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Charles II. Livingston, the former incumbent un-
der Van Buren, Fernando Wood, &c. The claims
celebrated annexation "secret circular" The
other three are busy at work for themselves with
some assistance.


There are also numerous applicants for the Office
OF Postmaster, OF your city, including Moses G..
Leonard, member of Congress, &C., Alderman
Purdy, &c. For the Marshal's place, Mr. Bleeck-
er, the former incumbent under Van Buren, is
most prominent and industrious-and desperate
attempt will soon be made to remove Governor
Van Ness, the present popular COLLECTOR OF your
port, and place in his stead Robert H. Morris, or
some one Of the dozen applicants who are laboring
to secure the appointment.


Mr.. McClelland, from the Committee on Com.
merce, rer orted bill this morning making appro-
nave hastily examined it, and find the following
appropriations: For the Hudson river. below Troy,
500 900; for Newark bay and Passaic river,
$1,000; for the Savannah river. $50 600; mouth
above the Falls, 500, 900 below the Falls, and
Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers, $24O,-
GOO. Another bill was reported for eastern and
western harbors. For breakwater at Burlington,
w, $l5, 600; at Plattsburgh, $4,000; harbor at
Whitehall, 5000 Port Ontario, $4,000; Oswe-
go, $25 600; Big Iodus Bay, $1,000; mouth of
Tennessee, $25 600; Sacxetts Harbor, $1,000;
Dredge boat to- on Lake o.ario s2o, 600; Buffalo
Grand River, Lake Erie, SIC, CLEVELAND, $685.
600; Huron, $4,000; Sandusky city, $5OO0; X yer
Raisln, $4,000; Dredge boat on Lake Erie, 800
90; Improvement Of 81. Clair Flats, $40, 900;
Grand river, Lake Michigan, $40 GOO, mcu,h Of
water at Stamford Ledge, Me, $40 600; Boston
harbor, $40 600; Bridscport, Ci., $lb 600; Port
Jefferson, N. Y 5000; Newcastle, Del $25, 600;
Delaware breakwaler, $780, ,O0O Baltimore. $2O,,;
000 Hog Island channt Charleston, So, 600; and


for necessary surveys, $2O, 900 The appropriation
for the HUDSON river, Newark Bay, and Delaware,
will be found to be liberal, and will no doubt be
adopted.


Among the resolutions introduced to-day, / OBJ
served one offered by Mr.. Burke, of n fl en-
qurlng into the manner in which certain contract
tor government work was given 10 Col. James c.
Zabriskls, of New Jersey, from the Navy depart
ment. This will develope some rich matters
A resolution was also introduced enqulring,
into the expediency OF granting delegate IN Con-
sress to the District OF Columbs; as also for the
construction OF Dry Dock at Pniladephia Navy
Yard, and Tomb for the deposit of the bones OF
The American prisoners at the Walabout, Brook
lyn, that died from British cruelty.


Among the petitions was one pres nted by Zadock
Pratt, of New York, to allow a Mr.. Whitney 10
construct Railroad from Michigan to the Pacific,
through the Oregon territory. and asking an ap-
preparation OF public lands TO effect it.


There was no Executive session to-day.