The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1859, Page 5

dieu in throng nt rote, beng aatyht improves | THE. NEW REFORM MOVEMENT. | Arrest of ment en the previ i JAMES M’HENRY AND 00.’8 CIRCULAR, # ‘Livanroot, Sept. 80, 1860. pact aired or Pork” wittoni juality, more A out bt Sout Aiba ponent nearly all cleared off. Lard unchanged; sales this week about 26 tons. "Ta.ow has been very much excited all the week, and e@Jarge Wetneon tad boon done af 618. for North American— more buyers than sellers. Breapsrurrs have continued firm, and at this day’s mar- ket common American wheats were fully 2d. per cental dearer. French without change. Flour was 6d. per sack dearer. Indian corn unchanged. ‘MBESERS. BARRING BROTHERS & 00.’S CTROULAR. Lonvon, Sept. 30—5 P. M. produce markets there isa dulness. Mone: in good demand at previous: gates. Consols leave off at 9554 for money, 9654 a 963, for the account, Bar silver, 8 1744.5 Mexican ‘dollara, ; an eagles, 4g4.; dout \- teh, fis.; South American, 106, 1. ie in American stocks the week has not pirates, any ‘transactions of interest. A little Maryland sterling 5’s have been sold at 96, and some Pennsylvania Central Railroad bonds, first mortgage, at 89. Sellers of Massa- ehusetts sterling 6's at 103. The following quotations Bominal :—United States 6's, 9634 a 98; do. 6's,02%¢ a 9314; Ivania stock, 81 62; do. bonds, 82 a 843; Ten- Reaseo 6's, 80.0 82, Virginia bonds, 84a 86; New York Central 7’s'bonds, ‘08 a 95; Minois Central, 77 a 79; Free land, 83 a 85; Michigan Contral, 80 0/82. cheaper. 700 bags at auction were only partl; dof, Honduras silver aygs. 2d. a 38. 10d., lack |. & 48, 6d., Teneriffe 88. 7d. a 48. 1d, i In the colonial and fore! - Goooa - 100 Grenada brought 58s. 6d. printed oben anit nit ‘The. 900 casks, 260 bbis. Plantation te. 6d. a eee for low midding madstieg to middling bold bine. ordinary, 674 bags Can- . 6d. small an g ingo, Aux Cayes, js., insured free of 10 per cent for the Mediterra- mean; also, two cargoes regular firsts Rio at 60s. for the Mediterranean fully insured. Correx quiet. Tough cake and tile, £107 10s.; best se- Jeote £110 10e.; sheathing, 12d.; yellow metal sheath- 6d. ‘The corn market remains very dull. Last week's ave- rage price of English wheat was 4le. 10d. on 131,674 quarters returned. We quote white American wheat 42s. B fri red, 40s. @ 428. per quarter. Flour 20s. a 238. per bbl. Corron Apa quiet. At Liverpool the sales for the week are 60,570 bales; middling Orleans, 6444. per Ib. Drves.—Bark—A good portion of 4,500 ceroons Pitayo Drought full prices. Castor of rather easier: of 830 cases half were placed at 6d.a 63d. for seconds to fair ees beh cir“ bags He “| ‘went at 268. a . el} ‘m: cases bags) sold; button. 1208. a 1488.; block, 1168. a iho fibre, 1223. a 1278, India rubber—376 packages Para wore partly placed, ag sheet and biscuit, at 2s. 44.; negrohead, ls. 734d. a 8d. Japan wax—968 cases were taken in at 618. @ 658. Ln any, og Manila taken in at £24 for middli roping, and St. Petersburg clean at £28. Jute flat; 6, bales have changed hands, common to good common £11 Se, a £12, middling £13 8 £14 10s.; fair to good £16 10s. a £17. Inox.—Welsh quict at £5 17s. 6d. for rails and bars f. 0. Bb. in Wales. Scotch pig steady at 51s, 9d. a 528. for mix- ‘ed numbers on the Clyde. ‘Invico.—12,839 chests are declared for the sale of the 1th proximo. ‘Linaxen is in fair request at 498. a 49s. 6d. for Bombay, 478. for Culoutta. There are considerable arrivals off the eoast of Odessa and rog cargoes, of which four have Deen sold at 468. upon delivered terms. Livseep Cakes in limited demand. New York in bbls. £9 16s., Boston in bags £9 10s. LABKES.—80 casks Cuba muscovado have been sold at jced offers sparingly at 28s. Sd. a 28s. 6d. Olive dull, Gallipoli £51. Io fish nothing doing. Rape of slow sale; foreign refined 898, Gd.; brown 368. Cocoa- nut—Ceylon 40s. 9d. a 418.; Cochin 438. a 438, 8d. for fine. Pein 46: Hh. $086. i Rick more inquired for; 50, ‘bags have chan, hands; Arracan at, 8s. 9d.; ordinary and low rauldiieg Java at 98.0 10s,, and Bengal at 9s. 6d.a12s. for low middling to good white, and 13s. for flae, and afloat 1,230 tons Arracan at 10s. 34., new conditions, fully insured for & near port. Rum.—The quantity taken by government is reported to be large, and mostly Leewards, at about 25. 24d. and 2s. 8d. per proof gallon. About 460 punchcons have been fold privately; Demarara 2s. 24. a 28. 4d. for middling to very good, and 2s. 6d. for fine, and a few Loewards at 2a. per proof gallon. Satrrarus iat, 2,000 bags Bengal have realizod: 11% to 12% Ibs. 848. 6d., 83¢ and 7 lbs. 878., and fine 4% to 3% He ais. OF 468 bags: Bombay part gold at ats. 6d. for 3034 Ibs. For arrival 300 bags Bengal have been taken ‘at 386. 3d. for 5 Ibs. Srices.—Pepper—Singapore black steady; 1,385 were taken, middling 414d. a 43¢d. Cloves—Zanzibar rather easier; 615 bags partly found buyers; good bright $444.0 3%., dark and middling 334d. a 3344, iy Calicut at public auction fetched 85s. a 88a. for middling bold rather wormy; 110 cases Cochin re- alised 86s. a 888, for small bright bold, 127. a 1308. for fine. Srevrer lower. 60 tons sold at £20. SuGak is very inactive, and the tmited business done has been ata decline of 6d.a1s, Of British West India 1,800 bhds. have been sold. 3,884 bags brown Mauritius were mostly sold at 27s. 6d.'a 29s. for dark and low brown, and 34s, a 368. for low middling ditto. 8,749 bags Bengal were partly realised, good middling yellow Gur- Date 408. a 40s. 6d., and good to flue yellow grainy at 43s. 68.0 45s., with superior at 478. Of 5,900 boxes Bavana offered and bought in 1,000 wore taken afterwards at 36s. 6d. for low brown to 44s. 6d. for fine yellow. 847 ‘casks Cuba moscovado were offered, but only a very small tion found buyers at 378. a 388. 6d. for low middling Food taiddling greyish yellow, 425. hhds, 97 barrels Ports Rico partly sold at 368. 6d. a 37s. 6d. for brown, and 39s. 6d. a 448. 6d. for low middling to good bright yellow. Privately, 5,600 bags Madras Jaggery have been sold at 278., and three floating cargoes, two Havana, 1,100 bones No. 18 at 308. 6d., and 2,100 boxes strong No. 113¢ ‘at 258, Od., both fully instred, and for near ports, and one Brazil, 2,400 bags brown Paraiba at 18s. 34., insured f. p.a., also for a near port. Tattow.—St. Petersburg Y.C., 588. on the spot, and Sis. 9d. for the end of the year. ‘Tea.—At auction to,day, 11,000 pkgs China tea and 1,209 Aszam. were offered for sale; the Assam sold at 2d. a 34. rib. in advance, and of the China tea 3,000 found ayers at about previous market rates. Common Congou, As. 514d. per Ib. cash. ‘Tivsteady. We quote blocks 13¢s.; bars, 187s.; re- fined, 142s, ; Foreign firm: Banca, 144s. a 145s; Strait, 1398.'a 1408, TurrenTivz.—A few sales have been made of rough at 9s. 3d- a 98. Gd. Spirits offer at 868. 6d. for American in barrels. RICHARDSON, SPENCE & CO.’S CIRCULAR. 11, Sept. 30, 1859. Corton.—The market, opened very quictly this week; ‘but there was a greater appearance of steadiness about it than for some time past. Since Wednesday, the demand hhas increased, and being almost confined as of late to the « middling” qualities of Orleans, which are very scarce, prices of such are the turn dearer, and other clean sorts aro steady. Although tho Calcutta’ advices aro unfavor- able this mail, a good business is doing in Manchester for other quarters, and most producers are still heavily under eontract, “ Middling” Orleans, 7 1-16d.; Mobile, 67%d.; Uplands, 654d. per Ib. Breapstvrrs.—The week’s arrivals consist of 2,243 bar- rels flour from the States and Canada; 1,821 sacks flour from France, and 5,877 quarters corn from the Mediterra- nean and Black Sea. Farmers’ deliverios of wheat for the week ending last Saturday were 131,574 quarters, at 41s. 10d., against 126,381 quarters, at 44s, 2d. in the corresponding week of year. Since Tuesday the best samples of wheat and flour have ‘been in better demand, and at our market to-day the gales made were at 2d. to 3d. per cental advanop on French wheat, and full prices for flour. Indian corn on the spot 8 a slow sale, but floating cargoos command more atten- tion. ‘By an official return the importation of wheat and flour from Franco for the eight months ending August 31, was ‘no less than 1,081,548 quarters wheat, and 2,490,777 cwta. flour, against 549,90 quarters wheat ‘and 1'196,906 owta, four same period 1858. The following table of imports, wheat and flour—roduc- $mg the flour to its equivalent in wheat—from the United States and France, since 1846, will show their comparative ability to supply our wants. ‘Year 1846. 1847. 1848, vec 170 Besr.—A fair business doing at full rates for good; in- forior has been sold at 603. per tierce. The stock is 8,758 Hercos, against 7.256 Inst your. Pork is noglectod. the stock, which is mostly inferior, is 15,066 barrels against yee Bacon—a slow sale. Lard, Ca A fivo tons ‘sold at last quotations. Tallow, P. ¥. ©. ad ‘vanced, Js., but closes with less excitement, ‘Butchers’ Association,” 666. 68. Rosin, steady at 4s. 2d. to 48. 3d. - common. Bark, very little doing. Oil, no whale re. oer fPerm, $a Fre ee, half che sie erop ured, and with good weathor for re een total yield will be large. The accounts from od at and Germany are very fayorable for a Loxpor ‘The market for American Xive during the past week, Peta oad has been more ao- good demand for the various S atocks yoy roax! bonds, also New York ‘Crakral con Sant Con'siderable have been made in Minois shares,. causing an advance from 88 to $6 discou: Gorm doten bonds are rather ‘temar tone to iy Korn ig | & 3% for money, and 9% a % for THE LATEST—MARERTS. Liverroot, Oct. 1—Noon, Bales of cotton t.)-day, 8,000 bales ; prices steady. Breadstuffs quiet, Provisions dull. Lowvon, Oct. 1—11-A. M. Consols 965. NEW. YORK, HERALD, SATURDAY;. OCTOBER 15, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. E@ect of the New York Reform Agitation Spf myntny Sua rom lew i . Politics in New Orleans is rather an unsavory dish, but it must be positively delicious in comparison with hor- rible fetor of the same article in. New. York. of that city characterizes both parties as suffering from a vile system of misrule, terrorism and brutality, A grave and serious analysis, says that journal, the lists of gencral committocs who have hitherto held in thetr hands the strings of conventions, and who have been virtually invested wth the choice of our rulers, and with the power of presenting themselves ag the’ representatives of the State and city at national conventions, would perfectly startle the unsophi among our read- ers by its terrible developements, It is the ex- act and literal truth, that graduates from Black- well’s Island and from Sing Sing, pot-house proprietors of the lowest and most degraded description, keepers and owners of the filthiest dens of disease and prostitu- tion, shoulder-hitters and strikers—the history of whose exploits is to be found in police chronicles of gougings, maimings and other execrable bratalities—open ves, ‘ketbook snatchers and burglars, are numbered among jose Who are conspicuous at every period of nomina- tions and elections, aud who have been heretofore relied on to sway at will the popular current. And when scoun- drels like these present themselves as delegates, or in support of delegates, at State and city conventions, they blend together with intriguing rogues from Albany and the interior, and after having done their utmost to plun- der the city and plunge it into anarchy, league themselyes with such men as Cassidy, r, and their associates, to im pose.the corrupt rule of the Regency upon the State. ‘We hardly imagine that this offensive portrait can equalled by anything which the annals of politics in New Orleans can present. We bave had an abundance of Rrra bs: among party leaders, and some pretty dis- creditable doings at the polls; but we are not aware that the genera] committees of either the prison and penitentiary, or der-hitters, brothel keepers and blacklegs. So far, therefore, we may con- gratulate ourselves on still remaining several degrees above the abyss of infamy and ‘to which poli- tics has fallen in New York. It is true we have for many years been travelling down a deep declivity, and have peas, and successively abandoned much of the ones the purity, the manliness and the decency which once distinguished our party contests; and if we do not pause in season,and retrace our steps, the time may come when the loftiest ambition of our politicians will be to emulate the thrice-sodden and disgusting rascality of New York. Letus be careful then, for the most superficial observer must perceive that we are studying in the same pratinase school and adopting the same polluted end desperate code, albeit the full fledged iniquity of Btill leaves youthful aspirations of the Gres. cent City in that direction far bebind, Re ad of this delectable condition of a9airs, we are not at at learning. the Heratp that a large of the wealthiest ai number on yee influential genllemen New York, chiefly connected with democratic wey have resolved to cut loose henceforth and forever from these beastly associations, and equally to ignore Sewardism on the one side, and the tyranny and rowdyism of Tam- many Hall on the other. .4 list of names appears, in which we ‘many of the most prominent merchants, : and } ‘This new organization is resolved to stand on its own basis of integrity and intol- ligence, to pay its own expenses, to be guided by its own counsels, and to invoke to its aid the electors of the entire State. We are further assured that the gentlemen in ques- tion recognize that there has never been a period fraught with more. poiitical danger to the country than the present, and Cy ry resolved by a powerful coup de in to rescue the of New York from the disgrace it would incur by endorsing Mr. Seward’s atrocious Ro- chester speech, and not to permit his ‘‘irrepreasible con- fiiet”’ theory to be crammed down the public throat at the coming November election. We hope the Heraup may prove a prophet. Certainly a mighty and sweeping reform is needed, as well in our principal cities as throughout the land. Everywhere the influences of intriguing dema- gogues, pot-house and professional politicians, and crafty and dishonest leaders have been experienced ‘in debauch- ‘ty are graduates of “ing public sentiment, until one-half the peopie seem to ig- nore the very existence of political probity, while the other half, quitting in disgust the ficld of action, have almost made an abnegation of the right of suffrage. If ever we are to attempt a retrograde movement, we would do well to begin at once. {From the St. Joseph West, Oct. 10.] An important political movement, if the HERALD is to be credited, has been started by some of the leading moneyed men of New York. They have come to a firm resolve not to be any longer controlled by the Tammany Hall or Mozart Hall leaders, nor to contribute one dollar of their money towards the erring om of their schemes. A long list of the names of those who have announsed such to be their determination, was published in the Heratp last week. The Hgratp favors the movement, and believes that it will result in an independent organization strong enough to utterly annihilate all opposing factions. It has been the custom in New York, as in other parts of the country, for the democratic party managers to make re- gular assessments upon the wealthy membersof the party to raise money for party purposes. As most of the New York democrats have friends in office, or wanting whose interests they feel under some sort of obli favor, these assessments were pretty apt to be fugal being considered such an act of rebellion ag. would destroy all hope of getting offices, either for the offending Parties themselves or for any oftheirfriends. Suchastate of things gave the Albany Regency, or the Mozart Hall lead- ers, or any other cliqie that might for the time be supposed to have the supreme management, unlimited power, which they generally used to. furward their own selfish purposes. ir heavy exactions and corrupt prac- tices would seem to have finally worn out the patience of their subjects, and so they have formaily rebelled, and have issued their declaration of indey a All this is but another evidence of the political tendon- cies of the times. Men are tired of parties, especially of such as the Py Ant been governed by, Why should men, either in the North or in the South, care for the fate of the democratic party, or indeed any other party, as such? What have if done, or what can they do for the country that we should both hetp to keep them alive? We know that they do regularly furnish us candidates for of- fice whose patriotism boils over at regular intervals—al- ‘ways just before an election—and who would be the most miserable set in the world if they were not permitted to devote themselves to the service of the country so long as Uncle Sam has a dollar at which they can have a chance tograb. These candidates must of course glorify the party by means.of which they hope to ride into power, and in doing so are prone to agitate the minds of the people with the most doleful prognostications of what must inevitably happen in case of the party’s deféat. And it is still the hope and purpose of certain leaders. of the democratic 'y to frighten the people into compliance, and to get them, in 1860, to elect to the Presidency some pot-house politician whom the few wire-pullers that may assemble at Charleston shall designate. But it is getting to bea prevalent belief that the people, supposing (a thing not at all likely) that they can so agree amongst themselves at Charleston as to get a candidate, will wholly disappoint them and elect one of their own choosing in 1860. That many of the leaders, congcialle in New York, are alive to the growing probability of such’a result, there can be no question. They see that power is passing from their hands, and the harrowing distress which the pros- pect produces is truly pitiable. It is now an opinion quite common in the North, that Douglas, failing to get the nomination at Charleston, will If run as an independent candidate. This may hap- pen, though we think it more than likely that if Douglas should not be nominated, he will prevent the nomination of any other, and thus beable to take the race as a demo- bs Monn ed having the largest number of votes in the ‘vention. ‘We still hope to see a candidate before the people run- ning upon his own platform, independent of parties and cliques, and that he will be such @ man as the great mass fthe people, North and South, can and will support ‘The chances for the election of such @ candidate are daily increasing. The movement in New York is but/one of the indications of a feeling amongst the people favorable to such a result. In this State, we believe, it will, be con- ceded that party ties are constantly weakening, and that the people are determining amongst themselves to act and vote, in the future, as their judgments may dictate, and without reference to any such obligations. We hope to see an exhibition of this inde lence inour next election for Governor. We believe that any nominoe tho demo- cratic party is likely to put forward can be beaten before the poopie if the right man will run,and run as an_inde- pendent candidate. But it is not our purpose, at _progent, to make an argument in regard to ri politics, an ‘we have only mentioned the race for Governor inciden- tally, intending to have more to say on the subject in a future number. The Sunday Law Cases in Pittsburg. [From the Philadelphia Ledger, Oct. 13.) ‘What is sauce for the goose is sauce’ for. the gander,” and the Mayor of Pittsbarg, acting on tio principlo of the equality of tho laws, had tho couch driver, of Chief Jas. tice Lowry, of the ata Court, arreated for disturbin; the ‘quiet of the Sabbath,” by driving the family of that dis ed legal functionary to church on Sunday morning. ‘The case was heard on Monday, and yesterday there was to be a decision upon it. The dofence is that going to church was a work of necessity and eharity ‘under the meaning of the statute. If any victim is to be made to the Hraightaced interpretation given to an. anti- quated and ridiculous law, which deprives citizens of thé oe freedom guarantesd to them by the constitution of the United States, we do not know martyr more fit for the sacrifice than the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, It is the Court of which he is the chief which have de. cided, in spite of the organic law of the land, that Chrie- Uanity is part of the common law of the State, which of course ignores the constitutional right of every Hebrew citizen, and renders him Hable to pains and penalties for not observing the ‘and observances of other Eeigios Persuasions. It has also decided that the Puri- tan Sabbath is the Christian Sabbath, which is denied by many other Christian seots, Having satisfied themselves in regard to the legal aspects of the case, it was to bo ox: rca tyre hala. tempepnee with the law, a8 interpreted by themselves, and refrain from doing anything on the Sabbath which was not a “work of necessity or charity.”” Going to church is ane- cessity to a good Christian, but going in a carriage is not, 80 long as he has a pair of’ stout legs to carry him. There- fore the Chief Justice cannot escape on the plea of neces- sity. Neither was he engaged in @ work of charity, for he ‘was driven to the church by a servant, who had to re- main on the carriage box watching his horses during the church service, to the great danger of his morals and of his soul—of a8 much value to himself as tho Judgo’s, and, probably, of as great account in Heaven; therefore, it wag not a work of charity to put these interests of the driver in jeopardy for the more luxury and convenience of the Judge. How ho will escape the penalty we do not #0, 80 long as other citizens are held in restraint by the Supreme Court’s idea of the legal justice of the law. United States District Court. Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. Oor. 18.—Patsing Counterfeit Coin—The United States ve, Pasquale Patromino.—In this case the prisoner was put on trial for passing two counterfeit half dollars on different Occasions. The jury rendered a verdict of acquittal. Oct. 14.—The United us. Andrew ‘King —Tho de- fendant was placed on chat with larceny at sea, on board the ship Far West. @ evidence not being bor to sustain the charge the defendant was ac- Warren Le! it am At- LOT Ty : . ‘The public had supposed that the balchester was done with; and though justice with as much mercy a8 wagshown towards Sam. Jones, the do- frauding cashier of that bogus concern, will Lave but Mittle tendency to restrain such crimes as his, yet it was believed that the “settlement” effected when 4 escaped the iron portals at Wethersfield, would be the termination, of the whole afair, But the public, it seoms, were mis- taken. Mr. Warren Leland, of New York, was arrested on Sunday, on a charge of complicity with Joues in the Ooi- cheater Bank fraud, Upon the heels of this arrest, before the grounds upon which it was based have received the slightest int tion, @ Norwich print, apparently under the influence of interested parties, attempts to pre- judice the people of the county wher these grounds are to be tried, by @ statement more shamefully e parte ~than anything it was ever our fortunes Aa pend in @ newspaper » claiming ae mt it @ respectable or impartial. les, hints of the dare canare, with no foundation save such evidence us certain parties may deem themselves possess- ed of, but the validity of which has not yet been tested by any proper tribunal, it is plainly said that sufficient evi- dence exists to ‘convict Messrs. Leland of the same charges which had been preferred Jones.” So gross a partiality is not only unw: of any decont uence of inte- news| r, but betrays on its face the Feausd partie or counsel. The public, however, should not be deluded by such ar- ticles as these with reference to the true nature of the present prosecution. The Colchester Bauk uo longer ex- ists, Neither stockholders nor bill holders nor any other inna connected with that bank have any mi for wing interested in this transaction. The bill holders and every claimant upon the bank have been paid in full, and the receivers have cl the concern. Who, then, bave caused this arrest? Who are so indefatigable and disinterested in securing the ends of public justice? Who pays the counsel that are such aotive exertions in this matter? Perhaps we may able to throw some light on the matter. The proneoulipn: againat Jones, it will be remembered, was settled by the payment of $30,000 by Jones and his friends. Jones, who had been arrested on a criminal charge, escaped his trial before the Superior Court by for- foiting his bonds, which had been reduoed for that par- Pony sapling ol balanee of the 000 being devoted to the benefit of the prosecuting parties. The lawyers for the prosecution (at least so it ig said) received $1,000 apiece for their services, aud are of course not unwilling to keep the breath of life in a fowl ‘that lays for them such golden eggs. Joxes, after thus eaca- ping the State’s prison went back to New York, and became involved in @ dispute with Mr. Leland concerning the set- Uement of certain affairs which bad been placed in his hands, he being the assignee of Jones & Wilcox, who had failed for $40,000. The dispute was finally left to the ar- Ditration of two gentlemen of this city. ie hearing was commenced, but Jones refused to go on with it, and threatened Mr. Leland with o criminal prosecution if he would not settle to his own satisfaction. Mr. Leland firmly refused to meet Jones’ #mands, and Jones, returning to Connecticut, placed himself in the hands of the former counsel for the bank. Operation were immediately commenced. A grand juror was in- duced to enter a complaint, a Colchester justice signed @ warrant for Mr. Teland’s arrest, and a constable employ- ed to keep a watch the line at Greenwich, which is located near Rye, in New York, where Mr. Leland has a country residence. The remainder of this shrewd opera- tion might be easily ant Mr. Leland comii over the line to the town of Greenwich, was arrested brought to Hartford—a willing prisoner it might be judged from the fact that the officer with him st data jotel, while Mr. Leland was allowed to go where he On Monday, Mr. Leland was taken to Colchester, where Jones and his lawyers were awaiting his arrival. Jones was ashamed, as well he might be, to show himself toa man who had stood by him in his own trouble (Leland bei connected with him by marriage). and to whom buta few declared he was under the deep- est He was, however, near by to give instructions. The day of examination was finally fixed for Tuesday next, October 18, and bonds required to the amount of $40,000—an excessive bail, but readily ad- vanced by his friends, who were ready to give any amount required. ‘The same justice, however, required bonds af Jones, the undoubted principal in the whole fraud, in the comparatively insigni it sum of $2,000. ‘Now the queation is, what is the object of this proseca- tion? Is it not to levy black mail from Mr. Leland—to ex- tort money on the consideration of suspending proceedings? Is there any otber conceivable object at the bottom of it? ‘Here is Jones, the'prime mover, using a criminal suit to further his own private ends, aided and abetted by two or three lawyers, who, of course, are willing to make the money they can out of it Whether the State Attorney of New London ‘county will have anything to do with this business re- mains yet tobeseen. It is time, at any rate, that this making the State a catspaw to serve individual ends ‘should be denounced and prevented. Justice is insulted and the law degraded by thus making the State a mere tool of oppression and extortion. It is but right that peo- ple should know what a farce is made of a criminal pro- secution, the use of which only the wer ends of public justice demands or should permit. ¢ settlement of the Jones case was itself a prostitution of our criminal pro- cess; but in this instance we may welt blush at seeing it become the efficient tool of those actuated the high motive of pecuniary interest. We have merely done the public justice by placing this case fairly before them. We should have waited the result of Mr. Leland’s examina- tion before saying anything concerning the case had there ‘been no attempt to prejudice the people in advance of the (rial by an fapargnliary, , © which every citizen accused Of & vrime ie on: Report of the State Assessors. ‘rom the Albany Argus, Oct. AA), The created under the law of last winter, and appointed by the Governor and Senate (T. 0. Peters, of Genesee, Thos, Clows, of Rensselaer, and Ariel S Thurston of Chemung), have made their report “equal. izing” the valuation of the real estate of the several coun- ‘ties of the State. As the subject is one beset interest, we publish below a statement of the valt of real estate ofeach county as fixed by the State Assessors, to which we have added a second column, showing the assessed valua- tion of each county for 1858. A com, of these two columns will show whatchauges in the yuluntion have been made by the State assessors. The State tax for the Brak year, including the school tax, will be two anda half mills on the dollar, and the amount for each county will be arrived at by adding to the valuation of the real estate of the county, as now fixed by the State Assessors, the assessed valuation of the personal estate of the county for 1858, and computing th: tax on the aggregate sum at the above rate of two and a half mills. The amounts for the several counties as. certained as above, and certified by the Comptroller, are to be levied by the respective Boards of Supervisors:— State Assessors Assessed 3,744,524 11,157,679 6,127,961 4,004,160 15,016,570 Yates... Amerroan Prize Fionrers mm Canapa.—Onr authorities ought certainly to do something to prevent this country from being made the arena on which all the ruf- fians of the United States enjoy thoge brutal sports which they cannot, without interruption, celebrate in their own country, Another prize fight, like that disgu exhibi- tion between Heenan and Morrissey, has again beeu fought at Point Abino on the northern shore of Lake On- tario, within the territories of her Majesty, and hos beeu witnessed by the blackguards, who thought they would not be allowed to do so quietly on the American territory. What did the Canadian government and authorities do in the matter? Took fifty cents duty on the stakes and ropes ‘with which the giadiatorial arena was to be fenoed in. It seems that the rowdies were not satisfed to enjoy their ‘brutal amusement only. They pitched upon the land of a respectable farmer, probably for the sake of the turf, broke his fences, trampled his crops, abused his family, ‘and stole his hay; no one venturing to interfere with them. This isan indignity which ought to be put a stop to. Every one knew that this fight was to como off at this place, and a company or two of volunteers might cor- tainly have been sent to the spot to prevent the brutal exhibition, instead ot levying a tollon the machinery of it—Montrea! Herald, Océ. 1: Common Pleas. Before Hon. Judge Daly. ACTION FOR SLANDER. Oot. 14.—August Ferran ve. E.R. Fanchere.—The par- ties in this case had been partners in business, and it is alleged that the defendant charged the plaintiff with allowing the business to go to ruin, and with absoonding with some of the property of the copartnership, Verdict for plaintiff, $500. Our Albany Correspondence. Auaanry, Oct. 11, 1859; ‘The Prospects in the Stale—Can Mr. Seward Afford to Bush the Chance of Ure Success of the Know Nothing Toke P= Rumored Intrigue between Weed and the Regency. ‘The approaching State election, in its bearing upon all the political organizations of the day, presents some un- ugual and remarkable features. There never was a time when all parties were 80 demoralized and disturbed within themselves as at the present moment. The quarrels in the democratic ranksare equalled in bitterness by the less open dissensions in) the republican camp, while the beg- garly remnant of Know Nothingism ie rent into tatters by the scrambling efforts of the leaders to secure cach to himsel a sufficient portion to dispose of at market price, ‘The State Conventions, under these malignant influences, put forth candidates who, instead of exciting any warmth or enthusiasm amongst their supporters, are looked upon with distrust by at least one half their politi- cal associates. No person can pretend that Church, of the Regency clique, or Tremain, or Richmond (the pet Engineer of the Central Railroad corporation’ on), or Vanderpoel, the good natured tool of the old barnburner politicians, would com- mand the confidence and support of the old line demo- cracy for State offices. No person can pretend that Floyd Jones, with his natioval principles and his old hunker Proclivities, would ever be voluntarily ¢ast for a promi- nent part by the Albany managers. No person can pre- end that Leavenworth or Chapin or Story would ever receive the free will votes of the radical democratic re- pubdlicans ; or that Denniston, Dorsheimer, Myers or Hughes are the sort of men to find faithful friends amongst their associates of the Weed and Seward school. And certainly no person can find anything in tho ante- cedents or present position of any man upon the mongrel Utica ticket to entitle him to the favor of Know Nothings. ‘Under these circumstances we must look, not to the po- sition and strength of the several candidates in their own parties, but to the effect their success or defeat will have upon the great contest of 1860, when the “spoils”? of the federal government are the stakes to be played for, if we would form any intelligent judgment of the probable re- sult of the election of November next. In the first place, then, the Presidential candidate to be most benefitted by the success of bis party ticket entire ig beyond question Mr. William H. Seward. The personnel of the republican ticket is not, to be sure, ofa Seward com- plexion; but the platform reaffirms the sectional doctrine of 1856, upon which ‘Fremont and Jessie” were run, and comes squarely up to the ‘irrepressible conflict” and the anti-Know Nothing sentiments of the Senator. The elec- tion of the republican candidates entire would therefore be regarded outside the State as an emphatic endorsement of Seward, and with New York at his back his nomina- tion by the next Presidential Convention of his party would be reduced toa certainty. It could not be pre- vented by all the radical democrats who ever stood upon the Buffalo platform, subscribed for the Albany and assisted in sending General Cass ‘‘up the lakes.” ‘The first question to be considered is, does the whole republican State ticket stand a good chance of success? It will scarcely do, in fact, to trust to a “chance.” Its election must be almost ‘a certainty, or the next best policy for Mr. Seward’s prospects must be boldly secured ry his friends. It is well known that a very large proportion of the radical democratic reppin are qe to Mr. Sew- ard’s nomination, and will defeat it if possible. Influen- tial men amongst them were active and prominent in shaping the nominations of the Know Nothings at Utica, and, beyond question, would prefer to see the mongrel ticket succeed. Their own friends are upon that ticket, ‘to the exclusion of the Seward candidates, and its success would be a death blow to Mr. Seward’s prospects, while Pay their own clique the most important patronage of the State government. Last year the Americans polled, in round numbers, sixty-two thousand votes. ‘the republicans were in a ‘minority in the State of about forty-five thousand. Inde- Passer of the very probable defection of many anti- ward democratic republicans, the American vote will heave to fall away more than one-half from last year's figures, and every vote that is lost to the Know Nothings must go to the republicans, in order to give the republican ticket @ fair prospect of success. Does Mr. Weed, with his ocd pe of State politics deem such a result even ol eer drawback to the republicans is very likely to be found in the transfer of certain hard shel! votes, which were given to Morgan last year, to the Utica ticket, com- posed as it is of old hard shell and anti-Regency demo- crats, to the exclusion of ‘‘slate’”’ candidates. These stubborn facts are well known to the Seward managers, and it is very certain should take place between this time and the week prior to election, their efforts will be directed, not to- ‘wards ensuring the success of the republican, but the de- feat of the Know Nothing ticket, and for these reasous:— The Know Nothing ticket is nominated by Brooks & Co. in direct and avowed Dy a to Mr. Seward. It isa challenge to the friends of Mr. Seward to a strugele for Mastery in the State. Brooks & Co. say we are opposed to Mr. Seward’s “irrepressible conflict’ disunion doc- trime, and an ig the 4 (| pared to ‘abows, one tee ee wreare now Pree of, power in tia will ensure her vote und: any and all circumstances st Mr. Seward, shou! { he be nominated for the Presidency. Mr. Seward cannot shirk the battle. If the moi ket is elected the fact will be established beyond dispute that Mr. Sew- ard cannot carry his own State, and he is then dead be- yond resurrection in the republican Convention. But the election of the democratic ticket, say some, will also be fatal to Mr. Seward’s prospects. ’ Not neces- sarily. If the democratic ticket should be successful in November Mr. Seward’s friends would take the ground that the the republican ticket was anti-Sew- ard, and that thus the vote of the party could not be drawn out. While the triumph of the Know Nothing ticket ‘would be fatal to them beyond question, the success of the democracy would still leave them the benefit of a doubt. With a distinctive Seward ticket, in candidates as well as platform, they would say, we could have carried the State, and they would point to the Morgan vote, polled upon the basis of the “irrepressible conflict”? speech, in support of their assertion. it is well known here, that Mr. Weed has been in close and confidential communication with the democratic leaders in Albany and New York, and there is no doubt that he hag already opened negotiations for the transfer of a sufficient number of votes from the Seward republi- cans to the democratic ticket, to secure its success, should there continue to be any fair prospect for the election of the anti-Seward Know Nothing ticket. In this connection, also, it becomes important to draw public attention toa rumor of an intrigue that is whisp- ered in well informed circles, and that would seem to strengthen the probability of such a transfer of votes by the managers of the Seward clique in th = State. If the democratic ticket is elected, the packed delegation to Charleston, it is said, have pledged themselves to support the nomination of an ultra Southern man by the Demo- cratic National Convention, throwing Douglas overboard, and playing their game for Seymour in 1864. The bargain would thus be, Seward in 1860, if the nomination of a pro- slavery candidate could ensure his election, and Seymour in 1864. The advantage of this arrangement for the Al- bany politicians can be seen at a glance. Should the ultra Southern nominee of the democracy sucoeed, they would claim the ‘‘spoils”’ in this State, and urge their support of the pro-slavery candidate in the Charleston Convention as a full expiation of their old time corner-stone heresies. Should Seward be successful in the sectional contest, they would receive a quiet but substantial recompense for their services. And with Seymour in the ficld in 1864, with a fair prospect of success, their great vision of the ‘spoils’? would indeed seem to be near realization. Despite these intrigues among the leaders, the citizens of the State, who desire to rebuke sectionalismand corrup- tion, have but one straight line of duty to follow. Let them steadily support the democratic State ticket, and its suc- ceas is certain. It is immaterial to them what ius existamong the leaders. Their duty at the present time is plain; and while they have the satisfaction of knowing now that the doubts and fears of their opponents will in- ure to the advantage of the democratic candidates, they can well afford to leave to the honor and of the national demooracy the defeat of all future schemes and intrigues, whether originating with their open or se- cret enemeis. Our Nebraska Correspondence. Omana Crry, N. T., Oct. 3, 1859. The Nebraska Election—Three Candidates in the Ficld— News from the Gold Mines—The Paumee Agent and His Charge—General News, dc. ‘The nearer we approach the day of election here of a delegate to Congress and a Territorial ticket, the moro amusing and interesting become the scenes pertaining thereto. From present appearances the success of the de- mocratic standard bearer, General E. Estabrook, seems certain. The Territory has been well canvassed by both the rival candidates. In addition to the Congressional cam- paign, each county elects a full complement of county offers, and the amount of local aspirants would astonish any of your New York ward ;caucuses, Since my last week’s lotter tothe Hxratp a third can- didate—a republican-temperance man—has taken th stump for Congress, with about as much chance of an election as he has of presiding over the editorial depart ment of the Hmrazp. om sf From the gold mines upon our western bordors th news of late comes in quite cheering, notwithstanding th snow is driving the miners in from the mountains. ay are now returning to the States to winter who have evi- dently succeeded in amassing a comfortable start toward fortunes. Provision of every kind is abundant and1s sold at moderate prices, and no prospect of suffering fu ring the long winter months. present Indian nt for the Pawnees, Judge Gillis seems to have his bands full of business. Tre Indian aoe es San (A site for a home the pant of Lend on -—quite & prosperous on Bet ment. The Mormons are compelled to vachte. Judge @. is anxions to locate them farther off on their reservation, but the Indians, prompted by tradors, who finding the town of Genoa, near the eastern line of the reservation, and conveniént thereby for trafficking with the Indians), ‘vy locating on land ouiside, are ul the Indians to hold a to their present site. As an officer Judge G. is, I think, The Missour! river ie lower than it has beon knowa for many years, and it is with di that ber tige nbvan der no tid iMeculty that boats now make Information has been received at the State Dopartment in Le from James Busby, the United States Vico Consul at the Bay of Islands, of the death at that place, on the 28th of May , Of Mr. Gongs R. Wast, the United Btates Consul jor New Zealand. a Sannnnneeiipeemeeeeeenneee ee Alleged Murder in the Twenty-second | Action Against the Police Commissioners Ward. ABREST OF THE SUPPOSED GUILTY PARTY. Another case of death from injuries received in a brawl, brought about by drinking, in a low groggery, in the ‘Twenty-second precinct, was reported yesterday at the Police headquarters. The particulars are briefly these: On last Tuesday evening two men named John Setikins, of 201 West Thirty-sixth stree:, and William Maynard, re- Siding on the corner of Thirty-second «ireet and Eighth avenue, were drinking in a liquor store near Kighth ave- nue, in Forty-third street, where they got into a aight, and were in the act of pitching into each other rather roughly, when some of their friends interfered and separated them before any great damage was done to either party, This temporary lull in the belligerent operations having becn with difficulty effected, Seilkins quitted the groggory and proceeded down Forty-third streci to the corner of Bighth wvenue, where he halted for a few minutes, for the pur- ore, {t is supposed, of resting himself While wait. ing there, with his back leaning against @ lamppost,” Maynard, it is alleged, sudden!y made his appearance in the rear of Seilkins and dealt the latter a powerful blow in the head with his closed fist. Sei! was com: pletely stunned by the violence of the blow, and about for an instant fell heavily to the ground. In a mo- ment, however, he partly recovered and cried out lustily for help. Officers Maher and Hoyt, of the Twenty-second precinct, hearing the noise and outcry ran up to the scene of the affray, and found Seilkins lying on the ground bleeding profusely in the head. They immediately ar- rested Maynard and conveyed the wounded man to No. 822 West Forty-third street. The next morning the pri- soner was brought up at the Jefferson Market Police Court for Geri tton but ne ee appearing against a he was enough) discharged without any further ado On last Thursday afternoon, however, Seilkins expired, and Captain Coulter Lex tom | the fact imme tiately de- spatched officers in search of Maynard, who was found snug,at home in his residence at the corner of Thirty- second street and Righth avenue. He was brought to the second ward station house to await the action of the Coroner. A singular story is told by the mother of the deceased, which may or may not have some connéction with the case. This lady, who lives at 201 West Thirty-sixth street, states that the house in whieh her on died is kept by a female of bad character, and that a successful con- Spiracy was planned to entrap the deceased into a mar- riage with one of the unfortunate inmates. The young man, ehe alleges, was given drugged hiquor to drink, and while in a state of stupor, induced thereby, he was per- suaded into marrying the woman. The deceased several marks of violence about the head, but whether any or all of them were the cause of death cannot be ascertained until after the post mortem examination, which will be made this morning by Dr. Bouton. An inquest wil! be held at nine o’clock A. M. ‘The prisoner is a stage driver by occupation. FBlice Intelligence. A Nove Swivpunc Orgramos.—A good looking man, named John Ridabock, was arrested yesterday, on the complaint of Ray B. Easterbrooks, of 611 Broadway, and Jas. P, Demy, bookkeeper of Grover & Baker’s sewing machine establishment, who charged him with collecting money under false pretences. The accused, it appears, called upon the complainants, and, presenting a subscrip- tion paper Mi! gate Hag have been signed by the foreman and secretary of Atlantic Hose Company No. 10, asked for money to aid in fitting up the room of that company. The accused in this way collected a small amount of money from various parties. On inquiry it was dis- covered there was no such fire company is existence. Ridabrock was therefore arrested by officer Martin, of the Eighth precinct. In reply to questions by Judge Kelly, he remarked that be would sooner swindle in the manner described than steal or pass counterfeit money. He was committed in default of $500 bail. AlEceD Drapry Assavir.—On Wednesday night two colored individuals, known to the world respectively as James Everett and Sarah Stephens, got into a little diffi- culty which ended rather dangerously. Everett, it ap- pears, became excited at the ‘‘sass”’ of Sarah, and seizing achair, struck her a desperate blow on the head, from which it is feared she will die, as the physicians at the New York Hospital, whither she was brought, représent her as being in a very precarious condition. Everett was taken into custody yesterday by officer Mathews, of the First precinct, and brought before Justice Connolly, who committed him for examination. Ronpkp IN THE PARK—A MopEL PoutceMaN.—About half- past eight o’clock last evening, as Mr. Andrew Seller, a deaf and dumb man, was crossing the Park, he was seized by @ ruffian near the fountain, and his pocket cut from his pantaloons, containing $5. Seller suceeded in getting hold of the thief, and held him for a moment, hoping to obtain assistance from policeman No, 202, who, it is al- leged, was standing near by and witnessed the attack. But ‘im this he failed, and the thief escaped. The officer never made the least attempt to move from the railing against which he was leaning, and when applied to by Mr. Seller, he ordered him out of the Park. The poor man, who, by the way, served through the Mexican ‘war, and from the injuries he received became deaf and dumb, soon found his way into the Fire Telegraph office, where he related his story and cried like » child. Covnrarrams.—Last evening counterfeit fives on the Me . Forehanta’ Bank ot Kew: Fig made their appearance. Brooklyn City News. D4MaGES FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY A COLLISION ON THE Rivar.—On the evening of the 7th of September, 1858, a collision occurred on the Ehst river, between the boats Oneota and George Washington, belonging respectively to the Brooklyn Ferry Company and the Williamsburg Ferry Company, by which Mr. James W. Vanderhoof sustained injuries of a serious character. An action for was brought against the companies by the injured party, and was tried in the Brooklyn City Court this week. It appeared that Vanderhoofwas sitting in the gentlemen’s cabin of the Oneota, near the wheel house, engaged in reading a paper. He saw passengers running forward but paid no attention, Presently the side of the cabin wae knocked in and he was jammed between the broken boards and the wheel house, in which position he remained some- time before he could be extricated. One of his arms was broken, and he was also otherwise badly bruised. He had just obtained a situation on the Hudson River Rail- road as brakesman, but in consequence of these injuries ‘was unable to assume his duties. The charge against tho ecmpanies was negligence on the part of their employas, and it appeared by the evidence that one of the boats gave the usual signal for the other to sheer to the right, which was not heeded. and the resuit was that the bow of the George Washington stayed in the cabin of tho Oneota. It was also shown that thefnight was clear, and vessels could be geen ataconsiderable distance on the river. The case was given to the jury yesterday after- noon, who rendered a verdict of $900 damages for plain- tif. “The amount of damages claimed was $6,000. will sburg City News. Dexocratio JupiciaRy Coxvention.—Yesterday after- noon the delegates to the Democratic Convention to nomi- nate Justices of the Peace, met at Washington Hall, E. D, William S. Leach, of the Fourth ward, was elected chair- man. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for Jus- tice of the Third district, and on the second ballot Edward B. Cadley was nominated, receiving 31 votes, John H. McCormick 14, and James Lynan 12, For Justice of the Peace of the Fourth district, John H. Calohan was nomi- nated on the first ballot, receiving 33 votes, and George L. Fox 23. For Justice of the Peace of the Fifth district, H. D. Birdsall received the’ nomination on the second ballot, receiving 31 votes, Stephen Ryder 6, and Flannery 20. The Convention then adjourned. ‘Wituamesvnc Disrensary.—During the month of Sep- tember 832 patients were treated at the Williamsburg Dispensary. Of these, 111 were males and 211 females. Number of prescriptions dispensed, 585. Of the cases treated were: injuries 81, nervous 17, skin 15, head 3, abdomen 79, eye and ear 12, fevers 79, abscess 9, heart, lungs and throat 61, minor surgery 51, rheumatism 12, Arrival in the Lakes of the Schooner Gold Hunter from Scotland. the Oswego (N. Y.) Times, Oct. 8.] This Al vessel arrived at this port from Montreal on Saturday night, with a partial load of salt, and is now compl her cargo with pig iron and’ will sail for ‘The vessel sailed from Quebec for Cork June 5, with a mixed cargo, and after the latter place dis- charged cargo and sailed from Ardrossan, Scotland where a cargo of coal was taken in for Montreal. At 1 A.M. July 30, she sailed from Ardrossan, under com- mand of Captain Henry Durand. He was navigator on the ran from Quebec to Cork, and nay and captain onthe run back. On the 3lst she made Ratchlin Light, with a heavy from W. 8. W. hard upon her, and was ob! to put back. On: the following day she anchored in Bellport lock, a very heavy gale blowing. The wind shifted, and she was under wei Monday, August 29, in lat, 49 40, lon. 45 30, the ica ‘was seen, and from that time till in the Straits of Bellcisle large bergs were encountered. On the 3d of ber Cape Ball was made; run through the Straits of lowing and heavy rain beating furiously: lot was taken on board off Magdelin river. Island of Bic, 180 miles below Quebec, in company with the schooner Valeria of Cleveland, the two vessels having sailed from Ardrossan at the same time. Both vessels reached Quebec at 8 A.M. on the 16th, making the passage in 47 days. ‘The tonnage of the Gold Hunter is $86 tons, American measurement, 274 English. Capt. Durand reports her a most excellent ocean vessel, but thinks her spars rather heavy. He encountered the most severe gales during the , and, in fact, saw very little clear weather. vessel did not leak a bucketful, and behaved finely. In the ports she was the oocasion of much wonder- ment, and immediately upon her arrival in Cork hundreds flocked upon the wharf to see a vessel with such spars a3 they never saw before, and greater was their surprise to Bee the centre board. ‘Newspapers gave long accounts of the arrival and minute de: 8 of the vessel and the . Capt. Durand reports her as capable of outsail- Mog any craft’he fell in company ‘with, ant fully able to sustain all that ought to be required of any good and sub- stantial vessel. @ voyage has been a Bu one, pecuniarily and other’ ‘The vessel is owned ia Bleveland, and was built for lake ; Dut Capt. Durand has demonstrated the fact That abe need not be confined to any waters, being sen. worthy wherever placed. This trip may be tho means of opening a new business channel, and we yet have as inti- mate a businees relation with foreign ports as wo now have with those on the upper lakes, Tus Arris Cror.—This valuable crop is excel- lent in New York, but in New England the high winds blew off much of tho fruit. Improvements in the apple are as great as those in the pear. The King of Tompkins gouty apple, for beauty, takes the prize, for Detention of Property, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Before Hon. Judge Hilton. Oct. 14.—Peter Hefferman vs. The Board of Police Com- méssioners.—Thie is an action to recover the value of a quantity of articles of jewelry, estimated at $900, It ep- pears that the goods were seized by a, police officer in a pawnbroker’s office in Varick street in October, 1858, on suspicion of being stolen property, Mr. Warren, the pro- DeCir UREPryred Deane Plaintiff at the time’ denied the ownership goods. Mr, Commis. sioners, contended that the; Roar J = baer Pendants fp the actin, snd no code were seized an officer ischarge a their Board, that they were Todged” with tin” rion clerk in pursuance of the same }. Counsel fore moved for ® nonsuit. Mr. 0. Spencer opposed ‘was denied. saane Cot bold that ia coacaity aid in under any process par itor the from whose custody pve "clerk drape ange regulatio eir property clerk under cert ru an adopted y pho They therefore must stand in the posi- tion as asserting the right to retain property r by another, and w! may do this as the plainuf! must be subi to the me entee. ‘proper in- structions from the Court. If the pl jin the opinion of he jury, has shown himself to be the owner of pro- perty, and that it is unjustly detained from him by the de- fendants, or by any of their subordinates Ca their rules and general regulations, the jury will be justi- fied in finding for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff for the value of the property. Mr. Hall gave notice that he would move for'a new ae se CEA verdict was not justified by the evidence. United States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Judge Nelson, Chief Justice, &e. DECBIONS ON APPEAL. Ocr. 1.—The following important decisions were de-~ ivered in cases on appeal from the District Judges on revenue cases:— John McKewan, William Hall vs. lhe United States. ‘The suit im this case was brought by the government on a bond executed by the defendant on the 14th of Decem- ber, 1855, with a penalty of $2,800 conditioned for the payment of $1,13715 in several instalments. The de- fence set up is that the bond was given for an antecedent debt, the payment of which was secured by three several bonds, dated in the year 1832 (the month not given), and executed by McKewan, one of the defendants, and one ‘Wim. G. Marshall; one was given for duties at the Ous~ tom House; that more than twenty years had elapsed after the giving of the three first bonds before the exe- cution of the second, and that no demand of payment had been made of the debt; in the meantime that the defendants executed the second bond without a knowledge of thie defence to the claim, and im norance of their rights, and that they were advised by ¢ agent of the plaintiff that there was no defence to the demand. The Judge at the Circuit Court overruled this defence and directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and it required no argument er authority to show that this ruling was correct. New trial denied. zB. and others vs. Heman J. Redfield.—This suit is brought jo this case to recover the amount of duty paid under (1) on a shipment of Chinese coin, aud (2) shipment of jute in 1854.5. First, the coin. shipped was one rnd boxes, which is described in the invoices ‘copper cash.” it appears from the evidence in the case that this description of coin at the time of the im from China passed in that country by count as money, and was known by the designation of “copper cashr’—the only coin in Chins. That the pieces were composed of sixty per cent to. seventy per cent copper, nd thirty per cent to forty per dess Giag Pie as La claim that article ag ag E a8 fe dol) Ee The plaintifis is entitled to tS into the country free of duty under 1) of the ‘Tariff act of 1846, within tha words “coins, gold, silver and copper.” The Collector gol claims that it falis under the description in schedule (H) “copper when old and fit only to be new manufac- tured” and chargeable with a duty of five per cent. Tho purposes for which the coin was imported in nowhere stated in the case. Some Nght, we thought, might ba thrown upon the question if evidence had been given om this point; for we are inclined to think that the clause in the free list had reference to coins that were imported into ha Mica A for be pecan as money, ne inasmuch as no such purposes appears in respect to the coin in question, and no inference ean be drawn to this effect from the de> scription or designation o article, the better n ist that it hag been properly arranged under sehedule (H) with- ip the terms above referred to. At least, in our view of tha clause in the free list, we are of opinion that the article in question cannot be brought within it without at first prov- ing that it was im, ‘to be used as part of the curren- cy of this country, or that it is or was at the time of tha importatien a part of such currency. Second. As it re- spects the excess of duty claimed to be received upon the shipment of jute, it is a sufficient answer to say that the protest is defec- ive. It appears on the face of it that the money was paid, and in the hands of the Collector before it was made against the payment of the duty and penalty. There is no date to it, but the inference is unavoidable from tha facts stated. Indeed, a balance is still in the hands of the Collector of $92 85. It is said. the money was only ide- Borited with the Collector as a security for the payment ‘the duties when ascertained, and appli did not take place till the ascertainment of the duties. Admitting thie to be so, we do not agree to the conse- quence claimed. The money deposited was to be ef be Sis Ooteceor ws the dal it cannot be said after it was compul im order to. - sion of the goods. The protest after the facts oe oe tained came too late. Third—We do not think that the suit should be sustained for the $92 85, as this was wn- dered to the plaintit before suit was brought. The plain- tiffs knew that sum was ready for them at any time sioce the ascertainment of the duties. Judgment for the de- fendan’ Enoch Reigs and others vs. Heman J. Redfleld.—This ac- tion is brought by the importers to recover an excess of duties paid under protest. The goods were imported from China. No question has been made upon the invoice value at the port of shipment; the objections are confined w the additional charges made at the Custom House thereby in- creasing the dutiable value. The first is, that one-half’ per cent was added to the charge for commission at China. making them two and ahalf percent, when tho usual rate is only two per cent. The proof in the cage is falk that two per cent only was charged, and that it is the usual rate of commission. It was an error, therefore, in adding the half per cent. It is objected that the Collector erred in striking from the invoice two per cent discount from the invoice value, which discount is made to the purchaser of the goods, as this abatement in the prico is sign Aeipeae according to the usage of the traie in China, answer to this objection is that the mar- ket value at one port of exportation is the criterion to govern the officers at the customs; and any discounts that may be mace to the parties purchasing are not to be taken into account. These discounts may, and often do, depend upon the particular terms of that parcpase. There are cases which have heretofore been before the Court, ir which it appeared that the trade in the foreign eoun had agreed upon arate of prices for certam clases goods, and, as the price subsequently fluctuated, discount, if the price fell below, or an addition if it rose above the standard as a mode of the market value made a fixing atthe time. The Court held, that an arbitrary rejection of the discount under the circumstances stated at the cu3- toms in ascertaining the dutiable value was erroncous- But the present case is altogether a different one, and not, governed by the principle of that class of cases. _— An Sx anae _— y in ini voy og to (ap deiktnmed ae lue as a cl export duty at Port pment which as is shown in the case had no existence. This duty when not found in the invoice is paid by the seller of the goods to the government, and enters into the invoice value of the article. One of the apprais- ers, who is a witness in the case, admits that the invoice value was sustained by an appraisement; and that the ad< tion of the export charges was made upon the klea that the invoice value of the goods was too low. was am error. Ifthe aparoteere: regarded the invoice value as too low, they could have raised it by appraisement in the ee way, which would have afforded the et Tight al to the merchant, ne yond, se 5 wea a for exportation. are entitled toa judgment, for the excess arising the claim of 214 instead of per cent commission, and aiso out of the cl for ex- port duty. The amount to be settled by the clerk if the ae amen. man J ely Chase ct als, vs. the Same.—It is stipulated these cases shal abide the result inthe above cases. Judgment for tha plaintiffs on the same principles. Superior Court. ‘Before Hon. Judge Slosson. Oor. 14—The Allaire Works vs. Horace Greeley.—Tho defendant in this case was in Court to-day, looking very much bewildered. He was dressed in the old style, and moved about like one completely out of his element. Tho plaintiffs allege that they performed certain work for the Galway, Steamship Company, amounting to $1,000, for, which ‘op hase not been paid, and could obtain no gatie~ Se eee aad aloged tat le! as as jer, aD the work was done Mr. Senay, owned ten shares in the company. The defendant in bis answer denies being = shareholder in the concern, or that he had owned ‘at the time the work was dove. The case was called ‘Dut as the plaintiffs were not ready it was postponed to Tuesday next. —_—_—_—_——- Coroners’ Inquests. Dearn From A Fatt.—Frederick Done, five years of age, fell from the roof of the house 128 Leonard street, H man, an May Kmisp on Haruew Rutroap.—An inquest was held yesterday afternoon on the body of John Thomas, fireman on the Harlem railroad, who was killed on Thure- day morning near Mott Haven. While the cylin- der of the engine, the een bebig tametion, be pods hac ally fell across the track and was struck in the bréast by one of the wheels. The car was the injuries the man received were character that he died in a few hours after. accidental death was rendered. in thie city the day with her neice. About 2 o'clock House, when she fell, and wheel gy ny ing at the time, struck her in the head, kill instantly. The driver was arrested, but the a verdict of accidental death, the Coroner thought to discharge him,