The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1857, Page 2

artic case, ¢ euch ¥ 4 differently from it its legal province: direct effect tt is destared wo, The chief, and tho “oaly of this writ, ie to ro move the proceeding from before the officer to whom Mt ts tveued to the Sepreme Court. Can an order 0 the effect that notwithstanding it is removed from before tum to the Supreme Court, still it remains, and shall be aeemed io remain, before the officer from whom it is takin, bawe that eifect and make it ubiquitoas to that ex fent* The case of Paichin ost the Mayor of Brookiyn, in some of ite o! dicta aud head Bots, seems to conflict somewhat with some of these views, [| am aware; but I think that no bing nes contli*t materialiy wita taem f the writ to this proseoting, the fact that it terminates and annihilates whole’ raat. ter, would be excellent ground for an argu to the Legirlature 0 show the necessity of a mwifi- cation of the law, perhaps, and could perhaps have een properly addressed to the Court in opposition to the allowance of this writ in the first instance, fand it may be of service on the motion fo quash it, if euch a motion should ever be made, but it can have ‘out little weight with me in determining what are the legal consequences of the writ when ailowed and in force ‘That the Court misunderstood the eituation of the proceed. Sng at the time of the allowance of the writ, and would not have allowec {tif ithad correctly undepstood it, may also de # good argument ov a motion to the same court to quash ft, but I cannot know the fact, and if Looald, such infor. mation would pot properly be the basis of acuon oy me 1 am to obey it as it is,80 long as it continues to stand— Dot to indolge in speculations as to what it might or weula bave been under other ocivcumstances. My duties depeod on whet it ts, not at all on what it might have been or what wae the intent of the Court at the time except as it is expretsed by the fect of allowing. The fact that the Court refused to grant a stay of pro. ceedings asked tn connection with it, anc the fast that the same Court which mace the al owance has since made the order above referred to, seems to show beyond all doubt, ana by couble progf, that it was pot the intention of the Court that aaythivg having the effect of m rtay should receive i sanction, and this fact being established would probably control on an application 10 that Covrt, in which aione tbe impediment complained of can be removed. It was urged, also, that the siguing apo delivery of these warrants were judicial acts, and tbat therefore tuey were not retrained’ by the Certiorart Bat my judgment bas notonly been announced orally, but reduced to writing in the form ofan order, and eigned by me and delivered to the applicant.) 1 have there dreided” that the applicant should have the warrants, Te it porsible that the vritiog of ‘hese papers, and signing end deliv: ring thems, are judicial actey And evon if they were, ‘bey arc, ro far, rejarate acts, distinct from the previous preoees ings at the trial, that ‘the principle which Buthorizee the completion of ‘rial becaure it is begun, (a# in the core where the venire bad been awarded,) ‘Would not apply here to) wtlfy me tn proceeding. But it Seems to ms tbat it certainly is nov a judicial, bit a mipisteria) act, and that, therefore, 1am beun i to refrat Finally, I ree no mode of escape from the restraining in- fluence of this writ while i, remains in forcé, and the only escape for the apolicart seems to be throcgh the Court ane sp it, apd to that Ceurt I must commend him. My ‘re certainly bound I think, and [ see a0 nope of disenthralimen; save by the removal of the bonds by the Yemoval of the writ itself, and I am accordingly con Strained 1 suspend my proceedings, and decline for the present to issue the wa rants. The question, on application to Mr. Field, was adjourned tll Satarday at 12 M., before which time Mr. Fisld ex ected the certiorari would be quashed. Blotion to Supersede ihe Writ of Certiorart, Before Hon. Judge Davies. JOLY 17.—The People in the relation of Charles Devlin vz Chas. A. Peabody, one of the Justices of this Court.—Immo- diately after the rendition of the Ln eta the ar- gument on the certiorari was resu: ‘The following are Mr Field's point 1._If the writ of certiorart would lic at all In this case it ‘would enable the Cour: only to look into the question of Jurisdiction. No otber errors could be inquired inwo upon the return. Unless, therefore, the papare on which the certiorari was a show an a t_ want “f yurisdic- Gon the writ sbocld not be granton. (2 Hil'9, 23, Wend. 300, 2 Seld 300) 2. The papers do in fact show Eee. The statute (2 RS 125, rec 51. 66) has ‘strictly pursued. 8. The writ of certiorari is nota writ of right, bat of Tts allowance rests in the round discretion of the Tt will never be allowed when it will tend w Covntervall the policy of the law; or when it woald pro duce delay inconveniant to the pili ‘or when there is apy other adequate remedy. (15 Wend 198, 2 Hull 498, 21 Barbour 667) 4 There 1s another adequate remedy, that is by contest fing the jurisdiction when the validity of the warrants is @mertet A want of jorisdiction can be set up at all times. ez 30—Bigelow agt. Stoarns—1 Hill 180. Bloom agt. 6. A certiorari issued in this case before the completion Sioceniea Yrealoace.. 1s has bee adjudged greates: onvenie ice. D tactarder woatte ties thet us Conover is in posses. of the office of Street Commirsioner, He has bad the d+ facto since the 13th of Jane. There cannot be two persons in ponsersion of the office at the same time Mr. Devlin cannot act, sed if Mr. Conover is to be pre- ‘vente from acting the purlic cannot be served, and that 1 cf tae city government ts ” Whereas, Lr. Conover is allowed wthe bensht ef the onde? made by Mr Justice Peabody ihe office will be executed, fend Mr Deviin’s rights, if he bas any, ean bo asserted by 0 warranto without detriment to the public 6. Much yet retains to be done b; J wstice Peabody Defore the Completion of the matter before him He must “by warrant” commit Devlin to jail, tll the delivery of the books and paperr; he is to “ishue his warrant” of eearch, and wpon the bringing of the books and papers be. fore bim, he ts to ‘inquire and examine whether che same fappertaived to the ofice,”” and “cause the same to be de livered to the coaplainant.”” If the certiorari mays the Completion of these things, it et 9p: theu forever, for they cap never be resumed. A procedewdo cannot issue after the certiorari is re urned—(*wide’ Pr. 349)—and th Preme Court cannot issue the warrants or conduct the further inquiry oe the reamons stated in ‘be last point, the right to faane ine certiorart till the com) letion of the procesdiags i# to be deemed taken tatate allowing this sum mar) remed: 7T could never have inteaded the custody ¢ fad papers might be with from the rucceseor to wo ¢ Joe, Ull # certiorari should posed of. The proceedings are intended to be most fummary, and not Hable to be stayed by any otuer order or proweding. They do not decide the right, but only who is to have the booke Ul) the right i tried. fo suppwe that tbe Legiriature intended to leave these summary pro Coedings linble to be #us by certiorari is to sappore that they {ntended (o insti ote a useless ceremony. (20, Schnson 86; Lynde vs. Noble.) 8. If the certiorari be not » #tay of proceedings If rightfolly te be Fuperreced nd miniatrat 1 jartice and coouter ¥ batever may be h toasiay, i: having been + plaiotifl. that the writ door sta Blanding the qualification so gb Of the Court, and great om inte fere Prooeedin 4 sending t a anmmary to tne tw ® par des deing will reheve 8 Weve 65, 611.) 10 This may be done immedia ly Mr. Field contended that the «! tue papers {0 this case bour, wberess the coun who procured the wri\ were pri abren from tue court more than five minutes, it way evideot a» care discreuoe was exercired in grantiog t. Judge Peabody Jed that Mr, Conower bad poreossion of the « Commicstoner since June 13. Now devin holt» the and and asiwo oariies ceavsot be incum Of the ame office, the duties cana. he periormed ‘unlew Conover is allo we to act. Judge Daries—There is no doubt that i) there wi final decision, the writ ought not tw issue, eod If you coo ae rm @ind that no fluai decixion was , twill greatly ‘tate matiora Mr. Field ~There bas heen no final determination in the nti there is @ roanual delivery of aif your bonor swps the pro Cone, you will Le dotag « great never coutompinted vy law to pre books aod papers of any pubic office oun a iff a one holding tast Office, This for & purpose = which 3 con Cealed from the Court The Court wid the counsel ‘who anked for it tha’ it wae pot to act av + an Moment the words were utiered co: a Secures tase wae a riay; and when | ald t war on. Jost what I meant There ie nm 0 ‘Of course, | atiridute no onwortny Toa understard bow in the tary writ was procured; and Lam sir he first Wo way that it wae Mr. Brady amid he did Hy f basiness (be Honor would be as lef to Mr. O Uhat the case was © clo Chat argumont was ail form od cerem ay, w Bide ought w be heard merely asa raiter of oo But be would aay that if, afer the minute ‘uvestgat cage bad received, they would comder ‘ne dena’ +s Mr Devin to bave Judge Peabedy’s orcer reviews |, « -o-ult Cor which no reason or Lo apology wiaid be satisfactory Be expreesed & desire to bave ibe Wuole merits of the case Gove into by his senior, aaiess the ‘oart decided wat one points would suitice Judge Devies aid chat be tesced the writ’with the inten tory a tate Gon that the proesedings *noula be rev awed. fe though: Chat could be dG ve #itboet ‘ng thew: ape he had ant Change! that opm. li od be sown thata iias © im the dase be would cor He taiply wurtals the writ Mr. O'Gonor thea preceeded to reply to Mir. Freit @ald that bis learned opponent assured everything, wet hen be came i the ‘ad'gnaticn brad of hie suber” and endeavored to fire the Court with bis own lodignauen be the questica to ve de ‘Wes wheiher the successor te the oilice of Street pover bad @ rigbt 1@ the o! (hat his bouor should dre 70 against them, but he was wil w argue on the titles of Devlin and Ornove: 10 the and be was prepared to ahow that if Conover was natitied w it Judge reabudy tad no J irtediction in the cage A all; for thes the retaining of the Fooke by Dey.!n would Be wothing more than 4 common trespass. He would Nww YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1857. how also that a writ of certiorari was the prover remedy | THE SEVENTEENTH WARDRIOT. and that it was tssaed at the proper time. Toe Phe onl, question ia as to the portion o the Proceedin gr at which the writ was insued O'Connor—If tt is prover tbat Mr Devlin should get some kind 0 a revie ‘Judge Peabody's order, aud that be bas resorted to the rign. kind of review, aad ai the rigbt time, it makes the case very short This application was one for a complete decision aad Cetermination of the euit .epeing in the Supreme Court, It was put 40 applicn ton for ar order tha the writehal! pot operate as a stay of the eult or curtail iv ection; it was for an order whic? teroinatec tbe proceeding, and allowed Judge Poaroty’s decision toatand for ever’ vow aiiadle exceot »y ove oF two meaue :--one was, Helf defence by physical force ware an stempt was made to execule the war ants if we pro eet are {pformal; the other, was by an action for damages, which could bardty be called a remedy, Decause thor gh a jury migh da wages to ap individual—mighs put a few dollars in the pooket of Mr. Unaries Devin —ii would be no remeay forthe punlic. ‘There was a0 procese of appea) in the common la ore Was NO Htetute ab Matti except as to how prisoners mixht be released 10 cortaro cures. There was do remedy then, except # cowm in law certiora 1, The Court had said tat it bad no douot of i bong the proper form, aud nis learaed op) nsat oud conceded ths rame, at Ali events the authorises be ced Mustrated it. A certtorai), Mr. O'Jonnor said, wa the eame as the old wri; vi error befure the wlo excrj tons was ada@itied, and be mea | ned varto is tnstay Ov: ih which judgments ‘would be reversed on writ: of er ror for toe purpose of claiming for @ certiorsri @ muc broader offize than bis learnea oppoaea' assert it per- forms. It ,vot onl, api lies to tae jarisdiotion of the Vourt bolow, but the errors of Ia + founde. @u the merits of th» case, and he never beard of a case where procee tings ov a certiora) bad been efli-med where the court sae errors {a law on the merits except where they wore 43 t» matiers of fact between witnesses (He ©, counsel cited the case 0! Nidlo against Post's administrators, 2bth Wenueli) The similarity of the common law certiorari, aad the aucieat writ of error without the bill of exceptions, preseated 4 harmony in the law which pe thought ought extt = The idea that a certiorari ean only briug up the question of jurisdiction, or that there is no mvans of reaching sum mary errors of law of summary Justices; or tha taer: 1s 20 appeal, is absurd. If this re 80, wide this ular statute there are noumners cificers in. this Siate—a county judge, could receive @ complaint from Mr. over, in the co .nt; of Albany, against the secretary of iste, alleging hai be (Conover) t the successor to that office, ant aemsadiag tie boovs and papers, That any ove who could fiat a county jadge !guorant enough (4nd it would nov be dif cul’ could stip every pubic officer inthe State of ais boofsano papers was apparent euouga, if these fact: sere acmitted. Mr. O'Conur condnued w show that tne old writ of error and a certiorari bad we sam? Authority, and defled Mr. Field to cite a singe case ib Which ® court affirmed a judgment waere there were errors in law, except ihose errers ve longed t @ Dill of exceptions. With reference w Devhin’s title to this office, he thought be might assume that he bed the best of the two; but it was deaied that Bie bh. mor nud aay rigbt to took into the question in this stave of the case Judge Peabody declined to investigate it, us was sa is‘icd 08 1 the meré possesion It Dean 3 ¥ift were to wri e eaother book on judicial affairs, be could tell ot ‘an ing. tious tribunal that bad no right to decide as to 4 ma ule to an office but had @ right to decide a: toa man who bad none. Mr. O'Covor argued taat the siaiute provided for (he removal of tne books aud papers bat in one care ‘Ibere was po office having books aad papers ¥ hich bad net a physical dweiling place, ana if tue old officer retired with them witbin this building, ue vow one oculd no’ touch them; the remedy would ve for a mag'Flval to fssue a warrant to comfit the iawuder to jail. The books in that case would be in the right lave, but ‘Whe man would be in the wrong ove. If Judge Peadoiy deci-ion ktancs be mvetgend the Sherlif wo gather ap all toe rs ond ma, 6 in the Street Commission -r’s ofllve, Dring them into Court, aud when satisfied that they were the property he sent for, hand them over to Coaover to ‘ca them wherever he ploase. If this thing ccourred with & County Clerk, or any officer woo bad @ com mon eral, the com-equence would be that the vlerk could issue all bis orders proverly andor seal from his office, but his books and papers would be in come garret in Mackerelvitie, if Conover chose to retire to tbat quarter from motives of ecouo ny. for the seal canne) be reached by this order; it is only tae book and papers Counsel contended that tae offiver should have everythipg in bis possession, except the beoks and ors, to make his title good; so that « he got them Re'could perform all bis tunctions properiy. the Jour ts not to decide that a man is in possession because be rush into the office ope morning and gews kicked out. Mr O’Conor argued that the Court could nor exercise ie powers to decide as t pome-sion for a misotlevoas par- tmerfere with the regular duties of the officer ‘ed Conover’s affidavits tn the case, before Juige fe r Peabody, Leia odoin ag remand deciared tbat, ad. mitting them w be true, if Judge Peabody had any jiris diction in the case he was much surpri: Oue sectioa io the statute »provided for pgs agains; the acum bent; bet» special section was tasertod for bape Petoon og into the office during a vacancy and wking possession the papers, When there is no officer dr facto to be proceeded against, action may be taken against a wiranger, Itis im poreible to maintain the proposition that it extends to the lawful incumbent. Mr. O’Conor contended, at great length, that the writ catmo into the proceedings at tae ates time, that the final decision was nad whea Judge y deciared that be would issue the warrants, abd that the actua! delivery of the property to Couo: er was 20 more @ judicial act than that of the sberiff, when he de- cided, af the time of the seizure, as to what reaily ve. topged w the office and what did not. It was exercist a low grade of discretion and no more. It was charg: that great speed was used in getting out this writ, but it was Lecet»ary to have it inthe interval between the ren decision Mr 0'Oon t ‘ion of the warmly defeuded his putations and denied writ. Mr. Busteed was not consulted at the early p: beir counsels, and was not aware of the ovinion of bis as- sociates as to the writ It was not a subject for makwg vpworthy impuiatione, simply because Mr. Braty ex- pressed one opinion in one court and Mr. Busteed a coa- trary ove in another. He was not personally impli aod; but be hoped tbat his Hour—who was a part witness in this case—would not sacction any imyutadions oa the honor and gx od faith of the geatiernen Conducting ihe ce ise. Mr. O'Conor was four bours in making bis argament Wr. Ficld dwelaimed, in strong terms, ali iateouon of imputing improper motives to any one, and expressed hie regret that be shoul be supposed to bave done so. He believed all the counse: inteaded wo act as men of bonor, but they should bave given bim notice of what they were going to do. He then took up tue various points in Mr. O'Uouor’s argument, contending tha. on ‘over could compel any ove, whether in or out uf tae office, to give up the books and japers. He raid that if the writ Was Lot quashed the case would pot be decided fur two yeare, aud where vould Judge Peaboby be then? tainly bot on th» bench. He denied that » final decistra bad been made w! ie act wa: let uudone by the Court which the statu's declared it should co—viz) tne delivery of the books. He concladed by stating that if the Court refused to supersede this writ, It would be taterfor log wt) the machinery of government ~paralyriog ibe public arm No strect cculd be opened, repaired or cleaned, No monoy could be iseued for contracts, for Comptroilor F agg refused to recognise Weviin, aud would ebter into po busi with bim Moreover it woull be enovurag'ng other officers to apply for writs of certiovart And wit wirty two Judges in the Supreme Court read” wo issue toem, be would put it to his Bunor whetber the L gielacare would not at last be eompelied to enact ua 20 Certiorari should teeue at ail {o summary procesain cx Jodge Davies theu sunounced that be Weald leave bis derision in the bands of the clerk to-morrow, Saturday; and the-Court adjourned to 12 o'clock to day, Importance of a Sew Commercial Treaty witn shnssin BBCIPRUCAL TRADE WITH MeXiCU DESIRABLE, AND must PURCHASED, [From the Washingtoo “tater, July 16.) diplomatic appointments aout ty be mad) oght w be cheriahed and promoted. We aave « je and growing commerce with Russia ov ter E1 Fopear. Asiatic and American consis. It i# believed coat Our CC ume Ce Aud DAvigaiton Could be mach v0. & jn dejons ape bi deral comme: its not improbable that abe would readily accede w our proposition Ab extensive market for our cotton and cotton yaras, cotwn fabrice, and a variety of products aot manufac tures, coulc be found in the Baltic porta of Rissa A trade Which promises to be important has grown up between our Pacitio porte and tue Amcor river, Kom bobatke, Potropaulowsky, aod oo the norihoast ovat af Asia, abd mey be exicaded jaw the interior of sive ria." With Sikaend other porte in the Russian provinoss« trade of importance is practicable Bat many ob tacies to tis commer» are found in Rustina tartis and port rega intions. [i appears that American vessels are nut a\oved to trade in Kossian porte on the Pacitic aorth of tas pa ra lel of 6440, without obtaining permissoa from the Governors, koi paying swh suma as they may wach choose to extort; and each one bas the right of dxing hie own charges Russia 1s berse! now attempting to promote har com meroe and navigetion on the Facific: and the dest step for her to take towards the object, is to aboli restric tions which are a& injartous to ber commercial aad anip ping ipterest as to ours It is wo be pre somed that our new Minister to Russia #ill Out instructed to negotiate ® commercial ireaty ove iberal basis Our commerce with Mexico has been much ob st-ucted by Mexican tariff and monopolies. It has in the ins) if teen youre dwindied down from about eigat millivns a ear w a third of that wom. The coast trace aud land ontier travie are alike cripple4 The treaty wuich Mr. Forsyth negotiated remored or reduced many of these restric ions, put it was not toougat that it was eviticwently liberal. It’ will now be prop «4, in the negoviation of a new treaty tw adopt the priasivie # commercia) reciprocity, as weappiled with so much succes to traie cane bby nited Mates the Seived ales. treasury of the United States, and the floods of revenue pouring into it, Reem to requive aa out let. It was eurgented some time ago by Gea. Gadedoo, when Minisier © Mexico, that we omld aut obtain a goul commercial treaty with Mexico with ut buying it. It ili be noremary, tn the pr renewed negotiations, 10 of Ter to pay Mexic « handsome sum of m mey, io baud, fur An vurestris ed trade—the altimate benedt of #nich wie Us ited States, ae well aa t0 Moxioo, cannot be to highiy etimuted Mr. Berg proceed Mexico with dos patobes for ter there relative to the Tehuantepec — way, and as the agent of the Tehuantepes Com a This governm: | haa decided to protect American citi pene in the righ wired from Mexico Toe fenusnw pee road will bow be fniehed, and the routs opeaed =A a Cootrset will no doubt be awarded to it by Novem Ageesis says the shark which was caught yesterday off Nanaa\ ae the Kins known ty fahermen as the man eater. It beloagr to (ue gevur Carcharodon, and i paruoularly Inverestiog to the naturaliet aa living representative of th we huge sharks, the teeth of which are found in a fomeil state tn the tertiary beds of the Middle States at Mariba’e Vine yard. “Strange as it may seem this genus bar not yet been menUoned among we shacks living upon our oma. Baraeas Loox Ovt—Professor Coroper's Inquest on the Body of John Miller. | YUTE Day. Before Coroner Perry. ‘The inqueet in the case of John Miller, the German who was billed in the riow of the Seventeenth ward on Sunday owht last, was resumed yesterday moruing at 9 o'clock, in 1te Court of General Sessions, City Park, There were not © mavy spectators present as on the previous day. The oilowing teetimony was adduced on the part of the po Noe Robert co Grusche being sworn, said;—I live at 122 Ri vington street; belong to ths Metropolitan police of the seventeenth ward; vas wiih Sergeant Lockwood when he went to the scene of difficulty ; could not say the exact sme; thought it must have bsen about # quarter to eigat v'elock; my attention was directed to Sergeant Lock w001's orders to burry down thore by some of the men; I ob served ap immense Crowd oo running to the piace; when ‘uey came up the sergeant and some of our men called cp them 6) go beck and disperse Q. Was this tbe dretof tae troubles? A This was the trot of the disturbance; then they marchod on and got about half way down between First aveaue an! avenue A, «ben they were received with stones more so thaa befor. ; dhere was DO Oring whatecever junta tbat ti Q Dia you hear apy piso A. Heard no pistol fired undi we got pear avenue A; heard a shot; couli not say if it were @ rifle or @ pistol; #&w 4 person on she lop of tue southeast corer bouwe; he fired eitaer a musket or rite wee pointed direct in the ér. fem waoore be 00d; that was the firs: dring I heard; afterwards taeve was @ pistol shot from the same bou e and @ grea: uumoer of Btonee; we stood for a time; did not retreat; received orders to clear the sidewalk; we received assisiance after we got up towards First avenue. Q How many men wore with (aptain Hartt? A Ican- noteay po-itive'y, b t I suppose anout tweaty five or 0, them returned ; Cays Hart took coarge of us then, and beg- «ed of the men to leave; Cay ain Hartt then went abead of us, and then we wentdown to avenue B aad geting down there pistol show were fired very freely; I sup vored the shots came from the open lot; the shuts were abead of us, and came from the tops of the houses and windows. The Coroner requested the witness to be distinct in stat ing the localities ‘itnes»— Wea I got down avenue A one of our men was hurt; I got struck op the shoulder with a rang orcluo; one «f the men getung hart and being bleediog, I went to the station boure wita him, aud remained there washiog and attend’ng to bim u Ui the rest of tae officers returned, tbe man was wounded in she Qead by @ stone; nis bead as out; ther was Gring previous to the oilicer being wounded; there was a great deal of firing Q. Do you know ifany officer fre’? A Ido not know of apy offices ti if sol was ignovant of it; heard Cap tain Hartt distinctly ray to the men not to tire, and to keep cool; be gave that order when be took charge of us. Q | Wher the drst shot dred irom? A The first shot I heard fired was from the top of ‘ue roof of the house; the firet ebot was either masket or ride; it was @ man who Grea; I did not see any of she officers knocked down; | aw several men who were firing stones kuocked down we e; | koockea down one myself, clinched bim: Q Die you ee Miler shot? A. I did uot see Miller rhot, neither do (know that perroa The witne+s having @oisaed, the Coroner requested the Jary not to go ‘nto unpecesary detais; to seek toforma. von only on im ortant questions, as ‘here was so mi bh more evidence to be goue into that dime would be unproft- ably consumed Joror.—Dd you hear Captaio Hartt tell the men co to fire? A. Idistioctly beard Ca stain Hartt say to the men nat to fire, to keep cool apd not to use tneir dre arms. Juror —Dic you know the polices had dre arms? A (1th much stres+)—! was pot re that the police car- ried fire arma until ve-terday; | jived the police but very lately, and they cnrietened me very quick. (Captain Hartt wished to make ap explanation, but was Dot permitted by the Coroner } Witness —/ saw officers knocked down by stone: as “ar as my judgment goes; was down with officers on First avenue, and am re, 80 far as I can recollec: no suo\s were fred. ror —Where were you all this time? A. I was with officers. the } Juror —Where was 1; you heard the first shot fired? A. Off the toon of he bouses. Coroner—When you were with the officers at this time id you bear them kay anyth'pg? A. The men complained, and said, “ Aro we ¢> be made targets off?” Juror—Did you see any officer with trearms? A I did not; I was never aware that the officers carried frearms until yesterday. ‘When were you struck? A. It was near the as affray whea I was strock with the cart rung or being sworn, said—I reside in Jackson. ville, Florida; 1 eaw yart of scene aeer avenue A; I was passing down First avenue from Fi th street towards Fourth; it was towards evenip it 7 o'clock, or a lit- tle after; I saw some cflicers couducting, as | suppored, & pritoper, them; I pext aw four or crow’ behind five officers from the direction of a: larger body of pee, Tarned around and followed them; street and avenue A; I saw & large crowd standing below Fifth street; 1 saw a lange erent eta, }, opporite First a was then 0 Fk ee Rt wn td they bad eept for to the station house; I stood there fr » three to ive minates with them, when the crowd made rurb towards Firat avenue; I saw a sunall squad of police coming towards avenue A; an officer named Lockwood esemed ts be at the heed; they marched towards avenue A; very nesr the corner I heard an officer give tae order to keep togetber; {hat only walked with them as far'as the theet'e; they wheeled around and came oack; they cane back as far as the theatre; the thickest of the crowd was standing in that vetghborhood, and bonmenced dis- pereing the crow’, telling the peopl to disperse Juror— did they disperse the crowd? A. They laid thetr bapdy on them just aa they tid me, and requeat- ed them to dteperee; i had got bebiad thom, aud bad purhed the crowd infront of them towards avenue A; taney pusbed the crowd towarus avenue A; I bad rtooa by ‘ne theatre at this time; [ saw them all’ rush togecher when the alarm was giveb, before they wore separated; I came up avenue A ther, and [saw the men havivg a hand to hand fight with the mob, on the fart side,of the aveaue, hear Third street, where the thickest of fhe crowd was close by tbe tenemen, houses; 1 crosxed ‘over east ride of avenue A; my brother was with me all the time; the po lice turped and rep towarde Fourth street again, as they n they pusbed the crowd with them and pushed me agwin; as they pushed me my hat fell off aad T had like to bave got trampled on, so [ g% towards home, and as they ran down towards Firat avenue the officers were on the run was OB crowd firing; I raw the police ran down Fourth street, and ‘saw two distinot flashes; these were the two frat ptatole I heard fired: there were half a dozen flashes; I distinctly caw the fasbes: shen T saw the Gring, t turned and got ybe ground as qi an conld; Tole mance wae stores fired; as [ turned and left I heard half a cozen ebots ip all; the spectators tarned and rua up the avenue the san 20n as the shots were dred; Tgot round Sixth street sod kept off the ground and did pot make my prerence agaia. Turor—How aany shots did you bear? Witness—I beard about eix discharges of pistols Juror—At the same time you saw two “ashes: where did the others come from? Witre:s—I do net know. Jurer—How pear together were the police and crowd when you raw the flashes? Witnese—The police had run off avenue A and ap Fourth street; the crowd before closing were adout six or eight vards distance at toe time; they had got up and «hen they went dewn I could not see them; the officers all went down Fourth; no abots Srot'by thems 1 ‘stood by the two officers peaceably, very pear . Turor--Was “bere any. firing 4 officers previous to reaching the ground? A. No, sir; those I have mentioued were the Gre:; the crowd did nothing more than boot and groan when T standing with the two officers; sonic wished the crowd to disperse; didn’t see blows struck Joror—Did the officers aggravate the crowd? A hey pushed them back with their hands; some they used rough'y, as they kept driving and pushing; the crowd eeemed to resist and not allow themselves to be pushed away; I was distant and could not bear any conversation between them. Coroner—Do you know tho origin of the riot? A. I do not. Juror—Did you see any officer fre? A. No, sir, Coroper—No you kn: w Miller? A. No. Coroner— Did you see any of the old police in the crowd? A. No, not to know them Jonn P.-Concklin s+orn—Lives at No. 8 Second avenue; Twas first sont by Capt. Hartt down to avenue A, aboat seven OF @ quarter to eight o'clock; I'saw no blows struck either by the police or crowd; taw ntonue thrown, could not ray brickbats, from the crowd in front and saw one from the house at the corner of avenue A, right hand corner as you go down Fourth; the first firing Teaw was from the house on the right hand corner as you to down; [raw fiarher aad beard reports of five or six ghote, apparently as fast as @ man could ehoot; I saw one man knocked down. an Who was thai? A. I saw officor Hodder when he Q What part ofthe affray was that? A. That was when the officers went down Fourth street near avenue A. 9 Bid you 900 any of the oficers fret A. Novair, you ree \hem beating any body’ . saw ma beating the crowd back. = Q. Roughly or easily? A. As easy as the circumstances "Tne balance of this witnces’ teat unimportant, re of witness’ imony was im he did not see Miller shot, having gone to the atation’ ime. as house at that ti TESTIMONY OF OFFIOBR GEORGE COOK. Q. Where do you resise? A. At 408 Tenth aucet. Q. Are you anofficer? A. Yes, sir, Q What time «n Sunday afternoon were you in avenue A? the afternoon. Near what street? A. Seventh street, Houston, and avenue A Was sg wg there during the fore part of the ou first see any dirturbance? A. About seven. Coroner—I wast you to commence at the first. A. Wo, = ee ca Se) ae ee street to avenue and wo saw a cowd they went down Fourth strect ip the direction of avenue | About Ry: when | got to the corner of First avenne I stopped there; Q Men? A. Men and boys. Ume the officers were half way down avenue A; { Q Noisy? A. I beard some remarks from the crowd towards the police; Inaw | that they should not mind the damned republicans. ‘bate fying from the crowd; after this | By Juror—Was it « man or boy that made the remark? A and Fourth street; I cannot eay where tne fring waa from; tacy eeemed io be tn the m ddle of the street. Q Did the fluhes come from the police or the crowd? A I thwk I saw arhot from oue of the officers Q You ay you saw ash» from one of the efloers? A. Yes; we seemed to be ele sated, as though dring at something above. Joror—Where was pistol directed to? A It was direct ed in that Y (veut og ita ie band) —rorth wt co ner; the ti jeoked vp there [saw persons standing on the roofs of the hy uses 6 Coroner—Were tbey tiring or throwing missiles? A. I Saw stoner thrown from the houte top. Juror—Was it after tee offices had fired? The stones were thro «n before I beard any Oring; I waa about balf a biock olf; at the last time the stones were thrown [ Faw tbe Ft Des oF brekbate coming off the bouses; | could pot tell exactly from wbence they came; I do pot know if T observed aryth pg ele Q How many srow did you hear fred? A. Uthink from eight to twelve show Coron r-—Did the ehots come from the crgwd or the of ficers? A Tre were all mixed up, so that { cvuld not toll; ts I raw the flasber 1 #0 d look: nly case I saw dis- finetly was tn the bande «f th policemen Q Did you observe anything el-e? A. [ observed « | great desi of confurion, but nothing distinctly; | saw rome officers striking persons, who seemed to be resiating them Juror—Yousay you he a lage sized tnan or one of the offivers Orig: was wnall one? A. Could not tell— they were ion ad Juror— How dit you know them to be officers? a’ By their badges Jaror— Are you net « stranger in the city? A. Not folly a stranger aw mi le Juror—* bere did you see the stones coming from! A Ieaid Teaw the stones comivg immediaiely opposite the theatre Joror—D.d you ever reside in the el.) ? Tam one of the propriet rs of the rion ; Yes, Lam well ae joa'pted with the foeality ; I could not be mistakea ia the locality Dir Joho Hl. <berman «worn —Resite ar 127 Fourth ave. pue. you know abo Or A a iy affair of Sunday Inst, there me patiants who live {0 the pr igbhorbe od, aud rome skillet arti-ans Temploy, who live about/here: I saw some of them in the moraing, and in | the Course of my usual a vocation they toid ms they bad a | fine tmeon Sunday; they had killot Capteia Hartt and two poriceren, avd they would oar the whole city of the damned Metropol an potioe: Tarked them what wae tue matter; they tol’ me the Metroportaa police were come to put them nown, to shut op their lager mer saloons, to take Sway their rights aod privileges as citizens would pot etana 1t; they sale thoy had th “ayor and Judge Kuanell to reste they would reste the law; that they had thrown bricks and stoves from the bouses on the police that they bad fret on them from the tops of their houses, and {om their windows: they had put their wo men and children in froat of ihe wincows, wnt tney bad dred from bebind \hem. they sald they har been in the revola tion in Germany, and they knew bow to use their fire arm*; that they had fought for thelr Lbertios there sad would ght for their tive ties here Juror, ade reseing the Coroner—I« that proper evi tence? Wil the gentlemen support it by giving the names of the parties who told himt Coroner—{ bave given the widest latitude, in order to ascertain every circumstance |n relation to this affair, that you may investixate it and see for yourselves what provo cation bad bern given, or who, if any, the parties are who may Lave exci ed these people ty ad Chat uf late are t frequent tn our ety The witness i# under oath This trial, and if he should he called op he can pr. 8 iu anoiher Uourt, and you can there impeach nie testimony ‘or—I think {t pecessary that the gentleman shoald bame the persons who told bin Witnors—t will not: it would be @ breach of cond lence Witness continved—They aaid when Mayor Wood's police were there they let ‘hem do as they liked, and they were geod fellows, but the ne polos wante | we’ make them pay heense for tneir ag bier ealoons aod then shut them up, that Jodge Strong and Ooun Timliogon bad told them hat they had no right to pay ‘or their lager bier saloons nor to rbut them up, because they did not sell strong drine: | old them I wax either lawyer nor politician, and thas they had better go t the Commissioners and pot to tell mo about it; they raid they would put the Motr a down, force by force, they should not be in that district That [e about ths endatance of tt Coroner—It may de out of the asval course to aimit such eviderce, aud should no, have any weight, except 1 shows us the spirit of the distarbance, and you may re ceive it in the ligh) to expiain the secret mative that war at work, aod which may Lave been at work, with respect to many of the inte in ovr chy Joror—Will you give us the names of the persons? Withess—I know | am not bound by law; I will pot; ‘bat would (mplisate them, and they told me in cond dence, Wm. P. Hall, Jt., aworn—Reride in Seventy eixth stroet 1 wae at the scene of the trouble abrit Th o'olvck | should like to give my restone; 1] was stansing on the 100) of my houre, pear First avenue, and veard hal looing and burrabing coming from avenue A, which at tracted my attention towards it, aod I looked that way end saw several men an! boys running down avcnue A, there reemed t) bea large crowd, 80 1 walked to the corner to fee what the disturbance was; this was tho corner of sixth | A A mea. | _The Coroner—Go on. A. I laid my hand on one maa to put bim aside. Q Had that man made any remark to you? A. Yes;he enid he aid act care for a republican officer; he had busi nee to stand there as long as he pleased. @. Do you know whothe men was? A. I could not may. %. Do you know his name? A. I beard that it was Can- non. Corover—Goon. A. As! was putting the man aside I was knocked down, aad they fell on top of me and bruis- ed me ani kicked me. Q Was this in the styeet of on the sidewalk? A. In the street; I was thrown in the street in the scutlle; I defend- ed myself as much as I could, Q you use your clib? A. Yes, sir _Q Did you use tt before you were knocked dowat A. No, air. —Well, sir? he bad fallen on top of Q. Did any other maa etrike or burt you? A. I could Caunon got up and ran away, ot ay Q. Who di you knock with aclub? A Thiy Cannon \orover—Go oo, A. Then be go: up anil rao up aveauo A, into « lager bier saloon Corerer—Goon A lt followed bim ap aad wanted to Arrest him, and he ran into that bouse and got away Q. What house? A. 4% Aveave A i‘ @. Did you goin? A. No sir: they closed the door be fore me. more mep—i rout thirty-five. (6 told us to disperse the mob; we went down ani told (bem to digperse; (hey would avt do {'% Teaw brickbats thrown out of the win Q. Before there was any shooting? A. Yor Q. How did the officers disperse tho crowd? tole them to move on, and pushed them aside ‘A. Thay Y Q Were there any stooes thrown before taat time? A. es, sir. The Coroner—Yon need not continue the narrative. The wish to ask some questions t—I wind w know what reason you bad for nore assistance after you leftavenne A? A A large crowd fol- lowed me op api hovted at me, and fred stones at me. Q Haveyou bad that man arrested? A. No, Jory may A Ja “ A. L could wot say, sir. The Coroner—Iiii you ever know of any party proja dicing the poople against the police there? A. No «ir. ‘A duror-iha tie people ever moiest you before? A. Yen, sir; they blackguarded me. Q' Thore were men that knew you? A Yes, ar. Q. How long bave you been an officer? A.’ Since Iavt gy The There reoms to be rome conflicting state- ments about your first difficuity with Canoon, aad I wish ‘oa to detail all the circumstances very minutely A. ell, air, I went ap there; they told mo there was a fight here; I told them to disperse; there were aboat thirty there, collecting all the while; there were a ared there ia about G: ites; L eudearored (0 diaverse bem, and took hold of them geaily tw put them aside; | used bo violence. A Joror—I «inn to know what i object in clear. ng, to aidewe!.’ A. They were obstructing the side- wal mak'ng fuquiries they rao directions “and sarrounded ns; Decatse diocked up entirely ; to ask them quiets to dis single incividual, who [did ord: peace, and eald, “Gentlemen, ] should obliged to you if you would all diaperee.’” bat did they answort A. The oue man paid (re peated as before siated Q Well? A. Ithought the man wase little in liquor, and pushed him with my hand up towards the comor store. I did this *ith the object of clearing a way for the peopie to pase around, As fast as I Gauulaes way they crowded ind me from the ober, and compicte!y hemmed me in Q Wel, rir? A. Tthon said to oflcer Cooke, ©We will have some help” He said, Yes” { immediatly went through the crowd, and started for Tompkins square, where I knew we bad s reserve force, We had been re- qvested by citizens there-- © disperse the crowd at the corner of avenue 4 and Third street. Q Do you know who those men wore? 4. I donot know them by pame, bu! could recognise them. The Corover—Wi!!] you make it your business to hrot them up when you gofrom here? A. Yes, sir. Q Well! A. I found the officers at the corner of Eighth street and First avenne, and we all returned to the scene of the disturbapoe Q. How did you get that injury on your head? A. On thal afternoon, in Fourth street; I think it was by a stone r@ brickbat thrown out of a window; I had @ prisoner in barge; [had previously arrested one man and carried Lim to the station house. Fee te DO ie Girton Daten thes? A. Nono that By & Juror—When you got to the corner of Third street snd avenue A was there any appearance of afight? A. Not then. Q Did any fight take place until after the officers pushed he crowd? A. There was no fight at all until the second time I went there. Q No person attompted to strike you the first time? A. No. sir. Q How about !t when you got bask? A. Tho riot was tog on. Oo tow many persons askod you to disporse the mob? A. Several. Q. One? A. Yes Q Two? A. Yes. Q A I \hink there were—I can’t ewear, though; I will swear t» the two. Several members of the jury here desired to adjourn, ba after some discussion it was decided to hear oue moro witness. The Coroner stated that ene of tho jurors, Mr. Dunn, bad meagured the pistol! ball extracted from sillor’s body, ‘and found {t to measure 59 grains; other smaller balls had been meatured, weighirg respectively 58 to 41 grains, but ‘the emallest was (oo large for the revolver exhthited here He stated in reply t a suggestion froma juryman, that he intended to procure some differeot sized revolvers, to sce if the ball would fit any of them; he alto intended to have ap experienced gunsmtth make rome experiments, with a view, if posriblo, of ascertain ing from what kind of firearms tho ball was sho'; he did not believe that the inquest could be concluded this week, because, from the excited state of feeling on the subject, there were a number of witnesses yet to be examined. The jury siated that they would Taser pro the In. quest several days than be detained more than four hours each day TESTIMONY OF JOHN THOMAS, WHO SWEARS THAT MILLBK WAS SHOT FROM A WINDOW ON THE BOUTBWEST COKER OF AVENUB A AND FOURTH Q Whai is your name, sir? A. John Thomas; I reside at 177 Norfolk street Q. Were you present in ths Seventeenth ward police last beg ys) the ight? A Yes, sir. Q. With Ceptain Hartt’s command? A. I went before Captain Bartt; Iwas with him when be Gret arrived in Fourth street. Q. Did you see any one shot in Fourth street? A. Yes, sir. Q Who was it? A It vasa lerge man, standing on the corner of Four b street and avenue A Q. Where were you standing? A Upon the opposite side of the street; I saw firing upon the southwest cor- ner; I was on the northwest corner. Q Are you sure the firing came from that corner? A. I ‘am povitive that the fining came from the house om the southwert corner of aveuue 4 and Fourth sireet. Q. From what window? A. From the window on the you see bis fall? A. Yoo, tir. Q Where did vou go? A. I wontup to the siation houre | ana told the captaia about it, and he seet us down some | m & largo portion of the crowd boys? | | | A Not that T know of; they wore across the way eo . Did you hear a pistol shot at that moment? A. As I the second report I heard the man halloo and fall. i anes 0k Che rapes Gente Oat A. The second hear any other firing at that moment? A. moment, sir. ‘you sco Captain Hartt at that moment? A. No, re was he about? A. I donot know where he ‘a crowd of peopie around him when he were a few. you see this man before he cried out? A. No, carried away? A. I did unt see him, sir. eo him get up again? A. No, sir. be dreseed—was his cont onor off? A. It in bis shirt sleeves. fe st 3 oh o®, iy j Ze 5 BR i for Seckoce*e& fees aegess AE : three were the last you heard? A. Yes, sir, at the window tha! you saw? A. ges that I spoke of. firing as that oy af ¥ ai ober had you stood there before this man full? might ba ve ewod two or three minutes. ‘there avy disturbance on that corner? A. Yes, was before that. there avy disiurbarce at that time? A. No, sir, me that itaw these peopie fring out of the Q. Was there a good deal of excitement about that time? ‘Yes, sir, considerable. Q Stones being thrown? A. Yes, sir. Q Did you no.ice what the maa fled with? A. I should say it was a pistol Q Did you eee tf A Jthink Idld, and yet I cannot swear positively that i: wae a pistol—it was some small thooting tron; if it bad beon a musket I should ave eon it out of the window. Q Did you see Miller after thist A. Yos, sir, I saw the | man ator be fell Q Where did he lie? A. On akind of plaform, in Fourta £3 Fo ke stl > treet, Q. Was it the same man? A. Yos, sir, it was tho same | man I saw fail. | Q Atthe moment be waa shot thore was great throwing of monest A. Yer, tir, [dodged several swunes; I repeatod to some of the cilicers to loak at that mau Airing out of sho window. Q. You saw this nue AP A. Yes, air. _ Was be wo inded, or dead? A. I cannot say; he was itt. Q. Was he bleeding? A. I saw blood on the side of his | head, and a little ox his roirt Q ‘At the game time ehets wore fired out of the window, stones were being throws from the rool? A. Yes, rir. Q Was it nigh dusk at the time he feilf A. It appeared | to be rather oark; I know I could not #ee the stoaes co | plainly as before. The Coroner to the Jur7—Any questions goutle-aent man lying n Fourth street, near ave ast ; Ttold him Tf A Juror—You giate that Wilier stood under the window | where the ehot was dn pretty near Q. How far from ander the window on the waik did Mf = stand when be fell A. Probaviy foar fee ‘rom the | house, Q. Directly under the window? A. Pretty near. Q. Within a foct or wor A. Yer, air. Q Uid that man stoop down? A. I did not see hit be- fore be cried out. Q. Were there any policemen near when ho vas shoi? 1 wen A. Not exactly under, but acroes the way myseil. Q Aout how high was that window from the ps yeaonl? A. 1 eovld no} exactly say bow high Q. Did you have a jvisiol ‘hat eveaing? Q Was it tondeo? a, Ye Q. Did you fire it? A. No, tir. Q How many of the oficert that you kaow of had pis tols? A. T could not say, wir. Q Did you see any of then? A. I might. Tid not nek you that; did you se any of them? 1e Coroner—Tell what you Kvow about It, si Q. Can you answer distinetiy? did you see them having pistols? A. I could not tell their wines. Q [did not ack you for their names—did you iy (ols im the hands of (he officers at that time? “A. Iinink I aid. ou saw Mr. Miller, after be waa shot, on Q You raid the corner of Fourta streot? A, Hie was shot ia Fourih A. You, sir, Q Were they teterforing with you? A. You, sir, thoy | street. #topped me from paseing A Jaror—I%d you dispersed them on your own responsi. bility! A. You, etr, Q Well, sur? The witness repeated his story in much the same man- soe inn per as before, ad<ling that some citizens compia ned of the crowd thore, aod asked him to digperse it, Io the dif culty the crowd cries, “kill him,” ‘kill him,’ could not tell who were the citizens who requested him to push the crowd back; knew Charles Freshman, be was not a par. ticolar fried of bia; went down to Houston stroot with him, bot was with him only onoe that day TEATIMONY OF OFFICER DAVID GO. DAVIS. Tam a polige officer and live at 184 hast Cwenty-third street; | was with oilicer Cooke on Sunday tat. Q Was all peaceable throughout the ward during the firet part of the afternoon? A. No, air; a number of com plaints came to us of fights in the ward on our boats, @ Ind you nee any of them? A. No, sir; wo wore called neveral timos in the course of the afternoon to aasing by q queli fights, but ww nothing of the By & Joror.—Q In what partof yoar beat? A. Avenue A Q. Who called you? A, 1 could not say; they were gen- erally boys. Toe Coroner—]t would be better to let the witness tell a coptinuove rtory. Q How soon did you observe a disturbance? A, About & quarter past j—ai the lam disturbaace, Q Who called your A. A young mao about 16 soars of age came WH me in avenne & and represented Lhat tnere war @ fight in Tuird street, near avenue A. ollloer Covke aad Q Ina you go there? A. Yes, sir; myreif @ What @i¢ you find there? A. A number of mon gathered rovnd talking @ How many? A. In different squade about a bupared Q Jp the crowd on the corner? A. About thirty. Corer We, Vt AL immediately on arrival in quired about the Might, Wheat was raid? A. None seemed to know any- Ubing about It & Well! A. Leould not ascertain anything about it; the young man bad come back with as, ’ Q After be was shot did you see bim on the platform in btn ay A. Yea, sir; it was 4 collar door, even with Tid yon seo any of the oftcers Gre? A. No, alr, 169 Q Did you see any of tho offloers fre? A. Not to my knowledge. Q. Tid Miller have on shatorcap? A. I did not ree, I saw bit when he was shot? Q How tail a man was he? A. I do not kuow, sir Q. Five feet? A. More than that, Q Six feet? A. Loould 00% say, Q. About? A. I oould not teil, sir, Q. meee 800 Millor in his coflin? A. No, sir, Ido not know Millor. Q You did not see bis face? A. No, sir, It was dans rour to stay , Q You raw the shooting at the corner bourse: wae that direoted at the crowd? A. Yoo, sir, as if to hit policerocn on the walk. @ wore no joilcemen there? A. No, sir, we had ¥ porkon at the window? A, Yos, sir, A woman, \ nt A. You, str. Q You saw him with a pistol in hiahnd? A. He etood ana fired down this way, (Illustrating ) Q. Can yon reongniso tha: man? A, No, tir, 1 dy nt think Teovid; I do not keow him. Q. [believe you said you came dowa Fourth street with Caplain Hartt? A. No, tir, mot Captain Hartt In Fourth ‘at the corner of Firat Q. Did he give any ovders tor men to put ap thelr intols and tA to fire? A. Tdid not coo anything of that Kien nt wo ay hoard it if ho hed said Q You thirk you « AL 160. @ Between what hours was this fring? A. Betwoon 7 and 6 o’owck. ee the crowd peaceable when you got down? A. ‘0, wir, ing? A. Standing om the corner, and when we taiue down they Feeotved ts wees waemls? ‘The aquest was bere adjourned to this morniag at o’cloc’ . Direct Trade with Burupe Acve.npiis-ed. ABMIVAL OP THD BUBOONRS Mavmina Par Fue Lt ABBPUOL— ACTION OF TBE UH104G0 BOAR UF THaDE (Prom the Chicago Press, July ‘esterday morzing the British schooner ge Lis Cire drop .ed in to our river, " 5 dosily tayo at the udrte pler, near the mouth of tne oa bar — Lntelligeoce of she arrival, however, «ou r aoned toe city apd before 10 o'clock she was visited by « lere pumber of our oltizens, who were aaxious to look apon th first B itish vomel that bud made the passage frum Liver ‘001 to Chica,o, The question of direct trade with Buroya bad, his ben. deer satisfacto ily demonstrated by ihe tr) lat’) ear ofthe bark Dean Rehmond, from this port u Liverpool; bat that was looked apon by mauy as marciy the Smerican aide of the argomen'. The s lution of the problem in the arrival of the Madetra Pet isc waide-od » the European demourtradon If bota are satisfartory ~ the public apd the parties interested, we mAy ab ODC0 On sider the Wade as permanently established ‘That the interert manifes ed by te citizens of Cbtoag: was not mere curiosity, the action of the Board of [rad on the occasion proves. As soon as it was known » ‘Change that tbe scboor ba’ a rived, there was ovidoary some sonaation produced, The following procestiags ave the seelings of ovr comme cial men on the suoject: — PROCBRDINGH OF THB BOARD OF TRADE At twelve .’ciock, Chas. H. Walker, Baq., Preaidems called the Board of Crade to order, aad siaied thet the Ma deira Pot, the fine vessel with a cargo direct from Liver pool, bad arrived tn port this morving, anc thas & wa Propose! to take some appropriate action ia referenoe to o guspicioas ap event He called upon Alderman Williaa we ae Say Press, to remark further upoo the vob Mr Bross said—The arrival of the first vorsol in our har Whereas, the Ainteirs Pet. Copieln ‘Willis be arrived al this port ‘bls morniog with a cargo shi ver pool dir-ct for Obicxxa; and w this evout ix regarded 6 One of the most imp. tant and wign!ficaat events in the coum mereial history of our ety —therevore, ‘Resolved, That wo h ti theurrival at this port of the Mud-tr: Pet, dire 't from Liverporl ag th pi me-r of aa imman ¢ for eign trade aon to he opened hetwren Uhicago and sarooe Kesolved. That we cougratulve Captain Urang, W. J OM bert, Keq., the origiaaior o° this Aaterorie, and £ R. Gordo Feq,, iat rested witb hiv in the succeas!ui voyage ah- ts mae, and that they hav: our best wishes that they may realls fa liberal profit from thr ir eaterpri @. Resolved, Taat the suv sefal voyage -f the Dean Rich non last vear from this por to Liverpool, and ant of sbe M»desr Pet fom Liverpool 2 Chicco, bave full? establish~d our om fidenom in the entire pra y of ‘lir-ot trade between ty 0. and the p ria of F ‘and that to facilitate this trad our Oanatian prighbors wil! doubtless evlarge the Wellsa ana , and construc: the Georgian Bay end cinterio Ship (ana. with @ opacity to pass vessels of a thousand tons barthen at a enrly @ day % practicable. |, That in our judgment the growing commeres ¢ the,Northweet wil wacrsnt toe making of ‘he above aprore ments, and that they '# and are bere>y command 4 to the x coursgement and cbe careful considerstinn of business mx and captalista of Canads, the United States and of Karspe Reevived, That a committer of tive be w pointe’ by b chair to confer w th the dou. Mayor and Common Conactt Teo’ mmend & #uitab!e cel-bratioa of the arrival of the ® adetr Pet, and to teatl’y to her officers our high appreciation of the: enter Tho rerolutions were received with great satisfaction and ip support of them Mr. Bross referred somewhat + length to the extent and resources of the North west, to 1 vast and increasing commerce, snd the influence whici direct trade with Europe would have upon the progres and destipy of ihe migh:y West. The resolutions were thea seconded and unanimoes ad jon. J. Epwarp Witxivs, Consul of her Britanaic at the port of Chicag , then introduced Capt. Craog, “ ry Madeira Pet, to the Presiden: of the Bard of Crade Crang was received wiih hearty cheers He thanked gentlemen for their kind an¢ corteous attentions, and rr counted briefly the principal incidents of his voyage. \ accident of any kind had occurred and he was couvince brought +i Sas entire ‘ larger craft, jor vessel could have been citizens, was next called. He term to the ‘\mprovemente whirn were conwmolated in tbh bic works in Canada, t foster and accommodate th the West; w the charters recently gran od by th Caradian Parliament for a line of Ww ply betwoe Chicago and Montreal, \o cor nect with @ line of oocar going ers, and’ to general interest whish thi Atreet, where ac novorse of people, nombering severe bundreds, awaited ber. As eon as she touche: the «ha “three cheers for the Mnteira Pet’ renttae air, and be decks were soon covere! by the multitute who were fous to set foot on the first vessel that sailed dirce from Europe to this port ‘The Madeira Pet 'e a small topsall schooner, of 123 register; # only 97 feet long, breadth of beam 18 ‘eet, 1] feet deep, drawing wita’ her present cargo (240 tons nire ‘ect water. She is pot what would be wrmed o thece lakes a good model, but le by no means #0 tabby a the geperality of Eoglish built versels. In fact she Lae trig and ne not often found in vewels of bs be from Liverpool on the 2ith of April, an im thirty ve ¢sys reacced Montreal. From Montreal + this port she took fory five Gays, bat she was delays eght # in the Wo jand Canal, snd bad between Detro and bere quite a succession ef advereo winds and calms Capt, Orang ttates that he kept up with « Gest o’ abor thirty tai! of lake vewsele which left D troit river with tb Madeira Pot and whenever it blew froth be could pax them. Under or/ inary ciroumstances tbe tripg from Mow 1 to Chicsgo can be made in from fiftesn to (wens, and bad the Madeira Fet got lato Late furou + 7 ler than rhe did, the provailing winds rince the would have brought ber pt least ton Gaye thier. T Madeira Pet was yo, Eaglaod, in 1850, and we Glaseed at Lioya's a No 1, twel ans too bol the en erprise of our on cl zens, aod pert y au experiment, To the present underiaking #) ar indebied to persune no interested In our city’s progross bai to threw d, intel!/peat Dusiness men. The originstor o the project ia W. J. G ibert, Esq, of st John, Now B uns wick, wo spent last season in our sity and the North vem The cargo, which consists of bard ware, catlery, earthen ‘aro, palois, glaseware, china, waite lead, &o, wa shippe! by Meeere Korr, Welsh & %,, of Liv depo0l—Mr K+ rr having al-o spent a'portion of Inst yoar amongst a-— 1 le cousigned to Mesars, L if Burch & vo., of this oity Gordon, of New York, now here, is Agent of tn ‘gcett to our » erchants the Importance of reward fog Loin eoterorise by promptly coming forward and por chasing the goods Wrought to our docas by the Madair Pot, end thus ebowing tbe perties interested that direc trae f¢ worth repeating. We may here etate tnat enotber cargo is on the way up wuleh bad to be transe.typot into the schooner Your America, She will be here in a few days, Che same par tiee are the orig nators and ovusignees. ‘The Madeira et te chartered for the rovnd voyage, ant ‘Will ake & retarn cargo Of wheat, Corn, or some olber pre dy et of the N wthwert -ABVERTISEARNTS KAMEWAD EVERT OAT. POST OFFICE SUTICES. ORT OFPIOR NOTICE. THR MATAR FOR RU! via Liverpool, per Unitet States steamer QOLUM Will close at this oflice on maturcay, July 18 at 10% o'clook A M. ISAAC V FOWLER, Postmaster F RELIGIOUS SUTICES. _ UHN STREET FIRST ME. CHURCH —PARACTD by the Rev. J. t. Meholia, in OD Barri: Bervices ee “1A evening by the pasior Rev. to comm mence at 10}, and 75 o'clook. s EMORIAL CHUROH.—REV. JOSRPH M. Walty Me wil preven ts marcom Guindas) evenieg, In the chara corner of Hammond rireet and Waverley place. Services » Wig A. M and 4and SP. M. Senta free onto! 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