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Ma. AHERY's DEFALcATIoS.-We chanceo 10
be a, the Beard OF Aldermen last evening when the
Icon,mrnica,ion from the Meyor was read concern
;na Tho aefalcation cs his laie clerk. MIR. Morris
verv cornplacently about it, and goes on
- a,,, ,ng,I, 10 show that the same thing ma gjn
-. y, o,ened under any OF his predecessors. lie
/ Goals Of the measures be has taken TO provide
.r,i,sr such contingencies hereafter and men
,ions that he has directed Messrs. Robert Taylor
and 5. ]. Willis to examine alithe accounts OF the
receiving officers of the Common Council The
p,per excited some remark. Alderman Under
wood was surprised that the Mayor should so
coollv make this assertion, as he ne1er thoNght OF
the matter until he, as Chairman of the Finance
Committee, had directed the Investigation, and
until Mr. Tay lor had fairly set abou; it. Alder
man Purdy tried to rescue the Mayor from these
attacks and said he was sorry to hear hin blamed
for having done his duty 1t was not for this, Al
derman Underwood said that he blamed him, but
for stating what was rot trre. He wished tha pa
per referred to the Finance Committee, which
wished to examine it in connection with certain
$4,000 of which they were just now in search. Al
dsrnan Purdv wished that the paper might at
leas, be printed before it went to any Committee,
bu, this was lost; and the communication was re-
ferrcd 10 "a Spcciu! Committee, consisting Of Al
dermrn Bonuel. Underwood and Jones.


PoLlr1cAL SrABBISG.-Andrew Parsons, late
Member of the New Jersey Council from Passaic
County, was dangerously stabbed at the Canal
Hotel, Aquacknock township, N. j., on Saturday
evening. a Wing meeting had just been held
there, in which Mr.. Parsons participated, and a;
its close political discussion occurred between
him and ssme Loco-Focos there collected. One
of them, blacks rlitll, named Yreeland, not re-
sident of the county, proceeded from hard words
TO blows, striking Mr.. Parsons in the face. Mr..
Parsons thereupon ccnched him, bu. the by-stand-
ers nterposed to part them, when it was found
that Mr.. Parsons had h'-- etabbed in the region
,f the heart, By a oco, nayncd San
rrson, during the Sound is happily
not dangerous, though ee inches long
Sanderson was seen to strike at Parsons during


he melee, and immediately afterward TO 60 to he
anal and drop something into it-a knife OF
CURSE Both Sanderson aud Vrecland were
nereupon arrested and lodged in Passaic County
ia!l.


ATTgMrT AT HoUsE.BREAKISG.-The dwelling


II Mr.. a. c. Thorpe 1877 East Broadway, was
slsited by some villain or villains who forced out


no OF the fan-ish,s Of the back basement door,
out were unable to reach the key; apparently they
lilen visited the buck porch, succeeded in opening
one of the windows, and then fled without doing
further damage in consequence Of becoming
alarmed, It's supposed, taking with them the step
ladder as far US the back fence where they made
good their retreat. Nearly every house in this
block has been tried by burglars within the las;
year, and many of them robbed of various articles,
principally siverplote, spoons, &c.


Mail RcBBERs.-Peter and John Eolderman,
brothers, have been arrested at Drummondville,
Canada, on suspicion Of having been concerned in
the robbery of The mail which occurred in Fehru-
AIRY last between Fccderickton and Wheeling. They
have been headed towards MARYLAND for trial