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8 “THE COURTS. The Tweed Certiorari---No Action Taken by the General Term. COMPOSITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY. ——$—= A Memento of Black Friday—An Old Fisk Suit. The Great Taylor Will Case Revived. ‘The suit of Cogswell against Walsh for faise im- prisonment, tried before Judge Loew, of the Court Of Common Pleas, resuited yesterday in a verdict of $109 ior plaintim®, In the Superior Court, before Juage Speir, Mrs. Elizabeth Turner yesterday obtained a verdict of $4,000 against a Mr. Titus, who, as sne alleges, in- | duced her toexchange Brookiyn property lor the lease of a building in Liberty street through false representations as to the vulue of the lease. The trial in case of Major Detschy against ex-Sherilf! Keily, the facts of woich have already been published, was ¢9 ded yesterday before Judge Lirremore, of the Court of Common Pleas, It resulted in a verdict for the aelenaants, Manuel I’ a and Juan Cortes, arrested in South streer, and Franeisco Martmez, arrested in the Lowery on cha ges of selling cigars that had not been | roper.y stamped, were brought before Commissioner Shields ye-terday, and held, in de- fault o° $600 Dail each, for examination, TWEED'S CERTIORARI ‘The finale of the iabeas corpus argument in the case of ex-Hoss Tweed, Lelore Judge Barrett, tn the Court of Oyer and Terminer, on Tuesday, was sending 'he case on certiorari before the Supreme Court, General Term, which Court was to meet yesterday morning. The usual hour lor the Court to conyene is bali-past ten o'clock. | tes past ten Judges Davis ana Dono- > tndulge in a famitar quotation, obinson,” Judge Davis and, “before on turned co the crier and directed him to adjourn ayainst the surviving r¢ Dist inst. At this time there were the Cou id and ex-Judge Comstocs, covneel for % Your Hon ”’ sald Mr. Field, jarping inh alook of dlenk aston- ishmedi at t ‘dea and hasty adjournment, “the writ ot ceedings oa Tweed was made re- able Jucge Comstock and art for tee parpose of disposition made of the case, wiih a A with the otent that the 3 first thout extend " said Judg: ed yrgument.” e Davis to the ormonia of ad judges fortiwith left the Mr. Tweed in statu quo. eravie comment eusued and a conunirams was ed ut everybody Nid to give it up. wl ume for the Court to meet and Mr. Peckham came They were as unubie to lactury Tespouse to the conupdrums as halt dozeu lawyers present. IN RUPTCY. ay, iu the United Staves Dietrict Court, ord rendered his decision in the ca: eov, a baukrapt. Ona the lith of 1874, McKeon filed in this Court a ition and wason the same day ad- juagei a mkrapt by the Register to whom the case was relerred, and surrendered ali his property to the Register, He then insti- tuted proceedipgs for a composition with his creditors under section seventeen of the Bankruptey Amendment act of June 22, 1874. The composition proposed was the payment of thirty centa on the duvilar, to be paid in casi Atabeul District DANK BANK! voluntary in Jull discharge and satisfaction of all nis debts, No. 49 East Jorty-fourth street and lor the appoint- No time formaking the paymeat was specified, The proposed composition was accepted by a resoluuon which was duly passed and confirmed by the creditors, and other proceedings were had, the resu't of waieh was thai the Court ac- cepted and conlirmed composition by causing such resolution to Le recorded and the other nec- essary payers to Le filed, This was done on the 1th of December, The bankrupt now presents tu the Courta petition setting forth that he is de- continued, trom tue red to his posses is be done, With court a paper bd umount of all aud bis property custody of th ned that tae pra, shail be granted, and thatt 3 it yer and request that it tay an Q tiese papers the Vourt 18 DO® asked t order tuat the proceed- ings in tanpkruptcy ve Gisconnnued, and that the Register, on payulent Of ail fees and expenses, re- store to the bankrupt ail his property, Section 14 of the Baukruptey Amendment act of June 22, 1574, provides thut “ull proceedings tn bankruptey may be discontinued on reasonabie notice and hearing, with the approval of the rt and with rhe ageeut in writivg Of such debtor and not less than one-yali oi creditors in bumber and amount; cr in case ail tae creditors and such debtor assent thereto, such discontinuance shall be ordered and entered; and all parties shall be remitted, in either case, to the ‘same rights and Guties «Xi- ting at the date of the fiing of the pe- titiow jor bankruptcy; except 80 jar as such estate l aiready administered and dis- pongh this provision is enacted as ab amendment to a section of the Bankruptcy statute which applies solely to proceedings in in- veluntary cases, and although the expression Posed of “such Geptor,” occurring twice in it has Tejation properly oniy t “the debtor” just spoken o!—iamely, the debtor against Whom a ages n is fled by creditors—yet if it were to be held that the provision applied also | ses it would still be necessary, by | that before a discontinuance | under it there should be a rea- ail the creditors und a hear- an approval by the Court of ich discontinuance, Alter re- Viewing tue facts at considerabie jength aud ad- vertipg to the law a8 applicable to them, the Judge couciudes vy saying: I do not mtend to s, been a compositioa in an ad) jon there Iatst 1 tinuance if the petitionmg ct to voluntary « its express (era could be crae subable Lot ing of them a tue propriety o that where there has olumtarily case petore | cessarily be @ discon- itors ask it alter a composition as been ¢ by the Court. kar irom it. the matter must be regarded of the case and the ation cepte 15 adjudication as in ¢ there has be yet uebtors and creditors must be held to know | that tne relation of the Court to th | to Wwe creditors and to the proce diflerent where there bas beea au adjadication jrom what it is where there hus been no adjucica- tion. This is KnoWn When the resolution for com- | position is acted Upow, and tts terms can be ar: ranged tingly, In view of t hen actual situation of the pro) Promise proposed and accepted, the terma of which lave not yet been cut with, the effect of a discootinuance be 1 compliance may be to 4 the Court ot summarily eu. Jorcing the on and also of the power of | resuming t Wann: proceedings, it is very easy for the creditors 11 in the resol tion for comp sitiy ‘hall be no di continuaneé or no surrender of property to the debtor until the terms of the comp n have been comphed with. In an invelw case, where there fas been no adjudication, te n- eral rule is that there may be a discontinuance it the assent Of any creditor except those ng the petition, and wits ut HoUce to the | tiers, THis sould be vorn iInmind wien a ed. “tt it be suggested that the: statute may bb the effect to r aevtors ¢ tors in proceedings f Din posi. tin in Vuiugtary cases as compared ceedings 1D luydluntary cases, tt will the statute has other provisions which discriminete, without apparent cause, between vowwntary and involuntary proceedings to the Prejudice of the jormer, [tis suficient to reser to rection 9 of the act of 1874, which Imposes on voluntary bankrupts, as @ condition of their dis- large, that suey shall par a certain proportion of | first, a defect of the parties defendant; second, | that the complaint does not state acts sufficient to | poiuts of the demurrer. uto the court room, took their scats on authority for such action, Ms in the room, but among NOt iin (be ladeas corpus pro. Cause of action agut M | with costs. | of the witnesses for the prosecution, had gone held inv | SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, | ‘atiat | Signed to defend isabella Jenssen, indicted for the m to murder of her child, made a@ motion in accurdance | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, ft their debts or obtain the assent of a certain por- tion of their ci re, While ts Ji 8 no such condition on involuntary bankrapts; and section 10 of the same act ‘n iDvolun void fraudulent conveyances made itors within two months and to other within three months before the filing of the tion in bankruptcy, while in voluntary cases those perioda be left to be respectively four months and six months, It results from these views that the prayer of the Petition must be denied, MEMENTO OF BLACK FRIDAY. The 24th of September, 1809, memorialized In Wall street annals as ‘Black Friday,” leit to its track a lengthy list of lawsuits. Among these was that brought by Aibert Speyers, & broker, against Jay Gould and James Fisk, Jr., to recover his one- eighth per cent commissions, amounting to $14,875, for purchases on their joins account of $11,900,000 in gold, Failing to obtuin the amount from Mr. Gould or Mr. Fis in the latter's litetime he revived the suit after Mr, Fisk’s death by bringing an action against Mra, Lucy D, Fisk, the wile and executrix of the deceased Colonel, ‘This suit was brought im the Supreme Court, whena demurrer was Made or behalf of Mrs. Fisk to the complaint, The grounds of the demurrer were, ‘| =) ie constitute a cour-e Of actton, and, third, that being a partnership transaction the plaintiff musi ex- haust ail remedies against ihe survivor or show his imsolvency beiove bringing tue present suit, ‘Lhis demurrer Wes argued at lengtn betore Judge Voa Vorst, bolding Supreme Cour’, Special Term. A decision Was given yesterday sustaining the Judge Van Vorst sets orth the reasons for his legal conclusions in the foliuwing clear and succine? opinion :— ‘This action is breught against Lucy D. Fisk, as exccutrix of tie last will avd testament of James Fisk, Jr., deceased, to recover the sam Ol $14,575. for services alleged to have been performed by the plainti?, a goid broker, in and about the pur- chase of $11,900,000 goid coi for James Fisk, Jr., 1m his life time, and one Jay Gould, at their reqaest and for their beneiit and on their account. The legal effect of such averment is to constitute a joint Hability on the part of Fisk and Gould, This jol- ivws trom the statement that the services were reudered at their request ard on their account, Teue, it 3 atterward Stated J the complaint that Fisk and Gould joinuy and severally promised and agreed to pay {Or the services, But a joint debt 1s the obligation of each contractor, and each is la- bie to pay the same. In Kice vs Shute (2 Burr., 26 B) Lord Mansfield said, “Ail contracts witit artoers are joint aud several. Every partuer is Babte to pay the whole debt.” But, notwitustand- ing such promise to pay, Mf Fisk were living it would not have been proper to have sued him atone for these services as long as the joint contractor was also im _ being. But, being dead, there 1s no _ propriety In suing his legal represeutative. There is no All actions brought in respecc Of any coutract entered into by or on be- hai of partners or first contractors, in the case of the death of one of them, must de brought by or ariner or contractor alone. ‘Tue representatives of the deceased partner cau- be Sued 10 respect of such contract, (Curren vs. Spoiford, 45 How. P. R., 294.) Upon an allega- lon of the insolvency of tne survivor it may be that the representative Of the deceased mignt be joined asa detenaant. But it is not necessary to decide tiat now, The complaint fails to show a st this dciendant, and jucg- | meu! is awarded the celendant cn the demurrer, THE SCURRILOUS POSTAL CARDS. ‘The trial of Moses Chamberlain on an indictment charging him with having sent scurrilous postal cards through the Post Office was resumed yester- day morning in the United States Circuit Court, No. 27 Chambers street, before Judge Senedict. Rvidence for the defence was entered upon. Seve- sal witnesses, including Dr. Van Peit, Samuel Montgomery, M. 1. Brundage, Jeremiah Ridley, Jonn ©. Rankin aud Buward &. Buckingham, test. fied that, in their judgment, the handwritiag on os at cards was not the bandwriting of Mr, Chataberlain, The witbesses spoke of the general reputation and character of Mr, Chamberiain, and saki tt Was good im the neighborhood whe.e be Was knowa. it was testified that Dempsey, one mto the place where Mr. Montgomery, a Witness Jor the deience, was employed, and made use ot language to him threatenimg that he was going to seud Chamberizin to whe State Prison. The de- feuce Luving put in ali their testimony, Mr. Faller- ton summed up the case on the pare of the defeud- ant. Mr, Purdy replied on the part of the govern. | ment, and had not conciuded at four o’clock, when | the Court adjourned wntli this morning at ten o'clock. THE TAYLOR WILL CASE. A motion Was made yesterday in Superior Court, Special Term, before Judge Sedgwick, in the case of Kate B. Howland against Adeline Broadway | and Henry Smith, the motion being m apn action of | ejectment to recover possession of the premises meut of a receiver of the rents and profits pend- ing the suit, [he piatmtiff claims to be the heir-at. law of Jawes B. Taylor, deceased, and the defen- dant claims @ life estate in the premises under his will. The legitimacy of the plaintiff ts also putin question by the pleadings. Mr. H. L. Clinton ap- peared for tre riaintid and argued that upon tne | authority of the case of !reland vs. Nicholy, decided in the General Term of the superior Court, a receiver | should be appointed. Mr. W. H. Anthon appeared _ for the defendants and argued that the generai | priucipics oi law ere opposed to the appointment oi receivers ib actions of ejectment, it being almost cquivalent to a prejadgment of the case and a great bardship to deprive a party 1D posses slok Of the rents and profits, and that the courts | exercise this power only ip rate and special casex, as, iustaace, Where the detendant 1s in posses- sion through /raud, where the ngut of the plamutr to possession 1s plain and obvious, where Waste 13 being committed or turestened, or wnere the de- Jendant is tusclvent and tuere is danger tiat the Tents may be misappiled or lost. Mr. Anthon con- tended that the Case cawe within none of these principles, aba that in fact the present action is vexalivns, the question of the validity of My. Tay- lor’s will being Row belore the courts lor adjudica- ton. Tne Court took the papers, reserving its decis- SUPREME COURT—CIRUUIT—PART 2. VERDICT AGAINST FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES, Before Judge Van Brunt. In the suit brought by the Averill Chemical Paint Company to recover on a policy of imsurance given by the American Insurance Company of St. Louis, their factory having been burned in Decem- ber, 1872, and in which the defence was that the agent of the company was expressly prouibited Jrom taking such risk and that tue granting of the policies was through collusion between the agent and the plainud, @ verdict was rendered ior $1,281 87 against the company, being the entire | amount of the claim, inciuding interest, ior nearly two years. ‘bnere were five compantes altogether sued, the whole amount involved be- ing about $9,000, the otiier four corapanies stipu- lating to abide by the veraict in this case, SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 3, SUITS AGAINST THE CITY. Before Judge Lawrence. Most of the time of this Court yesterday was oc- cupled in the trial of suits brought against the | city. Peter M. Lowrey got @ verdiet for $825 02 for services in feeding the wild animajs in the Park menagerie. When the old defence of ex- haustion of the appropriation was raised Judge Lawrence cut the same short by saying that “such defence was simply ocking to one's sense of justice.” Robert T. Ford obtained a verdict for $18,920 for nine months’ rent of the Twel!th regi- mentarmory., in the suit of William M. Simpson tor a quarter's rent of Glass Hall for an armory, under a made by the Board of Supervisors, a verdict Was ordered tn favor of the city, actual! oc. cupation not being proved and the jease being id. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, DECISIONS. By Jadge Lawrence, Ficke et al vs. Gunninger.—Memorandum for counsel. by Judge Donohue, Porous Plaster Company vs. Day and another.— Order granted, Matter of Lippm: Judge Davis, —Opinion. DECISIONS, ° By Judge Sedgwick. Cotton vs. Colton.—Retereeé’s report confirmed, dgment of divorce in favor of piaintis, Mobrou’s Bank of Montreal vs. Uoward et al.— The notice Naming commissioner's objection to tum sbould be made upon amidavit, no unfitness appearing afirmatively upon the papers, Mottou ve D) vs. Caras et al—Allowance of $200 granted. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. | | ALLEGED CHILD MURDER—A COMMISSION TO EX- AMINE INTO THE SANITY OF THE ACCUSED, Before Jadge Sutherland, | Yesterday morning Mr. Spencer, who was as- With @ recent act of the Legislature for the ap- pointment of a commission to make an examina- tion of the mental condition of the accused, pre- liminary to a trial of the indictment, The counsel @Ay65 Liat the orisoner bas yeen subiect or WARK years to fits of epilepsy, which were followed by | enrire dethronement oi reason, And that at the time the act in question was committed she was totally irresponsible, Assistant District Attorney Rollins did not oppose the motion. City Judge Sutherland granted the application, SENTENCES. é Michael Hickey, Who was charged with stealing @ gold watch and chein, valued at $250, on tne 17th of this month, from Solomon Landsburger, pleaded gulliy to an attempt at grand larceny. His Honor sentenced him to the State Prison for two years and six months, Henry Wilzon, indicted for stealing thirty-six cents from the person of Evan Davis, pleaded guilty to an attempt at petit larceny. Join sMonanan, a boy, pleaded guilty to an at- tempt to break into the premises of Daniel Web- ber, No, 462 Third avenue, on the night of the loth of this month. These youtns were sent to the House of Reiuge. TOMBS POLICE COURT. WATCH STEALING. Before Judge Murray. On Monday last Mr. Theodore Stanescha, of No, 76 Grand street, lost his watch and chain, the latter having attached to it some trinkets on which Mr. Stanescha placed great value on account of as- seclation, The goods were taken from bis house and he suspectea Join Augerat of the tnelt. Yesterday officer Watkins, of the Fourteenth pre- cinct, arrested Jonn, who when searched was found tn the pomenicn of a photograph of the iate Mrs, Stanescha, ail the real of the stolen prop- erty having been pawned, He acknowiedger the theit and was committed for trial in defauit of $2,000 bau. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR. Before Judge Smith, Aman, giving his name as George Williamson, Was arraigned yesterday before Judge Smith, charged with having, on the night of the 19th inst., entered, witt felonious intent, the house of Mr. Francis Lathrop, No, 277 Madison avenue. The prisoner eflectea his purpose by prying open the fastenings of the rear basement windows, His spoil consistea of a variety of silverware, spoons, forks and viher articies 01 taple use. Some clothing was also abstracted. Gfiicer DeBow ue- tected Williams as he was leaving the house by a side entrance and seized him. He eluded, how- ever, the officer's grasp, and in his flight dropped | a number of the articies. Be battled pursuit until esterday, when he was secured. Mr. Latarop identified the articies Gorpee by the fugitive aa his property. Justice Smith held Williams, with- Out bal!, to answer. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. THE CROSS-TOWN RAILROAD CASE DISMISSED. Before Judge Otterbourg. In an examination held yesterday into the charge of salting the tracks which had been made by Mr. Bergh against President Slauson and others, of the Central Cross-Town Railroad, the complaint was dismissed. Tue Court he'd that it had no jurisdiction in the matter, the Common Council being the only competent tribunal to pass upon the case. The defendants’ arrest and arraignment | were caused by Mr. Bergh on the strength of sec- tion 20 of the Session Laws of 1833, specify- ing the powers of the Common founcll and the criminal magistrates. In that section the latter ave empowered to take cornizance of mat- ters relating to the health of the city. Mr. Beran endeavored to show that the offence complained of came within those alluded to in that section; but he faiied to convince the Court; hence the dis- mussal of the complaint. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. William Mooney and Jobn Cronin were arraigned by Officer John O’Brien, of the Nineteenth pre- cinct, on acharge of attempted burglary on the remises No. 660 Third avenue. They were heid ‘or trial in default o: $2,900 bail. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme Court—Cuampers—Held by Judge Davis.—Nos, 130, 21, 44, 67, 82, 105, 114, 115, 120, 121, 128, 125, 161, 164,172, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 188, 204, 2 10, 220, 291, 222, SUPREME COCRT—SPECIAL TERM—Held by Jucge Van Vorst.—Vemurrers—Nos, 8, 16, 15. Issues of law and fact—Nos. 138, 168, 171, 176, 180, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 9, 150, 203, 209, 210, 214, 223, 225, 228, 231, 237, 1, 14, 17, 18. SUPREME CouRT—CinccuiT—Part 2—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos. 2642, 835, 63013, 902, 2662, 722. Part 3—Held by Judge Law- 188: , 2091, 2085, 1399, 4007, 2674, 4601, 1371, 1455, 1539, 1545, Surenion CovrT—Triat TERM —Part 1—Held by Judge Speir.—Nos. 813, 533, $51, £55, 653, 849, S65, TAT, 817, 829, 780, 887. Part 2—Heid by Judge Freed- man.—Nos, 746, 768, 718, 778, 714, 972. SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL TERM.—Adjourned for the term. Z Gime! PueaS—TriaL TERM—Part 1—Held by adge marked ready November Term—Nos. 2183, 2068, 2296, 2014, 2154 November of term causes—Nos, 2151, 2148, 2118, 2173, 2225, 2191. Part 2—Heid by Judge Loew.—One hour causes,—Off Term Novem- Ler—Nos, 1999, 2009, 2040, 2163, 1970, 1891, 1748, 2298, 2284, 2295, 2254, 2128. SIARINE COURT—IRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Jadge Joachimsen.—Nos, 753, 917, 918. Part 2—Ad- journed for the term. Part 3—Held by Judge Alker,—Nos. 1064, 1066, 1067, 1059, 1071, 1072, 1078, 1074, 1075, 107844, 1079, 1088, 1089, 1091, 1095, GENERAL SESSIONS—He!d by Recorder Hackett.— The People vs. Joseph Craig and Wilham Harris, robbery; Same vs. ‘thomas Halpin and Lawrence Quirk, robbery; Same vs. Jane Brown and Henry Senrick, robbery ; Same vs, Bridget Tierney, arson; Same ys. John C, Mooney, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. James Fagen, burglary; Same vs. John Keating and Charles O'*Niel, burglary; Same vs, Annie Clark and Blanche Smith, gran oo Same vs. George Christopber, grand larceny Same vs, Lizzie Smith ond Mary Wilson, grand larceny; Same vs. Andrew Cotterson, grand lar- ceny; Same vs, William Healy, grand larceny; Same vs. Hannah Doherty, graud larceny; Same vs. Philomena Koffertick, petit larceny; Same vs, Hester J. Haskins, abduction. BROOKLYN CITY COURT. THE ‘TILTON-BEECHER SUIT—THE PLAINTIFY REQUIRED TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD NOT FURNISH THE PARTICULARS. Before Judge McCue, Yesterday afternoon the counsel for the Rev, Henry W. Beecher, Messrs. Thomas G. Shearman and B&. F. Tracy, appeared before Judge McCue and moved that the Court grant an order to com’ pel the counsel for Theodore Tilton to show cause why the order granting a bill of particulars should not be enforced. Counsellor Shearman sata that all their efiorts to induce the counsel for the plain- tif to Ox a day for the argument of the appeal taken from the order granting the bill of | particulars had failed. The plaintiff had not fur- nished the bill, neither had his counsel agreed to stipulate as to @ day for the argument. The | defence was most anxious to proceed with the trial, which was now near at hand, being set down for the first Monday in January. At one time Mr, Evarts and Mr. Beach had almost agreed upon a modification, when the latter abruptly asserted that no modification would prevent the argument of the appeal. The deience will not now take a dismissal of the complaint. Judge McCue granted the following order :— Crry Count oF Rooeurx.—Thenlore Tilton vs. Meni Ward Beecher.—On the affidavit of T.G. Shearman, veri- fled on the 22d aay of December, 1674, and the affidavit ofS. J. Gleavey, verified on the 23d day of December, 1374, ana the order tor particulars beretotore made, and ‘on ali the pleadings and proceedings in this cause, let tho p intiff show cause before me at Special Teru' of this ‘ourt, to be heid at the Court House, in the city of Brooklyn, on the 2th day of December 1874, at ten A. M., why the plantif? should not Ve precluded tr fiying any evidence as to acts of | criminal iniercourse between the defendant and the wite of the plaintift, ov avy other Gay or at any other places | than thoae which ‘are apecttically named tn the’ com: plaint herein, and the affidavit of the plaintif used upon the motion heretofo le for particulars, to wit, the 10th and 17: days of October, 1868, ond the residences of the plat and defendant respectively, in. the Brooklyn, ak those times; or why the di h other or’ further reliet not have 5: Dated December 23, 187: / with costs. The folowing affidavit, setting forth the latest movements of counsel in this remarkabie litiga- tion was read before the Court: — City Coort oF BrooKuxx,—Theodore Tilton vs, Ward Beerker.—Cily antl county of New York, ss. G. Shearman, being duly sworn, says — First—-L am one of the attorneys and counsel for the defendant in this oa Henry homas Thiid—A certiied copy of said order was served, ag Tam intormed and believe ac erk of the defendant's el upon Samucl D, Morris, Es)., one of the plaintul’s peys in this cause, on December 12, L474. yw th~ten days have expired sin arvice of the said order, ‘and no bil particulars ot any kind | er ras been served by the plainud upon the de- uty aitormeys, ho plalnii has appealed to the General Term Court from the sand order has obtained no stay of pre appo i has noticed tie cau ewig 'y torm of this C the same having bean previo, noticed for trial by the defendant and A Note Of ts hI have hai several interviews wi Kaq., the some nsel for ‘and at my reqtiont Will im M. I sel for the defendant herein, views with Heoen fur ie filed. ascertaining what arrangemonts coull e made coneerpias the Gisposivon of. the appeal aforesaid. Mr. Beach stated, both to Mr, Evarts aud to me, that the object ons of the piaintiiPs counsel to the order reiated only to certain portions of it, and might probably be cared by a stipulation to amend the or Several efforts wore made to meet the views of Mr. Beach in this respect, and tho fual difcrence of opinion baweed Me Kvaris dud Mr, Beach way tound Wy be vere DEC Nos. 1953, 1499, 4067, 4331, 3805, 827, 2680, | Larremore.—One hvur causes.—Causes | Same vs. ‘Thomas Larkin, grand larceny; | EMBER 24, 1874.—W1 dofenso were disposed to emer ane, ea searees ioe ae Teach, stating tuat alter accept the propositions ot Mt nenttadon with Mr, fiiton, he (Mr. each) found that Se en tat the other cotmnset Inshste. upon the ap- peal being argued, and therefore negottations for any modification of ths order would be use ‘Seouth—Inmediately upon the receipt of this letter L called on Mr. Beach And endeavored to arrange a tine for the arxement of this appeal, expressing the entire willingness of the cefendant’s counsel to argue It upon any day and at ai Mr. Beach stated that he could tiot argue it himselt betore Monday, December 2 | but expressed his pertect willingness that Mr. Morris, who had argued the motion alone at =pociai Term, should argue the appeal at General Term, on condition that Cshonld agree ¢ argue it alone on behialt of the de- feuce, and not bring in Mr. kvarts., To this condition I romptly assented, and requested Mr. Beach to write a | fr vr. Beach said lines to > orris to int effect. that Was unnecessary, that it would suffice for me to communicate this arrangeme! nt to Mr. Morris verbally, M id aceept it. one of de- Morris w and that he was sure that Righth—At iny request B. P. Tracy, fendaut’s counsel, communicated these facts to-day to Mr. Morris it I have just received a message trom Mr. fect that Mr. Morris declines to take any | Tracy tot steps in the matter until he has seen Mr. Beach: a Mr. Beach informed me that he should be out of town 6 Pract icable tor Mr. Moree to have any interview with him until Saturday, it then. Ninth—Whon this cause was called for trial, before the Chief Justice of this Court, on Tuesday, December 8, the counsel for the plaintiff’ aknounced, in open court, that they would serve a bill of particulars within thirty inin- utes after it should be ordered by Court at special Terin, and urged (his promise on tucir behalf asa reason for going on with the trial. nd a nearly all the weok, it will not b Teuth—Thia cause will be called for trial on the first Monday of January, 1875 and it is necessary that the bill of particulars ordered horein should be served a sum cient time ia advance of the trial to cnable the detend- ant’s coutsel to prepare for his defense. And tho de fendant is ready, willing and anxious to proceed with the trial on that day, and desires to have the question of the bill of particulars disposed of atonce, ‘The plain- tus counsel have alsodeclared their readiness and will. ingness to proceed to trial, and untit within the la, | four or five days have professed their willingness roceed to an éarly arRHmant ‘ot the atoresaid app: aving once given @ stipulation to argue the sane ou ‘onday, December 21, which, however, they requested lon to withdraw, and’ were permitied to with onsequence of the engagement of Mr. Beach . .—The detendant’s counse] aro ready and will. pulate for the argument of the sail appeal at any day and hour this week; but respectfully submit that an early day should be appointed for the hearing, or in default thereof, tnat the order already made should he enforced by precluuing evidence as to any particular times or places other than those which the plaintiff has already given, $0 as to prevent surprise at the trial. Sworn to before me this 22d day of December, 1874, Macvoy, Notary Public, New York city and’ county. NEW YORK CITY. ae Tho Cotton Exchange Committee on By-laws held a meeting yesterday afternoon in tho manager's | Toom, to receive suggestions for and against an amendment to article 9. The arrivals of cotton at this port yesterday were:—Norfolk, 1,/€8 bales; Charleston, 940; Sa- vannab, 1,371; Galveston, 465; and railroads, 992, the only portion that remainea here. The regular monthly mail, per Ontario, for St, Thomas, Brazil, Argentine Republic and West Indies will close at the Generel Post OMice to-day at twelve M. Supplementary mail closes at two o’clock P. M. The Park Commissioners have awarded the con- tract for lighting the city parks for the first four | months of the year 1875 to the Metropolitan, the Harlem, the New York and the Manhattan gas light companies, Mr. J. A. Johnson, editor of the Santa Barbara Press, will lecture in Cooper Union, on Tuesday evening next, on Southern Caiifornia, the “Italy of America,’ by request Of members of the Century Ciud, and willextivit many magnified photographs of scenery in that jand o! beauty. At a quarter to ten o’clock yesterday morning the heat from a stove in the apartments of Luke Kenney, on the top floor of the tenement house No. 220 East Forty-seventh street, ignited the fireboard, The flames spread from this, and caused altogether a damage of $200 to house and furniture, Agrand Lady Washington reception will be hela at the Academy of Music, on the night o/ the 22d of Fobruary, !m aid of the building tund of the Float- ing Hospital of St. John’s Guild. The enterprise is under the direction of leading citizens, who bave taken such measures as will make it the great dress affair of the seazon. Mr. Charles Bradlaugh delivered 4 lecture last evening in the large hall of Cooper Institute before | an exceedingly smali audience, comparatively, on “Washington and Cromweil ard their characters compared." On the platiorm there were several | gentiemen whose names frequently appear in the public prints in connection with educational and philanthropic measures, the most prominent of | whom were Messrs. Peter Cooper and William Callen Bryant. | Mr. George Vandenhoff deliverea a lecture last Elecent ing to sti evening in Steinway Hall, which was in effect a | reply tothe attacks recently made by the Rev. | | T. De Witt Talmage upon the stage in particular | and upon actors in general. The attendance at the hall was not large, but the audience was ap- preciative, and many of the points made by Mr, Vandenhot were loudly applauded. In reality this effort of Mr. Vandenhotft’s was not so much & defence of the stage as an atcack upon the clerical ! | profession, BROOKLYN. Coroner Wnitehill held an inquest yesterday over the body of James Wigley, who fell down stairs at No. 55 Bartlett street, breaking nis neck, on Tuesday night, Mary Handley, the detective, who caused the arrest of Kate Stoddard, the murderess of Charles Goodrich, was yesterday paid the reward voted her by the city of $1,000. John Thompson slipped off the front platform | ofan Atiautic avenue car yesterday, and the | wheels passing over bis toes, crushed them go that | amputation was found to be necessary. A fire broke out yesterday morning about three | o’clock in the three story brick building No. 19 | Bush street, causing damage to the amount of | $5,000 to the building and $3,000 in stock and fix- | | tures, The piace was used by Jonson Brothers | ag a dental tool factory. The Juneral of Captain Isaac S, Bourne, who | Was snot ou Sanday last, took place yesterday af | ternoon from the First Baptist charch, Nassau street. Rev. Dr. Tnomas preached, and the re- mains were viewed by more than a thousand per- sons. Two hundred policemen and the members of | Covenant Lodge, F. and A. M., and Orient Chapter, R. A. M., paraded, headed ‘bya band of music. | nary remains were interred ia Greenwood Ceme- ery. LONG ISLAND. The Islip oystermen report that oysters are rather scarce this season, but unusually fine. | The Jamaica oMcers are busily engaged in look- | ing for the burglar with whom Mr. Beverly Kobin- son had a desperate fight on Saturday night last. | From Mr. Robinson's deacription they are pretty sure of the identity of the man, who is almost cer- | | tam to be arrested within a day or two, Mr. | Robinson is rapidly recovering from the injuries | es in the struggie and will soon be avout as usa At the meeting of the Queen's county Board of | Supervisors yesterday the salary of the clerk, | Pierpont Potter, was increased from $500 to $1,000 per annum. The matter of the proposed increase of the salaries of County anaes John J. Armstrong and Probate Judge Alexander Hagner was fur- | ther aeferred. It was resolvea that the fees of | the Superintendents of the Poor for SOR TIE 1 applicants for admission to the Poortiouse shall | be fifty cents in instead of seventy-five, | as heretofore. resolved that hereafter i the printing of the Board shall be given by con- tract to the lowest bidder. STATEN ISLAND. 1, | aud 8, B. Adrian have been assigned by the Court 1H SUPPLEMENT. to death at Sandtown, her c'otnes having caughs fire from the sparks of & pipe. ‘The trialof Kachel Coward, a negress, for the alleved murder of her paramour, at New Bruns- wick, last summer, is set down for Monday next, in that city. The Halsey street Methodist church, St. Paul's, and a number of charitably disposed Newarkers have contributed and forwarded over $300 for the Sufferers by the grasshopper raids in Kausas and Nebraska, The Catholic Protectory for the reformation of Juveniles, under tne immediate control of Bishop Corrigan, and located at Denville, is being pre- ovine for the reception of inmates and will soon ¢ in working order. The trial of Sullivan, the alleged Metuchen mur- derer, has been set aown for the 4th of next month at New Brunswick, and Judge Cowenhoven as his counsel. The line of the deience will be to prove an alibi, John Ray, for twenty years off and on an em- ployé of the Central Railroad of Elizabeth, was Tun over and killed at Dicks Switches on Tuesday night. His neck was broken by the locomotive. Earlier in the day John Sullivan, a tramp, was badiy injured near Cranford. “\The house of Margaret Flynn, in Sixth street, Gustenderg, was gutted by burglars on Tuesday morning, during the absence of the family. An attempt was made about the same time to rob the Tesidence of a Mrs. Mevers, at Union Hill, but the robber was driven away, by a doubie-barrelied musket, The troubles among the Hoboken ‘iongshore- Men were brought to a close yesterday, before Justice White, Mr. James Marlow, the President of the Union, having been awarded $400 by the Meinbers for his services in their behalf. The Vice President procured a warrant for nis arrest on a charge ofappropriating the funds, Marlow Was honorably discnarged, The resolution adopted by the Hoboken Common Council to extend Third street to the river, in ac- cordance with a decision of the Supreme Court, has been vetoed by Mayor McGavisk, The exten- sion of the streeta Is a boon for which the city bas long contended and the project has always been bitterly opposed by the corporations, The veto kilis the movement and retards the progress of the city still longer. Yesterday Sheriff Peckwell, of Essex county, sold the South Orange and Newark Horse Rail- Toad to satisfy certain executions against the com- pany. During the sale Senator Taylor and Mr. aniel Dodd, trustees tor the first mortgage bond- holders, gave notice that they claimed the prop- erty in question under the mortgage, which is for $50,000, and that whoever purchased 1t did 80 Bub. Ject to their rights, James 8, Yard, State Commissioner of Ratiroad Taxation, has just submitted a report which seta forth the total value of property in seventy-three cities and townships, and belonging to thirty-one different ratiroad corporations, to be $526,960, This 1s in addition to the valuo of property previously reported. The whole amount of property upon which valuations have been fixed up to date 13 $16,755,523. The report is accompanied by copiss of the text of the docisions of the Supreme Court amrming tne validity of the Taxation law, _ THE CHILDREN’S FRIENDS. The Executive Committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ciildren are making Preparations for an early commencement of their labors. Atthe meeting yesterday in their ofMice, No. 100 East Twenty-second strect, it was decided to have proper cards, containing a notice of tho formation of the society, placed conspicuously in all the station houses, engine houses, school houses, and all the churches of every denomina- tion in tne city, 1¢ being thought that if those who visit these places should become interested and be willing to co-operate, either by becoming mem- bers of the organization or by giving information to its officers of any acts of cruelty that may come to their knowledge, it would be the means of in- agugurating a reform that would gladden the hearts of all good citizens, The subject of the employment of young children to act on the trapeze and perform as acrobats will goon engage their attention. A large number of | new members were elected, several of whom | were ladies. The committee will hold another meeting on the 28th inst. ; it is intenged also to hold a public meet- ing on the same day, at halfpast three o’clock, at No. 100 East Twenty-second street, corner otf Fourth SON great work ot attend. ‘The officers of the pd are as followsi— President—John D. Wright, Presidents—J. Peter oe ames Brown, William E. Dodge, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cisco, Robert L. Stuart, August Belmon' dore Roosevelt, Henry Bergh, Eibridge T, Seo john L. Griffen. Treasurer—William L, Jenkins, Counsel—Elpridge T. Gerry. Executive Commuttee—Wiison G. Hunt, Louts J. Jennings, Joseph eh D, Willis James, Robert Colgate ‘alker, Jonathan Thorne, Benjamin Field, Burden B Sherman, Israel Corse, William M. Vermilyea, Henry Bergh, Joan Howard Wright, Tuomas G. Acton. CORONERS’ CASES, Robert James Kennier, a child two years old, Whose parents live at No. 61 Park street, died from the effects of burns accidentally received. Coroner Eickhoff was notified to hold an inquest, The same Coroner was called to Seventy-first strect, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, to hold an inquest on the body of Charles Wilme, six- | teen months old, who was burned to dean by his clothes accidentally taking fre from a stove dur- ing the temporary absence of the mother Irom the room. Coroner Eickhoff was notified to hold an inquest onan unknown man, at the Morgue, who was killed by faliing from a Grand street car at El- aridge street ou Tuesday evening. Patrick Seaver, a man lorty-five years of age, | ud born in ireland, without home or means of | pport, on Tuesday evening was taken to the | ieventh precinct station house, charged with in- | toxication and yagrancy. Being unabie to go to | Court yesterday morning a police surgeon was | called, but deatn ensued some time eat inontee | The bedy was removed to the Morgue and Coroner j Eickhoff notified. Yesterday morning at an early hour the eat of Mr. William Chapmad, a backman, who lived at No. 76 Macdougai street, was found drowned in | the trough used for watering horses located in the | stable. It is supposed that Mr. Chapman fell into the trough accidentally while taking care of nis horses. Deceased was filty-seven years of age and @ native Of this country, Mary Baker, a German woman, thirty-eight years of age, died in Bellevue Huspital irom injo- | ries received about two weeks ago by accidentally falling down a fligat of stairs at No. 185 Cannon | street. Coroner Eickhoff was called to hold an in- quest. and ail who feel an interest in this umanity are cordially invited to Cooper, Sonn ae fy rneo- jerry. | SHOOTING AFFRAY. A GANG OF ROWDIES FALL OUT AMONG THEM- SELVES. BRIDGEroRtT, Conn., Dec. 23, 1874. An unfortunate affair took place here last night, | by which three persons were severely injured, one | of them perhaps fatally. As usual in such cases, | bad passions, excited by very bad whiskey, was | the caase, The affray occurred at a house of ill- ee, BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. THE ESTIMATES YoR 1875—D1scussION ON THItTR FINAL PASSAGE—SCHOOL TEACHERS’ APpno- PRIATION RESTORED—RECTIFICATION BY THE BOARD OF ALDEBMEN—THE INTEREST ON THE CITY DEBT. An adjourned meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportioninent was held at the Comptroilor’s office yesterday, Mayor Vance in the chair, The other members of the Board present were Tax Commissioner Wheeler, Alderman Flanagen and Comptroller Green. Considerable interest was manifested in the meeting, it being understood that the city estimates for 1875 would be finally taken up and passed. A list of inatitutions claim ing a portion of the excise nmroney was handed to the Board on Tuesday. Another list of claimants had previously sent to their requests. CONSIDERING THE ESTIMATES, Shortly after twelve o’clock business was com. menced. fhe minutes of last meeting being read and approved several unimportant resolutions and communications were introduced and laid over for future consideration. Comptrolier Green then suggeste that the Board proceed to the consideration of the objec. tions and rectifications by the Board of Aldermen of the estimates for 1375, Tax Commissioner Wheeler read the different items in which alterations had been made by the Board of Aldermen, FEaca item was_then considered tn detail, com- mencing with ‘Clerks and officers, Board of Aldermen,” increased from $15,000 to $25,000, The question was put as to overruling the action of the Board of Aldermen in making this increase, ‘The vote was as follows:— Yeas—Compirolier Green, Mayor Vance, Tax Commis- sioner Wheeler. Nay—Alderman Flanagan. The increase was, therefore, overruled, but after- ward, on motion of Alderman Flanagan, this ap- propriation was set down at $20,000, Contingencies in the Mayor’s office, increased from $2,560 to $7,500, and Burean of Permits increased to $5,500, were allowed. Tho item for contingencies, Bureau of Permits, increased to $2,500, was overruled, and the appropriation now stands at $500, Ap- propriation of $8,000 for support of prisoners in County Jail was stricken out, but tne amount wag subsequently inserted at $15,000, notwithstanding the objections of Comptroller Green, who stated he was under the impression the Supreme Court had dec:aed against the legality of this expendi- ure. A deduction in contingencies, Law Depart- ment, irom $100,000 to §50,000 was overruled, and ne appropriation stands as originally in- tended. ‘The tucrease in salaries of the Corporation A! torney’s oMice from $6,000 to $7,500 was allowed unanimous Vote, ‘Yhe reotifloation increasing the appropriation for salaries in the Department of Public Works from $140,000 10 $150,000 was allowed to stand, Mayor Vance, Alderman Flanagan and Tax Com: missioner Wheeler voting in the afirmative, and comptrolier Green in the negative. ‘tne following items were stricken out as to amounts o! increase by the board of Alaermen:— Police supplies, trom $30,000 to $90,000; Fira De- partment Bureau, Chiel of Department, $39, ¥35,200, The first estimates therefore stand. There was nO discuasion ove. tho item of $186,000 originally deducted from the Department of Education and restored by the Lioard of Alder- men. By @ unanimous vote the action of the Board was indorsed, so that teachers’ salaries are sae for the coming year. An increase of $4,000 (making the appropriation $10,000) was allowed for salaries of clerks of Commissioners of Accounts. The yote stocd:— In favor, Mayor Vance, Alderman Flanagan, ‘tax Commissioner Wheeler; against, Comptroller Green, ‘The action of the Board of Aldermen as to schoolsbip Mercury abd steamer Bellevue, in con- nection with the Lege tar Os for the Department of Charities and Correction, was confirmad. Requests as to appropriating money for suert fees and armories and drilirooms, were tatd ove: Subsequently $40,000 were allowed to reimburse the Sherir, item of $3,000 allowed for expenses in contest- ing street openings was stricken out. On motion of Alderman Flanagan, the appropri- tion of $2,000 was allowed for contingencies, < | Bureau oi Permits. INTEREST ON THE CITY'S DEBT. The appropriation of $9,300,000 to pay interest on the city debt Was next taken up. Mr. Wheeler moved to reduce the amount to $9,000,000, Comptroller Green sald he deemed {t bis duty to see that the credit of tne city was preserved; that It was netther assailed nor destroyed, by making necessary and adequate provision to meet the in- terest on securitics held by almost every savings bank in the city where the money of the poor was deposited. It was the most solid and substantial security in the Community, and be should think it @ great error on the part of the Board not to make guiticient provision to meet the inverest on its obligations, for any failure to do so would im- pair and disgrace the credit of the city in ite Hnancial relations. He would do every member ol the Board tne justice to say he thougbt they all convurred in that view. He did not think any gentieman present cesired to impair tne credit of the city. ‘The examinations made in the Comp- trolier’s Department shculd be entitled to some credit. Nine million three hundred thousand dol- lars Would be necessary for the purposes men- tioned, and, being unwilling to take any risks, he would vote against the reduction of that sum to any extent whatever. A vote was then taken, when three were in the atlirmative, the Comptroller alone voting in tho negative, Comptroller Green then stated that he desired to enter bis solemu protest against the proposed reduction and to have its protest entered on the minutes. Mr. Wheeler said it was necessary to ascertain the exact amount of interest required and it was but proper to say that it was impossibie to obtain. the fact even from the Comptroller himself, Last year the amount of interest called for was 8,260,009 and $8,100,009 for Westchester county. ‘he sum of $50,009 less than that calied for was allowed, which, with $100,00), gave the amount al- lowed for the Interest on the city debt at $8,300,000, A transfer was required jor $90,000, making it $40,000 more than was originally asked. ‘They had bad evidence enough to satisty them of the requirements in view o/ the uncertainty which existe a3 to the actual amount necessary to pay the interest. A liberal allowance would be made, and he thought the sum of $,000,000 was sufficient tor the purpose. He was thereiore in Javor of a reduction to that amount, Comptrolier Green observed that last year some of the nuns ea uae of the previous year were used to pay the interest, It was obvious to any person familiar with the management o1 official affairs that 1t was impossible for any one to state with accuracy or precision what the needs of his business would be, Take the mercnant or the banker—how could he teil what the rate ot loterest would be? Under such circumstances he did not propose to impair the Se of the city or create apprehensions in any of the moneyed institutions. He bellevod that the amount men- tioned was necessary. He did not pretend to give the exact figures, which, of course, would be an impogsibility. At all events, it was the duty of the Board to see that ample provisions shou!d be made. After some remarks irom Mayor Vance the dis- cussion was oropped for the moment. It was later arranged that the final consideration of tne Matter would take place at to-day’s meeting, Mayor Vance expressed bis intention of again taking up the subject at that time, Comptroller Green moved to reduce the appro riation for salaries in the Department of Pubiic fame, kept by one John Wilson, on South avenue, | James Foley, Thomas Duffy, Austin Rodgers, | George McLaughlin and James O'Neil, all of | whom belong to, a desperate gang, and who | The real estate equalization of the five towns of | Richmond county is as follows:—Ffor Nortnfleld, Westfleld, $1,744,869; Southfield, Middletowno, $3,610,363; Casileton, The highway robbers who attacked Messrs, fd- | ward P. Barton and David R. Ryers on the New | Dorp lane on Saturday night last were brought | before Justice Meehan at the Richmond County | Hall yesterday for a hearing. istrict Attorney Rawson appeared for the people, The prisoners had no counsel. Tne two Jeaders of the gang, Nicholas Hsseli and James O'Neil), were committed to await the action of the Grand Jury in default of | $1,000 ball each, Michael Gannon was hela 1m $250 | Dati as a witness, aud Michael McKeon pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was Gned $20 | and sentenced to thirty days im the Richmond County Jail. | ‘The work upon tbe new opposition ferry docks | at Stapleton is being pushed forward vigorously, and it is expected that the boats will begin run- | bing about the middle of next month, The old | Railway Ferry Company are now suflering annoy- | ances at all their Itnaings, except at the rail- | way terminus at Ciitcon, being shut off on one side | of ‘their ianding at Vompkinaville by the new | Bostwick docks, at tie Stapleton landing by the | North Shore Ferry Company's new docks, and at Whitehail py the North Shore Company’s siip, the latter being the Means ot taking away many of the old company’s excursion passengers during the ! summer months. Tocre 13 not much sympathy for | the old company, however, as their policy has always been regarded as a dog-in-the-manger one, | NEW JERSEY. —— | [tts reported that the Second brigade N. J. $. iN G., will act as an escort to Governor-elect Bedle | On inauguration day, 2 An gid lady gaged Mrs, Bennett was burned | rested the entire party, They will be disposed of | the disimissal of eighteen firemen for selling their | have repeatedly been before the City Court | charged with various crimes, had been to Wilson's house. Becoming notay, Wiison expelled them, ag tuey claim not tn the most graceful manner, Soon alter ticy returned, deraanding admittance, which being refused, (hey made an attack on the hous While this was going on the party was joined by John Powell, alias “vouutry jack,”’ who had been on a@ duck bunt. Strange to say, they soon quarrelied among them- selves, and Powell, who held ms gun in hand, discharged the contents, striking Durty in the rignt jog, breaking it, horribly muwlating Foley's arm, and lodging finally in Rodgers’ side, breaking one of bis ribs. Meantime Wilson, the ploprietor, in an attempt vo quiet tho marauders, opened an upper window and fired a pistol twice among them. His shots, jadging from the marks on the persons of the fighters, did damage. ‘fhe police were made aware of the combat by the sound of firearms, and, hastening to the spot, ar- to-morrow morning at the City Court, THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS, The Fire Commissioners held their regular meet- | ing yesterday, Thetr attention was nearly en- tirely devoted to the completion of their answer to the Mayor's lettor that asked an explanation of | salarics to brokers, After a mature consideration | of the views expressed by the Mayor in his com- munication the Commissioners concluded quite a lengthy defence of their action, and it was imme- diately Jorwarded to the Mayor's ofice, The docu- Ment Contains a minute recital of Lue proceedings of the Board at the mecting when these dismissals were made, a copy of the charges against each ot be n that yore abponay ed and an extract om the ried of ti lepartMent on which the charges against these men were preferred, Tho ordinary routine business was also transacted, but there were no trials or dismissals of members ob I the force, Yorks from $150,009 to $125,000, The motion was lost, the other members of the Board voting against it. A transter of $17,000 was made from the Depart- ment of Charities and Correction to account of the Board of Health for expenditure in the small- pox hospital, Severai unimportant resointions were intro« duced by Comptroller Green and deieated, An appropriation of $5,000 waa inserted in the eatiates for the Natigns! Kile Association, The Board adjourned to meet at twelve o'clock to-day, When the entire work Of passing the es- Umates will be completed. RECAPITULATION, The different amounts appropriated for each ae- partments, and items in reiation thereto, have ai- ready appeared in the HERALD. The tollowing wl) show the geporal result of the operations in tnis connection of the departments, Board of Appor+ tionment and Board of Aidermen:— Amount originally asked tor by departments. .. $3 Ajlowed by Board of Apportionment Estimates as charged by Board of A THE SINKING FUND. EXAMINATION OF SECURITIES. Amesting of the Sinking kuad Commissioners was held at eleven o'clock yesterday, with Mayor Vance in the cbatr. ; A revolution was adopted that a warrant shoulda be executed in favor of George W, Lane, Chamber- lain, for $500,000, to be charged to the Sinking Fund, for the payment of interest on the city debs ter Of the surplus iund of said revenue for THR SROURITIRS. Chamberlain Lane submitted the following re- porti— TO THe Cowmtssionens oF rae SixKrya Furn:— On the lth inst. the Mayor and Chamberlain were, by vote of the Commissionérs of tho Stoking Yund,'ap ted A committes to examine the securities held by Commissioners, (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.1