New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08

,iI an,eac tiat TX banks suspended duriug TIE
fiscal year ia an aggregate clIIial OF $iiO i'".''
The serui 10 held ia uua Tor Their ciieul"ns nO',s
were cold by the Superintendent, ana all INC o''I
standing circulation, with Tie exception oil tntt OF
one bank. If in process Of retenp Oh at par. On
t!is with q circulation Of 81 ,5J4 hcre was 'o''
to holders OF Z per cent. ,.....
The SUPERINTENDENT Of the Insurance Department
" ~ submit detailed account OF TIE se'e.Ai y
srr,rce Companies located and doing business IN
this State From this il will appear fhat, WIN
single execution no failure OF le, Marine or Lac
III, nrau,e Companies las occurred DUNG the la''
year.
The State Engineer aud Surveyor viii submit TO
yon n report tue condition OF the eniilSehe
and oil er matters connected with the canals; ana
also a renort Oh the railroads II the State.
The inspection oil silt At the Onondse "a SAT- No'S'
during the past year amounted TO ~ ,JJi bnhbei'
1his il in excess Of any previous year. a uS'i On
THE production at the rate OF one cent per oushei
psyabie into the treasury, aud iogms portion OF the
permanent revenue OF the General tund. Inc eA-
nen.es of the works. saaFie. oi officers, aud ire cost
OF providing supplies of biire 10 the iaanui..cioi"s
for lSGl, we've about $4,000 In bic animal rel orr
tie Superintendent viii eolHinnii H'e II oiiha'igh
bealiug upon LIE uture Of tbs important !nIeiee
I r..peatiuly refer to nay last annual me-tase !"
connection with thir s'bleci.
Tie SureriGtond MT Of Weights and Measures has
furnished lie carefully prepared statement oil tie
articles sd the condition 81 me phoho floiei'nn
the couniies Of tie ate with the exception oi ior
have been sunphed through him with row or cor
reeted standards, Of superior workmanship. re
On ios Of ibis Office arc conducted vim .o"i vhU'O''
economy.
There were landed, Of alien enligrous, st The port
Of y N-Yo,k durnV the past year, toJsl, asa'l-t
10 1866 for the wear 1860. For TIE FIRST tOur mon rs
Of 1861, emigration exceeded the corItspondi
perod of lo6J by several thousands, bnt durng Inc
latter half f the year there mas been large iinng
oils reducing TIC aggrt gaze arrivals 81 yer ceh'
below the pfeceG,DL year, AMI crs than duni8 any
wear since tbe organiLnton OF the Board Of Columns
lfionerr The reduction Of income thus occasioned,
has induced a gii economy on me paft OF t.e ,oh-
lnssiOnCfs who expect that without GET rom
the u,elull.ss OF tle commission, they VIII be Oe
IN surrort The institutions under their charge with
ont hsti.tance, until emigration elali agan enable
,hem T. meet tie orin4 ~ demands upon tn'ir IT,
come. The report OF tho Commissioners VIII lie
rr.ssnted 10 yOu ia due te aud 20 that refer You
ior valuable details.
A floating Eos,ital for the treatment Of yellow
fever il proven, 1 think, by the experience oil me
past three yesrs, 10 have advantages over hssu
quarere. II toGhd TO be hot only Det'er tof thS
ooufort and well-beiug OF the sicA, but stier ana
more economical. We can, Therefore, at ieast sa.iy
pOstrone the purchase O. lands or The erection o.
costly cdGces, or tie employment Of an expensive
corps of .al.r.ed officers Tor quarantine purpose,
uplil the political troubles Of TIE country 49,. AT ~
end. Tie report Of the Quarantine Comm iSsiJuers
viii present the affairs more III d,lGhi Dut u II
proper Ia, should call attention TO tle ne'e lty
Tor suitable cite Tor warehouse Tor niec.e ed cr,
Z gOes a. L. is believed that tLis Is the principal
soul,e Il danger from yellow fever. The cost ought
not 10 be lafae a. the reQui.ite accommodations
oud be iucoufi cradle. Tic COiInns ,loners VIII
e.dclvor to impress nlOn You The hr,e-siiE o. is
yi.iOn q tie & -laiItlne hws. All! )Hty tLOuld
be given 20 ell the grou Dis laici} Occur red ar
quarantine station on staten Island and, in thai
case to provide for boarding sati at SUIT
able FONT el-cWhege 10 llfe tie proper ol-tfib
non Of tie u *, al 70 ptOyIle means tueiel'fi -
invest the Health CMcer with control over me
Floating H0sI tal; and for the Ic'mE. ent man
teugnce 81 anchorage gouni for Injected oseeis IN
tie lower bay duIlns qnarahtine tcason. ne once
OF Physician 81 tire Marine HorpliHi, which oin'
the Il. nation O. The inc.uheht IN Juue ~, "a
h teen yacsIi should BE nb lshod, the SALARY o.
100 heretofore paid should be ttyo4 10 Tie cf.-
s.ant fund. and tie Health CiH,ef be- ieqrigcd -
perform tie few feulai 10y dntes !sce Oh ozrersc.
TIE lAr1r- and respor .ibi.i!e- oi tte Neiropor 81
Police have temporarily been iic.ial.y llcfe.slf 90
b. tue quariefing witiiu The Giuirt 81 iarg, nEn-
ben OF soll,n. and BY lho iar-asc thi 3i ano Gee
teu'ilu IN tie cts Of rrilrAt- from = is aid other
Statts Additional duties were alfo inpo Ell a. lie
l..st session ol tic l. gisaluyo. hitaout i.li-gi
however and ia man ~ 10 win .ill more fully ine
\ regular confidence the police have llc-erysd TIC
public peace ard faithfully - formed tho iuiis as-
silHc1 them. Tie annual report o re tnrin ssion'
err ID now IN ms hands and Will be tIHItIAIttcd 30
the Legislature without delay. II embraces ilr.,e
amount Of important detail, and contains several
! accommodations '0r your cOnsifcruI.n. lheie l.
an increase of four hundred patrolnch ~ Ncw-lo X
"A nunl or amply suilrent 10 protec; Il and pEg-
egty and 10 repr,ss any outbreak ~ Inr Tie lublc
Ieace. Statistics hrc therein 81 ca villa reirtcnce
+ to the Sanitary Police, acd tie examination G: un-
sae buildings ana steam-hosierr more than tWeiiy
per cent OF vii are found detective, hBd ihe moae
Of escape from End ventilation Il eDeltnt-hcnss.
The importance of frequent and cur, lul SANITATION
of ferry boats NJ, ing In the harbor OF Newly Ork
esatlished by thc returns submitted win the report,
which show that DUNG me pat year !ic7i 20
/ Passengers were carried, with re los OF
single lic-thWt Of fireman, while cleaning Lls
ercine. TIE Commissioners sug.rst the propIi-
ely Of initiating European cities, AZ transferring TO
/ tie Ioii,e many duties BOS discharged by otter
functions rics, mud thereby saving largely III expense
while 81 ming In efficiency. The supervision Of
Wegiiis md measures, custody OF The markets., in-
~ cOn % strees, piers and bukheeds, and enforce
rcnt OF laws for tie government oi the barbor, ARE
thnse ,, eciy named. The daty OF APP ointing Poll
CLERKS Cd not with proplicy remain vested III the
Board, bot should bc transferred To the Supervisors
o. .le counties. Here are other points which Will
, engage your AtentIon. lie standing oi our slnie
AID country abroad depends, IN inconeidcrable
degree, upon the good order Of tho commercial
metropolis and system of police which has proved
itssl, under trying circumstances ana careful scgu-
tiny, to be equal 10 the objects sought in It's estAb
lishment, properly cleims such legislative aid e4
peFeuce has proved TO be requisite
| The Board OF Commissioners of Pilots have con-
tinued satisfactorily discharge tie duties devolyed
upon them by the several acts Il the Legislature
reliins TO the preservation Of the harb0r Of New
York. In their annual report they VIII call your
attention to several important subjects connected
with tLe wharyes, piers, shpe, and wsiers oi the
narbor OF kew-lork.
The number of vessels Of sll kinds, arriving at
the port Of New-York, in 1861, was 1900, excln.
ive Of river craft, 10 insure the proper care OF