The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1854, Page 7

LOCAL AFFAIRS. The Fire Department. COMMUNICATION FROM THE RIPARSEN- . SASIVES OF TEE NRW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT ' PREFERRED AGAING? THE DE- Aldermen ot the last meeting, and ordered to be printed. So mm Hononanis THs Common Counci.oy Naw Youn: ‘The petition of the New York Fire Department reapect- fully showeth, That during the pest three or four years ‘perloes and gvces abuses have crept into the Fire Depart- ment, by which not only its morals have beim impaired, Ry ‘de heard before a committee of your bi Toey content themeelves for the pro- with that yeu inquire whether oortsia made by the editor of the Sunday Mercury, and Deexpolied from the Dopuftasent fortuwita. = offenders be ex] ‘com a} with. Your ti would also pray that hereafter no fire abordination or divorderly condu st om the part of fire- be promptly and effec! ually inquired into, ant the ‘ r Also, that no person once expelled from the Department shall be reatorsd to member- ‘unless it shall be fully proved, after a thorough ia- by the proper committee, that sash expulsion petitioners would that whenever any {Gre company shall be suspended from duty by the Chief ‘ for disorderly oenduct, such company shall not to service until tae charges against them have deem ievestigated by your honorable body; d they would slso ark that the authority of the Chief reper aatbes the Pepe of fre pes egrets ste bouy enforced, #0 far as the act your honora! is concerned, - Your petitioners believe that unless prompt and de- ive measures are taken to preserve the character of the Department its usefalness will soon be for ever alee pe our city will be left to the mercy of the incendiary jand the robber. Your petitioners herewith annex a cop’ of the resolutions recent'y adopted by the Fire Dep: ment om this subject, ard they pray your immediate at- duty bound, will ever pray, ever pray. ‘Signed) CARLISLE NOONAN, c ? D MILLIKEN. HENRY W. BELOHER, Committee of the Representatives of the New York Fire D yw York, Feb. 18, 1864. ~ At a special: eoting 0 hs repeat tatives of the Nt . m of the ntatives 0 New jxork Fire Department, at Firemen’s Hall, the follow ‘Unanimously adopted:— ‘Whereas, the public mizd has of late been excited in ard to certain developements in refereccs to the Fire partment, tencing to impair the confidence ot our fel- citizens in our institotion; and whereas charges been brought against « portion of its members, if true, and passed over in silence, would render j obnoxieus to the censure of «very honest man— fore, Resolved, That we, the representatives of the New York r a believe it to be not only oar duty, bat ‘whom we represent, to use our best exertions ito the honor of eur iastitution, and to eradicate, ir as Hes im our power, whatever evils msy exist ong us. Seales Jashoene more aha wert een ne that there #1 exist spy cause of eompiaia' & por. ef our soenibeds; but at the same time we utterly 6 and deny the xight of either ths public press or iF fellow citizens te hold the hole de partment respon- : beg he! have crept {»to it. ‘Tht the cadses which have mata! al the present stete in the depart- it CJ das beem most prominent the fi t and in‘amous if unieipel on wi dariog the a desial of this; the record of their acts ws Common Ooun- New York Fire Caps in Paris, Laganion oF tas Usrrap Srarns, Panis, Fed. 1, } tation it Bears akroad, and bererve Stel for & tidal, ae well ons partiealat of ite equipment. >The if you will hay the goedaess to provide one, Me siiresmed to “Pring Mar ”” of to thie Legation, 1 for the Emperor,’’ and the expenses incurred oan follov MThe object in viet thatof enabling another people to jeot jow—' ir by our igedeuperierity in this detail of an public service—rust be my excuse for ad/rees ‘you om this snbdject, notdoubting your entire willing- pes, cm such |. % furnish for @ model te our 'Prench friends a ‘* New Yor firemat’s cap.”” Thave the honor to beear sir, a serveounly, Wy fe the Fonsas cy thoes Oxrame No 6, New York. i ‘We bave seen the cap to b sent by Mr James F. Neu- man, and understand it willgo out im the steamer Her- which sails to-day, t Superior Cort—Part I. Before Hom. Obief Jasile Oakley and a Jury. Fue 24 —Elisabeth Weber. dministratria, dc , of George Witer, deceased, against Jola¥. and Robert D: oder 108. t cetendants, mirer buileers, for da: a for the of plaintiff's hiband, uacer the follo: cireamstances, viz :—Defendits were employed ons Bitter to erect two brick foartery wuildtegs en Thirty. d street, near raf le gd December, 1853 The decessed took from defendants to com the framiog of the MBnaff-r, for plaiatif, thet morter were bai and not what the con: called &, and that from the ua t mavaer inthich the builling was nny aie the deosased. Dem- Gefence it was oon by Messrs. EewarS Senofd and H. H. Rice, that were built, of terials, and sal. aD IE ary, id that the jury An\were gailty of oare- Jenmness before the plaintiff oou'l reyer, avdaisy that the socessed wan entirely free from pgligeace, aut did contribute to hieown ¢eath in iy way. Th jary ht IN @ special verdict for etertats, ‘Thompon i Maton — Action w eoliita in the Mereay, a z ui i i if ie ake. Mier, 1851. an rs i 2} Hn Eigiees nit Fy ees i uf ag ge BE z z ‘Tho Cau ooulé net pecaatt implignsions. must be putto the Board whether this { an 3] i 4 f offered in favor of would have voted for the latter all HERRICK was apprehensive that Captain Frederick Jerome might ome day meet, and, each other their a; reso- it a set of ations. if i Hy Ful ay H 3 Fs 3 3 ry usiness. BoarpMan though that it was an indigaity against the Board for ene member in frami to steal other peoples’ thunder. He would }! whether it wae in order to ask minutes of the Board of 1818, from which those compii- moaters £ Captale Crighton are said to have been pla- in Alderman WAKguAN wished to know whether the Alder. man of the Nineteenth had offered aay any motion to refer the matter to « committee. Aldermen CK jd to read from the minutes of the posse of the resolutions passed compli. Frederick Jerome, of the Osean Monarch, in relation to Captain Orignton were found to be the same. He wished to ses an original set Ba Hata tho pallet coe it of Kn ccigutose and aot Pt moved for a committee to frame them anew. ‘The Cuan decided this to bs ont of order, and atked whether the Alderman of the Nincteenth ward had any other motion on the sabject. Alterman Hernick had no other motion The CHarm then pronounced him out of order altogether, snd the ciscussion was dropped. Debates in the Board of Councilmen. [Onx spscial report. } THE LATH FIRE IN THR PARK ‘Mr. Marmer ¢ffered the following resolation in relation to removing the Grand Jary from the new court room in the City Hall: — Resolved, That asmuch and such portions of the resolution aseed on the 13%h inst., a2 appropriates to the use of the fseniver of Tanes the rover now soeupiod By the Grand Jury ¢, and the samete hereby. reseinéed. ir, Keyngby opposed the adoption of this resolution, for the reasen that the Grand Jury could be accommo. dated anywhere else around the Park as well as in the building they now ocoupy That body could neet in the the Board of Councilmen. He had been avwatled by the Recorder, who raid that before the Grand should be removed he.would demand the power of the Sheriff to preserve the rights of the Court. He had also been attacked by the City Judge who flew at himins violent manner and said the Grand Jary should not ve moved. If 2 Foom ap priated forthe Grand Jary would not suit the views of the Grand Jury the Recorder could demand another room more convenient from the Sberiff. Indeed, the gentleman cf the Ninth wes satisfied th: the Oourt of General Sessions could be scoommodated just as well down at their oli quarters in Centre street as they are now in the new buildiog ia the Park. Grand Jury, when they firat ocoupied the room im the Park, were always growling, and complained of thi quarters because they were situated ins base nent, &: but pow they waat to stick there when they could be at commodated better elsewhere. Mr. Muze said that he had not the same acquaintance with the Grand Jury asthe gentleman of tne Ninth, but of one thing be was sure,and that was, that the room of the Grand Jary should be in the same building with the Court of General Sessions. It was no urcommon thing for three or four hundred sitizens, called as witnesses, to be congregated around the Grand Jary room ; acd, there. fore, taat (act should be taken into consideration, It would neveredo to have the Grand Jury removed back to Contre street again. It was not necersary to remove the office of the Receiver of Taxes now, for at present he had are. do at this seasom except to take care of his re- cor Mr, Kuxxsvr—Yed; he is receiving taxes every oor Mr, Matuua—Perbaps so. If even the quarters the Reosiver of Texes is removed from the now ecoupies, he will be wanting some otaer quarters more suitable and more specious: MM). Hopaxtxaom— I don’t wast to turn the Gran’ Jary out of their room, but some place must be had for the scoommodation of the Receiver of Taxes. The large safe, 6, now the building, in the strest, thers being no pat it, The blind, lame and halt came to his their taxes, and they must be accommo- it, to prevent amy Cebate upon the matter, I move to lay the reselation on the table. Mr. Marare—I pepe fee ee ap will he with¢raws, for mw im £008, an: something \- bite should be decided ten, ‘The motion om laying on the table was then put and ‘corried. ‘Mr. Matus then offered a resolatios making some pro- ‘viston for an office for the Receiver of Taxes. Mr. Pray frst street to procure a sapply. Oa their retur: Mr Pray, on acount of the elog slippery, wat unable to stop the engine as socn as he wit end it rom into the tender, Mr. Fey; eas. dueonephanere ta comsequence of the jar, throwm to the ground with great Ireland, tweoty-four now lying at the New York Hospital, to reoover. DuaTs oF 4 Ciencrman —The police of the Nineteenth ward om ee diseovered Third avenue, near Bixty. third at suffering from @ fit. offisers conveyed him to thestation house, and sent fora physician to attend him. On re covering bis senses, he gave his name as John K Wil- Name, ond from papers found in his possession it ap peared that he had been a clergy man the Church of England. Bat, unfortunate'y, since his arrival in this city he had experienced great poverty. After lingering in great egony for several hours he died. ‘Thur:ds: Coroner Gambis hed an irquest on the body of dseonsed, when Dr. O'Hanlan made an external examisation of the poet ae ve his opinion that deceased came to his 7 A verdict to that effect was ren- dered by the joy. ‘The deceased was a native of Wales, aad about five years of age Usxxown rouxD Daownxp — Thursday Ocroner Bilvon held an inquest at the foot of Verey street, on the ody of an unknown man found floating in the North tiver, foot of Vesey street. . Chasteney made xter- nal examination cf the body, and not findiog marks of violence upon it, he gaye as his opiaiop that death bad bees cause’ by drowning. The deceared ap- peared to be abeut forty-three yrars of age, upwards of six feet in height, avd whiskers under hie chia. He was dressed in clothing like s sailor. The body appeared to dave been in the water upwards of two months. A ver- dict was rendered of “ Death by drowning.”” ACCIDENTAL POISONING~A SrRaNGH APFAIR —Coroner O'Deoee! held an inquest Thursdsy upom the body of Mra. Eisateth Warner, nt tae teriant bouve No. 183 Can non street, who died on Wednesday night by polron ac cidentally administered to her, A German, named (Ober. mil livirg in the same house, foomd'tm the street, on the éay previous, » peper containing that which he eup- posed to be flor, and was meont havieg # ms of it pre pared for his child when his wife objecteo, mnying hape it might be peison. He then took it t> Mrs, ner, who said she thought it was magtesia, He thea rata throw it away or beep it; she kept it, and putit in £ other Medicines, and on Wednesday, feel ty to take medicine, teok some of the pow tios cf the body, when he fonnd that the powder was areenio 6 verdict was as follows:—‘‘That Elizabeth sooldentally teking poison, | but we cannot state positi ly how the poison came into ber Kiuap Waiter Exaacep ix Buastinc Rocks —The body of © man named James Shes was the steamboat Connecticut. Shea Dissving rocks at Centreville, Conn., and was k lied on Moméay inst ba premature blast. His remains were broaght on for Cemetery, Williamaburg, L. I. Deceased -five years of ege, and « mative of Ireland. Coro- tw rer we Pree tog his body, and a verdict wae found according Fatal Fatt—OCoroner Gamble yesterday held an inquest wor ge on of or Hartman, at the New York laborer employed on the new ‘D heinting some machinery footin| fell ‘The Children’s Ald Society of New York Tbe Aret anniversary of the above society was held lsat Wedmecday in the Bleecker strect charch, near Broad way. At seven e’clock there were sbout two huadrd Indies and gentlemen present. Upon the platform we Roticed the Som. B.¥. Butler, Rey. Sam. Osgood, Rov. Mr, Thatcher, Rev, Mr, Cuyler, Joseph. Hoxie, Esq, with @ number of ot ser gentlemen. The Rev. Mr, Thatcher gave prayer, after which the first report of the society was read by Mr. 0. L. Brace, the Secretary. ‘The preamble set forth the urgent necessity which exists for the continussce and permanent sustainment of a public body which will devote its best energies to the and aday fcr every week day. Of these 118,181 were from Ireland, amd 11 wors' 3 districts and most degraded cities of the O1d "World. 2 2 = * treading, Tae whole beisg under the charge of s Drteat Eopeciatondert We desiga, too, to have anar- Yangément, by which the boys can deposit movey in the Sixpenny ’ Bank, through the, Superintendent, The annual expenses for roous capable of acoommodat pet yg boys would -be, with salary of Superintendent, jereating statement of facts connected with the rescue of eeveral children from wan! vice. crime, end even prison, and of their improvemsat under better ir fluences, Mr. Joux E, Witttams read the Treasurer’s ae from which it appeared that the aggregate amount received by the society in donations the past year was $4782 77 ‘Phe expenditures, $4 191 65, which, together with $208 £1, helo for the newsboys’ lodging house, bsiog dedacted, Teaves a balance, Febroary 1, 1884, in the han¢s of the Treasurer, for the ordinary purposes of the society, of $242 91, About $10,000 per annum will be required tor es proper cartying out of the benmsvolcnt scheme of the seetors. Tbe Hop. Mr. Butler, Rey. Mr. Cuyler, Joseph Horie, Ba and Rev, Samu: wee mace very eloqaent and feeling adoresses to th lence Les pad the charity, apd appealed to the rich and pow a it ws to cor tribute to the aid of a society whic had in view the train- ing upof honest men avd good citizens, with virtaous ‘women, from a class created by God te his own image, bat often neglected by their fellow men until they became a pest to aocisty, Rey. Mr, Osgood prerounced @ benediction, after which the mecting separated. The Tract Society. The receipts of the American Tract soci for the last month were $60,056, bee | $29. 526 in donations. The grataitous cireulation of publications since April 1, ex- ceeds 46 000,000 of pages. The cally issue of books is about 5,000, and of other publications, including perlodi- cals, nearly 50,C00 At the meeting of the Executive Committee, on the 20th instent, information was cemmunicated from Rev. Dr. King, of Athens, Greece, that the obstacles to his labors ware chiefly bi garg Bas thet he was about te ied operat! with the press. Letters from dif- ferent parts of In'is pon vata of money, previous gra: juested further appropriations. Iptellt- gence from mis in Obtes, a3 to the sheracter of revolution in progress there, enc urages increased activity to preaching and tract cistribation. A letter from the Hon. Walter Lowrie. Secretary of the General Assembly’s Board of Foreign Missions, ackeow- be the receipt of $2,500 for the preas in Northern India, Siam, and China, On the morning of the day of ay Sit | an Conor rent to the Treasurer nearly $1,000 as Offering.”” Were all who sre pro to remember our charitable ins ‘would speedily be filled. red of avon cia ations, their treava i+ Burton’s Texatru—‘'A Midsummer Night's Dream’? ard “Oor best Soctety” are up for this eveniog, forming « entertainment. The pi noe of A light’s Dream’”’ at this howe has been often eulogirsd, and it is the general qpinion that the play was Bever Cove s0 well in any country. Narionat Taratre —This afternoon and evening the ad- mirers of ‘Uncle Tom’ will have an opportauity t> see that fine old colored gestionan in glory, as Mr. Aiken’s verrion of ‘* Unele Tom’s Cabin’ ts to be givan. Little Cordeiis Howard plays “Little Katy ” Warzicr’s beeen —A Sa ig presented for this evening's entertainmer Ja ree palar pieces. All the oomnatintl are snreunosd tolgene and ‘the per! cannot fail to be » most agreeabls one. Banxum’s Mvsavm.—The pieces selected for the drama- tic performanes thir afternoon and eventog are most balagerd of the clars. This, with the other attractions at establishment, must draw a fall house. Baoapway Mxxacmnms —The Lilliputian King’s levees are very well attended, and he receives large crowds of his admirers ever; a sfternosm and evening. The Bismese Twins, great P| ant, and Herr Driesbaeh’s feats with the trained anima's, ere also highly iateresting. Eicyor Butz having :ecovered from a ft of fliness, has resumed bie pleasant entertainments at the Stuyvesant Tastitute, He gives an entertainment this and another in the eveni, Crmery’s M1 4°2 Broadway, arnounce a capital entertainment to up the week with. The programme includes several new songs, burlerques, dances, end #0 forth. Christy’s is the p'ace for fa Woon’s Mresrnais.— People who like to #¢ music, mirth and novelty, should go to 444 Broadway, aud see the new operatic burlerque. Isis the richest thing ef the season, BucKigy’s Mixsras.s —Obinese Hall has become famou® in musical olrcles since the Backley’s took up the “fid dle snd the bow” there. They are now performing every night s new burlesque on the ‘Bohemian Girl.”’ Madame Sentsg’s first concert in Mobile was announced tariated by Carlile, Uri. Sig, Poraslal, Big. Noten, aut inte mille Urao, Sig. Pozzo! , Jnell, pianist, Tieketa $2 aa Supreme Court - Special Term, Decisions by Jadge Mitchell, Fen 24.—Berby os. Newton —Motiom for » new trial in 8 deniei, with costs. Proof was properly ow that tronke of the same appearance ays been charged with freight, as this show that the appearance of the truzk wase sufficient notice that it contained merchandise liable to pr; The camsge was not Clearly shown to eve caased by the sudden squall slone, but it might have bees caused by pre ps the ge e ws. Murray, and (he same 09. —Aa agreement in writing, gerd by io culaness te the eale of lardr, if it (oes Glealose the name of tne seller, is rot meontract in writing with the refler within the statute of frauds, and the seller is not bound te convey. Action Ciemtied, with eonts. Low vs. Ole Bull —Osfauit opened on terms, Gene vs, Ramicy —Attachment to anewer for com- mpt. Court of Common Piecas. Betore Jadge Ingrabam. Fan, 24 —James W Sharp ve the Farmer's Fire Insurance Teel of Oneida —Acticn oa & policy of insurance for $1,780, for one year from the 26th of May. 1852, effected by Mr, Goodday on his goods, &3., at No. 188 Fal‘on aizeet On the 30th December, 1852, Goodday’s premises were burred, his stock &s, destroyed, ‘and his th mated at $8,166 75. He was insured at ths time of the fre im four different com: but the cover the and t the my Site, sehee Son rc piatetr Ad not with the eondi was thet in comply wit! eonditions zs” and that the Ie was Cvor ontiniated. Cate om. BortaL oF American Crrizexs Anroap—The Calcutta Englishman of the 16th of December contains the following letter:— THE AMERICAN CONSUL. a aes Oe ee Se ae tera oh & refusal i #0 incompatible with the general con f duct of the present American Consul, that credit the statement as meade to me, obarity to the individual im question deen afforded even tos extent, as 1s well known to all who have over of the late unfortanate man ooper Pho Tuo cdlior sppends the following note :—" Probably he ia wwot authorized to pay for funerals.” Mr. Uieej on, stimelie-citienn, st Wele pila Rc goers Sar Reh oo aie ‘lippewt, who were parsued asd arrested, y Brooklyn City Intelligences, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE—A MAN BURNED TO DEATH. About ex o'clock yesterday morning o fire broke out in © amall apartment: ccoupied by Mr. Wileop, 276 Atlen- tie street, aaa liquor store, The flames spread rapidly, }, corner of Atlantic and Smith streets, ocoupisd tava See boot aad shoe store, and the e colored family, was also demolished. The cecupants caved very litt ith difficul:y they es- wuch rapid progress that it was caped with their lives. » . + ry, was owned by Mr. Matthew Hanley, and et $1.00; insured for $590, in the Brovklyn Topurazce Com 4 ‘The most part of this disaster is the loss of the life of ome man, the scoupant of No 212 (Mr. Spencer). He badvemossedec. in saving one box of his goods, mmd/in ascending to the second floor for more the precipitated amid the mass of charred and blackened re moraing by the third 66 years of age, an ro way, ond Bewas iepreceniten jan mips were exbum ve Th ae box. tween Bmith anc Hoyt. It was cooupied by Meners. Cleve. land & Co. The roof only was burned, when the flames wore extinguished. Damage small. SNOTHER DESTSUCTIVE FIRS —INC ENDIARIGM. Shortly after the firemen returned from the fire in Bsr gon street yepterday morning, the City Hall bell soaaie i the alarm fer theThicd d‘strict. On proceeding thither i) was fonnd that one of a range of five four atory buili- ings on Second place, between Court and Clinten sircots was in flanes, The water being scarce in the meigh>r hoed, the private cisterns were put into requisition; ba: here was not sufficient to prove of much advantage Th: firemen lebored with seal and energy, notwithstandiar be obs'acles they bad to contead agalast; but the flame: gatced upom them and the whoe row vas on fireina com parsiively short space of time. The house in which the ite vas _ moar rg the fourth from Court street, whieb, or wi one On either side, were completely demolished. The two houses on Boar, side were faved from tota) destruction by the exertions of the firemen. The buildings were new, of brick, with brown stone fronts, upfin'shed, and consequently unocsupled. They were eieoted by Mr. Johu MoUsriy, for epesulation, end he had already transferred them to other partivs Their value is estimated at the aggregate eum of $25,000, acd they were insured to the extent of their cost in tae Fulton, Atlantic, and otuer companies in New York anc Brooklyn. ‘The polioy in the Falton is $5.000. [hte fire was (oubtless the work of incendiaries. When the flames were first dircovered the police of the Third district ex- amined the rooms in the houses which hei not yet caught, and found tha; shavings and bite of dry wood hed by placed in the close's,under the stairs, and ie other places, which, from the blackened avpearazos. of the flaor, had preyouily been set cm fire, Tals was fonni to be the in all the buildin, ad there is, therefore, no room to Coubt that it was ork of design. Racing #x0M THE Fiaz.—A number of firemsn, membe's Nos, 5 and 7 engines, were taken into cust 4: oay, op.their retarn from tne fire lo Ssoond the charge of racivg, which is cont: Ls nance, Thiy were brought before Jast! disposed of as follows:—Patrick Finnegav, & trial, was oavicied sentenced to or be imprisoned for i James shapley, William Noyre, Jol x Gilbert P, Farber, Jomes Beatty, John Kearnan and Joho Kennedy pleaded guilty, and wi Il committed to jail for fivedeys each, wth the exssption of Haaley and Kearnan, who paid their fines. Tas Lats SdpPossy Porson Case 1N East BROOKLYN.— AD ipvestigation into the circum tanors of the death of tho wo men—Donkirk and Weidmsister—who were found ead in bec at their boarding boure, corner of Wilson and Wythe streets, on » Wednesdsy morning about three weeks ogo, was commenced on Wedaes? ay morning Corcner Ball aada jury. The lady who keeps the house ta ehich the cecessed resided, testified that on the even- ing previous tothe discovery that Ouokirk was dead, he ip adoat 8 o’clook and 4 to bed. apparently aitby, although somewbat intoxicated Wel imeister, who rlept with irk, and who ley in a state of unoon ectoweness til the follewisg Sat: yy, came ia a itile after 12 o'clock, pretty mcoh ia the same condition. Rome ¢ Gaye pr they ha¢ s quarrel while re- tarnizgfrom the shop together, which ended in Das- nitk’s shirt bel tora, Sabsequently, aad y Orick) nat she would do if one of them was foucd dead; an he was bound to lick Weldmet ter, he wasa good deal bigger than bimsei(, eveo if he was trave op the river for it. She svewered that she would fafurm sgatost the survivor. The room they slept in had m9 fire and the day previous they had eaten of the same tanks rome table with the rest <f the 1 we tocatl hans fonaktog th p-ison ag yet, although be had mot yet oo. amination At this stegs of pri was adjourned Drowsen.—A beatmer, samed John Williams, was drowned in the Atlintic Dock basin on Monday night during the storm, while attempting to cross from the sbore to his boat. His body was recovered on Tuesiay, ond the Coroner xotifed to hoid an inquest. Court of General Sessions, Before Hia Honor Recorder fillou. Fun, 24—The Court resamed its sitting to-day at the urna hour, and was occupied the entire day in ilsposiag of those cases that still emcumbered the calendar. {t being the Inst day of the Februsry term, at the omsla sion of all the business the grand and petit jurors were discbarged for the term, with the thanks of the Court for their strict attention to public business, SENTENCED. Grand Larceny. A colored maa, named William Dan- ert pleaded guilty te stealing $42 from Catharine Sick les, ond was sentenced to feur years and eight months *tnoheey Retbery —Deutiy Shorter ad Highwoy _! as end John Shea were, on conviction of the above cifsnce, in having knocked down robbed a German named George Wilson, in an leading from Pearl street, sentexced each to ten ron, Condop, who was bills on the yx Forgery — convicted lest week of pasting two sparisus Union Bank of Albany, was ventenced to five years and three months imprisonment ia tne State prison. Grand Larceny ~A ) Bamed John Martin, p'eaded guilty 10 stenting & quantity of dry goods from his em- ployer, was sentences to four years ang eight moaths cosh ent in the ep 99 Assault and Battery —Henry Rice and James MoNally were convicted of committing an asaault and bettery oa the person of George J Brown, at the corser of Grand and Orange strects, and were sentenced each to twelve months confinement in the Beg F Grand Larceny — George Stilwell, a ren ble looking map. who pleaded guilty im the early part of the week to wteaiiog $400 in bank bills, avd $2,200 in netes, fron the store of George Grry, wae sentensed to four years and eight months conficement in the State prison. Fe Inelen T a ho was tried yesterday for th ‘orgery —Laclen Tu wi was for the crime of forging & note for $326, porporieg to be issued by A Comp, was, for want of suffisten' preof, acquitted of the ol Highway a —Thoe. Kits and William Fallon were soqnitted of the al itwas ed ov charge, for he eusaulted George Nelaop, and robbed him of » jot bank dilis, while be was in a grog shop in Cuerry atrect. 7 urt them adjourned until 11 o’elcok the nex) Pbiviipe. ld Heckman —This action over Camazes for slanderous words, spoken cf sthep lalotiff by the ce it, 98 follow You are a thier; you stole Mrs. Rysn’s iloar, andIcsa prove it; yon stele Mr. Feulkn+r’a olethse- preva. you are a thief, and I cam prove it”? The defend. ant ceried uttering the words, but added as ac additiens! Gefenes the averment thet if he did speak tie words of the plaintiff, they were trus. The resord showed thst the sotion vent by the Cefacit of the defendant not appear. ing, and that on the !nquest token judga-at wae reade:ed againet bim fr $1(0 and este; thet om bis application that defavlt was opened, and he mew comes befor: the Oourt to defend the setion, It appeared from the evi Ceree that the plaintiff hires tmente from the de @ name house where he resides; that in‘he Jannary lant the defendant went to the d.0r pertmente, and there, as well a¢ in the bali front avd reer doors of the premises, in a lout tone used the words alleged {a the com he vepeate the same on the day follow. Cefendant attempted to ‘oat a De, a's0 attempted to gepere] character of the \ff, both of wht utterly failed. Jadge Phillip ob! Fen 23 —Anna J was breught to r fa the amonnt of judgment io this clans of onsen, the pips brad that ac abortive attempt to jurtify slanderous words, aggravate: a a the @Bmegts; for the reagom that tae at- ie & newand a more dilibersts publication of the elacder. In his pleadings the defend aut, with deliberate judgment, pisces h's slasder npoo the reeord of the Court and vous foritetrath. Io m: ja¢gment, there is no case of offance t before a civil tribunal requiring more exemplary pus! t ia dam. ages Ney the a. _ cowardiy mg Agaiost oz wal upon or property, the citisen =a: Tard bimonit. but the slasderer otebe whet te dearce Gone al—the reputation; ard while he utters hia slander in panto tmtiy, aad ctten Wee Fe etl sere Bi eretly, quietly; Tong festering 004 canker until the vietim ia be AFFAIRS IN ALBANY, INTERESTING 8TATE DOCUMENTS. ~ PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE. OUR DIRTY STRIDES. Minority Report on Harbor Bneroachments, Debate on the Temperance Question, be, &oy, &e. 8 Interesting State Documents. We have received a printed copy of “The Third Annual Report of the Trustees of the New York State Asylum for Idiots,” which was presented to the Legislature on the first of the present month. The paper is very interesting, developing as it does the gradual epproach to complete success of the experi ment—firstrecommended in this couztry in 1846,and first sanctioned by law in'1851—of establishing an institution for the training of mental imbeciles, By an act passed in July of that year, six thousand dol- lars annually, for two years, were appropriated to establish an asylum for idiots ; five trustees were di- rected to be appointed by the Governor and Senate, and the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Comptroller were declared ex-officio trustees. The board was authorized to select twenty pupils from each of the judicial districts of the State, and to receive such additional number as could be accommodated onthe payment of snch sums as the trustees should deem just. Intheir report for the year 1853, the trusteesstated that from the materials furnished, and by.compariag them with the State censusin 1825,1835,andin 1845, and with the United States census in 1850, and the yarn in England, they were of the opinion that was in the State one idiot to every 1,070 in hahitants; that the number of that class was then about 2.800, and that of these one fourth (700) were under the age of fourteen years, aud eapable of being trained and instructed. In pursuance of a suggestion made to the State overnment by the trustees, after forty pupils had en received and treated with very happy resulta, an act (chapter 159) was passed on the llth April, 1863, by which the sum of twenty thousand dollers ‘was appropriated for the purchase of grounds and the erection thereon of buildings for the reception of pupils of the State Asylum for Idiots. ‘Atter the passage of this act an eligible site fora large building was purchased, ani the works are being pushed on rapidiy towards completion, so that over one hundred pupils will be received. Th» new building will not be finished during the present year, and, consequently, the number of pupils must be limited, as at present, to forty, for the support of whom a sum of $7,500 will be required in this year. Bince the opening of the asylum the trustees have received a sum of $3,702 96 from pay pupils. Dr. Wilbur, the Superintendent, appends a pleas- ing, but very general, sanitary report. Owing tothe absence from the paper of statistical tables, either as regardg age, illness, morta'ity, or degrees of infirmi- ty, we cannot compare it with similar retarns from foreign institutions. For al) such desirable infor- mation the people are referred to the House re- ister. “y BB. Bogart has compiled, by the authority of a resolution ofthe Senate, ‘A Digest of Clalas Pre. sented to the Legislature of New York daring the Regular and Extra Sessions of 1853,” which will be touad a very useful paper of reference to some law- yers, the ‘clients interested, and our State law makers. It is printed, on motion of Senator Bab- cock, and contains a statement of all the claims made by every arty specifying each particular item, which is a sy improvement in the proceedings be- fore the Commitiee on Ciaims. The Dirty Streets of New York. - Mr. Savage, from the Committee on the Iccorporation of Cities and Villages, 1eported the following to the As. mrmbily om the 20th iost. It was read twice, and com ait ted to the Committee of the Whole :— An act for he more fore erent the public streets in The people of the Stave of New York, represented in Se- mate and Assembly, do enact as follows:— Sec. 1. Iv anali lawfal, and i: fs yorepe made the duly ofthe streat ge ated oe Pot New ag 3) to Lereatuer contrac: tor sleaniog ot piog clean tne aareatard Janes of said city, ia the mance: bere Each counoll district in said city, as conti tated by Jaw, shell be con ti 1d aud constitute] a clean db trict in the a eaning ay! intent of this act. 16 8. No contract made ucder this act embrace more than ore district, but the semé person or persons may contract foroxe or more districts, but by separate and distinet ecntracts. Sec.4 All contrac’s made yader th is act shall be made with {56 persod or persons who shall offer to tas? the ame for the lewest rate of on therefor; bat in neglect to, and dass not lem: eet rp fence = terms of such vac }, the same not be given to thr person or perrons who may 1e4 to the for the next highest sum of for new propostls shall at foafier provited, and the said contract shall then be given to the person or per acpa (ficring to take the same for the Jowest rate of com. perastion. Bec 6, Payments sball be mate at the end 0! each month, but ro psyment shall be made upon or on as court of any comtract made usder th's act, except upon a certificate of the Councilman of the district and of the Alderman of tho ward ia which euch distrist msy be, thet the public streets in auch district hawe been well and pro perly cleaped and kept clean daring the mon:h for which payment is claimed, See, 6, Five days notice of the time and place for re- oe realed proposals for work to be done under this id aleo of the time of opentog the aame, shall be by the sald Street Commissioner by adverticing ir five days successively in soy two daily papara pab- Hahed. tm anid city that the doard of Aléermn of said city may Cireet . All proporals when recsived mball be ‘and shall filed im the office of said Street Commincion together be opened { commissioner, snd in missioner and of silo propor act without « bord for the thereof, to be executed by to make the same, fF more sufficien’ sure the penal sum expressed ix said bond to be equal to tas whole amoust or sum authorized aud requiced to be paid ip and by said coutract. Seo, 7 All contracts when made avd entered into ia the mapper provided by this act, shall be entere! in « book to be kept for that jeg ia the office of said reet Comm mer, which shall be at all times open for the inapection of the public. ‘See, 8. No contract sbali be mace under this act fors lens period than three mon‘hs nor for @ longer period than twelve mon ‘bs Seo. 6, This ac: ehail tate effect immediately. Harber Encroachments, THE MINORITY REPORT TO THS LEGISLATURE. Mr. Hatchina, of Brooklyn, from the Committee on Commerce and Navigation in the Senate, on Saturday Feb. 18, made the following report:— 7 The undersigned, from s minority ef the Comuittes on Com merce acc Navigation, to whom was referred se much of the annual mesrage of his Exoellenoy the G alao the ou dry citizens of New York, for board of to be created, with power to fix amd determin line for the barovr of New York, ard also the pe’ Caleb Barstow, coe of the Vioe Presiden’s of the afsresatd Chember of Ormmerce, toge her with » rene of Sew York, for the repeal of a law passed at the last ernion of the Legitlatare, entitled “Aa act ty fir a Prymesent inexf ptere ‘or the sity of Brooklya,” and alro the memoris] of Charles A. Morse and twenty three otherr, \erome end the sppolatment of James Rex wick. 11, D. a0 ome of the aforensid commiggioners, also a petitien of Jacob A. Wesvervelt and cix others, beef that Das Dodge be wppommted as one other of the sal ccm mi One te REPORT : That while they desire to pay toat renpest which ts das to ® report emanating from ® majority of the co nmit’es, they fine the aselven constrained to differ from the vie opinions snd cor clustona to whick the msjority have ar rived at im their report. \tentionet the Legislature a ‘ed to the wabjest of regu'etio; line of bulkbeads nnd pier headli York stor opposite to the dook next earterly from Jackxon rteost ferry, ané meke and rabeoribe am secarate deroription of tale line, am \ Ble tbe same in the office of the Clerk of the County of Kings; and the \ine #0 Ge’ermined and located eball be avd remsin the permanent we er line of the asid city of Brook! ym, between che poin's above mentioned and theseafter mo Dulkbeade #ball be extended from tho upland in anid city into the Kast river beyond wuch line, v!cnoat the previous authority of the Leginlature, aoder the peealty o oe thousaed doliste, to be psi by any person offending io the tao". ved for and reoovered by the Dittrit Al Bey ot " Sings, in the rame ape to the mse of the people ite!” nppeare, the report of teatoorrs Ap peinted under that act, that great paius acd sare were taken by them to obtein all and every necesury iaforms {ier tn relation to the maiter cowsitted to them by the talé set; and thet unusual pablicity was giver to their pte WE nl Le to their makteg any fins! report ie ra avatied Wemselves of the opinions of men, eounsel were hear’ fons latareniat in ths tastier to. lene shait vinws, potas > the comeninstocers, 19, after a isbor extending to a pe The minority of your committee submit whether 16 would be olicy omd wise Irgislation to appolet ‘another com: tual to all intents and purposes whatsoever, and that the same and all and every one of them be so held, taken aa@ red in all courts of lew and equity fa this State.”” The minority of your committee are of the opinion that it would be establishing ® principle that would lead to endless applications t» the Legisiavure for establishing of water liner, as i: cannot be expected thet any osmmis- elon oon satisty the varied wishes, opinions end theories of the citizens of the mammoth city of New York, with her complicating interests. subject of pliers, a ooeeding to exsmine tl comnected with the permanent water lice as established ia the city of Brooklyn, the avdersignsd reapeotfally eat to cali the attention of the Lsgislature to some few promi- nent facts as connected with this sadjsct, Theebd and flow of the titer: the harbor of New York.--It is ascertained that ordinary ebb ani flow of the tide in the ssid barbor is about six feet, and its va- riance from this depends entirely upoa the winds. overflow or freshets of apy streams emptying into the Hadson or East rivers basever made sey material ence in the ebb and flow of the tide. ‘‘All tides emanate from the and the natural flow is from ith te the North, aod lasts abewt six hours; the a awells, so entering tbe m vuth of rivers i: dives the river towards their beads or spriara.”” For the purposes of oom xerce it in desirable that the flux avd reflux of the tides should be uviform; ani by what means is that uni: Tally to beattatned? lene by eeu! an equal avenue for jes, corres; wih pyr avenues through which the tides pass? This prop sition is capa le of demonstration. The uncersigned will briefly call the attention of the Logtsla- tare tothe present sitaation of the harbor of New York i io respect to the alleged ‘eacroschments” at Brooklya, #0 far as they affrot {is commerce and nav! ation. survey, (12 United States Coast Survey.) that the distarce from the low water mark fo the Twelith ward of the city of New York, opposite and, to low water mark on said inland, ot a Island, at low water mark, to the west side of the Lopg Isdand shore is 195 yards, Tals being the natural avenue through which the tides peas up and down the East river, {t follows that it every vart of the Kast river ia kept withia the limits of the patuyal channels through which the tide pass, there can be wo obstructions that will interfere ‘w th the commerce and navigation of the harbor so far ag toe ebb end ftlowof the tides are oomormned Tho East river at Fulton ferry, Broo} lyn, toits nesrest polaton the Now York shore ia €60 yards in width, being 325 yards wider then at Biackwell’s I-lsnd, the nataral channel through whieh pass the tidel waters of the Kast river. What your committee would ¢ 1o impress upon the Legislatare by thie is, that the narrowing of the channel of the Kast river at the pointcom;lained of has tendency, (instead of obstraotiog the navigation thereot,) te produce &n even tidal current, through which vessels may be navi- gated with more ease an} greater safety than throazh the conflicting eurrents sedge the ner Sgn peat ony of the river at different cordance) with the teatim of the pract! pilo's who were examined before the Com- mittee in the Astor Houss in New Yors. Taney alto stated to your committee that the tides in East river were no stronger now than the; y each of these witnesses had Curlog that almost constantly engaged in vavigating acrons the East beoe, river, This portion of their testimoay 1s oa pable of apbstent ated on aolenti¢ princtsles. We aneittor ‘cast ed, that to inorease the force or velocity of water in @ narrow chsnre!, the ssme quantity bas to be forced throug ina less epsee of time, or e larger quantity tm the sane space of time, either of which olroumstanoed would inereate the foros or velocity of the wate:—bat river. atate neither of waich are tru. in renpeat to tue Ei The ime ‘or the ebb and flow of the tide is fixed hevrs each. ‘The tice formerly, an it o: up throvgh the Enat river and Hurlgate tos place Sen?s’ Point, where it met the tide as it came ia from the ‘asit were a vataral barrier to the tidal the formerly, and therefore this large area that lies ee the meeting of the tides, formerly and now, is not filled by waters of the East river—so large s qasatity of pot baving to pars threugh this msrrowed channel; com sequently, the force or vrlocity of the waters in he Rast river has not beem inorensed The permanent bulkhead lime in front of the Brock}yn havicg been established in the mannor before sta‘ed, ® large oumber of the inhabitants sad other Btates, trasting to the hted faith State of New York, throogh its ture, hat pended, ond are now expending, Jarge sums of money the ercotion of wharves and other permanent im; - ments upon the said line establirhed oy law. I¥ fs pro- pored by the report and action of the msjority of the gommitice ‘ty entabli:h a commission, with extreordinary powers; to restrain snd ceedings untii the farther direction of the Tagalatar, uxcer grants already made, aad for which the owners, u bave the -“anted faith of ents State; and this, too, without maklog avy provision for in¢emaifyiog the an injured, or whose proceedings may be stayed. w far the Legislature have the power constitutionally thus to interfere with or divert vested rights, is a matter whioh the uadersigned do not feel themasives Coe to decide, But they have advised upon this subject with “eminent councel ” who give 1: as their oj that set would be unconstitutional, and could mew legslly be enforced, . undersigned have thus far confined themselves pI pally to the question as connected with the perma- nent line of bulkheads in the city of Brooklyn as estab- \iehed by law. It will appear, by reference to the report. of the commis: sppointed under the act of 1836, aad whion is hereunto annexed, (marked Appondix B,) that bey recommend that plers be established for the safety of shipping. The ture, acting in conformity to the recommendation contained im their report, at ite last ses- sion passed an sot in confc: mity with the same, in several instances previous thereto, in various acte incivi‘ual owners of lard in front and on the bulkhead line, adopted the recommendation by giving grants to such individuals ‘o extend piers os the jie roy water lirey sestablished, Not only have the individaals thur holoog private grap's from the Legislature availed themselves of such graute, by extending the piers to the ‘erme of thelr grants, but other persona have availed themeelves of the grant under the said act of the last corsion of the Lagisisture. When it is tsken into consideration that the exigencies of oormmerce in thi of New York have required ed- he of of ve ditional sccommocaticns ippiog for several yeara Jent pert the necessity for ‘the pier’ will be accounted for. It is well known ‘hat & mojority of the large clase of vessels in the port o! New York are not unfreq detsine! from one to two weeke, waiting, a! a great ex- pene and serious isconvenience to cons ignece, for a beth to cisebarge their . Are the commerce and ener- gies of the Empire State to bo one by» emapating from theorists? Audis plighted fait of State to by violated under the pretence that ereotion of piers at Brooklyn will be encroachments upon the barbor of New York? The East river, at the narrow- eat point of the proposed pier head line is nearly doable the width ofthe [hares and Mersey, in Great Britelm. Ts the former river it is s standiog regulation of the part that rhipe shall be towed ou: of the river by, at the least, two steamboats Tre shipping interesta have for years, in almost every instenes, employed steam to tow ships and other vessels ip and out of the ha: bor of New York—not for reason cf the narrowness of the channel, but by reasom of hae crag a mag ma Ne im anc oat of the bor, amd sleo from the fact that vessels ace now ured in those waters of from three to five times t F iy Fi é i § ated through waters by their grotie breath «f breven with ae mm great ea‘ety x formeriy, as those who are im She cells abit of eriveing the ferriée from Brooklye to Sew York do ij rein the possesion of the eom- ‘that the present appllestion 17 reszest to the em- orcach ments in the New York barbor bad its origin ion aw application to the Lygisiature to repasi the get of the t sestion of the Legiolatas iving the owaers of y at Brioblyo eit | to ex‘end piers into jera of ths Eset river. ad the are ece- from facts withia the knowledge of bat the attention of the Logisletnre of York would never have been “frected to spy enercachmente on the barbor of New York had the act of the lant session never been psneed, whatersr have deen the extent of the encroachments from the. Vork side of the Fart river peter bus have in this or The ity ct Brocklym ta peculiarly sttusted te reepeet be city ©! ya her there property. For every foot of shore betwesn high and low water mark her citizems heve teen taxed and compelled : pay to the fumes of money, al right of . East ye apd by their perseverance and industry Pont tae ay of Brooklyn in « ritastion where she Ay ipate the commerce of the port of New York, they are now med with an spplies'ion emaaatirg from city of New York alone, showing that attempt on her pert to partiol te in the eotmeree of the Pepire ak AI cenomirated by the eupropious mame of ‘' oe Behe of New York.” prals to the enlightened State of New York for * jastice,”’ rn be fo 4 vain? Sbail the energies of the ettinens of sated in the giowth and weifare of the pad City’? be ramped by the assertion from her ol fer ‘that her participation im the commerce of the Stare Ly nag pel dé Agaip, the minority of your att to the fast, that during staxcizg her earnest and rej Resrion Taws of T8858 ) and care ment aeariy one mil Of ber water