The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-07

Of France. each OF Italy and Switzerland. each
Of Scotland and Wales, and unknown.
The Committee Of the Common Council engsged
In the investigation Of the alleged frauds in the
Comptrolers ONCE met yesterday, and Mr.. rlagg
was again on the stand After Q minute exsmius-
tion of the books Of his Office Mr.. Flagg was enabled
to present an ineligible statement, with the aid Of
detailed memoranda, Of some new frauds upon the
city treasury, arising out of sundry little errors of
surveyors, contractors and others. The fraudulent
contracts before the Committee yesterday were
those for grading Fiftysecond. Fifty-seventh and
fhty-tfth streets. The special case in which
Chemung Smith is involved formed but o small part
OF the proceedings. The chairman, Mr. Comet,
stated that Mr.. Smith declined being examined by
the Committee until he had purged himself Of the
charge laid to his account in criminal prosecution
at his examination before the Recorder on Tuesday
next. The Developments made by Comptroller
Flagg yesterday We give in full elsewhere They
are worth perusing, furnishing as they do key to
the method in which the taxpayers are plundered
by the combined wickedness of contractors, city sur
veyors, and officials of the Comptrollers depart
ment.
The committee of the Common Council on the sub
ject of the reception of Admiral Mohamed Pasha of
the Turkish navy, met again yesterday. and after
considerable delberation agreed to report in favor of
appropriation Of two Thousand dollars to give him
public welcome on his arrival in New York and to
provide him with suitable accommodations during his
sojourn among US.
The Street Commissioner case was up again in the
Supreme Court yesterday. The controversy between
Devlin and Conoyer has been 50 arranged by the
parties and their counsel that the QUO warranto will
be argued at the present general term of the SUI
preme Court, so that an appeal may be taken in
time to have the question of title to the Office of
Street Commissioner settled at the next term of the
Court OF Appeals, to be held on the fourth Tuesday
of March next In the meantime all the other lti-
cations between the parties will remain in statu quo
On motion of counsel yesterday formal Judgment
was entered for the defendant, Conover, and Mon
day day will be fixed for the argument before the
general term of the court.
The steamship Fulton sailed from this port yester-
day for Southampton and Havre, with eighty nine
passengers and 1898 ,9sl in specie.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 600
bales. The stock light, and the market closed firm
at lie for middng upsnds The -four market active
and the common and medium grades of extra State
Western were frmer, and in advanced about
sc. per barrel The transactions embraced parcels
for export Wheat continued frm with sales OF Chicago
red 81 or and small lots prime Southern red at 81 IS
and choice white do. at 81 IS a 81 40 Corn active
64c Csc Tor yellow and at Csc CSC. for white. Pork
without change of moment, while the sales embraced
including transactions made the previous afternoon
about 900 bbs. of mess chiefly at SIS so si5 81
Sugars firm and transactions were full prices
Coffee was 14c per h. better the lower grades. The
sales embraced about 500 bags of Rio at &c. q lie
Fregbts to Liverpool quite steady, though engage
ments less in amount than on the previous
day. To other ports they quiet and unchanged