The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1857, Page 10

10 THE POLICE QUESTION. @onfiict of the Riva) Police Beards. COMMIAGION IN BRAWCY OF A BUPERIN- NT—TAB CORRESPONDENCE WITH JUD9E THR OFFICIAL LESTERS—-PORLORN yearrioN OF THE NEW BOARD—TRE PROSPECT @F THEIR RESIGNING INV IVIDUALLY—THR ROBB yes “srans” FROM THE AURAL DISIRIVTE—THE GOMMASIONERS HUNTED DOWN—THEY DESERE FRER PLACES OF MERTING—MAYOR WOOD'S FLATPORM—-NO SURRENDER—LOVALTY OF THR PeLcE TO THE CAUSE OF THB GITY, ETO. Be wanderings of Teiemacus, Tom Jones, Diogenes, dephet in crorch of a Father, and even the seekers for @o Korthwest Passage, are boand to be extinguished @ Be proverbs and precedenta, by the abortive odurta if the pew Police Comminsioners to dad 6 Sape, invendent ef the Metropolitan district of New York. After the refusal of Chief Maweli, which was promptly Pediinhed, the new Commissioners had recourse to Jadge ‘Whiting, © whom they proffered the aftice. As pablic ‘@pinion bad st rst urged his name upon the Cominission- fore, and they had thonght to dorrow from his reputation eeme color of efficiency, 90 @ most unusual anxiety has ‘Deen manifested to learn the Judge’s decision. This, how- ever, it hss not boen thought expedient by the Commis- ere to publish. Notwithstanding o good deal of urgency ‘mm fe part of the reporters an of the public generally, Be Commiesioners have thought proper to withhold the Sesvespondence, even the fact of Judge Whiting’s pefusa) to accept office of Police Superintendent. We @we, however, today the letters of both parties in rela . fmm to the matter, as far as Judge Whiting 13 cencarned:— ‘FRE YOLICE COMMISSIONERS TO JEDER WUITING. New 'Yorr, Nay 6, 1857. Buus Sie—The undersigned, Comminsioners of Patine, ‘Rape the honor to inform yor that, at a meeting of the Ts, Berd on the 6th ipet., you were ananimoss- b | inted General Superintendent af tbo Metropolitan of the Sate of New York. Commissioners were Fensible that for the proper ree of the grave and responsibly aniies of the head a potice of thir and the adjacent counties, great men- ity, 8 thorengh acquaintance with criminal tae And bod personal ebaracter were tdixpenable pro Fequmifes. They beliove you possess theve quaiiticatvons in ep eminent degree, and they earnestly requo-t you will Speept ne aprniniment wived tbey Bow lenderto you. Bory rApocttuity, ce DRAPER, | 3. ST. STRANASLAN, JAMES M. NY| Potice \ Commissioners JAMES BOWEN, ‘Je Jaume XR. Warne, Keg JORGE WHITING TO THE COMMISSIONERS. New Youx, May 7, 1857 Queries —Y our jetier, advising me of the ananimous of my name for the office of General Superintend. at of tbo Now York Metropolitan Police, ant requesting | Way seceptance, wax received yorterday afternoon. ‘After anxious deliberation as to my duty in deciding the be ip accordance with your cordially expresed , 1 oma constrained to decline the proffered honor. Shankmmg you moet Lage: herd the very Gattoring Werds ured ip tendering me office, Lam, gentiemen, Youre, very respectfully JR. WHITING. ‘To Mera. SyDraper, J. 8.7. Stransham, James M. Nye, Quer Cholwell and James Bowen, Police Commission: ems, bc. i A was anvounced pudliely on the 4th inst. that the Gon | ‘@iisioners had appointed Judge Whiting, and itappeara be tad verbal notice to that etiect on that day. He thon ex gremed his surprise at the determination of the Commis- | @aners, and indicated flatly his purpose to refuse the po. item. Nombers of citizens, ae well as his immediate ‘Miends, who called on him in relation to the matter, say Me mever entertained or encouraged the idea that he wonld meecpi the office. The Commissioners, however, in their @rtress,, made the formal, earnest entreaty above, datet (we day # after (on the 6th), and had their answer at once ema without hesitancy on the part of the Judge. The let ‘ee of the Commissioners he must have received aboot 4 BM. om ‘he 6th, and bis reply was before the Commis alonere ai 10 o'clock next morning. BB would seom that the me have beor heat- fing the bush in every quarter for a suitable porvon to fill | Me posi w, but euch is the ty of the cause = they are prosecuting that men of any portion and will Dardty risk themeelees in fo precarious a con. Beetion. Public opinion ha ret strung! famb of the Albany oligatcby, and whilst the refusal of Dadgo Whiting bas boen made @ tonic of confectare and @emtradiction, rome dowen eimilar offers and refusals aro Waderttood to have alsocome of. The Board has placarded ‘Bowers of meetings, but onty met to indicate ata glance they had no busines to do, ¢. ¢., they had po body to for them, and 0 adjourn 3 at last aban. their place of moeting, and to-day were not to bo anywhere. None of meetings have included “ex-ofiicio”’ members, the Mayors of New York and Bresk)yn. ‘Fee members of the Board are placed in a pasition ‘witch really demands commiweratim, ani from ite uo- met dogtn pisced, apd to-day havo | at nearly concluded to give up he bunt for a #oper ent @ present. Owing to materiale of which “ie board ie compored it if incumbent upon them to pro- fem some uch name as that of Judge Whiting for tho prectical control of the policy business. We wonfidence ‘Wherever is fult in their personal Stocas for the peculiar @aties wey are called upon w discharge ‘n the manipala- fen of & wetropoitan potice. However much they may Beestimaied a good and heme-t men, yet the practical G@emancie of he public a-k which of thom will sit in the | ‘Oefars of the Oty Hall and the wires of Mateoll's telegraph? Will Governor Draper move the signals back office in Wiliam street’ or will General Nye up & telecraph pole before hie law office back of the | we? Will Mr. Cholwell give the matter bie leisure | Sationer’s ebop, corner of Neceu strat and Maiden | Or shall a submarine cabie be sunk in the East river the kindly ex-M. C. of Brooklyn, Mr. Mira % or must Commissioner Bowen remove tue euncern | to bis clowant country seat in We-tchester’ i ‘These are the questions to which the matter reduce: Seal! with tbe pubic, vo the Commimioners are properiy Abeut presenting some prac'ica! man as Saperin- who will combine the skill and experience of ‘Matrell with the executive diligence of Mayor Woxd. There ‘wang possibly be sone people in New York who prefer to the muvicipal government of this city to the aa raiber ghan exercise it themselves, buat will stand the abrogation of the on y making Ita port of rupplement to the Province of the Ten Governory of the Almshoure. Rether Judge Whiting or Judge Beebe, nor Mr. Jamer Mashford, nor quite o number of like gentlemen who bave, B® undereood, been applied to, wil brave the popular Beeling agaitet the Dow Police Cotamisston by accepung— @at the post of President, or even that of member of the Doard—but rather Mr. Mateell’s munctum in the City Hall It is doubtful even if Branch woultl Ae Sf to compensate (0 Use Commiseionere for the saareity f applicants for the piace A “Superintendent,” they are gmrrved, hunted down by applications for ‘overy other poet in connection with we Police Deparimem. kes having got abroad that Albacy isto govern New Werk in this connection, the rural distrow are rapidly @mpting Wemeclves In the rosh which is being made fer “stare ’’ and comminwons the new tone. ight in which they are R i Mf > 2 rt i ty i i ‘ | ny f f ‘The Staten Island Hebellion. THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE BRAT OF WAR—ruK OVETERMEN ARE DETERMINED NSVKR TO SURKAN: DYR—s BRAUTIFUL PROSPROT AWKal—-PURTHRK THREATS OF VIOLENCE, ETO , HTC. ‘The reb bs of Beguine’s Poiut and P inoes Bay, Staten Teland, are in peaceable enjoyment of the late vicwry gaived over the goverpmem forces, and have male no farther dem onetration since Wednerday night, forthe very good reason tbat they are anable to flud any one or any thing tofightagainat. Our roalers need not expect any exciting news from the vont of war until hostilities are -e commenced by the Commissioners, and then ook out for squalls and a repetition of the soones which sharacterized the proceedings of the ant) rentera of Rensselaer county eevoral yeuas ago. ‘The oystermen avd Ashermen of Princes Bay have from the time of the Reyolu’jon, looked upon tho waters in that jocality as their private property, and each generatiun i+ tangbt to balleye that any interruption w their Dosiners is an Injury mot to be borne even for an hour. Consequently, when the law removing the Quarantine from its presept jlocativo to the very heart of this citadel, had passed the Legislature, they waxe! wroth, and one and all rignified their determinutionto reaist by all means in their power the carrying ot of the provisions of that enactment. They reasoned with them eotvos in this way:—For genorations past we have sub«i-t- 4 by the production of oysters in the very waters where MW ie Dow proposed to extablixh the Quarantine; if we subd ‘mit to whe odinus law our trade will be ruined aod wo will become peupers. upow that well Kou vp princivle, “pelt orva'ion ie vbe Grst lew of natare.”’ thy deter- Bet to be paupers, but to be flourishing oy-termen ‘pon the waters which had been bequeathed to them by their forefathers; and accord! Hy they bave set thy baw of tho Btaie at defiance, ve dechared open war again all who would eek to deprive them of what they ‘eonetder sheh inheritanee. ir righsful y In ordet to give the pubtic some idea of the ata'aof foel- ing exis-ing: ip the adobe neighborhud, we append tbe following letter received from one of the inhabKaow of ihe rebeilious ds tris — TO TUR EDITOR OF THE RERALD. Weermm, 8. 1, May 7, 1867. About twelve o'clock last evening ihe piace destienated 2 the location of the new Quarantine was suddenly sur- priced by a party of men, di-guized as Indians, who im mesdiavery set fire to all the duiktings, which were soon redacea to axhes., The guards made their eavape, but hal not much time toxave anything from the contgration. Jt really appears that the tomahawk hae finally been dug up, and ‘not to be again buried unt) the pipe of peane uball have been smoked, and the enemy found wilting to re eat from the cacred hunting grounds, Yours truly, #** The Commissioners have not been down to Soguine’s Point since the opening of the caropaign, and from present appearances they do not care bow long a time may elajwe ere they pay their bext respects to the rebels. They have pat yet beard from the Governor in relation w the matter, Dut it is presumed that they will receive a despatch from Albany to-day. Our reporter visited the scene of the confiagration yer- terday, but he could giean no news of elber interest or iupportanes. Mr, Morrison, the steward, remains ou the grounds yet; bot ae bopes w be removed from the un PSKALt Position 8 SO0D &s Poreible, as he considers his fe in danger. The morning after the fire a party of oystermen parsed the ruins of the houtes in a sloop, and when they came ite the amouiderng pile, they all stood up, and takiug their bats cheered jondly, as if in trrumpb at the suc cess of their comrades’ plans. It is rumored that the Comminrioners have been all ‘marked,’ and that whenever they make their appear. ance in ibe neighborhood they will be picked off to the moat scientific mapper. Enough has leaked ont t uh w that the oy*termen aro in earnest, and will cary the war into Africa, or even into New York city, sbould the neces- sity of the case demand it, Nous verrons. Mass Meeting of the Citizens of Breoklyn. The large r the Brooklyn athensum was crowded jast ovening Wid ® most respectable assembiage, amongst whom we noticed many of the prominent business mon of this city. The moeting was brought together \n pursuance of the following call, which had been extensively pub lisbed by means of handbilis, posters, and the pr ews of New York and Brooklyn. MASS MEETING OF TEE OF BROOKLYN OFTOSED 70 Toe undersigned, citiens of Mrooklyn, Tecking & deep iat ¢ ups rn, a inte rest in the prooperity and welfare of the chy, respeccul y invite all pt roons tp Tavor of tbe removal of eteaun from Atlan We street, and the eubsultuuon of city cara, 0 m-et at ube large hall of the Albenwum on Friday evening, be tb insieal, a 6 @olock. ‘The | petition of the Brooklyn and Jamaing Ralirosl Company Wo the Common Counai the privilege af las- ing Talis’ im AUantc atreat onya.—" Aa to the propelllsg power, he company cheerfully ebmii {4 t0 tne onnirol of your bono: rable body. They do not desire to use steam within the Kms of the contemplated avenue, believing horse wer to be equally advanageous, and ig thin view they bave siready Gevermined not to place thelr locomotive depo. on this cide of Parment be ‘The objec: ol this mecting of the eitisens ie to devise the best moans iri ‘com| \o carry ‘ginal Gesign of Welr podon cre ™ tr The meeting was called to order by James C. Soneall, Kaq., who nominated ex-Mayor E. A’ Lambert for Preeident, which, being unanimously ratified, the following Vico- Presidents were also appointat — Hon. ¢ Fill, J.C. Stoneall, GF. Rempb,¥D. Hon. kaw’ Chas. A. Meigs, Smaith Puncher, Hoa, Gonklin Brush;3. J. Pardossus, Chas. J. Shepard, Hon. Geo. Taylor, ‘A.D. Polhemus, Nathan Lane, Charles Christmas, Jotn D. Gocks,’ ©. J a6, KB. lutetield, ' Chae. H. Litue, DB. Baylis, Samuel Frost, LE. & Burabam, Jobn @ Bolan, Fred. Margnand, Dan!. Brooks, M.D.,¥. A. Huoungton, Irs Smith, ‘A. Cooke Hull, M.D ' Thos. Eulttvan, Isaac Young, Saml. Hart, M.D, "Michael Gaffe. BOREL AUS. J.% Dowglasa, 8. P. Journeay, EB. K. Beranton, Wiilsm Evans. It appears that our neighbors are up in arms against a tmononoly which endangers pot merely real estate, bat the Yanbs and lives of the tnhaditanus. It would seem impos ible Uhat any laws sbouk! exist whereby locomotives can not be prevented running through @ crowded thoroughfare and which permit even greater nuisances to flourich, with Out visible mode of redrew#; but se it is, and neither by municipal ordinance nor legislative enactment can the nui. bance be remedied. Our columns are too crowded to give © ful! ptomont for the present, but the following resolu tom, unanimously adopted by the meotiag, explaio them. eolver, and certainly justify any souon of the agrieved Whoress, Honth Brooklyn and the vicinity of Atlantic ntret, now Inbor, end for many years pat have inbor- ed, under severe injuries ewetelned at the hands of the Long Island Railroad Company and the Brooklyn and Je tmaice Railrosd Company, amoung which | tjuries epa- merate the ue Of roam en the consirucuon of wo ‘pel in Atlantic etrest, he making of their wharf ai we foot of Atlantic otreet i j i pu ! iF if, & z § r 4 f if i i | ie if i 3 i Mat 8—Jn the Matier of the Mandomus ageind Ou Beige —A4 Whe entting of the Overt this morning Mr. ©’Coner ald be wished to submit to the Court, without argument, ewe forme of maviamus lo compel the City Judge to ect ; Hf | i end Meewes 6 wile and two Mimam) 1! F ne con Juniors on the Greeapaint care Mamet Benddork Weil Ainappearnd aome two weaks since end Bae not bree beard of Ete marted oot with bie ear ae |, DU om Lb? Poote Ot rensaqnen: alls, whe lise {0% many ‘yreare $3 Mamtee amy, dows u ed At Greonpeiut Stamporaiy add exewplary mar He ie thirty Are Wo inches in height, wore day be was lant eer gamut oo | , about five foot tL He chothind and efiece remain Fa it ab Or vwmpanint, e tw the (represented 6 ihe N. wide of 40th ot, B50 TW. of bth ar each id Ale i i it iy § it i i t h Z iT Fi fe af § § i | i iH ‘1 t ih if HS ii | A i Bf § r H é i i I | HH a ite | i i ase ifs i 3 ie | she ie i = & a [ i | & i ft t? #3 tr it e ft i i j § f | £F g2 ii a sean! Brvew fhe following wales were tede et eubtion at the Mor chante’ Exchange sn, 4 ete & wide 86th 100.2, each nas ooee vey foes epee cece ccs « 2/086 08,085 ot, Teo fi. B of 10D ave. 2h s000 3400 The Alirged Stave Ship Merenant. THIFBO STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Geo, W. Marton, aq. TESTIMONY OF CAPT. FAUWOR AND UNITED 2TATES MARSHAL RYNDERA, May &—The Uniled States ve. Jones and Wells, Oaplain ond Mate uf the ship Merchamt.—John Faonce, Captain of the United States revenue cutter Washington, being called and examined, deposed that an the 23d of April he seized the Merchant, be baving reovived from Marshal Ryndors & warrant to detain that vessel if she intended to leave the port of New York; it was understoot that she was to aall that night; ® steamer came alongside the cutter, and | rent ten men and two officers to Keep watch of the Mer- chant al) might; about tevep the next morning the Mor- chant came out of her dock amd proceeded down the bay; we followed tp about half an hour; overtook ber betwee the middle and weet bank, passed her and went outside the Hook; after the steamer Birkbeck, which was towing the Kerchant out, had left ber abouk two miles oatsile Sandy Hook we were some four miles south of the scboon er, further out; the men observed steamer com- mg down ard making for the schooner; she, however, }used the achooner and kept along shore; seeing nomber vessel in sight 1 gave orders 40 make for the schooner ; when with a mile and @ baif of her wo discover- ed acotber boat commg down; orders wero shen given to run off to the right of a largo vhip which laid outside; -he steamer coming down soon mado for tbe -obconer Merchapt, and op ber reaching ber she rounded apa went a) ng-ide of hempwhere sbe remained a short ime; «be then took a baweer from the Mercbant and com- menced towing her eat southeast; we lay still ontil she dad xt eveb @ distance ofS Ubat we could only see her bull, then gave orders to pursue ber; when we had rua tifeen or twenty minutes the captain of the schooner disouvered ve coming. and cast off from the steamer; I think’ we bad run swe miles at this time; the steamer was steering north- eek; Uninking thay there must: be something on dowd of We sramer,] first gave orders to. put mye on board the schooner, and then told my Jientenant to take our steamer and go after the steamer Birkbeck, which had jost cast off from the Merchant; this was dope; Ttbon had the Mer- ebant taken in tow and hauled ber slougside my oatter in Buuermilk Channel; the Birkbeck was alo brought to the same placer Ca’ tay Joues, now proxont, rep -wiontod bimsolf as captain of the echooeer, and handed i» some pavere Dearing his name as captain; I think the crow num. bored about eight or ten, and pone of them, | believe, were Amrncane; the Merchant bs aout 200 tons burthen ; noticed rome Const of Africa charts aboard of her; thing thrown overbuard from the rehooner. On rors eXaTination witness rald that he did pot know whether bic name was ™ the back of the Marshal's war. Tout as a deputy; but the Marrbal told him it was, he had vo warrant to search the steamer Birbeck; the first ball 1 geve to tue Merchant was ew ber helm down; ooald bot say that he did, but think be obeyed the order; vo reruice was made whatever; think I could bave selard ber any time after she left her dock; if wo bad #larted as coon ay Khe did, we could have caught her just of Governor’ Island; the first steamer (Birbeck No. 1,) took the echooner from the wharf; did not go aboard the Bir- beck uutil she got along side my cutier; | asked Captain Joves for his papers, and be gave them wo me; I gave ‘hem to the United States Marshal; I remalbed on board the Merchant unti) she got up t my cutie: 4 until all persous found op board the schooner were transferred to my buat; did uot transfer any goods from the Merchant, there was nothing takep ont while I was in charge; 1 un derstood the Marshal came and got the clothing of the sailors; Captain Jones and the other persons fount on board of the Merchant were kept in my boas unti) taken in charge by the Murebal; the wind was very light that day, almortacalm; ibere was astrong edb Ude; bad no warani.for the arrett.of the captain or crew. ‘The United Matos Marchal leaiah Ryde amined and de;veed, at the, 1 was ebant she war ly ing—At No. mavder wor Capt Storm; we long time and learned that she was going to sea on the vigbs of the 22d April, at So’clock. 1 went ou board of a ‘yess: | 1) mug at the end of the dock, and they tok! me they were making preparations to ge out ; rhe did oot go until the next morning ; 1 was pot present at the time of tho selgure, but wax in waiting for the return of the prize; the fonr persons ou board the steamtug Birkbeck, | undersand were for sbo Merchant; on exaraiving the Birkbeck, I found ope of the men stowed wi ip 8 birta, bebind a Diack trunk; Tarresied him, when bo stated he was going out as B pasrenger; he said be got bis ticket from one Berro, whom id not see aDY- rere watohing ‘oer fors Renton sitting with bis feet in ‘of the cask; 1 he war going ont, but aid not A e & end the case war adjourned to Menday next The Alleged French Hallruad Fraads, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before George F. Betis. May 8.—Jn the Matier of @reld, Parct, David and (thers, Charged with Frauds on the Northern Railroad of Pramce.— ‘This bong protracted care in drawing to a chee. Mr. Townsend concluded his argument on behalf of Greiet and Parot Uis morning. His argument—which ocoupied nearly four days—was composed of «@ very searching and critica) analyse of the books of the company. His chief proposition wes that the bulk of the testimony by which it was sought to establish the gallt of the accused, was the books and the oral evidence of Gerpport, he Auditor of the company , thai Goopfort’s know- ledge was derived almost exclusively from the books. He undertook to show that no reliance could be placed op them, and, consequently, none on ‘be testimony of Goup fort.’ twas part of the theory of the prose cution that a book produced, eailsd a wole de pase, exhibited a true socount of the share stolen; but on test- ing by the rulo upon which the prosecution nought to maintain weir theory, at book exhibited a deficit of 13, 448 +bares, and the prosec itieo only claimed to have lost G,712 Tk was also @ part of the theory of the defence that faire key® were weed, and {t war alleged that keys wore found in the tork of Greet; bot they had endeavored to conewel the fact whioh appeared by te tmporial « torney’s tat that none of the keys found Gtted the compa- ny'# safe, Ono depoativon sent from France eald the rob: bory coul! only have been at night, and another deposi. on, taken on the wame day, aid Where was po reacon to suppose the robbery was committe! during the night. Be argued al-o that, admitting every fact contended for by PROssoution, yet the wotased were ot Drunght within the terms of the treaty. Mr. Fogerty then procented to fom up the case on be half of Kdward David. He sommenond by congratulat- ing the Commissioner opon the near termination of this conare, @BC Goon the ti Ww the lnvewlgation. 12 Guewbon was the only ev idence agnicet David, & ne sufficient proof of et Hie Proved by only coe wit. nese wbosaw him write but Once, aud on the other hand three witpease havo Wetified positively tat tt ta net bis po ponte Bat even if tw im proof of gvitt or criminal | i j H : E E i 3 i jibe Ht as # tt | eis gf FREESE i | i 5 g E Et { 4 5 8 s 3 a i i | if i ee i | i F i fF the if] é i i i i would Hil I i Hy i i z t t : z | z 83 i i f | [ terdertmon!.—Thlo was an application om the part of Mal. fem, who har Bired the Duikling Mo. 88 Howth straet from Om Whe ground Wat their wren hes expired and that they MMegaily bold over. The defence i that Jacob Wikio tera ns ray em ei D a KAA per he forms of tbat kane he wae te make certain alterations SIRI EE comm cn nn © cle ot Mr. wat eenployed Lim, ui! be tnd out mpeclBeationss J , wnperse mote than the even (TF son refuaed Wo accoie to, maping were in nosordnare with the conditions of the lease. . between them, Mr. Van Renselixor faid to Mr. Wilson, you will make the alterations os I Foruirs, Coamety »to put up square cofumnnn) 5 wi iat have the premicss anther year fram the ond of lease, on the ame terme bold, which tr Wiloon agreed to, ant ais exon’ in We albteniions ome rT) Jaoob Wileoe tertified tothe mame tacts tated by Mr. Taf, and that he offered in January lat w give the fans security ae in the former jars, and w execute a written Jenne, whieh the jandlor! refuse’! ty meonayn Mr, Yep Ronacilaer the anion, wae examined ws 6 witness for Mr. Mullen, the applicant who seeks sion; be testified that he bat tm resaibortinn of | made any such agreement, but he wookl nob swear that be did net, and that Wilkon but appted to him sinee Jano- ary for a turther teare of the premise fer eres years. } Judge charged the jury that sf they Belbeved, from | | t the vettimeny, thatthe axreoment «wer te was w agreement to give a lease, it wae amo apd the javts hel! over after and that the applicant was e remedy Mr. W) -on then wou! Mr, Van Rensetiagr tar nat ox leave for the further term; bus Mf they bevtbewent that Mr, Van Rensellye: then Jet tbe preminm to Wika far an ad- ditional term ef ope year, (0 commener from the trt of May, 1557, then the dote:dants were entted to their ver- dict, and Mr. Mallen, the applionm, hae his aotion againat Me, Van Rensellaer for a brearb af the covenant contained in his leave, by not giving him parewion, ‘The jury in Dye minntes returped with a verdict in favor of the Wilsons, finding that they had hire the premises for one year from the first ¢f > ay, 1867, on the same terms: as their last jeare. ony . Boxzav oy Sraxar Ciaasins.—Wo understamd that the Superintendent of the Banitary }uxpection and Brest Clean- ing, R. C, Downing, Baq., long identitied with the Cty In- spector’s Deyarwmemt, ® rapid'y perfecting arrangements under the diveetion of the (ity Jnxpevtor, to have the stroots tices be dirrogarded, owners, agente, lessees or coonpants, ae the care may be, should not be surprised to fied them- pelves indebted to e- corpeestin tho mam of from $25 to $50 fine, for thes sanitary ordimanves. ORGANIZATION OF THR Amnmucay Exwinaye Asp ap Hoxm- ergap ComPany-—St0on ait Svmeckiasp—Euacrion ov Or FicKKA—The ajourped meeting uf the corporators of the American Homestead and Emigration Company, incorp> rated by an act of the last Logis luture, wae held on Thurs: day evening, at the Aster Houre, w balf-past reven o'clock, The books of mbacriptinn to the capital stock were opened at eight o’olock. The charter requires that $200,010 +hould be eubwertbed before it shall be compo- tent for the stockholders to eben ¢ officers, The whole amount was sabvcribed in bee than half an bour. Six bundred shares—+ixty thonsand dol'ar—was subscribed by three ckizena of Vi-zinia, Fity moro by @ naiive of thet tate, reviding new in New York. ‘The stockholders immediately proceeded to cheose the following Board of Directors — D R Martin. EN Thayer, Rey B. Eiiett, John 0. Uaderwood, Va., W W.~ Gin, Va, W. HL. Wondbary, George W. Biuul, Jomes McKay, Enos N. Taft. The following officers were then choren by the Board of Directors :- Ely Thayer, President; Henry H. Eitiott, Vioe President; John C Underwood, Recretury: ‘ Reeolutions bighly complimentary to Mr. Thayer for his services to developing the modern system of organized emigration, wero aleo unanimou-ly adoptes by the Board, after which they adjourned to meet agaim a the call of the secretary. Fras w Wan Srmxet.—Abont half past 6 o'clock yea- of No, 118 William street, in the office of 8 B. Bowles, rail- read purchasing agent. Fhe dremen soon arrived, and extinguished the fire. The damage will probably ‘amount to $600, eaid tw be insured. The origin of the fire is not known. The office bad only heen clowed a abort ume be- fore the fire broke out. The matter is under investigation by the Fire Marshal. Musvaxy Irexs.—We learn that nearly al) the members of the Seventh Regiment National Guard intend to vieit Boston on the 17th of Ji ne, to participate in the great cale- bration there. They purpose leaving here on tho witep- oon of the 1ib, avd will return to the city early on thé morning of the 18th. We hope w nee the wi yegiment out on this occasion, a ay bee be warmly welcomed ip the modern Athens, and bave the good of naive New Yorker for ‘‘a good time.” Free wy Warmeton Sraart.—Betwien 8 ard 3 o'clock yesterday moriing, & fire broke out in the grovery store kept by John G. Bunte, at No. 319 Waahington street, corner of Jay street Damage to the rick altogether about $300. rured for $1,200 ln the Ciisens’ Ineurance Company cored A Pocker Picken uw Count. barkeeper samod Chas. Prime was arrested yesterday, charged with having on the 24th ult., robbed John Murphy, of 119 White stroet, of bis gold watch and chain, valued at $100, while he was asleep on alwunge ip the Arbor,a drinking salon at No. £82 Broadway. The property was recently found in the Ey sbop of John White, No, 99 Contre street, where it been pledged by sve Jobo Fadie, an acquaintance of the accused, who gave it to bim for that purpore, and receivod $20 on it. The prisoner was ken before Justice Connolly ‘end locked up for trial. Immetiat-ly after he had been takeo Wrlching the proceeding, dicouvered tat during the tine waited » discov juring the time Pod bad ey eg Bocket had boon ‘et uf # portemonnale conuining $28—A gang ef eport. characters, amongst whom were two or three ato convicts, was in the reom at the Ume, and doubtless one of there weamps committed the rehbery. They are bap ed crm and efforw aro being made Ww arrest CHARGE OF FAL PRETIVCER—A complaint for false pre. tenoes was recently made betore Justice Connolly, by Mr. Wiitiam Lottimer, of the firm of Lettimer, Large & Oo., merchants of this city, against Mr. William Blashdeld, tate of the firm of Biaehfield, Clark & Co., doing business in Liberty atrect. Mr. Loitimer charger, tha’ on the 28h day of Febroary last tho acoused, reproventing that bis Arm ‘Was Worth $65,000 over ita linbititios, obtained from bhim oo & credit eight months, gooda tw the value of $1,041 91, and that one month after tho Orm of Blasbfold, Clark & Ob, failed, — He now obarges that the represen: tations masse were false, and that they eere malo with in- tent to defraud. Mr. Blashteld, on learning that the chargs had been preferred against Lita, voluntarily bo- fore Justice Compoily and gave bai) lo 82,000 to anawer. Jerry, an ol offender, was arrested yesterday by officer Oonover, of the Fifth ward police, charged wib having 71M. raion . ts ne in rn to be in & errions on the Tuly ons Bounevilie, which Tus Gan cmation Trom the rallroed interest, who eo aa ae induce shipments by hie ‘written to carry the impreaston that the Erie Serer ae eae i oprabe of “Wi ‘Middle and Fa tern "of the canals, without ‘that the “‘thencea river oan end aide at on latera! canals, the canal—tho tre being in the Black River rane) — oe bona Rn pny aon thn Crivad information om toe eubjec” fhe aru i Wah up to Sealonee Ren divisions of the canal are prised of tas of LAs a by OE 4 faa] —_ malerepresemaucn, he & of our Gate works. ai 23 Orwego, om the epening of the canals, were progressing rapidly and would go through without interruption. WABRITINR INTELLIGENCE. aon W Maken NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1857.-TRIPLE SHEET. rengers. to Apodiord. Thesion & Co, ednantey. ‘Alt, B miiee nord Cape Lookoat, Lesa =| ia, hence for Charleaion: 60 ‘ na gy 3 Loeginehtp tonkerters ‘bene for oa to Crem well. Concord and 45 from "Bea hues eee pougeen, a. to Bi ‘Rearsy Ato Haagow, April 4 dno, OMee Nee ney Ba kets to te ouibward 08, baw ahip George Pearson, steering Rhip od Wma acy, Abra in mise and 200 pas , Harrold, Bi tte ot RI, in ‘on by steamiug Capt Bark Voyager (of Boston), Nickerson, March 2, via Matta igh’ passed Gibraltar april ® wilh weal, to Badwott, mn Bark Fashion, Nichols, Providenee, in ballast, to master. wig to Revi dan gge™ Abrems Saga, Apt # with sugar, to Walsh Garren a ¥ mn anaags ies CARBS Peicrs : re properly cleaned, To this oni tho contractor’ earts will | iif numning Bird, Weeks, Havana, 11 days, with sugar, daily view every ward and street in she city, amd take up 2S Af Rmoks, Gratam, Matanzas, 10 days, with eugar, garbage and other filthy matter lying inthe streets, Tho | “‘dchr A V Hedell, Ryder, Washington, DO. W! Richmond, fareet Inspeetors have been instructed to report daily and | Bony Flassll, Winiefs, Richmond, § daya, dednitely in writing, to the departinent, what progress is &ebr Elmira Cornelia, W! ere, Norfolk. being made tp the work, The clurk conpected with this | Bept G.3 yan, Raboins ane bureau bave ako been imteuuted 1 report all detinqoen- | fehr Joueph Guest, Rayner. Virginia, cies In the perforraanco of tho “dutiew acrigned to Sires | Rehr OP Wulame’ Weodnan, Virginia. Inepectore, Wardens, ant others conuected with the bureau. Sebr Pana: Calton, Virginie. one 7 each we every Pl hee Mer a er ake my ADA, oy dae om the Inepecior’s Department, throv ke sicctor#, Rueet Contractors, WeaMn' Wardone, eff! con. er Bowen ovhiee, emery 0 sect ante 2 ceattar, th Cie beers pal | Ets Riese fey Nor tena’ Om p agente, lennon oooupany, r e ‘ litle of no attention Wo oor parakian ordinabdes, relating: to | Ra one: Rhaw, Fort Jetiomon for Philadephia, casting garbage {nto the streets, an} the sondition | FieeP Fm eh men, French, Tamed. of their sink, oevmpook: and yariix, will “be xervéd with Durty, “Novioik, with mdse, to Rela notices reminding them of thele amy. Shonht guch po | gNach Atcamer Planet, Looper, Philadelphia. Bieamer Rennedec, Hand, Philadelphia, Steamer keveriy, Pierce. Philadelphia, Steamer Pelican, Auldrich, Providence, Wind at sunrise 85%, and Kght. Misrellaneows and Dieasters. Surv Annore—Capt Rodgers, of the achr Moontight, arrived at Wilmington, NO, on the Sb inst, and reports pasalng «n the inst a ship about 9000 ions burtben ashore on Caryafort wreokers alongside of ber. eet, al after hav. Banx Lucy An. recently ashore near Kewpor, ing dt en shoroughiy overhauled and repaired, by Messrs T& J Coggeshall, Bhe is 8 ynars old, 240 tonn raie order, has been purchased af Newport, on private ierms. Bui Exiznaera, before reported aground on a mud bank on te weet side * a Provigense harbor, came oo ae =o evening of 5th without afer iaking off deck Famber, and ie now at he what Govennaznt scnn DARING, from Bable Teland, arr at Hall fax 27th wit, ai ported no wrecks, Khe brought up 348 bbls deef and pork saved from the wreck of brig Abna P. of Bos ton, cast away st Rabie Island last year. Sone Lion, Baker, from Gardiner for Tiverton, RI, ing through Lovejoy’s Narrows on the 4th, went avd in Stlempting to get her off, the tide carried heron the rocks, and at low water on the 6i she alid off and {a eupy to be iiged. She was towed to Bath on the 6th, and be taken to the dock '¢ discharge and repair. C012.1810"—The pilot boat J A Westervelt, No 19, while at anchor in the lower bay, wus run into by the sehr Nave bound out, whereby the pliot boat lost bowsprit, and bad her side stove in. The N received alight damage only to 5 3 Pnor soar Kana Jones, M'Lean, from st Key West on the 2b had e: Jost bonis, water casks, sprang Bark Elizabeth Leavitt, of Boston, which sid from Buenos A Feb 25, for New York. has arr at Portland. Brg Cura Pp for New three poarce; Aave © nacitis Beata F jonomuia Dec rey Brut hime 30 Bola. sp 410 do Left at Wypotacke, Gen Wi jam, % =P bince leaving the Sandwich Feb bs 793 thouth, Jorn sv eee Aleo ¥ - a, uke 100) ebie wh offnd Dane pee poe) ie on Es ye Hora, ‘Ale ar anirrReottand? amit, North Pacific Oct 12, Roratones, 8 ie with MO bbls 18,10) Ihe. hone on apd 11,40) Ibe bon Reports Nev bd Brith, WL, 1 Ly ew |. Bini w Inlande—leaking bedly, jem A600 W. then) Mush Wy a al Nut, Hioekly, Nant, 160 ep) why 10 Alfred "a% Chadwick, Lagariown, & ton 41 17 W, Com Preble, whales. * ef is £ . i ww = im m 5 2 = z Stitt i Ni : = Reed z ebatsegit py: thing #iace Waving the a mith, Bly 2.400 bbls, Two Brothers, Frances Henrieta, Drew, do, wich Inlands. Aid Mand, 5 Eroeraid, Hallock, KH, do ep. for Hants Peninsula; Josephine, Alien, N: for the Ror'h. Apne oatewen pou Pomeroy.cf urd for PM. Of Thre k Tucker, NB, @ ap since 4 2 y bad nm arrat Aukland Jan 25. of the Lion, of Providenoe (wreoaed), bad Martha, Amich, of Ne t Theo ih Gich 1b) Soin ty 500 do Wh el and 6000 ibe one, alt ~. took 76 ep on the passage home. Also ar, abip i George, ag North tu Dee 18, Rorotongs dan 1, with 900 bi Ibe bone on board = fem home 60 bbia ep 1.0) do wh oll aad 1A(00 Ibe bone, RB ™ ch wn LO bbls whale cal ané 12 0U Ibs bane. Mpoke Moat. HE of Falkland Island, Cornelia, ‘td days free Taina. buane for house, #0) wii 800 ep, end eae ber ‘again Mod (7, inet Traland, po de'r, Josephine, Allen, WB, 430 wh 60 perm. Mt: ® ae lay 6, me int, Ao, Meoke, Mowlsad, of endfor Ger. Liverpool tor New Or- ta 6 anys from Borace Ayres ter Aatwerp, \ Bagi, for Rordeaas, April ghee ard, fm Work fee Harbor (Ay Sate. for Breton, May 4, Tinwk, from Mainnase for Vert, wae paseed Wage, Crom Cardenas for Pertiand, May 1, off wey? are AVAL, L ¥ mi Flatirax, April —Arr brig J M’Kenaia, New Fork: eer Mary ) Dey us ermees or hae i ’ fr on Filawe Baile, Rmith, Philadaiphie, (before al Tor Rew ror. availa M ue, april t—In port, bart Wiltam Patterson, frow York, arr lath The vine bight had A riees of wine were higher ip et ern Piis'ws, April 1b—10 pork, bark Mary und Murtha, Reed, for ” ort Onda arr bef oe Spell 17 In pert sehr OB K, WMATITLAR wdson, Squires, for ‘Norieane iw i a Nvovrias, abt April ‘In port bart Peat NYork 18 days: bricn (7H Kenosdy, Randall, for Wei tow {ng for do +; Three Risers, Robinnoe, for da noxt day; Ante Owens, for do, lag: Peuxrwo, April sehr Pleetwl ig, ‘det Tn port, barks Mi-nosa, King from Meas sina for Boston Lron Gem. (iin) for «part tn kod Rimtes; Montpelier Haskell, fram Marseilles do ba fone (i) da do: Adelaide Cooper. Rollins tor New York. Mae Be brige Bloe er, om dn; Ravage fora in United Bates, Kid SH bork Fernandina, etl, th, kmma Coshing, Tibbetts New York; th, Br Brig E. Hicks, Philadelphia tot Boston); barks C L Bevan, Plate ett, do: 16, WB Dean, (Br) Crosby 4 ater, Anders oa, ey York; brige Giove, (Bio) do; 16h, BT ren h. &o PRRNAMRDCO, Ay aIn arte J We Steal, for Pht ehanhes Mochaetin Burgess, for fie rb 2 anya, bres Volant. Snow, for Valparaiso; A A Baltimore HA Th nile Foster Crowell Philadelphia " Graham, Pont Sratm, Avril 6—In port, dilg Geo OrRocnTiae: April 2e-Tn part, Rr bark Czarina, West, for W . Rr York and iitatin, detained by head wind oe Woe Rorrexpan, * prt] 22—In vort, «ips Lila, Grit, to toad for Roston; Nerh Seo. Sandburg for NYork, dg \ Roningar irre) dodo; Aykad (Dutea), do do; Dutch bark Nederland Ror tou, do. Seo n¥Aa: Aprit 1!—In port, bark Andrew Carney, Coombes, for Hhasion ‘abont ieth; Sed Bib, bark Henry itl, Watson, Bosto ‘Br wa NF, April 27—-Arr brig A 4 “hapmen, tere chr Koren i, Mabon, do Cid 234, brig London, Waher, ew York. ee 2—1n port, bern Rotmond, Gayle tm ome ie Wades oaaed sad wir ww Ee ey T-19-7e, pri) In port, achr Onward, Emery, from Lae BMA arr about Mh. Zanzrhan, Feb 2-No Ato yenael ip port, Bark Jones, from Providence, arr at Zunsibar eo to, and ade Pod tor Bouthern por, Arrwmne Aged Be arr imme, Pink san A Apr rr Brohotte, a AnDMOraAn, Apr Bie Arr Ate Prankin, Chemene, Gree: no x. 10 load for Boston, Ald Ziat Wiltiama, Provie Ryacw fo NY LY, BEAD, April 20-08, Navigator, Habig, Antwerp ®, April —Tn port. Mg, Pidea, for NOrieans; Tesstein for do; Ramun4,’ for do5 i} Pera, A pe GAtkErs April 21-09, Hominphere \—Arr Pern, Milla, Alezanirin. », Taylor, from Havre for ‘ork. Canny, April 21—Arr Thirty One States, Smart. : 1, Havre, D—Arr GeoF Paw Mitche Car- diftand Pioriea (and proceededy. ene London for Passed by Nth Pico. Goodenongh, from ®bielts for Palermo, m7 Cy for Kremmen, Doran. carr Kate, fr Chartatcn lor UNGFRRSS, April 2—Oil, Handy ” (reporind from How'on for Rotterdam: brig andy Rios ‘of NYork, tons, arrat Liebon April 8 from NOrleans. Po > usual Babdkdge, Blaledell, from Antwerp for a TMOUTA, 3} 22—Off, Louisiana, from ‘hngond, mame si ‘af Fisipons, Apri) '8—Arr Mary, Mi Creatadt; « Faye, Moh! ory: Vranoek NOrienie fom Riga, ‘LEFTWOOD, pri j—Arr Favorite, Perrim: Genoa April Mew: Hamruna, April 30—Arr (nif Stream, Gotfrey, Mobile, Tiverrom, cipratiy’ Fagle Roeed, Pullers, Melboarne gna Gewlong, Id Lizzie Spaiding,Rpalding, "Haltfax; "Indus, c : * Adv Cirenasian (a), Powell, sor St Jobne, NF, sad Portlads: May 2; ‘nul Raxon, (4) MeMasterl; New ‘Eng! Portland with deepaih: Nisgara, (a) Wickman, for ridian Crowell. for dy April 25; Alloe Oounee, Singer, Atia, () for New 5 Ot L Gane, re for de prt 5 Phoenix, for do'20 h; Wabewr, Lawrence, and Ironnidaa, Corus for do ®pb; Ma queite, Waite, for do 2%; Gillies, for do May 1; 3 Boner’ Jr, absel, Yor do Cabot, dth; Aurora, wift,'for doéth; Routhampion. "A do hocker, Peabody, for do 'ith; Underwriter, Roberta, and Gare tan, Bands, fordo llth; Yorvahire, Priant, for do, iG; Ania, Duncan, for do with despatch; Tnscarors, Dnalevy, for Phila- elpbia ‘April 96; Baranak, Rowlai for do May 12, Preun, for do 20; Ouwonine, Young, and Georgia, M for do with deepetch; John Car a for Baidmare ap ; Annapolia Graham, for lay 2; Ramowet. Pros Alexandra, Va, with despatch, Joba_ Ml Jarvia, Collier, for on, Goodwin, for Trieste doSam) Locka, Getourne’ April Zi Ona Perey. Wend, f Tor 40 \Ouh; Wasoelyaou, “Spvoner, for ao i do; I Hebnoam, April 13—Arr Tho All Orlane (and aid 16th for Civ Veechia); fear, Genoa, MARL 28, i Eins, Stevens Palermo, Seem pod ec aaa oy “Ponruans, Apr 180M, A Gallatin, Storer, from i for NYork; Zist, Byes, from do. for Stockholm. " ef 2-fid Kvening Star, Pinkham (romp wTows, April Oe Et, neath, rechat, tes Cerionee Sar Liv. penne, April 2-8id Albion, —, Bonton (and parsed: Swanace, April 21—Of, Warsuta, from NYork far Bremen, . April 22—The Jnan Given, aid from Fernandez, wns fo on, waa apeken Sarai astraskaten He tos Home ROBTON, May T—Arr steamship Europa (Br), Leteh, oo at two a M; LQ = fs Pee phar Sa Fi ern. tin, a ; rea’, Park, iegow; Metrin Hathorn, Matanzas: Tangent, Henneti, Car. devas; Moonlight. Amall, nague vie! nid Hole; cording. torrie, Nassaa vi le , Rideout Poomat River: a+ dover, Crowell, Carrgetiwa, BCL Ware: dale. Bailey, Baltimore: sehre Pictou (Br), Chad wiek, Part ae Prince; HF Payton Nickerson, Cardenas; Elia, ‘Sagua via Holmes’ Hole; M sewe! ee Crockett, Georgetown, 8C; A J . Rlwei), » “ich, Tangier; K Sun! bh, Basset, and Emerald, ; Geo Shattuck. Purvier: and 0 W Dyer, Cove, Liver. Mito, ; i re derickab ui Tangier; Geo hav ard, M Ri lock: 8 F Bo fe | Brown, Philadelphia; Crowley, and Miver Spring, Fisk, Troy; signal for a tw las Cid abio monterey, Ravannad.’ Bark Tao. vis, Mavonans, ‘hicopee, le wes adetphie; aire Pararon, Patterson, Hutkaviile, AC. Wim H. Mailier, Crowels Philadelphia; wen Clinch, Bassett, NYork: K Happunb, Kel: ranklin Pleree, Higgina, do; € ley, 40, rbot, Maye, do, hid, loa REW to Ke la SW, ‘oroenn, ahipa Bel Sere, Carngtic, bark eth: brig MW Packer, bark Banfore, sae @b—Art sehre RR Dean, Cook, MONTE Ape Pomiew Ol bere thar bark | ON, May 8—Arr erhe Richard Lew Tamphenr, AhieM, stay S-#ld hr WC Fliagon, Boekalon, Philadel }, April Arr any Chik, doy a Orion, ‘Hae SS