The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7818. NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARBIVAL OF THE KANGAROO. THE ADVICES FROM INDIA. GEN. WYNDHAM NOT DEFEATED. werner MO TIDINGS OF THE ARIEL, &e., deo. ae. ‘Tro rteamehip Kangaroo, Captais Jeffrey, which sailed from Liverpool st-10 o'clock om the morning of Wednes- Quy, 29th inst,, arrived at thie port at 9 o'clock lant might, ‘The news is four days later than that brought by the Baropa. ‘Nething had been heard of the Vanderbilt steammanip Aric] when the Kangaroo left Liverpool. ‘The Londen money market continued easy, but without ‘any further reduction in the bank rate. Ym the stock ox- change the rate for loans was as low as 3 t0 35s per oral ‘In the discount market the best bills were pegmtated at from 4}4 to 5 per cent. pith Aanty tow into the Baak of Bugland. Amongst tho failures are meationed the drms of Messrs. Artbur & Co., warehousemen, Glasgow, with large abe ties; James Burmatyne & Son, the oldest commercial firm im Limerick, for £50,000; and Joseph Ba.obridge & Sons, ‘imber merchan:?, London, for a small amount. The London Jimes of the 12th inst. saye—Amerisan securities were steady on Monday. New York and Erie and Pennsy!vania Centra! were quoted higher, while ‘Hiinois Central was dull at 6 discount. rr <a att Now York Central sinking fund. BON Pennaylvania Central, 2d mortgage. Mercantile confidence was beginning to revive in ‘Stock Bolm, in consequence of a loan of 15,000,000 francs which the bank was authorized to contract im France. A uew customs tariff wie spoker of. At Hamburg the rate of discount fell to 244 per cent, but again advanced to 3. ‘The matket for flour and wheat in Paris was very dull; and trade generally, both in Paris and the departments, continued quiet, although showing signs of improvement ‘The London News expatiates upon the consequences to ‘ensue from th. disagreement between President Buchanan and Mr. jouglas, regarding it in the light of a regular “gplit in the pro-lavery party.” Tue launch of the Leviathan continued to progress satia- factorily. It was hoped that in a few more days tbe ves- ne} would be down to low water mark, when the process of unpacking the cradles would commence, and the full spring tides at the end of January will float her, The Progress of the yess] during the last two days was over thirty feet. M. Mazzini writes a letter to the London 7imes contain- ing some material modifications of the views expressed Dy that journal in regard to Radetzky’s connection with ‘the aairs of Kialy in 1648, as From Yrance there is no political news of importance. ‘Ht stated that the consumption of tobacco in France is imcroasing #0 Tapiily that tbe imperial manafactorics can scarcely supply the demand, and the revenue from the sales of the present year is exp: ied to reach one hundred million france. An explosion of the heating apparatus in the Church of St. Suipice, Paris, bad occurred during divine service, hilkng three persons and wounding several others. Very severe weather bad prevailed throughout France, Dut the cold had materially moderated. a Spain, M. Isturitz bad boen nominated as President o tho Senate. ‘At the oper’ ofthe Cortes, in Madrid, the only point fm the Queen's speech was a reference to the mediation of France and Engiand in Che quarrel with Mex.co. ‘The remains of Marshal Radetzky were lyiog im evatea ‘Milan, and the faneral, which was to be steated by twenty five thousand Austrian soldiers, Was to take place ea the 14th of January. ‘The Russian army had been ordered to wear moorning during throe days, as the aeceased was a Ressian as well ‘36 an Austrian Marshal. ‘A letter from Vienna states that the reduction of the Avstrian army has been more considerable than wag ex- pected, fifty thousand men having been already dis- charged, whereby a saving of 12,000,000 florins has been effected. The Prince of Prussia had determined to visit Ragland to assist at Mia son's marriage to the Princess Royal. Great proparations were making in England for the event, and algo at Berlin for the entry of the royal pair into that city. A special commission of the German Diet has reported on the affairs of the German Duchies and Denmark. It bas recommenced that the Federal Dict should make the cause its own, and not allow the King of Denmark any longer to delay eatisfying the federal laws sud acting up to treatios. In the Prussian Chambers M. Mantouffe! made « speech to obviate the objections which might be held agaiast the prolongation of the powers of the Prince of Prussia, iu coasideration of article 56 of the constitution. A late Vienna despatch to the London Times rays that Aji Pasha is the new Grand Vizier, and Fuad Pasha Minis. ter of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. From the Danubian principalities we learn that the rati- fications of the Convention recently concluded between the Riverain Powers were exchanged at Vienna om the 9th of January. We have advices of a continued persecution of the ‘Christians in Madagascar, Thirteen persons had been put to death, while many more had been subjected to tor- ture, and a number reduced to slavery. A contract bad been entered into between the Greek government and a telegraph company to unite Greece, by means of the electric cable, with the Ionian Islands, and thence with Trieste of the ove band, and, on the other, with Turkey and Vienna by Syra aad Constantinople. ‘The Chiu news is Crom Hong Kong to the 29th of No. vember. ‘Tho British Admiral, with tc chief part of his feet, had advanced up the Canton river. Lord Elgin had gone to Macao, at which place the French Plenipotentiary and Russian Minister were, All quiet in the north of China. Tho attack on Canton was expected to be made immedi- ately on the farsival of reinforcements which wore das, ‘The city was reported to begmined and resistance was An inquest was beld at Bolton, England, on the body of Mr. Robert Sharpe Barlow, managing partner of the firm of Mossrs. Hardeastie, Crows & Co., bankers, who com- mitted suicide by shootug himself. The principal witness ‘wae Mr. Thomas Lever Rushton, partner in the bank, from whore evidence it appeared that the deceased had Decome involved with a person (Mr. Joseph Holden, Duilder, who has recently built « large amount of cotlage Property) to whom he had advanced out of the bank about £16,000, and that he had in consequence been thrown into a state of great agitation. His partners, on loarnkg the facts, told him that ho and his friond would be expected to make good the amount; he declared tha he waa not able to do so, and shot himself before an ar rangoment was effected. ‘The steamship Teviot had arrived at Southampton with the Australian mail, Amongst her cargo is gold dust to the value of £200,168 sterling. Hor mails consisted of up- ward of 60,090 letters and 120,000 newspapers. The steamship Fulton was to leave Southampton for Now ‘York on the day the Kangaroo sailed. ‘The Canada, from Boston, arrived out at Liverpool at 9 ‘o'clock on the morning of the 11th of January. Advices from Cuastendnense vente that the Revstnns hed coased to interfere with the navigation on the Circassian ‘Tho Rorsian government bad issued an order itting the importation free of duty of metal work intéhded to be tweed in the construction of ships by Russian subjects on sheir own account in Russiau dock yards- — the miles the Taine rat bat nirtacnren etore eighty al his be bad panned Segowlee eth 9,000 men. He hee gone to wo help Sir Colin Campbell. ra it save Who mutimies at Chitagong, ares plunder De HH I if i ia Hi id if i fr Hi s 5 i 5 i H | = “S H i H z i £ 7 ? | i i i i 1 BE ! i e¢ lit pelle i i A yf ff it i i i : [ H i i i if I u : 3 : E F : i Fg * Fy i Fe i i ff i att tie ! ‘ 6 Hi (i 3 i jt i 5 i a - i i i te li iH i i i i : ( i é H i ; ; i Hy i f f il ae fi if i i li il H 3 EF i £& 8 rf i aa = i df 1 if i i H aay iF i id fi Ee e FE i 8 i - i ? 1 it Monday, Jan. 11646 A bas Seow Coanerne, Kast lwp Hous, 8 DOR — cut 0! pte ge and police from Tanna! and Nas#ick to re store order. Outbreak in Kollapore country on the 6th of December, gates, cloved by a large body of Mungo and Kamooses. . Jacod blew open principal gate, attacked and dispers: ed insurgents. Fifty prisoners taken and thirty six imme- diately tried and executed. In three bours tranquil: was restored. . The rising of Berunde entirely crushed, after a body of thom had ben moverely chastised at Huifuliee pine i Secretary IN we Government. Bomnay Cauri, Deo. &, 1867. [From the London Times, Jan. 12) Whatever uneasiness may have been felt for the last dey or two as to the Powition of the Gwalor Contingent near Cawnpore may pow be fairly « mstored as dispelled. Not only is the intelligence of the decisive vietory by Sir Campbell entirely confirmed, Dut it appears that the fugitives were successfully pur sued and caught by General Hope Grant as they wore be ginning to cross the . The enemy were completely routed, and left bebind them fifteen guns, with « a, wagons, stores, munitions of war, dec. ue en, the Gwalior Con may be considered for all practical S asannihileted. As they—reinforced as they bad by the Indore mutincers—constitated the corpse darmie which held te Stal ol in the Kingdom of Ou our tnd ewe ites would pow seem to be withia the ordinar; \imite of warfare in that «) Tegion ‘Ove point of ait ference, however, there is between the prestut war and any other which we have hitherto in Hindowtaa, which is, that the Bengal army—save in se far ae ite By the deopateh oy o Lie yey J coased to exit e which we this day it will be geen Wat by the motiny of ue Sich and Soa the ii £ e 3 ape ir i i i a st i i i regiments, of a native entire loss of one of the first 5 be con: ox wa falter and more each regiment was ‘Was the burning of his grievous neg! the eslution would see to can ¢ink when yn the wunject, which we columns, as game. Present, porses- when the muti Sats ee announced from the firet was that wl bas been acted upom—namely, to cccupy & position near at than’ suf. ciently to overawe the town, without any such division of British forces as would be necessary for the occupation of the town itself The Alambagh has been selected for this position, and no doubt upon strategical grounds sufficiently strong. Sir James Outram, the hero of this Indian mutiny, is left at the Alumbagh with ja division, while all tho ladies and children, the sick and wounded from Lucknow, have been moved down the country, and are by this ime safe in ents are Row ie ite Tens Se constantly nee Re this me dix Cole Commahak anaes hare posa] an army-strong enough to conquer much more, then, to regain ion of Stamp out the last embers of the insurrection, [From the London Post, Jan. 12) It is manifert, from the further official despatches received fen rity ager hours, that although the mutioy be to be nearly extinguished, wilson = ae he tneredulity of lan, . Buel u native, that he will Dot believe in the troops, or see, despite the evidence of his can hold our position without his aid. Wher commander has been defeated in one locality to-day argues that a compensating victory has been obtained fome ober body of mutineers in another quarter as & i dy off, and thus the of delusion is ever iacressing, Rotw defeat and disaster. These facts compel any dispassionate and well informed observer to THE VERY LATEST. ‘The London journals of the 13th ingt. republish from the Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary the report by Briga- dier Inglis, lately commanding the garrison of Lucknow, fi onthe 20th of Jue tothe arrival tram and Havelock on the I [ BE i ag l eft E i t E z z 5 : p tt * g z. i posted almost in security witha entrenchments. So near indeed that fe i t f g i 3 z i i Es ot ee Hl 2 i iz? 5g st ie ; 8 i = i iF : i 3 3 : & I ; ; i3 : i el i : : Es i | nyt i i f i i From American securities were steady, New Erie and Penney|vania Central were quoted higher, while [li ‘nots Ceptral were dull at 6 discount. [From the London News (City Article) Jan. 9.) ‘The various Stock Exchange markets were to day weak: or «The funds @ the morning declined }, per cent, and closed at a per cent lower than yesterday, The feature of the market in & continuance of sales of Cporstors for the rise, desirous of their profits rumer that @ loan in some shape required by the Indian government, also tends to cl the upward The demand there & net likely to revive, for are freely dweeounted in the open market ot 4), ge a Sper cent Great Western Raslway stock experienced a further considerable rine to day ‘The three per cent rentes closed on the Paris Bourse i i : i i i i it i | t i i : i i { i i ; 2 * i i if ; H i : fis ti i) ri : i itl Hi i i fi f i i f i i : i 2 i i . j i i fe } : 3 & i H i i 3 HOW THE TAX PAYERS ARE FLEECES. First Meeting of the Aldermanic Oomumatttce on Freude—Swindling for Paving tn the Bowery—Uneqnual Assessments for the Amos Street Bewer—The $9,000 Paid to Mr. Erben by Mistake—Suit Commenced for the He eovery of the Meney— Anseasmente for Flag- ging in Fifty-fourth Street, where no Work has been Done—Overcharges in Quantity and Price—Work Done and Assessments Made without Legal Authority— Assessments for Consty acting a Wall and Culvert which were not Ballt or Contracted for—A Clerk An the Collector of Axseasment’s Office knows of an “Arrangement,” dic. ‘The universal extent to which the corruption of our city government bas attained has been deemed by the Board of Aldermen a sufficient necessity for appointing » stand- ing Committes on Frauds, in order to systematize inqui- ries into the complaints of the outraged citizens. Alder- men Thomas W. Adams, Thomas Stephens and Jamos Owens bave been appointed on this committee, and held their first meeting yesterday afternoon, in the City Libra- ry. There was a large attendance of interested spectators, composed of city officials and citizens generally. Alderman Adams opened the session about quarter past one, by directing the reading of the resolution referring Conover’s communication of Jan. 11 te this committee, and stating that Comptroller Flagg and Corporation Counsel Busteed bad been notified, and were expected to attend, FRAUDS IN PAVING IN THE BOWBRY, Mr. Burtis Skidmore then informed the committee that he had a few words to say. ‘The Chairman—-On whose behalf? Mr. Skidmore—On my own bebalf, sir, as a citizen, 1 appear to protest against fraud practiced upon me, as aciti- zen, by the city. I will tell youa short story, and willewear to it afterwards if youwish, Isuppose you are aware— if you arc not you ought to be—that there have been frauds perpetrated in the way of paving walks and fencing lots. ‘There have been large amounts of money paid in the way of assessments for paving walks where there was no ne- cessity for it. There is no doubt about it, and the fact 1, it has been done to give jobs to political favorites. The case of which J have to complain is in the Bowery, be- tween Bleecker and Houston streets. There was a good brick walk there. Without my knowledge that walk was taken up and flagging put down, under the direction of the Common Council. The first I knew was that a tonant came to me and told me that the flagging was there. I went and looked at it, and found that it was very impre- perly done, and upon examination of tho contract, which I found at the Strect Commissioner's office, 1 found that it ‘was not done according to contraat. I then went before a committee for the purpore of Leto the facts. I gotthe Inspector before the committee. and I took the contract in my hand and asked from him whether the work was done according to contract. His only reply was that he did not kn ow. ‘The Chairman—Do you know his name? Mr. Skidmore—No, sir; but I'can get it. If this thing is Wee Stee sales Iwill give you facts enough. The Chairman—That is what we want, sir. Mr. Skidmore—Well, sir, thore have been a great many of these committees that have never come to an; 1g The Custrmax—Well, we think the tax payers have only themselves to blame. Mr. Skidmore—Have they? ey bave got tired of bo | before these com! and merely losing time. Well, Tthen went to Mayor Wood. The Chairman—Give the number of this Mr. Skidmore—It was the , at Nos. Oo 201 Bowery, measuring 76 feet front. Mayor Wood told ‘me that if I would get five respectable mechanics to say it was not done aceording to contract, he would vete it. I thought it very strange he abould require five men; but I got them to swear to it, and filed the nffldavit with him. Instead of v it, however, Mayor Wood let it 10 by default, and the Chenthen Counc reabed it through. a January that] gave the affidavit to Mayor Chairman—Who was the contractor? Mr. Skidmore—I will try and get you all the facts. The Chairman—We want the contractors, inspectors and surv *names. We want and 4 ‘Mr. Skidmore—I will step into the and try to got SEWERS IN AMOS STREET. Mr, J. D. Williamson—Are you receiving complaints frauds of all descriptions? Alderman Owens—We must drst take up the cases which have been referred to this committee by the Board. ‘We will bear other parties afierwards, and ¢ up their cares. It would be better fog citizens having complaints to make to hand in written c! to the Board, so > be be referred to us aod we could take testimony on them Mr. Williamson—The fact is, sir, the taxpayers have got tired of do'ng this. They have wasted time with otber eom: . Thave been before committee after committee. ir complaints are heard, and that is the last of them. | have got frauds that have been commit ted oof on back The Chairmon—We are not responsible for other com- mittees. We will hear any evidence and receive auy communication from any gentlemen. The time of the commitiee is pre stous. ‘e are not paid for our labor, and it is necestary that we should not waste our time hea ing complaints, The best way is t0 present written compiainte to the Board. Mr. Williamson—I am very sorry that the city should appoint & committee without paying the members. Alder Owens—It will Dot amount to anything for ua to take statements from citizens, Make your complaint 1 the Board, it will be referred to tuis committee; come bore with your evidence, and you will lose no time un necessarily. Mr. Wil We havo done this before; there has inted; | merely been committee after commivee aj came to cad) your attention to one single thing. The Chairman—We will bear what you have to say on a specified day. Mr. Williamson—I do not think it would be taken op on such a day. The Chairman, after some further discresion, concluded to hear the story and swore the gentleman. Mr. Willtamson—Well, sir, there was a sower ordered t© be built in Amos street, | opposed it, and soven-eighths of the property owners ¢ d it; but our Alderman (Voorhies) told un that if was but one maa in favor of it, it should go through. This was in 1866. ne of the principal men who was at firet opposed to ine sewer, we Roticed all at once turned round and waa ia ‘avor of it When we were potitied to pay our asroesments, | demand ed to look at the assesament warrant of the Insgector and wes refused. After running about consicerably. | manag od to get ap order giving me ao right to lock at the war- rapt, and I then discovered that the gontioman who 90 suddenly bad changed his opinion, and who had a frost on the street of 87 tet 9 inches, was axacesed but $45, while |, who owned bet 29 feet tront, was assessed $60, ora lerger aseearment for a emailer lot. | advise citizens, when they are assented at high rates, to demand a look at the warrant of the coll The Cbairman—The committes ha@oome to tho con sogenty years and hear promiscuous @ information of parties on the of Walker street who never paid a intend to act upon them uaul the pro Mr Joltas Allen—T am net, sir, ane of the unfortunate men who own real estate in this city—(langhter)—bat | am Anson @. picared at the appointment of thia committee. I do not \ prepared b ‘Withboid my confidence until | see that it approve of tee hae Corder to Oret course which the commit bear the recorded and verified . RRRRN'S $9,900, “e Street Commindher, Mr. D. 1. Cono- and was sworn by the regarding certain all payment to Mr. reek books in the Street Commis the Board of Alder whieh you specified Did you make wiedge? A. Yog, sir , every one of them, and being mistaken? A. T charged with take—40 HENRY oF : i; t F fis H é : } FF i) H | i jeary z i if tt ! ; fe | i! lif 3 HH a j i i H ofeiii # i i z : ? E : ‘es, sit, is 20 evidence that it has beco in my office. Mr. Twill Bring Mt ‘The books were sent for, and Mr. Conover exhibited to the com: the records of the award of the Commis sen ipt of the $24,000 .by Mr. amount of his award. On the eft hand corner of the asgeasment ‘et book there ‘was A sme | preee of paper pasted MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1858. PRICE TWO CENTS. tho award, Alderman Stephens (interrupting)—The question is not whether the Commissioners awarded you enough, but whether you received more than the re awarded you. of gona) line of fifty feet front and only eleven feet rear. Alderman Owens—How much did the Commissioners award you? Mr. Erben—I underatood it to be $24,000. ‘The Chairman here swore Mr. Erben. Mr. Erben—I suppose that that was what I was entitled Were Chairman— uu not satisfed that there had been ‘8 mistake of $9,000 Mr. KErben—I consider that they never gave me as muqh as I was entitled to. ‘The Chairman—There sre somo’men who would never de satisfied with an award. Were you not aware that were receiving $9.000 more than you ought to receive Mr. Erben— [he books seem toshow that now. That is, the book they pay the awarde from. The Chairman—You have not given us any competent explanation. Woe shal) recommend the Corporation Coun- sel to commence @ suit for the recovery of the money. Mr. Erben—There will be no reason for the city to sue me. They will get it easy enough, The Chairman—We shall recommend the Corporation eo and you can explain the thing before tho courts. Mr. Erben—I do not want any court. Alderman Owens—We are satisfied that Pha have re- ceived $0,000 that you were not entitled to from the city. Mr. Erben—There is the book they make the award from; that amount was to be carried over. Alderman Stephens—We only want to know the amount of the award, aud the amount you received. We are satisfled that you received $9,000 over pay. Mr. Frben—It was not with my knowledge. Alderman Steph ens—We are satisfied you have done it. Mr. Erben—W ould it not de proper to inquire who drew the warrant? ‘The Chairman—That is no matter. Mr. Conover bad been, in the meatime, engaged, at tho suggestion of @ reporter, in removing the paper, by means ofvoaking it in water. Lo! the part under was per- fectly blank, a8 indeed could bave been seen by holding it up to the light before. FRAUDS IN ASSESSMENTS FOR FLSGGING FIFTY FOURTH STREET. The Chairman announced that thenext case would be as to the alleged frauds in the assessments for flagging Fifty- fourth street, as apouen of by Mr. Conover tn his comma- nication of the 14th of January. Mr. Conover was sworn and testified:—This work was done in Fifty fourth street, between Third and Fourth ave- pues; the contract was awarded to Mr. Gallagher at twen. ty cents a foot, but was executed by Mr. Mountjoy at se- venty-five cents per foot; the bids are all tiled in my office; though the contract was awarded to her by the Common Couneil, a contract was made with Mountjoy at reventy-tive cents per foot; Gel! ‘e bill would have amounted to about $1,000, while Mountjoy’s was $3,750; there were on the avenue twelve lots returned in the as- sessment liet $81, and no work was doae in front of them at all—they were not in the contrac;; on the south side of Fifty fourth street there is ove side owned by the Corporation and another by an individual, and on the Cor- poration property there is 106 feet more charged for than the lot will measure. ‘The Chairman—We should have all the documents in ‘Unis case, to know who was the inspector and contractor, Mr. Conover—Tbis case is ens which has yoae through the Common Council and been signes: by the Mayor. Alderman Owens—And the parties have been paid? Mr. Conover—Some of them, The Chaieman—If parties have been overcharged they have their redress. Mr. Conover—Tbis contract was assigned to Terence Farley. Mr. \ ion Counsel, bere made b+ ap- pearance and tendered his services to the Committee. The Chairman informed him of the determination with regard to Mr. Erben. ir. Busteed replied that he had already taken measures: to sue Mr Erben, and had made out the papers that morning. Mr. Conover—The surveyor in this case was Mr. F. B. Videll; the inspector i# not named. The Common Coun- cil, 1 pareing this ordinance, struck ont the appointment of an inspector, yet there are $90 charged for inspector's fees. There were $81 charged on six lots on Fourth ave nue and six lots on Lexington aveaue, on which there was no work done. The Clerk read the ordinance passed June 30, 1856, . Mr. Stephen White was sworn and toatified as followe:— 1 am owner of @ iot on the north site of Thirty fourth street, corner of Lexington avenue, 00 feet on Fifty fourth street rad 16 feet eule walk, making 106 running ivet of side walk 4 feet wide; at 20 cents per foot thia would be $24, and allowing a fair amount of fees this would have Deen $106, instead of which I was charged $460 20. Q. Did any party offer to pay you money back? A. Yes, sir; a party m the office of the depertmant for mak- ing aeses#ments offered me $76 towards paying this dilf Q What was his name? A Pinckney; he said ho would give me that provided 1 wou'd pay the ba! Q@ Did he say by whom he was authorized faid that some jots on Lexington and Fourth av been asvessed wror id that the contractor had left $1,400 with bim to refund to the parties provided they called for it, 1 aceepted that amounton one bill, which had been paid by my attorney last June Le ‘Smyth was sworn and testified as foilown:—I per of the lot on the soath side of Lexin 4 Fifty fourth street, and the three adjoining flagging 4 feet 2 26; when I went Aswoxementa they sald it waa outrageons, but they © not help it; [think that at the fair rate, $105 would enough to chargo for the work Witness exhibited a note which he had received from Walter & Vincksey. dated at the office of the Commis oper of Taxes etd Assessments, informing him that an ‘arrangement’ had been made by which the lien on his property could be removed, upon application, he was tengered the same sum that was tendered to Mr. White Mr. Robert Laton was sworn, and testified aa follows— Tam the owner of a jet corner of Fifty-fourth street and Fourth avenue, with three lota a/ljoining on Fourth ave nye. The aesesament for fh ging the corner lot on Fitty fourth strest was $374 94. ‘Three lots on the Forth ave- nue, in front of whch no work was done, were axsonaed #51 each. The overcharge # $618 91. Ithink the work done should cowt about $100. FRAUDS IN GRADING, PAVING, CURBING AND GUT TERING FIFTY SKCOND STURT. Mr. J. Brice Smith was sworn and certified as follows: — Lrepresent the owners of the block bounded by Fifth and Sixth ayunves and Pifty-seoond and Fit third streets, and forty lots on the block between Fift and Fifty second streets, making in all 114 lots; | appear to snow the facts concerning the assessment made in je urber last, for regulating, setting curb and gatter stune) and eidewalk in Fifty second #treet, the facts were examined hy Mr. Conover and stated by ia bis report; on the 1ith of September the ordthance passed the Common Council, and on he 20 of Octobe? the Commineiomer sent ina report to the Common Cou , With a list of the js received, abd opposite Mr. Farley's “declined,” py Wier Terence Far'ey's bid was the lowest, apd wos 51; J. MeOrave was the next bidder, at $5,002; Par. y's bid was, for excavating earth twenty con®, removing rock thirty-five cepts per running foot, and flagging nine cents; the Comnon Council never coniirmed any contract for the work; yet | saw the wark be: dctober, told by the men that it was t Mr. Farley's J could find no contract in the Stree’ Commis- sioner’s books, and in looking for \# I found ® contrast wity Mr MeGrave, on the Sth of June, for the same work on Fif- ty second street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues; the prices were, for excavating earth teu conts. ranning wall seventy five cents, curb and gutter forty-two centa; I found afterwards that Mr. J. T. ge had certified to the work being done under the contract of Mr. Mo@rave, and 6,600 feet of wall, wuich was rot in the coutract, oud seventy running feet of culvert, which was not in the con- tract, I found that Deputy Street Commissioner Charles Turner afterwards certified that the contract wae awarded to Mr. J. W. MoGrave, and that the same had been re- ported to Le completed by the Inspector, the prices were a in t0© original contract; he also certified that Mr. Mo. Grave Wee entitled te the payment for the wall and cul- vert which were not in the contract; the flagging was also allowed at eleven ecnts per foot, wien the ae ‘was tem cente, making on 7,449 feet a difference of $74 40. ft) charge ond hangs of Gems suvied oe | Oe preper ‘and the charge parties? A. Cotnew exactly; the work was never authorized at all by the Common Council, it oy to have been « plan for the work would bave been paid Chairman—Have you your No, sir; we wore ot notibed wot December; the cost at the rave of Mr. Farley's contract would have heen $4,100, ‘Dut as it is done under Mr. MoGrave’s contract it is $10,504; I understove that the Street Commissioner said in bis re- port that there had been some alterations. The Chairman—It is nothing for us to base a ease upon, unless there has been an overcharge. Mr. Smith—The work was never authorized at all, and T have shown an overcharge as to the wall and culvert and the $74 40. The committee Mere adjourned to Monday, at two o'chek P.M. “TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, ARRIVAL OF THE MOSES TAYLOR. 565,779 IN TREASURE. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN DOWNIBVILLE. THE MORMON FEELING. Large Number of Volunteers for the Utah War. Ngws from the South Pacifie, Sandwich Islands, Mexieo, Oregon and Washington Terrkortes, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, THB MAREBTS, &o,, ae, &. ‘The United States mail steamship Moses Taylor (new), John McGowan, commander, arrived last evening from Aspinwall, baving the mails and treasure which left San Francisco on the 5th instant, im the steamer John L, Stephens. The Moses Taylor encountered heavy bead zea during all of the passage from Aspinwall, which port she left on the 19th instant, at 3:15 P. M. The United States steamer Fulton, Lieutenant com- manding Almy, left Aspinwall on the morning of the 17th imatant for San Juan del Norte, for the purpose of con. veying to that place General M. B. Lamar, the United, States Minister to Nicaragua. - January 23, at 0:30 A, M., Havana bearing 8.E by EB 60 miles, passed the Spanish fleet, consisting of one ship of-the-line, one frigate, two sloops, one gun brig and one large steamer. January 24,8. 8. E. of Cape Florida, 15 miles, passed yacht Wanderer, bound 8. W. The following is the freight list of specie by the Moses Taylor:— FROM CALIFORNIA. $40, oun "Hagens Kelly & o.. $47 400 Kaam.. Ss 7 Clark & Wilbur 10,000 Coleman & Co. 32,600 Conroy & 0" 2100 DeWitt, Kittle & Co. 22,815 Duncan Sherman&Co 30,000 Ernstein & Bro... .. 12,000 Flint, Peabooy & Co. 30,350 Freeman & Co,, 87,000 Hi. F. Griffin... 2}400 Glidden & Williams. 12,000 Goldstone, Friedian- der & Cd.......++ 20,000 R. W. Hallet. 16,150 Hand & Co. 2,000 Barris & Co 2,000 G. G, Hobson. 32/000 Tf. Hoge & Co. 2) 40l928 J.B. Weir...) 8900 Howliid& Aspinwall 95,788 Wells, Fargo & Co .. $6,500 Janson, Go a: ¥ROM ASPINWALL. F, ech & Kimbardt, $4,012 §. Laneburgh & Bro..$7,348 Cis 1, Dimond... 1,200 Lagell, Marsh & Huns. 1/280 591805770 We aro indebted to the agents of Wells, Purgo & Co.'s express company, the Pacific Express Company and to the San Francisco News Depot of J. W. Sullivan, for dies of papers. Fighty.two divorce suite were brought In fan Francisco during the year, and twenty five were before the courts which were commenced in 1866. Of the 114 anita, ninety- four were commenced by wives, and twenty by husbands. On the morning of the 24th inst.. a slight shock of an earthquake was experienced in San Franciaco. A spirited rowing match for a purse of $100 came off in the harbor of Suu Frenciso on New Year's day. Nine boats were entered. The purse was won by John Parker of the Whitehall (reevhora. ‘The Mormon tn Caltfornta, Ts ataost every county in the State steps have taken organize volunteer companies to fight the Mor mons, in the event of a requisifon being made President upon this State for troops. Im Sen and Sacramento several companins have already beon Wally organized. Wo give below some extracts on subject: — WOLUMNE, The Courier ays that the war spirit was rampant in Columbia on last Naturday evening, and that the town was whe par- filled with people, excited to fever heat upon the Mor- mon war topic About eight o'clock the roll of the drum and the shrill notes of the fife rang out upon the evening breeze, and immediately a crowd began to gather at the Court House, where a meeting bad been called for the purpose of « pn and W tke messures wo respond promptly to orders from the general government for troops {rom this State to.march for Cab. The gathoring was large and #pirited, siasm war manifested. To use the language of slightly altered to suit the occasion— There wasa sound of drum and fife by night, And Columbia hed gaibered there her Warriors and ber chivalry. Three companies were enrolled, and their names are published in the Courter, Aboat one heandred and any volunteers were eprolied in Columbia and vicinity. There was an anti Mormon meeting in Los Angeles on the eth instant, and they addreared @ memorial to General Clarke, in command of the Pacific division, paying bim to cond five hundred souhera down to their coany, toe theo protection. MARIPOSA. As the Mormon diffeulty assumes & mere warlike a pet, and as the ity of & hostile feeling continues io inoreaee, on the part of the Mormons, Californians, with Praweworthy ‘afe making arrangements pre paravory wo organizing military companies, 0 answer the call of eTpment on this Mate for voluptesrs, shonbt one be . We confidently expect that the next arrival from the Fastern States will bring the hoped for cal). Cali- fortia has within her limits a large pumber of young mea eminently q tor doing excellent service @ Ciab, should their s@rvices be required, anc its doubtfal whether inthe entire Union, a body of mon coukt be found would more cheerfully march especially against the fered by emmrants who have with tbat fanatical , are known in California than in all To this State the larger comes, and not a single many +e have con’ i their settlements, but who diegust their aoominable social every company of emigrants, have lively feeling of indignation om secount dignities received at their tmnds, for could be bad. Sourtes porpthreies vitae Todian ailes | i f f i iff a f i murders and robberies their inetigataan, by their aprurent among them to ha opportunity ever occur minent a vong us, it is not to be wondered at body of v. tunteers can be raised in California wi prove very effective in Utah. — Mariposa Demoerad. AMADOR. Capt. Briggs, allan Brother Craiford, & engaged tpg & company of ‘Volunteer for the service. roll was rye Hall, We day evening, and in half an hour names pended to it. The good cause goes bravely om. PLACER. ‘We neglected to notice in our last insue (be fact that citizens of this place were about to raise a military pany, and intend offering their services to ment, should a» requisition for volunteers be state, to go to Sait lake. The company is sow made ond their services be needed, will give a count Of themselves, as most of them have “seem ser- The Placer Herald sage:—There ie a wish 0 this pute, Se Se rere 2 OS ane for vwan- teers, a8 only from this side can be carried oo Utah at ail seasons of the year. Tnowsands of men are only wait for a call from proper authorities, wo rush to arme chances are, that many of them will be wanted very soon is ; Hi § yernment, The next mail will probably bring an order for a call for volunteers, an¢é we know that there are bun dreds here waiting » ith impanence to go into the fleld Hon. B. F. Marshe’l, mem> the Assembiy, informs us volunteers at Murphy 's for vices will be tendered the { the Mormon war should the General ceave orders for troops this divw Alrealy maoy names ba a