The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1856, Page 3

NEW YORK 1 ERALD, FRIDAY, ANU : i? ae th Y 18, 1856, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Board of Aldermen. Jam, 16,—The President, Isaac 0. Barker, Esy., in the ebair, TM NEW CITY HALL, Petition to have a wing of the new City Hall erected on ‘Madison square, was referred to a committes. CITY NOMINATION. A communication was received from the Commissioner of ‘and Supplies, nariaeiy Irviog as Bu it of Repairs of Public Buildings, ta the place cfE. H. Purdy. On moticn of rman Monacuan, it was laid on the ‘After receiving and referring some other papers, the ‘Board adjourned to Monday next. ye Board of Counellmen. The Board of Councilmen met on Wednesday afternoon, at their chambers in the City Hull—the President, B. Pinckney, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. Petitions were first in order, but none of importance ‘were presented. Reports and resolutions being in order, @ report was presented from the special committee a; pointed to inves:igate the charge of non-citiz sant against F. J. A. Boole, ttuting that ths commities hs: ited ‘the mastier and tound that Mr. Boole had een naturalized according t law, und sudantted a re- avlution that Mr. Boole be ceclared Counciiman of the Thirtieth dietrict. ‘The report wes accepted, the resolution adepted, and the committee discharged. A communication was received from the Street Com- mistioner, Joseph S. Taylor, askiag permission to empioy more clerks in'his department. Pi ug was referred to Committee on Salaries aad Of- ces. ‘The Board then resolved itself into Committee of the ‘Whole, and after some unimportant business, adjourned til. Friday evening. ‘Whe Case of FJ. A. Boole, Councilman of the 13th District, Charged with Boing un Alten, THE CASE SETTLED—THE RECORDS FOUND THAT MAKE MB. BOOLE A CITIZEN. SECOND Day. ‘The epecial committee ap ointed by the Board of Coun- eilmen to investigate and report upon the caso of F. J. A, Boole, Councilman for the "birtieth district, charged ‘with being e foreigner, held their secmd dasy’s session On Wednerday, in the City Library, City Hall. The counsel for the contestant, Mr. Alexander Spaul- ding, continued the case by reading {n evidence the re- turns of the election for Mr. Boule aud Mr. Prentiss, ia November lsat, snowing that Mr. Boole received 500 votes end Mr. Preutiss 482. The counsel then read in evidence Certificates from the Clerks of the Common Pleas, Supe- rior Court, United States Circuit Court, United States District Court aud Marine Cuurt, sayiog they hac all searched their recoros and were uuabdied to fin: the nawe of F, J. A. Boole upon their naturalization records. Here the contestant restea his case. Mr. John Brown was then called on behalf oi Counci!- maw Boole. He raid, I am naturalization cierk io s2° Court of Common Pleas; I have been there since ube 1-t of January, 1863; 1 have charg+ of the recoria of the Court; Lean get ‘the records. [Ine records were pro- duced.) I cannot find upon the index of the records ‘the name of FraucisJ A Boole. Q. Vo you find a pame siwilar to this name? Mr. Spauloing—I ov ject co this. It is an absurd qaes- tion, It bes no relevency to this ease. ihe Chairman said te index was noevidencs He had no objection to using the iodex a2 a means uf got ‘ting at the records of naturalization, if there were any. ‘The counsel of Mr. Bole asked Mc. Spauding, he counsel on the opposite side, to frame a questirn for ais (the blendaue's) witness. Mc. Spaulding obliged biw by Busting the following to M:. Browa: Q Can you produce the rec rds of usturalizv'icn of Francis J” Boole? A. lean, sit, but it will take me a long time to do it. Mr parece Very well, sir. This is what we want, ‘The Cie:k retied, and svon returned with tha resord of naturslization of Francis J. A. Boole, waich w: hiluted to ihe committae. The counsel tor the contestant then said—Gentiemen of the committee, (bis enos ths case. The commitice then adjourned sine die. It appears, therefore, that the whole error ia thts Tastter arose from a mistake in registering Mr. Booie’s neme in the index of the Court o¢ Common Pleas, wi'‘ch one clerk pasaed over for some name beside Mr. Boole, and which the next clerk rezognized as similar to Mr. Boole’, and wpon referring to the records found the papers which settle the whole case. ‘The Contested Seat in the Board of Aldermen. ‘The special committee of the Board of Aldermen, com- prising Aldermen Varian, Valentine and Wm. Tacker, to ‘whom was referred the petition of Nicholas Seugrist, claimicg a seat in the Board trom the Tweaty-second ward, ewarded by the County Canvassers to William B, Drake, the present incumbent o the sest, met on Wednes- Gey, pursuant to adjournment of the previous day, at three o’clock P. M., at No. 8 City Hall. A large number ofthe members of the Board of Aldermen were present, with many others in ‘ereated in the claims of the respec- tive contestants. Unusual interest attaches to the claim eet up by Mr. Seagrist, as the result materially affects the political chsraster of the Board. With Mr. Drake, the preseut incumbent, the Bosrd stands—whigs, 12; democrats, 10. Should Mr, Seagrist succeed in sub- siantiating his claim, and become s member, the Board then will be tied. Messrs. Hays, Freeman and Kvarts appear for Mr. Bee grist. hur. Garrett B. Stryker appears for Mr. Drake. The following is the petition of Mr. it, sett forth the grounds upon w! he claims himself enti: tomseatin the Board, as duly elected from the Twenty- second war 70 THE HON, ‘THE DOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE OIrY OF NEW YORK : The petition of the undersigned res; ily showeth that at ew York, on — day ot Movemper, Wm. B. Drake, Peter Masterson, Joun 8. Rotinsou, Sainuel Fieet, Thomas MeCloskey, Joon’ &. aroa and your petitioner were lates ani voted tor as Alder- men in the Twenty second ward, in the said cl'y “that William 3B. Drake ips ‘Fecelved the two bi number ot voles for oflice of alderman; that by the returas of the Election of said ward, now on fie ia the Olerk’s of the county of New York, aud a certified copy a which is hereto aunexed, and which he ‘prays may be taken as # part of Tog pyr vote for Alderman, as returned by sald in- colors, la ae folows:— = Tet Dist. 21d Dist. 8 Diet. Mh Dist. Totat 230 24 SL we mm 7 7 2 275 m7 - _ = 8 shows that no other person of the ‘name of seegrist was s canaidate for Alderman of aid ward, ‘at said eleciton, than your peiltioner, and that said votes given for Nich. Seagris were given aud meant to be given for Your petitioner. And your pedtioner farther ahows that there was one vote aiven for —-Sesgrist, which was meant end Intended for jour er. be And sour petitioner further shows that the In«pectors of Hiection of the First district pf ead ward, in canvasslag the Vote of said Firat district for ward officers, ‘placed Yl at with «the name of your petitioner printed te-eou as Adderman. bit upon which the names of some uf the other candidates for ward lorrs Were soratched und erased under @ cand estick, sayi they woud count the same before adding up the vote; that sal Inspectors aid not count said vote, but desiruyed the aaid bali’, although the name of your pedtiouer was not erased or seratches thereon And ib! petitioner shows that if the sa‘d eight votes were iven ivr Mich. Seagrist, aud the one vo'e given for — rist, and the ove vole ‘given for Micholas Seagrist on the ‘destroyed ticket be allowed for your petitioner, the vote will Hane mB Drake, 771 Nicholas Seagrist. 773 iam oo icholan ese .ceseeTT urther sows that one —— Calleh: ‘one votes given and allowed to Wm. B. Drake; and if said illegal votes are deduced from the said sevon nua: o¢ and seventy one vies ailswed said Wm. B. Drake, your wili bo duly elected Alderman of said ward. ‘Your petitioner would, therefore reavectfully protest against sree piignat ous petdooer aay be eda ne sent ul 8 i ner Ie our hovorate body Te ON TOHOLAS SEAGRIST: ‘New York, Jan. 6, ‘At the first meeting of the commit‘es on Tuosday, F. Root was tho only wivness called. He stated ‘that hi ided in the First election district of the ‘Twenty-second ward. and was preseut at the canvass of the cl ticket on ‘the 6h of November last; that during the canvass of said vote a ticket, the names upon were nearly ali scratched with pen:il mark, wib the erception Va, through wich ‘only a single pencil mark was diagonally drawn, waa set ‘ op’ove tice by the Inepec'ors. The ticset was piaced un- der s candlestick, with the understanciog tnat trey ‘would count it before addivug up, and attach it to the returns, but the same ~as not counted, but sabse- quently re;orted by one of the Inspectors as lost. . Mx, Van Orden was the first witnesy called yesterday, and testified as follows:—I Jive in Forty-third street, near Ninth avenue, and have been a resident ia tho Firs’ elestion cistrict of the Twenty second ward nearly five yearn; I was prerent at the election cn the 6th of No- ‘verober, in the firat district of my ward; I was also pre- sept on (be morning of the 7th of November, when the Ieepectora were canvassing the charter ticket; this was @bout daylight; I remained there till the ciavass was completed; I saw a ballot plared auder tre cand atice by the Inspectors: the lo«pectors were inspecting the tickets anc placing then on wires, the split ticket with the 163); ihe came to @ ticket which was scratchad; Mr. Cargill, one of the Inspectors, seid it was musth seratched; Mr. Row'x, another Inspector, aid that Se ’a name was scratched; the tisks! was pasted about ‘ked to look atit, aad gave it a+ my tended to scraicn the name of I stroke through one tern of Seegrist’s name, and not an erssare of the name, the scratah looked to me as though erased by & the eloow white the person was scratching the et; I think the vote was annonoced for a'l the candi dates upon the termioation of the canvass; the voto de elared for was 130; the ticket having the seratches upon it and placed under the candlestick was not coun‘e!; reference was mate by some one pre- sent to the ticket thus placed ‘under the can- Glostick and the question asked whorher it was intended to be destroyed; I stated that { under stood this vote was to be Preserved an’ sent to the county canvassers; suchiargument I undoratood to havo Been entered rato Tbefesbarens, Mr. Hays bere offered \n evitencs the original returns ofthe First district of the Twenty-socond ward, snowing ‘that the ticket pisced under the candlestick was not at- tached to the seme by the Inspectors, ‘Examination continued— "he prominent candidates for Aderman were Drake. Seagrist, Masterson, Robiason, Brotley and Barton; there was no otber Seagris: runnin; except Nicholas Seagriat; Mr. Seagriot ix generally called throughout the ward Nich, Seagrist; there is no o-her Halon that ft Nicholas Seagrist in the ward, and no Nish. Scagrist; I ‘am well aequaiated in the ward. Crors-examined Mr, Stryker—I am a clerk in the Post effice, where I have been engsged 8 ysar and two months; previous to my uae@at in the Post offize I worked aes vachmaking; I am a demvcrat; I voted for Nicholas Seagrist for man; on elec ion day I was not at the Pout office, but was at the poll aeariy all dey; 1 did not clectioneer; the iuspestors scmatniaes yeti ing shortly efter sundown; there were osbor ticket: given forthe candidates besides the scratched «ne spoken ofin canvassed most of the cane ted; I did not see the vote that was under the candlaticek after it was placed there; I Dot ee the ticket ; neither of the Inapectors refused to count the vote; it was agreed upon between might nave beep counted and] pot kaow it, but it is ely; I was not outa moment of the time, but was t while the spilt tickets were being counted; I did Rot induce any one to vote for Mr. Seagrist, and mace n0 bets upon the resul: of the election. Bs wi ir. Hays—I don’t know how the Inspectors regard to Mr. Drake and Mr. Seagrist; the canvas: did not take place when the ballots were taken; it was fa a public bone near by. By the Cha'rman—One of the Inspectors told me aub- sequently that the last he knew of the scratcned vote, 1; was under the candieatic! Thomas Higgice vas next sworn—l reside in Forty-se- cond street, in the First election district of the Tweuty- second ward; I was present during tre canvasaiug of the charter ticket: the scratched ticket re'errad to. by the previous witness he looked ot, a8 also did several oat- widers; the manverin which the ticket was scratched and the examization 0’ the rame and commeantof the luepectors, an ed by Mc. Veu Or en tae witness con- firmed. He placed the ticket himself under the \dle- stick; the intention of the voter, in his view, was not to tcratsh tha nawe of he was pressat during the canvara of tie split ticke's, and this ticket was not counted; he voted for Masterson, ami worked hard all day a it; was present at theannouncemens of the vote ior Al an, but could not give the aayounce- ment; the ticket underneath the candlestick, he was positive, was not embraced ia the ceunt. lived io the Twen'y second ‘d about twenty years; elvctioneered ducing elec'ion day; wan t mos: of ‘the time during the canvass of the coarier votes; it was dayligat before the canvasn was completed; 1 was out of the room long enough for tre Tuspectors to have counied @ good many ballote; I conversed with persons in the roow, but gave mostof my attention to ‘be Inspectors. John Coa} ley was the next witness sworn—He attend- €d.8o policeman in the Kirst district of the Twza'y- second ward on the 6th of November last; ha hesri tie anvouncemnt of the vote for Alderman, but did not re- member it he saw the acratched ticket referred tu, saat placed under the candlestick; be did nt consi ier the name of Seagrist aa scratched; he 3 uld not say wheter the ticket was counted or not; he heard aothiag sata about attaching the ticket ta the retura; he oay knew there was a difference of opinion as to whetuer the tisket was valid. On hia cross-examination, wiiness sate’ that hoh d resided in the Cweuty-second ward nea ly Sfteou yeare; he voted for Masterson for Alderman; the roum ia whic the canvaes Wik conducted was & room ten fect ny twelve: some dozen persons were in the room besides ‘the inspectors. Mr. Hays here stated that they had offered all th» tes- timony ‘bey proposed touching the tw» le.ding grounds upon which they based the claim of Mr. Seagris' to a seat in the Aicermanie Bosra from the Twen.y-rec md ward. ‘Those grounds were the con-couniiug oy the inspaators of @ vote alieged to bs sc:atched, but shown to be otherwise, avd the rejection of votes givea tur Nich. Seagrist, ‘which made o difference in the sum to- tal of Mr. Seagelsi’s ballots of aine votes. These votes added to the vores returced for Mr. Seagrist ia the County Cierk’s office, guve hita a majority ower Mc. Dreke te asked that re proceeding vo take evidence upon this final poict, tue fact that the imspectore in- cluded in their cout for Mr. Drake votes illegal.y aad improperly cast the defence proceed with thoir on: Mr. Stryker insisied that this was unusual and un- necegrary. They would show their cave when the con- testing party b-dcom pleted his. ‘The Chaivman decided that it was better for one side to complo'e tueir entire evidence fiat, Mr. Bays tated that th:y were not then able to proseed, ar the witness s they to call were not in attenoanse. ‘An acjourament took place to Saturday, at 3 P.M. Organization of the Board of Education. Aspeciat meting of this Buard was he'd on Wednesday afternoon, at 5 o’clock—Issac Phillips, of the Eighth waid, actirgas Chairman pro tem. There was nearly a ull attendance of the members. Upon motion, the Board proceeded to bul'o! for President. On the thirty- ninth ballot Witllam H. Neilson ot tne Eighteenth ward, who had been & prominent candidate throaghout the canvass, withdrew bis name. A recess of bait an hour Was then token, after which the fortieth ballot was had. resulting in the election of Audrew H. Green, Esq., of the Fourteenth ward. Upon motion, a committee of ‘three was appcinted to conduct the newly elected chsir- men to bis seat. Mr. Phillips, amid load laughter, named the three defested candidstes—Messra. Wed, Waterbury and Nei'son—to perform that daty. Upon taking the chair, Mr, Green was jaa ‘timely remark« by liz. Phillips, alluding to the re- sponsibili'y of his position. Mr, GREEN replied, ex) his intention to endeavor ‘to perform his duties with efficiency and impar:iality. ‘The Board then proceeded to baliot for Clerk, and ‘upon the first ballot re-elected Hon. Albert Giloert, the present efficien' facumbent, who has fulfilled the dutie of the office since 1850. votes of thanks to the A cco tioo, the Board Chi n pro tem., Mr. lips, and also the tellers, for their patient ‘and able fmance of their arduous ties during the protracted canvass. ‘The Board then tw ballot for the four E:ective Executive Committees, with the following result :— Finance Commétiee—Iseac Phillips, William Sinclair, Richard Burlew, Abram Dentke, Johu Hooper. Executive Commitee on Normal Schools—Willism H. Neilson, John Davenport, B, R. Winthrop, William 8. See, William Allason, David Webb, Jedediah Miller. ‘Brecutive Committee on Free Academy—Abraham V. Wil- Xi te Raney. Joseph Edwards, J. C. Hull, R. A. . Tathull, Thomas Boese. uf on Evening Schools—Andrew J. Perry, William Jones, Jr., Florence McCarthy, Etiphalet Booumsn, Albert smith, William Sinclair, George White. There were seven ballots for the last member of the Free Academy Committee, after the election of which the Board adjourned for two weeks, having been in session for exactly five hours and s half, and their numbers having decreased to half their original number. Commissioners of Emigration. ‘The Board met at the usual! hour—GalianC. Verplanck, President, in the chair, and a quorum present, ‘THE MEAT CONTRACT. Mr. Krtty offered a resolution appointing a committee to draft specifications fur a supply of meat, to be con- tracted for the institutions under charge of the Commis- stouers. Mr. Kel y stated that $25, had deen saved auring the pas! year oy paving a fuitafal contractor who regarded his ubligations. Resolation adopted. FMIGRANT REPUGE HOSPITAL. The following wax recerved from Dr. Carnochan :— To THE CommiseIoNERs OF EMIGRATION— I have the bovor to enclose herewith the annual report of the Surgical Lepartment of the tmigrant Hospital tor the year ending Bist ot December, 185. By these statia'ics it is that the whole rumber o. cayes treated ured and discharged, 3,12, and the numbher ot less than two per cent of the who'e aumher of jeen no diseases of an epide nic was 3,017; ¢ deaths 64, or cases treated. ‘bere have character tn the institution durirg the year. Among the eapi- {a1 overattous suecesstully performed were ony {1 e-ngeoital elephautissis, or evlargement of the tungue, on a femal patient aged’ 15 yenra, by the external curotad artery, ant sfer au interval the common erroted on the other side; ona 1oF the exeectino ot the entire bone of the bel on a mais alult, resorted to instead of amputation of the leg as formerly prac tised; one ‘or amputatton st the shoulder j-lnt ona male adalt, for mutliation by ratiroad accident. J. M. UARNQUHAN. The Bourd adjourned without doiag anything of epecial importance, WEEKLY SUMMARY. Number of aliens acrived to January 0 ™ nf “« ginceto 16., To eame date in 185! jan. 1, 185 Aggregate receipts to Jan, 9, 1866... $1,214 00 Reo'd since, to January 16, for ecm- mutation of passengers, &....,... 3,616 75 $97,086 32 Sundry expenses paid Jan.9.........seeesee+ 17,087 44 Total...... AS teveeceesee + STH143 76 Fire Mershal’s Office. INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF FIRES. IncknpiaRY Fine IN Fourrt dos & Co.’s Prewisss —Oa the morning of the 26th of Liecember last, an inseudiary five took place in the lamber butldiog situate in Mesars. Hoe & Co.’s establishment, No. 10 Sheriff street. A very lengthy investigation took place before the Fire Mer- shal: upwards of twenty witnesses were examined, and the facts thus elicited threw suspicioa upon cne of the pee) 2h in the premises. The Me becoming satisfied on this point, discharged him from their employ- ment. Fine in Cepak Stexep.—On the eventng of the Slat of December, & fire cccurred at 67 Cedar streat. It was first divcovered in the ba-emen', oecupied by Gutman Brothers. ‘The evic once shows that Mr. Eugece Ulman one of the firm, octupying the first floor, bad not ye: left the stora. He was there, wita several other persona. The #1 corotng into the store from the basement was the fi: iutimation they had of the fire. It was farther shown by witnesses that Mr, Ulman was the last person ia barement eniry, about fifteen or twenty miautes prior to the fire being digcovore’. It was also shi the fivowas first seen burning in a packing case In the ba: ment, within about three feet of a giass doer, out of which two or three lights SP se were broken. Gatman Brothors were insured for $27,000, aud Ulman and Sons for $18,000. Tur WeaTHER AND Fresuers at tae Soura.— ‘The rains throughout the South for some weeks have been unprecedented. In Columbia, 8. C., on the 24 iant., the water was rising rapidly, and the Waterco, at Cam: den, bad risen to the top of the banks, and was iacreas- ing #0 fast that great fears wore entertained of a freshet. In Augueta, on the 2d inst., the river was ten feet high and rising. The Mobile, Ala., Advertiser, of the 20th ult., also says:—From Tuscaloosa, oo the bth, we learn that it was snowing and slesting ia those latitades, enow having already fallen to the depth of eight inches, ‘The river woe at a stand, but heavy rains were reported rh the regions above. In Peterrburg, and Weldon, N, C., the snow on Sunday was ten inches deep. Porgy Luteiligece. ABREST OF 4 SEREWo " Jong1DENCB” MAN—HIS BX- TENSIVE AND success?UL OPER «TIONS, One of the most adroit and wuscessful ‘coafientt!” men that has ever practised upon the credality of oar ortizens was arrested Wedaroday, in Broadway, after hav- | ing euccesstully carried om bis qperations tor nearly tour months, in spite of the efforts of the poltoe to capture | him, He first made bis appearance in this city early in last October, he having previously operated. im Southera and Western cities. Un the 15th of the month last nam- 4 he culled at the store of Tiffany & Co., and purchased 8 Dill of jewelry to the value of $76, re, at the time that he was one of the firm of Hum- SPsez, carpet dealers, at the ovruer of Broadway aad street, whore he requested that ine jewelry snould be sent ate certain hour. At the yr oe ee “contidence wan” saw the messenger a; out @ check on the Broadway Bank fur the amoant, ani signed it ‘Thos. Bancroft.” This waa hanied to the messenger, who lef: with it, but wheu it was pre- fented on the fulowing day to the bank it didu’t bring the doliare, About ten days previous to this tramaciion, the confidence maa ent tae jeweiry store of Root. Kait, Broadway, corner of Warren street, and bought watches and jewilcy to the value of $370, and ordered toe packages sent to No. 6 Barclay strevi, a. o late hour of the day. When the time arrived, he was at the atore in questivn, making himvelf very uffisious about the desk, he haviog previously represented to Mr. Rais thet he was cnuscted with the house, and on the package Oelivered to him, be drew ap « check, tor the amount o: the bill, on the Broaiway Bink, wad signed it Benj. Greer. This hy bunted to the m-s+enge:, Gud ic proved to be worthie.s. Complaints now degen to pour ia upon the Caivf of rolise, wud officer Keels was fet to work to search for and srest th» swindler; bat while ne was betng jooked after. and on the Lith uf Dac., word came that Greer bad obtained $400 worth of watches and jewelry from Merges. Jnckaon & Many, of the corner of Bowery an” Broome streats, oa a worth iena che sk, on the Broudway Baok, signed Thos. Banccof!, He was next beard of on the 2.@'0! Dee., when he obtaiued $20) worth of jewelry frow Sami Baldwin, Exq., importer of jeweiry, at 170 way. He received warns goods at 12 Dey 0", and, thn gave iu psyment a worthless check vo Broadway Bank, rigned thos K. Wilson. Oa the Skat uit., be came the confidence game uve” Mr. P. W. Loar, from whom he ontained, ia sunii®s manger, & get of fara valued at $65. Yo th+ check whish he gave for this bill he signed the name of “Jams: R. Creaiweil.!” ‘the 7th of January he w. in ead of, having oo that day swindles Mr. A Morel. of Nassau street, ut of $400 worth o1 183, WhO rereived as ebeck on the Merowntie Bunk, signed ‘ weil.” Acay or two sinse he purcna: aw cunt of $1,036, from Me. Foy, jewel and ordered them ‘o be sent to 1) Pack on bead when the goods arrived, Det for # came foghteved and ran out of the store Circumsiuoce for Mir. Foy, Me. Keele, ths + all this time been ou the’ Look out (ur 't 6 swiudier, bat net being succesw'ul, he resuived to try wuowner piaa to ertch bim. He accordingly visited sevarst toan offices her places, where o» sug adver woalt ely :0 cull for the yur pine ar ge bis goods, aud on nis own rexpor for the arrest ol tue maa burineas at 345 Broadwiy was ur realled upon, wud bo knowing ti Ted to aint du fining him, Yesierday Mc. spied hin ai the coraer of Bewwiway and Broome street and handed him to the custody of offiter Houston of the Re- serve Corpe. He was theu taken to ihe orfice of the Chief of lolive, where, a'ter haviug 0.4 time for “flesiuva, xe unde @ full coofes-ion tc offive’ Keefe aad Sergeuat Bowyer, telling them to whom be bad disposad of ‘he goods, &e, It ix precumid, therefore, that moxt of the property will be recovered. Who, besides those above Famed, have ben swindled, 1; ts impossible to tell, but 8!] woo bave, can see the prisoner at ths Chiefs office. He was yesic'duy recognized sy several ime-chaats and lerks, who bad bees swiniled by him His name is Benjamin Greer; be is an (rishasn of genteel appearance ano about thirty-eight year- > age He 1s also well @cucated, ani it is aid, Has on various occasions passed bixse'f off as a preacher of the Gospel and givan ex or- tations before congregations. He sta‘es that he 1s 0 Young wi'e who knows nothing of nis operations, and weo Wil ne weighed Gown witt sorrow when the iact of his so 1eet besome: known to ber, A number of complains were made aguinst Greer, yos- terday, before Justice Breanan. Thrice testimony, how- ever, oly goes to substantiate what ia set forth above. The prisover is confined in the Chi-f' offlzs, and was viilteo there by hit wife yesterday mo-ntag. ' Several of th ee persona who had been * dove browu”? by thy pri- 3 407 iso ob\ained so iaterview with him Tne aceused 8 at want of employment induced him to try hia band at making money ia the frausuleat mauner al- Teady aliuded to, He ita very tule or Give different fang 2 Man, # cher aks four ted for a yaad is higher porition than that wifch he sapired to. Greer r very melancholy dail, {s completely crest failon at having fullen into the ciutches of the police. Hy is Cevotedly a'tached to his wife who isa besutiful woman of about twenty-two years 0: age, Before Hon. Justive MeCarthy. ELECTIONEERING BETTING. Jay. 15.—John Delaney against Anthony Conran.—This was an action to recover the sum of $500, deposized in the hands of the defendant, as a bet on the election be- tween Messrs. Tuomey and Monaghan as Alderman of the Fourteenth ward at the late canvass. It sppeared trom the testimony that party iceling between the softs aad hards of that ward ran bigh, Mr. Tuomey being th» the bards, fonagnan the oxic’? sanguise of success, and beta were free!y offered on eituer side, ond as fresly takea. Mr. Owen Gi her backed the ‘‘ colt’? Monaghen, and the plaintiff the “nag” Taomey, to the amount of $500 each. By egreement the money was placedia the bands of the de t, with direciisns that if the © coit”” won he should dehver the $1,000 to & Mr. O'Connor, as the agent of Gallogher, and tbat ifthe “nog” camein anead he should itover toa Mr, Edward Malioy, av theageat of the plaintiff. The race came off, and the ‘‘colt”’ beat nis competitor by several ths, and the money was paii over by the plaintiff, as directed. The defence was that the money was placed in the hands of the defendant, nut as stake-holcec, but simply as a third party; that the Marine Court, under the act of 1813, section 108, was ‘ousted of jurisdiction of this specific action, and, finsily, that the defer dant had admitted that he had en ia- terest of $100 in the bet. The “colt” that rei in the 1uce waa examined by the pisintiff anc testified tha: he had had # conversaton with tue d fendant, in which he had ex»ressed his fears tha* his life was in danger, and bat he would be besten in consequence ot his suing to to recover his money, and that he (the wi'ness) buiag a = ate of the ward. had endeavored to sliay this feeling, by acvi ing the plaintiff to compromise, and that he thereup» acmi! 1 that he had only a liwited interest, w the amount of $100, ia the det, and said he would tate $400 anc drop the suit. On cross-examination, however, it wppeared that he (plaintiff) raid ne was only tn fun when he said bis interest in tue bet war lintted. It was contended by the plsin'iff that uofair means had been used at the election, and that it coming to plata iff’s eara that the money be depo-ited with the defen tent nad been used dur ection in favor of the “cols,” aad bad afoed to de fovorite “nag.” he determine |, therefore, to avail bimselt of tis statutory rights, an «ue for his money. The platotiff ao foxisren thas the act of 1818 was repealed ny itn section of the Code, vein the jurisdiction of this coort was exprenmy d: ‘The Court tork this view of the matter, and gave jadg- ment for the platu:iif for $600 With cos%s, and the usual allowonce by statute. Court of Commoh Pleas—special Term. Before Hon. Judge Brady. ues Van Houten,— order of arrest granted, on defeadent stipulating no* to «us. George Frothingham vs. Peler Thornton.—Order conficm- ing report of sale. C. L. Hury, de., v3 Robert J. Mann.--Motion to mike ranted, without ts wore definite acd certain costs, with leave to amend in tweaty ca J W. Trust vs. James Pirson and others.—Default of plafatitt set aside, on payment of trial fee und disburee- ments. Banta vs. Dougherty, Administrator, dic.~Beady, J.-- The motion notice wax invended t) be a motion for coxa sgainst the defencant a« adminta‘rator, to be collectsd de bonis testatoris, although the motioa sta.ed is, ‘shat the conse Le taxed or adjusted vy the Judge,” &e. No objection having been made, however, to the torm of the notice, and the real object of the motion havi been disclosed and argued, the irregularity mentions wiil not be considered. There are but two classes of cases in which costs eguinst an executor or administrator will beallowed and they sre— 1. A refaral to refor—the cleim being disputed, and 2, An unreasonable reeistsnce or negiect of payment, the demand having been presen ed. Builock and others vs. Bogardus, Executors—1 Denio, 276. —The claim sued bereia was duly presented to the ad- ministratrix, and as appears from ihe answer, notice that it wee Clapuled: wae deig eutved. There wadno applies: tion, however, to reter tive claim on tue pert of tie piain- Uf, and no refusal. iheretore, to refor by the stministra- trix. ‘This preciades the plaintiff from recovertog unter the first class mentioned. Tne demand was a prewis: one, and trom its character might have been the subject of Cixpute between the origioni parties, Tho aiminiatra- trix, in the absense of any knowledge o/ its justuess, was not cersurable in putting the plaiatiff to niv proof, and adopting an action as the means to present it, without applyizg for » reference, although the amount in dispare was ), he has necessarily iecreased the expease of litigation. Under all the cirewmstances, it caonot be saic that there wan unreasonable resiitance o* neglect of payment by the administrator. The courts of th 8: Co not allow costs in these caves, uniess the facte snow conclurively that the paymect of the demand wad noces- sarily resixted when the spplication is on that ground. ‘The motion must be dented, wichout custs. Court of Common Before Hon. Judge Brady TaN. 16.—Sun Mutual Insurance Company vs. Henry Dwight, Jr.—~ Motion for judgment for ‘riy slo 18 demurrer. —the action is by the payee against ‘he maker, The al- legations im reapect to the making an} deivery of the note, and that it has not been paid in whole or ta part, sre sufficient. The act of fooorporation is atated by ita title, and the date of its passage, The statate requires nothing more in that respect. (2 Rev. Stat., 34 Fd., 563 The amendments of the ect are nota part of the act Itvelf, end ceed not be recited with more particularity *han they have been in the compiaint herein. The act re'orred to in fcare of Union Bank va. Dewey, tn Ist Sand. 8, C. R., 500, was, by its jest olause, made'a publi: act, and the Court took judicial notice of it. An examination proved ‘that it was not correctiy re ‘erred to ia the pleading. Had ft not been a public act the demurrer would have been regarded os having admt'ted thet {t was correstly set out in the reply. The demurrer is frivolous, and judgment must be given for the plamtiff, with $10 coms of tuo motion, fal Term. | galled "Catching ‘Theatres and Exhibitions. BRoapwar Tukaras —The thrilling dreams en itled the ‘Sea of Toe.” with its antonishicg scenic and u:chavical eflects, will be repeated this evening. Tne aft- is s ” ip which Miss pleys thé monstrosity, and Mr. Chapman the humbug showmen, 10 Ravela pertorm two of th ir finest and M’l'e Robert and the ballet ‘ivertissement. —The exit drama called ‘A Fa- Tee, ithe vodet Farm.’’ ther’s Dream,” the comic and the drama of the “Yew Tree Rui are to be Per‘ormed to-night, for the benefit of Mrs, Griffiths, a fa- Yorite actress and the wife of the popular manager. Ae Ri Sobeneee Me end a ape ee mmenpa lors are casts benef ves will doubtless have a tuil house. sisi Bunrox’s Twmars.—Three comical pieces, in two of which the macager has characters, are announced i bell on ts the pe et fe “Twen! utes wich » Tiger;” the sesond, come drama of “The Old Dutch Governor,” and the lass, the never-:fring, always mirth-provoking ‘Toodles."” Wattack’s THRATRE.—Bourcicault’s comedy of “Love and Mopvey’” baviog been received with the heartiest Plsudits upon the occasion of its revival last Wednesday, will be repeated to night, with the same admirable dis- tribution of the characters. Mrz, ’s extravar Bavza, *‘Po-ca-hon-tas,”’ t+ the closing piece. Lavra Keene’s Vanisries.—The eothusiastic satisfac- tion eviuced by the large and fashionable audiences who have witpesred the charming comedy of “Still Waters Mion inf evgatogs together ‘whist te’ becatital eae ‘ition thts even! er wi 8 at ballet calles "The Prime’ Dogan sisi Woop's Minstazis.—The usual variety of songs, €anees, &., and the farce of ‘Robert Masaire,” con: etita’e’ tHe’ programme for to-night— quite Mhificient to Busrantey-s crowded house. Bucki#y’s SEREYADERS.—The vocal and instrumental Sr of there favorites are as popular as ever. age pumbers Bightly go to hear them and to ave their highly awusing burlesque of ‘Richard IIL” Broox1yy Musrum.—Those fa'ented little juveniles, the Beon Children. will give one of their pleasing eater- taiuments at the above place this eveniog. They read so- lections from Shakspere and other great authors. Since April, 1885, the Virgicia Colonization Societ 20 emigrans tu Liberis, at a cost of $16,01 ount—acine $50,000—raised by the capitation of 1860. avowedly for colonization purposes, not a dollar has been applied to its legitima'e end, because of the re- striction imposed by the law. It isin the State treasury, and i: would seem that additioval legislation were Becesasry tc make the fund avaliaple iu carrying out the object e*ptemplated, and that the present’ Lezislacure should take the subject uncer consideration; especially should they co so if the otject be really to gat rid of the surplus free pegro population. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Tucrsvay, Jan. 17-5 P. M. ‘The stock market opened and closed a little depressed Vbis morning. At the first board Illinois Coutral bonds fell off 34 per cent; Nicaragua Transit, 34; Cumberiand, 36; Now York Central Railroad, %; Erie, ; Harlem, %; Reading. 3{; Hudson River Railroad, 34; Mic »tgua South- erp, 34; Cleveland, Columbia and Ciocinnati, 3;; Cleve- Sand and Toledo, 3%. The only stocks that advanced t>- day were Galena and Chicege and Milwaukie and Micets- sippi. Galena went up 1} per cent, ard Milwaukie 244 Yer cent, with very small sales. The fact is there is no stock offering in either of these companies. A small Lot of Milwaukie and Mississippi sold this morning at 823; per cent carh, an¢ that price was bid for any part of five hundred shares, Erie closed with a slight upvard tendency. Reading has been quite buoyant siace the declaration of dividend. All the Western railroad stocks have been active for some days, but soma of them do not vary much from day to day in prices. Nicaragua Trapsit appears to have lost a good deal of its expansive power, and is evidently destined to touch low- €r points before another speculative movement takes place. The stock is in strong hanis. Hudson River Rail- read waa considerably lower to-day, and probably will touch points much below those now current. Nearly the whole of the company’s bridging must be rebuilt. it ip reported that the recent. accident at Spuyten Duayvel creek was in consequence of the rottenness of the wood work, We a’so leern that the dangerous condition of that sec'ion of bridging was long mnce reported to the company. If s0, great blemoe rests with the management. ‘A rebuilding of the bridges of this sompany, or a thorugh overhauling, would beattended with heavy expenditures and a serious interruption of business. After the adjournment ot the board, the following sale of bonds and stocks were made at auction by A. A. Nico lay $6,000 Jeffersonville City 6's $10,000 Lake E:ie, Wabash & 10 Union Ferry Co......... 3 United aie States Mail Steamship Co 35 160 N. Y. Sub-Merine Wrecking Co., per shar 8 465 American Artificial Stone Co., do. 1% Simeon Draper’s regular semi-weekly sale of bonds and atccks will take place to-morrow (Friday), at half-past 2 o'clock, at the Merchanta’ Exchange. At the second board a slight improvement in prices was realized. Erie and Reading were in demand at an advance. Erie went up 3 per cent, and Reading 34 per cent; Michigan Southern, 34. It will be seen that the stock market rapidly recovers trom any shock given by unfavorable political intelligence from Washington, or unfavorable financial intelligence from Europe. But for the nonsensical reports which reach us by telegraph from Washingtcn, the bears would have no capital to work cn. Every day or two we have some§jaosurd rumor from Washington relative to our foreign affairs, and tho public mind is unnecessarily excited. There is not the least foundation for sny cf them, and they should not be conmdered for a moment. Im spite of all adverse political movements, in tha face of all agitation of our*foreign relations, our in- ternal proaperivy will become permanently established. Political demagegues may brag snd tuster—Central Ame- rican effairs may occupy the attention of Congress trom the beginning to the end of the seseion. Mr. Crampton may be dismissed cr recatied, and the war in Europe may continue wninterrupted—notaoing short of actual hosttit- tier, in which this country becomes one of the parties directly engage, can seriously interfere with or retard the progress of prosperity now so apparent in all our great local intere-ts, The bears may be fur the moment benefitted by some silly rumor emanating from some po litical clique st Washington; but these who take 4 more comprebensive view of affairs, and look below the suc- face, will find ecmething more substantial—something to sustain even extravagant calculations regarding our fa- ture growth aud unlimited resouress. ‘the gross earnings of the Milwaukio and Mississippt Railroad Company for the year 1855 were $601,249 79, and the operating expenses $278,797 07—makiog the net earn'ngs of the year $417,443 73. This is an increase of ubout fitty-one per cent on the earnings of the precediog year, mainly derived from the vast freighting business. The cperating expenses are less than 40 per cen: of the recelpts. The dividend just declared is five per cent in cash and sever per cent in stock. This large per cent leaves a large balacce on hand. A dividend of five per cent in cath was paid last July, making the aggregste for the year reventeen per cent. The surplus on hend at the cormencement of the new fiscal year was about six per cent on the capital. Ths Asristant Treasurer reports to-day as follows :— Paid «n Treasury aceount, tosses $86,188 86 Rees tved de 164,079 bt Balance do 2,807,974 76 Paid for Assay office 336,549 30 Vwto on dieburaing checks... 60600000000) 29'987 3k The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washivgton, on the 14th inst., were as follows : = For the redemption of stocks, «$8,067 42 For the Custome........... “ 2.5671 89 Tor the Loterior Department, . 250 00 War warrants received and entered,.,.. 43 191 42 War repay warrants received and entered,..... 4,001 42 Cn xeoount of the Nevy.......... Rr payment on account of tue Navy... + 1,054 71 From Customs, 15,970 00 ‘The Delaware ard Raritan Canal and Cameo and Am? boy Railroad and Transportation Compenies have de- clared @ semi-annual dividend of three per cont; the Astor Fire Insurance Company, # semi-annual dividend of Sve per cent; the Peter Cooper Fire Insurance Com- peony, & Femi ual dividend of five per cent; the Sex- ™ Bank for Savings, their usual interest of six per cent on sums of five hundred doliars and under, and five per cen’ on sums over five hundred dollars, payable on the 2let inst, ‘The Sandy River Rank of Farrington, Maine, has been robbed of unsigned notes to the amount of between $2,000 and $5,000, in tons and twenties. One hundred dollare of the stolen notes were recently received from the Suffolk Bank, bearing forged signatures of the Presi- dent, Samuel Belcher, and the Ia'e cashier, Mr. Jones, with back dates, 2 142 27 ‘The transfer books of the Galena and C>eago Railroad Company closed yesterday, and will remain closed until the 2d of February. On the ist of February the divi- dend of five per cent in cash and twelve per cent ia stock will be paid. This ia « higher rate then any other rail- road in the country prys, and what makes it particularly comfortable to the stockholders in the Galens and Chica- g0 Company is the fact that after the payment of sach a large per cent, there was a surplus still left in the tres- sury. We understand that Charles A. Macy, Esq., President ( of the New York County Bank, his been appointed , cashier of the Park Bank, an institution about going into operation on the east side of the city, near the Park, with a capital of $2,000,000. The monthly earntogs of the [lMaoix Central Railroad Company during the year 1855 were as follows:— earnings in the year 18655... from the following sources:— $608,048 93 630,934 91 105,068 82 Mails and expresses... 46,243 29 Kents and otber sources, 56,822 86 ———— 1,582,118 81 Mites oF Roap 1 OrgRaTion. Jan. 1 to Dec. 81, 1855, inclusive—Galeos to Freeport... 60 “« “ ‘Cairo to Sandoval. ..118 Decatur to Amboy,.134 “ “ ir “ « “Chicago to Urbana -129 Jon, 8 to Dec. 81, 1855, inelusive—Sendoval to Decatur 86 4 “s «Freeport to Amboy. 49 Junel4 | & Galena to Danlie:h. 17 oy * ad Urbans to Mattoon. 44 seeeveceesO2T , nominally, on the 8th of Jenusry. Trains were interrupted on the 21st by snow drifts on the track. and for Ave weeks the muia lino and Galena brarch from Decatur to Freeport were practically closed, The gross receipts in January and Februsry were quite mall, in consequence of the interruption to business The receipts of the Couneeticut River Railroad for the year ending December 1, 1855, were $286,582, of which $142,025 was from passengers, and $129,647 from freight. The expencitures of the same time were $201,268, Ieaving @ net income of $86,204. The capital stock cf the road is $1,501,110, ef which $307,500 ia preferred, having » guaranteed dividend of 8 per cent till 18CO. The road also has a fundad debt of $273, 240, It appears from the report of the Tressurer of the Chi- coge, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, that the earnings f the road for the six months ending Decem- ber 31,1865, amounted to $470,543 74, while the ope- rating expenses for the same period were $190,604 33. About two thirds of fhe net earnings have been applied to the payment of the flouting debt, end the purchase of locomotives and cars, to meet the unexpected increase of business on the line; the earnings for the year having exceeded the estimates made last January by # sum ex- cceiing one tundred azd thirty thousand dollars, Imports of foreign goods at the port of Boston for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1855:— Tn American v-acel In wreigu vessels Totals... eVcssbicpaqitseissseascsesdeits 80/SS/000 Total of imports for 1855: — Ip American vesse)s. +e y0 +5 $26,298,858 In foreign vessels, veers 16,685,155 Total... seers eeee seo $H1,064,018 Valve of merchandise warehoused in Boston for the week ending Jon, 11, 1856: Dry gocde sss eeeesees Ail other merchandise Warebouned for Canada— Dry goods All other m« $10,177 00 697 00 chaudis Imports into Boston from Brilish North American Pro- Yinces trom Ist July, 1840, to Ist July, 1860:— In American vessels In foreign ‘vescels,,, From Ist July, 1864, to Ist July, 1866;— In American versels,..., In foreign vestels, Total .... The value of the exports from the port of Boston dur- ing the last week, including specte, has been as fol- lows:—American, $161,206 82; foreign, $12,618 04; total, $163,874 86. The New Orleans Picayune of the 1st inst. gives the annexed review of the foreign ard domestic commerce «f£ that port for the year 1855 and several previous years; also the movements in specie and exchsnges:— Commence ov THE Port or New ORURANS. From the official records of the Custom House we have compiled the following sta\ement, showing the annual value of imports and exports of goods, wares and mer- cbandise for the last five calendar years, and exhibiting ata gianee, month by month, the entire operations of commerce at this port. The present month could, of course, not be included ia the tabie, as it will not be mace up for a fortnight; but astuming the imports, ex- clusive of specie, at $1,400,000, which from at ap- pearances they are likely to be, the figure will show @ total of $10,633,958 against $13,022,703 lust year, or deficiesey of ,785. The exports of domestic pro- duce from the port of New Or’eans for the last five years, pening te present month at $7,500,000, are, according $87,525 5 tw the subjoined table, as follows:— 1851, Exported abroad... 951,048 649 bag comstwi 37,841,269 1862. Exported abroad. 42,304 « coast} 1868. Exported abzoad, ue ccastwis 78,887,018 18¢5. Exported abroad... of ooastwint The falitng (ff of $8,000,000 against cientiy expliined by the absence of na lower tributaries, by which it {s estimated shat no less than 150,C00 bales of cotton were snut out from mar- ket, representing @ value of $6,000,000, Whsn to this we supersdo the @ decrease in the Western grein aa provision crops, it will be reeived that tbe above ceficievcy cannot be regarded as an evi- dence of ceclining trace. If, however, it be insisted on in some quarters that the bare record of exports is the only index to the increase or diminution of commerco, we sholi atice by the decision, saticfied that the opera- tions of next year will determine 1 signal inerease, de- ate an ackniwledged deficiency in the sugar crop of 125,000 bhde,, equat :0 $5 000,000, ‘the falling off in imports of two millionsand s half isin proportion to the detici:ncy elsewhere, and corresponds with the lesseard abtiity of the country to consume after & protracied period of money embarrassment and short creps. We venture to +ay that in this respect also next yeer «ill show an increase. ‘The deciared import of specie at the Custom House is about $700,000 in excers of Inst year, out the actual com- poris n cap only be extablished by ‘aking the arrivais of builion from all quarters, of which we have kept a regu- ag table during the year, and which will be found clse- whe ‘We a'no annex a table showing the annual value of im- ts of ali kim's, specie included, into the port of New Gtleans, and the duties paid thereon, for a period of seventeen years, the ine ending Slat December:— imports. 1 16 765 lected monthiy at the New Orleans Custom House duriog the years 1854 and 1865:— 1855. $220,054 60 $213,666 48 82 130,801 27 03 202910 26 246,028 88 171,147 92 66 156,289.70 40 146,340 67 16 189'319 44 100/706 86 64,116 23 199 806 16 125/684 88 219,724 10 221,108 85 302 70 252,812 97 39 ostimat. 200,000 00 TOAD. cece ss se ony $2,681 004 02 $2,024,738 72 ne f lowing Sables, showing the west comditic “tthe the ing ri condition of tne four lending cash features of the banks, the nnourt of exchange he'd, and « compariaon of the eal mooth y cash footings for the years 1854 and 1856, The cid of the greatest extonston of shert loans was en the jst of January, when they footed P * 917.476, 214 The icwest point was on the 30th July. «12,068,215 The lowest point was Differemoe.. cc seer seeevee ‘The largest 21 amount The foilowi itement weekiy otal shows t) exeange had by the banks of New were — japuary $3,155,488 January x January 15. 3'146,243 July fnct a Be january 2% 4,295,962 pt} 4,128,655 19. 4,158,823 26 4,101,324 6 4,896,525 2 4,812,183 19. 4,014,225 Sey 6 4,130 343 2 4,153,220 April 9) 4,190,302 eae pr 825.455 April 30 3,702,731 May 1 3,921,696, Mey 14...... 4)080,062 Msy 21 8,800'362 May 28 8,460,428 June 4 3,469,050 June 11 3,088,619 June 18 8,115,276 June 25...... 8,269,966 Tul: 2.0... 29631056 fluctuations, as will revge ‘han thoee of the year preceding. During March. avo April tbe rt loans did not average over fif een millions, white focighteen millions. But this Dy ‘ong discounts, the nature of the seasoa’s opera- tions having rendered it necessary for parties to pro- trect their paymenta in view of the uncertainty of re- ceiving produce to c.ver their acceptances. fo this Tespéct it may not be amiss to state that the banks acte’ with most commendable prudence and forbear- ance duriog the critical period alluded to; and without overstepriug for a moment the limits ‘of a atitute under which our currency hes de-erved'y artaived se high & reputation, they msmaged nevertheless to ox- tend al: judicious aid, and were enabied to ear-y tb» come munity fafely through w trial of wo ordinary ling h and Bevevity. We Tabjotn @ statement made up from oxy on re cores, showing the total impurts of apscie invo Ye* Ore Jeans from all points, during the year 1859, asc» upared with 1854; 1854. 55, September, October. November. December. 858,826 122)314 Stock Ex-haags. ‘THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 1856 $1700 Ohio s, "76... 200 shs Erie RR.,.03 . 6134 7000 Viginia 6's. 200d 6000 day... 99% 400 20CC0 IndSiate G's.b3 81 200 20000 dova.o.. BLIy 800 £000 Missouri 6's... 84° 200 1000 Erie 2a M Bde, 863 200 4600 Ente Bis of 175. 897% 100 do 1000 N Jo 1M Gos L 98% 160 Harlem RIt 260 GOs... c 00 pi do., . 16, 12(00 1. Cen RE Bés 8134 100 do... 660. 17 40co do, 8 GOChic &RPARR. 86 4cco do. 100 Reading RR,..b8 86 6000 CO... ass 8124 900 do 85S 1£0(0 Nl) F Bas, w py 87 12KOM CORE B wp 83 2006 Ch &RIRR.. 90 11 ths Metp’tan Bk, 105 8 Hanover Bk..... 93 915000 Virginia 6’s.. 1000 Th R Bas. 3000 do...... 200 shs Nic Tr Co.b10 22 600 Cumb Cl Co. .b80 300 do... 2.88 50 Mich S &N Ia Rit ae -b30 S82s8 CITY COMMERCtAL REPORT. Tuursbay, January 17.—6 P. M., Asnes.—The market was carier and sales limtied. Breapsturrs.—Flour—T sere was a fair demand, but the views of buyers geneally rather uncer the terms of * fe Roo aud Western State at $1 8734 a $8; Wes erm sellers, The foreign news produced little or novifect upom ‘he market. The sales embraced about 7,000 pbls., inc! mixed, fancy and extra brands at $787 8 $9.50. Exirs Geneseo was at $950 a Stl. Cansdian was quist, and prices were unchanged, while sales were +, Soatherm ‘was rataer firmer, *i.U sales of 1200 9 1,000 dbis., im- ciuatng mixed 10 choice, at $8 a $8 fancy to extra brands at $8 75 a $076. Rye flour wag at $5 60 a $7 123. Moe: was at $4 for Jecrey, and $1 25 fur Arandywiae. Wheat was firm wih more doing The «ales emo-aced about 6.0008 7.000 ouxhels Milwaukie or Wisconsin rea at $1 85, ano 9,060 co, Tennessee red in lots, chiefly at 193, Corr—Lots inv good shipping order were firm. ‘Che saies embraced 12,000 « 16,000 bushels at O2c. a 93c. for old Western mixed, 850, « 88¢. for new ye'l w. and 90c. 8 92e. tor Prine whie. in good shipping order. Rye was in better demand, with saves of too" bushes at $1 208 $1 50. Cate continued du!!, with smal! rales Corrre.—The market was qutet. Surall sales of Rio were reported, which indicated no change ia prices, and 250 mais of Java were sold at 14346. a 149. Ccaton.—The foreign news had no appieciable effect upon the market. ‘The sules embraced about 1,600 bales, dared upon micéling uplands at about 9140 FREIGHTS.—Rates to Ecylish ports continue firm. Te Liverpool 17,000 busheis of corn were ongaged, in bulk, &t 84., io ship's bags, and 10,000 sushels wheat at 83¢d.; 1,000 & 2,000 bbis. flour at Ss.; 250 tierces beef at 4s. 6d. 1a London, flour was engag-d at 4s, and 100 bbus. ofl cake at 4s.; wheat was at 12d., and beef, tard, &o., 400, od ton, Toere was no change to notice in rates for Javre, while engngements wore light, a macket was steady tor shipping hay at Sla 2 36- fora —Saon of 100 bbls, New Orieacs were made at. 0 die. B ny Srones.—The market was quiet and prices um- a A Provisioxs.—-Pork was firm, with sales of about 4008 450 bbis., including mess at $17, and a email lot wan sold at $15 123g. At she close some holders demsnded $17 25. Prime was roid st $14 50, and afterwards hel: hi figure. Beef—Tne market continued du'l; the seler em- braced sbuut 160 bdbis., including big fe at Soe $10 and country messy at $10623 a $12, prcked West- erp wan at $140 $14 beams were unc! 8X c. w O}Ke., and Lard was steady, with saies of We. a 12K. ‘Auce was une + 160 caska were sold at 5o. 6: SUGARS —A cargo of Manila, per clipper Chai of 49,000 bags, wie e0rd tie refining, at ike.; 100 bhda. Porto Rico were acid at 8c. a 8c, and 50 do, New Or- loans at 84¢. TatLow.— About 60,000 Ibs, Western were sold at 122. Wuiskxy.—Seles of 250 bla. were made, including Jer sey, Ohio and Prison, at S5c. & 36c. Domestic tarkets. New Bepronp On. Manxet—Jan. 14 —Sperm—There is some inquiry for «perm, for export, but we hear ofne saler, the views of purchasers not coming up to thoseof holéers. The only rane ions comtng to our knowleige for the week are sales of parcels on the whart amounting to 287 bbls. at & price not transpired. Whale is beg 4 quiet, avd we bave no rales to report. The inectivity ‘no deubt ow! 0 operators preferring to await farther acvices from *haling fleet, whica are hourly expected by the Califorcis steamer, now due at New York. Whale bone=The only ‘ransaction for the wiek {s a sale ef 6,€00 Ibe. upom private terms, i i : és iia price of Tog ad there—n0 jena rade et set ar wal o e t¥o packe’s. iapters har caused @ considerab!e at rance to take place Ker and 1 a Ce satel ree wil! contiaue to [eirelnalearared our preducers will, for a rrducta, Quantities will reach the Tratreet ge already we have