The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1857, Page 1

TH WHOLE NO. 1569. W YORK HERALD. THE ANARCHY The Police to be Resolved Back to the TWE ''CHARLIES” AND ‘LEATHER HEADS" REDIVIVUS IN NEW YORK. WMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. Old Watch System, rrr , Bxciting Scene in the ‘ ‘ @hief Matsell Dismissed: by the New Supervisors. Commissioners. Sn; Board of Appointment of Captain Carpenter as Deputy perintendent. THE QUARANTINE INJUNCTION. New Law Di Ancthen Huy tow Deeaend 3 Os Meetings of German and Citizen Volunteers. Important Investigation inte the Financial Affairs of the City, to, &o., bo. ‘No previous contest on any topics of law touching State ‘and manicipal policy could well have excited so extensive amd lively an interest as that now im progress bo ‘ween eur municipal authorities and the hungry rapacity ‘ef the thirty-eight political mercenarics of the black re. pablican Cosedck hoard which Governor King has bjlleted ‘pon the city of New York. ‘ ‘The most active, dangerous and unscrupulous ef those ‘marauding equads ts banded either m the acting number tion of their eight dollars a day. The lator they may mabieve, bat each new step they attempt only proves the more clearly the inviolability of the basis on which those Fights a: ¢ based, and must in the end only rouse this city u i i i i i | i ; ' i gE % ~f i S z li i | | mM | Hy i f i Fa | i FH 738 eg &. f sf i g 3 EH z g a s i A c 5 sizage i atl s Henee, and dul E 3 . rf &F disbanded. They acoordingly y ! fall extont of the potice force then existing ‘esterday announo- ir decision in the case of Matsell’s contempt and dis- notified the Chief of the municipal po- ity of his diemisan! from an office under the sppoimtment of Governor King, and tbe Commissioners to which be had pever beev appvinted or commissioned, mer couki have been appointed or commix#ioned, any more than «och ap aasumpton could be maintained in respect ‘to Cuptain Rynders, in bis capactty of United States Mar- ball The cow truction «bien can give the most intelligi die to the action of the Commissioners in respect ‘to the Chief of Police of the city—not the county, or State or the metropolitan district—of New York, is that by the fol ‘tawing : oonment they directly sever themselves, and the @wabiiiiy in their law, from a constructive dependence on fan verbiage, not ite eonstitational power, from any con- ‘Bection With the Manicipal poloe #y stem — ‘at 10 e’elook in the forenoon, the Commissioners of the Metropoiitan office, No. 8 Tryon row, on the 20th day of t-—fimeoo Oraper, James Bo Jacod Cholweil, James W. Nye, Commiarioners. — ~ ‘Toe Clerk of the Commissioners ha W. Mateell, 5 z and he ring caused George ot a Recoraer arink from ao quocrectively or aireely even | Ty ge tl Saperta- |, im the sense , f2 a temper which or ot in foewart ten elena fro inane at Rs py Sry pore fn Gs serves on Aibese reese: ‘which the following warrant was duly put into bie Slate yeatardsy — DAPUYY SUPERINTENDENT CARPENTER'S. COMMIE- BION. avgnder acca cesca Wee ‘This is Bumber of defections from the city ranks, which taking all things into consideration, is quite remark- able. They bave beon promptly dismissed, and are now oregon allt bengal crowd which hago vate dwel ose fe street, wherein is locum ienens of the Albany Police Commi:sioners, NO. 88 WHITE STREET. ‘This new office of the Board presents, indeed, quite a feature in White street. Besides the sign, the institution may be remarked by the passers by ow account of the po euliar crowd to bo witnessed there. The stoop and steps, the entry within and the rooms are all but packed with a Rotloeably “‘bara” crowd. Tney havea special 5 look of Falstait’s bnaves about them as “cast off servin, men,” “di foafers clique of rowdier, the mourners of Bill Poole, be eg spirits of the campaigns at the tl Bouse, tottary sialon Besse, by ‘Captain Carpanter sosupiaad ‘ary station house. ir the oftivial business saareued in “ the Rportere’ ead Bete overs’ room ”’—for the benefit of the press and all who should question whether these very necersary State offi- olals were not entitled to their month’s pay from the Qty Chambertain, ORDERS TO THE CAPTAINS. They were, ith the exception of the Matsell. requisition cone with the exce e r 4 first “ orders” attempted to be served on the-force:— OkKDER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO SUPER Ornce oF THE COMMNSRIONERS OF METROPOLITAN PoLlcE, Insrrice oy THR State oy New Yors. To Tire GENBRAL SUVBRINTENDRST OF PoLIcH:— Sm—You are hereby notied that G. W. Matsell was this day diemisced by the Commirsioners of the tan district of the State of New York, from the office of Deputy Superintendent of Potice, and you will eause forth- ‘With a notice thereof to be served on the several inspect- ors or captains in the district, with instructions to them to promulgate the same the men under their com- mand. By order of the GEO. W. EMBREE, Chief Clerk pro tem. Naw Youn, May 2), 1857. ORDER TO BE READ BY CAPTAINS AND SUPERINTEN- DENTS TO THEIK MEN, Ornce OF GXNERAL SUPESINTENDENT OF Pouce, on Crrx ov New York, May 21, 1867. Su—The accompanying order was this day recelved by pt Dr aegmey, ews of Police of the eh gr hstrict, which you are directed to promulgate among post hype etme co command :— ~ nie! ter been ited a ity 4 tendent of Police im the pastis Oeste |) Te- meved, to whom the Captains or Inspectors of Police in we city of New York will make thelr reports and revarns, at bis office, No 88 White stu in the city of New York. ‘The result of this, so far as Presumed stronghold of the Albany Onmmission—the With ward Ls yted be ws mate. tty to 88 White street. None Of the officers there at roll last evening contemplated taking the least notice of the acoso The appoint- ment of Carpenter as Deputy Becessarily resulted ip his absence from his assumed post of captain, and oe ae ye ony oa the | ame ding possessian in the municipal police department on of the new Comunieeion, ” ‘TRE LAST RESORT, ‘The latest expedient, however, which the new Albany i al! El f li i last night, which will be found in Common Council, will have put a whole matter. If any doubt existed as to the Himit troimen to be at the diepoeal of the Commixstovers in county of New York, matier was also set at the action of the Board of Supervieors last night. Akogether the check mate to this grand Albany marauding Move is complet, and the members of the Board re- duced to the dijemma of throwing up the game as hope- less or retain their places in te midst of a rapidly ac- cumulating podlic indignation and soorn. ‘The movement to reorvapWwe an executive potica force an“ Nigbt andéay Watch '' is based upon the exact words of the original charter of New York, and is in no whe molested or repealed in any of the charera down to the new one, of which the following 1 ections still preserve the inalienable right tothe corporate government of this city :— AN ACT TO AMEND TH CHAKTER OF THE CITY OF EW YORK, Passen aruis 14, 1867, THRES Fi¥TESs BRING PRESENT. The of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembiy, do enact as follows — Neo. 1. The Corporation now existiog and known by the name of the “Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaky of the city of New York’ shall cvatinue to be a body corporate, im fact and in name, by the same name, hall bave perpetual succession, with all the granu, pow- ere and privileges heretofore had “the Mayor, Aider- menand 7 of the ony of ew hehe . . EE ‘The Board met yesterday at 6 P. M.—Jabn Clancy, Req., the President, in the chair. Aljorman Mannm presented the following reeotution:— Reaolved, ‘That © especial committer of five be cbair the the Alderman Owns moved to lay the resolution ever tll the next meeting. Alderman Troxsr oppored the besctrtion. He eould not NOH’S ROOM. ‘The following proambie and resolution was offered Alderman Moneghan and reforred to the Commitiee Arte and Beiences :— Whereas, it having been the custom of the Common Counci) to honor their detinguished public servants by pissing Uieir portraits in the Coverner’s room of the City Whereas, the position of the Chief of Police is one of the most important in this city, and has been filled for many years by George W. Matsoll, he having discharged 0 dui by on ners or the old Police Commissioners. sl Abams thought there could be but litde doubt on the matter, and urged that members having any cu- riosity upon the point restrain such curiesity Ul) morn- when they ceuld read the resolutions in the papers. vote to the resolutions on the table proyailed— 20 affirmative; ‘THR FIRE DEPARTMENT, ‘The following communication was sent in by the Chief Fagineer of the Fire Department:— To sam HonoRaRLe TAR BOARD oF Getirs—Ip HENR' ‘ARD, Chief Engineer New York Fire Department, The communication was referred to the Committee on Fire Department. EXAMINATION INTO COMPTROLLER FLAGG’S ACCOUNTS. ‘arose, Aiderman Burnt stated that asone of the Committee of he had tried teveral times to gt ot the two Committees of Conferenen, it without aay success. He considered it best toget the committees at work first, and then jet them pronounce upon the necessity of a clerk. Alderman Tockxk moved to atrike out the clanse to hire acierk. It was a work, in his view, that the Ought to attend to themscives. They had - Alderman Fv ituxx thought more than $500 ought to be paid. The best kind of a clerk, he wax necded— one rhe neele Siae 6 ha haleae Hi rupt or solvent. kept or otberwice, and whether the city After further remarks from others the the and referred t their proper committecs, after the Board adjourned to the tirst Monday of Jane. Board of Councilmen. FITINONS, REMONSTRANCES AND REMOLITIONS, ‘The Board met last evening. After the minutes of the Previous mecting were read and approved, petitions and remonstrances were presented, but they were devoid of interest if we except the following, which were referred to their appropriate committees:—Petition of Hose Com- pany 38 for house now occupied by Hook and Ladder Oom- pany No. 3; of Thomas A. Emmott and others for the ex- tension of Sixth avenue to connect with West Broadway: Temonetrance agninst the wideuibg and extending of Grand street from Broadway to Sullivan street, and thence Urough to Canal sireet; remonstrance of Jonas Rartiott ‘and sixty others, shipowners, cartmon, &c., against the removal of the Sound #eambyas from their present loca. Uon. A resolution calling for a special committee to investi- gate into the books of the Bopermiendent of Rode was presented and amended, by referring the matter to the special committee appointed W uvesigaie inw ie Uomp- roller’s accounts. TUR ACCOUNTS OF TID: VARUOUS URPARTHONTS ARE TO mR KXKA- MINED, Mr. MeCainit presented the following preamble and re- solutions — Whereas, an occasional examination of the manner of keeping and rendering the accourts of the city govern- ment is of consequence, not only to the Board bat to the = of our city, and informauon thas ob- ae be yt oe poy to the end electors may judge capacity and integri of the several officers of the city governinent; aad re i as, itis the duty of the Common Gouncil—nnd ' their autho- rity ie ample abd unquestioned—to Institute euch ap inves. tigation and disseminate the rewult amoung the people; Resolved, That a special committee of Sve members be appointed to examine the rystem of keeping and render. ing the accounts in the fe the bureaus counected parsed . Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $3,000 be, and the pth yw gt i. otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect above resolution. to the new charter the paper was laid over under the rule. Mr. offered the following resolution, which was laid over — tite) ie i ME i ietele “4 Bupervieer Bice? — ‘Wherees, ibe law pamed Apri) 34, 1867, to cetabtiah « reading. Supervisor ADAMS a Vont the resotutions ought to be read, whatever di afterwards. ‘The Cuamnan stated that the motion to lay the resatu- tions oa the table could not be debated. i FF, h Hf +4 li aS 2iivks § oF f without E E as he could not vote un- apd: be would pot vote in the negative. The ‘yote declared 10 affirmative; 8 negative, the resolu- ons laid on the table without being . AN OFIMOM FROM THE CORPORATION OOUNRSL AS TO THE POWRS AND QU3AK8 OF TIL: SUPERVISORS UNDER WIE NEW ACT. ‘Law Drranrwent or Tix Crry or New York, ‘Urriae ov Tue Counar, TO Time CORPORATION, Tue E 1am requested by your resolutions of the 1ith of May gtve you my “ opinion, at an early day, relating to es of ‘a of Supe under the act of the , that the Revieea Statutes (part Ist, chap. t) have heretofore declared what are the duties of Boards of Supervisors, and you are witb tne general provisions of law upoa ‘Phe act entit “+ AD act relating to the Board rs of the cily ee York pawedet the nat Legislature, res upon the men- the Board shall exercise its functions rather any Dew power. this county 18 Concerned the act the upon an entire new basis. Hitherto and Mayor and Recorder were, by virtue of ly of the county. By act under 5 Tare cae ce tage de a of the Board, and on and after the first day of January, ‘be compoeed of twelve persons 10 be ciected Je at the charter election proceeding to perform of the Supervieors, and their office a tw be dis- that of 5 fil | Bey 5. Har ed are made necessary to act appro, and the Mayor ‘of the pistes she ms proceedings of the that he does to the legisietion of the Common Council, except that a bare majority may, Cousmaan Connell proceed ing jer two Unirds mon Counc! requires nn ‘Board to pass @ revolution wi op ers ‘The Bfth sevtion of the actie s of the the Board to draw Scan etuies wD & ig 3 3 2 j f Hi f i exe i ite Hd 38 Hall i oid | ¥ = elf of the by published in Co pawn ay mal fark Mee ean ALLEGED IMPROPER APYROFRIATION OF THM TAX COMBESUONER’S orncr. The ensuing communication was sont in by tho Tax Commissioners :— Orrick oy Coxemeronmrs ov T\xe8 AND AstiaRM ITS, New Youk, May 19, 1867. To mm Hoy. Tm Boarp or Surexvisons or Tux Crry Covxrr or New Youk:— ‘The undersigned acknowledge the receipt of a resolution passed by your honorable body, inquiring by what autho- rity toey have given to Harvey Hart, a private individual, who ig iu no way connected with their office or city govern. ment, a part of the public office ovcupied by them, for the transaction of his private business. — In reply, the under- signed beg leave to say thet tho lauguage of the resolution, while purporting to be an inquiry, in reality ‘aseumes that the undersigned ‘have given their permission for the use of public property for wrivate purposes—a charge whieh they beg most res Rinty to deny. It is true that Mr. Hart has an iron safe in the room now eccupled by the Cotamissioners of Taxes and Assessments, where it was placed while that gentle- man hoid the office of Receiver of Taxes, where it bas re- mained ever since, As to the business ‘of Mr. Flart wo have no knowledge, Ho has boen in the office very fre. nently since his removal from tho office of Receiver of faxes, for what perpeee wo have never deemed it our Js office is by law declared to be o noe of par. ‘AND duty to inquire, as public office, to be kept open for the conver soe desirous of examining the tax rolls of the city ‘There i# not now, and bas not been at any time sinoe the room now occupied by the Commissioners of Taxes and Axsenemonts was assigned to them, any portion of it wet apart or appropriated for private purposes, except the pace pow ocenpied by the safe above alladed to, which bas not in any wer, interfered with the pab- lic wes of the room. We beg leave to ™ your houorable body that we have notitied Mr. Hart to remove the pri belonging to him forth ith, so as to have no cause for further of misunderstanding, All of which is respectfully su! J. W, ALLEN, 7 Commissioners BL. J. WILLIAMSON, > of Taxes and J. W. BROWN, — "J Assoxsmonta, be understoed tha: Mr. Hart carried on a genera! business of note shaving, &e., in the office of the Comm.s*ion- ere. He was to this, and thought it ought to be respecting the severe laws passed for the city and county of New ‘York at their last seasion, The meeting wae called to order at 8 o'clook by the ap- of, }, Chairman, and. ¥. Everett, afew respect. f 3 F f 3 2z E jt dl zi ii i i i z i i f for an Injunction, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Before Hon. Judge Clerke. May 21—David Van Name vs. Obaliah Bown, Gea. Hall and Kgbert Benson, Quarantine Commissioners. — These parties appeared by their counsel yosterday morning, be- fore Hon. Judge Clerke, “to show cause why an order should not 6 made restraining the defendanis from enter img into or coneummating any contract for the construo- tion or erection of any hospital, building, fences or docks upon the premises near Seguine's Poiut,”? Mr. George White (who, with Mr. Lot ©. Clarke, ap- peared for the plaintiff,) read the recent act of the Logisla- ture for removing the Quarantine station, pasted March 6, 1867, and also the complaint, setting forth several facts al- ready before our readers, the principal allegation being that not withstazding the plain direction of the sixth see- tion of the act, requiring that the contracta for the erco- tion of each and all of the wharves, &., 99 far az it could eafely and properly be done, should be let at public auc- r weat bidder, after having been 5 tan i etre a Invied ina meee different therefrom. mond, especi buildings are located, and that said ment worth the sum of at least $150,000 over and apy existing encumbrances; that preservation of the public. heakh imperatively det that the present Quarantine should be removed to some point more remote from the large and populous cities of New York and Brook: lyn, and that such removal should be effected atthe ear- tiost moment beyond the 1th day of June next. ‘A joint affidavit of Fgbert ‘and Hiall, the other Commissioners, corroborated of Mr, ¢, and added that during the last summer yellow fever raged for some time at and pear the present Quarantine «tation, and on the opposite coast of Long Island, for three or four miles in extent, having been communicated to those piaces from the versels lying at Quarantine, and that a removal of the ‘antine Was Decessary, to prevent the recurrence of such a calamity. Mr. Noyes algo read the following certificate from Gov. King, the Lieuter ant Governor and Comptroller :— George Hall, Egbert Benson and Obediah Bowne, Com- tmirtioners appointed in pursuance of the act passed March 6, 1867, entitied ‘Ap act for the removal of the Quaran- tine Station,” have reported to the undersigned shat, in ‘accor dante with the provia‘ons of the 21st section of said act, they deemed It neceesary to provide temporary ac- Wbaskasens for persons arriving in the port of New York sick with yellow fever or other pestilential disease, ‘until the present Quarantine sball be removed, aud that they have selected us a suitable point fer that purpose a pioce of land in the town of WeatGeld, on the south shore of Staten Island, adjoining Seguine’s Point on the east, con- taining filty acres, and that they have secured from Thos. Lurh, of Brooklyn, the refusal in writing of the right to purchare from him the said fifty acres land, for the sum of $23,000, to be paid on the Ist day of May next, and that the temporary accommodations for the sick can be erected on said land, so as to be ready for use on or before the lst day of June next, and at a cost, including the cost of the lund, not exceeding $50,000. Now we, the undersigned, baving visited and examined the premises selected by said Commissioners, and con- sidering the place selected as favorable as can be obtained for the above suggested, and believing the price at which the lands are offered to be reasonable, do hereby approve of the purchaee thereof, atthe price above men- ened, and of the erection thereon of ibe tem- porary accommodations for the sick,as soon as perfect title can be JOHN A. KING, Governor. HENRY 'R. SELDEN, Lieut. Governor. L. BURROUGHS, Comptroller. Mr. Clarke asked for time to put in counter aifdavits, on the ground that new smatter was introduced in those read, ‘such ws tbe value of the land and the spreading of yellow fever. Mr. Noyes replied that there was no such rule of Jaw as that when the defendant introduced new matter the plain- Ail wes entitled to put inc runter affdavite; besides, nothing had been ipiroduced except what the plainufl was boun: to shticipaie as likely to arise. The act which the plaintift vonght 10 stay appropristed $160,000, the proceeds of the Quarantine property, to the payment of the expen- ditures, and the presumption on the face of the act was that the property on the prosent station was adequate to erect the new one. Then ss to the injurious effect to be apprehended from delay that fact was very passage of the act ite! tages danger. ‘The Court—W ith regard to the right to put in new afi. dave, I bave frequei allowed it myself. It the digcretion of the Judge. If he thinks POM EES th besekinny be ponid coieaoal eae not think it necessary ; it w cause le Mr. Clarke understood it to be recognised that all contracts should be lowest bidder, was appl ‘2ist as well as to the other sections. If x0, then the Commissioners were ceeding in a palpable violation of the eptrit and of the act in giving out the contracts for temporary quar aptine after five or six days notice, and a private contract too, The act was obligatory upon them to put out the contract to the lowest bidder, “so far as it conid safely and properly be doue.” He under- stood the counsel to asenme that these words threw the subject open to the control of the Commissioners, and that they had a right to ai*pense with the mode and form presoribed in the 6th section, He did not interpret the spirit of the act. What was the object of the insertion of the 6th section? What evil did the segia- Isture eeck to guard ayainet, or what line of duty did they seek to point out to the Commissioners? It war evident that the Legislature intended to tie up the Commissioners: as far ax possible from exercising any discretion which could prejudice the rig hts of the State. ‘Those Commission- ‘ers were intended to have no discretion boyond the reloo- von of Quarantine and of the plans for building, and tho Legislature evicently Intended thet the contracts should be pat up 9 public auetion as provided im the 6th section, Why ? Because that was the best and mort suitable mode Jor putting them out. If the conetrnetion which the counsel put op the 6th section were correct the Legislatare migot ua well have omiited it altogether. It woald be absurd. He apprebended it was the duty of the Court to iv: h A constroction to the statute as would give force and to It, If the object of the Legislatare was to have the ox tracts pnt up at public auction so as (o protect the public rights and ent tbe Commissioners from showing fa- voritiam it waa the duty of the Goart to ee upon “the act aa to give effect as far as porsibie. There was another question : the , under which they were acting, simply om- powered them provide tem; accom! i i i he contended, they They were any where except upon or near Saady Mr. Noyes a fret was whether a general taxpayer of the State at could maintaun an eetion against officers appointed by the executive under an act of the Logislature, to restrain thase ofcers from exe. cating the law. There was no such case In the books, the avthor ities cited wo In more penser than one we a reign et incommens,” veh ass sense one of this description ; it was entirely novel. Ifsuch a precedent as this were to be there was not a tingle law of the State, the execution of which involved the expentiture har ny A which a citizen of the State, who wase wo amount of ten a on ty RA oe LAF, : yy courts, executing t were pre. cisely in accordance with its demands. Booid there be any doubt that the See BS beet capacity could do ‘was being done under the: of the executive, in reference to the removing of Quaran- tine? And yet s citizen of the Mate came in and said he could restrain the exercise of this sovereign power, bo- envee he the agent were not proveeding strictly according to eine Gea If the Commis. froners violated the Yee veasedy aad ban tx eowea from office ? bg, od ee ing the wi people, as carried out through OS ‘eneoguvee it not t dwell the recnnd point was roction was \nednding: 2 ie did not obviously nection fans Dia, toe near?’ further, Quarantine it from were tbat if &t were beshown ‘Rot stated the mout making of the to the PRICE TWO OENTS. cealty for @ speedy de: would but add to tho misck ef already caused who had busned the building» at Seguine’s Point Mr. Clarke responde: ating points made in bis openiug. The fallacy of din thinking that they waited to counsel, he vaid, eons res rain the public officers from carrying ont the aet of the Legislature, whereas they wished only to prevent the ef- ficers from violating the provisious of Une act Decision reserved. Another Law of the late Extraordinary Ale bany Legisintare Disregarded. It appears that the late Icislnture passed a law fixing the welght of Indian corn at 68 Ibe. per bushel, as the legal standard ameug dealers. This law went into operation in April, but up to the present time has been wholty disro- garded by our merchants cugsged in the grain trade, But, ‘as dispptes were likely to grow up under the existence of such a law, a preamble und resolution were drawn ap which proclaimed the intertion on the part of the mer chants to disregard the late act of the Loginiature, and to adhere to the previour and long establi-hed custom of bey- ing and selling corn at the rats of 66 Ibs. to the bushel, aa- Kets otherwine determined by contract at the time of sale. ‘The preamble and reswlution, » copy of which was placed: at the Corn Exchange for vignatures, were as follows Whereas, slaw wan passed by the late Le thie Btate om the juin peat vere ‘ne suskind weges at Indian corn from fifty six Wo uliy pounds per bushel, thus conticting b law and custom Of moat, [Evoked Ube otber 5 and giving rise to diflienity, misunderstanding, and. Huigation; and whereas, the average weight of Indien le not over fifty-six’ pounds per moanared gi » we. by ein, sels buyers ami walters of Indjan gon. and ubreribers w ihe New York Gorn Kaahenge, here! resoiption:— Rerolves Twill “patia te het and sell Indian Sova of fifty-six pounds per buebe , tial contract or spelation nll Be aang loth onwrary ‘The foregoing was sigred by all the leading and nduowial berebants tate trade, with a prospect ite approyal would become The Germans and Albany The German Democratic Cental Club have pasied the following resolutions :— as, the late so-called repabitean Logisiature at ve passed a series of laws whieh grosaly violale hts of the citizen, as well as the conaiitution Uhe Rate, wi be he highest law, and aay the Cf thie munieipality; a0 Whereas, our city officers. selected by the people, have been either arvitrarily a rged from their or like arbi- trartly limited in their law (a) powers, and other bed by tha Governar, hava been plhee in tet aie Whereas, the people must now pay sneb new made ofloent, and thereby are subjectec to ade Al tagAtiOn; and Wh: hone laws do not only violate he rights and Hber= ties of Lhe citizen and the sovereiynty of the le, but take city property and make it State property; ertas, these laws do concentrate all power in the State, ‘and do sanction an odious overscerahip and a tyrannical clasel- fica jon of the eitizens into the rieh and poor and thus abolish the prine ple of equality among the etizens; and reas, the honorable the lnmediaie reprasmniatives frm aud energcito . ing danger, by invoking the courts and appealing lo the sovereign paup e, tan questioning the constitu tionality of thewe laws, aod, Whereas, we as free and independent citizens know how to and where they have our ‘OUF support in a high degree; therefore be Resolved, 1. That we, the German demov-ate, render te tha honorable the Mayor and Common Councit ur thanks snd our neknowledgment for their manly enitied coaduet uader all a ape- ‘most E and that we give to them onr assmrancr that ihey, ctreu can raly upon our aotive nasiatanoe warfare against @ corrupt Legislature, which tramples eur chin under ils feet, ‘That @ copy of these resolution a be sent to the honorable the Wayor and Common Council, aud be published in be bee New Yore, May 6, 1867. To tho Hon. Farwaypo Weop, Mayor of the city of New York Drat Stk—T have the pleasure to transmit to your Honor a copy of the resolations adopted at a meeting of the Ger- man ivemocratie Central Cub, held last Monday evening, in tbe shakspere Hotel. Permit me to add, 1am entisfied that the Ger mans in this city, without distinetion, will wabere to your Honor in tho atr im which you are engaged to the Jast, Whatever on Moen try your German friends and you will not be disappointed. Tavail myself of this opportunity to assure your Honor of my bigh regard, with which I remain ) oar most obe} dient servant, Dr Had 0 Maron's Orrick, New York, May 16, 1867. Dear nag am weeks rons of ane anit en- dorsing, the very compiimentar, 7 German Democratic Central Club, heki last week at Sbakapere Hotel. It w plearant to know that so large and reputable a of men endorses and encourages the action whieh I taken to reriat the usurpation of the black republicans at 55 Hs all A such su) itis ‘that tine cua fall do ts whole dupe the Central b for their well writtes and heen FERN, Woon. lutions. Very truly yours, De. Cass Nase , ‘The Corner Stone of the Second Preshyterian Church, Jersey City. The corner stone of this building was laid yesterday af- ternoon at a litle afer four o'clock, Notwh betanding the sombre aspect of the day, and the occasional fall of abowers, a large concourse of respectable persons were axsembled at the spot, in order to be spestators of the infe- resting ceremony. The exercises attendant on the nying Of the stone were commenced by prayer; after whic the Rey. Charles Hover addressed the persons assembled on the importance of the ceremony which they were about to witners. Ho spoke of the advantages atienting the building of churches in which the true gospel of Jesna Chriet # preached, the manifold blessings rosalting fram it to a community at large, &¢., and concluded by saying : © We lay our corner etone in faith and hope, and with the fervent prayor that the house which wo are about to erect may bo @ house of God’s own appointment, where the spirit of God may prepare multitudes for heaven long afwer ‘we haye ceased from all our earthly cares and wils.’’ The Hon. Wa. Jawcr, of Peansyivania, next addressed himeelf w the persone assembled. He stated that it has been bie privilege to travel, and that he has ofien rejoiced vo find places whicb he formerly beheld a4 wiktiernenses, now abounding with churches and said that he ever witnessed a band of OC) thomer!ves together or engagw. in any work for the ser- vices of God without feeling very peculiar sensations. He tlated that it was not Lie intention to detain the present by detailing the many aad varied blessings aria ing from the building of eburches whieb tend tw promote t er. individual present appeared 10 fell deeply tan- pressed with the impurtanoe of he ceremony whieh had just witnessed. Wilamsburg City News. SanpaTn Scoot CkLxRRATIONS —The anniversaries of the Sabbath schools of the Fastorn Districts were celebrased yesterday afternoon by & procession and meetings in seve: ral of the churches. ‘The First Division, comprising the following named schools, met in the South Ninth street Congregational ! ! I st