The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1874, Page 5

z THE COURTS. Heartrending Story of Mary Ellen MoCormack—The Philanthropist Bergh to the Rescue. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. | Controversy About Hoop Iron—Suit to Recover | Duties—Sending Dry Goods to a Butcher's Shop—Trials, Convictions and Ac- quittals in the General fessions. ALLEGED BRUTALITY TO A CHILD, . Pgh toh aos | There are few more touching recitals in the Eng- | Usb language than Dickens? story of Little Nell, in | the “Old Curiosity Shop;” and yet, with all the Magnetic power of pathetic fiction intused into the Barrative by the transcendent genius of the great novelist, there are at times revealed in our courts incidents from real liie greatly surpassing in their touching details the farthest reach of imagination. The troubie is, they are not often brought to Nght, but, in the mighty, sweeping ‘undercurrent of the busy, bustling jive of a great city like ours, fow on with the swelling human tide into the broad ocean of the unfathomable and the unknown, Occasionally a wail floats to the sur- face and kindly, angelic hands take it in charge, gud the story of its sufferings and wrongs is then made known. In Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday morning, but little heed was paid to the keenly subtle arguments of lawyers upon Motions and counter motions being heard by Judge Lawrence. The attention of nearly every one was directed to A SINGULAR GROUP in the rear of the courtroom—a group worthy the pencil of a Reubens or the sculptured marble of a Powers. Its ventral figure was a little girl seated in a chair ana holding about her alap robe. Her face Was pale and the ieaiures moulded into lines | Of rare and exquisite beauty. Such eyes are rarely seen in a chtid—so large, so. dark and so wonder- ing in their expression. In every hnecament of the face could be read suffering, and its infantue iresh- ness was warred by marks of fresh cuts and bruises; but as she smiled and with her tiny hands smoothed back from ler lorebead her wealth of brown hair one almost forgot these and the feeling of roused indignation burning within at thought of possibie cruelty to one so young and fair and fragile. As she stiiled she looked, indeed, “a thing of beauty, a joy forever.” By her side sat Bergh, the one and only Bergi, he of humanitarian | fame. A noble enthusiasm seemed to fill his soul, | Suobler fire to kindle-in his eye. Majestic as he | | | always is, he looked more majestic than ever. ‘The energy of a greater future, moreover, threw a seeming halo about his. brow. His thoughts nad taken a higher flight, a grander purpose inspired | him. He looked the ideal of benevolent heroism. | Any one could see that within that brain was being Wrovght out @ problem farther reaching than | horses and cats and dogs and _ pigeon | shooting and cock fighting and rat pits. Directly in front of him was his counsel, Mr. Gerry. His tace did not wear the stereotype, hard, legal look. He had a look that meant busi- ness, The next prominent figure in the group was @ middle-aged lauy, dressed iu black, put a sweet and tender expr ssion mantiing her features— just such a face as one would 100k for im army hos- | Pitals and cities besieged by pestilence. Three | officers completed the group—Detectives Dusen- bury and McDougal, of Police Headquarters, and | Officer Evans, attacned to the Society lor the Pre. vention of Cruelty to Animais, “What means ail thisr”’ several asked Mr. Gerry. “Something that will make your blood boil wuen | you hear the facts,” was ail that couid ve elicited irom him, This suarpened ali the more the general curiosity, but the crowd in atiendance did not Rave to wait long belore the facts were made known. MEANING OF THE GROUP EXPLAINED. Seizing the first opportunity, Mr. Gerry ad- vanced to the railing in ffont o1 the Judge’s bench aud announced how, pursuant to a writ granted by His onor, he nad brought the little girl inyo court, the barbarous treatment of whom was re- cited in the petition of Mr. Bergh. He then went on to expiain aow Mr. Chartes G, Wheeler, havin; a to Visit a dying woman on the upper floor o1 rear tencinent house No. 215 West Forty-first street, the latter called attention to frequently | hearing the most agonizing shrieks irom a child being beaten in an adjoining room, and that she | coul not die m_ peace and know that this child was subjected to such torture without something being done to puta stop toit. He then explained iurther that Mrs. Wheeler inquired among the neighbors aud found that Francis and Mary Connolly, with whom the child lived, had said she was not their cild; that ‘the child had been habitually locked in their room, had beep beaten crueliy, haat been left without shoes or stockings and almost witnouc clothing “during the entire winter; that she was troubled about the child and asked advice of many who had no advice to give, till she came to Henry Bergh, Who, not as Presideut of the society, int as a citizen, had at once taken up the cause and made tition, in @ somewhat unusual proceeving Jor The Court, to inquire as to a proper custouian jor ‘the child. “Are Francis and Mary Connolly in Court?” asked Judge Lawrence. “They are not,”? answered Mr. Gerry; “I did not think it necessary to have them heie at tis stage Of the proceeding.” “Should not the parents of the child be notified?” rested the Judge, ‘om what 1 have neen able to learn,” replicd Mr. di 0 “itis evident that the parents do not ‘wist to be known. Mr. Kellock, of the Commis- sioners of Charities and Correction Bureau, placed ‘the child with these people some years ago.” | “Testimony will nave to be taken in the case,” | said Judge Lawrence, “to veriiy the allegations Set forth in Mr. Bergh’s petition,” “{ have present only Mrs. Wheeler and the | child,” answered Mr. Gerry, “and Lask that both | be sworn.” MYSTERIES AND MISERIES OF THE METROPOLIS. + The littie child was now carried by Ulcer Evans ‘Up to the Judge for Lim to examine inte her fitness to be sworn, As the laprobe was removed and the wee wail, so slender and delicate and with no shoes or stockings on, and only a scant and ragged calico dress und chemise to cover ier nakedness and marks of bruises covering her tender limbs, Btood by the Judge’s side, a thrill of horror and in. | qignation ililed the breast of every beiolier. ‘The Judge examined her at some length, putting his questions in a low and inaudibie voice. ‘1 find her unusually bright,” said the Judge; “put through lack of religious teaching she dues not un- dérstand the gature of an oath, and | cannot swear her.” THE CHILD'S STATEMENT. Having adjourned to ah adjoining room, the chila’s unsworn statement was taken down as {ol- lows :—My name is Mary Ellen McCormack; I don’t know how oki I am; iny mother and father are both dead; 1 have no recoilection of a time when Idid not live with the Connoliys; 1 call Mrs. Con- Molly mamma; Ihave never had but one pair of shoes, but can’t recollect when that was; { have no shoes or stockings on this winter; I nave never been ailowed to go out of the rooms where the Connoilys live except in the night time, and then only in the yard; I have never had on a particle of flannel; my bed at night is only a piece of carpet stretched on the floor, under neath @ window, and sleep in my Nttle undergarment, with a quit over me; 1 am never aliowed to play with any cnildren or have @ny company whavever; mamma (Mrs, Connolly) has been in the habit of whipping and deating me almost every day; she used to whip me with a twisted whip—a rawhide; the whip always leit | black and blue marks on my body; [have now on | my head two black and blue marks which were made by mamnia with the whip, and @ cut on the left side of my forebead which ‘was made by a | pai” of scissors in mamma’s hand; she struck me with the scissors and cut me; I have no recollection of ever having .been Kissed, and have never been kissed vy mamma; 1 have never been taken on my mamma's Jap or caressed or petted; I never dared speak to anybody, because if L did I woulil get whipped; I never have had, to my recollection, any more clothing than I have on at presént, a calico dress and skirt; I have seen stockings and other clothes in our room, put I am not allowed to put them on; Whenever mamma went out I was lovked up in the bedroom; the pair of scissors with which mamma struck ine are those now shown me by Mr, Evans; 1 don’t know for what 1 was willpped; mamma never said anything to me when sue whipped me; Ado not want to go back te live with mamma, be: | cause she beats me sv; I have no recollection of ever being in the street in my life, the MQROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE CASE, e Cxainination was here adjourned tll, this Los the child meantime being committed to tl 4 care of the matron at Police Headquarters, Subpoenas were issued for the attendance of Mr. and Mrs, Connolly, and altogether Mr. Gerry says he bas some dozen witnesses to examine, and he poe to make it searohing and thorough, and punishinent upon the alieged parties to let others avin the cnstony of that they can bi held accountable for the treatment they give ‘The detectives say that Mrs, Connolly was Yery abusive when they wont alter the child. They asked tor all the chiid’s clothing, and all she qave ten, was another worn out calico dress and shredded chemise, which they brought with them and which Were exiibited in Court i pay moat of the duty, BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. UNITED STATES ClaCUIT COURT. Another Controversy About Hoop Iron or . Iron Hoop. Before Juage Woodruff. A case somewhat similar to that already re- ported in the HERALD, in regard to what is hoop iron or iron hoop, was commenced yesterday in this Court before Jugge Woodruff and a jury. It ‘was an action by Long & Ogden, iron importers of this city, to recover back from the government a sum of money which, they allege, they paid under Protest to the Collector of the Port as an ex- cessive amount. of duty on an importation of iron, commercially known as ‘cut hoops.” When the jury was being sworn some of them did not rise; aud this tact not escaping tne observation of the Judge, he observed that the solemnity of the administration of an vath wis a | thing of ‘sufMicient importance to induce them to rise, ‘They should remember that they were not at | the Custem House, ‘The only question the jury has todetermine tn this case is whether the tron imported by tue plaintiffs, commonly known as and calied “cut hoops,” comes within the denomination of “manu- factures of iron,” on which secuon 452 of the Law Of 1864 places'a duty on importation of thirty-five er cent ad valoreui, or under the Classification of oop iron which is covered by section 336 of the same law, this section imposing a duty of one and one- hall cents per pound. ig that the articie they have imported comes un- der the former classification and duty, while the point made by the government is to the eifect ‘The case of the plaintitts' | that the importation belongs to that class upon | which the duty of one and one-half .cents per pound should de assessed. Triais ihvolving the same question have been previously brought be- fore the Court by the parties to the present suit, which will invoive a considerable amount of expert Vestimony to settle the question of fact unless this be taken away by the Court from the consid- evation of the jury on some point of law, The trial Will be resumed to-day. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Action to Recover Duties. Before Judge Blatchford. Yesterday the case of the United States va, James" Leahy was brought on for trial in this Court. The Gefendant is an importer, doing businessin this | city, and in the month of December, 1871, ne im- ported a quantity of silk and cotton goods, the foreign value of which was admitted to be £380. | The duty at fifty per cent amounted to $940 5@ = =The defendant gave a check to his broker to pay this amount at the Cus- tom House. The entry clerk put his initials on the paper to show that it had been through his hand: ‘The entry paper from the naval office and the 1 voice were produced, but there was no entry from he Collector's office, and a clerk irom the Custom House testitied that such paper had been looked Jor, but could not be found. The testimony on the part of the government went to show that on this transaction no sum bat $43 60 had been paid, while the defendant produced the check he had drawn tor the whole amount of the duty, dnd claimed that the tact of the goods having been delivered to him from the Custom House was | prima Jacie evidence that the full and Proper duty nad been paid, He nad ne receipt, however, to show what sum was actually paid, as the Custom House ollicers do not give receipis for the payment of duties, but therely issue permits to remove goods when the duty on them ts paid. The broker who paid the duty in this instance was not produced, as it ap- peared he had left New York about three years ago, and from the time of the importation two years had elapsed betore the importer heard that there was any irregularity or ifficuity about tne In the course of the trial udge,Blatchtord laid it down as the law that the onus Was upon the delendant to show, by atirma- tive evidence, that the Guty had been actually paid. The case will probably be concinded to-day. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Lawrence, 2 Phillips vs. Meiville, Marston vs. McNiff, Park vs, Spaniding and Harlem Bank vs. Todd.—Granted, Donnington vs, Newark and Huason Railroad Company, Maloney vs. Dainon, Donnington vs. Jefferson Railroad Company and Pike vs. Olm- st —Motions granted, Mather vs. Stebbins, Burke vs, Smith, &c.— Orders granted. Hasbrouck vs. Bond and Wiltzen vs. The St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.—Memorandum. Hovey vs. Goudyear india Rubber Company, In the Matter, &c., Sixth Universalist Society; Good- win vs. Hodgeman and Hodgeman vs, Goodwin.— Granted. in the Matter, &c., Wagner.—Memorandum, Friedien vs. Friedlien,—urder granted, by Judge Donohue, Harway vs, The Mayor, &c., and Mills ve, Same.— Opinions. Carpenter vs. Carpenter.—Report of referce con- | Ormeu and judgment of divorce granted, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Brunt. Phillips vs. Cudlipp.—Memorandum for counsel. Esvevez vs, Purday.—Findings settled, O'Donnell vs. O'Vonnell.—Judgment for plaintiff. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. Decision. By Judges Davis, Lawrence and Daniels. New York Floating Dry Dock Company vs. Sea- man and others,—Order of Aftirmance. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Freedman, Herman v4. Harris; Edsuil vs. Hartinfold.—Mo- tion demied with $10 costs. Russell vs. Day et al.; Bowery National Bank vs. New York Match Company,—Motion denied, with $10 costs to abide events, Rigney vs. Aspall.—Motion denied without costs. Freye vs, Freye.—Judgment signed, By Judge Curtis, O'Donnell vs. O’Donnell.—Complaint dismissed with costs to de‘endant, Coulter, et al.—Plaintifs demur- fence of Coulter and to second and third defence of Coulter sustained; the other de- imurrers overruled, (See mem.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM. What Came of Storing Dry Goods in a Butcher’s Shop. Before Judge Larremore, Dornberg & Brother vs. James O’Brien, late Suerif & Emery Gasherie & Co—Trhe plaintiffs claimed that on the 6th of August, 18€9, they I | | bought of a Mr, and Mrs. Gans the contents of a | dry goods store, The testimony showed that on this day the bargain was made, that on the next day the vendors put on a chattel mortgage of $1,100, that on the 9th of August the bargain was evidenced by @ recorded bitiof sale and that on the 10th of August the greater part of the poods Were at ive clock in the morning jound being carried in trunks into a butcher's shop in First avenue for concealment. The butcher's shop belonged to the brother-in-law of Mrs. Gans, and the trunks were carried by her sister aiding the piaintu, A vigilant poitceman seeing dry goods going into a butcher’s shop, as a mode of slaughtering creditors, made complaint: The affair got to the ears of creuitors, among whom were fH. B. Claflin & Co., J. 8. Spelman & Sons, &c., &c., with Gasherie, Emery & Co. one of de- fendants, and inasmuch as vendor and vendee seemed coilusively acting, attachments were put onand the goods sold. This case has occupied two days and attractea much attention among creditors and merchania. A. Oakey Hail appeared for the Sheruf and creditors, and Mr. David Brewster Levy tor the plaintiffs. The Judge, in charging the jury, laid down many propositions of value to merchants. He charged that, umiesa there is exclusive assumption of possession of goods by a vendee as against a vendor and his creditors, the sale is presumptively fraudulent ana the ven- dor must snow on his part that he acted in good faith and was not frauduient or collusive. Also that if vendor aud vendee have joint possession after sale, creditors of the seller may yet come in and satisiy judgments. The jury bring in asealed verdict this morning. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. Brae Loew. Korotouski vs. Korl.—Report of referee con- firmed. eeeene vs. Sattmann; Tremitz vs. Zipp.—Motion granted. Schlag vs. Schlag; Prenceville vs. Tonhill; Fon- taine vs, Ashley,—See Memorandum for counsel. Weber ys. Van Norman.—Motion granted, see memorandum. Witthaus vs. Hayes.— Disbursements allowed. | Uoe vs. Cassidy.—Bond approved. Palm vs, Palm.—Judgment o1 divorce granted to plaintimt. By Judge Larremore, The People vs. Kelly.—Application granted. MARINE COURT—PART 1, By Juage Joachimsen, Webb vs. Fowler.—otion denied, with $10 costs, to abide event. Roilins vs. Moynaugh.—This Court has acquired Jurisdiction, The case is ordered to remain on day calendar, to be tried in regular order. Borden vs. Keyes.—Judgment for plainti@ for $535 55 and costs, and $26 allowed. Eagleson vs. Smith—Judgment for plaintiff for Doll vs., Thom) K i r $b4 65 and conte P ‘ —_— COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Burglaries and Larcenies. Beforé Recorder Hackett. In this Court yesterday Edward Anderson alias John Jones, againat whom were two indictments, pleaded guilty to one charging him with grand larceny, On the 2d of March. he stole two steam boilers worth $400, the property of Jon Stuart, He employea a truckman to take the boilers to a piace in Mott street, where a witness saw bim re- | ceive $100 in part payment for them. Anderson ; Was ig to the State Prison for four years and six months, Charles Nolan, who was indicted for burglari- | | ously entering the store of Wiliam Irving, at 77 Fulton street, and attempting to steal a large quan- tty of cutlery, pistols aud opera glasses, pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third de- gree, A Stephen Monell, Edward Moran ana Frank Snyder, who were charged with breaking into te dry goods store of Isaac Schwartz, No. 37 uvenue | B, also pleaded guilty to an attempt. They were caugnt ip the act, 30 that no. property was taken, John Leonard pieaued guilty to an attempt at petit larceny from | for Monday, the 20th inst. BROOKLYN COURTS. ‘Thomas Lowndes was arraigned in the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday on an indictment charging bim with having killed his wife in the | Eastern District some weeks since. He pleaded not guilty, and the trial of the case was set down | Ex-Charity Commissioner John J. Scott, who was indicted with the other oMctals, as heretofore pub- lished, was admitted to bail yesterday in the sam of $5,000. His bondsmen were Willtam H. Murtha | and Patrick Murpny, Samue! Thompson, colored, sued ex-Police Ser- | $: geant rieu tor clubbing him in May last. The defendant stated that he was in the act of arrest- ing plaimtitt for beating a woman when Thompson assaulted him aud he was compelled to nse tue | | club, Thompson ciaimed $2,000 damages, The jury the person, the indictment | charging that on the Lith of March he snatched a | satcie: from Miss Skelding, containing some tr. | fing articles, while she Was standiug in Thirteenth Street. The above-named prisobers were each sent to the State Prison for two years and six montis. Samuel Henry, who was charged with atming a loaded pistol ut Charies Vossier, on tue 27th of March, pleaded gmiity to assault and battery. He Was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. Acquittals. George J. Taylor was tried upon a charge of felonious assault, preferred by Catherine Conlisk, who claimed that on the 20tn of last October the accused struck her on the head with a screwdriver, inflicting & serious wound. An examination of the gave Lim six cents, SUPREME COURT-GENERAL TERM. Westchester County Real Estate Liti- gation, Before Judge Tappen, In 1871 @ suit was begun by Henry T. Niles , against Thomas R. Hawley and his wife, Augusta | Hawiey, to remove Hawley from his position as trustee Ol certain real estate in Westchester county, and for an accounting with him and his wife. It is stated m the complaint that in the spring of 1870 Andrew Wilson purchased at Mawa- roneck, Westchester county, the Clapp farm of 300 acres, the Hawiey iarm of 200 acres and the Me- intyre farm 0i Lov agres, adjoining eich ocher, aud | Worth £40u,C00, for’ the purpose of subdividing it | becaine | Witnesses brought out facts which showed that | | Mr. Taslor went into her apartments to superin- | tend some repairs that were being made by a car | penter, and that Mrs, Conlisk prevented him irom | Jeaving the room until he “paid his footing,” or, in | other words, treated, He retused, and on extri- | cating himself ne gave her a gentile tap on the arm | with the screwdriver, The jury rendered a verdict of “not guilty.” ! Jonn Everhard, Godfrey Mitchell and Mathew Duer were also tried and promptly acquitted of a | cnarge of felonious assauitand batiery, It seemed for suburban :esidences, embarrassed and committed — sul- | cide. His creditors arranged with 1. R. Ha ley. one of the defendants, to act as trustee carry out Wilson’s plans, It is claimed that Haw- ley Violated the agreement in many ways, and It 13 also sought to charge tis wile as 4 truscee, on the theory tat she kuew of the trust, and that on bogus saies of lots, embracing about 150 acres, she vought them in, After the trial had progressed some way the Court ordered other parties to be brought in. This has been done, ‘The case was betore tue Court again yesterday. The defendants deny that they lad mtention of wronging the creditors and dssert that they acted jor the best interest of the creditors, They lurtuer ciaim that the eifect of the documents between Alter this Mr. Wilson | themselves and the creditors was to create con- that the compiainant, Robert Paul, was escorting | @ lady friend irow a bail on the 15th of February when she fancied Duer insuited her. Paul re- sented the Insuit which led to a fignt oetween the partes, resulting tu Paul's being cut in the nose and Jorehead with a broken cup. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. The Jayne-Atkinson ImbrogliomAtkin- son Discharged. Before Judges Bixby, Kilbreth and Murray. John P. Atkinson, who was charged with assault- ing Beran 8. Jayne, special United States revenue agent, on the 27th of March, was arraigned yester- day in this Court, Mr. Jayne did notappear. Dep- uty Collector of Customs Dudley K. Phelps testi- fed that on the day mentioned he came out of Mr. Jafne’s room in the Custom House with Jayne; | they met Atkinson im the corridor; he stopped Jayne and witness went on a few paces; he heard some loud talking and turned around; Atkinson | demanded $35,000 that he said Mr. Jayne.owed him, | and he repeated the demand three or tour times, and acted in a very viclent manner, Judge Bixby—What did you see of the assanit, Mr. Pheips? Mr. Phelps—The first I saw was Mr, Atkinson have holt of Mr. Jayne’s cane, as if to take it away from him, and | saw Mr. Atkinson have a knife in his raised hand, as if to strike Mr. Jayne. Counsei—Whiat kind oi a knite was it? . mall peak sure. Counsel—Nr. Phelps, where is Mr. Jayne now? Do you know? Mr. Phelps—No, sir, 1 do not; I know that his ofhce 1s closed up'and he has gone away; I ubder- stoud he resigned his position under the govera- ment. i é Counsel—What is your opinion ‘of Mr. Jayne’s character? Would he be velieved under oath? Pheips—Well, at present his reputation is pretty bad through the county; but those that know him best speak well of him. Counsel was proceeding furtier witn this line of examination but was checked by the Court. George W. Wright, clerk i the Custom House, also saw the alleged assault; he was about twenty Jeet distant at the time and saw the struggle for the possession of the cane between Jayne and Atkinson; he also saw Atkinson With a kulle in his hand, and, thinking he might possibly use it, he caught hold of nis arm. , Mr, Atkinson then took the Stand. Hts evidence as very circumstantial as to his share of the transaction, He said:—I am in the habit, while 1 am thinking seriously, of cleaning my nails; that day 1 was thinking where I could raise some money; Mr. Jayne owed me $35,000, and I thought 1 would cail on him, Counsel—Whar did he owe you this money for? Mr, Atkinson—for working up several cases against difierent merchants. ‘Counsel—How many cas: Mr. Atkinson—Well, 1 Mr. Atkinson continu hail, and { demanded my it had run long enough; he raised his cane to strike me, and | caught hoid of it; it 1s a heavy Malacca cane; the ivory handle weighs about a& pound ; I gave it to him myseli; | haa the knue in ‘elvy hand, vut it was the file blade that was open, the one used to clean the pails with; Ihad no imtention of striking Mr. Jayne; I was only trying to get away Irom him. Counsel—!s Mr. Jayne a powerful man ? Mr. Atkinson—Yes, sir; [ have seen hint repeat- edly take a man, weighing over 160 pounds, by the leg and arm, jilt him off the floor and put aim on a sola, Counsel submitted the case without comment, and Atkinson was discharged, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Whitficid’s Wiles. Betore Judge Bixby. John Whitfield was arraigned vesterday, charged money aud suid 1 thougat | tracts only, and not as trustees. CITY COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Boys Charged with Eurglary. Before Judge Neilson. Maurice Kelly and William Johnson, agea re- spectively tweive and thirteen years, were brought before Judge Neilson on a writ of habeas corpus sued out by Counsellor Keady, who applied to the Court to fix their bail, About two weeks ago | these two bovs were found in one of Woodrum & | | number, by Officer Keenan, of the Fourteenth precinct, with , obtaming goods on jorged orders. Officer Keenan saw Whitfield give a piece of paper to a boy on the corner of Broome sircet and Broadway and waik up and down us if waiting or him to come back, The oficer arrested Whitfield at once on suspicion, When he coniessed that he had sent the boy with au order, signed “Watrous, Koyden & Co.,’’ to T. Corveit, No. 430 Broome street, for two dozen silk’ stitched caps. The boy, whose name is Frank Donigan, received tie caps, abd was on his Way with them when he (Whitteld) was ar- rested, When the prisoner was searched, at the | police station, a Lumber oi pawn tickets, repre- senting a large amount of goods, were found in his possession—ihe proceeds of similar transac- All \ | 4386, 4660, 1642, | by Judge Lowe.—nos, tons, these goods were pawned at No. 7 Bieec! reet, Whitield was committed for ex- amination, . COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Law- 18, 20, 23, 32, 42, 57, 79, 80, 98, 107, 149, 151, 161, 167, 69, 179, 18: 04, 213, 214, 230, 237, 38, 245, 245, 86, p PECIAL TERM—Held by Judge re. N Woand uct 42, 243, 149, 150, 185, 200, 246, 246, 247, 248, 249, 257, 268, 259, 260, 20i, 262, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 251, 282, 283. SUPREME CouRT—Circurt—Part 2—Held by Judge Westbrook.—short ca NOS. 2786, 1686, 2796, 125: ', 2380, 2790, 2798, 3036, 1 , 309%, 3060, 2464, 3295, 2504, Held by Judge Van Vorst.— 879, 1945, 1475, 2413, 2599, 1323, 1293, 821, 1185, 2177, 2911, 2529, 212 » 8049, 3101, 5 g 1295, 2895, 3075, 1987, 3051, 2943, 3297, SUPERIOR COURT—IRIAL ‘ERM—Part 1—UWeld by Judge Sedgwick. ‘ase on. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 5, 1175, 3109, 249, 5061. Held Judge Loew.—Nos, , 2080, 1651 7 4080, 26 4070, 2420, 3583, 2661, 2550, 410, 1590, 2155. 't 2—Held by Judge Larremore.— Nos, 2610, 4077, 2706, 2631, 2724, 2603, 2731, 2742, 4986, 2098, 2744, 2700, 1753, 2733, 2734, 2735 Court oF ComMMON PLEAS—| quity TeRM—Held 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 20, 25, MARINE COCRT—TRIAL TERM—Part Judge Joachimsen.—Nos, 4814, 8, 8875, 8764, 3654, 3740, 2197, 3860, 3862, 3864, 8864, 8870. | Part 2—Held by Judge Gross.—Nos, 3209, 4076, 3309, 1640, 4751, 3541, 3513, 3439, 3649, 4v12, 4922, 3686, 3687, 8689, 3817. Part 3—Held by Judge Shea. 7, 1760, 4303, 4707, 4229, 221, 4222, 4725, 4729, 2954. Cour? OF GENERAT, Sesstons—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. George Ants and James Durkin, burglary and-receiving stolen ood: Same vs. Edward Buckley, felonious assault and 3874, 8632, 3624, | Rey. J. B. Merwin and Rey. ©. B. Sing, of tae spir- | districts. | who die well. | Hil has complet Held by | Round Hil comp! battery; Same vs. Antonio Deantonio, [felonious | assault and battery; Same vs. George H. Walter, forgery; Same vs. Juilus FE. Zeeheney, Same vs. William ‘Timmins and Ellen Josephs, grand larceny and receiving stolen goods; Same va, Martha Webster, grand larceny; Same vs. Joun English, grand larceny; Same vs. Jamos Magee, rand larceny; Same vs, Benont Rosehall, grand larceny; Same vs. Samuel Lomas, grand larceny; Same vs. Edwin Madeville, grand larceny; Same vs. Philip Schayer, grand larceny; Same George Baker and Dantel Murran, ie pretence: COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, Apri! 9, 1874. The following is the Court of Auge a 4 05 tess f a Jor April 10:—187, 199, 108, | seventh street church gave $1,500 and anotuer Robanson’s stores, (oot of Congress street, the lock | of which had been broken oif, ‘they were arrested | and cilarged with burglary, and have been in jail | ever since. The boys say that they found the door open and merely iooked tn to see If the thieves | Were not insile, two len having been seen run. | DO! ning away. k men, but the to dail in the » orts ave velng made to find these | istrate refused to admit the boys | rantime, Justice Neilson fixed the | amount at $1,000 in each cage, aud the boys were liberated. THE METHODISTS. - | \ | Second Day’s Froceedings of the New York and | New York East Conierenc2s—Elders’ Ree | ports of the Condition of the Churches— | Lively Debate in the East Conference of Rev. Inekip, the Evangelist. | New York Conference. | The New York Conference of the Methodist Epis- | copal Church resumed its session yesterday morn. | ing. Bishop Peck presided, | ducted the religious exercises. | The following named gentlemen were elected conference trustees:—Rev. Marvin Richardson, 3. Van Dusen, C. S. Brown, Various reports and papers relating to matters of routine business were relerred to appropriate committees, The examination of characters was taken up, and about forty names of preachers called, The elders.o! the district whose duty itis to arraign | the clergymen sor any improper actions preferred not a single charge. ‘Inere was one case, however, that of Dr. Ferris, of the Bedford street caurch, Who haa pubiished a pamphiet in regard to his diMcslties with the Hudson River Railroad, and, the “moral orthodoxy’ of the publication being called in question, it was referred to a committee for investigation. A series of resolutions complimentary to Rev. Rey. ©. Goss con- | | Marvgn Richardson as tue oidest member of the Conference was passed. Dr. S. D, Brown read a report in regard to the | condition of the New York district. ‘The 1ollowing are the main points of the report: Spiritual prosperity has attended the efforts of the ministers and churches, and many have been added to the Church. At several points there have been extensive and unusual :evivals, and most of the churches have rejoiced over accessions to their ‘The reports will show, we think, a larger addition to the Church by couversions than lor | several years past. THE FINANCIAL PRESSURE has greatly embarrassed many of our churches a3 | it has the misstonary operations of onr Church. Our people generally have nobly resoived that while the times demauded retrenciment it should not begin with their contributions to the cause of Christ. The Memorial Church at White Plains, nearly completed during the last season, was dedicated on tue 10th of May, Bishops Jane: son and Haven, as well as’ Drs. Rady, F others taking part in the services. ‘The stronghoid | 1 early Methodism has enjoyed a more extensive revival than has been known for many years. The Central Church at Yonkers was dedicated by Bisuop Simpson in June last It has a heavy debt, but the subscriptions on the day of dedication ‘were suiticient to cover all save the funded debt of $15,000, We hope that ere the close of another year it will be relieved irom all fnancial pres- ; sure. Bedford street church tas purchased a par- re at a cost of $14,000, The edifice in Forty. sol jourth streét has been umproved and enlarged ata COSt O1 $6,000, parsonage is being , built, which x ‘lie Free Tabernacle, ln ‘Thirty-\ourta street, what was lormer, ‘Trinity church, property, has proved a great. suc- cess, The tittie chapel in Tiirty-fifth street has been co utly crowded. In ‘Varrytown an eligt- bie and commanding site lor a church has bean donated to the trustees by Mr. John Anderson, and by the ena Of iis year, it is hoped, the editice will be finisued. | The Conference gave its consent to the sale of | the Greene street church property, which was aiso proposed in the report. Atter transacting some | minor bu: 3 the Conference adjourned. In the evening Rev. M.S, Terry, of the Pignteenth street | churcn, delivered a missionary setmon, New York East Conference. ‘The devotional meeting at the New York Fast Conference was conducted yesterday by Rev. B, M. Adams. Business began at nine o'clock, the most important of which were the reports presented by ituai and financial condition of thelr respective Brother Merwin reported that the New York district was in a prosperous condition gener- ally. Class meetings were not so well attended as they should be, The Sunday school interest had been well sustained; there has been no vacation, and, notwithstanding the Berean Lessons, some | churehes are sull holding the children to the Cate- cfism; and he held up as @ model in this respect Twenty-seventh street church, Efforts have been made to Secure @ historical record of the Church, and also a record of memoirs of those in the Charch Wo have had some new churches, Beekman Hill has buiit a church costing $47,000; aits church at an expense of $50,000, Besides that there have been repairs and refitting of churches amounting to $73,000; and the whole amount expended on charches foots up $179,420, There is @ problem which we are seeking to solve in the city of New York, which is, how we are 16 reach the outlying masses and bring them into the Church. Missionary labor in this respect bas had promising results, THE MISSIONARY COLLECTIONS are comparatively large in this district, Twenty- churen $2,000, and a third $1,500, and so on. Rev. U. B. Sing reported that extensive revivals had been feltin his district, especially in the city of Brooklyn, and that about 1,100 converts had been received. He applauded Rev. H. Aston for forwarding the building of a very nice church at Port Jeilersen. Two other churches have been dedicated in the district and the society at Ja- Inaica is building a neat and substantial parson- age. Pastoral visitation has also been attended to diligently, and brother Sing cited an instance of one of his pastors who bad made 1.280 pastoral | 10, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. — Visite during the year. There is @ Methodist | him diréetly or, ae | fence of brother Inskip, so did Revs, b, M. | Very nature of tus case the | but not the work that belongs to it. | transferred from th chu rural districts. The character of the several min- isters on the district as they were called was passed, and each one, as in every other case, ane nounced the amount of his collection for mission purposes, Some, however, both yesterday and the day before, protested against answer- ing this question, but they nad no aite native left. The following are among the more important collections announced for this cause on Wednesday and Thursday :—Brooklyn—sands street church, $1,750; Washington street church, 680; Fleet street, $800; Nostrand avenue church, 00; Suminertield chu: $2,500; Simpson cluren, 3_ St. John’s, $2,072; South Second street, th Thurd street, $415; DeKalb avenue, $30; Swedish Mission, $340; Eighteenth street | gi church, $205; Seventh avenue church, $163; Jono- $113; Carroll Park church, $100; BD $154; Birmingham, Conn., $76' ¥, € -, $40; Danoury, Conn., $332 a Park church, Briageport, Conn., $377; aan, $100; Wesley church, New Haven, $550; Middletown, Conn., $430; First churen, Hartford, $350; Meriden and Yalesviile, Durham, $261; South Park church, Hartford, George street cnuren, ‘w Haven, Conn., $150; West Chapel street church, New Haven, $137, JUST TION VS, SANOTIFICATION. Revs. G. W odrat, W. H. Bangs, A, O, Ham- ond, ne s, G. R. Crooks, Ave] stevens, H, » Pease apd S. Inskip were granted supernue merary reiations without work, This ousiness went along smoothly until Brother Inskip’s name was reacied and his passed, and his presiding elder asked tuat a supe: numerary relation be granted: to hi Dr. Curry objected, on the ground that Mr. Ins and his work is an abuse On Methodisin from which 1t sufers, and this Conierence should not encorse any such wild system of inmeraney, Dr. Woodruf spoke warmly and eloquently in de- . Adams, L. 3, Weea, W. H. Boole, W. P. Corbitt, Drs, Roche and Scudder and others. Against him, however, were Drs, Curry, Ketveil, Bucaley and other avie debaters. Mr. Buckley thought Brother Lnskip's career for the last three years was a monstrous inconsistency on the part of the brother and o! the Uonierence, He read from the Diseipline, p, 295, to show that this relation’ can be given only toa man who, ause Of :Mpaired health, cannot do effective work, He then referred to Mr. lnskip’s Work to show that it was as effective us two-thirds of the Coniereuce perform, THE CONFERENCE FALSIFIES ITSELF by granting brother Inskip this relation, and he Moved to substitute the word “superanuated” for that of “supernumerary.” His motion was laid on the tabie. character | | worst con, om an averigé, every four miles in the | 12% these batiied and disappoin' elaim holders are its rH pon what pri or what evil it to seeure, Jam st a loss to conceive. dest you to counpare it with the general sc! as been adopted f98 the government elty, and which this bifl does not propose in an, particular to change, aud which, who really support the bill must be Prior to the year 1879 not only the Comptroller and other offers chatged. with Ui Dal control of the city Popular vote. Under thi developed whieh inere ad el al ing rapidit; inistration of almost every department rossly ineficient, and at the same time the expen ministr.tion increased as its efficiency diminished. juenees of this wretched syswem wag thi it provided no adequate remedy for the mischiefs which it directly led. Public to a roperly tsnifered. The responsibility could be plausibly ci rom one to another, and the result mynity for all. The people, necessarily {gnorant of the d@ails or administration and unable to single out any ind.viduals upon whom to visittheir condemnation, Unable to agree, and for want of such agreement were powerless to apply the remedy supposed to ite In popular election, and of course gave up the struggle in wearines@ and disgust. Nothing could more gratitying to the horde of political trucksters and jobbers living upon Biiinder or Cio public than the condition of irr at Te waa impossible. for the generat ain What particular departunent or offleer hargeable (or Me disgrders wider whlch, was a general im-, iiiy and contusion thus arising. They found the entire | control of ihe vast civil administration of this great Metropolis, with its princely seventies, substantially sare ‘3 relauon | Brother Mallory would be glad if fifty men took | this or some other relation that is not effective. The elders say their districts are full, and there are twenty-five applicants for admission, Dr. Kettell thought if the idea was to keep Mr. Inskip in this relation (which is not a relation at ali), it ia @ good reason why it should not be allowed. Thts Conference should not endorse him in this way. If he (Ketvell) rightly understvod his. Brother Boole, Mr. Inskip 1s too insane to do eifec. live work in the pastorate, but he 1s quite compe- tent to travel around the country preaching tais doctrine of holiness, which nine-tenths of the mem- bers of the Conierence do not beileve in or hold as he holds it. Dr, Roche argued that temporary disability might continue over three or four years; that even a sunstroke will expend its force within a few years, so that Brother Inskip’s malady may be only tem- | rary and not permanent, as Mr. Buckley argued, | ble exactions and other forms of mischief, unless they Dr. Scu r took the ground that, having granted a relation to Drs, Crooks and Stevens | and others, the Conference should nor stultufy itsel! by denying this relation to Brother Inskip. | If it dia he would move a reconsideration of the vote by which the otuers were granted a super- | numerary relation. Dr, Curry thougnt this was no joke. It was the most important thing that could come beiore the Conierence. Brother Inskip has been daisely labelled for three years by tms Conference, and we ought not do this again, he said, with our eyes open. there are meb here and there throughout this country asking {or supernumerary relations who are able to do eifective work, but who cite this case aS a precedent. Some men TAKE THIS RELATION QUIETLY, but thisman goes out to do Work which brings him promimepftly betore the American peopie—a | work which requires more judgement, poise and vital energy than two-thirds of our pastorates call for, We take this brother out of the hands of the bishops and endorse nim and give hum work of which our law knows nothing. Any man uot a traveling preacher is at liberty to go wherever he pleases and do the work of Wod. rother is bey relation and dog tne work of anothe! are men in the Cunfereuce who want a relation, And to grant this is in the nature of a, fraud, This relation is sue us harm. It will duit now and in ali the future, Mr. Inskip, after some persuasion, took the floor to speak in his own defence, He had ho request to make, he said. LM the Conierence wanted to make him eifective he would try to. me up his end of the line. He was not aware thay lh mising Methodisin. He has not done and is not | perceived their own interests to | during the period for which they might retain it. Bri am the | rendered to themselves, and they proceeded to apportiom and distribute it as ift'were their patrimony, Under these discouraging circumstances # remedy was sougat Which proceeded upon the disheartening’ cot fession that the people, of this city were incompetent Kovern themselves and that it was necessary to the interposition of an external power. The Legiaia was appealed to, and the circumstance that it was. cally opposed to'the pariy to. which most of the municipal vlunderers professed to the appeal, and the result was that some of the most ie Portant of the departments of the city yovernme enirnsted to couimissions created ai Albany. not in harmony with democrate principles to the people, Could not long endure. In the et i couid only operate to transfer the gang of corrupt ists trom the City Hall in New York to the lobby at Ale bany, and would eventually serve to agravate the evils Meanwhile much intelligent it was designed to remove, discussion was had through the press and elsewhere con- cering the Lest mode of liberating this community from its degrading subjection to its worst elemen’ ere was a large union of intelligent opinion upon ney scheme ot wuuicipal administration. This proceedes upon the pelief that it was necessary to restore to the people the power of self-government, and ef the same time it recognized the lesson taug! by bitter experience that the people. could not by popular methods save themselves from uuendura- couid concentrate ht of responsibility, ihe proposition was to distrib) the business of ‘civil adininistration among several inde- pendent departments, and confer upon the Mayor the power of aypoinung and removing ‘the heads of th lepartments. ‘ihe corrupt cabal—at this time goverm by our principal chiots, whose power in the city gow. ernment Was absolute, and who if not able to command se & majority in the State Legisla- ere, of course, utterly indifferent concerns ot the municipal government provid ration of it was secured to themsclves— lie in a pretended concession to the popular demand and procured the adoption of a charter which, while it contained some of the principal elements of the proposed sebeme, nullifed any hear or probable advantages to be derived from it by continuing these very reprobates in power. I need Not say that a plan o: government, however well con- ceived in other respects, is valueless unless under its rovisions honest men can be procured tw adimunister t. Kew were credulous enough to hope for any go under the new charter so long as the control of aifairs was retained by the bad inen whom it continued | power, aud but fow iindgined the vast scale upon whicl these men desizned to carry on their schemes of yapger is closure, inevitable sooner or later, came and the people, arising with voreauic euergy at the polis, swept trom power every one of the malefactors whom! thei action Could lawttlly reach. Jt was hoped that the Lezislatare of 1872 would complete the work ot the people by remov- Ing from office those members of the corrupt cabal and their allies, whem the popular indignation could now reach; but in this they were doomed to disappointment, ‘he enormous power the cabal had. theretoiore, w was shattered, but by no means destroyed. It was sull poweriul by its control of important departments of the the city government, and powerful through the suppers of those who held enormous claims ayarnst the city, which, under au honest admmustration, would become yalueicss. In 1575 the Legisiature made’ better progress. towards yielding to the popular demand, but the amended charter of that year was still ineffectual by a compro. ise which exignded induigences to the sam Tup’ influences. For the first tne, however, after years etfort, the pian of giving the Mayor the power. of ap- pointing and removing the officers charged with the principal conduct of the affairs of the city was put into Practical operation, and although the full eect of the scheme was delayéd by the vicious accompaniment of a Legislative appoinument of the heads of certain de- partments, yetthe system, to the extent to wluch it has cen allowed to take effect, has resulted In great practi cal benetit and holds out ‘the fair promisoor an betier government for this city im the future. Ti tem in many of Hs cctails iswtill imperfect and requires to be suppiemented and amended; but the experiment hag thus tar been successful, It awaits the test to which $f will be sudiecced when the time arrives for the people to perform their part in. the election chter lly vine trate, It it stands that trial its wisdom will be 11 upon a single head the wei | dicated. e Was compro- | doing anything without the authority of the Churen | by its Bishops or annual Conterences. He frst asked for tis relation in Baltimore at the sugges- uon of Bishop Ames, wilom he accompanied to Caliiornia, hoiding religious meetings on the way wherever he was wanted todo so. He admitted that his work was irregular in its character, but it had received both the sanction and recognition of the Courch autuorities, His figuting days are over, , be said. ‘here was atime when he would have been glad to fight such 4 question as this and to be in @ minority of one. Sut he isnot abie to do that now, whether from tue derangement of his upper, works or not he could not say. i his brethren wanted tc discuss the merits of the genera! question he had nothing more to Say. Butif the objection is made to bis special case, then he wanted to know why. and wherefore they don’t like the work that he 1s doing. Ir it be true that nine-tenths of his orethren don’t like him or his work ae repudiated the whoie thing and they could not give him any relauon,. ‘there is enough yet leit, he said, of Johns. inskip 10 denounce the Whoie thing Irom beginning toend, They mignt do with him what they pleased, put his OWn Opinion Was that he should have a super- numerary relation without work. He did not Waut to be declared superannuatec, because he expects to return again to the effective ranks. He-has nad better heaith the last year than at any time since his brain was affected. He goesin his work only where ec hewn want him, and he was glad to KNOW tat Gor success. A COMPROMISE OFFERED, BUT NOT ACCEPTED. Dr. Kettell, to bridge over the difficulty, offered the Joliowing resolu tion :— Resolved, That in fixing the relation of Brother In baa given him a measure of | skip to this Conférence, no recognition exther of approval | or disapproval of any Work which he may perform in | huis Courch relauion his implied, ‘The resolution was laid on the table; the main question was ordered ana upon it y and were taken, ‘The brethren theredpon put selves on record as favertug Mr. Inskip and his work by a vote of 129 yeas to 40 nays, Brother In sanctification and “etlecuve” ranks to spend their strength and time trying to lead the unconverted to Ciarist Brother Hall, a returned missionary ang, China; Drs, Wentworth, Rust, Phiiadeiphia), Love, jeyan University), rom Kinki- Hatieid (of Proiessor Johnson (of Wes- Minnesota Conference. Dr. Warren was transierred from the Philadelphia Conierence, Brothers Knowles, of New Jersey, and Curtis, of Central New York Conference, were introduced; aiso Mr. Piilips, the book agent.+ ‘The anniversary of the Tract Society was held at three P. M., when Drs, Vincent and Slicer delivered addresses, The Freedmen’s Ald Anniversary was | ee din the evening by Drs, Buckley and Hat- THE COMPTROLLERSHIP. pion of Mr. Green. The Mayor yesterday despatched to Albany the following communication :— Orrice oF Mayongury, Executive Derantwent, } New Yor, Apr 8m. Hon. H. G, Eastwax, Chairman of the Cou: Attairs of Cities :— It has been my purpose to avail myself of the oppor. tunity offerea by the action of the Assembly in refersing back to you the bill recegtly reported to make the ¢ of Oomptrolier of the city of New York elective. an appear personally before you to the end that J imight the more strongly manifest my anxiety at any attempt to interfere through Jegtslative action with Lie office of Comptroiier ot this city, and better expose the mis chievous consequences which the success of any such attempt might entail. It seems to me, however, that it Would be Well to commit to writing a deliberate ‘expres. sion of my Views upon the subject o; this DJi_ in view of @ possible inability t appear betore you in pet Cannot avoid inaking the observation that am burdens and anxieties incidents y of administer ed Seat ee apprenension constaauy present during a session of the lature of 14 advised interterence by that body with its affairs is not the Legisiature Ww stee on the contrived acd permanent scheme ‘Adiniuistration through Which they can own offorts to secure & Just Ahd economical ve nt available, it Is same § Fovernment, Myatiy. tircatened and trequert with legisiation improvident, U vised and often worse, Which Fenders all such eflor@™bortive.. | must be un: ace more particularly trreter to the action of former Legisiatures and to the known history of a nn relating to I heve tea to perceive present polly Rigiiange in the discovery of sinister schemes aid power of resisting wem which bay hithe:to unfor' hately for many years beon wanting; but { am s atno former period have more nowerful inte fluences existed, seeking tor selfish and mischievous legislation, and capable at any lime of forming dange ous combinations. The corrupt cabal which two y ago Was swept trom power by an indignant people was by no means destroyed. Those who are expfating their crimes in prison oF have fled beyond the seas, to escape punishment are but & mere handil compared with those who have enjoyed immunity. they tueir allies are the holders of against the city amounting with them are’ combined pathy a namerous class, rofited upon the enormous @ The corrupt rute lately. overthrown, the present Comptroller to be their principal enemy. his title to that distinction is undisputed. In every ¢! Woptein access to the city treasuty they either nd millions, and interest and who speculated xpenditures which marked ese men hold and fort the least While itis to | ono that the eftizens of this metropolis | and | fraudulent claims | and Brother Bowdish were | <ip 1s therefore authorized to wave: apout the | | country another year with bis big tent, preaching leaving his bretiren of the | | Mayor Havemeyer as the Cham- | T have thought this review of the history of the elty government essential to a just consideration of the inerits of the bill before you, and in order to disclose the sources‘irom Waich it ‘proceeds and must seek its sup- port This bil must be iounded upon the supj (—That the plan of municipal government estab- lished by the charter of 187S 1s erroneous ana should De getaside; or, Second—That tne oftice of Comptroller so difierstrom the other principal offices nnder the clty “government that, while the latter may well enough be filled by ap- pointment, exercised bv the Mayor, the former should be filied by popular election; or, chicane the present incumbent of the ome of Domptroller 1s so untit for the position he oceupies he ought to be removed; and that the Mayor or Gov- ernor cannot or will not exercise their power to remove 0. Will either of these possible suppositions bear serious consideration? As to the first, the bull is inconsistent with any such supposal. There’ are eleven deparunents of the city government, the heads of ail of which are filled by the Mayor's appointment. With ten ot these the bill does not propose to interiere. It couecdes that ‘ag to these the plan of government needs no a and involves necessarily the. concession that plan gencraliy shonid stand and continue. If ithe, gen eral scheme of the city charter ts incorrect it should be abrogated altoset Bat who is there who makes ob- ection to the iundamentai notions upon which ft based’ Who is there who is not in tavor of @ full trial of an experiment suggested by the allure of il foru Schemes, by the leasons of disastrous experience at which has thus tar veen crowned with gradtying suc- cess? The second supposal hi ill less foundation. If it be. wise to intrust the appointment of the partment of the city government to the tinct and powerful personal interest in obtainn control of @ subordinate part of the aaministrauun of public affairs they will combine, in a solid column every eorenne interest in the Some and create & power which cannot be resisted except by withdraw. fh the attention of the whole people trom every other consideration and arraying thom as solidly against the attack. tis idie to expect that this can be done in ordinary fimes These corrupt combinations are ear- ried on and perfected In secret and are sprung upon the people before resistance can be orgat |. The propost- tion of this bill isto return to the system which vare the Treasury into the charge of Connolly and men like hia, and led to the fraudulent abstracuon from the ocKets of the people in @ few years, of ceriaimly not Jess than $20,000,001, Isit supposed that the same ays tem will uot provuice another Connolly? And is it aot iain that another Connolly is what the authors of this Bil cnieny uesiret Ir the measure be fow tioned supposals it chi omptroller and 3 je merits of his administra ndoubtedly, if it find any support from any q it must find it among those who seek fo remove Andrew H, Green from the door of the City Treasury. Itis one of the disadvantages attending any interfercace by the Legisiature with the internal admine istration of the affairs ot New York city that Ihe mem- Bers are uiot so situated as to perceive and teel the direc: ¢ of the enlightcned public sentiment of thas b id, surrounded and ndactous voices of a niimerous und core : disinterested men im '3,an attempt to pre- e the pl noo the quarter from whieh It pros aninates { assatied by the Tupt lobby. this city, aequai vail upoh the seeds aid the purpose whieh tt sand te purpose whic put if his admminiscration is challenged before the iis. ature, Ucn, Wainer chin® ft cannot be" expected to tho ed against him a Wet charges which 0 repatable man Will take the y of Masi Eee ones ris Ny a 0 inspection. If he has been guilty of any deral fom ucy it can casily be shown. Come Rhow! edge, the crowd of Lis enemies and detractors lave ex- hibited an industrious vigilance in watching bis ofc conduct winich could wish were applied with a better the government. motive to every department Char, against him have been mage before me, have been gound so. false ¥' hich, upon examination, and frivolous 48 to prove nothing but the unscrapulous ho who made them, lelibe: nof reputation and stand: Tession to the cial coarse. Ants was, doubtless, the movement of which the bill in question is the cipal feature: but the effort was exposed and served te reflect infamy upon its authors, T have deen Tamiliar with Mr, Green’s official career ‘only | from the ime when he first took charge of the Depart. iment of Finance, and claim the ot Ti honor of being one | those who, as citizens, upon a pressing public specnoner. | umited in persuading him to unde civil duty, terribie burden of which he was well aware of an Which he might well have been excused for Ee He tound the puolie treasury in the condition of a hol which had been rifled ‘by burglars, were labored at it with a selfsacrificing devotion whic! have never seen surpassed by any public offices. His effort has been to so restore the public credit, and so to Iwusvand the municipal revenues creditor may receive his pay as soon the entire expenciture of the ordinary administra oa out of tre annual reve edt, which he round swollen aghitude, may not be ine: prime objects nave been for the | most port d, and but tor the authority of the Legisiature to. carry on public improvements in a manner and upon scale the expediency of which may be greatly would have Leen lly achieves If the committee to whom this bill stan’ choose to gather what the best pablic estim: offictal service i# they may find it in the of any complaint trom th people of this city, and ‘art of the independent press the intelligent opinion of the public. qeni th 4 Bot ia ets quarter that the lecisive testimony to his, me: the finances is to be tound. That tribute is furnis! a different source, and itis Sy the late pal headed by d, Sweeny and Col successors, avo many and numerous holders of | traudwlent the jobbers. 10 ori Corrupt or wastefal contrac: number thousands, and have their ne thelr lobbyists uid other’ mouthp’ ‘one the present Comptroller as their natardl enemy. If he continues to rece tribute in his favor none other ni No more tatal blow could be im! of this city and its tinanctat Passage of 4 public affairs may be and that the puvite & Wows, ovnressive rhese ach eredit ou te Teapecttuliy. owt ER. head of any de- . M a, the Du tending de aaa ae ty ore ‘hey Te ae ¢ :