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THE SCHOONER FALMOUTH LIBELLED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON CHARGE OF BEING FITTED OUT FOR THE SLAVE TRAD 4— INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE—THE PORTUGUESE CONSUL SUSPECTED OF BBING INTERESTED IN THE MATTER—A ROMANCE ON THE EAST RIVER, BTC. Notwithstanding the stringent provisions of the law of 1818 against the fitting out of slavers in the United Btates, it is well known that a large number of vessels annually leave this port to cruise on the coast of Africa, where negroes are bought and taken to Cubs or the Bra- zils, and sold for slaves. The United States officials, at this port, have frequently seized such vessels; but owing to the difficulty of convicting the parties, and the means taken to escape detection, no result has ever besn arrived at, and the traffic still continues with unabated vigor. Early on Sunday morning last information reached the United States District Attorney that a schooner, lying at the foot of Fourteenth street, was fitting out as 4 slaver, to axl on the const of Africa, whereupon De puty Marshals De Angelos and Nevins were deputised to atch her, and make a seizure, did any suapictous cir- cumstance transpire to warrant them in doing 60. On Monday evening the mysterious vessel hauled out in the stream, and drifted up with the tiie to Astoria, and there anchored. There she was jolned by another schooner, towed by the stoamtug Ajax, from which large quantities of stores were taken and placed on board the Falmouth, This was about dusk in the evening. ‘The secresy attending all the movements of the vessel and those on board led the officers tv suspect all was not right; and en receipt of the intelligence that she would probably sail during the night, they posted back to the city in great haste, where they arrived late in the even- ing. They calied at the house of Mr. Joachimssen, the Deputy District Attorney, but found that officer had gone tw Laura Keene’s Varieties, to witness tne new play; s0 they started for the theatre and notified sr. Joachimssen, who immediately sent word to Mr. McKeon, the District Attorney, who was at the dinner of the Friendly sons of St. Patrick, at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. McKeon authorized the officers to hire a steamtug and eeize the suspected vessel pefore she left the harbor, and at the same time sent word to the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, for a file of marines to uid the officers, Thus instructed, the Marabals hiced toe steamtug Only Son, and with twelve marines, under command of Captain Watson, went down the bay to head off the Falmouth. All this was done after midnight. Meanwhile the myaterivus schooner droppei slowly cown the river un'il she came to Sixty: first atreet, whore over fifty hogeheads of water were taken om beard, when she continued her voyage, aided by the steamtag Ajax. Morning had broke before the Falmouth reached the Narrows, and in another hour she would have been out of all danger of capture, but fa‘e had decreed other- vice, The Only Son ran alongside the vessei, and, be- fore the astonished crew knew what they were about, twelve marines precipitated themselves on the deck. Three of the men rushed for the cabin, apparently with a view to destroy some papers that might lead to detec- tion, but the officers were too quick for them, and sprang to the doorway, teliing no ons to enter under peril of their lives, The steamtug Ajax wouid not come to when ordered, and one of the marines seized an axe and cut the hawser that bound ber to the Falmouth, when she steamed up and made way for the city with all possibie speed, with- out an inquiry from on board as to the cause of the stop- page. The schooner was thon towed upto the Navy ah: daatak Onde a aa en Yesterday, at non, st Attorney McKeon and bis Deputy, Mr. Joachimssen, vislied the captured vessel for the purpose of inspecting her and the crew, twelve in number, all of whom were placed ia arrest. They found the Falmouth to be a “long, low, black ’” craft of about 250 tons burthen, with raking masts, and altogether a very piratical looking concern in appearance whatever she may be in reality. On her stern is painted the words ‘Falmouth, Baiti- more,” and the American eagle adorns her prow The ve-sel was open under deck from the cabin to stem, and boards were found to erect, it is supposed, a slays deck, ‘that would hold, as ene of the officers remarked, ‘about 600 niggers.” The search of the veesel revealed many curious cirocmsiances, On deck was found « large medi- cine chest, with castor oil, lint and crugs, evidently in- tended for a larger company than those on board ship, in which there were only thirte:n persons. Between decks were over fifty hhds. of water, large stores of rise, neans, farina and preserved meats, sach as are used by slavers. Large copper pots and pans for boiling large masees of food at a time, with ladles and spoons to match, and many other questionable appurtenances. About tae deck was a numoer of extraspars. In the cabin were found charts of the west coast of Africa, and « large quantity of bunting to make American flags. But if these circumstances spoke for themselves the crew on board were not so communicative, but were as silent and as non-committal as the members of the Know Nothing fraternity are said to be. None of them knew how they bad got aboard—who bad shipped them — where they were going to—what the ceptain or owners’ names were. All on board the vessel were Portuguese, and either did not er pretended not to understand a word of English. The captain was a myth, No one on board acknowledged the title, or could tell who that funetionary was. Three of the men said they were pas- sengers, but could not tell who they paid their money to, or where the ship was going, though one of them, who waa suspected of being captain, betrayed an accurate knowledge of St. Paul de Loando and Angola, both noted reeorta for slavers. ** Weil, gentlemen,”’ said Mr. MoKeon, addressing Mar sballs De Angelos and Nevins, ‘you haves fine prize here, According to the law those who seize a slaver, or & vessel without an owner, are entitled to half tue voy sei snd cargo. This schooner appears to bars ad Owner.” “Let ws try if that is 60,” responded one of the officers, Accordingly, every man on board the vessel were called up, but allim turn denied owning the suspected pro- perty, and the most rigid cross-examination fatled to elicit any light om the subject. The following named persons were placed under arrest, and o:dereid to be taken to Kings county jail, there to await the further action of the District Attorney :— Paseengers—José Lopes, Casper Marrech, Joseph An- toine, Seamen—Manuel Fortunato, Antoine Gumez, Juan Grazzia, Albert Rose, Antoine José, Manuel Gomer, im- manuel José, Emmanuel Robert, José Azardo, A number of circumstances, which it would be im- proper to mention here, throw considerable suspicion on the Portuguese Consul, Senor C. #. 3. De la Piganiere, {v eeems he was in communication with several persons on board, and knew of their whereabouts. The affair, however, is to be further investigated. Tae vessel now hes at the Navy Yard, under the charge o( the Depa:y Marah It will be thoroughty searched thia morning, aad an inventory of all the goods taken. Jersey City News. Tuk Jersey Crry and Barc Porst Raitroan—The amerded charter to this company adis $250,000 to its cnpital stock, and empowers it to construct @ railroad for horse power only, with single or double trask, from some point on or near the Hudson river, within the limits of Jerrey City and scu.h of the New Jersey Rail road track, along the most eligivle route throug the ity and South Bergen to Bergen Point. The construction of the road may oe commenced at any time July 4, 1866. Application was made to the eae Knope ig hk — for this ralirovd about nine mont ago, but, ly net acting u it, applica- tien was made to the Legislature at be 96 peselon, trom which this increased power was derived. THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF P. T. BARMUM, Supreme Court. A SUPPOSED MILLIONAIRE MONEYLESS—THE YANKEE OLOOK BUN DOWN—BARNUM “THE POOREST KIND OF A BUSINESS MAN"—THE STANDARD OF MORALI- TY FOR SHOWMEN A PEG OR TWO H'GHEER THAN THAT FOUND IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF WALL STREET. Maxcu 18.—The cefendant was further examined this morning. Q. Do you hold » note against John Taylor, of Albany for a large amount? A. I loaned Joha Taylor and others $20,000 in July 1861, for which loan I took John Taylor and others jomtly, and several notes payable in five years from that date; that note is now held by the Pequonnock i Bank, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, as collateral secarity for ty debts, and for clock debts for about that amount. Q. Did that note bear interest om its face at 7 per cent? A. It does, Q. Have you received the smount of interest on tha rote? A. They gave me sem{-annually a note for $700. with interest, payable when the large note matures in July 1856; these interest notes, amounting to $6,300, I ex changed for @ mortgage, which mortgage I assigned to secure the clock debts; I assigned it to's bank to which the clock company were indebted. Q. Are all the mortgsges on your property bona fide for value rectived. A. ney are bona fide and for real debts; 1 never gave any others. Q. Have you not » number of business notes of different parvies that you received from the Jerome Company? A. 1 did have, but they are all transferred and passed oat of my possession to secure debts. At this stage of the preceeaings the case was adjourned to the office of Mr. J. W. Gerard, Jr., the detendant’s counsel, where it was resumes. Q. Dit the Jerome Company atsiga you the lease of the store recently occupied by them in Broadway? A. [hoy «id, which I have acsignec to secuce debts—my persons! debie—cue and owing by me for more than the conside- ration of the assignment. Q. Have they put you in possession of any clocks or coliaters! security for ys ur obligations incurred in their behalf? A. They put me ia possession of a 0ut $2,000 worth cf clocks, and I attached abouc $700 worth more which they gave up w me. Q. What bas become of these clocks? A. I hsve gold # portion of them—more than half—and assigned the balance to seccre debts tor more than the consideration of the assignment. Q. What became cf the proceeds of the portion sold? A. L appropriated the same for the payment of debts. . Have you a mortgage for $4000 agains: a Mr., Hamilton, formerly ot Bridgeport, now of Chisago? A. I Laver bad # mortgage of $4,000 agelast hia; sat 1 nad one of $2,0(0, and assigned it in January last to secure septa; it was more than the cousideratioa. Q. Where is 5. 3. Jerome? A. He saiied for Liverpool in the Persia, on her passage from this ae Q. When will ne return? A. He eaid he shoula roturn in six y days, Q. Have you a claim against the Jeromes for fraud in thew transactions with you? A. I don’t like to charge apy man with fraud; I consider it more charitapia to velieve that they were contased or half crazed by the great multaplictty of their transac'ions, for they had stores in New York, Philadelpbia, Boston, and in England, and manufastured one or two milion dollars worth per annum, but there stands out the great fact that in June jast ‘they stated to me ‘m writing, (which vtatemen: is now in my possession,) that they were then worto $187,000; this statement, however, was made from vbeir previous Janiary annual statement; whereas, within seven months from that time, they have fod to be barkrupt for several hundred thousand dollars, C4 jonas yet they co not ed to have sustained any mavei diner they made mb thas statement; I think the of fraud iies more properly at the door of certain of their crecitors than themeeives, for these same creditors, in June last, and since, indused me by written acd verbal statements to that effect, to believe that the company was wealthy, and in the language of one of the letters re- ceived trom a cashier of a New Haven Bank, that they were 1 88 much acsommodation as the pear, deserved; by thus inveigiing me into this ti wi the gee Paved ceasenene’ ch! a es = uuon of aaid depts trom 1 on to xy who had. largely fot the Jeremes, as they were valagbie| of his, continued up til Iate in December last to abaure me tbat they were perfectly responsibie; by these repre- sentation’ I sas inclined to assume the bonds and many of the obligations that he was in for ths Jeromes; he was one of the men who advised me, in December last, to berrow $100 000 to lend to the Jeromes; [ think, there- fore, that’ the charge of fraud more properly belongs to them than to the Jeromes, who were their mere tools or catepaws; ‘atill I did endorse paper tor the Jeromes, eup- i it was for rene vals. , 4 You say you have no monry—bow could you hee reised the $200 000 which you offered to compromise with he ciock creaitora? A. I could have reserved much of she money which I have since paid to private creditors, snd Leonid bays xaieed money on my property im Con- necticut. which will now be sacrificea f assignees’ sale for three or four hundred thousand doliars less than I could bave realized it Thad the disposition of the pro- rty. Oy who owns that portion of the Museum which con- tains tue theatrical room? A. I believe it velongs to a Mr, Morris, who lives at Yonkers, and who leased i: to Mx. Gerin, and Mr. Genin leased it to me; both leases will expire in one year from next May. Q. Do you own @ copper mine in Connecticut? A. I did own one and after ig about $10,000 in working it, Leold xt out for about $2,000 in December or January last. Q. Are you interested in any circus company in the United States or eleewhere? A. I am not. Q. Give me a detailed statewent in writing of all mo- neye and bords you have held since June last and where and how you have used them? A. [ am the poorest kind of @ business man, but my late bookkeeper is now pre- parivg a statement which shall be furnished you within twenty-tour bours, giving har every item to a dollar; you will find that I have no desire to keep anything back, for I wish you :o understand that the standard of morality for sh.wmen ‘8 @ peg or two higher than that found in the atm Wall street. (Laughter. ) Q. How much do you owe the Nassau Bank, and what amount of the Pequonnock Bank stock do trey hold as collateral? A. 1 owe the bask $18,555; I believe that to be the amouct, and they ho'd $12,600 of the Pequonnoek st ck. anda mor'gege on real estate in Connecticut to cc ver any deficiency. Q. What is the present value of the stock ot the Pe- qusonock Bank? A. I don’t know what it would brit at forced sale, but {ts worth on the books of the ban! trom $106 to $112 per share; tne bank bas never lost a dollar by we or the Jerome Vompany. Q. You say you have paid aud secured over $80,000 of the Jerome Clock Company's cebte—why did you pay or secure that amount? A. In some instances in order to remove attachments from my property, and in other in. stances because the parties holding Jerome paper held wy collaterals tor any indebtedness which they might have against me, Adjourned to Wednesday morning. Polwe Intelligence. VITRIOL THROWING AGAIN. The at‘égtion of the police has lately been callea to actions pf some maliciously disposed in dividuals, who, for @¢veral weeks past have been atwusing themseivas at the ¢xpense of the community, by throwirg vitriol upen the dres'¢9e of Indies and gentlemen ‘as they emerge from places of amusement. On night some ladies boarding at the Astor Plece Hotel, had their wearfog apparel rei almost entirely vaiue'ess by the casting of some vitriol upon the same, as they were returning from the Opera, at the Academy of Music, in Fourteenth street. Some other ladies were also treated in like manner as they were returning from Wood's Varieties, Mechanics’ Hall. The operativn of destroying ciotbing, by meavs of vitriol, is attended with so litle noise or trouble, that it is a very difficult matter for the ice to arrest the offending parties, even if the mischief be committed within s few feet of them. It is hoped, however, that some of the rascala will be taken into ous- tocy and punished severely. ARRESTS YESTERDAY. Daviel Wood, @ boy about 16 yoars of age, was arrest- ed by Officer Farley, of the reserve corps, charged with being @ fugitive from New Hampshire, where it is al- \ gea he atole $60 from his late employer, Mr. Geary, of Wertmoeland, N. H. The accused was locked up, pre- Furatory 0 being sent beck to New Hampshire for trial, Arthur Brady was taken into custcay, on charge of steslirg $200 in coublocns from Daniel Rafferty, one of tte New York Volunteers in the Mexican war.’ The ac cused denies the charge preterred ageinst him. Justice Wood ecmmitted him for examination. William Weeks was arrested on charge of stealing a gold watch, valued at $25, from the store of Alexander Corbett, No. 973¢ Division street, The alleged theft was committed while the sooused was makiog a pretended purehase at the store of the complainant. /ooks was committed for examination. STABBING APFRAY. Ata late hour on Sunday might « serious disturbance took place at the boarding house No. 18 Thomas street between two men named Baptiste Parmentur and Loui Morbitt, m which the former received several severe outs sbout the faoe and neck with @ dirk katfe alleged to have been in the hands of Morbitt. Tye injured man was con- veyed to thé New York Honpitah, where bis wounds were dreseed by the house \. Morbitt was arrestei by officer Desett, of the ward police, on a charge of rlovious assault, and on being takem before Justice Welsh, at the Lower Polise Court, was committed for examinsticn. The wounded man’s injuries are not con- widered very dangerous. CHARGE OF BIGAMY. Michsel Eegan, living at No. 64 West Broadway, was arrested on Monday, charged with having more wives than the laws of the State itted him. Eagan, it is oh: married s girl Anne O’Brien, in the month ate cember, 1863. and in the month of August, 1854, while bis first wife was atill in the laud of tue living, he ea- Prvsed Bridget, Costoil, end again bename a married ren. His first wife hearing of the second mai ern hatore Sustion Welsh ‘and preferred a chargeot evry ageainet her erring lord. Eagan was ap kee cx-mipation, .Dagm. THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. Court of Gonerul Sessions. Before Reeorier Swith. TRIAL @F £BRODORE DAPPRISH FOR MANSLAUGH- ‘TEE—VERDIOT OF MANSLAUGATER IN THE FOURTH DEGRER—SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT. Theodore Dapprish, a respectable looking countryman from Pemmsylvania, apparently about thirty years of age, was put upon trial at the opening of the Court yes- terday morning, charged with manslaughter in having Caused the death of a German named John Harman Land- wher, by a pistol shot fired in front of premises 52Green- wich street, on the night of the Oth of September, 1855. Mr. C.S.Speneer appeared as counsel for the prisoner. ‘The District Attorney, after a few introductory remarks called as his first witness, Dr. Benry D, Noyes, who, be ing sworn, testified as follow: Teaw Mr. Landwher dead atthe hospital; I aisisted at the post mortem examination; he died on the 26th of Sep texber; be disd of s wound in the ankle, caused by & pistol ball; there was 50 other wound; I’ saw him the next mor! after he was brovght to the hospital; he died of hemorrhage from the wound; amputation had been about two weeks afier he came to the hospi al; he was a robust man. Cross: (—The wound was about two inchs above tae apkle; the pall passed in a downward direction; his leg was amputated above the knee; his death resulted trom the Combiced influence of the hemorrhage and sloughing of the limb. Honry Jerking, swora—I ams grocer in First ward; I i for tour or years; I sew him and the prisoner’ Greenwich atreet, a lager bier saloon, the uight of the homicide, he was there when I went ia with seven or eight others; I had been there about half an hour when Dapprish came ia; the deceased, myself, and s few Were sitting at @ tabie drinking; [ took u6 notice of the prisoner uutil 1 heard smo one ask who should pay for the wine; the pris ner repited, ‘I did not cnil tor it, amd sha’n’s pay for it;’? there was some quar- telling, aud the prisoner was finally shoved out of tae house; foon after this the deceased did me gvod nignt. apd went out; he stood ia the miodie of the strest, and risoner fired and Landwher fell; we pursued coe pristner and caught him, and found 'the piscol in his possession; the reason that Lavdwher was ia the middie of the strevt was that he was crossing over; he went to- wards the prisoner. Cros#-examined—I did not see the prisoner come into tbat place that night; I have no recolection of ever hay- ing een bim before; he cid not sit down ay the table with uny he was asked to pay for the wine sad refused; Idon’t kaw that the party were aware that he (tho prisoner) nad a large amount of money with him; I don’t know tuat he was toid that if he didn’t pay for the wins he shouldn’t go out of the house; ¢idn’t see him struck whiie iu the bar room; didn’t see his nose pulled; I can’t tay who called for the wine; I dida’t hear the prisoner for it. fo the Judge—When the deceased was shot ne was going rapidly yowards the prisoner. Frederick Schenne, sworn, through an interoreter—I was the barkeeper at 62 Greenwich street; I did not see the prisoner when he came in; | first saw him avout 11 o’clock; the other persons who were there askec the prisoner if he wouldn’t ‘treat to champagne; he said be wonld not; they were most of them emigraat runners; the prisoner refused twice or three times to call for wine; harc words passed between the prisoner and the others: 1 ald not pay attention to what was said; one oftaem got hold of eal ns by the nose, and told him he saould pay tor the cham} e; this was Levy; i told him co let toe man asione, not wisn any aisturbance; { heard Land wher teli the privoner that he should pay for the cham ; there were about twenty persons in tae barroum at the time; I aid not see Landwher do any- thing to the prisoner, nor the prisoner do anything to him; the other barkeeper put the prisoner oat; he put bim out because he did not want agy more trouble; tbe prisoner was.not under the influense of liquor. \—When the prisoner refused to pay for the wine one of the men went and placed himself cefore the goor; I dan’t know who it was; he told the privoner he should not go out until he paid for the wine; the de- ceased 1old the prisoner the aame thing; I only saw the Prisoner’s nose pulled once; aid not see him struck; I oid not see the prisoner interfere with or disturb any- body belore he was put out. As the ccnelusion of Schenne’a testimony the District Attorney stated to the Court tnat under the present state cf facts, which be supposed would not be mate- rial by for the detencs, this iy y the teatimony, yan 6 che walen megs Somme. wages the head of man- wiang ia the’ degree. own en yet tne case Wan aened to tren’ parson ‘t Bight, 1m order that they might see Low much money he had about him, with a view to rob- bing him, But, dad se might be the characters in whose company be unfortunately found himself, and innosent |: may Baye been his own intentions, it did aot appear that tue prisoner was place’ in any such imminent can- ger as woulé justity the use ofa deadly weapon. He was in the street at the time, and might have fled, waich it was his duty to do or attempt to do before resorting to the use of & deadly weapon. Besides, it did nat appear that the ceceasd, who was the victim of his negligence or carelessnecs, had used any personal violence whatever. In no view cf che tacts did ne think this could be considered 4 case of justifiable hoaucise. The Recorder agreed with the District Attorney that the facta, 0 far as showo, estadiished the crime of man- slaughter in the fourth degree. Mr. Spencer, the counsel for the prisoner, said tbat he desired to state to the court tha whole story of whe case; and then, if his Honor remained of the same opinion, he would proceed no farther with the trial, but consent toa verdict of mansiaughter in the fourth de gree; beirg fully confident that his Honor, in the ey ¢- cise of bis disoretien, would temper the punishmen? a accordance with the just deserts of his client, for f ‘re never Was jury empanelied in this or any other .- -«t, in whose hands he weuld sooner trust a client than in the hands of the Recorcer, who cecupies thebench. Mr. Spencer then proceeded to state that the prisoner at the bar, having by hard labor accumulated a small cum of motey in the State of Pennsylvania, had left his wite and ren there. and come on to New York with the intention of gowg direct to Callornia. He had pur- chased a ticket for a steerage which ticket was found in bis possersion wheu arrested. While here, wait- ing for the steamer to wail, he unfcrtunately on the night ot the 6th of September last, fell into one of the nume- rous man-traps which exist in this city, particularly in the region where tae affray took place No sooner he entered the place, Nu. 52 Greenwich street, than he was surrounded by these wat runners, a set of men who, (although there may be honest men among them, ) cu Honor well knows, are, a6 a class, vagabonds and ilies, He was an entire stranger to all present. He was asked totrest them to champagne, and because be refused, be was insulted, abused, and as we are able to scow ase@ulted and beaten; and finally thrust out of coors. Being much frightened trom the treatment he had received, and seeing man Laniwhet. rush to- ward him, atter he had got into the street, he believed ft was their intention to commit further violence upon him, and under the influence of this apprehension he aimed his pistol and fired, rot at the head, nor at the breast, bat at the feet of his pursuer, hoping thereby to frighten him to derist, but with mo intention of t his life. At the lusion of Mr. Spencer’s remarks the Recorjer Valefly addresied the jury, adhering to the position that ‘the facts ited a cage of wanslangbter in the fourth degree, but Cea fod it lay in the discretion of the Court to temper the punishment from ‘mpiisdniiént 1p the State prison tos suspension of judgment, and inti mating that the latter woula be the course which the Cuurt, in view of the ‘acts, might feel it to be ita duty to take. The jury, without Jeaving their seats, consented, with apparant reluctance, to thia verdict, and unani- mevaly a te, the ie to the et leniency Court, the foreman remarking that they thought he had been punished enough already. binary; ‘ She prisoner wae Fenaaded 2 ison, snd ft be ought up for sentence on whoa, jucgl trom the remarks of the Recorder, andthe recommenda: tion of the jury. jadgment will be suspended ani the prisoner réleased. Meeting of the Almshouse Governors. RESIGNATION OF GOV. SIMEON DRAPER. The Governors of the Almshouse mét yesterday after- noon. The members were all present except Governors Draper and Townsend. Governor Smith occupied the obair. Governor Ottver read the following letter of resigna- tion from Governor Draper:— ‘New York, March 14, 1856. Sm—I hereby resign my offices of Governor of the Alms- house and President of the Board. Please — my thanks for the many acts of courtesy received at the hands of the Board, and also allow me te express my "af sonal regerd. Your obedsent servant, _S. DRAPER. C. Goprrey Guntime, Eaq., Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Almahoure. ‘A motion by Governor Timmaxy, that the resignation of Governer Draper be not avcepied, was adopwi by « unanimous vote, The foilowing named geatlemen were appeinted a com- mittee to wait on Gevernor Draper and request him to Me his resignation:—Governors Oliver, Taylor and ‘The number of inmates remaining in the institutions under the charge of the Governors tor the week ending March 15, was 6,606. Of these 30 died; 1,087 were dis- charged, ¥8 were sent to the penitentiary, and 6 to the state prison. Decrease from the previous week 73. The Steamship Pacific. To tux Eprror ov THs Bostox Post:— What can be the object at the present time of such an artiole as appeared in the Traveller of Saturday, or of such & letter as that of Capt, Nye? If one is so constituted as to be able to see only the dark side of the picture, in merey’s name let him keep {t to himself, agg not bold it Ca the public As far ae regards El have but one gaze. fiiends (and their . ame is o touched by such assaults. If he is alive, he is weil able to sustain them; if not, it is but ‘kicking # dead lion.” However, the two writers have made their mark, and are probably ratisfied. Lat uf for a moment look on the other side. At had a fair wind from the time she arrived in Cork Capt. Wert thinks he could not have had so good s chamse to get back one time in fitty. Now, we find the wind was eastward on the coast of d from Fed. 16 to 27, acd coducting the eleven days in which the Pacific must have boen dritting to the weelwast, 0 is not yet ont as long as the Atlantic, As regaris doors, &o., seen by the Edinburg, we know @ oa) © sailing ship who says he had his house from the deck near thee, and he has no doubt they were the remains of his cabin. Wo would eay to the friends of those on board the Pacific, he be) if you cannot hope ever; and while ve con. \ wy eck On BRO SIDE, His reputati... i too wellestablished to beevem | tra AFFAIRS IN ALBANY. Inte: from the State Capital. DOCTOR BRANPRETH DEFEATED IN OLAIMING SENA- TORSHIP— AMERICAN STATE ORGAN, ETO. Aunany, March 13, 1855, Cne of the contested seats in the Senate was decided to” day. The committee having the subject in charge re- ported against the application of Doctor Brandreth for the seat now occupied by John W. Ferdon, of the Seventh Senatorial district. The committee was unanimous. Senator Kelly, (soft democrat,) moved that the report be agreed to. Mr. Brooke called for the ayes and noes, and every vote was cast against the Doctor, The majority in the district waa sixty-two votes, The other case, that o Barr vi. Sickles, will be reported in a day or two, whens similar verdict will be rendered, namely, a vote in favor of retaining Sickler—all which was confidently predicted weeks ago. ‘The purchase of the Albany Express by the State offi- cers has been consummated, papers signed, and money paid. Four of the patriotic State ofticers—Mesers. Head- ley, Cushing, Stephen Clark and Burrows, with Ja Kidd, of this city have given their notes at short date fer $8,000 to the proprietors, the Mossre. Edwards, for good will, type, press, &c. The editorial management will, at pretent, be under the control of Mr. Alexander Mann, ¢f the Rochester American, old Fillmore silver gray, and Mr. Brigham, formerly of the Troy Whig, old Fillmore silver gray, and more recently of the Regis- ter. Mr. Carlton Edwards, editor of the Ezpress, is a silver gray whig, and might have retained hia position in the uew orgap, hed he consented to join a Know Nothing Council. This he refused to do, “He has conststentiy, with many other silver gray whigs, opposed the secret organization, although sypathizing with most of the principles of the Order. Be expecta, I presume, to reap & rich reward for his consistency, should Mr. Fillmore be snccessful, More tinkering of the constitution, A few days since, Mr. Cuyler, in the Senate, introduced a resolution amend- ing the constituiion, so that men of color may vote with- out the restrictions now imposed. This came up for dis- cussion this morning. Mr. Brooks wanted to amend, #0 that every male citizen born in the United Statea who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, re- sided im the Siate one year next preceding, and in the eounty four months, and shall sustain a good moral ckaracter, be able to read any article ia the constitution, or any section in the statutes of the State, be deemed an elector. Mr. Ferdon proposed that every citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who can read and write, and who shail have been a citizen for ten days and an inbebitant of the State one year, should be entitled to vote. The discussion of these propositions occupied the greater part of the session to-day. The argument in the Broadway Railroad case closed betore the committee to-night, having ocsupied from 7 Uli 10 o'clock. On the part of the remonstrants against the roaa, the committee was addrousod by alexander T. Stewart, Alfred W. Craven, D. H. Haignt, Franols A. Palmer and James Irwin. A remoastrance was pro- duced, signed by neariy all of property on Broadway, against the road; also peticons of owners and accupants cn Seoond, Fourth and Eighth sye- nuee against railroads on raid avenues, alleging that they were injurious to thelr property, and expressing the opinion that no raitroad on Broadway should be per- mitted. D. D. Field, for grantees, repliod to Mr, Hel- ton’s argument, and the case finally ol sod. ‘The Kensas meeting was well attended this evening. The City Comptroller and the City Tax Bill. OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. Atuany, March 18, 1858, The City Tax bill before the committee of the House ia about ready to be reported. The efforts to reduce tl € amount have proved successful in many reapecta, We have taken some pains (n preparing a synopsis of Mr. Fiagg’s testimony before the committes. Sufficient, however, is given to present our readers « bird’s eye ‘view of the expemses which are actually incurred, and for the psyment of which the present. tax bill is being overhauled, exemined, and, in many fustanses, reduced from the estimates. Azariah C, Flagg, Comptroller of the city of New York, sppeared before the Committee om the Incorporation of Cities and Villages, and was examined under oath in re- terence to the various items in the New York Tax bill, now under the consideration of the committee. Ti¢ items will be given in their order, together with Mr, Flasg’s expositions and sugges ‘ions: — ALMBHOUSE—$925,000. In my judgment it will be necessary to rate, for the Purpoees of the Almshouse, this amountin fuil. I exa- mined the estimates in detail in the fall of 1864, aa one of the commirsioners under the 16th section of the charter of 1853. We reeommended, then, to strize out items amount- ing to betwen $160,000 and $175,000 &, How mnech, ia your judgment, would fairly and suf- ficiently satisfy "he wants of the poor this year ia the city of New York? A. I shoald not like to say, % Do you not thisk that $600,000 would meet all the real wantsot the poor for 1856? ‘A. A aystem ot economy might be matured which wouid reduce it to that sum. ‘The more feeding does not, perhaps, take mere than that, But the Ten Governors have charge of all the city pri sons, except the county jail. Wich the present arrange- ments for the coming year, they would require the pre- sent appropriation. In the fall of 1854, when the Ten Governors called on the Common Council for an appropriation of $600,000, [ advanced, under ajresolutiun of the Common Counsil ert in anticipation of the appropriation to be made Q. Did ex] to reimburss the treasury out of that? a Ted, We tnitaaie of $817,600 contained in the ordisance, on page 36 «f my commanication to the Common Council of November 30, 1855, is not my esti- wate, but the ostimate of the Ten Governors. AQUEDUCT REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS—$35, 000, This 12 @ fair estimate. BLASTING DIAMOND REKF—-$35,600, I left this out of my estimate for the year 1866. It was put im by the Board of Councilmen. They pretend that it isslreacy under contract, but 1 do not believe it isa valid contract, and think it ought to be legally tested. The shaping of the resolution was, to see what the work would cost without reference to its being thea a contract. Tinsisted that there should be 9 scientiis examination and survey. Bat the man who made the survey, was in my judgment not at all competent for that business. He was a land surveyor. Diamond Reef is halfway between the Battery and Govern»r’s lsland. My opinion ig, that the Common Council ovght not to go out into the cuaonel to wake improvements. They ought firs! to go to the Legisla- tureand get a law authorizing this to be done. [ de not regard it as @ proper be immng for the city of NewYork for the core em vit not consider that there was au- thority for it, or that it Wes necessary, BOARD OF HRALTH—$40,000. The bag 0 pe a has been $10,000, but last ear only $4,500 were spent. The City Inspector was ‘authorized, by a resolution of . Common corte ae make a temporary arrangement for removi ne avimals, offal, &c. He accordingly made su arrange: ment with Mr. Reynolds for doing tae work for $4,600 « month. The Finance Committee put that in in order to meet the claim. In 1850 a contract was made to pay a sum equal to $65,000 to Mr. Reynolds. In 1858 I retused to pay the entire amount, on the ground that it wasan invalid contract. The matter was contested about two years, In 1865 a thing. (He waa to do for $4,500 the same that the city bad paid $60,000e year for.) But this temporary ar- rapgement with Mr. Reynolds was continned till the close of the year 1856, Them the person on whom we depended to do it for nothing, in January, 1856, took possession, and continued uati] ® contract was made in February or March, to remove dead animals, and pay the city for the privilege $4,000 annually. 1 consider the temporary ar- rangement wholly unjustifiable and unnecessary, and s fraud upon the city. BUILDING COUNTY Jar—$25,000. The Commission has advertised for proposals to build a county jail. I believe they have been opened. The ap- priation was put in by the Counci'men, and ratified by the Aldermen. BUILDING COURT HOUSE IN THIRD DISTRICT—$30,000. T ean give no information on this subject. fwen'y-three thousand dollars was among the lowes’ bids for the jail. RAILING AROUND TOMPKINS SQUARE—$30,000. Ileft these out on the ground tha: there was no abso- lute necessity for it, It was left also by the Finance Committee. COUNTY CONTINGENCTES—$120,000, On county contingencies everything is saddled that is not provided for scmewhere else, I think it cannot be reduced, and ought not to be. The Board of Sa; - rors say that ‘hey have the best it to control the peying out of this sum. Sometimes I claim to audit af. ver them. They always audit the accounts of the Sheriff and thone that are strictly county accounts, CORONERS’ FEKS—$18,000. These were the eame last year. CLEANING CORPORATION DOCKS AND SLIPS—$6,000, ‘This is needed, and it isa very moderate appropriation. CLRANING STREETS—$250,214, Q. What, 10 your soe could the streets, under atsir contract, as by law, be kept clean for doring the year? A. hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I recommended $250,224 on the $143,000. tracts Ife now re the Council unseved upon. They went on and cleaned them by the day’s work. The revenue from the sale of manure last y! My objection against putt stele ae tattmet tise oie tart of 8 few members of the Common Council, 1 should not put in over $10,000 at any rate. DOCKS AND SISPS (NEW WORK) --$160,000. Q. With the continuance of the existence of the Har- bor Encroachment Commission, how much this yeur ie necereary for docks and slips} A. I put in $100,000, and not helf of that has been spent; I should not that over $60,000 would be wanted in case the commis- sion shonid continue; in case it should be repsaled, $100,000; the eimplest way would be to atrike off $50,000, ERECTING MONUMENT TO GEN, WORTH—$23, 600, Jaetngt think myself thay the Common Council haye any legitimate authority for this Ti Minanoe Commttios soncusred te my opition. IRE DEPARTMERT, FOR CHIRY ENODNEER ~ $81,000. This cannot be reduced. were #0 arranged that nothing the taxes came in. this might ull be saved. Q. Can you make any suggestion in reference to the $220,000, by which it may bo dimimuhed? A. I don’ know that I can now. MARKETS $7,000, I thik this $7,000 mignt be judictously and property” expended. OFVICERS’ ¥ERS—$40,000, The Assessors have paid out of the officers’ fees,all the Deor witnesses who Lave been tmprisoned most unright- eously. MSLGIAN PAVEMENT AND IMPROVING CARRIAGE WAY 1X BROAD~ way—$120,000. Q. Is the $120,000 at all nesessary to be raised? A. Fifty thousand collars, with the $46,000, would be suff- cient. Thia $120,000 may be reduced to $50,000, PAVING CHATHAM STREET AND BOWERY —$75,000, Q. Is is absoiutely necessary that the Bowery and Chatham st:eot should be paved at present? A. There isa much reason for paving them b; | tax aa for paving Broadway. My opinion is that, $50,000 a year ahcutd te raited, and that expended for Peving, making at thesame ei judicious arrangements wit e Ft compe nies, as PRINTING—$85, 000. The printing has never been pas out under contract, aa the charter requizes. A great many jobs are got ap. For example, 8 job was given to Mesars. Mospedon & Baker, to print 1.500 copies of the charter. [hey asked for tals $3,000. I sent 2 copy of the chartor, as it had beam printed by them, to a publisher, asking him what he would do the same work tor. The estimate was made at $817.1 claimed to audit this account nayself, and I tom them I would pay them one thousand doilurs, and mo more. Q. If the printing should be done in an economical menner, could i: not, in your best judgment, be done for $30,000 A. In that printing, you understand, is im- ciuded advertising. I took the rope bitty of aavertia~ ing for valid bids inst year. Tho true way to oorreot abuses of this kind is to plant your stakes. As they are going on now, without contract, they cannot get alo: for less than $85,000. By advertising and getting bids can be done for $50,000, My opinion is that you had better pass tat aa it is, Q. Does not the city charter make it incumbent upon the Comptroller, when there is an expercivure of more than two bunared and fifty dollars to get the work dome by contract? A. I believe it does, Q. How much of the $45,000 whish is now asked for bas already been spent? A. I should suppose about 000. Q. What can the balance be done for if contracted for a ie oueks to bey A. According to my statement, for Q. Can the printing be done for less than $86,000, at the rate it has been gaingcmt A. No, mr. Q. How much of that bas actually been spent? A, From $25,000 to $30,000. By a system of eoniract the balance can be done for $35,000 at all events. ROADS AND AVENUBS—$50,000. bi! much in your judgmeat would be propert REPAIRS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS —$50,000, The Commissioner of Repairs and So 4, in 1865, went on and see an ae Care 121,000 beyond the appropria:ion, which you as arrearages. | sup- For putin tnepeppropeis t ood. Whee put in 8 ppro] x potty closed ie brought in a bill first to tne amount of $35,000. beret ae were found in the Depart- ment of Repairs and Supplies bills certified by the late Commissioner to the amount of three thousand and some doers. When I got knowledge of this, I mace a state- ment of this fact to the Common Council, aod asked them to pass an ordinance. Ot the $60,000 and this item, $40,- 000, therefore, is in arrearage, aa LARIES—$360, 200. ‘This is for permanent salaries as they now exist. Q. Do they psy teo much for the secvices rendered by the class of men employed? A. They pay pretty libe- ‘om ae EXPENSES AND Aas emit think $€0,000 judiciously a 2 economically BEATION HOUSER —$26,000. Q. How many station houses do they propose to bull A. I don’t know of more than one. TENTH AVENUE WORKING A8 A COUNTRY ROAD—$18,000. I think this might be reduced this year one-half. WARD MAPS AND SURVEYING FOR TAX COMMISSIONERS— 10,000. This is necessery. POLICE EXPENSES —$328,500. Q. Does the Police Department of New York, judiclone- ly and economically managed. require that sum? A. am not competent to judge; I think the city ia tagelty bound Bre that sum notil it is reduced; oalarieg since 1861 have increased no less than $20,000. Q. Cannot these salaiies be reduced five, ‘en, or twenty per cent, without snyfetr/ment to the efficiency of the olice Department? A. Ido not consider myself at all competent to answer such a question. NEW YORK LOGISLATURE,. Senate. Anant, March 18, 1866, PRIITIONS, By Mr. Brooxs—From the Mechanics’ Banking Asso- ciation, for remuneration tor money loaned to the ageat of the Sing Sing prison. By Mr. Srevcxe—From Mortimer Livingston and others, against the Broadway Railroad. REPORTS, By Mr. C, P. Surru—A genera! bill for the {noorpora- tion of companies for exporting and importing guame and other fertilizers. By Mr. Noxon—Te enl: the jurisdiction of the Courts of General and 8; Sessions, New York. By Mr, Ricuarpson—The Harlem River Bri bill; al- 80, to incorporate the New York and Harlem Suspension. Bridge Company. By Mr. Tuisteap, from the Committee on Privileges ena Eiections—A unanimous report relative to the seat cceupied by Mr. Ferdon, contested by Dr. Brandreth. Tke report is adverse to Dr. B.’s claim and ccnfirms Mr. F.’s right to the seat. The repor: states that Mr. Fer- don received 5,589 votes and Dr. Branzreth 6,627, and as all the specifications and charges were untrue, Mr. Fer- don is entitied to his seat. Tne report was unanimousig adopted. En oer Bill, to erect the county of Cassada- from parts of utauque county. oy: communication was Teselved from the Cor oct sining a list of ail the incorporated com; Stave, the amount cf their capitals, &c., ko. ‘HILLS INTRODUCED. ‘Mr. Srenckn—To incorporate the College of Veterina- Ps gd in Ne Pies tis . FERDON—Am prison regulations providing that the ornate college in New York sual Lecsive & cheré of the bodies of persons dying in prisom for dissection. BILLS P. “ASERD. Relative to savings banks and institutions. To enable the Collector of Brookiyn toconsummate the sale of cer‘ain lands, To incorporate the Turnverein ia New York. GOLD MEDAL FOR DR, KANE, ETC. Mr. Waveworrs cailed up the resolution compliment- inthe ing Mr. Grinnell ana appropriating a gold medal te Die Rane, ata nrged the adoption of the restution wit. much eloquence, The revolution was unavimously adopted. Mr. CcYtgr called up the resolution to amend the con- stitution so as to allow free suffrage vo colored citizens. Mr. Brooxs offered an gett providing dod persons, twenty-one years of age, who can read the con- stitution, abail ve entitied to vote. The resolution ak rise to a long debate, in which Messrs. Brooks, Cuyier, Madden, Ferndon and Sickles ‘took part. ‘Without tabing a vote, the Senate adjourned. Assembly. Alpany, March 18, 1856. ‘This is general order day. An {neffectual attempt wae made to move forward the County of Kent bill. No bills of general interest were considered. The bill ia reisiion to Prospect squace, Brooklyn, wae ordered to a third reading. The bill for the sale of the New York arsenal was de- bated and progress reported. ‘The aporcpriation bill, giving $6,000 to the Colonize- tion Society, wae then deba'ed. Mr. Manmn, of New York, offered an amendment to the bill by acding a section ding that all megroes found in the State at the end of twelve months oe sent to the ‘Sing sing prison. a but without taking s vote, an adjournmeat piace. ‘The Convention System. TO THE BDITOR OF THE HERALD. BYRON G. DANIELS. Potanp, N. Y¥., March 15, 1856, The contractors on the Northwestern sylvanis, have just completed an very of all the ties be scape Blairsville and Freeport. tracts for