; and $1 12% for Jowm per bbl. Morassm.—Bat 40 hhds. Porto Rico were disposed of, a Whe. allon. OTe: i ionrs.--Turpentine was vory dull, at $4 % pee 280 Ibe, Spirits turpentine yvuled quitt at 44 = die. per aelion. About 500 bbls, common rosin brought, im part, $1 60. Ona =-We onl, Cape! Vnseod at y 3g and 85 12%. i Lie to after; tho bualoess notice salen of 5,000 beakets olive at $4 1: PROVISIONS —Porle wa sought Gid not exoced 600 bbi. Western, at $13 for prime, $16 87% for wess, and §17.250 $17 373% for olear do, per bhi Some 200 pkga. cut meat were sold at figures. There were 260 bbls. lard obtained at 9% 9 10}e. ur lb. Heef cid not vary much; the sales tnolnded 150 Rois at 865 $6 87 for country prime, 86 n $6 60 for olty do., $8 26 a $10 aig country moss, $12 a $12 75 for clty do, $11 160 $12 60 for ropacked Chicago ¢o., and #14 8 $14 26 for extra do, per bbl, We have no change to notice in butter or cheese. Puch ~The celos reached 100 tres., ab $5 S87 0 OA MS per 100 Ibs. 20 Saat onhtont 100 boxes Castilo wore taken, at 103g. Fiatiow. Sales of 6,500 Its, were olTaaled, at Oo. a O9¢e. » Perma. Thus wore 80 ones Ohio soo leat sold am Rai ‘ate terme, . J doumnad. The business coveted eA HOR Ban uta tan de. wb go; and 60 Porte Blew, ab Oe tear ¢ bresed L008 ons depreris' The sales om! ] babs as Beige. a )ce i ord plac, por