NEW YORK. 



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State. It consists of eight divisions, 32 bri- 

 gades, and 128 regiments and battalions the 

 latter divisions to conform as nearly as possible 

 to the Assembly districts; each company not 

 ; ian 32, nor more than 100 men. The Na- 

 tional Guard is to be uniformed at the expense 

 of the State. All major-generals and the com- 

 missary-general are nominated by the gover- 

 nor, and confirmed by the Senate. Brigadier- 

 generals and brigade inspectors are to be 

 elected by the votes of the field officers of each 

 brigade; field officers of each regiment by the 

 - of the commissioned line officers of the 

 regiment ; and captains and lieutenants by the 

 votes of the company. No commissioned offi- 

 cer can be removed from office but by the Sen- 

 ate, on the recommendation of the governor, 

 by a courtmartial, or a retiring or examining 

 board. The supervisors of each county in 

 which a company of the National Guard shall 

 be fully organized, are required to construct or 

 rent a suitable armory for a drillroom, and 

 place of deposit of the arms, uniforms, equip- 

 ments and camp equipage of said company or 

 companies, the expense of which is made a 

 county charge. If the supervisors of the 

 county neglect to do this, the commandant of 

 the regiment is authorized to procure said ar- 

 mory, the annual rent of which shall not ex- 

 ceed $250 for each company, which rent shall 

 be a county charge and paid by the supervisors. 

 There will be one annual brigade parade, and 

 eleven drills in each year, and a monthly parade 

 of each company. Second enlistment 7 years. 

 The members are exempt from jury duty, 

 highway taxes, fcc. Camps of instruction are 

 established in each division. Privates get $1 

 each day of service. The power of the com- 

 mander-in-chief is very ample; and although 

 the selection of none of the officers except 

 major-generals devolves upon him, yet the 

 provisions of the bill give him almost absolute 

 power as to their subsequent disposition. In 

 May. under the call of the President for 50,000 

 troops, new regiments were organized and re- 

 cruiting offices opened to fill up the old regi- 



ments. The enrolment that took place conse- 

 quent upon the order from Washington for a 

 draft of men was completed in Sept., and 

 the whole number between 18 and 45 was as 

 follows : 



_The charter election for the city of New 

 York was held Dec. 2, and the results were 

 nearly the same as to the position of parties as 

 at the November election. The number of 

 votes polled was 64,280, or 12,551 less than in 

 November. The results were as follows by 

 wards for corporation counsel and comptroller : 



Comptroller. 



Corporation CouojeL 



Total ! 25.3SO 



35.555 



18,866 ! 42,633 



Brennan's majority, 13,505 ; Devlin's ma- 

 jority, 24.272. The whole board of council- 

 men were democratic Union. 



The operations of the five city railroads for 

 the fiscal year was as follows. 



The length includes double track. The 2d 1858. The number of passengers carried an- 

 avenue and 6th avenue began running in 1853. nually on each and all other routes was as fol- 

 The 3d and 8th avenues in 1854, and the 9th in lows : 



