, 1859-03-26


Esq, Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting being read,
the following resolutions were read and adopted,
with reference to TOLLS on the Wellaud Canal:
WHEREAS, Il is n,anifestly for the interest Vt
| Chicago, und the whole Northwest, that cheap
Transportation should prevail in al1 the avenues
| Of communication leading from the East to the
West; and, whereas, the tolls Oh the Welland
| Canal on most articles Of merchandise were not
reduced last wear, while the reduction on the
Eric Canal amounts to about one dollar and
ffty-six cents per ton, thus milking the tolls
must articles Of merchandise from Albany to
the lakes on the Welland Canal amount to one
dollar und eighty cents per ton, while the tolls
from the sume points by the WY of Rudalo
amounts to one dollar aud forty cents per ton !;
and while the r.atcs of Toll on the Erie Canu are
uniform most articles Of merchandise on the
Weand Canal an unreasonable, discrimination
prevails Therefore,
L.<olrtI, That the memorial herewith prc-
sented to the Hon. the Inspector General Of Ca
nnda b. attcstcd by the President and Secretary
Of this D"ard and Forwarded to the uun. 4. T.
Cali, Toronto.
| To THE HONORABLE 4. T. GEL7,
Inspector Gen'l Of the Province Of Canada.
The Board Of Trade Of the CITY Of Chicago
beg leave respectfully to represent
That in riew of the existing competition in
the transportation Of property between the At
lantic Cities and the " est by means Of Railroads
and the Eric Canal and in view Ut the grpat re-
ducton in Tolls on the latter, this Board are of
thu opinion that unless the Tolls on the Wclland
Canal are farther materially reduced mud made
uniform large purtion Of thc trade of thc West
hitherto passing the Wel1nud Canal will be di-
rectcd to other routes.
Aud that while it is obviously the interest of
the wlsule Northwest, that computing routes
bnt1 f,rv Ii
well as merchandise for the West, this Doard
are Of the opinion that the traffic through your
Canal cannot be maintained under the existing
Rates Of Toll.
Therefore, this BOARD respectfully ask that the
Tolls on the Wel1and Canal be established at
the uniform rate Of twenty cents per ton upon
NIL articles heretofore charged at n higher rate,
and at y rate not exceeding ten cents per ton
upon mineral coal, iron ore md articles Of SIM
liar character.
The Board then went into Committee Of The
Wlto'e, and discussed and amended the new
Charter and bylaws, after which they were ac-
ceptcd by unanimous vote
During the evening much tine was consumed
By statements, pro aud con, Will. reference to
the difficulty between Mcssrs. Van 1nwagcn j.
Co., and W. Y. Coe, Esq.-tEc meeting adjourn
ing utter listening to the arguments and cy:-
dence addnced by both parties.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO Prostitute YorxG
c1RI-TnE PARTIES HELD TO BA1L.-Yesterday a
man named Hertz, 4 woman named Carrie Scott,
Man Scott, claiming tn be tile husband of the
latter, together with buy named Sampson,
were arrested and brought before Justice Stili-
ken, on the serious cltargc Of attempting, by a
conspiracy, to reluce 10 prostitution Il young
girl named Martha Forbes.
The girl Martha, is about fourteen years old,
more than ordinarily good looking and mature
for lser age. She is i sister Of the girl Carrie
Scott, whose character is said to BE- more than
doubtful. The father Of the girls has separated
from lis wife, who lives in Milwaukee, he re-
siding here.
Hertz is living on Randolph street, the Seotts
reside on Buffalo street, the girl Martha has
been with her mother ut Milwaukee. Hcrtz
and Carrie Scott not long since WENT TO Milwau.
kec, aud there had IN interview will, Martha at
| the Walker House. Hertz c4lnc back to Chica.
80, and not long after Carrie Scott returned
hume bringing her sister with her, " ho for somt
| days remained with lcr on Buffalo street.
The futller getting wind Of the matter, and
alarmed at the assnciations into which tue
young girl was brought, got out warrant and
took her from them, and found her rcspecta'
bic home at j boarling house.
Tn Thursday night Hertz and the other par
ties now arrested got out warrant against Mar.
tim Forbes, for larceny, and took the same It
officer Douglas and asked lin to serve it, a1,t
/ adding tho suspicious request that the girl
once in his custody, he would deliver her II
them, and Offering him SO for so DUNG.
This brought thu matter before tlle autI,ori
ties, and after some investigation the whole par
ty were arrested and held to bail yesterday, b,
Justice Millikcn, to appear for examination OIL
Friday next.
GREEN, THE GREAT D1yEn.-Grcen, the celc
brntcd submarine diver, will lecture tonight II
Mechanics Institute Hall, on the subject 4
Submarine Explorations. liz will exhibit lii
new aud beautiful Submarine Panorama, illus
trating the cavcrns Of the deep, with the hair
breadth escapes Of tho daring diver. Tho fol
lowing Is the programme Of pictures shown:
Scene Propeller Osyc5o collded wifi
steamer America, July 18th, ISL, sunk in i
frct water. Steamer Griffith burnt in 1s4>
| sunk 1T Is feet water
Scene .-Burning Of the Eric, August 9Th
1871.
SCENE Steamer Erie sunk off Silver Greek
| in IL fect water.
| Scene 4-Stcamcr Atlantic, collision at night
August 18th, 1S5a.
Scene 5-As shc was seen next day ut thrc
o'clock.
Scene G-4Atlantic sunk in l6s feet Of watc,
as Ma. Green left her in lS5.;.
Scene 1-Stcnmship Missouri, burnt in Git
ra!tar in 1s4y. Full view Of the famous roc
and town Of Gibraltar
Scene s-The Diving Bell, GREEN'S paten
/ showing the nude Of working it,
Scene 10-Splicing the Atlautic Cable in mic
\ ocean.
YorSG MES's Assoc1A11oS.-Mssrs. Editors
have been shown ticket Of tue above Socict
with my name inserted rs a candidate for CO..
responding Secretary. as this has been dor
without my knowledge or consent, and US Il,
4 warm supporter Of the Independent Ticket,
am compelled to request the insertion Of til
explicit disarowa1 Of any connection on my pa
with any such irregular ticket. Would-be of'
ccrs generally succeed in cutting of their IL
pirations by letter writing. and know Of 4
reason why the same rule will not prove equal
well when applied to candidates ngainst-t -thei
will. II. ". FrLLEn.
MarsA 25th, 1854.
Il VINO Is 70 BLAYE:-Thc Grown Point lind
Register complains Of the irrcgularity Of the da
/ u mail from Chicago, which is sometimes recs