The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1860, Page 4

4 THE MASSACHUSETTS BEBELL(OM. Additional Particulars of the Arrest ef San- ’ bern— Action of the Legi-Jatare— Prececdivgs la Oourt, ke, &0., ea. [From the Boston Traveller, Aoril 4 } The tows vf Concore, Mage , watcn, o1ace tno late Stato Encampmeet bas repowed ta joace aad quiesnods, 43. the scene Last pigbt of a rather exciting emsode. Is will be remembered that F. B. Sandor, of thet place, whoce | he keeps a private echool, (atteuied by swo of tho daugh- tors of we deceased Joan Grows) was coasiderod & rathor important witness before too Loveetgating Commince of ‘the Senate in the water of the isvarion of Virgua by Joba Brown and bis companions. One oF two raber Dungting atempts have beon mate ‘Dy United states citticiuls to seoure to» attendance of se, Sapborn, at we secsws of the Committees, but it was not nti last pigut thai any serious effort was made ty eniorce the power of the Sepate of the United States in this mat, ter, and thea, if the accounts we receive are correct, {¢ was done with but litte regard to the feelings of Mr. San- born, or of the people of Concord. No disposition bas been manifested im Concord to resist @logel exercwe of authority on the part of the United Stakes Giese! but the accompaniments of decoy letters, doutls aud darkmess undoubtedly, for a mo- Ment, caused covsiieradie excitement. It appears that some five or fix United States officials, armed with @ capias from the Ssrgosat at-Arms of the United States Beuate, proceeted to Concord, » Some time oa Cics- day altormoon, for the purpose of arresting Mr. F. B. Sandora apd conveying bim to Washington, as a witnceg Devore the Senate Harper's Ferry Committee, Tt seems, also, thet for come reason thoy did not make their 06 wt the hone of Mr. Sanbora until about pine P.M, taking with them a carriage tor Parpese Of conveying their prisoner immudiately to Boson. They had prepared themselves with a decoy letter, for, when ‘Mr. Sanbern came to the door in aneqer to the bell, tne man sekeo bun his ra d immediately banded him the following docum Outside of the envelope it was addreaeed: ‘To /. B Samborn, Ksq , presont.’”’ Iw oon- tents were as follows “Sin:—The bearer, a worthy young man, solicits your aid in procuring «employment. Help him tf yon caa. “Saveus, avili 1, 1860. Burre."” Having (wily ascertained the identity of their msa, tho officer cailed forward bis aesietavta, and flading Mr, S. questiened bis authority, ana wishea to consult bie Deighbors, procuced # pair of baudcuffs snd locked them upon bis @ries By toat sime tho neighbors were aroas- €0 and commetced tw assemble anout the carriage to ‘which the eificer coniucung their prisoner. Some questioned the Uoited stats officials, while others ‘hurried to the reeideuce, in that town, of Judge Hoar. and fBucceeded tn cbisiving a writ of babeas corpus, which ‘was placed in the ban’s of Deputy Sderiff Moore, wng Berved upow the Uniled States ollicers, and received from them thetr prieoner. Early this morning Mr. Saa- Porn came to bis city with the officer for the purpose of pheoring @m the writ before the bench of the Suprome rt. ‘We give below tho following statement of Mr. San- Conoon, Mass., April 3, 1860, 11%, O'clock at nigut. ‘To Tue CrnzENs or Massacuuseri Th yorm you tout wardly assault was com- about a quarter past nine are these: — ani was sting ing called me wo #, 0peued the door, when ® 8 Mr. Sanborn live said I, patting out my eis a paper for you,” said hich T took. ts'i aad stout man enter. *t you, Mr. Sanbor “aod what is sour naa Taio from tho Uaite | States Leame im from 4 cal) about 6 fa my slippers, at my desk, when ‘the door. I wewt entered Ta sti wy pa come hia! Maisbai’s office,’ or sumetning of that sort. “ What ia your auborn'y, your warrant?” repeated I. “We nave a ‘Warrant,’ said seme ove, for by ine time two more men appeared. “Soow tt, read it,” said I A small man, calling brmseif Freeman 8, for Lone would give their uamer), begwn to rea bat had got only through a few ines whee tbe graybaired ruflan took a pair of bandcuile from bis pocket aod proceeded wo pub them on my wrists, | stauding in my own house, without @ dat or boots, only in slippers of cloth. Awhirtic was giveo, some meu rushed in, none of them kvown to me, aud carried me by force to tha street, ‘where siood a carrisge with two horses. They lifted me from the ground and tried to put me tm the carriage. I resteted with my fect, for my bands were fast in Wo ma- nacles. They tried two or three times without success, Dreaking the carriage, but the horses started snd they could noi get me iv In tne meantime my cries and those of my sister had called my oeigndors from their home who mskheng | the rafflans and prevented them fron carrying me of. T stood tu the treet in my slippers balf an hoor, woar- ing the hanccuff#, until Deputy Soeriff Moore took ms by force from the r..fhans hands wader a writ of habeas cor- s iaaued by Judge Hoar. Their names, given after » time and r:lucianuy, were Silas Carleton, —— Coo, Moge, —— Tarieion, aud —— I'reeman. There wore two ‘or three otbere,’whose names I have not learced. Fifteen minutes after 1 was hacdcuffed, standing in the street, Freeman read me a warrant sigoed by Vics-Presi- dent Breckeartoge for my arrest, with an endorsement from McNair, S rgeapt-st-Arms of the United States Se. mate, autborizicg Silss Carleton to seize me. How ne did it Ihave said. Ceople of Maseachuactia, act as it seam; te you best in this case. F. 3. SANBORN ‘The foliowing is rom our correapoudent at Coacor: Concoxp, Mass., April 4, 1830. Last night was ove of the most exciting times that Con- Cord bas witneseed ‘or mauy @ day, occasioned by the arrest of Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of this town. Five officers Made the arrest, the warrant being served by a Mr. Carleton. After they hat got the handcuffs upon bim they bad bard work in trying to get bim into their cay Plage, the door of wnics was smashed. Some friends ar- riving, among them Mr. Sandorn’s counsel, tho offloer ‘Was obliged to read the warrant twice, and during the de- Jay @ writ of habeas corpus was obiaived from E. R. doar, and the olticer was summoned to appear before the su- preme Court, iu Boston, to aay, at eleven o’clo*k. It ts a fact vouched for by a demcorat, that the londort cheers for Mr. Sanborn, as the cars were about to start from Concord for Bosion, were given by well known de- mocrats. The marke of the manacles could be plainly Seen upon the wrists of Mr. Zanbora this morning. THE MATTER BROUGHT BEVORK TAR LEGISLATURE. Ja the Hovge of Represcotauves this morning, Mr. Browa, of Conoord, asked leave ty oiler the following re- Boive ip relation to & writ o( habeas corpus issued by the Sepreme Judicial Court of the Commonweaitn :— ‘Wheress, a citizen of this Coromonweaitn has boen slezed and ap altempt has been male Ww carry him be- the limits of this Commoaweaith, under the pretext Of @ warrant trom the ate of United States; and whereas a writ of habeas corpus bas been issued by tae Supreme Jucicia! Court of this Commonwealth, to test tho ‘validity of tis warrant and the siezure thereon; aud ‘whereas it greatly concerns tie liberties of thia Common- ‘Wealth that th 6 question should be thoroughly argued ant Well considered —erefore Resolved, Tha; tue attorney General is hereby inetruct- ed to appear before the Court in said proceedings to sid the petinover for said writ of haxeas corpus, and, if be eball desm it expedient, in view of the importance of the Seeue involved, to employ additional connsel to assist bim therein; and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant wpov the Treasury of the Commonwealth for the pay ment of euch additional egunsel. Mr, Brown proceeded to narrate @e circumstances of the affair at Concord, substantially as they are Known to His narrative was eeveral times interrupted by load applause. Mr, Haskeil, of Ipewich, oppose the introduction of the Tesolve, om the ground that the matter abould be Jeft with the Judiciary Department, without interferenoe from tue Lagislatare. He regardea it as a cetioate and grava ques- tion, and aeeerving of mature consideration. He thought Mt doubtful it tae witoees could be suntained in refusing to at Wasiington. He did mx, however, approve of Go mmose ta witch oa Attempt hat been made to arreat Dim. Pimaily, he eaid he cid not doubt that the Gover- Bor would instruct the Attorney General te iook after tha cage, and that there would be no ured of logialative action, Mr. Bishop, of Lenox, opposed tho resolve as being @ step towarcs Placing tbe State in conilict with the gensral government. Toe Supreme Court, in bia opinion, was the proper tribunal for the setuement of this question of por- poval rights. Oa waetion of Mr. Wood, of Nantucket, the subject was Jaid vpon the table, for the purpose of disposing of papers from the Senate. THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. (From the Boston Advertiser, Aprtl 5.) ‘WRIT OF HABKAS CORVUS GRANTED. ‘Wher the arrest was mate public, the bells in the town ‘were rung, aod the streets presented a scene of wild excitement’ A crowd assembled around Mr. Sanborn’s Bouse and preventes the officers from leaving with their yer. Some of Mr. Sandorn’s friends called upon Hoar, of the Saprome Jocic al Court, who resides | ‘im Concord, and presented the following petition: — ret Ry HOAR, AN Associate Jus: untcrat Cover, Complains Joan 8. Keys, on behalf of Frank B. Senboen, of Conourd, in the county of Middiesex sud commoawaalth of setts, tbat (he sald dandorn 's aalawfotly restrained Of bis liberty by one Silas Unriton, in said Uoncord. That the Of said Incprinscamen: by sala Caron, according to Relief of this comoisinant, 18 an alleged deputation from one D. MoNatr, csiliog nim elf Nergeant-ac Arms of the Senata Of the Uniied Sinies to serve » paver which the aaid Caritoa gays ie signed by the Vion Presivent of tha United Matra, which he would rot aijow the complainant to take or read. uor coud Sale complainant procure » coy thereof. Wheratore he prays corps mAs iss mM 5, Keyes. eeemmomocilih of Hsueh, april 3d, 1860-~"Then. per Saree eee ee ee foregaine motome DRERZES RK HUAK, J. 6. 8.3. ‘Upon the above petition Judge Hoar granted « writ of faabeas corpus, im the Kp eet Ate returnable tmmoadi- before a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in Bevton, ‘ead Carlton was summoned to show canse why the prisoner in bis onstody should not be discharged. PROCERDINGS UPON THB WRIT. ‘The case of habeas corpus cams up before the Sapreme Oonrt yesterday morning bafors Chief Justice Shaw, and Rasviolate Justices Metcalf, low, Merrick and Hoar. Merors. J. A. Aucrew, 3. E Sewall and J, 8. Koyee ap- Besrod,s8 comnoal tor Mr. Sanbora. United Dis ‘ict Attorney, Charies Levi Woodbury and Aasiaiant Dis- bay attorney, Milton Andros, for Deputy Marshul Car- wok. at the opening of the case there were not many specta- bors present. ‘The argament was opened by Mr. Koyes, who read the ‘¥/\s of habeas corpus und the return of the Deputy Sho- rit bir. Weodbary said he hed hed bat one honr’s notice of bir proceeding, and he had not hai time to propare «@ pr ver writtem return to the writ, bat he was willing to goa He thee gave at length the authority for tho ar. Test and read the warrant im odedieuce to whica the De- pory Marshal mace the arrest, which set forth that om Bho 16a of ieppers ine Sergeant at-arms of we Sen: fhe! summoned Sent to appear Before the Seaate Com. mace, ana tigs Re refased te appear; apd that oa the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1860.—TRIPLE | 15th of February the Sonate authorized (ho Prosident of that boty to issue a warrant lor bs arrest, whe-over be migot be (ound. Thi warrant, whveh is troued by Ji Pres dept of th aw, wad Asbury 3 ieBued 19 acourd- ance with ‘A certificate was rea, d by D. R. MoNa'r, the Ser- ptut-Arms of the Seuaw, audMoriziog Silas Carlton to the warrant + Court thea took a shert recess, Inet Alorney preparce bis retarp, which waa road by It ehows thas Carton arcested the aad Sa born as the deputy of DR, McNair, Sorgeamt at arms ie Senate, by authority Of & warrant issued by toe President Of the Sewate of the Usritet states; aad tmat on the 24 of Aprit the body Of toe omit Samborn wax takea from bis cusiody by Job B. soore, Deyuty Sheriff of tne county of Micdiegex, by virtas of a ery of habees corpus granted by Judge Hoar, ene ef the Justioos of we 3u- | preme Court. Mr. Keyes then adarresrd the Court, erying that many ©, Beeeks Dichens ex which tho Brave questions may arise w Were come preiiminary uns, which bolug welllea, wold Pertie the whole matior. Ho would pot waive the mua questions, but would proceed to discuss the preliminary ones, a8 follo #5 :— Frret—That the Sergeant at Arms bas m0 powor out of the Imite of the District of Cotumbia, shero the United States bas exctunive jurtediotion Seoone—That the prece pt ts directed to the Sergeant at- hg ‘by name, and cannot be served by avy person but tam. ‘Third—That the Sergeant et Arms cannot delegate his Power to spy other porson, wod therefore Silss Carton Canpot justify bimeel’ under dhe warract produced. The laws of Congross give the Sergeant-xt Arms no powor to deputiseuny person. The precept betog directed tw the Sergeant-at-Arws, no other person caa serve the writ —1) Mase, 271, 9 Mabe. 95 Mr. Woodbury suggested to the Court thst the petitioners should open their cease fully, 80 that he could meet tno queetion in full He would like to bear ali of the grounds oo which the babess corpus was issued. Tho Court thought thas the preliminary questions sheuld be aisposed of fret. Mr. Andrew then said there are twe acts of Congress in relation te Sergeavt.at.srms, There is no act of Con- gress whiob creates the office of Sergeant-at Arms. The ‘act of April 12, 1792, provides for the compensation as ae the acts ef April 10, 1606, and March 3, 1815. Tho office is aa office of the Seuste appointed uncer the rules of taat Doay. ‘Tho Sergeantat-Arms has no power te execute Qny process Out of the District of Columbia, where Congress ‘bas full and role jurisdiction. Ia this case bo could not t himself, ang, if he could, he could not ap- ‘y.raid im reply that the Sergeant.at. Arms Wute oflicer, but w appointed by the Sense h authority a4 tbe Seuase may del-gate to bum. He is an officer @: the Semate. The power of une Sonate is devived from the const tctiou of the United States, art. 1, bec. 3. Under the comstiution each 00 ordinsw body has the power to act acoordivg to its own judgment. and there ig to rule of law that cam affect the notion of the Se- nate with to its ewn officers. It has a right te regulate the power of its owa officers as it pleases. If toe putt takem by the counsel (or the ptiuoar were sound, then the precepts ef the Senate to reach a porsoa in con'empt, out of the District ef Colu woult be ut- terly powerless. This is not the first wme that tue power of tbe Sergeant at Arms bas doen questioned. Dartag tho year 1812, Hon. Lewis Williams, a member of Cumgreas form North Carolina for forty yous, aud a membor of the Committee oa Pensions, was approached by on» audsrson, who attempted to bribe bin. dr. Willams at once re- Ported tothe House of which ho was a member, and An. dersom was arrested by tho Sergeant at Arms and prisoned. Subsequentty the Surgeaut-at Armas wag euod tor areaultand bauery and fale imorwoument, fa taat case Justice Johusou fully sustained the souom of tag Sergrapt-at-arm aad the power exeroised by Congress. 6 Wbeaton 204. Mr. Avoros read the law of Jam 24, 1857, by which a witness who shat wilfully make defsuit or if to ane ver, wuea eummeoed hy ‘he Howse or ‘one of itt commitiers to testily, anall, in addition te the paing aud pemalties already ic force, bo liable to a flue of bot lees than $100, nor more thaa 61,008, aad tmposoa- ment from ene to twelve months ander indictment m aay court ip tne United States. Mr. Wow bury coutended that this law recognized the powers claimed. Tne authority is perfostiy olear thas the Sergeaut ot-Arws bag (he pewer to call on any floet Or other aid, a8 the « xigeacies of the case may roqiire. The Court euggested ‘at the question was mot ia rola- tiom 10 the power to call in ai Mr. Woodbary rephod that the objection seemed to bo a personal oue against Carlton. It ts to De supposed, and a4 18 the ted presumption, that where aa olficer 16 actmg jp @ public capmorty, be is acting uvon some gerd aa Qclent authority ; and we never bear tho autaority of a wo» officer que-toned, Performaace of toe duty of aa Officer warrants the presumption of proper authority. ‘The Court suggested thut thet was where there is suck en cff.noe in existence. The question now ts, whether there i such en oflier 88 a oeputy sergeant at-arms, ad thag the office was being assumed as well as uno it. ‘Mr. Woodbury replied that there was the warraut of the Gepate, the signavres of the Vice Presi ent aud tho Gerk of the Sepate; everything that the law requires to warrant and support the presumption that bo is a rightful officer. Tho Burgeact-at-Arms bas the power of depu- luzing. and thet power has heen repeatedly recognized. At the cloze of Mr. Woodbary’s remarks, Mr. Andrew taid, thatif these objections were not sustained, he de- sired to offer other questions after sufticient time to make Preparation. Tbe question raised was in the nature of a motion to dismire, or of a plea im abatement on account of defective service We object that the service by Caritom was driectivo, because he had no power te meke the arrest. He coutenied that Mr. MoNair, the Sergeant-at Arms, alone could serve the writ, and Ubat be could noi serve it im this State. The t-at- Arms una his deputies are merely to perform suoh miais- terial acts as they may be authorized to perform in those localities where Congrees bas jarisdiction. They are merely the officers of the houses they are sppointed by, There i# no statute in relation to the matter. All of the powers of Congreas are derived from the ooastitu- tion alone, The only power that is granted is given in this case by tbe resolution of the Seuale, which empowers the Sergeant at-Arma to szarch wherever the delinquent may be found, neteven limiting the boundary to the Untied States. The only source trom which the Seuats could ob- tain the power to vend the Sergeant-at-armsor his deputy to 9 State would be from an act of Congress; therefore Ceriton ect ved the writ in h's individual capacity, not as acepu rant-at Arms. The Court bere took m recess until half-past three @'clock. OPINION OF CHIRF JUSTIOR SHAW. ‘The Court came m at nulf-past uhree o'clock, and Chief Justice Shaw colivereo we following opinion :-— Suaw, C. J —This arrest was made by dias Carlton, a citizen and inbabitant of Massachusetts; and ia his ewer under oath, he shows a warrantto D. R. MoNair, Hergesot at Arms of the Senate of the United States, aad ays that the Sergeant at-arms entered an order upon tt, dciegating the power to Carlion to make the arrest, Thora is therefore po conflict im_ this case between tne authority of ap executive oflicer of the United States and aa officer of this Commonwealth. It appears by the answor of the officer, which stands ss part of the return to tho writ of babeas corpus, that Cariefon claims to have arrested San born, uncer a warrant purporting to have been issued under the band and seal of the Vice Preeident of the United Staves and President of the Senate. It recites the appointmemt of a commitiee of the Senate ve inquire into the circumstaoces of the attack made by a boty of men upon the arsenal of the United States at Harper's Ferry, the citation of Sambora to anawer as & Witness befor ch committee; that he relused to attend acooruing to such summons; that he was thereby guilty of & contempt; and directing D. R. McNair, Sergeant at-Arme Of the Senate, to arrest the said Sanborn, wherever could find him, and bring him b-fore the Senate to a swer jor such contempt. This warrant seems to have been iseued on the 16th of February last. There gam endorsement of the eams date, by the Sergoant-at-Arms, sutborinng apd empowering the said Carlton, the re. sponcent, to make such arrest; and te respoadent justi- fying the arrest made on the 4d Apri! taatant uader toast process, the question ia whether this arrest is juatitled by this retarn. This question {6 a very Droad and a very im- portant ove, und opens many loterest'ng questions as to the functions and powers of the Usited states Senate, as @ constitvent part of the legislative depart- ment of the Uniied States government and the modes im which they are to be exercised, and the limits by which they are qualified. It is admitted in the arguments ‘that there is no exprees provision in the constitution of the United Staves giving this suthority in torms; but it ts maintained that it ss necessarily incidental to various au- thorities vested in the Semate of the United States, in its legislative, executive and judicial functions, and’ mus} therefore be held to be conferred by necessary implica- tion. These questions manifestly requiring great delibera- tion and research, in order to come to a satiefactory oon- clusion, and some preiimmary questions baving been suggested by the petitioner's Counsel, tt was proposed, and not objected to by the lexrned District Atworney and assistant District Attorney of the Unitod States, by whom. ‘the Court were attended in bebalf of the respondent, to | copaider these preliminary questions first; because, if the obj on the face of them were sustained, i} would Bupertede the necessity of discussing the other questions arising in the case. These points have been argued. For cbvious reasons, we lay out of this inquiry the case of the Senate when acting in judicial capa- city, on the trial of an impeachment iaid before it by the House of Representatives; and we suppose the same con- siderations would apply to the case of the Honse of Representatives in summoning witneeses to testify before them, as the Graud Inquest of the United States, with view to an impeschment. Then the odjections taken to ‘this warrant, on the face of it, as rendering it insuflicieat to justify the arrest of tae petitioner are three:— 1. That the Sergeant at Arms, in his capacity asan officer of the Senate, bad no anthority to execuie process out of the limits of the District of Columbia, over which the United States have, by the constituiion, exclusive genera! jurisdiction. 2 That a Sergeant.at-Arms is not an officer known to the constitution or laws of the United Stas, as a general executive, of known powers, like a Shortt! or Marshal; that he is appointed and recognized by | the ruica of the Senate as an officer exercising pow- ere regulated by the rules and orders of the Sonate and can only exercise guch powers a8 are conferred onbim by such general rales end orders, made with a view to the regular proceedings of the Senate; or such ‘a8 may be conferred by the Senate by special resolves and acts, a8 @ single department of the government, with- Out the concurrence of the other members of the govern: meut. 3. That by the warrant retarned the power to arrest the Tespondent was in terms limited to McNair, the Sergeant- ‘at-Arms, and could not be executed by a deputy. In regard to the firet, it seema to us that the objection Opens @ broader d than it is meceesary to oosupy in dociding this preluninary question. We are not prepared to Bay shat in no case can the Senate direct process to be served beyond the limits of the District by an authority expreers!y given for that purpots. The case of Aaderson ve. Duna, 6 Wheaton 204, cited in the argumeet, beg Uttle application to this question. It is manifvet taat that was a writ of error from tae Circuit Court for the District of Ooiumbia, and it appears that the Alleged comtempt of Anierson in offering @ betbe to & member of the Heuse of Represeatatives was com: Iiued in the Dirtrict of Columbia, the act complaned of as the tresapass was ‘done thercia, aed the proces ie Question was served by the Sergeaptat-Arms ia psrsoa, parwaNand ig ay autaority givon by the iloase of Repro: eontatives, by their reselve fer that parpesy, in puree: a ey r thts preoept, but there, ence of which the Speaker's warrant was tasuet, Tao ood ques ion appear to Us far more maerisl, The Sergcapt et Arms of the Senate is an officer of that House, like thetr Doorkeeper, app rinted by thea, aad ro quireo by ‘heir rules and orders te exercise certain pee- ere, manly with a view Wo Order and due oourse of pro- coc dings — He iv note goneral offlcer keown to the law, 46 8 eborifl, taving pewer to appotmt general éepation, or to vot by geveral deputatos m partioular cases; por like SB marebel, wbo bolds smalageus powers, sad 08 fiuilar funcuons, uncer the laws ef the Uniet dates, wih three of sherile amd deputies vader the Svate ‘awe. Bat even when it appears, by the terms er tao reasonable coostruction of @ statute, covforring oa uthorty on & eberiff, that it was intended be snould excoue it pertovally, De Capwet exercive it by goacral e>puty, abd Of course caDEot do It by sDesial deputation, (Wooo ‘vx, Reet, 11 Mare,, 211.) But, upoa the third point, We Court sro all of opiniom that the warraat affurds ag justification Suppose that the Semate bad authoriy, by the resolves parted by them, to cause the petioner te be arrested ane brought betore them, tt appears by the Warrant tseucd for that purpose that the power was given alone te McNair, at-arms, ane chore ig Dutbing to indicate apy int-otion ow their part to have such arrcet made by any other person. Terre is ne au. thority, ia fact, U ytd by this warrant, to deleg ste the au, thority to any Other person. It ts a general rule of the common law, mot founded om any judicial decision or eta: peer vane me Lapeer il paw art | grown into s mexim, . euthority to ene does wot authorize’ him to delegate it to another. “Delegate yotestas non poted ” (Broom's Law Maxme, cecond edition, 665.) grows oat of she watere of the subject. A special authority is in the Bature of a trust, ‘It implies confidence im the ability skis! or disorotion of the party entrusted. The author of euch ® power may extend it if be will, ax ts done in ordi: Dery powers of attoracy, giviug powor to ome, or hig Btituce or BUbstitutes, te do the ucts authorized. But whee itt BOL Go extended, it is limited to the person mamed, Tte coupeel tor the respondent asked what authority there is for limiting such warrant to the persou named; it rather belongs to those who wish to justify under each power to show judicial authority the extea- ground this rospoaden! iy, tbe order of the Court ws that the gaid Sanbera be discharged from the custody of the said Carlton. The court room was crowded with the friends of Mr, Savbors and others interested in the cause. Tne decisiva Of the Court was received with apvlause. The officers of the cout called the speotatora te.medlately lefttbe court room On reach'ng the stre*t, he was welcomed with great applause by the crowd, wie bad withdrawn from the court reem. Chomber of Commerce. DAPORTANT LETTER ¥ROM PRRSIDENT BUCHANAN ON PRIVAT PROPBRTY af BBA. The regu'ar monthly meeting of this Board was hold yesterday, at their rooms, corer of Codar and William atreeta—the President, Polatiah Porit, Baq., presiding ‘The Arst businees im order being the elostion of new mom- bers, the follewig gentlemon were elected:—Hoary Amy, Heury A. Dike, Ezekiel J. Doopeli, Wm. Fostor, Jr., Eni! Hetvemann, Frederick W. Jones, Shepherd 7. Kuapp, George Mackenzie, John D. McKinsey, Eimand H Millor, ‘Wiitiaga Moller, Horace J. Moody, Hoary W. Peck, Benj. D. Smith, E. Augustus Thouron, Wm. M. Vail. Wm K. Strong, Esq., was olected a member of the Oommities of arbitration. ‘The followivg letter from the President of the United States was read, apd, on motign of J. Dx Parser Ocves, teferred to the Committee on Reprisuls:— IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION PROM PRESIOEYT BUCHANAN. Wasmixatox Orr, March 31, 1869, To P Prnit, Px :— iY Deak Sia— Your favor of the 5th inst , enclosing the able ant intercetiog report aad revelations of tus Chamber of Commerce of New York, in-favor of “the Dertect immupity” (‘rom capture) of ail private property upon the ooean i time of war, was duly received aad re- forres to the Siate Depertmeat. Is has ince ocourret to Tue that tbe reepect 60 emincatly due to the Caanmber re quires that I sbould address you a few remarks ia answer. War is a dreaiful calamity, shocking to hawanity, aud oupts (oO be svoised by alf honorable meave; put warist mankwe conveue ip thetr present state, tt will sometimes be teeviteable. If, with the email vut gallant naval force at thie country, we ebould be driven tatoa war wita a mation pocreseing @ Lavy far more numerous ARd powerful thay our own, we should then ve tu a comparatively helpless covuition witbout the aid of privatesrs. We might wih alooet ax much propriety agree to abandon our ayaten of Volupceer militia, and trus: alone to the reguiar arma for our defeuce on the land, as to deprive ourselves of the ser- vices of privateers, which ere our volunteers and militia upow the ocean. ' Besides, privateers may be stricuy gusrded from aoures by law, and be restramed withia the rules whieb govern our regular navy. Nether would the abanconment of war against private Property upon the ocean, of iteelf, afford (reedom wad se- curity to our commerce. Im order to acoomplish this ov- ject, we must proceed a stop farther and obtain the con- sevt of the powerful aval nations, that merchaat voassis sba'l DX be blockaded io port, but be suffered to pass the blockading equedron amd go out to wea. If those should rema'n biockaded in our harbors, there would be com- paratively but little private property tn the ocean to pro- tect, A powerful fleet, by blockading the mouth of the Chesapeake, could effectually prevebt any merchaat ves: Fei from goig to sea from any port in that noble bay or ite trtbuteies, So im regard to New York, Now Or- Tr tho proposition to abolish war agaloat the al war private perty on the occam were combined with a Dropestiog to secure te merchant vessels a perfect imaunity frow blockade ia any port, then the subject would be well worthy of serious consideration Yours, reepect- fauy, JAMES BUCHANAN. commxnce: they ebould be authorized to ewiablish and feces. examimation and survey, at more than $70,000, defining bor, which limita were aetermined by « beard of scientific men after due consideration; an: ‘nd bolioving that ‘such changes will bo injurious to the Just interests of the ar- rt; therefore , Resolved, That this Chamber respectfully request of the Lemwiature that it pass vo bills chapging the extension lanes as fixed by the law of 1857. ‘The preamble and resolution were adopted. CODIFICATION OF THE REVENUE LAWS, Royat PuEtrs called the attention of the Chamber to s bili pow before Congress, relating to the codification of the revenue laws, and stated that it was important that the Chamber sbould take eome action im the matter, in creer that Congress, and especially the members from this city, might correctly understand the wishes of the merchants of New York upon the question, ‘The tollow ing gentlemen were appointed a committees te examine the bill and make the a report:— Morea H. Grinvell, A. A. iow, 0. H. Marshall, R. E, Morgan, Fraucie M French, Sheppard Gaady, Peter V, Ring, Moses B, Odell and George Opdyke. ‘4 REMOKSTRANGR, Denersc Deven offered the following Whereas, a bill having been introduced inte the Legis- lature of this Siste, to grant to a private association the id to levy tounage duties on all veesols passing through jetigate, Resolved, That this Chamber disapprove of the mea- sure, and thet a committee of five be appointed by the Cair to report upon the subject of State tonnage duties, and to prepare @ remobetrance against the imposition. Adopted; apd the following appointed: — Denning Duer, George Opdyke, G. W. Blunt, 3. B. Rug: gles, aud Fura Nye. The Skcextaky read a communication from the Boston Board of Trade, alluding to the surplus of Manila coriage pow im the bonded warehouse in that city, and recom- mending that the New York Chamber of Commeroe unite ‘with that of Boston in ® memorial to Congress asking the paseoge of a law regulating the re-exportation of such oor- cage. The communication was referred to @ special com: mittee. Gxorcs W. Bucyt called the attention of the Chamber to 8 olving bell now ip operation in the North river, and re. commended the appointment of & committee to examine the same. The Chair appoiuted Messrs. Bluat, C. H, Mar- sbali and Russell Surgie such committeo, ATLANTIC CALE MEDALS. Mr. Hincken, from the Committee on Atlantic Cable Medals, stated that an assistant surgeon in the British pavy bad been omitted ip the list of officers prepared by the British Admiralty, and recommended that the Cham- ber make the necessary appropriation, 1p order to relieve the committee from an uppleasant position, and, at the same time, do justice tos meriterious offlcer who, hy au oversight, had been omitted. The recommendation im the form of a motion was adopted. After the transaction of some unimportant business the Qhambor ai journed. Arrivals and Departures, ARRIVALS. SraxGnan—Sblp Surprise—Mre F D Wiliams, these children snd (wo servants, dirs Geo William Mewes 8, DUTee aad infant, Mrs Bixcaronn—ship Borodino—Capt 8 8 - ‘eek hip Day, wife, two obil- Duree. Navicaton’s Istawp— Mary red Hampton Rosds—dames 0 Decakoon,U Bocaeu oe Loxpox—Sbip American Congress —M ant Domgr ire Martha P Brows, CaxtnaGens—Bark Christias—Wm Tayler, Geo Herbert. i Hy H es Aratacnicota—Brig Tanner—§ 0 Oliver Farwovrn, Ja—Sohr Lanc—Mr Brown and son, Mr Forayt ‘apd soe. died TO ARRIVE. few ORIRANE—Stoemahio St Loule—J A riolt, 8 P Page, J Holter, GD Parson aut tady. ) ioerdsoe, © H Gobey aad lady, A Pra: ‘Mr Dougiass. Mrs stewart, Mies J ft Nelson, Mise Waters. ‘ePudectand Sok we DEPARTURES. Pg ‘Gueerson Mraed Masao ‘aucchion’ Wise Ni ES Fete et ae See JT Barr, Mrs A Carney, J Marr, Ramee Rienardes Carca, ve Rae, Ret Bebe—Preverien ‘terry, ¥ (oumevas Rive W Warren, Jobn A Fowter, Jv ft » Green Wover Cperieatra, Mies Harel woed, R Baad, Joho Oroweas M almea, Mr and Mrs Jona Date KR Joba F Wide LF mite, Bd ward Re-se Tomt - ae Interestiag from Oalfforata, OUK BAN FRANCIS VORRESPONDSNUE, San Feanciso0. Maroh 12, 1800. Large Fire im Tehama, Gatifernia—Los $\00,000—The Washoe Silorr Mines—Lccoution of a Murd-rer—Ovinags Ot the Branch Mint—Legislative Action om the Proosod Anrezation ff a Portion of Western Uiah to Oslifernta— Marriages, Deaths, e., ac. Dering the last week 26,075 eances of gold bullios, Worth $52) ,0C0, and 7,617 oumcos of silver builion worth Anouk $5,000, were deposited in the Branch Mint, and $600,(00 were coined In double oagles. ‘The United States District Attorney bes notified the psr- tics im poseresion of the square keunéed by Battery, Warhington, Jackson and Sansome strects, known as Go: vervmest Block (and upon whioh the buildiag used by the Custom House and Pos: Office stands), te leave fort: wish, as the United States require the land for its use. The Herald recommends that part ef the square be dewoted to the erection of a mint, Tho prosomt building is pot at all equal te the wants of the State. It is a cramped ‘and badly coustructed building. Ou the 9th instaat a fire broke out in the town of Tehama, which destroyed a large flowring mill, causing & loos of $100,660, The mill was builtin 1854, four ste- ries high, with four rum of stones, and was sald to be the finest structure of tho kied im California, and in twenty: four hours was capable of turing eut five hundrod var- rels of floar, Abeut three thousand bushels of wheat and five hundred sacks of flour were consumed. The mil@ were owned bane Knetzor & Co., and insured for $10,000 im the Insarasce Oifice. ‘TUS WARHOR SILVER MINES. There are a large pusber of ear miuers new on thoir way to Carson Valley. Tne spring bas commenced with re- remarkebiy pleasant aad there @ every pres: pect of the Wasboe ooustry being in a condition at pre, Sept to admitot thoreugh exploration. 4 gentlem: rived @ Gan Frencwco twenty four hears since, direct {rom Wasboe, where be speat a week. fo gives the fel- people at Virginin City, eating what they oan get, sloooing living im the same maover as tac first Cali- Mr. W. 8. fayior, the mame ofthe gentioman referred te, went dewn a hundred fret into the Mexican cisia on the Comstock lead. Three mom wore cageged in digging teree the ore, two im carrying % up te tho surface, a separating the rich from the poor. The voin is avout tou feot wice, The ore pays $5,000 te tbe ton. Fifty are tm the process of commruction te reach other pxats this lead. ‘The owners of the claim are not desirous of solling. A tunce! ia to be rem eight hundred feet bslow the present miping place, 80 as to go unter Virgin's Oty. ‘The ore tm the Mexicav claim gr from the surface. The tavorers Mexicans. A Doctor ——, share; be replied. Bot $100,000, Mi Aott Virginis Ors; on Weeneeday last, walked through the Carsoa Canon Hope Valley, thence took a sleigh ve Luke Valley, thoacd led bis mule to tee Summit House, breaking a trail torovgb the enow, and im ciybty-dve hears from start Fr }, $e mulos Precipios on hica they disappeared, ore completa. ly lost. Five persone started with Mr Taylor frem Wir. giia City, but he loft all the others behind Our Legiiates yo om the Washoe region. A measure has been introduced to aumex te Cal: fornia certain territory east of tho mountains, incladiog Washoe, Waiker’s river, aod Mone. On Saruraay lest Mr. Coase eeconded the movement im the Senaie, His plas propoeee to substitute the 118:h for the 120th meridian of loogitude as the Doucdary between California and Utal Territory , by which about 25 000 rquare miles of that Ler: ritory will be brought withia the lisoits of tai State. The proposed pew tine will take tm all tho settioments sad all the fand (mot absolutely dewert) in Weetern Utah. If adopted by Comgrees, there cam be oe “Nevada Ter- ritory.’” EXSCTION OP JACOR T RLYRA, AT STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA HR DENIES HIS GUILT ON THR GALLOWS. On the 9th March, Jacob T. Fives, ooavioted of mury derirg & man named James McWade, ‘to a lodgiog house kept by the former 1p this city, ou tne aight of tne 27:b of January, 1668, paid the pealty of bis crime ov the gal- iowa. ‘During bis tedious confiscment of more than (we years, bo bad twe wials and was twice reepiied. On the Oret trial the jury steod eleven for conviction aud one for aoquittal—th stugle Juror believing that there ‘Was not sviliciest evidence adduced to dnd « verdict of guiky. Alter the second trial and con victiom, defondaat’s counrel made applicatom fora now trial, on tue ground that the evidence given by @ Turk, a witocts im the case, ‘Was not admissible, because of his being a negro. The motion was argued and denied; the case was thon ap; pealed to the Superior Court; after much delay that tri: bunal sus\a‘ued the opinion of the Court below. Influestal friends, who had known hia at Beme, prin- Cipally residents of Sam , exhausted every appli; ance for executive interference, but ig. For many months the prisoacr has bees constantly visited by Rev. J. B. Hill, as well ag by Rev. Messrs, King, McDonald and others, whe ministered to his spirita: weifare. From early im the morning until the hour fixed for the execution, three o’cleck P. M., ssveral clergymen were in At the appointed heur the Sherif conducted the scaffold. From long imprisonment he leoked paicand emaciated; but his atep ascending to the platform was ie Sheriff read the death warrant, jo the Sheriff and his deputies geod-byo, thavking them for the many Kimanesecs received at their bapas, requesting the rope to be placed around his neok, and, turning to the gentlemen present, spoke in a oloar, ell voice, aud protested his inmocence of the crime for which be was convict-d. I» a momeat after the trap was sprunff, and the body of Biyea swung toamd fro, He died withous « struggle. Marriages and Deaths. ‘MARRIED. Bawwov—Lyow.—Im San Francisco, March 9, by Rev. ee Anderson, Joba W. Baldwin te Mrs. Elizabeth L. Lyon. ley, Somema county, 1, by Rev, H..Hipman, Samuel Dows to Louisa J. Wwwhlec. + ed McHanan—Yuunr.—In Placerville, March 7, by Rev. Mr. Wilmott, S.G. McHahan to Mrv. L. FE. Ynuat. Morrer—SPainckR—In Tone City, Amador county, March 1, Ehijab Moflet to Louise Springer. Pmce—Donisk —At Michigan Bluff, Fob. 28, by Rey. Mr. MoGreth, R. Price to Mrs. M- Dobler, Ramo—Demmon.—Near Petaluma, March 6, Harrison Rambo to Sarah C. Denison. Serrox—Sackert —Near Petaluma, March 6, by Rev. D. A. Dryden, TH. Sitton to Roestta B. Sackett. Wenersr—Krxx —In Napa, Feb 28, by Rev. Father Do- gert, Kolert G. Webster to Catherine Kirk. DIED. Hvovurness.—In San Jose, March 8, Jeanne, danghter of Morcetin and Catherine Huguereli, aged 13 months. Keicur —at Knight's Laadig, Yolo county, March 7, Jos. Knight, aged 38 years. VicCunny.—fp Sacramento, March 6, Wm. M. Mo Slempy, ate of Miseouri, aged 27 years VaaY.—In San Andreas, March 6, Micheel Vhay, for- merly of New Bedford, Maas., aged ‘a8 years. Personal Intell, COs Baroness de Longueil, of Montreal; Dr. Hayes, of Phila deiphia, who accompanied Dr. Kane to the Arotic Regions, end Capt Davis, of the United States mavy, are stopping at the Brevoort House. Dr. John Morris, Postmaster of Baltimore, is stopping ab the Lafarge Houre. Hon W. D. Bishop, of Connecticut, late Commissioner of Patents, and Hon. 8. A. Smith, member of Congress from Tennessee, are stopping at the St. Nicholas HoteL Gen. Jefferson Davis is again suffering from inflamma: tion of the eyes. The surgical operation performed om nes last Saturday, it is apprehended will result in the loss The Rev. Dr. Richards, of Litchfield, Conn. o—- the Hartford Courant), is about commencing a libel suit against the publishers of the New York Independent. Ha says that slander bas gone far enough, and that it is now tume for truth to begin. The Hon. Charice Francis Adams and the Hon. Josiah Quincy, Sen., are the largest taxpayers in Quincy. The former pays $!,440, apd the latter $435. As trustec Mr. Adama pays $160 additional to the above named sum. Court of General Sessions. Before the Recorder. ‘The only case of interest that was disposed of yoster. day in tho General Sessions was an indictment for rape, preferred against Poter Schaff, for baving perpetrated that offence on a little girl named Margaret R. Brazier, a Lie, oy lite girl ten years old. The crime was committed atthe residence of her parents, 231 West Thirty-sixta street, on Sunday, the 26th of February. The jury con. vieted him of an attempt to commit tbat crime, and he ‘was sent to the State prison for tive years. John Shay, indicted for robbery in the first degree, hav- ing assaulted James Kelly on the 1st of March, in Baxtor street, and atole $40 from his person, ploaded guilty to an aséauit with iptent to rob. He was sent to the Siate prison for two years. Edward Deming wes bronght into court oa a beack wasrant, he having been indicted for perjary charged te have been committed in setting forth certain allegations m order to injure the New York Marble Company. The Conrt fixed the bail at the eum of $5,000, there no jena than twenty-six charges of a similar nature preferred againet him by the Greed Jory. It is said that tf Copmected wit! -origmated corporations, profeasedly establiehed to convert slate stone into marble. i Since commencement of the term this week, the canes that have been disposed of did not pomsecas any teatures of interest, and as the Grand Jury will not be sworn in tll Aonday, tbe Court adjourned til that time, as there wore me cases ready for trial other tha the complaints await- ing the action of the Graud Inquest. Umited States Commissioncr’s Court. Before Geo, F. Botts, eq. THE ALLEGED MURDERS ON BOARD THB BARK ANNA. Arnit. 6.—The United States vs. Gordon Hiers.—The de- femdant in this caso ia charged with the murder of a coler- SHEET. THE TURF. Whe Trotting Seasem of 1660—The Matches Betweem Mtham Allom aad George M. Potchon—Prejudice Ag ee BSucccssfaily Auvopted om Trotting Pracks, Ko. ‘The trotting season of 1860 may be said te have falrly commenced upon Long lIslaad, as two trots of inferior importance have already taken place om the Union Couree, The announcement that the challenge issued laut November to ma'ch the celebrated trotting eta liom Geo. M. Patchea against the equally resewned Ethan Alloa, had at Inet been accopicd, amd all the necessary prolimi- nares arranged, bas created considerable sensation among sperting circles, not only in New York, but (througbest the States. The trotting porformances of both horace are of the very highest charactor; but the question of superierity between thom still romains a disputed point. It is true that Patchom was beaten by Ethan Allon im a matoh for $2,000, mile heats, on the Union Course, L. L, October 28, 1868—the former boing distanced im the fires heat, waidh was deme by the winner in 228; but the extraordinary imprevomeat he dis- played leat eemmer, when he defeated such first Class trotters as Brewn Dick, Pilot, Miller’s Bamsel ‘There is ne doubt but that the anticipated race botwoon those two emperors of the trotting turf will produce am intense degreo of excitement in sporting circles, scarcely inferior to that which existed when Flora Temple and Exbee Allca were matehed. But it cannot be denied that among the gonoral public commanity, troteing has fallon te a very low ebb. A trolting matoh is regarded as syzony mous with anything but fairvess, and cortalaly the many well erramged ‘‘little impreprictics’”’ that are eon- staatly taking place on the turf, jusufy such an unfavor- able juigmeat, The enemies of trotting poiat to the hippe- drome arrangements wbich last season existed between Flora Temple and Priacees, and between George M. Paton - ea and Brown Dick, aud ask what confidence can the public have im betting upom whiok is the better trotter, when the result has already been arranged between the owners of the horses, and their drivers, before ever the word ‘ge’ was given—those horses travelled from reut race tracks, but ia reality for the “gate mo. The preeemt match beweem Patchon and Eth regarded w the same light, as it i woll known that it is imtended totrot these two bores im other cities through. Out the Sta‘es, This fact gives rise to the suspicion that a ewwilar gamo wil) be played with them as with Fira the foilewing proposition, whica ‘Will Leet the sincerity Of their deme (or deciding which ef the horses is really the beter trotter:— for the approsoh'ng mutehes, and throw opeb the gates into the track free tv ail. A small for up, net for spectators, but te decide ‘pring reve bighly As we bave before said, the admission charge to the quarter siretch and grand stand, together with the ground rents for refreshment stands on the round, would realize a very haadsome amouat, which ‘would epable the proprietor or leesee to give woekly valu. able purses te be comtended fer by the best class of horses. Umited States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Jadge Smalley. CRUBLTY TO OUR MERCANTILE MARINES. Avni. 4.—The United States ve. David Ohapels.—Tho de- fendant was chief mate of the bark Magdalena, aad was placed on trial for inflicting cruel and unusual punishment, ‘without justifiable cause and through malice, on Taomas Bird, a steward on board that vessel. It appears from the evidence that on the 34 of February last the steward was ordered to Graw molasses; the steward replied that a man should be sent to help him or it would be spilled, as there was no faucet tothe barrel, wh: kicked hima tp the stomach and gave him severalhoavy Diows with hus clenched fists, knocking the steward down against the mast. The steward after this assault went snd got the molasses, and performed his duty during the yovage, but said he was afraid to lay up, lest of being illused by the mate; when he got into port, however, he ‘was iaid up from soreness inthe stomach. For the defence the Captain and two satlors deposed that the steward was an obstinate man, and disobedient to orders; that he was told not to spill the molasses, which he did; that be “gave back words” to the mate, who then seized hima by the collar and shook him; they did not see any kicking, a8 sworn to by the ard. The Judge, in charging tho jury, seid that if they believed the steward and second mate, then the offence bad been fully proven, and they musi find the ¢@efendant guilty, because where person inilicts unjust punishment malice and hatred must be inferred; and if the defendant inflicted the punishment as testiled to by the witnesses for the government, it was cruel and unu- sual and without any justifiable cause, as flogging in the merobant service bad been abolished by law, aad no sub- ordinate officer could iawfally inflict any punishment om one of the crew while the master was on board. ‘The jury found the defendant guilty. Avni 6.—This morning the Jodge, in passing sentence on the privoner, said it was high time that the arm of the law was stretched forth for the protection of seamen from the croeitics whieh had been imputed to the officers of our mercantile marine, and for the punishment of the guilty. The prisoner had proved a good character, and the case did not exbibit any gross cruolty, yot the mildness of the sentence which the Court was about to psas must not be takee as what would be done in other convictions. The oer must be imprisoned for sixty days aad pay a Ine of $L. Superior Court—Special Term. Before Hon. Judge Monorief. Arai 5.—Damicl Ourtis and ethers vs. Nicholas B. La Bau and others.—Motion to set azide inquest denied with- Ont prejadice to the renewal of the application apon addi- tional papers, and payment of $7 cosia of present me- ton. er David'R. Smith vs. George J. Brown.—Motion denied without costs to either party. Benjamin F. He . James H. Searing.—Motion for a may of proveedings qramiee. Order to be sottiod on twe daye’ notice. Before Hon. Judge Hoffman. Benedict and others ve. McGuinnest.—Ordered that de- fondant satisfy the judgments of record. Townsend and ethers ve. Bogert.—Motion denied, with $7 Ovenford va. The Everett Inswrance Company.—Motion de- Ried, with $5 conte. Balmer ve. Donaldson.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Coromer’s Inquest Yesterday. Tum Stcomp Avasus Rarnroas Casvactr.—The inquest im the case of Francis White, who was killed by being crashed te death, at the depot of the Second Avenue 7 of there being a wider the cars and the car house, with the view the recurrence of similar acsideats. Ds. for He loaves a wife and seven Feare of age and was & sative of . ‘Obi tren to lameat THE STREET CLEANING CONTRACE Array of Contractors at the City Inspec~ toe’s OMcc—Opeming the Bds—Exctto- ment aweng Peilvetens—Mr. Rebort A ith’s Prepesals, dic., de. ‘The emali pari ow"rooms of the Cay laspoctor's Depart- meat were jommed yesterday morn pg with am auriens erowd of politicians, of all shades and haes, having an im- terest im the lucrative contract for the strect cleammg, the Propotals for whiok, t was appousced, wi uld be opemod etneoa. Col. Delavan bimeck was on hand, and received the congratulations of mumerous friends im a digaifica and courteous manner. Of course the predominant tople of Convereation was the ‘‘spoils,’’and asthe decisive bear ap- Prosobed the stron gest impatience and excitement wore dis- cornible om the countonances of the ceatractors. When the mounoing that he intended to be geverned by mean time, end mot by the falliblo municipal oleck. The contractors : tt | | A HE 3 ie | Scumth Bid—Thomas A. Duan, contractor, for $257,000 annum. Suredee, Joka H. MoOuan, $160,000; Heary . Myers, $60,000; James P. Duma, $25,000, and Isaac ‘Williaaws, $25,000. Egyhth Bid—Heory D. Doremes, contractor, $244,600, oF for $100,000 f allowed te retain the street mevure. Neeurcuce Neth Bid.—Patrick Lyech, Luke Kiornen, Jone Rourke ano John Smitn, contrectors, ter $2.0,540 per aa- Dum. Suretica, Joba 0. MoCusn, $100,690; Revert A. Bieakie, $20,000; James Movre, $40,600; artnur A $15,000; Themes Keily, $7,000, and Danicl Moiiwaag, $20,000, It wilt be noticed that the bid of the last four mentien- ed ccntractors is the jewcet, and thorefore, ail tangs be- img right, they are entitles to receive ike contract, which is for the cChaoing the sweets, aveoues, ko, of this oily for the torm of ve years. Tne City laspecter aad Comptroller snxounced that they would make knows the Tewult 60 6000 as they would complete a proper examina- tiou as to the worth of the euretice, &o. Ia s short ime thereafwer the cfowd ef disappointed contractors depart- ed, with ¢xceeding'y clengsted faces, te weep over Moir sorrows at the neighboring barrooi permaps to cou- ooct further plens for the Fpoliation @f the inexbausuble cofiers of New Y The contract, whoever may got it. before it outy legabzed, will ve te be confirmed by the Commen Council. But itis bardly meccaary to acc, thi little maiter bas, in all human probability, boom already arranged to the faction of our olty fathers’ plastic conscienors. Mr Robert A. Smith, tne proprietor of the street clesa- ing machiace, in bis bia mace the following preposals:— ‘That the said Robert A. Savith shall receive compensa. tion for the werk dove under the torms of this contract anoum, payable somi mouthiy in equal inetaimenta; ‘that the seit Rebert 4, Smith, ia offering bis bid as aforesaid, further declares that the . jutirements of taxpayers ead other of the oity of ww York; and, Tenaetunra, he ‘atone that the work te be come under the specifications aforesaid will mot suffice te keep the streets ami avenues ia a cleanly and whoiceome condition, amd that his bie is offered in full view ef this etate of facts. The said Robert A. Smith further begs respect/ uly te submit the follo: proposition, vir: thet in case the said contact bo awarded to hom, om the torms heretofore mentioned, he will under. take to clean and sxcep tho streets and avenues embraced im this contract district once every twenty-foar hears, K required; that he will keep the said streets and avences eld beats af Of cleanlicess without additional arge Over ve the raid $300,000 per anmam: vided, always that his mens as ‘foreasid shall be punotually made. sia City Intelligomce. Cawmast Homaorarinc Duruxeary.—The trestees of this institution have just published their sixth agnual report, from which we learn that duriag the six years ending April 1, 1860, 5,445 cases ave beom treated, and 16,248 presériptions gives, of which 941 oases treated, aad 2,449 Prescriptions givem, wore within the past year. The tetal sravaitously. Homcovpathio treatment is cially advantageous for the sick poer, im that it allows them im many cases to continue their em; some caves under their owa roof; but these hepes have net as yet been realized. is located at 16 Eaet Eleventh street. ‘Tas Onstaucrions iN Tan Bar.—The steamer Magnetia, having om board a large posse of Harbor Police, yesterday merning commenced operations upon the shad poles, and up to noon bad sueoceded in removing a large ber. They have not been interfered with, and probably will mot be, as the law probibits them trom being placed im any position west of « direct line—taken from the biaff at the Narrows, on Robin’s Roof light, and from thonoe te te rumored that fishermen Noxrork Street Metnopier Erwscorat Cagron.—The Rev, William H. Milburn, the popular blind preacher, will de- liver a lecture at the Norfolk Methodist Epiac church, this evening. Subject:—“What a biind man saw im Eng- land.” The lecture is gotten up under the auspices of the ladies of the cburch, and the prooceds from the sale of tickets will be applied to pay the debts of the charek. Morn Srerxes.—The striking mania is becoming a stri- king feature of society at this side of Masom and Dixon’ line, The marble polishers and rubbers are the next to be in the field, for they areout with am amneuncement te marble bosses that after next Monday they will expect ten shillings as a per dim compensation. No man is te go to work until this little matter is aottled., Daycenocs Brock or Housrs.—A new block of houses be- longing to ex-Mayor A. C. Kingsland, on Avenue B, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, is reported by oflleer Beupett, of the Eighteenth Ward,to be in an exooodingiy dangerous cormdition, from defefective construction er bye The matter should be seen to without jay. reach of passers by hereafter, as in times past. Cuytrat Parx.—On Tuesday William coe crt aed eh a * tral Park, and baving been taken before J Brownell, and discharged. A Lecrorn om ¢W% "5 Destiny and Man’s Duty” wil be delivered by Mrs. Bophia Sager, fm the Cooper Insi- tute, this evening. Jorsey City News. Incenpuzy Fins in Japa Orrr.—About haif-past twelve o’clock yesterday morning, a fire was dis- covered bursting out simultaneously im am old weeden building, formerly used as a foundry, and a twe story brick building, known as the Jorsey Oy flour mill, aua- ated om Greene street, between Wayne aad Steabes. About two hundred barrels of Hime, belonging te Messrs. ‘Vanderbeek & Morrell, were stored ia the foundry, which ‘was mostly destroyed by water. The flou: mill wes leased by Peter Garbet, but for sev a9 Bear ie nar : all 're ° “The ‘wa ings or . po owned by Mr. ow lamaged about $1,500 or $2, A From the fact that the dre broke out im both buildings about the seme time, there ig mo doubt that it was tae work of an incendiary. Fourra Warp Democratic NomraTions.—The delegates to the Fourth Ward Demooratio Convention in Jorsey City made the following mominations om Wednesday night:— Altermn—Wrn. H. Nafow and Joba B. Romar. Boyoe. Commissioner of Apprali—Wm. Traphagen. Chas. H. i wee ee Gregiiowe. a United States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Judge Smalley. Aram. 4.—The Uneted States vs. Wilkam H. Ademe— ‘The defendant is indicted for cruel and unusual paxish- ment of o seaman, and pleaded not guiliy. His trial in eet down for Monday. The United vw. Thee. Butler King and others — Deon, Fame up acw fa ae tin equity. Me. King for argument a a was Collector of Califoruin during the Pierce adminiatce. peys Lil at Taw end Marsal vod for thes STRAP Ties Lee ee ~ ee ee ee COLT wconem pane =e