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4 THE COURTS. Lester Wallack and the Society for the Befor- mation of Javenile Delinquents. — THEATRICAL LICENSES. Important Question in Bankruptcy. SUITS AGAINST THE CITY. | Yesterday, in the Cnited States District Conrt, the folowing goods were condemned by default, mo person appearing to claim the same:— 4,450 cigars and 1,450 bundles of cigarettes, seized at the Custom House, and 257 watches, seized on the steamer ngypt on suspicion of having been smug- | gied. Judge Blatchford sat yesterday in the United © States District Court ior the purpose of proceeding with the trial of causes on the Admiralty calendar, Very few iawyers were present. Nota singte case ‘Was ready for trial, owing to the engagements of counsel, either for plaintii? or defendant, in other courts, The calendar will be called again to day, Yesterday Giovanni Monfaleoni and his brother, Vincenzo Monfaieoni, who are accused, under the Extradition law, with having murdered Vincenzo Framentano, in the streegs of Palermo, Sicily, Were brought be‘ore Commissioner Wlhute, wno committed them for examination on Wednesday | next. The ‘acts of this case, so far a8 they have been developed, have already appeared in the HERALD. Rovert Brown, No.5 Dey street, was charged yesterday before Commissioner Betts with naving sent a scurrilous postal card to one John Good- man. uy was discharged on bis own recogniz- ances. William Yast, No, 553 East Fifty-fourtn street, who surrendered himself, was beid in $2,000 bail for examination by Commissioner Shields on a charge of having been concerned im illicit distilla- tion. In the case of Henry J, Salisbury, committed by Judge Murray on a charge of forging various checks of his employers, Mitchell & Bowen, for small amounts, application was made to Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, movers, for the prisoner's re- lease. The grounds of tue application were that the prisoner was undefended and was not told of his right to oral eXamination, and that neither he nor the witnesses were eXamined and tuat he was not told the nature of the charge. Judge Barrett says in his decision given yesterday:—‘The ob- Jections are really to the /orm and not to the sub- @tance of the proceedure, The prisoner does not aver that he Gemanded an examination or that be asked the magistrate the nature of the charge against him. The writ must be dismissed aud the prisoner remanded.” THE THEATRICAL LICENSE FEE. oes This question, of sach grave importance to the- atrical managers—the question of the right of the Soclety for the Reformation of Juvenile Delin- quents to compel the payment to it of theatrical licenses—is gradually reaching the final stages of legal procedure. Some time since Judge Dononue gave » decision denying such right, holding tne claim unconstitutional through taxing a citizen jor private use. An appeal was taken from tots decision and the same was argued yesterday in Supreme Court General Term, belore Judges Davis, Daniels and Lawrence. £. Randolph Robinson opened the argument in support of the appeal, ‘This, he said, 1s an appeal from an order made at Special Term, on the 20th of July, 1874, continuing, pendente lite, an injunction restraining the defendants, aud each of them irom beginning or prosecuting against the plaintff, who is the proprietor uf the place of public amuse- mentin the city of New York Known as “Wallach’s Theatre,” any of the proceedings authorized by any of the sections o! chupter Ss6 of the laws, The sole ground upon which action 15 based, and apon which the orders granting and continuing the 1n- juction were made, is tuat the act in question ts unconstitutional aud void. The uct in question is eutitied “An act to reguiate places of public amuse- ment in the city of Ne York.” It pro- vides that it shall not. be lawful to exhibit to the public, in any building, &c., within the city of New York, any dramatic periormance, &c., until ‘@ license for the piace of such exhibition jor sach purpose shail bave been first nad and obtained, {he maniieat object of the present as well as of the previous acis was to provide by taxation a jund in aid of the Society for the Relormation of Juventie Delinguents, it was foundea in purely public venevolenee, and administers a purely pubiic function, having /or its object the custody and rejorfaation of juvenile criminals commitved 10 its charge by séuteuces of the courts and magistrates of tiis State, The society bas no dis- cretion as to whether it will or will not recetve sueh persons as are committed to its charge. The question therejwre 18 whether the imposition of # license fee upon a particular kind of business, aud the ap- propriation of the same for the mainteaance of @ corporation created and existing for no purpose of private gain or benedt whatever, but solely to administer a purely public function, and account- able to the State for the manner of its administra- tion, is inhibited to the Legislature by any pro- vision of the State or iederai constitution. The use in the present case, within all the autuori- ties in this State and elsewhere, 1s clearly and unquestionably a public use, and is not Hable to objection, even under the decisions of those States Which are relied upon by the other giue as holding that taxes for other than public usés are uuconsti- tutional. Is, then, the chare and custody of juve- nile criminals, and the endeavor to educate apd rejorm them, and conv them imto respectable, law abiding citizens, a purely private matter, or “the mere pursuit by inalyiauals of ordinary branches of business or industry,” in which “there is an absence of all public interest,” “so clear and palpable as to be percepti by every mind at the first biush,” so as to renver it & private use wituin the authorities relied upon by the other side? if not—but 1, om the con e 18 palpably a public suuction and 5 n0 bearing of private gain—then, within those same authorities, it ia enurely im eral, With res! t to the vaiidity ol the tax, that this put delegated to and adininiste poration, and that a iarge a by a priv i Wh ‘fhe imposition of a tax upon & vUSIness Which ministers to the juxuries and not the necessities ol the peopie would seem not only nnobjection- able, but expedient, and the suggestion that in | appropriating the tax to tue care of juvenile criminals the theatrical busiuess 18 sugmatized, is an uulounded inierence of tie learned coun- sel for the plaintilts, wholly ioreign to the benevoient purjose O! tue Legislature. He argued iurther, that, independently of the taxing power, the act in question is Valid as a police Tegulation, and that in tuis point of View the Legis- lature may probibit @ particular business within the State, or 1t may authorize it upon such terms and copditions as it deems proper, and that it may impose as @ condition the payment of money to an, impoue any other condition deemed proper, in view of the above cases he also insisted that the Proposition that the theatrical business ia £0 en- urely disconnected irom any question of public morais and public peace that, with respect to | it, the Legisiatare bas no power Of police regu- lation, is <tmply prep: sterous. If tne Legislature has such power then the present act 18 @ valid exercise of it, and the requirement of a license fee is as valid a condition as the other con- ditions tmposed by the prior act of 1862 to “Tregu- late places of puolic amusement,” viz. :—that liquor shall not ve sold and iemale attendants shall not be employed on the premises, and the ultimate destination of the license jee 1s entirely immaterial, His final point was that in no aspect of the Case was the piaiuti entitied to an injunc- tion. A, OAKEY HALL IN REPLY, Mr. Hall, for the Associated Yheatrical Man- agers, argued, first, that the provisional remedy asked a Pecan Was legaliy appropriate, apd the plaintiff is entitied vo the reiel demanded by his complaint. Hie second potnt was that, im any aspect, the co-deiendant, the private society, could not prosecute the piaintu? nor toitiate an, of the proceedings authorized by th» aioresat statote, because the otuer co-deiendants, the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, are the only party im interest that couid pro- ceed to. collect the license fee im ques- ton. He urged as odbis third pomt that this law of 187218 void and unconstitnt.onal because it authorizes @ substantial tax ior objects and uses not within tne scope Of the taxing power; and takes the private property of citutzens to give it toa private and local citizen corpora- tion, thereby taking the private property o1 one citizen and giving it ‘o another without any coim- sation, Which is a violation of probibitions in th State and lederal constitutions, te aiso ar- ued tat thers which no jon conceruing the property rights of the cltigen is of more eoreee ee, Sart oF whoth: gisiature may com Taazes be Auton teruid In the garablisnment of urely private enterprises or objects, becaase these il or "nar incidentally promote the general gvod 2 discretion 1s | given to such corporation in its adwinistration. | ‘e is presented the inquiry than | NEW YORK HERALD, -WEDNESD of the commantity orlocallty. He urged farther that use of the license fees at bar per statute of 1872, 18 not public. The Javenile Delinquents’ Soctety is & private charitable one by virtue of its incorpora- tion statute, yy March 29, 1824, and many times amended, and is a private charity in all re- specta of control, Management and disbursement. In illustrating, Mr. Hallsaid that whenever Mr, Weston takes moneys lor pedestrian exhibitions the Legisiature may enact tat he shall apply for @ license and pay the fee to the use of the Society for tue Raptured and Crippled. As tt may ve urged that the Legislature constitutionally exe! cised powers of police reguiation tn adjudging necessity for the license and imposing tt, the an- 8wer is, there is nothing in che business of plain- tiff which authorizes this imposition of license as @ proper exercise of police power. Either the management of a business or {ts inherent immorality must stam} it with the ne ceasity of pohce regulation by the Legislature. But neither in their earliest origin borin their portrayals have dramatic exhibitions necessarily, hor usually, noreven per se, ministered to dis- order, tw injury of health or to immorality, tho three insptrations of police reguiation. lt has never belore been pretended that theatres, any more than lecture rooms, or Spirttual meetings, or | | | by the police as the act of 1872 supervises plain ttl"s | place or occupation. And it seems to be super- erogamon to argue that the plaintiffs business does not encourage immorality because there will not be @ preteuce by deiendants that the theatre and opera, as conducted by plaintiffs, are not worthy of all moral and legislative support. Why, | then, should this Court, after determining, as | we think it sbould, that the theatrical licen-e act in its purpose of revenue is vold, proceed to up- hoid the stacute because of any considerations of police reguiation? Shall the unconstiiutioual act Of 1872 remain on the statute books not only & Standing stigma to managers, but an insult to alt the cultivated ciasses who nightly grace the opera house or the theatres of the piaintifis, and who are | compelled by vircue of this statute to contribute moiétees of their admission moneys toward sup- | porting the juvenile convicts wh Om the statute | implies the former aid and abet, or eise to have the police, at the beck of this private society, sam- | marily enter the opera house and the theatre and | | sammariy close the. | At the close of the argument the Court took the papers, reserving its decision, THE AMENDED BANKRUPTCY ACT. | Confiseation of Debts and the Distribu- tion ot Bankrupt Property. Yesterday a case involving the constitutionality | of the recent amendment to the Baukruptcy law | came up for argument betore Judge Blatenford, in | the United States District Court, in the matt r of M. Remair & Co. Under the amendment to the law in question the bankrupts proffered to pay a composition to their creditors of ten per cent in cash, and two subsequent payments of ten per | cent each, secured by notes, One note being pay- able in four months and the other at eight months, | Mr. Campbell, of the firm of Hilton, Campbell & Bell, appeared on behalf of certain creditors to oppose the confirmation of the proffered compo- sition by the Oourt. He contended that the re- cenc amendment by Congress to the Bank: ruptcy act was unconstitutional, inas- Much as it provided for the confiscation of debt, and not jor the distribution of the bank- rupt’s property among his creditors, which was the main and esseatie] element of all bankrup.cy law. The surrender of such pankrupt’s property was a principle known at the earliest period o! the Roman law, The Bankrupt law required the sar- render of the bankrupt's property ior the benefit of his creditors, and, having made such surrender, he shall be discharged irom arrest and his subse- | quent earnings shall not become ltable jor tae debts he had incurred up to the period of nis | bankruptcy. In Story’s ‘Commentaries’ it was jad down that the general otject of all bank- Tuptcy and solvency jaw was, on the oue hand, | to secure to creditors an appropriation of a | debtor's property among them, and, on the other band, to relieve honest uedtors from being perpe- tually bound to their creditors. ‘the amendment to tne eel | conditions, The debtors merely said that they | Would pay @ certain percentage upon their depts, | Mr. Bodrdman, on beball of the aebtors, con- | tended that bis learned triend, Mr. Campbell, was entirely mistaken 10 saying that no bankruptcy law provided for a composition, fhe law of Eng- Jand provided ior such a composition, and he read @ section of the English law to sustain bis asser- | tlon, Under that law compositions were ire- quently effected by debtors with their creditors, | Aud what was the Mesning o1 composition? It meant, in this connection, that the debtors bound themselves to pay to the creditors, in instalments, sums less than they were originally bound to pay them. In this case the composition provided for satisiactory indorsers upon the notes. Judge Biatcbiord asked how it was to be found | ous that the indorsers were satisfactory. Mr. Boardman replied that the words “satisfac- tory indorsers’ in this case, though their names were not set out in the composition, meant per- sons whoee pecuniary responsibility was good, and notning more roan that. As vo the quesuon Of the constitutionality o1 the law raised oy Mr. Campbell, he (Mr. Boardman) had 10 say that it was within the power of Congress to select sucn machinery as it chose for the purpose of giving effect to the Bankruptcy law, and this mode of composition was just one of the modes for giving effect to the law. Mr. Campbell briefly replied to the argament of Mr. Boardman. He contended that, under the composition, the property of the debtors would revert back to them, and the creditors whom he represented would tnen be leit to some indefinite remeay. If the debtors did not, at the end of the time specified, pay the amount of the composition, where were they to be found, as they would then have taken possession Ol their property and proo- ably disposed o1 it # Judge Biatchiord, who said that the point was an imporrant one, tok the papers and reserved | his decision, | | SUITS AGAINST THE CITY. Fifteen ex-clerks of the Board of Aldermen, whom the Board of Canvassers selected to perform its clerical duties, and for which they were gener- ously voted $350 cach for about three weeks’ work, and which the Comptroller refused to pay, on the ground that being salaried officers, employed by the city, they could not receive additional pay tor services to the city, assigned their claims to Jacov F. Vakley. With a view to get bis money, Mr. Vak- Jey brought suit against tue city, and the same came to trial yesterday, betore Judge Van Brunt, hoiding Part 2 Circuit of the Supreme Court. Mr. Dean, Assistant Corporation Counrel, moved to dismiss the compiaint, claiming the ground taken by the Comptroller to be periectly just and proper, Jucge Van Brunt held to his views and dismissed the complaint. Wuen the above cases bad been disposed of the sult of Daniel Collins, formerly Assistant Clerk to the Board of Aidermen, came on for trial. His suit is for $£02 18, being salary with interest as such clerk in 1871, and the defence was that the ap- pointment was made after June 15, 1870, when a law went into operation forbidding the Common Counell from creating any new offices. A different view of the case was taken by Judge Van Brunt, and he directed @ verdict to the full amount claimed, ean BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT —OHAMBERS, | . 1 Decisions. By Judge Lawrence. tat vs. Hughsoo.—Memorandam for coun- sel By Judge Barrett. Hecker vs. Jost; Burkhalter vs. Raymond; Citi- zens’ National Babk of Waterbury vs, Hamill (No 1); Same vs. sawe Wo. 4) ; Ryerson vs. Keskman; First National Bauk of Montgomery, Ala., vs. All); Bryant vs. Fowler et ai.; Perenond vs. Sigerson and another; Scofield vs, Scofleid; Meehan vs. Wright and anotner; Bray va, Poulon; Haspenan va. Talbot; Esterbrook vs. Chamberlain; Douty vs. Forsyth; Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron person or institution precisely as it may | Company vs. Church; Milbank vs. Ajbert; Jansen mrs, McKay from tne manufacturers. An ys. Watkins; Moore vs. Brett; Randell vs. Mackei- ler; Moore vs. Waddell; Philadelphia and Reading Coal and iron Company vs. Handivode; New York Guaranty and Indemnity Company vs. Fiynn; Campbell vs. Barr; Ripley vs. Mil- dieton; Dusenbury vs. Green; Randell vs. Mackel- lar; Benjamin vs. Joseph; Cook vs. Reid; First tionai Bank of Montgomery, Ala., vs. Hill (No, Lindiaw vs, Lindiaw; Johnson vs. Schoyier; ‘k vs. Burbank; Koberts va. Held; Ryckman vs. Schawer; bradiey vs. Sherman.—Motions | granted. | Allerton and another vs, Moore.—Judgment ranted. McCabill vs. O’Shea—Memorandum. The com- piaint and motion papers are wanted. Clark vs. Pryor, &c.—Allowance of three per cent to plaintiff aad one per cent to defendant. Norwalk Steam Freight Company vs. Lawton Barge and Steam Collier Company.—Motion de- nied. Memorandum. Benson vs. Gassner.—Reports confirmed and orders granted. Loughraim vs. The Mayor, &c., New York; Gibos > 1 | va. Webber; In the matter, &c., of Morris Watson | | Manolacturing Company vs. Lerdell.—Memoran- | dums. } Salomon vs. Berg.—Motion granted, Reference orderea. Stein va. Priedman; Morris vs, Steinrich.—Mo- tions dented. . Geraty vs. Montgomery.—Motion granted. Memo- random. Salomon vs, Ryder.—Motion granted, Reference ordered, In the matter of Salebury.—Writ must be dis- missed and prisoner remanded. Memorandum, Binney vs, Olmstead.—Memorandum. Myers vs. Zeaming. lotion dented. Greene vs, Hugart.—Memorandum. CUPERIOR OOURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decistons. Hegeman vs. onseralee ce Plain tien ed . Oantrell et Bla 8 pre] issues Dot subuutted, ire | rivate businesses generally, which did net per se — favite public regulation, ought to be supervised | tcy law did vot tulfil any of these | Cammann vs. Plelding.—Writ of inquiry or- dered. Pursons vs. Sutton.—Proposed case and amend- ments settled. By Judge Van Vorst. Eite) ve. Bracken et al.—Order resettled. MABINE COURT—OHAMBERS, Decisions, By Judge Gross, Martin vs, Albright.—The piaintid’s demurrer to alieged counter claim sustained, Simonson vs. Levine.—Motion gramted. See memorandum. Schenck vs. Alton; Stewart, &c,, ve. Campbell. — Demurrer overruled 88 [rivolous, Jonnson vs. Hali; Schuman ve. poeres: Weil vs. Lange; Schwazscuind V8. Oppenbum ; Webster vs. Yerance.—Motions (0 advance granted, Bartofo vs, Gardner aud Porter vs, Wyman.— Motions for commission granted, particulars granted. Werder vs. Duncan.—Motion denied, but with- out prejudice. Lewis vs. Groszeky.—Motion to strike out answer granted, Wotton; Weston vs. Osborne.—Mo- Bearups vs. tions granted. Boar, vs. Harris.—Motion to amend answer uted. Meyer vs. Rouse.—Motion to serve case granted. MARINE OOUBT—PABT 2 Judgments, Before wages Joachimsen, Blum vs. Cranelle nulucturing Company.— Judgment jor piaintlf for $847 04 and costs and $25 aLowance, Haln vs, schroeder.—Judgment for plainuf for $121 75 and costs and $25 alowance. Koehler vs. Schtaier.—Judgment tor plaintiff for $367 51 aud costs and $25 allowance. Teyd vs. Schwabd.—Judgivent tor plaintifY for $227 16 and costs and $25 ullowance. solomon vs. Fagan,—Judgment tor plaintiff for $70 60 and costs, Giidersiveve v3. Deming.—Judgment for piaintif’ for $351 60 and costs and $25 allowance, Anderson vs. Brown.—Judgment ior plaintiff for $250 and costs and $25 allowance, Reche vs. Heury,—Verdict tor plaintitl $100 16 and cosis and $10 allowance. Wolf vs, Nuthan.—Verdict for defendant. Motion for new trial set down for hearing for 12th inst. QOURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Burglaries and Larcenies. Before Recorder Hackett, In this Court yesterday William Burns, tried and convicted of steaiing a sliver watch worth $40, from the person of Edmund sutler, on the 25th of August, at pier 4, North River, was sen- tenced to the State Prison for three years, James Sullivan, indicted for breaking into the cigar facvory of Stephen A, Bassford, on the 16th of Septemoer, pleaded guilty to an attempt at bur- gilary in the thira degree. A similar plea was accepted from William Edwards, who was jointly charged with two others with AN an entering the grocery store of Merrick & Starrs, 875 Seventh avenue, on the 19th oO ee and stealing dour and tea valued at John Gilmore, who on the 25th of August stole Wearing apparel valued at $25, the property of Herman Gojdwan, pleaded guilty to an atvempt at grand larceny. ‘these prisoners were each sent to the State Prison for two years and six montis, John White pleaded guilty to an attempt to com- mit petit jarceny irom the person, the allegation being that on toe 18th of Augnst he stole a silver | watco worth $15, from Christoper McGuire, He was sent to the Penitentiary lor two years. Adelaide Sands, who was employed as a domes- tic by Augusta Carpenter, at » 576 Broome street, stole a velvet cloak, worth $55, on the 2ist of September. Pleadea Pulley to an attempt at granu larceny. sent to the Penitentiary for one | year. | Owen McGinty, tried upon a cbarge of stealing a | horse and pig, Vaiued at $1,015, on the 15th of July, the property of Wilham 0. Brotherton, was foun guilty of an attempt to commit grand larceny. As there was no proof that the prisoner offered to | Sell the property and as witnesses were called by | | Mr. Hummeu to show that NcGinty had a good | reputation for honesty. the Recorder modified the pazignment to one year’s imprisonment in the | enitentiary. Acquittals. | Witam Goetling was tried upon an indictment | charging him with cutting Adolph Ayane in the | thumb with a pocketknife on the 18th of June. | The accused satisfled the jury that the complain- ant first assailed him and that he accidentally cut him. Discharged. | _ Micnaei Tuily, a boy, was tried upon a charge of | | burgiariously entering the Manhattan Market, in | Thirty-lourth street, on the 25th of July, and steal- | ing $50 worth of lead pipe. The youth swore that ; | he ran into the place for his vali, and produced it, A verdict of not guilty was rendered. TOMBS POLICE COURT. A Would-Be Murderer Captured. Betore Judge Bixby. ‘Yesterday Officer Fitch brought to court Ferrario | Petraro, an Italian, who attempted to Kill a man | pamed Benson Williams. It appears that Mrs. Williams, who is tue sister-M-law of the injured man, keeps a boarding house at No. 248 Water street, at which Petraro boarded. Yesterday | morning he was detected in an attempt to steal | $5 irom one of the boarders, and becoming frightened attempted to leave the house in the | afternoon with his effects, As be was leaving Williams saw him and took his valise away. | Petraro became enraged, and drawing a knife inficted two ugly wounds on Williams. Judge Bixby committed the Italian to await the result of Wiliams’ injuries. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. The Dangers of West Street. Before Judge Smith. Michael Small lately arrived irom Europe in the | steamer Repubiic, of the White Star line. He ts | now stopping at Sweeny’s Hotel in Chatham street, Mr. Small left the hotel last evening to go | | Over to where the steamer Republic is lying, at the foot of Christopher street. In the saloon of | the White Star House in West street, near Tenth, Mr. Small met a sailor named David Phieian, em- | ployed on board the Republic, and witn whom he | Was acquainted. They had several drinks to- gether, in which the barkeeper and several others | who were hanging around the place joined. When | Mr. Small pulled out the money to pay for | the drinks he brought from lis pocket | | a gold chain, valued at $50. David Phielan asked | | to look at the chain, and when it was handed him he put it in his pocket. The owner requesied Phielan to give the chain back, wherenpon Phielan, | the barkeeper, Peter Doyne and several others, it _ is alleged, attacked Mr, Small. Knocked him down on the floor, rifled his pockets of his papers and every valuable about his person, inciuding a gold | chain which was around his neck, and fifteen | sovereirns. In the work of plunder these despera- | does tried to force the rings off his fingers. Officer | Laird, of the Ninth precinct, yesterday morning arrested the sailor, David Phiélan, and the bar- keeper, Michael Doyne. Phietan was held by | Judge Smith in $2,000 bail to answer ona charge of grand larceny, and Doyne was held to answer on , @ Charge ol assault and battery. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE couRT, A Successtul Swindle. Before Judge Murray, Hannah McKay, of No, 232 East Twenty-ninth street, Was charged with deiranding Mary Smyth, of No. 240 East Thirty-sixth street, out of $30. Mrs, | Smyth testified that she purchased a sewing ma- | chine from the defendant for $80, and this mach‘ne | she represented to be her own property. Subse | quently a deputy sheriff, under the authority of a civil process, took from her the machine, and it | then tratspired that it had only been rented by ent of the machine company made. affidavit to this fact, whereupon Mrs. McKay was held for trial. On be- | ing asked by an officer what she had done with the money the prisoner replied that it was none of bis business. The Little Flower Girl’s Protector. On Monday evening last @ little flower girl en- tered & ballroom on avenue A, where a large number of young men and young women were en-+ | joying themselves. While soliciting the custom of | | those present she was approached py Charles Feeney, of No. 540 East Sixteenth street, who | made insulting remarks to her. George Gravell, | of No, 423 Bast Fourteenth street, oraered Feeney Lo desist, and on bis reusing several of Graveli’s iriends assisted him in ejecting the tellow. While being forced irom the room the latter drew a knile aud stabbed Gravell in the leit cheek twice, cut- ting him severely, Feeney was arrested and held | for trial at this Court. | ATrio of Juvenile Robbers. George Hill, Thomas Brown and James Neary, | three boys, were placed at the bar charged with the robbery of @ valise containing ninety dollars worth Of wearing apparel. The vaitse belonged to Miss Washbourne, of 103 East Twenty-first street. She gave it to an express man to have it deltvered at her house, but the expressman instead of taking {t himself sent nts young gon with tt. The prison- ers attacked the boy aud tuok it away trom him by lorce and violence and pawned the property m it, Several o: the tickets were soid by them to | Mrs. Blien Townsend, who wtih them was arrested | ana brought to court yes! | Was discvarged and the thi mitted as Vagrant. | | | | | boys were com- The property was recovered, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SurREME Court—CuambeRs—Held by Judge Bar- Tet,—Noe, 56, 64, 86, 02, 118, Cail 182, Wiggins vs. Venhol@.—Moiton to serve bill of | | Supervisor, &c., vs. Ward et al. AY, OCTOBER 7, 1874.-TRIPLE SHE oa ET. 80, 85, 86, 02, 93, TO0, 101, 102, 20, Tl, 84, 182, 188, 134, 135, 136, 137, 185, 139, SUPREME | CouRT—rRCUIT—Patt 1—Adiourned until October 19, 18% Part 2—Held by Judge Van Brunt,—Nos, Me 2156, 2158, 2163, 2104, 2170, 2172, 2178, 2180, 21 (Sd. 2186, 2188, 2102, 2194, 2196, 2108, Part 8—Held b; te, nohue.—Nos, 1, 191, 1793, 1785, 1797, es 1811, 1818, 1815, 1819, 2217, 2921, 1475, kM—Part ]—Held by 669, 679, 681, 683, 685, 687, 689, 891, 693, 696, 607, 701, 707, 709. Part 2—Ad- Journea uaty October 12, 1874, CouRT OF COMMON PLEas—EquiTy TBBM.—Ad- journed unti October 8, 1874. ComMOM PLEAS—TRIAL TERM— Part 1—Held by Judge Loew.—Nos, 1991, 1035, 600, 782, 1009, 118: 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1101. Part 2—Held by Judge Daly.—Nos, 1167, 1168, 1160, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181. MARINE COURT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held bj Judge Alker.—Nog. 2657, 24, 25, 68, 69, 1005, 1: 985, 225, 10, 30, 75, 1.8, 275, 277 Part 2—Held py Judge Joachimsen.—Nos, 273, 197, 1038, 289, 1: | 1240, 200, 272, 284, 447, 1025, 200, 201, 292, 293, Part $—Held by Judge Spauiding.—Nos, 1037, 1200 do, 441, 837, 103, 61, 1041, 204, 1116, 1011, 1097, 965, 1196, 1281, 295, Court GENERAL SESSIons—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. Josepa Vaccari, murder; Same vs. Edward Quim, murder; Same vs, Henry Bryson, manslaughter; Same vs, James O’Brien, robbery; Same vs, Thomas McCarthy, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. William Houser, burglary ; Same vs. Joun M, Ralph, burglary; Same 9. 1799, 1801, 1808, 1808, ison SureRion CouRT—TRIAL Judge Monell.—Nos. vs. Henry Weeks, grand larceuy; Same vs, Joho Jennings, dames Farrell and John Joues, grand | | larceny; Same vs. Charles E, Moulton, grand tar- | ceny; Same vs. Edward Watkins. grand larceny. OYER AND TERMINER.—Ine People vs. Henry Meyer, violation of the Election laws; Same v6. James B, Hunt et als., violation of the Election laws; Same vs, Morris Kraus, violation of the Election laws; Same vs. Joho E. Warren, violation 0: the Election laws; Same vs. Michael Foiey, vio- lation of the Election laws; Same vs. Join Mc- Cabe, violation of the Eicction laws; Same vs, John H. Strand, violation of the Election laws; Same vs. Samuel W. Cox, violation oi the Election laws; Same vs. James Keegan, violation of the Elecuon laws; Same vs. Patrick Barry, violation | of the Election laws, BROOKLYN CCURTS. EINes OOUNTY ooURT OF SESSIONS. Narrow Escape from State Prison. Belore Judge Moore. In the Kings county Court of Sessions, before Judge Moore, yesterday, Joseph Warren, an alleged thief, who, the police say, has served twenty years in the State Prison here and in New Orleans, and | William Smith, a boy, were brought up on a charge of burglary. Tuey were found and fired at in Dr. | Olmstead’s yard, corner of Union and Henry streets, on the 30th of June iast, were arrested and committed for the action of the Grand Jury by Justice Delmar. ‘They have been in jail ever since. A jimmy was iouud near where Warren was arrested, aud matcues and candles | were found in is pockets; but they had broken | nothing, bad stoien nothing, and Smith was too drunk to doeitner. District Attorney Mooie asked that a nolle prosequi be entered, saying that the evidence was not sufficient to convict them. P. Keady appeared for Smith, and staved that he at least had no intention of stealing. Judge Moore | lectured both on the danger of coming 10 Brook- | lyn on thieving expeditions, aud intimated that | | he had no coubt of their object in entering tne yard where they were found, They were then dis- | charged. Prisoners Sentenced. Louisa Edwards, alias Mary L. Knowlton, was sentenced to three years and six months in the Penitentiary. The prisoner was in the habit of answering advertisements todo housework. Alter she had been a day or two in employment she would help herself to articles of value and decamp. There were numerous complaints against her. James Kennedy pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny. He was sentenced to one year and three mouths in the Penitentiary. KINGS OOUNTY SUPREME OOURT—SPEOIAL TERM, The Kelsey Murder—Motion to Transter the Indictments. Before Judge Pratt. Yesterday argument was heard in the Supreme Court, Kings county, befure Judge Pratt, on the | motion jor the removal of the indictments found against Royal and Rudolph Samis for tue murder of Charles G. Kelsey, of Huntington, L, L, and als6 | for the change of venue in the trial of Dr. George B. Banks for riot and assault and battery, from the county of Suffolk to some other county, The murder occarred in November, 1872, and the ac- | cused were indicted by the Grand Jury of Suffolk | county last winter, ‘the counsel for the defendants, Mr. Cuarles W. brovke, main- tained that it was tmpossibie for his clients to get an impartial trial im this case in the county named. Prejudice in the case had ex- tenaed into every phase of life there. Even fam- ilies and churches were divided by the occar- rence. Jn support of his assertions the counsel Tread several newspaper extracts. Ex-Attorney General Barlow appeared for the people and strenuonsiy opposed the motion to Ttrausfer the indictments. The Court took the papers and reserved the decision. | BROOKLYN OILY COURT. The Murder of Tor-ina. Before Judge Reynolds. Yesterday San Filippo and Mendal', the two Italians who were arrested some time since on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of Salvador Torrina, were taken before Judge Rey- nolds, in the Brooklyn City Court, when Mr. Shorter, their counsel, moved that they ve discharged, there being no proof against them, The Judge Teiused to discharge them, vutmade out an order to the effect that tney be taken be‘ore some jus- tice on or belore October 10 for e3 the petition of the deiendants. It isordered tnat a | complaint be preterred against them tor the crime alleged to have been committed. It is said the peaners Will have an examination before Judge oore. Deputy SheruY Taorn was present tn the City Court With an order 0; arrest on the part of the United States authorinies charging San Filippo and Mendali_ with eounter- Jeiting. The prisoners have no e but Messrs. Koxsso & Lonzirotti have become responsible tor the counsel fees. Rosso is the proprietor of the grocery store in James street, New York, and is the brother-in-law of San Filippo. Lonztrott: is a feather brosh manufac- turer, and resides in East New York, They believe the prisoners to be entirely guiitiess of the mur- der, Whether tuey will be abie to prove they had no connection with the counterteiting den tn Franklin avenue, where the police discovered counterfeiting stones and presses, remains to be seen. Chaurafenti, who was arrested last week, on a charge Of being concerned in the murder, will Ls arraigned beio.e Judge Moore ou Friduy, | Field vs. Kinsella. | Before Judge McCue. | Yesterday morning the suit of Thomas W. Field, | Superintendent of Public Schools, against Thomas | Kinsella, ex-Postmaster of Brovklyn, for $50,000 damages lor alleged seduction of the wife ot the plainud, was called. Counsel for deieudunt, Win- chester Britton, answered that they were ready. Judge Hmott also announced that he was ready, but requested that tne case be placed at the en of the calendar. The prooapility is tnat the case will not be reached this term, the calendar being very heavy. OOURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, | KrNas COUNTY SUPREME COURT.—Nos. 38, 43, 46, 4%, 44 40, 50, 51, 52, 58, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 5%, 60, 61, 62, BROOKLYN CiTy CouRT.—Nos. 43. 44, 54, 58, 62, 64, | 41, 11, 65, 66, 67, 68, 60, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 60, 82, 83, | 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93. COURT OF APPEALS. Decisions. ALpany, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1874. The following decisions were handed down to- day in the Court of Appeals :— Judgment affirmed with costs.—Alvin C. Bradley, Victor Vincent vs. Alired B, Sands, John St. Peter vs. Henry D. Denison, Joseph Taussig et al. vs. William W. Ne combe et al., Joseph P. Steuham et al. Watsol Sanlord, Theodore D. Hadly ve. Joseph Barton, | William Jenning et ai., &c., vs. Alex. Whittemore, &c.; John K, Bilss vs, Chariick Lawrence, The Sait spring National Bank o1 Syracuse vs. William H. eerson, Denuing, L. Rathborne, Trustee, &c., vs. Peter Hadney, 0; Willtam Koenig vs. Adam Steckel etal, Elien Andrews vs. Daniel W. Ray- mond, K A. Bicknell vs. Lancaster City and County Insurance Company, Jane K. Taylor vs. Join Hoey, Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to apide event.—Robert M. terton vs the Vil- lage of Mount Vernon; The Dutcness and Col. | Raiiroed Company vs. James Maboett; Daniel | Batton ve. Edward Baxter et al.; Thankiul P Cook vs. Chester C, McOlure; ‘1. Davis, Re- ceiver, &c., vs. Ainsworth brown et al.; John J, Weber vs, the New York Central and Hudson River Rauroad Company; Joun A. Foster vs. Jonn B. Nerbrougn. | Judgment aillrmed with costs of both parties to | be paid ont o1 the estate.—Wiiliam H. Learned et al, executors, &c., Vs. Abby J. Bell et al. ' Motion granted, with $10 cost of one motion.— Edwin L. buttertield vs, W. Lodde, aud one other case against the same defendant. Motion denied, with $10 costs.—Eliza E. Enle vs, The Trustees of the Village of Canajovarie, Order of General ‘Term affirmed and judgment abeointe on stipulation, with costs.—Tnomas Mar- tip et al vs, Angus Smith et al. Order of General Term, 60 far as it sets-aside tho SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TenM—Held by Ju Davis. Daniela and t.awrence,—Nos, 6a 7h 76. judgment entered u| order of Judge Rumse, \ tad directs further that of isgues at Sybcial "Term, | firmin; nies motion to vacate jJadgment ente! sy direction of Judge Bumsey, affirmed, withou! costs of subsequent procee to either } the other.—John Parker va. James et ai. Oraer aMirmed with costs,—George Carpenter ve. Theodorick iskircher. Order of General Term reversed and Judgment of referee affirmed with eosts.—Uriah O, Whitlock vs. James Hay, Appea! dismissed with costs,—J. Butler ht et al, executors, &c., va, Daniel L. Gardner et Calendar. Pax calendar for Wednerday, 2, 113. 161, 100, 13%, 129, 160, 100, 1 GENERAL AGERAMONTE IN COURT. Yesterday afternoon the Tombs Police Court Was graced by the presence of General Agra- monte, the Cuban patriot. He came over from Brooklyn to file an aMdavit against Antonio Borje, @ Cuban cigarmaker, whom ne charges with having stolen $50 worth of jewelry from his rest- dence at No, 65 York street, Brooklyn. The Gen- eral knew the jewelry had been stolen, but was not sure who wae the culprit. On the night on whicn the trinkets disappeared Borje was the General’s guest, and although suspicion attached to him the host was loath to make any accusa- tion. reererday, however, he was informed by Mr. Antonio Ro mgoes of ‘No. 134 Curiatie stree that Borje had sol trinkets which were the same as had been stolen— to wit, a ring and earrings. On going to the Court of Appeals Oct, 7.—Nos, pawn shop Rodriguez recognizéd the articles end brought the General to do tne same. Upon these facts the joint atidavit was filed, Borje was arrested, and Judge Bixby committed Lim for trial in default of bail. NEW YORK CITY. Eight full lots on Eighty-elghth street, between Fiith and Madison avenues, have been sold to Am nold & Qonstable for $96,000, all casly The Rapid Transit bill heretofore reported as yetoed is not the Gilbert Elevated Rauroad pill, | but the oue in relation to “Spear’s Travelling Sidewalk.” Rev. Edward Eggleston, autnor of the “Circuit Rider” and other admirable pictures of Western itfe, will lve a lecture, with hurdorous recitations, to-morrow evening, at Bedford street Methodist church, in ald of the Sunday school. Information has just been received from Albany that Governor Dix has affixed his signature to the act passed by the Legtslature last winter, con- and legalizing the opening, widening and straightening of the Kingsbridge road, from 1sth street to Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and authorizing the Department of Publtc Works to proceed with | | the improvement of the road. | To-day Columbia College Law School opens, | Judge Dwyht, who was lately appointed by Gov- | | ernor Dix as Commissioner of Appeals, is still the director and lecturer at the scliool, which his abil- ity has made the foremost seat of legal learning tn America. Last year 190 young mei from all paris of the Union were graduated and all admitted to the Bar by the Supreme Court, Ata meeting of citizens of the Fifth Assembly district, held last evening, Mr. James D, Malone was called to the chafr. Resolutions were unan- imonsiy passed encorsing the State democratic | platform and candidates and pledging them a warm and earnest support, The meeting also very heartily commended to the democracy the name of ex-Coroner Nelson W. Young as a candi- date for Alderman at Large, and expressed its aversion and disapproval of the press gag law. Yesterday morning Coroner Kessler held an itn- quest in the case of Mrs. Elizabetn Sacket, late of No, 6 Amity street, whose death, last Saturday morning, was regarded by some of the relatives as being somew suspicious. The testimony showed most conclusively that death resulted irom natural causes, and the pbysicians, tt ap- peared, treated the case with great skill, and the Telatives seemed fully satisfied at last that every- thing possible had been done to save the life of deceased, BROOKLYN. Registrar of Arrears William O. Little reports the amount received for arrears of taxes, assess- ments, water rates, &c., during the past week as | being $72,167. Jonn Hawkins, thirty years of age, was arrested on Monday last on complaint of Mrs, Kate Arongo, o! No. 511 Lafayette avenue, charged with at- tempting to kidnap her daughter. Areception will be tendered Rev. Dr. Cuyler at his church this evening in honor of his return | from Europe. Quite an array of musical talent Will be in attendance to swell the chorus of wel- come to the pastor. The contractor for the annual supply of groce- ries to the Commissioners of Charities has discov- ered that he cannot afford to furnish tea at fitteen cents per pound, and therejore seeks to be re- Visors, In the tax levy last year $125,000 was raised for | the maintenance of the Park, and in the three- | t4 quarters of a year which have elapsed the money | has been expended,’ The Commissioners bave consequently been compelled to discharge nearly all their employés. A fire broke out at an early hour yesterday morning in the building occupied as a foundry by G. B. Reeves, No. 35 Furman street. The fames extended to the adjoining house, leased by Beach & Nostrand, manulacturers of sarsapariili, The damage to the iatter structure, which 18 owned by Thomas Messenger, 18 $1,500, Mr. Reeves? loss is about $200 and that of Beach & Nostrand about $200, The origin of the fire 18 not known. LONG ISLAND. School district No. 25 of the town of Brookhaven ig to be abolished, the territory which it comprises having been assigned between two adjoining dis- tricts, Fireplace district, in the same town. Is to have a new schoolhouse, 27 by 34 feet, with twenty- foot p' sis, ‘The water rates for the village of Floshing, ag determined by the engineer, Mr. Ketcham, are as lollows:—For a one story building, $5 per annum; one story anda bali, $6 60; two stories, $8; two and a hall stories, 29; three stories, $10; three and 4 half stories, $12. The crop of appies in most parts of Long Island is a very heavy one, and, as prices ure not i cient to pay Jor the labor ot picking and market- ing the jail varieties, thousands of bushels will be lett to rot, while other thousands will be made into cider, aiready busy, STATEN ISLAND. —__— John Livingston, ot East Brooklyn, was yester- Gay sent to the County Jail by Justice Kane tor the term of thirty days for stealing two geese at Clifton. A target company, composed of hatters from Newark, visited Becntel'’s vark at Stapleton yesterday for practice, the first of the season on | Staten island, Mr. Joun Hase, an old resident of Cifton, who recently fell rom the steps of the bank at Staple- | ton, dislocating his thigh ana injuring his spine, is still confined to hie house and his condition is | be serious that it is 1eared he will be disabled ior ie. Mr. Credo, the village tax-collector of Edge- water, will sit for the last time to-day at the vile lage hal! to Stapleton for the reception of taxes, with one per cent added. Hereaiter five per cent willbe charged. he increase in valuation made by the State Assessors pul the rate a fraction higher than last yea “NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick is about to erect a $100,000 hotel. Eleven criminals were sentenced to tne State Prison, in the Burlington County Courts, just ciosed, The Hoboken Common Council settled their quarrel with the Police Commissioners last even- Poets ‘epaeen | to pay all the policemen their es. An itinerant glazier, heavily laden with glass, while inspecting the upper story windows in River street, Hoboken, tumbled into a coalnole in the sidewalk and mashed bis brittle ware and @ jew iingers. The travelon the Delaware and Raritan Canal has been lighter last month than for any corre- ot, time in five years past. the Beividere and Delaware Ratlroad has also been very suai). Henry Fredie, of Orange, narrowly escaped drowning last evening, having fallen into the North River at the fout of Newark street, Hoboken. Cap- tain McDonoush resoued him tn a dying condition. ian is nO protection for foot passengers at the place. 199, to During the month of Septembsr the Overseer of oy relief | Making the equalized vaiue $7,609,502; assesse the Poor of the city of Trenton has afforded to 125 permanent ond 160 transient people; 100 tramps Wore accommodated at the lodwing house, | and the cost of reas amounted Tytty-two inmates aro now in the Almshouse, ‘While Wiliam Olarkaon’s hamsa and bueay were him 8 pawn ticket for some | lieved irom the obligation by the Board of Super- | The milis jor the latter purpose are | Coal trafic on | @tanding near the Park avenue, West Hoboken, a thief named Martin Darcy jumped into the velticle and drove away. He was capeures. lat to she evemng commttted for trial rse thieves we i im the northern part of Hucgon aunty. THE STATE TAXES. Equalizing the Assessments—Tax Com- missioner Andrews Advocates the Re Peal of the Law Taxing Personal Prop- erty—Important Statistics. As stated in yesterday's HERALD the Committees on Ways and Means of the Assembly, consisting of Messra. Batcheior, Beebe, Spencer, Prince, Brewer, Alvord, Lincoln and Blumenthal, met yes- terday in the Aldermantc Ohamber of the City Hall, pursuant to adjournment om the day pre- vious. Thetr session in this city 1s beld pursuant to a resolution passed by the Assembly to investl- gate the question of State assessments with a | view to their equalization in the different counties of tue State. General Batchelor, chairman of the committee, presided. A large number of eminent | cltizens were present, among them ex-Speaker | Husted, TaX Commissioners Wheeler, Andrews and Moulton, Aldermen Otteudorier and Koch, Isaac Sherman, Cyrus Clark and others interested in the question of taxation, Mr. Anarews addressed the commitvee in an | able and exhausiive speech, fully setting iorth ) every requirement in the premises, He said that he appeared before them 8 an individual and a taxpayer, and not as @ member of the Board of Tax Commissioners, to which he belongs. He should aduere to hard facts, and give them thé Weight they deserve intrinsically. The burden of | State taxation piessce neavils on, sume sections, on account of iid Inequality. ‘the troubie was not so much with the law as the administration of tt. He ciaimed tiat this city was taxed greatly in | excess compared with other parts of the State, Here and there there mignt be a town as highly assessed, but that did not affect his statement that New York was too highly assessed, This clty ts assessed at tie rate of sixly per cont of the nom- inal or market value of its property, while pro; erty tu some of the counties was assessed low as fifteen per cent. He then spoke of excmp- tions, and gave the value oi church property in | this city at $50,000,000; churches, almshouses, | Schools, industries, &c., at .vout the game amount; United states property at $14,000,000, and city Property at $15,000,000, These large exemptions Inake the taXxcs 60 much heavier on the other property, and le clatmed a reduction should be mage in these exemptions. Tue Young Men's Christian Association vuiding and Academy of | Design are exempt. The income of the tormer from stores, &c., 18 $63,000 a year, and some churches | have tenement nouse property, and even their | basements are used for business purposes and bring in revenue. Where this is the case, he | claimed taxes snould be imposed. On the other ‘ hand, he thought that all private hospitals and charitable institutions, where persons are taken {in and cared tor without payment, should be exsinny Irom taxation on the broad ground o1 | charity. jee: Chairman interrogated the speaker about Columbia College, to which Mr. Andrews replied that the entire one huodred acres owned by that institution were exempt, * In rejation to Trinivy church Mr, Andrews said that ouly tue church property proper waa exempt. The Trinity church corporation was taxed on jour hundred lots, Tne speaker remarked further that the increase of State tax renders revision necessary. The pres- | ent law jor real estate ts good—* full and true valuation in State and in city, the sum for which such property tn ordinary circumstances would geil” Itis preposterous to suppose that nearly | one-half the value of real estate in this great ptate is to be found on ‘this island of 13,000 or 14,000 | acrea, and yet this city pays one-hair the State tax. If he was asked how to insure aniformity, he would answer he dtd uot know under the present system of choosing assessors in this State, On the subject of personal property, Mr. An- drews likened toe present law to a tub withouta @ bottom. It is held together by the cohesion of habit, custom or usage, and could not siand & shake. The inequality of taxation on personal property | was demonstrated by Mr. Andrews by the submis- sion of tne following important table:— ‘A has $100,000 imported goods, and is exempt B has $101.00 miscellaneous goods an lis taxed. C has $100,009 zoo is consizneu, and is exempt D has $100,00 goods which he owns, anil is taxed. | _E has $i00,00 goods manufuciured in New Jersey, and is exempt. F has $100,000 goods manufactured in this city, and is taxed. {100,000 goods, for whith he filed coupon United nds, is exeimpt. H has $10)00) goods, which he gold United States bonds to pay tor, ant is taxed. Thas 910000 th ships plying from this port, but regis- tered in Bos'on, and ts excmp| te | , J nas $.00,v00 in ships plying in Pacific, but registered | here. and is taxed. K has $100,WU0 mortgages on New Jersey property, ine terest paid in Jersey City, and morigages de,osited | there. and is exempt. ‘L has $100.) morteages on city property and is taxed. M has $110,00) money 11 his pocket, and Is ¢xempt. 100,000 mone 3 in bank, und 1s 100,00) coriificates 01 deposit exempt. f $100,000 certificates deposited in bank, and is axed. Q has $100,000 specie in the Assay Office, and Is ex enipt. ik has $109,000 specie In his safe, and is taxed. 5 has $100,000 cher on the Unked staies freasury, and mi ‘as $100,009 cheek in bank, and is taxed. 7 has $100,00) in Tres-urvy Holes, and 1 exempt, ¥ has $10,000) lueproinissory notes, and ts taxed. W has $1000) in United states bonds, and ia exempt. X has $100,000 in State or city bonds, and Is taxed. Y¥ has $10.0 In certiticates of indebtedness, United States, and is exempt. % has $100,000 in certificates of Indebtedness of @ cor- poration, and is taxed. Mr, Andrews in continuation said:—“Can you | call this a system? Is this just? 1s this equitable? | Can any person administer such a mediey satis- | factoriiy? The present law obstructs enterprise | by hindering loans on mortgages—the only deot a | man oaght never to incur aniess be be engaged in | business, One county retuses to assess mortgaves, | You must be convinced that the present method G has | Staves bor has has N tuxe' oO in Sub-Treasury, ni is morivund ; you capnot patel it up; you cannot ‘cure it, ‘Taxin all” visible and tangible Without deducting sanre ig ine aud = would arouse pposition to consider what ought to be done and What can be done. New Jersey, Connecticut and | Pennsylvania must influence and iargely control your activn, As an abstract proposition, personal property shoutd pay tts share, but, by cause be- yond your control, it 13 made tmpossible. Taxation in New York is ariving people out of the city to live. Capitalis’s caa protect tuemselves. but most shopkeey ers NOOt sO easily. Since 1853 thirty. five counties huve reduced tie assessments on per- sonal property $18,8c0,423, while Albany, Niagara, Oonondag: ange, Orleans, St. Lawrence, Wash- ington, V hester and Wyoming have remained stationary, Tue conntry has veen the first to break down tue law.” He made the tollowing sugges- ‘ist—Would amend the law to deduct the as- | Sessea value of the real estate of corporations and | tax all corporations on the same principle as banks, | aud tax all corporations directly vy the State | throuyn the same State officers, ai two per cent. | Second—Would exempt ali manufacturing cor- | poratious manntacturing in this State, third—Wouwld repeal all other laws for taxing rsonal property. | Poms method of taxation would yield $7,000,000 ana as the State re A aoe this tax would | soon pay the Whole State tax, ure Andrews conciuded by stating that tne State tax on New York had increased $193,957,601 in the last twenty-one years, while in the other counties of the stave it had decreased $18,500,423, ‘Mr. Isaac Sherman, @ wealthy retired New York citizen, then took the floor, and in @ most inctd, | practical aud cleat manner advocatec the repeal | of taxation on personal property, speaking on the subject some time, after which the committee took @ recoss until three o'clock. On organizing after recess, Mr. Alvord moved that when this committee adjourns fluaily 1t ad- | journ to meet on Thursday, the 12to prox., which | was adopted. Mr. Sherman then continued his address for a short time, when the Seventh regiment hove In | sight, and the meeting adjourned untu ten o'clock | this morning. Long {sland Equalization. ‘The table exhibiting the equatized value of rea) and personal property in the various counties o! | the State, as determined at a meeting of the Board o1 Equalization, held at Albany, on the 25th of September, shows that the valuations in Suffolk county have been reduced by the sum ot $459,087, which will effect a material reduction in the amount of State taxes in that county. The num- ber of acres of land assessed 1s 438,164; assessed value of real estate as made by the town asses BOTS, $10,099,887; assessed Value Of personal prop: erty, $1,057,800; aggregate assessed value of prop- ertyin the county, $12,057,637; amount deducted from assessed value Of real estate, $450,087; equai- ized Value of real estate, $9,640,400; total equal- ized value of real and persunai property in tue county (on which taxes will be levied), $11,598,600; fuil value of real estate as estimatea by the state Assessors, $22,954,238 The figures lor Queens count: ‘@ as lollows:—Acres of land assessed, 179,174; assessed value of real estat | $22,207,870, to witich has been added by the State Assessors the 80M Of $2,564,944, wasing the equal- | ized valuation $24,672,514; asses: value of per | Sonal property, $3,458,783; total e@ualized value | of and personal property, $23,729,597; Ill | Value Of real estate as established by the State | Assessors, $59,220,096. The figures for Richmond | county are as follows:—Acres of land assessed, 80,203; assessed value O/ real estate, $6,794, which 18 added by the State Assoswors $8) value of personal property, $626,245; total equal- twed value 0: real and personal pro; ny $5,134,747) full value of roal eatate as established by the State fhsoasod Valuations ta boo Quecie ged Rionia eased Valuations sb Queens ai counties have bean varr ensuiaarablY increased: