The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1843, Page 2

NEW “New York, Monday, December 18, 1843. is wanted to act as agent for the Herald, in Trenton, New | Jersey, where he can, with a small capital, establish a business which will prove lucrative Apply at this | Ottice. ae ‘The Cabinet Nominations, &c. A very important and curious piece of business is now before the U.S. Senate, in secret A few days ago, we believe the President sent in for the approval of that body, the following nomi- | nations :— . | Aver P. Ursnun, for. Davin Hensnaw. James M. Port: Joun Ni Caves Cosmin ‘ Geones H. Prorritr These nominations present a very singular ques- | tion inmathematics to the whigs and locofocos in | the Senate. Will they confirm or reject them? No one knows—no one cares—but singular enough, | he who cares least of all, is the President of the | United States—is the veritable John Tyler, the | abused of both parties, the sufferer by all. If the whole batch are rejected, Mr. Tyler's only regret ought to be, that John C. Spencer, and that block- | head Wickliffe, is not included in the lot. Wedo not allude to Mr. Curtis, the Collector, or Mr. Gra- ham, the Postmaster, both of New York, for they | are too small game, and their duplicity has been of | late too transparent to excite any feeling but that of laughter. With the exception of Judge Upshur, who is not a politician by trade, and who, therefore, may be presumed to be an honest man, we believe there is nota single man sent into the Senate, who has not, according to recent events, duped and deceived the President in the most finished mode. We do not, therefore, believe that the President cares a button if they are all rejected—and the interest of the problem will arise from the uncertainty of the Senate’s action on these names, and how they will calculate the horoscope in the present state of af- fairs. The only misfortune in this business is, that John C. Spencer, Edward Curtis, and John L. Graham, are not included in the lot, for the ele- gance of their intrigues to deceive the President, beat anything that ever was written by Eugene Sue. Weshallunravel the whole by and by. ession. Secretary of State. ecretary of the Navy. Secretary of Wat jeneral. . Minister to Brazils or Rio. Movements oF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICANS— Tue Meeting 1N THE First Warp—Sineuiar Conpvucr or THE Rev. Davip Hate.—We perceive by an advertisement in our columns, that a grand rally of the American Republicans takes place this evening in the First Ward, at the Atlantic Gardens. ‘The former meeting at the same place was a very interesting and important one, and created much sensation in various quarters. At the meeting this evening, Aaron Clark, one of the best and most popular Mayors that the city of New York ever had, willspeak—and several other gentlemen, well known for their able and eloquent advocacy of this great cause, will also address the assemblage. Several of the speakers who appeared at the First Ward, addressed the great meeting in the Ninth Ward afew evenings after, and were received with great enthusiasm. But what gives peculiar interest tothe move- ment in the First Ward, is the fact that eflortshave been made to counteract them by certain parties under the disguise of great affection and regard for the American Republicans. It seems that the Rev. David Hale has undertaken the attempt of casting discredit upon the previous meeting, and has determined to give not rest to his eyes nor slumber to his eyelids, until the guardianship and direction of all the movements in that ward, be committed to his hands. But let us hear what “ ganny” David has got to say on the subject. We find the following paragraph in his paper of Satur- day :— Finst Wanp.—The meeting held at the Atlantic Garden ou Tuesday night, at which, according to the Herald, se- veral respectable’ American Republicans were, withont their own approbation, appointed atficare af tha Utaed, and @ Custom House Officer elected “ unanimously” to preside over them, will not in our opmion be recognized as a meeting of American Republicans at all. The movement, if we understand it, was anti-American Republican, alto- gether. Such a movement will undoubtedly be attempted in all the Wards, and, with too much success, we fear, in distracting the party, if the n agitating course is allowed to bekept up, In the First Ward, how! it will do no | mischief ; for not a member of the party is implicated in it according to our best knowledge and belief. This is very funny. We hardly know what to make of the Rev. David Hale. We had supposed | that he was disposed to be friendly to the Ameri- can Republicans, and was a sort of chaplain to the party. But he now appears very much like a Judas in the camp—a good deal inclined to play the part of Satan, who introduced his sooty | presence amongst the sens of God, for the purp of tormenting and destroying them. He says that | the meeting in the First Ward, was not an Ame- rican Republican meeting at all. Why? Because | a;Custom House Officer presided! Well, this is | very drell. We should very much like to know how it comes that a Custom House Officer has not | a right to declare himself in favor of reform? The | idea put forth by the Rev. David Hale is perfectly | ridiculous. Why, according to his own opinion, | he himself ought to be altogether excluded trom any connection whatever with the American Re- publican party. Doeshe not receive money from | the government for advertising? Does he not re- ceive money from the Custom House for publish- | ing its advertisements? Does he not receive mo- ney from the Navy Department for publishing its advertisements? Yes, this same Rev. David Hale probably receives more money from the government than that Mr. Ralph, the respectable Custom House officer, who precided at the meeting of American Republicans in the First Ward. But the American Republicans are, it is to be| hoped, sufficiently on their guard against all such miserable manquvres te mislead and disorganize. They are all, we believe, unanimous in adherence to one of the most important and most excellent of | their principles—that is, that they are ready to re-| ceive adherents from all parties—locofocos, whigs> Custom House officers—all who are willing in good | faith to struggle for reform, and the deliverance of the city from the desolation and disasters which | corrupt politicians have been inflicting on the coun- try. And they will not shut their doors against even intelligent and patriotic citizens born in other countries, who are willing to unite in the great re | form movement; and thousands of whom are to be found, who are as much opposed to the indis- criminate and hasty enfranchisement of the herds of ignorant immigrants who annually flock to our shores, as the most zealous native-born advocate of the great principles of the American Republican party can possibly be. Subtle David may cease his efforts. Maeniricent Encravine.—One of the most ad- mirable engravings which have ever been issued in this country, has just been produced from the burin | of the brated artist, Mr. Dick, of this city. Its subject is the splendid and costly monument to the memory of Sir Walter Scott, at present in course of erection at Edinburgh. The size of the plate is about thirty-six inches by twenty-four. The design is very correct and effective. The monument it- self isa very elaborate and imposing structure, the judicious manner in which the accessorie and s in the picture have been introduced add greatly to its Picturesque effect. In the distance is a portion of the old town of Edinburgh, including many of the most interesting public buildings, such us St. Giles Cathedral—Duke of York’s Monument—Victoria General Assembly Hall—and away to the right the Castle, frowning down upon the scene from the steeps of the romantic for a thousand years. The execution of this splendid plate reflects the highest credit on that department of American art. Our city may well be proud of the possession of such an artist ashe whose skill, judgment and taste, hive been now more triumphantly demonstrated than ever, hill on which it has stood | of those costs, which w Libels and Lawyers. It will be recollected that we published, a few days ago, an account of the termination of the prosecution commenced against us by the Medical Faculty of the University, on terms mutually agreed upon, and mueh to the satisfaction of all parties concerned, succeeded by increased respect and es- teem on both sides. We believe we published also, on the same occasion, the lawyer's bill of costs, with the receipt from Mr. Brewster, the part- ner of Mr. O'Connor, acknowledging the payment had settled on our usual principle of doing business—cash in advance. Ano- ther branch of the same settlement consisted in the | payment, by us, of the following sums, which had been advanced by the treasurer of the Faculty, to the several lawyers employed as counsel :— Paid by the Treasurer of the Medical Faculty, in the suit of the Faculty vs. Mr. Bennett, the following sums, prior to the compromise, being money advanced in the suit :— To Mr. O’Connor,. . .. “ Mr. H. Maxwell, “ Mr. Graham,... 130 MARTIN PAINE, Treasurer, New Yors, Dec. 15, 1843. This bill we did not receive till Saturday last, but we shall send up the money this morning, and receive areceipt in full, so that thus there shall be no drawbacks—no difficulties—no litigious dis- position on our part. It seems, however, that this settlement, so satis- factory to the principals, has not been altogether agreeable to other parties concerned. The lawyers are not at all satisfied, and accordingly, to our sur- prise and astonishment, we have received, through our own counsel, the following letter from the até torney of the lawyers employed on the opposite side :— New Yonx, Dee. 4, 1843. Onrefection I cannot think it proper to call upon your client. | It appears to mel! should, only spproech the oppo- who has attorney and‘counsel through them. ver called upon or conferred with Mr. Bennett about this business. Ihave no idea of there being any danger of a misunderstanding as to the intentions of the arties. Of course, 1 suppose Mr. Bennett will, without esitation, pay the counsel fees, but if not, of course the settlement falls through, and the suit must proceed. 1 think it is not consistent with my duty to do otherwise than communicate with you in the matter, and leave you to confer with Mr. Bennett on the subject. Yours, respectfully H. BREWSTER. J. A. Mornin, Esq. I subjoin a statement of fees, due not for publication :— Mott and others vs. Bennett— D. Graham’s fee,. . $50 00 Mr. Hugh Maxwell’ 250 Chas, O'Connor's do. and $450 00 This is certainly a very curious and surprising affair. This new demand is altogether beyond our comprehension. We hardly know what to make of it. It seems, then, according to this remarkable epistle, that the Faculty and we must go into Court after all, and see if we cannot tear each other’s character in pieces, for the very admirable purpose of gratifying the pruriency of the public taste for that sort of amusement, and at the same time sup- plying our good friends, the lawyers, with addi- tional business! We had settled the case with cer_ tain doses of common sense—$50 doses, and $150 doses, of common sense ; but it now appears that it is all humbug in us and the Faeulty to attempt to settle our own difficulties, and that a $450 dose of law must be administered before the case can be disposed of and settled! Now let us examine this curious new bill. Here is Mr. D. Graham’s fee charged, ‘ $50.” But Mr. Graham has already been paid a fee of $50; al- though, as it seems, Mr. Graham, never did much in the business at all. His share of it consisted in going through the ceremony of an introduction to two members of the Faculty, with whom he had a little conversation—the aforesaid ceremony of an introduction having been effected through the agen- ey of our friend, Mr. George P. Morris, of “ The Mirror,” and who, we suppose, acted in this kind manner, in generous requital for the innumerable pufis we have published of his ‘‘ Melodies” and his “ Mirrors.” Well, Mr. Graham is avery excellent, worthy man. We should feel great pleasure in sivinathina SMinadiieiansl Alibi: gusicessens ot aor thought it was all quite proper. Mr. Graham has once before got money out of a suit brought against us—that one in which Mr. Noah was the prosecuting party. Noah broughta suit against us to recover $100, which he alleged we owed him. Ona trial on the facts before a jury, we believe there was a ver- dict returned in our favor, the finding indeed being that Noah owed us, and not we him. But arguing the case under the statute of limitations, it appears that we were cast in his debt, although in point of equity and common sense we were the party in whose favor the case should have been decided. And we recollect very well that Mr. Morrison, the legal gentleman employed by us on that occasion, brought us information, on a Saturday evening, that the case had terminated against us—that we had to pay about $400—and that Mr. Graham was determined to issue an execution immediately, un- jessthe money was paid that afternoon. Well, it was after banking hours, and had we nct had the necessary sum in our pocket, would no doubt have embraced his opportunity of issuing an execution. This, we believe, was all the money Mr. Graham has ever got out of us. As to this new demand, we are very sorry that we cannot comply with it. We cannot consent to pay him this money, because we do not think that he is entitled to it according tolaw. Neither do we think that they can con- tinue this suit in spite of the principals. Mr. Gra- ham, therefore, had better take eur advice, which we give with great pleasure, and attend to his po- litical affairs, instead of endeavoring to get $50 out of our pockets. And now, in regard to Mr. Hugh Maxwell. It seems that, for some reason or other, he wants $250. This isa still more inscrutable affair than thatof Mr. Graham. Mr. Maxwell has already received $100—but that’s not enough. He must have $250 more, or—the curious alternative again— this suit must be continued, whether the Faculty be willing or not. Well, Mr. Maxwell is a very worthy man—a very worthy man—and a, re- spectable lawyer—a ighly respectable | law- yer. He made himself famous one day in the Yematkable conspiracy cases of 1826—conspiracy cases which were, indeed, truly remarkable when viewed in connection with events in the financial world of subsequent occurrence. In that day Mr Eckford and Mr. Jacob Barker were indicted and absolutely convicted for allowing themselves to be defrauded by aninsurance company, They did not take the money belonging to any insurance com- pany, as very clearly appeared on the trial. But they allowed themselves to be fleeced, and were positively convicted for this unheard of crime. If they had waited only a few years, they would have found that dozens round about in Wall street attain respectability and eminence in the fashionable, li- terary, and religious world, by plundering banks and insurance companies. But on these trials, Mr. Maxwell made himself quite famous, and subsisted on the reputation then made, until he took a new start on the first attempts made to L eciow a Tyler enh in_this city, when he made a famous speech onthe Exchange, after which, we believe his son was appointed ona diplomatic mission to Russia. He now wants $250 from us. Well, if he is ve anxious to get it, in the present melancholy deart of legal business, and makes a proper appeal to our charitable feelings, we may be incline tha our hand into our pocket. But we question the legal- ity of the claim as now presented, and we don’t mean to accede to it until its righteousness be esta- blished before a court and jury—a rather indefi- nite postponement of the payment, we are disposed to believe. 2 S 4 But we're not done with this curious bill yet.— Here is $150 that{Charles O'Connor demands. Per- haps he is quite entitled to that. We must say that inthe whole of this business he has conducted himself in a very gentlemanly manner towarda us. Pc need the amusements with a very pithy | " He commenced ry pithy | 446 NO. letter; but he has managed the case with great pro- priety and good feeling. But before he be paid he ‘ust also show that his claim is according to law. We give Mr. O'Connor great and deserved credit for his talent—his ingenuity—his sympathy for Ire- Jand—but we cannot consent to pay this bill of hia until some legal claim to support it be made out. On the whole, therefore, we demur to the pay- ment of all these bills. We demur to the position which they attempt to assume, that they can carry on this suit unless we pay these incomprehensible bills. We are determined to resist it. It is very strange, indeed, that the Faculty and ourself cannot settle our affairs on the principles of common sense but that on all our amicable arrangements these re- | spectable lawyers must put aveto. We think this | unconstirutional—de i cid than the whole of Captain edly oe and therefore we shan’t submit to it. “Not we. But this is not all. This same Mr. Brewster has more work brewing, and writes us aie following letter, which is the most curious of all his curious epistolary correspondence :— James G. Bensert, Esqa— Dean Thave been requested by J. Selby West, a respectable young gentleman en; in the coal trade, to prosecute you for several successive libels published against him in your paper. 1 however address you, and soy that pou will pay him atithe of what he has lost in business by the means— make the amende honorable—he and I also will be better pleased by an amicable arrangement than by litigation. Yours, &e. H. BREWSTER, Attorney at Law, 61 Wall street. | Noy. 17, 1843. This Mr. Brewster appears to have quite a genius for getting up curious, funny, incomprehensible letters and bills and notices of prosecutions. All we can ee from this letter is, that he wants mo- ney. That’s clearenough. But howmuch money he wants—or what it is for—or who this ‘Mr. J. Selby West, a respectable young gentleman, en- gaged inthe coal trade,” is, we are as ignorant of as the venerable Sabbath-breaker suffering perpetu- al exile in the moon. We never befere heard of this Mr. J. Selby West”—we never heard that he was ‘‘engaged in the coal trade”—we never published any thing about him. He may be the best and purest young man in the city, and it would be very wrong for us to believe otherwise—but there can, of course, about as much necessity for us to publish an amende honorable as there is for us to give this Mr. Brewster an unlimited order on our banker to draw as much money as he pleases for a twelve- month to come. We wonder if that would satisfy him, ould it? je There certainly must be a great dearth of legal busi- ness in these days. When we see such things done by respectable members of the New York bar, there must be something very much approaching to a sore famine of bread in the land. But why we should be pounced upon, we are at aloasto imagine. We may be a very fat goose, but we're not yet quite ready to be plucked. They will at least, we hope, permit us to remain with our feathers till Christmas. hat can have produced this terrible decline of legal business ? i the Millenium nearly at hand? Probably the cheap newspapers—the cheap system of doing business, has had something to do in the production of this blessed change—blessed to the country, but woful to the lawyers, and woful, too, it seems intended to be to us—miserable sinner!— who must feed the hungry which this change has made. We are surprised that Mr, Brewster, in making out these bills, did not put in a claim toa morsel for every lawyer inthe city. The bill might as reasonably have been $5000, as for $450. y didn’t he put down— Mr. John Smith’s fee, + $500 00 “Peter Smith’s di . 600 00 “ ‘Thomas Smith’s do. . 500 00 “ William Smith’s do. 500 00 “ Hugh Smith’s do. 7 500 00 “ David Smith’s do. 500 00 “ Ebenezer Smit . 600 00 “Jeremiah Smit! 500 00 “ Hezekiah Smith’s do. 500 00 “ Obadiah Smith’s do. . . » 500 00 $5000 00 _ Now for a ‘moral—a philosophical, instructive, impressive, practical moral. We remarked, on a former occasion, when speaking of this business, that from the intercourse which we had had with Beach’s Humbug Mail Line—Extraordinary Conduct—The Robbery of Pomeroy’s Ex- press—Movements of the Post Office—-What 1s to be done? We published last Saturday an advertisement signed by Moses Y. Beach, and taken from the Sun, setting forth that he had made extensive ar- rangements to send parcels over this country, and also over a part of Europe. This advertisement gave the public to understand that these arrange- ments had been made with the Post Office De- partment at. Washington, and that all parcels would go “under the great seals of the United States and Great Britain,” that is, with their sanc- tion. We were astonished that our government should make any such arrangements with such a man as this Beach, and we now have it in our power to place this whole matter in its proper light. The whole announcement is a gross imposition upon the public. ‘¢ have received the following letter containing a full exposé of the humbug, from the only regularly authorized mail agents of the Post Office Department in this city:— New Yorx, December 16, 1843. Buxnetr— In we remarks in the Herald of this day, in noticing Beach and the Post Office, you do the Post Office Depart- at injustice in supposing that they have, or would enter into an; ement with him for the trans- portation of’ mailable matter over mail routes. The fact ix, Moses Y, Beach has no arrangement whatever with the Post Office Department for the transportation of mail- able matter any where; and his advertisement is a gross fraud on the Post Otfice Department and the public. In order to place this matter in the true light before the bay is necessary to state a few facts :—As soon as Mr, Beach became awure that the Postmaster General had entered into an arrangement with Burgess, Stringer & Co. for the transportation of this matter over the principal mail routes in the country, he applied forthe same privi- lege, and was refused on the fer that he could send his matter through us, asthe department did not wish to multiply this ment. Beach immediately came out in his paper, and blew up the whole concern, declaring that the Postmaster General had transcended his power, and called on Congress to interfere, and as soon as we came out with the announcement of the routes over which we send, he makes the announcement, which you copy in your paper without the least shadow of authority ment from any one; no doubt thinking thereby toxturn the matter into ridicule, purely out of jealousy of a rival ouse. ‘These are the facts. Beach we care nothing about—he in not in our way; but your article will have a tendency to mystify the matter; therefore, in justice tous, we hope you will give the above publicity. Very res) ‘ours, a3 Bi RGESS, STRINGER & co. This is the strangest thing we ever remember to have seen. ‘Such barefaced humbug is unparal- leled. And what does it show? The advertisement in question was taken from the Sun, which is filled with other notices of books, servants wanted, &c., and what reason have we for not believing that a greater portion of them are of the same charac- ter? We have frequently seen advertisements in that paper that could not be mistaken as to their source. But what else can we expect from a man that is engaged in all kinds of speculations, from oil and carrier pigeons, to women? Is it to be expect- ed that a dealer in all sorts of stocks, and in all kinds of humbug, such as we here expose, would the regular BoyRciaey we had come to the conclu- sion, very reluctantly to be sure, that it was safest to avoid their society hereafter, and to stick to the more liberal and common-sense society of the re- spectable and intelligent body of gancks. Our sub- sequent experience, however, has led us to make aconsiderable modification of this opinion. We begin to think that the regular practitioners and the members of the Faculty are not so bad after all.— We now discover that there are professional peo- ple much worse than they. We have, therefore, now come to the conclusion that lawyers are to be avoided, and we shall avoid them and the law, ac- cordingly. We shall have as little to do with them as possible. And we advise everybody to have as little to do with them as possible. We beg all phi- lanthropists to warn their fellow-beings on all occa- sions to have as|ittle to do with the lawyers as pos- sible. We implore the preachers of the gospel of all denominations to cease not to warn their beloved flocks to have as little to do with the lawyers as possible. We advise all medical practi tioners—licensed and unlicensed— (Sat and irre- gular—to have as little to do with the lawyers as possible. And we are sure we need not recommend all newspaper editors to have as little to do with the lawyers as ible. ‘We believe that the enlightened _and respectable members of the Facult of the medial department! the University of the city of w York, have determined to avoid hereafter all lawyers and libel Wire hskl inst oe aye them _on_ that Hapey ys career—and assure them that any thing we can do to serve them, from Dr. Mott down to Dr. Bed- ford, shall be cheerfully done, for they have at least more common sense than all the lawyers we have ever met with. Poutcr or Boston.—We take the following from the ‘* Boston Courier” of Saturday. We under- stand that a similar investigation is intended in this city. If it be thorough the Mysteries of New York will be exhibited in colors never betore seen :— “ The Police business of this city is about to taped an investigation, and it is tobe hoped that the public will be benefitted thereby. Mr, Dexter, one of the police offi- cers, was indicted ‘yesterday, for the second time. He was on trial yesterday afternoon, at the Municipal Court, on the first offence, and some of the evidence, and some of the statements of the different counsel, will probably show the necessity for anew organization, or for a re- form in the manner of conducting the police in this city. We have no doubt that the watchmen, constables, and other officers, do their duty as they understand it, nor that the Justices of the Police Court do their duty as they understand it. But there is little doubt that some means must be taken to teach all of them how to under- stand it much better than they do at present. The trials now going on at the Municipal Court. are likely to open the eyes of the public to the abuses which that ‘same pub- lic have, fora long time suffered, and it is to be hoped that they will leadto an examination by @ committee of the Legislature, at its next session, into the way in which matters are conducted at the Boston Police Court. We do not believe that constables have any eat to discharge a man after his arrest, because he is willing to pay a fee ; and we have no belief that a Justice has any right to ad: vise that constable to do Governor Wanrtep 1n Canapa.—We take the following advertisement from a Canada paper of a late date :-— Waxtev.—A Governor General for United Canada. Salary, £25 C’y, inclusive of board and washing. The only qualification necessary is, that the candidate shall be ableto write his own hame. Astipulation must be entered into, by which he shall be compelled to unde: the form of listening to advice. Apply to Hincks, Bald- win & Co., Upholsterers, Newgate street. Kixasron, Sth Dec., 1843. We publish this gratis, in order that it may the more readily reach the eye of some long-shore Yankee, who is in want of an office. Canada is in such a eurious condition just now, that no one but a real live Yankee can carry her through with- out a revulsion. We will receive proposals, post- age paid, for the situation, and send the same to Kingston by the first bo: Sreamsurr Acapra left Boston on Saturday for Liverpool, with 16 passengers—13 for Liverpool— 17,000 letters, 2 heavy bags of despatches from Washington, and the usual quantity of newspapers. Tue Mat Rosrery.—The Grand Jury on Satur- day found a true bill of indictment against Hough, for the robbery of the U. 8. Mail at Hudson. Tue Lavinia Prrates.—The trial of Babe and Mathews for murder and piracy on board the Sa- rah Lavinia, takes place to-day in the U.S. District Court at ten o’clock. Musicat.—It will be sufficient to say that Ole Bull plays to-night at the Park Theatre. He re- turned yesterday from Philadelphia, all well. On Saturday afternoon, Vieux Temps and his sister, Mademoiselle Vieux Temps, lefttown for Boston, where they intend togive a series of concerts. We have no doubt they will create a sensation in Boston. Tue Travian Orgna Company.~-This company, which is now playing ashort engagement at Wash- ington, have positively taken the Park Theatre.— They are to open immediately after the first of Jan- uary. Tae Savin Trovre are at the American Thea- The Opera of “Moses in Egypt,” was in rehearsal. Henry PL acipe is creating quite a sensation at the St. Charles, N. 0., in “Grandfather White- head.” The papers say, that since his appearance in that character, the Creole families have given their patronage to the Theatre, instead of the Opera —a thing of very rare occurrence. Russent was giving concerts at Savannah, with his accustomed success. His powerful voice, his original style of song, and his winning manner, aided alone by one of Chickering’s pianos, were stop short of perpetrating another imposition, in the shape of advertisements of the character we speak of? On this point, however, the letter of Burgess, Stringer & Co. is clear enough in its exposition to put the public on their guard in this as well as in other matters. On other points connected with this affair we have much to say. It has lately been stated that we had made a permanent arrangement with Harnden & Co. for the early delivery of the news brought to Boston by the steam packets, and at a stipulated price. Other papers made the same ar- rangement. We have several times paid our share of the cost of the expresses run at different times by that concern, and expected to receive the news whenever a contingency occurred by whieh an ex- press was sent to New York. With this expecta- tion we awaited the news by the last arrival, when to our astonishment, Moses Y. Beach received his papers early one afternoon, and when every one was expectingHarnden’s express to arrive. ‘We immediately sent down to Harnden & Co.’s, and there learned, to our great surprise, that they did not run an-express ; that they had run-them -w fOr the Ni i =e any pay; aud’dhae (ie carters itm ees of themselves. This was cool, to say the least of it, after making a solemn engagement, and breaking it sans ceremonie. Since then, how- ever, we have heard that Harnden & Co. did run an express; that Mr. Brigham met with a severe accident; and that his driver brought the news to Hartford, whither Beach had sent a messenger ; but the whole affair was, and is still, so shrouded in mystery, that we have deemed it our right to call for an explanation from these gen tlemen. Other papers have made charges similar toours against them, and not a word have they lisped in contradiction thereof, or in their own de- fence against the said charges. We, and hundreds of others, have linked them with Moses Y. Beach inthis transaction, in which the latter neglected, for reasons best known to himself, to publish any thing about the markets. This we did upon what we considered strong proof, and as they quietly acquiesce in all that has been said, have we not aright to put our finger to our nose, and think?) And are they not the sworn agents of the Post Office Department? But this is not all. After Harnden and Co. had broken faith with us, we were startled with the intelligence that Pomeroy and Co. had been rob- bed of nearly half a million of dollars, and that strong suspicion rested upon some one. Asa link to the chain, we give, in another column, the par- ticulars of this stupendous piece of rascality. This robbery takes place under very extraordi- nary circumstances, and, if nothing worse, great criminal neglect falls upon Mr. Amasa Copp, the messenger of Pomeroy. We are sorry for Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Livingston, for they are enter- prising, deserving men, and this affair is a severe blow to them; but we have now to look at this robbery, and at the whole system of plunder and humbug from Jacksonville shinplasters and carrier pigeons, as it exists, and revels, in wine and wo- men, in this day and generation. As a part of this affair, we have seen it stated that a man, described as “stocky built,” was seen prowling about the Utica about the time that Pomeroy’s small black trunk, measuring two feet by eighteen inches, mysteriously disappeared. There are many “stocky built” men about town, and it isa pity that this particular one cannot be more fully described. We have our eye upon one “stocky built” man, and we shall keep it fastened npon him for the pre- sent. Let this be remembered. After all this, it 18 clear that too great care can- not be taken in the management of these express lines. They are, like the banks, dependent upon public confidence, and the utmost caution is, there- fore, absolutely necessary. All the lines now in existence have gone into successful operation on this confidence, and we really hope that Mr. Copp will yet prove that he was on- ly criminally neglectful. That is bad enough in all conscience. And as other express lines are going into operation under the sanction of government, who is now engaged in peddling out small contracts as a Jew peddles out old ¢lothes, greater caution than ever must be exercised. Let no one, therefore, send a parcel unless by the re- gular authorized agents. Beach is not one of them. Mark that. Let it be remembered that Burgess, Stringer & Co. are the only ones in this city. By the way, is Beach acquainted with Copp? What does all this indicate? Do we not here see the absolute necessity of some great and speedy reform in the Post Office 1 Ought not there be, for the protection of the merchant, the mechanic, the editor, indeed for every class, a complete reorgani- | zation in this department, from one end of the coun- try tothe other? Let this reform, this reorganiza- tion take place during the present session of Con- gress. It is loudly called for. Let the present ex- press lines be employed by government, as they un- derstand the business so thoroughly, and all will go well. Every one demands this reformation and we must have it sometime—to-morrow, if not to-day. Therefore, why delay drawing crowded houses. ary Assemblage of Citizens in - the On Wednesday afternoon, at half past 3 o'clock, one of the most extraordinary, curious and most interesting assemblages will take place at Colyer’s Saloon, in the Exchange, that this community has ever had the satisfaction and pleasure of attend- ing. It has arisen from the exposition made in this paper on Thursday morning last of several gangs of swindlers who have infested the eommercial circles of this city for years past, and who recently have become so bold and daring in their acts of fraud and defiance of all existing laws, that the sufferers themselves have resorted to this remedy to relieve the public and expose the perpetrators. Alderman Unperwoop, of the Third Ward, has consented to preside on the occasion, assisted by a number of our most respectable and prominent mer- chants, and the meeting will be addressed by several gentlemen, who will give a full exposition of the system of fraud with the causes that produce and sustain it. All interesting facts relative to this subject will be there made public—the operations of “straw bail” to sustain these rogues—the inefficien- cy of the present police system, and the laws regu- lating false pretences and swindling, will also be presented in a clear light, and made the basis of an application to the Legislature for a revision of these enactments at the earliest period of its ses- sion. Every businessman in the community is inter- ested in this subject, and we have no doubt that it will be one of the largest assemblages ever con vened in thiscity. Should the Saloon not be of sufficient capacity, the meeting will be adjourned to the large room of the Exchange above. KEmbezzlement—Bookkeeping and Book- keepers—Salaries—-Common Sense and Nonsense. Every now and then the ears of the community are startled, as they were yesterday morning, with the announcement of the arrest of some well known clerk or bookkeeper, of some old estab- lished firm, on a charge of embezzlement of the funds of his employers. The last case alluded to, was published exclusively in this paper yesterday morning, and inculpates Mr James Montgomery, for several past the principal bookkeeper of the firm of Davenport, Quincy & Co. of John street, who, to their astonishment, have but recently dis- covered that Mr. Montgomery has fleeced them of many thousands of dollars by false entries and false footings in the books of the establishment. The salary paid by this firm to this bookkeeper was $600 per year, and strange as it may appear, for the past several years he has been living in a house renting at $400 per annum, leaving but $200 for the support of himself and family. We know not whether this fact was known to the firm or not, but this we do know, that either the present system of bookkeeping is all waste, .or merchants much neglect in making those daily examinations of their books, that would ensure detection of fraud by theiremployees. Letthem alter their system— do as we do—make close scrutiny each and every day, and strike a balance sheet atthe end of every week, and they can then tell the precise sum of which they have been robbed during the previous seven days—and to know that is some comfort in these days. z The embezzlement of this bookkeeper extends over a long series of years, during which time he has been in their perfect confidence, and lulled them to sleep in dreams of perfect security, while in the end they are awakened in astonishment at the Greeti of his fraud and robbery. These evils may be’ attributed, in part, to the er- roneous system of education of those engaged in mercantile pursuits, as recently, instead of bein; tutored in common sense and a true knowledge of acorrect system of book-keeping, they are tound attending lectures on meteorology, astrology, philo- logy or conchology, or studying the ¢haracter of | some lewd and knavish noble of other days, or the manner in which Queen Elizabeth put on her pet- ticoat or tied her shoes. With this system of edu- cation they enter upon business, trusting to the ca- pacity and supposed honesty of book keepers and clerks, who are paid but small salaries, and after a series of years they open their eyes and raise their hands with astonishment, on’ discovering the fact that by a system of false entries they have been robbed of thousands of dollars without ever sus- pecting that such a thing could be committed under the present ‘‘ complete system of book keeping.” Let us Rave some new method. Who will step {ermard,to_aid this work of reform and give a pub- most approved method of swindling employers by double entry? Where is the man, and when will he perform this important service to the mercantile community % City Intelligence. Police—Sunday, Dec. 17.—James Barclay, tailor, wh? has resided in South street, near Gouverneur’s slip, wa’ arrested on Looige Gabel 2 by one of the city watch, and officer Krack, charged by Mary Aun Jones, wife Charles Jones, who resides ina part of the same house with stabbing her in the neck with a dirk knife in a dan- forte mane, while in a state of intoxication. Richard ert, of 419 Chi the time, made a similar charge against Barclay, who had stabbed him with the same inlte tthe side Barclay sta- ted before the magistrate that he had no knowledge of the transaction, having become excessively intoxicated be- fore he came home on the evening the act is alleged to have been committed. Not being able to procure bail, he was fully committed to answer the complaint. Stxext Becoars.—Notwithstanding the enormous tax ied upen our citizens to support the pauper poor of our et our streets are filled with , supplicating si ums at almost every corner, It is the special duty of the constables, day police,and Sunday officers, to remove these form it. Yesterday the nuisances, but ont do they ‘ard brought tothe Lower Sunday officers of the Eighth 2otice, an old colored female beggar, who has been a nui- sance to thecitizens in the vicinity of Canal and Laurens streets for a long time past, and Justice Merritt very pro- perly commit her as a vagrant. This is the first in- stance we have to record. Coroner’s OMiee.—Sunpay, Dec. 17,—The present Soroner, Dr. Archer, and his industrious deputy, Abner Milliken, have two weeks longer to serve in their capaci- ty, when Dr. Rawson assumes the duties for the three suc- Jeoding years. ‘The latter gentleman has concluded to lispense with the services of Mr. Milliken, and avowed his intention to perform the duties ef the office, without the aid of adepnty. In this he will fail entirely, and we, of the {public , will suffer materially from vexatious Ielay and lack of promptitude, in the performance of the ohentimes most arduous duties’ that devolve upon the cor- oner. We also understand that it is his intention to make the office in the Hall’s of Justice, a mere secondary place of business. If so, the sooner the public press protest vga it, the better, as any change in the present method of doing the business, will cause immense trouble to all whose duties Ise in connexion with the Cor- ner. We trust that Dr. Rawson will change his mind on both these subjects before the Ist of January, Cwtp Bure To Deatn.—Notwithstanding the many recorded instances of the death of children by burning, whose clothes have taken fire when left alone, at this Mien tall children, while she stepped out for a few mi- ates. Soon after, Eliza Campbell, who occupies a part of the house, hearing the cries of the children, hastened into the basement, and there found the clothes of the child of Mrs. Haws above named, enveloped in flames. She im- nediately grasped her in ‘her arms, and had nearly suc- seeded in quenching the fire, when the mother returned ‘0 behold the distressing scene. The clothing of the little vufferer being of cotton, was burned completely from her ack, and she lingered until near 12 o'clock at night, when leath ended her sufferings. Dr. Gilford was called in and ies, but they produced no benefi- ipplied the usual rem chal effect, Cup SMotneREn to Deatn.—The infant of a woman who has resided at 59 Cross street, and who says her name | PUrpos is Kelly, was found dead in the bed in which they had dlept. “From the evidence before the Coroner, it appeared hat the child was about three weeks old, been ed William Henry Swift, after,tas the mother says, ‘actual father, She retired to rest while ina state of intoxication, with the child in her arms, and found it dead inthe morning. A post mortem e: mn was made by Or. Wm. 8. ‘Tompk, ins, who gave it as his opinion that the child had been suffocated, but whether accidentally or rot, he could not determine. The coroner's jury returned i verdict of “death by suffocation.” The mother is alle; to be insane, and she will be sent to the Lunatic Asylum on Blackweil’s Inland. ‘A Market Woman Drownen.—The body of a widow ed Ann McBride, a native of Ireland, aged 40 years, who has resided at 162 Reade street, and kept a srockery stand in Washington market, was found drown- odin a lip in that vicinity, on Saturday morning. Dr W. 3. Tompkins examined the body, and reported to the jury hat ino marks of injury were found upon it. They re- vurned a verdict of “accidental drowning.” Sixoutan Deat.—On Saturday evening about nine yelock, a man named Alexander Gibson, who has resided tt Williamsburg, called at the porter ‘house of Alexan- ler McClure, No.2 Fulton street, as he had previously lone for several months, and obtained lodgings for the light. He went to hed about half past nine o'clock, par- ially intoxicated,and at about half past eleven came down stairs, as he was also in the practice, and went into the yard, dressed with nothing but his Not long after, Martin Soper, the bar tender, went up stairs to show mother lodger to bed, when he perceived that Gibson had ot returned to his room. On descending to the bar room ve went into peyers, and found him lying on the ind inite dead. Dr. W. 8. Tompkins, who accompanied the ‘oroner, made a post mortem examination of the body, vhich resulted in the opinion that deceased had died o Hn yo of the heart,” in which opinion the jury concurred. Aauarty axp Gracr.—Levi North, the Adonis Before ine Betts. “ true bills of indict. ment st Michael Hor the Satosoent ‘at Hudson; pei Addie Theat yas peed ped rn Pad board the ship Con- james confining the master “Fike eri ed the j we The Cou rmed the jurors and members of the bar, that as Monday (to-day) was set down for the tfialot the pirates of the Lavinia, no civil cases would be set down until that case was disposed of. Stealing Sovereigns.—The trial of Michael Heeny, a na- tive of Ireland, was then taken up. The prisoner was charged with stealing a quantity of sov: and other coin from a fellow passenger, on board the Su while on her voyuge from Liverpool to this port, in Sep: tember last. The evidence of the prisoner's poverty when he took his passage was shown, and of his having been found on lan with the money, which he had taken from the leather trunk of the owner, who proved the pro- perty. The prisoner urged in defence, that ho had saved the money previous to his leaving Ireland ; but the evi- that the jury found dence was so conclusive against him guilty at once. U.S. Marshal’s Office, Before Commissioner Rapelye. Sarunpay, Dec. 16. Stealing a Chronometer—-A colored man, named Henry Jackson, was arrested for stealing, in the month of September, 1941, a valuable chronometer from on board his ship, the Moslem, while the vessel lay at the port of Bristol, England. Superior Court, Before Judge Vanderpoel. Saruapay, Dec. 16—There was no business done in this Court to-day, in consequence of the bad state of the wea- fe Bake Na pares Sh Wilmerdiny ie becon- tinne e opening of the Court on Mon: (to-day ,) Calan Mc ‘Nos, 38, 80, 81, 82, Bs, 7, 23, 54, 60, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 36.7, 29, 2, 21, 30, 23, 66, 97, 44, 71, 62, 27, 72, 24, 33, 63, 47, 48, 17, 3, 12. Court of Cammon Pleas. Before a full Bench. Saturpay, Dec. 16.—Drcisions.—Henrietta Lancaster vs. Jane Mc Cord.—This was on a demurrer, in a case of an assault and battery by the defendant on the plaintif.— The plea interposed was that the defendant was married. The Court overruled the demurrer and sustained the pre- vious yerdict, with costs. James Martin vs. William McKeon and others.—This was an appeal from one of the Courts below, on anonsuit granted against the plaintiff’ on an action for malicious prosecution, when he failed in Lip pe hiscase. The Court confirmed the verdict of the Lower Court, the plain- tiff to pay costs. Calendar for Monday.—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Fourth and Sixth Ward Court. Before Judge Sterling. Dec. 16.—Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York, vs. Uriah Sprauge.—This was an action to recover a penalty for violation fof the city ordinances, and has been tried before when the jury could not agree. It will be recollected that the statute passed last winter doing away with the compulsory feature of the law in re- lation to the inspection of merchandize, took effect the 1st December instant, and this is the firstcase which has arisen under the new legislation. It a in evi- dence that the defendant was master of the sloop Jesse Richards, from New Jersey, laden with charcoal. On ar- viving at this city, he sold the coal to his customers with- out the aid orassistance of the city, appointed measurers acting as his own measurers, and, as long aa the pur- chasers were satisfied, he thought himself equally capable of making chalk marks in keeping count as the regular officials, to say nothing of the two cents per tub saved thereby, The plaintiffs claimed to recover, first, for sel- ling charcoal without its being measured by a public mea- surer; and, second, for exercising the office of measurer. The defendant contended that the ordinance was contrary te common law and common sense, and was repealed by the statute. The Judge charged the jury that before find- ing for the plaintiffs they must be satisfied that the defen- dant had exercised the office of a measurer in the man- ner contemplated by the ordinance, and whether by this one act, as they were judges of the law and the fact, the defendant was liable to the penalties— that the repealing statute passed last winter did notmen- tion charcoal—it is a statute rey former laws estab- lishing State Inspection—that there was no State statute regulating the measuring of charcoal in the city of New York—that the power to soqulata the parchase and sale of merchandize was given to the city by its charter, 7. to any State statute on the subject ; and it was for the jury to decide whether the late repealing statute, either in ast or letter, took away this power. The jury immedi- ately found for the defendant. For plaintiffs, Corporation Attorney ; for defendants, A.B. Millard and T. E. Tomlinson, Esqs. Amusements. Broapway Crcvs—at Nisto’s.—The prepara- tions for this week are upon a scale of unsu: splendor. This is the first evening of Mr, North’s ap- yearanee—and his name conveys more attraction, and has uired in almost every portion of the globe, more repu- tation than any of the merits, as well as those of T. V. Turner, who also as been engaged and will perform this evening, are undisputed. And who that has seen McFarland in his unsurpassed somersets, can re- sist the opportunity of visiting an exhibition of inimitable grandeur—and a Theatre of the most perfect elegance. Tuxurious accommodations, and unexceptionable proprie. ty. Rockwell and Stone merit the encouragement of all the friends of rational end unexceptionable entertain- ments. Tue Sry or Sr. Mancs has obtained such firm hold of the Chatham, sane thet it seeme-aiinost im- i wi it, am accor ingly, wi £e- tag ag Diamond has been ch by 0) aon Saturday. Muster fi tive skill indancing, for a purse of ), and the offer witl probably come off on. Wednesday pee, when the grand new drama of the Bo- hemians wi!l be produced for the first time. To-morrow night the author of the “Spy” takes his benefit, and offers a bill of universal attractions. NoveLty—Tatent anp Tact are the three grand principles which have gained such_notoriety for that universal favorite—the American Museum. | This week, Gen. Tom Thumb, the Gypsey family, the Queen —the great fortune teller, Miss Gardner, whose perform. ances keep the house in one constant roar of iter ; of the ring, appears at Niblo’s to-night, That ’s snough said. Miss Adair, Mr. Booth, Mr. Sherman, &c. are on bill in addition to other rare attractions, for the particulars of which we must refer to the advertisement {iG CHEAP AND GOOD.—The manager of Peales Museum has engaged twelve talented performers this week, in addition to Madam Adolph, the phic for- tune teller and the white Negro children, who are uni- formly allowed to i enone a Pie ocgedes ao age— 5 perfec white—w! the features and pe- culiarities of the "Aftican race, and of its as black as jet. Miss Blanchard the female juggler, Miss Adair the vocalist, La Petite Cerito, &c. are engaged, and uniformly receive the warmest applause. ° {iq SUCCESS TO POST'S NEW. MAGAZINE-- Through all the various Ramifications of Life—Published this Day—The Columbian Magazine full of Pictures ; single copies 26 cents, or $3 a year. Also, Graham’s Magazine, for January, "44—Pri¢e 26 Godeys’ Ladys’ Book, id at ba 2 The Ladys’ National, . 18} ‘The Ladys’ Companion, “ Ce 1 the Magazines for January are good.—Those that Rr want new Magazines, can get any quantity of old ones for 6 cents each; such’ as Graham’s for “41 and ’42 ; "a for "41, 42 °43. The Ladys’ National, for 42 and 743, only 4 cents, "All the new Cheap Publications are for sale as soon as hed, wholesale and retail, at‘publishers’ prices by BURGESS, STRINGER '& CO., 222 Broadway, N.B—J ved al i cena meetin f |. B.—Just received a an ° Holiday Gifts, Annuals, Pgs A full catalogue in a day ortwo. Calland examine—we sell cheap. at on STR ae CHANGEABLE AND WET WEATHER WILL produce colds and coughs, which, if neglected, are sure to lead to fatal consequences. Sherman’s Cough Lo- venges are a sure antidote; they allay all irritation speed- ily, give quiet rest, and cure mtich sooner than any other remedy known. Hundreds of cases which have been neglected until confirmed consumption was the result, might have been cured Pe a timely use of this remedy. Dr. Sherman’s warehouse is 106 Nassou street. Aj 8, 110 Broadway, 10 Astor House, 287 Hudson street, 188 Bowery, 77 East Broadway, 96 William street, and 139 Fulton street, Brooklyn. ANTICIPATE DISE. -—The old custom of going through a course of edletne| other ry customs which are pancy is a very good one. Persons fh eating wad dr in winter, than of the year. The healthy over, prevents these excesses being felt at when the warm spring air relaxes the 5: pores open, and the vital action becomes lesa vigorous, the impurities which had lain dormant in the elements of the blood during the cold weather, begin to develop them- selves in the shape of disease. ‘These impurities should be swept away by the use ‘of proper medicine. 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No mereury or any in- jurious to the constitution is at present used by the col- lege in the removal of those complaints, thereby savin, thousands from those dreadful mercurial complaints that sometimes baifle the skill of the most e prac- titioners Cases of an ordinary character are completely eradicated in from three to six days, and those cases pro- tracted by charlatans or aggravated by over doses of mer cury, speedily yield to the powerful alterative and parity. ing ynedloines ‘used by the College in the cure of these liseases, Gonorrhana, gleet, stricture, and all diseases of the urethra permanently cured in less than half the time occupied by the old treatment. One of the members of the College, thorougsly acquainted with all diseases of a private nature, and stich improvements in their medical treatment as has been lately made. ‘by the medical faculty Xarice and all medicines, $5. plaints explicitly, together with treatment they received Clsewhere, if any, and enclosing $4, either by post or ances in communica- through the different express con tion with this city, will receive a chest containing all me- licines requisite to rm a cure, with full anc licit lirections for use. N. B. All letters must be post-paid, W. 8. RICHARDSON, Agent Office and consulting rooms of the College of Medicine y, 97 Nassau