The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK wv HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7406. ‘ BEUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. N, ©. E'y, Eaq., im the chair. The bill of A. T. Stewart & Co., for $149 69, for oar. pets, ollcloths, &o., for tbe Court of Common Pleos, was ordered to be paid. An application from Recorder Smi\b and Judge Capron, for the appointment of a German snierpreter for the Court of Sessions, at e salary of $600 « year, was referred tothe Committeeon Criminal Juris Several bills wore cotved and referred, a3 were alo peli ions for the correc ‘tion of taxes. OFFICERS OF THE SUI'sx10% COURT, ‘The commitiee reporied in tuver or increasing the pay of the officers of the Superior Court from $ivb so $300 a year. The petitioners state tai ue increase of provi- Biops, rent, ke, willprevent them ‘rom dressing as re- |pectadly as their situations require unless they aeprive families of some of the ne vesaries o tile, Supervisor TUCKER Opoorve the iwervase Supervieors BAkksk and } ULaiex pupyoried the adoption Of the report. Supervisor Hearick moved mendes by adding the “uilloeis «1 Pieas.”” ‘The amendment was lost by a vote of I2to6, The re Fesclution of ibe Comumitwe Was then put, and carried by B yols or 10 w 8 ‘Tne report of the commi'tee in favor of paying the bill of Jadge Gould, for attens ing as a Justice of the Supreme ‘Cocrt tn this county: adopted. Ut tue sam, ia favor of paying Dr. Wetbereil $400, for at endance on prisoners ‘Confined in the county jati; udopted Adjourned to Thursday, wt 4 o’ciock BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ‘This Board met last efeving the President, Lsans 0. Barker, Esq., in the chair. THE UNION FSRRY COMPANY'S PROPOSMD WITHDRAWAL OF THR ROOGBVELT STHEET FERRY Alderman Fox presented the fuilowing petition from ‘the Union Ferry Company, wwicn was, on motion, ro- ferred to the committee on ferries :— TUR MAYOR, ALDERMEN, ANDCOMMONALITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: — ‘The memorial of the Union Ferry Company of Brooklya re- .etfully representa that the Kooreve)t sur et ferry is compa- ratively a useless ferry, apd is rua at great pecuniary loss, That ferry crosses the tack of two other ferriés, and thereby endungers the safety of passengers. Your me: ‘of opinion that the bosis eau ce withdrawn th without prejudice to the puvie Interests Your memo. Fiaiista have been reluctantly, dur necessarily, compelled to abolish commutations, one of the essential measures ‘to increase the income of the ferries, so as to priotect the Stockholders of their company from uitimate certain Loss, brit your memorialists are willing to comply with the generally ‘expressed wish of citizens, by returaing to eommu ation, if your honorable body will savction the withdrawal of the boats Trom said Roosevelt street ferry. and your memorialists as juty bound will ever pray, wc. pias : N. B. MORSE, President. Brooxtys, Dee. 8, 1856. The petition of the Mechanics’ Institute for the use of the Crystai Palace during the months of May and June, eboula thst building come under the control of the city Referred. , authorities. ‘THE CROTON AQUEDUCT. The Croton Aqueduct Department sent in a communica- tion showtng the working plan for 1457 The title of tne and for the new reservoir baving been acquired, the Croton Board only await tbo action of the Legislature in regard to bonds to enable theru v» proceed wiib the worg. ‘The issue of bonds for the purvose is limited by enactment Qvthorizirg their issue to five per cent interest, on which terms no tale can be eflected S.ouid the Legisiatero wutborize such increase in toe inverest as will enable the Comptroller io muke available rule of socks by Marca Bext, the Board wooit be avle to put pars of the work under coniract immediately therca‘er, aad will provably be abie to get i; so well advauc. 4 during the year as to require $30,000 for psy ment on the contract. ‘The eatimated expenditures for the year are:— Croton Warer Works extension ... ++ $848,100 that the resolution be she Court of Commoa non M0 x WMPANY. The report of the Commitee oa Lamps, &c., non-oon- ission to thy M-tropotitan Gas Com- the S.rests, was vrougbt in Alderman VooRtHs sai there +4) 50 inteation to lay the mains of the Metropoiitan Uowyany, and tnat it wae but ap enceavor to levy biack mui from tae company already estab'isbed. The report te non concur was «dopte1. ~ ij ra ries ee a Of Imying their wircs undergrouca were referred wo a BELGIAN PAVEMENT Iy Tit BOWERY. The Commiutce on Repairs aod Supplies maden dp favor of directing Comptrolior Fiagy to make no tur- ‘ther pay wets on contract for paving Chatham street and Bowery with seigian pavement. woul the same bas beea dome accor: ing to the ppecitication INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Aldermen Vaiernse offered ar eoiution that a special comun ittee of three be appointed to inqaire into the condi- tion "of the books and affairs of the Commissioner of ment, wiih full power to send for s00Ks, persone: - Pers, to aecertain whether or not parties in the of the: are interested in any manner to the carting dirt and refuse from the streets, or with any Darties baving contracts oj any description with the Cor- poration, and report the whole attending the government and management of the official duties aad responsibilities Of said department. Adopted. The President named Aldermsn Valortine, Fulmer and MoConkey as such committes. ‘The report of the Finance Committee concurring with Board of Counciimen oa commuuications from the Comptrolier tn relation to aa applicason to the Logisia- for an amendment of tho sct for the new reservor adopted. STREET CLEANING CONTRACT motion of Alderman Fox, the contract for cleaning -@troets was taken from the table. Alderman Fox then moved a concurrence with the Board of Counciimen, which was carried by a vote of 12 ws. es—Aldermen Corwin, Fox, Tucker, Voorhis, Grimih, the Presi on', Fulmor, Ely, Valentine, Varian, Drake. Nays—Alderman Hoaly, Holl » Btoors, Mone, Herrick, MoOonkey. Alderman ¥ox then moved its rcooatideration, which ‘was lost, and #0 the matter, so long in abeyance, has been settled. Adjourned to Thursday, 6 o'clock, BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. This Board met last evening, B. F. Pinckney Esq., pre- age 2 I J. J. Bret, presented s petition asking leave to pave Wail street, between Nassau and William, with burr stone, he baving made the necessary arrangements with the property holders. Referred. A resolution was referred to pave Bleecker stroet with pavement. report of the Committec on Markets, in favor of ad- for a location for a market on the North river, Fovrieemth and Twenty third streets, was re- the Committee of the Whole; also, @ resolution Broadway to the Hudson ? ‘The Special Committee of the Board of Aldermen onan Uunderground Telegraph, met in Mr. Valentine's office, Oity Ball, at SP. M., on Monday—Alderman Varian, can Telegraph Company for laying underground wires through the city, the same should be extended to each and every other ie company having lines run- Py, 7an Besse oe ALDER URN (Ar Crry_ axp Oourty or New Vouk —Your petitioners to represent that since the introduction of the electric maguetle telegrasih. tat) thie country such discoveries and iniprovementa have been made mre! tw the insulation of esnducting wires as to make it Bfactical to work them under keound. "Ta conakleration and to relieve your crowded stree' of their present Ine of the undersigned telegraph companies pra: leave to place the'r wires at asuitable depth under gronni sued streets as may be convenient tw the publi>, and they are prepared in this matter to act in concert with’ aa ther telegraphic companies who may desire a like pri t. M. SWAIN, President of the Magnetic Telegraph Com. pany, bpd Kendall, General Superintendent T. 8 PAXTON, Director New York, Albany and BuiTalo Telegraph ook id R. W. RU: Ltn Director New York and Washington Printing Telegraph Company. ‘The com mittee assured the petitioners that no exe!astye Privilege should be granted to any particular telegraph company, or anything done prejudicial to the interests of a saad Companies, and adjourned to Thursday, at 3 Police Intelligence, Onance oF FAtar Perec. —Pailip Thorp, resident of Wostohoster county, N, Y., was taken into custody Fentorday by officer Dickson, of the Lower Police Court, ‘on charge of having, by means of false pretences and fraudulent representations, defrauded Wm. ©. Badd, of No. 183 Madison street, out of the enm of $200. The complainant alleges that he was induced to part with the above cum on the defendant’s reprosenting that ho was Owner of a grooery store situated at No. 290 Weat -#xih street, and also a hores. whieh formed part ‘of the stock of the concern; that Thorp represeatet that he wouls give up his interest io the concern to compiain ant, and upon that representation Mr. Badd was inivced MORNING EDITION City Intelligence. Accom on rue Eaux Raikoap—a Waore Tray Rov OFF THE TRACK, BUT NO ONE HuRT.—At @ quarter past sc- Ven, on Sunday morning, a whole train, consisting of en- gine, baggage car, one second class and three passenger Oars, was thrown off the Erie ratiroad at Campvi'le, asta- tion about seven miles this side of Oswego. The train ‘was made up of « Cincinnat! express tratv which kft that city at six A. M., on Saterday. Thero were seventy per- sons On board, and a more extraordinare escape from death scarcely ever occurred, Tho train wag dashing along at the rate of about thirty miles an hour whoa « loud biast from the steam!whistle was beard, followed by an epplication of the breaks to the train, and shortly after the cars bounded over tho ties and thea suddenly stopped. The passengers hurried out of the trot, but uo one was bi Th toward the left-band tra: up the frozen ground for a dit of six hundret (et It stopped with its wheels within a foot of the rails 0: that track, wad was but little tpjured. The tender re mained attached to it, bus between that and the baggsy » car the iron coupling was wiencbed apd spapped like ‘bread, The tencer bad siewed round and broken off tu bead Umber of the latter. demolishing the steps on oa: ice, The rest of the train bavpily hung together, Tar torewhrels of the second pseseneer car alone remniood on the track, @ singie railof which was \orn completely locee, and turned cn {'s side, but hardly an inch out of its place otherwire, The otoer cars remajoed upright, Dut zig zagged between the tracks. The cngine had torn up haif a dozen rails of the leit banc track, and one or two were snapped like pipe etems. Toe deep furrows and the imbecded wheels gave a terrible impression of the danger so marvellously escaped. The whole ditlicalty seems to have been caused by a misplacement of the switch, As usnal, no one was to blame. fare or Bowsn & McNawen’s Stoxs—Hion Price ov Proverty Dows Towx.—Bowen & MoNamee’s tilk store, Nos, 112 and 114 Broadway, soid yesterday morning for $200,000 cash, The lot is thirty-seven feet front by one hundred and forty eight feet deep. Some twenty s ego this ground contained a fashiopable betel, but by the mutations of fortune tt becatne converted tut @ tenement bouse, filiea with same three hundred inmates ‘The Bz. prewsnewspaper peopia took poaseerion of the butleing ‘twelve years ago, and the proprieturs were offered the lot for $25,000, Bowen & McNamee bought it of the cor porporution afterwards for $50,000. the dullding, with some additions, cost $60,000, and by the sal rm has therefore cleared $#0,(00 on their origival investment. Quite a nendsome profit’ The buyer was Charies Ely, Isie of tho firm of Merrit, E'y & “o. Bowen apd MeNa- mee will remain in their old gtore until the new one they ave builcing tn Broadway, near tho theatre, is completed. The cost of property down town is getting to be ruiaous. ‘The lot and butiding of the Metropolitan Bank, corner of Broadway ond Ceder street which is 46 feet front and 100 deep, cost $150,000, and the American Exshange Bank, vo be erected on Cedar street, of the same size, will cost $90,4¢ 0 for the land and $125,000 for the uildiog, The buileing at the corver of Nassau and Wall streots was bought eight years ago for $55,000 Sipce thea, $190,000 bas been offered for the ud sud declined. Tex Seventh Psssvytexias Cucxcn of tals city, on tho corner of Broome and Ridge etrects, which has been closed for several months, was re-opened on Sunday with ap- propriate religious services, This church was estabiish- ed in March, 1818, and was then placed under the pasto ralcharge of Rev. Elihu W. Baidwin, 0. D., who con- tinued in the-pastoral charge until 1825, when E. F. Batield succeeded, and prosecuted the ministry for more thaa twenty ycars. Rey. T, Ralston Smith is now the pastor. summer the work of remodeling the church was commenced; the whole of one wall re- bvilt, and the interior handsomely repainted. In tho interior the pulpit, pews, galleries and yestibules bave been modernized and greatty improved, both in respect tw beavty end convenience. The walis aud celiing have been painted in fresco; and, altogether, it is probable the coms will reach $10,000, Tne pastor, Dr. Hatfield and Dr. Burcbard, ail preached op Sunday laat. Waate's Ta, on Exmuirion Gratis,—A corious crowd aseembled yesterday at ibe foot of pier No. 55, East river, to view the tail of a sperm whale which was brought to tbe city by the Fiyiog Englo, from Lisbon. It weigbs ibrée tons and will yield about four barrels of oil. ‘This is the first sperm brovgh\ to this city and Is, there. fore, quite & curiosity to our people. Afier tus oil ts taken from this taiji, aod the bones proporly cleared, 't will be presented to the Astor Library |The head ofa sperm whale was recent'y broaght to New Bedford, and was deemed something extraordinary, even in that nant! cal place. It yielded six barrels of cil. Wauwiinc 4 Man to Lirs.—Patrick Mclntire, aged 22 years, in consequence Of @ disappointment in a tove al- futr, endeavored to commit auitide by taking lsudanum, on Sunday, at the corner of East Broadway end Gouver- Beur street. An officer discovered him, and he was taken to the station house, where the doctor gave him up for dead: but to see if apy life remained, Mclntire was unatripped, and a beavy strap spptied vigorously to his back and legs The blood, io jort time, made its ap- pearance, and he showed sy: an of life Ocher remedies Were applied, until he was suflicientiy recovered wo re. turn to bis residence in Attorney street. Naxt Presipent or Tm Boaxp ox ALpERMan.—A cemecratic Caucus of (he members of the Board of Alder- men was held on Monéay night last, when Alderman Clancey, of tho Sixth ward, was unanimously chosen as their candidate for President of the Board for the ensuing year; and as they stand 14 to 8, he will, doubtless, ke succesful. On the first ballot, Alderman Steers had two votes and Aiderman Hesly one. The second ballot was upanimous tor Clancey. Goon Nxws ror 2 StaRcazERs —Those who love to look htavenward can enjoy @ rich feast on any cold night, Not only ts Venus, Mare and Jupiter in fall blaze, but a large number of fixed stars are unusually conspicu- ovs, Among others sirtus, Capella, Castor, Pollux, Veg Rigel, Procyon, Altair, Fomalbaut, and others, we ona harder nawes. Never mind the cold, if the night is clear, and take a look st the stars. for location, and other Partiouia’s, oy-rhaui your ‘ Tus Tasxaany Socrery.—The Tammany Society or Co Iumbian Order mot in the wigwam last evening, and cloct- od Joseph M. Marsh Sachem, to fil the vacancy cavsed ‘hy the election of Panic! E. Delevan to the office of Grand em, A committes was also appointed to make pro- Parations for the annual ball, on the 8th of January next, the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans. Fine ww Seventn AVENUE. About 7 o’clock on Monday night, a (ire broke out in the camphene and burning fluid store of Catharine McDonald, 135 Seventh avenue. The firemen were promptly on the ground and prevented the ftames from extending beyond the store. The entire stock was destroyed and the furniture im the back room was considerabiy damaged by waver, Loss on stosk bout $400; fully iosured im the Hope Jusurance Company. The occupant of the second story front room (Conrad R ov had his furniture damaged to the No insurance. The building bo- longs to Mrs. MeDonal, it is damaged about $200, and fully insured im the Hope Insurance Company. It was rumored that ® drunken man upset a boitie of burning and thus net fire to the store, Fe at Hantem.—Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Sun- day morning, a fire was discovered in a stabie belonging to Mr. Thomas Long, in 126th street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, and before it could be extingrished the whole stable was destoyed. Loas about $300. No in- surance. Free on Boakp THe Packersmr Qvicksrer.—Abeut 7 o’clock on Monday morning, @ fire waa discovered on board the London packetship Quickstep, Captain Weeks, page nee No. 17, Fast river. The vessel is owned by Dan! & Diamond, 67 South street. The fire originated the skylight around the stove pipe, which was placed Of the wood work, and consequently Coroner's inquests. ‘Tor Reape Steert Case aN Acciognt —The investigation {n the case of the unknown man, house, by Coroner Connery. The boty was recognised to be that of John Mills, a Soxtesiod eunction a Gstersen’ sane tad eat - joxtcated Et G an mo doubt 'y. idence add: on Sunda: time of hi ror no cute by the fal) heretofore described. condition of the premises where met hia death seomed to bave duc weight with the jury. an will be seen from the followin, E Mills came to hia death by a building No. 69 Reade atreet, now in of erection. The yy to maid area baving heen ‘uncovered in a state mort dangerous to passers by, and showing culpa- bie negligence on the part of those persone having o1 the samo, which ie desorving of severe censure. deceased was @ native of Newark, N. J., and was 26 yearn of age. Fatat Accipent yRom Braxs.—An inquest was held in Fourth avenue, pear Kighty third street, upon the body of @ child, two years old, named James Thomas, who died from severe burns received by hia clothes catching fire whic he wns playing around the stove at the residence £ yg Parents. Verdict in accordance with the above acts. Fatat Patt Down Prams —An inquest was held at No, to part with Toe complainant ne | o- fearned san tb: 4 did BOL Own fs rty in | 275 Mowroe etreet, wpon the body of a woman, named qvertion b A rate? Oo him, in Mra. Margaret Veng, who died from injories aroidentally Seuyputastertah ays hi tse tot ht tte | feted, bye dm sta. the deceased waa ec the barpa'n om bs Hes Bot Ml, | tostonted et the vime of the accident, and was lor several Gian ae - wanes ny - aod] 4 Lours withont » " med hal edfentenee, ‘The jury render ve wt h over w ed ed 8 ver “Accidental death,” Deceased wae thirty the Tombs for examigation. \ y f age, and wags pative of 1 cd, Association for Lmproving the Condition ef the Poor, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING—INTSRESTING SPA- : ‘TISTICS OF PAUPSRIBM. The Association for improving the Condition of the Poor held their thirteenth annual meeting iast evening, in the Collegiate cbureb, Lafayette place. ‘ihe President cf the association being absent, Mr. A. R, Whedmore, one of the Vice residents, cificiated as chairman, Tho wu lepee was moderately large and very attentive, boing compored mostly of gentiomen. The services werecom- menced with prayer by Rev. Dr Hutton. ‘The Chairman then stated that the sooual meeting ha’ been heretoiore beid on the second Moneay 10 Noversber, but tbat bas been fourd too late a season for it, and they Whi Lereatter endeavor to bave it at an earlier date. The evnvet report was then presented. Jt containet wapy joter z inte, and speeities the causes whion Paving oper: Dia ly to the condition of the poor mode great cemends upon the benevolent resources 0 ite esgoriation during the past year:— First Inevfhelent employment and high prices of family pecctsariee; work was scarce, rout unreduoed, tod the contot Living about as exorbitant as during the previous year ot ecarcity—food being aa high in New York gs in spy city in Amerioa or Kurope. Seeond. Tbe injadicioua reliet of ibe preceding win- ter augmented the number of appiicayts and the labors of the aseociation elie given by the cy govern ment, instead of stimulating the poor to tndustry and self- reliance, lured thera to depend on alms, undermined ibelr relf-rerpeot, and offered a premium to idleness and meneéicity. Hence, multitudes who never before the pre- vious winter bad sough! charitable ald. ani did not neod it. being thereby led to expect = repetition of gratuitous relies, neg tected to provide for themeiver. Third, The retiet of emigrants. Notwithstending the legal provisions made for them, there have Deen so many urgent cages which demanded help as to prove very bur- ceDeome te the Asgociation. Fourth. The Jong and terrible winter was trving to the poor, end greatly wereased the usual demands upon the Arrociation. Deep mows, frequent storms and intense cold Gepressed and distressed the mechanic and laboring classes more than any other winter in the expertence of the Arcoviation, ‘While the vistters relieved, for the time being, doubtful casen, they detected imposiors, stimulated the indolent to effort, the desponding to bope; an‘ by a careful dis- or mtvation between real and pretended indigenco, were epebled greatly to lersea the number of applicants, and te 16-‘mpote on the rampant spirit of pauperism some of the salutary rertrainte that pad before existed, and which had been breken by the irdlscreet rovief of the previous winter, For exompie, it was found that out of severten families that bad been fed by the experimental relie! efforts of the previous winter, nine, at the time, had deporits in the savings barks. In ancther section, out of nineteen families thusansisted, eleven bad similar deposits; and so of many other eectious, of which thise are only samples, Nay, it was ascertained that some owners of real estate, upd bumercus otber persons seing tae means of ccmfortable support. bad their names on the charitable Lat aforesaid, end were very bitter in their complaints f the inbumanity which cot them off from gratuitous relief. The records of this association show that more than seventy Ove per cent of ite beneficiaries are of fo- reign birth and Reman Catholics, aud consequently tbat ®correrponding ratio of its labors and outiays are for their benefit—while pot one per cent of ita pecuniary meat’, which are whe!!y derived from private sources— come from persons of thas faith. Such an expenditure of Protertent tunds and etlorts for the exclusive advantage of foreigners and Romeniate, wiil scarceiy find a paraiicl eleewhcre, certainly not cut of the pale of the Protestant cbvreb. ‘The report of the Sec: of State shows that in the oa epaing December 1, 1856, 204,161 paupers were re. lieved at the public expense, by an outlay of $1,379,954, exbibiting ap increase over the preceding your of 65,414 paupers, and in expense of $257,905 51. ihe census of Ibe State from 1851 to 1851. and the psuper statistics for je period, show the following startling revults:— of populstion for 20 years... Per cent Inoresee of pauperis from annval + teesereces -706 per cent ring the seme period... Tn 1831 there was one pauper to every 123 persons; in 184] there was ope to every &9 persons; in 1851 there Was ope to every 24 persons, and this year there is one to every 17 persons. me ratio contique Gfteen years longer. will be one to every five persons. Beside the 204,161 pau- pers before reporied by the County Saperipten-. ents, there were, es shown by the returns of the Commissioners of Emigration, 142,367 needy per- rons “relieved, forwarded and provided with employ- ”’ by that dea) tment, h, added to the fore- 1 the sons who were a tbe past your. 0 214,161 State paupers, (6,816 were aided in this city; ard of the 142 847 cered for by the Commissioners of Vmn'pration, 130.€8) were bere aasisted, making the wi cle rumber aided in this city the past year, by these public iretitut 1,600, Hence it appears that two- thirds of ibe pauperiem of tbe entire State was relieved im the city of New York; and of these, 181,006 persons, or Dearly 80 per vent. were of foreign ~- ‘The report rpoke very strongly against indiscriminat private almrgiving, as tending to increase pauperiam and encovrage tmpomivre, it appears that out of 108,346 Mate paupers, 25,663 were made so by intem| DOS. The Aszocistion now empicys 381 visiters. The table sbows what bas been done by them tn the di werden during the peat year:— Nuner of Number of ‘umber of i Perwns Rrlieed. De trict or Fumilies Ward. jievred. 6,778 632 1,168 3,496 6.762 Number of ye 430 564 2a Piss Uiit 1,986 3}610 ‘308 3,146 1,920 ee es is 3,233. 082 2,078 2,202 995 3,980 Laat of families relieved from November 1, 1866, . + 10,879 + 516 pared with the previous year, of about 30 per cent. The following is ® summary exhibit of tho receipts and expenditures, viz:-— Cath received during the year. Now due POT see scenes Le scsesesecsesseree $61,069 66 Disbursements and appropriations for period, same the Rey. Dr. Pai beiwg called upon, addressed the meeting, taking the following lines as the subject of his remarks:— ‘The quality of mercy ts pot strained; It croppetii ps the gentie rain irom beaven, Upon the place beneath; it is twice blessed It Diesse th bua that gives and him that takes, Be pictured the beauty of benevolence not only to the receiver but to the giver. Bold and bad men, h on beg in public, while modest want famisbes in ‘There are \mpostors of table houses begging for any Laewos han seuss teions op teem, tre torr Te de te a aiter = el bor If in @ emir of ale and wilt e vielia Dy bis side. ‘Home of these bank than many of paupers and felons are ws ona ceases an i = ects Roman Catholics bat are for iy dolar out of a hun- ee ee ar eed oe Tre my dy oa t ow tenement house, extending from Mott tirabein sree, ‘and known’ as the aorkingmen’s Home.’ Be spoke very highly of henithiness end safety, also of Sguapdoves Geted families which live ta Bresny J. Raywonn thon addi ‘The Rey. Dr. Joxm viewed the quertion in After which tbe oilicers of pert year were continued for #djourned, it al ‘The Slave Trade. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Hon, Judge Ingersoll, Dec, 8.—The United States ve. Charles Taylor and eight others. —The defendants are charged with baving served on board the alleged slave bark Panchita; they are prin- ly Portuguese and piares. The only teatimony {iat could be otfered In thw cane wéa tbat bas been ~ "capers against the parties for fitting out Judge told the jory that there was not suiictent legal testimony to convict the accused, and as there was no evidence betore them they should render a verdict of acquittal in cach cpne. Thi being done, the discharged uni! Monday, 20th Iecember, Arnisiant Captain Bennet, of the Fifth district police, on a charge of Mand baltery with intent to kill a’ maa vamed Matthew Hogan. Tre parties bad some words in o fi ery in North Sev irda followed to the corner of ects byfacoured and another man, whore he was over the head with « heavy In- Pennet war nftracied to the spot, and cocked down and & Capt tiroment : Hogan 18 con{ine bie bed by avere contusions ua the bomdand a dinoeated so —TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1856. PRICE TWO CENTS. Our Lancaster Vorrespondeste, Lancasran, Dee. 4, 1360, The Mlectorch Dinner at Wheatland. The Dleotors of this Site met at Harrisburg poater tay, ‘and east the vote of the State for Buckanan ant Dreckin- ridge: Ove of the incidents connected # ith the Callege waa the presesce of the Hou. Wm. Wilkins as an Electer, and to preside over the deliberations of the College. Mr. Wil- kins is, 1 venturo tho prodiction, the olgest Elector elected in the United States at this election, he veing tn bis 79th year—and it was a ‘itting bonor, lus. seleetion to preside over the Vollege when they cast the twenty-seven votes of Penasy!vania for James Buchanan, the only Presiden thie State has over been honored with by the sulfrages of the American people, Mr. Wilsias is also a member o our State Senate, from the county of Allegheny. For afty years be hes been iatimstely cor nected with the politics of the State and pation. In our State ard national legisla ture be has left @ record of his grost ability, aud as « diplomatiet abroad his country is now rouping the rich rewards of bis wisdom and sagacity. foday the members of the College, and a few other of Mr. Buchanan’s democratic friends, amongst whom wore J. Porter Brawley and Ricbardsea 1. Wright, Imtoly elected State Senator from Palladelphia county, toek din per with him, They ell returned to Michsel’s Hotel at about 6 o'clock this eventag, highly delighted with Mr. Huchapay end the dimacr, Copgremlatory apecotes were mace by Messrs. Bugkalow, McCandless, Witte, Witkins, wie ne others, to which Mr. Buchanan replied in appy ety le Nearly all the Electere epent an bovr this morning in looking at the “sights” of Lancaster, and clearly the Court Houre, which is one of the Hues} in the whole coun- try. They siso bad the pleasure of bearing tae Hon. Tha< deus Sievers make a bed able argument m a suit seeipat the North Lebapon Railroad. Upon the whole, our democratic friends have spent the cay ip & mort agreeable manner. Twenty-seven guns were Hired this evening tn honor of the Klectors aud the “new Presideat’’ by the democracy of tho city. Political Movem Tue Yorn oy New You. — . popular vote of Now York 1s equal to that of twelve of the other Siates, as fol- lows North Carolina Alabama Vermort, Mienizeippi, Calfornin ATKADSIH ... Louisiana ,, Mi Electoral Vota B21 oemccannoeS 595,180 A State Convention of the opponents of the present jonal administration in Conxecticut, will be held in New Haven on the 8th of January, for the purpose of perfecting an organization and nominating candidates for State oilicers, ‘Tux Laroxet Conoressiovat District iv rae Unrrap SraTEs —The Jargest Congressional district im the United States, Leyond a doubt, is the Second distriet of Wiscon- tin. ‘Ehe usual average for Congressional districts ie from eight thouraud to fifteen thouxaud votes, but thle distriot #t the late election voted thus for Congresaman:— ©, Biltipgharst iL. C. Hobart,, Total vote.. ‘This i# enormous, and well illustrates the prodigious growth of Wisconsin within the last five years. Marvacuvsrits Ksow NotmaG Stars Councu.—The quvarierly meeting of the State Counsil of Massachuselts wos betd in Boeton on Tuestay, December 4. On motion of Mr. Eames, of Malden, a committee of five was ap- pointed by the Chair to nominate » committee of thirteen, whose duty It should be to take into consideration and report to the Cousc!i such measures as may by them be deemed expedient for the re-organization of the American psty throughout the State. This committee subsequently reported the following uamos to constitute the committee on re-orgarization:— At Large.—Moses G, Cobb, of Dorchester, Thomas Colt, of Pittsdeld, Cong. Dist. 1. ¢ Howland, Jr., of New Bedford. a9 E. rw Fall River, ™ jobp Ad, Of . 4—Jobp Turner, of Brook'ine, Ball, of » of Springiel ll—Androw A Richmond, Nerth Aésnes, On motion of Mr. Tuwrsvow, of Lancaster, tho Commit- tee of Thirteen were instructed to inquire into the expe diency of so modifying the platform of the American party as to make it conform to the constitational amendments which have been adopted by the Legislature, to relation to “ eligibility to office,” and ‘the right of evflrago.”” Mr. Siz,nmay, of Boston, moved that two persons from easb county be appointed to re organize the subordinate Councils throughout the State upon the Springfield plat- form; said persons to be vested with power to appoint subordinates to carry into effect sald re-orgazization. Carried unanimously. _ Axor Ovp Bickory.—The New Orleans Bee of the 26th ult says:— Wo hope that Mr. Buchanan will imifate the self rel!- ance, independence and boldness of Old Hickcry Inthe critical condition of the country these are the very qualt- Ocations needed in the administration, and which will epabie it to pass through the dery ordes! of the coming w If the President elrot will tako counsel from bis c'ear intellect, repudiate the officious advice of in tormeddlors, aud suifer no back stairs tp fluence or kitoh- eu cabinet to sway his conduct, his administration will probably prove ewinently successful. ‘Tue Next Camnet,—The Wathington correspondent of the Southside Democrat. Dec. 1, sm} Mr. Buchanan will be in this city by the middie of Jepusry, avd then we sball know who are to be in the Cabinet, therefore I forego all surmises on this topie. However, lean tell you that Messrs. Hunter and Cobb are two of the body. ‘TiMNER YOR THE Canivet.—Governor Floyd and the Hon. Fayette McMullen, of Virginia, are both after a cadinet appolstment. The Ricbmond Whig says that MoMulien bas been to Wheatland. It will be recollected that Mac. made a similar pilgrimage to Concord soon alter the elec- tion of Gen, Pierce. There is something very mysterious im this movement of the gallant Colone!, particularly just om the heels of Governor Wise’s retarn from the same region. ‘ Invort.st rRow Kansas —& Now York correspondent of Stringtellow's Atchison Suatter Sovereign, writes as folowa:— wo net a ree Een Lt a wi ve m hong Tie kn wn toa per 3 they bave denounced Lane, and appointed new men. who are 2000 again to javade your Territory with a strong force. Brsory Asvimants.—Mr, A. N. Clark of the Hartford Courant office, was appointed messenger to carry the votes of Connecticut to Washington. There were 121 ap- plicants for this appotntm About two buadred and fifty dollars is paid for thie service. Frevoxt Fretivar at Nasica.—The Fremonters of Nashua, N. H., propose to celebrate their recent triumph by a grand promenade concert, supper and ball. Tho affair will take place on Tuesday evening. Ma. Kuve asp tax Liqvon Law.—It is said thet Mr, King, our Governor elect, is opposed to « prohibitory Nquor law, and that he is president of one of those clubs which are in fact, nothing but organ!zed restaurants, ant which Indeed excel all the others in the delicacy of their ‘wines and the strength and purity of their liquor.. Posts. Aster GENRKAt.—Some of the leading papers of Breton and Salem are suggesting the name of E. C Batley, the present postmaster of Boston, as the best qualified Person withis their knowledge to be the new Postmaster General, A Salem paper says: — We have bere in Marsachusctts a ly the Post Uffice Dey What » Cabsnet 01 of four years, he began ago, from the id transporting the mails, arrangements with fore cles and difficulties, with thelr practical familiar to him as boureboid words. And 5 ber that the Post Office Department is entirely a bu- ainers department: that it bas much as the counting room or the object the speedier: and most economical mode of trans. nuitting letters end news from one section of the ‘to enother, from one part of the world to another, Leibing more; when we remember that the management of thie important branch of our government is not to be condéusted by theory slone, but by the most thorough practical knowledge, we aro conident that every one whil recognize inf ©. Batley, Eeq , of Boston, a person reculiarly adopted to the position of Postmaster General, NOt Canons Diseractn =the Supreme Court of North Carolina bas coniirmed the decieion of Juége Man- +, that members of the Cntversalist ehorsb are incom. erent to terery ia Courts of Justice, secordiag to the lnwe of tbat State Burton’s Gheatre—“ The Rights and Wrongs of Woman.” A farce with the pretentious title of “The Rights and Wrongs of Woman” was produced at Burion’s new theatre last evening, to a not very iul! house—a ciroum- stance to be regretted, as the farce isan excellent one of its kind, and is destmed to be ranked hereafter with ‘That Blessed Baby,” “Box and Cox,’ and other pieces Of » similar. character, which have proved so sucocasful and aitractive at this amd other theatres, The plot, which bears marks of a French origin, turns upon the misadventures of ap absurd genius named Bir Brion de Benusexe (Plaside), who deems it his mission to right the wrongs of ai] married females. By some means he comes in posseasion of certain love ietters written by Mrs. Marchmont (Mra. ©. Howard) before ber marriage, to party who did pot become her husband, and sne fears ‘they may fall inte the hanés of her spouse, Col. March- mont (Mr. Mark tanith), a gentieman slightly addicted to jealousy and sido whiskers, and from whose temper she feare sorse trouble. a kind of acol- dent that Dbappene no wi but en the stage, Beaurexe inds hie way imto the Marshmont family, with bie whiortunate package of letters, just at the time when ® matrimonial breeze is raging to conse quence of the Colonel, who ie bien with an agricultural Jever, wisbing his wife to proceed to the country to cul- tvvate solitude and turnips, whon the lady. desires to siay ja town to opjoy balls, the opera, Verdi, handsome \c- Dors and similar varieties. The by-piay with the let- tors of course causes all the absurd situations in the farce, which are admirably worked up, but which would Jone a)! their fun by reiation. Tbe upsuot of the matter Js that the package turns out to be a leiter from her for- wer lover to the lady, informiag her that all her letters were cesiroyed, which of course sits everything to vighta, ana the evrtain fell with every iaark of approval from the au. cnee. Howara rendered her part charsingly. Mise Fanny Bi owe waa piquaat and pretty us a soubrel(e, and. ok Smith quite up tothe mark Th: p: taken by Mr. Placide is tue principal ove in the farce, aud should bave been persoaates by Mr Burton Mr. Placide ts a very excelient actor in bis way, but it requires good Baturea effort to laugh at his fun sometimes. “Tondies"’ is up tor to night, aud, 0: course, will draw & crowved house, Lavra Keene's Theatre—a New Piny. * Second Love” isa cerio-vomic drama ta three acta, origiva'ly played at the Haymarket thea’re, Loudon, iu June last, and performed tor the ret timein this couutry ai Laura Keene’s theatre, isst night. It le the work of Mr. J Palgrave Simpeon, an author who enjoys dwer ved Popularity cn bo:h sides of the Atisntic ‘The play at preeent under review te « story of the aitec tions, with the inoiients so worked up as to tell power- fully Upon the feelings of the audience, more particularly tbe fairer portion of 1t. The etory is simple and eifective. The action takes place in a conctry villain England Tho heroine, Elincr Mowtray (Miss Laura Keene). isa biind firl, Comparatively poor. She hss a rustic attendant and confidante, Lucy (Miss Joseptine Mauners); a cousia, Rejph Thornhill (Mr. George Jordan), hearty Saxon gentieman,and & farm servant, Hawbuck (Mr. Charles Whenticigh), # hose charactor & a muxture of clownish. bess, cugidiy and low cunning. At toe commerce ment of the piay we are itformed of the desth of Elipor’s uncle, and tbat there is some doubt as to which of the coveims, Ralph or Eitaor, is bis heir. Kiinor’s ojetant relative, Col. Dangerfield (Mr. Lirgnam) knowing that sbe was tho legates, bus woo her affections in the dispuiee ot @ Wanderng painter, apd Under am assamed pame He ts mpch cistrested et beariog that there is a second will, Raipb arnves from London with the inteill- gence that there 1a # necond will, and that the property goes to Eiinor. Isis evident bere t the audience that Relph is sacrificing bimselt to eeoure the bappiness of Elinor, whem he ioves devotedly, but does nos dare to bim as a faithful true siate and name cimor, aod preparations for the In the second act we find Elmer ia @ splendid ho but exceedingly unhappy. Her ceusin, Mildred Vernon, (Mise ada Clifton) comes.to visit ber, and from some chance remarks, Eli ocr ‘8 emtietied that Dangerfcld bas engaged Miss Ver. pou’s etlecsicns. Esnor’s blindness iucreages her misery, as it prevents her from obtaining proof of the trath or ‘lstty of ber suspisiors Mise Vernon imprucentiy cor- reeponds Wih Dangcrflelt, and leaves @ passionate note for him tnere of the drawirg room vases This mova. mene is obeer ved by Hawback, who is fully aware of all the Coicnel’s intrigues. Bawbuck gatas possession o! the pote, Las a quarrel with the Colonel, goes over to the enemy, eng gives the noteto Ralph, fhe latter nobly relvsca to make vse of the a¢ van’ put in his heads; wher Elinor insists that the note be read to her, ho pretends tkat it !* nel from A weman, and tears itup, Kil- bor pow bas recourse to Lucy, and there is an extremely cffectivo scene, Lucy is a slow read- er, ber education baving beon semewhat lected, sud the censcicutions maonor tn which she spells out cvery word, Conirasied with tho eagerness with which E‘lwor devccred ihe conien's of the note, made a po ver- fu) aud telling eit crD drama. gine bas been auped, and resolves to bide herrelf in the coun- ry fof three months, attended only by Lucy, tolook up Woe fects tp the ense, which resolution she immediately caries into cifect. Ralph resolves to challenge Dang: field, but does not do so for tear of givit \inor pain, ‘Ibe Colonel, bowevel ‘ballenges ph, ostons|bly for kiealing Mies Vern ed by ae ap ll a aes montis having expired, © personages in the drama meet at the villa, when Elinor demands that ebal) read the will, He at inst and proceeds to read that the Dequeathed to “Elinor Mowbray.” At this potnt Elinor stops bim and points to the words *‘Ralvb Thornhill,” ano to the satenshment of every ove announces that bas been restored (o sight, physically and mentally. devotion of Raiph is rewarded by the hand of Elinor, and the Colonel is left at liberty to try the effect of his fusct- pation in some olber quar er. Such is the story of -‘Second Love.’’ The dialogue is emooth throvgbou:, ana httle bite of pathos and exquisite eentiment are ecattered through it The characters are #2 or netruction that ts, to make the action move regularly on 10 the dencwemen’. without fetiguing the audience by entt-climaxes, ‘Second Love’’ js altogether a charming wiay actly suited to this bijou of @ theatre and its re- fined avasences. ‘The performance last night was exceliont throughout. ‘The p'ay was acted and gotten up in @ manner which would please the most fastisions autbor, The scenery ‘was exqvirite, apd the general surroundings of the tage could not bave been made more perfect. Of the acting, Miee Laura Keene’s pertormancé of Ell- nor was agreat triumph. The varying of the bitod girl's character were delineated with true artistic we curtain during the perfo: 5 played Lucy with nairete apd tras nny ‘Tho per. formance bas insured her position with audience. Mr. Wheatieigh’s Bawbuck was capital Ge caught the idea of the part exactly, and succeeded in impressing It ‘upon the audience. Ralph Thornhill ts altogether out of ‘Mr, Jordans line; but he achieved a success in it, and gave us anotber Gistnotiy mark { of his vorsati the transitions fn performan been _— needs dignity, and Afiss Clifton & oo ‘The piece, wiihout the slightest attempt at clap trap, Deld the audience erchetned during the entire perform ance, Pd at the fail of the curtain a wes animour. The second play wis “Young New York.’ pd the third week of its enooeaafe! ran. Roth 8 wore warmly received by a full boure, and they will be repeaved this evening. Brookiyn City Intelligence. Tas Pporeapn ine Bones a petition, signed by Tho holders of the city of Brooklyn, was to the Common Coungh lsat evening, by Alderman Huntley, praying that thé lease of the sip at the foot of Fulton street be granted to Jobn A. Dayton and associates, for the ead of establishing a ferry between this city and New Y: were attached to the peti- ork. ‘The following rerolutic on — Pesolved, That a lense of the land and altp at the foot of Pul- tor street_on the Fast river, belonging to the John A. Dayton and bis lowing condition: That auld. Dayton and associates shail, within one year from the date of aaid lense, furnish the bonte and put in ermplete operation a ferry from sakl slip to some con- v - landing inthe 4 ox fering shall am 2 at no higher rates the perind of said lense than the lowest rates rae reeset charged by the Union Ferry Oom con’ with aneb ‘of bonis aa may be necessary to meet the wants of the | A i Le ‘sal Daria on poeta: and ee. conve. niept ferry houses, piers and other necessary appurtensncas atthe foot of Fulton street, mutable for the pa of uch ferry, byt In such manner a not to interfere the public travel of the street. 6. That upon the non-compliance of suit Devas and aano- Clates with any of the foregoing conditions, the said lease and the prant npan which raid lease ia founded, ahall become and | be, wholly void, revoked and of no effect. 7. Provision to be made in said lease for « thereot | atitheexpiration of the term for which it is granted, or for | compensation for improvements made upen the property of the city. upon equitable terms, ) Alderman Fow:er urged the adoption of the resolutions, | as did Alderman Licntixy, Who in the course of bis re- marks, stated that there were seven hundrea vacant | houses (p one ward of the city, whict he attributed main- ly to the coursd of the Cnion Ferry Company tn raising | the rate of fare, | ‘The resolutions were adopted by a vote of twenty-six | yes bo two naye—Kaldieisch and Wardwell Annual Meeting of the Representatives— Election of Ufticers—Reports of the Trea- er and de. The annual gathering of tbe representatives of the New York Fire Department, composed of two members freas each company, was held last evening at Firomens’ Hail, in Mercer street, for the purpose of hearing reports of of ficers for the past ycar, aud electing now ones for the em suing year. Yhe attendance was largo, and a good des ofexcitewent was manifested within the walls of the Bandsome edife. The meeting being called to order by the President, Jobn S, Beieber, the object of the meeting was explained, and the body proceeded to business forthwith. ‘The annual report of the trustees for the year 1966 wa Presented and read, as fotlows:— ‘The trustees of the Fire Department faud respectfully re- ort:-—-That, during the past year, nothing remarkable bas oe- rred, beyond the ordie.ry operations of the board, te direst cols) allention to, excep! (he fact that the amount of me e768 received by tke trea» rer from all sources, for tne year how draw'eg to. close, ai:uough jn the aggregate larger tham in any Devious year, has been meét by correspondingly boaw tures. ‘The total amownt dishursed by the trastess riormance of their duties—euch as in the a coal, funeral expenses, parment et doctors’ bills for teal attendance, widows’ pensions. &e., 4c —reaehed the sum of twenty (our thousand uise hundred and twenty det- lage ond one cent. ‘ remaining in his hands last year a ba- expe th: he Treasurer bad cight dollars and forty-tive eenu, since whieh ture he bas received from various sources the sum of ° four (bousand pnd ninety four doilars and ninety cents, w! in sho eggregele amounis to thirty iour thousand ace humdi end tbirty-tbree dollars and thirty-tive cents, out of whieh there has been expended the sum of twenty four thousand rs dred and twenty dollars and one cent; re-invested, thousand dolars—leaving a balance, deposited io wae rs’ 6pd Drovers’ Bank to the credit of the Fire Depamt- ment fund, of two thousand (wo hundred and thirteen dedace wad thirty-four cents. ‘ibe permanent fund (including tres ond special trust funds) now amount to ninety three thousand seven hundred and fitty dollars invested as folows:—Niaety- three thousand five hundred dollars in bond and mortgage, and two hundred and fifty dollars in Manbattaa Bavk sock. Itis weil known to vou that tbe interest derived from the erinanent fond is only about six thousand five hundred dat- rs per apmuin, and i la order to meet all the demands upon the treasury, it requires great exeriions on the part of the trustees to devise wavs und means vo raise « suficient Smount to cover the acinal and nec diab ursements. ‘Ihe sum ¢fmovey paid to the widows on the pensiow list te weren thousand two hundred doilare s year; while the pasmen's for the purcbage of sboes and coal are about four thousaud dollars more and with the fact before us that the income derived from the permanent fund is entirely tmate~ quate to eover these two items alone, it has tees (o be apprehensive tha’, owing ts the constantly increas- ing nu of spp icants for aid, at no distant period, if the deiuaude upen the treasury inorense im. the ratio as im the last two years the trustees wiil be compelled to break vpon the permanent fund, unless sustained by the continu Noerality of thia genes ried community, which has se often and so nobiy strete ita righthand to ald our im- autution, os in the calamitous Year of 1635, when a large per- tiorof our funds was lost in the ruin which at that time over- took many of the Fire Insurasee Companies of this city: y reference wo the accompanying report of our esteemed friend. the “ireasurer. it will be observed that the Deparumant is under inereased obligation to the Firemen’s Rail Commet- tee for the exertions they put forth in bebalf of the fund— having realsed from their last anual ball at the academy of Mosic the handsome sam of four thousand nine hundred aad hfty five dol'arsand sixty nine cents. To William Niblo, Haq, and the Ravel tamily, the thauss of the Depariment are due, fer a bevetit at Niblo’s Garden—ibe proceeds of were du y paid over to the Treaaurer, by Zophar Milla, Esq, Dewa- tions bave been received from Mesars. ’ e & Oe. Siweer & Co, Meenre. Agnes Stuart, Gabriel Mi Sixth 4venne Railroad Company, al) of which have been pub- liely acknowledged in appropriate terms, over the signature of, the Treasurer. ‘The Se} 00) Committee report that the Van Schaick acholar- ships tm the University are both Ged. The committee alae staie that since their jast annual report they have distributed Smong the various beneficiaries sixteen hundred and s-veaty- eight paix of shoes, being a much larger number tham ever betore given ont: but when the unusmal severity of the past en into consideration, the excess is ly ac~ ‘pecial Oommittee on Donations report, thet the Aiffer- ent city fre ieurence companies most promplly resconded to tLe solleitetions of the commitiee in contributing with thew secusomed liberaliiy; while the foreign insurance companies: doing business here.” with but three exceptiona only, bave fully compiled with the requlremente of the act of the Cegiala- ‘ure. in paying over te the ‘Treasurer the tax imposed uj item tosnatatn our charity. ‘ibe three eteeptions aliaded tor niion has been repeatediy called, are spy akents of the following companies, viz. Allred Fell, the Asa Bi British agent of wo Eng’ Jocated tm London. and the other I tt iy another. end la the agent of the fol vit chants’ Fire Insurance Compan: ataaharers’ Fire Insurance Company, American vire Teoursnee nan y. amd Royston Fire Ipsurance Company —ell of Basin. Hew ire Ineurares Company, Ame- Tusuraace: the agent of the Washington rican Fire Irsvrance Company Compa of Providence, R Mr Jamex Wright ~~ Merchants’ thene defaulting meneed to some of which de-isions e Hepartment but the parties to the same have find tre subject ts row bette the last courtet ream. wher Au early dectsion is confide: tly expected in trustees deem it to be tbe duty thua publicly to. you tbe pewes of the defaulting agents who fusal to comply with the law. Their corduct Is (pptastto the olber agents who have faithfully comphed wit e ‘The Committee on Shoes and Coal have made the usual contracts forthe ensuing year The contact of the former stipulates to supply two thousond pair of shoes, and the latter for the deli , In all parts of whe city, of three huadred tons of coal and upwarde, The Ce ee on Finance have reinvested, for bonds morteaces cancelled, the sv veral sums paid to the Treasurer, whieh will be observed by reference to bis report. ‘The whole smount of the Permanent Fund is loaned om unincum: bered and improved property, worth double the amount losned, except two hundred and fifty dollars in Manhattam ihe Comite on Fines and Prat report progrem im ‘ommittee on Fines a ive the various suite at Jaw, for violations of Fire Laws, inst- tuted by direction of this Board, far the erection of dangerous Dulloings, ae . de. ‘Ibe Fire Commissioners, as you are aware of. continue | perform the voluntary and onerous duties imposed upon (hem. by the: tion. in bearing and dieposing of the causes of «if ference non to gue romght to Rotice; while there ray be cases of apparent hardship thete decisions, it ia, potwithstanding. the. au" to nequiesce in the will of a Board of lection, composed of oid associates, maipiain the respectability of the dey welfa: ned ronure barmony ane E Pee +f sf } 4 i i i i 5 ind big EF of the depart good feeling towards cach other, and & proper degree of rivairy avd Itself, till, When carried to excess, It angry altercation leading te tumult and i i i i Fj 3 a and orderly performance of all our duties will the beat terving and. perpetuating iis gresi and monsable Saari, merving ai nating thia gre the goad of which we all have #9 ouch at heart, d Aw the dail the Sun and Hi 1yvnra) dénations: whip ihe press, general iam i) expire at the annual meeting. It iherefore, requisite to elect three Trustees for Gires years enc, The anpual report of the Treasurer of the Department, Jobn 8. Gilee, was then received. From this document {t appears that the amount expended for charitable pur- pores during the last year was $31,920 01, and that the ‘amonnt received in donations, Sc, was $24,185 35, Jeayipg ® balance in the Butchers’ end Drovers’ Baak te the credit of the fund, of $2,218 34. The permanent fund of the depertment is as feliowe:— Five sbares of the Manbatten Bank stock. f ii i i i Rai One waa als: from to be a candidate for re election to the office of . ‘The representatives thea preceeded to the election of cficers (or the ensuing year, wilh the following reenuit — 2? i { i H 25g : i I F : Philadephia.