The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1843, Page 2

News reom Europe —The Caledonia 1 how almost dus Sar Itc Liverpool on the 4ih inst., and is, \hereftite, thirteen days out this noon, Wr miy look vernews oo Sumeay morning. It will be very important, particularly from Ireland. Cheap Literature—The Mighty Revolutton in Literature, Morals, Plety, Kellgion, Phi. lorophy and Fudgery, The commencemen* of the publication vf ‘cheay A terature in this mighty metropolis, was the begia ang of a new era—probably the loag-wished-lor, long expected, often predicted millenuium. Daring the last four years,two months, three days, and five minutes precisely, by St. Paul's, this move- mont hae been conducted with much tact and ener- &y 3 nevertheless it never rose ¢ glorious culmi- Rating point, ri!! the present year, when its crown of glory was exhibited in the publication of three @ditions of the Mysteries of Pariz, by Eugene Sue, and the revelation of the Mysteries of New York, in the story of the Vaa Cott mysteries and their lovers, brought to light under the auspiers of Judge K-ot. Itis affirmed by thos» who know, that of tie Mysteries of Paris, probably 100,000 copies in ai have been sold, and they are still selling as fast as possible, Of the Mysteries of New York, full as great a number have been taken by the literary and iotelligert public, besides what they mean to do be- fore the first of January, 1844 New York ia certuinly « most extraordinary litle village ot half a million. There is more rovelty, epergy, enterprise and originality here, than either in Londoa or Paris. About five years ago, the ly a des objecte si odiou: ‘nomme d’honneur de les Pepersasa medium Nc thoes te bra: tions, betokens a rare dose of endsoity end the consent of Messrs Bertin te tecome the accomplices of the foul deed, proves clearly enough thet the Journal des D~bets 16 anx- US to deserve (he imputation of corruption, so often brown in its teeth by ite enemies It bos notentirely scaped without punishment, however, One morning, atter che appearance of one of the grossest of the mavy cross sceney contained in the book. the Debuts was seiz. a1, Messrs, Bertin hastened tobe Tuileries, and forcive heir-way into the King’s presence, preveilet with great diff -alty in oblaining the libwration of their paper,wbich buted to itssubscribers three hours beyond the time. Sue wes heuled up betore the Parquet du Procureur Iu Roi, and, after receiving a sound lecture, was dismis- sed, upon a@ promise of writing with more propriety thenceforward, _AFrench nobleman attached to the staff of the Ne- tional Gaard,calle! upon Sue shortly after the appear: ance of the “ Mysteres de Paris,” and reproached him with having endeavored to cast a ridicule Upon the corps in the character of LeCommandant Robert, “! periectly recognise the original,” 6 Viscompte de", “and [warn you that he'is avery ticklish per- fon Upon such matters, that you hed better beware of what you write.” Poor Sue began to yow and protest that be had never meant to draw any portrait at all, and that atail events, it had always been his firm intention to make th would be, bis intention to mek portraits or personal lusionsin bis now Honi soit qui mal y pense! The philanthropic pretentions, and mawk tines of morality with which Sue has ijnterlarded this work, are mare subterfuges to circulate his meretricious pages in places. e work altogether is the mest groesly immoral that has appeare! since the monstrous concep. tions of M, de sade, which entailed upon their writer the Bastile and a certificate of madness. It is @ dit compound of Les contes ama Fille and justice— of M. de Sade and M. de Bouilly. Here is the opinion of au English critic on the “‘Mysteries of Paris,”aud probably the opinion is well founded—for we confess we have not readit. Yet it is amusing to remark that while the London cri- ties thusdenounce French literature, they forget most ordinary police report—the most harmless de- scrip'ion of a sor¥ée—the most innocent sketch of society, was considered wicked, immoral, shock- ing, and the peraun who had the audacity to amuse the town in that way, was condemned by the saints ae ht only for the awtul fires of another world below. Now the taste is all diflerent—but to illustrate this mighty change, only read the opinion of the “Lun- doa Gourt Journal,” on the recent extraordinary literature of Paris, of which we have had samples in this city. [From the London Corrt Journal. Eugene Sue and French Literature. The Freoch novelists ofthe present dny may be divided {nto three Gist focisl abd iuecary siaadiug ; in the secund show WHO, possessing both a moderate there of soci Yau ages @ad mode portion of talent. have cuupled them togesner, and from their twotold power have de- rived am equally comfuriable place in the hierarchy of literavure, aod that of society. Tne third and Tous body is formed of those writers, who, like Paul de Kook, tucuish works whicu—in France at least—ere ne- Yer read out ol the porter’s lodge, of the grisette’s work room; aid the nature of whieh preciude all possibility of their gu(hors being admitted into reputable society. Eugene Sue, strictly speaking. belongs to neither of these categories, Combining in himseit elone their sults aad their merits, he may bejustly regarded as acompound m-diey of the three His father was a physician of re; tation ; ath Such a fortune as enabled his fon to Dow any advantages of position. Bat at the outset of his carer, Eugene guve no possible indi- cativas of beiag likely to attain that degree of literary ce- lebrity which, a tortoua raison, he now uadoudiedly stun ts possessed of. Some nymphs of the corps de ballet, suudry horse dealers,a first rate cook, and plenty of fri-nds, a:sisted nim in runuing through ‘hie fortane end effected his ruin, Tue force ot circumstances then made a writer of him; anda Writer who, notwithstanding me. ny faults and Diemishes, must be regarded as of no com- mon caubre One of ta» most powerful of Sue’s early prodtuctions, La Vigie de Kost Vou, was not the ov which made hie re. potation, aitnough he risrs in itto the ne plus ultra of taoss dramatic horrors, of which la Jeeune France is to Yorucious, What ensttired to Eugene Sue the reputation ot ons of the beat novelists of the day were his maritime Tomances; stthe nuad of these wo must uaquestionably | placs the Salamansre. Tats styleot romance, to which during some years he exclusively confives himself, shows his immense power Qs a writer, in Orioging the human mind to receive and admire imeges waicn ure in point of tact totally beyond the i:mitsenher of probability or possibility, pat which, jan of his extraordinary ation, «uccerd in exciting @ degtre o! interest of a the iacrs themselves are by no means deserving. Greatly, nowever, ac the Sslamaudre has been admired, itis very in'erior to the “?.ter Simple” of your own Coptain Marrcatt Thereexistsa healthy yigor,a truth to ature, unde rich fund of humor in Marryatt, the ab- sence of which is soarely atoned for by the warmth of coloring and she euergy of faucy which’ characterige the writ.ags of Eugene Sue. hers is wxactly the same difference between the Worksot these two writers, as between the real appear ance of anoble four decked frigate, bouoding repidly through the waves, and the mastery representation of the seme, produce! by the pencilofe first rate urctet. ‘The one is to theo. ber, what art is to nature ; it imitates, Dat it ever comes uptothe reality. {am far from mean- ing to deoy the right of these works te much of the edmi- ration they have =acited; but if the Chronique Scands- lease be corcect, Sue's livraisons in the noviefaubourg, and the openly avowed Javor of the wie ef one of the werlthiest Parisien capitalists, tended in no small degree to ensure his pi osent Fey It ppored that the lety’s hat in bie favor, was not obt: gratuitously —no- thing ever is from capitalists—jor shortly after the forme Noe of his acquaintance with ber, be became as penniless the outset of bis Literary career. His success both in the world of letters and inthe world of fashion contriputed to engendcr in Sue a epi of tatuity which has furoished many an anecdote and j respecting the author of Les Mysteries. Being one even iu tae Dachesse d'E——"s y, began to reproac sing so much time betwee site. Sue listened with great complacency, ified himself by a bo a Woman. A bystander, di Py wm of the reply, turned (0 wardi lucky thing tor you, Sir, opinion The first work in which beveotured to lay z y hie pwn, andt st tbe mo my of te higher circles, w of this novel was undoubted tere were traced wits i so true to Ovture.tbat every that the works of Dickens, Bulwer, Byron, and Moore, are ail as liable to the same objections. The same affectation andhypocrisy which marks the criticisms of London and Paris on each other's literature, is realised toa greater extent in New York. The reports of the ordinary events of the day, such as murders, eeductions, defalcations, Sc., in the cheap papers, have been very solemnly de- nounced in a public lecture by one of our eminent merchant philosophers, Mr. Philip Hone, and this de- nunciation has been followed up by the Wall street prese, while the same press were eulogising the works of Eugene Sue, and recommendiag them to general perusal. We would not find fault with the extraordinary public taste for the most startling por- tionsof French and Englieh literature, ae reproduc- ed by the Harpers and their contemporariee; but what is the reason that the ordinary eventa of the day should be denounced by the very same class of saints, patriots, philosophers and just men, who adorn their marble centre tables with the works of Moore, Byron, Dickens, and Eugene Sue? The public taste in this country, in relation to lite. rature, is certainly in a transition state. It pre- sents the most complex and confused features that ever called down from that blue cloud in the sky, the attention of the archangel. It ebbs and flows like {he ocean. We believe, however, that the exist- ing condition of Jiterary taste in any couatry, springs entirely from the state of morals—and not the pri- vate or public morals from the literary temperature The fact that a licentious literature has submerged the age,in both the old and new world, is the best evidence that a searching reform bout to take place in the character of the times. We are chari- tably inclined, therefore; and look upon the two brothers Harper, as the literary Moses and Aaron of the age, who bave just crossed the Red Sea, and are commencing their sojourn through the wilderness of human frailties for the holy land of purity and sound morals, from this day henceforth. Massacuuserts Evection —Only one member ot Congress was elected ia Massachusetts on Mor- day—namely, Josep: Grinnell, of New Bedford. Jn the other Congressional Districts in which a trial was had, no choice was effected. Errecrs or a Dish cry Coup Cuowper. —Ando- ver, the town in which Mr. Webster ate hislast dish of cold chowder, tas given Morton a majority of thirty-five. Last year his majority was seventy eight Change produced by chowder is therefore lorty-three. Canat Navigation. —It was supposed on Monday in Albany that the canal was closed. The basinand river at that city were covered with a sheet of ice that morning. We are in hopes that the warm weather of yesterday may open it again. If not the quantity of produce and merchandise in the course of shipment, east and west, which must be very great,greater we presume than any previous season, willbe shut in. We learn that the canal is filled with boats this side of Utica, and in fact all along the whole line of the canal. Onio River.—There were fourteen and a half feet of water in the channel of the Ohio river at Pittsburgh on Sunday evening at 6 o’clock, and rising, Court ror THE Correction or Exrorns —No quorum in attendance on Wednesday. Present 3, absent 20; the court therefore adjourned till the next dey. Tueatricats, &c.—Mucready has been invited ou recogni d the originals at Ke first gleoce, The Cortese de D———s sat far the portraic of the neroine, snd, both physically, ax well us moraily, $ reason to he sstised’ with the portreiture which the au'hor givesot her. Tae resemblance is striking in some respects, but in my Asmodeus capacity, | have penetra- tes too deeply into the private ide of the far origival, to Give entire faith to the moral qualities with which he ea- dews her. It ts generally supposed ther, actuated by Madame de that ruling passion of ali woman, vanity, P— + not only made the most flattering advences to Eugene Sue, but sdmitted him to the high honor of being her caviliere servente. The main object of such a step was te become the heroine © anorel, She succeeded in obtaining her end; and it ie said that soarcely had she done so, than she most cava- Lierty discarded the cavailer. Ursule—the craity, wily, fascinating Ursule—i aa admirable compound of Ma: cane + L——eend Madame Lefarge. She pot- Seaeee the seductive loveliness of the lorimer; ead like the laver, she coucedls ail the turpitude of a most depraved Dature under ao Sppeeravce ot candor and simplicity bu: toojwell calcnisted to blind the jndgment of thos sroand her. Like the hervine of Le Glandier, she suc- Cees in casting shame and sorrow on |ho-e whose foster ing car» had prot-cued her. But the best drawn character io Mvbilieis that of Lagarto It nas nevertheless, been ely, 4pon the plea o! great exaggeration Lugarto it evidently meant to repre t Demidot!—s man whore slnon Jous fortune wat only «quailed by the whims and vaga- Ties of @ nin’ #ativted vo the utmost degree, endon the tant look out fer any kind of excitement which could ure him the pleasing novelty of @ passing emouen hech reeter of Lugerto,and the ioerdent which his joy briv#s about in the course of tue novel, are ge! orded as a series of overdrawn improbabiliivs qever, is not the case. Ex-ggrrated, though cidents may sem, they are unquestionably both true to nature, and founted upon tacts. The power of ustiespwealth at Count Demidofs, is unbound: where, if you h may dirpore of agi 4 of poli ¢ vied with that of Vidocq nce between them wae, thet ‘o pry into the peccadillor of }@ enable the possessor of their their mercy ; while the other re- to the arrest of thieves and vage- ablic order. and ite er ite appearance, the object of th omen of the werl4, Seorets to hold them strived ite opernti Dovds, and to the m Toe vogue o! Matin e6 Wp work, Los Myste: than aoy other mn th rature of th ed many and ve *, 40 OTJiug to the end mind of its work of imagination, Lee Mysteries Y inferior to most ofits predecessors. h hic sketches h are calcn- the cireulsting dated to"h a nade. putation as un observer oon fad th from fac an Charm by being intert™ bath their character and their Shaniities, which bave' with a series of fancifal im- Poon cireumetances they @feen the marit of connect oo affects ‘0 have bad a great Aedto join. Engen he wrote this work. ‘The scenes be Pest view when tere laid before the reader ail tend, PY I the charac- to bring the pabiic mind to beer up pospheount. yaeee which Oxiste hoth in the prison and bospits .. oy hd thus to open a path to their oot the intention of the Lig pline of Franc’, ahd 1. Whatewer may bi y reality, hus work loo! put ander the eyes of the select P nd laoguage a , re er thought or dreamed o!. Th Teadare 9 revolt tn iteel! alo Eugece Sue ke vat 4 every orime, i* nd good taste. rh passage from ‘Rousseau, wherein he said,‘ Ignores in by the Bostonians to deliver a course of lecturee upon elocution and dramatic readings at the Melo- deon, bsfoge heleaves the city. The Courier con- tradicts the statement of some of the other Boston papers, and says that the National was full to over- flowing on the first night of Macready’s perform- ance. The National is very thinly attended on the ‘‘ofi” nights. The old Federal street Theatre, it is said, is about to be re-opened this season. The Kingston Theatre has closed for the season, end the actors are coming south. Madame de Gogni and M. Knoop are giving con- certe at Roches‘er. Mr. Russellis at Norfolk. His concerts were a0 crowded at Richmond thet huadreds were unable to rqueeze in, and so returved home. Tuem “ Parrry Gious” at the Chatham Theatre promise te be ali the go The display last evening was one of the richest we have witnessed many # day. The man@uvres and evolutions of the troope were execuied ia a most commendable style. It will be repeated again io-night. Mr. Rice will, for the first time, produce a new piece called Signs of the Times, aud also personate James Crow in the Foreigu Prince. Park Taratar.—Uovgias was performed last pight with great applause, Booth playing old Norval, and Wallack, Dovglas. Mre. Sloman pertormed Lady Randolph well. Mr. Wallack received from the audience the warmest tokens of approbation. Jn fact, Young Norval is precisely in his line. Al though Mr. Booth played as he ‘aye does, well, the character seemed out of hie routine, and he to play with less spirit than usual. Jt must indeed be éifficultfor one used to the high tragedy roles, jor which he isso celebrated, to lower his energies to a more even tenor. Miss McBride looked beautiful- ly the character of Anne. After the tragedy, Wal- lack played Bob Honeycomb, in the Wolt and the Lamb, in his most leughable style, and Mies Turn: bull danced the Cracovienne. The performances ended with “The Boarding School.” Orymric Tagatae.—At this theatre The National Guard again, the Loves of the Angels, Macbeth, and the Waterwitches. The National Guard ap- peare tous rather stupid and the music indifferent We wonder at ite frequent repetition. Fatat Accipent on sue Erie Raturoap.—On ednesday morning, as some laborers on the rai woabout thirteen miles from Piermont, were procer poviegue Slong the rosd, they were met by @ loads descending ich bed escaped ‘rom those employed in re thrown out bys track et the top of a grade, and we and a third #0 muCwful velocity. ‘The a * wee alive when the Frénch Spollations—Convention of Clal- mants at the Society Library Rooms. The New York Central Committee some time, tinge issued circulars, callipg .2 con- vention of persons interested in, or represent- ing interests io French claims, anterior to the year 1800, 10 be held in this city during the present month, /orthe purpose of taking some deci- sive steps, and to concentrate the action of the gene. ral body, in pushing through their claims during the approaching session of Congress. Accordiugly, o1 Wednesday lasta very large number of venerable and highly respected origina! claimants and repre sentative delegates assembled at the Society Li brary. The following delegates were appointed officers of the coavention:— Parsrpenr, * GEORGE GRISWOLD, E8Q., of New York. ents, Hon John Wells, of Massachusetts, Hon. Benj’. C. Howard, of Baltimore, Charles McAlester, Erq, ot Pennsylvania, Hon. Henry W. Edwards, of Connecticut, Francis Selters, ksq , New York, A C. Figg, Esq, Connecticut. Srceetanine. James B. Murray, E+q , of New, York, Henry E. Pierpont, of Sew York. The meetirg being organised, Tusopore Sapewier, Erq. made a few brief tut pithy remarks on the motives which influenced the New York Central Committee to make the call, andthe necesaity there existed why the convention should take such energetic measures to secure the decisive action of Congress during the coming ses- sion. He explained the peculiar positionin which the claimants stoed with the government of the United States, which had, by re! § France from the claim, assumed the debt themselves, and th claims on t! fe question should be put forth to the publicin ashape tbat could not be misunderscood, and that the effort to procure the cancelling of the d bt by the government should be persevered in until it was success- jal. Several delegates spoke on th Mending action, action. Mr. recommended that a committee shouid be named, or a ge- neral agent, with an adequate ry, should be a, poicted by the convention, to proceed to Washing’on, and during the session to press tbe matter upsn the noti f the members, and secure its final success All that was ne- cessary, in his opinion, was, that Cengress should be fully apprised of the responsibility which rested on them, to concentrate their attention and discharge the obligation. ‘The Hon. Mr. Lunt,of Newburyport, Mass, replied, that the proposition of the last er was not quite ad did not doubt but the me subject, all recom- 'ERKINS, Of Connecticut, eppointing an agent would hi would advige that, os a beginning, a s!rong and energet- ic memorialshould be prepared and presented to Con- gress onthe subject. He had in contemplation of this @ rough {draft of such a memorial, and vice of the Convention, should they deem it advisable to adopt his suggestions. Mr. Sepawicx then off:red the following resolution, which was adoptea :— Resolved, Tnat a Committee of five be appointed to re- port a memorial to Congress forthe consideration of this Convention, and also to report such measures may Aeem neovssary for adoption, The tollowing ‘gentlemen were named and appointed such committce Messra, Lunt, Sedgwick, Montague, Davis, and McAl- ester. ‘Toe following resolution was also adopted :— Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to prep nd report an address to the People of the United a Messrs. Howard, Edwards, Gray, Perkins, and Mum- ford, were appointed this committee. Mr. Fu. offered the following, which was adopted : Resolved, Uhat a Committee be sppointed to inquire and report what claimsare now holden by the origioal ¢laimants and their} representatives, and what b: , and the cu o% particular hardship whieh be found to exist. The Hoo. Mr Howanrp then spoke for some minutes on the course pursued ia Congress heretofore on this matter He thought there existed a wish on thi Senate and the House of Represent: the clarmi ‘They had already passed different sessions, in favor of liquidating their claim, and be had every confijence that by an earnes’, a close, and well directed perseverance on the part of the claim ti i its or representatives, the question would ally disposed of at the coming ion of the parties interested, an rge. It appears that the Ho: time since chairman of a com: in Congress which this sutject came up, aud that by his efforts, the bill was carried through to pay these clims After some further rersational remarks, the Con- vention adjourned to give the Committee time to report. On Thursday the Convention met at twelveo’clock at the same place, when the Hon, Mr.Lunt, of Mass, as Chairman of the Committee to draft a memorial, read the report of the Committee, recommending thi ing of the scccmpanying memorial, which was ado) The memori»]is lengthy, but very ably drawn up. The Hon, Mr. Howanp, a8 chairman of the Committee to draft an address to tue people, read the report and sub mitted for the adoption of the Convention an address of coasideranie length, which had heen prepared —setting forth the origin of the claims aud the position of the Go vernmet. For half a centuryhad the'cisims been urged— gsin and repeatediy had reports in favor ot them been mad, vut ouly once was there n bill passed for their re- lief.tlo many instances the withholding of the claims was agrievous wrong, aud misery and poverty was entaile: on many widows and o:phans, who were dependent on che pay ment of the debt for the means ot relief from almost starvation. The object of the report was not to censure the Government, but to urge end claim trom them the payment of what their Committees had acknowledged to de a Just and lawtuldebt. Public opinion was courted by the claimants, and st was hoped, that every s the country would take up the ca representatives in bith Houses to ad a bill for their relief. Theclai Neples and Mexico had bean urged «nd French Spoliation claims, prior to 1800, were the only ones castoverboard by the Government. They were the only cl 1s who were excluded from the benefits of the protect ‘ing them against'thr i reign netion,end justice of that claim. is letter to General Pinck- ney, bad exp y, ten “that France had admitted the claims trom which sbe had been released by the American Government.” Yet by somethe claimants had been denounced as speculators, who had purchased up ‘he original claimaat # moiety, and were now seeking to compel the people to make good what they had hi But this Convention xuished their fellow citizens, when they considera! a iF an ect of injustice done to an indi- ion. That it wasa recognised principle property could be applied te the public benefiy without some compensation being paid to the owner. Such had not been done in this instance and it was to'procure the tulfitment of this pledge that the claimants Bo! pealed to their feilow citizens The address was adupted, and the Committee ordered that it be signed by the President and Secretary. The Committee appointed to draft a series of resolutions forthe guidance of the claimants and the public, report. Firstly.—That it was expedient that agents should be appuinted in the several cities and districts having claims, to urge the passoge of a bill in their favor by Congress; and that the Central Committee bedirected to carry this into immediate operation 8econdiy.—That the Convention instruct the Central Commitcee to obtain memorials, from as many places a possidle,on this subject, to be sent to Congress; and that the members of this Convention do urge w their Con- Gressione] Representatives the advocacy of this measure, Mr. Sepowice offered the following, which isa modifi. cation of # resolution previously adopted:— Resolved, That it is desirable that one of more special agents should be appointed, for the purpose of urging upon ingress the Consideration of the claims represented by this Convention; and that the Executive and Centre) Committees be charged with this duty, or with recom- mending the performance of it by the different citics where claimants reside, if they see fit. The following gentlemen were appointed to the follow ing Committees: Executive Commitrer—New Your City. George Giswold, Joseph Delafield, Bache M-Evare,\ James B Murray, Gerrit G. Vanwagener, Theodore Sedgwick, Walter R. Jones, Henry E Pisrpoint, Frederick De Peyster. Connesronnina Committers. Maine. ...+.... +A W. H, Clapp, eq, of Portland, Francis Hobbs, “= Bangor, New Hampshire. ..Edward Cutts, Portsmouth, Massachusetts. ...E’ward Brooks, “ Berton, W.H. Montague, « “ T.B Curtiss, “ « George Luvt, “ — Newburyp’t, Rhode Island... .Pbi!lip Allan, Providence, Connecticut. .....H W. Edwards, “ New Haven, Harvey Muiford, “ Pennsylvania... ..JohnM Scott, | " Philadelphia James Bivad, “ Maryland. .....JacobG Davies, ‘ Baltimore, John 8. Doonel, * « Virginia. ....... John Sout “Norfolk, Wm LCi “ Winchester, District Columbia. Jas. H. C 50 aia South Cerolina...A Alexander, hes Charleston, Chas Fitzsi " Joe B. Hin on, « Raleigh, Rich’d Marchand," Little Rock W. Pomeroy, |“ Cincinnati, Jobn Anderson, Dr. Jobn Andrews, Jas. W Borden, Jr, Tennessee rcusD Bearden“ Kooxville. The thanks of the Convention were voted tot! Pe dent for his efficient services in the chair, and the Ni paper press of the city of New York, for their advocacy ofthe claims, and for publishing the Proceedings of this convention. Alroto the New York Central Committee, for the zeal and diligence used Rc them in calling to- gether the convention, from which such a heppy and prosperous result 1s expected. Among th» original claimants, who attended the Cen- vention on the urst day, we noticed Mademe Massonier, of Philadelphia, and two other ladies, who refused to ive their pames 4 ‘The letters and petitions from the poor and distressed claimants, were referred to the Central Committee to tek« into consideretion, anito devise some measures for theli relief. The Convention then adj vurned sine die. City Intelligence; Politee=Thursday, Nov. 15.—The weather yesterday was foggy, drizzly, and uacomfortable, and strange 8) @ay seem, such an atmor appears to dispel ecteo jery, above common petit lercenies, as not 6 care 0! infered wes before the polloe yesterday. Indiana, . . United States Distriet Court Before Jaige Betts, The United States vs. Adams ¢ Co.—This wasa i action brought by the Government sgainst Adams & Co, who run, among others, an express between Boston, Ner wich, and New York, to recover @ penalty of $100, for carrying letters in contravention of che several acts re cae a Post Ortice, and particularly the act of 8d of larch, 1885. ‘The action was brought under the 2d section of the act which prohibits any person or persons from carrying, or procuring tobe carried, avy letiers for pay, &c. QO» the partof the Goveroment it was proved that upon Joe occasion a man Dane! Stevens, who was ecaived some $3 or $4 for carry in Boston to Norwich, sumber of parcels cr Co’s office, ‘0 their respective d-stinations. They also proved, that ince the establishment of those express lines, the Post Ottice revenue had failen off nearly $7000 quarter. Oa the part of defendants it is contended that they do oot come withia the provisions of the statute, inasmuch a it does not prohibit the carrying of parcels, and that they never knowingly sent or procured to be sent, any ra; norare they bound, nor woul’ horized to open any parcels that might be ment. ey proved that the man Stevens was ouly one tay employed by them, in consequence of the illness of their jar ogent, t they had no knowledge of his having rec+ived any money as alleged by plaintiff. The case was given to the Jury yesterday utternoon, after the following its one of those ques ith which Courts of Law are so frequent. ly engaged—whether or no the facts which hav: meen brought before the Court pro ably com: witb- tn the purview of the was being envcted. It was conducted in such @ manner as to iovoive aviolation cf the Post Office laws. This business of the defendants has been prosecuted during a period of about three years, buta branch of it has been in operation for several years longer, aud bas, it is alleged, greatly encroached on the Post Ottice laws, Tne essential questions’ before you are, first, what are the facts proved by the government, and what is the law inrelu- uonto them? The goveraome .t say that they prove thar the defendau's cartied letters between New York ani Bosten, in three manners and ways, First, in packages of goods—thecommuaica ions going with these goads to the iadividuals whoreceived them,and it is charged that,under whatever form, they are letters and subject,to posiage. Any written communication between oue individual aod another comes within the term ‘mailable matter,” and no matter in what shape it is put, it is liable to carried by mail. They say that the deten carried the lctters in packages trom merchants, and that the let- ters were carried through express by their carriere—thut Fisher received parcels with money in them, and deliver ed them to their address, and the necessary implication is thatthese packages contained money. There is some controversy, however, on this subject on the other side a» to whether either of these facts were shown in proof. It is said that rd to the letter carried by Stevens, that pads oi livered to him were carried by him from New York to vens in so doing was acting on the p defendant The latter allegation, however, must be proved. It mu: be shown by direct proof,or by implication. If it war his own act,and hejdid not do it a agent of the defendants, then they cannot be li:ble, uader the penal law, although it might be a violation of the statute. to the consum. mation of the offence, how far is the government required to show that it was a letter? It is necessary only for them ‘o show that what the party took purported to be a letter Government has no power to open such a packege to as- certuin in that way the fact as toits character. But il it have the appearance of « letter, it is assumed to be one un tl thecon rary is proved. 3 that @ paper the persen ch: re order to upset ¢ testimony is,that any individual received a letter with the ‘irection to carry ind that he took it and went from New York to Boston, the implication is that he per- formed the trust, ond if any fact exist to the contra- ry, it for him to show it, and leave the jary to say how far it takes ‘away from the assertion that it was a letter. Agein, in relation to ‘hether there were one or more letters, the individual that saw it delive:ed,said itwes a paper.on the upper part of which the direction to “London” was written, but he did not eee the superscription of any of the ‘other letters nthe parcel But they all seemed to be letters, and in law thatis sufficient toshow that they were, until the contrary is shown; andthe natural conclusion was that the whol- pile of papers consisted of letters, as the upper one appeared to be a letter, and the defendants must show that the others were waste papers. On this ground,taking it to be proved that Stevens carried a pile of letters from New York to Boston, and Fisher also, and that the pack- e@lear himselt io letter. If the ages ordinarily contained letters, the question arises. does this amount to an act contemplated by the Statute ? What Congress had in view was to interdict the carriage of letters on the road over Which the mail is conveyed by any other mode than that betcadll oad by Jaw, and ip this prohibition water craft were also included.— Was the object to prevent stages or water craft carrying persons having letters? or do persons car tying letters in such stages render the owners of them responsible for a violation of the post office laws? Does a steamboat conveying @ person ‘ing a trunk of letters come wader thuact of Congress? I apprehendnot. You must ai @ business construction to theact. Congress mtendedto prevent letters being carried by stages or wi ter craft. It does not seem morn) that the pergon c: tying the letters should know ‘he penalty ison the master—nothing is sai4 about the owner ig Cognizant oi the fact. It may be weil to revert to how the thing was donetwenty years bi in order to illustrate my copstruction of the vessels, or some parts of them, an open box, or h thing, was left,in which the letters were deposited. The master did not know where the letters were to go, hut he knew there were let vrafbere, and the vessel was then in the direct act of car- eying Ivttere Andif under these circumstances the mater carried u Jetter, uoless it was accompanied by some portion of the goods compo: argo, he then carried a letter within the meaning of the 1aw. But when he conveyed a box whicb he could not open, and such box or package contained one letter, or one thousaud letters, the act did not apply tothem, It he meaning of the act ; Now wasthat an offence ted? ‘ir bus ness was to prevent the carriage of lett by vessela or singe coaches coaches; the: aces for carry violated the law; but they wouid not have vivlated the law by carrying atrunk with letters, or pas. sengers with letters in their pockets. But it wasfound chat within the last tweaty years, Congess bad not gone far enough to protect the post offi ‘An act was made accordiugly, in addition ent of those -0ts which preceded it. It was , ever sup posed in all tbis legisiation, thata man could not cerry & Place to another without violating the There was no prohibition of the convey. iduals of a letter from one; friend to another; but if he made a business of carrying letters ther it amounted to the offence included in tue statute. Seven or cight years back the running of these expresses com- menced, und it is said that they were a great means of de- priving the regular mailef most of its appropriate vusi- oess. It may be an evil ot great magnitude, and there is reason indeed te suppese from the testimony, that the Go- vernment has lost considerably by it, buc with that cons. deration we have nothing to du. The question which «waits your determination is, whether the conduct of the defendants has been in violation of the act. If the prose- cution of this business an evil,the legislature hed ha- sutticient time to counteract it during the last eight years, but they have not made it the subject ef legisiation. It is however ssid that it 18 violation of the act of "25 My instruction is that it must be proved that these parties either had some carriage or conveyance which wasen- gaged to carry lettersou a post road, or on a road parallel 'o a post road. It must be proved that the steamboat New Heven was in the otice of carrying letters di-- tinct from those enclosed in trunks and merchandize. It that is proved then it must be shown that the defendants advised or assisted the owners in doing it, thus incurring tbe penalty of $60 fer each offence. I think the great difficulty of the case arises from the 24th section of the act, so as to make it applicable to the charge made against the steamboat New Haven. But in order to give it as much scope as possible, I say that if the steamboat carried letters under the advisement, assistance and knowledge of the defendants, it i# a violation of the act. Because it the defendants used any sort of carriage, no matter what, call it a crate ; or what you please, irom this place to Boston, for the purpose of carrying letters, he is liable to the penalty. But underthis law the defendauts are no’ liable for letters contained in a package, unless it is shown that they know these packages containe: tained the lett or are they liable, although they might have # fed that these packages contained let ‘0 prevent such letters from , they may do so by land a ,and for which prohi@ited articles on sel, though ths caprain or owner were ignor ant of their being there, yet render them liable Bu unti! Congress does pass su in act the Court will not suppos+ that Congress meant to punish a man who acted ignorant of doieg wrong. You must flod that the steamboat jen letters, and thatthe defendants were accessary ee jing the ining them in doing it, and also th har orno matter what, in which they ited to the carri mail road, or road nal acts of Stevens and Fisher defendants to carry letters, yet di tl And though these men detendants, fh they are not liab! her than that the eqents may ba ‘onformed to t! eneral instruction: or positive ordersthey reeeived from them. If they cov. veyed the letters on theirown cy en ores without any authority or directions from the de'endants, then they arr of course not liable But if it m proved that Fisher and Ste- vens have been employed by the Seareraree the Fd . pose of carrying or transporting letters, or of aiding them Intheirtrane rtation inthe manner indicated, then the are liable. ere is nothing in this presecution which callson you to denounce them because they have person silly cerried the letters, or because the defendants have done so. If they have been inthe habit of carrying the letters on their persons ever since the establishment o! their express, this suit does noi call the legality of such ar act in question. ‘1'he offence charged is, that they em- ployed the instrumentality ofa steamboat, or some vehicl lor that purpose, and so far as the evidence establishes tha’ fact, the Governmen’ is entitled to the benefit of it. The Jury then retired, and will bring in a sealed verdict this morning. New Mosic.—Atwill has sent us a very beautiful new version of the well known Western Refrain “D nee, Boatman, dance.” The words by George P. Morrts, the music arranged by George Loder.— Those who have admired “Oa the Lake where drooped the willow,” should purchase this also, which is fully equal to it. The lithograph vignette is very pretty. Mr. Atwill has just publishec “Love'sn telltale,” an admired song, written |) ic arranged by Francia F “Love Nor,” a celebrated Quick Step (bed to Capt. Edward Vincent of the New Yor! Light Guard, by Francis H. Brown. Published by Mr. Atwill, “1 Camper, ag dea ¢ ballad. Th try by Thorms Haynes Bayle musie by Mrs. TH, Bagley. Published by Atwill Tageril Board of Supervisors. x, Nov. 16.—Adjourned Meeting. His Honor, yor,inthe Chair—A quorum being present, the minutes of the last mecting were read and adopted. Referred Back —The Report o! the ial committee on the application of the School Commissioners of the Tth and Lith wards, ing School Hocses in these war majority repor Alderman H. wr prevented the papers from the 7th snd Lith wards, on thesuhject of the erection of schoo! houses in those wards. He wished them read thatthe Al- Jerman of the 14¢h saittee on the applic: formed th ings were in conformity with the by the statutes,aud not as that gen- irregular. Reports.—-The Committee on Annual Taxes reporte! he tolio wil esoiutions relative to their purchase of Sshool land: Reselved, That upon the purchase of any lend for schoo! houses all the proceedings and papers in relation thereto july authenticated, shall be submitted to the counsel to the corporation, who shall file in the ottice of the Como ‘roller of the city, with his opinion of approval thereot or his objections theret me have been approved by the ry money, required for the pur pose of organizing the several schools as applied for by he Commissioners aod Inxpectors shall be paid by the Pomptroller, out of monies, as shall have been levied and raised for that purpose, and shall advise the Common Council thereof, if an additional appropriation shell be necessary for payment. Resolved, Thet before the payment cf any money for the erection of ‘school houses, and fit'ing up the same, copies: f the contract and bills of particulars, in case there 1s no written contract, sworn to, as now required y the ordinance of the Corporation in re'ation to the ac countability of officers, be submitted to the said Counsel. whose duty it shall be to file the #.me in the said Comp- troller’s office, with hisopinion, and that thereupon the wed ee in relation to appropriation, payment, shall be had, asin the case of the purchase of lands for school purposes, Alderman Woopnuxt wasot opinion that the adoption ofthe report and resolutiens would confli:t with the lew ot 1842, as amended in 1848, in which it is provid din the 10th section, thetthe Board of Supervisors have power only to raise and deposite with the Chamberlain the sums required ue the School Commissioners and Board of Edu- cauon, and‘which sumsare slene under the controland jisposal of the Commissioners, who are authorised to ap- vropriate and psy outtbe required sums 'o the respective ‘reasurers of the several schools. He considered that the Board had no general powers over the funds 80 raised, asthe Legislature had expressly taken fiom them the powers conferred by the act of 1642, and had conferred them on a different body. Alderman Ti..ov, as the Chairman ofthe Committee the resolutions, as being the best,in his opinion, to meet the obj-ctien. Alderman War: an was of opinion, that by a fair construction of the Act, the Board of Supervisors could not make a loan, for the purpose of meeting the applica tions of schoola made after the levy of. the annual tax for it purpose; that the amount levied could only be appro to the applications made previous to the levy, and t all subsequent application: the next levy, which will be on the first of January ni His Honor the Mayor thought the members were wai dering from the sutject As regards the first resolution, he did not think the B power which itself did net posses of opinion hat the Board had notthe power to of the reso luvions, although, if they had, he was inclined to think they would be conducive of much good, and save a good Jeal of blundering and cress working. Alderman Tillou and his honor the Mayor dividedthe floor untilthe acting president had fallen into a dose, ond the members of the Board had resolved themsel to groups, some discussing the late meeting of the Native ‘American party, as published exclusively in the Herald of Wednesday, some the question whether Mike Walsh would cross the river in the corporation barge, and others the propriety of a‘journing to Florence’s for a stew, as it was perfectly evidentthat the Board inastew, and the discussion was to be interminable, it being now pas’ ten o'clock , for the more they talked the greater the diffi culty. and the less the question was understood. Alder- men Lee and Hatfield are in close confab about the chance of Matty in the race ot 44. Alderman Emmans is ma x culculations as to the chance of the she: cocked hat in thenextelection. One solitary individual, with red waistcoat and @ benevolent Irish face. is watching the proceedings witha vacancy of gaze which satisfies the beholder that he understands nothing in particular of the subject uaderdiscussion. Alderman Hatfield breaks the spell by the word question ” The ayes and nays are taken, and the first resolution is adopted by a vote of 15 to4. The Borjennt at Arms observing the nid, nid, nodding of some members, and fearing lest they may vote con- trary to their consciences, (a thing very unvaual in the present Board,) benevolently pulls out his large silver box, filled with best Irish Bleck guard, and hands it round This has the desired effec , and the equence is, that the first resolution adopted, and carried, is to adjourn, to meet again to-morrow evening, and every other evening at seven o’clock, until this quer n is decided. Aldermen € TON, before the final motion to adjourn prevailed, offered the following resolution, which was adopted— Resolved, That it be referred to the Comptroller, to in quire and report to this Board in detail at the next meet- what amount of moneys have been ordered to be raised by tax for common school purposes, under the | provisions of the statute, for the year 1843, and what amount of school money has been received from the state for the same year; and what amount of cach, if any, is yet unexpended. ‘The Board adjourned at ten minutes to 11 o'clock. General jons. Before Recorder Tailmadge Aldermen Emmans and Nash Jonas B. Fuiuutrs, Eeq acting District Attorney. Nov 16 — Grand Larcrny—W illiam Sulliven was tried on an indictment tor grana larceny, tor stealing on thr 18th of October a quantity of boots and shoes, wort! $61 50, from the store of [saac Phillips, 18 Division st.— The accused had been in the employ of Paillips, and wat arelative, but being dissipated was discharged en_ the morning the robbery was discovered. A portion of the stolen goods were found at a pawabrokers’ shop, where the secused said he had left them. Peter B. Manchester the counsel of prisoner, not being present James T. Bra asigned by the Court. The jury found 4 be thenentered a plea of guilty to ano. ment for grand larceny, for stealing {rom the foot of Courtlanut street, belonging to the daugh- t.rof Aiderman Vandervoort. “The Court remarking hat he had been in the State prison of Pennsylvani was a wellknown thief, they sen'enced him to the Stat prison for two years and six months on the first offence, and three years, and six months on the secend convic tion, Noll» Prosequi.—In the c of Charles Scofield, in- dicted for an assault und batt i McDermot d battery, which by some rmatity at the Upper Police Office was magnified into an “intent to will.” Pleaded Guilty.— J imes B. Martin, jointly indicted with Jonn G ies, tor an assault aod battery on Lewis Peck, en vered « plea of gnilty and sentence was deterred owing to there being a civil suit pending. Abduction of « Lawyer.—Wm. N. Griggs and Francis Sayre, mplesded with WM_B. Dav, Esq , were tried tor an ult and battery on Robert H Shannon, Esq. end subsequent abduction to Jersey city, The: ircumstance were that Shannon wus epeciully depnted to serve an at- tachment on Day for a contempt of Court issued by the courtof Chancery. Onthe 27:h of Jaly the comp!ainan’ proceeded to the store of Wm. N. Grings, 110 Murray street, where he found Day. He showed the attachment to Day and after considerable Jelay they lett together Day desiring toobtain bai’. They proceeded towards the Jersey City ferry, when Day rushed by the gate towards the boat and Shannon followed. Ascuffi re ensued, when Sayre and Griggs came running down on the plat form and shoved both Day and Shannon on board the bout ; after reaching the boat Sayre seized Shannon and threw him on the deck, Day held him down; the boat started from the wharf and Sayre and Griggs jum.ed ashore, calling ironically, “stop the boat”—" stop the boat.” ' As soon as the boat was clear from the whi Day released his grasp and they were both taken to Jersey ¢ity where Day remsined, and who has not since bee At half past two o’clock the Court adjourned until thie morning at eleven, in order to allow the Aldermen to meet the Bosrd of County Canvesters. The case will be continued to-day _UG- ANY UNE HAVING A FILE OF THE SUN Newapeper for December last, °42, will confer a favor by loaning it to this office. 0G@- GREAT WESTERN IS DOING A GREAT business at the American Museum. The house isine continual state of hilarity during the whole of his pe vormance. His speech isin the most laughable Ethiopian sty le, and his dence, or breakdown is unrurpassable. Mr. Cole, the India Rubber man, 18 the most Jimber and suple human Leing we ever saw, and Crleste is as nimble ase ‘airy. The dog Billy sings, dances, and performs a va- ciety of other f¢ which estonish every beholier. The Misses Shaw sing very sweetly, and indeed the whole entertainment is exceedingly rich and receives unbound- ad applause. No pla hort, presents such attractions “a the favorite resort. —_———) FORTUNE TELLING Se EMS TO BE AT tiaog Brest attention, end Medam Adolph at Penle’s Museum, has her handstull of business every day. Great Western, and others, are giving grend entertainments to crowded end delighted hou Jn short, the place seems tobe enjoying an unwonted degree of prosperity under (ta present manogement, and we sincerely hope it will long c ntinus to. 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Qg- WORMS, WORMS, WORMS.—They kill chil. aren by hundreds, when the cause is never suspected, the sufferers never dreaming that these pests are doing aliche mischief. When the breath is off-nsive, and there much abe of the nose, grinding the teeth during sleep, paleness about the lips, with flushed cheeks, &. these are rymptomt whieh’ indicate the presengn of worms. Sheimin’s Worm Lozenges are a specifio— they destroy them when all other means fail Children will take them essy,and cry for more. They have been uted in over 406,000 cutes, and always with perfect suc: cons. Dr. Sherman's warehovee is 106 Nassau street. 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RICHARDSON, Office and Consulting Rooms of thi Lollege, 97 Nossau st. 0G- CONSTITUTIONAL DEBILITY CURED.— The Tonic Mixture, prepared by the College of Medi. cine and Pharmacy of thecity of New York is now con- fidently recommended and prescribed by the first medical practitioners of the city, for all cases of debility produced either by secret indulgence or excess of any kind detri. mental to the constitution. It is an invaluable remedy for im ce, agg he een (unless depending on malformation), and will be found highly beneficial in all complaints arising from a debilitated state of the con Sold in single bo tles $1 each; in cases of half adozen $5; carefully packed and sent to all parte of the Union, Office ond consulting rooms of the College 97 Nassan street, W S. RICHARDSON, Agent. RICORD’S PARISIAN ALTERATIVE . riff ute for the radical cure of primary or secondary syphilis. This powerful alterativo is guarant: ed to re- ‘nove avery trace of venereal poison from the system, treagtheoing the constitution and purifying the b All persons suapecting a venereal taint remaining int ystem, should tse this mixturo without delay.” Bol single bottles, $1 each ; ia cases containing half a dozen, %, carefully packed, and sentto all parte of the Union W, & RICHARDSON, Office and Coneniting Roome of thu Colleg and Pharmacy, 07 Nassau stro. t. it, Medlotne