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begins to exbidii itself in the charring of the wood work, and after @ brief interval combustion iakes plac: K mie cite Dumerovs instaners of this kind, but ove will suifice for the ourpose. The fire at Mr. Joseph Mecks’ new bolid- ing tn Vesey etreet was cansed solely by this defecive Qrangement After conviction was brought home to him Dy the accident, Mr. Morks tovk measures t» preveat ils re- currence He bad av extraiier of brik work carried mp out side the foe, leaving aepace of eeveral inches between the ‘outer side of the fue, and the new mason work #0 that a current of air is always passing between the flue and the ovter casing If this privotple were more gover.liy adopted, there is no reason why the bot ar furnase should hot be ar safe as any other modo of beating, Ip some of our recently Constructed war: houses s plan Das been adopted of heating the premiees by carrying iron pee round excd story filed with bot water, or steam, Res a boiler ip the cellar. Toie may be considered an {pprovement tp polut of security, but even in the con struction of this Dew apparatus there is something to learn, The steam pipes meat be kept clear of the wood work at leart the epece of their own diameter, or, afte: year or two, the wood casing will become bighly Eble, more eapecinily if i be Fine wood fully charged torpeptive and rosio. In this condition it is obvious that G@ny extra degree of beat wii) set it on fire, IRON FOR WUILDINGS. ‘There are many considerations connected with the ure of this materia! in buildings, which, however apparentiy solved tn theory, remain yet to be decided by practical results, There can be no question that tts employment for orramental fronts bas afforded additional facililiee to the architect, and contributed Creanly 10 th enone. eflect of our streets Some besitali n is, however, exhibited in its ‘use for lpterior purposer, it being a question whether iron will sustain itself against an intense degree of beat. ‘Tnus, for instance, im case iron columns sup- timber rders, it beleved that when the coloumps are heated, water thrown against them, wiil crack them to pieces. Should this opinion turn out to be sorrect, it! cerlain!y more advisable to employ columps of bard wood As these points have not been tested by the occurrence of a fire in @ building thus con- structed, it tz of course impossible to arrive at any positive conclusion ip regard tothem. It would, however, be de- etrable pot to await £0 expressive and dieastrous a male of deciding them. The iron manufacturers who bave so large en interest in the matter should institute a series of experiments to demorstra ¢ satisfactorily the efliciency of ‘this material under the circumstances described. Until Wis be dane architects should be cautious how they em ploy iron for interior purpores. A FIRE BRIGADE. As much bas been es | said as to the necessity of a change in the organization of our Fire Department, sc: observations on the subject will not be out of place here. ‘The London Fire Brigade has been beld up asa model for our imitation, but whatever may be ita advantages in point of dissipline it is my belief that in the actual results of its tions in stopping the »rogrens of fires, it is a0 more ve than our own organization. The Fire Brigade of London is supported by the insu. ance companies alone, who, but for this auxiliary, would ‘be exposed to beavy losses. The city fire engines are badly keptand badly appointed, and are, therefore, of but little use. The Royal doctety for the protection of life from fire have fire eecapes, of = very ingenious construction, which they elevate to the windows of a Buralng dwelling, and thus facili ate the reecue of persons whose lives are to peril. ‘We have no such apparatus in New York; but in place of 4t we bave long ladders reaching the same height, and a class of firemen whom no davger can daunt, and who, reckless ot their own safety. will force their way, like salamanders, throvgh fire and smoke. The engines of the London Fire Prigade are drawn by horses, aud oure by hand; yet, notwith-tancing this apparent’ advantage in favor of the firmer, I can confidently assert that in most imetances, our Ne + York firemen would bave the fire ex tinguished before the London Brigade would get to the spot. There is po class of men in the world so watchful oF 80 prompt as our own firemen. This { to be accounted for by the eager rivalry existing between the different Companies, aud the araiety which they manifest that one shall ‘not get to ihe scene of action sooner than suother. In order that no ad of this sort should be obtained, from fifteen to twenty five men bunk every night tn each engine beuse, ready at a minute’s warning to start off, How often does it occar that water bas been brought te bear op tbe fire some time before the five bells are sounded* To this prompt action may be attributed the ‘vention of many disastrous epg ing! for {; 18 well sown that a few timely buckets of , while the fire 1s in its infancy, will do more than continuous deluge wher it reeched a certain height. In London, as a substitute for this laudable spirit of rivalry, ‘the plan has been adopted " pelhiog occupant to pay a reward of seven dollars to the first engine which reaches the The amount of this reward ts too small to serve equivalent to the feelings of pride and the spirit of - ation enlisted in the Fire Department of our own city Be- sides this, the fire brigade are employed solely to ave and protect property, and with this view their elorte are o!- rected to extinguish the fire promptly, regardiose of ali other considerations They do not profess t> ressue hu- = Iife—that is the butinesg of the employés of the Royal Society, ‘There is a corre ertablirhed by the underwriters of this city called the Insurance Patrol, which renders creat ser vices in the protection ef property. It numbers about eixty men, and is onder the command of several captains and assistant captains, One half are sent out on patrol évty during the night, while tho others remain at the etation houre waiting an alarm. At the first ery of tire they drag with them a light wagon containing oilcloth covering, buckets, axes a+d hose, and many Gres are sap im their origin and a vest amount of property eaved by the efforts of these patrolmen. The cost of this organivation amounts to some $30,000 annually, Dut is is found to be & most profitable investment. The statistics of the London Brivade exbibit more than three times the amount of fires aunually as oom: with dhore of New York. What would our department <bink of having to turn oat to 1,952 alarms within dbe year, caured by the accumulation of soot in chimacys? The bi pays atteation, 1t seems, to the detection of incendiariem, only #0 far as it may tend to prevent tho suspected party from preveaiing his fraudulent claim @quinst the insurers, [iis different with us. Every oc currence of tals sort is closely and impartially iavesti- gated, irrespective of the interests of the underwriters, eb the evidence is sufficient to suetain an indict ment, the parties are duly subjected to prorecution Notwithrtancing this waichfulnow, the-e is po cloubt that many of the fires that occur in our cliy are the work of design, for the purpose of defraud: the josurance companies The statistics of the Lendon de estimate the willful fires among ihe smal shopkeepers as one 011 of pong Lie y The same preportion ei! apply to \acendi at of tye same cles in our own city. At eneral remark, we may add tha} the canso of Ores tu two cities approximate very closely, the slight diferecce ob- rvable in them being principally ascribabie to climatic INCENDIARION ebow @ eatiefactory decline in the ‘annual proportion of ivcendiary fires. The Grst year of my loves igetion ehowed 159, second year exeibited 100: and tbe last year. 87—making @ decrease, tn three years, of 72 acetdiar) fires. The annexed notes of reference extidi: some interesting caures of firs, not before brought ur ter pablic attention, Within the Inst six months, several ar Torts bave been made on chargerof arson, These mon were committed to the Tombe for trial. One was liberated, in oon sequence of the principal witness having been induced 10 leave the eity by interested parties, and another hat boon ndmitted to bai) in the rum Of $3,000, but will speadily be brovgbt to trial Alaerg the numerous casses of fire camphene bas given Tike to 17; gasiizbts in windows and wiadow curte’ns, 21; children with matches, 12; stove pipes, 18; combu-tion, 14, and hot air furnaces, | The reports show the death ‘of eight persons by fire- out of this na wber Mr. and Mrs Bosch lost their ives while in eearch of the fire ta their own b tiding, three othere were burned to death caured y thelr own intoxication; two were killed by burping find accidents, and one died in the bospital caasec"by Carelorspess with a candle in a bay loft. Four persons were severely wjore¢ by Suid lamp accidents PIRR DAD ARTMANT UNDER ITs NEW CHE Mr. Howard his accession to office as Chief Eng! noor, bas dist je bimeelf by bis zeal and evocess in the extinguishment cf free. Many accidents of this sort, which bad assumed a menacing aspect, were Dy the firemen witb extraordinary prompteess. This may be att Ibuted to the experience of the Chief bis able awirtan, which eoabied them to piace the mea !a povi water, Aguin ard more tban urual care is taken to pre. vert the unneccrssry waste of water. Instead of expended tp unava ling + treams against the windows, it ® drought to bear c rectly op the fire teelf The jadg- ment thus disolay ed wil! not only redoand to the creait of dhe chief, put will render the deparimest stil! more jarand valuable in whe eatimation of the public tae undereriters. In concluding this report, it would be an aci of serious i were | wo omit offering my ackno #leigments to bit Honor the Mayor, the rp ney) aod 4 Tepartment rally, for i co-operation whi they have sffo'ded me in tho discharge of my caielal a the Fire Department my most grateful thanks are also , for the energy and promptness with which they have, Upoe all occasions assiatec me. Indeed, I may with per. ‘foot ) oth aasert that orthing has been left lone by the suthoriier wegive to ibe tm jons with which | am entruated their fall elect vent servant, No. of Fireg Rot . Chimney flues......... . Acedental..... Suppored accidental. Suppored rate or mice.... ‘Window curtain f-om |ebte Campbene or flaid !ampe peute Careler Of stove piper parks ov roo! ° Gee ligt... eee Ashes in barrel. Combustion... Sparks from bonfire Children playing with matches Fire crackers... .... Cracked Dearth ton... Cooking range ip restaurant... Exploe.on of gonpowder Unknown... 5 .5..5 Maliriour miecbie!.... Intoxication... QU. 00000 ove vere eee ee 296 WONTHLY STATEMENT OF FIKVS-—LOSSER AND IN arr Mow No.of alle Amnint be fore. soa Inewr pwd ember 41 $428,001 = 9 708,950 05,808 _ er a) 405 £76,470 72,095 oavert 89,400 105/290 ©=—807, 180 76,195 191,360 40,802 69,705 «418,200 89,00" * #0 $0,481,690 660,340 Chimpey on fire......... 1 Camphene or fluid lamps.165 Fale alarms... 42 Attempted arson. Sa ‘attempted arson 8 Gas light ip window.,.., 2 Combustion... 7 Chilerem ing aan Stove pipes Wirdow curta' Defetive flues Rebbish Clothing Baker's with 12 El meme mamrwers mae Led BOARD OF COUNCILMEN, CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING, A epecial meeting of this Board was calied for last even- ing, and at six o'clock the President, Jonas N. Phillips, Esq , took the chair. A quorum being present, Mr. Cray# moved the suspen- tion of the reading of the minutes of the previous meet- ‘pg, and asked for what purpose a special meeting was called. Before he was answered by the Presidont, Mr. Wanvar desired to know by what authority the epecial meeting was called. He questioned the authority of the President to call 1, The charter of 1838 would have allowed him to do so, but that was abolished. The Pamper then read the following call:— (Cuamper or THK Boagp or CovactLvay, Nuw York, July 20, 1857 Sm—The undersigned, members of the Board of Cou cilmen, entertaining the opinion that the interests of this city may be promoted by @ session of this Board, beg leare to request that vou will direct a special moeting to be convened at fix o’clock, for the purpore of taking such action as may be deemed necessary, having in view the preservation of the public records, and for the transac tion of any other pertaining tothe public in. terests. It was approved by the Mayor. Mr. Orransoy considered a call for a special meeting an outrege upon the rights of the members. Ifhe or any other member had chosen to go into the country, what guaranty had they that special sersions might not be spruvg upon them every day they were wy? Under the charter of 1857 there wat no proper provision for spe- cis] seesicns and none intended, except in great cases of urgency. The meeting had been called by the Mayor. It was got up in a corner, and the principle was decidedly wrong oe a otaed declared the meeting to be legally or- ganized. Mr. Warvmn still protested against the members pro- ceeding to business. Mr. McCamit called the gentleman to order,"and a he began to discuss the merits of pettifoggers, Mr Ortarsoy immediately called him to order; to which the indowitable and eloquent Councilman rejoined that he war “spakin’’ to order. Mr. Haswett moved that the Board proceed to business at once. If the majority did anything illegal, the minority would look after them. Mr. CAMPHELL moved an adjournmert, but the molion was hooted down. ‘The President then read a COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR. [See re of the Board of Aldermen | After Mr. Phillips bad fintebed the reading of the paper, be read the letters of Mr. Devlin to the Mayor. [See report of the Board of Aldermen. } Mr. Boois moved to have the communication referred to & special committee of five. He did so because he believed that the paper should be referred to a committee. He did not degire to be placed on that committee unless the Presi fit to place him there. , Warwek propored ap amendment. The mattors dis- cussed pertained expreasly to points of law, and therefore the paper should be referred ts the Law vommittes. A TREMENDOUS SCENE. Mesere. Brapy, Orrarson and WARsER against any eetion whatever on the paper, on the ground that it was illegal to do #0. A long and uninteresting debate enszed, in which mo- tions and counter motions were made. against the 3 Mr Ortaxson vehemently being applied. He moved an adjournment, which course was lost by an overwhelming vote. While the roll was |, Mr. Orrarsow asked leave to explain his vote. Be was hooted down. Mr. Ot tarson remarked that the privilege he asked would not be denied to a dog !a any civilize community. ‘The previous question was then pat, namely, the ap- pointment of a special commiites of five to consider and be 4 upon the Communication of bie Honor the Mayor. was the rignal for « ecene of confuston and turmoil which beggars deacriptim. Mr. Warner asked leave to ex- plain bis vote, but would not be allowed to speak & my od word. Meeers. Brady and Ottarson were also denied tho Tn fact, metnber who attempted to say a word in to subject under discussion was either hammered down by the President’s hammer or by the voices of the majority. The Clerk announced the vote to be 54 in the affirmative and 14 in the negative. The PREsinaeT named the committee, which consisted of Messre. Byredail, Haswell, Jones, Noyes and Ottarson. Mr. Ortarson leave to decline serving on that committee, as did Novae. Mr. Jonas observed tha: he had watched the proceed ‘ngs of the evening caim!y, and came to the conclasion that the minority had charged all kinds of atrocious acts upon the majority, and they declined to serve upon the special committee. They were disgracing themsclver, and were entirely too en) He considered Mr. Warner particularly so. He hoped that the above gentlemen world not be allowed to tender their resignations. Mr. Byrevsva boped that they wonle be excured, and that the President would appoint a democratic committee at once. Mr. Ortapson—I like that. The gentleman is open and abeve board. Mr, Byrsnstt, in conclosion, regretted that so mvch of the time of the members was wasted by the minority, wher the majority desired to transact their oss apeedity. The Preaneyr vacated the chair in order to explain his condoet during the free figit, which at thie time had not abated tn the ieart. He matatained that Mr, Warner had clear'y violated the rules Mr. Waxes rejoined. Mr. Phillips bad relied him out of order on a techaical isw in a resolution sbich he pre- rented, and which commen conrtesy would hare supplied. Be alse aflirmed that if every paper were compelled to be endorsed, it would be seen that a eumber of the members were not caprbie of dotrg so in a proper form. Mr, Orransoy sald that {t waa a villanous cutrage npon common sense for a member of the majority to move the previous question, Ele asserted that the various measures coneorted in the Mayor's office were got np and thrust down the throats of the minority. He hoped that no mem. ber of the min rity would consent to serve on the commit two. If the gag law was to be applies at every meeting the period bad arrived for them to retire from ali com- mir Guus also tent gnatio r CRaNe also tendered his resi to®another terrible exhibition. Mr J defended the «dnecation and teleats of the Members who wight uot be able to write their names, for ‘hat was the imputation cast upon them by Mr. Warner. He delicved that the President had given too mnch rope to the minority, and they were not gagged. mittee was appointed to gate a matter 4 city was deeply interested. It had been plundered of it property by the iegiviature a: Albany. Mr Orranson rove to @ point of order. On one occasion he defended the Mayor when was disreepectfully spo ken of by a member, whon the President declared the hich gave rise point welltaken. Fle would now defend the ge statement which appeared in the Heaatn ci stating that he concealed the notices (or th Ppecial merting Mr. WeClenachan the clerk, wat a gentle. -_ ‘and his political oj ponents had per‘ect con! donee in 3m. The Committee was constituted as follows —Manars. Crane. Byredall. Haewe!l. Jones and Hant. Ow motion the Doard then adjourned. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ‘The Board of Supervieorsjmet yesterday aftcrnom—the President, Supervisor Steere, in the chair. RXTRA COMPENRATION TO COLON: MING Sepervisor Banta presented the following — Whereas, by the pareage of the late Police law the old Police Commissioners were dissolved and ihe office of Se cretary of said Roard abolished: therefore, be it Resoived, That the Comptroller be, and he ie hereby, directed to draw bie warrant in favor of Alexander Ming fer the sum of five hundred dollars, ar compeusation for his tervions for the present year ax Secretary to the former Board of Police miaeioners. Superviror Tccurn opposed the paymeat of the bill: He said this was the Gret of a number of such bills, and he wanted to put ® block npon them af once, and thus to rtop the introduction of any more of & similar nature. The Commissioners of Police bad not certiied that +e vices heat been mei He did not want to oppore the pay ment of the bill if the rervices were parformes, and the reason be opposed it was that he only wanted to bave things done in @ proper way, and the cortidcate of the Commiesioners attached to the bil! Sopervisor Jackson thonght that « certificate should be required from the Commissioners that the serv.ces were verformed : Supers sor Burst remarked that the bil! should be re- ferred to 9 committer to report Soper vieor Mccrepow raid that the bill wae rendered for district services and that the bill ehould be paid Cn motion the paper was then referred to the Commitice on CO iminal Goorw and Potter HAVE Td POLICE COMMISSIONERS ANT RIGHT TO REVEL A MEN POLICKMAN WITHOUT A HRAWING ? Lea offered the accompanying resola Sopervisor F ton Rerolved, That the Counre! to the Corporation report to 1hie Ronrd bit opinion whether the Metropolitau Police Com- mistionere have any right to diseontinae the services of patr imen of the Monictpai Police wi hout first preferring ebarger, and giving the parties charged @ hearing by coun tel, (Of Gerired,) aod if dismumed to show some cause for such atsmtasal The reavlution was adopted Ie Porremwes The folio by the rare Supervisor, was also adopted Rerolved, That the Oounsel w the Corporation report to this Boord, at ‘ts next meetiog, hie opinion whether the Metropolitan Police Cowmiseioners have ang right to in Creare the number Of patrolmen fer this county, allowed by the Board of Supervisors May 18, 1857, which was @ve men,and po more? PTLL GF 20 DOR OFPORN FOR EXTRA GERViCR: A bill of Jestice Osborn for extra services for holding Ppecial sensions, was referred to the Comittee on Crimi- ba! Courts. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 185%. TAXATION FOR 1857 ‘The following, by Supervisor Banta, was ad eed Rerolved, That the Comptroller be requeatet to furnish to thie Board the amount of money to be rai ed by taxa'ion for the year 1857, and the specific ohject« for which the ame is to be aired, to enable the Commi:tse on Annual Taxes to make the proper report A resolvticn stating that the books inthe Tax Commis: elonor’s office were now ready, and referring the same to the above committee, was adopted BILLS POR TAKING CHARGR OF TE STATION HOUBES, Apumber of bills were presented by the persons de- puted by the Mayor to take charge’ of the Police station houses alter the old force had been disbanded, for their services in snc capacity. After a few unsuccessfal mo tions to take them up sepaately and to refer to committse, the bills were collectively. The compensation charged was about $) a day. The following is @ summary of the bills:— 18--Harrie Wines, Jr. —Wam Robertson 22—Dan’! Witter. FOOD FOR: (CEMEN. A bil! of Charles Brown, of Tammany Hall, of $225 for food furnished the Munici al policemen during the dis. turbance relative to the Street Commissioner's off 1¢ was referred to the Committee on Criminal Courts, and the Board adjourned to Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. THE SUNDAY TRAFFIC IN LIQUORS. THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW—FEW ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS—NAWES OF PARTIES R&PORTED TO TBE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR VIOLA: TION OF THE LAWS AGAINST SELLING LEQUOR AND OTHER ARTIOLRS ON SUNDAY—ONLY TWENTY- ‘THAEE DRUNAEN MEN IN THE CIfY. ‘The police seem to have gone to work in earnest te cn- force the Sunday Jaws, as will be seen from the list of ames reported to the District Attorney for prosecation. That officer, contrary to expectation, has announced that he will prosecute any complaint for selling articles on Sun- day, other than refreshment for travellers, and medicines, ag the law allows. He will make no exception in favor of the Jewish citizens, as he eays it would be contrary to law. The following are the reports of the police on the subject of Sunday traffic:— eal 5 reports— Welbad acrery quiet Sabbain a this Precinct yesterday; during the day and night we heard of no breach of ; only two liquor stores were re; peece: violation of the law. They will be erat the Dis- trict Attorney this Sergeant Knapp, of the precinct, Si ‘The order directing the closing of all where liquor and otber ariicies are sold, was eee, almost entirely complied with. Citizens of al! classes ulated us on the remarkabie change for the better in precinct, and the general expression was that if the authorities will forth with punish these few who did disobey the law, the difficulty of enforcing-{t hereafter will be trifling. As proof of the good order prevailing in this precinct, we send ‘a blank return. Sergesnt Davis, of the Tenth preciact, = Everything paseed off quietly in this precinct yesterday. Most of the lager bier saloons and porter heuses were sloeed; also the Jew shops. I have never known it more quiet ip the Tenth ward since | have been connected with ma Cabs ey Fleventh reports Inepector Squires, of the F precinct — Tae liquor and lsger bier saloons were very gsmerally closed yesterday, and a degree of quiet and good order un- usual for years past, was the consequen‘e. In the morn- ing nv mber of them opened, and did quite a brick traflic. They will be ed in the proper manner. Sergenat J. W. Hartt, of the Seventeenth precinct, re- ports as follows Sunday passed closing places where intoxi ““Gergeant Bennett ofthe, Eighteenth reports re y precinct, The places where liquor was sold were partially closed, y places there was plenty of room for the “‘ac- cess of air and light.’” The following are the pames of the parties reporte1 to the District Attorney for violation of the laws regarding Sonday traffic:— usually quiet. The laws raged y ied e liquors are sold, and at Daniel Anderson. ms John Scho winger..125 Delancey st., Lager bier. Jobn Schm!4t. v1 Del st, Lager bier. «++. 64 Fourth at., 66 Fonrth st., Jacob Young. . Thos. Bradbury. Jobo Medden......622 Broad J. Pollitz & House. 627 Broad er bier, music TOAD oo 5 see cease and billiards. THREE PARTIE® DEFY TINE ACTVORITTRS Luke Pendergast. Great Jones st., Liquors Thos. Rosse!,.,.,.66 Sth av., Liquors. Christ. Weymer.,,cor. Hammond ani Greenwich ete, Liquors. Wm. Munger,.....Oryatie & Houston, Orstere and liquors, Hobert Little. . 202 West st., Clothing & liquors. D. Underdoubt..: 407 West at., Eating and liquors. P. Bird 424 Went at, Liquors Liqv ore. 78 Christopher st , Lager bier. 896 West st., Liquors, 985 Weat st, Liquors. Hameraley st., Liquors. 228 Bleecker st,,' Oysters and liquors. 61 Greenwich st, Liquors Barney Loughnery r dames Healy. Patrick Ouft Deter Dolan. P. Byers. James Coleman Joneph McDermott. Jobo Reynolds . James 8 Alois Muller Gabriel Nutter. ‘Thos Paulla. Liquors. DE nh ». on Tth av., Liquors. Peter Bolas thay,” Liquors Fred’k Milliman... 2€th st & Tth ay., Liquors. T Doberty. Sthay., 00d, Beer, music and J. Schearttare! Boor, caning, &e. Wa Wid... Beor’ i * The District Attorney haa already commenced prose- cotion of these parties under the $50 penalty. Those whom he deems to be not worth thet sam, be will sue under the ordinance, being a $10 penalty and imprison- moot The following were all the arrests for drunkenness on Sunday — 54 Preetnct Mth Pregiat .. “nm do... 16th d5...., Sth de Wh do ‘alert 22d do THE SEVENTEENTH WARD RIOT. CORONEH'S INQUEST ON THR BODY OF JOHN MILLER. Before Coroner Perry SEVENTH DAY. The reventh day's proceedings was opened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, at the Volks theatre, on Feurth street, near avenue A. There wae & mach larger crowd in attendance than on previous days, principally Germans, who seen ed to take a very warm interest in the proceed ngs. There were severn! Indios prosovt. The testimony adduced bears very hard against the police, and shows they ured unnecessary violence, and were the chief tnet! gators of the riot which occurred. The Oret witness called was Barbara Neesler, eworn, and examined through ap interproter—Livi witnessed the cisturbance on Sunday, then in the front the officer who pursued the man caught bin near Karl's houre and gave him one biow more; he bit bim right on the head; there were about twenty-five or thirty persons about Q. What did the twenty five or thirty person# A. They did not do anything. Corener—Go on, A. Kar) woold not let the man 4 ’ ae, he moved him out again and locked the door, then the man went next door, and ihe officer rap, and after be gave the alarm raps then | he aw agreat many people wore a grea\ many folks coming out of church; shortly after the firet officer gave the alarm rap twenty or twenty five officers came down Fourth street into ave wm one of the officers who gave the command was & ehort, thick man; three of the commenced firi at the #econd story of the corner bouse in Fourjy street avenue A. | —women, childrea or m Q. Was there any firing previous? A. Nosir; mo shot on either side Q. Did you see flasbes of pistol? A. Yos, and Ianw the offcers bold the pistols ia uth han ts and dring Q Were there any people on the to» of the house? A. At fret wien the offi et on the top ot the house. Q@ Dio yo see etones firing? A. No, elr; the people seemed to be afraid, and ran away. Q What else dic you observer A. Then the afficers commenced knocktog 4 without making avy differeace Q Md you see any woman knocked down? A No, sir Q. Where did you live? A Wost side avenue A Q What house di‘! the officer firea’ A, At Mr. Katbies’ house, right opposite; I live em the Great story of the second house trom the corner; then 016 officer went trst to the envy of house No 49 and fired in. Q Wovld you know theofficer? A. T would know the officer if I raw bim again; that officer is lame with one foot; then I saw anotoer officer firing at persons standing eight or ten fret from the houre; after I saw the shot at to double uo; immediately afterwards officer Duchmat whom I know pereonally, came and knocked the same man over; then one of the officera who koocked the min took the rame m»n with both bands and threw kim om the sidewalk flat down; then the officer ran towarde Second street, ané I heard about teu more shots; that 's all I bave eecn Q. Did you see any stones thrown or any resistance ws. to the Ta A pee eee any stones thrown e people; I on! heard 8 hallooing = Q How many shots did yeu hear fred? A About fted by the people aa ong asT was lokiog out of my win as ‘asl was gout wi dow, and I cual at wine ow all the time. bad Juror—Is Mr Dusbman an officer? A. | believe he is. Peter Weirtch sworn—l live at 62 avenue A, eoatnoast corner of Fourth street; was at the scene of the affray on | Sunday, at avenue A. Q. Whatdid you see? A I came from Williamsbarg with my family, about teenty minutes past seven o'clock ; I bad a difficulty to get ino my house, the southeast cor- ner of avenue A and Fourth street, Q Why difficulty? a Because the house was closed on account of the crowd of people in the atreet Q What were the crowd duing? A. Nothing; at tho same time I saw them standing there; I went up stairs with my family, and opened the window, when'l saw two takiog hold of a man in Fourth street, near the corner of avenue A and Fourth street, trying to take the man; tha man took hold of a wagon, and held himself on to the wagon; after that I saw about twonty policemon coming down Fourth street; they rushed into the crow4 like wild men; they commenced firing in the crowd immo dia ely, as socn as they arrived in the cro#d; then the people dispersed; I saw one man falling on the sonth west corner of Fourth near the corner avenue A; he fel by tne coal box; the officers kept fring through avenac from Fourth street, towards Third; I not.ced three officers keep back of the other officers; one of them fired ai a weman in the second story window of a house at the southwest corner of Fourth street and avenus A; he fired twice; I saw another officer fre ata woman runuing inte a door way with a child in her arms; this wax snout three doors from the corver of Fourth street and syenue A; ano.hor efficer followed him, took out his club and tried to strike the young lady who tried to run into ine doorway pre- viously. Q ee whether he hit her or not? A. I can- not aay ; this was done inside of three min\.(c2; there were no men there at the time; the avenue was cleared at the time; I saw an officer run oo ie oiher side of the way keep firing all the time os going towards Second street Q. Where were you all the time? A. I was ‘ooking out of the window. Q. When the policemen rushed into the crowd like so many wild beasts, how many pistols were fired’ A. About six at the time when they fired in my direction Q. When in avenue A how many pistols did the police fire? A. About four. Q You say’ you saw officers Gre twice at women? A. Yes, twice. Q. When officers ran towards Second street, how many times did they fire? A. They fired about six times. Q. Where did the i ponee stand who pointed their pistols on the sidewalke? They stood right under the window. Juror—What kird of men were they whom you alluded to? A. Ore wasathin, short man who fired; the other was big; had no coat on. Did you see John Miller? A. I conid not tell. —How many scratches or marks on your house c pistol sbota? A. I could not tell, Coroner==Ca you recognise any officer who was there? A. Yes, I know one man; saw one officer, Lockwood; I know bim, and was particular in identifying bim. Q. Dou you know officer Lockwood? A Yes, I saw him hold his band up and fire @ pistol; Tsaw bim cistinetly. of Q Had the man who any whiskers? A Yes, sir. Q How many shots were fired inal? A. I think from twenty to twenty five. Lockwood and bring him before the jary. Mrs. Catherine Gillman sworn examined, through an intepreter—Lives at 75 avenue A, second house from the corner? Say what know about this affair. A At first I saw a crowd collected near the corner and two officers meng Sas ee one against a lamp post and aD wr hitthe man over his aud the blood flew iy. . Q. Had the man done anything? A. I did notsee him do anything but jean againt the port; the men fell dewn end soon got up again; he ran to Karl's house; the officer took bim by the neck and hit him once more; then the Omer jackwoot waving made, is sppearancef he cer J ock we ng was questionéd by the Coroner. eee pistol at the time of the a‘lray, on the 1 A. No, tir. Q. Did you take a pistol in your hand that day? A. Never; only when I took hold of an officer's hand who had 8 pistol pointed up, and I told bim to put tt up. Q. Did that officer's | go off that time? A. I cannot say; 1 don’t think it did; I wok hold of his band so (de- scribing the manner in which the pistol was po'nted). Juror— You say the officer was in the act of fring’ A. Yes; I took hold of his band, but i not go off; I said to him “put that up. Q Had youevera revolver? A Yer, U bad, and sold it op Saturday previous to officer Conlon, I think; | had no pistol with me, nor did I cerry one the day of tha riat. Q Do you know a man named P. Werich? A. No, sir Q The msn standing at your back? A. No, air Q Pid you on your examination the other day say you pever bad arevolver? A. No, sir, newer did, aud wish you would read it. At the request of the Jurors the Coroner read from the Hixsaup, wbich be said was very accurate, tae evi tence Of officer Lockwood, from which it appeared he did not state be never had a revolver. The Juryman. afver bear ing the tertimony read over, aid he was satisfied that he recognized the fidulity of the report fired there was mo person | | posed as follo Catherine Gillman resumed —Q. Where wore the men | going to then? A. I did not see the !pjared map any more afterwards: | saw the crowd foine up Fourth street, and they were driven back again; | don't know by whom. Q How many times driven back? A. Three or four times; afterwards I beard ten or fifteen shots; did not know where they came from; they came from near the weet side of Fourth street, when the crowd dispersed, ruoving down avenne A; | then raw the officers huating after (hem: Taw one officer shoot among the crowd be- tween Karl's and the eegar store; then | aw the olllvers collecting near Third street in avenue A, there were about twelve or fifteen of them; I saw another shot fired by an officer in Third street, towards a house where somebody war fying in; when the officers were called together to form into rank —about ten or fifteen men—then I saw about four officers load their revolvers again; theo when the crowd saw this they dispersed in al! divections, and immediately afterwards | «aw soother shot fired by | ‘an officer, but I don’t koow the man; afer | beard the shot | saw the officers rushing to the aod o log their clobs very freely; then I saw two officers this side, and beard @ man say “There are knocked them dow on the corner of Seovnd aver there were afew men kn eked do man by pame of John Kiriee was oue; the officers re turned again aod, that i* about all I «aw, [ retivet myrelf. Q Where were you all this Umer A. I was ai! the time mages ot my window, I wanted te go out and take a walk, but could pot in conse uence of the dieturbaace Q Did you see everything that occurred; A Il saw what I have told Q Did you see any fring of stoner’ A* I kaw none. Q. How many show were fired before your house’ A. Right before my houre T heard five or six Q. How many inall’ A. About twenty altogether; I did not count them Q Did you know the officer who hit the man by tho lamp * A Ldid not koow the man; | think he was one of the new men, or I think I should know him. Q What were the peovle doing when the off ere fred atthem’ A The people were not dolog anything, thay came out after taking & walk and Selng in church, the every Sonday. Saw the officers load thelr rev sl my aa to load them ( Witness explained the manner, as i’ appeared to her, the officers loaded their pistols ) Juror—Waa the shot placed in the muzzle of the pistol? A. Ib wae impoembie for me to see where they were putting it. Jacod Gumbel eworn—T reside at 156 Third street, corner wat at the disturbance on the 12th, house from ave men had a little dispute; one of them took off bis coat, and knocked the other man on worn | clock in the evening; I stood at 138 Third hop, Feoond the face; the name of the man wat Nicholas; when he | ‘wanted to strike a second blow Nich sas resisted with his nd; then another man came to the assistance o” the Orst ey beth Knocked Nicholas don; afterwards they ran down Third street; when Nicholas rove up he wiped the blood from his face, and went into Kurtz's lager bier saloon; about cight or ten miantes afvorwarde two of. floers came up fhird sirest; probably they heard there wae a fight, and came to the corner of Thiri street and avenue A: econ afier a croed assembled on the four cor. ners; nobody knew the reason; everybody wanted to Kenow what was the matter; then T «aw some disturbance among them, but I remained at the corner where I too”; then the whole crowd ruthed towarca Fourth street ant avenve A; I spoke to my poighbor t come and seo what the matter was,and we went to the corner of Fourth street; there T' fonnd a collection of people, of several thousand and the people *tood at'll an’ jntet; immediately avverwarde I raw a platom of officers goming down the middle of Fourth street, they marched” down until they arrived at avenue A, turned round aod riarched back ty here, (Voth's theatre ) they stood toge her, ae I think, for officers pursued them all the time, krocking with their clubs w! they could reach; they went over avenue A down Four b street; when the officers returned he eaw one of the office Fourth street and . Q. Any vem on im the houge at the time? A, No, Q. Would + ou recognize the man if you saw him? A, I did not kpo* bim; he was a little, smal! 6zed man, Q Did you see officer Lock wood here this worning? A. No, sir; don’t know any officer by name; then the oRcers commenced clearing the sidewalks on avenue A, rightand left vides, with their revolvers and clubs ina horrible joon after ene of the old officers—ofticer Boasen, and he is one of the new Metropolian omg whom I knew—pasecd, and told me to go home; then I commenced home, and saw, four officers white going home, having a man in thelr midst, hitting bim with thelr clubs, while the man cried “for do you want? I have just returned from ‘an excureion;”’ the officers would not hearken to him, and called him a God dammed son of a bitch, in the meantime kr ockipg bim down with thelr clubs; efter the officers had knocked him down and loft, I weot as far es No, 42 avenue A, when I heard & man halloolug “fre,” aad when the command was given the :evoivers exploded again to the right and to the left; when the revolvors bad gone off'a lady mot him, with «book in her hand, coming from church, as he supposed, and be and the lady fl:d to Carl's entry ; when the officers ran as far as Thirdat.; then tmediately he and the Isdy commenced going bome; on the corner of Third street be eaw two officers again knock. ing down a man right before the Dutcher’s shop; the man them azain he did knew what they wanted—that he ‘came from an excursion, Before be reached home he saw | a few perrons collected near Third street, and raw an of: firing among them; when he ier sized floer, a emalier man, nice yer raw it, he bad enough, and went le. Juror—Did you know the man who was 80 brutally beaien by the officer? A. No, eir.f Q Why'did you nothelp the maz? A. It was not my bualvess. Q You ray you heard some one giving the word “fire:”” who was ii? A 1don’tknow Q. Who fred? A. All the officers fired. Q Did you see ¥iller? A. Don’t know him. Q The man eo badly beaten, had he coat and hat? A. Yos, sir, he had on his coat and bat. Q. Did you ece the officers knock every citizen? A. They hit all that came in contact with them. Coroner—Did you ree bef stones or other miasilos thrown? 4. No. nothing ai all. Juror—Any firing from the house? A. No, no firin Juror—You say you sawasmal! man firing: wha was be? A. I don’t know; I think the smaller man had @ straw bet; don’t know any of the officers with the exception of officer Blorsep. Lawrence Biank sworn—Tivos at 46 avenue A—Q Tell all you know about the ¢ieturbance on Sunday. a The first thing ] raw wasa man knocked down by an officer on the corner of Third street, about balf past 6 or a quar ter to 7 o'clock; the man run towards Karl's; when I drst eaw him he was just being knocked down; tho officer gave the alarm rap and went up Fourth street; the crowd fol- lowed the cflicer to see which way he went; about five minutes after I saw about twenty men march down Fourth street ag far as avenue A; from there they turned and back right opposite the place; they. commenced rushing immediately ‘wards towards the crowd, hitting every one. Q Did you hear any pistols firing? A. Yes, sir, from the officers. Q Before they rushed on? A. No, sir, before they com- menced clubbing Q Goon. A. I saw about six shote fred again at tha corner house of avenue A and Fourth street, on the right band side; when the officers commenced firing the crowd | dispersed as quietly as possible, the ofl ers pressing them; the side- T saw a man fal) down in Fourth street lying acro. sidewalk; walk, witb his face on the street and back on t! | he bad no coat on and was in his shirt sleeves; the officers saing the crowd all the time, knocking and firing; about Bair of the officers went to Karl’s in avenue A, and in the meantime a pew crowd assembled on Fourth street, and they returned and dispersed them also; then afterward: went to Third street again, and then 1 saw a mau fall; I don’t know if he was shot; then the oilicers went as far ‘as Second etreet and fired reveral times again. Q. Did you see any stones thrown? A No, sir. Q. Any fring from the houses? A. No, ir. Juror—Do you know the man knocked down in Fourth street? A. No, sir; 1am only two months ia the neigh- borbood. Q. Know any of the officers? A. No, elr. Juror—Wes the man you saw in Fourth street blecding? 4, Yes alr, bleeding from bla bead; I did not soe from his Juror—How near were you to the mip’ A. I was on the rigbt of the opposit je on thé top of the southeast corner house of Fourth street end avenue A. Juror—Did you see any pistel or gun fired from that house? A. No, sir, there was no one there but myeel’, and when officers commenced firing I went to the third story. Juror—How long were you on the roof? A. As long as Teaw the man knocked down gazed at the witnew; and no wonder, for he appearea “over young to marry yet,’ leoking not more than 17 years of age } Juror—Did they throw ary mivetiee? A. No, sir. Turor— Dna they allgo dows en you dia? A. Ye at, m1 | you see from where you stood all the other f ves. Juror—')1 yousee pepple ont other roofs? A. Yer, and when whe: ‘ie poli-e cor menced firing they went down, Moelhich being dnly eworn, depoeed as follows: — I live at 77 avenue Q. What did you see on the Teow fran, the’ marching “down of ie piainon of p= saw was wn 0 ps Nee; I heard @ shot then; the man who fired the rhot was © small man with biack whiskers; I am certain that officer Lockwood was the man who fired that shot; afierwarde I saw ton or twelve revolvers fired by the officers; they fired amongst the crowd; when I saw the firing I heard Pony ran into the garden attached to the tre in Fourth street; I saw no stones thro vn John Po rssount, of 79 avenue A. being duly aworn, de- I witnessed the fight at 2° avenue A on Sunday evenin supper, about 7 o'clock, when I Third street, saw officer Cook there trying to disperse the mob; some interfered with bim, when he caaght hold of one of the men and tried to arrest him: the man caught hold of the officer and threw him in the street; the officer truck the map with bis club, wheb the man ran way; Cook went up avenue A to Fourth street, when some of tae iM 1 ran with Cook to the station pt. Hertt; when I came back the mob were throwing stones at the officers; I saw stoucs of & house; I saw officer McMillen Gro stones coming down from the roof, and jen fall from the efficts of a blow with a stone; | went up avenue A and raw the officers. |. When did you hear the first tring’ A. I heard it coming from the roof or third story window of the house on the southwest corner of avenve A and Foar:h street. Q. Was that before officer MeMillen fred’ A. Yes Q How many sbow did you hear before olllcor MoMitlen fired) A Two or three. Q. Do you know any of those who were thro wing stouce? . No. \. Do you reaide in the neighborhood? A, I 40; I have lived here for fo rteen years Q. What was the crowd doing when officer Cook came up and tol them to disperse? A. They wore talking about a moss thet bad taken place whea officer Cook went up and teld them to disperse, some of them did not seem “5 d to go away, and one man in pardoular; officer Cook Lookghold of him. and said he was a prisoaer, when the caught hold of the cficer and ew him into the pireet. Q. Was the manner of the oMcer rongh? A No, it wor Dot, he asked them very bi!!d!y to disperse, be talke! wiih them in German, and did all be could to get them to dis porre peaceably. Q Did you eee any other officer fire? A. No. Q Did you see officer Lockwood fire? A. No. Captain Hartt bere asked leave to moke a statoment. He said that reveral German citizens ( vitnesser) had called wy bim and said that they were afraid of their lives if they appeared as witnesses. Joror Whalen—! don’t think {t it right for you to make ach a statement bere Coroner— Wl you hold your tongue, sir. Captain Hiartt’s statement in writing wae then reat to the jury ae follows: — CononeR PreK T= tinted they 'Sontd "ite to be called en whiucdeen: bat they int would like to be called as fr were afraid vo rome ia, Fourth aireat, comaiteang their litem wonld be jeopardized In doing #, on ascouat of hrea' desired me so to state to Coroner Perry. 1. Aare. —The witnesres must not be a‘rait to come here. If are threavened they wll be prowetel. Mr. Whalen objected to the reading of the statement. Coroner Perry—If you interrupt me again, air, I will have you arrested and placed in confinement Mr. Whaien—If I do anything out of the way lam willing to suffer for it Coroner Perry—Gentlemen, I ath anxious to clore this save to day; I have taken more teetim ony in thir care than T ever dia in any two caver; I think al! the facts have been arrived at and it in « useless waste of time to coutiaze the Investigation much longer. Several of tre jurors exoresred a desire to have some further testimony, whereupon the inquest was adjourned uBtl © o'clock this mornt Tt ia pow understoed that the case will be closed to DISTURBANCE IN THE FIRST WARN COWARDICR AND INEFFICIENCY OW THE POLICE ALDERMAN WILSON TO THE POLICR COMMISSION RRS. ‘The roffians in the Firet ward are totally destitute of order, and evtrely regardiers of the law. They do not confine their outrages to the boure of darkness, but perpe trate them upon quiet citizen at noonday, and disturh the peace and tranquillity of the Sabbath by their shamofal condvet. The a:rault upon a Gorman citizen, on Sunday, ‘tho 12th tnet., wi eats down Whi Il street to one , for the ier From le of the Staten Irland of inhaling the fresh air and obtaining seme relict the sw sitering beat of the city, was commencement of these Suadiy disturbances, ‘Last Sunday they were rommed, when | feveral out were committed, ard no poilce men were dispowed to prererve order. At about one o'clock im the afternoom, at the ¢orner of one minute, to wait for command; then they ran towards | the or-wd,and knocked on the right and left side with — in their hands, knocking down all, indiscrimi- nately. Q. Did you #66 any one knocked down? A Tdld not fee any one knocked down, but I saw the officers hit the people on the head. Q. How many were hit onthe head? A. It is impossible for me to say, the crowd #tood so thick. Q. How many heads were bit’ A. It is impossible for me to ell. @. Did you #ee any blood coming from the honda? A. Afterwards | 614, bat not at the time; it was fifteen mi. wren (me ly to the Coroner)—He anid he reply to the \—He saw all bit on the head. 4 Q. Did you see any stones thrown, A. No, not one, Q. Goon. A. When the officers aaw the crowd did not run as fast as tuey wiehed they commenced their revolvers and firing into Battery place and Greenwich street, a man Was knocked down, violently beaten, battered with brickbate, aad robbed. Abent the rame time a woman was thamofully bandled on the Battery by the same partion Sho was sorely beaten by them without any provocation, For half an hour she continued te shriek in consequence of the injuries she received, but afler that time she waa not beard, acd what has become of ber isnot known. These transactions were witnorred by several persons from the windows of houses in the immediate vicinity. The police were called for, but not one of the Motropotitan force (the guardians of the city) made their appearance, ‘and the persons who ‘witnessed the affair wore afraid to interfere lest they also shor !4 bo ed. About three o'clock. at the same , another wan badly beaten and robbed of for the who wath. nee Sttrncted tho attention of the: — oT el out of their windows, ike hte, ob: ly the chain broke, rol wath, and the plundered man rah away. with Bar of Chain {n his hand, in order to enoape oe Later in the afernogn, wen beaten on the corner of Washington and Morrts rireeta. © policemen were standing on the onpoaite sidewalk, but neither of them tnterfered to quell ths dis- turbance, In Washington etreet, near Rattery place, a man bad his lowor Bp bit cleanoff by one of the samo gang He weat to two policemen and aske+ them to a:rezt the person wha comm'ited the act, but they refused to do so, and said they had no right to interfere then, Tho iwjured person then went to Dr. Vanier’s, 92 Greenwich street, and bet bis wound dressed At pler No, 8 North river, when the steamer Vanderbiut was entering her dock, a large crowd was assembied. ‘There were two polisemen staudiag on the sidewalk tm West street, but they did not endeavor to keep order or protect the gers while Innding. Here members of the gang were ‘n readiness, and by thelr threats of vio- lonce ex'erted money from some of the paesengers whe were afraid of them. At last some geutlemen Soh na Deena wore to be found to preserve the peace of tre city. In view of tho above facta, which he recetved from eye ‘witnesses, Alderman Wilson ad tressed the following letter to the Mel tan Police Commission: OF 8 New Vork, July 20, 1857. To vam MsrrorouitaN Powos Comsmmstonars:—Gonile- mep—(n behalf of the residents of the Fir et ward, I asic you eliher to eend a proper force that ¢ able and willing to protect them or withdraw the fow mea you ave vent them. Kobberies and rane are nighily odowr- rences n and around the Battery. If you do not (ake im- cope lly ney we eee will See 6 provective ce an n your few mem may vacate the premises. WILLIAM WILSON, Alderman First ward. COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH. ‘The Commissioners of Healte met yesterday noon in the brary room, City Hail. Present, Jonas N. Phillips, Esq., in the chair, and William Rockwell, M. D., Jedediah Mil- ler, M. D., and R. H. Thompson, M. D. ‘The subjotned communication’ from the captains of va- rious vessels was rovelvod and read: —~ New York, Jaly 20, 1867. To THE HOsORARLE COMMISSIONERS OF ae ae ead now lying the captaine uf the vormele named below, Seguive’s Point, in Quarantine, would eubmit to yoar con- fideration the following face, and aak your action in owr Brig St. Michael’s, from Santa Dona City, Brig Brothers, from Trinidad, Cuba, Brig Gol. Pengiman, do, | do. Brig Lucy Atwood. Schooner Norinan, from Jamaica. All theee vessels have been for some time at the lower Quaraptine, and have their permite ready for discharging, with liberty to land their cargoes at the Atlantic docks, Brooblyn. None have had any sisknews on board forsome time before their arrival, nor since; all are well ventilated, tas the Law prescribes, with open baiches and windsails, and wo co not think what any contagion can exist either in the ‘venseis or the cargoes. We do not think that they can be mie diecbarged at Seguine’s Point, as there is so mach swe! thore that the damage to the vessels, the ey the cargoee would be immense, to say nothing of the dif. culty of proouring stevedores, as they refuse to go there apy terme; and in this view of our case, we wonld ask your honorable body permission to remove our vessels the former Quarantine, and be allowed to discharge cargoes uncer the fae poor nd ofthe port. We do net to evade apy law, but really trust that you will grant we have asked, apé with ua think our request reasonable, of Now York and balf of the captains. MATIARW TALBOT & CO, T. C. COFFIN, Master brig Col. Pennimam 8.8. FERNANDES, Master brig Brothers. REUBEN 8 COLLINS. Master echr. Norman, PR Ba yb Master brig St. Michaol. ‘The above wee referred to a special ing of Mesars. Rockwell, Phillips and Miller, ‘A resoldtion was adopted allowing the Health Oificer te ure his discretion as to the discharging of vorsels at 8e- guino’s Point, and the Commissioners adjourned. COUNCILMEN NOT ENTITLED TO PAY UN- DER THE REOENT ACT. MARINE COURT. Before Hon. Judge McCarthy Joly 20.—JameQL. Waugh vs, The Mayor, dc , of New York.—This wasa suit, as already published in the Huraus. to resover pay for services rendered as a Coanciiman; tas plaintiff comending that the recent act could not affeot bis claime, he having been elected by the people to the officret a pay of 64aday This was a pioncer suit to have he question decided, as all the members of the Common cil are similarly interested. On ihe part of the pinintif? & was ipristed that he is entitied to pay, ag he was ii before the act paseed. On the part the was insisted that by the 44th section of the 20th April last, no pay covld be allowed. said to Mey 1, 1867. but now rues for pay at the dey, for sixteen regalar and twe special meet (Laws of li : i plaintiff ty pot extitled to recover. First—The act of april 14, 1857 1867, vol. 1, p. 889, sect and the members of the ¥ ii A dies BRC nt oi Afi t & Fy ; : 1867, gave bim compensation al 1 Selden, 234)—becaure there is no contact, express or implied, between 8 public off cor ard the government, whose agent or rervant be is, and the prospective salary of an office in not iy any sense (2 Sandford, 565: 1 Selden, 285, et ree plain ts an offcer of & public corporation, and & bo distinction between such officers and public officers. Dartmouth College Woodward: 4 Wheaton 615.) And the plaiutiil’s claim is for salary which was prospective when the act aforesaid was passed, This very question hae been decided by the Court of Appeala—(Conner vs. the Mayor, &c.)—the complaint must be dismissed ‘With Corts. Government Arrangements for Securing the Tehuantepec Transit. IMPORTANCE OF IT TO THE COCYTRY—ROUTE SOON ‘TO BE OPENED FOR TRAVEL. [Fron the Washington States, July LT.) The government has completed srranrementa for tac purpose of effecting a permanent communication between the Atlantic and the Paoide by tho Isthmus of Tehuantapeo, ‘The intwrests of rival companies, ani otber ciroumstances, had led to aach comolicntions that the goveromant soald not ace with aay efficiency on the rul bot the obatacien presented by private interests bave o fortunately re moved, and ihe government is now prepared to otaim from Mexico ® permanent right of way across the Isthmus, with auch provisions as will render i: secure and practica ble both for the purposes of tl ernment and of the commerce and travel of tho U ait States for all time to come Mexico bas po lees than three times, by distinct acts, re- copmzed atd affirmed the grant of thir franchise to the Sloe or mixed company. The sixth article Ihe Gededes treaty gives the Untied States government ‘he right to In- terpore, when It sball be necesea: * the protection of American interests connected with th's transit: oute. government can safoly stand upon this grant to the “loo Company and the treaty —_ bat It is provable i without great difficulty part of the country, both on the Ailantic and slope, the opening and permanent ey joyment of this ie of the utmost value. New Orleans sod the val ‘mort direct aod immediate in- day 4 probad! lo ye, an’ much of the railroad. 4 ofa wert wnat conscomary, the overland ronde which are: contemplation, vat will hardly be accomplithed ‘or y ara woceme, But the fact that, in time of wars thie Tranett ‘woul threatened, !# a very benedcial aimonition of the polley of increasing our naval atrength and resources to a0 extent that will guaranty security is future to all our international transite. Throngh the practicability end wisdom of the present admintetration, it |s believed that every impediment to & free and eafe comm imeation, between the Atlands and Pacific. by the Panama, the Nicaragaa and the Tehuante- pee routes, will be soon Rec ured. NEW TERRITORY OF ARIZONA—SETTLEMERT OF THN raw NADIAN DIFFICCLTY—-TRRATINS WITH From the Was! Statos, Jaty 18.) Tiont seery, fen Fort Yoma, on thy Gils, bas arrived: in thie city a the bearer of tue petition from the inhabl taute of the Gadaden pirchaso, for the estabilehment of @ Territories! government. The’ nambor of inhabitants tm Arizona, ae this Territory ia called, is about #x (housand, and ls ineresatag. The minoral resources of ere unpare!) Coe ot the. wagon roads, and alto the overland mai? ronte, paes through this region, 10 ee te ae probabte thet thia wilt pty ‘snd the Pacific. ‘The promp: in providing @ large naval force , has, together with the infa- adh Toy ct ine Or preneh gover anton fod thelr towns and takon possosrion of probability of thie, and also that pot Ne of Now mpathy or’ support, the Granada became willing cede Me oar aroun cunbling the Present, "Mt Ovplae, enal lent a ai diffiewlty with the ts or. 0 the to rettle, finally and amicably, the