The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1842, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. w York, Thursday, April 28, 1812. State of the Country. Thank God at last. Blessed be the holy apes Peter and Paul to conclude. This coustry—this glorious land—has at length reached the bottom.— We have touched the solid rock—in commerce, currency, polities, religic tles virtue, demoralization, folly, charlataniem, and good sense. From this day forward, the march ef the re publ c will be onward and upward, in every element of civ izaon and souad economy. ; Oar negotiations with and are making great progress, and every symptom indicates a long, last. ing, and honorable peace. Our difficulties with Mexico do not look so fair, but the Mexicans can be thrashed into decency. In domestie politics we are in a very interesting state. For the first time since the revolution, we have a President making the ex- periment of governing the country without a party, bat simply trusting to the principles of commen sense and rectitude of a free people. This has pro- duced some confusion in the action of Congress— and caused some discredit to the public finances— but thiags will yet come right. The next Presi- dency is three years ofl—and little can be said of the result of the present state of parties. In commerce and currency there can be no mise take. In the greater portion of the country, the rot- ten banks have been closed, and thingsare adjusting themselves to aspecie basis. The Bankrupt law has Jess effect than had been aniicipated. The season is promising, and great hopes are formed of the coming crops. The whole active commerce of the nation is reorganizing itself, on a sound basis. Congress will unquestionably pass a new revenue law, increasing the dutigs—but the embarrassed States cannot recover in many years. The great State of New York is the first to lead the way in resuscitation of public credit, and the principles of honesty. Ja morals, philosophy, and religion, we are also in a fair way of improving. Extravagant habits of living have gone the way of the broken banks and financiers—that is, to the devil. The great temper- ance reform is inereasing- Every month we have a new science, or a new relizion starting up—but Prophet Joe Smith, the Mormon, seems to be the most successful among modern apostles. On the whole, we begin to feel quite comfortable in this country, and hope they get along pretty well in Europe. Fasnroxante Movemexts.—Lord Ashburton is getting along very elegantly in Washington His first official public dinner wes a brilliant affair, and went off with great eciat. The wines and fruits frem England were much admired, and swallowed with great gout. He has had several dinners and feees given to him, played at cards with Mr. Clay, drank wine with the President, and had an old familiar with the veteran lion of literature, John Quincy Adams. He,is likely tomake his mission success- ful and pleasing to all parues. Our two leading lite- rary characters have left us; Irving has gone to Spain, and Paulding gone to New Orleans and the Hermitage inthe suite of kx President Van Buren to see Gen. Jackson"and hear the old liof‘roar once more before he dies. Mr. Van Buren and Mr, Paulding, are by this‘ time at Louisville, whence they go to Ashland to meet Mr. Clay. The latter gentleman is by this time at Pittsburgh, or even nearer home.* Lord Morpeth, when last heard from, was at New Orleans. He, too, will probably visit Mr. Clay at Ashland. Boz and his lady have ar- rived at Cleveland, on their way to Niagara Falls, where he spends a few days, then down to Mon- treal and New York ; he will be here the latter end of May, and return to England in June. . New Cossvt. ro Livexroon.—James Haggerty Esq the new American Consul to Liverpool, leaves to- day in the Great Western. Mr. Haggerty is a native of Virginia, bas been for many years a merchant in New York and in the seuth, and bears a character of the highest respectability, great talent, and much courtesy of manner. He was unanimously con- firmed by the United States Senate to his present office. Tae Ansiversakivs —These meetings, it seems, will commence a little earlier than usual this year. ‘Tom Marshall opens the ball next Wednesdey night at the Tabernacle, and leads off the first dance in the annual drama, with the American Temperance Union fora partner. Successto him. The Baptists are holdiag all theiranniversaries on their own hook this week at the Mulberry street Tabernacle. Hore tx Loxpon —We call the attention of our readers who cross the “salt, salt sea,” to the adver- tisement of a capital hotel kept by Anderton, 164 Fleet street, London. Americans visiting England will find much comfort and attention at this esta- blishment, and particularly in all those regulations about servants, who, in this house, are aot allowed to levy black mail from travellers, as is the practice iu other English hotels Every traveller has to pay for what he gets, and no more. Servants’ fees— “the jen’le’man please”’—“ what you will sir’—or any species of black mail are all abolished, as eflec- tually as King Charles ,Rhode Island charter will be. Passencers To Ecrore.—Tne revolution now go- ing on in the passenger business to Europe is great- er than the revolution in spanking little Rhode Island. Two packet ships, the Siddons for Liverpool, and the Ville de Lyon for Havre, sailed yesterday wita sixty three cabin passengers—thirty-eix in theSiddons and twenty-seven inthe Ville de Lyon. Every berth in the tormer was takea a week or ten days before the ship sailed. Among those ia the Siddons we notice the name of her owner here, E. K. Collins, Esq , who is em- phatically the master spirit in the packet ship bus ne: He has gone on som» mysterious errand to Earope, which will undoubtedly result in something, perchance in a line of splendid and fast ocean steamers. Ia the Ville de Lyon, among others, are Professor Longfellow of Cambridge, the Rey Mr Sewallof Washiagtoa city, and the Rev. Mr. Dar- din: These ship: went to sea with a cracking west wind, and it will be difficult for the Great Western to catch them. Speaking of passengers to Europe, is it not a little singular (hat these packets should go so full when the Great Western, the favorite steamer of the Ocean, starts this afternoon with Pleaty of empty berths? We do not believe that the steamer, with ample accommodations for one hundred and thirty passen- gers, will carry more than have gone in the Siddoas and Ville de Lyon. Strange but true. Am ong those, however, who have taken passage in the Yon-Extraordinary Meeting In Tammany Hall—Koot Beer Crisis in Rhode Island. A very curious, cool, dispassionate, hard, unen- thusiastic meeting, was held last night at Tammany Hall, relative to the present crisis in the affairs of pretty little Rhode epi The Hall was about half full. There was%a great deal of talk, but no cider—we mean enthusiasm. It had more the ap pearance of a root-beer assemblage—gathered to- gether to “head off Captain Tyler,” in a small way, about his letter to the Governor of Rhode Island ; but the lion-spirit of the democracy did not shake his mane, nor give a roar worth a button. In fact, there is no belief any where that the people of "Rhode Island want assistance to get or preserve their rights. There will be no insurrection or fight: ing in little Rhoda—but every rational man believes that the suffrage party, in their general views and principles, are right, and must, sooner or later, suc- ceed in their purposes: This is certain. All the excitement about Rhode Island here was got up after the President wrote his letter, and was in- tended to prevent the democracy of New York from giving that manly support to Captain Tyler which they have a mighty strong inclination to do Some of the politicians of Tammany hardly recol- lected that there was such a State as Rhode Island, till they saw a chance to “ head off the Captain. The democrats here feel a deeper interest in the new corporation than in little Rhoda. Accordingly, the meeting came together very calinly about 7 0’clock. "The Hon. A. Vanderpoel was nominated for Chairman, about thirty other gentlemen as vices, and Robert B. Boyd and six or ten others as secretaries. Mr: Vanderpoel, on taking his seat, spoke as fol” lows :— I am deeply sensible of the honor you have just conferred upon me—an honor, as the com- mittee of arrangements will bear me witness, entirely unsolicited. Though I am sure there are many older and better soldiers, who are mort qualified to discharge the duties that will now devolve upon me, Iam equally sure that there are none who excel the humble member who now ad- dresses you, in zeal forthe great canse of equal rights and popular suffrage, whenever agiiated. We have met, as it is our privilege to do, to express “ur sense of a controversy of great interest, now in pro- gress in a sister State. It involves the question whether, in the absence of all provision to make or amend a constitution, the majority of the people, the masters, can establish or change their organic law, without the consent of their servants the Legi=- lature; and whether Royal charters uranted nearly 20) years ago, are, atthis late day, so sacred, that none but the very creatures chosen under those re- val powers of attorney, are competent to take even the incipient step towards annihilating them, and giving to the people their own. These are ques- tions big with interest to all the friends ot repub- lican liberty. But we have convened for another purpose. Itistoexpress our emphatic protest against the doctrine, that the centroversy in Rhode Island presents a fit case for the iaterference of the Gene- ral Government We have met most respecifully but firmly to say to President Tyler, ‘ Stay the strong armof the Union. Let it not be stretched forth to crush the spirit, not of anarchical, but of constitutionaljliberty, which isnow exhibited by the amallest and the weakest of our sisters. Make not the Union odious, by sending forth its muskets and bayonets to settle thi family dispute. Weaken not the eflection of the people for the government over which you preside by sending forth its soldiery on a crusade ngainst majorities, who by forms and means calculated to elicit the true sense of the people, are striving to secure the rights of the freemen of the other States. These are the high and patriotic pur- poses for which we have convened. [Expostula- tion—remonstrance against menaced interference in a good cause—the expression of our syfppatby for those who are contending for the high privileges which we enjoy—privileges which we regard as above all price—these are the great objects of our meeting, and none will condemn it but those who believe that itis right for minorities to govern and disfranchise majorities. By the time that Mr. Vanderpoel commenced his speech the room was not half full; it was a fuany affair ; there were all the old Van Buren politicians on the platform, including Slam, Waterbury, Riell, Hopkins, and all the old Tammaay voters in the body of the room. When the name of Shaler was called, an {rishman cried out * we won't have Sha- ler, we won't have him, or avy thing, orany kind of meeting.” (Roars of laughter ) The room then filled up pretty well with strag- glers, including a great many Whigs; Mr. Birdsall then got upto read the resolutions. Ma. Pirpsavt said, that he should simply _re- mark that the committee had come as near as the: could to what they believed to be the popular fe ing as well as the wishes of the people of this city ; and whea the big heart of this city speaks out it will send a pulstion through the whole Union. And, as the people of Rhode Isiand had done what is right, the people of New York would stand by them, (Cheers ) He then read the resolutions :— Whereas, The chief executive officer of the Federal Government, misled, as_we believe, by false representa- tions ant designing advisers, has not only shown a dispo- sition to interfere in the domestic affairs of the State of Rhode Island, but seems to intimate the intention to use the Federal forces in order to suppor: the existing g»- yernment of that State, and against that which the people in the exercise of their soverigaty. have rightfully es- tablished. ‘Therefore, in order that we may not seem to lend even the implied sanction of our silence to such acta, Resolved, That the President of the United States, has no more right to send a military force to put down the Constitution of Rhole Island, than he has to put down the Constitution of Now York. ‘ Resolved, That the peaceable adoption of a State C atirution by the peoplvof Shade tale oe strued into treason or “ sedition” y just power whatever; and that the opposite doctrine too rank an. “odor” of HartfordConventionism to have emanated from the Chief Magistrate of a free people. Resolved, That the main objection to the legality of the Constitution of Rhode Island, to wit, tha iramed by a convention originating with the people themselves, and in which the whale people wine ed presented, instead of having been framed by the dele- gates of the exclusive clase which hae hitherto exercis ed all the powers of government in that State, is in our eyes no objection, but rather avery strong argument in proof ofits i cel and justice. Resolved, That we consider the Constitution adopted by the people of Rhodc Island to be as_unexceptionable ta its provisions as the people's right to adopt it was clear. Resolved, That we view the Constitution propored by the landholders, besides its obj-ctionable origin, being the work of a body of men ing received people no power to frame such an act, ttem pt to delude the people of Rhode Island; for, while it seem- ingly extended the right of suffrage, it'in reality gave the represei less than one-third of the voters tull power to dict h laws as they might please to the other two-thirds, by giving that one-third a mojority in both branches of the Legislature. Resoived, That another great fault in the above na- med draft, was the odious distinction it sought to create ive and adopted citizens. That our scan never be endangered by those men of for- eign birth who come among us to carn t by honest toil. That if such cannot be re zens, they should be regarded as alien: mongrel species between the two;and thatthe old aristo- cratic assumption of superiority by birth is less ridicu- tc he the modern one of superiority by place of irth. Resolved, That. in our opinions, this attempt to dis franchise the worthy citizen of foreiga birth comes with a pec! ly bad grace from men whose claim to su- preme authority rests upon nothing but the fiat of thi heartless and corrupt monarch, Charles I never within three thousand miles of their by the name of Suermenn, rose and said reatest occasino for sympathy he had hy of freemen ever known ; th: than any thing in the «if rts of a great people to obtain their freed now holla eharter froma king, which mu: aside, and a Constitution erect its ruins Ever, n conducesto the wealta—shall he be denied H in the distribution of that wealth? (Cheers He has that right by peceie oes de- hey have done 80, the ¢ jace. Western, is James Haggerty, Esq., the new Ameri ean Consul for Liverpool. All this indicates a revolution in the passenger Yu. Ainessto Europe. But let the public compare the passengers lists of Cunard’s steamers for the last three months with those of the Dramatic Line of Liverpool Packets and judge for themselves. Sarinc Or THe Westeax.—This steamship sails this afternoon at two o’clock. The letter bags will close, at Gilpia’s in the Exchange, at one o'clock.— She goes to Liverpool. Deraurvae ov rae Dex.—The West India Mail steamer Dee, sailed for Charleston, Hav: and along shore day, for Halifax and Liverpool. Her letter bags will close here on Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. They are at Harnden’s in Wall street. Ose pay Later rrom Havasa, piwecr-—We re- ceived last night the “Notic.os0 y Lucero,” publiched in Havana, to the 17th im inclusive. Fanny Eissler had given a s leniid benefit to the Female Lusatic Asylam in Havana. She was en thusiastically cheered from the begiuing ty tie end, and retired am‘det a shower of fl wers. and a const.tation created in iti pl Toe resolutions were then put, and carried amid loud cheers. Mr. Metriee thea rese, and sald he was sorry Eli Moore and Me. Parmentiot Were hot there: They could speak So muc y better than him, and so codtd Aaron Van- derpoel (Chemis) He labored under gréat disadvan- tages (Chivers) The worthy Chairman was great at Compression. (Cheers) He was not. (Cheers) This meeting would assure Rhode Island of the sympathy of not be coerced into a despised and rejected — I's the fant relic of Bri New York Freemen should Charter which the people had ‘That charter dates from 1683. tish oppression in this country of Raode I had so much they had bor inequality of dt tion. Portsmouth with 1700 inhal men tothe Assembly as Providence property qualification is a freehold tion, Andaman can't vote for a they tax him as much as they please, gan thirty years ago. In 1829 petitions pou: Assembly, and they were leughed tt, “and insale was added to injary. Since then the ple toiled. In 1941, & spirit was provoked. that wil! never be allayed till the le get universal feee suffrage. [Cheers.] Here Me lelville went iuto a history of the late troubles in Rhode Island. and the rejection of the Assembly's coo- stitution by 676 votes. He also denounced th Rigerios Act, andcailed it an act for the propagation of construc. lve treason generally. The people righifally elected officers under their constitation. The others 200 years, has ing in Rhode bh A pitiful. pro abandoned fellow, who, if he living now ia New York, couldn't be electel ble even for the 6th Ward; and his appropriate svhere would be bebin | the counter of a perfumer's store An dealing out essences to the moustached fools and lounger* of Broadway—(Cheers.)—or else he'd be in a brothel with pander and pimps. (Tremendous cheers.) The great point contended for by the peo} of Rhode I. ‘was a universal free suffrage. This ha been tried in 22 States uut of 26, and works well. Their opponents insist on a property qualification. And what is wealth? The sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave. (Cheers.) This is the old Federal plan to dix tract the capacity of the people for self government. But the tide of public opinion Ts sweeping on. Can they stand up against it? Let them try it ifthey dare. When they shall have rolled back the Amazon, and demmed it up with bullrushes, and shaken the Andesto their base, then they may do it, but not before. (Cheers. Ma. Davip Paxmenten, of Rhode Island, rose ami! great cheering and said, Mr, President and fellow-ci' zens, it is not my vocation to make myself popular as a speaker!1am a laboring man and earn my bread by the sweat of my brow. 1 come not here as the advocate of any political party. but as the advocate of the righis of man. [come as a disfranchised citizen of this republic to lay before you a fair and candid statement of facts as they now exist in Rhode Island. The present charter under which that State is governed, is one that was granted by Charles the second —not to the people—but to a landed company in 1663. Thi ter does not pr vide the right of suffrage, but power to the co any to make as many freeof the company as they plea ‘h» General Assembly of the State have the power. pie thatthey have the right—to make every man free. alification is property, but it is doubly odiout, be- < man quires a particular kind of propert A $10.000 in personal property but vote unless he has lauded property to the val or is the eldest son of such proprietor, and y: State personal property pays all taxes. Fellow-citize this is not the worst: no man whois nota freeman or the on of a freeman can eit asa juryman, and thuea portion ofthe constitution whic! that every mao shall be tried by jury of his peers is denied, fer none but afreeholder can be tried by peers. "Again,a non- freeholder cannot sue another person for the recovery of a debt without the consent and endorsement of a free holder, nor can he claim the protection of the law from injury without such consent and endorsement. ‘At this moment there are five bushels of petitions which have been presented by the people, end which might be called up before the Assembly. I consider that the people were wrong in askiog as a privilege what had been granted by God, and I quote the word of the Acting President of the United States in his Inaugural address, when he said that “the right of suffrage was the birthright of every American citizen.” The people having called a Convention, framed a Con- stitution, and whenthe Assembly was called ypon to examine whether the majority of the people had'formed such a Constitution, they declared it beneath their dig- nity to inquire, and called upon the freemen—a minority of the people—to frame a Constitution for the whole peo- ple. They did form one odious to the people, which partially extended the suffrage—kept up the rig rimogeniture—disfranchised citizens born in fo ands, although they have to serve in the military fire companies—and which put the power into the hand of one third cfthe people. It gave Smithfield, a town with 10,000 inhabitants, the right to elect one Senator, d Newport, with 8,000, two Senators—becaure it was an egricultural town, and they said th riculturalists qught to have a preponderance, The et le were called Upon to approve of this, and in spite ef the influeace of the aristocracy, the landlords, the Priesthood—for it was ly announced from the pulpit that those were not ans who opposed it—it] « as rejected,the people thus approving of their own constitution twice. The General Assembly now say, that the people having rejected their constitution, do not want any extension of the suffrage, and they have enacted a law declaring it treason in any person to accept or hold any office under the people's Constitution, and imposing @ fine of $1000 and a year’s imprisonment on any person who should accept the office of moderator, or take votes at the election. They have now authorized the Governor to raise a standing army, and boast that men will come {rom Boston and New York to put down the people. Fellow-citizens—we do not ask you for muscular aid—we ask you to decide whether we have done right or wrong—if right, we ask you to sustain us in our positie: fe not eppalled at our situa. tion—we will commit no act of treason ; but if one drop of the blood of a free suffrage be shed, it shall be re- paid by gallo se who do so. The constitution of the Unite es says, that the republican form of go- verpment shall be guaranteed to every state, the President had better look to this before he sends troops to put us down, for our present furm of governmentisa minority government. We ask, fellow-citizens, for your sympathies. There majority of the people of Rhode Island that will die rather than be conquered in their struggle for freedom. ‘They are not unworthy of your sympathi . Remember the cause in which they are engage "he President here read Mr. Ely Moore’s letter ex- cusing himself on the score of indisposition, and stating the grounds on which he would join in repelling the use of force to put dowa the people's constitution. Major Davezac said, it I had been asked to select an oc- casion inwhich J should have greater pleasure in addres sing my fellow democrats, it would have been such as this, in support of liberty against oppression. If it is ne- cessary to show you thatit wastime to change the ne- farions charter grants by Charles—rot the Charles who was sent out of the world minus his head, but the one created minus a heart—the witness is here who could lis ten to the eloquence of the mechanic who has addressed you,who ie disfranchised, ostracised, i ting as a juryman,»n‘ not feel itwas time for its alteration Such things cannot continue. they must cease. You have heard the appeal of this eloquent mechanic, and they e going to hire soldiers. Are we to have more Hes- flies? I wish 10,000 would come ind I would guarantee that every one would dec! is intention of beco itizen of Rhode Island that day five years y there are no’ statesmen. Such this mechanic who hasjaddressed you,would be to Congress. You are to be frightened with the of interfering with the general ernment. That go- vernment would not have dared to interfere, ifthe move- ment had been iu New York or Ohio, or Pennsylvania, or any ofthe large states, but makes a shcw of energy when it happens in the emallest State in the Union. Mr Swackwamen, who was laboring under a severe cold, shortly addressed the meeting, in which he stated that hehad it from good authority that the letter of the President, was written by Mr. Webster, and said that if Captain Tyler sent his troops into Rhode Island they would “head himpff” The meeting then adjourned with three cheers for the People’s Constitution of Rhode Island. Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald.) Proceedings of Congress. Wasuixatox, Tuesday, 3 P.M. Much of the morning hour was taken up in the Senate in the discussion of a bill providing for the payment of the sum of $20,000 to the heirs of Hall, the inventor of a certain miserable rifle, which loads at the breech, and frequently discharges the load at the same place. The unfinished business was the bill to remove cases from the State to the Federal courts—such as the McLeod case. Mr. Choate is to offer an amend- ment restricting ita operation to foreigners domi- ciled in a foreign country. The House have the Apportionment bill still under consideration. There is much discrepancy of opi- nion asto the proper ratio of representation, and every hour’s debate serves to increase it. No good of any sort can result from discussing the question. It must eventually be settled by conference, and compromise of the large states ‘on the part of the House, and the small states in the Senate. A com- bination of the great states inthe House can control the action of that body, and the result may be pro- ductive of injustice to the small states, but in the Se: ate all are ona level, and the over-shadowing popular strength of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, amounts to no more there than Rhode Island, Delaware and Arkansus. Gaear Rus —At the last election in Albany, the aboutionists nominated sixty-three candidates, and had inall only thirty three Yotes. We beat these chaps alito pieces. Wehad only one candidate, Captain Monroe, and we gave him twenty-two solid patriot votes. Hurrah! Pesacty ror Cute —Ia the King’s County Court the other day the Judge sent one young man, for burglary to the state prison for 21 years. At the same time he sent another man for committing a most aggravated, violent, and atrocious rape on a married woman, in conjunction with two or three other wretches in human form, to the state prison for ten years. Sourn Derctt Cacace on Wastunaroy Square. —We have been informed that this beautiful edi- fice isabout to change hands, owing to the pecu- niary difficulties, it has hadto contend with — Uniess provisions are shortly made to cancel the obligations now pending, it is not altogether im- probable but the Catholics may purchase it, as there has been some hints throwa out upon the subject ia that quarter Ovr axp Ovrens ix Bostox,—Abby Folsom and Elder Lamson was arrested in Boston while a:tempt- ing to address a crowd of persons on the Common last Sunday forenoon, and lodged in jail. 0G Mr Dempster’s Concert at Brooklyn is post- poxed until Thursday evening of next week. $3 Miss Crannspon’s Exhibition of Readings nd Recitations takes place positively this evening at the Society Library Rooms. Moxe Mvunens.—There seems to be an increase of murders throughout this country. What is the cause? In our paper to-day will be found accounts of no lees than eight A Lipy Monnenen —Mrs. Eates, residing about four miles from Owentown, icky, was inhn anly murdered in her own house, a short time siuer, during the temporary absence of her hus- band. H r skull was brokeo by a etub. Canada. All seems quiet ana comfortable in this quarter of the globe. Governor Bagot has left Kingston to lay the foundation’ of a college at Toronto—thence he proceeds to Halifax, where he expects to meet his wife. The Toronto paperscontain long and glow- ing accounts of his arrival there, and say it was the most brilliant affair ever witnessed in British America. Sir George seems to be a great favorite Lord Sydenham has left his property, by will, to his brother Poulett Scrope, M. P. Hejhas a large landed property in Canada that cost him nothing. It will be sold in farms, and the cash sent to London. The mserable fool Hogan, {it seems, after all, had nothing to do with the burning of the Caroline, and is now treated asa puppy by all parties. Mr. Hill, Mayor of Rochester, jhas addressed a letter to Mr. Counter, Mayor of Kingston, on the Hogan case, to assure Mr. Counter that there is a good feeling here towards a steady continuance of commercial iater- course—that Mr. 'Hogan was treated with great tenderness —but that his visit was a matter of regret. So farso good. Trade is improving, and every thing seems tolerably smoothin Canada. Texas. Emigrants are pouring into Texas from all quar- ters, with plenty of guns, powder, ball, and money ; and it is more than probable that Mexico will be in- vaded this summer by the Texians. The army of the latter is now 3,000 strong, and is concentrating oa the Guadaloupe river. Other accounts say that the people are thinking of a return to their plough shares and pruning hooks for a season, or uatil a eufficient demonstration on the part of the Mexicans shall have been made to war- rant an onslaught. Gen, Houston has sat himself down at Houston, determined to wait until he gets something tangible toshoot at. A gentleman direct from the Texian camp informs us that there are about 400 men at Calaviers Ranche, and that great numbers have been furloughed ‘for San Antonio. No intelligence from the Mexicans on the other side of the Rio Graade, although the Texians have a spy company of 80 men on the look- out. The cry of “ wolf, wolf,”gwhen there was no great shakes of a wolf at all, appears to have die- couraged some of the ‘wolf hunters,” and the papers find fault with the goverament for their tardi? ness, and the government makes answer that it knows its own business Tne people seem deter- mined to march inte Mexico “in the fall,” anyhow. An interesting incident is chronicled by the Fort Pickering Eagle. While donations were being made in relief of the Texian volunteers, a young lady, prompted probably by a feeling of patriotism, natural on such occasions, took from her neck a string of coral beads, which she presented to the auctioneer, then at his vocation, in order that it might be eold—it being the ouly article of value at her disposal at that time. It was sold and returned to the auctioneer by the various purchasers to be re- sold, we understand, at least a dezen times. The last purchaser returned it to the fair donor, but she rejected it, saying she had presented it to the com- ny, and did not desire that it might be returned. * Keep it, then,” repliedthe purchaser, ‘ as a me- morial of what it hasdone, and wear it in memory of your departed friends !”” Important from Mexico—Sale of California to England, By late arrivals at New Orleans, we learn that it is currently reported in Vera Cruz that Santa Anna hed negociated a loan with England for several millions of dollars, and hud agreed to deliver the Californias into their,hands, until the money should be returned The yellow fever carried off four or five persous daily. Trade is represented as dull in Vera Cruz A conducta with money from the interior, was looked for by the 15th inst. The captures lately made by the Texian vessels of war, had tended to cast a gloom over the commerce of Vera Cruz. General Thompson had arrived in the Woodbury, vats neal not landed when the Virginia Antoinette sailed. An American gentleman, who left the city of Mexico on the 6:h inst. heard there of the English loan to Santa Anna’s government, but did not un- derstand that the Californias were to be given as security. He adds that the public mind was in ao unsettled state in Mexico—there was thought to be a strong party opposed to Santa Ansa, and some people went so far as to anticipate another revolu- tion. Rumors were also efloat that Santa Anna would declare himself Emperor, and seize on the roperty of the church, should the clergy oppose im. About 20,000 troops were stationed in the ca! A 4000 at Xalapa, 4000 at Vera Cruz, and considera- ble bodies were said to bein the Northern depart- ments. There was no talk of invading Texas. The pri- soners were still made to work in chains. Two of them, however, one by the name of Howard, had effected their escape. Mr. Kendall was still in the Le lang the Gthinst., but in good health and good humor. The U. S frigate Macedonian sailed from Vera Cruz, on the 9th instant, to go off Tampico. ‘Ihe hae of war Warren sailed from Vera Cruz on the ‘th inst. The Government of Mexico has renewed an old decree, requiring all strangers to have a pass about them, which pass is to be presented at the beginning of every year for re-inspection. A Mexican armed steamer and an armed schooner were lying at Vera Cruz. . A leiter from General Bravo, dated at Chilpancin- ‘0, March 23, gives an account of the defeat of a nd of native Mexicans, or red men, who had taken up arms against the Government : Itappears that the city of San Miguel has received ith open arms General Morazan, whose defeat Carrera, two years ago, is so vividly described by our traveller, Stevens. Dr. Rafael Gutierrez Martinez, and some other Mexicans of note, were on the 20:h of March assas- sinated in their houses, by a band of fifty aboriginals, near Quechutenango. , Matamones, 24 April, 1842. I herewith transmit a printed paper, containing an ial account of the capture of San Antonio de n the Sth ult. by 800,Mexican troops, under command of Gen. Vasquez. A report is afloat here that Gen. Vasquez, finding that Gen. Arista’s proclamation did not make many proselytes east of the river Guadaloupe, and that the Texians were collecting in force at Victoria very wisely determined to abandon the place a fall back upon the Rio Grande, where he is said to have arrived without the loss of = man. It wasex- pected that General Arista would send on a reinforce- ment of 2000 men, with a view to sustain the posi- fion at Bexar, but the want of funds necessarily im- peded tie movement. Active preparations are said to be going on ia the interior for the invasion of Texas, but there does not appear to be any indica- tion of a hoatile movemeni iz. quarter. On the contrary, serious apprehensions are entertaii here that the Texians intend making us 4 visit. ‘The memorial of the American merchants taken with the expedition, to Santa Anar has been pub- lished. The Mexican Government pu to build a railroad across the Isthmus ot Tehuantepec, in the south of Mexico; but as the distance is 200 miles, the project will scarcely be carried into exe- cution. Esneaatioxn to Onrcox.—A meeting has been held in the western part of Missouri for the purpose of organizing a company to emigrate to the Oregon territory. Thirty were enrolled, and pledged them- selves for the expedition. A committee was ap- pointed to visit the neighboring counties for the pur- poee of enlisting others in the enterprise. The emi- grants take theic families with them, and toek for- ward to a permanent settlement beyond the Rocky Mountains. We notice these movements, since the: cations et the times worthy to be noted, Oregon will soon be brought under a territerral government, and will be noe as a part of pe United States, just as Lowa and Wisconsin are. ‘Senator has not succeeded yet, we believe, in getti bill through Congresa—but he may be sure of suc- cess in the end. [i Great Britain, in reference to the O. country, pureues tae procrastina’ course which she so:metimes adopts ia her diploma: tic manwavres, the result will be that the question and the country will both be settled at once, without any trouble to her ambassadors. Horniwte Mvnper i lowa.—bBy a letter in a St. Louis paper of the Lith, we notice a terrible out- rage atjBurlington, Iowa. J. P Bradstreet having a difficulty with a citizen of the place, 3. W Ross, brother-in-law of the latter, provided himself with one. of Colt’s revolving pistols, met Mr. B. in the street, and discharged the contents of five of the bar- rele at him, each shot taking effect. Mr. B., though terribly wounded and dying, returned the fire, and dangerously wounded Ross’ Mr. B. has since died are itdi. Theatricals in the United States, The summer season not having fairly opened yet anywhere, we have little to tell relating to theatri- cals other than to chronicle the whereabouts of the actors. The Seguin troupe appear likely to succeed at the Park for afew weeks They had a good house the first night, a poor one the seeond, and.a tolerably good one the third night. They are a singular in- Stance of an operatic company being successful without havingone really great singer among them. Seguin is the best. They are all capital musicians, but none of them‘have a first rate voice. Mrs. Seguin is a beautiful musician, very correct, and very cold; but’her voice is thin, and in its upper notes wiry and harsh. Still the whole of them combined cause the opera of Norma tobe received with considera- ble applause. Mrs. Sutton and Nagel are giving concerts with greateclat at Mobile,where Brown has taken his last benefit before coming north. Barton and Mrs, Rich- ardson, and Bill Chapman are alao there. Fanny E'ssler had not left Havanaat the last ac- counts. She was drawing good houses at the Ta- con, whichshe had again taken on her own ac- count. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam have left New Orleans, on their road tothe north. The Italian troupe have not succeeded well there. Forrest is in Boston playing a round of tragedy. Clara Fisher is also there, with acompany contain- ing Miss Lee the dancer; she is making honey. A new drama called Harry Lorrequer, has been got out there. Love is also there. Miss” Turnbull, Madame Stephan and Sylvain have reached New Orleans, from Cuba, where they were only tolerably sueceasful. A. Adams, Wemyss and {Harrison are playing in Baltimore with Mrs. Lewis. Burton) had a good benefit at the Chesnut street theatre, Philadelphia, the other day. He brought out “Bubbles of the Day,” which was highly ap- plauded None of the theatres are doing much in Philadelphia. Butler the tragedian, the pretty Miss Reynolds, Lambert, Thayer and Mrs. Lewis are playing in Washington. Dinneford and Jamieson are making money at Pittsburgh. Latham and Miss Melton are in this city doing nothing. Jim Crow Rice has just closed a fine engagement in Boston. Chippendale, Billy Williams, Mre.’ Knight, &c , are all at the Park where they are great favorites. Thorne at the Chatham, and Mitchell at the Olympic, are doing a first rate business. The Bowery is going down, Miss Cushman’sis going up, and Niblo will open rich shortly. Braham is at Philadelphia, oa his way to the west. Annests Important To ova Enatisn Reapers. The following named arrests, made by two of our most energetic eflicers of police, Gilbert F. Hays and Wm. H. Stephens, will be read with interest by many of our English readers. These officers hav- ing received previous notice that a man named John Pepper, late clerk in the employ of D. T. Alston, Tanner, of Chalkwell, near Sittingbourne, England, had embezzled a large amount of money belenging to his employer, and sailed for this port in the new ship Iclder Borden, they obtained a boarding boat, and proceeded down the bay, below the Narrows, to await the arrival of the vessel in order to secure the gentleman who had thus absquatulated. On Saturday evening, about dusk, the vessel hove in sight, and they immediately boarded her, and found Pepper quietly enjoying himself in the cabin, in company with three other passengers, who scarce. ly expected that their companioa would meet with such a reception on reaching the shores of the new world. Pepper had acted in the capacity of chief collecting clerk for Mr. Als- ton, and had thus become possessed of the funds that he had embezzled. As nearly the whole amount ofmoney that he had taken was found upon him, he was discharged by the agent selected to transact the business. The second arrest by these efficient officers was made on Tuesday morning, about ten o’clock.— At or near that hour they boarded the ship Eli Whit- ney, some distance below the narrows, and arrested John Taylor, cattle dealer, of Leeds, who had over- drawn his account in the Baak of Leeds, to a con- siderable amount, and also. committed a forgery, and then took passage in the above named vessel, toeffect his escape to thiscountry. He was fouad among the steerage passengers and 39 completely metamorphosed, as to have eluded detection, except by a New York police officer. When dis- covered, he remarked that he hardly thought the Yankee officers were keen enough to catch him, af- ter all the trouble he had taken to avoid detection by his thorough change of appearance. Nearly the whole amount of money that he had fraudulently obtained was found in his possession, and to use the police office phrase, he was “ turned up and let go” by the agents. The officers will undoubtedly re- ceive, as their services justly entitle them to, a libe- ral reward for thus securing to the lawful owners, the money that had been fraudulently obtained from them. The roguesot Europe will learn from this, not to shape their course to our shores when guilty of crime, as it will be perfectly impossible fo them te avoid the searching eyes of our indefatigablee. Though Tom Lloyd has escaped to the Cape de Verds, yet that’s no sign that we should receive in exchange all the defaulters and absquatulizers of England. They must keep their eyes skinned if they expect to put footon American soil with stolen dollars in their pockets. The statements made in several of the city papers relative to the arrest of the above named persons, are incorrect in almost every particular. Froatpa Wan.—Itis now sud that really and truly the Florida Indians are so nearly used up that there areonly ninety warriors leit there. Our army is every other day capturing a squaw or two, and a few children and negroes; and in the mean time some wag has peaned the following :— “Hurrah for our lads of the sabre and trigger! In history's ages they’il make a great figger, No heroes on record were braver or bigger, ‘They've captured three children, two squaws and a nigger. From an officer of the army we learn that there are not probably more, on a fair estimate, than vinety warriors left in the Territory of Fiorida. A portion of these, under Sam Jones and the Prophet, are now in the Everglades—the rest, under Halleck Tustenuggee, and a Creek chief, Oteaka, whose name now, for the first time, we believe, is entered n the military annals, are at present in the cove the Withlacooche. Col. Werth has planned the most judicious attack upon this strong hold of the enemy, and the 15th of ae was the day fixed upon for the assault, which will be made by six different columns of troops, who will concentrate from as many different directions. We have intelligence from St. Augustine to the 16th instant, inclusive. Nothing important had transpired, connected with the campaign. Cal. Harney arrived at St. Augustine the 13th inst and reported himself for duty. Hishe: had great. ly improved. On landing he was greeted with hearty and spontaneous huzzas froma large crowd of citizens. Some corn fields and vegetables near Fort Pierce had been destroyed by @ scouting party. Fresh bo- dies of ladians were discovered atthe South. Every day, Says the St. Augustine News, adda to the con- eee aes ah effectual mode ef patting an end to the war, is for the Commander-in-chief to offera bounty tor every Indian. This, that paper adds, would bring into the field the Western Han- ters, and gave eccurity tothe numerous settlements of the East. Accompany of regulars had fallen upoaa small body of Indians between the Apalachicola and a rivers, killed three, and taken two chil- ren Indians had come into Middle Florida, and in the course of their d: predations killed two negroes, and one soldier, and wounded others. U S. Clrenit Court Arnit. 27 —The testimony in the case of William M. Price was got through with yesterday, and the summing up will commence this morning. From the character of counsel on eith le, something unusually good, in the way ef eloquence, may be expected, ing witnessed Mr. Kirby’s performance of Bertram, which did him much credit. This evenin| present two of Bulwer’s most popular pieees, viz. the Lady of Lyons and Richelieu, by Mr. Smith. On Monday next, ‘Thorae commences his series of splendid vaudevilles, which he has in prepar They are said to surpass any thing which has been POSTSCHIPpT. For our usual : by morning’s ‘Mea see ouch rammondene, ~ Usirep Srates Troors.—It seems that our Go- vernment are apprehensive that the Western Indians willtake part in the troubles between Texas and Mexico; they are therefore concentrating a large body of troops near the frontierline. The Rresent force under the command of Gen. Taylor consists of the following troops: Dragoons at Fort Towson 184, at Fort Jessup 123, at Fort Gibson 71 ; Tofantry at Fort Gibson 140 ; Dragoons at Fort Wayne 142; total 669. To this fore is to be added the 6th regi- ment of Infantry now at Jefferson Barracks, 800, to march immediately to Fort Towson ; five companies of Dragoons to move from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Towson, 360; and the Ist regiment of Infantry from Jefferson Barracks to Fort Leavenworth, 75. The whole disposable force under the command of Gen. Taylor will then be 2,004. Temperance Cavse.—Father Charles H. Delavan returned last evening from a temperance tour in Westchester. He has procured 70) signers to the pledge—many of them clear cases. He was ls: at Sing Sing. Crtarnam Turatre —A large audience last even- produced this season, both in the style and iaterest of the pieces, as well as in the magnificence of other productions. : Music iv Mosite.—Signor Nagel, who is sai to be one of the most remarkable performers ¢ ue Violin living, and a pupil of the celebrated Pagae nini, has arrived in our city, and proposes giving a few concerts in the course of the week, in which he willbe assisted by Mrs. Sutton, who is expect= ed from New Orleaus to-morrow.— Mobile Adver., April 18. - From Jamatca—We have advices from Fal- mouth, Jamaica, to th- 9thinst. Flour, haa Pork, 16; Lard, 8 cents. The blacks as turbulent as ,The Grange Plentauon, near Falmouth, in former times produced 6)0 hogsheads a year, last year only brought 20! [he merchants were failing in all the towns of the Is!and, and men, who, a few weeks ago, were deemed beyond the reach of misfortune, were now redueed to poverty. Business of ail kinds, dull. Cheering prespeet,. very! Coat. near Rocuester.—One of our hardware dealers states that he has beer assured that coal has been found within three miles of thiscity; that a ton or more has been used, and stoves are now constructing for its use. Geologists, we believe, affirm that coal cannot be found in this region for reasons given. We give the story as related to us, Superior Court. Before Judge Tallmad Arai 27.—Joseph D Beers va. Cornelius Batlele —This was one of those hard sett! p cases which but too many poor fellows (laboring unite: the blessings of hy- pothecation) have been recently called upon to ence. The action is brought to recover the amount of a note for something like $2700. given in 1834, with the hypothecation of 100 shares of Phenix Bank stock, at $25 pershare. The statute of limitations is sey up as a barto recovery. It appears that tie stock was at onetime worth 30 per cent a>eve par, andgit is contended that the laintiff was enabled to sell and pay himself. No or- lersto thiseffect however, appear to have been given. The Court, in its charge, stated that pleading the statute. of limitations was geverally looked upon unfavorably’ by a Jury, but without just reason. Ifa creditor leaven anote or an account for several years without brin, is it to suit, or saying any thing about it, and hazards injue ry to a debtor by a want of recollection asto the facts, and various other ways which might be named, the le- oie very wisely says after six years he shall jose if During the trial it appeared that sometimd in 1840 (when the stock had ots depressed) fro: e time of giving the note hewn to defendant a peyments made, &c.,which it was glanced over (being in a hurry) and said he sappeced to be all right Thisthe Jury considered a ace knowledgment of he debt, and gave a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3 345 84 cents, be‘ng principal and interest. ; — args Mc. Sherwood. Mr. J. Johnsen for de fendant. Court of Common Pleas, Before Judge Ingrabai Apnit27.—Louis A. Ketlie va. John Warren and William D. Scalley —This was an sction to recover $70, the ab leged value of adog which had been levied upon under legal Process against Arthur Newbold, No. 694 Pearl street, but replevined by the pl intiff The animal isa lively appearing thorough bred English bull terrier, weighing abeut 25 Ibs. and it i said can lick any thi of his weight which may be brought e him. is stated, moreover, to be an excellent watch dog, which the plaintiff (who keeps a store for the sale of Birming- ham goods at the corner of Platt and Gold streets) avers te have kept him for, and that hv brought him over from England. Newbold, it appears, got ion of and rex tained him, having superior powers of fe | haskept him for several months, making him his com- Fanion by day, and, very often, his bed fellow by night ‘he plaintiff, on learning that he had been seized for @ debt due by Newbold. replevined, and brings this action. The witnesses appeared to differ very aterially in the value of the dog, one man asserting: that he was worth $100, and some as low as 15 or 20. ‘The jury gave a ver~ dict in favor of plaintiff for six conts damages, and valu- Nash and Mr. Grealy, Mr. W.R. Before Judge Ulsheeffer. Sorch J. Fulton vs. Daniel Demarest —The plain eompany with Miss Walton, and two ether ] the house No. 217 Spring street for a year, and com- menced business as dress makers. They were particu- larly allured tu the premises on account of the extensive and handsome yard attached, which ran back sixty feet to a cart-way, and was handsom+ly aderned with thru: bery, flagged walks, &c. The plaintiffs hired of a gentle- man named Van Brunt, who heid a lease from defendant. Soon after their taking possession the rear fence was knocked down, the out buildings removed, forty feet ta- ken off the yard, and a brick building put up by the de- fendant, the rear windows of which looked into the lit. tle ining yard left to plaintiff, Much iaconvenience jenced in conseqnence, and the present action the damages laid wt $1,000 It a that the to Van Brunt forbid him relettlng unten: by permission, which had never been given, ard that to" plaintif’ rom Van. Brunt contained uetmiine clause, which had been disregarded. On these grounds the ceunsel for defendant contended that the contract had been broken, and that he hod a rightto re-enter the premises and make such imp ovements as he deemed ad visable. @This was'met by the assertion that defendant had waived his claim, having taken rent without mal objections, after he knew thatthe property had been ree let. It was also contended, that even he had been in. clined to avail himself of thy circumstance to break the lease, his resort should have been an action of ejects and that he had no right to trespass upon the mises, The jary gave a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $30 dames wero plainti MeN. B. Bl ‘or plaintiff, Mr.N.B. Blunt. Mr. J. B. § Mr. R Reed, for defendant. sce U.S. District Court. ‘iis ie Before Jadge Betts, pert 27.—In Bankruptcy —Several Portions passed ‘The objections as to matters of law in th is ing the dog at $30, ‘or plaintiff, Beebee for def ecrer. of Dr. Moffatt were overruled.— Orders were granted th general assignee to seil at private sale, at the appraised value, as over the $300 allowed by law, the household furniture of Charles M. Neil to Robert F. Winslow, for $45 50 § of Charivs Starr, jr. to Francis P. Schoats at $383 ; of Daniel §. Merceia to Thomas R. yen meen “ prea | tools of George Paint- eria andin the workshop,to Mrs. loway, for $192 80. i wife 4 —This Day, fos. 37, 15%, 41, 45, 46, 193, 34, 90, 97, 93, 99 102. 108, 110, 111, 113, 121, 1243 161, 126, 128, 190, 143. ‘164, "186,36, 1—Nos. 1, 63, 191, 17, 177, 179. fart 2.—Nos. 10, 70, 102, 136 11 City Intelligence, THE Moon —Yesterd ing to the brig Moon, named Willi arrested on a charge of stealing one hundred and ferty- six querter dollars, from the forecastle of the above named vessel, on Tuesday night, it being the property of Henry 8. Hartshorn, also belonging to the brig. The forecastle was left in charge of Rockwell, and yesterday morning sp of the padlock was found broken and the money missing. Hartshorn charges Rockwell with taking the lock off with the key, and then breaking the hasp to endeavor to show that the pla-e was broken open by burglars. Rockwell denies ali this, asa matter of course. Issoneo ay a Stoxe.—The man who was so seriously injured by a stone that was thrown at him during the contemplated pitch fight on Tuesiay afternoon near St, Mark's eburch, is named Barnabes Brady, and resides at 78 Third Avenue. Hav nis Pocket Cur orr —Mr. James Cosley, while going on board of the Philade'phia boat yesterday morn- ing, had his cont pocket cut off, and a wallet containing $117 stolen. Where wer. the officers, whose duty it ie © attend at the departure of these boats ? Treasury Notre Stoven.—A man, named David Gal leer, entered complaint at the Police office yesterday, to the effect that he was coaxed ito the house of John Mitchell, 91 Cherry street, on Tuesday night, and while niide was robbed of a $60 Troasury note, The note