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THE COURTS, Whe Union Pacifie Railway Litigation—Lottery Dealers in Court—The Peruvian Bond Case— The Fox Proposed War In ity ‘Wiil—Business in the Court General Sessions—Decisions, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Wisk, Jr, and the Union Pacific Railway Company. ™ the United States Circuit Court yesterday Judge Blatchford rendered a decision upon the motion ‘argued before him last Saturday in the case of Fisk, ar., va Tne Union Pacific Railway Company and Others. It was a motion on the part of the defend- ‘ant to take from the files of the court the bill in equity filed in the suit by the plaintiff, for the rea- fons which will be found fully set forth in the @ecision of Judge Blatchford, which we give in fuil. Is as in the following terms: DECISION. As to the motion to take from the files the bill in equity “because one Davis is named as a party de- fendant therein who is nota party to the action commenced in the State court and removed wo this court.” This motion must be granted in every as- pone] of thecase. If the entire suit, as to all the de- fendants named as such 1n the original summons in State court, was removed into this court, im August, 1868, it was not 80 removed as to Davis, because he was not mamed as a defendant in such original summons, nor does his nave appear as that of a de- fendant in the suit in any of the papers until the 23d of March, 1809. I! the suit is not. removed as to any defendant until such defendant petitions tne State court for the removal of the cause then this suit is Rot removed as to Davis, tur the reason that he mever has petitioned for such removal. As to the mouon to take the declaration from the files, “on the ground that it does not include or name as defendanis to the action which it purports to commence all the persons who are defendants to the original action, and because it does not conform to the form of the ac- fion in the State court.” This motion is denied, The allegations contained in the declaration are in substance contained in the original complaint in She State court, and the relief asked in the deciara- tion on such allegations is relief which it would have been proper for the State court to grant in the suit on such allegations against such of the defendauis as sould have been found to be liable thereon. Only such defendants as are sought to be made liable on such allegations are made defendants in such declara- tuon. On the allegations m the deciaration the plaintiff asks for such relief as 18 properly grant- able in this court only in a suit at law. As to tne motion, “ihai the plainu® be ordered to elect whetaer he will proceed at law or im equity by de- Claration or bill to discoounue all other proceedings than those which he shall elect, and to contiuue one suit or” the de‘endants originally sued by the State court.” Tis motion ts denied. Gon to proceeding with his suit at law tn this court Dy such declaration, he may proceed in this court Oat the same time by bill in equity for what 13 roperly equitable relief founded on allegations to contained in such bill, in substance the same as allegations contained in the orlgtnal complaint in the State court. As to the motion “ihat the order to answer said bili and rule to plead to said de- Claration be vacated.” The motion that the order $o answer the bill be vacated is granted. The mo- Gon that the rule to plead to the declaration be va- cated is demed, and the defendants are granted thirty days from the service of a copy of the order to De entered herein to plead or demur to said decia- Fation. An order will be entered in conformity with the foregoing decisions. E. W. Stonghton and 1. D. Field for the plaintiff; 2. Emott for the defendants, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Lottery Dealers. Before Commissioner Shields. The United States vs. David Lindo and Lawrence Parreil.—The defendants were held to bail in the sum ‘1 $1,000 — aa examination = epei next, on eharge of dealing in lotiery tickets without paying ‘She special tax required by law. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. Verdict of Damages Against an Ocean Steamship Company. Before Judge Sutheriand. Mary Everett vs. New York and Philadelphia Meamship Company.—A verdict was rendered in this case for $850 for the plaintiff. It will be re- membered she brought suit for $5,000, alleged dam- ages to her health on account ‘of having takena i Agaides the WW. Stecrage passage in one of the defendants’ steamers | Sut Awainat the from Queenstown to tits city. _ SUPREME =COURT—CHAMBERS. ‘Thosé Peruvian Bonds Again. Before Judge Cardozo. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1871—TRIPLE SHEEN sentenced him to the State Prison for two years and aix months upon the old charge. A STONE OUTTSR’S “STRIKE.” Daniel Green, who was with fellow ween -eighth an ninth si wi > bem oy of assaulting Michael Blei, on the 20th of April, because he refased to join them. The Re- corder directed him to pay a fine of ten dollars, BURGLARIES. Cornelius Augustus, colored, pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree, in having on the 17th imstant’ broken into the premises of Joachim Prins, Grove street, and stolen $250 worth of cloth. He Was sent to the State Prison for four years and six mon Margaret Mansfield pleaded gality to stealing $131 Worth of clothing, on the 20th of March, from Sarah Brooks, and was sent to the State Prison for three years, John Farrell, a youth, was convicted of burglary in the second 4 in'entering the house of Henry L. Murphy, 641 Washington street, on the of February, and stealing Wearing apparel valued at forty-six dollars. As the jury recommended the boy to mercy the Recorder remanded him for sentence, in order to inquire more fully into his previous UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Involuntary Petitions. 2050,—James T. Joyce et al. vs, Joun M. Kelso. 2986.—John 8, Avery vs. Milton 8. le 2902,—James Olliveli et al., vs. Stephen Cornwell, 2994,-Bradiord Willard et al. vs. Olementina 8 Richardson. 2995.— William J. Peak vs, William Welch. oda D. Solomon et al. vs. joore, 2997.—Lucitus E, Thompson vs, Albert OC. Lamson and Wesley Storey. Cases for Argument. Inre Abraham ©, Prince and Robert Prince, Jr., bankrupts, BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Alleged Violntion of the Revenue Law. Before Judge Benedict, Francis McKenna, a liquor dealer, at the corner of Classon and Myrtie avenues, was placed on trial on the charge of having violated the revenue law by drawing liquor from casks without defacing the stamps thereon. The evidence not being of a char- acter to warrant a conviction the jury, by direction - the Court, rendered @ Verdict acquitting the de- endant. Joseph Warren was convicted of having passed @ counterfeit five dollar national bank note, and was remanded for sentence, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. mation of Real Estate for Illicit Dis- tillery. Before Judge Benedict, United States vs, The Premises of Jane Kearney.— The government brought suit to condemn the real estate of Jane Kearney at the corner of Hudson ave- nue and Sands street. It appeared from the evi- dence that during the summer of 1869 the distillery business was carried on illegally in an outbuilding 1m the rear of the Kearney House, at the above named corner, The distillery was seized on the 23d of August by Assistant Assessors Wass, Parkhurst ‘and Dailey, who found it in 1ull blast. It was snown that no person had complied with the law as to dis- Ulling there, It was claimed on the part of the de- fence that no such business was carried on there during that year, Judge Benedict in giving the case to the jury dl- rected them to divide the premises into two tracts, one the Kearney House (the Cet house), and the other the disillery building and the lots con- nected with it. If they found that distilling had been carried On on the premises they should con- demn the distillery building and the lots therewith. If they found in addition thereto that the Kearney House had been used as a mode of ingress or they should condemn that also. The jury rendered @ verdict condemning the distillery building end the lots connected with it only. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Arrest of an Astorian. Before Commissioner Jones, Deputy United States Marshal De Clue yesterday arrested Martin Hartte, of Astonia, L. 1, on the charge of having been engaged in the business of a retail liquor dealer without paying the special tax, and of having purchased a quantity of unstamped cigars. The accused was taken before Commis- sioner Jones and held to batl in the sum ot $1,000, mee of the case being set dewn for the 27th Con SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. ter Board—The City Re- sponsible for the Conditi of the Side Before Judge Gilbert. Mary Hallof vs. Wilttam A. Fowler, D. L. Northup, A. M. Bliss and Thomas Kinsella.—The de- fendants composed the Board of Water and Sewer- Antonio Millan vs. Captain John Graham.—An } age Commissioners, and plaintiff sued them to &pplication was made for acommission to go to Peru to take evidence in a suit brought by the plain- tT against the defendant in referefteé f6 thé Fecdv- ery of certain Peruvian bonds alleged to be in the hands of the defendant, and also fora stay of pro- ceedings during the continuance of the commission, ‘The application was granted. Decisions. The People of the State of New York vs, The Ten- nessee Zinc Company.—Reference ordered. Joseph Masvach vs. Nicolaus Sponheimer.—Mo- tion granted. Samuel Shethol et al. vs. Solomon Jacods et al.— Moon denied. Evenezer Dole et al. vs. Solomon Jacobs et al.— By Judge Barnard, Frederick A. Peek et al. vs. Edward P. Sinclair et al—Order settled. The Fox Will Case—How the National War Debt W: to be Wiped Out—A Philan- thropic Bequest Belittled—Uncle §Sam Get- ting Only His Modicum. The extraordinary will of the late Mr. Fox, of ‘this city, a gentleman whose supposed eccentricities of life led him immediately before his death to will * his property, real and personal, to the United States, as a legacy that would clear off the national war aebt and all its consequent taxes, nas been fully Written of in these columns. The will was pre- ®ented to probate in behalf of the United States, ‘and contested on the part of the kindred of the de- eased. The case has been before Surrogate Hutch- fmge for some time, the point being new nd requiring all the consideration of the Court, ‘as they were presented for and against by able counsel. The result of the Surrogate’s aecision ts adverse to the philanthropic design of the decedent Fox, who seemed not to have posted himself as well ashe might, knowingly and to the credit of the Bame he bore. Other philanthropists, having the ‘wiping out oi the national debt at heart, will be ad- Yyised from the fox failure not to throw the govern- Ment on the wrong scent when they want to do the fight thing by it. THE CASE, In the métter of the last will and testament of Charles Fox. In this case the testator left all his real and personal estate to the United States to “assist in paying the debt contracted by the war for the subjugation of the rebellious Confederate States,” and has beeu before the court for morc than @ year past. The case was closed about two months since. Surrogate Hutchings has just ren- ered his decision as foliow: DECISIO} 1, That said last wil) and testament is valid and operative as to the personal estate of the testator only. 2 That as to the personal estate of the testator, the petitioner, the United States of America, is the pole legatee under said will, alter the payment of ali Ris lawful depts. 8. That no lawful trust as to real or personal es- ‘Sate ts created by or vests under said will in the pe- Wtioner, the Uniied States of America. 4 That as to personality, the bequest in said will ‘to petitioner is not operative as a trust, but as an absolute gift, the terms Of said bequest as to the pur: Pose thereof constituting no legal restriction upon the use of the legac &. The said last will and testament is inoperative and invalid and void as a devise of real estate. 6 That the said Ups yeceel he United States of America, is not entivied to and cannot lawfully take, | receive or hold, as devisees in trust or otherwise, | under said last Will and testament, the real estate devised therepy, or any part there 7. That toe real estate of said Cha: to his heirs at law. 8. That said instrument is admitted te probate as 2 will of personal estate only, aud letters testamen- tary will be issued to the executors. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. His Honor the Recorder presided in this Court yes- terday, and Assistant District Attorney Sullivan ap- peared for the peopie. AN ALLEGED BURGLARY—ACQUITTAL OF ACCUSED. Patrick Hillick (a youth) jointly indicted with two boys, for burglary in the third degree, was tried and acquitted. The charge was that on the 14th of Fe- bruary the premises of John Murphy, 430 West Thirty-secona street, were burgiariously entered and 7 dollars’ worth of ciothing stoien, most of which was recovered from pawn oftices where it ‘les Fox descends THE recover $10,000 damages she received by @ fall caused by tripping on a deiective pavement in Wale Coit street Of the 2d of February, 1870, She ciaimed that the act of April 2, 1869, made it the duty of the Board to cause the sidewalks of the city to be reflagged and repaired as the public wants and couvenience required. When the W called on Mr. Britton, for defence, moves for a wise missal of the complaint, On the greund that the city Was responsible in case of any negligence inthe want of repairs. Judge Gilvert granted the motion, the exceptions to be heard in the first instance at General Term. The Fall of the Old Hamilton Market. Edward Mullen, Admtnistrator, vs. S. R. St. Jonn, Jarvis Johnson and William Sohier.—The plaints daughter, Isabella, was killed by the fall of the old Hamilton avenue market, on the 26th of June last, and her father claiming that the accident occurred turough the negligence of the owners 1m maintain- ing the building in such an insecure condition sued them to recover $5,000 damages. The defendants allege that the girl was an intrader on the pre- mises, and that her death was caused by her con- tributive negligence. Case on. The Kellogg Divorce Case—Verdict for De- fendant. Edward R. Kellogg vs. Rebecca J. Kellogg,.—The statement that the jury in this case, which was an action for an absolute divorce on the ground of adultery, had announced a verdict on Thursday evening was entirely false. The jury appeared in court yesterday morning, when a sealed verdict in favor of the defendant Was opened by the Court, They were then discharged. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. ‘The Shooting of George Wilson. Before Judge Tappen and Associate Justices, The second trial of Sylvi Mailiard for the murder of George Wilson near the Grand street ferry Eastern District, early on the morning of the 8th of January last, was commenced yesterday morning. The jury empannelled on the first trial disagreed. It appeared from the testimony that Wilson and a friend in return ing from New York met Maillard, whom neither of them knew on the ferryboat. While the three were going up Grand street Wilson stopped Mail. lard, who retreated across the street. ison fol- lowed, with an upraised hana, and had got near the prisoner, when the latter shot bim. Maillard claims ‘that he actea in self-defence, thinking that the des ceased intended to attack him. CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS, Regulation ot Drawbacks on Sugar, Molnsses, Copal Varnish and Gunpowd Collector Murphy has received the following letter from the Secretary of the Treasury:— TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, March 20, 1871, Stn—The following rates of drawback will be allowed on the exportation of the articles hereinafter named, manufac- (ured wnolly on materials on which duty was paid under the tari’ now in force:— ON THE PRODUCTS OF BUGAR. Per Pound, On refined crystalline sugar 2280. On refined soit B and © lower grade sugar. On syrup of sugar (sugar house molasses) ON THE PRODUCTS OF MOLASGE Per Galore On New England rum. -Bigc, ‘On syrup from molasses ‘Ou sugars from molasses seale, All allowances under the above rates to be subject to the legal dednction of ten per cent. Nitrate of soda having been placed upon the free list, no drawback will be allowed on gunpowder manufactured in part from that articie, in cases Where the nitrate of was imported since the present Aariif went into effect. No drawback {s now allowable on copal varnish, unless Wanafactured from materials tmported under the former on refined sugar have been arranged from information obtainable by the department, but in view of the difference of opinion between its correspondents rticle, you are requested, on receipt of this pstitute careful inquiry Into the present average ae of raw sugars subjected to the agen | process, and Tepert the resuit to the department, giving also your opinion as to whether several rates, differing in proportion to the grade of raw sugar from which the exported article bus been manufactured, should not be substituted to the pre- sent single rate. You are also requested to report whether the drawback on syrup manutactnred from molasses should be rearranged #0 ‘2 distinction between such syrap when refined fy passing through charconl, and syrup which has pot been 8 ‘refined, stating especially whether it will be possible, DY inspection at the time of exportation, or by any im partial evidence, to determine the fact of the yefining by ‘was pledged by the thieves. ‘the principal witness for We peopie was Charies Bryan, whose testim \ amplicated Hilitck. It was discovered that this wit \ news was charged with burglary @ year ago and \ judgment was suspended. The oiflcer in the case \ gave Bryan @ very bad character, and the Recorder harcoal. ohne rates upon certain other articles will be fixed hereaf- In no case will crawbrack be paid under the old rates articles whose constituent elements have paid a dif- ferent duty from that in force w or i Very ree 74 GEURGE 5 BOLT WELL, Secretary of the Tressury. POLICE CORRUPTION IN MASSACHUSETTS, How the State Constabulary Enforce the Laws— Wholesale Charges of Corruption and Bribery—The Revelations of ao Legislative Investigation. Boston, March 28, 1871. The community hereabouts is just now exercised over the present and prospective showing up of the corruption which is alleged to have so long existed im that generously abused organization the State constabulary. For the past three or four years the public surface in all sections of the State has been plentifully supplied with stories, which have all gone to show the department to be acarcely less cor- rapt than the old city police force of Beston during the reign of the now dethroned Colonel Kurtz. The constabulary was constituted ‘under the administration of the lamented Governor Andrew, and has been fostered ever since by the successive administrations of Governor Bullock and Governor Claflin, Its special mission was to enforce the prokibitory liquor law, suppressjnouses of Il- fame, gambling hells and other public nuisances which it was claimed existed in too great profusion to be guarded py the police forces of the differ- ent cities and towns throughout the State. The force, as first organized and since continued, con- sisted of a chief and a host of deputies, all of them having autnority to make arresta wherever and whenever an infringement of any criminal law was discovered. It would be wrong te say that these officers have not manifested more or leas activity in performing the duties expected of them. It would also be Wrong to say that they have performed these duties either thoroughly or impartially; for they have done neither, They have made a great many seizures of liquors and prosecuted a great many dealers, but it 18 an unmistakable fact that in doing this they have discriminated upon whom the penalties of the Jaw should fall, This 1s also true concerning keepers of houses of ill-fame, assignation houses and gau- ling saloons, and the general rumors have been to the effect that those who were proceeded agairst were only those whe failed to see the ee financially bribing these officers sworn to fuitnfully and impartially execute the law. Itis@ notorious fact that here in Bostom there have never been any seizures of liquors at the lead- ing hotels, while other dealers of less prominence have had their stock taken from them repeatedly. The fact 18 also as generally admitted, as it is every: where apparent, that notwithstanding the exisience ofa prohibitory liquor Jaw and the maintenasce of & special force of ofiicers to enforce it, ther are nevertheless thousands of open bars all over the city. Now, it is claimed that these are allowed only 80 as the proprietors are wiliag to pay the State constabulary for the constant violation of the law, and a special committee of the Legisiatare is now engaged in investigatirg how far these charges of bribery and corruption are true. Before the investigation commenced the Legislature guaranteed vrotection to all who might testify against the officers, and under this shield several liquor dealers and saloen keepers have already come forward, and by their evidence sus- tained the long-established suspicions of the general rottenness of the force, from the Chief away cown to the lowest deputy. It has not thus far in the investigation transpired that any very heavy bribes have been paid. Tne in- Significance of the sums, however, shows just as Well the general c ption which is complained of, A Mr.s Dowd, of New York, whose husband died only a short time since, and who peddled out a little Whiskey for @ scanty livelihood after coming to Boston, said that one of the deputies, named Clapp, rotected her from the law for five dollars a month. tchard H. Yeaton, @ saloon mpteed on Sudbury Street, secured protection from officer Daly for a single payment of ten dollars, and was subsequently prosecuted by another officer because he would not y him a bribe too, C. W. Carter, who was finally roken up in business altogether by the demands of the officers, said that he patd an officer named Nute ata rate of about ten doliarsa@ month, and that he Was prosecuted after all. It also appeared that officers Smyth and Morse had an established fine of five dollars for failing to observe any iniringement of the law on the part of a dealer named Edward R. Pierce, Otner bribes of equal financial insigni- ficance were also shown, and the liberal disburse- ment of cigars, drinks and dinners was proved to be @ general custom. ¢ investigation will probably occupy some days, and at its conclusion an effort will be made in the Legislature to have the form abolished. I under- stand, however, that if such @ bill should pass it ‘Would be vetoed by the Governor, An exposition of the corruption of the force, though, will probably secure an entire change in the department. Rev. J. UC. Lovejoy is the complainant in the inves- tigation, and he has for counsel Messrs. A. B, Went- worth and J. E, Carpenter, Major Jones, the Chief of the force, is defended by P. Emory Aldrich, of Worcester, and G. A. Sowerby; and W. 8, Mason appears for his accused deputies. a THE CANADIAN CANALS. Visit of a Chicago Delegation to Ottawa— The Great West and Direct Trade with Europe—The Georgian Bay Canal—Chicago Favors Reciprocity and Free Trade with Canada. - OTTawa, March 24, 1871. The commercial delegation from Chicago, IlL., which arrived here on Wednesday, have had an interview with the Railway Committee, of which Sir George E. Cartier 1s chairman, and consisting of leading public men of both political parties. Ex- Governor Pross, of Illinois, in an mteresting and lengthy speech, setting forth the advantages of the Georgian Bay Canal, said that the business men of the West had come to the conclusion that a canal avolding the St. Clair flats, Lake Erie and the Welland Canal, with only eighty miles of canal and slack water navigation, with a capacity forg vessels of 1,000 or 1,200 tons, and a correspond- ing enlargement of the St. Lawrence, ts the only channel adequate to the wants of the commerce of the West. He then sketched tne rapid imcrease ef the Western trade, and preved from statistics that, had the canal been in operation this year, its reve- nues would be over two millions and ahalf, and that for 1886 would exceed iourmillions, What the ‘West wanted was the cheapest and largest possible Outlets to the ocean. Governor Bross said that a Jal majority of the West were in faver of free trade and reciprocity, and are determined to have it. Ifthe legislators now at Washington will not give It, the West will send those who will. Hon. Mr. Holton sald Mr. Bross deserved thanks for his elaborate statements, and that there was persect unanimity among all parties as to the im- portance of improving all the avenues leading to the West. Sir A. F. Galt trusted that what was going on at Washington would lead to @ settlement of these questions. Mr. Soiden, as the representative of Chicago, thanked the committee for their good feeling. Sir George Cartier, in reply, favored reciprocity between the two countries, and added that Canada should be thankful for the expression of desire of ‘the people of the West to supply us with their great trade. ‘This morning the deputation breakfasted with Sir Hincks, GOOD LORD DELIVER US! SraTE OF New YORK, SENATE CHAMBER, ALBANY, March 21, 1871. To THE Epiror oF THE MERALD:— “Goon Lorp, DELIveRr Us.” What bas become of Sen ‘ator Lord's bill for the removal of the State capltal from Albany to the metropolis ? 1 cut the enclosed slip from the HERALD of this date—“‘Gooa Lord Deliver Us.” Never introduced @ bill for the removal of the State capital from Albany to the metsopolis. I think I would vote for such @ bill, provided the people of the city of New York did not prefer doing their legislation as far from home as pose sible (or at least their representatives do), I hope the time will come when they can do their local legislation at home, as the other counties of the State do. But they seem to lack coniidence in themselves, Yours, J. LORD, THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. To THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD:— Please assist in correcting an erroneous opinion that changes have been made in the consulting medi- cal staff of the dispensary. The resignations of Drs, A. Densmore and S, A. Coon were accepted, and Mary E. Green, M. D., appointed to take Ge Ned he dispensary. Beyond that no change has iy made, the Joliowing gentlemen continuing, as they were, our valued medical advisers, ever ready with their professional services to aid us in what the: believe to be a praiseworthy institution:—Drs. Wil- lard Parker, M. H. Henry, William A. Hammond, 8. B, Ward, Frank H. Hamilton, Fordyce Barker, F. B. Lente, T. G. Thomas, D. B, St. Jolin Roosa and 0. D. Pomeroy, One of the opthalmic and aural surgeons 18 in attendance Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from one till two o'clock P. M. INDEPENDENT EXCISE. Playing Excise Officer in Brookiyn. A young man named Henry Hughes was held to await the action of the Grand Jury by Justice Walsh yesterday for playing excise officer. It appears that |. he made himself familar with the manner of con- ducting the excise business, prepared himself with blanks endo wt an hors mae sre account, He was ming! Thcoector Hart, ofthe fxowe Board, came Gowa ‘upon him in a heartless manner and suspended fur- ‘ther operations. Hughes is now anxious to | Reoay folenioo and may be found at the Raymond 8 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL WALL STREET, } Fripay, March 24—6 P. M. On ’Change to-day wheat was irregular in the several grades, but generally firm. The cotton mar- ket opened heavy, and finally underwent a decline of 34¢. per pound, when it became active, THE IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS. The imports of foreign dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending March 23, 1871, were $2,616,098, FOREIGN EXCHANGE HEAVY. The leading bankers kept their rates for foreign exchange on the basis of 109% for sixty days ster- Ung, but allowed a commission of 1-16 a 4 per cent, according to the amount of the purchase. Commer- cial bills are in better supply. MONBY EASY. ‘The money market was easy at four per cent, as the prevailing rate in most transactions on call. Loans at five per cent were numerous, but to some extent exceptional, and occurred only on miscella- neous collaterals and with less favored borrowers. Prime discounts are quoted 6 a 7 per cent, GOLD LOWER—111 4 110%, The gold market was weak on the better feeling in the London money market succeeding the an- nouncement of a gain of £191,000 in the weekly statement of the bullion of the Bank of England, and gradually went off from 111 to 110%, reacting at the close to 110%. Agreat deal of long gold has been sold the past few days, and cash gold shows a much easier feeling. The course of the market is shown in the table:— In the gold loan market the rates ranged from 4per cent for carrying to fat for borrowing. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as fol- lows:— + $17,370,000 1,190,908 Currency balances, The engagements of specie for to-morrow’s steam- ers amount to $450,000. GOVERNMENTS STEADY. The government list was unsettled within narrow limits and dail. The lowest prices were made at the noon call, when the 62’s were offered at 112%. The market underwent a change for the better later in the day, and closed steady at the improvement, STOCKS UNSETTLED AND IRREGULAR. The stock market was unsettled by heavy sales of Ohio and Mississippi, representing stock of parties who had bought it against the supposed election and were no longer desirous of retaining it, espe- cially as the market figure afforded them a hand- some profit by realizing. The brokers of the clique who have recently entered upon the control of the Toad endeavored to stem the downward current and were forced to buy the stock ‘thrown upon the market by outsiders who were not only doubtful of the ability of the new managers to make the stock more valuable than at present, but were also apprehensive of the effect of the proposed issue Of $4,000,000 new second mortgage bonds. The elec- tion was ueldon Wednesday in Cincinnati. It was not, as Many suppose, the annual election (which takes place in October), bat a directors’ meeting to take action on the question of converting the road into a narrow gauge. Incidentally an election was held to fill two vacancies in the direction created purposely to admit the new managers. The Cincin- nati Enquirer of yesterday gives the following par- uculars:— The directors of the Ohio and Mississipp! Rail- Toad met yesterday and decided to carry out the plans mm regard to the narrowing of the gauge which they have had for some time in contemplation, To facilitate the execution of what they proposed they accepted the resign- ation of Jom ef Vincennes, and Charles Parsons, of St. Louts, and elected to fill their places Daniel Torrence, of jew York, and John King, Jr., ol Baltimore. The resolutions necessary to the final completion of tae work were all unanimously passed. It 1s enpected, that the change of gauge will be effected by the ist of August. A comtract for forty new engines, to be built on the 15th of July, poy bene awarded to the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, ‘Ten of the old engines have al- ready been altered to suit the proposed gauge. Three hundred freight cars are in process of con- ence agai a large amount of other work is ready completel. It is not expécted that the in- junction granted recently will seriously interfere with the proceeaings: We copy the following from the Auditor's report presented at the meeting:— “There has been issued and sold during the year sind of consolidated mortgage bonds and 310,875 Of preferred capital stock. The bonded debt of the company is cumprised in the following items:—Old bonds of the first and second mort. gages, &c. (ultimately to be exchanged for the new consolidated bonds, of which $4,000,000 was re- served for that purpose), amount to $3,672,000, and consolidated bondsamount to $2,862,850, includin; sterling bonds heldin London, making a total of Mortgage bonds now outstanding the sum of $6,534,850; this includes the amount appropriated to the construction of the Louisville division. The preferred capital steck, also including the amount appropriated to the Louisville division, amounts to $4,030,000, From the sales of stocks above referred to it was naturally inferred that the Vanderbilt party had begun to realize on thetr various investments, and Western Union Telegraph became the next object of ® pressure to sell, and declined to 573. New York Central went off to 94% and the scrip to 91%. The general list shared in the depression thus produced, and lower prices were made in nearly every direc- tion, the chief exceptions being the St. Pauls, the Northwestern stocks, Erie and Harlem. After the flurry was over these stocks asserted their strength, and at the close advanced tothe nighest points made this season. Lake Shore declined to 99% in the midst of the excitement. The directors announce that the annual meeting of the stockhold- ers, for the election of directors, will be held at the office of the company, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wed- nesday, the 3d day of May next, between the hours of eleven and three o'clock. The transfer books of the company will be closed April 3, at two o’clock P. M., and opened May 4. In the miscellaneous railway shares “C. ©. and I. ©” was steady and Union Pacific weak. Pacific Mail advanced to 435, but fell back to 43 in excitement over Uhio and Mississippi. HIGHEST AXD LOWEST PRICES OF STOOKS. The fellowing tabie shows the highest and lowest prices of the leading speculative stocks during the day-— Highest. Lowest. New York Central consolidated... 95 9436 New York Central scrip. 923% 9136 ut 12975 129, 2036 19% 102% = 102% 10036 w9% 56.4, 66% 118% 112% 85% 84% 9635 9556 Rock Island 40 ad Milwaukee a1 \ 60% 5934 Milwaukee and St. Paul 79% 18% Ohio and Mississippl. 4735 46 Col, Cin. & Indiana 213% 21% Union Pacitic.. TAs 23 Western Union 6836 STM Pacific Mail..... a 4355 4336 CLOSING PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS. The following were the final street quota- tions for government ponds:—United States currency sixes, 113°9¢ @ 113%; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 115% a 115%; do. do, coupon, 115% @ 11534; do. flve-twenties, registered, May and November, 111% @ 111%; do. do., 1862, cou- pon, 40., 112% & 112%; do. do., 1864, do. do., 111% & 111%; do. do., 1865, do, do., 111% a 111%; do. do, registered, January and July, 1105; @ 110%; do, do., 1865, coupon, do., 110% a 110%; do. do., 1867, do. do., 110% &110%; do. do., 1868, do. do., 110% @ 111; do, ten-forties, registered, 108 a 108%; do. do, coupon, 105% a 108%. SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL. The Southern list was dull and generally steady. The South Carolina July bonds were active and irre- gular, declining to 65% and closing at 66, The following were the closing street prices this evening:—Tennessee, eX coupon, 63% @ 64; do., new, 63% @ 64; Virginia, ex coupon, 67% a 68%; do, new, 69 @ 70; do, registered stock, old, 54 @ 5434; Georgia sixes, 81 a 82; do, sevens, 893 & 90; do. do, Old, 90 a 92; North Carolina, ex coupon, 4634 a 47; do. funding, 1866, 37 @ 39; do, do, 1868, 29 a 30; do, new, 25 @ 2534; do. special tax, 19 a 20; Mis- souri sixes, 91% a 92; do. Hannibal and St. Jo- seph, 9034 @ 91; Louisiana alxes, 69 a 70; do., new, 63 @ 64; do. levee sixes, 748 75; do, do., eights, 88 a 90; do. Penitentiary sevens, 728 75; do, railroad eights, 78 @ 81; Alabama fives, 09a 72; do. eights, 102 a 103; do. railroad eights, 94 a 98; South Carolina nixes, 72979; do, new, January and July, 6548 866; do. do., Apriland October, 68 a 69; do. regis- tered stock, ola, 65 @ 70; Arkansas sixes, 57 a 60; do. sevens, 55 a 60, "SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Friday, March 24—10:15 A. M. 140 sha Am Mer Un Ex. shel ‘ga. see 8, do. do. Miso do. Mich So ‘Cen Pac. U Pac R: do. 83: do. 8 Un Ps ty Chic &N = 9. H&St Jo 8's, con b poir| Chi ‘98! at 88 98% 600 C&Tol 87 NJ Con, 200 Ohio £00 Morrisa) 500 aL 1600 1] USSEEEER LGD UGSECEOESEDEatuzi ie! SESEEEE ‘do, 15000 0, 6 e 60 she BI 119% 8 Park Bank.. 59 a ge 5 Hudson C Co. TM an 300 Go. ae 200 Spring M Coal 100 Brunswick © 100 Canton Co. 89 7 83 5 $1 100 do. +. 96 By 100, CRTC RR.060 216 p47 12:15 and 2:15 o’Clock P. M. sees 105} . 118 Onc o’Clock P. M. 700she Cleve & Pitt 93) ay as pt 65 86 6535 lo . 65% 100C&N W 91% 400 do.. 1000 Mo6's,H&StJoiss 91° 100 Col, C & e 98g eG Oe BE io reer tetera TRON.—The market has been fairly active for both regula a North Ri but quite ‘were abou Jers’ favor, 1 and 2—at from $32 a $35 per ton, ana 860 tons various brands, at from 60 = $85, We note sales tons old rails and 250 tons wrought scrap on private At jhe close sellers were firm at the tolio jgures : American, $255 Bo, 8 Gon FS; laton, ; tog i ‘or Prices were generally unch: , the market assuming, ever, a firmer tone in sympathy with We quote for “American and, English bax and 94 a ¢ ‘gold, Swedes, according to size, RAD.—The sales of ig were ooptined to 65 tons Spat moally Ordinary, at $6 16, cold. The market was iumetie following quota:ions :— rman, ‘$0 18 = 4 the ket for manufactured w: Lead: ut the business moderate, at $875 for bar, and Wi0 98 for sheet and Bibs, MOLASSES.—Bi jusiness in foreign was checked ness of seliers, and we heard of no sales. New or in fair jobbing demand at abont former prices, with sales 800 bbls, at from 47c. to 68. We ye i Sesme Ties’ a Be ae. . Tiles — &— eo e i m6 ee by ls. iy 4 1,097 packages out meats, 84 do, lard. ‘The pork mayk quiet and scarcely ao ira, The sales were 1,760 dble. lor April and Muy delivery at @al. ‘Heat wad quiet and changed. Bacon was dull, Cut meats were ‘of moment. was dull and shade lower. 4,000 packages changed owuer at 18}g0. for April and (The market f yas inactive, witlf por ate en toe was quiet Tint ‘price,’ Por forward ‘delivery’ the’ tranasotions moderate at about former priaes, e sales were 500 Mi and $00 Sune, together at fo, ; 3.000 bbls, deliverable { 60, each for u July and ‘August, supposed at 9530. "In Philadelphia market was quiet, without important sales, at 253<o. f eat deilveryy M40. for Mayr Soe. for June, and 35390, ‘SUOAR.—The market continued » and a fatr busin = 940. for fair 0 Musgavado ai Ser 100 Unda soa 0. No. 12 at 10\o. and 408 hhds, Mi Retined was , with » fi . & 13%ge, for crushed, and gran an, 10.» 10 a ioe ae ier while, 130. a 42: to’ Rico, rades, 9c. a lige. Brazil, Dutch joa. thie. . SPRLTER.—The demand was very small and no sales. wer effected. We quote:—Foreign plates, $5 75 a ¥6 per 100 Ibs.| gold, and American 7c. a lle. per Ih., currency. " SEEDS.—Receipts, 440 bushels. The demand for Caleutti lnaeed continued fair and prices were 4 steady, We note of 3 © Ivanhoe, on prive terms, supposed $2 10 per Sf Ib, 60 days. Clover was fond at fie a 11M perb;, Timothy was held with trmness af §7 a 8725 peq oH TALLOW.—An active demand for export prevailed and {ramsactions were henry, reaching about 400,000 Ibs., at {rom a 740. ah jorminal. Plates were dull of sale, and transactio were limited to about 60 boxes assorted i, C, charcoal gold, We qnote:—Straits, 824c.; Enelish, ¢ SBigc., gold; coke terne plates, $6 20a G7 26) 1B.a, $845; J. C. coke, 8728 a 87 75, and M for Kentucky was lesa active, bu rices were unchanged. The sales comprise 200 hhds., m 6c. to93ge. Seed leaf was quiet but steady, with eal of 150 cases, various aorta, at from 35c. to 45c., anid 200 bal Havans at be. a $1. We quote pull. . c. & no ig 3 Bx ca Sac, .& Boe Sie nose. ae alte a c. a Le, ye lage. a 12st -lic, a A je market for most grades of fleece fs ices continue steady. Transactions are resiricte and prices of the latter particuiarly been tained. There has been scarcely enough of the net apring yet marketed to establish a scale of prices, but it currently reported bere that high prices in San Francisco generally realized for good conditioned wool. A fair br ness is doing in Soseign, at about former prices; the sales 160,000 Ibs. fleece, including 18,00 Ibs, State X, ‘at 50c. ; 8, ibe. Michigan X, atblc. et, yee RE, ney 12,000 Ibs. do, XX, at 553s 000 Ibs. scoured, at Hc. a 40,000 Ibs. in’ mixed lots, ‘at various prices; 5,000 washed and unmerchantable, at a reserved rate; also Ibs. super pulled, ‘at 453¢c. a Bdc.; 95,000 Ibs. extra do. 45c. 2. 49c, ;'85,000 bs. California fall, at 233g0. a Y7c. ; 50,0001 50 Chic & A 215 Morris & KeRR.... 89! 16 do... 89 13% 100 Han & 8 J RR pr. 96 STREET QUOTATIONS. mi Half-past Five o’Clock P, M. Northwest'n pt. Rock Island. 14: 957, mg a O.d &1 Cent... i% COMMERCIAL REPORT. Frimay, March 28—6 P, M. Asurs.—Receipts, 6pkgs. The demand for pot continued Limited bot prices were unchanged, email lote selling at $6 75 987 23, Pearl dull and nominal at $8 75 a $9 25. BEESWAX.—Only a moderate demand prevailed and trans- actions were limited at 4c. «Shc. for Southern and West- ern yellow. BUILDING MATERTALS.—Bricks—The market for ail kinds was steady with a good demand at $8 50 9 89 5v for Long Island, $6 a $625 for pale, $9 a $975 for North river‘ $8 a $8 50 for New Jersey, $10 a G15 for Croton, and S85 8 838 for Philadelphia front, Lumber was steady but mode- rately active. Southern pine boards, $29 a $20; do. timber 330m B85; Eastern ruce =6$19 ow oie oak plank, $53 @ $55; do log, S45 ee} H Cement was quiet but firm, with moderate sales Rosendale at $225 per bbl. Laths were steady, with sales of 600,000 Eastern at #8. Lime was moderately active; the closin, gaiey Rockland lump, were at $1 7, and do.’ common a r CANDLES.—The demand continued small for all kinds. ‘The sales were at 8c. a 40c. for patent sperm, Buc. for sperm and 1éc. a Ibe. for adamantine. CORDAGF, at the recant decline, has been fairly active and stendy, with'salesat I6c, for Sisal 'rope,,16ic. a 18. for Ma- nila, including large and small sizes and tarred, and 180. for CorrEn.the market for Rio was steady but quiet. The sales were limited to 1,145 bags, ex steamer Merrimac, and ‘bags, ex steamer North America, on private terms, Other descriptions were steady, with a moderate job- bing trade, at previous prices. We quote:—Rio, ordinary cary 8 10%4c, ; fair do., 11c. a 11¢0.; good do., 126, 13}g¢.; extremes Tor lots, 10. bot, Wes idiger: Gotta, ft 160.3 ns a 1c. 5 Ce lca ic. a ry ie Merica Mc: ogc: Bavamilla: 183008 Ss COFTON.—The market was quiet and irregular, and gene- rally in buyers" favor, though prices wero without decided change. The sales wero ; aay. Lat Evening, ‘Total. vite m oe 3 2078 For home consumption, - 535 588 For speculation,......... 9 5 of ‘otal bales... ....+..4. 2.988 512 3.565 Tanced in the above are 998 bales to arrive. For livery the market was but moderately ac- were without particular 1. 700 400 at 14540., 300 at we. Erratum— js report of j—For export to-day, 1,729: last evening, 550; ‘or home consumption,’ to-day, 1,915; last evening, 51; total, 1,968. The average quotations’ of yester- Gay's forward ‘deliveries were:—March, 14.26c.; April, Idbte.; May, 14.0le. ; June, 1dc.; duly, 14.216, CorrER—A moderate demand prevailed for American ingot at about previousiprices, with sales of 150,000 Ibs. at aiige. cas. Manufactured copper was without fmportant je, the sales being at uc. for new sheathing. 870, for ind Bic. for braziers’ and bolts. Yellow metal was 2c. for new sheathing, 2c. for bolts, and z2c. for ia® 'FuEIGHTS.—Berth rates to English ports are firm, with » Mttle more business, but the chartering demand is light and Peon rates lower. Engagements to Liverpool, by, 000 bushels wheat, in bags, 5: ‘0 Lon. on, by sail, 20, bushels wheat at 7iqd., vessel to baul. ‘To ‘Liverpéol, "by steam, 7,600 bushels wheat at 6d,, and ies cotton at 44a. “To' London, by steam, £6) bbls. our, 28. 434d., For Aniwerp, 5,000 bushels wheat, 834d,;'200 tlerces tard 100 ‘boxes bacon and 60 cases tobacco, 278, 6d., and 1,000 bbls, rosin, 28. 1L3gd, For Bremen, 200’ tlerces lard, 288. 6d. ; 100 tons measurement goods, 17s, 6d., and 60 hhds. tobacco, 8Us. For Rotterdam, 1,000 bbls. rosin on private terms, The char- ters were:—A Briiish brig, to the Baltic, 1,800, bbls. refined petroleum, 4s. 9d.; n North German bark, to Bremen, 8,000 0., 88, 6d. ; m Swedish brig, 2,600 do. to Cork for orders to the German Baltic, reportea 4s," 64.; a Norwegian park, 1,700 4o. to the Baitic, reported 6s. 8d.j a ship, 723 tons, to, San neisco, and’ bark, 849 tons, to Havana, on private ane OUR AND GRAIN.—Recel} 7,280 bbls. flour, 2,000 Tkoges corn meal,! 6,400 Pastels wheat, 33,850 do. corn, P00 do oats. The four market ruled dull, but prices were without noteworthy chai ‘There was but little export de- mand, though some kinds were taken for shipment to the ‘West Indies. The sales were about 7,000 bbia. Ri flour was without change in prices. Sales about 850 was di but v anged. sales wero about 600 bbls. © Wheat was dull and lar,zand lower—ciosing at about 81 57 a 1 59 for new No. ‘ing—under a light demand and freer SUUa iP grea rats ofp ROL for to age 1 58 a 1 60 for old winter in store, $1 70 a $1 72 tor new do. in store and afloat, $160 for inferior a) bis ok Ris Corn was less ~=—sactive Sc. a 84340. Tho sales were about 30,000 bushels, for mixea, on the track; &4c. @ 85}¢0. for do , afloat; . We and 68¢, a 700, for Ohio ; the snies were apout 80,000 burl Barley was dull at #1 10 8 Sf 21 for inferio Canada, with bushels ‘within the rany oF to prime sales ‘of 18,000 Gunsine here were no further salen of either cloth or . derate and prices were steady. bs Hope tA moderate ‘demand for the best qualities was ae fed ai previous prices. ‘The sales of common were ‘this description prices entirely be ae ad Lor Aer cropeO, © lace, and Old 0% A iY wae tn far demand for ailpment at fall prices he sales for North river shipping, @l 2 iG or rota quakes, 61 20m ‘80 for long rye straw, GL for short rye and tbc. Ble. for oat, . - HEMP AND JUTE, —Thi ‘was light; 200 bales Ma- nila were sold on private ices were steady at quo- ations, fa jute the movement waa fairly seive, but prices Im} B40 sleet spring, at 28. a 80c. for slightly burry; ibs. lamba’ 3c. ; 15,000 tbs. Texas, 2346 nae i Méootber noite on vate terms: 15,000 lbs, Mexican, a i Mestiza pulled, at_69e. .—outside price for XX; bales do, on private terms. Si be 150 bales ee ae bbls. reserved rat aot HISKRY (rece Is.) was quiet but steady, sales of about 200 bbls. at Sle. a 91340." c NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. Report of Committee on Sinking Fu The Governor Vetees the Jersey Cit; Charter—A Severe Rebuke te the lature—The Paterson Charter Signed. The anti-Erie men are gathering their forces the finai struggle at Trenton next week. The oi repealing the Erie Exemption act is to be fought Tuesday in the House. The senate yesterd: took up the act granting certain powers franchises to the Erie Railway Company it was made the special order for Monday. L The report of the Committee on the Sinking Fu: was read. The assets amount to $1,115,605. Th receipts during the past year amounted to $300,221 ‘There remained in the fund on the first of the sent month $1,225,563, The Senate concurred in the amendments to tht New Brunswick charter. The vote by which the supplement to the Ne’ and Paterson Railroad was passed was reconsideres The bill to establish a Board of Education in Je! sey City was passed. i} The supplement to the charter of the Morris Fssex Railroad and the supplement to the Mol town and Mount Holly Railroad were passed. \ Then came the Governor's message to the Houseg giving his reasons for vetoing THE JERSEY CITY CHARTER. { The document, though lengthy, covers only a fe of the many objections which the Governo) has to the bill, But he characterizes the bi as the boldest and most arbitrary attempt destroy local government that nas ever occurred ig his experience in New Jersey. He opens by statin that the bill “seems oy its provisions to so com pees puv aside all sembiance of local government in the sense this term is usually applied, th: it is an open question, at least, whether the bi should not be returned to your honorable body, being in violation of that provision of the constitus tion which declares that every law shall bave bu one object, ‘and that shall be expressed in its title.’ I can scarcely conceive of an antagonism stron than that existing between the title of this bill the provisions contained within its sections. Front the opening to the close the provisions are oj most extraerdinary character, the gre and redeeming merits of the whole bill being that it recites in clear, nervous and unmistakable Keio its undoubted purpose t deprive the voters of Jersey City of all present o1 portunities of self-government without their conser or approval being even asked, and ageines the monsirances of many of its principal citizens. Th@ bill, therefore, 18 meritorious m that it makes concealment of its object and does not attempt td disguise its most unusual powers and purpo Anti-repubiican in form, arbitrary in 8) pose, it can only be di upon the groun e City, atleast, the principles of all our forms of gover ment—federal, State and municipal—are su} to be valueiess.?? In dealing with the EXCESSIVE AND ARBITRARY POWERS placed in the hands of the commissions the Govern states:—“‘It would not be more extraordin: and Lam not sure but the spirit of the whole is not born of Congressional example—if the Fed ral Congress should decide that the members your bodies are unfit representatives of your con! stituents, were incapable of exercising the rights electors, and, in sheer compassion for the people New Jersey, oe by Col mal enactme the members of our State Legisiatare.” y He then points out the constitutional grounds 01 which he vetoes the bill, Jt 18 provided that th Board of Works may make any improvement at an; time, notwithstanding anv remonstrance and not- beeen mg any other provision in the whole act contained. In another section there is the most ex. traordinary and unheard of provision, “That n certtorart shall be granted or allowed to stay any’ proceedings,” and this provision in itself REVEALS THE INFAMOUS PURPOSES of the bill. Tag 110th section expressly violates th terms 01 the constitution in to the right wial by jury. The Governor pointa out @ scere constitution objections, leaving othet reasons for veto out of the question, It 1g not by any means probable the bill can assed over the veto. There has not been at al me unanimity among the republican majority q the measure. A dozen republicans regard the as rutnous to their party, and now that the Redise tricting bill 1s a law the country members cannot bq Whipped in by the caucus lash to support this bill, The consideration of the veto message is set dowy for Tuesday. THE PATERSON CHARTER ‘was signed by the Goveraor yesterday and goes into effect immediately. By its provisions the city, government will undergo & most radical change, It some respects an improvement and in others wo than it was before. One of its provisions pronibit the levy of & tax assessment exceeding two pet cent. To raise the amount which will bo necessary (and which has been heretofored raised by a tux of 2.15 and 2.25 percentage) tha property valuation will have to be made much er, thus in no wi berate any relief to the poorer classes, bat taking thousands off the taxes of the many incor~ orated stock Sompeness who cannot be yond their capital stock. It will, in short, take away @ considerable sum from she taxes of the in- corporated companies, which amount will have to be made up by an increased levy . .on the poorer classés, who own but tne little real estate which they themselves occupy. ‘The remains of on unknown woman, about forty- eight years of age, was yesterday found floating in the dook foot of Seventh street, East river, and re- moved to ee to await an inguisition before