The New York Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1861, Page 10

10 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH ment of crime of ‘murder shall not be affected by the seid ‘est Thentionsd ect. NEW! FROS-TWE STATE CAPITIL. Seo 10. Weanoverthe 1 sentence of death Lavin? oy The Broadway Retiroad—The Substitute | Servis: sc aycclded dora dey act hoe as ait Inga and nor mere tan eight monthyy fren the nce. tec, LL. ‘This ast eballtake effect immediately. . Arkany, March 5, 2861, A Model BiLThe Dear Public Health — Officers ant Ope Offerct—Rumor of Gombination—Weed Disgasted with («4a Abe Kitchen— The City Chaamberiain—An Investiga- tion on the Tapls—Death of the Wife of Hom. Luciws HRobizeon—Lake Ontario amd Hudson River Railroad—Joha Fees. Metropolitan Heatti Board, fe. Btrect Mecthedist Church—Clapp and | We believe it was (0). Burr who obtained from our Basteecd for the Central Park Extem- | State Legisieiure an incorporation for banking purpose, siom Swindte—Capitc! Punisment Bil, | under « clause: of an act whichy while it preserited the c., d0., dies precise objects for which the compeny was to be formed, Aunamy, March #2, 1861. {also allowed it to engage in “other business not pro- ‘The Brosdway Rativoad~partios had their fing! Rearing — nipited by the constitution,” Whether the precise object Defore the commities-yeeterday , and now comes the work | -for whic the incorporation was framed—that of eupply- of engineering it through-@a one side and defeating itor ing the city with pure and wholesome water—was ever the other. At the -téme.ofarritiog this the committee | attained, our citizens who lived before the days of pure es bec no consultation over. the bill, and no decision haé Croton can best answer; bat the- clause which, by & Deen arrived at either far.cr aga'nst it. The friende j;peral construction, authorized the business of banking of the bill have prepered-eoveral amendments, which they bad vitality enongh-to build up a powerful banking insti- ‘will place in the bamda of the committee to-day, and one tytien, which exisys to the present. day. The whole @r two members of: the commitice have alee noted dow? — forge of the law was derived, not from .¢s express, but ite three or four amendments, aukich they will ak their.as- censtructive-powers, and ‘constructive’ is a great mat” feoiates to consider. The commit:ce will at wast report cer gs Falstad aid of instinct—more particularly that Sor the consideratien of the Hence, and may possibly sort of construction. which %& called Mboral—under which, sive their full endorement, ax Lowever ine BPCIFC from the Bapk of the United States dewn to many form shat it is now, but with eovoral important amend- am igor impositions, the people have been made to suffer. ments, such as runping thoompibuses in lateral strecté, | There ig gow before the Legislature e bill the title of Providing for month!y reper to the Comptroller, 80d wyyich pouds as follows:—/An xetvoouosrning the public ‘that no track shail Be ‘aid ut ov agreement has BOD nowien of! the counties of New York, Kings. and Rich- made with the stage owners tasak> their limes of frem | mend, agd the waters thereof,’ a most taking title, and Broadway. one avhivh literally “‘ooncorns’’.us all, I propoge briefly to A squad of the origixal appiicauia for this valuable | 2 ya)yg5 some of its provieione, the inten: and object of franchise betore the Cagamon Coanc.! or the eharpcrowd — whiek however studiously and ounningly concealed by of patriots are expeoted:Aere to-de7 to ight thie Bili,and | gn garoit use of words, ie the creation in our-midet of an will take the pesition-thet if any.pesoon has i¢, they are astitution frayeht with dancer to our citiaers, and of no entitled to the favor for past anxiety. nd tribuiation. Ne | sent of use except to a large family of pensioners, for doubt they bave dona encagh,forgiht hard, and bled pro- | whom it provides comfortable. plices. Were the latter fusely, and aro thereforo-entitied to 4 consideration, but opiect the only one to be accomplished, our easy over- he genere] impression Lodeaball.the bicod has besataken ¢area.pablic.might not grumble very much, for {i has gut of them; they, therefore, to all intents aed pur ico been acenatomed to-that sort of thing. But when pores may be put down smighmuelites.ia this combat. 1 inesitution is about to be established among us uiterly Tfind that I was mistaken in regard: the substitute ig derogation of an existing eharter, and in doflatice of Gtiered to the committee jet evening, bad does notcome — .oy.organic law which may bo established for our city from Mr. Buckman, but .asother patty, and Be Jess Mc ornment, it is tise to consider whether it ¢ not tho autbori'y than the sie Stage Company. The duty of our citizens to make a summary disposition of 30 imeorporators ane James «0. Marshe#i, Dextel Wlis, dangerous.an experiment by demanding ite uncoaditioual Franklin Vooe, Hugh Smigh end .othgpe, and their ae oi tion Signs, to conatruck s road imiiroadway, and is sieailar | “The “(Griscom’ bili, as it is.called, is. made up of ia ite provisions to the bills passed last a.cht, t0 charge © coven sections. Tho.trst section establishes a “Metro- three conte fare for the sremmperpatjon of passengers. politan Board of Health,” to consist Of seven. persons The battle on this important pybjoct has not | ¢, a ? four of whom at least, iucluding the Health Officer, are to yet assumed £ definite slug. The, srmies of | 44 physicians, whilo.tiere is an entire qumiesion of ah side are somewhat -scattered and pre | nention whatier .the .remainipg.three are,.cr. are senting @ broker front. Eitri: are being made t0 | aoe, to be of the medipal,grofersion. Four of these offi- enter intoall manzer of eambinatigns, and at present 00 | ors are go be residents of New York, two from Kings definite concinsiog can be arived.#: in regagd to thetrae | county and.one from Ricbmond county. It will be seen Porition that the armies wilt cake. Zed hagtoen absent | oat at the very culset tharo, are evidexces of an intent mm "Vashington, and his wing of the army havo occupied | 46 nooawin: tho Lagislature and the people of the enu- Bevtrai ground, nat knowing which «sy to turr or where | porated counties. dt is to be left to the Governor of the tc place themselveg. They eye beon waiting for orders . | Stato to say whether the whole board shal! not cansist of from Woed—now ‘unt he has rotumped, disgusted with | pivg cians, amé thughe Canstikuted among us a medica! Washington and espacially indignantauthe dirty condition | Gi esechy whieh will prove as.despotic aeithe historical of Lincoln’s kitchen, as well as the coaks.selected by the | H $ Ten of Venice. Phe coxtext of the bill will prove that vail splitter—to take @icrge of the meter. Already the | nig gission tad its meauing, and hat ulterior stench from the cijinary department has become | ‘alg os cindey SEG Soto. the .olfactories of | tees £70 Intended -by It which the peblic. canne- wad — Plfactories Of | 64:1 to wuderstand. Dut under de most fuvorable cir | eumstancen, the bourd.will be reled by phpeicians—a Thurlow. He bas turned, his back upon the natjonal ca- orange: ayes ene ee eee. Salaeneee | power which ie carafylly,guarded ¢gainat, by the British | Parliament, which has given the ucprofessiore! classes Albany. It was generally, understood that 6 wauid.not do anything in regard to mptters in Albany atter the elec- . Se _— Senater, — the tice a turned | the governing voice ia its sanitary Maire, mekiog the against bim in Washington So will now take wp his quar: | profecsiona! but secondary, having learned by experienca ters in Albany. ombinatitns will therefooo now bo 5 made that there. was little dreamed of before. Aligoly | that this proportional distribution of power best edapts time ana general abcking up xill soon take place, which | Itgelf te the publi¢ neceseitass, Whe sme rule prevails in May possibly rettle down, as it did last vee Lhagbe pr | Philadelphia, whero the beard consists cf twelve mom* bers, five of whom are physicians. It is.believed, that | { | | monious arrangement in gbe or as tho ‘wheels and general greasing of the axles, ly for a may in every board of health in every civilized goverament, a majority of the board consists ef pon-profecsional meg, grand ride all around in one harmonious avd happy fa- and that the association with ita? physicians is neyer . Queer things sometimes. en in Aibany. Chamberlain oporators aro again making their ap- allowed to argnme a majority and diredory, aut a minori- _ty and simply advisory pewer. pearance. We are on tho eve of some rich developements in this fine, such as wil! make a fow pereons shake ix | their boots One of standing committees will be ~~ gootion two authorizes ie selection of a president and nt vl invest: —— ia connection. with | treasurer, the latter to receive $2,500 @ year. It also city gcrernment,” and ‘will ‘be aincoted to eng | Authorizes the appointment of, map ae cleguicd v 5 ysiciea,’” ey frem ‘ue cover “the African ‘connected with | Spall Dee pane ree yeiers greater that thoes pos- th's sifair, They will require Stout to roport i regard {0 | gegeed by any officer in the city, State or fpion Bo is the (vanefer of the funds of the city from oue bank 9 | t have the general administration and goversuont of the the other when he when he wes Chamberlain, and also what arrangements he has made with Haws, Taylor and health laws of New York, Brooklyn, Kings and 2ichkmend ea, over which he is to rule supreme samtary dic- (ator, end Lo the oltice of superintendent he is algo to add the olllce of secretary—a combination of duties gegerally considered incongruous, and utterly at variance with the other parties in regard to the bili before the legislature, * Comptroller Haws will be also somimoned aft the ques tion atked him distinctly why he is so anxious for the passage of this bill, and what arrangements he bas en- rule which makes one office a check vpon the others, It tered into with Stout for his appointment—if ho has js true that there is a convenient clause that the board pledged to appoint Stout if this bill '# paased, and why he may “otherwise direct him’? as to his orm unce or made that pledge. He will also be required — yon-performance of his duties as secretary, bu to give the particulars jn regard to the scom- ghail have come to examine the cluee ¢ premise with Taylor upon the West Washington Market care against the city, with other details, which will. make considerable fluttering smongst certain officious gentie- men. There isa big thing about the app rintment of Chamberlain, and if a commitice can only be clothed with the proper power, they may remove ene of the character of the whole of this measures ther i the combined offices of supe oretary will coctinue in the same person, and that Ais acts in one sphere of of to stant Z: vect on the record which be keeps in another © no Matter what may pe the measure of his official ¢ mystery connected with this affair, as well es show Up — jinguency Gums ah Gomptrolior Haws’ cperaiiens, and let all. ose it fis scotion empowers the Brard to receive five cente he is the only honest man in the city of New York. 10 for the registration of birt and twenty: ‘ive cents for order to get at the real facts and combinaiions In this marriages, the present rwics being oly two con's for affair, it will be necesrary to take up some of the other ride arrangements which really enter into this fight, at though not even on the surface. A rich breeze is brew- each—A small matter, perhaps, but interesting as another indication of the character of the ill. The cities of Now York and Brooklyn are to provide accommodations aud supplies for this Board on their requisition, and in case of not providing accommodations and supplies such as may suit them, “they may make their Own provisions for such purpose, and ali the costs aud exoenses thereof shail become a charge against the sail couaties respectively, : and aba!) be paid by the authorities thereof.” Hore is an The House adjourned at an carly hour, in accordance | ynjimited power granted to this commission to make and ‘with the followieg resolution levy taxes upon the counties o? New York and Kinga, for Resolved, That the Assembly has received with the deepest | the construction and support of any edifices as they woncern the intelligence of the decease of the wife of the | may choose to consider convevient. own city judges obingon, of Chemung; — have repeatedly been compelled to avk for additional a2- ‘esteemed member, the Hon. Luci that he has our warmest sympathies in hia bereavement. add; | Commogations for the discharge of tue public business, | andeven in cases of such application our Supervisors gaa mark of reapect to him, this House will take « recess al and several | bave felt it out of their power ‘0 g ve the requisite relief. twelve o'clock Soci atone py fey nt But the discretion of defining their own wants, of aolect: ing their owa buildings, and of forctag whatever of ex. of the members accompanied Mr. Robinson, with the re- of a © 12: c for t! vi \ . mains of his wife, ia the 12:40 train for the West. Mrs. | ing theis ows Dullaitat tn eon cho eouatics over Rovinson has been quite sick at the Delavan House f he bill to amend the charter of the New York and Fiuebing Railroad passed the House this morning. It is simply to allow them to use fifty pound rajls. Seyera other bills were read the third time by the Assembly, Dut all of a local chareeter. | some ten days, and has not been expected to live since | Which they are thas appoiated dictators, is given to this Friday last.” Hor earthly career was Drought to a close | aa See lest ts ee esnenen_ Bie . She les F on—two bo: two | © ati wed to 0} r Vant night. “She leaves four children—two boys and two | only fimitation allowed to, the comes riage, is girls—ranging from ten Lo about eighteen years of age. The Senate transacted considerable business (ais morn. ing, but mostly pertaining to local matters. The bill to extend the time of the construption of the Lake Ontario and Hudson Railroad for nine months was revd the third time and passed; also, the act to incorporate the Felectic Association of New York. A large | number of local bilis were considered in the Committee | FY of the Whole and ordered toa third readiag. The bill wo constitute Andrew C. Stout, Lewis B. Loder, Edward | Tho Legislature will surely pau ten days grace, on the expiration of which the | exercise of this summary jurisdiction begins. Whether | such powers can be éxercised by any iustitution the creature of legislative epactments is a question that ong us at the ow lt is isie to talk agaist those gian' monopolies against which the popular yoicethas bean aim and agaia raised, if a new monopoly with powers unlimited taxation is to be allowed to exist among vs. before it ventures upon John B Cornci, John Bell, Fietchor Harper, J. | be bold experiment of delegating any such powers, Daniel’ Deno, Jonathan’. Fountain and James Floy a Which, as sire as they are attetapted to be exercised, ody politic and | by the name of "The John Will v¢ wet with legal resistance. ; Birect Methodist ‘harch Fund Board,” for the | 1m this kame section which conveys powers hitherto John street Metbotiet arch, in the city of New York, never grante d which is is velieved n> Legisla‘ure has the power to grant, powers are given for the appoint. meat of au unlimited number of subordinates, with salaries Buch as the Board may choose to give, and ta any nutaver they may think Ot to natme. It would be almost a fair coneinsion that the avthors of this dangerous bill cc uld not have been fully awa of the extent of tue witerly irresponsivie power Which they thus propose to delog ie. But those who are accostomed to the maccor in which delegated power ‘8 bestowed upon irresponsible vod wiil be bardly prepared for the indulgence of any ach charity. The authors and promoters of the measure understand the meaning of every word of the bili, and of ail the powers it conveys, It is nothing more nor less than a plan, upon ® scale 60 oxtensive that it outstrips every thing heretofore attempted, of estadlishing & mag nificent mecical establishment for the support of medical students, a a3 an overpowering rival to the other seminaries of mediciae now in oj tion. The third section constitutes the Motropolitam Board of Health, Commissioners of Health, with ail the powers vested resent commissioners It also em powers the 0s jealth, when they shall see proper {0 appoint a sommittes of their own body jees than ree in number, who, together with the Superiatendent plic Health avd the Health Officer, shall have power toners of health, subject to the revision The obvious meaning aod intent of this part of the section is to exclude, a8 ia section rat and second, that portion of alti) Boarl not physi cians from & participation in thoes duties, as but one of that number at most 1 entitled to be on the committee. This {s in fact an almost total disfranchiaement of the minority, and with again renewed valimited power to ‘wae consi fered in the Committee of the Whole, and drew forth some extended remarks on church mattors—Senator Manierre in favor of the bill and senator Spinola against it ‘The bili gives the above named porsons the power to eld and manage all the funds #0 cont: bated in trast for the ure of eaid church and the support cf preaching therein, and for the iucidental expenses thereof. Pro. grees was repo: ted on it equad of the Common Council haye found their here, interested in the tax levy and other matters in to the city of New York D. Clapp has returned, with Richard Bustes! «8 atd de-camp to aasiat him in forcing through a meseare that epable him te reap some benelit trom bis northern to the Gentral Park job. There isa repert on the files of the members which places Mr teed in the light of having been the recipient of enormons fees for geveral fine jobs of similar nature in the city of York, which shows him to be sound on Clapp’s job. It ts an od saying tbat birds of a feather will flock together. If Clapp knows hie kest interest he will put the roll of twenty dolar billie that he was exhibiting to the and some of the members last week, to urge them on for hie Sospenrion bill, in his pocket, and returm home. bey Kd that ke spenie negotiating here ia the way ‘that he has been only degrades him in public estimation. The Capital Purizhment bi)l was formally ordered to a ‘third reading laet evening, with two or three amend ments. The reselation flere’ by Mr. Angel waa voted down, and the bill ordered to © third reading in the fol. iowing shape — ACT TO REPRAL CHAPTER 410 OF THE 1 ws ¢ H 1860, Herren TIN RELARION 10 CAPITAL PORISUMENT, any TO Par TIDE TOR THE MONE OONTAUN PUNISHMENT OF Tih citrate wp | Wt, covccalipg Ubeir actual intention under the thio enpen” gavre that the'r acte are to be approved by the Com- eat Sear yee Binge of How F' y Fepresented tn Senate | mission—that is by themselves, who would always be Bectice |, The odeuce ot muster shall bedivided juomur. | Ze Amalority Surely the aseumption and the vocarity der in (he first degree and murder in ibe secend de irrapressibie power were never more thoroughly pro 2. Murder, whos pe Troma premediated ds | ‘#cle.. The salaries of the metropoliten members are To effet the death of the fermen killed by potwon or'by | Wut down at 40, aud the members of the Comaledion ned, jn order to him t | of Health she ¢ au ad ‘ional romuneratioa of aot ‘other kind of wiifal, delibers nd re more than i, each U9 bo paid from the counties | rate, rm no eontey | trom whieh the are respectively appointed. yargiaeny,arson. rape, foobery | Ty ie ‘well at this “point 49. note that thie ‘murder shail be muréer in th { Stated aDuual salary, which put down at arate so mode- rate as to imply the Wea thot economy ie 10 be the raling any perepn indicted fer mar. | feature of the boar, Gnd ouch-person guiity, tnd Leg hivggeh pba 1 5 fore whom 2? | lowance of emoluments in some other shape, ae we shall Murder. If ang persen in | find aa we report progrose on tls extraordinary bill examainetionct wiinéenon,toliewrann | | their expenditures Being uniimittd—Cor there is wa the Ppronowuee Fentence aoourd in, | earthly power outside thelr own organization which may Seo 5. Every who shall be convicted of mur: 2 | Kot bounds to their expenses. Be moe: these oxpendi the first suffer Ceath for the same. | tures appropriations muat be made beforeaand, and in Seo 6. person shall be conyicted of murder in | cage the funds thus raised #hall be inadequate, these jghalt be punished by Apprisoumenrtaa | fonds abail be raised by joan in anticipation of the an- mwal tax, to the amount that shali be deemed necusaa tm this act shall ntruedzo rejuire hanes dale oF tihclate be idetaeet ta marten” | ey by the Board of Health. Balog the sole judges of four hundred and ten the lawe of thar? own necere'tios, who shail limit the peeutiary ox any, calitied Ven at yess - iy aoties which, in she name of eee may ” ‘ yore not wie leane levy upou the public? Why of gnarder, ” and all otper acta aad watts | tee th, icing cortaia aalaries to the heggariy wisiona of this act, are bore acts which rere wap te | fam of $50. when they may, onder the plea of aeeeasity, | and the convenient cover of expenditures for or’ he | corporations ome the bright exemplars of tho nce comma ted Pee don endings con | virtues; when irrerponsible bodies conse to ae- bad, previous to the be aifecied | aume And are Willing to yi op power, when that when t 2 been tunitios to Yeoome rich a} the expense of a, trl tee thi Cy shall 8 oe pare Jost a traction; when temp. eman , | tation shall we lon power, and homan ad, . e v Peay nature (the money boman rature of the nice. Capitsi puniah- teenth century) shall haya been reounetraetel on the | | community. | Ordimances”’ for various objexte which | Se |, daendable featare.jz the bit. But even here the power ¢o | patent perfectability plan; . constantly creeping from the ve god; then, and not pre- cious bill be to the wants and wishes of society. But sad experience justifies the conclusion that as society is organized at present it will prove a failure most disas- trous to the community , and of profit to no one except when the rule that tothe few hal a those who may have ited by its opportunities to en- ricb ‘hemecivee: to ‘asoomplish’ whictt without the slightest fear of expoeuse and with a fect |mmu- nity from punighment, has seemed te be leading ob- ject of this most unprecedented measure. T have already called attention to the section which gives Bpoplicg whe nay to enact ordinances for the erect! a uildings as they may deem necessary for theircomprebensive purposes of a general guardian ship over the health of the whole community, and of the somes somber at subordinates, with such salaries Ld y may choose to allow, thereby constituting, a8 we! have stated, a new medical institution to be supported al the expense of the public. The powers given in section four to annul and make laws at the pl alties, collect fines and enforce ordimances, ure jnalapd binding. thas the special power to ‘‘enact may be brought witbin its purview, with no more heed to tno gmt of the Common Council than if no such body exist And the powers thus executed are without from their injustice, all other offices and autherities being sub- Servient to them. Let me ask in what part of the civilized world is to be found a body to whom are cei such powers as those authori: to be exercised by this commission? «Every section of the bill is characterized by this trait of ‘paramount authority, irresponsible to the anda usurpation of their rights, It stands forth as a miracle of impudence, a usurpation of power under coler of jai rights, not even concealed by the phraseology ich ig usuajly resorted to to cover up attempts of a similar character, if indeed a similar attempt bas thus far been kpown to have been made. By the fifth section the moneys required for the ordi- nary expenses ond support of she Board of Health, aod for the administration of the laws relating to the public hesith, are to be provided by the authorities of the coun- ties, upon the estimates prepared and certified by said Board of Health, and these moneys shall be paid accord- ing-to the certificates of charges rendered. it ig not for the. counties im question to examine or dispute these bills, which, ip every other instance, it ig thelr right and their duty todo, but they must be paid, whenever pregented on affirmation or onth. “he duties and responsibilities devolving upon supervisor: as examiners and auditors of accounts, and the discretion. ary powers invested in them in all other counties of the State, to resist extravagant or ill-founded charges, are at once digcarded by this eweeping and absorbing monopo- ly, which assumes to itself every discretion of the tax levying and tax collecting power, all otber county autho- rities merely the servants of its will to register ite edicts and enforce its commands. I know that on re- ceiving this information people will rub their eyes, and wonder {ithey bave read aright; but I assure you that these powers are given, not by any forced interpretation, bot in Jangyege 80 plain anddirect that there can be in the mind ofy0 man the smallest hesitation as to the full power thue.gummarily conveyed. Whether such a power can be conferred under the ganction of the constitution is One question, but that it is given—so far as tho foree lapguage can give it=1n the case in quos- tion, there cannot be a moment’s doubt, and it is but an .act of justice to the framers of this bili to say, that, whatever powers they desired w they. havo expregsed plainly and directly, as- possess guming to themselves without any circumlocution of | [oor an extent of authority as was never before towed upon an jrrcsponsible botly of men in any civil- ized country. Section six relates to the pot pa forge of, 4 build jew or hereafter tobe erected, for regu! or probiviting the sale of poisonous, adulterated or unwholesome drugs, explosive fluids, &c. in the exercise of these duviea, ision, govern diction to the United States over certain lands on the Hudeon river to be cooupied fog lighthouse purposes. AILS PARARD. To incorporate the New York Eclectic Association. ‘To fix the corporatesame of Hobart College. ‘To extend the time fer the construction of the Lake On- tario and Hudson River Railroad. To incorporate Queess:County Savings Bank. A motion by Mr. Fnmo to hold evening sessions was lost by 10 to 14. A Mr. Courrs to be conmnaliinn of three classify orders for the purpose 'g business was laid on the table. “Whole the following bills were Assembly. ALnasy, March 11, 1861. ‘The Assembly met with alight attendance, Two calla of the roll showed only sixty-three members present, when a call of the House was ordered aud continued un- til s quorum was present, when the call was suspended, and those absent without leave declared in contempt. On the reopening of the doors the SrkkeR announced | the following select committee to devise means to facili- tate the:businesa of the House:—Messrs. Pierce, Ferry, Bingbam, Kernan and Cozans. oie ‘count, ighlands he House. bill for the erection of the new: was reported for the consideration of t! The bill to incorporate the New York Volunteer Monu- ment and Burial Association was complete and ordered to « third reading. Mr. Rice introduced a bill to make an lation for the Buffalo General Hospital, and to ‘them to hold, sell and lease real estate. Mr, Fiseer brought in bills to incorporate the American Missionary Association, and to provide for tuition for Brooklyn industrial achools. Mr. Ricnarpsoy called up the concurrent resolution for a final adjournment of the Legislature en the 10th of April, at nine A. M. After debate the reeolution was laid on the table—37 to EVENING SESSION. ‘The Assembly met this evening. Mr. Hanpine introduced a bill punishing frauds on laborers and others seeking employment, The remainder of the seasion was consumed in the con- sideration of the bills in relation to capital punishment, and to the Auditor of the Canal Department. In the lat- ter bill the House struck out the proposed increase of salary,.and ordered both bills to a third reading. Adjourned. Aupaxy, March 12, 1861. In the Asseomply the privileges of the floor were ex- tended to Mr. Richard W. Sherman, ex-Clerk of the As- sembly and one of the clerks of the House of Represen- ‘tatives. On motion of Mr, Brcxy the bill to amend the act authorieing the colistruetion of a railroad in Brooklyn and the town of New Lots was reported complete. ‘The ills to amend the Knickerbocker Life Insurance ‘Company charter, rnd to amend the act to provide for the saje of lands for unpaid taxes in Weatehester county were also ordered-to be reported complete. BILIS PASSED. In.addition to and amendatory of the act to authorize they claim the,privilege of calling into requisition the aid of the Meteopolitan petice of the city to the nuuber of twenty-five small aiavding army which are ever to | be at the dispoeal and oemmand of the Commission. Section seven solates to ctreet cieaning—the only com- | pend money is claimed, as an indispensable necessity. ere might be some eant, cc to its want of limi:ation ia te expenditure of money; but in this view it is so harm lecs compared with other features of this monstrosity that we are willing to itover. In the hugeabomiaation of the rest of the bill. stands. 43 a trifle too insignificant to be noted, thougd in any.o} connection it might be visited with severe criticism. Section eight names the ampyné of fines and penalties to be itxgposed upon owgers of property, for non-compliance with sanitary orders aaued by the Board of Commission- ers. The fines thus impased compe! the payment of ten doliarg a day for each day that i esne or room is aceu- pied after the receipt of notice t6 vacate the premises; and in the event of refusal or negloct.on the part of the owner ta make such sanitary repairs es may be called Cor by the, Commission, then the samo.giall be done by or- der of the. Board, the costs thereof,. with an additional fine of fifty dotlars, to be exacted and paid by the delin- quent owner of the property. in thig cection there is no limit set ae to the time to beallowed be Hoye the serving ¢f the notice and the commencement ofthe work by the Commision, ag in section three, by which the city au- thorities are ellowed ten avs’ grace to provide the a with ‘suitable accommodation: The ovuer, however, is allowed twenty-four houre in whiel t make anappeal, bnt et the same time he is reminded that his chances are smak, and that the decision of the Board ‘‘siia! be final”? The plea of defective drainage, “or any other cause, shall, by the Commission, be deemed a suitic:ént justitica- Vion to commence the work of improvement and reform; while the owner must prepare bimself to mee’ the ex: penses ineursed when the bill for the same is presented, whether jt is just or otherwise. It is suflicteat biet the Superintendent ¢ecides it to be just, and that the Board approves of his decision. This is one of the moet ob- Jjectionable features of the bill, and is open to extortion = fraud, against which ie property owner hae no ze- ress. Section nine reiates to public dispensaries, asylums, &c., and @ ors @ hitde from ting laws upon the same |} ject. previous acts, and section eleven Section ten repeals all declares that this act aholl take effect immediately—a shrewd provis: rif any intervai should be alowed between the date of the passage of the act and its being carried into tegal operation, an examination of its provisions would demacd its immediate repeal. It is to bo fastened upon the community at once, and being 80 fasteved, itmay well rely upon the immense powers conferred upon it for intluence to preserve its existence, no mstter how upjust or oppressive it may prove to the There ig one pervading trait of this bill which gives to the whole of it its characteriztic of utterly irresponsible power. In no one part of it is mentioned the final dispo- sition of the fines and penalties to be paid into the trea. sury of the department, except in the case of fines col- lected for non-fulfilment of orders relative to dwelling houses; and this money can oniy be drawn by the trea- gurer oh awarrant countersigned by the President. The fees for the registration of births and marriages, which, unger the exorbitant charges of this bill, will amount”) to Qhousands annually, and which must necomarily fall upen many who are poorly able to pay the expense, are to falPinto ite treasury without any mention of their final | appropriation. We pass this by, however, as another | trifle, for these minor appropriations wil! be found to be very smal) drops ina very large bucket of unaccounted fds. For the resaone 1 have given, there ia no exaggera tion in pronouncing the dsed measure as one which the more it is examined the more it wi'l be condomned. It to be forced through if possible at this session, for this is felt to be its last chance It is to be forced throngh, If possible, before avy other measure relative to your municipal government shnl! have been adopted, for the reaeon that the fact of the aJoption of any change in your city organic law will be fatal to it. Now or never ts the word with the ad- | vocates of this new pauper medical semisary monopoly. But if the projectors cannot afford further delay the | people can; and, first and foremost, let us bave the com- mission proposed by Governor Morgan; and your citizens, under ® new charter, drawn up by their immodinte representatives and adopted by thomeelves, will be able to constitute auch a board of health as will'adip! itself to their wante and exigencies, which they may be pre- sumed to understand quite as well as the representatives of the rural dittricts at Albany, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. A Angasy, March 11, 1862. ‘The bul to incorporate the Eclectic Association of New York was ordered to a third reading. Mr. Connolly's bil} to amend the act desiensting logal holidays was also orderod to a third reading. J. MeLaxop Mureny submitted a minority report against the Fourth Ward Mission School bill, on the growud of ite unconstitutionality, Mr. Ferry’s motion to appoint a Grinding Committee was called up, and after a debate laid on the table. Mr. Rongrteos moved to take the bill to reduce the rate of milk freight on tho Harlem Railroad out of the | hands of the committee, and to refer it to the Committee of the Whole, After a debate, the resolution, by consentof the mover, wae laid over till to-morrow. In Committee of the Whole several bille were debated and progress reported: among them wag the bill to reduce the fare on all the New \ ork o.ty railroads. Mr, Snsxioxs wished to again refer the bill to the firs Committee of the Whole to-morrow. Lost—14 to 10; not a two-thirds vote, Mr. Ricutoy reported a bill similar to thet intro duced by Mr. Rebingon in the Assembly, wing the | corporation of tho New York and Frio Reilroat, under tbe trastees under the act for .t# orecloaure and gale, Mr, Smeroxe introduced a bill re veo t) the Quarantine estedliahment ia the port of Now York. It transfers the charge and control of the Quarantine and Marine doapital from the Corpro(ssioners of Emigration, vesting it in the Commrenioners appointed under the provisions of an act for the removal of the Quarantine from Statey Island, wed 1857. AD fation of $15,000 is provided ir, to be paid 2 the Comptrotier on the written requial | ths Commissioners, the uz ont to be repaid out of ROY eurpine moneys arising out of the sale of the Marine Horpital grounds of Staten Island. Arnasy, Merch 12, 1891, Mr, Lawnnyen progented ® petition to sot off a portion of the Battery fer ferry purpores Mr. Guan presented the majority report from the State Prison Gommittee in favor of the compietionand enlargement of the Auburn prison, etating that ho dis- sented therefrom, Mr. HAMMoND presented 0 uninimous report from the Judiciary Committee, that the Senate ia without « legally appointed President pro tempore, avd bat the appolates does not hold over, Mr Hammons then moved that Ton, N. Lapham b> appointed President pro “&mpore. Laid on the table for the present. Mr, J, McLaop Monrmy brought is a bill to cede juria- | Court, i aaa of certain claims against the city of Brook- n, To amend the charter-of the New York and Flushing | Railroad Company. For the relief of the Now York State Inebriate Asylum, -and for i At twelve M. Mr..Baxmoict introduced —_ resolution ex- pressing the dsep sympathy of the House in the bereave- ment suffered by Hon. Lucius Robinson, of Chemung, in ‘the loss ef his wife, who died this morning, at three o’closk ,at the Delavan House, after ten days si 5 ‘The House immediately took a recess til seven o'clock ‘inthe evening. /BVENING: BESSION. Mr. Cattanax, by. consent, introduced a bill to amend seotivn 100 of: the Code of Procedure, by providing that actions founded enontracts.qade by persons residing without fie State alssll be berets in the State courts ‘wichin -the time limited by the laws of the place where such coirect wre made, and not thereafter. Mr. Waunen introdnsed « bill to amend the charter of New Wosk.by changing the election of charter and school officers to t!\«: time of ¢he general plection. Mr. Hivos yiuws introdyoed a bill authorizing a convey- ance of premioes sol. unser judgments Mr. introduced .a bill authovizing the members of the Mutual Jusurauce Company to auerender policy and get rid of Curtinor ree ponsibility. Mr. Nwawr Méroduced & bill to repeal the act in r ela- tion ‘© the payment of tke expense for local impro ve- wcents in the late village of Williamsburg. Mr. Harpy introduced a bill to exempt the ty ot the National Academy of Design of the city of New York froma taxation. Aleo, to incor > ate dhe Amenican and Loan Association. Deane earns Mr. Horenics iatroduced a bill to provide fer the pay- ment to Mespedon & Baker for printing and binding city charters. Mr. F, Artrrroy introduced a bill to amend sections 807, 308, 369 and 345 0f the Code of Proeedure; also to incorporate the College of Veterinary Surgeons. The bill to incorporate the Bolleview Hospital Medical College was pasaed. The House considered the Annual Supply biil tit the adjournment. Police Intelligence. Desceyt Uros a Fasnionance Gaaprine Hovsr.—Captain Cafry, of the Fifteenth precinct police, made a rather unegpected descent upon the fashionable gambling saloon of George Beers, No. 4 Clinton place, on Monday night. There were some thirty-five or forty persone in the house atthe time, of whom thirty were taken into cuatody. The police seized upon the checks, cards and dealing boxes appertaining toa faro bank, and then announced their determination to lock ail the prisoners up in the station house until the following morning. Many of the prison- ers, who moved in fashionable circles, thought it rather severe to be confined like ordinary offenders, aud begged hard to be let off on their own recognizonces until morn. jng; but Captain Caffry was inexorable, and to the cells they all went. ‘Yesterday morning the entire batch were sent to the Jeffergon jarket Police where Justice Connolly required them wo give bail to — when calied upon to testify against the proprietor of the house wherein they were found bling. Beers also gave bail to answer the charge of coping & disorderly house, PReAks oF A DRUxkey May —On Monday night police man Tierney, of the Fighteenth precinct, arrested 9 ma- son named Matthew Doyle on the charge of an attempt at arson. The prisoner, it 4 , who lives at 208 Fitst avenue, came home drank and demanded some money from his wife, whereby he might continue his spree. Mrs. Doyle refused to grant his request, how- ever when he flew into a terrible passion and said be id burn up the whole establishment, He then collected a lot of old furniture and barre! staves in the riddle of the floor, and was abont setting tire to the same when the officer, at the solicitation of the wife, ran into the room and arrested him. The prisoner was Drought before Alierman Frear yesterday, but upon pro- mising to behave botter for the ruture he was allowed to go home. A Viewm or Misriacen Compence —Samuel Banta, Pre- sident of the Spartan Association, residing at No. 63 Clin- ton street, appeared before Justice Steers on Monday, and | complained that he had been robbed of $100 by a friend of hi, named George Castle. The complainant and ac- cured weut on a spree together one | evening last week, and fnally brought up at Central | Fall, where J asleep and remained in a state of | | oblivion until morning. Upon awaking from his dreams Mr, Banta was extremely mortitied to tind that be had | Deen robbed of a $100 bill, Suspicion at once fell upon hie companion of the previous night, and he had him arrested accordingly. Castle, on belug brought before Justice Steers, was committed for trial in default of $1,000 SHoorisG AveRsy IN THR TavrH Wary.—Bo!ween nine and ten o'clock last evening a young girl uamed Ann Velve was shot in the neck by one Jaques Traub, ia the basement of No, 113 Bowery, It eeems that yester. | day was Traub’s birthday, an1 he had celebrating it all | day by going around town, bringing up in the evening i the young lady’s residence at the above place, After eating and drinking for some Jittie time, yaub took out of his pocket an old ono barrel pistol, aud was in tho act of cocking it when it went off, the ball passing through his hand and lodging tn the neok of Miss Velee, under the right car, The seroams of the girl brought the police of the Thirteenth precinot to the place, when the yung Iwly was ‘ed 10 the New Youk Hospital. Her wound, though serious, it is thought will not prove fatal, Jacques at once gave himself up to the police, de- | clarivg Chat it was purely accidental. He was taken to the Teath ward etation house, where his wounds were dressed, after which he was held toawalt the reeult of Miss Veive’s inju City Delivery of Letters, 7O THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, In consequence of an article copied into the Herann from Molbrook’s United 8! Mail, headed ‘Outragerus Swindle,” I fee! tn self-jaatilsation bound to request your neertion of the following remarks: — ‘The public frequently, in mistake, ie letters into the United States tamp post boxes ineteat of the hoxea pro- vided for Royd’s City Fxpreea Poot, On these letters the United States three ognt stamps and oneof Boyd's one cent stamps ave plated. To guard against the trouble these mistakes occasioned, 1 published a caution to the blic, and further, havo sent an agent daily to the lost to pay the Department for letters so missent. If, after thi is, the letters are not promptly forwarded, the !'Qutrageous Swindls” ia decidealy not to be charged J.C BLACKHAUS, Proprietor. — —_—— oF THe Soom Besinm.—Our AHaverhttl ale of shoes hor in weeping everything will be clo. out, but at prices very low indeed, Large dealers a here from the South aad Weet, and are buying freely, Two large coucerys from Mharieston are purchasing freely here, their hases hereand ewewhere amounting to | 18, 1861—TRIPLE SHEET. LT Political Intelligence. ‘Waar Doxs rt Meax’—Amorg the items in the bili ren- dered to the State by the proprietor of the Delavan House in Albapy for the entertainment of honest Old Abe and ‘his travelling companions while iu that city, lowing — Poa 16 00 This looks | the reputation of being a tee-totaller, so far as wines, liquors and segars are concerned. But what will puzzle the community most will be to solve the problem how Judd & Co. could manage to run up a bill of nearly four hundred dollars in one day for wines and liquors at & temperance hotel. One opinion, however, will become universal, and that is that tee whole party must have had a pretty high time. A Sackmce ror Sixceriry,—The Oxford, Miss, Jntelli- gencer protesta against Tennessee entering the Southern confederacy, unless she will produce the scalpa of Senator Johnson and representative Etheridge, as an evi- dence of her sincerity. Remorep Resianation.—It is reported in Boston that William Appleton, the democratic member of Congress elect, in the Fifth district of Massachusetts, contem- Plates resigning on account of impaired health. Gernxc Hongsr.—The republicans of Rhode Island have resolved to spend no money in the coming election in that State. The democrats say they were cleaned out in the Presidential contest, and, consequently, haye now nO money to spend. “Nonopy Hurr.”.—There are one thousand five hun- dred carriage makers out of employment in New Haven. “Nobody is suffering anything.” Missover Unimep Srares Sexator.—The Legislature of Missouri will go into joint session to-day for the purpose of electing a Senator of the United States in place of James 1. Green, whose term expired off the 4th inst, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.—The amendment to the constitution which was passed by the last Congress, be- fore it can become a part of that instrument, must be ratified by three-fourths of the Legislatures of the States. ‘There are thirty-four States claimed, and three-fourths of this number would be twenty-six. If North Carolina and Arkansas secede, there will then be nine States that ‘would not recognise the constitution, and would take no action on any proposed amendment. In that cage the constitution never can be amended unless some one of these States be brought peacefully back, or the indepen. dence of the Southern confederacy recognized. ‘Way tae Rervericay Party 18 811. Braoxc.—The town elections in this State have as yet exbibited no material change of the popular feeling either for or against the re- publican party, The reason may be found im the fact that the party is mostly made up of offloe L. ters, and they are unwilling now to throw away their chances for preferment. Wait until the offices are given out, and it is found that there are not enough to go round by many thousands. We shall then hear the howlings of disap- pointment and witness the rush. For PRearpent in 18¢4.—The Raleigh (N. C.) Banner hoists the name of Stephen A. Dougles for President in 1864. Whether for the Northern Union or the Southern confederacy the Banner does not say. Tax Voice or THE Prorix.—The petitions, says the Jer- sey City Standard, having reference to the condition of the country, which have been presented to Congress, sum up as follows:— Majority jn favor of compromise... .......... «375,625 A Trvz Savino.—It bas often been remarked that ‘‘the talent to get an office is not the talent to fill it.” For evidence of the truth of this look at the course of the men in the last Congress. i City Intelligence. FUrTuRR PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE In BroApway—IN" surances,—There ig no certainty as yet on which floor the fire commented. As far as we can learn the fire was first seen on the fourth floor, on the New street side. It ‘was discovered by one of the First precinct police from mn upper room in their station house in Broad street: ‘The fourth floor was occupied by Henry E. Hart, cap ma. wefacturer, and also the Broadway half of the second , Wer. Mr. Hart states that he bas not used the fourth 1 worsince the Ist of January, and therefore he thinka th, ¥eire could not have originated in his place. He ea- tim Sitec his loss at about $7,000, and has only $2,500 insu- ran, Win the New York kquitable Insurance Company. The thir, ( floor was occupied by J. W. Lester & Co., hat finis} #8, who state that it was impossible for a fire to orign ®#e on their premises. Their loss'will amount to about #760, and they are only insured for $5. on stock, oie and fixtures, in the Gebhard and Lafaj otto Insura eCompanics. The f ‘# floor and basement, and sub-cellar and the New str, *dbalf of the second floor, were occupied by Mas- terton & Bcamer, grocers, Their loss will amount to about $1; 00; insured for $25,000, as follows:—New Amsterdat %,%5,000; Broadway, $5,000; Nassau, of Brook- lyn, $5,000, ulton, #500; Home, $5,000. Total, $25,000 5 Van Be Wishoten & Co, have a large quantity of rice stored in th @ basement. ‘The damage by wator will Smount to ab it $6 000; insured for $13,000 In the Ameri- ps ceed The ‘ullding’ No. 54, ooeupied by Mark J. Ki ‘ loor and besoment; Jor $300; insu» Re UGd, Hrookly % 46.000; Greenwich, $5,000; Etna, of Reesor, $5 00% Liverpool and London, $5,000; Amori- can, $5,000; Secu. wy, $6,000; Commercial Mutual, $4,000. Total, $40,000. Tee eond floor # cocupied by Ru & Gottgctru, child ren’s hate manufac, Were: Insured for $21,000 in she Me a Manha roe poo! and London insu ‘#poe - the third and fourt. \#loors are occupied by Sencstack & Rahmer, cap manufact rs. Insured for $16,000 in the following companies :—. ra, Clinton, Security, Metro- litan, National and Mf. Pepuilding No. 16% ocou \ ar by Carhart & Brother, gro- . Damage wats $20 000, as follows. ‘uanercial, $10,000, Grocers’, $10,000; Arctic, $5,000; Sta Sard, 65,090." Totui, $30,000. ComMENCEMRNT OF THE Tr, WRENTH Sremer Mruyicat Cor 12Gk.—The annual commence WADt of the New York Me- ical College and Charity He will take place this evening at the college building, Kast Thirteenth steet. Professor B. J. Raphael, M. D.,' Wi deliver the yalogic: tory address to the graduates, av the entire exercises promiae to be in the highest degre # aatenesting. Tax Comic Divxer to THe Hon. JouN A. Dix.—This gentleman, baving arrived in town from Boston, was waited upon early yerterday morning by @ committee of private citizens, headed by the Hon. Hamilton Fis, ex- Governor and ex-United Senator, with a view to ark his comsent to be entertained at a publie dimner b: his admirere, the compliment being intended as a of his friends’ approval of his course while 2 membor of %, dealer in furs, first ‘the late Cabinet. Mr. Dix received the committee courte. | ously, and bredly acknow! his appre iation of their kindness. The date at which the dinner will take place for $40,000, as follows:—Uniou Mutual, | an, American Exchange and Liver- | panies. Damage zlight. about Wit Tesuret for | ‘are the fol- | that the sense and substance of the objections to tne Re- ciprocity treaty with Canada on the part of the inhabitanta $575 00 | of the frontier counties of your State and mine are based merely on the~admission of grain, &o., at too cheap a rate, I live on the frontier; my house is as near Canada, ne ...§541 00 | 88 Your Office is to Brodklyn, and I know what all this rather funny, particularly as Old Abo enjoys frontier discussion about the provinces means, There i¢ Only one practical opinion about it, 80 far as « desire for perfect reciprocity is concerned, from the most eastern part of Maine to the western terminus of Minnesota; and I boldly prophecy that this discussion, which seems to some metropolitan minds so trifling—“‘a cloud no bigger than @ man’s hand”’—will spread over the continent and be the means of conferring upon it such blessings as no man can number, by the adoption of a continental system of reciprocal free trade, in which protectionist trader will alike agree. mane As — ‘It means that this province since the treaty taxed forty-five times as large an ‘xmount in value of eu Lon oy id the United States have taxed of her Tt means that, not content with this state of she now, by heavier duties, tries to manufactures from her * It means orgie leer Plery Sy ny merchandise via Portland and the or the St. Lawrence, at lower duties bought in New York, and pass through oenne tent, senteny to she vies canal Practically United States veesels and to and thus attacking the city outports, Rochester, Oswego and draw trade by an unnatural markets, la Trunk than if your’ for, exclude American Ws 2 | gave up. It means that one of the most extraordinary instances: of oppression known in history exists on the part of Lower or French Canada against the Anglo-American or Upper Province, whose people, in conformity with the desire of thé mother country, wish for relations of rec\ rocal free trade with us, and have free choice to ‘ail, either the St. Lawrence or the Hudson. the bert sense of the term, but ts licy exactt the reverse of the liberal policy of Sirece a is giving permanence “ Sam * ition $s sm ‘qualities and glory That causes of complaint brought forward me have been fully and officially avowed by the Gunedlas government. And the resolutions introduced by Mr. Goss, and now parced by 18 to 7 in the Senate, mean that even in view. of a)l these things, the future alone is the proper object of legislation. The regolutions suggest the mildest and m« sensible course poesible—that of conference with before retaliations, for few regions in the world capable of ccnferring 80 many advantages on each other as the United States and the British Provinces can confer with mutual benefit ‘There is no party difference ef opinion 2g to this point. now, nor bas everbeenany. Genry Clay advocated perfect and equitable reciprocity with the Provinces, and yet his protectionist views are well known. He said thia country bad always held the same opinion about it. In the Washington Globe of the 2let of Febru- ary last, is a speech by the Hon. Ste A. Douglas, setting forth tem of” realizi tagee—by or toll alliance, similar to that of the Prussian Commer- cial Union, which has now-been in successful operation, with frequent enlargements, for forty-three years. Mr. Douglas views the subject as an American or continenta) system—regards Mexico and Cua also as important a a esran pce ge thw i free trade unre- stri ween every State, province or country upop the American continent and the t islands.” He thinks ‘‘this commercial union would afford mare protec- tiomrto thy manufacturing interest, tho agricultural inte- rest, and every other material interest this country, | at lower duties than any other system that has been sug- gested or that can be devised.” Thus, I say, our Northern frontier is initiating, ia effect, one of the most noble and beneficial schemes that ever entered into the mind of man. fh Brooklyn City News. Common Covnci:—The Board met on Mouday evening President Kalbfleisch in the chair. Acommunication was received from the Corporation Counsel}, stating that in the cage of Wade vs. the City of Brooklyn, in the Circuit Court, damages had been award ed the plaintiff’ to the amount of $275, for an injury he ‘had sustained in consequence of the unsafe condition of the streets interrecting Flatbush avenue, on Prospect Hill, Several similar suits are on the calendar against the city, and counsel suggested that i& would be advan- tageous to the city to have them settled. “Referred to the Finance Committee, with power. The re ot the Comp:roller of the receipts and ex- penditures of the city for the year ending December 31 1860, together with the receipts and expenditures of tht Commissioners of the sinking fund for the same periieey was received and ordered to be printed, The following is a statement of the city revenues during the year:— The Collector Contingent interest. Union Ferry Company. a | Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies. . 59 Comptrolier....... + 1,107 Bt: eet Commissioner. + 2418 Police Juatices... 1,194 Jusiees of the Pea» 4279 | Clerk of the Markets. | Counselor Total... The aggregate ay ditures, 8896310 63, being an excess of $67,164 41. | balavers on Land were, general fund, $1,006,750 35; | cia! fund, $140,235 19; sinking fond, $148,197 97, | Pay meots on contingent accounts were $35,531 44. After a variety of jeety aud useful statistical state- | ments, the report contains the following interest ptate- | ment or the drorease ia value of taxable property in. 1860.—Real ebtate, $92,432,651; persounl, $11,008,508; total, $103 501,166. Net increase for the year, $2,554,107. A petition was presented from J.J. Howell, accompa~ nied by a model of a fire eecape, on the jointed ladder principle, asking that permission be given to construct a. lire escape on the model, at the Corporation shop, offering to give the right to the city todoso, Referred to the Joint Fire Department Committee, On tho petition of a citizen, i! was ordered that the na- tional flag be displayed over the City Hall on the 15th in- | stant, being the ere ‘ of the birth of that distin~ { | guished patriot, Suppey Devtn or 4 New Yorx Ornzey,.—On Monday evening, ss Mr. William H. Merchant, of New York, wae getting out of a Fulton avente car, at Fulton ferry, he war seized with a fit of apoplexy. He was conveyed to the Scoond district station house, where he was attended by Dr. Homiston, but without effect, as Mr. Merchant died at tree o'clock yesterday morning. Coroner Hor- ton held 2a inquest on the body, when a verdist im as- } cordance with the facts was returned. The deceased | rexided at Twenty-sixth street, New York; he was thirty. | dive ‘yews of age, und unmarried. He had been on a yieit i 40 Lis siater, in New York avenue, and was returning | wien be kand of death wes laid upon him. | Fenny Accipser.—Yesterday, as Bernard Haviland, a bri(pomaw at Fulton ferry, was engaged in slackening | the caaing » ¥ whieh tie boat is secured to the bridge, he released his hold — tho wheel, which flew round with | great dity’, and the spokes struck one of his arms | with viok Woe a8 te fracture it ip two places, ‘was left to the option of Mr. Dix, who begged to be al- lowed a few days for consideration. Conowen’s Inquears Yesternay.—Coronor O'Keefe held | an inquest at No. 226 Sullivan straet, upon the body of | Michael Whalep, a native of Ireland, aged twenty-nine | years, who died from the effects of injuries accidentally | | Feoeived by falling down stairs. The same Cotoner was also notified to hold an inquest upon the body of Mary Anne Murphy, a child about threo years old, who was burned to death at No. 49 Hamilton treet by her clothes catching fire at the stove, Fast in Connecticut. The following is the proclamation of Governor Buck ingbam, of Connecticut, calling upon the people of the State to pray for a speedy delivery from our national troubles :— Fventa which have recently transpired furnish evidence | that as a people we have not fulfilled our obligations to God, nor to our country; that allegiance to the authority of the general government i# greatly weakenod; and fears are entertained for the ‘and prosperity of the nation, and for the stability of our institutions. ‘We are in danger of relying too much on tho wisdom | of man, of taking counsel of our fears, and of being robbed of that security which is to be int under a | government with laws based upon diving statutes, properly administe That such dangers may be averted, I recommend the | Citizens of this Commonwealth to look unto the God of | Israel for help; and especially that on Friday, the 29th inet., they seek Him in public and in private, by fasting, humiliation aad prayer; and commend tho intorasts of our beloved State and country to His protecting ca: Also, that if pa mer wo a w upon ns tem~ poral good and spiritual blessings, limited only by our necessities aud His glory; that the President of the United States may have wisdom from above to dircot him in the dischargo of his responsible duties, and be sustained by a le loyal to the government; that He will save us from furthee strife and contention; from re- yolution and civil war) that a fraternal sj i may per- vade ail t@ of our lang, binding us in a com: mon brotherhood: that qur national union may be pre- | served, and the blessings of a free government be per- petuated. Tay Fisenres.—Tho vossels which have arrived from | George's the past week have, as a general thing, Brought | ip good fares, Haljbut continue scarce, the fow which are brought in command prices. Crd fishare now plenty on the banks, and vessels which are anchor on the right spot get their fortunate enongh to trips ina seat time while others leas fortunate poig branch ear, and there 1,762 cases within three weeks. (ur manufacturers say the demand was never more active ant prices never lower. One plearant foatire in tha trade is, that it ie more for caen thau formerly.—2yeon Traveller, March 4 ’ large number of vessels visit that Jooality t sen! from three to four ra trip to the Bay.—Cape will ba quite @ se riracrs m mont nn Advertiser Senatoy ©. tittendon to it Boston. The following is “be letter of Mr. Critaenden accepting the invitation of the Common Conncil of Bostoa:— WasitivaTon, Maret 8, 1861. Hon, Jos. M. Wiowm \, Mayor of the City of Bostoa:— Sir—! have ba‘ grea ‘honor to receive your lotter of the 15th ult , communica ‘og © mo the inivation of the City Council of Boston to » Wit that city as its guest. The kind expression of your ie WF, aad the resolutions that accompanied it, have added . Wi that could render that in. Vitation most hoporable aua g Yatilying to me. These tes timoniais of your ap 1 of my public serviess sink decp into my heart. t yc We Invitation, and expect ac to be in Boston in about ten days, ad will write again to inform you more precisely of the fame when Ih to arrive. Bo pleased, sir, to accept r yourself, for the City fd of Boston, my most #&oere axl cordial acknowlecgments, I have the honor t ? be, mos ite fully, yours, &e., J. J. ORIZTENDEN. P. S\—My wife, Mr. Mayor, fools herav.f 60 much, hon- ored by your invitation to her, that she i quite deter. mixed to accompany me to Boston. J 5, © Arrivals and Depa ARRIVALS. 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