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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03
TIE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.

The following letter to the Corporation Counsel ex-
plains the present condition of the Excise Commits
sioners for this city:
The Hon RICHARD BusTEEp CovE.s! 10 .hs Cooperation:
SIR: The undersigned majority of the Board Of
Commissioners of Excise of the City and County OF
New-York take the liberty OF addressing you as the
first Law officer of our Municipal Government.
Actuated by sincere desire to perform the duties
imposed upon us by the act to suppress intemper-
ance and TO regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors,
passed April 10, 1871, we have heretofore caused a
respectful communication t. be addressed To the hon
orable the Common Council of the City of New-fork,
in which requested and urged that some location
might be designated where we might enter upon the
performance of official acts, aud where could be
kept the archives of Board.
A like communication was also addressed to the
honorable the Board of Supervisors but regret TO
ray Il at in neither has any response been made
We have up to this time, as far a. laid IN power,
performed all the duties incumbent on Us under tn
Act in question. All necessary blanks, books and
papers have, at opr instance and win much labor,
been prepared; and we at this moment and for
some time past have been, ready to enter upon an
active performance of our duties. Th-, however is
rendered impossible through the neglect OF those whose
legal adviser you are by law declared to be, and who
have silently passed over our reasonable and proper
requests
However great may be our zeal our official useful
ness is parayzed through this lack OF favorable re-
Spouse; aud are lrl open to daily assaults because
OF the nonperformanceOf duty.
What we respectfully desire, Sir, Is your Official
opinion upon the following questions;
l. Whether the honorable Common Council or the
honorable Board of Supervisors OF the County are not
bound to put us in possession Of some proper place
as required 10y the act, for the performance of our
duties
H. If You answer afimatiyely, and in the event at
their refusal TO do have the power 10 take pOs<
session Of and hold the premises designated in the act
for the purposes referred TO.
ILL., II you answer the first question in the negative,
then we would respectfully ask If we have the power
to proper place in which to perform our OIL
fetal duties aud if the expenses attendant on sucha
course would be properly chargeable upon the County
Treasury 80
response at your earliest leisure will confer great
NfIatAM J HsSkErr
ROBERT ID HOLMES,
ye,r. Io,k June 1851 Commissioners VI EKcise.
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ries liquor-selhng and Mormonism although these
things are no: named in the Confession Of Faith.
This const .ui.onal point Is only year Old having
been hatcbed b. Dr. BOYD Of Va lat year ia his nj
rorty report on the powers Of the Assembly - dsai
with Slavery. Mr. DickrrsOn's second point was
elaboration Of the scripture argument without single
addition to that preached in Congress by Aeck Ste
phens and in the pulpit By DR.. Ros. Abraham, and
the Hebrews David Paul, Philemon, Oaesinus and
Timothy all are put the witness stand 70 prove thai
American Slavery is divine institution, aud that it
Is right 20 break up families for slave auctions and 10
forbid any legal marriage among me slaves,
The hind point vas popular and powerful presan-
tation Of the results uf this AnSavery agitation
results which in Mr. Dickerson's estimation, were
most disastrous II had closed many avenues for
benefttng the cOored race and had led - the enact
uent Of many stringent laws as - teaching ana
preaching To the slaves II had been especially dists
trous in lis influence on this branch Of the Church AZ
the South, diminishing its numbers and cnppling It's
influence. Mr.. DickerSon was especially severe %
the Home Missionary Society for It's late action IN the
refusing aid 10 Southern churches implicated in slave
holding IL was indeed a strange position 70 ne
The Gospel Is acknowledged To be the for all tn
ills Of society and yet Christian Missionary Society
refuses to send that remedy to tue slaves or to their
masters
Such was the general strain Of remark by VI. Dick
erson. lie collected and unimpassloned but very
impressive. AZ yet We have had no Ant-Slsyery
speech, but we shall have soon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SESSION.
The entire morning has been expended in discussing
the Slavery question. The Rev. Mr.. SsELsY Of Al
bany made strong Anti.Siayery speech, IL whch ne
anwsered the points of Mr.. Dckersous argument last
night. II was a clear argument, and l. but preface
TO some more 10 come.
DIR. ALLEN Of Cincinnati has read paper on his
own responsibility. which is strong document, and
should ii be offered | will send you a copy Of it.
This D. m. the members Of the Assembly are invited
to take ride about the city in carriages This Is by
the courtesy Of several citizens.
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CITY ITENS.

BHxrFIr OF L. A. MARsHALL.-Thi. gentlemany
Manager who has for several years catered most et
ceutly to the dramatic ard musical taste of the New
York public, takes tonight benefit at the Academy
Of Music. At the commencement of the Winter
season. it will aforementioned that Mr.. Marshall sui
fered severe losses by the compulsory closing OF his
theater on account Of excavations made for new
buildings adjoining 1t is to be hoped that these may
be tonight in degree made up to him, and that
q crowded house may evince the sympathy of the
public with hs msfotunes, and their appreciation OF
his efforts TO afford them the best of dramatic enter
tainments. The bill is an excellent one. The entire
opera company, lately playing in Philadelphie, have
volunteered their services Mr.. Blake, Mr.. a. Ii. Day
export Mrs. l.. w. Davenport, Madame POnIsi, and
the rest Of the comedians of the Broadway Company
will appear in favorte English play and an excellent
French company will perform comedy in their own
language. The pieces selected arc the opera OF IL
Trovatore," the comedy Of Simpson Il Co. and the
French vaudeville = Edgard ct Sa Bonnie"
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LOOK OUT FOR Hix.-A day or TWO ago lady
bought 8 bill of goods at the store of fashionable
dry-goods establishment in the city aud ordered the
bundle to the Harlem Railroad Depot, corner of
White and Centre streets and LEFT there in the charge
Of the Bsggagemaster until she called upon him tor
it, prior TO returning home. The boy who was sent to
the depot with the package, inquired for the Bag
gsge-master, when stranger represented himself 10
be tina; individual and said that all right, at the
same time intmated that he knew all about the mat
ter but it BOW turns out that he had nothing what
to do with the railroad and that he ha. since
been among the missing The lady who had purchased
the articles now calls upon the drygoods merchant to
replace them, inasmuch as no bona fde delivery OF the
goods made, aud the appears likely to ereate
considerable excitement before ia sulicaby settled
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE y. S. PRES
BYrERIAN CHURCH.
couespopdepce Of The n. Y. Tnbl
CLEVELAND, O., May 3

CLEVELAND, O., May 80, 1857.
Last evening the General Assembly met, and the
entire session was taken up with the remarks of the
Rev. MIR. DICKINSON, OF Bowling Green, KY On Mr..
Cutters motion to postpone the Committees Report
on Slavery in order to take up his substitute already
publshed Mr. ID. is a man Of acknowledged ability
and good spirit, and his speech has produced as much
influence a. Pros avery speech csahaye He IS not,
like many Southern men, mere theorist dealing IN
nice distractions but his mind has practical ~
dency In some of his sentiments he IS at antipodes
with Dr. Ross Last evening he chained the attention
of the Assembly and anumerous auditory oil specta-
ton, with his elaborate presentation OF three poat
Presbyterian Church forbids the agitation OF the
Slavery question. This he argued to be the case on
this grouDd-tbat the Confession Of Faith makes men
ton OF every heresy in doctrine and immoIah'y IN
practice against which the Assembly Is allowed 10
testify. To this il might be answered that no one
questions that the Assembly may testify against ot'e-
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW POLICE COM
MISSIONERS,


At the meeting yesterday ali the regular members
were present
Decision was rendered in the of Cspts. Morris,
Kissner, Alderman and Let's, dsmissing them from
office The remaining insubOrdinates will be tried TO-
day.
The special force of % men, designed TO protect the
contractors a! Seguines Point, were sworn in yeser
day, and will probably proceed thther to-day. Ex'
Capt G. w. Waling, of the Eighteenth Ward, was
appointed Inspector, and William Seaman and Robert
King Sergcants The men Will be supplied with clubs,
and will wear the usual badge but no uniform, They
ARE all selected men, and will doubtless perform their
duty well. However it is not expected that they VIII
engage in any conflict with riotorS ON the Island Ii
forcibe resistance TO the Quarantine Commissioners Is
10 be the order of the day there the police force VI"
doubtless retire.
The following communications have passed between
the Mayor aud the President of the Board, Mr.. ORA
per:
M,yos,s OFFICE NV YORK June 1881
SIMON DRAPER ESe-Dodr Sir. The CITY Control''f, ll
whom the law vests the sole authority 10 draw warrants
tbe City Treasury proposes now u pay the sa,ss T .
lice 20 the 9th u provided the soaed Board OF MetToP1
tan Pc ioe Commissioner Of which are FTesldent WI" as
cent TO such payment.
Ben very the payment Of these person. who
really suffering for the their Just dues an not Gasp
o. permit harmless condition of this kind TO BE- made the
reason for longer delay in the liquidation Of their demands
h better comply novel aud eccentric spust"ns ~
The Controller than keep the police longer out % the o
respectfully ask therefore, that lay this subject before
your associates without delay that by their consent no i"the
obstacle mas prevent the proposed payment =,
Very respectfully Nusrs
FERNANDO WOOD MsyOr
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BOARD OF TEN GOVERNORS

The Board met at the PenSentlary Backwells Is
land, Tuesday afternoon. There present, the
President c. G.. Gunthcr. esq, and MeSsrS. Smith
Ticmann Anderson, Oliver and MsIoney.
resolution was offered by Gov. ANDERsoS, stating
flat by resolution which passed the Board April a.
the children Of the Primary Department on Randars
Island were deprived Of a common school education
by being removed from school, aud that they could
receive the necessary information from the MarOn,
that the Warden Of Randall Island be directed TO
have such children as are deprived Of common
school education placed 10 the Grammar department.
Quite debate arose the resolution, after which
it was referred to the Committee Randalls Island,
with power.
Gov TIEnANS offered two resolutions expressing the
thanks of the Board to the Messrs Buckley for the
handsome and gratuitOus entertainment given to the
children Of Randalls Island Wednesday last, and
the other rendering the same to the Second avenue
Railroad Company for the grautous use OF their ears
for the Transmission of the children to and from the
Island. Both resolutions were adopted.
The election Of new Governor did not take place.
Number of inmates remaining in the Institutions for
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CLEANING THE STREETS.

The Special Committee ON Cleaning the Streets OF
the Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon in
the Clerks Office, City Hail. for the purpose Of ex-
smring the securities in the streeceaning contracts
Present, Aldermen Adams, Grifiths and Monaghan
The MAYOR appeared before the Committee aud
stated that he had control the street cleaning
There had been contract awarded, but only prV-
lege given to the lowest bidders at their owe risk aud
subject to confirmation by the Common Council Him
self the Controller and Commissioner of Streets and
Lamps had agreed TO allow the lowest bidders to 30
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FIRES.
FIRE II SMITH AVENUE.

FIRE II SMITH AVENUE.
At 81 o'clock last night fire occurred in the dry
goods store of Hall & Brother No. l2S Sixth avenue
IN consequence of come goods in the window coming
in contact with lighted gas.burner. Damage about
5000 Insured for s. 600 in the North River and Rd-
gers Insurance Companies.
FALSE ALARM.
The alarm st % O'Clock last night was caused by
the Burning of some rags in the engine room oil the
steamship Illinois, lying at the foot OF Warren street.
North River. The fire was put out with few buckets
of water, no damage being done to the vessel.
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Coon SHooTNG.-On Monday last the Citizen
Corps denominated p. c., under command of Philip
Farley officer attached to the Lower Police Court,
went on their annual excursion TO Pleasant Valley up
the Hudson River. Notwithstanding the storm, the
Corps had fue time. Three rounds We're fred by
orty-sx men and one Hundred and fourteen bullets put
into the target the distance being sixty PAGES. Rather
sharp shooting for target company. The steamer
Flora conveyed the party TO the ground, aud returned
them to the city about clock in the evening. -Four
teen valuable prizes awarded to the best marks
men.
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NV CARS ToK TIVE FouETH AvESvr LIyE.--Ff
teen uew fur the FOURTH avenue. .rieE Rail
rohd City line have Just been fl shed and vii be
placed On the line in TIE course Of DeIt week Tley
arr intended 70 be run in CONNECTION with the traius II
the New-iiaven Railroad on the completion Of the
new depot, corner OF Tweuty-seventh street and
Fourth avenue. Fifteen more ara in course Of con-
structob at Troy and also expected be ready to
put on the city line before the close Of the pre-ea;
month. They are TO commence running about an hour
earlier AID continue two hours later a. 70 accommo
date those who may wish leave the city By the early
trairs FIR Boston and intermediate places arrive by
the night express from the City Of Notions.
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u TTIF FWNTNl
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.


=
Hon. FERNANDO Woop. Mayor. c-SiT: YoIt letter Of
ts date has lust been received You have doubtless the
morning papers aud the communication from the Controller
Published them and must therefore be aware that the
step. have already taken for the payment o the
salary q the Police Of this city, A. without inter
Nenon or suggestion what required 10 be done has already
been done there seems to DO g. Icy your letter be-
fore the Board Of which | am President. -
Your obedient servant, : DhAfEH
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ARREST OF CorSIERFEnERs.-Oficer Felleman, OF
the Lower Police Court, on Monday night arrested 8
man named Thomas Bowers and Mrs. Douglass, at the
Chatham Theater, on charge of passing counterfeit
money upon Mr. Mansfield at the box of the theater'
and Mr. McGee in the saloon next door to the theater
The bills were of the denomination of g, on 1.-The
Farmers Bank of Bridgeport Connecticut Pie
officer upon searching them found two more Of the
same bills. They were locked up in the Fourth Ward
stationI House Upon inquiry the officer found that
they had done considerable business in passing these
bills. number Of victims having been found in the
immediate vicinity Of the theater.
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Man GREENE, who has travelled extensively over the
region which is Kansas, well as that West
North and South of it, and who has written credit
able book thereon proposes TO lecture on the Mineral
and Commercial Resources Of Kansas and the Far
West this evening at Hope Chapel, NO.12O Broadway
We udgethis will be truthful aud interesting lecture,
especially to those who contemplate emigration west
yarl.
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A Srzr IX THE RIGHT DIREcTIoy.-At the opening
of the Court of Sessions yesterday the Recorder gave
notice that hereafter, when was let down for
particular time, he should not postpone it because
counsel had other engagements. This IS one move
toward remedyipg the laws delay.
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The following sales of jersey City Real Estate were

Form DrowyED.--An inquest was held Yesterday
u ~ w.rd Station House, BY COrOusr Perry upon
- ,r,un boz about three years o. age iougd "
the v.eT the loot Of ;'Te pss S, ne
and, hslJsId he'd i. On md red asnnel SKIRT
Coroner Gamble ls an nav, SpRR ,sS 0 &c. va.
49,. iA. 81 -. :, hight sandy hair small nrsta'n ou,
30 w. b.s on black froek coat, vest and psnt' OF
the sane material white shir'' fancy DneH '''' - 49,
kcC.. .ray stockings
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BROOKL wv ITEMS.

FrREMEN. ExcURsIoS.-The members Of Zephyr
Hose Company No 4, of Wlliamsburgh, proceeded yes
terdav to Philadelphia for a short visit They turned
out about 30 strong and presented very attractive
appearance in their black suits aud white vets and
hats.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03

DARING HIGHWAY RoBBERY-GARROrERs ABROAD.
On the night of the 29th utimo. Policeman Mahan
of the Sixth Ward arrested a coored man named Cor
don Cook on a charge Of attempting to rob Thomas
Day steward Of the schooner Albion. The accused
was taken before Justice Connolly the next morning
who held him TO bail for assault aud battery in the
sum Of $500 in default OF which he was committed To
prison. The affidavit taken that occasion set forth
that ebay was violently assaulted and beaten by
Gordon Cook who in company with six other per-
sons attempted to rob deponent IN Baxter street;
4" that said Cook struck deponent a violent blow IN
4" the mouth with hi, fist" The sent to the
Special Sessions, and up yesterday morning. IN
that Court Justices Osborn and Wood presiding The
evidence showing the case to be felony, the papers
were sent back to the Justices Court by the Judges
In the afternoon Day appeared before Justice Osborn
and made another affidavit setting forth that on tue
18th day of May, 1851, Gordon Cook and six other
men whose names he does not know assaulted hun III
Baxter street. that said Cook thrust III, hand into de-
pouents pocket aud when depOnent resisted tue act
Cook struck him in the mouth vita hi, list that the
unknown men, after Cook struck the blow caught
de- ponc1t around the throat, checked him, and then
frcby took from his possession SD in bauk notes
inclosed in a cigar case, gold plated watch aud
gold chain valued at so, gold breastpin aud three
studs valued at s9 and about $40 in silver coin JUS
tee Osborn committed the accused to prison in default
of 81 600 bail.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03

THE CHURCH AND

The CHURCH AND THE SrAGE.-SOme menu
b,r Of the Pulpit the utility Of the Drama as Zine
Others ALLURE and denounee II as vicious ana prrco
All however thng viz that the entertainments
BARNUM's MUsEUM whole some aud uneAceptouAble
FRAVD AND Irs VICTIMS" Performed there THs AFTERNOON
and THs EyFNN6 Of the best moral drama written
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"FREpRICKs's TEMP


Broadway, opposite Metropolitan Hotel
HsILorrrss, super. % anv made m tbs cis'- - o..
PHOroesaPHs II OIL Pastel AMI AquAree by FHosiSAs'
corp Of fsris'sn artists
PHOTOGRAPHS. in Indian inb. Psrsan style.
DAGUgRREOrYrss and AssSorYPEs IN enldrs
Gallery open ron 20 10 and free 20 ee tnsPe
ton u tie public
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The Rev. W. NJ. LIVELY lcOlored in summing
up an extract of the twentieth annual report of his
missionary labors in this city, states that during the
last year he has preached two thousand sermons,
delivered fifty Sabbsh-schoo lectures, distributed
ninety thousand pages of tracts, beside circulating
many copies of excellent religious periodicals.
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Fashion. like. the sun, shines for all st
NlLDE's MILLINFRY WaRERooss. No. 81 Broadway Hs
Sumner stock SILK Bonnet, Ribbons Arts al
Flowers Dress Caps sad other rich sture for IN, he I'd Is
urequa.ed the city and the prices place them within the
react Of al the daus hter. Of the people"
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No TRASH" can find Abundance in LIFE IL
trsTR1TFp-uo Ouack Medicines advertised IN u
The pauer filed with the best thoughts OF the best
writers" and costs only cents.
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Adveriisementl
IN ,yswrR TO INQUIRIES We reply there a

no ether Crackers IN the Uned States Ike
WINGS F.sIN, CsAcxEss They may be bad AZ Wholesale
only of A n THOMPSON Co.. Noe. ~ and ss5 Fulonst
New.lork.
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fAdverrtsenent

DR.. s. 8. FITcB's Six Lectures on ConslmPe "a
ard nh. ~. of Life $50 pages % engavinst 1oan1 sI
rI.r 49, 80 In which Re cures tsa<es o. zoe Lung ma
Heart and other Chsonio lrsordss, .sH, ~ nc E ~
f.ee, rsceipt u 70 eeaia Aai5ss' = w. w
Broadway.
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PoLIcE Psr.-The Controller viii be ready to pay
the Police Monday next, when each man viii re
oeiye his warrant separately. For the last day two
the clerks in Dir. Faggs Office have been engaged in
drawing the warrants, some twelve hundred in nun
Der, and the work is not more than half completed.
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LIFE hLUSTRATED.-FOr Table of Contents
Of th. week. number. fTs page Of The Tribune All
new srnen have i for cents
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No., F,1L.-An inquest wa' held yester-
- us..t h, Coroner Hill upon the body Of Mrosrt
49, ,b.s de.rh caused By accidentally is!Hs ifoln
the ro.yf 81 LeJse No. 81 fesr street.
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THr BOARD or HEALrH.-The Board Of Health WAS
orgarzed yesterday evening Mayor Powell presided aud
here We pieeut Aldermen Walsh. Preston, thian schoi.
end Clark The following Msrshals app inted First D
t Charles Frost Third Cha II. Lott; Fourth George A.
Wsidy Fih NJ Brown Sixth Henry Boice; seventh John
stilwtl EizLth Puloh Lott. Ninth, Vincent Mashns NO
supunruf ad for the Second District Tho preliminary
huess # the Board having been transacted ampton was car
-d TO ask appropriation OF 900 from the Common Coul
al, H. IrBh Uhcsr directed to pros, cute tie new sAni
AIRY survey city required by the Charter and city oIi
psces number Of nuancrs reported and fceired 20
the Health Msrdens for report when the Board adourtd m
this morning 8! o'clock
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PHOTOGRAPHS by Electric Light on exhibition al
BsADYs Gallery No. $50 Broadway.
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THE LADIES LIKE 1T, and il is equally accept
abe the young folks of family Take LFs Illus
IRArEp home with you. Il costs only cents
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The POLICE PREcIScrs.--It is understood that tho
Police precinct. under the metropolitan law VIII consist o. SIX
of Tie Eighth Ninth and Seventeenth Wards
R.tuT1 are received by the Deputy superintendent
from Al the Stations except the Sixth. Tie Assistant Captains
a. Sergeant. Of the Second Third and Fourth Districts rnsh
pendent returns according to the req eeI OF H' OP
" SUPERINTENDENT.