The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1842, Page 2

EW YOR Febru: New York, Fr 8, 184 ‘Agents for the New York Lancet. _ ‘The followirg is a list ofthe Agents for the Lancet, where subscriptions Will be received, and single nam: bors are fou id tor sale regularly every week, + George W. Redding. B. Zi elphia. Woshingto BuilaloN.¥... New Haven, Conn. Hartford, Coun Levi W. ard. hos, P. Richards, ” Dougherty L.3 John F. Curns & Co. R. J. Woodward. Amos Head. St. Louis, Mo Charleston Middletown john F. Curns & Co evi Smith. Raunsley. Pa. G. Berford. Louisville, Ky. A. Halleman. Cimcinnati, O.. Tobey. Wheeling, V -J.H. Thompson & Co. New London, Conn. -L. L. Sperry. Newport. JWm. A. Fry. The Loneet is $3 per annum’ ih advance—or 6} cents per single number, Lancet Orrice 21 ANN staner. The Weekly Herald, Containing a full description of the grand Bez Ball, illustrated with nearly twenty original engravings— also containing an account of the diuner given Boz to-night, will be published to-morrow morning at eight o’clock—prive 6} cents per single number. News rkom Lvaors.—The steamship Caledonia has been fourteen days out to-day. She will pro- bably reacl-Boston next Monday. and we shall re- ceive her news on Tuesday. In the meantime, how- ever, the North America, or Hendrick Hudson, or Roscius, may arrive with intelligence to the 7th, 0th, and 15th ult. And perchance we may get news by the way of the West Indies. Position of Farties in New York—Who's to be Next Governor Now that the Boz fever is somewhat abating—the Boz ball paz: and gone and the Boz dinner soon to be eaten up—the watchmen in the towers of Judah will have leisure to look around them, to mark the progress of eveuts—to see the developments at Washington—to muse over the movements at Alba- ny, and be able to find time for reflection on the present curious, confused, singular state of public affairs and future events. : ‘Lhe republic is indeed in a remarkable condition —tich in all the natural elements of wealth—with an annua! production worth, at present prices, six- teen hundred millions of dollars—a population of 17,000,000 of Christi besides much cattle— and yet, by some means or other, Congress is in- active, and without money—many of the States are ‘bankrupt—masees of the people complain, and there is such a singular mixture of blessings and bad feel- ings that every thing would seem to go right, and yet many things go wrong. In this great and wonderful State of New York we are on the verge of a great future, which is per- fectly invisible or ‘* dimly eeer,” and through which our public men are groping almost in the dark. With a population of three or four millions—a capi- tal stock worth eight hundred millions—we have a public deb: of nearly $25,000,000, a depreciating State credit, a number of public works uncomplet- ed, more money daily wanting, and the two great parties of democrats and whigs quarreling for the ascendarcy, instead of uniting for the honor of the State. » How long is this state of things to last 2 Is there noremedy? Let us lowk at the map of the past. The great movement of the present age which hast United States, begua with De Witt Clinton, in this State. The Erie canal, projected by that wonder- ful man, wee the firet of a series of efforts whi twenty years, changed and revolutionized the 1 h have covered the country with glory and shame— with profit and repudiation—ihat now marks the character of the times with such varying hues. For 2 powerlul party in this State opposed nd long attempted to many yé these vas cover with ridicule the public works that now fill De Witt Clinton, in his day, tor—no theorist—no visionary states- provements the State with wealth. was no spe man. He waza man of facts and items, illumina- ted by a ray of genius from heaven itself. He de- monstrated the practicability of these internal im- provements, by prudence in execution—by an accu- rate practical knowledge of details—and by an in- domitable perseverance in carrying them out into full vigor, and the nicest mathematical calculations. By these means he succeeded, against a bitter oppo- sition, in completing the Erie canal, and almost in revolutionizing Since that period, the whole country has followed his mighty impulses, but without his proudence, without his tact, without his his practical skili—without thet light of true geniue, the age. y. Ina particular manner which seldom leads. ast has the e of New York for the last four yeare, while pr ng to be carrying out the policy of Clinton, actually depart fine of action, than his origital antagonists, headed by General Root, did in their early hostility to his This great and fpepulous State is covered ed more from his pradent policy. with a debt of $25,000,000—her public credit sunk 20 per cest.; and both parties ia Albany, instead of chalking oat any practical line of policy, seem pursuit of persenal objects, and tein porary exped.ente. be a return to the practical good 7 umes—there must be a movement i restore to New York the halcyon prudence and economy, en- actical skill marked every step, and lated credit were properly scouted only to be ir There sense of fo begun that days of C terprice an speculation at, and pu: dewn. From 183) to 1336, the democrats increased the banks, by passing bushels at the time—inflated the a, whi carrency—and projected speculations of all kinds, that ended ir entire prostration, both financially aad polit , 12 1837, From 1838 to the present time, the whigs have only increased the evils of the day— wasted the public funds—inerewsed the public debt—doubled the number of banks —and now, between both parties, the great Stete of New York is thrown, like a good,veseel, high and dry ‘on shore, without any insurance ea vesse! or cargo. What then isto he donc? that segar, end listen. New men end old principles must be called i: to action. The calm, philosophical, practical, cood sense that guided De Witt Clinton and his compa triots, must be revived in the publie mind and in our public councils, by bringing forward fresh tiv + ber from the great forest of human nature. D.uing he last t velve years, both parties, democra's end We willtell, Light whigs, have injured the character of the state, an conducted themselves, on bad principles, that have led to the present cond:tion of «fairs. Let ushave a change—let ws have new men—let us go back to a former ege, and get a chip of that same old block that laid the foundation and corner stone of the glory and wealth} of the State. With these princi- pies to guide ua ia a} choice, we at once propose, for the next Governor of New York, the name of CHARLES A. CLINTON, the son of De Witt Clinton—the inheritor of his name, and a large portion of his intellect. Away with all ‘small po:atoes” from the whigs, or “small lights’ frog Let the good old republicans of all parties—the young men of the age—from? Sandy Hook to Buf- falo—raliy at once, ioned, sensible, practical republican party that aided De Witt Clinton in the great improve. ments of this State, and carried him triumphantly through the mighty work that would have con- ferred immortality on any man in another age of the world. Wake up—move—stir—rise at once. the demoerats. re-organize the old fash- Who is to be next Governor of New York? Charles A. Clinton! Tue Reaction—Boz iy Dancer.—If the great and immortal Boz accepts any more public balls, or goes to any more public dinsers—or encourages any Jonger his present popularity, he will certainly get indicted betore next June. Already the reaction has begun. The * New York Courier and En- quirer” and the ‘ Washington Globe,” par robile Sratrum, have commenced the * mcral war” upon Boz and his works. Take the following curious ar- ticle published in the latter priat :— [From the Washington Globe.) If to delineat luman character in its lowest stage of ignorance, vice and degradation, and give itthe most undounded scope in every species of wickedness and crime, is to be a Democracic whiter, then most ascuredly Mr. Dickens is emphatically one. He has exhibited hu- man nature in its naked, ragged deformity, recking with vice and ,pollution; as ignorant zs wicked, and abso- lutely below the standard of the very besstsof the field. He bas made his exhibitions of human character more disgusting and abhorrent, by a degree of brutal igno- rance and stupendous depravity, which constitute, in their combination, a spectacle so absolutely and exclu- sively hateful, as to absorb all consideration of the me: by which this miserable desecration of humanity w: produced, and tall sympathy for the brutes who th asit were, misrepresent their fellow creatures. Inc dentally, these spectacles may connect themselves in our minds, with the means by which this extremity of vice and ignorance was produced, but the over- whelming feeling is that of disgust and abhor rence. There are physical diseases, so revolting to the 10 convert pity into sickening disgust, und a degree of moral corruption and wickedness which aunihilates all sympathy. Tocall this the literature of Democracy, is to make Democi this gentleman has been pleased to represent it in his native country. It may suit there where it has perhaps its protetypes, so numerous as to constitute a cluss; but it does not actually belong to the United States, nor is it applicable to the state ef society inthiscountry. Such a scheol of literature can only aid thecourse and progress of vice among us, by plac- ang before the already Parte examples of new modes of wickedness, with which they were hitherto unac- queinted, and degrees of degradation of which they ne- yer had any peiception, until they became 0 ‘conspicu- ous in the polite and fashionable iterature of the day. ‘The extraordinary cheapness with which these works have been got up among us, and the allurements the: present ina suries of embellishments corresponding wi the grossness of the scenesthey are intended to illus trate, have given them a general circulation among those classes most likely to uverlook the latent imper- ceptible moral, if any such exists, and to concentrate their attention on those bread caricatures of wicked- ness, which are toooften represented by the author in combination with ludicrous cireumstances, admirably calculated to make those who have no very distinct no. tions of right and wrong, consider the whole an excel- lent joke, worthy of ali imitation. I cannot, for my part, comprehend how a writer can be fairly entitled to the credit of being the champion of that class of mankind which he pictures in colors +0 revolt- ing to our feelings and sympathies; nor by what pro- cess of induction this intimate association with this per- petual contemplation of all the varieties of extreme gradation, coupled with a boundless latitude of c' can be converted into a school of morals. If thi deed the tendency of such contemplations and assoc’ tions, let us send our children to bridewells and peni- teutiarice for their educetion, and to the quarter session for,lessons of morality. Indead it seemsto me that Mr. Dicken’s morel writingoare very much on @ par, with LeBoeuf’s aoe moral picture of Adam and Eve, in the moment of being tempted by the serpent. They were represented as large as life, perfectly naked, the female in the attitude of a lascivi courtesan, tempting a bashful youth; and ifthe artist had not fortunately be- thought himself of calling it decent female would have da t moral picture, no to visit its exhibition. At this rate, I should not be at all surprised at seeing some strenuous amateur writing a criticism to prove the dieplays of Fanny Ellsler a great moral spectacle. This is enough to finish Boz. ‘* Col. Webb of the regular army” has already denied that Boz is-a gentleman, ora “ manof refinement,” or ever saw any polished society jn England—and now Francis P. Blair's correspondent thinks that his writings are “ immoral and wicked.” If Boz does not keep quiet, he will certainly be indicted by some Grand Jury, somewhere, before June. Uxcurrent Mosty—DsPaxciarep Currexc We have received several communications aski us ** why are you silent on a depreciated city cur- tency of late?” ‘* Are you bought up like mahoga- ny stock ?” ‘How much did_ you get, like cattle in the market 1” We will answer very candidly. We bave again and again warned the public against any species ofa distant or depreciated cur- reney, and we have received a great deal of abuse from that very class of people whose interests were thus protected. Under sach circumstances, and with theee specimens of gratitude before us, if any are cheated and deceived hereafter, we seriously think they deserve their tate. The very persons in socie- ty whose interests we have protected, are frequent- ly the first to turn about and abuse us to gratify a avenal gang of rivals. Let them take the chance— if they are well fleeced—well cheate¢—completely cleared out, it is none of our basiness—they deserve it. As to being bought, we have only to say, that if ou thinks we have received $5: etly weleome to swear to the fi y itin our pocket—and they know it to be Ina sinful and corrupt age of the world, the pple virtue, and directness of purpose, is generally the best abused man in the community. Tine and eternity will do us justice—but in the meanwhile let the rogues cheat the public as much as they can. Stick it into them till they ery “stuck.” 725 Tue Map Porr —Macdonald Clarke was yester- day taken tothe Lunatic Asylum, under singular and affecting circumstances. Oa Wednesday efternoon, he was found bare- headed, daring the pelting of the pitiless shower, kneeling by a beggar in the street, and offering him all the money he had. “I thank you,” said the beggar—‘you want it as much asI do.” Some time after, Police Officer Bowyer found him in a state of perfect madness, calling out the names of some fernale that he fancied he was in love with. He kindly took him to ao apartment in the Tombs during the night, and in the morning poor Clark was found crouching into the corner, with his clethes half tora off, in pure distraction. He was then car- nied upto the Lunatic Asylum, where he now re- mains. Alas, poor Clark ! we had not seen him for several weeks. But we learn thata cet of miserable vaga- bonds bad got around him—spiriting up his wild fan- cy—siirring up his insane epirit—and urging on the poor creature, till his career is thus closed in the Lunatic Asylum. Some human souls are like the Svotish Parthenon, on Calton Hill, Ediaburgh—a wild, a classic ruin, from the layihg of the correr s:one—a perfect wreck from the firet to last. —— Boz. —Mr. Dickens contiaued very much iadis posed all day yesterday. There has been a floor committee to knock him down—a police committee to pick him up, and a refreshmeat committtee to feed him. There ought now to be a sick committee to nurse him. Civit.ariox.— Whipping for larceny is to be abe- lished in New Jersey. Sustatnep.—Such @ hurricane as blew on Wednesday night last eeldom this city. Few enjoyed a clear night’s sleep in consequence of tha continual smashing of blinds, signs, lamps, and windows. Much damage was done to the shipping in port and perhaps on the coast. Such a violent hurricane must have extend- ed some distance. J We give below all the particulars we have gather- ed of injuries sustained. No boat went through or came through the Sound. The Norwich left at the usual hour on Wednesday alternoea, but probably went no further than Harlem. Asano steamer arrived yesterday fiom Stonington, none left yesterday for that place. The Utica, fiom Albany, felt the full force of the blow in coming down the river. She landed her passengersin Jersey City. Much iee was encoun- tered on the passage. Fe Considerable damage was done on the North ri- ver among the craft. It may be considered fortu- nete that so few vessels were on that river side. Several chimnies were blown down, one in Court- landt street, and another on the corner of Wall and South streets, Several small houses were un- roofed. The packet ship Garrick, at the foot of Wallstreet was slightly chafed, owing to a schooner running in- to her; the schooner received some damage. Some damage was done to the shipping at Brook- lyn. A schooner, loaded with oil and candles, was stove to pieces, and her cargo strewed along the dock. Two or three sloops were also reported to be sunk. At South Brooklyn two schooners weie sunk. The British brig British King, lying at pier No. 5 North river, had all her stern, wheel, wheel house, taflreil rail and bulwarks carried away, by the pac- ket chip Suily, bound to Havre. The S had her cabin windows stove in, and all the moulding on her stern carried away The British Kiag will have to discharge to repair. Her stern was cut clean off. The Dutch bark Ar'adne Hendrick, at No.3 North river, lost her rudder, by running into the Swedish ship Siephania, and carried away the S.’s stern, tafireil and very much damaged her. The schooners Brilliant and Lady Clinton, lying in Albany Basin, were very much damaged. The B. and L. C. came in contact, by which the latter had her stern stove in andstern boat amashed. The B. had her starboard quarter stove in,lost boats, bul- warks, &c. She was completelp knocked inte a cocked hat and is scarcely worth repairing. {The steamer Wave had her stem and stern, and part of the railing carried away by chafing against the ship Angelique. A sloop is sunk at the foot of Spring street. A large fore and aft schooner was driven ashore on New Brighton, Staten Island; a fore and aft schooner with both masts cut or carried away, with a signal of distress flying, was driven ashore near Yellow Hook, Long Island. A sloop is also eunk at the old State Prison dock. Pilot boat Jacob Bell, at pier No. 5 North river, sprung her main boom and was somewhat chafed. There were no arrivals yesterday. The wind con- tinued to blow freshly from the west up to the time our paper went to press. The sea made a complete breach over the walls of the Battery all day. Sratwtios oy rae Uniren Srates—Carinpace anp Cassace —The “Courier and Enquirer,” of yesterday publishes a table showing the aggregate manufacturing statistics of the United States, as de- veloped by the census of 1839-40—and attributes these statements to Edwin Williams, Esq., the pub- lisher of the New York Register. Tnis may be £0, but from whom did Mr. Williams receivethem? We cantell. These statements, es- timates, and calculations are almost figure for fi- gure, identical with those which we published ex- clusively more than ten days since. The Treasury tables were the basis of these calculations, but the results, showing the annual produce of manufactures were projected and calculated by us, and first pub- lished in the Herald. Is this the mode by which Mr. Willlams makes out his calculations? Isthere not something rather small in availing one’s self of the labor of others, and then passing them off for one’s own ? Dr. Morr’s Travers 1x Evaore.—We present our readers to-day, with a few extracts from the travels of Dr. V. Mott, in Europe. They are so so—seem- ing to be only amplifications of our report of the intro- dactory lecture which he delivered at the opening of the University Medical’ School last year. His remarks and observations in his journey through {taly, Greece, Egypt, and Turkey, are very senzible and unpretending, but nothing above common- place. Altogether it is, however, a very readable volume. Wan ox Dastet. Wensten.—The ultra whig press, that portion which is in the interest of Mr. Clay, seeins to have begun a war on Daniel Webster, on general principles, and indicating a general under- standing. ‘The *‘ Louisville Journal” and the “‘ Washington Independent” both broke ground against the morals of the Secretary about the same time, though at dis- tant points. The same spirit has been developed in the United States Senate—Mr. Mangum and others seem to be following up the blow. Where is all this toend? The ultra whigs’ mean to drive Mr. Webster and all his friends from office. Will they succeed 1 We should not be surprised if they did. Every thing, however, depends on the prudence and policy pursued by the Secretary and his frends. There are singular symptoms abroad, which must goon come to ahead. “To Ela.” The writer, would be pleased to hear from you again, if you will lethim know where he may send an anewer, otherwise “1 must tarryjwhere my lot is cast.” Sacexine rsprep.—Some of the Wall street prints think that there isa great deal of popery in the new Public School Law, proposed in the Legislature — Nothing else in it. A Lapis’ Piovs Meetrxa.—A meeting of the la- dies will be held in the lecture room of Dr. Spring’s church, en Wednesday next,the 2tat, at ll o’elock A M , for the purpose of forming an association auxiliary to the American Seaman’s Friend Society. Drs. Spring, Schroeder, and other gentlemen, are ex- pected to address the meeting. Misstosany Movements.—Rev. Samuel C. Da- mon and his wife, will sail in a few days for the Sandwich Islands, from this city. Mr. D. goes out as Seaman’s Chaplain, at Honolulu. Mrs. Thurs- ton and two of her children will return to the Islands in the same vessel, and leave the other two to be educated in this country. Resutts or Provs Exoqvaxce —The result of the labors of the Rev. Messrs. Maffit, Kirk, Knapp, and Finney, in Boston, is the conversion of one thonsand souls, A professor of one of our theologi- cal seminaries, speaking of Mr. Knapp, says—‘* He is a man of genius and power; and though his preaching is not always in good taste, yet no thief, or profane swearer, or drunkard, or adulterer, can sit and listento him a great while without feeling that the constable is after him. Knapp handles Unita- rianism and Universalism unceremoniously and ef- fectually.” Cyuiepricat.—Another hydrostatic cylinder was cast on Wednesday, at the Novelty Works, weigh- ing seven tons. It was as perfect as the great cylin- der cast there a week or two ago. These success{ul castings speak well for this coun- try. Here we see the first great cylinders ever at- tempted in the western world, cast with a niceness net to be surpaesed by the long established iron works of Scotland or England. Hereafter no cylin- der, and indeed no machinery of any kird, need be imported from abroad. We caa prodace, at short notice, as good, if not better. We are happy to learn, from authentic sources, that Captain Wyhndam Schinley, who was rrcent- lye) d, with the ration of a mistress of a fashionable boarding schoo! at New Bushes Miss Croghan, the niece of Col. Croghan and Gea. Jesup, of the army, will be de- feated in his prineipal object. Weure rnformed that ‘or ten years to come the reer Mrs. Schinley can have no control over the large estates devised to her by her grandfather, the late Gen. O'Hara, of Pittsburg, but is entitled by his willto an allowance of on! 1000 per anauin; and further, that the consent of her father to her marriage is necessary before the property vests in the young lady at all. We shall be extremely hap- py if other individuals implicated by rumor in this lamentable affair, clear themselves from the charge of connivance or participation in proceedings which have excited.so general a feeling of indignation in this community.— Evening paper. It is said that an investigation is going on into the circumstances of the elopement, and that it will be closedin a few days. Who married the young lady? Who tied the Krot? Had his honor the Mayor any thing to do with it? ordoes he know who had? Let us have light. Trustie Bart.—The Thistle Ball takes place to- nightat Tammany Hall. This is a charity ball— got up by a benevolent association, for the benefit of Poor Scottish emigrants. It is a highly deserviog charity, and should be patronised. See advertise. ment. Cowrenrs or THe Newsparers.—Democrats Ahoy —A Financial Agent Wanted—Reform—Resumr- tion—Tuxing bank notes—A Correction—A Polish Exile—It Snews—Prospectus for the Readers’ Re- treat—Citizen’s Ball—The Delegates and the Cala- boose—How Kind—Mr. Higgins—State Debt Re- pudiation—Supposed Rupert Diamonds—Pale Ale— Brandreth’s Pills—Green Peas—Santa Fe Expedi- tion—Resumption easy—Boz Ball—Tyler Meeting— Boz ball tickets. Arnican Stave Trape.—Great Britain has enter. ed into a treaty with King Pepple, a black prince,of the Bonny dominions, Africa, for the suppression of the slave trade. Her majesty Queen Victoria is to pay His Majesty King People ten thousand dollars per annum for five years for signing this treaty. Truly Great Britain’isa philantrophic nation to give fifty thousand silver dollars to a black prince for kindly ceasing to send his own kith and kin into slavery, whilst eo many thousand inhabitants of the “Sea Gut Isles” are starving for°an ounce of bread! ArmosrHene ty Ivutrors—On the 22d ult., the mercury at (talena stood at twenty-five degrees be- low zero. Stcxwess 1x Onto.—There appears to be a great deal of sickness in Ohio, caused by the recent mild weather. We believe that the deaths in the whole country, this year, will show a great increase of those of 1840, and from the same cause—mild, hu- mid weather. Torwapo tx On10.—Mayfield and Kirtland, two towns near Cleveland, were nearly buried in ruins by a violent tornado on the 4th ‘inst. Houses and barns were unroofed—trees uprooted—one man killed—fences carried away—several limbs broken —log cabins scattered to the four winde—and heavy stones hurled through the air in a manner perfectly terrific. Its width was froth fifty to one hundred rods. No one stopped to notice whether it was cer- tripetal or centrifugal. Movement or tae Nost.tty.—Lord Morpeth ar- rived at Richmond on Saturday last, and took rooms at the Exchange. Cuatuam Trearre.—This popular house having lately undergone extensive improvements in itsin- ternal arrangements and decorations, now presents an appearance of greattaste and beauty. Several new pieces have been got up with great expense, with entire new scenery and properties. The pub- lic appreciate and reward the manage'r with fu!! houses, This evening, the bill is one of extraordi- nary novelty. In addition to Julius Cwsar, the popu- lar drama of Jack Shepard is presented. The pert of Jack Shepard by Mrs. ‘Thorne. Court Calendar--This Day. Cinovrr Count.—Non. 277, 208, 302, 14, 27, 29, 31, 34, 36, 43, 44, 51,-57, 69, 60, 63, 79, 84, 96,98, 131, 143, 187, 192, 240, 246, 260, 1 55, 87, 9 Court—Nos. 13, 144, 60, 62, 89, 93, . 77, 78, 99. 81, 200, 83, 84, 86, 90. 91, 95, 99', 163, 104, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116,118, 120, iai. City Intelligence, Tue Postic Senoor Quesriox.—The Delagates from the several wards of the city to the Old Men’s Democratic General Commitiee at Tammany Hall, at their meeting last evening, followed up the re- commendation of the Young Men's Committee by passing a resolution calling upon the legislature to pass a law authorising the election of School Com} missoners by the people, to whom the public funds may be entrusted for disbursement, as in every other portion of the State. Thus the legislature has the voice of the Democracy of New York. Mosr Destaverive Fine.—The most destructive fire that has taken place in our city, this winter, oc- curred yesterday morning. It broke out about three o’clock, in the liquor store of Patrick Monk, at No. 139 Centre street, as is supposed, and extended to the mahogany yard of James Van Pelt & Co., in the rear; from thence to the carriage shop of Wm. Coles, the turner’s shop of Thomas Mahany; Gard- ner’s porter house; carpenter’s shop of Mr. Shelly; coachmaker'’s shop of Mr. Tucker; and cabinet- maker’s shep of E. McCormick; all of which were entirely destroyed, together with most of the con- tents. The roofs of the printing office of J. Mac Loughlin, located on Walker street, nex? to the corner of Centre, and the porter heuse/kept by Le- thian, the leader of the New York Brass Band, were considerably injured by fice. The wind blew withsuch power, as to force the flames across Cen- tre street, and set fire to the three frame dweilings No. M0, 142, and M4, the inmates of which were compelled to remove all their furniture. No. 140 was occupied by Mrs. Nesbitt and Mrs. Griveit, and owned by Mrs. Carroll; No. 142 was occupied by Mr. Benjamin G. and Jacob ©. Forbes, and Mr. Waterbury, and was owned by Peter Lorillard; No. 144 was aleo owned by him, and occupied by seve- ral femilies. The fronts and roofs ef all these dwel- liegs were much injured. Three of the buildings on Centre street, that first took fire, were owned by Mr. John T. Flandrow; the other a four story brick, by Mr. Willoughby. ‘The insurance on the various buildings and pro- perty wae but to a small amount of the loss; several policies had only expired on Monday last. The to- tal logs is estimated at over $30,000. While Mr. Zophar Mills, late assistant engineer, was standing in Centre street, on the opposite side from the fire, with one of the engine pipes ia his hand playing vpon the frame dwellings that after- wards eaught, the flames were blown over with euch rapidity and a as to burn the back of his cout toa perfect crisp. He escaped most miraculously. The large brick building at the corner of Centre and White streets, ocenpied as oue of the City Dis- penearies, aud alzo by the Washington Temperance Society, was preserved, although it was separated from the fire by a smal! yard only. Coxowen’s Ixquests—The coroner held two in- quests yesterday, on persons who had died from di- eease of the lungs and want of medical attendance. The firet was John Dorsey, colored, aged 30 years. The second, Catherine Peterson, aged 59 years. He also held an inqueet on the bac of a female infaat, found by the street inspector of the Seventh Ward, at the screw dock in the Kast river, with a brick tied to its body. ‘ Pouce Cases.—The cases at the police offices yeeterday were all of a trivial character—scareely worthy of notice. Wesreas River Intense xce.—At Pittsburr, on the 6th, the water wer pearecs' of the Alle ghaney and Monongahela rivers like mad Here, the rise in the Ohio reached its highest point day before yesterday, and bas since been falling slowly. The Upper and [ower Mississippi, and the Cum berland river, at the Jatest accounts, were in fine na- v order. \ bere fine be a rise of fifteen fect in the Wa- bash, snd it ig suppered that this river will be na vigable for the largest clacs. of steamboats for two or three weeks to come, numbers and value were int Pt order and control. cases as Amory & Leeds, after paying the sturage and insu the 7th ef January, 1840, that firm made an advavee ed at onthe oods valued at 943.600, of Gruner, Smith & Co., of Manchester, England, a pened, in the month of their cloths in this country; that when Amory & about $1200, which was paid to Haggerty & Co. advances made by them; that in August, 1840, informed Mr. Haggerty that the eleven cases of 40 now charged a5 missing in the indictment a surance money an advance to Mr. Gregory, the owner of four bales of carpeti ihren to pay the duties on the 31 of July, & So ments; my sons managed it almost entirely; felt isposed to eredit Amory i Lace on account rothe: Co. Before his Honor the Recorder, Judges Noah and Lynch, and Aldermen Pollock and Balés.‘ a: 17.— Trial of Amory and Leeds.—The trial these gentle: latte: | by John Haggerty and Song with ob ial notes nnder false repre- was © ued. The greater portion of the time of the Court was oscupied in the rehearse! ‘of testimony, very vf which was relevent to the actual issue on trial, id in order to present the case in its true light, the following prelude to the preceedings The indictment eharges that in av invoice of mer- chandize, delivered by Amory and Leeds to John Haggerty and Sons, as security for advances of notes, they there represented that eleven cases of woollen goods, marked O.,. with the following v heir store, No. 63 Pine when in fact they happened to be in the store, No. 261 Front street, subject to their The following are the numbers and value of these resented im the indictment, which we e for reference as the trial progresses :— ‘et witness cilled wi vt V. Newsy, one of the entry e,who testified that on the 3d of July, Amory and Leeds deposited $800 in he Custom House of this cityas the entry cities on four bales of carpeting, that had been imported in September, 1840, and Rad remained in the public stores up to that period, Wittiam C, Haccexry was re-called—The only point in his evidenee, not before given, was that on the 20:h of January, 1840 was the day on which the firm of Haggerty and Sons, received 54 bales of shirtings and sheetings from fee Llks id Leeds, on account of advances, valued at $2, a Tuomas T. Apex was then sworn, and deposed as follows :—In January, 1840, | was a clerk inthe firm of Adee, Timpson and ‘Co. of th's city ; that firm made an advance to Amory and Lec re about that time on a number of packages of weltings, de- livered to them as per invoice; the invoice value Was $8516 24; the advance was made on January 17, 1840; they were not scld by uz, but were re- turned to Amory and Leeds between the 2d of May and 23:h of April, 1849—[an invoice was here shown witness that had been given by Amory and Leeds to Haggerty and Sons, on which he pointed out the numbers of several packages that agreed with those on the invo.ce presented to Adee, Timp- son & Co.] The remainder of this gentleman's evidence qas irrelevant, Mr. Francis Sreivuerm deposed that after the failure of Messrs. Amory & Leeds, Mr. Amory in- formed him that eight cases of gooda belonging toa firm in England, that I represented had been pledg- ed to Adee, Timpson Ce., for an advance of $4,500. he obtained these goods by paying the ad- vanee, and also Senrty, Pitces of eloths from Wil- liamson & Henry, of Baltimore, by the order cf France. L: vis T. Dean,aclerk in the store of Austin, Wilmerding & Co., was sworn—He stated that on to Amory & Leeds on four cases of shawls, valu- 120, which were redeemed and returned th of ripe following. Also, that they had at another time on an invoice of Gu-tavua H Kisseru deposed, that as the agent he obtained a case of weltisgy marked 160 N. T. in August, 1810, from the store of Mr. Watson, formerly one of the firm of Amory, Leeds & Co.; this was after Amory & Leeds had fai Joun Hazver deposed that he is now a salesman with Mr. Watson; that he was in the employ of Amory & Leeds until they failed; that he was the agent of Willons & Co., of England, for the sale of Leeds failed Willons & Co. were indebted to t d been burned up in the public stores, and the in- id to Amory & Leeds. ALExaxDeR McKenzie testified that he made ig in the public stores, marked A. L. & Jons Hacoenty, senior, of the firm of Haggerty was then sworn—As regards this basincas I had very little todo with the previoous urrange- a of the business of Brown, rs . hav ng been transferred to thei; we have rarely if ever transacted business in so Joose a manner as we did with this house; the first knowledge that I had of the failure of Amory & Lecds was from Brown, Brothers & Co.; this was about the 15th of June; upon secing Mr. Amory he informed me that they had been unfortunate, and regretied that they were unable to pay; that he would give up allhis person- al property to us; be also said that the good: the store in New street had been placed in the session of Brown, Broth 0, and the key given to them in order to ascertain who were the proper owners; we aftcrwi by advice of our counsel, took forcible possession ef the goods in New street; Mr. Hazlet never any thing to me about the eleven bales of goods that were burn- ed in the public store; on the 30th of November, 1846, I received a paper from Amory & Leeds con- taining the missing ds; the twelve bales were entered on it as having been destroyed by fire in the public store; the reason we did not commence the criminal prosecution against Amory & Leeds before was that they were useful to us as witnesses in cases pending, where goods formerly in their possession were ma.ters of dispute; a short time before I made the eomplaint before the Grand Jury, I sent for Messrs. Amory & Leeds to come tomy sore; my object wasto inform them of what I intended todo; they came and said they had nothing more to give; Mr. Amory said that the proceeds of the eleven cases of woullen goods burned in the public stores, for which they had received payment from the in- surance someny: had been remitted; I told them that I should enter a complaint of false pretence; Mr. Amory very nny ee Ithat he was in the hande of his God; I told him that was a subject we haj not met to diseuss; I told them that they had not done as they pr ised, with the exception on Mr. Amory had given up all bis personal pro- . Gs examined by Defence.-—Mr, Amory was de sirous to have the matter settled by aa arrange- ment; we a great many interviews on the sub- jec'; atone time Mr. Amory, Mr. Griffen, Mr. Lord and myself met by appointment, to talk the matter over. Mr. Gr ffen advised me to take pos- sion of the goods in the store in New street; he then intimated that Mr. Lord was not easy of ap- rchension; Ithink I was more easy tian Mr. ord, bat | afterwards acted under the advice of my counsel, Mr. Lord. At this time I thought Me. Griffen was aciing as general adviser for both parties; { cannot remember whether ti.is interview wasa fong ora short one, or at whose house it was held; I do cot reecllect that Mr. Gritien tuld me he wrote a letter to Brown Brothers & Co requesting them to take charge of the goods in the store in New street, afier Amory & Leeds had failed. Mr. Amory always seemed sclicitovs to put us in possession of all the personal property in his po-session; in June 1810, I charged them with taking advantage and using our prope ny wrongie ly; I told them both that they had de- e:ived us; Ido not know that I ever 6 they were damned scouadrels; Mr. Amory conveyed his farmat Sing Sing to us onthe Ist of July, 1840. my ‘son Oden Haggerty had resided in one of ihe cottages on the farm previous to this time; ose I was at the farm three or four times after it was also re- te conveyed to us; Mr Amory and his famil, sided is one of the cottages inthe farm; at his house once while up the: on an excursion up the river in Mrs. Amory in the house; she did not iY Mr. Amory did; we all walked to the bo. not know whether Mc. Amory walked, or went on ali fours; I did not speak of Mr. Amory as an honest man to any person in Sing Sing; 1 did no say that I considered my boys t» blom= in the business between them and Amory & Leeds, nor that the fault wes with them, be- cause they conducted the business so Inseely? Amory and Lards were witnesses in Our be! (4 in asuitin-oxe of our Jaw courts in November, 1840; object was touse them as wituesses as long as it was beneficial to our interests, before we com- menced a criminal proeccution; in our last intcr- view, when | informed them of our intention to prosecute, I told them that I picsumed, as they owed us some 30 or $40,000, I supposed they had mace ision to pay it; I did nt bel eve this when Paid so; | merely remasked it in order to Aell them what I th.ught; Idid not suppose they could give it to 1 wish that they could; I did not intend by this that they id pay to us 000 to settle it; when they they hed not! to pay, I told them to refle also told them tha’ i they had nothing to pay they mut take the sequences, and those consequences was an indict tek fe yanks told them to Mein ri not know that I had any meaning in it at ail; itis very bable thet Laid to Me. Morris [Robeson that 1 ipo tended to get all I could out of Mr. Amory as a witness or otherwise, and then ie sg te him. The Court here adjonned to 10 o'clock this morning. structed to bring in a bill tu amend the follo: of insolvency, leaving it to the amination of the bankrupt, and oi tories which may tend to elucidate the nature and racter of his bankruptcy, and the management and dis. i of his property, and the present condition of his g ropert: Ly Oro be indebted to hier to b rs. Lara to be recognised and establish mer to be ji trade; rupt has lost above the sum of wagering, tickets wil bas eT practices. The ee rupt to have the benefits conferred act: jalpab! to be excluded from all advan’ med ae ai only to be granted on a judicial commissioners in favor of the fairness and integrity o the bankruy of the cr ed and a; and principles ef section 36 ia Ny. oe Tae tled“* An act to establish a uniform system of bai P cy throughout the United States.” vent laws of the St the,lands or chattels of any bankru creditor. 11. A feir and full record of all proceedingsia bank, ah be made and kept in th: ir court. 2. The existing act to be re; whenever incon sistent with these amendments. 4th instant was adopted, instructing the Committe on Finance to inquire into the nature of the curren in which the government pays its creditors, whe| ther in hard money or depreciated paper mone’ and if the government paper was at a discount, an what remedy if any, was necessary to enable government to keep its faith. th instant, was taken up and adopted, directi the Secretary of the Navy to repors what were th appropriations made by Congress for each of thi navy yards, fora series of years, and stating amount actually expended at Pensacola, &e. th condition of the naval defences in the Gulf of Me ico, and whether sound policy does not require th establishment of a navy yard at or near the New Orleans. calling upon the President of the United States { atabular statement of the expenditures under late commission instituted to investigate the affair of the public buildings in this city, and out of wh fund the expenses incurred were paid, was tak up, and afteran amendment by Mr. Mangum, whic} was accepted by Mr. Woodbury, extending the i quiry, it was adopted. which was adopted, calling fora statement of wh amount of moneys was expended ia conatru ting the publie buildings in this city, and how 4| plied. dent for all the papers relating to the Mexican co! mixtion, was taken up, and afer some discussic was postponed fur a week, when the labore of commission will have closed. for information concerning the outrages cemmitt| by the Mexicans at Sante Fe, was adopted. Net, meditated attacks upon a distinguished S tary, and explosions of all, kinds. None of the mors have assumed a tangible or probable sha i PELE POSTSCRIPT. Washington. Correspondence of the Herald. | ° Wasutneron, Feb. 16. Senate—.Rumors-—yr, Clay---Presidential! Nomination. Inthe Senate this morning, after the Presentation of petitions, Mr. Warxen’ofl+red a resolution call ing upon the Executive for further information re lative,to the case of the Creole. Mr. Sevier offered a resolution to instruct the committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, tc inquire into the expediency of granting the frank- ing privilege to the Ex Vice Presidents of theUnited States. Mr. Bexrom offered the following resolutions, which were ordered to be printed : Resolved, That the Committee on the bein- _ act as 1. To confine the operations of the act to the trading and mercantile parts of the community. 2. To confiae voluntary Paakravts) to ad i cr 4 to y that de It tasthey please ibe event of their penecirt ine rtf then ar a pl rs be precisely as in cases of com. Pig Banks, and all money dealing and trading corpora prior poe auhjecttothenct, and ney fixed for it to take ern. 4. The assignees of the bankrupt’s estate to be ehesen by the mass (say two-thirds i pe sh (ray irds in oumber and value) voller relation to the mani be followed in all cases by the removable by them ; end their orders agement and disposition ofthe estate ta assigneca, 5, Esch creditor to have the right of ° e ong sitet sg the ox 6 Persons suspected on bable reason to have bankrupt in possession. to him, to be examined before the com: -distinction between innoceat and culpable mited to cases arising fro: aecat ipsiee 1: the latter to include all canes in which b) bank. Mars in betting, stockjob! ting jo re parehese ss rer G 7. The jes un 8. The certificate of final discharge from all his debt ‘ion from th: signed by twe thirds in number valu itors who have proved their debts, and allow} roved by the Stage om e 9. To prevent tl ict from interfering with the insolj 10. To prevent the act from hapaitiay eee lien w pt wor of any The resolution introduced by Mr. Bewrow on The resolution submitted by Mr. Bannow on thi city q The resolution of Mr. Woopsuny of the 4th in Mr. Mancum then moved another resoluti Mr. Waxxer’s resolution, calling upon the P: Mr. Lixn’s resolution, calling upon the Preside +aThe remainder of the Seesion was consumed ia ¥ important and private business. The city is full of rumors of changes in the Ci but almost every one seemsimpremed with the } lief, or expectation, or presentiment, that somethi extraordinary is to take place or transpire in a sh time. There are storiea in cirenlation too, strange letters written by a member of the Cabi to his correspondents in New York, abusive of President, which have gotien inte, the: mands of q of the members of the NewYork etstom house co mission. Great times these. We shall see wi we shall see. ’ Jt is generally understood that Mr. Clay about to eend his resignation to the Legislature Kentucky, to take effect eome timein April object of sending it thus early isto give the Le ture an opportunity of electing & suecessor du their present session. Mr. Crittendem will undou edly be chosen to fill his place. Mr. C. ia no this city, attending the Supreme Court, and probably remain until Mr. Clay retires. The r lutions offered by Mr. Clay yesterday, are to co tate the basis of his movementw'daring the rem der of his senatorial term. He intendst6 p desperate game for the presidency, and will out all other agpirante ia his propositions to conci the high tariff and banking interests of the coun These interests are indissolubly connected, and promotion of one is the success of the other. pretence of adhering to the princip'es of the promise Act, is designed as a cure to the South; the object is too apparent to gaia him credit in quarter. The ab.ence of Mr. Clay frowrthe councils of | nation will tend to harmony aud concord of actic the whig party. Inhis anxiety to contro] and late every thing, he hasbeen so presumptiou arrogant, and 60 dictatorial, as to preelude the of beneficial and provident legislation. ‘No sure, however necessary to the country, ¢ pass, or even be fairly considered, out his consent. Since his party has ‘ob! the preponderance in Congress, he has faled i tion with despotic sway. Talk cf the ene power of the Executive! It is ne nothing pered witk the one-man power in. Congress. will of Mr Clay has been the supreme law ii Capitol. His removal, it is hoped, will e Isgitimate functions and faculties of the légi His great talents, his long experience, and severing energy of his character, have given an inflaence and power in Congress which no man ever possessed. Buthis race is now sear Whea he has made his farewell speech to th nate, and retired to the “ peaceful shades of land,” whither his eager gaze hasbeen di any time these past ten years, we shall have and heard the last of Henry Clay. He will from public observation, and live only in the req brance of the nation. He has no chance wh for the Presidency, and may be looked upon, he leaves the Senate, as politically dead. I he has been so, as far as the Executive chair i cerned, for eighteen years past: He com suicide when he took office under Mr. 1825, and there has never been a period, .sinc} time, when he could have obtained opé electoral votes.