The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1843, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD New York, Saturday, July 8, 1843. please bear in mind that the Herelt can be obtained daily, on the arrival ofthe cars, from Mr. Lewis, opposite the United States Hotel Lantrxonvnen, N. ¥.—The Herald can be had of Mr. Sanarooa Sexinas.—Our readers will . Ronselaer House Subscribers leaving their ad- ress Wil be served regwiarly. Mx. D. Lymay, Middletown, Con: is Agent for the of the Deily and Sino, N. Y., Messrs, Stanton & Co. sto, N. ¥., Mr. Z. Waller. © Crry Governwent.—If tae people of this city had never learned, or had forgotten the truth, that in all free governments there is no power 80 ty- rauaical, and so dangerous to the best interests of the community, as an overwhelming} majority of one party in the publie councils, they have been, we hope, sufficiently enlightened by the evidences which have been appealing to several of their five seases since the accession to office of the present Corporation. In common with many others we en- tertained the hope that some efforts would really be | made by the locofocos towardjloudly demanded city | reform, and the remedying of evils entailed on us | by their predecessors. There’s no necessity of say- | ing that we have been altogether disappointed. Look, for instance, at the state of our streets !: The great leading thoroughtares of the city have been for several months ina state of filth and nasti- ness, such aeno farmer, who had the least regard for the profitable corpulency of his swine, would for a day suffer an approach to, in his pig-styes. Andall this, teo, in the midst of summer, and in a season which, if we could put any faith in the predictions | of our precious Esculapians, promises to terminate in a period of prevalent sickness. It is utterly im- | possible to offer any palliation of the criminality of | the shameful neglect—this utter disregard of atten- | tion to one of the most important means of pre- serving the public health. Strangers visiting the city are absolutely shocked at the condition of the streets. They can hardly credit the evidence of their senses, and are altogether. ata loss to under- stand how it happens that New York, with all her admirable facilities for cleanliness, is one of the filthieet cities in the Union. Then,again,the waste and mismanagement of the | Croton water, is a subject of well-founded com- plaint. A great deal more water is wasted daily than would thoroughly wash our streets, and supply many poor families with this important necessary of life. Some authoritative action is absolutely de- manded in this case, and means should also be adopted (o secure the admission of the water into every dwelling in the city The long-taiked of police reform has been sent to tre “tomo of ali the Capulets;” and gentlemen who out of office argued most strenuously for the retorm, now mainvain a proper official silence. Ia numberless other maiters,intimately connected.with the welfare,peace,and respectability of the city, the same apathy prevails on the part of the members of the Common Council. Look, for instance, to men- tion only one of a thousand public grievances, at manver in which cabmen and hack-drivers are permitted with impuuity to extort money, and, in many instanees, to abuse the persons of passen- gers,arriving at our steamboat wharves. The appear- ance of one of these wharves on the arrival of a the steamboat, is utierly disgraceful to a civilized city, pretending to have a government. We might go on and speak of the reteation in office of constables convicted of the moat brutal assaults, and other of- od order of society; but we have not spac st now to expose all the evils un- der which the city labors, in consequence of the neglect of the authorities. It is trae that the Corporation have lately had an fences against th unusual amount of public duty to discharge. It could hardly be supposed that gentlemen, who have been enga, fe eks, from “‘morn till dewy eve,” aud otten from dewy eve till a very respect- ur in the morning, in administering the 's of the city to very distinguished guests, aud fulfilling atthe same time, with laudible fidel- ity, the duties which they owe in common with the rest of mankind, to their own personal “ corpora- tions,” should pay very great attention to such tri- vial matters as those we have referred to inthe pre- ceding portion of this very impertinent article. We have some of the milk of haman kindness in us after all, and we shall, therefore, refrain from the casti- gation with whieh we had intended to wind up cur admonitions—for admonitions,-to be effective, should generally exd with an application of the birch. Forbearance, however, sometimes works wonders—alibet that depends upon the character of its object. We shall see whether the Corporation are disposed to clean our streets and “mend their ways.” li not— then —. Drisinrergstep Faisnps.—There is no species of disinterested friendship so tormenting as that which 1 newspaper editor suffers occasionally from the hands of loafing, office seeking, political mendi- Ja this city there is a legion of these worn out hacks, with consciences as threadbare as their coats, and souls as destitute of principle as their pockets are of pecuniary respectability. You can detect one of them at a glance. They have that peculiar air which proclaims long and habitual con- tempt of honorable industry, and curiously mingled with it you observe an expression of restlessnees and discontent. Their clothing, except in rare in- icin aseedy condition; but they manage * mysterious process always to display an of clean linep,” and their boots, however much worn, uniformly shine forth in all the bril- liancy of “Day and Martin’s” fellow-laborers in this country | The pomposity of some of these gentry is infi- | nitely amusing, if you keep it, like a dancing bear, ala proper distance. They talk as if the whole cauts, affairs of the State were under their undivided con- | trol, and with many kwowing shrugs and winks, | they intimate their periect familiarity with all the movements in the political world—past, present, ndtocome. They have always “some very im- portant intelligence from Washington,” and are never without assurances from e@ high quarter, that their claims are ou the very eve of obtaining a euit- able reward These are the creatures who go loafing about the ne wepaper offices, tormenting the very souls almost out of the poor partisan editors, who dare not, fer he lite of them, murmur a syllable of discontent.— To us, however, they are rather amusing. We wsten gravely to them—laugh at them, and then send them about their business. It is, however, we have often thought, a great pity to see theee creatures uiterly destitute of employment, They ought, in ail coascience, to have a litle to do by way of oecesional recreation. We suggest that they be divid-d into companies, and allowed the exclusive privilege of fishing for frogs in the Park Fontan. Avotnen Ston.—Great preparations were made by the Repealers in Philadelphia to hold an im- mense meeting in the Chesnut st. theatre the other evening. Four hundred persons attended, as we are informed. Mr. Charles O’Conor, of this city, was the chief speaker, but we have not met with a report of what he seid. his characteristic and wel.- known repugnunce to have any ot his speeches re- ported, why, we don’t know, for he is an excellent apeeker--being probably the cause of hiseffort on this occasion being lost to the world. Gov. Bouck ro-moxnow.—His Excellency Gov Bouck intends visiting the encampment of Col Peer's regiment at Yookeis thie day, by the steam boat Columbus, from the foot of Chambers stree: We have on former ovcasions witnessed the er campmeat of this splendid regiment, but never be fore at Yonkers, where the beauty of the scenery and the location of the encampment, added to the military renown of that corps, render a day’s lounge at Yonkers a relief during our warm weather. | est knack at putting his bantlings out of the way | man. More Assassination 1x Prospgct.—After every body had given up poor old Noah as dead, buried, avd gone forever, and the last ode to the memo- Ty of the great crease spot of the ancient Tyler party having itself mingled in kindred oblivion, we now hear of his mysterious resurrection. Thatany mortal eyes have seen him is doubtful, though there are several who are ready to swear by bell, book, and candle-light, that they did see an attenu- ated representative of the ex-ruler in Israel, flitting hurriedly past a corner in Chatham street, in the early twilight one evening last week, But as any evidence from that locality, like its merchandize, 1s of a somewhat suspicious character, and is to be examined rather carefully before its reception, we must be excused in still cherishing our very rea- sonable doubts as to the re-appearance on the ‘‘toil- ing and the dim earth,” of Mordecai Mannasah Noah. An advertisement in some of the papers, informs us that the Major, whose existence remains thus a disputed point, intends to publish another news- paper. This certainly does bear some prima facie evidence of the bodily existence of the personage in question. It looks as ifthe newspaper assassin were still on earth somewhere. Every body knows that old Noah couldn’t live without having some rea- sonable prospect of suffocating a newspaper once in every twelvemonths at least. He has the great- that ever any genius that spattered paper with ink possessed. Every literary undertaking that the poor man has touched, has “ greasefully” expired, like the ancient Tyler party. Noah’s offspring, the more he has done for them, the sooner have they died. It would seem that like a certain commodi- ty spoken of by Parolles, they breed mites, much like a cheese; they consume themselves to the very paring, and so die with feeding their own stomach.” They fined a fellow the other day for throwing ink on one of Father Miller’s allegorical maps—can nothing be done to prevent or punish the inky deso- lations of the ‘* newspaper assassin ?” Will no one save a poor helpless, unoffending ‘* Messenger” from the untimely fate of half-a-score of previous victims 7 Tue Bowuine Green Fountain.—If this affair was designed as a caricature on the class of artificial productions, to which it is supposed to belong, the object has been completely attained. A more mis- erable attempt at the picturesque we have seldom seen ; and the fact, that the aristocratic natives of that delightful quarter of the city are pleased with the work, affords an indication ot their taste and judgment, for which, indeed, we were not alto- | gether unprepared. The inhabitants of our large cities, unlike those of the greattowns of England and France, are fa- miliar with the aspect of nature in all her sublime magnificence of cascade and waterfall; and even the most tastefully elaborated artificial combina- tion of water and rock, must fail to produce the ef- fect which it would, on spectators unaccustomed to behold natural objects of the same character, of unsurpassed magnitude and grandeur, In our opinion, the fountains in this city should be con- structed on altogether different principles. Designs in which classical and elegant statuary would form the chief features, are the most appropriate for the fountains which may decorate our squares and parks. But do not pile a few cartloads of flag- stones, in the form of a usefal barn-yard fence, sprinkle them with a miserable equirt of water, and then excite universal ridicule by calling it ‘a foun- tain.” We would rather, ten times over, have the puddle in the Park; for sometimes we do see a noble jet of water hide its nastiness from our eyes, and remind us of what a fountain ought to be. But the unsightly accumulation of paving-stones in the Bowling-green—that © you-would-if-you could-affair —Pshaw! AN American Sorippier ABRoap.—Europe sends us occasionally some very amusing specimens of the race of ‘* pencillers by the way,” but we think that we have made a very fair exchange for all these importations, in the person of an individual named Brooks, whose letters from Europe are at present in course of publication in an obscure print in this city. Such ludicrous blunders—such an in- flated style—such narrow-minded bigotry—such unmitigated trash—never before disgraced the co- lumns of aay uewspaper except the New York Ex- press. We have collected some dozens of the fel- low’s blunders, and culled a few choice flowers of his rhetoric, with which, some of these dull days, we shall amuse our readers. We think it impossi- ble any where to find their parallel—always except- ing the articles of home manufacture which appear in the vehicle of their publication. A Gratiryine Comptiment —We have been very much gratified by observing in a recent number of that elegant periodical, “‘ The London Illustrated News,” a very accurate and admirably executed engraving of the sword of Washington and the staff of Franklin, and as the most appropriate letter press illustrations, the admired stanzas by General Morris are annexed. This mark of respect to these inte- resting remembrancers of the departed hero and sage, and to the poet who has so touchingly ex- preesed the national veneration in which they are held, must be universally gratifying. Eyrorce tHe Doo Law.—It is singular that peo- ple will be so infatuated as to keep useless curs about them, risking at this season of the year one of the greatest of human calamities. A dog yesterday, in a rabid state, ran through Suffolk street, and burst through the basement of a dwelling, where there were several children, who were saved from being | bitten only by the intrepidity of a young Lrish wo- The dog was fortunately killed before he could do mischief. Surely the life of one human being is of more value than all the dogs on Man- hattan Island. Let the dog law be rigidly and uni- | versally enforced. GxrMan Prorsssorsniy 1x Couumsia CoLLEcr. | —The liberal and beneficent intentions of Gebhard, who, it will be recollected, bequeathed the eum of | $20,000 for the purpose of founding a protessorship | of the German language and literature—are now in | afair way of being accomplished. Dr. Tellkampt, late Professor of German in Union College, has just beem elected to the ‘ Gebhard Professorship.” He isa man of great and varied talent, extensive erudition, and very well qualified for the duties of apublic teacher. He will visit Europe immediate- ly, and enter on the duties of his chair in the early part of next year. Gg Captain Vanderbilt, of the steamboat Wave, has called on us and states that he was altogether biameless on the occasion of the collision witha sloop in the bay, on the afternoon of the Fourth.— He avers that the fault was altogether attributable to the individuals managing the sloop. We allow his statement to appear in connexion with that of Castelian’s Magnificent Concert, PROGRAMME.—Paat I. Introduction for the Piano Forte. Cavatina—from the Opera of “Norma”— Meco all’al tar di Venere.”— (Bellini). . Stowon Giamrietao. Cavatina—from the Opera of “ll Barbiere di Siviglia;” “Una voce poco fa’(Rossini.) . Stanona CastELLan Overture—from the Opera of “Le Cheval de Bronz,” for four hands.—(Auber)....Messra. Timm and Acrens Cavatina—from the Opera of “Inez de Castro,”— “Quando il core in te rapito”—composed tor Madam Mali- bran.—(Persiani.).,.......-+++++SiGwona CasteLian. Pant IL Grand Duetto—from the Opera of “Norma”—“In mia man alfin tu sei."==(Bellini.) Sicnona Caste can and Sie, Giamrie tro. Brilliant Variations on the Piano, forfour \— (Herz) Messrs. Timm and Avrens. Cavatina—trom the Opera “ La Sonnambula’’—‘Come Per me sereno.—(Bellini ). . Stawona Casterian. There never was a Concert given in this city at- tended by nearly so large a number of persons as that ef Signora Castellan on Thureday night at the Tabernacle. We yesterday estimated the audience at 2500, but we have since been informed that we fell short of the actual number by about one third. It has happened, partly, perhaps, in consequence of the vast increase of our population since the appear- ance of Malibran, that Signora Castellan was heard by a far larger audience than ever assembled in this city to listen to her illustrious predecessor. It will be remembered as a very interesting fact, that Mal- ibran, like Castellan, first made her début before an English audience in our commercial metropolis. The former, after being heard once atthe Bowery theatre, was engaged at $600 per night; and were it the interest of Signora Castellan to accept of a sim- ilar engagement, instead of making thousands of dollars per night by her own enterprise, she could doubtless command such an engagement fora whole season, Whether she will sing again in this city, prior to her departure for Europe, is as yet uncertain; but it is understood that, in the mean time, she visits Saratoga, Boston and Philadelphia. Malhibran is the only singer who ever appeared on this continent with whom Castellan can.with propriety be compared ; and there 1s no difference of opinion concerning the appositeness of this parti- cular comparison above all others. The striking si- milarity, amounting almost to a wonderful identity, between their respective qualities of voice, genius, taste, and peculiar style of execution, occurring as it does without the possibility of imitation, has in- vested Castellan with much of the interest and en- thusiasm with which the brief but glorious reign of Malibran was irradiated, and with which her mem- ory is hallowed. Whether Castellan will, in every Tespect, acquire and maintain the same high sta- tion in opera altogether that was occupied by Malibran, is yet to be decided; as her abilities as an actress are yet to be elicited. There can be no doubt, however, that the opportunity will eagerly be afforded her on her return to Europe ; and the graces of her person and manners, united as they are with a singular degree of self-possession, are a presumptive guarantee that she will pass the ordeal of a Prima Donna with the same triumph that she has won in song. So vast and dense was the audience on Thursday evening, and so appalling the size and encumbran- ces of the building in which she sung, that we be- came apprehensive lest the expectations aroused by the flying fame of her first concert in the Apollo Saloon should not be fully gratified, and our fears were enhanced almost to confirmation when we heard how deplorably the powerful piano in the hands of Messrs. Timm and Alpers was muffled and smothered by those formidable obstacles.-— Her voice, however, actually seemed strength- ened by the emergency; every note was clear, far-reaching and full, and even her most distant hearers were enabled to trace with ease and precision the greatest intricacies and most exquisite refinements of her inimitable and infalli- ble execution. The audience evidently appreciated both the magnitude of her difficulties and the soar- ing success with which, she surmounted them; for never was applause more spontaneous, hearty and unbounded. In several instances, indeed, it could not be restrai: from bursting prematurely; but so reverential, if we may use the term, was the respect with which her lofty talentsand genius were regarded, that such involuntary ebullitions were in- variably followed by a silence as intense as the plaudits had been uncontrolable. The first pizce, after an admirably executed in- troduction on the piano forte by Timm and Alpers, was the Cavatina ‘‘Meco all’altar di Venere,” from Belli Norma, by Signor Giampietro. He sang better than at the first concert, and on this occasion, certainly, it cannot be said that he sang either inac- curately or in ill taste. Castellan’s first selection for this concert wasthe very elaborate and scientific Cavatina “Una voce poco Fa,” from the Barbiere di Siviglia, which was better calculated to gratify a highly instructed thana popular audience. It was ecstatically re- ceived by the dilettanti, and doubtless excited the wonder of all. Timmand Alpers admirably per formed the overture from Auber’s opera “ Le Che val de Bronze;” and when Castellan appeared again in that extremely beautiful and arduous Cavatina “Quando il core in te rapito,” from Persiani’s Inez de Castro, the rapture and astonishment of the au- dience were again wrought tothe highest degree. A young amateur from Philadelphia was intro- duced to the audience in a first appearance, who sang an English song, the words of which we could not distinctly hear, and being very warmly and pertina- ciously encored, he repeated the last stanza, and re- tired with undiminished approbation. He possesses a good clear tenor 0! considerable volume, and, by notattempting too much, bespoke great confi- dence in his future improvement, It is saidhe in- tends to proceed to Italy for professional study, and he is really a promising candidate for vocal reputa- ona. The second part of the Concert opened with a grand Duetto by Signora Castellan and Signor Giampietro, from the Norma, “ In mia man alfin tu sei,” in which the great and charming cantatrice displayed briliant peculiarities, and enhanced the admiration she had previously concentrated. Bril liant variations on the piano forte for four hands, from a compesition by Herz, were executed in the highest style by those admirable performers, ‘Timm and Alpers, and were fervently greeted. The crowning diadem of this magnificent concert, however, was the Cavatina from the Sonnambula, “Come per me sereno,” with which it concluded Here all the sweetest and richest properties of Cas- tellan’s voice, and the highest resources of her genius, were called forth in overwhelming profu sion ; and itis not hyperbolical to say that the au dience were enwrapt in » paroxysm of delight. All acknowledged that they had never before heard such seraphic tones, or dreamed of such transcen- dant skill ; and should Signora Gastellan ever again sing in this city, the memory and fame of this last achievement alone, would be abundantly sufficient to ensure her the largest audience that could be our reporter, who certainly had no reason to mis- represent the affair, and leave the other disinterested spectators to judge of the accuracy of both. Nor Trug.—The account of an accident on Thureday afternoon at Fort Hamilton, which ap- peared in our columns yesterday, was handed into the office by a U.S. mari e, and was signed, “G. M. Hays, U.S.A.” We ascertained yesterday that it was altogether a silly fabrication. Movements.—The summer visitors at Newport, are beginning to arrive, the recent warm, or rather hot weather, driving them from the cities to seek and find comfort in @ cooler clime. Among other distinguished persons who have arrived, are Mr. Paget, the French Minister at Washington, and family ; General Clinch, U. 8. A., and family ; Colonel Hayne, ot 8.C. and family ; and the family of the late Com. Hull. The favorite steamer Mas- sachusetts landed sixty-five passengers there on Sun- day morning last, mostly summer visiters. Rk ecoanizeD.—Senor Don Juan Hubst, as vic: counsel of the Mexican Republic, for Pittsbury, Pennsylvania comprised within the largest edifice that the country itself contains. Fatt River Surrerers—Pusiic Meerine.—A meeting of the merchants, manufacturers, and other citizens of New York, will he held at the Merchants’ Exchange, this afternoon at 2 o'clock , to express their sympathies with the afflicted inha bitants of Fall River, in the calamity which has re- cently destroyed a great portion of that town, and reduced to poverty and distress a large number of its citizens; and also to take measures to respond to an appeal of a committee of the inhabitants of the town for relief from their present distreas, \o enable them “ to give bread to the hungry, clothing tu the naked, and a shelter to the houseless ” Evouisn Exeicrine Expeniriov.—We notice in on our foreign exchanges, the arrival at St. Helen: the 20ch of May last, of H. B. M. ships Erebus anv Terror, from lat. 78 deg. 10 min. This exolorin expedition has been absent upwards of three yeary, and its destination now is Ascension, Brazil, and home to England. The results of the expedition, it is anticipated, will be of considerable importance. | with a little more practice, an excellent artist. Yonkers, { Correspondence of the Herai:i.} Camr Grounp at YONKERS, Friday, P. M. July 7, 1848 } Mr. Eprror :— T have arrived by due course of boat at the Camp Ground of Bonaparte’s (Col. Peers’) secoad regi- ment of artillery. I came up with Col. Beekman and Mr. Seaman, and we found “Bony’s” regiment of 200 men, in the finest possible order. The camp ground is situated on one of the most romantic spots in the whole course of the river. Mr. Ely and lady, and a large party of ladies and gentlemen are here from the city. Among othersis the distin- tinguished Mr. Peiteh, pretty well known about town, who was the last man who carried Washing- ton’s flag before 1t was depusited in the City Hall.— Alderman Dodge is here, the paymaster of the regi- ment. We areallexpecting the Governor here to-mor- row morning by the boat, as also his Honor Robert Morris, Alderman Purdy, and the rest of the Com- mon Council. Dodsworth’s band is here, and the regiment are having a magnificent time of it. To-morrow will of course be a greatday, and Col. Beekman is expected to deliver a great sreech, of which I shall send a full report, and which is to be, asyouknow, upon the occasion of the pre- sentation of the famous Andre papers. In haste, yours, &c. Joun Jongs, or New York. Sream Suir Great Britain.—By the last arrival from England, we learn that this gigantic and mag- nificent steam ship is afloat, and in a state of prepa- ration for passages across the Atlantic. It is still doubtful whether she makes a voyage this fall or not. She is to be commanded by Capt. Hoskens, so long, 80 extensively, and so favorably known as the commander of the Great Western. The Great Britain is 3,600 tons burden, divided into five water tight compartments, either of which would float separate, and so constructed that in the event of being hegged, each part would ensure the safety of the passengers. The propelling power of her engines are in propor- tion to the enormous size of the hull, and Capt. Hos- kkens judges her speed willbe equal, if not supe- rior to that of the Great Western. She hee been built under the superintendence of Captain H., and for size, strength, beauty of model, and convenient ar- rangement of the interior, she has not her superior afloat. The Great Western Steamship Company in- tend building two more steamers for their line, both of which will be much larger than the Great Western. The policy of building large boats is manifest, from the fact that the most can be made of the short travelling season, in having steamers that can carry all who ‘wish to go. The Great Western on her last outward voyage, could not carry all that offered, which, had she been larger she could have done, ve- ty comfortably. The next vessel built for this company will be about 5100 tons burthen, and engines in proportion. Irrigation Enaing, on Warerinc Macuink.— We have examined the model of an ingenious machine, newly invented, for the purpose of watering streets, roads, fields, &c. It is placed on four wheels, with an oblong box suspended on the axles and reaching near the ground. Above the axles of one pair of wheels rest two forcing engines or pumps, the piston rods of which are propelled by connecting rods, which are moved by the turning of adouble crank shaft; to the ends of which are fixed small pinion wheels, turned by large gear or spur wheels, attached to the inside of the wagon or engine wheels. Beneath the ends of the horizontal forcing pumps are tubes which project down to near the bottom of the water trough or box; as the piston heads are drawn out, the water is drawn up from the box through tubes into the cylinders, and when the pistons are moved up, the water is forced into pipes that conyey it iato a herizontal tube mear the ground, at the end of the machine, pierced full of fine holes, from which the wa- ter is threwn with much force over a con- siderable width of ground, as the machine passes forward. The small brass model we have inspected, has a water box of only three or four in- ches wide, by about three inches depth, yet, as it is drawn forward, it throws the water to the width of about eight feet In a large engine, drawn by two horses, there can be no question it will be found capable of throwing water and thoroughly sprinkling the ground te the width of from eixty to seventy feet. This space being greater than the average width of streets be- tween curb stones, the jetts can be so controlled as to adapt them to any width of street, and at any moment cut off in part or altogether. Allowing a horse to walk at the rate of two miles an hour, when drawing, inclusive of stoppages, this engine will be found capa- ble of irrigating a space of from sixty to seventy feet wide, and two miles in length. Or if used in parks, fields or meadows, the same space watered would measure several acres per hour. This engine is the invention of Dr. Jones, the author of a street cleaning machine, we had occa- sion recently to notice, and which only awaits the power of voting to bring it into general use. As this latter machine can neither vote or prevent veting, it may possibly find more favor with the public. And its use in many dusty towns, such as Washington and other places, must be found extremely valuable; and on many farms, favorably located, its applica- cation will be found useful. Tur Hor Suxpay.—The excessive heat that our citizens suflered so much from on Sunday last, was felt in other cities toa greater exteMt. At Boston the thermometer stood at 103; at Philadelphia, 104 ; at Baltimore, 95; at Richmond, 98; at Poughkeep~ sie, 102; at Danville, Vt., 106; at Patterson, N. Tey 100; at Troy, 98; at Buffalo, 97, and in this city, 97 Vinatnia Copper Minxs.—The proprietor of the valuable copper mines in Warren Co. Virginia, has formed acompany to work them, and operations will, it is supposed, soon be comvenced. &@ A rencontre lately took place in Mifflin, Henderson county, Tenn., between A. H. Camp- bell and Joseph Farideli, which resulted in the death of the latter. The survivor has been arrested. Both were addicted to oceasional intemperate in- dulgence in ardent spirits. Tnx New Minron issued this day is one of the most agreeable papers we have ever seen. Indeed it could not well be otherwise, when the spirited pen of Willis and the graceful genius of Morris, have contributed so largely to its pages. We think’we can also see a new and pleasant face reflected in the “ Mirror,” and from the impression its first ap pearance has made, we will not be sdtry to meet with it again. Fort Haminton.—One of the most delightful ex cursions which can be taken is to Fort Hamilton. Go up this afternoon and return to-morrow evening. There is a brilliant company at the house, and Gur- tis is, if possible, more attentive than ever. Who weuld not, who can, flee for a season to this de- lightful retreat from the dust and turmoil of the busy world? Nisto’s—-Mr. Ricuer.—-This favorite young actor takes a benefit, when that ever attractive and delightful vocalist, M’selle Calvé will sing and act in the popular opera of Le Pré aux Clercs. Mr. Richer is a highly important member of the com- pany, and has sustained the roles assigned him al- ways with great care, and generally with saccers. He isa very young man, and will evidently become, We hope the public will remember him to-night; he is in every way worthy of their favorable recogniticn, and we think his merits and Le Pré aux Cleres w') attract a full and fashionable audience. _ ChatHaM THearRe.—An interesting bill of per formances is up for this evening. Do not fail te see Monstre Paul before he leaves. City Intelligence. Conraste Necutaence ~A very fine little girl, al- moat four years nesrly burned to death in Peli street 5 day moraing,in consequence of ber clothes taking tire, from coming in contact with some live coals, which some careless person had thrown into the street from a window of the house No. 28, same street ‘The little sufterer was at first not expected to live, but we learn that in the evening she was much better, and doing well ‘under the care of a physician, Such cul- pable negligence in throwing burning coals into a public street in the day time, deserves to be severely punished, Accent waite Buastin 4 Rocx.—About five o'clock on Thursday evening @ fatal accident oceurred in 86th street, near the Bloomingdale road, which resulted in the death of a quarryman, whose name is James McGuire, a native of Ireland, aged about 48 years. The with another laborer named William Patten, were blast- mnnroess in 86th street, and while a bore was being fired, had teken sheltor in a blacksmith’s shop, about two hundred yards trom the spot, when a weighing about one hundred pounds, came o: is through the roofof the smithy, and so mutilated and in jured McGuire, that he lived but fifteen minutes after the tatalcrush. The blacksmith working in the shop at the time was also slightly injured, while Patten, who was standing at the door escaped unhurt. An inquest was yesterday held on the body, when the jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by beio; struck with a rock, while blasting ina quarry in 861 street. Founp Dnowsep.—Yesterday morning the body of an unknown man was found floating inthe slip at the foot of Chambers street, as the steamboat Superior was about setting out for the Fishing Banks. The body had been but a short time in the water, and was dressed in a blue sattinett roundabout and brown cassimere pantaloons, hh white cottoa overared eee andes. ee Sod e is apparently about 35 years. ‘I'he colour oi his hair and whiskers rH sandy, A heis about five feet eight inches in height, An acest was held at the dead house in the Park, where the body lies for recognition, and the jury returned atverdict of found drowned. Pouice.—There were no cases of any interest either at the Upper or Lower Police Otlices.—A few complaints of trifling petit larceny were entered atthe lower office. Jobn Cronin was caught in the act of stealing a hat, worth $2 50, from James M. Tice, hatter, No. 9 Bowery. Mary Aun Donnolan was committed on complaint of E.B. Lord and J. V. Richards, storekeepers in Spring street, from whom she stole some calico worth $2 62}—an Charles Johnson was locked up for having in his posses- sion two fitkins of butter, for which an owner is wanted The arrest was made in Washington street by a watch. man. ‘The Courts of Law. Daring the hottest months of summer, the courts of law occupy themselves with such cases only, as are of trifling importance, viewed in any aspect whatever. Lawyers are unwilling to cudgel their brains in such weather, and witnesses it is difficult to keep together in so oppressive an atmosphere, and under such circumstances, the busi- ness of a law reporter becomes but a genteel system of loafing, or, some may prefer to designate the ottice, com(ortablesinecure. Yesterday Mr. Chief Justice Jon satin the Superior Court, and tried a cause to which the parties were John Gihon § Co. vs. Lewis Beach. It was an action brought to recover the value of a note amount- ing to $278, which in the settlement of certain business transactions between the parties had been handed over in mistake. The defendants admitted the possession of the note, and contended that such possession was prima facie evidence of their right to it ; and they alledged it came to them properly and not in error. Possibly they acted on— The good old rule, the simple plan, ‘That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can. The jury, however, thought otherwise, and found for the plaintiff, damages $340 27, interest having been added to the original amount. in the Circuit Court, Judge Kent sat to try an action —Julian Castelain va, Monmouth B. Hart, sheritt—which wes brought under the following circumstances:—'The defendant, a3 sheriff of the city of New York, some time since levied on the store of a milli- ner and bonnet maker, under a bill of sale, and he sold gauze, flounces, and furbelows, Panama hats, and most exquisite Dunstables, to an amount from which|he first sa- tistied an execution which he had in his possession. The parties to the bill of salesued to recover the iull amount, which Mr. Hart had thus disposed of, as is alledged to satisfy an honest creditor whose claim the biil ot sale was intended to defeat. The cause, which has been before tried, is not yet disposed of. In the Court of Common Pleas Judge Ulshoetfer sat to try an action of trespass on the case—and a poor case it was—whose only object appeared to be to allow some uafledged lawyers an opportunity to try the strength ot their pinions, and to test the merit of their o-pinions. Judge Betts heard argu. ments in bankruptcy ; and Mr. Commissioner Rapelyea sat, ready to hear the examination in the case of the Scotch murderess, but her lawyer will not be ready be- fore next Tuesday, until which day the case is post- med. Pefisving thos exhausted our resources in the legitimate Courts we mad r of observation through the laby- rinths of the Al louses end the other antiquegroup of apartments which that building contain: tering at the western gable of the builcing, we rved some clerks within enclosures, hanging with an air of listless. ness over pondrous tomes, whose record tells of human infirmity and the baser ‘workings of base men. The clerks, andthe volumes, and the furniture of the rt. ment appeared all to belong to a bye gone ,age. They were ull equally hardanddry and dusty ; the books and thefurniture looked as though they had ever been there, and the clerés uibbed their pens with an unconscious ex. pression of determination ever toremein. in ap obscure, and dingy recess, which was discovered after many wind. ings through dusty passages, a small and anxious group was found. A Julge was separated from the rest by a frail partition behind which he took note of the caxee on trial. How long he had sat there, we did not but the date of his appointment must have been a “long time ago;” he wasjevidently assimilated with the antique things around him, and even his long flowing loc which had once shone with the jet and raven-like brill cy which the composition of Jones of the AmericanjEagle in Chatham street gives to the curls of those whe test its virtue, now kept the dust in countenance by assumin; an iron-grey kue. ‘The little group which was clustere on the hard benches of that obscure reom, consisted of the parties to the suit which was thus entered on the re corde Charlotte Theale v8.John Smith. Mrs Theale was an elderly m tron, who had come, aided by several younger friends of her own sex, to compel John Smith to pay for a long course of boarding and lodging, and to dis charge other miscellaneous obtigetions, one of which ex- cited our astonishment, though to those beter acquainted with Marine Court litigation, it may not be deemed £0 singular, “To washing and mending John Smith, the defendant,” so much, said a young lawyer’s clerk, in a saffron calico coat with capacious pockets, as he read the “billof particulars.” That John Smith might have been washed, and yet needed washing aguin, was within our comprehension, but his “ mending’ — how did the good old lady accomplish that ? Was it moral or physical? A demeanor which gave token o! agen- Ueness as of asucking dove, might afford presumptive ev- idence that it was moral: but the necessity which existed to seek the aid of walking caaes, and an imperfection of vision, which required that the light should be subdued by green spectacies might induce a conscientious juror— it jurors were not obsolete in that Court of law and jus- tice—to lean to the opinion that the old lady had been tinkering, or attempting to “mend” the physical man.— ‘The judge was puzzied ; what is the amount of your aiter deducting the sett off, he inquired; he entered jount of rd as the net demand egainst John , and took time to a future day to come to a wise the, Segal inso difficult a case. hhe parties then retired ,and left. the spiders to revel over the desks, aid play at ‘hide and seek” through the chinks of the moth eaten panels, Occasionally their sports were interrupted for a moment by the entrance of some poor litigant who, with furtive glance and gentle tread, came te ascertain the position and progress of a cause involving amine of weaith to him, in his pitiable wretchedness, though but a trifle to his dishonest debtor. The Judge, however, had gone to pay respects to the Governor, then holding his levee; and the spiders, again Jeitto their undisturbed possession of the room, pluyed at leapfrog with the cock-roaches, who chirped in heart: less "egeihyeogsh genni example from @ heartless world— at the pangs of miserable poverty and undeserved sufter: ings. ‘The Court and all its appendages told many tales of woe, but they must be reserved for a future visit. General Sessions, Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Brady and Woodhull. James R. Wurtine, Esq., District Attorney. Suny 7.—Conspi Case ‘Resumed.—The trial of James L., alias Colonel Wintree, and George Cummings, for a conspiracy to extort money from William R. Gracie of Brooklyn, was resumed from yesterda: [Here the bell onthe Tombs began to ring the alarm of firein the first section of the third district, which greatly interrupted the proceedings of the Court, when the Re- corder requested the nuisance to be discontinued, which was accordingly done } The Reconpex delivered the opinion of the Court on the question ef the admissibility of the evidence of Mr. Gracie, which was oo the previous day at some length’ by the District Attorney for the people, and by David Graham, Jr., Esq.,for the defence. The decision ofthe Court was, that the testimony was admissible, there was no evidence offered to show that monomania existed at the present time,and even if such evidence bad been offered, the fact would not attect the competency ot Mr. Grecie in the eye of the law, while it m minds of the ‘ht aflect his credibility asa witness In Jury—besides there was no Mr. Gracie in the supposed conspiracy, was not founded 1 and substantial grounds. “Upon this view of presented by the evidence adduced by the Court decided that they had net succeeded in establishing sufficient cause to exclude the testimony of the witness. Mr. Grawam objected to the decision of the Court,{and begged that his objections might be noted, as, should the verdict of the Jury be unfavorable to the prisoners, it was their intention to carry the case to ahigher tribunal. He contended that Mr. Gracie was not only not entitled to credit as being @ monomaniac, but was incompeteut ax a legol witness. If the Court would permit, the defence were prepared, by anumber of the most respectable wit: hesses—voluntary witnesses—to show that monomania existed down tothe very minute he was speaking The Distnict Arronwey objected to the admission pf any further testimony, and the Court sustained im. Wiutict R, Gaaere was then called to the stand, and on being sworn he following testimony, which we condense, as the examination was very long, tedious, anc the facts ‘elicited from te witness with very great dit culty und indiatinetness. Mr. Gracie appeared very 11 willing to go more fully into the causes which “ Tas unfortunate affliction which himself and his famlly 0m been visited with in the existence in his mind ol oi pleasant suspicions—he was cautions in b ned the inti to the queries of counsel, and general ppears thor mation of the Court belore ankwertnm tye a tania Mr. Gracie ina practical egrioulturin ney as reside: Jemalos, LL eee re, with the exception of rors inter oe ee rae aght bY & Eng Of persons prehapaa that hi ie W708 co tkacwne-thet his hous urgeghon by some ‘and his path watched wheneve: was every { \ fe first became @» | vhere bald, Sone asamate he ventured out; while endea: these som oi ight an the plot Hon. Whichicould throw con: him out in the city ef New York, some time in 1840, and em) ed him to discover the where- abouts of a man David Miller, a blacksmith, wio he (Mr. Gracie) had reasen to suspect as bei: engared inthe conspiracy against his life. After the first view he did not see Winfree again for nearly a ye When be again sought him out, and engaged him to dis. cover two other persons, also su; to be in the plot, oaeof Whom was George Cu #. Some time after Winfree wrote a letter io Mr. Gracie requesting an inter- view, a8 he said he hud received a letter from the South een Eten oy which was ofimportance, and which letter p: to have come from the man Miller, and was di vat Balti- more, April 24"h, 1841. etter Winfree showed to Mr. Gracie, whe at once tee gen it to be a forgery and broke off all connection with Winfree in consequence.— Winfree, however, was determined not to let the game slip so easily, and by closely following up his im, managed again to be engaged, in ny up the conspi- rators, as he said he could manage all such business, inas- much as he was in the constant habit of trequenting gam- bling houses, and ali sort of places, where persons of such character and description were wont to assemble. Wip- free meantime went to England with the notorious Col. on his return resumed the he had so }, whether as a hoax, or with criminal in- lo be seen. At lost he anuounced to Mr. had found out the’man, George Cummings, 'y thing about the diebelical case, and w: possession all the papers and documents, neces~ sary to establish the guilt of parties engaged in the plot, and with the consent of Cummings, appointed atime and place for an interview, which wus kept at an oyster cellar in the upper part o! Bleeker street, when the pri- soner at the bar was pointed out as Cummings—and such he nefeeeented himself injthe entire transaction, gh Mr. Gracie had subsequently reason to believe that his right mame was Nelson.) it was agreed at that interview that Cummings should hand over alithe papersto Mr. Gracie, ata subsequent meeting, but Cummisgs failed to keep his promise at three successive interviews at thesame place, Winftee being present only at the first and third. A fourth appointment was mad > and Cummings and Mr. Gracie met, at another oyster cellar ia the same street, when he told Mr. G. that the papers were not far off; butthe person who held them wanted money to enable him the moment the papers were in Mr.Gracie’s hands, to fy beyond danger. Mr. Gracie promised no harm should come to the man, or to Cummings if the papers were genuine, and after ao: other canversation, they left the ceilar, and Mr. Gracie was induced to pay over to Cummings $40, for which he took his receipt, at a erystore. Curomings then con- trived to give him the slip at a cornerof a street and made off with his prize, leaving his receipt as the oaly se- curity. When next Mr. Gracie met Wiatree he told him of the conduct of Cummings, and threatened to have him arrested, but Winfree suid that Cummings had told him that he was obliged to leave the city, but if Mr. Gra- cie would consent to meet them at another place, the pax pers would surely be given up. This he consented to, af ter informing a friend where he had gone to and with whom, as he feared nasassinotion, Hethere accordingly met in the Park about seven in the evening, when Cum: mings handed to Mr. Gracie the foliowing papers, which he said woult be sufficient for all Mr. Gracie wanted— Cummings then left and Winfree accompanied Mr. Gra- cie to his rooms in the Globe Hotel, where he remained for afew minutes, while Mr. G. was examining the pa pers, and then he too left. . ‘The annexed documen's are copies verbatim et literatim of those given by Cummin belonging tothe part engaged in the conspiracy to kill Mr. Gracie, and are, in their way, perfect specimens of consumate impudence and knavery. They are all inthe same handwriting, same ink, and same paper, and, from their very torn cen- dition, have been fold:d and refolded many and many a time:— No. 1.—Letler from Mary Anne Gracie to Chief Conspi- rator. Brooxurn, May 20, 1939. Ihereby consent, cecording to my word of honor, to present in good and current money to Joseph H Oner- ville and associates, the sum of three thousand dollars, for the destruction or putting away of Wm. R. Gracie, and Jeat by accident this contract should full into improper- hands, ] give my first name as fictitious. MA NNE GRACIE, Brooklyn. This paper was endorsed “Contract from old lady to H. Onerville.” No. 2—.Agreement of Chief Gre Conspirator with Mary ann acie. New Yonx, May 29, 1539, Ido hereby promise to put out of the way, or destroy, Wm. R Gracie, for the sum of three thousand dollars, to be received from Mary Ann Gracie, on her full knowledge of the fact ; and algo | agree, on tue delivering up olthe docume 12in number, to said M. Ann Gracie, on the receipt ‘id money. JOSEPH H. ONERVILLE. No. 3—Receipt of Henry Thompson to bg Conspirator- ew Youre Received, from Joseph H. Onerville, one hundred and fifty dollars, as part pay ment for a secret service to be per~ formed for him, in concert with others $150 00. HENRY THOMPSON. Dec. 6, 1840. yf No, 4—Heceipt of Henry Leonard to Chief Conspirator. January, 1940, Received from H. Oaerville the sum of three huadred dollars, as part payment for Gracie’s destruction. $360 00 HENRY LEONARD. ‘These documents were read by the District Attorney, and elicited considerable surprise and laughter. A second batch of papers were delivered up at a subse: quent interview from among which we select the follow- 1S No. 1—Chief Conspirator to George Cummings. Bxooxy.n, May 29, 1839. Dean Geonce,—At last 1 have fixed on a plenthat we can make our eiernul fortune. On next Saturday night. Jerome, Hilson Reed, Thompson, you and myself anc others, togoto Jamaica and set fire to some house in. the villoge, by that means we willget eld Gracie to open he decrs or windows to ree irom whence the vlarm comes. When he does that, I or some one else will ad- vance upon him dressed in disguise in women’s clothes, and instantly seize upon him, and then we are put in por- session of the thousands. Ever yours, J. HONESVILLE. No.2—Chief Conspirator to same. ROOKLYN, June 7th, 1840, Dear Geoncr—AsI have made arrangements to have the desperate deed of putting old Gracie into eternity on to-morrow night, and bg ag my plans so arranged thst it will be impossible tor him to escape. 1 have understood from the best authority that ho will be on the road late to-morrow night The plan is this :— Reed has promised to do the » he will placed on the hill, with ar instrument that will fetch him; you, Je- rome und myseli will be im attendance a few paces in front, in case of a faiture—and if we, we will all rise up and instantly put him todeath. Be sure wud come and see me to-night. Yours, most truly, HONESVILLE. Mr. Geonox Cumminas, New York. ‘There were many other letters of similac import, but the above will show how the plan was laid, and the dia- bolical means which the prisoners employed to work upon the already diseased mind of Mr. Gracie. He, however, having learned, as well trom othe: cour. ces as from Cummings, that there was in existence a pa- per, oa which the name of each conspirator had been written—a sort of round robbin—demanded this to be delivered, but not obtaining it, he handed all the decu. ments to his honor the Mayor, aud had a warrant issued for the arrest of Cummings, in order that, if he really knew of the conspiracy, as he pretended, he might be compelled to discose the fact betore the highest police magistrate in the city, or if he had only been playin; upon the credulity of Mr. Gracie, that he might be pun: ished for his infamous conduct. It appears Cummings was arrested, but contrived to escape, as Mr. Gracie un- derstood. The above is the result of the direct examination. Mr. Drisxen opened the cross examination, by askin; the nome, residence, occupatios of the witne: Was proceeding to ask if he resided with his wife, istrict Attorney objected, as the question was irre. hea the jevant, and without reference to the business betore the Court; and this view was sustained by the Bench. Along argument here ensued between the counsel, on the subject of the propriety of disclosing the names of the parties whom Mr. Gravie believed to have been concern- ed in the congpiruey, when the Court decided that the counsel would be permitted to have a sree scope to their examination Mr. Gracie then stated that he believed that Caleb Weeks, Joon Onerville, Abraham Fleet, Jumes Thompion, (whom he pointed out in the gallery, and who, on finding the geze of the Court fastened so suddenly on him, abruptly quitted his place and made himself scarce, and George Cummings. Q—Do you believe that the prisoner Cummings was concerned inthe plot? A—Cummings told me he knew all about it,and ii he Wes not an actual member of the gang, he certainly was a particeps cri I think Cummings was put forward by others to extort money from me. Q—Do you believe that your wife was concerned in this conspiracy? A—I decline answering, unless the Court says I must. Count—Decides in the aifirmative. I believe Mrs. Gracie never would have ta- rtin the proceedings against me if it had not becn that she was driven to it by interested persons ; and the reason why I live ive my fainily is they having attempted to fix upo: ty. Idid not thiok it right that I should mingle with them er have any communication either directly or indereetly with them or any other person who supposed me to be of unsound mind, Q—Do you believe that a conspiracy has ever, or does now exist egainst your life ? A—I did believe so, as well from thi stances [ have mentioned, as from t ed, and the statements mi others, who told me that their names were appended peper { have before mentioned, and by which they said they were in ey Cbd 1 |—Do you believe it now exists ra think that at present | am safe as operations are sus- pended, while tl ‘esent trial is going on. Q—Do you believe that the conviction of the prisoners at the bar, will contribute to your sutety ? AT think f would, a they appeared to bo, or wished ine to believe that they were in daily communication with 18. mer hi questions not very important were put by he cross exam nd much irrelevant matter brought in, for the purpose of showing, that even at the moment ‘ie Gracie was laboring under monomaniaon this tub. ‘which seemed to be the general impression around re we were seated. Mr. Gracie did not appear at all fied with the conduct of some of our po! who it appears paid more particular wy. of his wine than the soundness of hi on! ‘e have no doubt but if that quarter o: wae someatable, the court, counsel, und reporters would aot save had the slightest okjoction to grease their wheels, after so slow and tedious an up hill day’s labor, The Court, aller consulting with the District Attorney, nd the counsel for the defence, adjourned the cate until ext Monday morning at cleven o'clock, when the Mayor ill be examined. peculiar citcum- OG PRESERVE THE HAIR—This can only ho one by the genuine Oldridge’s Balm of Columbia, which vill vomediately stop the hair trom falling out, restore i: and free the head from dandruff, All is cou: orfeit if the name of Comstock is not found onthe w: r. Tobehad syd ‘21 Courtlandt street and 189 Ful- treet, Brooklyn, aud 820 Broid st. Newark,