The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1856, Page 1

WNataas Curroxp, or Mavs, ror tas Caniver—The Springfeld 4rgus anc the Boston Post think there is a strovg probability that Hon, Nathan Clifford, of Maine, will Be inv ted to tate a reat iv Mr. Buchanan’s “abinet, probably as Posic aster Genersi. Mr. Clifford has ooou- pied « somewhat cis inguisbed position at the bar in Maino, wes ones a member of Congress, allerwards Mi- Dister to Mexice, and Attorsey Ceneral of the United States. Ho is par} owner of the Zastern Argus, the organ of the most bunker type of Maime dwmocracy. Mr. Ap- pleton, the editor of the’Argus, My, Bushanan’s Seoretary of Legaticn, was formerly a law associate of Mr. Ciiifurd. Ma. Lato ror 7am Caninat.--The Valley Democrat warmly urges the claims of the Hba, Joun Leteher, of ‘Virginie, for a Onbinet eppointment wader Mr. Buchanan, apd says tbat his selection would be regarted ag « high complimeat to the indomitable democracy of the Tenth Legion, aré would be hailed by themjwith feelings of pe- culiar gretification. Thers are already # dozen caadi- dates in Virginia which bave been thrust umier Mr. Ba- chanan’s noze fora place in his Cabinet, Caspiparse vor THE Usirep SraTes SavaTe TH MIE9OCRE— ‘The St. Louls Herald gtves the followincy as a listof the candidates who are now vp for the Scante:—Sterling Phice, Lewis V. Bogy, Judge Scott, Ford!zand Kennett, John S. Phelps, John B. Clark, Peter Carr. 3, F. String- fellow, Thomas 31. Benton, Trusten Polk, Jdge Nepton, Judge Treat, C. F. Jackson, James 8. Greom, Henry 8: Geyer, Harrison Hough, Judge Birch, Thomas L. Fr:ce, | J. B. Coit, Commopors Steexton 4 CanmuxaTe vor vas Unrrep Starms SeNaTs.—The Philadelphia Pennaloanian, Mr: Bochanan’s organ, is publishing articles in favor of Com- modore Stockton’s election to the United States Senate from New Jersey, to succeed Hon. John R. Thompson. ‘This may in some measure account for the {ailure of the parties to effect a union last fall between the friends of Fremont and Fillmore on a single electoral ticket. Wresk of the British Ship John Garrow-~Fho Captain and Crew Saved. In our marine news yesterday we announced the arri- val of the ship E. Z., from Liverpool, consiqaed to Zerega & Co., bringing the crew and officers of the British ship John Garrow. We have learned the following facts rela- tive to the loss of the latter ship:— On the morning of Saturisy, Dec, 6, at 11 o’clook A. M., tm laa. 37 deg., lon. 67 deg. 10 mim, the E. Z. observed a ship taking in a heavy sea, with signals of distress (y- wg. She was evidently disabled and much shattered by the gale. She proved to bethe British ship John Gar- row, Dovad from Savannah to Liverpeol, with a valuabie cargo of ostton. Boats were at once despatched to the relief of the crew, and, after sometime, they were all taken off the wreok. In the iast trip of the life-boat she was swamped in the heavy sea running at the time, but her humaa freight was bhappi'y landed im safety on the deck of the E. 7. When the latter vessel left the wreck tnere was 19 feet water in the hold, and the ill fated ves:e) must bave soon after gone to the bottom. The officers aud crew were landed yestorday wil safe ani in good health at pler No. aw lies. 14 East river, where the E. The Stearaship Evrope. INTERESTING CORRESPONDERCE BRTWEEN CAPTAIN LEITCH AND HIS /ASSENGRES. The following letter appeared in tho Hxnatn of yester day:— ¢ i 3 i bs 4 | 5. # ge ie Ui 3 g — PRICE TWO CENTS. INDEX T0 THE YEAR 1856. HISTORICAL. Amaual Chronology of Events im the United States. Deaths of Revolutionary Patriots and Conu~ genartans—Ftres and Loss of Life—Rall- road and Sicamboat Avccidents—Maai- g@ration—The Law Courts—Ship Building in Now York. ko.. &o., aa. Specially Prepared from the Files of the New York Herald JANUARY. 1.--#ine day; good sleighing; Now Year’2 celebrated in Now York. in a very satisfactory manner.,.. Bach Sperry and ickabod Umbertieid were horribly murdered: im Woodbridge, Coam., by ap insane mma, named Charies Sanford: The murderer is a relative of one of the premé- neat members of a set of religious fanetics in New Haven, called Wakemanitee.,..President’s Message published t= Naw Yor Hana, The President, ofter walting four weeks, scat bis annual message (Dec. 31) to the twe houses of Songrese, vorw:tnatanding tk rflouse cf Repre- sentatives sad not organised nor elected « Speaker....4 probibitory liquor ‘aw, having received "the sanction of Q@ecen Victoria, went into operation in the provines of Now Brunswick. 2.—Iereel Adams, engineer of the traliof cars on the vigation of the Ghio river closed byice.... ime persons, all Irish; were arrested im Cincinrati, on charge ‘York, having in view « desceat upon Ireland. 5.—Great snow storm in New York and cther pines. ‘Snow fell in New York city to the depth of twenty inches, and drifted tn banks from four to seven fost high, blesk- ing up the railroads and readeriag travel very uncertain. ‘Tue storm, which continued through the night of the 6 and 6th, the most severe that bad been known fer t yeus.... Two: Now Ye pilots were washed overboard aad from Sylph, near Sandy A 5 S H Ss 3 i i t i i F ! i its Rr it >& g H = vi : ; , ; , A P : =~ i @ ' = WHOLE NO. 1428. MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1856. . F HUNTINGTON. JULGE CAPRON’S CHARGE. Adevtified - with the forgery that in’ your ju ‘- : : 7 © evidence thet THE TRIAL 0 ° ds taciecondlatin etter. Mavea! the court and | eR! the tacks adifactortly proved, with lithe surround. * : Poy OM a a “ape pear age ‘when Judge Capron of om, axiet aiatantly with the by potheets his in- ey ef Mr. Noyes’ Argument for ‘te rea. the following charge it we unreasofabie to acquit nim; parses ‘and the 5 Char; Guvrizumy op Tux JvuY—This trial may justly be deno- | “re {m that event, be a0 ressomable doubt of is 1 Prosecution, Judge ‘Gee , een you-should come to the eonciusion minated remarkable trial, In several respects, at least, ee a dry or rpry rested Sorat swan eae | Too, Ddee Ole aparece tr ‘ ‘nal hi of 5 |. | Procure apy person presence, you VUBRDICT OF GUILTY. Speaking from the evidence given 3a wets shane nak bee. | Will prooeed to determine whether it is proved alt ing no reference to partioular ject matter of this | Tea#0nable ¢oubdt that be had the forged instrament in bis d cause, Wo may safely assert that the large amount of al. | Possesvion, knowing it to bes 7, and uttered it, « Sentence of Huntington to the State loged nd sasaiteed developed by this investi. hy {Bhure or defrond, a8 a geaulne paper. Prisoa. St thoteunds; but im hundreds of thouounde’ Gad the vest bo 'eould be able fo ibe eame panisment tas ho wosid Amount of deposits made in various Soar Sage dew ve been if he had beea convicted of the sotual forgery. Of the aceused; founded on such forgeries, ‘éstimated ta | Te latter proposition is subject to this qualiflostion, how- CLOSING SCENES IN COURT, miltons of doliars; the length ot time covered by the re- ble i angle pe Eg hele aad ene “not to days, forged paper innocently, ’ ore pe a apes ol eas 9 oaaees tae enteeeas Ny, Bor | course of trade. for a valuable considoratioa, then bis ut- whloh attended the’ schemes ot the accused in thé ab. | {Sring of it after notice of lis forgery, with Uhe intent to ts sence of all system and order in their prosecution; the | “&fraud, if established beyond all reasonable doubt, woald § attoundirg facts that his operations, belng emphatically pet ee ee, forgery in the fourth SENTENOR. Court of General Seasions. nothing less thaa wholesale jobbing in forgeries, have grce. To find him guilty under the two last proposi- ‘The Judge concluded his charge at ‘¢ past 3, when the Bolore Judge Capron. con all the time weil known to businses sea of Walt Hons, you must be satisfied that the socused had posses: | jury retired to thelr room, and afer an absence of four Im. 80.—A typographical error was made in yester | pireet snd other. Ler Caster bate QerT, Woe complete; that he liner mew it to | hours and.e quarter, appeared in court at bis Honor’s ¢ day's Hamar when it was stated that Mr. Noyes had con- | tures, but actually bonored the drafts, and yet made no & forgery, or was acquainted with facts and | request, at 28 minutes past 7. Im consequence of the cluded fis argument for the proseoution. He spoke from | oom ‘the publlo authorities; and the | “cumstances reepecting its creation sufficiemt = © | prisoner's comnsel not being present, no commanication é tigniticantly equivocal relations which, acoording | 2U! #2 ordinart!y cautious man on inquiry about its gona: \ 7 o’olook till 13 last evening, and resumed his addresa | 1.” tne ‘baisted for ‘many months sameeren ee Geely was received from the jury until Messrs. Brady aod morning. The oourt room crowded by our lead- several session was connected with ap intention to injure or de- jan arrived, . During the interval, ae ‘be imagined, partes SGA 4b wlilledn' tas‘ dancendmcnd ct thin to: bean 0 is ct presents combination of charackor. Freed bg haga [ypomey yo ie Herbier pervaded co poke mao the markable criminal trial. from all Gioee offwhiou { bave ever heard or read: Pemeneaens ates Due. -S assemblage anxiously awaited the arrival of Mr. Brady, ‘ emed read coburee eration, another's writing, ‘verdiiot might be rendered. ‘ ujoidiatan port pei rasan Sakae fate nce ee part of the court and jary in of esac oe hgraighof a arn i 0) the gh 5 a0 phe faaibid their seate all oyes were : im the det of analyzing and the v: oft < Ghat melther the witnesses nor the medical men | Foc! witnesses in’ thinoane. Wo sre Go cocci te | nani isn formed in the mind, tt is-| ently nega, 0) bev did net 'Sotray ie who had been called by the defence deaied | te:timory consistently with the to- | evidenced by outward acts and deciarations, and the Jury | ‘est ¢ ‘The most usakillful physiognomist, on great acuteness to Huntington in acquisition. They | Ward: all the witnesses, if that be but if we | must find fraudulent intent as an inference drawn 8 countenance at that, moment, could had that from childbood til mamhood he al- | #220t do that, we are to judge between thom, and in | from these sources. The same may be said of tml to perpetve that he maintained stolid indiffereace, : cen = - | forming our ji its on the question bility, we | know! ; It must be inferred from the acts and r than, f; . While the Court and jury were wt) ways found the means of scoomplishing it by falsehood, | are to consider pee on before.us, | rations of tbe accused to the subject about which | waiting for brady, Hintingion engaged in savory ead undoubtedly. he had unusual intellectual power. He ous eos to the aul of tan trial tad tone necuet, the guilty incunien oe poy — ee tion erg hpa ted his relatives, bg ark, and eo ‘ and tre relative consistenc: probal their state- | stances acomed come ‘posses: himeelf to a * slight sensasion’ weed accumulated a large fortune by practicing devices | my nts, We are also to remembec thas this so the tems forged paper! From whom did he receive it? Was t-} usual nonchalence. ‘shrewd’men, who were not apt to be deceived by » 3 easora ee Cink weince Sta ee meee: SSevicte when resmved be eae eo 8, woe Bia siereien te, 8:16. vag My sect Benretoverd speaker's opinion waves of popular excitement. raised from perfect? opange scatlog himself beside bis clievt, tmmodiatel “ pe chganal ee —s pela. varlome Soutoes respeotiog this trial, may agitate the pen | sist, What were bis declara'lons when ohargea with proceeded to.ca!l the jurors’ ames. After they bad re- Se abou from Mi Barbee wan 9061,000, aad = waese it ath place. “st wre o Sesed paper? ‘Theos. are” inguiriee . Pete . *Petlave ye naroed upe everdic, jentlemen :”” ir. sacr We sit here. to coamder G ‘nese are inqut yeu upom your @ ‘rom Belden $509,861. No doubt the jury would my by | evidence and law. In tho discharge of this solema duty | tained Upon: the ce im dotermiaing the motive of | The Foreman" We nave.” thelr verdict that Hantington was destitute of sense of ee oe oe oe ee ee mawsaea is be here he ar ving Lena ch as phe par aia tomes ma B, Honsington, the prisoner }. cone we sl wailty * ¢ moral obligation; but rather than he shonld escape | of inhumanity toward fice ho of busnan Sere, with know edge of its , if you shail investigate the “Guilty,” was the reply; and each one of the jurors Punishment on that.ground it ought to be = motive for | 8nd on “the other side we should take care that en- ame. In Feecne te Ene, Jerr, Voom ee wee ib Oe Sermatce. « bi. convicting him. Mr. Harbeck, under a sense of exoite” | Crimes and great . (Saf matin ge meaning of the word utter, as vused° im “the | manifesed, but the verdict wes received in solemn si ry ment on sccount.of his great pecuniary losses, destroyed Goa romalsing Cuties im this -trinl, J- shall. aunke ue sasute, some difference of opinion exists law. | lence 3 the memorandum which contained his transactions with | ‘Omments on evidence. the constitution of our pA TS i ca lon ee rae the doaate: “In Ny PAE Bets, Binet AGeenay,; shen vene 7 ‘Tho speaker argued that that elycamsanee State a trial by Jory ie ‘to the citizen in crimi land it bas been adjudged pe ag poke as foilcws:—If your Honor please, I gave 20 Buntiogen. arg nal cases, and within the spirit of this provision that de. | & absolute sale, and that, consequently, 4 ‘this atteracea to my:learned fried the janior coaa- did mot materially affect the cave, for the defendant’s | cision which is made by twelve after listening toa | counterielted note, which was to be redcemad.atm' fa--| sel onthe other side (Mr. Bryan), tostYin the possivie dedks and the evidence of witnesses threw enough light | comment on the beng ‘judge, | ‘ure ony. is not such a or uttering aa the statute { cvent S108 ary comviatins the , his client. and to either can bardly rly called the verdict of a jury. It is } Coptempliates. But ina casein our owa courts, in-whtieh -} the client of my friead, senior counsel (ar. ‘apge the subject ‘acquit or convict the prisoner. imate for the fudge 10 advise the jury of tie law, aud | tis queation arose, the Judge says:— Brady), wos now 1a court, that in view of your Zoaor's 6 Ingenious counsel had taken advantage of ths cours» | then the jury the law, as ved from ‘The crime of uttering and publ 4s not complete, how: Spcatts other considerations, I snould move ‘g whieh tho presa pursued in reference to the trial, and by | Judge, to the facts as \d by themselves, uninfluenced ever, uniil the paper is translorred, comes to the hands or | for) ‘the prisoner; acd} therefore, now, credtihyy falbe iasnea drew their attention away {rom the Dy comments of the j . The accused, Polagesion of s9mse, other: 2 Ca his | acgordingly, it my duty s0 to do, and move toast cole ae = ata borg forgery Ja Se third Geeren. mania ent by the felon Dy mail from one county, to. an | adi Court be passed upon the prisoner at took preesution to elon Setnes been read vidual in another county, for the purposd of obtaining * ee ovale es your hearing, and tbe Court will not. therefore, detain Mr. Braoy resend said:—If' your Honor please, there Sade detection, toe his books were kept by his boy Tracy | you by repeating it here, It is suifcient for me io state | received vy ie person to whoa! it was soa Ia nothing that oun happen in any case in whlot! I sm _ accused has ad mitted of the essential ele- as Coase! wnich can create any surprive on notes mi of ‘agate T ant ot aware that there Saree ees t o Suny op'can say with any propriety, in reference ‘ to the motion whien my Tearned’friead, the Tustrict At the torney, makes. There are some questions of law pre- which led to the discovery of that extraordinary crimiaal. accused with the making of the he dis; ‘of sented im this case which'can be disposed of as weli at Ham tl beens Hanged nt run trmy ve | Waner ny creaion, aud ino rocelonimtnk tna s | Mtr centa to Seta, asta cn Wine wt | Soy ftare tint now ond yout Honor gil ima spose sic eied i to the oriizals remarkable !mpu wea te hbatet eek oA he distinction in law between the two methods of proper tthe Gort : ye aliag Dearing specially preceean "on neck 5 Rg as wbis is, to pro. UUURCe ment Court, uniess there in his possession innocently, but when subsequcat witch the alleged act wes Gunmitied, thet intent man of forgery, with apparentiy gull pedge are some good and sufficient reasons which intent, that the accused is not guilty, that fia will Ee del A ape any shai Receesarily "be proved by tuo dots aad declare pa a aI i e at ts taeaona - aaieve nem rf ‘but when confronted-before Mr. Fitch and otners, ‘he | 802% ——, rounding “collateral | to consistently reconoil facta bearing exclusively on for a time, until’ such Prockedioge were taken on the ; hha was guilty, and wopt like x child. It | Sarviee tne wideat soope of examination, Yhat the rules ot | {nate charge: with the bypotbesia of innopenos, ‘ead | Fart of id peagger ae counsel deemed proper to take, rare a wten hehed itm his power todo | Svicenee Perth saa the muse of testimony eileied on teopenee eat % in tl tom com your duty ofan soon Yry tet nd gana wa tho rignts ot the 20, io the —— —— to consider his. uber mere abstruse detense % raoner, for the Ovart of Teview can overrule any decie- of e which may bave perpetrated. Uniess there is ciroum:t Shake parties. : ‘Dare eanrly dadnod te plon of iogral Insaity” when be veanel the trial. as ot the pneu drag ree it fre, | Buiins, aad Renan cori, a balding bin, wien, thns pose ccensatinaratonests o seme Coan wchte teres ‘ tow " aitiioted, acautt of guilt ¢ humbly’ an ely i reid or rears a cli oppery of Sat hon wo are deckaed wast. the saan iomnoe ip deoraed coe foe the pazians deirtioe of She Deiy.,apaay oe esta ten of my rm ed otiee tbat. 1 enetla Gleposs of velck wm fortune, (often surfeit of our ey opted od forah in soseniad Ey’ prost ef tar tetontion te somone tion of the civil and criminal tribunals ot ell OT Rn a nn ey eB eg Sa oy by eteeamaye fons ‘by heavenly conrprisoue | 10 Persots, the pertoa named in the incictment beime | government: : able im all the learned profs. | “xe Suny oe a es one of the two. It has also been determined thas the note d scholars, bave stadied aud ex- reques kd mp Gee pat that defence eageaie bie ‘tage . Clark tesuled to an importaat fact, pamely, that Be bad been looking for some time for ot bis wild career of bankin: s 4 i iit ‘ in i : Hi a i} if i i : 3 i Hil i if i i } i 7 in Hi Fl lft HE i fa f a8 if i ut i jul | HH a ss — ~hdrnd mother }—This is the very coinage of your , uy | ae keep thine, it is not Ihave witered; ta I 3 H 3 sought the land by t#ing tho peculiar views of Drs Gil and Parer relative to the condition of [lontington’s He read authorities to ehow that thone who were oh some shbhjects, yet capable of dircriminat f i ween right and wrong, should be beld scoonata be for hor orimes, and concluded by thank!ng the jury for thelr patient attention aud invoking vine thom in their dol(beratioas, hyping What ‘Would Be such @ ome as would vindonte the majesty of the law ant punish the oToader the ae ee ee f E i § i Es i i ney fit : i i : A f 3 ! | l iH 5 a Py & | : 4 i f 4 j i 4 the jury, @ fraudulent intent is Bet, gentlemen, the forgery pr ths signs gentlemen, proved to your satisfaction the proof relied on ‘caet thua raised should not be slight--it abould piace to 33 HE 8 i i i i 2852 HT ond ! fj : fl ! ; i g iF | 2i82E8 : i m! ied and reeulte in re having all reagonadls doub! EB i i i therefore, the fact of Bo valid defence to Presut 5 Pe 2 i 1 i i 8 HH ig 8g SE tl if ef | i $s i i 5 it FasF E F i g 3 il ‘be nal He 3 5 Hie edi t ef $3 i i i ii i 3 id Ht Ly 5 rll practical i ‘Tho true standard of decision on the evidence ts this: If ail the facts cetabiished to your patisfaction, tending to connect the socused with the actual forgery, exist ‘with all the surrounding ciroomsrances, consistently with the hypotheris of his fanorence, then there is, of course, @ reasonable doubt thet he comimitted the act, and os- she the @ scomme dt nilty a onmected qd “toms, and other amined tne -treeture and junction- of the haman ~yatem, the laws anc of mind, the relations of each t> ‘the other. and their mutual! tniiuence as a united organi-m, and bave deaused results and demonstrated their cor- jatied to sanction agreed among them-elve on the sul Meal rienoe aitested their certainty. spirit, sanity, Bs approved by and prac ‘oting in this 2 theories of the schools on the subject of in- the majority of the learned in that department of roience, have been from time to ume re- Cogn ized and pinced amorg the ruies of evidence and law. s By many ‘vdicwl decisions tm England and this State, tanity Das been considered under the distinct head: idioey, a¢vemttious and voluntary insanity. With idiocy and voluntary ineanity we have no concern on this trisl. Adventitions or aceideptal insapity has been deoomiaat- ed, ip jodictai Opinions, movomania, or ipsanty on some particuer subjeot or subjects, the pari: mse 00 ot courts if 4 tony Insapity, the latter being alse caliet Topacy. [tts not my purpose on this cecasion, vor would ‘it be useful if | bad the necessary time at my command, to remark yore on the characteristics af these dis- legal ‘tions and not T feet bound to charge Jou ip conformity with the na of the courts whiel VO suthority to declare the i the paricalar case, Wearein $ court of ae ae in the Cope ence; our action, therefore, must be governed by logaiad- —* and n st by the theories and speculations of the schools. These scholastic theories and sp: culations insy the legitimate authority, st ad Bere tot ld ral decison, Ta "deesrib Insanity is des:ribed by nay Om a io jatellect By a) i ii i i is all abet: i £ Hi B Lj i z 8 i i i FL i 3 L 2 2 i L i H i He Uy & ; H i 3 | I i WG H ffs i i fi t : i i Fe i ffs z E 2 i i : i il Le] E iis i Hi if i i H i ‘ s i i ri g 5 ti ii & 353 Hee i i tH il. 8 i : FFE Ed z upon the evidence on this question: be moet fully satiety ov that this delence i real and complete. On te other apd, if yon shal! be eatiaded beyond nit reazona ye donbt, from ‘the proof, that the accused put the signatare to the wer it was there, thal he bad pomression of it, know?og of Ite oreery, avd ottered Was irre with (otont $9 detraad, wid that be Kaew, when be did ofther ac), wat 4 j Deeded, and I think the 1 ping to the pnd. ene Mr. Hi bea , Sr, Huntington Teasons which will be developed he satisiaction of who Persons ibis But | have something avo doubted up to to say. Ho far us the result of the deliberations of this Jury is concerned, I never ta7é been guilty of aeotation in my life. 1 told them that I would be satisiied with any moment. jusien they might arrive at. 1 know that are conscientio # and when] meet ‘som ia tbe community, and when I may see them at any time hereafter, they can take it for granted that I have the most unlimited and most nnqualited respect for tne con- clusion at which they have artived. {hey wore disin- terested jurors; I was a zealous counsel. Ali that I r] baveto say to your Honor is, if you pronounse | 1age- take arvangemsewua WIL reorence to his prose make arrangements iv oteue, which, I think, your Honor will perceive is District Attorney will perceive it remember that he made an as- also. Your Honor will od as it is Docessary that his countel should seo him frequently, i world be laconve- ‘tat purpose, Although your somo 5 53 &. by we eee fi 3: | HH iH t i i l | i i i i i H ef 3 i J 3 2 j j '& i E3 hi i ; | Eb | ivf i i Woon’s Mivwraes.—New Years’ Cava Mr, Wood has Produced a petite piece de cirewmsionce wader the title “Now Years’ Calls.” ‘The splrit of the aitnir ix in tho competent hands of Mr. George Christy, who has an odd | character in which he succeeds in Winging dowa the howse, and the farce answers the prir.otpal prrpores of al! such ploces—frst, to 1) th® houw, nightly, and socond, to beop the auiienoe in the Deg. humor from the begin FF} bs i i i 3 ‘TON, H. J. BOULTON, Apnexed is & neat and appropriate reply thereto: — Naw Yous, Dec. 30, 1956. Gxxtumes—In reply to your note in the Naw Yoax Brxsn» of this morning, | beg to (hank yoo for the kind masner in which you bave conveyed to me the Da- tion of the passengers of ty attention to their outer, ond cf the mapagement of the vessel under my comm on our iate voyage trom [iverpool. Thoagh I do not conside” ‘hat | have dooe saythiog to merit so great a mark of thetr esteem, I svail have much pleasore in ao- cepting the service of piste, ape will reserve it asa pleating memento of many Kind friends. I men, your obedient sorvant, JOBN Li + Mal G Master Koy Steamebty) Europa. . Witlema, L. € Coe, Municipal Affairs. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. @ cveral potitions for relief and remissionof taxos were received and roferred. ‘The taxon John Hecker, valued ‘at $25,000, on pereonal estate, was remitted. The report of the committeo recommending officer Asolphas Mincher as (orman joterproter to tho Court of Sessionr, war taken up and reconsidered. The report ‘was adopted by # vote of 11 to 6. ‘On notion of Supervisor Hexkox. » vote of thanks was bam yey passed to the Chairman, for bu conduct Mri retarned thanksifor the honor done him, and expressed = bope that the successors of the Board would act as conscientiously as they bad done. ‘The Board then adjourned sine dic. BOARD OF COMMON COUNCTLMEN. Jie Doard of Conpetinnen 8 ees Seen, 8 Cees ‘and did nothing of importance beyond making motions to adjoars. This was eventually carried shortly alter 67. AOARD OF ALDERMEN, ‘The President, |. U. Barker, Esq., in the chair. TOMNSING MARKIT, BPC. on thie mattor was agata called but the fitten From a im th Rainbare ohn George, Seite age MP gt Mthian Mokeso, Rev ADdrew jaan Sa Mail Mr Baar it andl re it; Geo Fuller, Walter be dn etn Wr Hap Sir'Tracy Kad and tay, Tea aleve, Warkirkan te y a MeO . Margaret . Mre . fon Shaw, Irs Wa Talbot and infant, steerage. 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Sadord, having Just arrived from a voyage, was stove in by tho.joot the Kast river, and sunk near Wallabowt bay, Broskiye. ‘The captain, his wife and two childven, the mate, two two seamen and cook—in all cigit parsons—weat down ‘with the vessel, aad were drowned. Two of the seamen s aavigation of tho Fast river 2 The and [sina s0Ud wae, Opened, having Deon closed lor nearly (our weeks, MAnOT., 12—The Msitiet \ttoraey of New York entered a txtie Prtiequi to the Oourt of (en: the city offeia’s whe bat boon Disirigh Attorney shaved (hai