The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1843, Page 2

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They have been characterized by two or three very strik- ing features. The first isa spirit of intolerance exhibited by some of the clergy, which is as anti-christian as it is opposed to good taste and to that kindness and cour- tesy which should prevail in such public festivities, Christian societies like these should combine their forces against sin and wickedness, idolatry and heathenism. But instead of that, what do we see? Why, such men as Doctors Beecher, Tyng, Kirk, Patton, and others, expending all their strength in arraying one portion of the Christian church against the other. Itis not Christianity against sin and hea- thenism, but it is Protestantism against Catholic- ism. It such Doctors of Divinity as those just named feel such a spirit of hostility against the Catho lies, we insist upon it that they should not make these anniversaries the occasion of giving vent to their spleen and their exacerbations. Dr. Beecher is the leader in this crusade against Popery, as he calla it The success of the Catholics at the west seems to have stirred up his ire and his bile. And every time he visits the east, he comes down brim full ot wrath aguinst the Catholics—talks about the Pope and the potentates of Europe combining together to overthrow the liberties of the country and establish an ecclesiastical hierarchy upon the ruins—and all such absurdities. We can tell Dr. Beecher that he is quite behind the spirit of the age—he is behind the times. The great mass of Catholics in this country are, almost to a man, the most violent democrats there are among us. Ecclesiastical hierarchies are not made of such materials—they never epring up from democracy, but from the aristocracy. The course taken by Dr. Hughes, in this city, has also contributed in no sma!! degree to provoke this exacerbation against the Catholics. And we must tell all these gentlemen that these railings and back- bitings are unchristian, out of place, and cowardly, because the party attacked is never present to defend himself. We are willing to believe, however, that this intolerance and unchristian abuse is not encou- raged nor countenanced by the societies of whose anniversaries these men have taken advantage to vent theirprivate animosities. ‘The next feature to which we alluded is the ‘‘So- cial” extravaganza that has been perpetrated by the Fourierites, Brisbane, Greeley and Company. They have held their first anniversary, and given an in- carnate shape to Fourierism. Its incarnation has at last taken up its abode, out at the Sylvanian Do- main, under the auspices of Horace Greeley and Albert Brisbane. As to the doctrines of the Association, we have reported them very fully during the past week, and in a variety of aspects. Of these the public can jadge for themselves. It is needless forus to say that we look upon them as the wild imaginations of a recluse—idle theories, that can never be reduced to practice—visionary—chimerical—utopian. It is called liberty. Butthe very idea is a solecism, up- on its face ; for they take society in a state of per- fect freedom, and immediately put it into harness, regulate all its movements, and compel it to werk by rule, even to the matter of cooking and wash- ing. They teke up human society, and attempt to work it out, just as you would a problem in geome- try, by lines, angles and letters. In respect to the men, the materials of this asso- ciation, the authors or believers in these new social doctrines called Fourierism, we know not how to convey any correct, adequate idea, of their true character. They seem to be the extremities of hu- manity, the vagaries an eatricities of religion, the absurdities of political econ y, the monoma- niacs of science—excommunicants from the church, fanatics, enthusiasts, speculators, dreamers, and drones. Fourierism is a sort of universal solvent, in which the most heterogeneous and discordant meterials lose their identity. In one of theft meetings you may see the followers of Robert Dale Owen and Fanny Wright sitting side by side with the devout believers in even the Godship of Jesus Christ—the negro gentleman walking arm-in-arm with the fair white lady—high tarifl Clay men shaking hands with free trade Van Buren men—50,000,000 Biddle 3ank men, with hard money Benton currency men. In short, in Fourierism all extremities are swallowed up, and all identities lost. They originate in the antipodes—some have their birth at the equator, and some at the poles. Here, on the one hand, isa religious hot-bed fanatic, who believes that he is of one blood with Jesus Christ, and perhaps Jesus himself—he goes for Fourierism because in that he can work out the problem of hav- ing all things common as the primitive disciples did —the common stock principle just suits him. On the other hand, there is an inveterate infidel, who does not even believe in a God—he is opposed to all aristocracies, either of wealt or pedigree—he goes for the largest liberty—thinks every man hasa right to his share—he is what is miscalled anagrarian—he is a leveller, an equalizer; he goes for Fourierism because he will thus get his share of the earth, and of the things therein contained. Thus it will be seen that Fourierism isa universal solvent, in‘o which you may throw all the discor- dant, heterogeneous elements of human society, like the ingredients in the witches’ cauldron—the whole is to be well stirred up and shaken—some abracadabra, or other cabalistic word is to be said over it, and, presto, a Sylvanian association rises up, like a ghost, from the departed ingredients. We had intended, in this connection, to say a word of the abolitionists and their anniversary, but they constitute so insignificant an ingredient in the witches’ cauldron,where Fourierisms originates,that we shull not drag them from their merited oblivion. It is enough to say of them, that at the last election they threw 75 votes out of 48,000, which were given in this city ye nncemipemaensta From Sr. Dominco. —Capt. Sturtevant of the schooner Independence, arrived at Holmes Hole on Friday, 18 days from Gonaives for Boston, re- ports that the political condition of the island conti- nued in a very unsettled state. The revolution had broken out anew, and a reinforcement of three re- giments of troops was daily expected to arrive at Gonaives from Port au Prince, to march against the city of St. Domingo Laren prom Rio Janeiro.—By an arrival at Bos- ton we have received news up to March 27th. Mr. Ellis, the British Minister, was to leave soon for England. He would carry the terms offered by the Brazilian government, to be further considered in England. One of these stipulated for the admission of Brazilian coflee into England for consumption, upon paying 25 percent ad valorem. The Prince de Joinville had not arrived, and was not expected very soon. Trarerance Tea Party.—About six hundred |a- dies and getlemen assembled at Washington Hall on Friday evening, for the purpose of celebrating the anniversary ofthe Lady Franklin Society on the tee total system. 2 1t was a brilliant affair. 9 The Society of Social Reform Meeting at the National Hall, Saturday, 9 A. M ‘This Society held enother meeting to day at the Nation- ol Hail, which, by the way, is now very handsomely fitted up for public meetings. We did not hear the com: mencement of the discussious this morning. ‘There were some thirty or forty persons present, a few of them fe- males. The first we heard was the inquiry from some one—How are the proceedings of this meeting to come out 7” Mr Warring answered, thet he did not know, nor did he care, if anything did not come outat all. (One of the little boys of the Society here kept up such a crying, to- gether with the noise of carriages in the streets, and the hammering in a blacksmith’s shop, that we could hear but little that was said.) Tdon’t want to pass any resol tions at all. [Here Mr. Brisbane came in and took hi seat.] [have been cennected with many of the various associations of the day, but I do not think I have got much freedom in them. Mr. Muraay, the man of hair, here arose, and spoke as follows:—I object to taking authority for truth. You must take truth forsuthority. We have hed se many resolu. tions passed—we have had so many great names-—w: have had so much influence—and of course it must all be Tight. Now, I am glad that thus far there has been no vo- ting at all—no suffrage. 1 gofor a new order of things. [Great crying of that boy.] Here Mr. Gopwin got upand spoke. I believe man should do as he would be done by. And until man ar rives at that point there can be no happiness. Govern: ments must also act on this principle, or rather we shall uot then want any government atall. Task this Society to give us some plan of operation. ‘The fact is, you have no plan or system. Mr. Brisbane has given usa plan, or rather Mr. Fourier has done 80. Mr. Buispane said—l am about bringing out a plan shortly. I have been unwell, and my time has been other wise engaged. But] am now going to giveit to the As- sociation. In the meantime, we must convince people that society is all wrong—we must make them abhor it as it now is, and then they will be prepared to embrace our fyatem. Dr. Broox said he had no plan to submit, and asked Mr. Brisbane for his plan. Mr. Gopwin was saying something in reply, when the pretty Mrs. Rose interrupted him as follows :—It requires ears of study to get a plan- let us go on and st ind find out in our own minds. If dere ish a desire among us to investigate this subject, let us first get a suit- le room vere we can meet togedder and discuss dis sub- . I myself have a room which is large enough to hold every indevidyal who would like to attend. Meet dere, say once a week. Den perhaps some odder person will offer a room where we can meet next week. Let us et togedder and discuse de subject. 1 do not myself see By cient or any plan My friends, let me impress upon your minds de great responsibility which rests upon you. Our discussion will affect future nations yet unborn. If we desire to enter into acommunity, let us see if it is sim- ply to get rid of some of our troubles—to live on our friends. Dey tink dey are about to enter paradi We don’t want to woruk for idlers. 1 now want as many of you as are willing to go for reforum and a better state ot tings—I want Fn to rise up—to shtand up, and let me see how many of you dere are. here rose up.] Very well. Now as are willing to meet at my house, 45 Chatham street, next Monday evening at 8 o’clock, for de purpose of re- foruming society—of foruming a community—and organ- izing a plan to establish a community—I want you to rise up. tAbout half the same number rose.) Very well. Yeu will come accordingly. Mr. Horsacx, @ young Englishman, here made a short address, We don’t want to form a society for the propa- ation of certain principles. We want a society to stimu- fate inquiry, and when you have set men’s minds to work, thon truth will bediscovered. Twant no plans submitted. I don’t go with Fourierism. 1 go for agitation—] want an agitation society. My own notions upon social reform are changing daily ; and the reason is, that new facts are being discovered. I have seen allt ied over and over again in England. Don’t adopt any system—go for agita- tion. You may, if you choose, form a Central Board here in the city ef New York. You may send out lecturers— and correspond—and get facts from all parts of the Union. Dou’t adopt Owen, Fourier, nor any other one. Make yourselves an agitation society. ‘itate—that is the word. ‘There is no use of hurrying in this mat. ter. If there are any correct principles upon this subject, they wi brought out by agitetio Don’t discuss plans, that is premature, but ciples. Owen goes for community without Fourier goes for community with perfect in Don’t go with either—we’ve tried all these thing: land, and you never saw nor heard of such a state of up- roar and confusion, and discord,and anarchy as wes there produced. There is no use of trying these things over again. Ihave been once bound down in the social tram- mes, and I have no desire to comeunder bondage again. Form a central board if you choose, but adopt no plan. Mr. Hexavy G. Waicur, of England.—I wish to state some principles on this subject—1 cannot for myself sa: that I believe the present state of society is a false one— an idea in my bosom—I love it. hat is socicty? It expression of man—of what we have been, and of what we are. That society which is established is an ex- ion of man, and should be respected and reverenced. anew scripture developed for us direct from the Deity —we must live out the idea. In one the revelation comes in the word “agitate.” Well, what comes ot it? Look at the discussions upon capital punishment. What comes of them? Thcreis a prerequisite required, that is thetruth. To get the truth we mutt betrue. Jesus said, IT amthetruth. We must become Jesuses—we must be- eome the truth like Jesus. Iam aman—I declaremy man- heod, and noone shall dare to in‘erfere with it. Will you bind me down to certain formulas? Must I brush my boots by rule, and my coat by formula? The chief endof so: ciety, therefore) is to suffer man to be developed as an in- dividual. Suppose we agitate, what then?—wemay accept the opinions of an Owen, or a St. Simon, or of a Wright— but it is no evidence that we are agreed, The truth will brush away the darkness of logical sophisms. We can never be unfolded except 9s men and as individuals, Mr. ———— said something about its requiring all the men and woman on the earth to makethe men. 1 believe in steam and locomotives, and in the piston. | believe in love. Isee factories, &c. and it makes me miserable. I am ready to burst with love. Allthese things make me active. Ihave been engaged in these things for some 12 ears, and now I want tosee the rails laid down, and the locomotive got ready—I want to see action, not all talk about love, &c. 1 want t> do something—we have had talk enough—let us have a plan and go to work. Here our friend w: the hair, Mr. Murray, of the Vermont Telegraph, rose to speak. ! go dead against all creeds. Ihave be six months freed from all creeds. Dont'ttalk about sitting your cars a going till you have got the rails laiddown. Your creeds must be false. The meeting here got into 6 much confusion, all talk. ing together, and no hearers, that it soon broke up. ‘e were informed that this society difters very widely from Brisbane & Co.’s Sylvania Association, or from Fou- rierism. Thissociety goes for community without any distinction between mine and thine--while Brisbane, Greely, Channing, and the Fourierites go for Community with perfect individuality—the Property rights of indi- viduals being recognized. This explanation is necessary in order to understand the above report. Tne Home.—The authoress of “The Neighbors,” has achieved such a reputation by that excellent story, that her works are sought after as eagerly as those of James, Bulwer and Dickens, or even more so. We have received from the Harpers her second work, ‘‘The Home; or, Family Cares and Family Joys,” translated by Mary Hewitt, which is publish- ed as No. XVIL. of the “Library of Select Novels.” Price one shilling. Triat or Loursa Witson For tur Murper oF Her Husrann,Evisna Witson, Conctupen —Judge Whitman said a verdict might be taken in prisoner's favor, or anol. pros. might be entered. Her counsel preferred a verdict. Judge W. expressed to the jury similar views to those laid before the Attorney General, and also that the prisoner was entitled to a verdict, as it will be a shield trom any farther prosecution for this al- leged offence. The jury retired to their room, and returned after an absence of ten minutes. The clerk called their names—Louisa was required to stand up and raise herhand. The interrogatory was put, ‘What say you, Mr Foreman, is Louisa Wilson guilty or not guilty of the murder of Elisha Wilson?” “Not guil- ty!” was the reply. a : A woman of finer sensibilities and of polished education, would, in such a trying moment, very likely have sunk down upon her seat, and burst in- to tears. But the expression of these two welcome words, operated diflerently on Mrs. Wilson. She received it with a quiet, buthearty laugh; nota sim- per, merely, but a laugh in which the whole face participated. Aftersitting down and becoming sober again—as some thought would possess her mind she would again and again indulge in that hearty, entire laugh. Itdid us much good to see the perfect happiness that had taken possession ot that coun- tenance, where but just now was expressed unquali- fied wretchedness. Conrrssion.—Mrs. W. says, that, on the mornin of the murder, she has no doubt she was awakene (as she always stated) by the blow that killed her husband, She started up, and discovered his head tossing about on the pillow. She spoke to him but he did not answer. He ‘did not speak after she avons: She started from the bed, and “lit a ight. j Then she saw that he had been struck, (with the pole of the axe, she has no doubt, as she saw it in the room, and it could not be found afterwards) and that the door, which was closed the night before, She ran to call Benjamin Wilson from rpart, when, asshe reached the entry, as she partially turned her head towards the stairs, she saw Thorn standing onthem. She at once said to him, “You have killed Elisha.” He gave her a look that frightened her still more than she was before, and threatened her, if she ever told, that he would kill her, and that she would be considered equally guilty with him, if found out, and they would both be hung. By this means, he compelled her to return to the room, and assist him to cover up the blasting evidences of the deed.—* But murder will out. It hasa thousand tongues.” He stripped the rec a off ~ bed, and putit into the tub. 1 towel she used to wipe the her husband's face. “4 Piped (rots It is inconceivable, she continues, what she has suffered with these f on her mind, and yet afraid to divulge them, from fear of Thorn, and ignorance of the operations of the la She was anxious to tell the whole before the Coroner’s Inquest, and has been since—but she has been deterred by the rea- sons stated: a fear of flying from present evila, to those she knew not of. Thorn never insinuated to her that he had an idea of committing the horrid crime.—Portland Argus. City Intelligence Beatinc a Man to Dear wirn Brick Bats.— ‘The coroner was called ata late hour on Friday night, to: examine into the circumstances ot the death of aman named John Logan, aged 26 yeais, a stone cutter by trade, who has recently resided at 139 Sixteenth street. From evidence it appeared that Logan came home to his dinner about noon on Friday, ma state of intoxication, and his wife fear- ing his abuse when in that situation, took her chil- dren and left the apartments that she occupied to go toa neighbors. Logan becoming excited from tis fact, started to go down stairs, and fell fromthe top to the bettom, when James McGuire, the landlord of the house, raised him up and set him on a bench. Logan then enquired for his wife, and McGuire, for the purpose of quieting him, told him that she had moved away. McGuire then left him, and went to the lower part of the city to attend to his usual busi- ness. Logan soon left the house and went into an adjoining yard, occupied by workmen in the employ et McGuire, and commenced quarrelling with a man named John Farley, brother-in-law of McGuire, and Terrence MeGuire. Farley, who is a man of immense strength, seized Logan by the arm and leg and pitched him into the street. Logan then picked up two paving stones, and threw one at Far- ley and tye other at McGuire. They then rushed upon him, pushed him into the entry of the house, and kicked and jumped on his person. He then rose, went iato the house and returned with a pair of tongsand a brickbat, and threw the latter at the head ef McGuire Then commenced a general brick bat warfare between the parties, Logan on one side, and McGuire and Farley on the other. Farley threw two bricks, one of which hit Logan on the side, and another in the back, between the shoul- dera, which knocked him down, and he never rose or spoke afterwards. A post mortem examination of the body was made by Dr. Charles Lee and Dr Eldridge Wheeler, who gave as their opinion, that deceased had died from concussion, produced by a blow troma brick bat’ The jury returned a verdict “*that deceased came to his death by a blow from a brick thrown by John Farley,during an affray be- tween deceased and said Farley, and that Terrence McGuire is implicated by aiding and abetting caid Farley in the affray.” Farley and McGuire made their escape on the same evening, and have not yet been arrested. Tae Mayor should offer a reward for their arrest. Picxine a Pocket.—A young man with evil eye entered the house No. 51 Anthony street, in search of what he ought not, and while there had his pocket picked of a leather wallet containing $60. A girl named Julia Smith, who is an inmate ot the liouse, wasarrested and confessed stealing the money.— Mr. James Williamson, of New Haven county, will learn better for this lesson of experience. Arremrtep Bureiary.—A street loafer named James Murray, wasarresied by John A. Bunting on Friday night, on suspicion of having attempted t» enter the house of Philander Hanford, with intent to steal. On examining the house it was found that the under shutter had been raised, and, the blind so fixed as to allow himto enter the building. He was committed to the city prison, and on: searching his cell yesterday an "auger, case knife and awl, were tound, which it is presumed had been used by him in attempting to enter the house. ANoTHER CHaRGE.—Those two young scamps John Anderson and William Witsell; who were er- rested on Friday on a charge of stealing money from the drawer of the store of Elden & Painter, of Dey street, were examined yesterday and commit- ted en that and also for stealing $150, and a pro- missory note drawn by James Campbell for $236.— Several other complaints have been entered wgainst them. Lost Tea Sroons.—Officer Van Voorhees of the Brooklyn Police, has in Bog GE five silver tea spoons marked “H. E. H.” for which he desires an owner, Court of Common Pleas. Before Judge Ingraham. May 13.—Jasper L. Cropsey vs. William H. Sharp.— This was an action of assumpsit, to recover five years? board—the sum claimed was The npertion stood in the relation of stepfather and rtep- son. e plaintiff married the defendant’s mether seve- ral years ago, and the defendant came to reside with them about the year 1835 or 1836. There was proofon the part of the plaintiff that a contract was entered into be. tween the parties that the plaintiff should pay for his board. On the part of the plamntiff it was contended that, inasmuch as he was a minor, no contract made by him would be valid or binding upon him. It was also con- tended that a stepfather was bound to maintain his step: son, aud it was further urged, on the part of defendant, that plaintiff, at the time rried defendant’s mother, obtained the use of a consierable sum of money belong: ing to the defendant, which was willed te grandmother, and that, at all eve was a sufficient set off For the plaintiffit wa p! not obliged to support his step children,unless he chose to do so ; and further, that the contract ofa minor was valid and binding upon him for necessari His Honor told the Jury that acontract made by a mi- nor for necessaries (and board came under the head of necessaries) wasevalid and binding contract, and the plaintiff might well mamtain his action upon such con- tract; andiffrom the evidence they could come to the conclusion thatthere was a contract either implied, they should find a verdi Honor also told the Jury ge- nerai bound to support his step children. Some evidence had been offered on the part of the plaintiff that the board was of an inferior description, and that the deft had while he lived with plaintiff, been obligedto serve him in the capacity of anerrand boy and otherwise, and that such services were sufficient for his board. His Monor seid that if the Jury believed the board was of an inferior descrip- tion, it would amount to no more than a reduction of da- mages, and with respect to the other fact, it amounted to no more than that the boy’s mother sent off messages, which was quite natural. The main question for the ja- ry to decide, was whether there was a contract between the parties that the defendant was to pay for his board, or whether, as was alledged on the part of the defendant, that there was an understanding -between them that he wascot; ifthe Jury believed there was a contract, they should find for pl'ft, if on the other hand they believed there was an understanding between them tkat he should. not pay, then they should find for defendant. The Jury had not agreed when our reporter left. Jas. T. Brady, Edwards, Eeq. for for plaintiff; Jas. R. Whiting and Cls. fends Before Judge Kent. May18.—CharlesSchenckvs.D Kellogg and Aug Kellogg. —This was an actien for the recovery of $167, feing the amount of goods alleged to be sold by the plaintiff to the defendants, as partners, in September 1841. The defence was that the defendants were not partners at the time the goods were sold, the defendants alleging the partnership to be dissolved some time in the summer of 1839, and that notice hod been reeeived by the plaintiff ofthe dissolution. The plaintiff proved the purchase and delivery ef the goods in question, by Dorastus Kellogg, inthe name of D. Kellogg and Co., also the purchase of two difterent bills of goods by the defendants, during the continuance of the partnership. No proof was offered by the defendants of any actual notice being given to plaintiff of the dissolution of the partnership, but it was shown that notice of the dis- solution was published in the Skeneateles newspaper, where the defendants resided and Jid business under the firmof D Kellogg and Co. The defendants also produced two receipts given by the plaintiff for goods purchased, made out inthe name of D. Kellogg. To rebut this, the pi tiff proved that one of these rece ad been given yy his clerk, upon a cash sale of g 810, to Mr.D. Kellogg, and that at the time d no intimation of the dissolution. That the second receipt was given y the plaintiff for goods purchased in Novem- ber, 1840, when his clerk was engaged in other business, and in ahurry, and that the word Co. was not left from a knowledge of their dissolution, and he accounts had always been kept with D. Kellogg and Co. Upon thi state of facts, the question was, whether notice of the pride! of the partnership had been brought home to the plainti His Hovor bri fly charge! the Ju would make no comment on the ff hey, the Jury, had the facts before them, andit was their pe- culiar province to judge of facts. He went on to when a partnership is dissolved, notice must be given; and when given through the medium of a newspsper, that notice must be brought home. When a partnership is known to exist, and goods delivered on the faith of that artnership, the defendants are liable, unless they bring ome actual notice to the plaintiff; butif,under ell the circumstances, you think that the plaintif had notice,you will find for the defendants. 1 think there is no proof against the defendant Angustus Kellogg. ‘The Jury retired, and shortly returned with a verdict for defendants. He told them he Vinainia Exvecrion.—The result of the contest in this State, returns for'Congress three whigs, eleven democrats, and one Tylerite. The House of Delegates stands, democrais seventy-five, whigs filty-nine. The Senate stands the same as last year, twelve whigs, and twenty democrats. Mone or Tar Coniston.—One of the unfortunate men scalded on board the steamboat Pulaski on Fri- day evening last, named Michael Hawkins, the steward of the boat, died at Pittsburg on Saturday William Coon, a deck-passenger, of Collins, Erie county, (N. Y.) is not exoected to re- cover. The remainder of the versons scalded, it is thought, willrecover, Summer Strarion.—The U.S. ship North Caroli- na was towed yesterday to her old place off the Battery, where she will remain for the season. Savrencen—Thorn, convicted of murdering Elisha Wilson, has been sentenced to one year’ imprisonment, and then to be hung. Protemus, who attemp.ed to kill Mayor Scot', still lies in ® very weak state in the County Prison, Philadelphia. His tecovery is still doubtful. Avrouren.—Jacob K Read, Postmaster of New- ark, N. J. Important From THE Souru.—The mails last evening brought usa fresh batch of rascality just discovered in the Treasury at Washington. We always supposed that John. Speneer would probe things to the bottom. [From the Washington Globe of Friday.] ‘Treasury Notes Stoven From vHe Treasusy.—R.P. Dowden, a clerk in the office of the Register of the Trea- sury, was yesterday taken before John H. Goddard, Esq. —or rather Justice Goddard was called to a room in the ‘Treasury Department, and Dowden brougnt before him there)—and accused of passing off treasury notes, stolen from the Treasury Department, The evidence was, (a+ we learn partly frem a gentleman who was present as a witness, end partly from Justice Goddi that, a werk Dowden assisted James G. et (the clerk charge of the treasury notes cancelled, or to be cancelled) in counting the trea- sury notes which had been returned to the treasury by the collectors of the revenue, or by other persons, for re- demption. Several days afterwards, Dowden engaged a negro man of this city, named Robinson, to go to Balti- more and take a letter to a Mrs, Dorsey, who resides there containing five one-hundred-dollar treasury notes. The negro took the letter to Mrs. Dorsey on last Wednesday week, the 3d instant. It was signed Benjamin Cambelle, jr. Mrs. Dorsey detamedthe negro man about an hour, until she went out, and tried to pass off the notes. Find- ingthat she could not pass them, she returned them to Dowden, alias Benjamin Cambelle, jr. When the negro, Robinson, returned to this city, Dowden gave to him two one-hundred-dollar treasury notes to pass off—promising him one-half, or one hundred dollars, if he should suc- ceed. The negro made several ineffectual attempts to sell them. His having treasury notes, which are now scarce in th city, xcited the suspicion ofsome persons, andhe was watched. Tuesday last, the negro and Dow: den met in the Centre, or Marsh market house, in this city ; and Dowden was observed to taxe from pocket a letter, and to write on it with a pencil, and hand it to the negro—who took it to Mr. Spice, upon whom he waited. The letter was written with a pencil, and signed Benjamin Cambelle, jr., requesting Mr. Spice to say no- thing about the two one-hundred-dollar treasury not which the negro had asked Mr. Spice to exchange, and which had excited Mr. Spice’s suspicions that there was something wrong—either that the notes were counter- feit, or that the negro had stolen them. We make the statement that Dowden gave the treasury notes tothe ne- gro man, Robinson, on the negro’s word—which is not evidence against a white man. But the negro’s word is supported by the evidence of respectable persons, who saw Dowden give tothe negro, in the market-house, the letter to Mr. Spice, requesting him to say nothing about the treaury notes; by other circumstances ; aud by the negro’s story being a very straight and connected ono. Allthe notes, w+ understand, had been cancelled at a custom-house —Boston, we believe— by a small mark, or cancelling iron; Dut had not received the large mark finally to be put upon them at the Treasury Department. The small hole made by cancelling them, had been nest- ly mended with treasury-note paper; and, further to mend the hole, aname had been written over it, on both the face and beck of the note. The following are some of the names written on the face and back of the note: C. James Coxe, Benjamin Cambelle, jr., John Tyler. T! name of John a is written on the back of the not variably—by which we mean it is not written on the face of any note—and probably the maia object for writing the President’s name, was to make the note current, without scrutiniaing it, to see if had been endorsed by a proper or responsible person. It was proven to the satisfaction of the magistrate that these names—or at least a part of them—had been written by Dowden. The magistrate committed Dowden to prison, with the understanding that he should be liberated when he gave bail to the amount of $2,600, No person in this city offered to bail him ; and his father-in-law (Mr. Clements, who retides at Bladensburg, Md., about six miles from this city) was sent for, and came here last night, ‘and bailed him. We are informed that Dowden haa been married between two and three years, and hastwo children. He is said to bea native of the West ; or, at least, he came frem that Jirec- tion when he came to this city. He was General [lar; son's private {secretary at North Bend; and came on to this city before the General did—perhaps before or soon after it was ascertained that the General had been elected President of the United States. We mention this not for the purpose of casting any reflection on General Harrison or any of his friends, but solely with the view of enabling Dowden’s friends (if he now has any) to identity him, prove property, pay charges, and take him away ; for the prootalieaty taken is sufficient to make it go hard with im, unless it should turn out that the robbery far exceeds the sum now supposed In that event, he would probably be cl-ared ; 9s, we believe, no person who has stolen or robbed to a large amount bas been lately convioted in the United States. The stealing of the treasury notes may be decided to be only a “ breech of trust ;? but we can aot see how a court er jury can get around the forgery. There are rumors about thie city that a large amount has been abstracted from the Treasury; but we can hear of no good grounds to base them on, as the netes rem ia the treasury have net been counted. The $500 &e1 Baltimore, and the $200 attempted to be passed off his city, are all the circulation that has yet to come to light. ‘And it may be the $200 offered for part of the $60 sent to Baltimore. afloat that irculation here were ~ Rumors are veral persons have been implicated. formed by the magistra'e, who had the case before him yesterday, and by a witness present, upon whom we implicitly rely, that, so far, there has beei. no evidence tes any person, except Dewden, in the remotest degree. And, besides, we have just inquired at the office of the Register of the Treasury, of several of the clerks of that office, whom we found con: gregatod in the chief clerk’s room, and were informed by all that Dowden is the only person suspected. Mrs. y, of Baltimore, hai uit for, has arriv- ed in this city, and the examination is now (1 o'clock, p. y m.) going on, in the Treasury building. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Tue Return anv Annest oF Suipman.—His Stouy.— Jacob Shipman, the absconding messenger, who several weeks since ran away from this city with a large a» ount of money belonging to New Yorkers and Philadelphians, returned home yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. fle at unaccompanied by any officer, the persons who ceptured him having set him free immediately on obtaining the money they found in his possession, On arriving in Phil- adelphia, he went home to his wife and family, but peared in the streets early yesterday morning, and called on several of the brokers He says that before he started on his runaway trip, he met with losses, amounting in all to about $18,000. He was behind hand indeed, $80, as Jong ago as 1839, and his case has been getting wore ever since. Latterly he bought lottery tickets in order tu re- cover himself, but thia only made the matter worse. He refuses totellthe manner by which his originel lorses oc- curred ,and says he will persist in this refusal, no matter what the penalty. On his last trip from New York, he received $15,000 from the Union Bank, with the object of having it recoined in Philadel! Oa bis arrival here, he found it necessary to pay $12,000 on his own account, and he made use ofthe Union Bank money for the pur pose. He nevertheless started for New York with tine ja- tention of going through; but on his way thither, the dif. ficulty of accounting to the Bank for money he had mis appropriated, pressed so heavily upon bis mind, that he concluded to return tothiscity. At this time he was nearly mad from excitement and anxiety. He returned towards his own dwelling aod arrived oj e the door; but, here the horrors of his situation and the difficulty of explaining his conduct, egain crowded upon him, and he determined to fly the city. He admits that he was at the fire on Dsck street wharf, and 8 that had he met any friend there on whom he could have relied, he would hare confessed all. The next morning he proceeded westward and travelled recklessly on, hecared not whither. He fixed upon no particular route, but hurried on, expec! sometimes anxious to be caught. The amount h with him was only $5100. On his return, he says th had no money at all—not enough New York. he then into a private room, where he was stripped of all his clothes, as the persons who arrested him supposed that he had a much larger sum than they found. Ho remained, he says, at several of the stopping places, for hours, in the hope that he would be taken, and yet he had not the heart to return of his own accord. He says the Union Bank alone will lose by him. He wanted his captors to accompany him home, but they declined, in the hope of obtaining more reward. 'Ourinformant states that yesterday morning he looked depressed and downcast, and spoke low. On meeting with an old friend, he said-— “Wall you take a rascal like me by the hand?” and the tears started to his eyes, as if much affected. He seemed in utter despair, and expressed his willingness to die, as soon as he had made what reparation he could. He nd- mitted that the greatest confidence had been reposed in him, that he had violated that confidence,and that he ought tosuiter. He was arrested between 10 and 11 o'clock, tay ken before Mayor Scott, and committed. to Moyamensiny fora further hearing on Monday next. He is charg with the larceny of nearly $15,000 of the Union Bank of New York, in brokers of this city. On being asked sons whether he desired bail, stood that one of the brokers had arrest police officers had arrived, of paying the reward. one or two per- 0.” It inunder- : od him before the in order to avoid the liability Later rrom Texas —The Washington Farmer publishes 4 portion of the correspondence between the Texan Charge D’Affaires in London and Lord Aberdeen, in regard tothe Mexican war steamers built and fitted out in Liverpool. Her Majesty’s Minister states that permission hai been asked and refused for the vessels to arm in British ports ; that it was the intention of the Government to observe the strictest neutrality between Texas and Mexico, and thatno English officer holding the Queen’s com: mission would be allowed to serve in the Mexican Navy against Texas. The treasury of the Republic has been ordered by the President to be closed for sixty days, and no pay- ment to be made to i ae within that time. The anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto was celebrated in Galveston on the 2ist ult., with consi- sepable spitit. ¢ Houston Telegraph states, that “a party of about thirty hostile indians, supposed to be Cade does, lately appeared in the vicinity of Bastrop — They were fortunately discovered Delors they had committed any depredations, and a party of settlers was soon raised and gave pursuit, but were un- able to overtake them. ‘ The Civilian contradicts the report circulated here that President Houston had caused it to be stated to Santa Anna that the prisoners taken ot Mier “had entered the territory of Mexico contrary to the orders of their Government.” The collector at Galveston has received inetric tions in accordance with the law, to add five per cent, to the amount of duties on all goods import: d from the United States, over and above the emount levied upon merchandise introduced from countries with which Texas has treaties. General Sessions, Before Recorder Talimalge ond Alderman Purdy and Hatfield. Mar 13.—The Court convened at twelve. o'clock, and the Grand Jury were discharged. James it. Wair- Ina, did not appear to deliver his valedictory a# was ex, , and the Court then adjourned for the term. dition to larcenies committed on several. 1 Examination: The examinations which we announced ia Thurs- day’s Heratd, exmeefl on the evening of that day. From the great press of business in the Supreme Court, for there are no less than 500 cages tor argu- ment on the caleudar, their Honors hold an evening session. It appears that Mr. Attorney General Barker and Messrs. Reynolds'and Boswell were el! three engaged ina very important case, which was to be argued that evening, and the court had to make a new appointment forthe examination of Attorneys. Mr. Stephens, Mr. James T. Brady and Mr. Gilbert were appointed a Court of Examiners The hour appointed for the examination was 4 o'clock, A. M., but by the time the names of the applicants, which amounted to about 300, were call- ed over, and the preliminaries for the examination arranged, it was five o'clock. ay Mr. Gilbert commenced the examination by asking the question, ‘‘How were actions divided?” The answer was “‘into civil and criminal.” The learned examiner continued to examine upon that branch of legal jurisprudence for about twenty mi- nutes; afier which he took up the subject of the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and the duties ‘and responsibilities of the Judges and inferior offi- cers of thattribunal, and continued his examination for half an hour. fle was tollewed by Mr. Brady, who examined as to the antiquity of the office of Sheriff, and the duties of that officer. The learned gentleman next examined in detail the mode: of prosecuting and defending suits at law, and Mr. Stephens, closed by a searching examination into the incidental proceedings of litigated suits. The examination concluded about 8 o'clock, We are not altogether pleased with either the ex- aminers or the students. Our first objection 1s, the class was too nurerous, and, necessarily, the ques- tions put to each of the candidates were like angels’ visits, few and far between. Our next objection is, the examiners did not, in AULINIE DERE, Say car ry out their instructions according to their spirit and meaning, and we allude particularly to Mr. Brady, who, to use a legal phrase, was too fond of leading the witness, On the part of certain of the students there waga great want of method and clearness in their answers, which evinced a great lack of legal and technical language; aid there were others of them who could give no answer in any language— but upon the whole, the examination was rather creditable to all parties, and perhaps the failures which we found it necessary to notice, proceeded rather from the weakness of their nerves than the thiekness of their heads. : The examination for the admission of counsellors took place in the Circuit Court, and commenced at 5 o’clock precisely. @fhe Hon. Mr. Browne, member of Congress, Danie! Lord, Jr. and —-— Haight, Esqrs were appointed Examiners. Mr. Lord took the centre reut; Mr. Brown sat on his right, and Mr- Haight on his ‘eft. ‘The latter gentleman commenced the examination on the gene- ral principles of law and continued it for half an hour. He was followed by Mr. Browne,who examin- edon the subject of dower and widows. This gentleman put some very knotty questions. We re- collect one he put to a fat nore gentleman, who eat at the head of the class. ‘What is the meaning of damages in dower?” said the examiner. The fat portly gentleman had to give it up. It was passed to the next, and go on until it ran through five er six, but they all had to give it up. Mr. Browne then fixed his eye on a gentleman he thought he saw in one of the river counties, who he said must know something about dower, ‘but he said nothing about widows. The question was put to him, Mr. Browne kindly adopting Mr. Brady’s plan, and it was an- swered, After Mr, Browne had got through, the examina- tion was taken up by Mr. Lord, who began with the alien law,and to Ne ihe gentlemen justice they seem- ed to be quite at home upon that branch of the sub- ject. The learned examiner next passed on to the law of corporations. ‘‘What is a corporation?’ said Mr. Lord to a young Blackstone fromthe West.— “Ttis a fictitious man, sir,” said young Blackstone “No sir, it is an artificial persom,” said the learned examiner. We did not distinctly hear the name of this person when called, and lest we should be guilty of a misnomer we willsay nothing more about it, except that we recollect he sat next toa genile- man who wears a big O. to his name. Mr. Lord next examined in relation to the law of real proper- ty in the U. States, and finished with the general law of tenures and contingentremainders,and their skill and knowledge in this difficult branch of law surpaze- ed our most sanguine expectations. After the examin- ation was concluded, Mr. Browne addressed the au- dience—He said he felt exceedingly pleased with the general answering of the candidates. That him- self and his learned friends were fast falling into the sear of the yellow leaf (although by the bye, we thought otis iamecth and his learned friends were now in the prime of lite, and full vigor of manhood, but be that as it may, he said so,) and inthe course of human events, we shall shorily be called on to render our last accounts, and to go to that bourn from which no traveller returns. It was truly gra- tifying to himself and his colleagues to know that whenever that event happened, there were so many gentlemen fully competent to fill their places with honor to themselves and advantage to the public — The Honorable Member continued to gay that the profession of the law was the highest and most honorabie ot the learned professions, and he hoped the gentlemen who had somuch distinguished them- selves this evening by the research and industry dis- played in their answers to the several questions put in the course of this protracted examination would continue to uphold the honor and dignity of the pro- fession. It was true, said the learned examiner, that this noble and useful profession had been often disgraced and brought into disrepute with the public, both by the ignorance and knavery of mennotquaht- fied either by nature or education to appreciate its beauties or its usefulness; men, who availed them- selves of its advantages, and used them for their own base and selfish ends. The honorable gentleman con- tinued at great length, ina strain of impassioned eloquence, to descaxt on the beauties of legal eci- ence, and the great satisfaction and advantages to be derived from it, when properly understood, and concluded by exhorting the candidates to a strict attention to the interests of their clients; and in all cases to afaithfuland honorable discharge of their professional duties. Although there were geveral break-downs amongst the candidates in the progress of this examination, yet we cannot say we are intolerably out of humor with them. The answering was in general good, and several of the gentlemen acquitted themselves verycreditably. It may be considered invidious to mention names, but it would be injustice to omit mention of the following gentlemen: We could not help admiring the self-possession of Mr. Beeley the ease and grace with which he kept his seat, and the tact and readiness with which he gave his an- swers. Mr. Dan Egan, of Wall street, distingnished himself by the correctness of his answers. This fantleman did not missa single question. Mr. Bar- ber, ot Chambers street, displayed considerable re- search and knowledge in the most difficult and ab- struse part of law learning, and the last, not least, Mr. Philip Marat Joachimson was armed at «ll points By-che-bye,(we forgot—there is another, a fair-haired youth, whose name we could not then learo, but we afterwards ascertained that he was the son of a respectable widow lady, residing on Long Island. This young gentleman distinguished himeelf in an especial manner. The quickness and off-hand manner in which he gave his answers, dis- played an uncommon degree of industry and intelli- gence. From all these facts we have no doubt that there will not be any lack of black letter learning or fo- rensic talent at the New York bar for the next 20 years. Broopy Exroution or Lyxcu Law.—The New Orleans Bee of the 3d, gives an account of the cold. blooded butchery of Mr. Adams and brother, of Covington, by a band of 20 armed men. Adams had succeeded in a law suit against some of them.— He was shot deliberately in the day time, and then his brother. The wife and children escaped. _An- other brother had called on the Governor for aid to arrest them. Navat —The U.S. sloop of war Marion, Com. Bell, was at St. Thomas on the 27thof April All well. Cuatnam Tueatre.—Hill, the inimitable deli- neator of the ‘* Down Easter,” who has for two years past been starring through the principal cities, and getting off hisdrolleries to the universal satis- faction of his audiences, last night commenced an engagement at this favorite house, playing Jede- diah Homebred in the “Green Mountain Boy,” and Nathan Tucker in the laughable farce of ‘A Wite fora Day.” The quaint and quiet humor of Hill in thie description of character is irresistibly comic, and may be said to belong to himself alone. Let those who would witness a rich treat attend to- morrow evening, when he appears in two pieces. Mr. W. Marshall also plays in a new piece. PAmenican Musevm.—The old visitors to this ostablith, ment will scarcely recognize it, since the beautiful reno- vation it hasjust undergone. Barnam has net only paint: ed and decorated it in every portion, raised the rodf, and greatly enlarged the saloon, but introduced attrections of the very highest order. First among there fa theasuperb Model of the city of Paris, which Barn' hasdone well in reengaging at any expense, for there was never a grander effect of human skill and perseverance. OM Pe risians visit it ogain and egain, nover tiring of the scencs sodearto memory. It haunte the visitor like a dream. We observe also the engagement of D Gardner and Son in gymnastic’, Chinese games, and the amusing Ethiop'c imitations of Fanny Flssler, and the continued engage: tofthe other performers, inclw that funny Ma rine ‘monaer, the living Sea Des. course, the Mu- seum is floating on the full tide of success. _ Baltimore, {Correspondence of the Herald.] Baurmore, May 10, 1843. Important Benevolent Preachings— Parade of the Mili- tary—Caracoles of a Horse—Late items, Dear Bennerr:— ‘This proving a rainy day, and I being thereby pre- vented from pursuing my usual avocations, I know not how I could better while away an hour, than by giving you some brief account of what is going on in'this city goodlyof monuments. The perusal of your excellent journal, on a day Jike this, has been to me a source of great gratification, and has much tended to dispel the “blue devils,’—to me a concomitant ever attendant upon a dismal day—and if Ican at all pretend to judge of the avidity with which your paper is sought for here, by that which I experience, I can assure you that there isnot many minutes suffered to elapse from the time of its first arrival, to its being in the hands of every one—cer- tain it is,that itis sought after here with the greatest eagerness, and is read by all classes and conditions of society. This day, friend Bennett, has been set aside by the Calvert Beneficial Society, for their contempla- ted celebration of the landing of our pilgrim forefa- thers on the shores of St. Mary’s, at which place the anniversary was last year commemorated—and a most unlucky day they have pitched upon—dark, dull, dismal, and pouring rain, with no prospect of its clearing off. Their intended procession this af- ternoon, is, I presume, of course knocked in the head. This I regret much on account of our citi- zens, but more so on account of the president of the association, C. Soran, who with a vanity so com- mon to young men of his age and condition, had so set his whole heart on cutting an extra swell on this occasion ; he will learn, however, when he grows older, that ‘there is many a slip between the cup andthe lip.” John C Le Grand, Esq., our present worthy Secretary of S ate, is to deliver an oration before the society this evening at 7 o’clock. A very amusing incident took place during the parade of our military a few days since, which, could you have witnessed, friend Bennett, you would have cracked your sides with laughing—the very thought of it almost throws your present cor- respondent into convulsions. The circumstance was this:—A gallant Colonel of one of our infantry regiments, not being a very good rider—not being born to “witch the werld with noble horsemanship,” was desirous of obta ning a well-trained horse, and at the same time a showy one, for the parade. He managed to procure “just the thing,” from an eques- trian company now performing at our circus. The animal, asthe Colonel rode him tothe parade ground, proved the beaw ideal of a horse,” to the mind of our hero. He was completely delighted, and avail- ed himself of every opportunity of riding up and down the line, for the purpose of showing him off. Well, the regiment was at length formed, and about starting, and so far the Colonel got on swimmingly, and was already congratulating himself on having made so judicious a election, when, all at once, the word “ March” was given, and the band of the regiment striking up, the horse, ever mindful of his circus training, and totally forgetful of all military discipline, as well asa becoming regard tor the dig- nity of his distinguished rider, commenced his ac- customed cadenced fallap round and round a circle No effort of the Colonel’s at the rein could make him diverge from the oft beaten track. In vain were the reins pulled—in vain the Colonel used every means his ingenuity could devise—but all to no pur- pose—round and round was the unfortunate Colonel carried, nolens volens, making his appearance for the first time in the, character of a circus wider, in which he was 4 successful. The amuse- ment of the by-standers knew no bounds.. ‘A space was soon cleared around him, and it was only after the band of the regiment had got out of hearing that the animal stopped his circuitous course. How the Colonel overtook his regiment, I know not, but he was forced to dismount, greatly discomfitted at thus being made the Boating son of the hundreds who witnessed this grand military and novel exhibi- tion. T understand that the celebrated correspondence which has been in progress for some time, between the Marquis of Gordon and the Baron Pignatelli, is now in the hends of our distinguished fellow citi- zen J. P. R——, in preparation for the press. A great literary treat is expected. When it appears, friend Bennett, you shall receive a copy. I must now close, having doubtless wearied you, before this. In iy next, I will give you an idea of some very queer doings now going onin this city, and in- troduce to your acquaintance some very distinguish- ed characters, who have never yet appeared on any stage. Good by for the present James. Augu:ta, [Correspondence of the Hertld.] Avausta, Ga. May 9, 1843. Mk. Bunnerit— Dear Sr ugusta, as you well know, is a beautiful city—the climate is fine, warm, nice and healthy—the ladies (Heaven protect them!) are gorgeous in the extreme—the gentlemen are high- minded, hot blooded, smart, clever and industrious rascals ; and the southern country, take it allinall, is agreat world. All this is partially attributed per- haps to the extensive circulation of the Heral¢ here, and its general reading by all classes, including a portien, of course, who do not pay a red cent for the paper. This class are justly termed “ news suckers.” Our city is now overrun with, and the hotels are crowded full of distinguished ladies, and gentlemen from the up country attending a Conven- tion of the Georgia Railroad Company. Wm. H. Platt, Eeq., the ambitious young aspirant of the law, who shot Mr. Harding in our streets,not long since, is amusing himself very attentively stu- dying law, poetry, romance and various echemes to obtart his acquittal, and luxuriating with all the de- licacies a prison house affords. It is said that Hard- ing’s ghost appeared to Platt several times while in ison. Histrial is tocome offin June Justice to is cause, say I. thermometer is up to 90, and no rain for several da} Business ia dull—no news, no excitement, no new developments in rascality. Allis quiet, but there is notelling when a fashiona- ble eruption in high life may take place jon Battle Row. The times are fraught with desperation and death. In haste, yours, Avausta. Literary Notices, Cana ILLustratep—Parts [ and Il.—Martin & Co. have commenced issuing this magnificent work. The letter-press description, is by the Rev. G. N. Wright, M. A.,and the engravings frem drawings by Thomas Allom, Esq, whose splendid work on the Turkish Empire has earned him an imperisha- ble reputation. The illustrations are executed in the first style of London art, and will present a com- plete picture of the scenery, architecture, and social habits-of the Chinese Empire. The publication of this work is {very opportune at this moment, when China occupies more than ever public attention. The price of each of the parts is only 50 cents. Wit» Scenes in THe Forest anv Prairix—B; C. F. Hoffman. Wm. H. Collyer, publisher, Hague street. A very neat ,cheap reprint of these charming sketches. Disrtay—A Tale by Jane Taylor. Saxton & Mills. Anadmirable story. If such fictitious works were more generally circulated, we would have some antidote to the poison of Bulwer and others of his schoul. Sonnets anv ornzx Porma—By W. F. Garrison. Boston, Oliver Johnson, 47 Court street. A neat collection of poetical effusions which have appecre | in the periodicals, and many of them well worthy of permanent form, Baxxaver Storms—Edited by Harry Franco. No. I. The Haunted Merchant. Published by John Allen, 139 Nassau street. Appears to be rather a spirited production. Tur Forrian Quarteriy Revirw—Joseph Ma- son’s elegant reprint. Autson’s Evrore, No. 8, is out. For sale at this office. Suaxsrgane’s Worxs.—Harper’s cheap edition, No. 5, has just been issued. For sale at this office. Tue American Ratcroan Jourwat—The pul cation of this work was commenced eleven years 0, when there were but about one hundred miles of railrond completed and in use in the United States. Tt was also the first journal publisheo, as far aa is known, devoted to internal improvements, and pre- ceded its earliest successor by several years. During these eleven years it has been the conatant endea- vor of its conductor to present full and correct infor- mation regarding the progress of railroads, and also ‘an account of such improvements and inv: have any relation to the general subject of internal improvement. In this work cae have been signally successful, and have well earned the approbation of all the friends of science and national improvement, The editors, Messrs. Schaeffer and Minor, are gen- tlemen of great talent, indusiry and experience. This journal will not suffer by comparison with the best of its kind in Europe. We wish it all success. It is published monthly at 283 Chambers street. Price $3 per annum. A Sretmwe.—We learn that there was a strike among the hands on ourcanal, says the Brookville American of May 6, on Monday last, and conse- quently operations have ceased the whole length of. the line This move is on account of the heavy dis- count on the money with which they were paid — The hands have determined not to work, nor let any person work until something be done to raise ba tl the money. So ae bd have heard of! no distarbance of the peace, hands are quiet and peaceable,” _