The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1843, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Monday, January 2, 184: IT oU GHT To BE.—As this subject is now up for con- ls of Aldermen, and in fact by the whole corimunity at large, we shall ej No paper will be issued from this office to- | take this occasion to show up the whole matter in To-day is the annual holiday. An Extra its true light, independent of all pelitical influences, or party interests, A great diversity of opinion ex- iste on the subject of police reform—not as to its ne- cessity, but the mode of effecting it. sidera tion before both at 10 o'clock to-morrow, with the latest news. A Harry New Yerar.—As this 1s the day to be 2 celebrated with annual ealls, cake, wine, and good | well and Mead, fof the Board of Assistants, have feelings, we commence this morning with wishing | submitted one plan (Doc. No. 42.) 5 Alderman Un- ‘New Yearto all oursubscribers and friends. | derwood is ready with another; Alderman Puray, Judging from our own feelings of general peace | We sttppose, with another; and, for ought we know, | Alderman Crolius and the rest of the special com- to be the year of jubilee,and that the Millennium has | mittee with stillfanother. At any rate, Mr. District We, therefore, recommend a uni- ; Attorney Whiting and Justice Taylor, who, in our P 1) old | opinion-—with all possible respect to the Honorable scores and begin a-new. The prospects of the coun. | the Corp oration—know more about the matter than try were never more favorable, and we know of no | all the members ot both Boards put together, are reason why kind thoughtsand happy feelings should | ready to svibmit still another plan. not prevail—why the bankrupt law should not do its work—why creditors should not forget their deb- | systems of reform, we propose to show up the facts tors—politicians forget their quarrels, and all hands | in the premise s, together with a few necessary deduc unite to usherin the Millennium. and good will, we have no doubt that this is indee already begun. 0 versal amnesty to all delinquents—wipe out al Now in the midst of all these discordant plans and tions trem thein. In the first place, then, we say the present Police organization, so far as it respects the detection, ‘ap- ion, and conviction of rogues, is a system of bribery and corruption, established, and perpetuated if not sanctioned, by the laws of the State. In this city there is a certain number of rogues subject from time to time, to a fluctuating increase or decrease, either indigenous or exotic, as the case may be. The true province of a Pelice, should be to detect, apprehend, and brings to conviction, all these rogues. Now let ussee what inducement the laws hold out to our present Police Officers to effect this de- tection, apprehension and conviction. We have ex- amined the law, and find the whole basis on which rests the bribery and corruption alluded to, to be summarily as follows:— ‘ Assumption or Prnuic Deprs BY THE GENERAL Government.—One of the most liberal and generous propositions which have come of late before the public, is the project of the Hon. Wm. Cost John- son, to pay the State debts, out of the revenues of the General Government. Johnson well. We know Mr. Cost He is a gentlemen—a generous man —a polished person—and thinks with equal ease and acuteness. The following is his famous letter :-— Haut a permenen statement of the State debts, as furnished to the Secretary of the Treasury from the States which reported to him last year, and which he furnished to the House of Re| tives at the last session :. or tHe Depts oF THE se District Crtigs oF Co- BY THE SECRETARY vain! Constables and Marshalls (the present police officers) ’ the city of New receive for serving every warrant ‘otal ameunt Amount out, Ganiosaretertne York, may exact If within a mile, City of Washington, For Ree the same when a party is appre- For going one mile ‘Taking a criminal Conveying him to prison, For going with him to procure security, 000,000 00 | Serving a search warrant. If the goods are not found, $1 00 If found, and they exceed in value $60, a sum not Srectar Duty. When detailed by the day, By night of twelve hours, : Now let us be understood. Incredible asit may . | appear on the face of it, we say that the above sche- dule constitutes substantially the basis of the New York police system in this respect, that it comprises all the inducements held out by the hand of the law, and all the rewards given or allowed by our statutes to New York Police Officers for the detec- tion, apprehension, and conviction of all the thieves, robbers, burglars, swindlers, rogues and villains, who infest this city. The average of the tariff is perhaps about two and sixpence—a two-and-six- penny system ; or to be liberal, we will call it a Three shillings then, isthe inducement te go and search the city throughto find the rogue—the same three shillings is the further inducement to risk life and limb to apprehend the e identical, potent three shillings, is the crowning {inducement to ‘convict ‘This statement may not in all cases be correct at present The ageregate debt would be much larger. Some States made no report. For instance, Maine is not included, and she has a debt of about $1,500,000. The debt of Virgini f am told, is about $7,000,000. The debt of Pennsylvani: is about $40,000,000 ; and several raprkey? havi les since the report was published, and augmented their debts by an Talso take pleasure in furnishi ular statement which willbe the bi ich I shall report for the ‘‘ Relief of the States.” ‘bular statement which I published with my recent address to my constituents,was predicated upon the present representation in Con} made upon the same principle, but so applicable to the present apportionment law. 0 hundred millions of dollars in Government bonds ded among the States, Territories, and District of C lumbia, placing the Territories and District of Colum| ‘upon the basis of one Representative, and allowing one P million for each Senator, and the residue divided among | said rogue—and the s the representation,upon the basis of the last apportionment cent more than $651,982 38, many of the States justice’—for those who in thei fill the poor-houses and the jails. It is a very different our disgrace in the eyes of ¢ ment ofthat torrent of emigration which they themeelves three shilling system. have poured upon us? It is, indeed, a melancholy thing law, would be a fraction of for each Representative in the next Congress. The pro- portion for each State and Territory will be found in the following table, vi To expect success under such a police system, in gos 19 | eradicatingfcrime, is to expect that your police offi- cers are going 10 serve an apprenticeship of years in learning the science of their peculiar business— for it is both a science and an art—that they will then bring their talents to bear upon the detection of criminals—in thefnext place that they exercise a most unusual and extraordinary amount of philan- thropy, and regard to public good—which is to re- sult in the aforesaid risking of life and limb, in 000 00 | apprehending and convicting the “aforesaid rogues. And all for what consideration? Why, forsooth, for the aforesaid three shillings. But does the law require police officers to feel {a philanthropy, and regard for public good, which in other people would be deemed a weakness? other men to be governed éxclusively by motives of to the | self interest, but require police mento be governed by disinterested benevolence ? The grand defect of the present law is its weakness —we might say folly, in presuming that police offi- We entirely agree with this proyect, with’ one | cers will act differently from all other men, in that their actions will not be governed by self-interest. the private bankrupts, now before the Courts of the | And we might add here, that the community are often weak enough’ to blame police officers for not schedules is probably equal to $150,000,000, more or | exercising a benevolence and philanthropy which less—but if the General Government means to open | other people never feel. her liberal purse strings, it is just ‘as easy to an- nounce the payment of $350,000,000, as of $180,- It is true, there may not exactly be in the U. S. Treasury at this moment, a sufficient surplus to pay the annual interest on this sum, but what of that? Itisstated in the Mephistopholes of Goethe, that there is an immense gold mine, ex- actly under the Capitol at Washington, and the | ply, and crime increases, and ask, what is the diffi- only difficulty is to dig down to the centre of the | culty? We'll tell you what the difficulty is—we’ll earth to get at it. That can be done cheap in these | raise the inner curtain—we’ll develope the grand areanum, and solve the mystery. So here it goes. It is a public auction—the law bids three shillings to catch the rogue ; crime bids four to let him go; and as the law will go no high- er, the police officer knocks down the rogue to the highest bidder, and crime walks off with him.— several burglars lodged in the Tombs within a few | Thus we solve the mystery. Here is bribery days, have brought to light no less than fifteen cases | and corruption, legalized. of arson, in which it has been shown that after plun- 23 858 23: s: $38 338 eupateilo tes acm: PREse: soko geeres2euee: 38 ‘ion will ultimately succeed, { have not allowed myself to doxbt for a moment. avance of the politicians on thi ys are upon every thing tl liberal, and good. But let its friends-p h f ness and zeal, fand it will not be long before it will be Let no temporiziny fluence their course, but bok to an issue of $20,000,000 of stock, and many o! use in alarm will advance ing spil Does the law allow all ly and consistently adhere sehdols of thousands of ple under th hi schools of thousands of our people under the care perhaps when we see some of the leading jour- nals of our land in the hands of men utterly destitute of destitute of moral principle, but who make the most blasphemous now apprehensive pool when the People trouble the waters. Lhave the honor to be, with great respect, your friend and obedient servant, of mere hirelin, W. COST JOHNSON. slight addition. Why not include all the debts of United States? The aggregate amount of their The present New York police system, then, is built upon the presumption that its officers will be govered by honesty, integri- ty, benevolence, and philanthropy—all of which are necessary to its saccess—and the due reward for which will be the aforesaid three shillings. Still people complain of the inefficiency of the police—that it does not succeed—that rogues multi- never be better till more of you are burnt’ thechurch.) Giant Grum has to be sure got the rheuma- tiz, but his arm, my brethren, is still long enough to reach here! And if it be true that the Catholic voters can sway the balance, who can say that the assertion will net turn the President of the United VEU It is four {shillings. Fires— Anson—Burctarigs.—The crime of ar- son, which is punishable with death, by our laws, has recently been rapidly on the increase in this Developments connected with the arrest of Rogues cannot be caught, so long as they are able to offer more to go dering the premises of all that they could carry | clear than the law offersto catch them. Let those without sin cast the first stone at the police officers They are governed by self- away, these midnight marauders have then lighted the torch of destruction, in hopes that the flames might cover their misdeedsa the stolen property. While such a state of affairs exists in our city, the public authorities should be unceasingly vigilant, and the Mayor, asthe head of the Police, should of- fer liberal rewards for the arrest and conviction of those concerned in this double crime of burglary and‘ nals, the more bribery and corruption. The more crime, the more pay. Nor is even this the worst of it, for the multiplication of police officers does but Maiden lane and Water street was produced by | nfultiply the mischief, inasmuch as there must be a such agency, and a concerted plot on the part of the | corresponding increase of crime to pay their ex- burglars that now infest our city, might repeat the memorable scene of December, 1835, when millions | animosities and hostilities which exist among Po- were destroyed in one night. If in the construction of new stores, builders and owners should follow the plan of those at the north- westcorner of Johnand Cliffstreets, by facing the windows with iron bars and placing no shutters either in frontor rear, few burglaries would occur commanding officer before the walls of Nankin, to in ovr city, and fire would rarely if ever proceed | Lord Stanly, it is stated the city contained about 1,000,000 of inhabitants, a large portion of whom ‘ ve | were Tartars, and who trained up all their able- effected an entrance, and the private or public bodied men as soldiers, and who: united with watchmen would always be attracted by any signal | t¢ Chinese regulars in the defence of the city. Nankin he stated to be surrounded with a wall twenty miles in circumference, and from twenty- eight to seventy feet high, and penetrated by three It was defended by 15 or 20,000 —we blame them not interest—so are all other people. Thus it appears that crime is made to support the It supports its officers—it sets their table tor them, and gives them their brea fact, it is their meat,{drink, and lodging. Abolish crime and the police must starve. ‘The more crimi- There is reason to believe that the recent fire in penses and snpport them. Hence all the well known Thus much on the New York Police as it is. our next article we shall show what it ought to be. In the official despatches from the to any extent before discovered in the lower story. Burglars cannot werk in the dark after they have ight during the night adopted, would do more to prevent destraction by ire, and loss by robberies, than any other that can be suggested, but inthe mean time something should be done tobring to prompt justice and punish with the utmost severity of the law all those desperate villains who not only have the ingenuity to enter a building for the purpose of robbery,but the fiendlike desperation afterwards to apply the torch of the in- This plan, generally principal gates. regular tro: ps. ‘The place was invested by the Cornwallis, Blond, men-of-war, and heavy war steamers in the river, within 1000 yards of the walls, and by 4500 regular British and India troops on land; and was finally carried, and at last accounts remained in the hands of the British. ‘The Drum Tower is nearly in the centre of the city, and overlooks the entire place. ‘The great Porcelain Tower is said to stand a short distance without the walls. The greatest resistance met with was from the ‘Tartar part of the city. Mx. BRAHAM ONCE MORE, AND FOR TRE LAST TIME. -This evening Mr. Braham gives his last concert in this country, at Niblo’s. lock in the,Sambridge tion, he has beén induced to give yet one more concert for the last. He will be assisted by Mrs. Sutton and her pretty little daughter. programme of performances, we refer the reader The certainty of Mr. Bra- ham and Son's sailing to-morrow, will fill the house Those who wish for good seats, there in season array of talent of an order that is rarely met with on either side of the water. He sails to-morrow at By earnest solicita- orge Wilson, Esq., known as actitioner at the New York bar, and as the ames R. Whiting, Esq triet Attorney, died suddenly on to the advertisement Suppen Deatn.—C our efficient Dis- turday evening of disease of the heart, at the residence of his son, in Sullivan street. Paoaress ov Fanatacism.—There isno animal so intractable asa bigot. You can do soMething with a fool. The raging maniac can be cooled into sub- Jection. Even a woman in a fury, will sometimes condescend to incline her ear unto reason. Buta bigot can neverbe brought into successful pupilage. He will not hear the voice of the charmer, charm he ever so wisely. Parson Cheever was not satis- fied with exhibiting his intolerance at the Taberna- cle. He repeated his address at his own church in Allen street, last evening. We are heartily sorry, that our gentle chastisement has had no effect on the meek spirit of Parson Cheever. docility must be classed in the same category with the ingratitude of Colonel Webb, when he turned a deaf ear to our words of condolence, and turned up hisnose at a box of the best Prineipes}that ever loaded the evening gale with their fragrance. and intolerance—piety and the rankest bigotry. Mr. Cheever’s principles, it would seem, have been gathered, like the paragraphs in his address, fromthe four winds of heaven. - The discourse is made up of scraps from all sources—from writers sacred and writers prefane—from writers in prose and writers in verse. His sentiments are equally diversified in their origin. He gave utterance to some, worthy of a martyred patriot, to others, which would add in- Mr. Cheever’s famy to an inquisitorial butcher. great failing consists in his inability to take an en- larged and comprehensive view of his subject. He sees it only in detail, and an accurate perception of even those is unfortunately often prevented by his prejudices and feelings. In attempting to discuss the question ‘‘ What constitutes a State?”, Mr. Cheever has brought with him all those sectarian views and clerical prejudices which have unhappily so often prevented the occupants of the pulpit from taking a useful part in the examination of important topics connected with the science of politics. But we will allow the public to judge for them- selves of the liberality and charity and good sense of the Rev. Mr. Cheever, by presenting them with the following extracts from his address :— Mr. Curever’s Orinion or Foreiane: “The second great danger which threatens ensists in the unprincipled means employed by the demon of par- ty spirit. The materials of these come to us in agreat measure from abroad. The North and the South ought to have united in protecting this country from the shoals of agnorant and vicious emigrants that pour in upon us from the oldworld. The admission of them as native elements, is like opening a vein, and injecting a virulent poison ii to the system. The most iron constitution would sink beneath such a process, But to think of these dregs from the putrid sinks of Europe, being bought at a price here by party spirit—oh ! it is a most enormous, most unsuffer- able wrong! I do not wish to be misunderstood here. We have had foreigners worthy of us. We had a Lafay- ette, who fought side by side with Washington, the bat- tles of our native land, and when he comes to his ado} country to see its prosperity in his old age, wereceive him with the joy and filial reverence of children. I love, too, the virtuous and intelligent families of foreigners domesti- cated amongst us. Some of them are of my most beloved personal friends. I love to con’ arylum fer the o but not as an asylum for the icked—the sbendoned—the profigate— the ‘ unwhipt of ir own country would only thing to make this country an arylum of the oppressed, and te make it the Botany Bay of all Euro jas not Europe been found in the sedi- that we could mot for a season have been shut out from all connexion with the old world, and been le) leap into manhood, with our natwe mat materials. ‘These men are unfit to min the right sort of character for our institutions. TheRepub- licans of Europe are not the men we want.—Loyalty is a vir- tue, but those crowds who come from Europe, are loyal to nothing but ignorance and unsettled principle. The man who is not loyal in acountry like England,can have no pa- triotism here. Ifthe kingdoms of Europe had conspired for our destruction, they could not have adopted a more saga- cious plan than to roll over us this ground wave from their own ignorant and besotted people.” Mar. Creever’s Orimion or Newsrarer Literature. “ Another evil, and eat one, my brethren, is to be found in the state, prevalence and power of our newspa- per literature. It is left in a great measure to chance, or to the upturning of political party scum, who shall be its leaders and what its shape ; and yet there is nothing that should be guarded with more watchtulness— nothing into which of @ pure morality and a high a true patilution is naodbal te he bees . influence of our newspapers on our higher li- terature is deplorable. But this would be nothing if the public utterance of our newspapers were the utterance of truth. They are becoming a school of sophists, worse than those of Greece, who according to Schlegel destroyed the purity of that Republic. No Sophists ever walked be- neath the open arr of that delicious benny eee, Fp the peo- laily issues ple whose influence was to be compared to the of the newspaper press inthis country. Nor can we our emotions, when we see these moral principle, and of men sometimes not onl: scoff of religion and all her sacred institutions.” Ma. Cueever srcomes a Propet np Prepicts Imror- tant Potrticat Events. “I am afraid of Romanism. Romanists move in aclose phalanx, There isa power in the Vatican at Ke. Tt is an amusing icture which Burnett draws of the Man of Sin, the Rome, which they all acknowled ‘ope, whom he represents as a rheumatic old giant,grindin| h'steeth and mumbling to the passing pilgrims— You wi outtrue, than in ten ye States will be nominated i * * > ¢ Vatican? . ie . + After Mr. Cheever had done, aman in the the people to err from the words of knowledge.” Sreicumc.—Yesterday afternoon and evening, the Bloomingdale Road and the Third Avenue were full of sleighs, with their jingling bells, to a very Nowland’s Prospect Hall, that capital place, where the attend- ance is so good—the suppers and mulled wine so ex- quisite, and the rooms so comfortable— were crowd- late hour—only half a dozen overturns. ed. The sleighing is now very fine—and if the pre- sent clear frosty weather continue a few days longer, The theatres and concerts are very much reduced during the all New York will take a sleigh ride. evenings that sleighing is good. Insurance Aainst BurcLary.—Would it not be well enough for the City Corporation, while they are on the eve of considering the re-organization of the Police department, to suggest some plan of in- surance against burglaries, the proceeds of which to be devoted towards payment of the Police and offering of rewardsto secure the arrest of the bur- glars that are nightly engaged in their depredations throughout our city. Wetcn’s Otymric Circus at THe Park THeaTre. —Mr. Welch will open the Park Theatre on Thurs- day evehing, with an entirely new, grand and unique style of performance. To-morrow or next day, he brings on his unrivalled equestrian troupe and magnificent stud of horses from Philadelphia, where they have recently been performing with A great number of artists and others have been for a length of time employed in making suitable alterations in the house, for the reception of Mr. Welch's unequalled company, each individual of which is represented as far superior to the general run of performers. Mr. W. appears determined that no efforts on his part shall be want- ing to present the public with a chaste, elegant and The arrange- ments are all superb, alike as regards decorum and tefinement, and we predict for Mr. Welch an amount of success hitherto unequalled in this city, brilliant success. unparalleled style of entertainment. {kj OF all places of amusement this day and eve- ning, Barnum of the American Museum presents Twelve perform- ances are to be given, and General Tom Thumb, the most magnificent novelties. the wonder of wonders, remains one day more. His want of A.second hearing of Mr. Cheever’s address, has not improved our opinion of its merits. It presents a curious admixture of good sense and folly—charity the office, were some of the papers, been excluded b legal proof. This has been do: in relation to the la d must be upheld true question is whether there w: take more than 7 per cent on the loan of $12,000, or was there ataking of more than 7 per.cent, in fact, without a corrupt agreement. The bank discounted the note, and gave a draft in Natchez forthe amount. ‘Iton & Co. in the market, at a discount - & Co. actually sold by Nelson, amounting im all paid more tban 7 per cent, not perhaps to the Bank, for there is no evidence of connexion between the buyers of d the bank. How does the bank meet this? aK enix, in sums val N. (Laughter in +h funds were imposed uj condition of the loan, for there is a difference between such funds voluntarily by th Sun- day clothes of a mechanic, got up in the front of the gallery, and said he had got something to say. Mr. Cheever then hastily gave out a hymn, and the leader of the choir struck up a lively air on a very large fiddle, accompanied by the voices of a dozen very pretty girls, dressed not altogether with puri- tanical preciseness, but on the contrary, attired in something of the style of the daughters of Jerusa- lem, who came in fer a share of the reproof of the wisest of Kings. After the hymn, the congregation dispersed, but the man who had arisen, and who was no other than the “Preaching Cartman,” made a short discourse in the lobby, which was principally directed against the “unholy priesthood who caused condition upon the loan. was quite willin this were not a identified by prietors of news; “Jack Sheppard, City Intelligence, evening and the evening previous. The Police officers were properly distributed for the purpose of preserving order, and Saturday night passed off with no extraordina- ry exhibition of rowdyism or rioting. About 12 o'clock, however, aband of “Calithumpians,” with tin pans for bass dryms, and tin horns for trumpets, marched into the Tombs, and notwithstanding two of the Justices were within calling distance, took possession of the offi- cer’s large room, and began to discourse such music as was rarely heard by ears of mortals. The leader, known as the King of tho ‘Dock Burroughage,” of the Fourth Ward, in resisting the arrest of the party, knocked down Sweet, tripped up Colvin, ond while in the act of falling, kicked Relyea in the iously that he was complaining all day yesterday. “A rescue” was cried, as King Tom fell, and down came all the invincibles, indefatigables, and energetics of the premises, who succeeded in restoring order and landing the whole band of Calithumpians in the cells of the Tombs, from whence, after a few hours they were released, under promise of good esterday, a black fellow named Bob Williams, int” notoriety, and Henrv Hooper, the colored steward of the ship Rienzi, in an alley leading to the rear of 13 Orange-street, when the former pitch without any cause, as he alleges, and drawing a razor, cut the throat of Hooper, from the left ear all the way round tothe centre of histhroat. ‘The gash was not deep, or his life would have been taken in the affray. Williams was committed for examination. On Saturday evening a new set of rules and regulations for the better government of the police officers, while in read, in the presence of all attached lower police. All cursing ana swi ‘of obscene and vulgar conversation, All unusual and unnece , quarrels, tricks upon each oth: er obligations are im) and improve their manners to “that extent which greatly to be desired in this community.” Tue Court or GenenaL Sxsssows commences its January term on Tuesday moming. rules, in relation to the otticers appointed to attend this Court, have been ordered on the minutes. long since been needed to preserve order, as the Court has revently been the most disorderly of any other in thiscity. We publish them for the benefit of the officers and the public :— first Mond lected in Before Judge Kent. Dec. 31.—The People vs. Phoeniz Bank.—We are re- -{uiested to say the reports of evidence given of this case in not at all meet the real issues. We the following charge of Judge Kent to the ju- ply give the most important ideas conden- sed The Court and Jury have nothing to do with consequen- ces. Asto variances, they are immaterial—I charge you #0, and thecounsel forthe bank may except. So with re- gard to the misdescriptions of the drafts, all immaterial for the}pu of this trial. to the merits there 4 ba that relates to the $413,18, and thus N. +, Whi perform various services upon the same is agreement was in July, 1885; the usury more than a year afterw: na device to take advanta, thetimes. The books of the Phen vultural Bank was in Nov., 1836, heavily indebted to he PI ry ing from $136 to $80,000; and the Cashier shows that the Phenix Bank had assets oft respondent which were reducing these balances from time totime. Butthere pecific proof as to the assets of the A. B., held by the Phenix, although there is proof that ited. Now as tothe question ot fact. Were the Phenix Bank on the 19th of Nov., 1€86, in po of assets, which gave warrant that their debt would be paid? Had they ground to believe that the $19,000 loan- ed N. C,& Co. would be paid by the Agricultnral Bank jew York, for ifso then the argument for the bank plies, that this sum of $12,000 was werth par to them. w, do you believe that the Phenix Bank had assets on the 19th of November, 1836, belongii Bank of Mississippi, which woul funds worth par to them, there would be no usury in lending them, although below em upon him by the lender. Now, was this a device to get more than 7 percent. on the loan ‘for the benefit of the borrower of funds, which he to take: It would be severe, indeed, if and Go, Jost dis dollsrs'gn this oars freee soaice . . 10 ollars on this the Bank derived no benefit-for there it no proof that the Bank colluded with th the Bank imposed upon the borrower this draft as tion of the loan, then it would be us the Bank was’ not benefitted by is notes of ‘Mr. Carlton says that he never told Mr. Delafield edto make of the draft, and if it was Carlton’s own spon- taneous act, then there was no usury. a burthensome condition, then the transaction was usury. ‘The verdict of the Jury was for the Bank. ‘efere Judge Betts. Cuatuam Tuearre.—Mr. Forrest appears this evening in his celebrated character of Metamora, one of his best and most attractive parts, which alone, regardless of other superior entertainments, must cram the house te the ceiling. Secure seats early in the day. Anafternoon performance will be given to-day, commencing at half-past one o’clock, and the successful and deeply interesting drama of in which the delightful Mrsz Thorne sustains her original character, together with a great variety of other novelties, are an- nounced for the oce ion. 8G- Among your calls to-day upon the gay and beun- tifal, do not forget that there is one individual in this city morestrange, extraordinary, and wonderful, than any hu- man being who ever sot his foot upon this continent, This personage is no less a man—and less he could scarcely be—than Gen. Tom Thumb, jr., Commander-in Chief of the Forces of Lilliput. He remains for this one day to exchange the congratulations of the season with and will deliver a political address, suitable for the eccasion. Barnum has made every arrangement to give splendid performances every hour throughout the day and evening. 0G- We know of no place, where an hour can be more agreeably and profitably passed, than at the New York Museum, You view the wondrous works of art and na- ture, in every form and shape ; behold the splendid Pie- ture Gallery, containing the portraits of all the gallant heroes of the revolution—witness the magnificent physio ramic scenes, and see the entertaining performances, all for oneshilling. This is the last day Queen Victoria's dresges, will remain, ‘The following lay of each term, two of the officers rotation by Jacob Hays, High stable, to attend the Grand Jury during their session. Ne other duty will ordinarily be required of those On Monday of each week of the term, five offices in rotation, and stationed as follows : each side of the bench,one at each end of the railing and one at the door of entrance, who shall ld their staves of office, and if any officer so stationed shall omit to be at his post during the sitti ofthe Court, in the week for which h be the duty of Mr. Hays to report hi ‘The Clerk is required at least once in each day, to call the roll of the officers appointed to attend this Court, and to note the delinquency of those notin attendance. Offi- cers who are absent on such call without sufficient ex- cuse, will be returned by the Clerk as absent on that day. plications for temporary leave of absence, not to ex- one day, must be made through Mr. Hays, whe is authorized to grant such leave, when there remain at least six officers on duty in Court. A breach of these ru! fines, and in case of frequent repetition, to a discharge from attending this Court. Fines.—There were several alarms of fire yesterday morning, but no damage was done to any building worthy. will subject the deli U.S, Cireuit Court. butone single unt of the note for $12,000, di Nov. 19, 1836. Evidence relating to the other charges has the Court, so as to leave them without by an imperative sense f evidence. These rules the Court, and the corrupt agreement to rds,and hence it could ge of the pressure of ix Bank show that the to the Agricultural have satisfied the . and Co.? For, in my view, if the Phe- n the borrower as a borrower, and for- (9. Peters—U. 8. mer.) The owner of depreciated proper- to part with it at a loss, and the question is whether the lender imposes a hard and unconscionable 0 t Now, ifthe Bank had the funds in Mississippi—if these funds were worth par to them, and they did not impose the draft oa N. C. and Co., as a'con- dition of the loan, then there was no usury, unless this was a device to evade the statute, for the jury must look at the case. Yet, this charter is not lightly and stricter rules are to be observed ‘an ordinary defence on a loan of money. for there is no chasers of the us, even although [At this point the evidence) what use he But, if there was District Court, ony Dey, Dec. 31, Per Cure Person interested and ‘entitled to se against a decree of bankruptcy. schedules and inventory of the bankrupt are specific and precise enough in all particulars excey real estate, Tcannot find, on a careful perusal of all the papers, an intelligible description of the Florida property —the farm at Poughkeepsie—or the Hackensack lands. e property at Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park a ference to the recoriled deeds. It was not necessary to give the names of individual pro- pers—the reference is sufficiently exact to avoid all misapprehension on the part of liabilities. The proceedings must stay until the inventory is amended in the particular pointed out. the description of Clement” would. “ Father Oswald.” Bentiey’s Misceiany, and Dusuin University Magazine, for December. have just been sent to us by Mr. Mason. zine contains a continuation of Jack Hinten, the Guardsman, and other interesting Tue Lapy’s Wortp, for January, 1848, by S. Post. Beautifully embellished, and with the usual amount of interesting matter. Tue Rainzow, or Opp Fettow’s Magazine, Jan. 1843 —By Adee § Estabrook, 160 Nassau st. Tue Democratic Review, for Jan. 1843—By the It contains a portrait of John C. Calhoun, and the usual amount of valuable reading matter. Tue New Yorx Lecat. Onserver—By Sam’l. Owen, 42 Ann st. We again call the attention of the members of the bar, and of our merchants to It deserves a place in every Langley’s, 57 Chatham. this valuable weekly. office ond counting room. ‘Oor Mss, or Jack Hinron—Nos. 23, 24, and by Carvill § Co-—Gentlemen will please call an get their numbers. Mr. Himes has sent us the ‘‘Midnight Cry.”—We have heard it before. Tue Mercnants’ Maaazing—Jan. 1843; vol. 8,° ‘This nnmber begins a new year and a new i opportunity for any 0 may not have heretofore taken it, to commence with what he should, by no means, be without, if he consults his own interests. No. 1. merchant L. Hewett & Co. 239 Year’s presents. eternity, and and o moved from its hiding p! seriously wy) flash of lightning, his. maker, in. all which the unbelieving are all destined to bear. Ah, yes, that hour will come (and Jet those mock who i ly when the sun-lit hills and the mountain eltar —the cataract and the gentle waterfall—when the beautiful streams and the leafy groves—when the plains and nature will be clothed in her most garbs, and all is bright and worthy of the it’s worship, and when man feels himself most Aht yes, all these things shall pass away, and atthe sound of God’s voice, even thou thyselt shall be driven back into the wild chaos from whence thou sprung, and those that knew ye once shall know ye no more forever. $ verdant beautiful secure. course of the ha: decks. order. captains that the Somers, as gation, Sir, even four men betore the mast could luct her across the Atlantic, without any alled upon to soil his hands by asai- hether in steering for St. Thomas, at safely cone officer being e lor’s duty. two days distance, and with a steady “trade wind,” all the crew could not, if found ex; kept below the deck, and only tinge, or as many nition and weapons of defence, the crew in order two days longer, for the trade calculation as to the brig’s ‘iven time at St. Thomas, where any assistance could have been had to secure, if it had been thought advisable, all the crew. No blood had been shed, no resistance had been made to the securing any one of the prisoners. We could make many comments upon the testimony of Commander McKenzie, but we refrain from doing so ; yet we feel that the evidence we are to obtain from the actual Court Martial, and the zeal of the Judge Advocate, willbe different from that which a trial before the United States Court is expected to t we cannot, when poets are eulogising enzie, refrain from asking by what code of morals or law, Sie petra letters of a mother, e known to the Secretary of winds admitted of a cert arrival within a displa Capt. have not only been mad: the Navy, but communicated to others, of Spencer, and having no re iny! What must not the Americ: blic think of the officer they have elevated onor and cemmand, who has dared to proclaim to the world “that for those who had meney and there was no punishment for i This is the gallant officer so his “country’s gratitude”—and so hu- mane to the feelings of the man he was to hang. the trun! mutiny! We also asl friends in Americ: the worst of cri worthy of I noticed a few days since in your money article, the most sensible remarks which have yet been made on the subject of railroad communication be- tween your city and Albany. You will find your account in following up those remarks, with illustrations of the expediency of ex- tending the Harlem road to the Connecticut line at Port Chester, and thence along the coast to Bridge- port and New Haven. You are probably aware, that with a view to this, a survey hasbeen already made, the result of which shows the praticability of con- structing a road at a moderate expense. The pa- pers speak of getting to New Haven by Danbury, shows ignorance of the country and the nts where its business and travelling concentrate. t the Harlem road be extended, as you propose, to this place, and it becomes the most splendid stock in the world; for it will take, four months in the year, the whole mass of the northern and western, and nearly all the eastern travel.ing, calculable amount of business at all charter be obtained, and the books opened for sub- scription, even in these times, and their would be a rush for the new stock, and the Harlem stock would tely run upto 100, discredited as it now is. There is no project of the day which d the advocate for which will find so much favor with the public. Uninterested even in the Housatonic Railroad, I have, since reading your remarks, been so forcibly impressed with the certain practicability and the great iny this extension and whiel ire immed. well to press, and Yacutinc.—The English yacht Dolphin, pierced for tweive guns, was off Galveston on the 17th ult. ‘This is the same vessel that was at New Orleans a short time ago, QG The Amphitheatre is to give an extra perform: ance this day, for the accommodation of juveniles and fa- milics, commencing at two o'clock procively. therefore, a — ees Crty Poutoz.—The city was uncommonly quiet last | © Huwry or OrrerpinceN—A Romance.—Ftom the German of Novalis. Sold by Bartlett § Wel- ford, This work is a translation made from the edi- tion of Tieck and Schlegel. The life of the author 18 chiefly drawn from the one written by the former. The completion of the second part is also by the same writer. We have not had time to read this volume yet, but invite the public to look’ at it. Farner Oswaip—A genuineCatholic Story— New York, Casserly §& Sons, 108 Nassau street. 1843. This story or novel has been written to counteract the alleged pernicious influence of ‘Father Cle- ment,” and many similar productions. All the ob- jections to the Catholic faith are taken verbatim from that work ; therefore the admirers of “‘ Father Tue Suir on Fire, with a lithograph embellish- ment. It isa descriptive scene, the wordsby Chas. Mackay, Esq.; the music by Henry Russell. ‘Tue inpian Hunter, with a beautiful lithograph embellishment. A song written by Eliza Cook.— The music by Henry Russell. Tue Op Crock, with another splendid lithograph embellishment. A ballad,'by Eliza Cook—the mu- sic by Henry Russell. The above beautiful poems are all by Messrs. Jas. Broadway. Capital New , AxotHer New Year.—Mr. Editor—Sir—On look- ing back upon the past and Seats rae ture, what a vast theme 1s presented to the f n—what untold changes have taken lace in the affairs of men since the last New Year? low many millions of souls have been swept into how many more must in the course ler of God’s decree be carried same stream before another New Year? These are truly serious questions and not easily answered. To the man of the world they will pe like chaff before the wind, and like it, never to be ace, until the Almighty in his power shall cause the earth to tremble, and man to stand amazed. Then, not till then, will the mau who makes this world his God, contemplate m those matters which concern his eternal welfare. We may endeavor to veil our faces from the eye of Omnipotence, and make a mockery of religion—but oh! there will come an hour when that veil will be rent asunder, as with a and man will stand naked betore | the shame and degradation to Mr. Eprror :— Knowing that truth ma: your fearless paper, now that the Court is in its ¢ » of enquiry, and the great subject matter of investigation is, whether any necessity existed for anging of Spencer, and Cromwell and Small. Permit me to ask fora description of the brig So- mers, her tonnage, and the arrangement of her We wish to see if any separation existed between the quarters of the men and those of the officers, and if the three prisoners could not have been confined in a state room, and being there bound in a strait waistcoat and ironed by their feet to a bolt, and the room locked or bolted, could not have been effectually kept trom all sight or hearing of the crew—and if disposed to be clamorous or noisy they could not have been gagged to quiet and And we are told by old and experienced far as regards her navi- as needed, called to each watch—and if all the of cers, fifteen, armed and 1n possession of the ammu- Bridgeport. {Correspondence of the Herald.] Bripaerorr, Dec. 30, 1842. J. G, Bennett, Esq.— do well to be candid enough to read These valuable works icles. in the case of Job, ¥ Testatement. He isupwards of 70 spent the most part nes in this town—is distin; , and faithful minister, and thus far has lived an e; life, through much tribulation. We ceive his reward hereafter. ington is a nervous, powerful and a inost righteous man. He is somew! foreccentricity of charaeter, but this does not, insome cases, injure his digni standard of his faith. He is upwards has preached here from 20 to 30 years. Mr. Dimick is between 40 and 50, ed in Hie town bom ta to ta) ears. aught against him but the ation he is considered, with you and I and oth men of stability and talent, as a scofler! We wi in connection to commend to the attention your readers (if any of them are tenance the fanatic Miller) a sermon preached! Mr. D. at his chapel, about a year si published, and now in circulation. The motto the discourse is “The end of the world not yet Miller’s delusion is summarily disposed of, and ea didh : Me Campbell is about the same i is style of prcrchine is is _remari ld. Mr. Withi Mr. Fox, a large church here, from his mind tie destitute of a pastor. y lamented. his place will not be easi The ahove comprise latter sects hereafter. polities a little. i 9 Mr. Cushing has entwined fhimselt in the aff He exerts as much prop tionate influence among ithe people here, as de Calhoun among the South Carolinians; you rec: lect he declined being a candidate in the rec contest—and Mr. Robinson, of Lowell, was ran the whigs in his stead. There being no ele:ti the race will be run again. Mr. Robinson will | sitively decline—and either Mr. Cushing or Cc' Dancan, of Haverhill, will enter the arena, aa. Manvers, the locofoco candidate, will be distan beaten. Perhaps there may be et.. J. G, Whittier, the poet, uJ abolition friends’ are energeti, They may pee a choice at pr: Mr. J. A. Somerby newspaper jdepot here, and the Weekly He assures us circulates extensively. © AN Iivegant Preer tions of his townsmen. be elicited through ient, have been could not have kept seventy-five fr Mr. T., late of Philade! as pastor of one of the the place, recently met with a se; burning of his house, and by the hog for their piety You are a besides an in- we dropped in' those n junction of the Harlem and Housatonic roads at Bynam River, that [have taken the liberty to address you, with the hopefof inducing you to pursue the subject. Matters and Things in " Newburyport, Mass. {Correspondence of the Herald.) Nuwnuryrort, Mass., Dec. 25, 18: State of Things—Churches—-Clergy—Religi James Gorpon BenneTT:— Dear Sin:— Honestly believing the Herald to be the very bes paper in the country, and anxious to extend the cir» enlation of some important facts and incidents neve} before brought to light, we expose them to you fo, the information and benefit of the readers your widely circulated paper. Whatever we wri’ we hope will be properly appreciated. ‘‘Let hil’ that readeth understand.’ Newburyport is a rich place for isms and fanatic. for all sorts, sizes and_colot jewburg, a town adjoining, ai verted into city, as is coutempla' i we hope will be speedily done, it would certain! ion, 8 far as notions are concerne. ' Let us look fora moment at its varied We have in our midst 5 churches, dedicated Congregationaliem er Presbyterianism, and a highe} order of talent cannot be tound enlisted in the prope, gation of these doctrines, than here. a Dr. Dana, Mr. ‘Withington, Mr. 1 ie Mr. Campbell, and Mr. ‘Stearns, ‘The first, is a kind hearted old clergymen, whose e: tabernacle will s00n, crumble. 1 is now confined to his chamber, severely sufferi biles or sores, to try his patience, doubtl whom we read about in the ably mi ‘The Episcopalians have a church here, but a Mr. Morse, recently decease reached for them many years, and his loas 1s dees He~ was a most excellent man, a4 Pittsfield, Mass. (Correspondence of the Herald.] Prersrimtp, Dec. 24, 1 Pittsfield— Clergy—Religion—Jadiev Fai James Gorpon Bennett, Esq. :— { Dear Str :— Here I am, domiciled in this pretty vill. Pittsfield, celebrated for its lovely women, a. ing the place which gave birth to two of our conspicuous divines of the present day, viz: Mi and Beach. Pittsfield is situated in a pleasant valley, al fifty miles from Albany, and one hundred jew York. The Great West. Railroad runs @irectly through the town. place contains four churches, viz £piscepalian, Baptist and mony apparently exists between these reg; societies, and it is chiefly to th flected from these altars, that isto be attributed healthy moral condition of the 1 inal Iphia, ani lethodist. ¢ hall was beautit decorated with flags, and a be; of our line of battle shi The tables richly and . H., escorted by the : 'y accomplished Mr.S. — We noticed Mr. K., tae Jodious bass singer: Mr. L., Mr. C. ' and several other gentle: attentive to the “fair ones: Jane I., of South street the fairest ladies present ; and while we lovely, fascinating face and form, thot but travel life’s dreary waste with such a compan the present would be bliss, dise. Miss M. B. of South street, we pretty, and many others, whose strangers in the place) were unknown. 1 about to take our leave, we were presented w postage twenty-five cents, whi lowing valuable information. andsome man, but can’t com; As we smiled at the contents of the miss ~ took one glance more of thi our farewellforever. Taking the arm of a into our hotel, the ‘* Berkshire Ho “ hosts of hosts,” Warriner & Cr. assure all travellers st “ welcome, and accommodations no: any house in the State. remarks to you, with my respects. Dover, N. H. [Correspondence of the Herald.) Dover, N. H., Dee. 17,1 Dover—Law Decjy ’ Religion. J. G. Bennett, Esq :— Dear Sir:— ° The Superior Court for this county has ju its term in this town. Justices Gilebrist and V presided. Chief Justice Parker was unable tend, on account of ill health. This court is held for the purpase of dec questions of Jaw, brought up from the C. P, and hearing petitions for divorce from th find here an amph! culation. If Newb = rt could be e We understand t his life with’ ths ished as a write ity, nor lower t and ha} preac illerites—in their disposed to cou, ince, afterwar age of Mr. Dui entirely differer while “Mr. He has preached there some three four years in the Temple street Church, t meeting-house in the county of Essex, and we lieve with success. 4 Mr. Stearns is younger than either of his c leagues, and is a fervid, solemn however rendered himself obnoxious to the Abo! in consequence of refusing to cry their me: He has preached here about six years wi commendable zeal and piety. of the Unitarian order of orthodoxy, h and is an excellent and hi talented preacher. His Lyceum lectures are of t} highest order; and his efforts, whether secnlar € are benevolent and essential tic. He is of middle age, and haspreac! (We use this latter tena without 1 ference to locofocoism, of course.) q Mr. Arnold, the only Baptist minister here, younger than either of the al modest sort of a preacher.’ H: wards of a year; and we believe has umited the + fections of his people. ‘he Universalists have a fine church here, our community is so orthodox, they excite but attention. Mr. Forbes is their preacher, but recer' preacher—he hi ove, and is a sensib™ He has been here 1) filled. # the only religious liter: 4 churches in our town ; enough, say you, inall ex This would be an obvious inference. you are aware we have Elder Pike and his churc and a society of Come-outers, or ung men wickedly term,them | e shall discuss the relative merits of these ty ‘We wish, now,.to disc | * Freebooter: Con; e religious light recently sett} most popular churchet rious loss, ini immediately indemnified. for i] e tality and generosity of his ners, which reflected great honor to them, and kindess of heart. Last ni the Annniversary Fair of the “‘ Seaman’s Hc Society.” Idrop’t in at an early hour to ~nate lance of some of the “Belles of Be , mi =~ Fe ogy luxuriously laden with t handiwork of the fair ones—the betitohing glar | of the charming faces, which and the dulcet strains which emanated fi amateur club, led by the talented Mi bined to render the scene one of which we ever have witn Among the many pleasin, presided overth the most plee) ‘ faces present, w m, who appeared ¢ lovely and we considered or the future seem a | names to us (| ity scene, and jopping at the [gl 1 submit