The New York herald., 1863-03-17

ers taken on board confessed that the Chapman in
some point ON the coast. and that 1t was designed
to capture the steamer Oregon on her way to
Mazatlan; to put prize Grew on board of her.
and then to make an attack conjointIy upon the
two treasure steamers coming from California.
This bold enterprise was defeated by the officials
at San Francisco. 1t is said that the Chapman
was fitted out in New York. and purchased by
secessionsts in San Francisco for this expedition
THE LEGISLATURE
In the State Senate yesterday notice was given
of a bill for the appointment of five commissioners
by the Governor and Senate to construct and work
railroad on Broadway and other streets applying
the profits to the payment of the debts of the
Croton Aqueduct Department and Central Park.
In the Assembly the Grinding Committee was
announced by the Speaker and bills incrcas.
ing the salaries of Police Justices and Justices
of the Peace in Brooklyn to 81, 500, incorpo-
rating the Chenango Valley Railroad Company,
incorporating the st. Patrick Benevolent Society,
and authorizing the election Of two additional Su-
preme Court Justices in the First district were
passed to third reading.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen yes
terday the Mayor sent in communication vetoing
the tax levy for the current year. he particularly
obecting to the appropriations of 900 for the
Catholic Orphan Asylum, $50, 900 for fire tele-
graph, $l25, 900 for improvement of the Russ pave
ment in Broadway, $4,000 for construction of
house for detention of witnesses, and $780, 900 for
salaries, &c. The communication was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed. The Committee
on Railroads reported in favor of allowing the
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company to extend their
track to the Harlem river. The report was re-
committed. The report in favor of altering the
route of the Belt Railroad from Fifty-ninth to
Fifty-seventh street was adopted, after which the
Board adjourned to the 26th inst.
A new petit jury panel was returned to the
Court of Oyer and Termincr yesterday for the
trial of DR.. Brown, but was exhausted after two
additional jurors were chosen, nearly all the rest
having formed opinion in the matter Judge
Barnard said it was very evident that it would be
impossible to procure an unbiased jury in
this case unless panel of one two thousand was
subpenaed. He would therefore adjourn the
court until Monday morning next, in order to have
a new panel, and to give the counsel an opportu-
nifty to consult as to whether they would consent
to go to the Sessions or remove the trial to West
chester county. After some remarks between the
counsel and the Court the six jurors empannelled
were discharged (Mr. Clinton excepting to the
ruling of the Judge, and the further consideration
of the case was adjourned to Monday next.
similar difficulty occurred in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday before Judge Shipman,
<Io ~ oh Will or
Capt. Bryer, of the ship Robert Lane. Messrs. Ed
win James and T. Dunphy, on the part Of the ac
cused, objected to the nsuffciency of the panel of
jurors. The prisoner was entitled to twenty Pc
remptory challenges, and the panel furnished to
them contained only seventeen names. After re-
marks between the counsel and the Court an
additional panel was ordered and recess taken
for two hours. On reassembIing. however, il was
found that only the original seventeen jurors an
swered to their names, and the case was adjourn
ed to this Uuesday) morning for argument as to
the necessity of pOstponement to another day.
A panel of Grand Jurors was sworn in the
Court of General Sessions yesterday morning, of
which Mr.. B. l.. Solomon was appointed foreman
Judge McCunn briefly charged the jury on the
laws as laid down in the statute, and the Court
adjourned until this morning at eleven O'Clock.
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 442 deaths in the city during the past week
an increase Of as compared with the mortality
of the week previous, and more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re.
captulation table gives l death Of alcoholism,
81 of diseases Of the brain and nerves, Of the
generative organs, l6 Of the heart and blood ves
sells, l73 of the lungs, throat, &C.; OF old age,
IS of diseases Of the skin and eruptivs ievers,
10 premature births, 63 OF diseases Of the
stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; % of
uncertain seat and general fevers, 5 Of diseases
Of the urinary organs and l6 from violent causes.
There were 3lS natives Of the United States, Of
England, 50 of Ireland, % OF Germany, and the
balance Of various foreign countries.
The stock market inactive yesterday, but in the
afternoon prices were better. Pacific Mail per
cent and railway stocks u per cent Gold fell to l53
closing l54ls bid. Exchange closed 169 1s0. Money
was extremely easy; cal loans per cent The bank
statement shows n decrease OF So 222 3I3 IN loans
81. sos o04 in specie and 81 49, ,l7s in deposits.
All branches Of business depressed yesterday by
the heavy fall and downward tendencyin gold. There
were very light sales Of cotton reported at Sic for mid
dlngs Flour declined l0c 2oc., and grain much
lower yet inactive The days transactions In provisions
were quite limited, though buyers had any existing ad.
vantage. Groceries heavy and declining whiskey
was In very moderate demand at 46c 4sc. Other art
Giles were lightly dealt in al dropping rates The freight
market vas quite dun and rates tending down.
ward.
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