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4 NATIONAL EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Third Day’s Proceedings, Ricumonn, Va., Oct. 7, 1869 ‘The Convention met this morning at tho waual hour, half past nine o'clock. The morning rejigioua exercises were read by Dr. R. 8, Mason, of North , and Dr, A. N, Littlejohn, of Connecticut. The list of delegates was called over, and about the same number was found to be present as on yesterday, The minutes were then read and approved. MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOPS. A message was received from the House of Bishops transmitting the triennial report of the missionary Bishop from China, which, on mption ot Dr. Hows, was referred . to the Committee on Domestic and Foreign Missionary Sovieties. APPROPRIATION OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. Dr. Muvwacropr, of Richmond, stated that he had in his possession some money, the amount of @ subscription realized on the first day of the Convention, and desired to know what disposition the Convention would make of it, Dr. Huz, of California, moved thatit be divided between the Foreign and Domestic Missions. Dr. Hawks, of New York, stated that at the last Gene. ral Convention a committee was appointed to inquire into the expediency ef establishing a society for the relief o aged and infirm clergymen. He considered the donation of this money to that society the most appropriate dispo fition that could be made of it. Dr. Srevens, of Pennsylvania, thought the matter might ‘be more properly reierred to the presiding Bishop, as he could best judge of the manner of disposing of the fund to the greatest advantage. Dr. Hut then withdrew his motion. ADMISSION OF THR DIOCKSS OF KANSAS. in order was the report of commit ent having 80 announced, a report was submitted from the Committee on the Admission of New Dioceses, which closed with the following resolution:— ived (the House of Bishops concurring), That the of Kaj admitced into union with the Generai Convention of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States of America ‘The resolution was adopted. OF THE CHURCH. uucut, called up the special order of c Dr. Mean, of Cou the day, which was the question of the amendment of the third article of the coustitution. Mr. Mornay Horrmay, of New York, moved to pass by the specia! order with a view to enable him to present a report from the committee appointed at the last session of the General Convention to prepare and digest the canons of, the church under appropriate titles and sections. The Teport, he said, was on the table of the Secretary, ready for distribution to the members of the Convention. ‘The House having agreed to pass by the special order, Mr. H. offered the following resolution:— Resolved, That if the House of Bishops concur, the report of the joint committee appointed to digest the canons of the church shall be referred to a joint special committee, composed of the Committee on Cations of each house, to consider and report what action in relation to the repeal of existing canous may be necessary in case it is adopted, and also to report as to any alterations or addi- tions to the sume which may be submitted to such com- mittee by either house, or may be suggested by members of such committees. Mr. H. proceeded to say that the report which he sub- mitted was simply a digest of the canons, without any ad- dition or alteration of them. The committee who had the Subject in cbarge undertook to make a few suggestions, which are appended t the report; but, in all other re- epects, their duty was confined to an arrangement of the existing canons under appropriate titles and sections. The object of his resolution to send the matter before a joint committee of both houses was with a view, fret, to ascertain if it i8 necessary to repeal avy existing canon; and second, to ailord an opportunity to the Vonyention, when the matter comes in proper form before them, to make any emendations of the existing Jaws thus digested, and any additions which they may deem proper. These are the motives which induced him to move the reference of the report to the joint commistee indicated. Mr. Epwarp A. Newros, of Massachusetts, said that the gentleman undertook to prescribe the committee to which this report was referred, when, as itseemed to him, the ‘usual practice was (0 leave to ‘the house the selection of the proper committee. It struck him, further, that as two Members of the Committee on Canons of this house, who hhad the subject under consideration already, would nec sarily be embraced in the joint committee to whom it w Proposed to refer the report, the better course would be to Tefer it to an independent committee. Dr. Hawks, of New York, said if his friend (Mr. New. ton) understood all the facts of the case, he would be con tent to let it take the course proposed by his colleague on the Committee on Canons (Mr. Hoffman). It 1s true that bis colleague and himself would be members of this Joint committee, but they constituted but two out ‘of nine, and could, therefore, have no control ia the decision of any question connected with this matter. But the gentleman would see the importance of having them on this joint committee, when he reflected that they had already bestowed much time and labor in the investi- meg) of the whule subject, aud that the committee could we the benefit of their information. This, of course, no ‘ew committee could have; and if their views were not approved by the joint committee, they could just as eflec- tively defeat them, considering the great preponderance which those unfamiliar with the duty already performed in the matter of cigestiug and arranging, commanded upon the committee, as though the committee was a new and independent o1 Tt was obyious from the fact of the subject having been under their consideration for more than cighteen months, that the suggestions which they may make as 1 alterations or mouitications would be of some value. As Lo the question of carrying out those Suggestions, that in view of the fact, Said before, that they were but two against nine. y were satisfied to give the result of their labors, aud it was for the House to say whether they would avail themselves of the benefit of these labors, ‘He would simply add that the report as now submitted does not alter any existing ca Mr. MoCrgapy, of South Carolina, said_he should dis- sent from the mode of action proposed. Where was the ‘use of two bodies, like this and the House of Bishops, if it ‘Was not to discuss mutters apart. You have a Committee ‘on Canons in each body, which considers matters sepa- rately, and now you propose to combine these committees and send this report before them, when not a gentleman present has heara the report read. He thought it would be more desirable to consider the subject before sepa- rating. If both houses agreed there wonld be an end of it; if they disagreed, then would be the time for a joint commit He would suggest that the proposition for the reference of the report at all, before it was read, was altogether premature. Mr. Coynsp said if there was anything to be considered t be very well for them to stand upon their nd to req separate considerati @ matte course would be beyond their control, 8 | to General Convention. Not one word of the canons which formed the subject of this digest by the committee has been altered, the object of that commuttee being to codify these canons, neither at tempting to alter or modify any of them. ‘As he said, their duty was simply to classify these laws and to reduce them to order b nd sections. They have labo- riously and cavefully f that duty, not by intro- ducing any new matter for legislation, but placing the Canous in such order as toenabie the committees to act More conveniently with reference to them. He would respectfully ask ‘of the gentleman last up, where was the necessity of standing upon any right which they had upon any strict consideration of this subject, when the whole of this question resolved itself simply into a coditi- cation of jaws which must govern all alike. This stickling for rights under such circumstances was superfluous, and he trusted the house would not hesitate to refer the re- Port to the joint committee named. Mr. Eowarp A. Newton, of Mass. ‘by way of amendment or substitute for the resolution of- fered by Mr. Hoffman:— . te offered the following | Resolved, (the House of Bishops concurring), That the | Proposition “of the joint committee appointed to digest the canons of the church be referred to a joint Special committee, &e. Dr. Mxap, of Connecthut, that if this question was referred to a joint special com: mittee the whole matter would have to be laid over, or they would have to stay there for a much longer time than they anticipated. “Now, he would ask of that House what body of men could ject of the canons and laws have had them wi nsideration from year to year for ‘a long time past? behalf of that committee he would say that they would be happy to be relieved from that duty. But he would say at the came time, that if the desired to dispose of this mat proper desputch, they must re tee. If the object of the genUeman was to introduce new canons, or repeal any of those now existing, they could do so as effectually by allowing its reference to that com- mittee as any other. ‘The question was taken on the amendment proposed by Mr. Newton to refer the subject to a special committec, and lost. The question then recurred on the original resotntion offered by Mr. Hoffman, to refer to a Joiut Committee on Canons of both Houses, and it was decided in the affirma- tive. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO COMMITTEES. On motion of Dr. Stevens, of Pa., the special order was further passed by, whereupon he oifered the foliowing re- solution Resolved, That the Committee on Domestic and Foreign Missionary ‘Societies, the Committee on Canons, and the Committee on the General Theological Seminary, be en- larged by the adaition by the President of two clerical and two lay members to each, in order that the West may bave increased representation on these committees. Mr. E. T. Cuamners, of Md., thought it would be more Advisable if the committee were increased, that such in Grease would be made without regard to geographical mo 8 Dr. Mean, of Conn., moved by way of amendment, tha Gach committee be increased by the addition of one Cleri ‘and one lay member to each, instead of two. Mr. Hownnetox, of Connecticut, was in favor of the Addition of two. as proposed by Dr. Stevens. The labors ‘which devolved upon these committees were vei it ital pr ‘and he trusted the House wo 3 pots wild agroe to the ori 0. ‘The question was then put on pad’s a Bnd decided in the affirmative, D™ Mead’s amendment, PROPORED AS THR SCRNE OF THE NEXT CONVENTION. Dr. Tatwor, of Indiana—the special order beiny turthor Postponed—meved to take ap his resolution fixing Chicago Bs the place for the next General Convention ty man at question was pending when the Convention adjourned Ly motion was agreed to, whereupon Dr. T. procard fo discuss the advantages of that point for inolaing ns Dext session. He suid the House seemed ready to dispose ‘of the question, anc he hoped that no effort would be Jnade to stave off action upon it by parliamentary tac Mr. CaMpax.t, of Maryland, would say to the geutieman That his reference to tuctics is rather unjustifiable $0 iar ti It related to those who were opposed to his resolution. ‘Their only object was, what a place should be selected with due regard @ all the conveniences necessary to secure a F satisfactorily and wi T itto the joint commit- Surge attendance. Disregard these considerations, and locate the Gonveution where you are ‘likely & Wayp but a small eitendynce, and the vould assure the gentleman | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. legislation of that bos Must necossarily be such as could not give universal satisfaction. So far as hospitali- ty was concerned, that was to be found everywhere all over the country, That, of course, was no consideration in copnection with this matter; and ag to the argument advanced yesterday, of the evangelizing influence which the meeting of this Convention in the West would be like- ly to yield, bo would say that they might as well go at once among the Indians if such was to be the object of holding @ convention of this character at the point indca- ted, or anywhere else, ‘This Convention has a far differ »nt Purpose to serve, Its object is to make laws; the work - evangelizing belongs to the Church in her general func- t Mr. RucGuss, of New York, dotailed the number of dio- cesses in @ classified form, enumorating the number in each geographical section, His object in doing 80 was to set forth more forcibly the claims of Chicago, whish he represented as the Queen City of that great Western country whose growth he’ represented as mar- vellous. He siowed how the Church had spread in that region within a few years, and how it was likely to spread in the future. In this connection he dwelt upon the value of that section of the Union as a field wherein in after years the church would expand and Strengthen to a degree which would involve inestimablo benefits to her general iutereats at home and abroad. The people of the West como here (said Mr. B.) and ask that the General Convention shall visit them, aud can you with propriety refuse the request so long as you pursue tho ambulatory system of holding these Conventions? And he would say that the policy of having them located per- manently at one point, a8 was contemplated a few years ago, was # short sighted policy. ‘The effect of this loco- motive system of Conventions which is now pursued was generally conceded to be wise and salutary, and, for his part, he was in favor of continuing it. Ho did not beloag to the State of Illinois, he had the good fortune, if such it was, to be cast upon the little island of New York; but we look out upon the vast Western country, an we see our children there in vast numbers rising and prospering amid its boundless resources. Ho would ask, therefore, that the Convention would duly consider the claims of that region, and concede to it the privilege which it now seeks, of locating the next Conven- tion at the great city of Chicago. Ought the sittings of this body to be permanent? shail it be located in Washing- fon, or shall it be locomotive? This, he was sure, wag a great question, and no doubt there was a great deal to be Suid on both sides. It may be that there are great ad- vantages in a permanent location; but those attaching to the locomotive policy were in his estimation still greater. What bas been tho experience of the other churches? The great Church of Rome held their sittings at Rome betimes, and though they had there the advantages of ull the old libraries and records, yet still we find them holding their sittings at othe: points—at Lake Constance and the Tyrol, for instance. otwithstanding the advantages held out by Rome, they tit necessary to hold their sessions at other plac: must recollect that our church has grown from 41) Degivuing to vast proporti He (Mr. wuost recollect when they had only three in yr, and now, in @ short wh. tythree dio- cesses almost \ thia view of us. She is keeping pace with the rapid growth of this great country, until now her services cover three millions of miles—an area sixty times as large as England—sixty times as much service as the great Cbureh of Engiond ever did in England proper. Sue outstrips all Papal Europe in the extent of area cover. ed by her services. Mr. R. here returned to the subject of the location of the next Convention, and closed with some further reimarks tayoring Chicago as the place for its next meeting. Mr. Wry. of California, opposed Chicago as the point , and in a’ speech of considerable power and much humor advocated the permanent location of these conventious at New York, which he argued to be the puint most accessible from distant regions on the Pa. cific, as well as many Southern States, Dr. Davin Kuve, of Wisc »nsin, said if they voted to fix the location permanently in New York, he would say that in less than ten years that vote would be changed. Tf the general Convention was to be locomotive, as he thought it should be, for many years to come at least, then he in- sisted that the West has a claim for holding there. Asregards the probability of there being a slim delegation in attendance in the event of its being held at Chicago, he would remark that if they looked at the delegations pre- sent at this or any former Convention, they would find the attendance from remote points to be equal to that from regions not far distant from the place of meeting. Ho was of opinion that the farther off it was held the greater in- ducement was there to go, from the general desire to see distant places and become familiar with scenes which were before unknown. He was never so far South before, This was the first occasion that he had paid a visit to the Sunny South, and he was glad of the occasion which afforded bim an opportunity to visit it. He felt assured that the same desire actuated many others in regard to places at distauce with which they were entirely un- familiar. (Debate postponed.) MERSAGES, A message was received from the House of Bishops transmitting the report of the Right Reverend Bishop Scott, of Oregon, which was referred to the Committee on Missionary Societies. RESIGNATION OF A MISSIONARY BISHOP. ‘The following preamble and resoition was receiyed:— ‘Whereas, the venevable Missionary Bishop of the North- ‘west has offered to this House his resignation of the mis- sionary jurisdiction which bar been under his charge for twenty four years; therefore, Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of the Mis- sionary Bishop of the Northwest, this House hereby ex presses its deep sense of the faithful manner in which the Missionary Bishop bas pertormed his arduous work, and they also feel it to be their duty and their privilege to as- sure him of the gratitude of the whole Church for his ear- nest, self-denying and apostolic labors. ADMISSION OF THE DIOCESS OF MINNESOTA. A resolution was received informing the House of Depu- ties of their concurrence in the resolution admitting the dic of Minnesota into union with the Protestant Epis- copal Church. Upon the receipt of this last resolution the names of the delegates frou: that State (Minnesota) were read aud added to the reguiar list, and they thereupon took their seats, DEBATE UPON PR. TALHOT'S MOTION RESUMED. The question on the motion of Dr. Talbot, fixing Chicago 4s the next place for the sittung of the Conveution, was re- sumed, when Dr. 5. C. Trait, of California, moved to amend the resolution by substituting Philade!phia. The subject was passed by for a few moments to enable Dr. J. V. Van Ingen, of Minnesota, to refer the tostimoni- als of the election of Dr. Whipple, Bishop elect of Minne- sota, to the Commitice on the Consecration of Bishops. ‘The question was then taken on the xmendment offered by Dr. Thrall, subetituting Philadeiphia for Chigago, and ost. MESSAGE. Another message was received from the House of Bishops informing the House of Deputies of their concar- rence in the resolution #'mitting the diocess of Kansas into union with the General Conveation of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Uuited States, The delegates from that territory were thereupon added to the regular list, and they accordingly took their seats in the Conven. tion. DEBATE RESUMED—CHICA N. Dr. E. Gvion, of Louisiana, moved as a further substi- tute for Dr. Talbot's resolution fixing Chicago as the place of meeting of the next Convention, that Buffalo, N. Y., be the next location. Logt. The question was tucn put on Dr. Talbot's resolution, and decided .n the aflirmative. So Chi 1a8 been fixed upon as the next place of meeting nyention. MIRD ARTICLE. Mr. N.G. Pexpistoy, of Ohio, offered the following u ut — Resolved, That the order of the day, which ) is the proposition to amend the third article of the constitution, be postponed, and that the Committee oo Canons be instructed to report the action of the several Diocesan Conventions. Alter a brief discussion, Judge Cnvrcun, of Kentucky, moved to lay the resolution on the table ‘The motion was agreed to. ‘Dr. CLARKSON, of Ilinois, moved to take up the preamble and resolution in relation to the resignation of the Mia- tionary Bishop ot the Northwest, transmitted to-day from use of Bishops. ‘The motion was agreed to, but Dr. Clarkson, finding that some alteration was necessary in the docuinent as transmitted, in order to adapt its language to the action of the house, asked that the subject be passed by for the present to enable him to make the necessary modifi- cation, ‘THE BALLOT AND VIVA VOCE VOTING _Dr. Mean, of Connecticut, offered the following resolu- | tion Resolved, That the House will proceed to-morrow, at one o'clock, t ballot for a committee on the part of this house to act with a commitiee of the House of Bishops in examining the Board of Missious. On motion of Mr. Newroy it was agreed to adopt the viea voce system of voting iustead of the ballot system. Mr. N. then moved that the Chair appoint the commit- tee, which was agreeo to. It was subsequently ascertained that the constitution made the election of this committee by ballot obligatory, Whereupon the action of the house substituting the viva voce system was reconsidered, and the yote by ballot adopted. NOMINATIONS TO COMMITTER. The following nominntions were then made for the com- mittee referred to, which was to consist of six in all—three clerical and three lay members:—Dr. R. M. Muson, of North Carolina; Mr. Edward A. Newton, of Massachusetts; Dr. Win. B, Stevens, of Penusylvania; Dr, Jos. C. Talbot, Indiana; Dr. ©. W. Andrews, of Virginia; Mr. H. P. Bald: vu, of Michigan; Dr. 8. G! MeMastere, of Missouri; Dr. Wm. C. Crane, of Mississippi, and Dr. Pise, of Tennessee. ‘The house then proceeded to ballot. While the ballot Was being taken a message was received from the House of Bishops. tranemitting the report of the Right Rey. H. W. Lee, D. D., respecting his missionary labors in Ne- braska. Ordered to be referred Wy ihe appropriate com mittee, ARTICLE 1 OF THE Dr. Taran, of California, red the following resolu- tion, which wae referred tw the Committee on Canons: — Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that at 1 of the constitution be amended by striking out the words “and in such places as shail be determined by the Cc Mona ‘and inserting the words “in the city of Ph. he , Before the committee appointed to count the ballote had performed that duty, the hour of three arrived, and the Convention thereupon adjourned. FOURTH Day. Ricumonp, Va., Oct. 8, 1959. The Convention met to-day at half-past nine o’¢lock, pursuant to standing order, The usual morning religious services were performed by W. H. Odenheimer, D. D., Bisbop clect of New Jersey, and by J. Bedoll, D, D., Assistant Bishop elect of Ohio. I would here state that a report is current in the city this morning that the House of Bishops had under considera. tion the subject of Bishop Ouderdonk’s reinstatement, but what action was kad has not transpired. ‘MINUTES. After the morning service had closed,the minutes of yesterday's proceeding were read and approved. HRPORTH YROM COMMIFTERS——TESTIMONIALS. ‘The Prestpxsr called upon the standing committees for reports, when A member of the Committee on the 2s! rt stat DNETITUTION. Consecration of Wtea the Cor mittee had before them the testimonial in behalf of the Rey, Alexander Gregg, D. D,, bishop elect of the diocess of Texas, and also the testimonials in behalf of the Rev. W. Henry Odenheimer, D.D., bishop elect of the diocess of New Jersey, and also the testi- timoniais in behalf of the Rev. Gregory Thurs ton Bedell, D. D., assistant bishop elect of the dic cess of Obio, and also the testimonials in bobalf of the Rey. Henry Benjamin Whipple, D. D., bishop wlect of the diocess of Minne ey report the same as in order for receiving the testimonials of the members of this house. Dr. R. M. Maso, of North Carolina, offered the follow- log reactution, in connection with the foregoing report: esolved, That the Secretary be directed wo prepare the 1 forms of testimonials, to be signed by this house on bebalf of the yriige elect, and this house thea proceed to sign the said testimonials. Adopted. VIULADELYHIA SUBSTITUTED FOR CHIOAGO YOR TUK NEXT GEN- RAL CONVENTION. ‘The House of Bishops sent to the House of Deputies the following resolution: — Resolved, That the House of Bishops do not concur with the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies in tho selection of Chicago as the place of meeting of the next General Con- vention, but that they prefer and have selected the city of Philadelphia in lieu thereof, for the reason that they deem it more convenient and accessible to a large body of cleri- cal and lay members, nearer the archives of the General Convention, and more convenient and advantageous to the general interests of the church gonnected with the body. ANENDMENT OF CANONS, br. Mxap, from the Committeo on Canons, submit- fed a report in relation to canon 5, of 1832, which was sent before them for amendment. canon relates to the Convention of Bishops during the recess of the General Convention. The second. section of this canon provides that ‘the evidences of the different standing com- mittees shall be in the form presented for the House of Clerical and Lay Deputation in General Convention; and without the aforegaid requisition, no consecration shall take place dui the recess of the General Convention. But in case the el of a bishop shall take place within a year before the meeting of the General Convention, all matters relative to the consecration shall be deferred until the sai meeting.” ‘Tho committee modified this section by the substitution for the word “year” the words “three months.”” ‘WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF CLERGYMEN. The same committee asked to be discharged from the further consideration of a resolution referring to them the question of the expediency of amending canon 6, of 1832, which relates to the election of assistant bishops in case the bishop is incapacitated from duty by reason of perma- nent infirmity or old “e Mr. Horrmay, of New York, said he held in his hand areport of the trustees of the fund for the relief of widows and woe of deceased clergymen, and of aged, infirm and disabled clergymen of the Protes: tant Episcopal Church of the United States, which he de- sired to bring to the attention of the house. He would state, that of the members composing this Board of Trustees none are now Aina an of this house, and that the distinguished gentleman (Luther Bradish) who prepared the report chiefly, and who was a member of this House at the Jast Convention, requested him (Mr. H.), as also did the President of the Board of Trustees, to present this report to the house. He regretted that that gentlemen, who labored so zealously in this cause, and who was so competent to explain the merits of this report, was not present to do so. He would now proceed to read the report, but first it might be well to call the at- tention of the houso to the history of this fund, thus in- stituted under the superintendence of this Convention. At the pacetag of the Convention of 1853 a fund was instituted for the relief of widows and orphans of de- ceased clergymen, and of aged, infirm and disabled cler- gymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States. ‘Trustees were appointed to procure, if possible, an act of incorporation, and to prepare a constitution and by-laws for the government of the body. An act of in- corporation was obtained from the Legislature of New York on the 13th of April, 1855, and in 1856 Board of Ti. stees was appointed by the Convention. ‘The gentlemen comprising that Board have discharged the duty committed to them, and now present through ——_ result of their Jabors in the report, which I shall read:— pro REPORT. ‘The trustees of the fund instituted by the General Con- veution of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America, at its meeting in 1855, for the relief of widows and orphans of deceased clergymen, and of agod, infirm and disabled clergymen of the said’ church, beg leave rotpecitully to report:—In discharge of the duties devolved upon them, and in pursuance of their instruc- tions, the trustees, immediately after their appointment, met and organized themselves as a Board by the election of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Trea- surer. They prepared and caused to be presented to the Legislature of the State of New York the memorial which is appended to the report. The Legislature of New York, in compliance with the prayer said memorial, was pleased, on the 13th of April, 1866, to pass the act of in- corporation of the trusteos of said fund. The trustees re organized themselves under this act, and proceeded in the exercise of a power granted in the said act for that pur- pose, to frame and adopt a code of by laws for the govern- ment of the said corporation thus created,and for the accomplishment of its benevolent and declared objects, according to the supposed intention of the Convention and the chureb. The institution thus organized by the Con- vention, and legally created by the act of the Legislature of the State of New York, combining, as it does, the prin- ciples of annuity, life insurance and a simple charity, is necessarily complicated in its character, and therefore difficult to be organized under a clear, practical aud safe code of by-laws. This can hardly be done by any a priori reagoning, however just and wise. Actual experiment most be at once the test of merit of any system adopted, and the instructor in its improvement. The trustees, therefore, fully aware of the intrinsic difficulties of the case, submit with diffldence the code they have proposed rolyiug for the remedy of its errors and the supplying of its defects upon the suggestions of actual experience and the practical working of the institution. Should the pro- ccedings of the trustees and the plan of the institution hey herewith submit meet the approbation of their con- ents, they beg leave to respectfully suggest that the Convention will, in its wisdom, devise and adopt such measures as will give to the institution practical effect and assure in the greatest degree the aecomplishment of its beneficent objects. All of which is respectfully sub- mitted. A. LEE, President of the Board. Mr. HorrMan next read the act of incorporation; after which he stated that he had been requested by the gen- tleman who prepared the report to take the sense of the House 96 to whether it would approve of this action as it is now presented, leaving the emendations, if any should be necessary, to be made ip the future, as experience ma} pst. The gentleman to whom I have reference will mtent with any measure that the house may think proper to adopt in order to reveal any defects that may exist in the system laid down; and in order to test the sense of the House with regard to the report, I wil: pro- pose the following resolutions :-— Resolved, That the act of incorporation passed by the Legislature of the State of New York on the 13th of April, 155, and the by-laws reported by the Trustees to. the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies as the laws and regu- lations for the government of the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of decease’ clergymen, and of aged. infirm and disabled clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Charch of the United States of America, be adopted and approved. Resoived, the House of Bishops concurring, That it be referred to a joint. committee, to consist of three from each House, to consider and report what measures, if any, are advisable to carry out the object of the church in re- spect to this fund. Dr. Henry C. Lay, of Alabama, said that although this muiter was not invested with the importance that belongs to other matters, yet he besieved that nothing would be passed by that Convention which go largely affects the in- terests of the church for years to come, He would. sa; they were bighly indebted to these gentlemen who, wit! 80 much wisdom, have devised a scheme of such magni- tude and importance to the church. He rose to express a hope that such direction may be given to this matter as May secure to it due consideration, and cause it to be pre- sented to this¥house in a form that will command its nna- nimovs approval and secure future efficiency in the ope- ration of this grand scheme. To guarantee some provi- sion for the orphans and widows of deceased clergymen, and for infirm, aged and disabled clergymen, is td gua- rantee the perpetuity of the ministry. Mr. H. D. Evans, of Maryland, was of opinion that the best action to be taken in the matter was to approve that which had been carefully pre- Pared, and not send it before a committee which may be far less competent to examine into the subject than the Board from which it has been submitted. Moreover, that Board has given to the mat- ter all the consideration which ail new schemes demand at the hands of their originators. They have, no doubt, examined the matter with great care, and he could not see how any committee, with the short time allotted to them for investigation, could undertake, with any hope of suc- cess, to modify what had already been fixed at a cast of much time and labor. He thoughi the best course was to adopt it as it stood, and not suffer it to go before any committee, Dr. Hawks, of New York, desired to say a word or two statement of facts. A committee was raised three years ago, and {te.members selected with great care, for the purpose of preparing a conetitution and laws for the government of this fund. They were necessarily com- Jed, in order to perfom this duty efficiently, to investi- gate the subject before them carefully. It was, a8 he an- derstood it, a matter demanding the exercise of high legal ability. Tt was in effect a subject of life insurance; and in the prosecution of that duty, the distinguished gen- tleman (Mr. Bradish) who drew up the report, with the aid of bis colleagues on the committee, aot only gathered all the information they could get’ in this country but all that they could obtain in England. No subject was ever sent before a committee that underwent a more thorough investigation: and in that committee were gen- tlemen eminently competent to discharge the duty en- trusted to them; and, as may be inferred from the read- ing of the report, the subject which they had on hand re- ceived all the attention which its importan compli- cated character demanued. They have es aduly coropact system, parts of which are founded apon elabo- rate caleniations, and pon the tables of life insurances gathered from different ‘regiens aud covering a large ex- tentof time. In the discussion of that report with Mr. Bradich, he (Dr. H.) called his attention to some particu- Jars in it which scemed to. to be erroneous, and Mr. B. showed him the calculations, and pointed out to him satisfactorily his (Dr. H.'s) own errors. He thought it would be wnwise to meddie with the report. It lt Sg iteelf for the correction of any errors or defects that may exist in it; therefore if they should act upon it without a gecond reference of it to a select committee, they would be more Wkely to avoid mistakes than by re- ferring it. The committee would bave to gp over the calculations of the report during tho segsion of the Convention, and they would assuredly, in the haste imposed by this limitation, be moro apt to err than were the committee who first prepared it. He hoped,, there- fore, that the report would We adopted by this house, with the concurrence of the House of Bishops, and that it may be permitted to go into the hands of ‘the officers ap- pointed under theactof organization. Three years hence, should a flaw be detected, the report of that committee will polnt out where it exists, aud a remedy can be ap- plied. Tt is not eafe to commit the report now to any committee that the House could select. Dr. Lay stated that he bad no notion. of sending the report before a committee with a view to tamper with it im any way. All that he dosired todo wi: to avoid slurring over ® matter of such importance, and he bad snpposed that that was the object of the gentleman who submitted the report, Horrman stated his object to be to bring it before but not to refer it to a committeo. 4 thet ae be wa Hue on f the by-laws, the whole disposition of the funds rested with five members of the Board of Trustees, He desired more : formation upon the subject, Mr. HorrMan read from the portion of the by-laws bear- ing upon the disposition of the funds, and, as the reporter | understood, the provision relating to this subject required notice of any funds to be distributed, to be givon at the meeting previous to that at which the distribution should be made. ‘Then it would be pomretans for ive members of the Board to control the distribution, Dr. Hawks said the act of incorporation prescribes the murposes for which this fund shall be raised, and makes it imperative to dispose of it in a particular manner. The dividends may change at different times, and it is in the management of this that the ive members have control. Dr. Guion made inquiry regarding the manner of ap- pointing the trustees, Mr, Horrman syid that the act of incorporation provided. that the trustees, appointed after the passage of the act, should continue in office three years. The present Boar: was appointed in 1856, and will continue to act, unless it was the pleasure of the Convention to appoint their suc- cessors. ‘The qsantion, on the first resolution was then put and carried, The second resolution waa rejected. At this stago of the proceedings the committee appoint- ed on yesterday to count the ballots on the election of a committee of three clerical and three lay members to act with a committee of the House of Bishops in examining the Board of Missions, announced that they were ready to report the result of the balloting. It stood as follows: — Whole number of votes cast. Of which Dr. R. H. Mason, of . 8. ¥. }, of Missot Dr. C, W. Andrews, of Virginia Mr. Edward A. Newton, Mr. F, B. Fogg, of Tennesses.... ». Baldwin, of Michigan... 120 ‘The last three were thus elected lay members of the committee, and the two first clerical members, There was still a clerical member to be elected, and the contest was reduced to Drs. Stevens and McMasters, Dr. Talbot having withdraw: ‘The Houge balloted again upon a choice between these two,and the vote stood, Dr. McMasters, 117; Dr. Au- drews, 12, RESIGNATION OF DR. KEMPER. On motion of Dr. CLarkson, of Ilinois, the special order of the day Was passed by, to enable him to call up the preamble and resolutions transmitted from the House of Bishops on yesterday. ‘The resolutions being before the House, Dr. CLARKSON offered the following:- Whereas this House has been informed by the House of Bishops that the venerable Right Rev. Dr. Kemper, Missionary Bishop of the Northwest, has offered to that house his resignation of the missionary jurisdiction which has been under his charge for twenty-four years; there- fore, Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of Missionary Bishop of the Northwest, this house hereby expresses its deep sense of the faithful manner in which the Missionary Bishop has performed his arduous work; and they also feel it to be their duty and their privilege to assure him of the gratitude of the whole church for his earnest, self-denying and apostolic labors. Dr. CLakkson was about to address the House on the subject of this resolution, when some remarks were made by members as to the superfluity of any comments which he might make, the House being ready to adopt the reso- lution unanimously. He, however, proceeded, first re- marking that a question like this ought not to be passed over sub silentio. It should be remembered that it had reference to the retirement of a man who bad passed twenty-four years of his life in the missionary labors of the Northwest. He himseif had no recollection of that deep and thrilling scene that transpired in the House of Bishops twenty-four years ago, when, by a resolution of that house the Church was de- clared to be one missionary society. While he bad no recollection of this event, he was made familiar with it from the accounts given of it by his father. Bishop Kemper was sent out at that period to the wild North- west, and although he could not speak from personal ob- servation of his services and labors on that mission, he could say from @ proper conception which he felt in his heart of the arduous nature of the task which he per: formed in behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ, six dioceses have already marched under his captaincy into union with the Conventign of this Church; and now, after he had done this, he is about to retire from this post of labor to his new home in Wisconsin. But to return to his labors in the late field of his usefulness—he would say that it was no easy matter to describe him as he there roamed amid the wild scenes of that dreary region. At one time we see him ‘on the borders of the ere oad and again on the plains of Kansas. Again he is found on the shores of Lake Superior and again on the plains of Wisconsin. He would say that no Bishop since the days of St. Paul has travelled more miles and planted the banner of the Cross on a larger ex- tent of territory than has Bishop Kemper; and he trusted when the yote would be taken upon this resolution it would be recorded unanimously. ‘The question was then taken on the adoption of the re- solytion, and it was adopted unanimously. THIRD ABTICLE. Dr. ANDREWS called for the special order of the day, which was the subject of the amendment of the third arti- cle of the constitution. Dr. Vinton inquired if it was not proper first to decide the question in regard to the status of canons 1 and 2, which was under consideration by the Committee on Seon, before any action would be had upon the special order. A Dg.ecats stated that the subjects were entirely dis- on and the decision of one could in no wise affect the other. The special order being before the House, Dr. Mrap said that he was informed by the Secretary that the testimonials of the four bishops elect were prepared and ready to be signed by the house. It was necessary that this duty should be per- formed to-day, 80 as to enable the House of Bishops to decide as to the time of consecration. This was a work which should be done some time or afother, and he saw no occasion more favorable to do it than the present. Why not let the order of the day remain over until these testimonials were re and sent tothe House of Bishops? He would propose that the signing of these testimonials be at once proceeded with. Dr. Vinton moved that the special order be postponed until Monday at 11 o’clock. The motion was agreed to, and the house thereupon proceeded to sign the testimonials. Pending this procee- dure, a met, was received from the House of Bishops, infor ne the House of Deputies that they aj ag @com- mittee of them to act in conjunction with the House Com- mittee in examining the Board of Missions. The following are the names of the committee of three:—Bishop John Williams, of Connecticut; Bishop L. Polk, of Louisiana; Bishop G. Burgess, of Maine. ‘The remainder of the day’s session was occupied with the signing of the testimonials, at the close of which the House adjourned. TELEGRAPHIC. Ricumonp, Oct. 10, 1859. In the Episcopal Conyention the Committee on Canons reported adversely as to amending article first of the con- stitution, so as to locate the Convention permanently at Philadelphia, The report was tabled. ‘The committee also reported that canons one and two of 1853 are not repealed by the action of the last Convention. ‘The order of the day being the amendment to article three of the constitution, was taken up and debated at length without action. The following is the proposed amendment to article three:—Whenever general Con- ventions are held the Bishops of this church shall form a separate house, with the .right to onginate and propose acts for the concurrence of the House of Deputies, and all acts must pass both houses.?’ The Case of Quimbo Appo, under sen- tence of Execution COURT OF OYER AND TERMINBE. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. Oct. 10.—The People vs. Quimbo Appo.—The prisoner in this case, a Chinaman, it will be recollected, was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Fletcher, his landlady, who inter- fored in a quarrel between the prisoner and his wife. He was sentenced to execution, but subsequently respited by the Governor until Thursday next. i] ‘This morning his counsel applied to the Court for a stay Meh seed fhe District Attorney said he could not argue the mbtion oe week—that the ‘matter could stand over untilnext fonday Counsel for the prisoner stated that it was necessary that the motion should be beard at once, as the respite granted by the Governor would expire on Thursday next. ‘The District Attorney said hat he would write to the Governor this day and have the respite prolonged, and that the motion could be heard next Monday. ‘Adjourned accordingly. THE CASE OF THE SOUTHERNER, MACDONALD. The People vs. Robert 0. Macdonald.—Mr. Doyle, Assistant District Auorney, stated that a copy of the order in this cage was submitted to Mr, Brady, the defendant's coun- sel, and he moved that the matter stand over until Tues- day morning. Motion granted. The Great Oyster Bed. ‘The Norwalk Gazette of October 4, says that up to Satur- day night, inclusive, upwards of 260,000 bushels of oysters had been taken off in smacks, schooners, and other craft. All through the week, from two to three hundred sail of vessels were engaged in dredgiug—and again on Sunday over @ hundred sail could be counted on the spot from the Connecticut highlands. A gentleman competent to judge, who has been upon the ground, gives it as his opinion that the entre bed cannot be exhausted in ive years. ‘The average carnings of every man wito has worked upon the spot is stated by the Norwatk paper to be, at tho loweat figure admissable, $20 a day. The discovery is more remunerative and valuable than any gold mine ever discovered in California. The excitement all aiong the Sound continues, and the New York papers publish columns about the discovery. The oystermen have not been so unwise as to turn any consilerable quantity of their catch at once int the market to knock dow the Price. A fow have been brought in to bait the public Appetite, but most are transported to the shallow bays near the mouths of rivers and creeks, where their ra growth will more than pay for the trouble of raking, be- sides giving to the oystermen the control of the market when the choicer varicties are scarce and in loud demand, Arngst OF Puainists3—A party of six of thé pogilts from New York, who had been to Point Abind to witness the late prize fight, stopped at Suspension Bridge esterday to put offcounterfeit money, and were detected hy the police, who made a descent upon them just as they were about to leave in the 10:40 train last night. ‘The party were taken to the lock-up to be examined before a Magistrate to-day. .We have not heard the result of the examination, if itis concluded, It isto be hopped that measures willbe taken to prevent Western New York from being visited periodically by those vagabonds to in doler 'p Mhiefy bevtal pastimes. —feoohester Untom, Oct. % MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, BOARD OF ALDERMEN, QUARTERLY STATEMENT FROM THE STREET DEPART- MENT SINCE 30TH OF JUNK, 1859, SHOWING ‘THU AMOUNT OF REQUISITIONS DRAWN ON THE GoM TROLLER DURING THAT PERIOD TO BE $343,872 ‘This Board met last evening, Thos. MeSpedon, Esq., President, in the chair. On motion of Alderman Oweys, a resolution to change the grade of Worth and Church streets was adopted. ‘A great deal of routine business was disposed of. ‘The Mayor sent in two vetoes on the remission of assess. ments on St. Andrew’s church and the Colored Orphan ‘Asylum. ‘Alderman Starr moved totake up the Mayor’s message appointing Mr. Van Schaick as President of the Croton Board. Lost. ‘The resolution, directing the Croton Board to take up tho Russ pavement in Broadway, between Reade and Duane strects, was called up and adopted. The matter of building tho new County Jail was also called up, but again laid over. The report of the Croton Aqueduct Committee in favor of advertising for an ordinance for an additional issue of “swater stock’? —$878,000—was laid over, ‘The report of the Special Committee on investigating the aifairs of the Central Park Commissioners, submitting an ordinance providing for a further issue of the ‘stock of the Central Park Improvement Fund,” was laid over. A communication was received from the Street Commis- sioner ask! for an appropriation of $20,000 for fuel, Nghtiog sie for Corporation offices, and ordered | on file. A communication was received from the bey Inspector in relation to repairs to street pavements, with a view to more effectually cleaning the streets. Referred. COMMUNICATION FROM THE STREET COMMISSIONER. The following communication was received and ordered to be printed:— Srrewr Commissioner's OFFick, zw YORK, Oct. 10, 1859. ‘To THE Honorsnix Tax Cot Counci:— In compliance with section 29 of the charter of 1857, which requires that ‘every head of department shall re- port in writing to the Common Council quarterly the state of his department, with such ‘ions in relation to the improv@ment thereof, and to the public business con- nected therewith, as he may deem advisable,’ I have to submit detailed statements taken from the books of my office, and marked schedule A and B, and reports from the heads of the different bureaux, marked appendixes A to H, enclosed herewith, for full exhibit of the public business transacted under this department since the 30th of June last. Schedule A shows the amount of requi- sitions drawn by me upon the Comptroller on each appro- priation for the three months ending September 30, the total amount of which is three hundred and forty-three thousand eight hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-eight cents; the amount of requisitions drawn by me upon the Comptroller on each appropriation for the precedingsix months, the totalamount of which is six hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-four dollars and sixty-four cents, ($636,784 64,) and and the aggregate for the nine months ending Sept. 30, beiug nine hundred and eighty thousand six hundred an fifty-seven dollars and forty-two cents, Although by this statement there appears to be considerable balances to the ‘credit of most of tue appropriations, it must be borne in mind that this statement embraces merely the amount of requisitions drawn upon the Comptroller, and that in the cage of several appropriations the amounts of outstanding bills and contracts in progress are nearly sufficient to ab- sorb the whole balance. Among such are the appropri- tions tor the Fire Department, public buildings, construc- tion &c., fuel, furniture, &c., and stationery, concerning which communications and recommendations have re- cently been made to your honorable bodies by me. Schedule B (bookkeeper’s statement) shows the amount of appropriation drawn on account of each office or work, the amount of each assessment list, delivered to the Col- lector of Assesments, and the amount returned to the Bu- reau of Arrears. The Superintendent of Street Improvements furnishes in his report detailed statement of all vouchers drawn by him during the quarter, amounting to twenty-eight thousand two hundred and three dollars and fourteen cents, of all assessment lists received, bids opened, con- tracts signed and final payments made, and makes sug- gestions of great importance. See appendix A. ‘The Superintentendent of Wharves (see appendix B) reports the work perfoxroed in his ureau. aoa youohers drawn amounting to $21 ,836 22. ‘The Superintendent of Roads reports as above vouchers drawn $61,845 45. (See appendix ie) The Superintendent of Lands and Pt (see appendix D) reports on the condition of the various parks under his supervision, and the amount of vouchers drawn for ex- penses incurred, viz:—For tands and places since last re- rt, four thousand two hundred and one dollars and forty-two cents (84,201 42); for Tompkins aquare, Itwo thonsand eight hundred and six dollars and eighty-seven cents ($2,806 87). ‘The Superintendent of Lamps and Gas (see ee tes E) reports the business transacted in his bureau aid amount of vouchers drawn, one hundred and four thousand one hundred and ninety-six dollars and seventy eight cents ($104,196 78). ‘The Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies reports the business of his bureau and amount of vouchers drawn, thirty-eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-four dol- lars and twenty-four cents ($38,904 24). (See appen- dix F.. abs Deputy ‘Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies far- nishes a statement in detail of amount of supplics obtained for and repairs done for each Corporation office, and re- ports having drawn vouchers in payment therefor to the amount of thirty-four thousand two hundred and seventy- eight ire) and forty-three cents ($34,278 43). (See appendix G. have received no quarterly report from the Chief Engi- ‘neer of the Fire Department. A copy of a communication dated the 17th ult., describing the condition of his bureau, was transmitted to the Common Council on the 19th ult. ‘The Collector of Assessments, (see appendix H,) reports that he has received for collections since his last report one hundred and ninety-two thousand four hundred and cighty-two dollars and twenty-eight cents, ($192,482 28). That he has collected and paid over to the City Chamber- ain nine hundred and sixty-uine thousand and ninety- seven dollars and sixty-six cents, 097 66). That he hag returned to the Bureau of Arrears uncollected, three hundred and fifty-one thousaud three hundred and sixty- seven dollars and ten cents ($851,367 10). And that there now remains in his hands assessment liststo the amount of eight hundred and forty-two thousand nine hundred aud fifty dollars and nineteen cents, $(842,960 19) Since my last report to your honorable bodies the as- sessment for Bowery extension and Central Park opening have been returned to the Bureau of Arrears, closing the unfinished business which was found in this bureau on the assumption of the duties of his office by my prede- cessor. The present condition of affairs in this portion of my department is ‘a source of great satisfaction to me, and Ifake pleasure in calling your attention to it. There is now not a single assessment list in the office which has remained beyond the time prescribed by ordinance, Kor list of inspectors of contract work in this department on the 80th of September, see appendix marked I. ‘Your attention is again urgently solicited to the impor- tant subject of making appropriations for the year in such manner that departments shall not be put to the necessity of coming to a dead stop or of violating the charter. For nearly four mouths at the commencement of every pear, for seven-eighths of the public business there is no legal power to incur any expenditure. I know of no re medy but a change in the fiscal year, in accordance with my former recommendation. Provision should also be made in case of appropriations exhausted previous to the expi- ration of the year for which they were made. These changes are necessary to prevent utter disorganization of the public business. I would again ask that appropriations be made more definite—a certain sum for a certain purpose—and that the amount so appropriated be exclusively under the control of the department having charge of tbe Rae Respect- fully submitted, . q Street Commissioner. STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF REQUISITIONS DRAWN UPON ‘THE COMPTROLLER BY THE STREET COMMISSIONER AND THR AMOUNT UPON EACH APPROPRIATION AND AQQOUNT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1859: Contingencies, Street Gity contingencies Cleaning strects,. Docks, piers, &c Fire Department Fuel, furniture, &e. Fire and police telegrap! Foundling Hospital, Lamps and gas. Lands and Places, “ “« “ ‘Tompkins square... Printing and advertising for departments, Public buildings, construction and repaire. Roads and avenues........ Macadamizing Second avenue Kingsbridge... . Removing obstructions. .; Stationery... ‘ Supplies for Police Department. Street improvements... Station house, Fifteenth ward Steam fire engines, Street improvements, assess} interest and fund for fees of Collector of Assessment and deputies....... Streets, regulating, grading, &c. Tompkins Marke After disposing of some routine Journed to Thursday next, at five o'clock. SPECIAL CONVENTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF POLIOR CLERKS. This Conyention met yesterday afternoon at three o’clock. On motion of Alderman Gzwxrt, his honor the Mayor was called on to preside, and Mr. D. T. Valentine was appointed Secretary. Aldermen Booix said that as there was merely a quo- rum present, he would move that the Convention ad- journ to Thursday next, and that in the meantfme the members should be noted of the fact. After some digcussién as to the day of adjournment, and the necessity of = Ipgal opiaton on the subject of the gppomtments by the vention, Alderman Srxpmens Tuoved teat a committee of three be appointed to ascer- tain the powers of the meeting in the mutter. The Chair named Aldermen Owens, Peck and Adams such comunittee, with power to call on the District Attor- ney for his opinion with respect to, the logality of the ap- pointment of the police clorks by this convention, Adjourned to Thursday next, at three o'clock. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. This Board met Inst evening—the President, Charlee @, Cornell, Esq., presiding. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved a few unimportant papers were disposed of. A fesolution was adopted taat tke pavement of Dey street, from Broadway to Greenwich street, be repuired forthwith, under the direction of tho Croton Department. ‘THR GREAT RASTERN. Mr. Orraraon presented the following preamble and resolutions — Whereas, the steamship Great Eastern—the last and most important experiment in steam navigation—is 5000 expected to arrive at one of our ports, and the magnitude and importance of the ovent is such a8 to demand the at- tention of the commercial emporium of the Westera world; therefore, Resolved, That the Mayor and commonalty of the city of New York respectfuily invite the owners and officers of the Great Fastern to visit this city, and, if practicablo, te bring the vessel here, Resolved, That a committee of three from each Board be appointed, whose duty it shall be to cause this invite- tion to be officially tendered, and to report what measures may be necessary to give it full eftect, ‘The resolutions were adopted. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, A resolution was ado) directing forty-five hundred additional copies of decisions of the Council to the Corporation be printed for the use of the members of the Common Council and for distribution; also that the slip between piers 23 and 24 East river be drodgod to @ depth of ten feet at mean low water, under the of the Street Commissionor. Mr. Decker presented the following resolutions, whiok were adopted:—That the City Inspector be requosted to re- port to the Board by what authority he is contracting for the cleaning of certain or all streets; in [ig ty 9 ing Third avenue the full width of 100 feet from street tothe city line on Harlem river; that the Strevt Oum- missioner be directed to infurm the Board by what su- thority a pier is being built foot of Eleventh street, Kast river; that the clerk of the Common Council be instructed to furnish each health warden with a copy of the revised edition of the Corporation ordinances. The City Inspector was directed to advertise for pre- posals for removing night soil. Mr. Crarr submitted an ordinance prohibiting the dumping of manure on the wharves and slips of the city under # penalty of $25, which was laid on the table. VETO OF THR MAYOR. The Mayor returned without aporona) a resolution adopted remitting the assessments cl against seve ral parties for opening Ninety-second street, betweom Fifth avenue and the East river, on the ground that the remitting of the assessments could done by re lieving the parties at the expense of the other taxpayers of the city, whose property had not been in the benefitted by the improvement, THR FOFTKENTH WARD STATION HOUSK. ‘The Street Commissioner submitted a communication in reply to a resolution instructing him to make a contract for taking down and rebuilding the side walls and an en- tire new front to the Fifteen! d station house. He states that the charter forbids making of a contrast with a named individual to do rtain work at a givom price, unless ordered by a vote of three-fourths of the Common Council. He suggested the propriety of his de- partment doing the work without contract. Mr. Orrarson remarked that it was time to settle the question whether the heads of departments, and espe- cially the Street Commissioner, have the power to utterly ignore the power of the Common Council, and to uttorly disregard the instructions given them from time to time by both Boards. ‘The paper was sent back to the Street Commissioner. A communication was sent in by the Street Commig- sioner giving a full exhibit of the public business trans- acted under his department since the 30th of June last, which will be found in the report of the proceedings ef the Aldermen. WASHINGTON MARKET. A resolution was adopted appropriating $2,000 to repair Washington Market. | Weekly Report of Deaths in this City. ‘The City Inspector's report of deaths in this city hag heretofore been made out on Saturdays and published im the papers of Sunday and Monday. The law, however, requires that it shall be made out on Monday and pub- lished on Tuesday mornings, as the one below now is. ‘The change adds two days to the report, which shows the number of deaths for nine days instead of seven as here- tofore, and consequently the comparisons of last year could not be made with the present report. WEEKLY REPORT OF DEATHS. In the city and county of New York, from the Ist to the 10th day of October, 1859. Men, 122; women, 83; boys, 168; girls, 127.—Total, 600. Adults, 205; children, 295; males, 200; females, 210 colored. persons, 6. DEATHS FROM ABSOLUTE DIRRASB . 1 Fever, remittent. 2 ia Fever, scarlet. 16 disease of kidneys.. Fever, typhoid ... 1 Apeurisin , Fever, typhus .. H Heart,rbeumatic disease of 1 Heart, valvular disease of 1 Bleeding from ‘lungs 1 Bleeding from womb ‘Cancer of the stomach... Cancer of the womb Cholera infantum. (ie of the liver. Congestion of the brain.. Congestion of the lungs. Consumption.... ... Convulsions, adult, Convulsions, infantile . Convulsions, puerperal. Croup. Mortification ..... Mortification of foot Mortification of lungs. . Palsy....... Rheumatism Softening of ihe ‘brain Sore throat... Dropsy in the head ‘i Dropsy in the ovaries. Dyseutery. Dyspereia, Epilepsy se Fever, Siious Fever, gastric. Fever, pucrper: Total .... . DEATHS FROM EXTERNAL AND OTHER CAUSES NOT DKPRNDING UPON CLIMATE OR SKASON. Sprue... Stricture of the urethra, WHOM OME MOMS mM BeSonic cmcmarmnics ot rN. Asphyxia........ Kil’d or mur’ by stabbing 1 Burned or scaided.. Lock jaw ;. 4 Castaltios.... . Lues von Casualty by fail. Malformation Concussion of the bi Delirium tremens Drowned, Intemperanc Killed or murdered Premature birtha. Suicide by laudantim Suicide by shooting. RECAPITULATION—DISRASES CLASSED. Bones, joints, &c. 3 Stillborn and premature Brain and nerves. +100 births. Generative organs, 6 Stomach Heart and blood vessels. 11 other digestive organs..1 Lungs, throat, & 171 Uncertain seat and gene- Old age.... ... 6 _ ral fevers, 59 Skin, &c., and eruptive Unknown 1 fevers.......:...++6+. 21 Urinary organs, 10 TOU). 0s .seecserersctesvecesreceseserenesee sees 11500 Of which 26 were from violent causes. AGES. Under lyear.,.... 141 80 to 40 years. Lto 2years,........, 62 40 to 60 years 34 Qto 6 year: 68 60 to 60 years. 20 6 to 10 years. 17 60 to 70 years 1T 10 to 15 years, 4 700 80 years, 13 | 15 to 20 years 14 80 to 90 years 2 | 20 to 26 years 22 Unknown..... 4 25 to 30 years, 382 — 2 2 1 Bok 6 1 INSTITUTIONS. Ponit'ry Hosp’l, Bik’ls Isl. 1 Randall's I'd Nurs. Hosp'l 1 &. Lnke’s Hospital...... 1 St. Vincent's Hospital... 1 Ward's Isid. Emg’t Hospl. 8 2 Workhouse, Black’ls Is)'d. 1 Lunatic Asylum, Bik’ls Isl. 2 Nurs. and Child’s Hosp’l.. 4 =Total... 57 WARDS. 63 Colored Home Hospital. Island Hospital... wocomanl 1 280 Eleszuss Atsolute diseases... External causes, &c. In addition to’ the above there were 60 stillborn. VAN, City Inspector. York, October 10, st = City Lysprctor’s DxpaRrMent, 1859. Supreme Court Circuit, Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. ACTION FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Oct. 10.—Thomas Astin vs. Horatio N. Wild.—This is an action for assault and battery brought by the plaintiff against ex-Councilmon Wild. From the testimony it appeared that on the 15th of June, 1858, tho parties mot n Broadway, when, from some cause or other, @ ren- contre ensued. Astin declares that the defendant heaped on him abusive epithets, and shook him and threatened to pitch him into oue of thoge excavations which are always visible on our great th |, Where new buildings, new sewers, and all sorts of othor obstruc- ons of the public promenade, continually arise. The de- fondant, however, did uot carry this wild threat into exe ution; he admitted his abuse of the plaintiff, but posl- tively denied, oa did also a witness for tho defence, any assault had been committed by him on the The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for $100. Tumicration ro Crrerqut.—Captain Harry Ma left yesterday on the mail boat, in Pde wih 8 tncgol number of emigrants, destined for the new land of gol and bright prospects, Chiriqui.’ They go, a8 is. Lappy : New Orleans, where there aré two vessels waiting to te them to their destination, Within the past week abou three hundred strong, athletic young mon, mostly of better class of society, from Geergin, South Carolina an A Alabama, have passed through the city, all destined for | the Innd Of gold. Mobile Tribune, Oct. 2 f :