The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1859, Page 4

4 his remains will be Inid side by side with the bones of the wine Kings of Naples. The stay of the royal family ot monte is to be of days’ duration, and Portict and are spoken of as future residences for the summer. The young King shows « strong determins. tion to inhabit bis capital, and the town may perbaps again assume @ little of its former tife and joyous character. Too official journal is no looger gagged on the subject of the war, and yesterday, for the first time, ceased to speak exclusively on Japan und Cochin Cbina, and numed tne several French divisions and their operations. The Foglish frigate, the Centurion, as also au American, the Wabath, now in the roads, have their flags naif msi igh, and ure fring guns every half bour, in condolears with the Court, This bax pleased yory much, L bear, in high quarters, The Court mourning will last Cor Six months; the ladies to be dressed in woollen stuts at first, which will be insupportable during the heat ‘The royal theatres are to be cloved for twelve days, and this order is sadly grumbled at, as gorerament av cords no indemnity to the lessees of the various houses, From the provinces the reports are vot satisfactory; the third levy, which 18 beiag actively proceeded with, injures the lundoolders, by taxing away their youngest And most active hands at weir busiest time, Altogetber, | should say tbat the town is sulky and dishearteved; but I am pot without hope for the future, especially if the W Powera lose no time ia sending their representatives to strike whilst the iron is hot. From the London Post, May 31} before Our readers & c4refu! tral ni’s fest public communication foliows:— Fuancis Li, by the grave of God King of the Kingdom of tho ‘Two Fioviies, Jeruastem, As. de, de. Te consequence of the lameutable demise of Our augustand Dest beloved Pathe, ferdiosnd [i.. the Omaipotent ad exile ve to occupy the throve of our magnet ancesiore With Profound reverezce tor His toscratasle decrees, we fereent!; ‘ust and imoplore that 1p His mercy He may deiga to acowrd as Special savisten e snd ronetant wld to enable uatota Gt the new duties which He now imposes on us—dutes the more heavy and difficnit lonsmuch as we succred t) a great and pious mouarch, whose berole vi-tues and #ublime qnaliies can ever be auiisienay appreciated, Nevertheless, uoheid by the srm of the Gmatpotent, we shall o@ able to melntam and furtber the respect due to our holy relt fon, the observance ofthe laws, the right and impartial dirt'1 uti of Jusiice, and the prosparity of ihe State. ia order taat Becording to che ordinances of Providence. the weltkre of oar moat beloved subjects may be asaured; and desiriag thst the course and trapaaction of public affaire be not even tempora Zils retarded, we bare resolved ty decree, and Uo deoree as low We place Art 1. sil\he authorities of our kingdom of the Two Sicilfes Fema in the exercise of their functions Art. 2. Cur Mivister, Seoretary of State, President of the ‘Council of Ministera, ail the Ministers aad Secretaries of S nie, the Obarge du Portefeville of the Miainte-tal office of Porsiga 2 faire, ali our cirectors of the various State offices and our Lieutenant in elouy, are charged with the exrourtya of the ore pent decree. Fn ANCKSCO. Fenninaspo Trova, Secretary of State, Presidest of the Council of Hinistere Caserta, May 22, 1869 We learn, a8 might be expected, that this precious ex- ample of empty bombast has produced a feving of indig pation amongst tbe inhabitaots of the city of Naples, Was anticipated on the part of the goverament, by sbirri being placed wherever the proclamation was posted UP, ID Order to urrest aDY indignant Neapolitan who might think of tearing it dowe. Francis If. tells bis people simply that he bas succeeded to the throue of Ferdinand I, abé confirms his policy by retaining all bis public servants. RELATIONS OF FRANCE AND SARDINIA WITH NAPLES. Tbe spirit of the instructions transanitted to the Court of Napies by the envoys seut by France and Sardinia is as lows L. They are to declare that the death of King Ferdinand IT. renders possible the re ewtablishment of friendly relations de tween (he Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the allied govera- meris 2. The expreos condition of this reconciliation is as @ matier of course, the abancoument of the policy of the iate King. 3. Tbe representat'ves of France and “ardinia will make Kkoown, with al! possiie courtesy to King Francis UI., that the ipteresta of the bingcom of Naples being at ihe preseot time in accord with those of Upper italy, it would be well for him to epter {nwo the Franco Sardinian al tance. 4, The two ec voys are not 'o reject any counter propositions, Dut to reter them to their respective Cnbinets The Emperor of the French will, it is said, conduct this negotiation himself, direct from nis headquarters. Miscellaneous Foreign Items. The London News of the 27th of May says—The alliance which has somehow been effected between Lord Derby and the Pope bas naturally exs:ted, not oaly surprise and - indignation, but a good deal of curiosity. People want to kuow ‘he means that have been employed to bring such sworn foes togetber, and the precise nature of the com: pact that exists between them. The most simple minded can scarcely regard the union as the natural oflspring of more tolerant principies, a3 a free triumph for the cause | of civil and religious liberty. Even the coarity “ that hopeth al! things” cannot believe that the trritable Pro- testant Premier aud the aggressive Roman Cardinal have shaken bands 80 cordially ply in obedience to the gospel maxim which enjoins us to love our enemies, ‘The London Observer says:—It wag announced a ehort time since that arrangements were in progress for holding & Great Exhibition of the Fine and Iadustrial Arts io 1851, The opinion of many of the principal manufacturers of the metropolis and of tbe couatry was takea on the propriety Of boiding the Exbibition, The feeling among those who Were the principal exbibivors in 1851 was gen raliy against ‘the proposal, or in cases where not oppo+ed to the scheme, & very large amount of apathy was manifested on the sub Ject. "The reminiscences of the display of 1851 were by DO mesne sgreeable 10 muoy who were then extibitore, Sad they evinced a very natural dread of embarking in ad undertaking of atimilar character. I bas been decided that no furtbor steps be taken towards carrying out the proposed Exhibition ot 1861, The London Times, of the 28th, bas the fo'lowing in its city article:—A correspondent complains that up to this date there bas been po notice of a dividend on the estate of Messrs. Hyde, Hodge & Co., inthe Honduras trade, who suspenced eariv in August laet year, although at the time it wes statec there would be suilicient to pay ail par- ties 20s. ip the pound. The liabilities amount to more than £300,000, and it is remarked as strange thatan estate | proteseing at first to beabie to pay every one in full to that extent should not bave distributed a sidgie sixpence after & lapse of pine months, If any money is in the inspec- tor’s bands, consideration should be khown for the large body of creditors by distributing it without dey, The Liverpoo! Times, of the 28th of May, says:—We un- derstand that ibe purchase of the eight steamers of the European and American Steam Compaoy, by Mr. Thomas Howard, Mancbester, was competed on the 26th, the money, about £220,000, being paid, and the ships trans. ferred. The Argo bas been chartered from Mr, Howard by Mr. Orreii Lever, M. P., for the Gaiway live. There is {rumor that the new proprietor of this fine flaet intends to tender for the conveyance of the Australian maile via Papams. The political situation {n Belgium has of late become unusually complicated. The Senate having rejected the pai enactments of the Dill relative to charitable ea- ishments votei by the Coamber of Representatives, King Leopold finds himseif placed under the necessit either of dissolving the Seaate, wnich ia elective in Bel- , or of changing bis ministry. A cabinet council was ut Laeken on May 23, the King presiding, but the re- is not known, } The last accounts of the health of the Kingot Sweden are far from favorable. His Majesty had had an attack of fever, which, in his preeent atate, may soon terminate | fatally, Bince th ean war the Emperor of Russia f is officers of both services resident in England. ey ure Toostly young gentlemen, well acquainted with the modern lacguages, Their matractiong ure to keep a watchful eye on the progress of military and naval science. In additiod to that, however, they bave also been desired to make minute inquiries relative to the means in use on the coast of the British islands to save life from shipwreck, with the view, if practicable, to introduce some such sys. tem on the coust of Finland.’ In this laudable work every assistance ens, of course, afforded to the Russian officara by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Op the report of these officers the Grand Duke Constantine, as High Ad. iral of Russia, decided to have built in Boland rome |:fe- ind two traosporting carriages, on the pian now euc- ¥ adopted by the abovenamed institution chant has addressed to Mr. Samnue etter on the subject of unpunished r zeas. The letter is publiehed in the form of & pamphlet. by Mr. Ridgway. The subject deserves serious attention. The mejority of the cases of craeity on abipboard which are being constantly reported in’ the Bewspapers occur on the high seve, and, in acordance with national law, {pe authorities at the port where A foreign vegsclarrives, are extirely powerless to punish any crime that may have beed commi:ted during the yoyuge. Doubtices, among the english verseis that arrive at New York and ns there are those wherein the life aud heulth of some poor sauior has been endangered. and in euch instances the American authorities cso take no steps to bring the olfender before a court of justice, Certaipiy the converse holds true, and American ghips are constantiy discharging at the port of Liverpool men woo must go at once to the horpital, and who cave no legal protection whatsoever. It seems that between June, 1857, And Jone, 1868, 135 men were injured in American’ ships ‘on the bigh seas, and taken to the Liverpoo! hospital; aad that between June and December last there were 89. As Tegaras the remedy for this scoudalous state of things, the Liverpool merchant sngzeets the ravision of our inter- heticual laws with the United Siatee “An extension,” ho “of n treaty would, I am afraid, be of eibility of securing witnesses would the ends of justice. And will be to ar. range for a revision, introduce a new prinerpie into intern without such revision we ean practically accomplish nothing. The Lonaon Z’cstof May 31 retaarks:—The Anti Slavery Society, it ls evident, bears a charmed life, The work which it was designed to accomplish has been finished long ago. We have in our own dominions forever stopped the siave trade and put an end to slavery, yet the eociery which arrogates to itseif tbe cradit of wiplog out these little uae, fo: constantly though I frvetrate know bow difficult ational eink \ 11, to all appewrance, as eathasiertic and energetic as ever. Thedificulty is to ascertain what it now wants. The members of the Mechanics’ Institute, Melbourne, Australia, bave determined upon erecting a new hall, at &n expenditure of £7,500. The sum of £3,000 bas been voted by the Corporation i for this year’s quota towards the erection of public bathe and fountams. Arrangements have boon mado for erecting twenty four water tape ut the junction of the principal streets of Melbourne. The Colombo (Ceylon) Ezaminer notices tho succes of the pear! fishery at Aripo, The oysters were selling at £6 to £6 108, per 1,000, and money was abundant. ‘The London Post of the 26th of May says :—-This year, 1869, is the centenary of one of the most cious events which the history of this country—apienciv ia achieve. mente, both on sea and jand—records. Exactly a hun. dred years ago the young and gallant Woite fell, in the moment of victory, on the plains of Abraham,’ having for England an empire the vaine and im| ce of which are now only iroperfectiy understood. eee A letter from Alexandria, Peypt. of 19th of Ma : ‘The facility with which a succcesful tavasioe of Eat may be effected in the present (ay with steam transports by apy one of the belligerent Powers; the immense re- sources which this country now possetaes for the mainte- nance of an invading army; the large supplies of muni- tions of war and cannon, &., which have been sccumulated hero of Inte years; and the nucleus now formed of a large native army by the military mania of Said Pasha; the strong fortidcstionr of Alexaadria, com- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. leted on the plans of a distinguished French eogineer bmeer, Cieeoanina of ite guos imely, which wore sent to the entrenchavents erected at the Burrage), though now unfitted to offer any resistsoco, might sv0n be turned to account, and made formidable by an invading arm ‘The London News, of the 28th of May, onservrs:— Aue triav apotogiete, tp their unbappy zoal for @ enuse which is certainly not English tn apy of ite aspects, have the au dacity to compare Koglisa rule in India with Anstriag raie in Hungary ane Italy. The best that can be suid for auch BD apulogy if, that if it goes on wil fours it enjoye that coo- venient and comprebensive attitude to tt own confasion, For whether it be a more prodigious rhetorical feat to com. pare the people of Hindoostan with the people of duagary and Maly, than to compare the British rule ia India with the Austrian ruie in Hungary and Italy: The official journal of Naples contains the foilowiag ac count of King Ferdinand’ inst moments:—Che King, our master, after a short calm yesterday, was attacked about balt past eight in tbe evening with bis usual pains in the loft side of bis breast, but more severe, and extending through the whole region of the left lung’ This morning the co sious expectoration of the previous days ceased, aod the morbid state increased to such a degree that with great grief of soul we felt {t our duty to advise him to procure the last aid of our holy religion, which, ta fact, he did about noon, Here follow the siguaturos of the pd) Sicians, ly The New Prussian Loan, Burin, June 2, 1959, A government announcement has been mate this day Stating the conditons under which the ofisiaily ordered new V’russian loan, at five per cant, is to be issued Too issue is to be made in coupons of from eighty to one thousand thaiers, The payment of the interest to bo half yearly, and the redemption of the debt to commenze from 1863, by the payment of one per ccat per duction of the interest 18 to take piace before subscriptions to be received from the 6.b to the 11th of June. In cage the subscriptions sbould exceed 30,000,000 thalers, those above 260 thalers are to be proportiouately allotted on subscriptions, A deposit of 10 per ceat mu be made by the 8h July: 26 per cent by the 22d August; 25 por cent by the 8th Uctoher; 95 par cent subserbers will receive 100 per cent nominal value, beimg five por cent interest from last July, 1859. Bank of England. Loxvos, Toursday, June 2, 1859. The Bank of Eogland rate of ciscount tus my reduced one per cent, Monetary and Commercial. [From the London News (City Artic!+), Jone 2.) ‘The funds opened this morning ata freah @ ivance, after attaining an extreme rite of %{ w 3 ver cent. Console re- lapsed in the afternoon, but the closing quotations were 1g to 3% per cent above those of yesterday Iu ail other departments of the Stock Exchange the tendency of prices was »gen upward. Io the discount market transactions take place in the heet bills below 3 percent. Tne appli catious at the Bank have almost ceased, The minimum rate at that establishment is expectet to be lowered to morrow to 33g. There were oo bullion operations at the Bank. About ba’f of the £89,000 in Russian gold which arrived yesterday was sold to day for export. [From the London Times (City Article.) June 3.) A teeing Of certainty that the Bank of Eng'aod will to- morrew make a reduction of one per cent in the rate of Ciscount, coupied with ap undimimshed demand for stock | op the part of the geoera! public, caused the Eagtisn funds | to open this morning ata tresh improvement of \, and | although a slight relapee bas occurred in the quotations, | the final prices again exhibited great drmness. The in tellgence of the battle of Palestro did not contribute to | the upward movement. Notwithstanding the war, there is | more busyancy in the Vienna Bourse taan any wher Ger’ | man city, and stocks and shares have lately been largely | bought. | ‘the Englisb funds have shown less firmness to day. | They opened without alteration, but subsequently exoe- | Trexced a deciine, from which there was only ® partial | recovery. In the railway market there wus a general | reaction, but towards the close a partial rally took place. | Moet of the leading stocks showed a decline, a8 compared | woth yesterday, ranging from 4 to 144 per cent. Great | Northerp, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and York, and | North Midland, however, left off without alteration, There | were no builion operations at the bank to-day. Theeut- | going Steamer on Saturday wiil takeout £224,876 for the East. Loxnox, Thursday Evening, June 3, 1859, The Inte rapid advance in the funds having provoked sales, @ reaction took place. At one time the decline amounted to per cent., but the reductioa in the baak rate produced a rally, and the fall was partially recover- ed, The railway sharo market hag also experience a do: | | cided reaction to-day. | | THE DETAILS BY THE EUROPA. The mails by the Europa reached the city at twelve o'clock last night. We give the details of A her news on the tehth page of this morning's pape! The Steamship Edinburg. REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE ARGO. In reference to the statement published yesterday con- cerning the late accident to the steamship, Edinburg, which compelled her to put into St. Johns, we are request- ed to state that the information was not given onthe au- thority of the captain or officers of the Argo. All that Capt. Halpin states is tHE the Edinburg arrived at St. Jonns with her aft hold full of water, and not ber two forward compartments, as stated in the report supplied us yester. day. Thecrow were exhausted working at the pumps, but not the passengers; and the statement that the hands o the passengers” were blistered in consequence is also wrong. There is no truth in the assertion that she was placed on tbe ground and floated off again; and as to Captain Cumm'ngs, of the Edinburg, having been much time that tbe sbip was in that position. | Rever gave @ thought as to returping by the Argo, as they | | pared ina few da: | Passengers of the Edinburg concluding to wait for the | argo they would not be accommodated, as hor berths are | ail filed. The ship's engines were stopped and reversed | | before she struck, and a8 goon as the iceberg was seca | | ber heim was put hard a.port. Noone can say anything | THE NEW TAX COMPISSIONE: Is the Board Legally Con: of the Committee of the Board of supex Visors. The following is the report of the committee of the Board of Supervisors ou the logality of the new fax Comat stoners appointed by she Comptroller, preseuicd at the meeting of ibe Supervisors on Tueeday :— Your committee reapeotfutly report and say that they | have bad under consideration the following resolution of your honorable body :— Resolved, That the Committees on County Officers inqulre into and report to thie Moard to what extemt the aewiy oreaied Gourd of Commiasioners of Faxes and assssmeata, Ag vointed under thi Comourolier, aifeote the responslotities dlvising upen be Supervisors 0” this county in the apportionmen: auc levy ing of taxes. Aod your committee, duly appreciating tho great im: | a portance of the interests at btake in the gudject of quiry, bave found that very grave reasons exist for cau- uous apd beedful council and action apap this subject by your bovorable body, The course which you may adopt will Getermine whether the collection and levy of taxa tion in this county will go on in the usual quiet maaner, oF possibly encounter and engender htigations of a vexa'io4® aod barrassing Dature between the peopie of this couaty and its public fusctionaries. Believing tbat this Board is always desirous of mani- festing a proper deference to the peculiar iaws under which it is orgapized, by sacrificing ail merely porsoasl considerations, making its acts and aims primarily ud: rervient to the public good, and by especially avoiding the perpicious influences of a partisan spirit, your commitee bave refrained from any toquiries into the motives avd appliances by which the change in the exieting laws rela lve to’ the assessors of this county may have been Drought about. It may be permitted, however, to remark that there are no provisions introduced which would ssem to be aimed at aby existing abuses a8 a motive for the passage of tae new act. There is no record upon the journals, or in the public debates of either house indicating that aay caarge of maifeashuce er incompetency on the part of the Super- visors of this county was presented to the Lugisiature as reseon for depriving them of their former power | Polat, or to order to be el county. Nor doe it appear anywhere that the of this Board bas been in apy way lessened in the conti cence of the Legisiature or of the people of this county. Your Committee are confi¢ept that it cannot be re garded a3 lees trustworty, or less entitled to discharge the functions aud privileges imposed upon tt by tne cor stitution, than the like authorities in the other swoordisate organizations of the State government, —_ Indeed it is o2F tain, and justice to th's Board requires that the fact be mace known, that the new Assessment law was passe without ever baving been made a general order for ex amination in the discastions of either branch of the Logis lature, without petition of the citizens of this county, and apparently without considerat‘on in committee to the extent of a single verbal ameodmeat. Your committea, therefore, feel warranted in axsuming, without implying ADY disrespect to the wisdom of a superior body, that the Jaw ip question may possibiy not Dave received that do- tailed scrutioy which ita great importance must command {rom the Sapervisors of this county, at their proper peril To contidering the new enactment, it isspeciaily to be observed that, a3 there was n0 reason of complaintag vast the laws regulating the levying of taxea in tuis county or their administration under this Board, go there ig no modifi cation in the general statute provisions introduced, except ‘a8 to the mode of appointing the agseesors und their teaure of office, The Commissioners of Taxes and ward Assessors here- tofore existing uncer the direction of the Supervisors of ‘this county are abolished; and, in express terms, their Cuties and powers are made to'devolve upon a body of ‘aeBce8Or: inted for the city aad county by the Cump- troller city of Now York. Those officers are or- ganized ave like powers, duties, desiguations, and, it would appear, are even the game tn tividaa's now those who filled the like offices under the Supervisors heretofore. Their term of office is made to extend to ive yeurs, instead of the previous term of three years; the appointing power is vested in an officer elected under and created by the charter of the Corporation, in place of this Board or the electors, or any recognized authorit.es of the county under the constitution. These assessors during the very protracted term for which they are created are totally trresponsible for their acts within their jurisdic- tion, both by reason that their fuactions are of a judicial pature, and that their removal, or awy authority over them, is placed by statute beyoad the roach of either the corgerate or the county authorities. The compensation of all the officers enumerated is fixed by Jaw ag beyond the control of this Board, and made payable by the Comptroller out of tho county treasury. Where the power to appoint regular and extra: clerks is given at discretion to these Commissioners, thero is no check or audit of this Board provided for, nor even any spbere of duty sppointed to those clerks whereby any actual services may be exacted in return for asalary of twelve bundred dollars, to be awarded at the pleasure of the Commissioners, and paid upon the authority of the statute, by the Comptroller, as a county charge. But the most important feature of the law ts the fact that it brings up in a new and coaclusive form the question as to the right of the city Corporation, through its Common Council and its officers, to control the assessment of taxes in this county. Your commiitee are specially impressed with the vital interests at stake in this aspect of the statute, and deem | themselves warranted in presuming that a similar view will prevail with this Board, to the exclusion of all other coutiderations and influences of a collateral bearing, when itis fully realized to what extent the rights, juris- diction #21 constitutional responsibilities of tne county are compromised and involved. The claim is formally advanced py the executive legal oflicer of tae Corporation that the Common Council is vested with the powar to re- mit taxes after tho Supervisors have made up the asseas- ment roliz, And it would appoar from the public pro- ceedings of the Common Council, that in view of the great charges in the valustions of property which may be ex- pectea in tho assessors’ returns this year, they probabiy intend to enter upon this assumption more comprehensive- ly than heretofore. On tho ouher hand, the head of tho affected by the disaster, it isso far from deing the fact | Finance Department is vested with the creation of a Board that be was applauded and highly spoken of by the pas- | of Asseesors, authorized to determine the primary sepgers as having been excecding\y cool during the whole | tious of reai property by meaasof which taxation i The passengers | tioned in tne city and county. lua ppor- ffectual control by r to be abrogated, AL the Board of Supervisors would appe: confidently expected that their own ship would be pre- | and even in the pecuiiar function of apportioning the bur: ;, and even in the prooability of the | den of taxation between the several wards or assessment districts this Board ia vot only torestalled by the verdict of the deputies or assessors, but expressly so by the Com- missioners appointed by the Comptroller, who are em.- powered to carry out all the existing provisions of the as sessment laws ag they did before, when acting upon the | at present as to the extent of tht damage to the Edin- | delegated prerogative with which they were vested as the burg, but this will be known in due time. Taig is the | | Teport of the captain of the Argo, and he dosires to state that anything to the contrary is perfectly faiso, and was | | never made by the officers of that versel. STATEMENT OF A LADY PASSENGER. The following letter is written by Mrs. Adelia B. Poi lock to her husband in this city. Mrs. Pollock was a pis- | time of the accident: — Sr. Jouna, N. F., June 7, 1859. | _ My Drak Hvsnanp—Since I parted from you I passed | power upon the aseessment rolls by remitting through fearful peril, and never expected to see land | tionment they shall eee fit, after this Bourd have issued We were steaming along last Mooday at the rate | their final warrant for the collection of the dues. n hour, through a denge fog. Atabout | then remains of the supposed exclusive power of the Su- again. of eleven miler direct agents of the Board of Supervisors. How, then, under the new statute does this question pre- sent itsei!? The primary valuations by which the amount each man shall pay for his share of tax, the mak- ing aud the custody of (he aseesement rolls, the po wer to | Tevise these valuations aud to apportion or shift the bur- | den of taxes as between the districts, the collection and the custody of the money, the power to institute pro- 7 ‘ ceedings tor delinquency, and to seli real estate for taxes— senger cu: se letin arg andl wasiout om thie: decky<ap the | STi EEe Oe aris ptaciie th a CHcporalael Oniaee anna: asseseors and receivers of bis creation, besides which the Common Council claim to exercise a revieiooary aad fasl \y appor- Waat twenty minutes past eleven I was on deck, looking over | pervisors to levy taxes, except the bare function of issuing the stern of the vessel, and had just remarked to a feliow paswenger that the uir seemed unuaualiy cold and chilly. | should they neglect or refuse? The clerical fuuction of | their warrant, under the pressure of a heavy penaity At that moment I turned around and a fearful scene met | figuring out the rate or per c:ntage, with the intermediate my view. Mountains of ice lay on tne lee side of the sveamer. | privilege of remitting taxes, wuich it is intenied they Tt was #0 foggy that we could not see fifty feet | eball share with the Common Council, wil! hardly bere around ur; and though the yees-l’s head was immediately | garded as a very important remainder of their legislative turned we puesed 80 near the iceberg that I could have | prerogative. thrown an apple upon it. We said that it was a | wonderfully were tafe, when suddenly ‘there was a cry “the | | ebip 18 sinking.” AN the boats, eight in number, were cut Joore, and furnisbed with blankets and provi- sions, from jand atthe lime. The passengers and crew were | distributed in watches of two hours vach, and thus worke4 for thirty hours. The women algo worked, and emoag others I belped at the pumps for three hours without stop. ppg. The captain wae «7 calm as if pothing was the mat ter. W ter, The rain came dowa in torrents, and the red 39 we thought every moment that she would ', to our great relief, the day dawnea, and at ‘ck the fog, which had a'l the time coa- seway. Tne captain then took an observa- harrow escape, and thought that we | it. Wewere about one hundred aod seventy miles | whic But nevertheless, this is the law, as the statutes declare Your committee desire to say, that they have the fullest sense of the deference due from this Board to the will of the sovereign authority of tnig Siats., Chey caa have co sympathy with that epirit of insubordination would do otherwise than sustainand aid, by every proper means, the efficient working of the laws of the su- pertor Legislature. lt is with this view, exclusively, that Your committee would call attention to a fact which may prove fatal to the practical enforcement of the act which has been commitced to their coneideration. It is already «seed a dreadful might, We were ail nomoeret | a matter of current aud general discussion whether the ste, to which we were liable at any hour to bs | newly organized ward of Asseaeors can have a vaiid ju iedicdon tn thi nty. Your committee would be waat ing in their duty 1% they did not polat outto your Board that upon thie subject of jurisdiction the decisions of use courte are # DOL A legal jurisdiction. their acts in preparing the axsees- we were about 47 miles from land. There | ment roils must be declared void, avd the acnual levy of were no more ice>erga visible. About four o’clock our | taxes in this county cannot be coliccted thereon, It has signalz for 4 pilot were answered, and at seven o'clock we | been ailirmed, im repeawd casea, by the Court of reached St. Jona. Appeala an United States Courts (17 Howard, 600; Mrs. Pollock, with most of the other passengers, wili | 1 Kernan, 573), that such @ Aisability is not only fatal proceed on her journey by the City of Wasmagton, which | Will etop at St. Jonnsjon her outward trip. The Construction of Drinking fountatns, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. wi The subject of drinking fountains having been agitated | yy through your valuable journal, care should be taken to | 1) carry out the design ina philosophical manner. Foun- tains constructed in great numbers on the cheap cast irop and ladle styio will eventually disgust the peop! | mere You may depend upon it, that all sorts of Mithiness will | accumulate around them and be @ftracted to them. Wo do not want 2 great number of them, but those should by their exvellence exert a moral ioflaenoe on the ole. They ovgbt to be of marble, from six Wo tan fi orpamented and sculptured in the best possible s art. Meda'lioue, busta and stetues of greatSand di guiehed men ovgbt to find a place there; motioes and flower vareg, the ilowme scroll, and the chimeras of whe middie ages taigt vie with eaca other to occupy the minds of those who come to satisfy their thirst. Let the Croton be filtered and tue goblet be choice in design, eo that men | May be seduced to drinking water. Lot us, moreover, have ® wash basin of the waste water, and such | where we would dip our fingers in for the very beauty of | it, Why bave we not euch an one in Printing House square, with the statue of our great Frankiin on the top of it? | Finally, I would suggest that the least improvement add to New York will in a great degree heip to make the | kojourn of strangers among us to thom more agreeable, It ie, therefore, our retail as well as wholesale merchants who will be benefited if this city is mate aa much the lounging place of the wealthy as it is now the market for ai) business men of the Union. vor of James Ginsse COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before Hon, Ju"lge Gould. | The Elm Street Murder=The Third Trial | trigh, | vi | none | | | | j | | | to the ussesement, but the collestors or rese'vers would | be personally liable in xn ation for money had and received where auch assekamente have been collected I+ bus been repeatedy decided that where an assessor has ded the limits of the town for wich ho , Without going oat of the county, such aszess i miaw. (Loritiard v. town of Monroe, L 2 v. Chenabgo Co , 1 Denis, 563.) nittee wili not assume to pase u20n th ques- tion, but enon? those points tn the anthorities which they bave had tine to coneult. Che two decisions of the Court of Appeals in the case of the Police Commissioners and the Street Cominigsioner, have rendered the second section tenth article of the cougtitation go fam har, vast it in surprising that the framers of the new act should over- look its pplication. ‘The Hirst clause reads:— ty oflicers, whoge elestion or apoointment isnot pro- thte conatl wil be elected by the electors of the respective conatles the Boxrds of Sn prisons, oF other county authorities, asthe Legislature aball rect, A parallel clause follows to the eame effect as to officers in cities and villages, and of their meaning Caief Justice Deniv, in the Police Cane decision, says :— Its not enough to take the case ont of the provisions of this fection that the names of existing offices when the Covetita- tion was adopted, are afterwarce chenged oy aa actot the Legislature, or ibat thetr functiona are colorably modifisd. ‘The cons'itution regards substance, and not mere form. The Superintendent, eaptaing, ac., are oificlis of the same char. acter, possessing rubstantiaily, the same powers and autho. tor b WS | rized orercise the seme funcdona as toss heretofore axiat ing, under xomewhat dillarent names; ani {i anpointed for toe city of New York, unconnected with the other territory an- nered to it by this act, they ahould have been elected by¥ tne electors of the city, or some diviaion of it, or appointed by some aushority of the city. ‘The decision by the same court, in the case of Conover, affirmed this pridciple, and its application to the new rhode of appoictment of Asseasors for thig county, by the Comp troller, is portectly obvious, as rafing the ‘question who ther thioee officers can be authorized w act with a valid Jurisdiction under the constitution. That ap Aceessor is a county officer, is not only indiont- | ed by the language of the new law itself, but is 80 decided soner, and District Atiorney Watorbury for the Pesple. | Judge Goulet Sony 15.—Ine Poole vs. James Glass.—This case was | by the Court of Appeals, ip a care already quoted, (Loril- gummed up by ex Judge Whiting on the part of the priv | lard v8. Town of Monros), where it was hold that ssaos sors of taxes are not, under the laws of thia Siate, the epenta in any legat sense of towns in their corporate ca harged the jury and retired home, leaving | pacity, in the axaesement and collection of taxes. An‘ in Olrections that if there was un agreement before eiaven | the case of the People va. the Mayor of Brooklyn, (4 Gom- o'clock he #hould@re gent for. at that hour, the@judge would o’ciock on,Thursday morning, The jurygeame into court at 10 o'clock, baying found a vordict of manslaughter fittnciret degree, If the jury did not agree | etock, 247), it in Inid down that «the power of taxing and not Come to court uatil ton | the power of apportioning taxation are iden al and ia reparable. Taxes cannot be laid with In fact, it ie tho uct of fixing the vaiuatioas which is the essential principle of laying @ tax, as it is by uit act that h that if the new Board of Aseeasorg have | the exect amount which each person shall pay is deter- miped, ‘The power bas never before heee claimed by any mi nicipa! Corporation tn this State of levying or assessing the geveral taxes [be county of New York has had inde- Pendent jurisdiction of this matter since the organization of the State goveroment and 1s divieion into counties, Ia 1787 the Mayor, Recorder aud Aliermen were ordered to be elected in and for this county us tts Supervisors. Tae right to lovy taxes under the charter, upon authority of the royal grant of franchise and powers ax a body politic, waa, if auy existed, superseded by tbe great princi vie on which the Revolution was established, the right ef the people to be taxed and governed by themsslves, The by authority of ite Legislature, and through the ngency Of the loca: Boards of Supervitor#, ascarding totae bul of rights, ean slove have power and jurisdiction to levy \axee, ‘The provision in the minth gection, eighth article of the consutution, itis hardly necessary to say, bas reference © merely local or Corporation assnasments and thelr restriction witbiv equitable tmits. was the decision 19 the suite against the city of Brookiyn, in the Fiushing avenue difflouities, In short, that the juris- diction of the county and of the Corporation bave no iden tity in law, is recognize and man‘fested in every pr 4 ing avd form of their respective organizations. Ch are members sitticg iu this Board to day who b ve boou cast 19 heavy penaiities for attempting to act as Supervisors, upon @ avfferent construction of tbis point. In the case of Halstead vs, the Mayor of New York, ( Comstock, 436,) It was expressly laid down: — ‘Tbe Board of Supervisors and the Common Council are in theory two veparate independent bodies, responsible, tt istrus, to ® common Sonetituency, but in 00 seuee the agenis Of, or re: ‘sponaibie to each other “Tbe fact that in the olty of New Yerk, the two Bodieg are comprised prioetpe:ly of the same versons, cunnot change the rel which they sustain to each other. Tbe President of our Board can testify to younger mem- bere of this body, tbat he paid a heavy fine uuder this de- | co out of bis owa pocket, alter the matter bad deen Nitigated with all the resources which the city aad county could bring to bear, and after the failure of every effort to God or devise a legal means of saving bom, or rem. bursing bim ip the cousequences of @ conscientious stand taken in the course of performing his public duties. The Purpore of a rae county orgavization bas been since made more obvious by the act of 1857. But the clause ta that act, and the previous laws and usage on the subject, authorizing the Mayor, Common Council, Comptroller, &o., in their capacity a8 a Fioance Department, to per- form also the like fiscal functions for this Board, does not attempt to copter apy original powers of the mature re- served to the counties, under the constitution: such as the expenditore of money, the creation of county bonds, or the appointment of county cflivers The framers of ‘the new law may bave been misie’ by the fact tnat the Col- lectore of Taxes were abolished by the uct of 1843, sad the office of Receiver constituted as a municipal and strictly fiscal department, under toe Common Council aad the Comptrolier. Bat this was previous to the conatita- tion adopted in 1846,‘ and before the provisions of te second section of the tenth article nad neceasitated the course taken in the assessment law of 1850, Commissioners and ceputies of the Tax off organized and constitutionally placed under the contro! of this Board, To sum up the question, it would seem to appear, under the section of the constitution which your committes have quoted, that the power to create assessors ta the counties of this State ts reserved to the electors, or the recognized county autborities, and that tne Court of Appeals bas repeatedly affirmed this in well known parallel cases, Decisions of the courts of last resort, cited by your committee, go to Bbow that assessors of-taxes are officers uncer the State and the county orgamizations, aud caa- not, in the discharge of their functions, be regarded in Jaw as the officers of @ corporation; that the power to levy taxes has aiwaye resided in the Supervisors of this county, ap¢ that this power implies the right and autho- rity to assees Or apportion them as identical and iasepara. ble; that the Corporation and the county have separate and independent jurisdictions, which cannot be confound ed with each other im their original powers; that the as. sesaors appointed by the Comptroiler rest for their autho. rity entirely upon special laws, and that if their pewers should be declared void uncer the constitution, they would bave no jurisdiction to assees for taxes, when it must be found toat no warrant of this Board could issue for collec- tion of the general Jevy of taxes upoo their valuations and apportionments, Whilst it may yet be in the power of this Board to adopt an effective precaution or legal reme- dy for this possible result, your committee would indicate that any taxpayer who may feel aggrieved has it ia his Power to raise this question befpre the courts in his own right and name. A single decision declaring the new Board of Assessors without jurisdiction must Havas lidate the whole body of the arsessment rolis. Where we bave single taxnayers, whose individual payments an- nuaily, to the Receiver, reach above eighty thousand dol- lars, it can hardly be presumed, that suffi stent temptation and means are not at band to test the issue, within the five years term of the Commissioners of Taxes and Asess- ted independent of any action of the Supervisors of this county. Your committee respectfully submit these considera. tons, with the view to ask that more time be granted them to examine this subject. They do not feel justitied in recommending any action at this time, nor do they ad vance their present etatements, as their dednite conctu- tions, but only as the result of their brief inquiry, thus far, apd as warranting the annexed resolution:— Resolved, That the Commi:tee on County Oilicers be, and ere hereby autborized to employ legal aia, for the proper examination of the anvexed resolution, and that the sum of five nuodsed dollars be appropriated therefor from the “ appropriation for county coatingencios.”” WILLIAM M. TWEED, ) Committee on WALTER ROCHE, County Otlivers. | Later from Salt Lake. OUR GREAT SALT LAKE CITY CORRESPONDENCE. | Great Satt Lake Crry, May 19, 1859, | E(ect of the Governor's Proclamation—Mormm Efforts to | Purchase Arms and Ammunition—Male Mormos in the Mountains—Are they in League with the Indians?—Change in the Editorship of the Valley Tan—The Survivors of the Mountain Meadow Massacre going East—A Utah Cotton | Mill—Reform at Camp Moyd, dc., de. In our last we gave you the Governor’s proclamation for the disbanding and dispersion of certain persons asso. ciated and assembled together, thereby disturbing tho | peace and quiet of the Territory; also directing Jno. Kay, Territorial Marshal, to investigate the matter. Now we give the eum of his reports. After several days’ travel, he returned and reported having heard of, but not geen, apy armed forces, such as intimated in his inetructions, but a few parties of woodchoppers (fit searon for the business, to be sure!) in the mountains, of herders on the plains and in tho villages—armei, of couree, as all prudent men—to use his own words—are ‘on such occasions—and that one of said men in the moun- tains had descended and offered to purchase a rifle of a merchant train en route for tnis city, which circum. stance, the Marshal supposed, gave rise to the afore- said reports of martial assembling. Now, the fact is, whilst a train of Loud, Hosmer & Co.'s was on its way to this place, several men in ono party came down from the mountains and tried hard to bay all the ammu- nition in the train, but the conductor suspecting something wrong, refused to sell. So you see we have another farce in this official investigation, whilst the wily rebels | langh in their sleeves and in their rendezvous at tho de- | feat of justice and thelr shirk of the brand of disioyaity. north, we could but note the male inbabit | which we passed. Ficlds lay partially ploughed, impie- | ments idle, seeding neglected; occasionally women were geen planting and gardening; and on judicious question ing, we learned that the men were in the mouptains at the | callof their leaders—for what, we could not draw out. So we feel confident tbat the romors we have previeusly written you are not only acknowledged fasts by the Go- verbor’s prociamation, but are really so to our own | Fnowledge—Jno, Kay's’ rettiras to the contrary notwith- standing Tho Indians on the north route eay that no travellers shall pass that way, aod mountaineers from that region assure ue that they have white leaders; from wich facts, immigrants intending to take that roa have been led (0 wek a military escort, whicn Gen Johuston, appre crating the troudies, hag readily ‘granted; and in afew days u large company will atart out under guard of a de tachment, which will accompany them beyond danger, and thet connoitre for the foe. | There bas been much rejoicing among ths Saints within | the last few days, occasioned by the coange which has taken place in the editorship of the Valley Jan, Kirk An derzon having disposed of his entire interest in’ tho same to Jobn Hastnett, Secretary of State. This change was principally causea by the poor health of i 6 inte editorand | Proprictor: yet while be was at the helm he did faithfat duty in “7iening the faults and follies ot” this people, and they writned under the goad applied by suca a fear lees beart and faithful hand, Now they feel somewtiat relieved, believing that any change will be w their ad vantage. Anderacn has proved unfinoniog, disregarding threats of personal violence, in bis career as @ journalist snd expositor of things past and present pertainiag to this Territory. He bas caused much wincing under the re- publication of toeir own doctrines and the barangues of their lenders; yet he has accredited them with full fair. bess where commendation was their due. Dr. Forney hag, at present, ali the children aurvivors of the Mountain Meacow massacre at bie quarters in thie city, and they are expected soon to start to the States in search of friends ana rympathy. Mr Russeil, of tue firm of Ruesell, Meyers & Waddell, artay contractors, furnishes them and guardians with free transportation—another instance of that company’s humanity and generosity. The Pike’s Peak excitement is greatly on the wane in this vi- cinity. Many quite ready to set out for the now K! Dorado bave abandoned the idea, and are conatraiaud from tho late and contradictory reports therefrom to consider il a humbug—a Fraser river story. A Jarge number of church teams started to the States a few days since for goois and machinery tor a couon mill, it ie said, which, if true, affords an indication of the hopes, Mf not determination of the Prophet and his followera, An express for the army i rumored to have recently came through from the States, making the distance from Laramie here in six days. Last week we hud sovere and digastrous wind-storms, unroofing and demolishiag the adobe hourcs go generally used toroughout tua Territory. Yesterday we had quite a hail and rain storm, accom- panied with fierce lightning, during which two men were Atruck, one killed nnd the other badly burt. Our last Eastern mail arrived in 97 days from St. Joseph. Comp Floyd is in a prosperous condition. A great and general temperance reform ba been offvcted by tne late orders. All liquors are exclided—suttier’s supplicg as well as others. Major Prince has not yet arrived, but is daily expected. most entire absence of 8. Marsh Juxm 9.—Richard Bolger, & ship Ariel, was arrested this tny, in resisting the commar mate of the steamer. He was comm ton, oar’ the steam ged with ma vies, the eecond for examina. Superior Coart. Before Hou. Jutye Holi mann, Tene 9.—John H Hildane, Rerviver, de. agt. Tamer C. Porter, a. al. Sudgment tor pitt, for $1,045 82, and the eale wet wside by default. The Alleged Slaver Urion, THE CAPTURE OF THE ORION OFF CONGO ISLAND-—ITBR ARRIVAL OFF THE NAVY YARD IN CHARGR OF TUK UNITRD STATES SLOOP MAKION—STATKMENT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE MARION-—THE CAPTAIN OF THE SUSPECTED SLAVER DIES ON THE PASSAGE, ETC. The bark Orion, taken off Congo Island, and now at anchof off the Navy Yard, having been brought here on euspicion of being @ slaver, sailed from this port om the ‘2iet of January last, under the charge of Captaic John E. Hauna, I was reported that her crew bad been pre viously shipped under articles to Captain Stevens. She is & very ordinary looking vessel ot about 600 tons burthen, tep years old, ia not a fast sailor, is very broad and bulky, and altogether she would not be taken for a slaver from appearances, But this is not romarkabie, for there isno use of @ slaver being built for fleetness now, for however fast a sniling veesel may be, she cannot outstrip asteamer, If she can deceive and dodge the English and American men-of-war, this ts all sufficient. The Orion arrived in the Congo river about the 10th of April, where she was stopped by the English war steamer Triton, Lieut. Burton commanding. Capt. Hanoa pro- tested sgainst Liout, B.'s course, but flading it of no avail, determined to allow Mr. Morgan, the first mate of the Orion, to go to St. Paul de Loando for the purpose of reporting the case to the United States Consul of that port Mr. Morgan on bis way to Loando fei in with the United States steamer Marion, Capt. Brent. Mr. Morgan gave Capt. Brent such a report of the circumstances of the Orion's detention as to determine Capt. Breat to make a Strict and careful inquiry into the case. The Marton soon anchored about four miles from Shark’s Point, and Capt. B. boarded the steamer Triton. Of the conversation be bad with ber Majesty's lieutenant nothing is known. However be determined at once to give the Orion a tho- rough overbauling. Lieutensnte Campbell and Whitiog of the Marion, were ordered to search the vessel and report ws to Ber probable intentions. These oili- cers, after & thorough examination of the Orion, reported to the effect that ene bac come to the coast of Africa for some unlawful purpose, Her cargo consisted of articles available for the purchase of slaves, and valued for such exe! would be worth thirty thousand dollars, The exceptions, the officers of the Marion state, are such as could be made useful for negroes when aboard ship. These exceptions, they think, constitute the principal tes- timony against ber legality; such as slave coppers, extra water casks, 156 in umber; large quantities of rice, corate salve, medicines, chioride of lime, sticking plaster and various otber goods not mentioned on her manifesto. A large cumber of old flint muskets were found stowed in her bold. Before the Orion was boarded by the British steamer Triton, she was met by the British war steamer Pluto. An officer from this steamer boarded ber, and, exami- ping ber papers, left her gatished.’ Afterwards she fell tp with the Triton, and while ia her custody, it is reported by the mate of the Orion, a Mr. Morgan, that the Eogiish used every sducement tothem to surrender their sbipto the English flag, even taking advantage of the Piuto’s approach, as seen afar off from the Triton’s mast bead, to make the crew of the Orion believe it wee the AmericaD war steamer Marion The capiain desired to surrender to the Euglish impar- tially. ‘This fact the captor’s place alongside that of ber cargo, and consider them suflicieat evidence to criminate er. The first mate vehemently protested against the cap- tain’s willingness to surrender to the British He pro- ceeded aloft, marlined the Am« in colors to the mizen, and after leaving instructions with the second mate—a Mr. Carrilan—‘ to keep that flag aloft,” started in a frail boat in quest of the Marion, with tbe intention, if not find- yg her, to proceed to Loando and lay the case before the United States Consul. This boldness, the captor’s think, was Caused on the part of the first mate more from the fear of being left on the coast of Africa in case they were left to the control of the English, thao through any con- sciousness of innocence or feelings of wounded honor, ‘The Orion was seized by the Triton on the 21st, and on the 26th day of April eailed for this port under the charge Lieutenant Commanding Dallas and Lieuteoant Campbell, During a recent tour of observation aod inquiry two the | 8 from the towns un ecttloments through | with a crew of fourteen men. The crew of the Urion were not put ip irons nor ip any manner conflaed, behaving very properly durang the whoie voyage, which’ consumed fifty two days from Congo river to New York. The first evidence that they bad of the illegality of the Orion was founded on a certain statement of the steward. On the bth of April Capt. Hanna was taken sick, and being provoked by the pegiect of the steward, he gi him to understand that if be gave him any more trouble be would Jand bim on tbe coast, off Congo river, for ‘‘the vessel was not all right,” aod he had better look out for him- self. After the Orion had been about fifteen days out Captain Hanna died, at 10 P.M om the 26th of May. Up to the time of sailing from Corgo river under the charge of Lieufenant Dailas Captain Hanoa was improving, althoagh be suffered a great deal from the effects of the climate and principally menta! apxiety, He suffered extremely till the bour of hrs death, but there appeared to be nomala- dy or disease affecting bis health. He asked con ‘inually to be moved from ove part of the deck to the other, and on@hy iusion being mace to his case, he evinced alternately the most nervous uneasiness and the greatest depression of spirite. One baif hour before he died he asked to be walked on the ceck. He refused all etimulactes, and cou- tinuaily askeo for purgative medicines. He made no con. fession of bis guilt throughout his iliness, but protested that alt be bad to do with the veesel was to land her, py contract, off of the coast of Africa, at Congo river. Be showed the signs of ap uneasy conscience continually. He cied almost without a atruggie, and so suddonly that thore who were watching him coald not believe he was dead until some time afterwards. The officers aad crew of the Marion, who witueesed his death, candidly believe that be diea from tbe effects of extreme mental an- guisb—of a broken beart, caused either by the conacious- neve of guilt or the fear of punishment. The Orion 18 Owned by H.S. Viney, Esq. Before our reporter left her decks the prisoners had been transferred into aivil custoay, and all their chattels were being con- veyed ssbore as fast as the boats could carry them. The crew was yesterday evening taken on shore and marched out of the Navy Yard, manacled, in charge of the United States officers, followed by a numerous retinue of inquisi- tive individuals. niggers, washerwomen, boot blacks and boys, who gazed at them as if they bad suddenly ap- peared ag the inba>itants of some other piavet. They ‘were placed last night uader an additional guard of ma- rines, drawn from the United States receiving ship North Carolina. The bark was an object of much interest yes- terday, and large crowds of the curiously disposed flocked about the fanding to catch a glimpse of her. She will remain at the Navy Yard until disposed of by the proper autborities. STATEMENT OF TRE OFFICERS OF THE MARION. The following is the statement of Licutenants Dallas and Campbeil relative to toe bark Orion, the supposed slaver, taken on the const of Africa by the United States sloep Marion:— The bark Orion sailed from New York on the 2ist of January, 10 charge of Capt. John E. Hanna. Oa the Sth of April Captain Hanna was taken sick, and being pro- yoked by the neglect of the steward, he gave him to un- derstand that tbe veasel was not all right, and told bim that if he (the steward) did not conduct bimself properly he would put Bim on the beach upon the arrival of tue vesse! at Shark’s, Congo river. Wo have been led to te. lieve that this was the first evidence any of the crew had of the vessel being cugaged in any unlawfal enterprise. The Orion arrived off Shark’s Point April 10. Here sho was detained by the English war steamer Triton, Liea- tenant Comman ting Burton. Captaia H. protested against Lieutenant Burton’s couree; but finding it of no avail, he determined to allow Mr. Morgan, the first mate, to go to St. Paul de Loando for the purpose of reporting’ the case to the United states Consul at that port. Mr. Morgan left Shark’s Point on the 18th of April; he was picked up by the United States steamship Marion, Commander Brent, on the 19th. Mr. Morgan made such a report of the de: tention of the Orion as determined Commander Brent to give the cage his entire consideration. Tae Marion came to anchor about four miles from Shark’s Point, and Commander Brent boarded the Eoglish steamer Triton. Of the conversation be had with Lieut. Burton we know nothing, Commander Brent, howover, deter- mined to give the Orion a thorough overhuting. Lieu- tenants Whiting and Campbell were ordered to overhaul the Orion snd reportas to her probable intentions. These officer, after a strict and careful search of the vessel, re- Ported to tho effect that it was their belief that the Orion was not destined for a legal trado. Sne had oa board a large number of water casks, capable of containing about 20,000 gallons; nico a large quantity of rise, bread, hoop iron, medicines, two Ses coppers, and other articles used principally by slavers. April 21, Comtaander Brent in- formed Captain Hanna thet he had concinded to ssize tne Orion and send bor to the port of New York, to be given in charge of tbe United States Marshal us an illagal trader, Lieutenants Dallas and Campbell, with # crew of foartoon men were ordered 0a board, Lieutenant D naving orders to take ber to the port of New York We saited from. Conga river April 25. Up to this time Captain A. ap- peared to improvo a little, aad Thougi it was evident he was sufferiog vory much from ‘he citects of climate and mental anxiety, we still hopes of bis ultimate re covery. Aftor we hac been about fiteen days out ho fell into a rapid decline, and aied ou the 26th of May, about balf-past ton P. Ai. ried on the 26th, at eight A.M. The barks Ar ma Lincola arrived and were dotuined off Shark + Point by Commander Bront a few days before we suiled. it was thought thay would be sent bome. Important fleeting of the Board of Bidu- cutions SETTLEMENT OF TH BLE QUESTION IN THE ROAKU-—-THE READING OF IT IN ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENFORCED——ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THK COMMITTEE ON BY-LAWS, ETC. A very imyortant reasion of the Board of Fklucation took Place last evening, in their ball corner of Graad and Elm streets, All the members wore present with the excep- tion of Commissioners McCabe, Bonedict and Warrea, besides which there was a considerable lobby and much interest in the proceedings was evinced by all. In the absence of the President, Dr. Williams was chosen tem- porarily to preside. After the usi1al amount of routine business was trans- acted, the report of the Committee on By-Laws was taken up as tho epecial order, after the first order of business, ‘The report was presented at the ast mecting of the Board, It will coubtless be remembered and it reads follow— To mx Boanp or Epccarion:— | _ The Committee on By-Lawe, Rules, and Regulationa, in | purauance of the resolution adopted by the Board, May'lt, | ingtructing said coromittee to report to this Board y whicb shall make it obligatory that a portion | of the Holy Scripture, withoat note or comment, shall be | reed cach morning at the opening of je scLools under | the jurisdiction of this Bowrd,” rcepectfiuly report the fol. | lowing by-inws and amondments to existing by-laws, and would revommend their adoption —~ Art. 8, page 22, of the by-laws, strike out the pregont section 11, and ionert ag follows: See. 11.’ All the public gohoole of this city voter the jariediotion of the Board of Education shall bo opeved by the reading of @ portion of the Holy Soripturor, without note or comment; noi it spall be the duty of she principal of onch department of tue schoo’ under the jurisdiction of i to the proper Board of Trustees, an@ ‘any violation of this by law; which report \eed to the pay roll, Add algo to eaid Article 8 the following rections:— Seo. 12, The situation of a teacher ebail be forfeited & wiitu) violation of any rule or regulation of this Bi &be Lo euch torcher shall thereafter be employed io any eebool, unless the forieiture is remitted by this Board, Every Priveipal ehall report to the ‘Trustees, to this Board, all ers of the rules which the te Sec. 13. No payment shall be mado to a teacher whose case the provisions of this by-law have not oe tom plied witb, Sec. 14 Section 11 of articie 8, aforesaid, shali take effect trom and after tho first Cay of August, 1859; amd Sections 12 and 13 of the aioretaid article 8 shall’ take effect immediately, Commissioner Waterncry, as one of the minority of the Commitee on By Laws, hoped the Board would not aot Upon the subject till next meeting. The minority of the Committee, including Commissioner Curtis and himself, were desirous of presenting a moinority report upon the subject, and be felt confident the Board would extend the courresy to them before they would take action on 80 {m- Portant a question, He was unable to attend the meetiags Of the committee when they had the subject betore them. ‘or consideration because of offical business which keot him engeged in iu the courts. He was, therefore, unable to bave bis report ready earlier, but he, nevertheless, considered {t would be an act at variance with all the previous policy of the Board of Education to pass such @ resolution as the one preeented by the Committee oa By Law: had no notion that this resolution been considered at @ special meet- ng of the Board, or he would have tried te be preeent at the last meeting. Ali the members should have received notice prior to that meeting that a question of such superior importance was about tocome up. He again expressed the hope that the report of the committee ‘would be laid over wotii next meenng, and moved that ite ‘oriher Consideration be postpoued and that it be made tbe special order after the third order of business at the ext meeting. Commissioner Tucker could not see sufficient reason in what Mr.Waterbury bad said for postponing action on this imporiapt question, That gentloman might always be engaged in official duties ag much as heretofore, and there- fore never able to attend the meetings of the committee. He sew no reason why 80 good a book as the Bible ts ad- Mitted to be should not be read im the schools, and he cea- sidered the members were as capable of voting on wr as ever they would be, for they were all fully conversant ‘with it, and he would as willingly vote now and fait satis- Sed that be understood the quertion as well as if it was devated in the Board far years to come, He hope: therefore, the motion to lay the subject on the tabie we not prevail. Commissioner Warersury—Is the Bible read im the schoois of the Eighth ward? Commissioner Tuckkk—It ia; but I sit here in tho inte- rest of no particular schools, but for the schools of New ‘ork. Commissioner Warersury—If it is readin the Eighth yas it cannot be mucn affected by the passage of this y-law. Commissioner GRegN could not fully concur with sither of the gentlemen who had jast occupied the floor, He did bok think the electioneering had anything to do with it, nor did he consider that postponing action would be a dis- advantage ip any way. % us Dave as much light upsm it as possible. It can be made a special order for next meeting, and then we wil not be much bearer the election influences than we are now— if apy gentleman entertains the idea that electionsering has anything to do with the action of the Board on this question. He was in favor of postpoaing action for one week] to avoid hasty legisiation ov a subject which has been occupying the attention of the Board for years. Commissioner GILDERSLEVR Was Opposed to the passage of the resolution to lay the subject on the tabig for another meeting. Ev member is perfectly conversant with this subject. Committee were not directed to report their views to this Board, but ‘to report @ resolution making it obligatory to open the schools by reading @ portion of the Holy Scriptures, and he did not see why apy oue in the Board desired to postpone action on such a Corts, who was the other minority member of the Committee on By Laws with Mr. Water- bury, thought it would be weil to postpone the subject till the pext meeting. This subject, which had engagod the attention of the Board for years, should not now be acted on hastily, nor sbowld anything be dove now with- out proper and full consideration which would hereafter be regretted. Commissioner Custinc—I see no reason for further de- Jay upon this question. There is no reason why we should ‘wait to receive the opinions ot the committee. Their in- structions were to report a by law ordering the reading of the Scriptures without nove or comment in the schools, He was glad they were far removed from election times, and boped that the question would not be kept pend: till they came on again. The views of the minority co! as weil be stated verbally to the Board now as if the sub- ject were postponed till they could send them into the ‘Board in manuscript. Commissioner TuckER was desirous of seeing the ques- tion settied witbout delay. He heard that if the Board did adopt the regolution reported by the By-law Commit- tee, the matter would be carried to the courts, and for his part be desired to see it there as 590n a8 possible. 18 a large majority of the Boardjhere to-night, which you may not bave again, and now is. the time to act upon this question. If orderiog the reading of the Bible break up the schools, as it bas been said, let them be brokea up. But eettle the question ile men Kome how or other. Commissioner Warmxsury asked Mr. Tucker if it was because the majority prerent were in favor of ing the resolution of the committee. (This produ commo- Mion. i TvckER informed him that if he used the phrase, ‘mpjority in favor of it,’’he meant to say a quorum of the Board was present. (This created laughter.) Commiesioner WATEREURY—If there is such a question coming up there is pleuty of time to settie it between now and the next election. Commissioner Farr expressed his readiness to meet the question at once, in order to have it flaally settlad, Commisstoper Apams stated that no tangible reason for postponing it had yet been advanced, HCommieeioner Govt voted at the last meeting for post- ponig the question, but he was opposed to see it postpoa- ed forever. If it is postponed to night, it will be postponed again and again. If 1 did not think sq [ would vote for ita postponement now as I did befure. But this question has been up for years and it should now be setticd, Commiestoner Greg said the reason why the question ‘Wes hot settiod years ago was, because the Board never felt satisfied that they had the power to fo it. He sug- gested that if it was postponed the report of the minority should be printed and forwarded to each of the mombers individually, in order to avoid further postponement, Commissioner Farman desired to know how members could be informed on this subject, or if they would ever have information enough en it. (Laughter.) He called for the question. The question was then taken on Commissioner Water- bury’s resolution, which was lost by a vote of 21 in the negative agaipat 20 in the aflirmative, ‘Commissioner GREEN then moved that the question be laid on the table and made the special order after the third order of business at the next meeting, and that the report of the minority bo printed in the meantime. Commiesioner CusiinG objected to this as being out of order, on the ground that it was litte more than a repe- tition of the motion which the Board had juat voted against and decided. The Cuair decided that Mr, Green’s motion was in order. Commissioner CusuinG appealed from the decision of the Ereees but his appeai was lost by the yote of the Commissioner Cusitnc was for postponing action on the report. He considered that passing the resolution ro- ported by the committec would be the meane of depriving the Board of the services of some valuable teachers, and, besides, he was of opinion that they were acting uncon- stitutionally in adopting such a report. Commissioner GrovER could not discover a sufficient reason forsdielaying the settlement of the question. Ha could not believe that any member was not sufficiently enlightened upon it, The polls have becn mato a bug- bear here to night, and why should it not be shown that we are not afraid to decide it at once? Commuasioner Mason would be willing to vots for a postponement if he did not think that if it was postponed to night for the convenience of abgent members it would ulso be delayed next evening for the convenience of somo other gentlemen, who would, no doubt, ubsent them selves. He then called upon the President to put the question on Commissioner Green’s motion. ‘The question being generally called for, the vote wag taken and agnin lost, by a vote of 21 against 20, amid great agitation tbrongbout the house, The question now reverted to the adoption of the report of the Committee on By-Laws, The names of the members were called, and while this was being done many of them made long speeches in ex- planation of their votes, but these were all put forward in thoir previous speeches, The vote was announced after all the names of the members bad been called to be 25 in favor of the adoption of the report of the committee and 16 againsti;. The affirmative votes were those of Commissioners fimson, Watson, Crozier, Gould, Tuthill, Cagor, Andrews, Bloom? field, Tucker, Giiderslieve, Farr, . Mason, Metzzar, Brumnell, Reynolds, Adams, Stafford, Cushing, Cantrell? Fairmen, Lee, Davenport, Ranney and Marriner, The pegatives were Commiessioncre O'Grady. MeOay, Fitz- geruld, Dougherty, Eager, Barrey, Boge, White, Williams, Groen, Byrne, Curtie, Farley, Waterbury aud O'Keete, Thus the Board of Education put this important question at rest for the present, go fur as thoir jurisdiction reachos, It will next probably come before the courts, where the authority of the Board to enforce the by-law qill be put to the test A coasiderable amount of routine businoss thon came up, and when it was disposed of tue Board adjourned. g Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Sloseoa aad a jury, ACTION FOR KILLING A OHILD. JunR 16.—#lorence Sullican, Administrator, vs. John Le Brown.— This was an uction to recover $5,000 demuges for the death of a child, Florence Sullivan, Jr., caused oy the negligence of defendant's agents. In September, 1857, Mr. Brown was contractor for puilding a sewer in Forty- Dinth street; the child of the plaintiff resided in the neigh- Dorhood, and while playing in the stroets was xtruck by a portion of a rock which was being blasted, his skull was fractured, and he died from the effects. Mr. F. Byrne, on the part of the plaintiff, contended that sufficient precau- tion, which is required by the ordinance to prevent acc dente, was not used by the defendant's agents. Tor tho defence it was urged that the necessary beams of timber and other coverings were placed over the rock, that the usual flag signal was exbibited, and that one of the la- borers called out “Fire’’ each time before the operation of blasting was commenced. Verdict for plaintiff, $300. Derarturr or Usrrap Srares AnrinnERy.— Agreeably to the orders of the Hon. Secretary of War, tho battery of United States troops known as company Ky, of tho Fourth Regiment of Arti ry aft here yesterday af- ternoon in the express train for Wheeling, en route for Fort San Antonio, Texas, which post they will occupy until further orders. Tho corpa musterad seventy-three men, including four commiseioued officers, The horses, about fitty in number, fleld pieces and caigsone, ag wel the bagenge, were shipped yesterday. Altthe men were in Jent heaith.—Bulsimore American, June 10, .