The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1842, Page 2

NEW Y ORK HERALD. esday, March 4 New York, ae ~ Newa from Europe. The steam ship Columbia was seventeen days ou! yesterday. We think, there-fore, that her news will be here this morning. Immediately after it is 1e- eived we shall issue an Exrna HERALD From Washington—The Cabinet—Congress. Our accounts from Washington, both ia regard to the foreiga and domestic policy of the administra- tration, continue to be highly interesting. A very important and decided crisis in public affairs is ra- pidiy approaching. We have some very remarka- ble statements to make on the present state of af airs at Washington, but we shall defer them for a day or two, for certain reasons not necessary to give. ‘There isevery symptom of an explosion at Wash- ington, that will startle and astonish the country. The administration may have to take a fresh start, under a new suit of canvass partly. To Conresroxpenrs.—Our correspondent “ Re- form” is perfectly understood, He belongs to one of those cliques that are composed, half of the block- head and half of the scoundrel, with a big slice of We understand perfectly well our position, our mission, our purpose, our friends and Hypocricy the hypocrite. our foes, and want none of his advice. shall be stripped of its disguises. Important Neoorations—Wanr between Tex - as axp Mexico Cenxtaiy.—We publish to-day the entire correspondence between Santa Anna, Col Bee,‘and General Hamilton, on the subject of the It is highly Col. Bee and General Hamilton write rain, and evince a proper e to form a lasting treaty of peace. The lettersof Santa Anna are very masterly , and evince astern determination to invade Texas, at the head of a large army, and if possible, plant troubles between Texas and Mexico. important. in a manly, sensible Christian spirit, and d the Mexican eagle on the banks of the Sabine. He writes with a wonderful deal of shrewdness, and evi- dently has great resources to back him. His state- ments about his treatment in Texas, are incorrect. There never were any plans to murder him ; no rab- ble insulted him; he was treated with great forbear- ance, and he was furnished with a feather bed and bedstead to lie on, when the amiable Mrs. Burnett, the wife of the then President of Texas, with he, children, slept on a poor mattrass placed on the ground. Santa Anna denies that he made any promise to procure a recognition of the independence of Texas and reiterates his determination to retake the coun- try. From the tone of this correspondence we fee) certain that a war must soon break out between Texas aud Mexico; Gen. Houston will have to give in his adhesion to hostilities; and this may perhaps help to prevent a war between this country and England, by drawing off'several thousands of discontented and troublesome spirits. Oae thiag, however, is certain. War or noe war, Santa Anna can never conquer Texas. He could net do it with an army of 50,000 men. But he keeps up this idea in order that he may preserve his own power athome. It is a capital movement oy his, and as long as he can please the Mexican peo- ple with this idea, his star will be in the ascendant— no longer. Licur pReaxine A Finest Srep—Reacrion ean Honesty.—On Saturday last the Assembly of the State of New York covered itself with glory. It passed the bill for layiag a direct tax, by 4 vote of 0 to 27. Who are the 50!—who are the 27? Here they are:— Hongst Mex. essrs. Beach, E. Church, Cuy- Reruptators. Noxs—Messrs. Arnold, E. Baldwin, E. G. Baldwin, lel eveniort, Dix, Eells, Bird, Bradley, Brownson, Gritio, Grout, Hoffman, Case, E. ©. Church, Cole Humphrey, Hyde, D. RF. grove. Dona. J. Diefendorf, Jones, Ju fend, R. C. Ken. Green, Harpur, Hu 1t, John- ‘on, V. Kenyon, Lansing, <.c ui Me Kie,Peitce, awrence, Leland Looms, Lott, McMurray, McNeli, ley, Smith, S\imson, Temb- Warren, B. F. Welle— Quigg, Maclay, Mead, Morse. Munro, O'Sullivan, Patterson, Redington, Rob- bins, Rogers, Russel! vil,’ Seymour, Sp Spence, Spencer, St Swackhemer, Swartwout, Thorp, Townsend, Tupper, R. A. Udall, Waite, Weir, Wilson, G. Wright—60. ‘This is the right way—the honest way—the only way to restore the honor and credit of the State—ol any State—of the whole American Union. Let the Senate and Governor ‘‘go and do likewise,” and we will soon see the State stock of the ‘Empire ate” at par, and not hawked about like broken china at 20 per cent under. This is an example for Congress—for many State Legislatures to follow, New York, a3 ia the canal policy under De Wit Clinton, has taken the first step always recom- mended by that great man in such a crisie—let every other honest state follow herwake. Let Congress wake up. This is the first important vote by the locofoces since their return to power in New York, and if they act always thus, we shall set them down as highly respectable reformed rake2 that have taken the pledge. We again take them into favor, during good behaviour only. Tue Banxaver Law.—The applicants for the benefit of the Bankrupt Law are beginning to in- crease in number and importance. Yesterday and last week, the petitions exhibited an aggregate schedule of debts rising toten or twelve millions. One applicant owed over one million—another $400,000. The Judge is also puzziedto death with the imperfections of the law, and the hearing of arguments and objections. The bar very generally say, that the Bankrupt Law confers on the United States Judges greater power than ever was con- ferred on a Roman Prwetor, or an Eaglish Chancel- lor. The immense labor created by the law, will be the death of many of the poor judges, and make vacancies for fresh ones, ‘Tue Spring Broop or Newsrarers.—The new race of newspapers that have started this spring, do not seem to get on very smoothly. They seem to feel very savage, but that temper generally precedes an early death. When young papers begin to kick and flounder, look out for a stop. How. Cuances F. Mircnent.—This eminent financier is now residing at Philadelphia, 2nd gives lectures daily on the morals of finance and politics, at the bar-rooms of several of the fashionable hotels ofthatcity. Ia the atmosphere of Philadelphia Mr, Mitchell must feel comfortable, particularly under the columns of seme of the benks New Merroroutrax Tuearne —Mr. Stetson of the Astor Hotse, is the principal person to receive subscriptions in the great project to erect a theatre enthe site of Gothic, or Masonic Hall, in Broad way, to be under the exclusive management of Charlotte Cu:hman. We understand the subserip- tion is filing up fast, notwithstanding the pressure of the times. The locality selected is the best in the city, and any theatre under the control of Charlotte, would be sure to receive a portion of the energy, spirit, industry, taste, and perseverance, which she possesses in such abundance. The project goes ahead beautifully. How could it be otherwise 7 A theat.e established on respectable principles, em- bracing the abolition entirely ef third-tier decora- tiens and third-tier manners 411 morals, and com- prehending every element» uramatic wit, charac- ter, and human nature, purified, must succeed in New York. We have begun a general movemen of reform in every thing—and why not in theatri- cals! Garuenine or THe Larten Day,Saints.—Abovg sone hundred and fifty Mormons have arrived at New “Orleans from Liverpool, on their way to Nauvoo. ‘The Catholics and the Mormons are increasing more rapidly than any other sect of Christians. Comcentr.—The Kainers give a concert this even- ing at the Society, Library. Worth a dollar at jeas', tures in this eftty—Progress of the Revolu- tion in Md and Matter—The Upheaval and Advancement ofevery thing under the Sun by Celestial Magnetism, ‘This city is certainly a most singular city, and the age we live in isa most singular age. We have here agreater number of churches, and places of worship, e greater number of true christians, and a greater amount of pure religion than probably any other city in the world; an¢ yet we have had @ suc- cession of the most extraordinary lectures on mag- netism, gevlogy, transcendentalism, association, and various other sciences, all tending to the wild- est state of materialism,und the complete overthrow of e!] that sacred system of historical truths which we have been taught from infancy, implicitly to be- lieve as we find them recerded on the pages of the Holy Bible. ‘The tendency of all these movements by men of profound scientific attainments, is unquestiona- bly to revolutionize most completely the mental and physical organization of society ; if not to re- solve it into its original elements, and produce a new system of order, and new historical data out of the revolution. In connection with this series of movements,we had first, some time since, the lecture of Dr. Gris- cem on Geology, tending to prove that the Mosaic account of the creation of the world was not to be relied on; that facts and incontrovertible data to be found all over the globe completely upset the came the singular lectures of Mrs. Gove upon the Bible was in error where it said, “it is not advantageous and only truly philosophic state of society was an almost perpetual separation of the sexes. And even her doctrines, chimerical and unnatural as they are upon the face of them, not only had many ardent admirers and supporters, but evento this hour have many enthusiastic fol- lowers and disciples who practice her precepts in that particular. lectures upon the geological structure of the earth, not go very deepinto the proofs against the accuracy chapter of Genesis. Following close upon these, school, wich new ideas, new plans, new feelings, and even a great number of new parts of speech, all spread out in detail before our citizens, with a view to produce a new state of society, and to com- pletely revolutionize, upturn, and scatter to the four winds of Heaven the whole of our present social eystem. These are the transcendentalists, with Bronson, Emerson, and Brisbane at their head, and Horace Greeley at their tail. Their idea ap- pears to be, to scrape together all the discordant materiel of society, boil it down in a sort of trans- cendental alembic, and distil over all the refined, loftier, and spiritual part of our natures wherewith to construct a new system of society, each integral part of which shall possess an elective affinity for every other—thus producing a series of harmonious jovements not excelled by the ‘ music of the spheres.” Oa the other hand, whilst these idealists are busy at work to sap the foundations of the social system, the materialists have come in with their array of magnetism, mathematics, and other matters, to prove that the whole of our religious system and creeds of Christianity are based inerror. At the commencement of the winter we had Dr. Lard- ner with his theory of the planets and their inhabi- tants, their formation and history—the formation of comets, out of pieces of old worlds which, by coming in contact, were broken to fragments, and showing that the Scripture account of the destruction of the world was all wrong, and that the world would un- doubtedly come to an end some day or other by jost- ling against some other and larger world, and being knocked into two or three dozen fragments. And all these startling theories were listened to ‘with de_ light, and admired and applauded by crewds of our most beautiful and pious ladies and their male rela- tives ef the various religious denominations, Bap- tists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Methodists, and almost every other class of religionists except Ca- tholics and Mormons. Following close on the heels of Dr. Lardner, comes Richard Adams Locke, who takes the broad- est ground of materialism, resolving every thing into a mathematical and rsaguetic state; proving that every movement of animal and vegetable life— all the passions which animate our breasts—all our thoughts and actions and sensations, are dependent for their exercise upon magnetism and mathematics; that the whole system of the creation of man and animals as detailed in ecripture,is all wrong; and that to magnetic influence alone are we to look fora solution of the creation of man and all other animals. And as if all these were not enough, we havea very respectable body of Presbyterians inviting the great European geologist, Mr. Lyell,to come among us and expound the prineiples of his system, up- turning and upheaving as it does all the Mosaic re~ cords of the world and its religion, and the Rey. David Hale granting the use of his Tabernacle for this noval purpose. Mr. Lyell brings torward large and striking portions of the earth, explains its struc- ture in detail, deduces its history upon the true in- ductive system—puts his foot down flat upon Gene- sis—and says virtually,—though not in so many words,—the scripture account of this earth is ali wrong—it is at least ten times as old as Moses makes it out to be—it conta’ns within itself the elements of its destruction (50 to ep2ak) and ita reproduction, and is in its nature eternal! Such, we say, without endorsiag any of these new and startling systems and theories—is the inevitable tendency of them all. To revolutionize the moral, the social, the physical, the mental and the whole Christian world—to overturn it—clear it out—set it up again and start it anew ona race tor immortality. And the most siogular thing is, that the highly re- spectable and rigid Presbyterians appear to be aiding the mouvement by their preseace and support. What is to be done in this matter? The affair is none of our business exactly. We can only sit down quietly—good Catholic as we are—and look on calmly. The great and highly respectable body of religionists of all sects in this city of course can act as they think preper in this affair. They can pa- tiently look on and see the members of the respec- tive flocks drop by dozens daily into the great mag- netic, mathematieal mansion o! materialism with- out making a counter effort to restrain them—be- lieving every thing, and doubting every thing by turns; until by-and-by they will believe nothing and doubt their own existence! For our own parts, we think we must make up our minds to di-believe the whole of their systems, uatil we are inductively convinced to the contrary. Aad in the mean time we would euggest to the Rev. Mr, Levins, who formerly upset Professor Silliman, or some equally learned and able disputant, to get up 8 counter movement and stem the terrible tide of iniidelity that is fast sweeping us Heaven only knows where. Imrortasr Reviciovs Movexext.—We learn that a number of pious elerzymen of this city, have held a private meeting, relative to the tendencies of the many philosophical lectures that have recently been given in town—and that they have come to the determination to start a great counter movement to the infidel and irreligious tendencies of modern phi- losophy of all kinds. Their porpese is to begin by a combined series of lectures in the churches— tie@2 lectures to give correct outlines of Christian philosophy, equally avoiding materialism and ideal- 4s "his movement must lead to seme very important good results. i Aue orga Tre Weataen.— We had a conch of March wea- ther jast night. Snow, raia, and bail fell, and th» wind blew treshly from the NN. EB. statements recorded by Moaes of the formation of the planet which we inhabit. Immediately on this physiology and pathology of the social system ; the inevitable terdency of which was to show that the good for man to be alene; and that the most Then we had Professor Silli 1 an’s involving of course its history ; and although he did of the Mosaic account,yet the facts he advanced all tended to the overthrow of any belief in the first we have anew race of philosophers of the Fourier Financial Explosions In New Orleans. This is truly the age of revolution in every branch of human life—butin none more so thanin banking andcurrency. We have just received accounts from New Orleans, of the great bank explosion which hes taken place in that city. This upheaving of the financial revolution has already closed five banks, and the prospect that fen more will give up the ghost. The following is from our correspondent :— New Onteans, March 10, 1812. Grand Bank Revulsion ia New Orleans—More Bank Frauds—Tellers running away—Italian Opera— Trish Repeal. James Gonpon Bensert, Esa.:— Dean Sia :— It is a great pity that there is no one to read your articles on the currency, (which are the best written of any paper in the United States,) and so understand them as to put them in practice. If some one here would undertake to do it, he would reap more honor in the end than half a dozen financiers. As this is the second commercial point in the United States, it should have a solid specie currency, and its exports should always exceed the imports Yesterday the city was all excitement a; caused by the closing of the Atachafalaya Exchange and Orleans Banks, by the Attorney General, under the new Bank Law, which will be liquidated by the Board of Currency, who are all in favor of specie payment, and three better men could not have been chosen in cur whole community. The Improvement Bank has petitioned the Legislature to go into liquidation, which I think will be granted, The Attorney General has commenced suits against all of the other banks that have not accepted the law—viz: City, Union, Louisiana, Canal and Commercial, all of which will probably be closed upin a few days. The Merchants’ Bank has closed her doors, after being pertectly used up She was trying to get a snapat the public pap, but her wind broke before that stream could be brough' to heraid. Uncle Sam cannot de better than to leave his money where it is, in the Union Bank. Failures are plenty here, but rouges are more s Yesterday morning the Paying Teller of the Atach falaya Bank was discovered to be among the mis: ing; and as usual in suca cases, the c: ier, clerks and all, began to overhaul the accounts, when it was ascertained that several individuals, with him- self, had overdrawn their accounts te the amount of 50 to $2000,000, for which amount he left his due bill. Hus securities are not worth one cent, and some of them may have had a finger in the pie. So we go—we will soon arrive to such a state that when a man accepts any office whatever ina bank, he will be fate tiatacy set down as a rouge. We area very quiet people here; the banks can pay or not, just as they please; it matters nottous. if they had acted in some places they have done here, they would all have bee: to the dust ere this; while here you will only discover afew per- sons collected together in some shanty, talking the subject over very calmly. Busine ss—as fcr that there is none here, and the Jess said about it the better. ton dull, very; flour $5, and dull; will be lower with you; pig lead, one of our great articles, has of late taken a new channel, and some 10 to 12,000 pigs have been purchased for the French market, at $3,75 to $4; whiskey 16:; corn 42s. Theatricals are in full tide just now. At the San Carlos they have the Italian Opera, which is doinz wonders. Madame Ober Rassi has taken our cre- oles by storm, and it is with the utmost diflicu ty that you can get it on the nights of the Opera. Mr. Bulter is playing the off-nigh \junction with Brown and Miss Rock. Last night Fanny Fitz commenced an engagement at the American to abrilliant house. The Or.eans is doing nothing of note while the Italians are at the Saint Charles. This is a great city, and we do things up on the most approved plan. Of late we have had several Irish repeal meetings; and to-morrow night we are to have an anti-repeal one, se you see we shall have the benefit of both sides of the argument. We have had a very serious los; in the burning of Jefferson College, which was one of the greatest ornaments to the State. Loss about $160,000; insured for $62,000, $40,000 of which is in the Ocean Insurance Company. We have here now the most delightful weather, like July with you. iver on the stand; More anon. New Yorx Avzany ano Troy Ratt Roap—A bill is before the Senate to extend the time for completing the above work, two years, and what do we behold? Strange and sickening to tell! the passage of the bill endangered by a most pitifull squabble between Troy and Albany. Albany is fearful,that if the bill passes, Troy will, under the charter, immediately construct arail road from Greenbush to Troy. Is it possible that the Legislature will let so great and im- portant an enterprize be sarcificed by rival feelings between two “little sisters,” as Judge Bockee called them. The capitalists of thia city seem at length to be awake to the importance of the work. If Albany shal] succeed in defeating the above reasonable bill, then indeed shall we begin to believe that there is some truth of our neighbor Mumford, that she has sold hersel to Boston. Minacutous Escare.—Yesterday afternoon, one af the Brooklyn ferry boats run down a small boat going to the Navy Yard, and threw two of her men into the river. Mr. Haswell, of the navy, who was on board the steamer at the time, instantly jumped into the boat and by great exertions and presence of mind succeeded in saving the lives of the sailors. One of the poor fellows sinking the third time, when he was pulled dmppinz out of the water. The other became entangled in the wheel of the ferry steamer and was carried com: pletely round thereon before the engine could be stopped. It is a wonder he was not crushed to atoms. Goon —The Mobile Ledger, a small newspaper of large circulation, condueted on the cach system in Mobile, has been appointed to publish the laws of the United States. ‘Coming events cast their sha- dows before,”—“ an egg to-day is better than a hen to-morrow.” Sewer ttexy.—Judge Story of the United States Supreme Court, has decided that a bankrupt’s wife’s jewellery must be given up to his creditors. Good. Take them diamonds off? Review of Books, &c U.S. Buve Book rox 1842.—If we were to writea column in relation to this useful book, we should have to close by saying that, as a work of reference, it was one of the most valuable works in the United States, The present work is cor- rected and improved down tothe present time, and contains all the statistics of every department and individual connected im any way with the United States. No one should be without it. Mrs. Mason’s Reranr or tie Macazinss.— It 18 really astonishing to see how quickly Mrs, Mason gets out a reprint of all the best Earopean Magazines. Here we have Bentley, Blackwood, Metropolitan, &c. for February, brought out by the Acadia, reprinted here in the most beautiful man- ner. They are all capital numbers, Escrctorevta Americans, No. 10.—Curry § Co. 167 Broadiway.—An invaluable work; and this is the cheapest and best printed edition that has ever yet been printed inany country. Lapy’s Muscat Lingany, No, 4.—Curry & Co. Broadway.—Here is another beautiful speci- men of the enterprise he day. Here we se narto volume of musie for 50 ce: g f theday. Every lad —— should be furnished with a copy of this wor'! Boz's Works, No, 10.—Curry § Co , Broadway —This number completes Oliver Twist. Cheap indeed. For 50 cents we thus have the best print. ed copy of this work in the cauntry, with illustra. tions. It is the best edition of Boz's woiks extant, Coorex’s Sea Taves, No. 10—Curry § Co— his isa beautiful reprint of those scarce woiks er's whieh ase out of print, and cost but New Mos Firth & Hall have just published a sweet song, ‘He loved her, but she knew it not,” by Signor de Begnis This name isa sufficient guarantee for its exeellence. Yauxnr Hiiu's Lecrvars.—The famous peripa: tetie philosopher from Squam Beach, usually known as Yankee Hill, delivers a lecture on Natural Philo- sophy to-morrow night at the Society Library—see advertisement. The philosophy of thia savan be longs to the scheo! of Democritus~all laugh—no tear. Only try @ dose, ard see its effects. Nominations ror ALpERsex.—-In the Ei zhth ward the whigs have nominated Sylvanus Gedney, carpenter, for Alderman, and William Sweet, tic- man, for Assistant. The democrats, last evening, aominated David Vanderwort, the present incum- bent, {or Alderman, and Charles P. Brown, for As- sistant. Farat Accrpent.—A man named Henry L. Os- trander, a native of the town of Livingston, Colum- bia county, was killed on Sunday, by accidentally falling from a staging on the steamboat Albany, where he was engaged in arranging some of the machinery. He was conveyed to the City Hospital a short time after the accident, but died soon after the severe fracture his skull received by the fall. Tue work or Tateves—James O’Brien stole a piece of cassimere from the etore door of J. H. Beer, yesterday, and was caught by ene of the clerks in the act of carrying it off. Cornelius Suilivan stole about 30 pounds of moss, from some bales in front of the stere of Sturgis and Clearman, 88 Wall street, and a man named Thos. Miller waz stopped with a large sized drab mole- skin roundabout with pearl buttons, in his posses- sion, under suspicious circ amstances. Morasses 1 Hieves.—Two seamen belonging to the Swedish barque Naidrin, were arrested terday for stealing ab.ut thirty gallons of molasses from some hogsheads in front of the store of Suy- dam & Co. 112 West street. They gave the names of Guy Johnson and Johan ‘Adalghie and were com- mitted to prison. Srore aSuaw. —A negro named John Thom- son stole a shaw! from Mary Carlton, No. 61 Hud- soa street, and was sent below. Commor Council, Boarp oF ALDERMEN, March 21 —Alderman Puxpy, President of the Board in the Chair. A mesrage was received trom the Mayor, en- closing the presentment of the Grand Jury relative to the honse No. 112 Broadway, that has been com- plained of asa nuisance, and ordered on file. Petitions—From_ receiv: Commercial Bank of this city, for release from tax; from An- drew Connoily for lease of lot adjoining pier No. 1 North River For a change in the location of the pier at the foot of Pike and Rutgers street, from Campbell & Wood and others. A resolution was introduced by Alderman Hatfield to refer the petition to committee on wharves, piers and slips, with power (o decide the propriety of the proposed change. Reports of Committees—From arts and sciences in favor of allowing Messrs. Collon & Campbe | the right to establish a manufactory for the dispo- sition of dead animals. The report was accompa- nied by an ordinance making it a penal offence to throw any dead body in the street or iu either of the rivers surrounding the city, and also compell- ing all persons to give notice to the street inspec- tor of all animals dying upon their premises. It also makes it incumbent on Messrs, Colon & Camp- bell to establish three offices in various parts of the city for the reception of information of the place of deposit of dead animals and compels them to visit te their agents, each of these olfices once a day. ‘Lhe ordiuance and report were ordered to be ted. om committee on laws, in favor of repealing the ordinance allowing the intormer one half of the fine recovered trom persons violating the eity or- dinances. It was accompanied by a resolution that passed th rd. In favor of leasing te Alfred Barmore one fourth of the North Battery for five years ata rent of $500 per anaum. An attempt was made by Alderman Jones to com: pel the removal of the blacksmith’s shop at the en- trance of the fort, but was objected to and defeat- ed. The committee of arts and sciences presented a leng report and resolution relative to the iavention by Mous. Gu 3 of a cork life preserver, and re- commended adoption by pe following the water. Alderman Benson opp: te pi the ground that the Board ef Aldermen migh' after be competied to test the virtue of somebody’s pills or phy: id therefore he considered the re- solution unnece: anengine house for com pany location. plication of Mrs, Van Tassel, for payment for injury done to the steps of her pre- mises by one of the fice engines, while being drawn on the side walk to a fire. It was contended by those who opposed the resolution that the firemen were not the officers of the Common Council, aad therefore the Corporatioa was not responsible for any injury commitied by them. . ‘To remit the a: ment on the building occupied by the Mec! asa school, in Coam- bers street. ed. f A resolution to suspend the work onthe High Bridge over the Harlem river,exceptsach as wiil be absolutely necessary to convey t! the river, was read and adopted, as amended by the Board of Assistant Aldermen, esolution to abolish the office of Water Com- mi ners was adopted, and a memorial ordered to be drawn up tothe Legislature to effect that pur- ose. ‘4 The ordinance reorganizing the Fire Department shed taken up, and om debate was again laid on the table A resolu ion to re-number Hudson street was re- ferred to the Street Commissioner with power. Alderman Timpson introduced a resolution to authorise the Comptroller not to rent the premi uzed by the Harlem Railroad Company at the ner of Chatham Centre streets to that comp: ny for the ensuing year, and that it shall je appro- pria‘ed to the use of the Seuthwark Engine Com- pany No 33, and Hose Conpany No. 20. Coi rabie debate here ensued, and Aldermen Purd: B exchanged very severe cross shots re! te the suppose: itive influence of the company on the members. Alderman Benson denied any such im. putation. Alderman Purdy reiterated—Benson re totheir led them the sub- torted—Purdy Hag aagm both spi feet—Alderman Bradhurtf, in the chair, to order, and finaliy order was restored a1 ject was referred to the Finance Committee A resolution to appopriate the lower side of the foot of Charles street to vessels luaded with hay, was adopted. A resolution te allow the inspectors of elec’ to pay not over $15 for the use of a room wherein cluding fixtures, light 5 fixes the payment of the Inspectors at $3; the Ward Canvassers, $3; the Co vase rs, $3, andthe Clerks $3 each for their services. A resolqtion was presented and referred to the Committeee on Laws to authorise a petition to the Legislature to change the law of landlord and te- nant applicable to this city, in such a manner as wil tend to alter the existing fashion of making the first of May a general moving day. Alderman Lee introduced a resolution a ing the Committee on Charity and Alms conclude the contract fo: i tional building for the i id, in accord to hold the es on ce with a resolution Board of Aldermen, October 18, 8 The resolution was opposed by Aldermen Leonard and Innes, and supported by Aldermen Lee and Jones. The building‘is estimated to cost $27,000. Alderman Leonard moved that the sub. ject be referred toa select committee of three per- sons, consisting of Alderman Leonard, Lee, and Woodhull, which was adopted. Alderman Puxpy presented a resolution to au- thorize the publication of the res i nances, &c. in the German paper called oe which was reterred to the Committee on awe. _A resolution to tender th of the room occu- pied by the Board of Aldermen to the Court of Errors, for their meetings in this city in June next. The Board then adjourned to Monday, April 4th. Bankrupt List, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. John Moffatt, New York, to be declared bankrupt April 21; Thomas Shaif,do; Wm R Richmond, do; Thos H Buckminster, do; Joveph C Huntington, do; Charles Squire, do; Edward Smylic, do; George Loring, do; Tilly Allen, do, April 80; James Hagan, do, April 21; Seth Geer, Staten island, 30; Peter Stuyvesant Castleton, April 20; Selden arch, Brooklyn, 21; John J Bailey, firm of Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, York, Apztl a0. Annivat or rat Sursanpoan.—The packet ship Shenandoah has reached Philadelphia in safety af- tera passage of seventy days. She is considerably injured in spars and rigging. Cuatuam Treatar.—The state of the weather lest evening did not prevent a full and fashionable audience at this popular resort. The dranfa of Ab- elard and Heloise is decidedly one of the most successful of the season. It is fall of humor and of intense interest. It is repeated this evening nection with the highly am P of “The Widow's Victim.” To whieh is added “ The Falls of Clyde. Triat. ror Monven.—The Poughkeepsie le contains a fnll report of the trial of James Fitz- erald, for the mw i i fore the Oyerand Termi rt, Judge Kent presiding. ‘The verdiet “man Fin the first degree,” according to the Eagle, ha: jurprised every body. The murder was a savage one, and clearly proved upon the prisoner, Judge Kent pronounced the severest ages J the law would perait—impr,sonment in the State Pri for life eral Sessions, Before his Honor Recorder Tallmadge, Judges Noah and Lynch, and Aldermen Lee and Balis. Manen, 21.—W™. Snacen, Esq , acting District Attorney. . Care of Amory and Teeds.—This being the day fixed by the Court for the trial of the above named case, George Griff n, Esq , one of the counsel for defendants, appeared in Court, and stated, that to his astonishment he had received a letter from the District Attorney, stating that owing to his engage- ments inthe Court of Oyer and Terminer, he could not try this cause at the present term of the Court. He then a'luded to the delay that had existed on the part ef the prosecution, and demanded, as a right to which his clients were entitled by every principle of law and justice, that the Court weuld peremptorily fix a day for the trial to proceed. He contended that ev: he Constitution of our coun- try, on which the pi based, expressly decla: a all criminal pro- secutions the a ald enjoy the right toa speedy and public trial.” He alleged that the ourt had the power to compel the Distriet Attor- ney totry the cause on a day specified, and cited the rules of the English courts ‘in bank” to sustain his position The Court stated, that owing to the absence of the District Attorney they could give no dicision, but if the counsel Woald sppear before them on Friday of this week, they would make an order that would be Itis really hoped that the prosecution will come forward on that day and enter a nolle pro: and thus allow the defendants to stand before the pub- lic frce from the charges alleged against them There never wasa case before this Court that pre- sented eo loud a demand for this course on the part of the District Attorney. Trial of Young Burglars.—A boy named James Mehan was tried for entering the store 146 West street, on the evening of the 25th ef February, with an intent to steal The store is occupied by Patrick Markman, and on the above named even- ing he returned to it, having been absent from all law should be sickness during the day, and found the door locked on the inside and so:ne persons engaged with a light Through the aid of officer McGrath the front door was forced open and two boys named James Mehan avd John Pettigrew, were found in the act of depositing good a bag for the purpose of carryingethem away. He was found guilty of the burglary, and Petrigrew immediately Read guilty and they were both sentenced to the Honse of Refuge. - Van Hovenberz; Esq appeared in their behalf. Burglary in the third degree—A ceiorcd man, named John Hubbard, and a boy named Jacob, alias Mentgomery Hend+rson, were tried for burglary, in entering the stale of General Doughty, on the 20th of February last, and stealing a saddle and other articles valued at $58 50. They endeavored to dispose of the eaddle, and when it was adver- tised they took it back toGen Deughty and elaim- ed the reward offered for its recovery, when they were arrested. Henderson was discharged there being no proof against him, but Hubbard was found guilty, aud sentenced to two years imprisonment ry and Grand Larceny-—A black rascal named Abraham Johnson, was then tried for snatching a watch from Mr. Pasquel Silvade, on the day after Chr.stmas, in the grogery comer of Orange and Cross streets. The prisoner entered the before named place, and while there asked Mr. S totell him the time of day, On taking out his watch to comply with his request the rogue snatch- edit and runawey. He was icted for highwa: robbery and gran+ larceny, but there being no evi. dence of any threats having been made use of by Prisoner at (he time, the jury returned a verdict of grand larceny only Upon beiag called up for ii Court, To tne Jupce anv Jury—Genrn :—I take this opper- tunity to write you these few lines to state my case. ‘The poor prisoner at the Bar, hopes the Court will have mercy on him, | am before you ter trial end not havin, the meansto pay counsel, hope you will give me a tale trial, Gentn will find the witnesses against me all Bad Characters and John Carson, does not like me my owe- ing him a small sum of money there was seven or eight in the store at thetime, and many things have been lost there before and nothing said about it my being in bad company has brought me here I assure you Gentn should I get my liberty I will reform and hope the Lord willbave mercy on me that it may bea warning for all young men to keep out of bad Company. Dear lord I hope you will pray for me from this da 1 will strive to save my soull and hope lord iit turn unto me and forgive my past Sins and give anew and neg heart to serve the duly and truly fi my days and that I may before I die blessthe and say it was goud for me that I was afflicted. I hope the lord musy pardon my soul, Gentlemen I have no more to say. ABRAHAM JOHNSON. Trial for stealing a Chain Cable and Anchor.--Jacob Abrahams was tried for etealing a chain cable and anchor from the scow Joseph Marshall, on the 23th of February |: he was ashore near Flush ing, Long Island, and found guilty of petit lar- eI ceny. He was then pnt on his second trial for stealing gar pan from Abner Mille, of Avenue to some diffieulty in obtaining a ju t of those upon the panel having expre: ed an opinion during the previous trial; the case was allowed to pass off for erm. Adjourned to this morning at 11 v’cloek, when the jury will be discharged for the term. Naval.—Promorions.--Passed Midshipman Geo W Chapman, to be a Lientenant from the 8th Sep- tember, 1811; parved midshipman William P Mc- Arthur, to be a Lieutenant frem the 8th September, 1841; Passed Ai Surgeon Ninian Pinckney, to bea ‘geon 27th October, 1841. Manine Corps ‘ajorand byt 1st Col Samuel Miller, to be a Lieut Colonel, Oct 6, 1311, vice Wainwright, decease Bt Major, Oct 6th, 1841, vice Miller, promoted; First Lieutenant Alvin Edson, to be Captain, Oct 6, 1841, vice Harris, promoted; Second Lieutenant Edward Lloyd West, to be a First Lieutenant, Oct 6, 1841, vice Edson, promoted. Aproistmetys —John D Simms, Jr ,to be aSe- cond Lieutenant in the Marine Corps from the 7th Oct, 1841; J Vincent Browne, to be a Nary Agent for the port of Boston, for fouryears from the 20th September, 1841, RDEKS.—March7.—Lieut 8 F Hazard, leave 6 months, wi'h permission to visit th ba; Chaplain ckson, leave unti 1, 1842, then to repert to commander of ranean squadron for duty. 8th —Licut ris, depot of charts, &c; Mid F A Parker, receiv- ing ship, Norfu. 1th --Lieut Jobn Carroll, sehr Boxer, New York; Lient C B Poindexter, detach xer, 1th —Lieut W Chandler, ippi, Noriolk; Mid H K Davenport, receiving vessel, Philadelphia; Mid C W Hays, do dodo, All officers who have bee: command of orattached to navy yards and shore stations, fur three years or more, have been notified that they will be relieved. 12th.—Preparatory orders have been issued to the following named efficersto hold themselves in readiness tor subsequent orde: Captain W A Spencer, command of the Columbus, 74; Captain E R Shabrick, command of frigate Con- Seed aptain P F Vorhees, command of frigate ongre: Appointments, March7.—Robert A Cassin, act- i ', and to remain attached to brig Conzort; acting gunner, and ordered to ship Vandalia, at Norfolk. The United States brig Dolphin was spoken 16:h ont ’ i latitude 26 20, longitude 74 36, on a cruize, well. Destavetivs Torwano—The “ Mobile Register” ofthe %h instant says :—One of those awful and destructive tornadoes, which of late years have been of so frequent occur.ence, visited the city of Tusca- loosa om the morning of the 2ad inst. ‘Its greatest fury was experienced ia that part of the town lying back of the State House, and nearly every house in its path, amongst which were Lewin’s three-story brick tavern, and several other brick buildings, were pope covering the inmates in their ruins. Tne large covered bridge which crossed the Warrior, was moved several feet at one end, and is renderes passable ; the warehouse near the river was blown di and the contents seattered—cotton bales were carried by the force of the wind some vey and precipitated into the river. We have heard of only one person, a young lady by the name of Miss Cummings, being killed. Mre. Lewin had a leg brokea, and is otherwise injured—and there were anumber of ovhersseverely injured. The State House is reported to have sustained some damage. Court Calen ‘This day, Screnion Count.—Nos. 75 to 80,82 te 90, 92, 95, 96, Count or Common Pinas.—Part 1 15,81, 38, 35, 87, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49. Nos. 4, 6,8, 10, 218, 1, 14, 16, 18, 20, Nos. 8, 229, 7, 13, 4o’clock. , 23, 80, the victims, John Willard, Esq. a Both tlemen were iy respectable citizens. Mr. Hewitt is said to have returned from the ses: sion of the legislature in feeble health. Mr. Wil- lard wasa native of Utica, and a youthful associ- ate of the lamented Riy —-Delrott Advertiser, March 14. Mr. Cuancrs Dickens and lady, reached Rich- mond on Thursday evening, in the cars from Washington, and remains with us till Sunday morn- ing, when he is compelled to return to Baltimore. th ence he £9 (to Pittsburg, i on eee ‘estern Section of the United States not time to ‘arther South. after visiting the Ci 5 te! Some of his friends met jast nig! r Hy souper got wp by our friend Boyden, changes— Rich. ng. United States D; ict Court. Before Judge Betts Mancu 21.—A few petits decree. That of L. BY Bradley ti ed to the usual Mr. A. Dougherty presented an amendment tothe Mr. Keymond, coun- schedule of Benjamin Cox. sel for the opposing creditor, wished time to ex- This was opposed by Mr. D., who ‘ed that the gentleman had been notified of it turday. Mr. R replicd that Mr. Cox owed nt between $21,(00 and $22,000. He theught time should be allowed to see if the amead- ment were correct. Granted. The objections to the petition of A Brower not being acted upon, it passed to a decree. Mr. Stuart asked for leave to amend in the ease of Cassender Frisbee, and read an aflidavit shewin; that he had been proceeded against as a concealed debtor, his property taken from him, and he had made his schedule as correct as the means wit! his reach had enabled As to the lot or near Buffalo, he agreed, ia 1836, to pay $4000: never do: , and he understands Mr. Joachimssen op- aid the petitioner had not his schedule om account tu be taken on execu- Besides, the de- cree had been denied, and vitality could not be given to it by a new motion. The case lies over. Mr. Sayre moved that the testimony of Isaac C. Noe, Mod bbe to by Henry G Cook,) might be taken before a commissioner. He had been in business as a merchant ¢ r, but becom: barrassed, his brother was piaeed in the store as owner, the petitioner protessing to be employed by him. The bel is that he, in fact, really contin- ued the business himself and the brother was only placed there as a cover. Motion granted. Motions were alsomade by Mr. Haskett, and one or two other gentleme: Mersrs. Edmond: Field then preceeded in 'gument on the objections to petition of Geo. Brown Mr Edmonds took round im regard. to trust debts: the statute , that all persons ow- ing debts other than those created in a fidueia' capacity, may be deelared a backrupt. Now this does not mean to exclude from the benefit of the law a person who owes, among other debts, one of a fiduciary character, but only those who owe no. other deb:s, or only to debts of that mature. The test is, does the bankrupt owe any other debts than these. If he does he may be declared bankrapt.— In regard to preferences, he isted that no pay- ment of a debt made in the ordinary course of busi- ness,or upon the threat or imporwunity of a creditor who had the power to prosecute, could be regard- ed as illegal. Preferences to be illegal must be voluntary on the part of the debtor, without im- portunity on the part of the creditor, and with an intent to become bankrupt. A payment by one insolvent would not, therefore, be ille- gel, unless made in actual contemplation of bank- ropicy. Mr. E also sunted from a new essay on Mienenre ee published at Philadelphia, for sale at Wiley & Putmam’s, Broadway, and main- ed that there was nothing in the case of Brown which prevented a decree. Mr. Fintp aaswered at considerable length, with much point axd powerful argument. He re- marked that the act bad been crowded teen sect id yet it embodied more matter than. the twoa parliament forming the English bankrupt law, one of which contained 130 and th other 120 sections. He alluded to the imm canlty power airs to the Judges of tl States Court by the act—powers greater than those ever given even to a Roman praetor or an English cbancellor—and contended that they were so given with a view to their forming and carrying out the details of the act. In allusion to the idea of the spot counsel that a person owing both fiduciary and ordinary debts was entitled toa decree on the latter, he shewed that an amendment had been in- troduced by one of the members in Co; ss for this very purpoze, but it»had been voted down.— He urged the incons ger of al- lowing a deerce of ie party could not obtain the final decree of discharge. not allowed to pass, property would be locked up in the assignee’s hand, from which even the court was not authorised to take it—but, on the contrary, if permitied to ob aim his discharge it wou'd be positive, and the fiduciary creditor must Jose his debt. Mr. F. contended that a fiduciary debtor in the meaning of son entrusted with the money or property of ano- ther fora barpose other than his own.” Mr. F. made other and pointed remarks. In the case of the petitioner he strongly contended that he was not entitled to a decree. The argument closed about one o’clock, when. the Court adjourned. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Marcu 21.—The Coust opened yesterday, for the March term, before Judge Kent, and ‘Aldermen Jones and Bradhurst. ‘The following gentlemen were sworn as Grand Suro homas R. Mercein, foreman; Wm. Anderson, Silas Constant, A. T. Edgerton, F. S. Grant, Silas Holmes, E. S Lazarus, Charles W. May, J. A. O'Reilly, Henry Hepes Jefferson Be n, John C. Detprat, Ed. Flanagan, A. L. Halstead, Shepherd Knapp, John G. Mott, John M’Clure, Wm. H. Powell, Washington Smith, and Egbert Scud The Court eharged the jury, as usual, in relation to lotteries, usury, electioa , &e, after which it retired for deliberation. Mr. Whiting, Dist: Attoraey, then called the murder cases of Adams and Toppan. In the first named case, Mr. vt: Hart appeared for the pri nd,on his motion, the cause was ordered to lic over until Wednesday. A similat motion was made in the case of Tep- pan, on motien of Mr. Hartand Mr. Strang, who appeared for the prisoner. ‘he Court then adjourned. seh can ae of the Circuit Court comprises 250 cases. Preventive Police—No. 2. The report to which we alluded in our last num- ber, drawn up, it is understood, by Mr. Benedict, presents in strong colors the evila whieh we at pre- sent suffer “ The ordinances of the city and the laws of the state are habitually violated with impunity The of the citizen ie Slmost before his rer oer - ling houses and warehouses are entered with an ease and apparent coolness and carelessness of detection which shows that none are safe. Thronged as our city is,men are robbed in the street. Thousands that are arrested go uapunished, and the defenceless and the beautiful are ravished and murdered in the daytime,and no trace of the criminal isfourd. Theman ‘of busisees, in hia lawful calling at the most public cerner of our city, is slaughtered in the sunshine, and pecked up and sent away by the most public and known channels of trade, and suspicion is hardly excited.” What a frightful picture does this present to oar view! yet we maintain that ourcitizens are peace- loving, that they are deeply and devotedly attached to th stitutions, and wculd willingly make any sacrifice to see then: administered with justice and purity; but engaged as they are in the daily and harraasing toils of life, they have trusted too much that the future wou'd correct what the past has ex- posed, without knowing or reflecting that the sys iem of police now in operaiion places the commu- nity at the mercy of the profligate and abandoned, and thereby offers the strongest temptations for the commission of crime. ‘The fire department has beccme a source of 1@ much mischief and disorder, and has so fallen in public estimation, that it is deprived in agreat mea- of the uselulness that ouce characterized it. ghtly brawls and quarrels, the con n of en- gine houses into places for holding orgies of the most revolting character, and the hebitual vivlation of all law, have so degraded a distinct and neces- sary department of the city government, that its members are regarded as enemies of the peace of the commanity whose property they were organ- ized toproteet Many a heari broken father and widowea mother have dated the sorrows which have brought their gray hairs to the grave to the abominable aseociations connected with this branch of our municipal system. Let our citizens look to it, for upon them, after all, reets the responsil lity Noris the police department {ree from serious ob- jechione, affecting, perhaps, rather ite plan of ai~ rangement than its adininistration. Stool pigeon- ing, extra rewards to stimulate officers to, the dis- charge of sworn dutiee, and other disgraceful expe- dients, are constantly in operation, and no ef is made to add to the functions of this branch the duty of preventing crime, a service far more important than the correction of abuses after they have been committed. _ The committee, after stating their thorough con- viction of the inadequacy of the present system to afford any security against the increase of crime, anc their belief that the public vuice calle loudly foran entire and radical reform im} our police, pro- ceed to give the result of their labors, which they conceive should be the basis of the improved organi~ zation, some of the prominent poiats of which will be pointed out in our succeeding number. hs Reronm ‘Tue Exrtontse Exrepition —Among the ar brought from Vera Cruz were Lieut Hts be Job nd er Charles Guillow, of t avy, P A.Brine- made, Beq. United states Consul at the Sandwich Islands. The party left the Sandwich Islands about the end of December last. The exploring squadron may be cxpected kome sbout the ( Prey lett the Sandwich slends om the Wd Ne: Re r, bound “3 Manilla via a pe Sea,thence ingapore, aud touching at Rio Janeiro, will sana cved directiy to the Unied Stat crew ge! ily in good health ‘Pre United States Coneul, Mr. Brinsmade, beart despatches from the commodore of the exploring expedition, te the government at Washington. {the act, is “a per--