The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1872, Page 5

“we may judge by the cable quotations of to-day, NEW YORK HERALD, GTOOKS BTBADY AND DULL. as 200 8 L ‘The attention ofthe market at the Stock Exchange 4 ‘was again almost exclusively occupied with Erie, the only show of activity elsewhere being made by Boston, Hartford and Erie, which, by the skilful & IMRR, do. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SCRAMBLE IN LONDON FOR ERIE. management of speculators, has been worked in as | #20000 US 6's,'S1, r. 14%¢ 820000 US 5-20, r. 167. sort of tender to the movement in Erie. These | fu ie? Gee eae parties intend running the stock up as high as they | 4000 1b: The New York Market Being Drained to can and then selling out to Mr. Daniel Drew, who, ano ie since his lucky purchase of Canton at 85 a 95 per 10000 iit Meet the F oreign Demand. cent, is looking around tor other valuable property | 5000 is in which to invest his surplus wealth. The opening price of Erie wes 46%%, which variation of over one per | 500 shs ABVANCE IN THE SHARES TO 48 1-2 | cont trom the closing ngures of Saturday, nignt | 33" created considerable surprise, but was subsequently | $0 Brie e explained by the condition of tne London market, | 110 Daniel Drew and His Investments in where Erie was the great feature to-day, probably | {%}, Canton and Boston, Hart- because the resignation of Jay Gould did not be- | 30x come known to the British public until this morn- ford and Erie. ing. A firm of Geneva bankers were the first om buyers, taking between fifteen and twenty thousand 35000, s¢ a ‘Phe Terms of the Consolidation of Delaware, | Stes for their agency in London, These transac- te tions advanced the stock to 48, at which it became dull and eventuatly heavy, dropping back as far as 4634. Here it was rapidly absorbed by some c. R) $ Lackawanna and Western and sa SEEEEE 2 New Jersey Central, fresh buyers, and aavanced to and ciosed at 48%. | ayy /4,M ‘The extent of the last order ig not known, nor was +. Han itcertain that it had been filled at the time the | qu THE GENERAL STOCK MARKET DULL. Stock Exchange came to the prompt adjournment P Lesaad ordefed by the rales for five o’clock. The buyers in 100 this latest instance were an American firm with Parther Advance in Government Bonds— London connection, the foreign origin of their or- 20) Gold Closes at 110, ders being indicated by the simultaneous sale of | $i), haifa million gold in the Gold Room late 1n the day, Loy as narrated above in the god paragraph. The | «uo SCDTH CAROLINAS ACTIVE AND HIGHER, | press statement by caole a 1ew days since, that | 3,00 the London Exchange had withdrawn the prohibi- | x0 WALL STREET, tion against dealing in Erie certificates not stamped pod Monpax, March 18—6 ?. by the Protection Committee, proves to be a mistake, yao @n ’Cnange to-day wheut was better and a firmer | The rule ts still in force, altnough with the present | gio fone pervaded the market, Cotton was a shade | status of the Erie management it must be repealed B4 Bigner. in a few days at most, The stamped stock in Lon- | qu MEME CREST ORD: don advanced to-day to 453,—equivaient to about | 10 The money market was unsettled, although, | 552, in American quotations—and the unstamped | 700 mrictly speaking, it might be called fairly active at | stock, which 1s dealt in on the street and among the ry Jpercent coin, That rate was the prevailing figure fer the bulk of the day’s business, but some of the ‘weaker stockbrokers had to pay as high as 1-32, ‘While just at three o’clock there was a sudden Pressure to lend some smal) amounts, for which the Jenders in their haste to secure employment thereof gecepted7a6 per cent. Commercial paper was quoted 8a 10 per cent discount for prime double ames, Foreign exchange was about steady and very dull @n the basis of 10932 10934 for prime sixty day ster- Mag, and 11034 a 110% for sight bills, GOLD WEAK—110%4 A 110, ‘The gold market opened weak on sales by the foreign bankers, 1n connection with heavy purchases @f Erie and of Unitea States five twenties and new five per cents for transmission to Europe, where a fresh inquiry for American securities has arisen, if bankers outside the Exchange, was only 2 a 8 per cent lower. It 1s easy to see, there- tore, Why the stock advanced twice so suddenly to- day. Both the McHenry party and the protection party are evidently buying the unstamped certifi- cates in the open market of London, knowing their availability at the election, With a continuance of such a demand for Erie in London as has been ex- perlencea the: past week the American market would soon be stripped of the stock. Aa it 1s the tide is sleady from New York to London, the foreign price having for @ few hours only been on @ level with the domesuc, and most of vhe time leading it by several per cent. The rest of the market calls for little remark and was generally steady, winding up firm with the closing staffness of Ene, Boston, Hartford and Erto fluctuated between 6% and 7%. ‘The unton of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ratlroad ana the Central Railroad of New York is a consolidation of the closest kind without a merging of the share capital, The eventual issue of a common stock 18 possible, but is not as yet contemplated. The two lines will be operated as one and the earnings will be divided in tne same rate per cent upon both stocks. The consolidation terminates all litigation with reference to the Morris and Essex, Pittsburg... 90: Northwestern... 7840 COMMERCIAL REPORT. MONDAY, March 18—6 P. M. CorrRe.—The market for Rio was dui! and entirely nomi nal. Wo hear of sales of 552 bags Maracaibo ver Elba on private terms, We quote:—Cargoes (Rio) ordinary, 14%c, a Ibe. ; do. tarr, 15}4c. a 15%K¢. ; do. good, 16c, a 16440. ; do. prime, 16%40. & I7c., gold, in bond, sixty days; Maracaibo, 18. a 193g0.; Laguayra, 180, a 2c. ; Bt. Domingo (in bond), Me, a 14}6c. ; Java, 2c. a 28¢., gold, duty paid, Corron,—The inquiry for cotton on the spot was small, but further upward movement in forward deliveries ren- dered values nominally higher, and the quotations annexed show an advance of se, per tb. for ail qualities. The lim- ited business in progress was mainly on the bass of this im- | bbe Large lots, however, were unsalable except at lower figures. Business for fatare delivery was quite ac- tive, and chielly at an advance of A¢c, per tb., the market closing quiet and steady. ‘The sales sum up as follows :-- showing an advance of nearly 3 per cent in our gov. ernment bonds. On these sales gold went off trom 120% to 110; but rallied, and continued quite steady at ‘1103¢ untill within a few minutes of the close, when another large house entered the market and sold -| hal ao million gold down to 110, the transaction being, as is supposed, the complement of an equiv- alemt purchase of Erie for the other side, The To-De t. Bo'g. otal. eourse of the market is shown in the table:— which line, ag a part of the consolldauon, by it8 | Export.. te TO - o4 2PM lease to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Bepanion ah bad . 3PM. will in time be brought to a common terminus at | in transit 2 400 3 Communipaw (Liberty street), thus avulding the | qo, ios UB ral : expense and indirectness of the Bergen Tunnel. | —Inclused “in | the “above 1 are 7 £00 ales to. arrive, ? Boston papers say that at a recent meeting of the | jen ‘as follows: Sales Saturday evening after. two P. Me In the gold loan market the rates ranged from | pyrectors of the Michigan Central it was deter- | April, 100 at 22i¢c.;, 6u0 at v2 Be 400 ah 22246 500 al 3to7 percent for carrying. The operations of the | minea to issue new bonds, to be negotiated in 2 oa age von ae dgery duly, 00 rie feel Gold kxchange Bank were as lollows:— Europe, where the obligations of tnis corporation ef 100 at ale. 5 October, 10) at Gold ware. - $21,117,009 | ‘gre in prime repute, the proceeds to be devored to a "a ace, in Sold i . 5 |. 90 3S 1-1 The Sub-Treasury paid out $200,000 gold in re- | cago In the miscellaneous stor Ba Ne adie pa Bae AME Neat ers ee Iv» 200 at 23'c. + August, 700 at 23340. ; September, Gemption of the called five-twenties of 1862 Joseph fell ae a Canton, after an advance to Bust bees Tota 1,00) ute" Grand ta vail pamee? GOVERNMENTS STRONG, 9424, receded to 91%, N; New Orleaus, 2181; Mobley, 1,09);, Savanna 03, ‘The government list was strong in response to the HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. Charieston, ‘sib, Wimuicton, Wo (Norful aa Bait Sevance of } per cent to-day in London, but the ad- | The following table shows tho highest and lowest | tire, tts vet Mis inte daviaat year, BIkte Rata vance here was not as much, owing to the decline in | Prices of the principal stocks begs hia on, sotton wy area hae ee nominal aa follo ras—T0 gold. the market closed. firm as tollows:—United |. 44 york Central (ex dlV.).- +++ y‘Hrr, ae ng | 3c wold? ,34¢- fo Hamburg,” by. steam, 34u., com: Braves currency sixes, 114% a 115; do. sixes, 1881, | NOW York Cone ee ex divide 00% 03, § sail) Se: Tornitio nite, tyrant eae ou Fegistered, 1145; @ 114%; do. do., coupon, 115% a | E 4834 4636 ranean ports, bv steam, le. We auoti 115%; @o., five-twentiea, registered, May and Novem- ay 6 ber, 111% a 112; do, do., 1862, coupon, do., 111% a 9255 122; do. do., 1864, do. do., 111% 112; do. do, 1865, we ao. do., 1123¢ 113; do, do, 1867, registered, | N' v bey 00 i“ 28 2 ft ern 923 | —he quotation rd on COLL ing January and July, 111%; a 111%; do, do, 1865, oe mand ¥ uae more haw hail « grade a shova.cr alow te Sadeterien coupon, do. 111% @ 1114; do. do, 186%, do., | St. Paul... 594 | gac0°buatels: corn, 400" bustin; eorh meal bible ead A0., 11214 & 112%; do. do, 1868, do, do., 112% a Shs Seat tHe 644 age: oats, 6,450" bushels; barley, 284 bushels. The 212%; do, fives of 1881, funded, registered, 109% | Quon Pacific ......-. 3636 | wero adous gow bUler fasiuding Lao Hola cP Southeen B 109%; do. do. a0., coupon, 10974 a 109%; do, | Hannibal and St. Josep! 41 lou pe spa tre rye, fe at prices within the range of our ten-iorties, registered, 1073¢ @ 107%; do do, cou- peer ope Yelegraph 0% [bebe 7 ond Mii ig yer tye and nominal at the av- Bow, 1085; a 10874. wee Be ete 00 a8 By SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK BXOHANGE, *| Extra State 675 70) ‘The Southern list was generally strong, in sym- —_ ” teen Se ete pathy with an active upward movement In the new Monday, March 18—10:15 A. M. do 60a TW South Carolinas, which advauced to 38 om the re- | URWMUS Aimee; Haag wisi Us oe eau 2.08 105§ | Hound noop o1 : toe rn ceipt of copies in this city of the law making valid 10 to 10:30 A.M. Round hoop Ohto trade brands te a Hh) all the numerous bonds floating tn the market. It | 999sn— Canton Co... .. $8 1200 shs Erie RR, 46 eee " ‘was feared thatsome of these issues—particularly - g . Rea = ro $a 3 ee Ppemererinpeet . 3 ® HW those dated since the Funding act of 1869 and used | 599 5 ne 2500 e. us &t, Louis choice family. 9 50 a 11 50 as collateral for money borrowed by the State— . ns ct to Sl ie ye to ‘ ws 8a might be repudiated, threats to that effect having | 300 74 1800 4 Beie 57a 650 ‘deen [reely indulged in during the wiater; but this rte es =) Be 4 4 Hq Re % law places the seal of legitimacy on everytaing. | 300 614g 400 86%4 BOs Bx ‘The new Tennessees touched 67, and ademand for the | 8) we etd a 5a 37% North Carolinas induced firmness in their quotations. | (60 Am Mert) tx ue ay 75% 39 — 400 Tee following were the closing prices:—Tennes- | {0% CAE i200 ro Puncheotg Neca eas AB ae IED . a —Wheat was duli and nominal, but thy duh fee, ex coupon, (OK a 67; do. new, 6076 ® OTM; | hy aw $3 | tone to the market; bids of $140 for Clieago, and, #1 60 Virginia, ex coupon, 54 & 66; do registered | guy 30, 93 for hepa erro spree te more pains retosed, The wales . Y were only avout 12,00) bushels eee oe ety a. sizes, conmiintted hey By B98 | and @i 70 or wiite Micnig oy hn stor “Corn as ra or bet. ; , rred i py +, closing at . D1 4 The sal 1 ot gd ed Ura ee oie 5 | un 200 About 6106) bushes, in pare of ail Kittay at 8t3gers Obes, Georgia sixes, 77 & 19; do. tahoe 87 & 905 | to Fy for mixed, Bic, « Gi¥go, for W €9e, for Southern North Carolina, ex coupon, 3834 @ 59; do. funding, | 700 » Ts00 yeilow, ant a Tbe, for whit Oats were steady 1866, 27.0274; do, do., 1868, 21 a 25; do., new, 21 | 349 én for ate wilh anes 2600 ban win thangs @ 2%; do., special tax, 17 @ 18; Missouri! sixes, 95a | 1200 ict Mi pbegdhaln Mts Aisa at of 18,00) busiiels * 954; do, Hannibal and St. Joseph, 93 a 9314; Loutsi- im im Satie, se eae dull and hominal Int too, 8 Worle ae, ana sixes, 62 0 64; do. new, 65 a 60; do. levee sixes, ~~ ¢ FREIGUTS.—The Market was ‘Sxtremely dull, th 6v @ 65;.do, do, e1ghts, 70 a 80; do, do, eights, 1876, #00, 4 “ PS bok ES ate for Herth room for any peed being x nit’ f jt hartering business was also but 80 a 85; do. ela Lp Pa a ae iY aa iso ii OM jo Rit gharteri he ‘gegen ne e rere ‘oday Fates were de. 3 70 & 80; Alabama fives, 62 f Br 'o Liverpool, t % 2 road eights, 7 a _ 7 i 1600 500 do. nominal Fate for grain was 6. a Bigd. fo iondben tye eights, 00 49); dv. eights, Montgomery and Eafau- ta Rauroad, 8) 00; south Carolina sixes, 62408 B4; do, new, January and July, 3734 @ 48;-do. do., April and Octover, 06 & 57)g; Arkansas sixes, via Bremen, 150 tlerces vet at 76, ol. ad 160 voxes 40s. To Antwerp, 20) boxer bacon at 274, Bu, ter we heard of was av American bark, nople, 12,000 cases of re‘ined petroeum at S6K8.—The murket for forego auill remained dull and nominal. Domestic was quiet, bu-tirm, We hear of sales First Board—10:30 A. ++ 6576 800aha US Exp Co..be 73% 67 24000 NYCAMRR cia.be 94, 27 Wine KR. * 88% BOL a ‘The only char- to Constant 20; 110000 Tenn o's. od. 1.000 Tenn 6's, new. 2000 NC Fund act, 10S Cb's, 0, J & dy. Jouvy . oes 7 % c. We quote THE RATLROAD BONDS. Cia rom, ew Crop. ve. @ Qe, pe The following were the bids for the railroad ntrifugal and mined. donds:— jew York Con 6s, 1888,. 9314 Gt West at m, 1888, . ado, Fetininy, vada, j.rocery. Porto Rico, jew Yerk Gen 6's, 1807. 80ig Gt West 2d m, 18%. 4 New York Cen onrres.. 0 © Quincy \ Tol Lats 1800::, OF Spas is aw ore Gan Te IH 10y Te Towa te. Wavanaeoiis ce eats tarpentiag wed york Gen 7's, con 15; jal & Chic extended, dull, nominal and lower; quoted for round lots ile. a Cen 78, "65-7 Chi, RI& Pacttic Fuige., Sales were made in jovbing lots 0: about 50 ober wt N York Erie ii Rosin was algo duli and nominal, Strained quoted at #40 #420. We hear of sales of iu) ovis, low No. 2 at $4 25, Tar was quiet but steady at former igares, PRYROLEOM.—On ‘Change to-day the market remained steady, although dull and nominal. Retined quoted at 22!qe. Mor & Essex Yd m.. Clev & Tol 8 I. New Jer Vent Pics, FW & Chic ad m.. 102 Pts, Uhic Age. (or apot or remainder of month. Crude in bulk was Eis, HW de Ci 2d m. dni/and weak, but unchanged ; held at 40, Naphtha was 9a Sey set am, a | also weak, but not qu heid at W\e. a lige, Bud Kis, cose « 2 80 rn or city, wad in limied requeat, but at Harlem ist m,/"s. pe ee AC 18 92" aH a a) jow the views of holders; held at 28c., wii bids of Chic, bur & Y.8 poy Ist Onto & Mies tot na. 10000 Un Pacis i gb... Bug BOO do, © BUsg | Age. At the Crenk tie market was quiet, but a trifle firmer; Brow bo 7 p 6 2 1 Che ofa | S00) di 89% YW do sy, | quote! at $3 65 on the upper, and 3 i on tae lower road, OT a en Bes Un Bas ies 2° BI, 0 Harlem Haig | The Pavlade:piia market was y y. We near of - 2d in, Alt & Terra ii ine. sug 0. 112iq | wales of 4,000 bdis. standare 00 of Which 01 Union Pac is: in 2 Dub & Sioux City itm. M | Boog Chi & NW lat mn. oy Aw Reading Hast | Inte Saturday, allot tte: for 4 \hglalctgge Union Pac: « SC Lo eT ay bd H aSt Jo's + 93 $50 Lake Suore & MS... 9254 | & PROVIBIONS.—Keeeipts—Pork, of, 119 pack. Un Pac ine WW Si igeig tree Bie, 00 Tol & W Ist'm... . 98 lOve © 9%, | ageas cut meats, 1,745 packaces; lard, 2811 bole, and Aven 7 pe, 175. Be gs a i 600) T& Wlstim, 5 Ld wor + 923g | Uerces. ‘The market for mess pork waa dill and nominally Beileviiie & 80 Ll Mil @8t Pa x00 Tol & Wab udm ed . 98 lower, although up to the close of 'Change there were no wees Peat 13000 Gal & Chic’ 1 1g i transactions on which to base quotaitons. The bide were Mar & Cin'ist 600) Mor’ & Es 2d 87% B29 Cleve & Pits $1260 cash, #1280 ior May and 13 for June, Bacon was . Chie & Mil ist 100 StL & lron M ist, 916 80 Wo. uit, with prices in boyers’ favor. Sales 350 boxes at T<q. aS has fo 104 ss th w do... ay NO. for Western long ¢! City he Tc. ; short clear, 740. B)q Col, Uhic # Ind w 50 New Jer F) VaTqe. Dr ‘Toe market was Col, Chic & ind 24 m. %8'¢ 50 Union and city Tor Peo dW. 1.0. We 1400 do i quiet but stony. ‘Oly ow, Bhri'n di Vig B00 do. bois, within the Ban & otJo land gts ee ee iraa 08 48 do rang $8 a or for “extr Haw & Bt Jo con...... 3h Foo AY fof ert 0600 How, He i gb. 45 do $15 a $18 for prime m and $18 a m5 bg 3, ‘E Se0U M & St P dst. batv, 8754 do. India meas tierces. Beer ha dail, but w %; 9 b ety " Py: Suu New Jer Sou lst., 8 200 ao. Small, unimportant sales were made wrtbin the range ot BID dol é W istm, StLadiv. 9 Bos, Hart sin 2000 ,VadGalm 43 S00 ao, AS2. Cut meats were also negiected, with vrices tending in Fol & Wab 2d'm Cedar F & Mint 1d sha Mechs? WK ..... 1U4 buyers’ tavor, We hear of sales of 15 boxes smoked shoul. Tol & Wab equip b Det, Mon & Tol 6 Bk of Comm'ce, do. dersatée. We quote:—Dry o1 shoulders, Bye. 0 bic. 5 ‘ol & W cons con Lake 5 20 Am ix bank joked shoulders, te. a6\o.; do. hams, le. a lac. ; plekied an & Napies ist i. Ciev, Fai 10 Hanover Ban’ oulders, be. a b'ye.; do, hamay 8) 40, betes, Te. COMPARISON OF THE IMPORTS. 6 corn Ki Lard, market for Western tive and about a1 dy. 1 sales w 6 Nivta y cash, at 5340. & 00d to prime steam, and ¥ Yor this wees's delivery late 00 teres for Aprit at Cnty was quict and atea within the The following shows the imports, exclusive of #pecie, at the port of New York for week ending March 16 and since the beginning of the year:— nC aG & Ye, Sules, 15) tercei Juv Cantoi 200 do uy 200 Mil & St P it 200 Mil & St P pr. 10 Tol, W & ii B00 do. bess 7 70) Del, L & WR... UW business o b) Heroes Of Carolina at Sige. 4 8)gc, and 80) bags of Kan- hi was a fair kinda at former prices, Sa a Myc., 100 bags Of Patna at 7 GOON al 6740. a 7!e. STFAKINE remained dull, and in absence of transactions 101 Dry goods...... $3,40 Gen, inerendise, Total for week. $7.10) rev. reporied,, 40,11 Bince Jan, 1...$66,283,904 $73,001,278 THS SPRCIR MOVEMENT, The imports of specie at this port during the past week and since the beginning of the year have been as follows: Total for the week, ~The market for raw was quiet, but without per- ceptible change in prices, We hear of saiea ot 800 bids, good fair reining Cuba at 8/4, and 1,00 boxes of clayed And centritt, & 1040. and 72,00 bags of ade on pI uated at ‘gc. for Se, a. bec. , ‘ye. ave. {good to prime redning, id grocery, Yige, wm Ve. $81,851,900 good farr reining, 8 Be, B Bye; talr to Koo + $13,860 y, We, ; coutrifugal, hha h Previously reporied.. Wo. 278,116 $s. u Wage | eesilence, shtmcaiek Ouapn, Ties 8 ane cecione, Total since January 1, 201,975 ten AS ao Tot tthe ay ‘doy ty to a ‘ ea game ine 1st 1872. ee iiige itr igio 8, W3ge. RILIG0, ds) 19 Uo 2V1LAKC, RID ge. + fame tne 1570, 006 fining, Bic. S doger} fait to, obolce krocery, OMe, toe, Bame ume 1869. . 411,767 Brazil—Dutch standard, Nos. 6 t0 1}, Tic, @ 9c, Java— dame 1868,.., 12180, 828 Dutch standard, Nos, 10 10 12 9, 0940, Mawiia—Superior UKSDAY, MAKUH 19, 1872,— , cates of guarantee? New Orleans—Refining ec. a Wise. tar demand, Sales 125,000 c. for chore elty. e market was quiet but ie, 480 bbi NB steady. Sales, 175 bbls. at 9c. DOMESTIO MARKETS, Cotton strong soln ae ne be Nel tleits, +, good ordinary, 200. a 2 ip Ai bales. “Exports to Great sritain, 5640. “Sales, 750, Stook, “ BAVANNAH, March 18, 1872, middiings, 21740. a 2c, Net coustwise,' 109." Sales, ly Cotton firm ; demand acti Tpoaipta, es. Exports Stock, CHARLESTON, March 18, 1872. Cotton strong; middlings, 2%. Net recey a bales. Exports coastwise, i083, Saies, 500, Stock, wet A Cotton strong; middlings, Bie. Hat rece in 8 Pace i in| ic. Net recei les; 8416. Wiporte—Te trent Britain, 4,14; coastwise, ‘pales, 6,50 Siock, 177.547, Monrte, March 18, 1873. HaporiaTo Liverpus, Reve coaserise, 3098 D — iverpool, + Comstwi Bales, 10d, Stock, 44,655 baa Lovtsyinie, March 18, 1872. Tobacco active; sales, lvl bids, ig I»? pai low to medium leaf, $8 50 a 10; good to tine, gu Wad! heis; rye, b 108,000 bushels; thalt, “7,000 ‘buanéls;” pean, 1,600" bushe Railroad shipments—7,000 pushels whi 2,800 bushels corn ; market generally dull and prices nominal: Samana: Only suiea reported, 2,800 bushels corn at O8c., 1n railroad ele- vator. CHTCAGO, March 14, 1872, of douvle extra Flour quiet but firm; sales 863749 887. Wheat unsettiod and irregular; No. spring at $1 1954; scdlere April, $120 a $1 2034. mand livht; holders tirm; sales of No. 2 mixed, S0\gc. a 3636 cash, Cc. & BEC. sellers Ap! Oats firmer at 30c, tor No, 2. Kye quiet and weak at a 70s. for No.2. Barley dull and inactive at 49. for No, 2 spring, | Provisions ria improved demand aud tiriner at $11 20 130 sellers April, Lard strong at $8 25 a 88 30 45 sMler April,” Hams in pickle steady at ms nominal at 7c. a8e. Buik ments of shoulders atde.; clear rib sides, Live hogs, nothing ‘done. Whiskey e hogs steady and more active at bbls. four, 2000 bushels ‘ats, 2,000 do. Tye, 6,000 do. bbis, "flout 4 70, 420 a 0 heat, 36,000 do. corn, 15,00) do. wheat, 36, bariey and 8,000 hogs, Shiomen's—, ( bushels wheat, 9,000 do, corn, 18,000 do, oats, 2,000 do. rye, 20,000 do, barley and 6,000 hoya FIGHTING THE PACIFIC MAIL. Luther C. Challiss’ Injunction—Hearing Bofore the Referee—A ‘‘Pool” by the Directory or a Stock-Jobbing Effort of Chal- liss—A Great Legal Battle. Some days ago Mr. Luther ©, Challiss, a wealthy capitalist and railroad oiticer of the West, applied to Judge Gilbert for an injunction against the Pa- cific Mail Steamsnip Company to restrain them, and supported it by an aMdavit, The case was referred to Jonn 8. Lawrence, referee, to take testimony and reportupon the facts, The defence, with a view of preventing the injunction being made permanent, introduced testimony of one witness toimpeach Mr, Chulliss’ veracity and character, when the plaintift produced a large number of witnesses to sustain his reputation at the hearing before Referee Law- rence on Saturday last, The further hearing took place befgre the referee yesterday afternoon, ex-Judge Fullerton and Gen- eral Craig appearing for plaintiff, and Messrs, fra Shafer, Morris Wilson and Billings for the delend- i 8. Aiden B, Stockwell, President of the Pacific Matl Steamship Company, was recalled, and said he wanted to make a correcuon, He had stated that half of the loans were time loans; but they are call loans; tae ioans on the Sth of March were all call loans, except the mortgages; the morning after the Injunchon Was dissolved, in View of tie provability of another, it was thought advisable to make ume loans instead of call loans; I did this fearing 1% lught cause @ depreciation of the stock of the com: pany; we do not do business in view of ex parte in- junctions; 1 do not Know whata pool is, and will not go into my private affairs uoless it 18 so ruled. Judge Fulierton-sald he proposed to show what a Pool was, and then show that individuals formed a Pool and then used the stock of the company, Mr. Shaler declared that a pool had nothing to do with the examination, ana nothing or the kind snouid bo shown in evidence. Witness resumed, in answer vo the question avout a pool'I think answered on Saturday that Jt was a combination of men to vuy stocks; 1t may be to sell stocks for a profit as well as to Duy.’ Q Do you know of any such combination since November 16, 1571, and prior tothe 15ih of Mare 1872, to purchase ihe stock of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company? A, I retuse to ans wer, Mr. Fuiler\on—I wish to show that witness was Intere: t pool and furnished stock of tie ip company tor that purpose. ". Shafer—We undersiand tms sult is instituted to oifset te stock. Mr. Chailiss hay 400 shares of the stock, and this suit is brougnt to depress stocks, ‘nd aid somebody who 13 “snort.’? Further lega: sparring followed between counael, but witness séil declined to answer, Q. Upon what ground do you refuse to answer ? . By advise of my counsel. Q. Why? A. Because 1618 my private business, Have you nob joanca stock of the company to persons Waom you knew had combined to purchase we As NO, sir, Q. Do you say you did not know of such a combi- nation?” A. I decliue to answer. Q Who borrowed mouey or what brokers owed the company on tha 5th of March? A, I can’t say, but avous $1,500,000 was loaned out that day in sever loans, Q. Who were the borrowers? A. I cannot be positive about it; Mr. Bellowes can tell, Q. Do you know Masley & Co.? A. Ido. Q. Were they debtors? A. I cannot sa: Q. Were Jameson, Van Vechten & Morkam aebt- ors A. I think nor. Q. Were Osborne, Jhapin & Co,? A. I can't say. Q. Were Jameson, Smith & Coleman debtors? A. I can’t say; loans ave changing every day. Q. Was Rufos Hatch a dentor that aay? A, I don’t know; J tnnk tue money was loaned out that day, Dut Can't Say to whom 1. was loaned; but some of it was loaned out. Q. State who have bought stock since you became President and prior to the stu of March (purchases still outstanding), and who are iuterested wita you? A. 1 decline to answer, Q. Have you not loaned to persons holding certifl- A. J have not. Mr. Fullertou asked if any deposits had been made in other companies than those provided under section nineteen of the company’s bylaws, It was ovyected to and witness refused to answer, Hually he said, Le Grand Lockwood, James D, Smith, 0, P. C. Bitings, Alexander Masterson and myself composed the i:xecutive Committee; none of us have bad loans individually; Smith, of Jame- gon, Smiih & Uo, had # loan; Le Grand Lockwood & Co, had a loan, but I don’t know how much; no other member Of @ firm represented in the Execu- tive Committee had loans; | decline to say whether I was interesied in the purchase of stock by Le Grand Lockwood & Co. and Jaime- son, Smith & Co.; the Executive Commu lee authorized the purchase of stock of the company by resolution but none was sold or purchased; I did not think 1t expedient to purchase; ddid not report to the Executive Committee or other parties that I had purchased stock; the resolution a4 far as I know Was not passed to have it Known in the street tat the company was going to buy stock; no profits were carried to the credit Of the company in consequence... Here another set-to occurred between counsel, lasting halt an vour, Judge Fullerton declaring that belore the battle ended he proposed to examine the books of the PaciNe Mail Steamship Company, and Mr. Shafer swearing by tue Revised Statutes that the books showid not be seen by profane eye: Finally counsel agreed to refer tne questions that Stock refused to answer to Judge Guibert at hall-past ten to-morrow, aud resume the testimony before the referee at three P, M, vo-mo row. ‘The plain in the case, who is a large stock: noider in the Paciiic Mail Steamship Company, claims that the di urs aro Mismanaging 16 aitairs, witle the deience in orier claims that tis action 1s taken by hii to affect the value of stocks upon the market. Itis likely that the battle will last before the referee jor several weeks if the court under Whose orders the evidence is taken opens the door for @ critical examination of the Pacitic Mali steath. ship Company's adairs. ain ti yp BROOKLYN AND RAPID TRANSIT, The question of rapid transit between the ferries lea ting to New York and the suburbs is now agi- tating tue public mind in Brooklyn. A meetiag of eitizens was held in the Polytecintc Institute on Saturday night, at which Mayor Powell presided, and stated to tie assemblage that, with the rapid in- crease of the population of New York, people were driven elsewhere to find houses, and New Jersey and Westchester county were reaping the benetits cf the prosperity caused by the tanux of popula+ Uon and capital. ‘The attraction Ww these places lay ja the superior ratiroad facilities which they ac- corded as compares with Brooklyn. ‘tue population there would exceed that of New York within fifty years if a rapid transit was established between the Nver {rout aud the suburos, ‘Tne oili now betore the Legisiature iooking to the accomplisnment of this end provides ior a railway under AUantiv aveaue to Hust New York, and theuce above ground to Ja- Maica; also under Flatbush avenue to the soutn side oi the Park, and tueace on the surface to Coney Island, and for vrauches in any other direction, The capital stock of the company may ve from $3,000,000 tu $10,000,000, Lx-Congressman Barnes spoks at the meeting ta advyouucy of the bill, and believed that capitaiisis ~ would freely give then money to accomplish this undertaking, as RIPLE SHEET, TUB JERSEY CITY PRAUDS." The Municipal Government on Trial. Legal Filibustering Thwaried by Judge Bedle— New York Court Tactics Ruled Out—Impor- tant Revelations for the Taxpayers— How They Try a Jury in Jersey. Yesterday morning the first of the trials of the men indicted for municipal frauds in Jersey City ‘was commenced in the Court of Oyer and Terminer in that city, Judge Bedie presiding. Atiorney General Gilchrist, District Attoraey Garretson and Herbert R, Stout appeared for the State, and Leon Abbett, Jonathan ixon and C, H, Winfeid for the defence. Nearly every member of the city govern- ment was in Court, It is neediess to add that the court room was crowded. The District Attorney opened the case of the State vs, the Police Commissioners of Jersey City, charg- ing them, in conjunction with the Cmief of Police and the captains of the four precincts, with @ con- spiracy to defraud the Mayor and Board of Alder- men ol Jersey City. Mr. Abbett moved for permission to withdraw the plea of not guilty, and the motion was denied, Mr. Dixon then moved to quash the mdictment, He read tt through, and pointed out the clauses on which he rested ms motion, The indictment charges in substance that, for the latter half of October, 187}, the Chief of Police received $204 for salary, when he was only entitled to $i04; that each of the four police captains received $104 17, when he was only entitled to $54 17; that said fraudulent sums were certified to as correct by each of the police captains, by the Chief and by the Commissioners, constituting Committee on Salaries, Messrs, Gross, Hutton and Goetze, ana alverwards approved by the Board, the whole amount being $7,909 13; that the three Commis- sioners named signed blank checks and handea them to Vaptain Parker for the pay roll of the oilicers and men of the Third precinct; that the amounts for salaries were afterward filled in; that a blank check on the Second National Bank was signed by Mr. Pritchard, President of the Board, and handed to the Chief of Police, who drew thereon the sum of $204 13, Mr. Dixon contended that the judictment was defective, Inasmuch as It was not Shown that only a certain sum was due, but simply asserted. ‘The charter provides that the Unlef and captains shall receive so much per anaum, bul it does not sveciiy how that 18 to be paid. ‘These oilicers, therefore, might make a contract with the Commissiouers to have their Salaries paid in @ Certain Way. aid there is notaing in the charter to probit them. It was a matter entirely within the discretion of the Commissioners, Jude Bedie—The Court deny the motion to quash tho ludictment, If there bea conviction and the counsel for defence move for arrest ot judgment the Court would then express their opimion on the poms raise, For the present they will give no opluion further than that they do not cousider any olthe objectioas to te indictment of sumcient weilgut to arrest the progress of tie trial, Tne counsel for the State may proceed. Are the de- jendants ready for trial Mr. Dixon said uiat the defendants desired to Witodraw the plea and put in a demurrer, Judge Bedle—Lhe Court refuse wo aliow the plea to be withdrawn either, upon the motion to quash Uhe indictineat or a demurrer, Mr. Abvett then arose and challenged the array of jurors on the ground that they were not drawn by Sheri Reinhurdt in the Manner prescribed by law. Judge Bedie—A chalenge to the array must ve presented in writing. Counsel for the defence held a consultation, and the Challenge Was presented in writing. Judge Bedle—How do you propose to try this challeuge—tue same as in New York? Mr. Abbett replied that they proposed to challengo the Jurors and have them tried. Aiter some consultation between the Attorney General and counsel tor the defence, Judge bedio asked the latter if they had submitted all the grounds of thelr challenge, to which Mr. Abvett re- plied in tie alirimative, Judge Bedio—The Court will then decide if the State as nothing to say. ‘This case will not be tried by piccemeal, (ihis announcenent, delivered 1 a yery eluplatic manner, created some consternation in the ranks Of the commissions, Lumsted started from his seat and moved uneasily, while every otuer momber of the Board Of Pubic Works, as well as the Police Commisstoners, looked around for con. Solution and gasped for breath. ‘rhe New York Court luciics met with an ignominious deieat.) Phe Court will decide the quesuon of the challenges ‘Witnout discussie Sheri Jona staud—Have bec sueriff of the county since the 14th of November last; tne term of tas Court com- menced on the 16th of January; L sumimonca a peut jury Jor the present term of Court; the County Clerk, Mr. Kennedy, told we that tue jury musi be drawa twenty days beiore the openinu of the Court; Mr. Kennedy, inysell, my clerk and Mr. ‘iuttie gob toe getier in the aiternoon; do not know anything about the paper (shown); do not recoliect the day that we drew the jurors; if [had known about this case I would have set it down. Mr. Abbett—We did not kuow anything about it either, Laughter.) Witness—I did not make out the slips of jurors; Mr. Gorman made out the list; the drawing took place in tne County Clerk’s ottice, and the names Were put on the slips in my oilice; Mr. Cronaa, oae of my clerks, wrote down Some of the names: | car- ried the slips into the County Clera’s office myseif; 1 do not recollect whether I carried them in my but, my hand or my pocket. Judge Bedle—Sherif, we want to be very accu- rate in this matter. ‘Tis is @ very Important ques- ton, and we don’t want guessing or nearsay, Witness—if I had Known this inatter would come up | would have been more particular in taxiag notice of these little points. Juage Bedie--Weil, I hope you'll do so In future, Sheriff; it 1s your duty to be very particular, Examination conunued—I am almost positive I carried the slips to tae County Clerk’s office in my hat; Mr. Kenaedy counted them, together with ils clerk, my cierk and myself; | think I counted 145; afwer they were counted they were put lute a waste paper basket; I chucked them right to and stirre them up; they were folded up before we counted them in my oilice; they were not opened untill we cailed the names off; | made the selection in my ofice and gave the names to my clerks, there was no change made from the tine I selected them until it would bring, Population and weaith to the cuy and thereby reduce the rates of taxation, Mr, H. JoN#s endorsed tue above views, Mr. W. N. ADAMS said that he had no doubt that the proposed road wouid be a decided financial suc- cess, During the year 1370, $9,700,000 people iad travelled on tie horse Cars of this city and 60,000,000 had crossed its ferries, Supposing that the cost of the road would be $2,400,000, and that It would carry 4,000,000 passengers the first year, at an aver. age of fifteen cents, the earnings would be $240,000, oF ten per cent ou the Capital invested, Several other citizens Ae st of the bill and a weroine pon pick or oe ecee with engineers 0 thi plan of canstzugi such roads ‘We cost thereor, rain how they were drawn; | made selections of jarors by asking the constables and others who would iake rood jurors; 1 consulted some of the best citivens in the county; I really cannot recolicct any cuizens present at the drawing except constabies, T yor the names from diferent citizens; those ihat 1 se- lecied were trom the town of Union, Hovoxen and North Kergen—those that i knew; after the clerka wrote off the names of the jurors I took ena of them; they and myself forded them up; tue cierks read off the names und I checked them of, and that was the vpiy compurisou; can- not say the time that I went in we oftice, but I du not KKOW a3 a Matter Of Lact that it was drawn until alter hail-past tour o'clock; sev- enty-LwWo baliois were drawn oul; | threw thei in the basket, stirred them ap and read them of to tre County Cierk, Mr. Kennedy; um ander tne tin- pression there were seventy-two ballots ielt; [ wok tuem and had them in my office for some time to savisty parties taat their games were In the basket; my clerk, Mr, Gorman, made me @ list of tue jurors at the time they Were drawn (two papers shown); No. 1, (think, if Mr. Tuttie’s nandwriuing; No. 215 Gorman’s; 1 }ook the list taab he made i iny oice; think he made tree copies the same afternoon, but do not Kuow; I put the copy in the safe, and saw two or tiree papers the next morning; 1 velieve ‘Lutte made one of the copies that i iied in the clyrk's office (exnibiv' 1 or 2); | sigued those papers; we had no box there to draw the jurors om; bhese are the ouly UWo papers (shows) tuat are certified by me, that [ recollect of; think feigned one the next Gay and the otner later; tue second paper, in Turtie’s handwriting, L presented to the Court at its opening; [ took the names left tm te vasket mereiy to show parties tnat L had their names on; don’t know why I did it; do not know of any parties calling tuere Lo see 1i they had been drawa; f hal oo reason to suppose tat par fies woul call; 1 kept the names of tne parties drawu in the safe for some tne, tutending to put the: in at the next drawing, and then changed my mind; 4. never de any otner retura other than Nos, 1 and 2 to the Court and to olner parties, Joun Kennedy sworn—1 am Clerk of te county; 1 recoliect taut the Sheri came into my olice on Ve- cembe: And drew @ panel, of jurors at half-past tour o'clock V, M,; he was accompanied by two of his clerks, John Gorman and tagh Johnson; the ballots were in a basket; tie ballots were folded; my impression ts that he said, “We musi pull the jury ’—(lauzhter); he stirred ap the vallows and read the name; owned itover to me; | examined 16 and handed it Over to Mr. ‘futtle to register the name; We drew seventy-two names, and f counted Sixty remaiaing alter counting seveuty-two; | have got the seven.y-two in ty possession; think Mr. ———————— nhardt was then placed on the’ 3 by any’ '; the ballots were counted, and F think Mr. Kenn said they were twelve shol there were sixty ballots remaining; Mr. Lig 4 told the Sheriff he was @ few ballots short; tain they commenced drawing at half-past four o'clock Pr Mr. Abbett announced that the defence rested their case here, and the case Was adjourned tilt this morning, When the Court will probably render a decision on the challenge. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, The Charge of Favoritism Against Tudge Bar- nard—Examination of James H. Coleman and Tom Fields, The Argument of Counsel on the Legality of Charges, The Sub-Committee on the Regis- ter’s Office. The Judictary Committee appears to be gradually increasing in strength as the examination of the charges against Judge Barnard are being brought to aclose, Yesterday morning, at ten o’clock, Messrs, Prince, Niles, Tilden, Flammer and Strahan were ready to proceed with business, but as the counsel for the Bar Assoctation and the witnesses did not put in an appearance the examination was not eommenced until half-past eleven, ‘The first witness called waa James H. Coleman, ' who was examined to some jength in regard to the different orders that ne had been given by Judge Barnard as referee and receiver. The object of his examination was to furnish evidence in sapport of the eighth charge, which alleges that Judge Barnard displayed unjust favoritism in the granting of such orders, Mr. Coleman produced his check books and bank book for the past five years, and also his register showing the orders of receiver and referee that he had received from Judge Barnard in the past three years, They amounted in all to 141, as shown by the statement of the County Clerk. The witness then stated that many of these orders were merely formal, as the fees amounted to sums varying trom six to filteen dollars, and m most cases two orders of reference were made and flled—one to compute the amount due on BOND AND MORTGAGE, and the other to sell on foreclosure. He then stated qiat thus he had in reality only received naif tno number shown in the statement of the County Clerk, for in many instances alter the entry of the order of reference the ma tter had been arranged by private agreement, and he was not referred to at all. Q. What is the gross amount of (ees that you hava received 8 ince January 1, 1869, up to the present {1 me, on account ol ali references and receivership and all proceedings which came to your nands through the interest of Judge Barnard? A. To the best of my judgment, alter close examination of the re gister and due conversation with those employed m my office who have this business tn charge, I find hat the amo unt would not exceed $10,000 in gross, Q Have you ever, einer directly or inairectly, ha d paid to Judge Barnard, or to any one on his benali, any sum or portion of the moneys or fees received by you on account of sucn references? A. No; | have never had pata or given, either directly or indirectly, to Judge Barnard, apy sum or portion of the moneys wuich [ reveived as fees in orders as referee or receiver. Q. What pecuniary transactions have you had with Judge Barnard? A. The only pecuniary transace tion [have had with Judge Barnard has been the retunding to him of certain moneys which he ad« vanced to me to aasist me in carrying on my real estate transactions, and f am at the preseut mo- ment In the debt of Judge Barnard to the amount of $19,000, Whicn the Judge advanced to me to save foreclosure on some real estate In. my possession. Q. Have youever taken alee or auy compensa. tion to induce you to use your influence with Judge Barnard to obtain a favorable decision in cases that ne up before nim?’ A. No; Lnever have. . Have you ever been employed as attorney or counsel in cases that caine up beiore Judge Barnard? A. Ihave not, but have 1a inany instauces been ap- piled 10 and I invariao!y declined; to some iow lustances where orders had been let al my oilice by attorney, | have asked tae Judge co sign them, | but have personally no im: Lin the Liiigations at issue and in many insiauces the attorneys were strangers to me. Mr. Coicman, before leaving, requested that the counsel for the Bar Assoctatiou and the members of the Judiciary Committee woud subject is bank books and register lo tue Closest scrutiny, a3 he had brought them forward for that purpose, Judge Barnard, through fis counsel, then handed @ list of the referees and receivers he had appomted since January 1, 1569, up to the present ume, whiclt would show of themseives that neariy all the prin- cipal legal firms m the city had been appointed to either one or the other, Mr. Thomas C, Fields was the next witness put on the staud., Mr. Fieids was asked a question in relation to the passage of # certain code of amend. ments by the Legisiature in 1871 that were vetoat by the Governor, Mr. Fields declined to answer any ynestion in regard to any aci or anything done by hia as & member of the Legislature of 1871, on the ground that this Commission nad no jurisdice uon, and on THE FURTHER GROUND thac what he did was doue under the direction of the House of Assembly of 1571, and unleas the com- mittee bad @ right W investigate the acts of that louse they nad” no right to Investigate the acts of a member of the saine, It was understood that the committee sustainea Mr. Fields in the position he took. Mr. Fielus then mformed the counsel for the Bar Association tuat if they would point out any spe- cific charges or specification of a charge upon which they desired to take lis testimony he had not the slightest objection to auswer any questions re- Jaung thereto. Mr. Fields was then asked if during the sesston of 1871 be had received any drafts of proposed amend. ments ty a code which were in the handwriting of one of tae Justices of the Supreme Court of the First Judicial district, Mr, Fields repiled that to the best of his knowiedge he had nol, aud atated that amendments to coaes came trom different sec- tions of the State auring the entire lengsn ol the session, ‘They were referred 10 the Juurclary Com- mittee of either House, and When vest . the close of (ue session those amendments were thor- ouglily digested by the Commissioners of each House and a bill eiubodying those amendments which were favourably pass upon was passed either with or without amendments in the form of a Dil which took the usual course of vills pass ing through the Legisiatcre, ‘This course was aot departed from during tie session of 1871, Mr Ficids was then asked if he had aay PECUNIARY TRANSACTIONS with Jadge Baruard. Lhe witness replied that hig pecuntary tranvactions with Judze Barnard were conlined to the borrowing or loaning of moneys from sald Judge in amounts varying trom $10 to $100, and his repayment of (he same, Win one ex. ception, Taat in Octoper, 1 he had a note of $5,000 come due, and, not having suflictent funds to meet Loe same, he meauoned the matter to Judge Barnard, Who proifered him some assistan Jndge Garnard then = assigned = his as Judge of the Supreme court Shoe and Leather Bank, who discounted’ his pei sonal note on the above seourity, ad with th funds thus raised Judge Baraard advaaced $5,000 to Witness, which enabied him to jneet lis notes since that ‘ime withess said thai as rapidly as ve ovtaiaed ic Money 1b Was applied Co Lue liquidation of this ot, and at the presevt time he Was suil $1,500 in ep debt of Judge Barnard, dir S. i. H. Ward, Jr, a Wall street lawyer, was then calied and questioned by Mr. Parsous in’reference to @ case of Myers against the Garrison Miulug Company, Mr, Ward stated tat he bad noting lo complain ol in the matter, a8 als clients were perfectly satisiled with the action taken by Judge Barnard, ‘The committee then adjourned until six o'clock P.M., when they heli an open session, and gave hearing to United states Comuissiouer Davenport, Who made @ loog arguuent in lavor of he now rege istration bil! for the cliy of New York, which has been brought up pelore | tne House by Colonel Rush liawkins. Mr. Daven. port spoke very stroagly im favor of tue Dill, and Was closely exauuiucd by the committee as to the respective merits of each clause, 1b 13 a very voluminous document, and Las been draw up to prevent, 1 possibi egal registration, and pro- Vides some yety IMtricule measiives to further thas object. ‘Tne committee have takeu the bul under considerations At hall-past seven o'clock the committee resumed ther investigations of the charges against Judge Barnard, As tt were U0 WItueSses LO De eX- amined they gave their avcearion to the hearing of Keinhardt touk the balance; the Sheri 1omle no se jection except those drawi; be didw’t present a list of the citizeas of the county; the list 1 made was the one my clerk made to remain on fie; Une ist (shown) was fled; 1b was not signed py me or the Sherid; No. 2 (shown) | pre: was hanged in lo the Courts Ue list (NO. 2) Was woe mado LY me OF my clerk; Uhere is @ box furmshed ior iis drawing of Jurors, the same as is used in the cours; the Ser palled the ames ous of Whe basket aad iulided Lieu to me. Andrew F, Tuttle, sworn was present when the list of jurors were drawn; I signed the paper No. 1 (shown); Air. Kennedy, the Sheriit, Mr, donne Son, Mr. O'Gorman anu several others were I made the pencil writing on the paper; the by Were in @ baaket; he set the basket on the table and drew the names of and | took them down; tne list No. 1 I took down, and we have kept the list in the offiee ever since; I did not make 4 list of tne jurors the game day; 1 made a copy on Monday aud handed it to the Sheriff's clerk; | never saw the paper (No before: the livt that 1 banded to the Shend waa tue alguments ta refercuce to the iegalty of their nearing evidence on charges preferred ugainst 3 alleged to have in 1807 amd 1865, Judge” Barnard for beeu committed byt prior to 18 taking the h of ovice for his present term. Mr. George ckbor Curtis, asso. chile counsel for Judge barnard, commenced with his argument against the admission of such evi. dence. Mr Curtis 0 ed tue attention of the committes for about tires-quarters of an hour, dur- ig which ume he cued & number ot siuilar cases, and quoted decisions in the Vuited States and English courts on the ques. tion, Judge Vaa Cott, of Brooklyn, replied on beuull of tie Bar Association, aad made a lengthy pe ages rane Sada adie he committee reservea their decision, and adjourned untu naif. e*alook thie meen “ ee essrs. ‘Tilden, Niies and Tobey have 5 Pointed @ sub-committee Lo investigate tne oben: lon of adairs In the Reg'ster’s oiice on this chy. ‘hey Will proceed to-day to that office and com. mmence thelr researches On this subiects rx mn