The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1842, Page 2

Mr. R. |. Woodwann, ‘ew York Herald, agent in St. Louia, Missouri, owes, this office $60. No more papers will be forwarde! him until his arrears are paid up, and advances made for a fresh supply. This agent has failed to be as good as his word) and behaved badly Mr. R.G. Bearonn, agent qt Pittsburgh, is now in ar- rears about $100 to this office. He is requested to remit immediately, if he has any wish to ret agency of 1 the He alvances for all future supplies. During the last year we have lost the following amounts by delinquent and dishonest agents, viz.:— Curns & Co., of New Orleans. .... + 300. David A. Mitchell, New Haven... , 380. Aggregate eee ee ofB1,180. rhis amount was lost by our forbearance and good aiure, in trusting these knaves contrary to our rule. We never shall abandon our principles again, which is ash im advance. Curns had the knavery to deceive us through ce: » parties in thiscity. Mitchell had the im- ‘o come te this city with our own money in | try tomakea bargain to retain the agency. hat he’ isnow an applicant for the benefit of the t Law at New Haven. Such a fellow never should receive the benefit of any good law. We have treated him with the utmost forbearance and kindness, here is his return. An ©xtra Herald -day at ten o’clo: ting report of the tions inflicted on James Watson Webb, who fought the duel with Tom Marshall in Delaware, and who seems to be doubly and uineressarily punished— in receiving a severe wound in the leg, that will ‘e him a cripple for life, and now in reputation, feel- ings, and personal liberty, at the hands of blind.folded jus- tice, who has become strangely capricious in these latter days. Also, the famous trial of the Prize Fighters, for manslaughter, in aiding to bring about the death of M’Coy, including all the evidence, speeches of counsel, anda verbatim report of the charge of Judge Ruggles, and also the verdict of the jury. This trial was exclu- sively reported for the Herald, and no paper has yet given the Judge’s charge, unless the other morning papers of this day should steal it {rom us, without giving auy credit. Price for the Extra only 6 cents. cisely, contain- will he published ing af t trial, arraignment, ull an Tne Treason oF ARNoLD—Masor ANDRE—THE Truat or Josuva H. Smrru.—The importance of the Revolutionary documents which we have been publishing for some time past, had it not been al- ready fully admitted, would be seen at once from the very valuable decument which we publish te- day. To the extreme liberality and kindness of Col, Beekman, the public are indebted for the publi- cation of these valuable relies; and he has thus laid the community under lasting obligations to him. Itis true that Jared Sparks has attempted in his lif@of Arnold, and in his lectures, to throw some light on this important part of our Revolutionary History, but he utterly failed in developing the im- portant facts connected with these events. He even confessed himselt that he had doubtless lost sight of imany important facts and documents relating there- to,and his whole lecture about’Andre was carelessly done, and full of errors and omissions. In order, iherefore,to throw a brighterlight upon these events, and the whole of that period,than Sparks or any one else has given, we publish to-day the valuable relic on our first page Its, as we stated on Saturday, the trial of Joshua H. Smith, by a Court Martial, for aiding Arnold in his treasonable design to deliver up West Point, and for assisting Major Andre to escape. It is il- lustrated with a map of the country all round the scene of action described in the trial, withthe site of Smith’s house, the Vulture sloop of war, Robin- son's house, Washington’s head quarters, and the spot where Andre was taken It will be remembered that Jared Sparks, in all he has written upon this highly interesting subject,inva- riably acquits Smith of any treasonable design him- self, or knowledge of the infamous intentions of the traitor Arnold ; and in the celebrated lecture which he delivered three times in this city last winter on the treasen of Arnold, he invariably said to the an- dience, ‘‘ Smith seems to have been duped in this whole matter.” Now, from circumstances that have recently come to our knowledge, from docu- mentary and oral evidence, and the testimony de- veloped on this trial of Smith now before us, we have no hesitation whatever in\believing that Smith knew who Andre was, and also knew that Arnold's designs were highly treasonable, and that he did all he could to forward them, with a view to break up the war, and have a reconciliation take place be- tween the two countries. This Joshua H. Smith, it will alsobe remember ed, although acquitted by the Court Martial because they had doubts as to their authority to try a civil- ian, was about to be tried by the civil power fore life, and would doubtless have been convicted, had he not made his escape from confinement in wo- man’s clothes. After he escaped from the house, he was compelled to hide himself undera large hen coop, into which one of the soldiers in pursuit of him thrust his bayonet, and it passed between his armand his body and wentinto the ground. Smith finally reached Paterson and was there concealed fer some time by some persons who were favorable to the interests of the British” Smith was originally a lawyer in this city, and be- fore the breaking out of the war, had a most excel- lent practice. He was a very smart man, but al- though he was very noisy and declamatory at that time in favor of the Revolutionary party, yet his in- tegrity was always suspected. Indeed, his brothers were avowed tories; one of them, William Smith, was afterwards a judge (Chief Justice we believe) of Upper Canada, and wrote the history of New York, which goes by his name. Joshua H. Smith was related to the Kettletas family; and after the war was over, lived mostly upon Long Island. He became involved in litigations to recover his proper- ty at last, and died poor, at the house of a black- smith named Fisher, about twenty years ago, who lived in the neighborhood of where Canal street now is. Smith was about thirtyyears of age when he was tried, and therefore about seventy years old when he died. From one of Smith’s executors (a lawyer now living «n this city) we have learned some very inter- esting fagts connected with Arnold’s treason and Andre’s escape. Smith gave his executor the fol- lowing statement: When Andre was about to leave his house, Smith gave him one of his own dress coats, a sort of Prussian blue color, with a peach blossom shade, so as to look a little claret color; the button holes were laced most beautifully with gold tinsel}; ‘‘in short,” said Smith, “it was an elegant af- fair, and when poor Andre was taken, he lost his life, and I lost my elegant coat.” When Andre and Smith were stopped at Crompond by Captain Boyd, Smith thought it the safest policy to avoid detection to comply with Boyd’s suggestion, and put up for the night at the house of Andreas Miller, about a mile off. Smith and Andre slept in the same room, or rather Andre did not sleep a wink all night, but kept getting up and down and walking the floer, sighing deeply, etriking his forehead with his open palm, and exclaiming apparently in great mental agony, “ My God, will morning never come?” At last Andre waked Smith, who slept sound, and said, ‘ There, thank God, is the first streak of day ; let us go on our journey.” And on they went. When they stopped to breakfast near Pine’s bridge, Andre did not eat scarcely any breakfast ; and when they came to the top of the hill near Sing Sing, Andre broke out into an exclamation of rapture, notwithstanding the in- tense anxiety he felt, “Friend Smith,” said he, “1 have travelled much in Europe, but | never saw so very beautiful a prospect as this.” When they part- ed, Smith persuaded him to take the roat to White Plains, 12 miles off; and assured him that there he would find friends. But Andre said that he was afraid to go that route, for fear he might lose his way and have to sleep another night on the road; he therefore said that he should take the old Albany post road down to New York,because then he should have the river for his guide, and could notgo wrong When Smith left him, Andre was in a terrible state of trepidation and completely unnerved, and told Smith that he thought he should never reach the British lines in safety. Another fact remaing to be told in connection with this, which has never yet been published. When Pawling came out of the bushes and presented his sc , he, Pawling, had on a red coat; and so had, we believe,{ one or both of the others. ‘They had somehow got possession of some plunder from the British, among which were some British sergeants’ red jackets. One of these Pawling put on, and this 80 completely deceived Andre, as to throw him quite off his guard, and tell them that he was a British officer. Betore we conclude, we must state another cir- cumstance that has come to our knowledge relative to this remarkable affair. And as our informant is a gentleman of undoubted veracity, and says that he had the statement from Col. Tallmadge’s own lips, we think it is entitled to notice. Col. Tall: madge, it will be remembered, was the officer to whom Major Andre wasgiven up after his capture, and who had him in custody for some two or three days. Some few years before he died, a gentle- man ata dinner party observed to Col. Tallmadge that it was a wonder there had not been a monu- ment erected tothe memory of Pawling, Williams, and Van Vaart. The Colonel replied, “Sir, they de- served a lash more than a monument.” On being asked the reason, he said, that he had it from An- dre’s own lips, that these three men held a consul- tation for several minutes in Andre’s hearing, as to whether they should give him up to the British or to the American lines, and how they could make the most by the operation. They at first thought and said, that Andre had made them such large offers, that they thought he either could not, or would not, fulfil his promise when he reached the British, Had he driven a very hard bargain with them, there is no doubt they would have given him up to the British. Then again they thought if he was worth so very much to the British, that he must be worth a great ‘deal more to the Americans, and that therefore the American party would give them more for him than the British. They also, in de- bating the matter before Andre, observed that it would also be much the safest plan to give him up to the Americans, as they belonged to that party, and had a fear of punishment if they behaved treacherously. Therefore, they delivered him to the American lines. This statement of Col. Tallmadge’s, puts quite a new face on the whole matter, and places the con- duct of these men in avery different light. The publication of Smith’s trial, therefore, in which Pawling and Williams both testified to the facts connected with Andre’s capture, is highly interest- ing in this connection. Pawling, we believe, died poor, or rather embarrassed, after all. He hada farm given him by Congress of 300 acres, situated in Westchester, and which once belonged to a Dr: Hungerford, we believe. Towards the latter part of his life, Pawling married a wife some 30 years younger than himself, and left several children by her. He finally exchanged away or got rid of his farm in some way, and was anything but comforta- ble at the close of his days. we Wurre Prats, Monday, 4P. M. James Gorpon Beynerr, Eso.— Dear Sir :— The announcement inthe Herald this morging of your intention to publish in an extra, the trial of Sul- livan,McCleester and Kensett, with the lucid charge of Judge Ruggles, so correctly reperted, as well es the proceedings in the case of Webb, has created considerable anxiety here, and a demand will fol- low that will keep the press in motion. Send five hundred copies to my address at Lewis’s Hotel, by the Harlem Railroad and Red Bird Stages. They will all be snapped up in a hurry. ‘The Circuit Court was opened this morning, Judge Ruggles and Tompkins presiding, but no business was transacted, owing to the absence of the other two Judges, the presence of one of which being ne- cessary, the Court of Oyer aad Terminer was not organized until near one o’clock, when they imme- diately adjourned for dinner. At the opening of the Court at two o’clock, a Five Point soaylock, named Albert Hamilton, who had strayed into this county in search of prey, was placed upon his trial on a charge of burglariously en- tering the dwelling of Jonathan Hatfield, of the town of Mount Pleasant, on the night of the 9th of September, between the hours of 12 and 3 o’clock, and stealing eix silver table and six tea spoons and a silver sugar-tongs, &c., valued at about $40. He was arrested in New York, opposite the Tombs, by officer Sparks, and ten of the spoons and the sugar- tongs found in his possession. The prisoner, on be- ing arrested asserted,{that the articles were given to him to sell by a man named Thomas Jefferson Potts who was also arrested and committed tothe Tombs. Potts was discharged and Hamilton sent to this county for trial. There being no evidence that pri- soner committed the burglary, further than the mere fact of his having the stolen silver in his possession, the jury returned a verdict of burglary in the second degree, and he was remanded for sentence. There appears to be great doubt that a jury will be found among the present panel capable of trying either of the persons indicted for being concerned in the Prize Fight, as the challenges for cause, in- cluding the twenty peremptory, which defendants are entitled to, it is supposed will exclude all pre- sent. The District Attorney is prepared to bring on the case of Dr. Cauldwellto-morrow morning, if a jury can be obtained. The prisoners convicted will not be sentenced before Saturday. They appear to be in good spirits,tand expect, as Webb does, to be par- doned out. The curious, peculiar and striking case of Charles F, Miller,indicted for an assault and battery onCoun- sellor John W. Mills, has just been called up. Al- though a matter of knock down argument at its origin, yet it has redeeming points, in the fact that he was defending himself against an attempt to prevent his wife from being forcibly taken from his hands. The jury has just been empanelled, but asit is 5 o’clock I must close. The following communication was sent to the Board of Aldermen last evening by the High Sheriff, M. B. Hart. For the disposition made of it, see the report of proceedings in another column. From the Sheriffto the President of the Board of Aldermen of New York :— Nov, 28th, 1842. jit with the Common Council of the City of New York, the enclosed sum ef one thousand dollars, being in ten bills of one hundred dollars each, of the Phe- nix Bank. These bills were sent to me, enclosed in the letter signed W. W. W., which I received on the 17th instant, the object of the writer of which sufticiently appears on the face of the communication. Although | suppose that the legal title to this money still remains in_ the person who transmitted it to me, yet it is scarcely to be anticipa- ted that any ene will make the dangerous attempt of re- claiming it. It is not proper, nor have should remain in my hands; th has been to whom I should pay it. Thave concluded that it would be the best course to pay it into the public treasury. his disposition of it will afford some compensation to the city forthe heavy expenses to which it has been sub jected on account of the proceedings against the individ- ual now deceased, whose escape some misguided triend endeavored to procure by this attempt at bribery In case, too, of any attempt being made to reclaim this y from me, I expect, and will no doubt find in the under the circumstances under which I deposit it, « cient and ready indemnity. It will, perhaps, not be improper for me to add, in con- templation of many attacks that have been made upon me in relation to my official conduct in. the case of John C Colt, in which Iam not conseious of any illegal or dis- honest conduct on my part; that the fact of my having received the money enclosed, was immediately afer its receipt communicated to the under Sheriff, and very shortly afterwards to a gentleman holding a judicial sta- tion, in whose judgmeut and diainterestedneas | had con- fide: He conc¢nrs with me in the disposition of the money, which | now beg leave to make through your hands. I remain, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, M. B. HART. any desire that this money only difficulty with me To the President of the Board of Aldermen of the city of New York. ® Accompanying this communication, was the fol- lowing remarkable and mysterious letter of W. W. W. alluded to in the Sheriff’s';communication. It was written on a half sheet of paper, and covered both sides of it from top to bottom. Jt was very mani- festly written in a disguised hand, the letters being cut in every variety of form. We are assured that there was nota solitary member of the Board present who was not taken with the mest unfeigned surprize at these communications. The public will expect a most thorough and searching investigation of this bold and audacious attempt to bribe a public officer from the discharge of his duty, by the committee of police, watch, and prisons, to whom this subject is now referred. This committee are Aldermen Cro- lius, Stewart, and Bonnell. The following is W. W. W.’s letter :— [We follow copy as nearly as possible.] Should you do what is herem requested another sum ex- actly equal to that now enclosed shall be sent to you on Wednesday 18 Nov. 1842— The undersigned has no acquaintance with Colt—nor with any of his relations or friends - Pure beneolence & humanity have induced the undersigned to ofter you the enclosed sum—on condi- tion that vou decline to & positively refuse to hang Colt— This you can conscientiously do on the score of humanity & that we have no right to take the life of a fellow-crea- ture—on the score that tuo of the jnry who tried him were at first of opinion that it was only manslaughter—on tho score that the Chancellor ought to granted a writ of error to the Court of Errors (the Senate) ; on the score of an improper bias, nay a violent prejudice, having, in the out-set, been created by the large & papers inthe city, by pt him, on the score that the true republi- can doctrine is not to hang but to imprison for life in capi- tal cases—on the score that in all human probability the law enacting hanging for any offence will this winter be repealed—on the score that Gov. Bouck will, as he has Copcar tm aka Colt ; Gov. Bouck’s opinion being well ascertained on this point. There are many reasons which in the haste of the mo- ment, the undersigned is unable to write— But Sir come out & like? Gen] Jack-son, take upon yousrelfthe responsibility—coestrue the laws and your duty as you understand them & REFUSE to hang Coit.— You will thereby lay up for yourself in future life the Presipentia, Movements.—These movements are breaking out, like the Cholera,all over the coun- try. Another one has been made in Cincinnati, in favor ef Col. Dick johnson, but at seems to have been very cold and spiritless. That recently held in Philadelphia, in favor of Mr. Van Buren, was equal- ly cold. The Cass movement isthe most enthusi- astic of any in the democratic ranks. The whig game is made up—Clay’s their man at all hazards. The ‘‘democracy” have Van Buren, Calhoun, Johnson, and Cass—but of all these, Cass would run the beet. If the democratic convention don’t no- minate him, they will miss a figure—a big figure, too. Latest From Mexico.—Advices from Vera Cruz to the 7th inst. have been received in New Orleans. We give below all the news from that section of the world. ‘The expedition destined for the subjugation of Yucatan, sailed on the 19th ult. It consisted of the war steamers Guadaloupe, and the City of Dublin, two brigs and two schooners of war, together with the transports which had been pressed into the ser- vice—the English barque Duke of Wellington, schrs Herald, and J. W. Dean, the American ship Virginia Antoinette, and Viegas Anna Louisia, Bel- gian brig Elphantine,a French barque and a Spanish polacre. Four thousand troops were on board these Wers’s Case.—Webb has not yet procured the pardon. The messenger that carried the petition to Plsseiol Patents conten ea plang ie vessels, which are paid by the government accord- Albany, returned yesterday with the Governor's | y blessings of Colts relatives and friends—and meet the | ing to their tonnage. To give eclat to the pagean’, reply—‘‘ I willtake the usual course.” What that | full approbation & entire approval of the whole of the bar | near one hundred dark eyed senoras embarked with —of the Vice chancellor and of the judges. Ifyou take the step recommended, you will receive the applause af the people and of the party and of the whole community. Po- pular anes ad runs high in favor of the prisoner. their liege lords and gallants, to witness the demoli- tion of the forts of the young Republic, and the sup posed retreat of the Yucatans, from the beautiful country. e Capt. Charlewood is in command of the naval, and Gen J. V. Minon of the land forces. The ex- pedition landed at Lavta Pleva, from Campeachy. on the 29th. The town of Champotan was foun to be deserted, tie inhabitants hay Sin Bee ‘su 0 any a in tel Been te én, Milam had issued @ procame: tion calling on the Yucatecos to renew their alle- giance to Mexico. It was supposed by some they would yield to his entreaties—by others that they would die first. A On the Ist inst., the advanced guard of the Mexi- can army marched from Champotan, for the pur- pose of attacking Campeachy by land, acting in con- Junction with the fleet which was to bombard it by sea. The land force number four thousand—naval two thousand. z Santa Anna was at his residence at Mango de Clavo, wherethe had assembled a large body of troops for a body ce Three vessels had arrived at Vera Cruz, from England, with coal for the war steamers, as also a brig which left here a short time since. ‘he port ot Vera Cruz is now open, and a bount of eight per cent has been proclaimed for all goods exported of Mexican manufacture, and forall the eres of the soil, coin excepted. The city was ealthy. 1 +« Nothing hasbeen heard of the San Antonio. The last, British steamers which arrived at Vera Cruz, during the absence of the expedition, brought or- ders from the English Government, for the imme- diate return of all the officers and seamen employed on board the war steamer Guadaloupe. The orders were handed to the commander of the English brig of war Ringdove, lying at the Sacrificios. course iswe know not. The Governor has just re- fused to par¢on orcommute the sentence on Doug- las of Niagara Co., who was sentenced to be hung. The Governor seems to be a queer chap. We hope he will set Webb at liberty at once ; if not, let Webb have a habeas corpus, and test the constitutionality of thejlaw under which he is convicted. Any thing but suspense. This business is getting too se- rious for poor Webb. Pouttics ry Canapa.—There has been a conser- vative victory in Canada. Attorney General Bald- win for Parliament, has been defeated in the Second Riding in York, by Mr. Duggan. The .ories it consequence of this, anticipate the dismissal ot Mr. Baldwin from the Executive Council. The Se- cond Riding comprises the three great townships of Toronto, Chinguacousy and Albion and the smaller ones of Caledon and the Gore of Toronto. It appears by the vote that the right of suffrage is greatly restricted. Fant or Reat Estate—Taxts, &c.—The fall of real estate in this city keeps pace with the increase of taxes. Yesterday a valuable property at the northerly corner of Beaver and Broad streets, 49 feet 7 inches on Broad street, and 58 feet 8 inches on Bea- ver street, sold for $16,000 at the Exchange. In 1836, the property would have brought nearly $30,000. Property in various parts of the city, is equally depreciated—rents are’also falling, except in tavorable neighborhoods. The best and most valua- ble properties for business are now concentrat ng about the intersection of Fulton and Nassau streets. Down town is going down—even Wall street pro- perty is not worth by one-third what it was in 1836. Every thing is coming down to specie prices—yet taxes increase every year. How isthis? Is there no misgovernment somewhere? Look—examine. Anouition in Vrrmont.—Six resolutions have unanimously passed the legislature of Vermont, in- structing their members of Cengress to vote against the annexation of Texas, or any other country in which slavery exists; to vote for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, or have the seat of Government removed; to vote for the suppres- sion of the domestic slave trade; and Satan only knows what else. DirFERENCE IN THE VALUATION oF Prorerty.— Nine hundred acres of land on a plantation in Mis- sissippi, with the improvements, were sold in New Orleans the other day at a bona fide sale for $31.— They were sold in 1836 for $27,000. The person who bought it knew the value of the property very well. This is another instance of the remarkable depreciation of property all over the country. ‘Tue Morats or Poxrrictans.—The last National Intelligencer has the following paragraph :— Batancine Accounts.—The New York Union (by M. M. Noah,) says: “Men in office must expect toe occasionally charged with high crimes and misdemeanors. They are offsets to the avails. This is cool—as cool as Iceland—as cool as the north pole—as cool as the old sentiment from the same mint—“all’s fair in politics.” To be charged with “high crimes” is only an occasional offset to the salary or avails of office. Bravo! M. M. Noah! Thank ye, Jew, for that. he new a steamer Montezuma had not arrived from Eng- and. Common Council, Boarp or Apermen, Nov. 23.—Present the President and a quorum. ‘he minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- nov ” Peti ;—Of sundry persons to remove their dead. A communication from His Honor the Mayor was re- en and read. It had reference to the interment of the jead. A communication from Monmouth B. Hart, It enclosed the sum of $1000, ten bills of $100 each of the Phonix Bank, which he had received from a person who signed himself W. W: W. It was intended as a bribe to him not to han; John C. Colt. The letter of W. W, W. wasalso read. It proinised the Sheriff another sum of the same amount if he would decline and positively refuse to hang John C. Colt This he was urged to do on various “sco of humanity, irregular proceedings in the trial, the refusal to granta writof error, abolition of capital punishment, &c.—at any rate W. W. W. urged him to “take the responsibility” like General Jack: id construe the law as he understands it. The date of W. W. W.’s letter was the 17th November, (the day preceding Colt’s execution.) It was ordered that the money be made a special deposit in the City Treasury, and that the communication of the Sheriffbe referred to the committee on police, watch and Secepinc Snaxers.—A man and woman, each named Carter, seceders from the Shaking Quakers, are going all about New Jersey showing up the se- crets of the sect. This William and Olive Carter, it appears, broke one of the rules of the society, which forbids the indulgence in matrimonial rites; they being man and wife. But nature being strong- er than the laws of the sect, they returned to their “first love.” Tue Latimer Stave Cask.—The conduct of the Boston people in relation to this matter has created a terrible excitement in Virginia, particularly in Norfolk, where Mr. Gray resides. The people there threaten severe reprisals upon ships that come from Boston, and call on their Legislature for soine measures that may prevent any such acts in future. They charge on the Boston people, direct theft; and say that the Southern States have now no guarantee for the security of their property, which was origi- nally granted to them, before they would consent to become co-partner in the Federal Union. We Tar Wearner.—The cold was very intense on Sunday night, and the canal is believed to be frozen through to Albany. We advise all to lay in their stock of fuel at once for the winter, if they have not done so; and to remember the suffering poor.— There was a hard frost all day yesterday, and all last night. ose and be published in all the corporation the bills were ordered to be marked by either thi or Mr. Westervelt, so that they could be recognized ; which was done. Revorts.—In favor of learing a lot of ground in Ann street to Engine Company, No. 39, for an engine house, rer Seereereties $1000 tor building an engine house.— lopt Of the Committee on Arts, Sciences and Schools, rela- tive to an appropriation tothe Exchange Lyceum. The Committee asked to be discharged. Granted. Of the Committee on Fire and Water, in favor of appro- priating $150 for room hire ef Engine Co. No. 42. Of Committee on Arts, Sciences, and Schools relative to the offer of F.H. Pettis, in relation to his invention ma- ais cloth water proof. The!committee asked to be discharged, Granted. Of the Finance Committee on water grants. They re- ported an ordonance. It was ordered to be laid on the table and printed Communications from Depaytments.—From the Compt- roller relative to appropriations for 1842. He asked for additional appropriations in consequence of increased expenditures in various matters—in all amounting to $8,300. An ordinance was reported. Adopted. From the Comptroller relative to property belonging tothecity, now under lease. Referred to the Finence Committee. From the President of the Croton Aqueduct Board, asking to make it penal to open the fire hydrants without authority, and without their knowledge. Alderman Davies said the necessity for passing this or- dinance was very great, and v urgent. This was o by Aldermen Lee and Purdy. It was laid on the table. Papers {rom the Street Commissioners.—An assessment for re-paving Canal street from Broadway to Greenwich street, and appointing G. B. Campbell the collector. Massacuusetts Evsction.—The election for the vacant seats in the Massochusetts lower house took place yesterday. should not be surprised to see something serious grow out of this affair yet. Ruopg Istanp Constrrution.—The result of the election in Rhode Island for the Constitution is very curious; there were 6,535 votes cast for it, and 35 against it; making a total of only 6,570 votes in a State that numbers at least 18,000 voters. Two par- ties did not turn out; the old Charter party, who wanted no change, andthe Dorrites who wanted a more liberal Constitution; As itfis, the government will go on and organize under this new constitution, and the possession of the administration under it for the first year will be a matter of great importance. Singularly enough at the late election there was a vote of 3,793 to admit blacks to vote, and only 1,320 against it. Inp1ans in FLortpa.—Notwithstanding the active operations of the U. S. troops, the red skins still continue to disturb the peace of several sections in Middle Florida. Strance.—There was a slight fall of hail and snow at Tallahassee, Florida, on the 18th inst. Texas Navy.—It is not true that Com. Moore has received pecuniary aid from Yueatan. That coun- try is not able to pay her own expenses. For Wuire Piains.—Stages leave City Hall at 4to8 every morning for White Plains. DistincursnEp Srrancers in Town—The Hon. Silas Wright, the Hon. Levi Woodbury, General Scott, and several other distinguished strangers are in town. The two Senators are on their way to Washing- ton. To-morrow Mr. Woodbury delivers a lecture before some literary society—Mr. Wright delivers private lectures to the faithful, and gives advice in the coming “ division of the spoils” in the gift of Distress 1n Monrrear.—Several extensive fail- ures have lately oceurred in Montreal. Navau.—The U. 8. schooner Grampus, was at Nassau, New Providence, on the 5th inst. The U.S. steamer Poinsett, sailed last Sunday, for Nortolk, whence she will proceed ona survey of Tampa Bay, anda part of the northern shores of the Gulf of Mexico. She is attached to an expedi- tion under the direction of Lieut. Powell. Governor Bouck. Mr. Woodbury goes for Cal-] Following is a list of her officers:—C. H. MeBlair,Lient “on setion of Alderman Jonts, Document No 31, (the —Si i — Gr s 5 We rs Taylor, Lieut.; J H. Morris, Passed eat Market Laws) was cal up. tions were read houn—Silas Wright far Van Buren—General Scott | Come’ man; JK. Duer, dodo; G. W. Harrison, Midship. | from sundry butchers in opposition to th for himself. General Cass is let alone by the great politicians, and is only taken up by the “ young de- mocracy,” who make up in votes what they want in breeehes. = After these petitions were read, there was much discus- sion upon the document, in which Aldermen Jones, Presi- dent Woodhull, Ald. Purdy, Underwood, Lee, &c. took part. President Wooahull, in the courseof his remarks, observed that the premiums paid by the pe ot was for the choice of their stails ; and in co1 uence of the de- faleation of Lloyd, it would be impossible to pay back to these butchers any portion of these wy ota ‘unless it be hy laying atax uponthe city. The smking fund cannot He was very anxious to have the financin! part of the subject referred to the Comptroller to ascertain how!we with reference to the sinking fund, and that he report at the next meeting. The President's reso- lutions werecarried. The Meat Market Laws were then made the special order of the next meeting. ‘The Board adjourned to next Monday. man J Atkinson, ineer; T. A. Conrad, Captain’s Clerk; Fuller, Parser’s Clerk. He As Frequent as Evan.—Losses of steamers on the western rivers. The Fair Play was sunk above Cincinnatti on the 16th inst. Sream Suir Acapta.—This steam ship will leave Boston on Thursday for Liverpool. Her letter bage will close in this city to-morrow. Og The best description of merinos, knit shirts and drawers, manufactured by the Shakers, with variety ef caps and ladies’ under vests, can be had at the store of Messrs. Davies and Jones,106 William street. See advertisement. very prevalent in Kingston of late. Several persons of note have fallen victims to its ravages. Washingto (Correspondence of the Herald.) Wasuinaton, Saturday Evening, i Nov.26, 1822. Every thing is so quiet and barren of interest here at present, that I can hardly pick up materials enough fora letter, still aa under currett is always stirring which, to the initiated, affords food for thought and speculation. On the surface of things there isa tomb-like stillness, but below it every thing is in life and motion. To the mere looker on, Washington is the most demure, prosy, quaker-kind of place in the country, the embodiment of all that is refined and moral, the very model of purity and perfection, but draw the eurtain, step behind the scenes, and you discover it to be the very quintessence of al! that is abominable in morals and politics—even in religion it would be the same, were it not for the pretty devotees that throng the churches and soften the hearts of the barbarous men into something like piety of feeling. The Catholic. churches exercise the most influence and are attended by some of the most superb beauties that you ean conceive of, perfect Mudonnas in form and teature, with blue eyes, golden tresses, and ali tat nameless witchery of form and repose ef manner, which can be better imagined than described, who compel the male part of the population into at least a_show of devotion. If] have ever envied the divine Guido his immortal art, itwas when gazing on those magnificent crea- tures; there is something so aristocratic in their style of beauty and they wear their charms with so much grace and bien vaillance that you feel as if transport- ed in'o the presence of some divinity. Hereafter I must give you a sketch of some of the more bril- liant gems in this diadem of beauty, as it may be of interest to the Catholic young men of your city. The politieal elements are at work, but no de- velopments have as yet been made—Benton is on the ground, and Allen, of Ohio, arrived a couple of days since,with little Weller under his wing, so that there is mischief in the wind. It is said, the Sreat Missourian will epen the political ball with a fierce attack on the bankrupt bill, and that the democratic arty will make this one of their prominent issues— Foun hardly believe it. The democratic senators are no doubt opposed to the bill in its present ua- astellg nie form, and it may be to the voluntary fea- ture of it which offers so great an inducement to the commission of fraud, and which trenches so much on the insolvent laws of the States; but it occurs to me, if I have understood their views cor- Hea that they are in favor of a permanent system, freed from those objections, which will act prospec- tively and be uniform in its operations, and which will tend to the establishment of a more healthy system of credit,by preventing the recurrence of the wild and reckless career of speculation which has so injured the country. In the closing paragraph of my last letter I referred, en passant, to the exchequer scheme, as calculated, with some modifications, to give repose to the coun- try. If wise counsels prevail these modifications will be made, for with the exchange feature in it,the bill can never become a law. The strongest objec. tion to a national bank is, that by means of its dis- count power itis enabled to control the monetary, and indirectly the political interests of the country, an objection that would apply with tenfold force to any plan which would vest the government itself with the power of exchanging its credit for that of individuals, whether it be disguised under the form of purchasing bills of exchange, or be used openly in discounting promissory notes, but strike out this ob- jectionable part of the bill and with it the credit fea- ture proposed by Mr Forward, authorizing the issue of three paper dollars for one of specie—reduce itto the specie standard and let its receipts be con- fined to specie or exchequer paper—in other words, leta specie clause be inserted in it,and a plan will be presented which, under Gea circumstances, the democratic nat rou be willing I think to make trial of. Such a bill would receive the support of Mr. Walker and the whole Calhoun side of the Senate, but in its original form, or containing a clause per- mitting the receipt of bank paper in payment of the revenue, would be voted down. ; ‘ From all that Ican learn,the President is himself in favor of such a modification of the scheme. The ex: change feature was originally introduced,mere from compliment to Mr. Webster,and a desire to conciliate the whigs into a support of the measure, than from a settled conviction of its propriety as @ permanent policy. The President knew that the bill could be amended at any time, and did not look so much to the details as to the general features of the plan, and the good effects it would have in putting an end at once to the vexed question of a national bank.— With such feelings he submitted the pee to Con- gre , believing that his real views on the subject of the discount power and the necessity of the Goyern- ment being strictly confined to specie in its dealings, poets not be abeni ate the — he had taken in 1817, in urging this policy upon Congress. i ‘This ‘measure, “fix it?” in ee way we will, give mec ww come fine +4 of Congress. ‘The whigs wi it out of pure hatred to the Captain, while Benton will make war upon it because, as he contends, the Government is not authorized to intermeddle with the private affairs of individuals, and that it might as well be employed to transport a man’s merchandize from New York to New Orleans, as his money. These let alone theorists, however, are going down, and exercise at this time but little influence in the coun- try. A healthier, sounder state of public opinion, is beginning to Us peroectinlg so that those visionaries, with their day-dreams of finance, will soon be cra- dled in the sleep of forgetfulness. New Orleans. {Correspondence of the Herald.} New Orteans, Nov. 18, 1842. James Gorvon Bennett, Esq, Naro.eon or THE Press, New Yors:— . Dear Sir:—I notice in the Weekly Herald of 4th instant, that you have concluded not to sell the Herald establishment, their being no person now-a- days able to raise the round wheels required, and that you intend to garry on and manage, as hereto- fore, the coe commercial and political paper in the world, the ‘ Herald.” i It is useless for me to say that you will by this conclusion make more friends in the South than could all the presses beside in New York, if put to- gether and led by DickensandCo. The Herald has or been the leading Northern paper here, and the si ee probability of being deprived of this in- valuable sheet, would put us in avery disagreeable position ; we would no longer seek for information through the medium of newspapers, should the Her- ald, “ Bennett’s Herald,” be taken from among us. Therefore, for the good of society, religion and morals, and the advancement of science and litera- ture, we pray you to remain where you are. En- closed youhave a 5 spot of the Manhattan Bank of your city, and in return please send the Weeki Herald untilit is “* used up.” How this little “Wi liam” ever strayed from home so far, is unknown— one thing is sure, its ‘* mother don’t know its out. Our city now presents inducements for business never before known. Specie is daily arriving in large quontities from the north and Europe; ani soon as our western rivers become navigable, we may expect a brisk and good business. Cotton is selling briskly, though at very low prices. Tha crop of the United States this year will, atthe lowest estimate, be 2,000,000 of bales. Very respectfully, Wah Remarxs.—This is a sample of the letters, en- closing the cash, that we receive by half dozens and dozens every day. It shows the confidence and regard entertained for the energy and honesty of the Herald throughout the country. Thanks to our correspondent—thanks to all for these sentiments. City Intelligence, Tue Svrcipe, &c.—The name of the person who stabbed {our persons in Nicholas Watty’s bar-room, at 83 Wash- ington street, on Sunday night, and afterwards hung himself in the First District Watch House, as reported in yesterday's Herald, was a Frenchman named Joseph Mo. ses, about Ofly years of age. He had boarded at Welty’s for three weeks, was perfectly sober at the time he made the indiscriminate attack on the persons in the bar-room: and must evidently have been attacked with a sudden ft of insanity. The wounds he inflicted were slight, except in the case of Welty, who, although severely injured in the head, is not considered in danger. ‘Tn. Surromen Munver.—Milford Millbanks, the negro confined in the Tombs on suspicion of murdering and then concealing the body of John Brown, was yesterday dis- charged, Brown has not yet made his appearance, how- ever. Where’s Brown ? Fie —Just before six o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the dry goods store of J. N. & T. H. Selby, corner of Broadway and Anthony street, and the goods in the store were almostentirely ruined before it was got under. It is supposed that the store was entered and robbed, and then set fire to by the burglars. Burcrary.—On Sunday night, two fellows named Jobn Dusenberry, alias Snelby, alias Fraser, took trouble to break into the office of James Tisdale, 413 Water street, and after breaking open the desk and two trunks, they only got $2 in change and amap of the United ipowiy | their pains, They were afterwards arrested, and fully committed on the charge yesterday. Appitionan Crtanars.—A ney committed on Saturday, for robbiny vessel, as reported in the Herald. Yest y, anotl cha was made against him by John Long, whom he rol on board the st named Bill Blake wos brig Al t the foot of Pine street, of $25 worth of Ciafiingy re last week. Bill was fully committed on this charge id if he manages to esc: Sing Sing, his chances for Blackwell's Island are doubly sure. _-my opinion, BY THE SOUTHERN Philadelphia, {Correspondence of the Herald.) Pumapgeruta, Nov, 28, 1812. The Van Buren Commiitee of one hundred and fitty (fifty from each Congressional district,) meet to-night, and if it be true that in the multiplicity of counse! there is wisdom, something very wise and elaborate may be expected from them. Their sound will go forth to the world, and Van Buren being once a candidate nothing is now left tobe done except to elect him. There will be great talk, great speechifying, great publications in all the newspapers ; but the rank and file, the great mass of the people, care as little for all that, as the great body of our religious men and women do for Father Miller and his prophecies. There is another fact connected with these proceedings, which, in lainly shows that the friends of Mr. Van Buren here are begging the question. The “ Pennsylvanian,” unquestionably one of onr best managed papers, but unfortunately, too decidedly advocating the claims of parucular gentlemen for the next Presidency, is coming out a twe penny. ‘This Uconsider a positive proof that the paper is not doing so well as the zeal of Mr. Van Buren’s friend would lead you to suspect; for the proprietors of the “ Pennsylvanian” are shrewd men, who re} member the adage, ‘ let well enough alone.” The “* Pennsylvanian” then cannot succeed as a political paper, though the talents of its editor are so diversi- fied, and his literary taste so correct that no one can doubt of the success of the new enterprise, which will build up the paper, as_one adapted to the various tastes of the community. A two-penny paper, however, is a dangerous enterprise, as has een proved by the abortive attempt of the ‘ Na- tional Gazette, and is illustrated by the lingering condition of the ‘* Evening Journal.” The fact is, we have comparatively fewer readers who care for racy and fearless articles, than any other city, and those who de, go to Zieber’s and get the “ Herald.” We, Philadelphians, are altogether the most sedate people on earth, and are as much accustomed to the regular diet of our large sixpennies, as we are to seeing pretty women walking up and down Chesnut street. By the bye, how does Broadway compare with that?” I maintain the comparison is altogether favor of Philadelphia, One of our pretty gay Guakereates, dressed in a “ cardinal,” looks as charming as anything I ever saw, and what is sston- ishing, our young ladies continue to wear ‘ mainte- non caps” and “ lavaliere trimmings, in spite of the homilies read by the ‘‘ Ledger.” We have had so much cant among us, and have seen the evil cons-_¢ quences of false pride and mock morality so strengiy exhibited in our financial system, that we begin to get accustomed to view things in their true light, and to prize them for the qualities they intrinsically possess Our worthy Mayor is exerting himself to the ut- most of his power in putting down the many gam- bling houses with which Chesnut street is lined. One was broken up the other week, and he h got the trai] of some others. Philadelphia seems to be the great resort of all gamblers in the United Sattes, during the winter. Board hasgone down to $5 a week in the genteel families, and potatoes are 3 cents the half peck. So you see they can make more ina week than will support them a mcnth. Since the brokers’ business is ruined, the gamblers’ is lookirg up. | y #The inepection of our public schools by the Gov- ernor has given great satisfaction, Mr. Hart, the present Principal of the public High School, having been highly complimented for his exertions in the cause of education. Our female seminaries, however, and especially those which are known as fashionable boarding schools, require a little more supervision, and it would be well for the old Gover- nor to look into them a leetle occasionally, This, I am aware, is gdelicate subject, and juires cour- age to handle it asfit ought to be. In the mean while I should like to propound for a prize essay, th following query hen is a young lady of in cence, virtue and respectability more likely to have her feelings shocked—in the dormitories of one of those fashionable hot-houses called ‘boarding schools,” or on board of a British man-of-war? I propose to give you a series of articles on this sub- MAIL. ject. : The following sales came off at the regular Board of Brokers to-day:—5 shares Camden and Amboy RR, 62; $1200 county 6's, 1871, 91. Second Board—$200 state 5's, 1853, 414, $123 do 6's, 1943, 50; $100 do 6’, IS47, 44; shares Trenton RR, 48; $200 city 5’s,1872, 93; $1000 dodo, 1366, 93; $410 Wilmington RR bonds, 6%, 1858, 67, _ The weather is now exceedingly cold and pier- cing. KER-ON. SHIP NEWS. : PHivapetrnta, Nov 28—Arr Vesper, Lofland, Trinidad de Cuba—lat 36, on 7240, in a heavy gale from N to NE, started + es load a 13 a Fe Pearl, Harding, Boston, Cli a, Watson, Bautimone, Now aeAtr Mary, [lotii, Havana: Fdisburg, o bo, PR: Talley rand, Kuowlton. Portland: 0: Biocee eae! Emeline: Dour om Seda Crowell Providence. Sld Eleanor, Dabbs, NOrleans; Water . ” Commerce, ard, Emory, At Pierre, Marts Sleanot Hobba, Cit aah, the: zt PT Nevius, (r) Stickuey, St Jonn, NB; Phebe ll, Salem; Curlew, Hicks, Bangor? Chief, Van N dence. Avexanprua, Nov 25—Sld Fravk, NYork. Ricumonp, Nov 25—Arr Roscoe, Lubee; Cleopatra’s Barge, jeston; Gen Wayne, Boston; Chas Pitman, N York. Nonroix, Nov &—In Hamp on. » Caledouia Brander, bound to New Orleans. Pioneer, from Alexandria for New Or- leans, sailed yesterday. Fore! Ports. Trinipan pr Cuma, chy at port, Franklin, Gibbs, from Boston, arr 21st, di Tue Amrnitneatee.—The beautiful equestrianism exhibited at the classic Amphitheatre in the Bowery, and the wonders ofthe French Lion and Otto Motty, together with the brilliantly and conveniently arranged interior, have tended to make this the great resort of the season.— The management have been particularly careful in for- bidding any thing of an immodest tendency to be said ot exhibited in the arena ; so that the Amphitheatre may now be said to have reached an elevation in public opinion not enjoyed by any other species of amusement. The tattooed man isa valuable acquisition to the company. American Mustum.—A place of rational amusement where parents can take their children without fear of contamination, has long been wanted in this city. We are happy to be able to point to this popular resort, asaio where amusement and instruction are happily biendid. The entertainments in the lecture room, which are gien by Mr. Winchell and thirteen other performers, are ofhe highest order, and never fail to elicit the most raptnpus shouts offapplause. Thejyounger ci , are particulrly delighted with the ingenious mechanical firures of Sipor Vivaldi. Cuaruam Tueatre.—The thrilling play of ‘Re- tribution,” having been received on its first rere- sentation with rounds of deafening applause frm a large and discriminating audience, we are gld to perceive is announced for repetition this eveing. This is one of the best plays in the English lai ey and was originally performed by individualghe most illustrious in the histrionic profession, ax is powerfully cast at the Chatham. The “ Progal Son,” is also to be repeated to-night. These!wo plays combined, form an attraction which cmot fail of drawing a crowded house. 0g- AINSWORTH’S NEW NOVEL.—An Extrbro- ther Jonathan will be published To-morrow moing, Nov. 30th, containing the first complete American Ktion (from the London Book Editien. revised by the autl}.) of THE aewertd, bag samen? By W. Harrison Ainsworth, » author of “ Jac - ted “Guy Fawkes,” “ Tower of London,” “ V, ine ox,” Windsor Castle,” ko. 7 ‘This is a Romance ofthrilling interest,and is n@aferior to th e most popular works of its gifted author. cipal characters are strongly drawn, and th has more reality and less of the melodramatic than s¢ of the author's previous efforts. ‘This edition may be sent by mail for n only. Price 12} cents, or ten copies for one + + , ILSON & COMPANY, Publers, 162 Nassstreet, addy YE HAVE COUGHS, COLDAR CON. SUMPTION, when you can be cured for onellling ?-- Read this:—I certify [had a dreadful pain in ntide,with a coughing and shortness of breath. I used ¢ shilling package of Professor Jones’ Cough C: hich re- lieved me wonderfully. 1 believe another plage will effect a cure. HIRAM ANEN, 118 William or 223 Washing/streets. Mr. Robt M. Cross, of 144 Delancey street, } troubled with a hacking cough, andone shilling peck) of Jones’ Cough Candy cured him entirely in the shot week. This has cured no less than 73 proprietor offers to return the money toany using it, are satisfied it is not all represented, Sold at the sign of the American Eagle, N.Y. Agents, 139 Fulton st. Brooklyn; st. arate next door to the Americ: ington, D. 8 State st. Boston. rents wanted in every city town and in, the U.S. A liberal discount allowed, Addr|by letter post paid. CHAPT HANDS®AND F. 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