The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1858, Page 8

8 YORK HERALD,- TURSDAY;, JANUARY 12,- 1858. four: vordabhy weer and tear MUBICIPAL AFFAIRS. ee le Apap me useless for the purpose , and may oe therefore al rather tban @ preventive of interminable here. PROCEEDINGS COMMON COUNCH reference particularly to the boundaries of land OF THE bay changed the stration of Vane consol, Interesting Reports from the Street | Wiscas the ad pati era a ha Dope ment the fol ‘was introduced and Department. parsed opon by the late Common Gouneil, but from some ee | ee ‘ vere, nat ee tall cs Se pn ye Se sroner ‘cause Enlargement, See een ee or a. ae. a. Rey and th street, from . Y nie rin ng Me. ‘to advertisement by BOARD OF ALDERMEN. James Fure; pamnenh Comenneienen, fifteen ewer =e Board met last evening—the Prosident, Jobe Ciaa- ctf din by earth filling and culvert. John ‘wy, Faq., in the chair. O'Nalo was the lowest bidder et cae Be wes Several petitions were received and referred. was made July 29, 1864, wil John Quin, whose estimate TLLRGALITY OF THE STREET CLEANING CONTRACT. ‘was fourth from the lowest, and the cost'of the work by A communication was received last night in the Board ‘work to be completed by July 29, ef Aldermen from George W. Morton, City Inspector, in reply to the resolution of Dec. 7, directing him to make a spector, were aj on the tract with W. H. Forbes, J. G. Holbrook and Wm. M. | assigned his con! to the Bowery Bank, but cont Was ton the streets of the city and remove | to perferm the work until his death, Original contract mebes, &c , for the term of five years. ‘The City Inspector refuses to comply, on the ground that wach contract should have been open to competition, »nd given to the lowest responsible bidder with adequate eeeurity. After quoting the law and section 38 of the P " of office expired, and Joseph S. Taylor succceded He a troct Commissioner, and subsequently caused the ent were di filed with ir. After ya the jeden esr Charles Devlin to finish work. While the work w.s in progress James Furey’s new charter, regarding the giving out of public work, he | contract to be altered on the contract book in bis office, by “\rem @ careful reading of the above, it will be seen that aM contracts shall be made under such WT established by ordinances of the Coancil; Wut is it to be inferred that the Common Council have a inserting the foll item: ‘Retain wall per cubic foot, jons as shall | while a fair rate for = pd tags dg pander $1 per cubic yard. rveyor months Soe re) will be required to finish the work. 2 cents,” ¢' is equal to $3.24 per cubic yard, bt to‘‘make” or direct the head ofa department to | The 70 per cent already paid on the contract by the Com wee? make such contract and with such persons as | troller, up to the 11th day of September last, is $359 7, the Common Council may direct? While it is evident that x @ three-fourths vote of the members elected to each of ‘the work to be done or supply to be furnished may be or- dered ‘otherwise’? than by contrast, this provision, it eannot be contended, authorizes the Common Council to tirect the work to be done for a stated sum with es selected and for a term of years; or, ia other words, and im fact, to make @ contract between these parties and the @orporation bb pas been ted that the plain andvetringent | to be further iving the contract Pimps the property owners assessed for the work, of about $6,000. Second, an illegal if not fraudutent altera- ‘which is equal to a total cost up to that date, of $61,386,) (Babe has'in hand, which be has not yet paid, bills re- the Common Council | cently rendered for aboat $20,000 more. In this case there first, violation of law in not tothe lowest bidder, causing thereby f i estimate amounted to $16,126. Time allowed for ‘of the. werk six months. Sureties, Te- rence Farley and Pairick Treacy. Work not yet com- poll SS ier ty and treet Tia Piet Tard avenue “For thie, work anoce estimates were received, and the work awarded and cou- firmed December 29, 1656,te John , lowest bidder, ‘whose estimate amounted to $3,115. Nevertheless, con” tract was made April 14, 1867, with G. C. Harsen, whose estimate was fourth from the lowest, and to $3,656. Sea cused as OF Sth hee months, and work has been ‘The same unlawful proceeding, in making contract with ty towhom the work was weither awarded nor con- 2 a B2E Es i i : : Fy ik. work would be 50 cents, 25 cents, and 11 cents, res- ctively. The award was yert to the Common Council for confirmation, but was not condrmed. Nevertheless, « contract was made with Deviin on the 15th of April, 1867, ata oo a per his estimate of $12,887. Work has been com) . the A new feature appears in this case, viz.: The making a for thi contract with a party after the ‘Common Council had re- aura Se fused to confirm the award. cage x71, ‘Setting curb and gutter in Kighty-ninth street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Charles Devin, alone, bid for this work, at $122 per running foot. There js no evidence in the Street Department of any award or con- firmation of the work to Deviin, but it is Known that a contract was made with him and duly recorded. But it appears further in reference to this ease, that during the iod from June 17 to July 18, throughout which vin was in poseesgion of the Street Department by force, viz., on the 26th of June, the said contract was torn out of the contract book by G. H. E Lynch, the contract clerk appointed by Devlin, and ‘r contract for the same work was made by Bred ite Turner (Deviin’s a, Commissioner) with who had never deen a bidder for the . ‘ick, a requirement in rel to work or supplies ‘exceeding | work yet to be performed. The grand total of cost is = OU Apna er pepdaed dane 98, cae t smount of cost the sum of $250, has reference sim- to the necessity to perfect an “unfinished” job, &e. Bis idea be entertained for a moment a consist- emi with the spirit of the section? Can i be that the likely, therefore, to exceed the contract estimate by not Jess than $50,000. Third, the large excess of two anda half roe time in the execution of the work, which bas doul been a matter of serious inconvenience to pro- ature deemed it requisite to provide, in words so rty owners interested, and may alxo prove a further pore, for a contingency which seldom occurs, a8 to G Upon them in the way of inspector’s fees at $1 50 per ‘wot finished”? work, while the whole of work to be done, er supplies furnished for the Corporation—not alone the work or supplies paid for from the amount annually Bevied by tax for the support of the municipal govern ment, bul also the many millions annually expended and paki by assessments for public improvementa—I ask, can i& be deemed consistent or in accordance with the intent ef the Legislature, to suppose that the whole section was not to be conetrued together, and that the requirement, when work is to be done by contract, that the ‘* con- facts shall be entered into by the appropriate heads of @epartments, and shall be founded on sealed bids or pro- ‘made in compliance with public notice * * for @t east ten days * * * and given to the lowest bid- @er,” I repeat, can t be urged as consistent or truthful that this requirement has reference to ‘ unfinished’’ work alone’ ‘The resolution directing the of @ contract for street cleaning, as above, forms first attempt fo give a different construction to the action hereto- fore governing the msking of contracts for public ‘work, and although th. sum mentioned is one of mag- mieede, yet it is a comparative trifle in contrast with the ‘ums which, dy an abuse of such power, if vested in the Common Council, could be expended on public works in ‘the future without the forms of advertising and award to ‘the lowest bidder, provided the precedent should be thus lished. Jam unable to believe that the alterations ‘Abe charter, made by the Legisiature at its last session, were designed for any purpose otber than ex :reasly to preserve the guards against fraudulent bidding, and to tthe rights of bids submitted by persons in good , and to secure the award of the work to the lowest Didder for any work to be doue, or furnishing of supplies, and which had not been ordered by the Common Coun- ‘of to be done or furnished * otherwise” than by con- ‘waet. Kntertaining these views, and deeming the subject one of the greatest importance to our citizens generally, Defore entering into @ contract as authorized and @irected” by the resolution, I addrested a note to the @ounse! Lo the Corporation, propounding certain interroga- ‘tories in relation to the right and power of the Common Council in adopting such resolutions, and of the duty of the My Inepector, under thelr requirémente—copies of the pote and reply being herewith presented, magked re- ely A and B. Ifhave, therefore, declined com- with gaid resolution, and close this communication from the answer of the Counee! to the Corpora- ‘hon the following words:—* if lam oe it follows, from these views, that the Common Council had no authority to pace the resvlution in question; that what they cannot au- fherize to de done, they have no right to direct one of ‘the agents to do; and that their ordinance, con! f void legisiati “4 ‘the proposed contract, being an act of voir on, Sia oe ‘obligation of compliance upon any executive Ghent fide Fw08! x Ye 2 BoROvER oN me sree Yet PARTMENT—ALLMGATIONS OF FRAUD. New York, Jan, 4, 1858. B® he Honorable the Common Council of the Cty of BSramer Dar arian, OFFice OF STREET COMMISSIONER, } New Section 29 of the charter requires that ‘every head of eut shall report in writing to the Common @ouncii, quarterly, the state of his department, with such saggesvons a HOD ¢ improvement thereof and to We public business conmBbted therewith as he may deem adymable.”” With such requisition it becomes the duty of the undersigned as hoad of the Street Department, to ‘comply, and be therefore respeotfully presents to your Benorable body the following repor:— 5 ‘The action of the late Mayor and Common Council in refusing to recognise officially the undersigned, expected, has been, that over payments by the Comp- Broiler have been made to a | amount t? con Arectors and others, and the City Treasury his been @efrauded of thousands of dollars by judgments ob- ‘ened, without any determined efforts on the part of ‘tbe Cor, yunsel to prevent the same. Section 6 of chapter 2 of the ordinance re organizing the Street De. partment, requires that “AH moneys payable by the Cor- poration for the performance of contracts or for work dove under any Durean in the Street Department, shall be paid by the warrant of the Comptroller. drawn upon the Fequisition of the Street Commissioner.” Tt is therefore ‘epparent that the Comptroller can legally act only in con currence with the Street Commissioner, when making payments on account of the Street Department; yet it ap- that ghe large sum of $154,437 has been paid by Bim to contractors and others, from time to time, w.pce the lersigned assumed the charge of the Street Department, up to November 11, 1867, without avy requ! tition or even inquiry of or reference to the department, a echedule of which payments is annexed, marked Doou ment No. 2. Many of these payments are known to be Wrong; some in excess of logitimate claim, and others in direct and illegal overcharge on coptract. That such re @ulte should ensue, is not at all surprising, when the checks instituted by law are dispensed with, ‘and parties baving claims to be paid, left to arrange = their demands according to the facility thus afforded | for settlement. Had these ciaims been regularly eub- | mitied w the Street Department, and paid only upon the requisition of the undersigned as ribed by the ordinance, the overpayments would not have eeourred. In respect to the Law Department !t would seem that the Corporation Counse! has gone even beyon¢ ‘@ DoD recognition of the undersigned and the Street De partment under him, and that, notwithstanding the deci sion of the Supreme Court to’ the contrary, he avowedly has recognized the said Devlin and his assumed Street Department a8 legitimate, upon # mistaken assumption a decision w that effect had been rendered by Judge rabam in the Court of Common Pleas, and upon the gtrength of such assumpton he admits that when eaid aD he refused () allow a defense to be eet up against the le lity of their alleged appolutment#, and consequently Fedgmene was obtained in every case by a virtual Jefaclt, which judgwents, being certified correct by the Law De paruncnt were paid, and the Treasury thereby defrauded ‘of some $50,000. A schedule of said judgments is an nexed, marked Document No. 3. It is moch to be regretied ‘that the Comptroiler did not deem it as expedient in the fraudulent cases to take upon himself to make 2 iofeuce ia behalf of the Cory vol to employ rounsel evt wide of the Law at nid more recently in the care of the Lowber vit, +6 he woue #0 the saving to the Treaeory in the fixmer cases would have been pearly ap large & in the letter, By the cr’ omnce reorganizing the Street Department, Before refer the Chief Engineer of tho Fire Depart ment hae a bureau assigned to bim ip the Street De- Pariment, ond le t cherged with the duty of repairing engines, be rte, hooks and ladders and other ma. Chines avd apimratus for the use of the Fire Department end bis transactions reepecting such repairs are to be on der the control, direction and rupervision of the Street Commissioner The undersigned, however, w obliged to report that, since be has been acting as Street Commissioner, the Chief Engineer bae not regarded the requirement of the ordinance, and hie transactions in the discharge of ‘Aye cuties ‘asigned him are unknown to the undersigned Hic action furvishes another reason for placing the Htreet Department in its proper position of reapect and re opnition atmeng the departments, for the expenditures of the Obief Engineer for account of the Fire Department tiave been a theme of public comment for eome time past k ned further reports that the Street De partmen en fully organized by him, under the ord ban tie, ae bar been ail along, prepared tc @wecbarge ui share of executive duties am wr an! ordipance and he tri that not permit the public in y the obstruction of public works, and the 5 money ih cases appertaining Proper recognition of a depart epertment of Finance ip the oper to add, bi Aiepowed te recognise and adm y ae ead of the Street Department, for the faithful per 2 obligations to the city ; yet, in view xohion of the Street Department, and the n of the Comptrolier and ovhers tw’ act upon ' eppertaining to the department, without con « ultation with ndersigned, be cannot < held accountable for the irregularities, “r and extrevagaoce that tay result thereby to lloth street. Taylor, fourteen estimates were received, and the work awarded and duly confirmed 4 Common Council and Mayor, to A. C. From, the lowest bi work by his estimate would be $38,877 91. The contract, however, was made with John Pettigrew, Aug. 28, 1806. Cost of the work by his estimate would be $51,316 82— work to be complete! by May 28,1857. James Humes and Jobn B. Morrell are his sureties. The work is bot yet competed. $26,244 30. Contract, however, wax made Dec., 1886, with Oscar Taylor, whose estimate amounted to $39,021 '05, being $12,676 75 more than Ellis’. Subse. quentiy there appeare upon the records of the Street De and his appointees sued the Corporation for salaries | amounted to months. Terence Farley and Chas. W. Baker became his sureties gutter in Sixth avenue, Treacy and Pat day. case ing Third avenue, from Fighty sixth aant t© advertisement by s. Regulating and \dder. The cost of the In this case there appears the same violation of law (and that, too, in the face of a full contirmation of the Common Council and Mayor) in nat giving the contract to the low- est bidder, making a difference agairst the property owners to be assessed of about $12,500, There appears, also, an excess of some seven months time in the execu- tion of the work. d gradi ‘Finty sixth street from Fourth to Regulating an ing Fifty sixth s ‘rom Po yen ‘A contract was duly made September 18, 1856, with James Reilly, the lowest bidder, Cost of the work under his contract would be $6,357 50. James Sax ton apd Cornelius Broderick became his sureties. Time for completion of the work one year. While the work was in progress an alteration was made in the recorded contract by inserting the following, viz.:—Retaining wall per cubic foot, 1234 centa. Tn this case’ as in case No. 1, there appears the perpe- tration of the same Silegal and fraudulent alteration of the contract en the contract book by retaining {wallf atZan exorbitant rate, while such work ‘was not specitied in the original advertisement, nor in the estimates submitted, nor was it necessary or intended to be included in the work performed, and if the advertise- ment bad called for bids on the item of retaining wall it would have been estimated for readily at « price seventy. five per cent below the rate allowed the contract. The work being yet undnisbed, there ap- inserting the item of y the alteration of pears also an excess of three months time in its execution. CASE IY. Regulating and grading Fifty second street from Fourth ‘avenue to East river. The work having been duly adver- tised, nine estimates were received. The work was awarded and duly confirmed to 8. Foster, the lowest bid der, by the Common Council and Mayor, November 11, 1856. Cost of the work under the estimate of Foster would be $11,775. But notwithstanding, and even while the confirmation to Foster was pending in the Common Council, the contract was made at the Street Department with Charles Devlin, under date of October 29, 1856, under Which contract the ‘cost of the work would’ be $16,450. Time allowed for the work, one ‘A copy of the con kar, Dee!" rn ie heal he Comey role eta equal, as’ once before stated, to $3 24 per cubic yard—a rate at least 76 per cent too high, even if the work had been necessary and legitimately included in the contract. ‘The copy of the contract filed with the Comptroller was not altered, and therefore contains no such item of work to be performed as retaining wall. The sureties of Devlin in this contract are Jobn Fitzpatrick and John Sullivan. Isaac T. Ludiam is the surveyor on the work. 8. Foster, Seta te v in contract. Work not yet finished In this case appears, tiret, a most unwarrantable disre i dof and interference with the ection of the Common Founci] and Mayor, by making « contract with a party Bot entitled to it by law, while the confirmation of the lawful award te the proper party wae pending with them, and likewise at an increase of some $5, the contract, and in the same man. ve increase of cost. Third, an excess of time in the execution of the work, with its robable disadvant to the property owners; and tly, the fact that the party (Foster) to whom the con- traci was awarded, but not given, is doing the work for | Devlin, and it may'be fairly presumed, at the price pro- posed by him to the Street Department. The inevitable | conclusion, therefore, is, that the illegal action of the Street Commissioner results, as It was no doubt intended by him and his contractor, ip overtaxing the ctilzens in. terested in the work some $5,000, for whose beneilt can readily be imagined, casey. Regulating Fifty seventh street, from Ninth to Fleventh avenue, and setting curb aad gutter and flagging same, from Eighth to Eleventh avenue. After due advertise ment of the work, four estimates were received. Work was awarded and duly confirmed "5 Common Counce!) aud Mayor on the Ziet Oct., 1956, to C. C. Ellis, lowest bi and under whose estimate the cost of the work wo mia be on the 3 partment an assignment of thix coptract from Charles vin to C. C. Ellis, and another trom C. C. Eths to Bow ery Bank, but no assignment previous from Osear Taylor to Devlin appears azywhere upon the books in the De partment. rilis is doing the work, Joan T. Dogge is the wrveyor on the work, and the sureties of Taylor, C. Deviin and Jobn Fitzpatrick. Work not yet completed In this case appears, first, the usual disregard of law and ordinance, in giving the contract to another than the lowest bidder, resulting in a loss thereby of nearly $13, 000. second, the fact that Ellis, the lowest bidder and to whom the contract was awarded but not given, te doing | them. Gentlemen were very sensitive on the matter, but the work, and it cannot be supposed at a larger price than he estimated for himself originally, which would indicate that after the execution of rundry nasignments, somebody pockets nearly $15,000 for doing nothing. CAs Vi. Flagging sidewalks in Fifty-fourth street, from Third to | Fourth avenue. For this work three estimates were re ceived, and the work awarded and confirmed August 21, 1866, to D. Gallagher, the lowest bidder, and whore ert) mate amounted to $1,000. Nevertheless, the contract was given to George Mountjoy, Jan. 3, 1857, whose estimate | was the highest, and amounted to $3,750. One surety only given, (John B. Dingledein,) and he did not justify The work has been cone. The usual disregard of Iaw and ordinance appears ja | thin case t Lave been carried out for the benefit of the Kighest Didver. Ip connection with this work, it appears j Sito by the avec: tment list and surveyor’s retarn of work, that #ixtoen lot on Fourth and Lexington ay enugs. which were not on the line of the work specified in the contract, und conseqrently were not fiagged, were nevertheless assessed some $1,275 for the work and the assesemen: Collected: aleo, that property beloaging to the Corporation was over assessed some $300, on an over measurem( the surveyor, and the assessment collected. Thu $1,575 bave been wrongfully collected and paid over to some one, without consideration; and should the party fail to return the amount thue wrongfully assessed to the Property owners the city will necessarily have to do so. ¢ undersigned would here remark that there is no Provision in the ordinance relating to the Street Depart mevt or the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments which requires that th mitted to the Street Department ‘or examination and com: parison with the contract, and in consequence. errors aud ‘ominsions will be ments wrong! ull ye exeesament lists should be sub bie to remain undetected and aseess: made and colle sted. as in thie cave. refore. respectfully recommend that an He would, « ortinance be passed to meet the oase by requiring the Surveyor's return and the assessment lists in all cases to | the Coun be submited to the Street Department for ex comparison with contract before the cam: sented to your honorable body for confirmation ninvtion and shall be pre CARR VII. Regulating Fourth avenue, between Seventy.frst aud Seventy-ninth etree. For thie work, fourteen Gimmes were received. The work was awarded a irmed December 29, 1856. to Mishasl Treacy, the a bidder and whose estimate amounted 10 $16,800. vertices, the contract was made on the 10th of wary, 1867, with John McGrane, whose estimate 23,025. Work wo completed in nine cum vin s Regulating, grading, end tagging, and setting cur and 1866, to | yanted to $13,008, but contract was made April 6, 15. Terence Warley, the fifth bidder from the lowe whose estimate amounted to $16,562. Time allowed the work four months. Sureties, Michael Work not yet completed curb and. gutter tn aad b avenue. work | 000 in the cost of | the work. Second, the same (and now apparently ha- wae imitated, by the Fimance and Law Departments, | bitual) alteration of ead the consequence, as might have been confidently | ner and with a like der, | top on the table. was received at that department tor ponaiucs for of the Corporation ordinances curing the tenths of No- vember and December last. same for the rebuilding of Tompkins market, i of the act of the Vegiatats yr sented and referred. men groun: ber while their own was being altered. The Aldermen Th solved to mee day A committee Was appoin ctitmen that they could have the use of thie chamber on an To mr Hovorsgrs tre Come are washed out by the tide, and the Past ri Diamond Ree fact so much 0 that two large vessels cannot wo!l pass at Ube same time. between Fifty fourth and Ficty ninth | Streets. For thie work eleven eet mates were re and the work awarded and oonfirined Bee Michael Treacy, the lowest bidder, and whose eatinate tent state of the work at an early day, but the reception of the above mentioned communication has not only hast- ened my action ip the matter, but it requires prompt Measures ob Your part to prevent apy fart! earth from thie locality being carried away by the tide, and thas causing stfi] greater and more serions injury to the navigation of the Fast river at the point above indicated. ‘be Battery enlargement was ordered by Oe Common Council in 1861. The contrast the Street Commissioners in 185%, and hy ite terms the enti work was to have beet completed un or befure the biauk tay of Novemt rently for the purpose of taking the responsibility of the transaction from iim’s administration of the affairs of the Street Department, which commenced on June 17. It is presumable that the time inserted in said contract with Devlin for the completion of the work was June 15, 1857, maamuch as, through haste or oversight in copying the — of that contract into the Bew contract with r xpatrick, that date (June 15) still remains as the time for the completion of the work; while the contract itae!f bears date June 16, being one day after the time set for it termination by completion of the work. The whole train of irregular, (egal and fraudulent proceedings before ex- hibited, culminate in this case in the matilation of public records during the temporary superintendence of Charles Devlin ae Street Commissioner; but notwithstanding even these grand developements, the main consideration which seems to have been paramount throughoat afl the cases presented, viz.: o margin for profit, is not lost sight of in this, for the work contr: for at $1 22 per running foot would have been well paid for at 60 cents per run ning foot. Other cases, exhibiting further instances of similar vio- Jation of law and disregard of the public interests, might ‘be added, inclusive of the most recent one respecting the regulating and grading of the New Bowery, from Chatham to Franklin equare, which has become a matter of inves- tigation by the courts, and the particulars of which are already before the public. ‘The undersigned would further call the attention of your honorable body to the very general practice of contractors, of overruning the time specitied for the performance their contracts—a practice which has left a large amount | of public improvements unfinished, as will appear by reference to list annexed, marked document So. 4. It appeare that this state of things reeults from an arrange- ment in wogue among contractors, to wait for the com mencemert of new works in the neighborhood of the work Shey may have contracted for, so that greater facili- ties may be affor’ed to them of procuring a deficiency, or disposing of a surplus of materials with less expense to themselves. arly occasion will be taken by the undersigned to have the condition of al! un- finished work particularly examined, and the circumstances attending the delay investigated, when he will make further report rexpect™ ing the same, for some action of your honorable boiy. In respect to the progress and present state of the Battery enlargement, reference is made to the appended report of Daniel Ewen, Fsq., the surveyor having charge of the work (Doc, No, 5). | Its details will no doubt prove in teresting to the public, as affording a concige history of the work from its origin. The foregoing developements show that the business of contracting for public work under the Street Department has been latterly reduced to quite a manageable system, confined to four parties, who serte as sureties for each | other, and back out or out among themselves as occa- € on requires or opportunity affords to do so, atthe ex pense of the property owners; but whatever else these lopem: ‘be thought to indicaie, they seem to | and Reed. furaiah = hey to the = t poe irs and Supplics—Aldermen Toomey. Stephens ries and Uywes—s.cermen Bradiey, Adams aod ‘Streets—Aldermen Boole, Adams and Lynes. Wharves, Piers and Slips—Aldermen and Starr. Roadi—Al termen McSpedon, Rrediey and Davis. Sewert—Aicermen Stephens, Boole Jaza—Aldermen Gregory, Stephens and Tucker. Railroads Aldermen Gregory, Holfmire, McSpedon, sanction of the Common Council and Mayor; the bribery | Reed and Owens. stil : : Adjourned to Thursday, at $ o'clock. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. This Board met in the library of the Cty Hall yester- work per- | day afternocon—Iresident Haswell in the chair. The Councilmen will occupy the library during the present month, a8 their chamber is now undergoing alterations furnish a key to the recent exertions to get ion of Suche wire certainly MOsirapie U6 aemero of tne eo. ries, without reference to the opportunity thereby afforded | Davis. for & record of future exploite. Reflection is lost in amazement in contemplating the bold and reckless manner in which the affairs of the Department have been managed heretofore, and Neu. larly doring the past few years, The gross and wholesale violation of law and ordinance, disregarding concealment even; the utter contempt displayed for the action and the which must have bought the silence of parties whose legal rights were cage | ret aride,and which ifthe whole truth were known, would be found to have sent its intia- ence to bureaus outside of the Street Department; the de- lherate and systematic alteration of contracts, thereby fraudulently overtaxing citizens for up! formed at monstrous rates of cbary conclusively that the separation he several ments from the contro! and supervision of the Mayor and Common Council, and the making their reepective heads elective and responsible to no one, ac was the cage under the late charter, has increased the political corruption of the day to a point destructive alike to the honor of the man and the obligations of the citi * * . * DANIEL). CONOVER, Street Commissioner. 11 go to prove most 1 ai . . . Srapoy moved that it lay on the table and’ be printed. Alderman Stann said he was just becoming to get into rested iu the report, gpd he hoped the motion to lay on | be the table woul thdrawn, there were statements of fraud in the Street Department, and he thought tho docu ment ought to be at length. Alderman Mctrepon said this Board did v Mr. Conover as Street Commissioner e with¢raw his rotiom reatir ¢ was then resumed and finished. the appropriate committee. Alderman Tocken eaid it was an important document and he moved that it be referred wo a special committee. would be referred to a epesial committee the other side. Alderman Davis favored a reference to a special com mittee Alderman Teoxer said if the matter was civided rp amongst different comrnittere tt would die. If here was & committes on “frauds” he would move its reference to if they desired a thorough investigation why cbjest to ita being sent to a committee whicl charge of it. Alderman Mcfrepoy said be wag not very sensitive about the matter, and be would tell the gentieman (Alder. man Tucker) never to allude to him personally in this Board. He believed that if there was fragd, it was oo the part of repubiicans. Alderman Tocxer explained that be did not allude to apy member in particular, he mever desired to be per: fonal Alderman MeSrapos then tif, com: munica Carried, A communication was rece! Pur. ser, Corporation Attorney , showing that the sam of $260 75 RARUTLDING TOMPRINE MARKT An erdipapce to raise $170,008 by loan, and + re of April 11, 1856, was pre A petition wae received from the managere of the Wo. rison Association and Home, for a grant of « tot of uated in Fifty third strest, belonging t> the city, on which to erect a suitable building for (aeir watitotion Referred. MEETINGS OF THE pOARD, . A depulation from the Moard of Councilinen waited on this Board, to ask when the Board of Aldermen would ad Journ, on what day they proposedgto m: The ingniry ‘was made in order that the Compciimen conid regulate their meetings. a& they would reqnire the nee nf thie cham- The Prrsipext aaid this Board would commoicate with | imen in a few minutes: THR MATOR OF THE KATTERY ExTENMON. Ory ao. 11, 1868, ‘ I herewith trenemit w » & Communic by me from the Board of Harbor Commis re, in relation to the condition of the Battery exten ting that in consequence of the imperfect mannet ich the work ie being dune, the dep. thrown in t, between ‘md the Paltery, is shoaling rapidly—in I bad intended to have called your atteution te the pre er wash of the for wae mado by the Pie Councimen James M. Cross. Public Gilbert M. Platt, ‘Webb. ‘Heaith—Councilmen Pp ove James Webb. stated that the contract was no doubt broken, and that it ‘was not only the right, but the duty, of the Common rompt and energetic measures to would therefore recommend that Council adopt the neceasar, controlling aD en! t. if not in accordance ben bo may ‘ve hereafter deter to you my views in this latter future disposition of the Battery, in a subsequent commu- nication. The first thing however, to be done, is to take posression of the work, and to p sures to secure immediately further washed out by the tide. To do this, it will*be ne- cessary to continue the rip rap wall go 4s toentirely en- and to make it of sufficient of the tide over it. This, it is |. can be done at a compara:ively small expendi- tur. In carrying out this recommenda’: suggest that instead of ment as propowed by Council itself to take complete the work. measures to re- F ‘with the ‘mined. 1 willmake respect, as well as to the rovide thenecessary mea- earth dilied in from being grea to be enlarged, height to prevent the action jon, I would also continuing the line of the enlarge- the original plan, it be continued southerly until it reaches a point within two bundred feet of the northerly eide of then parallel the present line 1 Fast river, and or wall of the will be left at the southerly pointof the Battery now much required for ferry or commercial purposes, and being in my opinion cf more value as such, thar if fied ip and made land. Tn the growing commerce and trade of the eity with ad- Joming places, the addition of every slip 1s of ‘not only ag respects the revenue to the city, perity, and there can be no doubt, i’ this object can be without materially injuring or aifect- apg the enlargement of the Battery, it should be done. . " DANIEL F. TIEMANN. Prior CommissionErs’ Orrick, 69 SauTa Sree, Hon. D. F. Trmanx—Dear Sm—Th Commissioners Deg leave to call proper manner in which the carried on. The outer wail being but partially built up, ‘very imperfectly done, the de- posits thrown in are washed out by the tide, and the Rast river between Diamond reef and the Battery is shoaling rapidly; in fast,so much ja two large vessels cannot well pase in the channel at the present time. RUSSELL STURGES, GEO. W. BLUNT, E. E MORGAN. The communication was referred to the Committee on Lands and Places. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. ‘The annual report of the Corporation Counse) was pre- sented and appropriately referred. STANDING COMMIITRES FOR THR YEAR 1858. The Fresident announced the following standing com- mittees for the year 1858:— Almshouse Department—Aldermen Eoffmire, Murray and Assessmerts—Aldermen Stephens, McSpedon and Starr. Ferries—Aldermen Murray, Adams and ment—Aldermen Adams, Joint mittee on Croton Aqueduct—Aldermen Adams, Tuomey and Owens. Arts and Sciences—AMermen Stephens, Murray and Battery. a large slip wained at this point, Jan. 6, 1858. Board of Bevel and tention to the im- ey ‘extension is being please =—-Doabe’ Ferry, $2; Tarrytown, $4; Sing Sing, $: reeks! and what is butit bei Tuomey and I ynes. Cleaning Strce's—Aldermen Tuomey, Murray, and W- ‘Finance—Aldermen MeSpedon, Gregory and Starr. Joint Committee om Accounts—Aldermen Boole, Hoffmire Lamps and Gas—Aldermen Bradley, Boole and Owens. ‘and Places—Aldérmen Murray, Adamns and Reed. Taw Department—Aldermen Bradley, Stephens and Markets—Aldermen Adams, Ordinances—Alderinen Boo! PoliceAldermen Hoffmire, Stephens and Wilmot. Public Heaith—Altermen Mcsped: Public Buildings on Blackwell's Islan: Estallichment—Aldermen Bradley, Gregory Tuomey and Tucker. je, MeSpedon and Davis. Tuomey and Davis. 4, Randall's Island After the minntes of the previous meeting were read &nd approved, the following petitions were prosented and referred to their appropriate committees, which have the President —Petition of the a the land owners of tho Fifth When the docufflent was partly read, Alderman Mc- | ward for a suspension of widening and extending Duane tll the Ist of May, } not yet been announced chairman and secretary ; of Alex. Ostrander, tod commissioners of leeds, of Peter Cooper aud others, aek- ing for a declaratory act by the Legislature concerning the office of Street Commissioner. | HE STREET COMM IEIONERMHTP, Tho following is a copy of the act which the potitioners | ¢enire to have passed :— An act declaring the office of Street Commissioner of the | city of New York vacant, aud authorizing the Mayor to Mill it was then moved that the document ve referred to | The people of the State of New Yori, represented in Se- nate and Assembly, do enact as follows — Sec. 1. The office of Street Commiseiouer of the city of Alderman Kan said that there was fraud to the amount New York is bereby declared vacant of $123,200 on twelvo contracts. What then may bethe | Sec. 3. The Mayor of the city of New York is Wreby amount of fraude op bupdreds of contracu? He hoy ped it } authorized to fill the said office of Street Commissioner in | the manner prov ied by the nineteenth section of the act to Alderman Apams wes in favor of its being referred to | amend the charter of the city of New York, passed April the regular standing committee. No doubt they would | have a communication from Mr. Dev'ia, charging fraud op to be built at the navy im the was engage: Spe. 3. This act shall take effet immediately tS ee eons The sudjoived resolutions were also submitée1:— Sypuint Robt Reid and Thos. Cushing Commissioners That a epecial committee of three be appointed by the Chair, with power to ascertain and inquire lato all concerning the contract awarded to Smith Bel lighting the city with oi] lamps, and ali the necessary facts would bave special | connected with the allegations, and to report to this Board the result of their investigation as speedily as possible. a. wee te w follows :—Mesers. Mulligan, MoCar "e ALLEGED DEFARCATION IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. ‘hereas, for some Cass Back, rumors have beon circu n publicity to by the prem generally, of defaleation by rome person OF persons coumected with the F inapce Departments of our duty to the pubiie Jooal Legtelature to seek for the factd, if ang, relative to such rumor; therefore, Resolved, That a committer be appointed from this fa What way ami wo what extent this Faached, if fhexiste at all, and who are the parties impliented therein, and report th’ reault of the same at the earliest moment practicable with the tu uch charge and ite fiveaticntion, yareuance The motion was atopted, and Mewre Genet, Bickford and Crots were appomted ¢ By the Preupext— rawent, It Becomes this branch of our yah a Board to acer defaleauon may ba » fund the | portapoe bereby, diterted the Tegivin wre Comm inl, to be tramemitie Je, on the aubject of the apportionmens uf the Ptate tax. asking that the apportionment may be more tly made with reference to thie city than Las been the co of late years. To the Law ¢ inter, Mr. CRA WYORI hat a special commit thie Board to make the hecewary arrangements for the celebration of the 126tu apnivereary of the bifth of Waeh- bl Appoluted from t—That the New York Herrin, Times J are hereby employed by the Common he official reports of the proceed: eelitien was laid on the Conner to publ After rome ce ba A communication wa: received from the Chief Fogineer partment, relative to leare of promises in contrect for Ub of John P, Com net the coufirmuation of the centract. evens FoR 1858, ‘The Praxivest annoaneed the following standing com ontuing yont— Department—Counciiaen William Nolan, Andrew Multan , George R encea—Councilmen Charles Alexander McOnrren, George Rees Awemnt- Councitmen Peter Crawford, Saimuel W. | Gain, Seymour A. Banos. | _ Cleaning Btrete—Coane! J. MeCarty, James Webb. Creep Aqvede=Co nc imed Benjani T. Rhodes, Fd word Costel'o and James Webb -Councitmen Benjamin T. Rhodes, William W. Jodeon and Jobn C. Franer Finener—Cooneiimen If-nty Arewariue, Peter Crawford rewhh a remonst Mase, to Robson & Fo: and blowing Jeans; Saxony, Pmith. Gavannah: ton; sebe Susan. Hall. Kivborn, and Lao, Peretval, Jacme! . At Jacme! 2 a, fro men Thomas A. [rhunn, Anthony Fire Department-—Councilmen Martin Gilmartin, John nel Gilbert M. Pinte. Lime of the passage of he ordinence for thie | ged by Re (rim'e that We Gon to the ety oh at #0 oteted by them that y by Ceriyed From phy Lomp: and Gas—Couneiimen George P. Bickford, John | Preciee ome Faiward Coetelio Tands and Ploces—Conve'imen” Peter Crawford Low Deparinent ten Henry W. Genet, Charles |” Markels—Councilmen William W. Judson, Edward Com Henry Genet, Samuel W. Gal- Henry Arcolarius, William Nolan, , @c.—Councilmen Andrew Mulligan, Jobn Frazier, Henry W. Alex. McGarren. jroads—Counciimen Martin Gilmariin, Henry W. Genet, James M. Cross. ‘and Supplics—Councilmen John Van Tine, Geo. ‘William W. Judson, Samuel W. Gal- Thomas A, Dunn, John Van Tine, Jobn H. Bri Wharves. and George P. Bick- ford, John H. Brady, T. Rhodes. Joint Committee on Account—Charles G. Cornell, Andrew ‘Mulligan, James M. Crogs. y the Chairman of the Finance Commit. firet meeting of the Board, said that the committee had dorie all in their power to collect the ‘lative to the tax levy for 1858, 80 as to necessary facts re! be able to submit their report this evening, but they ‘would not be abje to make out as correct a report as the importance of the subject demanded before next meeting. ‘COMMIBAION: Police Intelligence. FURTHER OPERATIONS OF THE COUNTERFEITING GAXNG—TWO ARRESTS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. ‘The statement given in Saturday’s Hewatp of the opera- tions of a number of persons engaged in passing counter- feit Dille, has stirred up the vigilance of the officials and } of parties likely to be swindled, especially in the suburbs of the city, where the game has been played. Two more arrests were made on Saturday afternoon of persons who were evidently connected with the gang arrested in the Twentieth ward. One of them gave his name as Sylvester Cummings—the other refused to say what his name was. ‘They were both arrested at a raitroad station at Peekskill, by ex-oflicer Lawrence, and were lodged in White Plains jail. ‘Their operations, as far as they have been traced, Heticale that they started from New York in the Hudson River train, and passed a counterfeit $1 bill on the Jersey City Bank ‘upon the conductor. They got out at Dobbs? Ferry and passed a $2? bill on the Massachusetts Rank, of Boston, at the hotel for drinks. After they had left, the bartender, on reading the accountfin the HeKato of the arrests in the Twentieth ward, examined his till to see whether be bad rot been imposed upon, and found the similarity of the bill he had jusi received to the descrip- tions of tWoee passed by the gang arrested on Friday. The alarm was given at once, and officer Lawrence was deputized by the Sheriff to give chase t> the fugitives. The result was their arrest at Fishkill. The prisoners passed some ten or twelve counterfeits at the following $2,and some amount in Newburg, not asce tained. it wae after their return from Newburg that they were sted. ‘On their return in cbarge of the officer in the down train, they were recognized by the conductor, upon whom they had passed one of the bogus bills on their way up Officer Lawrence possesses a glove of one of the parties stuffed with the spurious bills, whoch was thrown aside in the railroad station at the time of their arrest. The bills passed, upon theMassachusctts Bank, are of new and crisp paper, heavy and blackish indistinct plate, with fresh appearance of signatures, date, &e. The other pill2 found on the parties were of the Jersey City Bank. From the uniform character of the bills seized and the number of arrests there must be gang engaged and orga- nized in the business. Mong COMPLAINTS AGAINST THR CoNFIDENCE May.—Two more complaints were made against Thompson, alias Birch, alias Hunt, alias Roach, the confidence man, yes- terday. Meesrs, Whitehouse & Merrill, of South strect, made a complaint against the prisoner for defrauding them dot of $1,200 worth of boots and shoes. Mr. B. P. Clapp, of No. 301 Grand street, also appeared against the prisoner, and charged himn with having obtained $350 worth of dry goods by means of fale pretences. The credit ed to the arrest of Thompson was, it appears, given to the police. It was owing to the exertions of Mr: ¢, of No, 163 Bowery, that the offender was caught and handed over to the police. Cuance or Buroiany.—Henry Stevens was taken into custody by Policeman Nesbit, of the Fifth ward, on charge of having burglarious!y entered the store of Noah & Farnham, Nos. 01 and 93 Chambers street, and stealing therefrom four pieces of broadcloth, valued 25. The accused was caught with the property in his possession. Justice Connolly committed Stevens to prison for exami- nation, Tus James Sraeet Homrciom.—Coroner Hille concluded cae IWEBE YORORA ne tn thn Toman ~tannt Ramciatde ange A few witnesses were examined previous to the Coroner's sending the case to the jury; but the evidence was nothing more than a repetition of what has been already published. The verdict in this case was as follows:— “That the deceased, Michae! Cassidy, came to hia death by a pletel shot wound received at the hands of Michael ‘ogan, Jr.;tbat there was no occurrence which would ‘warrant the use of either the pistol or the club by the aid Wogan againet FAward Kennedy, now lying danger. ee ae cage estan inh Sees was on Januar; 21888, at No, 6 samen ee. 4 furthermore, we om ure the action Russel ‘son. tence on the sald Wogan but a short oerema = id that, had he his duty, he Five wit- nesses in the case who could nt procure Necessary amount of bai! were also placed in confinement. The de- ceased was quits a youth, being ovly 16 years of age. Kennedy, the wounded man, was much worse yesterday, and wil, lt is feared, die from the effects of his wound. 1 Intelligence, ‘The crew of the sloop-of-war Cyane, at Norfolk, are to De paid off and discharged at that place. The Coast Survey steamer Vixen, J. R. Duer, Lieutenant commanding, was to sail from Washington Tth inat., en roule for Apalachicola, making deep sen soundings on the way. She is to run a line of soundings from the gma Keys to the entrance of the harbor of Apalachicola, and avd will else survey the on comet. The following is a list of her officers —J. K. Tuer, Leutenant command- ing; J.P. K. Mygatt, First Liewteoant; A. W. Muldaur, Second Lieutenact, Kiwin L. Brady, Chief Fogineer; Wm. Sinclair, First Assistant Engineer, John Mcknig, Second Avsistant Engineer; J. W. Bogert, Master's Mate, Mr. ‘Malcolm, Coast Pilot. | ‘The keel for one of the new steam sloops of-war ordered yard in Charlestown, haa been laid ip houge from which the steam frigate Merrimac shed. Upwards of cighty workmen are now upon the vessel, which number will be in- INTELLIGENCE, tee Pert of New York, January 1 CLEARED. Sbip Wm Tell, Bonney, Havre—Bogd & Hineken Fhip Venter, tymms. Havana—I W Riwell & Co. ice, Penny, Clenfnegos—R P ine & Co, Brig Croton, Blye, Port an Prinee—O 1, & A Ferris. Brig Jachin, Loveiy, Norfoik—Brett, & ian & Co. Schr LeRoy, Osborne, Norfolk—stv Clearman & Co. Sebr Baltimore, Sieigh', Baltimore. ler, Lord & Que res Sloop Thos Hull, Hull, Providence—Master ARRIVED. Sienmaldp Nashville, Murray, Charteston. 82 hora, wilh re N has nnd paseengers, tn §| 4 by 9 denee waria, Townsend. Havre, Nov 29, with mage and 341 rs, lo W Whitlock J orl, Tieston ACO The burton of Newburyport), Crocker, Charleston, with cotton, to master, *Von Berg lor, Hambore, Now f6, with Mase and 66 passengers, to B ilech & Kunbardt. lind 19 vba on the prssaer Bark Jeponica (ot Phils delphia), Sheldon. Rio Janeins, Sov fe - ire’ en & Co. \ 2 days, in ballast’, t» Sorith. Herk Bronngt, Peckner, Carson, 2 days, with wali, de, 40 Jobe ¥ Biith & Sone. tek ‘valwr, Anderson, New Orleans, Dee 26, whh ev Kirpiend’h Von Pacha, anr, Brig Pale cof Camden), Hooper, Minatitinn, Mexico, 22 dove, with mahogan ther of Hatteras: le aster. Experienced heavy wea: come al Ie. Brit Protens (of Backsport), Chapman, Havana, Dee 28, a. Clenfacgos, Dee 8, Dee 17, with patatons, oF Trig Billow (ir), Rathburn, Windsor, NS, 2) days, with po fatore to mastor. 1, Chipmon, Hewitt’s Island, Me, 6 daya Cronkett, Rockland, 8 days h, Myers, Roe Rummil, Port Eehr Pirmouth Koek, Ryder, Boston, 9 days Sehr Li Horton, —<. Besten for Tanger Fehr Atice Mowe, Pike, New Bedford Sele Enierprise, Henviey, New Badford for Maltimore Oo mith, Pros ineeiown fe Sehr Fairfax, Mot, Sele William © BELOW. i, from New Opler tek (by pilot boat 0 Wind ducing the day 88%, with rain; out Ship Realm, Rurye de the Hoak S&W. Telegra) A ROSTON, Jan li—Arr borks Tenaro, Arey. from New Or h; Sumter, Hooter, Charies- , convicted of Matthews, Boston, Delaware, leh, York, Portiand via New, $75.000 am Wireon, ¢ th nit, Neel , iphis, londingg with wal fore reported pabor Fhe ing with her wt to ploees, Uereargo comale form Navassa Taunt for Raltimore Ma'thowiow, Ine having bacn in Y dieche seed Batimore } toons mit } mais boom enruss | ' i | at, (manaport the same on re th aneor: ‘TOG 8 ag DUNN Al Merglaod page samme io thie pity, ton trade, under com- Chi ship White Squall, 960 tons, was sold in Marseilles rocently for $10,000. ted in the Nor= of Prosineetown, reported in th informed salied from Newport on the 7th [Providence saree: ‘The report (in Norfolk papers) that schr Arion, Un, arr. ‘at Norfolk ‘on the 4th inat, from Provides ia an er ror, She arrived at Wickford, RY, on the 5th from Norfote.— rs alg launched | Launcnep—The screw steamer Mont! was bn Saturday, at 43¢ PM, from the Westervelt ‘foot of Houston erect, gna tenet 20 goaded for ihe New York daune! same are and Savannah trade, and are owned by the American Atlan- tie Rorew Steamebip Co, a Georgia corporation genized under the auspices of R R Cu: and win & Co, of Savannah, and H B Cromwell, of New York. They are about 900 tona register, with direct acting e1 62 inch cylinder and 42 inch stroke, from the sbops of | gan Iron Works The plans engines, as well ones, neral detail of the abips were from the designs of John engineer of great experience in screw steamers, WhO poor the prove to the community, that in al} desira- ‘eta the screw is the eq is if not the superior, of the Tisere al ninanaere Tor opeant navigation. Hath these 5 i make uniform trips on the coast in all weather. com- Rey, deserve credit for heir enterprise in pushing forward construction of these steamers in times of anch commer, cia pom and it may bere be remarked that there is not ele veere! of any description on the stocks in New York Merchant service. The de- 5 onty vessels ing the Russian frigate in Win H Webb's yard. States sloop of war in the Westervelt At Harpewel! th inst, by Mesare Curtis * of about 360 toy it, hel Ad inna et ow ae v . ‘iy inunched at Freeport, noob: Talbot, hue been named the Chasies Carrol”) 8? Spoken, ds. Bark Martha Wenzel (of Boston), from Portland for Ma- tanzas, Jan 2, lat 28, lon 7920. Brig’ Ganges (of Richmond), from Portand, Me, for Buenos: Ayres, all well, Dec 12, of Pernambuco, foreign Ports. Axrwenp, Dec 24—Sid ship Undaunted, Freeman, Mobile, Buaxe, Dee 18—Arr bark Jeveriand, Sielimas, NOrieane, Ronnnivx, Deo 22 Arr hark Sregos, Soule, Ldabon. TEN FURGOS, (bee te) in port Cienfuegos, Grant, hence, just arr; schr Humming Bird, Neff, hence for Baltimore next day; and others as before Drat, Dec 22—Arr Gem of the Sea, Miller, from London for —— (and anchored); Alarm. Mathew, from do for Evens, NSW ‘and anchored). Sid 24th Philena, Demming (from New. castle), Naples. x; “North Star,”” from NYork for Europe (so re Pro bably bark North Star, Marton, for Glasgot rate of ten inches water per hour, bark Azor, from and for Boston, arr 8th; schr Pathfinder, White, from NYork for Toulon—put in Ist for sails—afterwards had yo cut away masts to avold drifting ashore in a Southerly gale. Famoutn. Dec 24 Arr Wales. Thomas, Suuderland for Sid 234, Glenburn, Tebenham (from Akyab), Ant- GREENOCK, Dec 2—In port Br ship Jane, Sutland, for New Orleans idg (by a misprint on Saturday, ships Geo Evana, and WF Schmidt were iveorreetly raported for NOrleaas, idg). Liverroo., Dec 26—Arr ship Muscongus, Carter, « more, (id 23d Cambria, Perry, NOrleanss 24th, Express, Mil- ton. NOrleana; China, Dunton, Savannah Entd for lig 224 St John. Lawrence. Charleston; Neuces, Stevens, Galveston; Lady Franklin, Jordan, Mobile; James: McHenry, Henderson, do: Ina Russell, Williat and Marah- field, Torrey, NOrieans; Robt L Lane, Couil and Kan- garoo (8), NYork; 24th, Cieero, Taylor, Boston; A B Contts, ‘Wiison, and Evelyn, Sawyer, Calcutta; Consignment, Puring- ton, NOrleans. Loxnon, Dec 22—Cld Abbott Lawrence, Davis, NOrleans; racen, Barry, Melbourne, 2th, London, Hurlbut, New: York; Eglaniine, Gleason, Newcastle and Rio Janeiro. Entd out 22d; Vancouver, Jenkins, for Bombay; Golconda, Montgomery, Madras; 23d. Yorkshire, Moore, NYork. MaRseiiies, Dec 19—Sid Eoerey, Evans, Savannah, Minatitiax, Bec 19—In port brigs A: Aspinwall, for NYork abt 10 days; Golde just arr from Berbice, for do 2%) days. Newrort, Dec ld bark Monmouth, Merritt, Matta. Patekmo, Dec 12—Arr Hermitage, Roberts, Marseilles; 1b, Esther Francis, Crocker, do. Panxawncco: abt Dee 20—In port rigs Outer- bride, from Richmond, for Philade}) tanooga, Norris, from and for Raitimore, do; Eel King, Kyres,iagrschrd Daring’ Terry, from NYork, une, deg and yres, idg: ar! . Terry, 1, Une, wig. Bid 1S bark Hila, Sparrat ard wig, Ald Dye w, Windward Talands, Tones vt. “Touched at do Dec 17, bark Courant, Gray, from Callao for Cowes, and was to proseed 19th QueENerown, Dec 21—Arr C 4, Garey, Ship Island;. Herald of the Morning, Rudolph Gil smense, Dee 8s ap n (ir), Hunter, from Liv. erpool for Ni roane, rep rig Kal: , Carman, from Wil- mington' NO, arr 7th, leaky: and provably others. Also tbe Louse, leaking badly. Gee St Thomas, under head of Mamateaions) © 77th, echr Ida della Torre, Max- —, havin, y ‘do Soh, sehr Red Wing, Kent, for Baltimore next day; and probably others. Std Py og Cuna, Dec 22—In port brig Tyrant, McCormack, ft.JonNs, NF, Dec 18—Arr brig Union State, Foxwell, Bak ic. Richards (Br), one ie] is (Br), 4 A Loud 5 a 5 ris Hoses Geka nstie as mond, WA Tammoud. Ci the oring, steamer Jvatgh W % josep] to NW and NE, moderate, ships Huma Ceabing sD Webs . as abreast the Middie; bark Citfon, Lewis, do for Montevideo 4c, and brig Joke Marston, Young, do for West Indies, are in ‘p> CHARLESTON, Jan 7—Arr Bremen shij - ler, NYork ark ‘Uncle. Sam, Cole, Norkeane, Cul brag Melnt=re, McIntyre, 8 Marys, Sid ltr achr A Canale, "finite soho 3 'P Wetherif, Cobb, Boston; Bp polasre bh Arr sehr J .. i Hertran, St Jago do Cuba Old Np polacke Modena, haw GEORG 'N, KO, Dee 30%Arr brign Marshal Dutch, Otlkey, Barbadoen: La er, Perry, do. Cid Jan 2, UE LveaTON Tice torr ship National Quard, Gates, York: bark Glesiwood Glover. do 3 : HIGHLAND LIGHT, Jan’ 10, 3 PM—Passing out, ship Champlain. NEW ORLEANS, Ji ace, Indianola via Ta er. Bi Metorin (ip), sebbela, Y ; neirO; 4th, AM—Arr ships Achilles , ~ hy 7 a is Stewart, Wam Havre: Rullan, Rerry, NYork; bark Alberta, ichborn, Rio: ire: brig: an 4 ham, Campeachy "Relow ahip Josiah % Thom Jefferson, Hall si ¢ Mom. ‘brey, Morse, from N York: Moore, from Rio Ja- neira Lubec brig Nautilus, from do.’ Cid Panthea, Bo: na, WW Harkness, Peterson, (hg te ship Pactae. Gadd, N York. LR, Jon &—Arr sehrs BW Gardner, foun, New lade, Raley, in pion brig Argyle, Warren, from Messina for Baltimore, put in for a NEWPORT, Jan 8—Sid echre Mi E Pies ‘Seaith (from Providence), Cardenas: Ida Mailler, abbard from do), From da), folk. Snow Squall, Hurke (from Norfolk), a — Paaet Whcdtoray. Week, Raltimore. ine, a4 eto (from. + David Brow (from bye Chief, Springer. from Pall River for WRedford es uP 1ith—Arr tel) bark Guide, Very, ea Arr . New PRoVID Jan 9—Arr aleamer Oapray, Kenney, Zork: sloop, Oreggm. Rhodes, and Victory, Gladding. do: On Deming fork shop th ba 9A jirich, Fork "Sid sebe R Power, Pernambuco: echrs Kensington, Stone, oft a Cope, NYork. ship Cartoe: iciiWoND. San A-Rid sche Dan SAVANNAH, Jan 5—Arr beice | Reeuy y, Perriam, Newport. The largest, beat and che: Assortment of V' the United States, Ord sn cary § BASY W. 0 A" WAR To “ RNTY ie DOLLARA!! wend for STRONG'S Thy COLA SAMPLE Lora VALENTINES, 1 6 ‘Theve oil be seat At once 18 seat package her pie, 10 an My , town or village im the Vay 4-4 (Clan, ob recely TEN DOLLARS. Ths the moet liberal otter ever made to Valentine Yentine be holeante dealers ern! lon Thera Ners euppiied en he Eerie ore " Urncor ones at Proatwan See agiven tee high op of (0° | peek Company, _€ e nwates wens 1 Cali end Sandwieh Tainhta aud 3b of each mowth. To Havana, the Th, 1b and of each month. Bxeha:ge for sale (nrmume to rwit, on Califor. fa. Oc egon, Fand wie’ ising. Uavana, Boston and itn. Monee to ai ‘rnin fonivoldcers WF hee 0% prepased to rceetve tha colt bowls of the Mate of Califor. Srcraum@no City and procure new the not of Of April, 1857, aad re oew