The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1842, Page 2

HERALD. NEW YORK [ “New York, Thursday, February 17, 184) a Progress of the Great Revolution of the Pre. ue Presidency and the Press, We are inthe t ofa revolution—we are in@ state 0) on—we ure all undergoing a radical change ery element of human society; fe, fiaance, m n, and the n erful and ra and astounding elements. the bar, the legi lative hall, paper prees, yea, even Grea commer the pulpit, the news unite in ectual revolu- { indicating this socia!, moral, and inte tion. 7 mie But perhaps one of the greatest evidences of this holy end glorious movement from evil to good— o the power of intel- from the influence of ir lect, can be sees in the singular war which has been waged for years past by the Wall street newspaper prese ag the character of the penny or cash press of all the large cities. In this branch of the revolution, cf the nineteenth century,we have taken the front rank, and accordingly we have, like every master-spirit of every age, from Socrates downward, zo bear the brunt of the battle,and to meet the calum- nies of expiring passions, as best we may. Here is a curious sample from the leading Wall street jour- nal of yesterday :— [From the Courier and Enquirer.) ‘Tue Last Evvont or Carr. Tytew —V source which admits of no question, President of the United States,is about maturing an ar rangement, which he, with his usual so! hat, consid- ers porfectly certain to sceure his election to the Presi- dency in 1544. y Agentleman now in W the request of aperson high in the con Tyler, a person connected with y of our large cities, was authorised to make o his contemporaries in the three cities of Boston, New York ond Philadelphia, to unite in the support of John Tyler's adminis ion, on condition that they should Decome the recipients of the President's patronage ! And he further assures us, that the individual alluded to, has actually visited Washingten on thia business, and been most graciously received by the Executive. i ye o details of thi ovement before 1h GR ae the parties who have ass: ; and our readers will ¥ «partnership between the edit and a wellknown individual, esto the truth of what is now s us that at f Captain together with the name edto the arranger become apprised o: athe Herald in this " Swhich will open their ey pole en doce ‘The Herald of Saturday last,contain- eithe first notice of a sele of Public Lands ever adver. tised in this city; and this large advertisement of a Land Sale in Illinois, is ordered to be published for the period of three months! This worthy organ of Tylerism, with its usual impudexce, accompanied its first insertion with ding article, calling the attention of European Capi- ‘sts tothe sale; and in a semi-effic'al tone informs them “in consequence of the delay in Congress in provi- jing for the deficiency in the Treasury by the imposi tion of Taxes, the Government of the United States is almost without funds”—that “it wants money, and must have it. It rHenerone, throws into the market @ large quantity of its valuable real estate.” o ‘We will not in the present crowded state of ovr cc- lumnse, pause to dwell upon the deep disgrace which Mr. Tyler thus brings upon the cowutry. Every reader will feel that this proceeding presents a spectac!” of hu- iliati as never before been witness ut is uyoa ur, and there re. tion in the Herald, will be.{that the new office fitting up for that establishment at the corner ‘of.fnn street, is to bo sustained by the patronage of P fob Prirting to an enormous a r the Government, and that a distinguished friend, late an enemy, is to be asso- siated with him! ; We shall uot at present, go fartlier into this notable ut we predict it will proposition been ‘ast anticipated; and rest! of Tylerism, is not only destined to bea signal failure, but those who pretend to be Mr. Tyler's friends, an¢@ have some little knowledge of the people, will tell him that it was conceived in folly and madness; and that even ifthe parties sought to be“ ought wp” had agreed te the proposed arrangement, it would not have secured him au cddational supporter among the People. As it is, nothing but disgrace will be reaped by the pro- Jector of #0 silly a movement. We conceive this curious article to be one of the most striking proofs of the revolution which is go- ing on in the newepaper/press, part pasu with that in politics, finance and literature. It is true there is a good deal of fancy and ill nature mixed up with 2@ few facts, but there is still sufficient of the latter articlé to satisfythe most sceptieal of the mighty change which is working in every element of socie- ty, and particularly in the newspe per press, that liv- jag soul of a new and happy age, such as the world never yet hasseen. We understand that the whole, or nearly the whole cash press, ealled the ‘‘ penny press,” in our large Atlantic cities, are either out or coming out ia support of Jehn Tyler and his accomplished admi- nistration. Yesterday the New York Sun made its first movement, in an able and powerful leader. There has always been, in regard to the currency and other public measures, a strong approximation between the principles advocated by the cash press and the practice,of the present administration. There is no buying or selling—-no bribery and corruption in this metter—-it is a fair business transaction throughout, without the intervention of 52,765 round white reasons, each looking like’ silver orgold. The Wall street newspaper press, and all the like journals in our Jarge cities, that have been conducted for years on credit and deceit; have nearly accomplished their mission in the progress of the age, and ate now rapidly returning to nobody and nothingness. They were the advocates and’support- ers of a system of bloated credit—of an inflated pa- per currency—that has debased public morals—made scoundrels of honest men—inultiplied deception—co- vered society with a vast crust of corruption—and almost degraded this glorious country before the na- tions of the earth. But a happy and a glorious change is coming over the land. Liberty and morality have Broken out in the right places, and a newspaper press has been established, supported, cherished and upheld by the people, that will unite its vast and mnultiplied ener- gies with the Executive government, and sweep away, at once and forever, that influence, and that Portioa of the press, which has filled the country with bankrupts and broken banks—folly and mise- Ty—aristocratic pretensions and demoralized con- duct. . 5 With regard to our poor self, we ask nothing of President Tyler, or of "any min or par Our es- tablishment, with industry, yields us an income sut- ficient to satisfy our wants and wishes. It is trac we mean in May next to enlarge our Print- jishment, bat it is principally to ena- sh a series of Periodicals, in or- der to advance, as far as we can, American literature and science. A specimen of this purpose we bave already given in the New Yorx Lavcer, which has already a circula'ion of nearly 3000 copies in a six week's existence. Ifthe President of the United States, er Doctor Brandreth of Broadway, senis an advertisement to the Herald, they get the ‘worth of their money, and the adv. antage of our vast circulation. They and all others are welcome to the use of our columns, provided they pay the usual Tates—and they have a better reason, in our circulas tion of 27,000 to select the Herald tor their advers tisements, thaa the United States Courts had to ap. point the “* Courier and Enquirer,” with only about 500) circulation- Bat these are all very small matters in the pro- gress of the great and mighty revolution which marks the present age, The rapid decay and up- proaching downfall of the large class of newspapers wonducted on the credit system—aad the final triumph of the smaller class, conducted on cash principles, is only a branch of the great intellectual movenrent which began with Luther and Calvin in Europe, and was seen first inaction here ia 1776.— Faction and cliques have hitherto attempted to tra- mel and trample over the press ani the Presideney; bat in the matations of party, and in the Providence of Heaven, aman has been elevated to the Presi- dency, contemporaneous with the new development of the press, which is calculated to iaspire hopes in the mind of the patriot and Christian. This singular and heaven-directed approximation of the Presidency and the independent rewspaper press, on the same great principles affecting the currency and other public measures, is’ only, therefore, tural event in the progress of the pre- sentage Yet it is only the first ina series of plte- nomena, that will hereafter astonish those who have not been astonished by the Boz Bull, or tuched by the Bor mania. ‘Incidents Connected with the Great Boz Ball. In our recent remarks upon the great Boz Ball, we omitted to neuce the admirable arrangements from first to last of the Evecutive Committee, and their untiri xertions to have exerything connect- ed with the ball as perfect as possible. Never did any man, or body ot men, work with more energy, good judgment, fine taste, tact and propriety; the resulf*was that their success was complete. Nothing urred during the whole evening to mar its joy- ness and pleasurable festivity; not the slightest accident ofany kind; no quarrel; no black looks; no passage of cards or of arms,; no struggle for precedence; no nonsense; although the largest pos- sible amount of fun. The committee also de- serve the lasting gratitude of the whole community for their vigilance in looking after the lights; and when we consider that there were over 1009 lights in the room, including ges lights, wax candles, oil lights, &e , and over 2000 persons present, moving about amongst all this blaze of light, a majority of them in light muslin dresses, with crape, lace, rib. bons, and light gauze dresses, &c. streaming about in all directions—it is next to a miracle, and owing to the mercy of Providenee, that no accident oc- curred by fire. And whilst tendering in the name of the whole community, sincere thanks to the exe- cutive committee, we must not forget a special tri- bate to Messrs. pson and Barry, whose tact and exertions in carrying out the views ofthe committee deserve all praise. The expenditure incident to this great Ball, can hardly be correctly cstimated. The best informed,say it could not be much under $80,000, most of which went into the hands of the workiag classes, and a large part of it to females. Among the trades em loyed, were store keepers, painters, engravers, jew> rs, printers, postmen, carpenters, upholsters, tailors, mantua makers, milliners, corset makers, stock makers, hosiers, bakers, wine dealers, &c., and several hundred women aod men as assistants, cooks, servants, & The hackmen alone must have received near $2000, and the 800 boquets in the room cost at least $1000. These do not include the gentlemen attached to the, Park Theatre, or the po- lice officers. Among other amusing and pleasing incidents that occurred in connection with this brilliant affair, we must not omit the following, sent to us by some “fair ladye.” A lady (the talented au:horess of a re- cently published memoir) applied to a distinguished and witty legal gentleman, a member of the execu- cutive committee, for his assistance in procuring her two tickets, or a pass to obtain entrance to the Ball This gentleman replied in the following admirable verses :— Dran Mapas :— 1 received your kind letter last night, The contents I have carefully read, lt indeed would afford me delight Could I stay and send you in my stead, To see the Boz Ball. But this arrangement, de: adam, won't do; Ladies’ tickets infact I have none, And you in your letter ask two, And a ticket admits only one To sve the Boz Ball. By a vote of committee no pass cen begiven, Nor any admitted but with ticket in a 5 Jn this dilemma, fair ladye, I regret ] am driven To admit that I have no pass at command To see the Boz Ball. P.8, Since writing these lines I have seen the committee, And earnestly begg’d them to give or to lend Threb tickets, if yet to be had in the city, That I might be able to serve my fair friend Tosee the Boz Ball. als had effect—the cards are obtained, M T whe pleasure enclose them to you, And happy am I that your object 1s gained, ‘And [hope you'll be pleased with the view, ‘When you see the Boz Ball. Asa proof of the tremendous rush to get a ticket to the Boz Ball, and of the incessant besieging which the committee received, we may state that oa the day before the Ball, one of the committee received no less than 86 letters from ladies and gentlemen of the highest class, requesting tickets, &c. Another received over 500 applications during the week for thesame object. And we find that there were over 5000 applications for tickets that could not be satis- fied. Mus Dicxens.—There was a great deal of can- osity to see and be introduced to Mrs. Dickens on the night of the Ball; almost as much so as to get a sight of Dickens. Among other handsome compli- ments paid to her during the evening, was the pre- sentation of an elegant boquet procured for the pur- pose by Mr. Barry. . This was presented to her by General Morris, in the name of the committee. The flowers were cul- led and combined by Thorburn, and consisted of the fojlowing specimens, What can be more elo- quent than the welcome spoken to Boz in the lan- guage of the flowers? All the orators of the earth could not make so beautifulfa speech as the one that we subjoin, and which was spoken to her by these flowers :— Amaranth—Immortality. American Ste wort—Welcome. sdagelica—Inspiration. Bay wreat:—Reward of merit. Bonus Henticus—Goodness. Cawpanwla—Gratitude. Red Rose—Popular favor. Daphni O d-ora—S weets to the sweet. Everlasting—Never ceasin mbrance. + Everlasting Pea—Lasting Pe jeasures. Moss Rose—Pleasure without alloy. Pansy, or reaggh poaanee of oad japonica—May you be happy. White Jarmine—Amiableness.. a White Pink—Talent. i ry Scarlet Flowered Spoonaa—Attachment. Accacia Rese- Friennship. ¥ As to the dancing, that was the funmiest,that could “possibly be imagined. The company had mostly all assembled at a remarkably early heur—evén be- fore $.0’clock. They filled and crammed every part of thehouse. Every seat in the first apd second tiers of boxes was filled ;.the, Jobbies were literally jam- med full by $ o'clock. There, was scareely any such thing as passing or repassing in that :quarter. And when those who managed to struggle, throygh the crowd up to the box entrance, so asto get a peep atthe steve, “one look was.enodgh,” (as the young. woman said when she peeped into her mistress’s love letter,) and they,guve up in despait,all idea of dancing for that night. The floor, from the centre box to the scene at the back of the stage, was one immense jam, There never was apything like it seen in this city, country, orany other. Such a tre- mendaus mob of well-dressed persons! Never weré so many fashionable, beautiful, and well-dressed ladies, so insuflerably equeezed up betore in any place, or under any circumstances. There was a magnificent crowd, in which a celebrated auctioneer lost his wife, and alchough he searched diligently for three quarters of an hour, it took him all that time to find her. And yet there was no ill-humor shown. Every one appeared pleased—all looked happy— yes, and even delighted. They saw that there was agreat deal cf good sense, some little nonsense, and a world of fan in the affair, and they were deter- mined to enjoy it, and make more if possible—parti- cularly the ladies, who made as much fun and laughed as heartily as any of the gentlemen. 1a proof of this we need only state, that there they stood jammed and crammed together on that stage for a hour and a quarter before Boz came, or before anything but the great, big, broad, indescriba- ble joke of the evening occurred to relieve them. Still they looked at each other and laughed, and looked at the house it laughed, and leoked at them- selves, and laughed and laughed again. Every body wondered and asked, as the old woman did at the siege of Belgrade, when the performances would be: gin, and how they would begin. At last, about 9 o'clock, Barry said to Simpson, “I think we'd bet- ter begia the tableaux ; he may be half an hour yet before he comes, and they woa’t know what to do with themselves, of what to think of the whole afluir by that time. They can't dance, and, by George, they must do something, or we must do something.” Very well,” enid Simpson, “ begin,” Bano went the great gong; every body jumped with surprise—some with alarm—and a ery arose of “Boz is coming,” “ Boz iscoming!” But Dickens didn’t come, and naxo went the gong again. “ He's come now,” was the general remark, ‘ where is he!” “There he is,” said some seven or eight wags, aa the drop curtain arese from before the ta- bleav, and represented John Povey in green velvet smalls, with a wonderful posterior protuberance and fantail jacket to match, with the two inch tail, in that part, forming one of the characters at Mrs. Leo Hunter’s Fancy Dress Dejeuné. ‘ That’s him,” “that’s Boz!” Most unoriental roars of laught «© f lowed this—bang went the gong again—down went the painted drop, laugh after laugh broke forth from several most beautiful lips, and again the curious, and unearthly, indescribable buzz or hum of sounds of many voices, that was heard so often that night, broke forth, and was kept up till Boz really came. Something like an attempt was made at a dance ; but the jam was then at “its height,” as the man said just before he jumped off the monument. The music stuck up, but Satan himself could not have struck up so much as a ree! or a stagger in that most magnificent mob. And this continued for twenty minutes, the Mayor and lady, and Phil Hone, stand- ing in the centre of the stage the whole time. Till at last, by sundry cabilistic signe, nods of the head, aud motions of the hand, it was evident that Boz, like the Campbells, was coming—and then the buzz became beautifully bewitching. After Boz had been introduced to the Lady May- oress and several gentlemen, and been shaken by the hand till his arm ached, he breathed heavily,cast one look up at the house, partly curious, partly be- wildered, partly satiric, and a good deal humorous, bang went the gong again—bang—bang—up went the drop, and there was the lady and pickwick in the double bedded room. All laughed at this, ex- cept Charles Dickens himse If, and even he could nothelp smiling, at the funny nature of the whole affair. Ia the midst of the laughing, bang went the gong, down went the curtain, and then there was a most awful rush to asight of Boz. Elderly ladies,both of certain and uncertain ages, married and spinsters, rich and poor, olé and young,handsome and homely, all strained their eyes, and some few thei: necks (as a geose does when it sees a stranger) to catch a glimpse cf his face. But he was so provokingly shor( that the thing was impossible. At last it was proposed to march himround the rocm. The band struck up, three gentlemen abreast went first like pioneers to clear a passage through the well-dressed crowd, which was accomplished with dreadful diffi- culty; Bez, with the Lady Mayoress on his arm, camenext; and then Gen. Morris with Mrs. Dick- ens; then, the Lord knows who came after them, for the crowd fell in, and one could’nt tell who from which. After another tableau, by dint of some terrible ef- forts on the part of Duncan Pell, James A. Smith, and several of the floor committee, a space was cleared large enough to form some half a dozen co- tillions; the music struck up, and Boz found him- self dancing with somebody—but it is extremely doubtful whther he knew, in the confusion, who it was or not; for there was hardly room to breathe. Still, he worked the muscles of his face and fore- head up and down, laughed out of his large mouth, (pretty fair mouth too, considering it is only a mouth,) and took histurn in the dance. It is true that he “‘ chasseéd” once when he ought to have gone “‘ forward one,” and that he turned himself when he ought to have turned his partner; but that he didn’t turn his own head off his shoulders, or get it turned for him that night, is one of the funniest affairs of the evening. ‘The last we saw of Boz, he was in the lobby of the second tier, coming from the direction of the refreshment reom, in company with his lady, the Mayor, &c. And he was then looking pretty ef- fectually used up. It appears that the excitement, the crowd, the talking, the heat, the dust, the fun, the sensation, the coup d’eil, the whole thing had given him asore throat, or what seemed a very good imitation of it, and the Mayorkindly took him and his lady home in his carriage about midnight.— And that was the last of Boz that night. Tue Srconp Eprrios or tHe Boz Batu—The Park theatre last night was lit up again with all the brilliancy of Monday night, as far as art and mechanism could go; bat nature was wanting. The life and beauty that by thousands lit up the scene on Monday night, was absent last night. It is true that, by nine o’clock, about 300 highly respectable and well dressed gentlemen and ladies were present, but up to that hour no one seemed inelined to dance. Some of our fashionables were there, but they did not take the floor kindly at all. And these 300 seemed lost in that immense and beautiful ball room. A few walked across and around the room, to look at Hillyard’s beautiful paintings, and the ornaments but that was all. The causes of this were partly the very wet night, and partly the absence of Boz, which latter is ac- counted for as follows:— Caxton House, 16th February, 1942. Dra Sin, I write you from my bed, and1 am truly sorry to say, that I do so for the purpose of informing yeu thet] cang not attend the Ball tc~aight, owing to an inflammatory affection of the throat which cunfined me to the house during the whole of yesterday, and obliges me to keep my room to-day. am sure | need not tell you how very much I regret this disappointmeht, or how great an effort I would wike to come tothe Theetre, if i¢ould do so with any degree of prudence. But you will see bythe enclosed that my Doctor exprestly forbids it, and it youvould see me, you id be at no loss to discover the soundness of his reasong for doing s0. Iam dear sir, faithfully yours, CHARLES DICKENS. E.Sutrson, Esa. ‘ Fesavany 16, 1912. My Dear Sir, + Mr: Colden suggests, in case Mr. Simpson is called upon by any of his friends to sccount for your norn-at- tendence to-night, that I had better state it, as my opinion, that it would be highly improper for you to expose yourself tothe night air, while laboring under the inflammatory affection of the throat, with which I find you. With gregt re: ° - Your’s moi GE To, Cartes Dickens, Esq. From. Boz’s own words .here, it appears that he has not been out ofthe Carlton for two days, al- though three partigs have in that time been got up to his honor. * , . About quarter past nine o'clock, however, about five hundred persons had assembled ; among whom weré Dutcan Pell, Esq., George Davis, Esq., E, Prime, Esq sand séveral other fashionables ; they gave atone to the affayr; they’ broke the ice—the shy ones followed ‘suit ; bang went the gong—bang —vwp went the drapery—the tableaux came off— choose your partners for a cotillion, said Parker— whang—tweedle-dee went the fiddler, and off went the dancers; and a very delightful—pleasant— roomy—select—happy—beautiful little. Ball they had in that most splendid ball room. We recom. mend Simpson to repeat it. “No more of that an you love me Hal.” 7 VFaustarr. ‘We understand that Charles Dickens, after his present engagements in this city shall have been completed, has determined to refuse all further public manifestations of hospitality. Musica. —Mr. Braham, me see by the Boston papers, has been very successful in Boston and that neighborhood, as well asin Troy,.Albany, and Sche- nectady. On Saturday last he gave a miscellancous concert, and on Sunday night he sang at the Orato- rio of the Handel and Haydn Society. Both con- certs were most brilliantly atteaded by all the éfite of Boston. In a few weeks we expect Mr. Braham here, on his way South. Signor De Begnis is waiting for the Boz mania to pass away before hé comes out with his Dramatic Coneerts—a new and elegant species of opera which he intends to give in the Apollo Rooms. Scenes from the best operas of Rossina, Mozart, Donizetti‘ and others, in full costume, with an orchestra led by Mr. Penson, must be capital and catching. Tae Nexr Passtwoexcy—Finst Move.—The first decided movement for the next presidency begins to-night at the Tiveli Saloon, in the shape of a grand ball for the purpose of danking Mr. Clay into the White House. This is a capital move. Gene- tal Harrison was elected by hard, cider and Tippe- cine songe, why can’t Harry Olay be elected by the poetry of motion? Both belong to the fine arts. Navav Inretricence.—The United States frigate Savannah, on the stocks at the Navy Yard,Brooklyn, is now undergoing repairs, and preporations are about to be made for launching her. This isa first class frigate, and will, it is anticipated, prove herseli an ornament to American naval architecture. The brig-of-war Dolphin, belonging to the Home Squadron, will sail in a few days on a cruise, to as- sist veseels in distress off the coast. There is a fine brig-of-war on the stocks, at the Broeklyn Navy Yard, which will be ready for sea in the ensuing spring. The United States steamer Missouri will make a trial trip down the bay in the course of the week. Her engine has already been tried, as she lies along- side the wharf, and found to answer all expecta tons. The sloop-of-war Oatario will sail shortly tor New Orleans, to become the Raceiving ship of that sta- tion. The following is a list of vessels in the Navy of the United States, their rate, place where built, si- tuation and stations. Vesseus or Wan or tax Usitep States Navy. Whn Name. Rate. built. Where. Shipsofthe Line. Guns. Pennsylvania 120 1837 Receiving Shipat Norfolk Franklin, 74 1815 New York: Washington, 74 1816 de. Columbus, 74 1819 Receiving Shipat Bosten 5 Ohio, 4 1820 Boston. North Carolina 74 1820 Receiving Ship at N. York Delaware, 74 1820 Coastof Brazil, Alabamo, 74 — Portsmouth, N. H. Vermont, 74 — Boston. 10 Virginia, ™% — de, New York, 74 — Norfolk. — nu lodependence, (Razee) "54 1914 Home Squadron. — 1 Frigates, lst Class. United States, 44 1797 Pacific. Constitution, 44 1797 Norfolk. 15 Java, 44 1814 do. Potomac, 44 1821 Coast of Brazil. Brandywine, 44 1825 Mediterranean. Hudson, 4t 1826 New York. . Columbia, 44 1836 Home Squadron. 20 Congress, 41 1841 Portsmouth, N. F Santee, “a do. Cumberland, 44 — Boston. Sabine, 44 — New York. Savannah, 44 — lo. 25 Raritan, 44 — Philadelphia. 44 2: Norfolk. St. Lawrence, “4 Frigater, 2d Class. Constellation, 36 1797 Macedonian,’ 36 1936 2 Sloops of War, 1st Clase. East Indies. West Indies, John Adams, 20 1920 Destined toCoast of Brazil 30 Boston, 20 1826 East Indies, Vincennes, 20 1826 Exploring Expedition. Warren, 20 1826 West ladies. Falmouth, 20 1827 Home Squadron. Fairtield, 20 1928 Mediterranean. 35 Vandalia, 20 1828 Home Squadron, St. Louis, 20 1928 Pacific. Concord, 20 1828 Coast of Brazil. Cyane, 20 1837 Pacific. Levant, 20 1837 West Indies. —— 2 Stoops of War, 2d Class. 40 Ontario, 18 1813 New Orleans. Peacock, 18 1813 Exploring Expedition. Alaa Sloops of War, 3d Class. Decatur, 16 1839 Coast of Brazil. Preble, 16 1839 Mediterranean. Yorktown, 16 45 Marion, 16 Dale, 16 Brigs. New brig — — New York. Dolphin, 19 1836 Home Squadron. Porpoise, 10 1836 Exploring Expedition. Pioneer, — 1836 Baltimore. © Concert, — 1836 Portiand, Maine. Boxer, 10 1831 New York. Schooners, Grampus, 10 1821 Heme Squadron. ‘Shark, 10 1921 Pacific. Enterprize, 10 1631 Coast of Brazil. 55 Experiment, — 1831 Philadelphia Flirt, |— — Coast of Florida. ‘Wave, ae do. On ay Sis do. Phenix, - - do. Flying es — — Tender to Exploring Exp. Steamers. 60 Fulton, 4 1837 Atlantic Coast. insett, — = Norfolk, Virginie. Mississippi, *10 1841 Home Squadron. Missouri, “10 1841. do. Store Ships. Relief, 6 1836 Pacific. 63 Erie, 8 1818 Bosten. Lexington, 8 1825 Norfolk, Virginia. +Paizhan guns. These veseels, for the most part, carry more guns than their rate would Jead the reader to suppose The line-of-battle-ships rated seventy-four mount from eighty to one hundred and ten guas. The only three decker in the navy, the Pennsylvania, mounts 140 guns. The frigates of the first class mount from fifty-four to sixty-four guns. The frigates of the second class mount forty-eight guns. The sloops- of-war of the first class mount, with two exceptiona, twenty-four guns. The two exceptions are the Cy- ane and Levant. These vessels mount no more than the number they are rated. The sloops ofthe second class mount twenty-two guns, and those of the third class mouat the number of guns that they are rated. The brigs and schooners rated ten, mount from twelve to fourteen guns, and.these marked without any rate, mount from one to six, The two small steamers mount four guns, and the Missouri and Mississippi each mount eight sixty- eight pouuders on their quarter decks, and two 120 pounders forward, all Paixham guns. Two of the steam ships mount eight, and the third six guns. Persons unacquainted with naval affairs would most probably imagine, from the rates, that there were actually but 2044 guns in our navy, where as there are about double that number. Mepicat Movementa ix Tat Metrorouts.—The Faculty of the New School of Medicine have just completed arrangements for the establishment of three cliniques—one devoted to Surgical cases under the efficient and skilful management of Professor Pattison ; another for Medical cases, under Profes- sor Revert, u most judicious physician; and a third devoted to Obstetrics, to be conducted by Pro- fessor Beproxp. This triad of cliniques will be brought into full operation as soon as the College season terminates, and continue throughout the summer. The College of Physicians and Surgeons have abundance of material, and we trust they will not suffer their young nval to outstrip them in exertions in the ‘* work of mercy and labor of love” to re- lieve the suffering poor, promote the interests of science—and, ahem ! obtain stadents. A noble and generous rivalry between these able “Faculties,” which united,present a powertul array ef talent and skill, will do much to elevate the character of the medical profession. The Lancet will faithfully and impartially report the progress of both establish- ments, and the members of the professiyn and stu- dents throughout the country, will thus every week be invited to the delightful and profitable task of scrutinizing the proceedings and comparing the judgment and talents of the teachers in the respec- tive schools. Success to the great medical revolu- tion. ‘Tue Late Srorm.—We expect to hear of several serious shipwrecks on the coast recently. On the night of the grea: Boz Ball, the wind blew as ’twould blow ite last in the Sound. ‘The storm was terrible, and overtook the Narragansett on her way from Sto- nington. The passengers trembled for their lives; but the skill and intrepidity of Captain Woolsey, and the stoutness of the boat, drove her safely through, and with grateful hearts the passengers in New York next morning in safety. Low Tines.—Lately we have had very low tides. Look out along the piers for the reaction. Froopire rue Western Prainizs.—The Scioti Tove and came near running over on the 5th instant. Rain poured down for forty hours, inundating much of the bottom lands, and extended probably to the Ohio. People in the midst of it remembered the great flood of ‘82, which happened in February, and thought of that which destroyed the world several years previous. Bawnvets 1 Coxmeerrcut.—One hundred and seventeen petsous had applied, up .to Friday, for the benefit of the bankrupt act. Tunez Tuovsaxp Srxoxc.—Major Davezac, one of the most pious members in the House of Assem- bly bes presented a petition of three thousand saints, praying thut adultery. be made a penitentiary offence. Certainly—we go this. Who are the signers of the petition. Wao Mannrep Toem ?—This is the constant question put te usin the Staten Island elopement case. Who can tell? Mock Tunruz—The Home League had a very - on last night at the Institute. They go ahead, Fars Squasn.—Horace Greeley delivered an capital lecture last evening at the Tabernacie, on the formation of character. Srrerv —Steam frigate Micsiseippi is said to have steamed, a day or two since, forty miles in two hours and twenty minutes. The consumption of coal was one ton per hour, steam ten pounds, va- cum twenty-zight inches, and revolutions seven- teen. Latest rom Hoxpuras.—We have received, by the Monico, the Belize Honduras Gazette, to the 22d ult. The steamship Solway had arrived there from England, and sailed on the 22d for Havana. A Belgian brig of War had arrived, and the ob- ject of her visit was to ascertain, for the information of the Belgian Government, the capabilities for co- lonization of the land acquired by the English Com- paoyin Vera Paz, previous to eflecting a purchase from the said Company of its interests in the grant from the Government of Guatemala. Treacuery or tue Mexicans.—lIt is said that Commodore Moore is a prisoner in Merida, Yuca- tan. On invitation of the Yucatanoes, he went to the capitol to enter into some arrangement with that government, and he was thus seized: This wa® done for the purpose of getting possession of the Texian squadron, then at 1. The officers in command, however, were on the alert, and seized several Yucatan eflicers as hostages. This may lead to something decisive on the part of Texas. We shall probably receive, therefore, some interest- ing and important intelligence from the Gulf. Proaness or Consumpriox. —Of thirty seven deaths in Newark, N. J., last month, sixteen were swept off by that dreadfu!,desolating disease, consumption! Acreeaste.—There was a change of thirty de- grees in the weather at Boston last Monday, in the short space of eleven hours! Aweap or THE Mart.—Steamer New Haven and Harnden & Co. from Boston, as usual. Disacrerasce.—The weather yesterday—rain fell in torrents from morning till night. : New Yorx Harmosisr’s Concert.—-This will come off to-night, and we are assured, will be the most brilliant affair ef the kind given this year. Awornen Gat ‘he wind blew a gale last night. We pitythe poor mariners on our coast. We hope no vessel has gone ashore. No Resrrcr ron Gop !—The Unitarian church in Chelmsford, Mass., was set on fire and destroyed on the l4thinet. Incendiaries have no respect, even for the House of God. Court Calendar--This Day. Surenton Count—Nos. 39, 60, 62, 89, 98, 85, 67, 28, 36, 26, 28, 40,41, 43, 44, 45, 48, 47,40, 84,60, 61,08, 66, 66,67, 68, Cincurr Count—Nos. 264, 278, 290, 27, 187, 262, 284, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 188, 232, 293, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 302. Board of Supervis>::. The Record: the Caair. Feb. 16 —T'he minutes of last meeting were read aud approv. A bill from Patrick Byrne and Teunis Fowkes, examining the sink at Cham- for com ion ing reference to the Colt affair, was of- penrati bers street, in fered and reterred. Bills of ocfier M’Grath and Bowyer—the one $90 and the other $120—for attending Philadelphia and Albany steamboats, at $2 per day, were receiv- ed und referred. The Comptroller madea verbal communication, in which he stated that owing to the difficulty re- lative to the Collector of the 6th Ward, the tax- payers had not been called upon twice, according Soiaw, and consequently the additional 1 per cent for non-payment could not legally be imposed. Ald. Lee offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorising the Collector to receive taxes in that ward uotil the Ist Mareh, without requiring tee extra interest. Expenses or Cotr’s Tata. The bill of E.C. Barton, for refreshments fur- nished to the jury and attendant officers, on the trial of John C. Colt, was presented. It amounted to $409,50, being 75 cents each for dinners and 50 cents each for breakfast and tea—it also includes a stares of $22.50 for cigars, and $12 or $14 for er. Much discussion took place on the a atl; high price of the bull. re Neal Alderman Lrowarp observed that the included refreshments furnished te several officers. he committee deemed it improper that the county should have to provide for them, but when the great excitement was taken into consideration, and the necessity for the officers being in constant at- tendance, it was concluded to recommend the pay- ment of the bill. Mr. Barton reeeived an unlimit- ed order frem Mr. Westervelt, deputy sheriff, to farnish the jury and officers whatever t! ed, agreeably to instructions from the Court, ept spiritoue liquors. Some contract should have been entered into, but such was not the case, and we are bound to pay the bill. Mr. Barton had sworn to the bill being correct, and believed he had even lost money by the di 8 supplied with the best that pli Alderman Berepicr, after stating t! t should be set aside, ich had heen obtained after a jury bad indulged in so much smoke and beer, moved that the c' beer and cigars should not be paid. In old times, he said, jurors were allowed nothing but w: Alderman Leonarp was 6 to find the gentle- man oppose the bill so strenuously. As to the time when jurors lowed nothing but water, it was when lawyers were not in the habit of keeping them for twelve days on a single trial. When lawyers charge $500 tog defending a case, and keep jurors, we are bound to see them taken proper care of. Alderman Lee observed that the amount of beer actually furnished the jury itself was small, on an ave: about aglassaday. He did not think that sufficient to set aside the verdict. Alderman Woopuu ut stated that the jury should have been provided for in the tea room. Aldermen Bexsox and Lee thought it would have cost more than now charged. The latter ob served, that the members of the Court and one or two others had dined inside of the hall, and Mr. Cooper had had the modesty to charge $1 a meal for each, although he had given them but a little fricasseed chicken and some roast i. Aldermen Puapy, Isness, and WitiraMe, aleo Recorder, made remarke in reference to the matter, after which the report in favor of paying the bill was adopted. Alderman Lronanp then offered a resolution, which was adepted, that “4 mi tra the Board of be responsible for spirituous liquors or fermented liquor, or cigars, furnished to juries. ‘Colt’s trial will cost the city and county some- thing like $2000, } Pay or Assresons. Alderman Purpy offered a resolution, which was adepted, authoris! the Supervisors of the re- ry ive wards designate the salaries they tloceue the Assessors ied to. The supervisors of the following wards then made their reports, and the salaries were fixed as foll lows: First Ward, $100 ; Second, Third, Fourth, and Thirteenth same as last year; Eigth, Eleventh, and 15th, 9450 ; Sixteenth, $68. The other members were not prepared to re- pert. ‘The Board then adjourned. Ner 4 Sroxs !—In the yard of Winches- ter, Virginia, there is an obscure, grave, without tome or monument. It con- tains tbe ashes of the brave man, Meyer i whose name ranks in the annals of the re second only to that of Washington. ‘Tur Stave Taape.—Itie stat trade has ine: shores The Greek marine is the Tuscan flag is also slave Rp General Sessions, a fore Lis Honor the Recorder, Judes Lynch and Noah, and Aldermen Pollock and Kimball, F 15 —Trial for False Pretences.—The trial of pe Amory and Henry H. Leeds, was re- Mr. Wittiam Crrment Hacorrty w: again: called upon the stand as a witness. The frst ques- tion put to him by counsel for Prosecution, was to ascertain what conversations had passed between himself and Amory & Leeds, relative to the sales. and disp Be pe cep classified in the invoice giventhem, subsequent to the - leged in the indictment. 2 _——* e counsel for defence objected to the is sibility of the evidence.) syne The Court decided that all questions caleulated to show the intent to deceive, were relevant and: admissable, whether the conversations were pre- vious to or after the original agreement. counsel for defence objected, and req Court to nite their exeeptionsto all transactions or con’ , hot applicable to the indi ent. definite charge in t .—On the 20th of Mareh Wirssss continue 1840, I ealled upon Amory & Leeds, and asked whether we should pay the sales of goods at auc- tion sent by them, or retain it in payment of ad- Vances by us; they they ‘wtihed the money, and that our advances were fully secured by go in their possession; if we had known the goods were in the public stores, we skould not have made 80 much of an advancement on them on account of the payment of the duties. After considerable argument relative to certain questions tobe put to witness, and backing and filing on the part of cou for prosecution, the witness contradicted his first answer, and said that they would not havé made any advances on goods in the public store The Recorder having been ealled to organize the Board of Sapervisors, om account of the ab- sence of the Mayor, the Court took a recess for Fa hour, uatil one o'clock. The time note was rec rom hi theBoard was such him, that the busi at 4s to compel him to remain. The pepe ad. ber until four o’elock a Fe: mbling, the wi i and cuntinued as follows’. Mr. Mac cata ta tke month of May to obtaina new ad 3 him we had no ‘objection as laeg dearer va ao cured; [thenasked him if the merchandize was all correct according to the i voices, on whieh we had made advances; he replied in the affirmative 5 he also said he would send the geods or the in- voices at 63 Pine and 52 William, to New street, so that we could haveall the goods on'which ad- vances were made in one store; he promised also tosend the key of the store in New street; after Amory & Leeds had failed, we endeavored to Possession of the goods that had been pledged to us; the invoice of goods in Pine street store called for, 155 packages valued at $93,580 72; that. in William street store, 79 packages, valued at $11,094 60; of these goods we found 27 ‘packages at 63 Pine street, valued in the invoice rendered to us sp $3; 51 at 69 New street, valued at $26, 72, that had been sent from the Pine street store, and $1 that had been brought from the Wil- liam street store, which were valued at 50, being altogether 125 Teckages less than entered in the invoice, and valued $62,386 27. On en- quiring for the goods, Mr, Amory told me that they id been sold, and that they had no proceeds to pay at present. H. said that he would give us the balance due on his books, and algo the ba‘ance ue from Brown, Brothers & Co, c ined. the month of April we re- ceived from Amory & Leeds, at several different Payments, the sum of $15, 125 to pay the notes due that had been loaned to them, Previous to the failure of Amory & Leeds a large portion of goods that had been placed in our store by them was removed ; some $27,000 worth ; this wes in the month o! March, April and May of 1840; there was an un- derstanding that to the same value was to be sent in ir we delivered these goods on the orders of the clerks of the firm of Amory & there were more taken away than] badan we Ea ngahias. ery sips bales of sheetings and place of the goods so removed ; this was between the 20th of December and the time they failed ; the value was about $4000; not get- ting the key from Amory & Leeds Jongin tothe store No. 69 New street, we took the ok frem the door by force ; this was’ a few days after the failure of Amory & Leeds; we removed all the. 1s we fourd in that store ; the invoice value of e goods then taken was $106,316.70; the indict- ment was found Dee 22, 1841 ; | advised a prosecu- tion in November 1840; on the 9th of November 1841 we introduced Messrs. Amory & Leeds as- witnesses in a trial in which some of these a 'e in question ; they appeared in our behalf; I was informed by m: Tathor that he had sent for Messrs. pas thee Leeds in order to inform that we i to have them indicted ; 1! was a few days previoes to the-- indictment wes found; they came there at the time agreed upon, and during a conversation with them; he asked me the amount on our books due from Amory and Leeds, which I told him; they objected to the amount; I then walked a my father went before the grand jury to make complaint; it is-probable at the time this Conversa- tion took place, that I mentioned the amount re- ceived from the of Mr. Amory, at Sing Sing,. that had been conveyed to our firm as part payment: of the amount dueus; I think I have said that th. ought to go to Sing Sing; that I thought was likely that if they were convicted Governor Seward would pardon them. I may have said that rry that Governor Seward had another Sey I was ear to serve, because he might 3 Jo'not remember that I said sete ea Bowen: , Direct examinatién resumed—' conversation: took place at Simon Draper’s house; neither Blateh- ford nor .Gleatworth were present. ¢ ter ) Inthe month of May, 1840, Mr. Amory called to obtain farther advances, and agreéd to put the goods in the store No 69 New street; we gave the advances before receiving the invoiecs; this was contrary to our will, but we made them to oblige Mr. Amoi the invoice value, according'to a me- mofanda sent of pc at this time, was $20,000; Daring the month of May, we advanced notes to the amount of $46,000; there isa controversy as. to the right of possession of the goods taken by ue from New street. [A copy of « letter from Ai ia to nigh rothers bra > here read, dated ase jues' i t possession the goods a the store in ‘New street, on Pelt of: thoge concerned; and also stati it Haggert: av had a claim vy; a sald good The ayer < rown, Brothers +, weCe| posal, was alsoread } tt nee Oe The Court here adjourned to 10 o’clock: Tharsday- morning. Tae Laresr Cousterrerr—We were shown: yesterday at the police office, several counterfeit $5- notes of the Tradesman’s Bank of this city, dated «| July 12, 1841, letter G. and signed by W. H. Falls, cashier, and Preserved Fish, president. Those we saw are drawn to the order of G« Contant. The engraving of the notes and paper is-excellent, and well calculated to deceive the best judges. The filiag up of Coutanv’s name is not so weil done, but that of the president and cashier, ie almost a perfect fac similie of their signatures, The red block letters FIVE, that had been placed onthe re- cent issues of the bank of that denomination, in order to prevent counterfeiting, are so well imitated as to deceive the officers of the bank. It is one of the most deceptive counterfeits, we have seen in many years. Svurrersas at tHe Boz Bart.—As a greatpumber of persons who attended the Boz Ball on Monday evening, at the Park theatre, were sufferers or gain- ers by an exchange ofhats, coats and cloaks, it has. been suggested that those who fee! disposed to recti- fy mistakes, will awemble at the Police office this morning, at 12 o’clovk, for that pufpigg, and bring the articles of apparel so obtained with them: Deatu From Errusion oF tie —The coro sae on aged thirty-two years, who Ted about three’o’ clock. e the mornin, ow eatasion of the Lies = en previously of rather inte: w no doubt produced his premature decease. ” Danie Rossery.—A boy named Joha Siaiegis sealing « gh dow apt lecmtlbe Gore aiding in stealing a com “ag Paul Nentsel, boot pe Broadway. and shoes, valued a! ing concerned in stealing he was called Wy two them carry it off. Anornzn Deatu raom Rom.—The coroner held @n inquest merandy at No. 70 Leonard street, om the body woman named R. a John ho si from the effects of inte: Ford lite, that ended in fits of epilepay. o proee erence dey Seat