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ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE. (Croc Exainination of Comptrulier Fiagg € o- cluded—[utoresting ( ostlmony. ‘The cross-examimation of the”Comptroiier on the pre Uiminery examination of James & Smita, charged defrauding tbe city treasury, was resumed oF Set.” before the Recorder. @ Mr. Flagg, now long was Mr. Smith eogdged in copying these water grants that you speak of ber of weeks; 1 can't say how many. Q That was lis tirat work, was ts uote Teturpe of arrears Of asnesninents. Q. How long was he engages in tuat? A Tt might bare been more engaged in that before the other, ue progaurz bos | A. Copying bis A. Lesaaos say Q. More than a month at first? A | caa't revoliner Q. After he lett them off and weat to copyiug the water grants, wae Le more than one or wo mouths ecgagod ta a. [should think oct wore than two, for | there was auvther person engaged wita bir, Q. Woat thea vid he doy again to the copying of the arrearages: Q Abd now long do you suppose de was engaged & thaty A [can’t recollect. Q. To whose departmont did these arrearages that you ‘&. Lavy bolocgod to tue clerk of tna copying taemy A.T presume he ceturoed speak of beloug? reau of Arrears, Mr Pucdy Q. Was there avy particular clerk iu Mr Puedy’s de partment Whore Guty it was tO Have Kept tuese matter. pr A, There wasanother work, the posting of ments on ageessmetit contracts, that hold am that work there D41 ) Dut tne other was a matter that was coming: in at the end ot every twelve mootgs; the arrcarages were returned aud are oer pooh Q. What arrourages did you r ATrearages: return from the Street Department lectors had collected them; the collectors bound to return to the Street Department and to the rears lista Grawn out of those that remained ths ; thoge are what { firsta'! whepover & singte assessment had been in the sands ot the coile:tors of assessments for twelve mouibs, # jist Of thoee in arrear on that assessment roll should be re turned to the clerk of arrears,and ut the end of every mouth there would be s certain uumber that would run cat, and those arrearages would come in monthly. Q. Chat was te duty that you speak of aa having Grst ret him to wheu he entered the tat these arrearages? A. Yes, sir; he thea to contractore and surveyors on 8 book U Q. What did you call that book? A. It was a transcript of assessment rorls, containing tae amount of each asses. ‘some negiootin nin paid for twel Q. Was tha what was called the trust ledger? was not the trust ledger; that has been kept since that Q Bat it auswers to it, does it not? A. Partly; it con- taineo a summary of each assessment roll, the amount due the surveyor, contcactor, ageessors, the collector of aa 8, and aavertia:ng, if there ly accoutt kept waa that when payments were made they were charged to this In the fall of 1865, few months after Mr. Smith can e, (an oi dtnance baving been previously passed that advances should oe mace monthty as the gressed on jobs over $10,090, and that interest charged to he contractu: at seven per cent on the advan- Ces thus made to de settles atthe end of the contract, Li be two, three or four years,) I considered tt inaispen able that a Different ledger snoulc be a leoger procured to have these accounts open: rected the Au: !tors o open a new sot pf books, in which ‘they should epvter av abstract or summary of the assess- ment roll; this I cou» acrec tadispensaole in order to keep tho interest account, ana atthe same time to be able to turn to a posted ledger where the whole history be fount, then leavinga other side, as collections were made to cred!; collectins, and taus bave the whole Q. When was this ordinance passed @lowing the atvance to contractors under contracts ex- Cooding $10,000 A. It was paesed on the S0th of De- comber, When did you first open this book that you speak of A. It was directed to bave the books got immediawly; but the book was aot opened till Mr. Smith opened it Q Ther Mr. Smith was the first person to atart the book in which xt uw now alleged this false entry of $15,000 oc- * A. Yes; the other may be eoosidered a truet ledger, but this is more full and got up under the oraieance Q. Was there Lo clerk who wus directed this daily before Mr. Smi:h came ito the off 1 directed the assistant Auditor, Mr. Beach, to do it, aud Mz. Vantine posted the very book | referred to. . But Mr. Beach cid not do it’ . Which of the clerks was charged with this duty of posting up the collections made by the coiectors of assess- ments at the time Mr, Smith entered the office? A. Mr. Vantine, who wes also in the Anditor’s rcom. with the Auditor's Depart- is the head of that department? mson.. Q Were cot Mr. Vantine’s duties behind when Mr. E:nith Bane into the office! A. Yes, the posting was be bt Q. Do you remember for bow long a time? Q Was it vot for a» ‘aucun ae two years? A. say that. |. You set Mr. Smith to work to bring up these arrears, A. 1 think I aia. Q@ How long bad Mr. Smith been in the office when you set him to work to bring up Mr. Vantine’s arrears exactly— two or tures months. Vantine “s dt ties were separated from those returns that cam (rou the street Commissioner's office to sessments, their per cent tracted contract c of which you speak that ordinance? wore made by the Collector of Assessments made on were made in separate ‘od (wo months, and after that p the returns of collec. | az = Ss ‘h FA a= i <ge i a Ee es 38 i 2 i & et iF a2 = gre as a? i ; =F tl 2 F 7 i rH if Tam to pay, the Finance Department of receipt introduced! A. After the book A. The fall of 1856 recelpt—auch as is in question tn this exunivati"n, bas been in use in your office since 1956— ho thne of the first paymenta under this 70 per cont ordinance, down to tae time of this form of re ey ects nad been made without | woot be sure ot tha , s . When was that form 28 r woud you fix that in? coupt bows ibtrodu ” NEW YORK # ya baa ‘bes that reps besa habitualy tabec’ A I directed thom to be taken; I have cot coked wt that matter to be enabled to say. Q. Nor cam you eay in everz inatance that ths rebate of ius against yibett, cen pou’ A. No; my impression would be tam ne Cr two Cases that cecarred withia the tnat year or found that interest had not been charged. Q en Mr Sm.th was charged with those duties that | pou Low speak of, Ci! he Dot recort t~ you prose magiecta Cf GLty lu waese particule! A. 1 do aot recollect any- tog 12 partiowar, Q. U:t be wot wz geveral language teil you that your in. stztebota Dad bees very muca negtected :2 :aese parti | eware? A. Tadcertained “tat in cegaad to the | | eed /4 regard to we Louk kept oy Mr Vi | aroertees that oue year's returas (rom the Quilector of eeomseRte Dad BCA Leep posted, apa I Devo they were keo up posted Q. In ancition to that, were cot the original returns eol- lected logetber aid bow A. Yes, alr. Q. Su that there was a doubie duty of cotlecting the ma- torais gether from whicd the reporta were made, and Dincing them ‘na volume? A Yes, sir, Q Luncerstend you to sar, Mr. Flagg, the k: of this trust bok properly belonged to the Auditor's Depart- ment, thai ia 60, ‘s itnobY A. I did not eay that. Q. Well, aia itr A. 1 think it Deicnged to aay pervon that! confoed in Q Cousiderng the cferent departments tanto which your cihe a civiced up, to waica of them would tae duty beng? A Ty W the Auditor; the . Jee expressly declared that the payments on all (OLG a0ls sLCWa be mace by the warrant of tae Comp broiler ox the requisition of the Street and that @!\ Copies Of conUacts aud vouchers ehould be kept lu that cepartment. The othee ordinance trarsferred it to ocr At the ime Mr. Smith was eugaged in keeping the erto whica cepartment of your ofce dia you attached? A. Ido cot keow that he was warly to way; be Leld his place ia the bureau of arrears. Q Wow ic wiways covsidered as coming within that bu- wn to the time of his leaving the oflce? A. 1 be- Lieve he was paid in that bureau, Q. Ind he perform any duty , technically or legitimately, beweying to that bureau within the last year he was your cifice? A, 1 do not kaw. Q. Were not bis duties in @ great measure made up of duties withdrawn from all the departments of your office cue the lat year be was with your A. I do not ink 80. Q. Do you mean to tell us that, inthe dischar - of the Guties impore upon him under this 70 per cemi vo. cinance, * was sufficiently engaged to occupy ailbistime! A. es, sir. Q. You mean to say that the work performed under this 70 per cent ora:mance was as m... ag ought to Rave been put us aons cerk! A. It would bave been fair ser- vice for ove cwerk. ’ Q As you origizally imposed the duty apon him, did it requ te Digi to Ov aby hing more than to examine asscas- meLt sts anc keep the trust books? A. I never assigned specific cuties to any of the clerks; called upon any of teem when I required a duty to be performed; the or. dinance mace some allotments for services, but { always calec upon apy of them when business pressec, without retererce to thetr epecific duties. Q As you first tm the di upon him did it in- voive apyth.ng more tl the receipt of the assessment list ard trenecribing them under general dates ir this trust .ccger! A. It involved everything connected with that mauer; I depencea oa him to take monthly returns of work ana make the com of the work from mouth to month, to see that they were_all sorrect uader the contracts. Q When you first required him todo this duty, and when bonds or movey were required, did he turnish any written statement to you, or dia he merely make an oral statement toyouy A. No; usually he would sit down b; me with the contracts, the cert:ficate perhaps of the Cr: ton Board cr of the Street Department, with the certificates of the surveyors, and go through with the computation, and then I would decide as to the amount to be advarced under the circumstances; he would then = e i to in this case. required whea a charge of ray oe was it not principally by oral ex- pianatiens of his 10 be issued ? iy. Q How long, Mr. Flagg, before he ‘eft your office was tt that statements similar to these crnished to ‘as the basis of directing bonds to issue; itonly a lew weeks or months! A. Memorandums were furnisned for a time, vut not ae {ull as that perbaps. Q Were they furnished as a general thing or because you required them’ A Yes, ! requirec him t make out @ MeDorancum ws 6 guide to Mr. Dyckmaa, upon whose autnor:iy I made out the bond. Q Fer how lorg @ time had you required bim to submit to you a statement in the fcrm of tis one (exhibiting it)? A. leiways required him to submit t me @ statement in writing. Q. In what respect different from this onet A. It waa mere briet. Q When was this amplified form of statement adopted? A. Not Uli the close of 1607. @ Can you give us an idea of what was containéd in the statement that was first acted upon’ A. It was a brief memoranda of bonds—so much to be issued on euch contract, to the Bowery bank or any other persoa. Q. Bot not so explien as ths one? A. No. Q Give us an idea ot bow long this forma had been in use before be left the ollice A. A few weeks only. Q Was he act the first person that suggested this form of statement necessary to prevent frauce? A. No, sir, he made a form, but I suggested thas it be made more in de- tail, 80 as to epecify the job ou which it was to be paid. Q Hac ce co band in that suggestion’ a. No. Q. But for your suggestion be would have gooe on #ub- Famer the form of statement be bad always Gone? A. adiy Q. Thee you claim to yourself the mertt of the preseat {crm of statenent? A. Notot drawing it, but Mr. Smith orew tt up at my suggestion. 'Q How long before Mr. Sanith ieft did you require Mr. Dy caman & endorse bis: upon the statementy A. Mere.) lor those few ‘ Q. For those few weeks you required Mr, Dyckmaa also to approve the statement before you appeeded your fiat for the keulng of the Dooce? A. I euggtsted to Mr. Smith w yee bm the ha Ll reeks oxy. You required Mr. ckhman's appro’ as well as Mr. Smith's statement beiore you iseued for that few weeks! A. Yes, sz. Q Those few weeks would cover this statement— it was in pursuance of that requiremeat that those initials of Pyekamn’s are here: A. I should think that was so; in tratefer stock Mr Dyckmaa makes an eciry to show that hae examisea all the papers connected with i, and therefore I could not be as cotfident as be as to what be put his ‘nitials for Q For bow many weeks, speaking trom your recoliec- tion, oid you require Mr. Dypckman's approval o! the state- ment, before Mr. Smith left, before you ordered the bonds to issue? was it two or three months A. T should think five or eix weeks, Q. What papers did you require Mr. Smith to show to Dyckman in order to get Dyckman's approval upoa the etatement! A. | expected be would show him, in ordinasy ones, ycanidy nyteapden are dary fd Q. What papers do you speak of? A. In regard to oon- tracts over $10,000, w! there were mouthly estimates, the ordinance of 1864 abenutely reyuired tae Com to pay on @ simple certiticate of the bead of the Street Commissioner department; when the Street Commin- micner's office fe into Cisorganization the quest.on taea came up whether ali the work sbould be stopped, or whether | euvuld exam ne and he Contracts. }. What pepers do you A. The certitivate of the the » After then you appointed a special surveyor yen ete pt ‘A. blad empoyed tim De. Gp to the Street Commissioner's Coath did you not require the requisition of the Street Commissioner as the basis of the monthly payments and after the strife in the certificate of whose certfcate before, as early, re f charged with the principal of the dug of arranging with the members the old polise force; that he was mainly entrusted with the duty of Lah ERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 5 1853. aye behalf of Mr. Smith, after A. He did. that Mr. Smith was you on that occasion a ey ee py aL ey be put over A. He toli me but he did net tell z fo nek ote 0 708 ive the expianation, Salaneany apenaicn tok desiredt A. He did. Q. Do you know Mr. Peckham? A. Yes, sir. Q. Have you ever stated to him or in bis presence that Mr. Deviin was the man you net recollect that Lever have. Q. Bave you ever said to bim or ip his presence to reach Mr. Devlin? A. Never, tnatI re Do you think you ever gak! that? A. [donot think Q. Have you never said to an: meant to reach Mr. Devlin, or wi were afer? Nosir; [do react hint "a. you ever eaid to any one thas you vlin, or that you meant to reach him, or eect? A. No, air. ‘ou are the plaintiff in this cage,are you not? A. fObjected to, but objection led beyond Q. Did you not then suspect Mr. Devlin of some com- ity tn this charge > bfected to. Objection sustained and ¢: id younct then believe that Mr Deviin was con- nected in some way with this charge Objected to, Objection sustained and exception taken. Q. Were you intorm better rot to make bim a party ti! it been plaint bad Q. Waa anything like that aid to you? A. No, sir. Q. Do you know that this com) xpectation that Devlin? A. No, sir. Q. Do you mean to say that when this complaint was made you had no intention, in auy way, of reaching Mr. Devlin as a party? Objected to. Objection sustained and exception Q. Do you mean t say that when this compiaint was mace you had no expectation or intention of reaching Mr. Devin, in an, wang n° party to this charge’ A. I do. ‘cu not thtend that this complaint should aid in that it would be examination upon int was advised and it would criminate Mr. Devin complaint facta whieh it is thought may involve him in this or some ‘other crimiaal charge? A. 11am not amare of any object of want made responsible tor the $6,000 check that was ts- Qa Thee tol eniecsint ou to Bay, this intended in some way to check you speak off A. I supposed he would be ques- Q What oid you suppose would be diecovered in this im relation to this $5,000 check? jo, Objection sustained and exception takeo. Q Did you suppose that anything would be discovered ae oe , sir. jestions were objected | Wook exception to each: row light upon that would lead to or, and the defen: that this complaint will a Q Have you not an expectation bene to make @ charge against Mr. Devin upon that ech? Q. Do you mean to say that up to this moment you are free from the beitef that this examination will not enable, you to make a criminal charge Mr. Q. Do you mean to say that you do not now harbor any suspicion of Mr Devim's integrity? Q. De you mean to say that duced as a wimess because you deiteve he will trvth and because you tntend to believe what he teu: Q Have you bad any conference with Mr. Conover eit ce thia prosecution commenced? A. Q. Huve you had apy with any person Q Has he spoken to you in relation to the subject maiter of this complaint! A. N Q De you kaow of aay Mr. Devin in the Mayor's office Ubjected to; obecton sustained and exception taken, as was also tre cape with the following queetions Q. ave you made an afin’ from bis offtee * sir. that is now being got up | against Mr. Devlin in the °@, Of ALF Aber pisces, the object of witich is to impeach his integrity in any way? Q Are you Rot Low connected with some move the ob- ject of which is, through the Mayor, to suspend Mr Dev- Commissioner should tbe Court ot Appeals sustain his title to that office? Q. Do seu not know that ft bas beem secretly arrange with the Common Cocnoll to adjourn, #0 a8 to allow the Mayor curing ite recess, unoer the new charter of the city, to suspeac Mr. Devlin charge yeu have made or been agacsi om. . Do jou know that the object of having Mr. Dev! testify in relation to the $ 000 check is to get some acmssion of bis copwection with it, $0 as upon bars fact to enable the Mayor to suspend him from office’ Olyected t, Dut objection overraied and the question office, in conse queace consequence of anything you bays eaid or doner A. I bave uever beard of any imteation thing I bave suid or done. week oF (%0 ago. g eo Lae charge #Lich jou make Mr, Devin: Otlecte 4 ae objection waa words ‘im this matter’ Obdjectec to. Question repeated with the “” M qgoneraily the resuite of the Lbave reported to the Mayor avest'gaticns which have been made ia the Finace De partment, bot baye exo;aded thw matter from iton tie 49 Wo justly the Mayor tn rus Objected to, aad chyection sustained ® what amount of certificates Mr. Fit had in your office on the Zid of November, up to ag od 1 Save bese god x . ch appears clearly to re char; Seteatiy cnsrons, Mr. was cailed upon during his | a noe d With the office to perform aiarge amount of | Q But you now claim thet it ought to have been $61, @ How much bas been paid on the account of une Filly second street contract? A. $16,000, | think ot Apes chert aterm Ull Wednesday at street, tals ( ) morning, at balf-paat © nee. ‘The United States steamer fulton, Commander Aimy, arrived at Havana lade oe | cage apa Aspinwall ‘all warranta for paymenta to surveyors, assesscrs and lectors, besides keeping an account of hia transactions in theee particulars; that Bo wae appcloted to perform the duty ot settling up the awards ot the Central Park Com: missioners; *Bat | a wag is tbe habit of devoting @ great deal of tine to helping Mr. Flagg to got together materials for commupications to the Common Coupe, two of which were exhibited err, whowe authorship Mr. Flagg generously attributed to Mr. Smitn. ‘Tho Recorder said he would have to rule out all the above proporitions, as they bad no direct bearing upom the question at sue, Q. Were there no instances after this strife arose in the Street Commicaioner’s office, Mr. F , in whieh you di- rected Mr. cae 0 ee ee under this cent ordinance witheut any vouchers at ally [Obj jection overruled. Exception taken.) A. N 29 cose of Mageiden, made to him under one : optractor ‘r. O iben f eemith was ec caged in other cuties did you not at times cirect Mr Ca perform duties eonree with this trust ledger? A. Not very cften, if at ail, thers may beve bees some tate. wiles Mr Smith wes ab. gent from towa cure 0 of the Reagan waa decided to two guns (47 ewt. each). still made a clean breach over her, filling up her bag w ‘all this time could get no 00. servations. We should have made ove of the quickest passages on record had it act been for head winds after peesng the Straits. The Release has provea Herself « into pleasant water Scaatsver or Brity Bow:xes. 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Paston.—(m @unday, April 4 of apoplexy, Jour Bam Tom, a cative ot Exg@and, in the 6id year of bis age The triencs of the ‘amily, and those of his sou in law, A. Ruseeil are invited lo sitend the funeral, the (Moa day) atteroon, at 4 o'clock from No. 16 Thompaon s Caseoy.—On Sunday, April 4, at . Vincent de Panl's Hospital Fleventa street, Micasst Camany, aged U6 years. His friends are invited to attead the funeral, this (Mon ) afternoon, at two o'clock. Wiat.—On Sutday, April 4,0€ consumption, Major Jouy Caawiay, agea 45 years The relatives and (riends of the family are \nyited to attend the funeral, on Toesday afternoon, at three o'clock, from bus late rev dance, 107 Prompect street, Brooklyn. Faxamen—On Saturday night, April 3, after a short but revere tilness Frasces Pizaamm. the beloved «fe of Georgs F Bambidge, aged 16 years, 0 months and 6 5. ¢ friends cf the family are respectfully Invite! to at tond the Suneral, without further invitation, this Moncay) aiternoon, at cee o'clock, from ber lste residence, » Aprt 3, ia friends are requeetea to aitend the funeral, oo La—On Friday morning, April 2, Java BR, wie of Renjamin F. Lee, and daughter of the late Joba Law. nos. re ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, at Cairary churoh, Fourth avenue, tha Cea Senn, et bail past three o'clock, wthout ther Linvitation. Laant.—On Friday evening, Apri! 2, soamrw Laas, aged years is trends, and thoee of his brothers, Janes aad Lau rence, and ct bis brothers-in-iaw, John Kelly and Patrick Moivihtll, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Fesidenes of bia in lag No 28 Madiaon cloe to Mt ‘James’ church, James street, where funera: se-v coe will De beld. The remaina will bo interred lo Catvary Cometery. Mau —On Sunday morning, April 4, suddenly, of in. or babe wand Macy Me aged 8 £482 5 rt ap lia, care. The relatives and friends of the family are reapect enalty pty Py Ty gy ue four o'clock, from the residence of his , No. 4 West Thirty ninth street. The remains will be taken to Stith- bg Island, for interment. ‘TADA® County papers please copy. Ranpat wat Kowloon! Tong Istand, on Trosday, March 23, Hasan Fuma, wife of Morris ¥. Randal, and daughter of the inte David Van Wiekel, in the 40un year of bor a ne Sure. —On Saturday, Apri) .. Joan T. Sarmse, aged "here be Po mv dag hte of the Pee Wand - Fo "8 1. O of O F., aro reapec: tt vited to he Feberah, from fev Dr. fowting's church, corner of Bedford and Downing strests, this (Monday) forenoon, at eleven o'clock, witboat furtier tm yitation. The remains ternent. (Raego papers re Won.—0n Bander, tpeh 4, Mrs. Taxeamer Winn, god 62 years. will be taken by Tarrytown for im | ‘The iriends and relatives of the family, and these of | C. Trotapeno, ara rrepectfally iar te to Wowemy) Attornon >, at walt onat eenteni*,No 13 ATwR street, two o'clock, from ber without further imvitation. w m Sunday morning, April tat S> 47 Seth of Comvutelons of the thramt, Wat you ter N. and Catharine Wood, aod oan wited to at'eo. the fags ©, 8 three oeicce. BPI 9 088 BROADWAY, Bast BID¥—BAND Beper, London wiyie, for geauemen's use only, o BAATKD Thy? 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Price strmed Han Book of Travel through the {ta 4) maps wad 20) Ulusirallows Bo Appieton’s Hand Rook of Trovel through the Northern and and pee, of Travel through the Southern aad ICAL, WONDER. Lge boll LIPA SAISAM.—Rosnmatiam nearaigis the! erysipeias, old ulcers, and blow’, great ceblitty, liver complains, midaoys, wait cheam. {ncipient ec asumption, ‘YAT® LIFR BALSAM CURED MR 8. BOUERS corner of (anal and Hedson streets. (paint rhemvatiom of the most painful kind, whict him a eripple for months B BALSAM CURRD MISS COLK, NO. 164 f anthoma cf the most painfai and ¢ bad beso afflicted ‘trom infano oprame eo eovere as to furee the sernum or bresat bone ow piace. VATS LIFK “BALSAM CURKD BX ALDKEMAN J. Kx Broowh rheuns LIFR BalkAM CURED WX. J. 1 Prince street. of fiavnia, after be had submited to various operations, and whica conned him ‘YATT'S LIFE BALSAM OURED MR. 33 Grove wren, and rheumatism and gout, afer he had 'ATT’'S LIFE BALSAM CURED CHAA. 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Pats street, cwner If your bair is fal! on! to a diack or brews, without 4) 7 baer wre vCaG@ED i DINNER ON TUPRSDAY, Lt THE AFFLICTED COME—BICH A: Dr. SMITH’S electric ob, of Fhiiadei, witb ('s prom >t efficacy Lyots Stroma, 663 Kroadwa; faq. says, “I am 70 years old; my arm | ¢. Smith's @ Seize off cured me rom, Faq , who lives ina house owned by Proapect wree\, thie oll, aad en: sree’, bew free sone D weeth mold one day iu N ale was paralived (wo yrace Mr antonestus 11 ADAME &. 8. WILLIP New York sod tte neigh: to ber rare aud les of Para bonnets, of abt veivate eile ant atemw) Ao) artificial Gowers. ‘west nee open: 4 oxabilaimmen’. as new Moe risou oe a < TILES! PILES! PILES! PILRA A permanent! core for 1 WITMARS Pil A ' ee to caer of extertal oF via Wester eee Pee W. McKee, jaerchan:, 42 Pron. sires, wee cueing Wiumers pile guy pos. them for ae pears adore < nea. be aiven Wo any Whe were cured Denet 184 Bo wo any part uf Wwe country PRATT, OAKLET 4 09.. BOOKSALLEAK AND STATIONERS Ther new and NO fl MURRAT STRRRE Where they wii keep «large and weil Behool and misceilasenns book, Stationery of 81 Kinda. bank sad office vi drata checks, lever presses ae cuah@ gedant and oot D7 ouree.7eR, we ehad DAC ADWAY, Tn addition to a full supply of the ve. lowe tert boobs and bibee padi Dave a: al Umee a sock of tae AlLoraera for sebool and Ac., he, Will be promptly _ CHEDDAR, WILT®: CHER a, misre'iaacons bookapaalionery, HIRE AND CURSHIRG RICHARDSON & HA 1D) Water aot 8¢ Wail at. aie and Barciay & Porkine porer drawn (rom BRAAKFAST 5 ac. Marseilles, | oem and ¥ cmbrobiered cambrie we dered Swine fom $1 60 0 Be ERMAN & CO. 473 Brostway NTa. ‘A catalogs of aii the trees ant uy te wee node B CO ‘Cam he obtedned by mall, or at bad M4 Wall surest, New Tort, REATISRN ON WwW BLAH METBON, for axle in small «aadues Just received from Englond, ye Ag skbeon A BATTEN Flizabethen alr larch room, 13 Waser strect and 64 We $3 50 CONGRF: No. 0 ARN STRRE INTRLLIGBNC RITING ° * Port of New Vork, Sprt &, 858, b, New Orleans via Hayaaa. Crosheroa & C5 BY 9 a Br Copel. of bound MF: ist nat, 3. pea bets Leta, ; Eiiiacente bound ne nav Sowing © walle tag wihe 26 pater to Lecegs bo. Creanod tee Ramis Merch i ” and saw no ire wince whica time on 7 rors boip Austreus, Sunith, Liverpool, Mare odes ed 226 paaw spore. t) Williaas & Genie Het ane ee the passage. When a few hours out from Liv-rpoot, Gurpey, sleerage passenger native of Bloway, Rear eat, Rog, committed suicide b: I" % witd a razir, “Mase 12. lat 43, fon Se aw sup Wlizn ct Mowe York, aeering By 4b. In 4640, con FT, #4 ed ably Chrie- vena, swering #; 19th, lat 4360, lou #, saw a large too APstz584 ‘S | M Fejore (bie), Costa, Palermo, 60 daya, with fruit, te wrens Bark Reindeer (of Philadei Simmons. Kio J: | pebid wit coffee to Goodhue & Co. Feb th bath tatoo toad seven men ware taxca aick with yellow fever; March 3, pub fnto Pernambuco for men, foul gd a deg = hag te Te Pee ae = been — aa, mas Green, seaman. 34, Ka’ ‘irg, seaman, 25th, George Lowis, seaman. ap Simmons ‘nino attacked with the disease on tae 2th Feo, ant wap reported lost), April2, 6 AM, made the land 9 of Egg Har. bor, stnee ich Oma hare had strong easteriy KA. hg ‘7, (rom —- tow Brig Vena, imma, Filrabethport for Pee broke, Ma. os Helen, Robertson. Machiaa. 6 days. ue, che tm vasonian, Van Hrupt, ton, NC, days. D Townsand, Townsena, Jaraes ifivee, Va, Scnge. Bear Neptine’s Brida, Qtlets, Adee | Rebr Bay Jobonon, Tunuell, baltimore, 4 daa. | Sear EL Fiammona, hase, Baitimore tor Newpest. Sehr U & D Souder, Rnker Tanglee for Bosom. Rear Pepeait, Petiygrove Provicenoa, Bear Ctivia & Virginia, Peery, Orient. Sicop Gilres Ames, Preah Tevrica. op W D Mangum, Kussell, Providaace. Sloop Rbode fatuat Hut Provicenos Steamer Boston, Seliew. Steamer Curlew, Williams, Providence. Geamer benece, Chaiker, Harford, BELOW. One ably one ark, aad one bez. ‘Wind during the day from NE Wak. Herald Marine Oorrespondennes.. HAVANA. March 29-1 acod Bodiaod ship Admire! thi for Ros via Cork, irsiand, oe ee aasorted cargo. nese ~ rem Hevene, 1ith March, the Hoiland ship (70 tom@ via Cork, Treiaad’ For four days had » good porta breeze, Rolog cn well, when, on the night of ct a od night very dark, at two o’clock, with captain and (he strong wud and curreat, shore on the Florida beach, 250 Host nmedintely the ship broke tc there was barely Ume lef for all hands perwa escape with thelr lives~disiance from shore nearly thene miles from where the versel strudk, The four hoate, in ait were immediately lvanched, t#0 of which were filled with provisions, guns, swords,’ powder, clothing, dtc. the other two having aireddy been omrried fro’ (he vessel by the force of the sem. Ail th ia nade fur sbore, but eruld not approach tt tbe violence the waves. They all jumped in the fea, and were won threwn on abore ‘by the wind and waves, somewhat bruised but without thelr boats The boale were soon however, town bigh 1p on the beach, coutaining the provisions, &o. At daybreak h day they wers mitacked by b whic they killed For ntue days th scorch ng sun, half neked, hope of hailing some vessel from s northern port. Their suierings wece dreadtul. fe te menptime they had been continuaiy stacked by biare— 12 Lo ali they killed—woivee—iree of which they Killed: alae Panthers, crocodiles and sharks. They fourd no lees than 6 other wrecks—American am Spanith—eome of recent date. Feund also the corpsea of men, anda grave of recent construction, with a alae at te head, bearing the name of ‘Captain Adams," (40 miles below Srpker'atnlet). At 10 o'clock AM the 24th ware sserved by the US M steamship Daniel Webster. bound for Hinvapa the Captain of which tool all (21) om beard and pre- vided for thelr wanls tn the moat noble aad gansrous man- ber, and landed them ail in Havana on the morning of the Hb Inst. Too much praise cannot be given vo Capt Miner for his great kindness towards the Caplain anderery ome trom the iil fated abtp. Bilecellanevus acd Disasters. Bee Correspondence above. Senx Dax:k Brows, Heald, trom Apalachicola which arrived at Fall River om Thureday, experienced gale from NW on the #th ult) tm whic carried oremmaat, head ways, de. Of Hatiorsa pitched jib Foreign Ptrts, ESoesan Marsh Soe arr bork Lacy Ane, amDea a a 7 Ann, % on; Fen beig OH Barter, Fi 7 sevannan oor HB ie seer, Wag lex Hill, Cork, ea ‘ork, ‘ ; Vices % x at x ee oa em La 4s a % mont 1 ock, oa; Wecnauae, i Miirxreicon March Tare bark Lewis, St J wrx TU1GOs, a de Cave; gears Viol Fremont, Nore: Lia, fry Lake, Charleston, w 2, a” Fittion, Fiitwoa, Farsi, Marcd 1l—In port ahip Martha Whitmore, Partar, f by ‘Cadlr tor Boston. bine fuigbed repairs, and would sed te se | 7 duzs, brig Boni, Baker, for Liverpool arat ‘2 30—In port ships and barka—Joha Siowes, | Niche: ‘dlechg, Gertrute, Gondburn, do Harpeweil, borer, | do: Old’ Hickory, Holmes do, Ana Kiizabeth, Aorgeare, det Fiizaheth, Hopner. do; J.J Cobb Petarsda, do; Senaa, ef, do; Thuty one Biates, Smart, arr from Hbieids ‘eb; Marengo, ty, from Liverpool do; Mery Russel. Poe- king, do do (the Iasi three about dischg), Moro Caste, Reed, Wig for Remediw and Paimouth, Pursuit, Sanford for Matno- mus and do; Express, Lundberg, for NYork, Rachaaxo, ter, tor Lomdon Sea Liow, Colburn, fcr Aatweep, Ba- man, for Balti: foin Wyllie, Paiersoa, for tsum April Gience, Gillespie, for 8 York goon: Nebraska. Mo- Fadden, for do, L aia for do; B Treat, Treat, for B Apra 1. ‘Tyragham, Dodge, for 2 40; Jenny Pi ord. do; Jape do; Wattbam, Withamna, do} Tinor Benne. do; Taaaro, yt awopel Beymer, do; Justice Bin chtraoe, do. Chaipplain Near, do, Caarles & J wovih Cid ship Toon ie, @ Oult king | barton Rxehange, Pours Latdon No atl im ried Reeans, Lowry, Hamp'en Ronda tor orders, Moro Unsiie, Keed, Remedive and Cork: ~~. Mary Klieabet MeCo NOrlesas, fal) ey aie a Hull, Seraaces aa wotar vert Re Ter FitSinos, worm, Perry, New § Libby, Frat Era Baile, harion, Boston. sehen W Baily; Bowyer, Keg Wige: Matron. 7 tle atannas, Marea Dh, “barks Ov ._ Seeet ‘Thomas: 26h. Amelia, Wal Ginatow. Chattottn A Mor brig Trade Wind, Colina = a Be ee Res ara s, Oo date AL/AANDRIA, Art sotre nr, wb. cates asec, tolem. ft Y Peswon, Mituerecs, Pace Put kiver.— Sg : id pcare KG Waeidcn, Jerman, Boston; Minerva, Winsiew, ‘M—arr echre A ¥ Bedell. Rider, amd Jonas Poarts Red- es Bork. Sid schre UF Brows, Dukes, Besa, Mare Litabeth. Boker, Somervet; naraa Ulark, (rtfiths Provt- Paibatine Canorere, i L Weserbury, Waterbury. aad BOSTON, A 3, AM—arr barte Moors, Ak bef ahg oy Bing Marat gL Recedere, Macacsea Vie Vineyure. f crest tate Blows’ ‘sgow. aad How C *, bia. Sarah B tale, Crowther, Porvand: Pesersn Bartana’ SSvormee' Chase "Whstattos ct Ted ieo, and Louies, Chase, New Yorn, [1 andew, ALTIMOBE, April 2—Are steamers Mm tus aad Pinemmnt Bowes NEork, ap, Paerese, ilesie, Cok. lac & Hem, ‘ow *, br = in Bouces. art SB. ba ie. Li Mal sobre Gen iran 73, i, for York. Bid bet oageca, Ray s 806, Fakeime “l= Arr ahip Hound, Stevens, Now a Ne. Moreh), PM —Are abipe Agb-and, Antwerp, Metropolis, Foser, Liverp Sere do, Novcua, Hagie, Mathews Londom via Den: O'Brien, Fovatain, Liverpool; Waa Leed. Jr, Brown, Livre Rs 1, A, Deering, do, Epeminondas Br), Healy do Tonal gary ik, Marnta, Yay Queen Btanwoodt, do, Abby Wancherd Welt do, Dare Anne Hi Myler, Bossom; bra Fe Sp, Sestemete, Matanrnn Adtienn Cuild, Binh, RioJaneiro. J H Toone, Pe Beow, weamedip Wen Rusk. Smita, mmond, — daze from Portia: Jat phemr, birerpool, fer orders: bers Bowes Porter Towed to sea Sh, abipas tno 8 Parsons and Dist, sips A Spark tae Ocean ame, brig A A Chai Jane Crimea and m0 . reowa Peart and bark Gapdoifo, “8. ak Rave Hew HORN, BEDFORD, April 3-Below, ship Joba Gristn, trom uO yee URYRORT, April 2 Are ache ( W Holmen Moki- we hia ‘foe Haverhill, Sid soir Goiden Fleece, i] April Arr bark Comtelia, Sheer foeqoe sebra Presdent (Br), Herman, Halfax, Math, \ Pr Jogayh Ste ith, lt BS, wa | Ieges